Beach Bag Kitty

You have to be careful about what you leave laying around. Kitty has been on the prowl again for unique places to hide out. This time he found my beach bag. I'm sure he would have crawled completely in but there's a beach towel in his way. Guess I'll let him stay for now.

Here's More Grad Cards

Here are four more graduation cards. The "grad" card on the left is a regular card...no pockets inside. The sentiment on the outside says "reach for the moon and you'll land among the stars."






Here's the inside of the cards. It's difficult to see in the picture, but the the bottom of the star card is simply a flap that folds out...a great place for cash!







These are 2 more pocket cards. They both have Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
One is covered in stars, the other has polka dots and paisley.






The inside pockets hold congratulation cards.

"It's a Guy Thing"

One of Gary's employees asked me to make a birthday card for her brother. Guy cards are so difficult for me to make. I really don't have many stamps that are for "guys."
The stars on this card are from the retired "Artifact" set. I used versamark ink and embossed it with black embossing powder. The designer paper is from the Charbon pack (also retired :(
I added a layer of grey mulberry paper, a layer of black and embossed the sentiment. And I'm done!




The second card is actually a remake of one I made last year. The background stamp is an architectural collage which works well for a "guy" card.

Bree's Program

Let me start by saying that it's not Totally my fault that these pictures are blurry. I couldn't keep the camera still while I was trying to dodge the moving heads in front of me. OK...
Last Tuesday was the end of the year program for the day care that Bree attends. She was sooo cute!
The little guy on the left is Ryan. He spotted us first and pointed us out to Bree. As you can see, she kept looking over at us, making sure we were watching her and enjoying the whole thing.

This was one of her class songs and she put her glasses on upside down. It didn't take her long to figure out why they would not stay on.

She finally got them going the right way and finished her song.

She's so much fun!
Gary just told me that it's been almost a week since we've seen her :(
Perhaps I will watch her one day this week and we can pick peaches, swim, do some artsy stuff, read about Frog and Toad. . . AND watch Dora.
That's a lot better than working!

Best Blossom CASE

Splitcoast Stampers is an excellent source for card ideas and layouts. I saw this card on the website yesterday
and knew I had to make one. I kept everything the same except for the rhinestone brads. The original had half pearls from the SU Pretties kit. I love this color combination: blue bayou, soft sky and river rock. All three colors will be retiring this summer...so, I probably need to buy another pack of each color while I can. Just what I need, more paper!

So, thanks to "clownmom" for sharing your card.

Mini Album

This mini photo album is a great gift idea for Father's Day. It's hard to find gifts for my dad. Last year I made him a mini scrapbook of his birthday party. I think one of these filled with pictures of my family will be a nice touch. We don't see him very often, and he has only seen Bree once (when she was 3 months old). So I will make him one of these, make a coordinating card, include some kind of sugar free treat and send it off to Ohio.

Confident Dream Grad Card

The card has a pocket inside which is great for checks, cash, or gift cards. Any of which most graduates love to receive.
The patterned paper is from the Berry Bliss Designer Paper pack. When I first started working on the card, I wasn't sure if I liked the print. But adding the pretty in pink paper strip and the sentiment helped to balance out the card.
The ribbon is attached to the back of the card with glue dots.




This is the inside of the card. I used 2 brads to form the pocket and included a congratulations card. That's it!