Happy Birthday Bruce

Here's the card I made for my step-father-in-law, Jessica's Papa, Bruce.

I'm very bad at writing all the notes down for what I use, but if anything catches your eye, let me know and I can find out what it is.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

3 cards this week - whew!

The first was a great big thank you to my SIL who took care of our animals while we were away on vacation.  It was so nice not to have to worry about them being in a kennel (not to mention the added expense).

K&Company paper.  I forget who did the tags.  I've had them for so long that I lost the package they came in.  Stamp by Inkadinkadoo, Boxed Wishes.

The second card was another super huge thank you to my sister who let us stay at her Cape house for our vacation.

Decorative paper is K&Company.  The card stock is by Recollections.  And I used a shell that Jess had picked up on Forest Beach in Chatham.  Stamp is a collection of wood lower case letters.

The last card is for my Mom's birthday.  And I am always thankful that she's my Mom. (All together now... Awww.)  She also watched Jess for a few days this past week while day care is closed so I could go to work.  So thanks for that too!

K&Company paper.  Martha Stewart tags - originally white, but I stamped them w/ pink and apricot colors. 

Jessica's Daddy's Day card

Enjoy the card Jess made for Eric this year.  The inside says I LOVE YOU... just not all on the same line. :-)

With sympathies

Okay - I feel slightly weird about posting something I made as a sympathy card, but here it is.  Very simple, no words, and I had a bunch of tiny calla lilies which fit in perfectly.  Paper is K&Company, tag is Martha Stewart (Cherish), stamp is by Autumn Leaves a division of Creativity Inc. (Preppy Poppies) and I outlined the stamp with clear stickles.

Happy Mother's Day

Now that I've finally handed over all of the Mother's Day cards, I can post them!  (Didn't want to spoil it before I was able to give them to all the Moms in my life).  I love all these ladies very much and had fun making these cards for each of them.

All papers are K&Company as are the tags.

For my Mom:

For my Sister:

For my Mother-in-law:

This tag thing may be my new way of making cards.  I like it; it's easy, it looks good, and it's color coordinated with the other K&Company papers.

A Pair of Valentines

I made two cards for Valentines Day for my two loves.

This one for Eric, which I sat in a bowl of Mounds mini candy bars (his fave).

And this one for Jess, on top of her gift bag with lots of Valentine's goodies inside.

I used Stickles for the first time on this card. I very much like Stickles.

You name it

I've created a bunch of cards lately but have been lax in posting them all, so here goes.  Oh, and I realize the whole point behind the blog was to let everyone know what materials were used in case they wanted to use them too, but truly, it's enough of a job for me to make these cards, let alone sit down and think about everything I used on them.  SOOOO, if you do happen to care enough, if there's something you really like and want to know what it is, just ask.  I'm sure I can find it.

#1 of 4 - Happy Anniversary.  My parents celebrated their 40th anniversary earlier this month.  Congrats Mom & Pa!

# 2 of 4 - Happy Birthday.  My step-son, Matt, turned 21 on the 16th.  HB old man!

 

 

# 3 of 4 - Happy Baby.  My coworker, Jody, just had an 8lb+ baby girl!  Major congrats! 

 

# 4 of 4 - Happy Retirement.  My MIL is now a free woman!  Enjoy some relaxation time, Ann!