It's 3:30 AM.....and this is what happens

I was going through some of mom's paperwork and photos. The woman never threw anything away. I found paycheck subs from 1985, and money order receipts from 1974. Don't get me wrong I don't have tons of paperwork, about two large boxes worth. Anyway I also found some letters that she wrote to me, Tony,and Charolette that she didn't send. Some of them were a bit disturbing, but I'm not going into that on the blog.

So getting to this card......GOOD GRIEF....please remind me next time not to stamp at 3 am. I'll thank you for doing it! This started out as an okay card, after it was put together I though the upper right hand corner was bare so I stamped the butterfly. MISTAKE. I picked up some ink around the bottom of his body along the rubber and it left an impression that I didn't want. So instead of starting over I thought I could cover it up with some dash lines drawn in with a marker. Nope not liking that. If any of my readers would like this card as a RAK let me know and I'll send it to you.

Going to bed! Good nite or good morning!

Stamping Trails
Karen

One More

Well can you stand one more card made with Fabulous Florets? I'm a liking this one. Love this color combo: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, and Choco Chip. Its just a warm an inviting card. Word stamp also came from the Summer Mini Happy Greetings.

I got up yesterday to stormy weather. There was thunder storm that swept through around 8 am. Lots of rain and thunder/lighting. I love storms, so it was nice just to sit and watch the wind and rain. Had the kitty on my lap and a cup of coffee...and no one else in the house awake. PERFECT!

Me and John are working on cleaning out the crawl space. Going to put together a yard sale. Not going to have it till after we get back from DC, so that will be mid July. Should be nice and hot then....I can sweat off some more weight while I'm outside.

Stamping Trails
Karen

More Fabulous Florets and Furry Friend

My mom in law told me yesterday that Mary Jo (Skip's cousin)mom in law died. So I'll be sending this card to her and her hubby Don today.

Have you ever tried to use the watercolor wonder crayons on colored cardstock? Well it works great. I stamped the flowers using VersaMark on Pretty in Pink cardstock. Embossed with white powder, cut them out, then used Melon Mambo crayon to add some shading. Greenery is stamped with Wild Wasabi. I inked the frame with Wasabi then rubbed off the ink on the bird using my finger (which is still the best craft tool I own!) and then used Melon Mambo marker to color the bird.





This furry little guy I happened to notice while chatting on the phone with Kat yesterday afternoon. He was just taking a break from the heat by laying on his belly in the shade. Too CUTE!!!! Of course son John wanted to scare him but I wouldn't let him.

Stamping Trails
Karen

Sunday Morning Blues

Had the blues early this morning, and I'm sure it is because I want to drive to the nursing home and visit mom, but she is not here anymore.

So instead I drank some coffee and thought of her. She liked when I would visit Sunday mornings and bring her coffee, and breakfast. Most of the time I brought her McDonald's sausage biscuit, or Dunkin Donuts. Then sometimes I would make her salmon patties and biscuits. She loved those. Times spent with her are gone....and although I would love very dearly to have more time with mom I know it was her time to go home.

I borrowed Fabulous Florets stamp set by SU from a friend and I made this card today instead of driving to the home. Since my mood was blue the card reflected that. I used Pacific Point, and Daffodil watercolor crayons to color in the flower. I like that the embossing folder co-ordinates with the stamp set. Can't tell by the photo but I used a few dots of Smooch pearlized top coat on the center of the flower.

Stamping Trails
Karen

Last day for the Yard Sale

Didn't have time to stamp yesterday. I'm beat. Didn't think two days of working a yard sale would tired me out so much! Today is the last day....thank goodness!!!!

Hoping to be back up tomorrow with a new project.

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Karen

New Stuff!

Oh how I love to play with new stampin stuff! I spent yesterday with mom-in-law Kate, well me and John both did...helping her out with the yard sale. Going back to help again today.....anyway when I got home yesterday my new stuff was at my door just begging to be unleashed on my crafting studio. Happy to do so too!

Triple layer doily punch is fun to work with. Punched four in white for the flower. I cut out sections from two and glued them into a tube shape to make the center then layered those over two whole pieces. Held together with a brad. Pear Pizzazz is wonderful! Not sure that I like it pared with Rich Razzleberry, but I do like the finished card.

Stamping trails
Karen

Watering Can

So after I made the teapot I wanted to see if I could make a watering can. Proved to be a bit more challenging but I'm happy with how it turned out. Base of the matchbox is Tangerine Tango. Outside of the box is the new designer paper from SU! One of these days I'll remember the name of that paper. LOL....

Cherry Cobbler for the tag, and Hostess set Cute by the Inch. I used cobbler, tango, and wasabi markers to color in the image.



Spout was made using two wide oval punches. I scored each at an angle and glued them together, then just cut on an angle to form the spout shape. Part of a 3/4 circle punch made the end of the spout. Large and small oval punches used to form the handle. Used AA to glue the spout and handle down. What is AA you might ask? Its my new name for red line tape. Stands for Aggressive Adhesive.

We have had two 90 degree days in a row. I'm not complaining mind you....better than being cold and damp! I'll take it:)

Can you believe it is the first day of June. Half the year is over. Lets see how many more shopping days til Christmas????????????????????? Guess I better figure out my Christmas card for the year.....oh wait....I finished those already. YAY....guess I better keep working on those homemade gifts.

Stamping Trails
Karen