Gratitude

This cutie is for Mom. She has been fabulous with taking Randy to the doctors.  The butterfly was made for the MIM with using legos as impressions on the butterfly.  I always used the rock and roll technique on this fun butterfly. 

I used the clean and simple and the color q challenge for this card.  Not sure if I am loving the back washi tape on this one, but it done and done. 

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Adding texture

This was a fun MIM this week. I think that I have more fun with up with Izzy exploring and creating than amything else. She was a great hunter around the house to see what we could use.

On these tags we used an orange toy. It was such a fun to create and use Izzy's finds througout the house. She really wanted to use the strainer from the kitchen, but that was a no go for me LOL!

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Lifesavers....

Have you ever had one of those days? I seem to be having one of those months LOL! My hubby has a herniated disk in his back so he is on bed rest for the next 1-1 1/2 weeks. It has meant a TON more work for me (seriously how do single Moms do it?).

 It also means I have a big need for thank you cards. My Uncle Mark came over today and helped me mow the lawn. I did 3 hours and he put in a good 2 hours. WOW!!!! I really can't imagine that every week I might have to do 5-6 hours of mowing on my own along with the other responsibilties. Yikes!

Anyway, here is the card I made for him using the papersmooches sparks sketch challenge. I didn't think I would ever use the nautical set that came last month, but it has all kinds of appeal with the idea of many manly cards needed in the near future.

I added some fun rope elements.  The life saver was colored with inktense pencils.  Super fun!  If you are wondering when I had time to bust this out, it was tonight when I had a melt down and we all hustled it on up to the stampin room for some crafting time.  Yikes!

It's a good life!
Terri E.

It's a big deal

That is exactlt how I feel about getting my PS stamps early every month. It is so much fun!  I made this for the PS sparks challenge.   

I also love that I am getting sets that I normally wouldn't have picked out myself.  Okay in full disclosure, I took this late at night, so you are really seeing the shadow from the elements being popped up around the flag and sandwich.  I did ground the sandwich, but not as good as the shadow makes it look.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Purrfect Day

This really was a perfect day (okay no stamping, but I get to share). Here is the beauty Izzy made for the papersmooches anything goes challenge.



 



We are in the preorder club and I am loving it. This is one of the stamp sets Izzy picked out which is stinking perfect for her. She is such a cat person!

It's a good life!
Terri and Izzy

Embossing with Neat and tangled

Hello Sunday! I have been going non stop and I am so grateful for a Sunday to "weg out" as Izzy is so fond of saying. Randy is trying to get all of to a white sox game, but I'm not feeling it. I have little bit to decide, so we will see.

I finally got some time to play with the little tangles challenge of embossing. I got the fun halloween stamp set and it really needed to see some ink, so here it is.

I have no idea why I think of ink blending when I think of embossing, but I sure do.  Then I got the whole front done with the greatest orange background and Izzy my side kick said Mom, why would the moon be out if the sun was setting.  Ouch, okay bring the dark brown and black.  I had a lot of fun with it, which is what matters right?  I am also putting this in the simon says anything goes challenge.

Anyway I am off to decide how to spend the day.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Avrey Elle Challenge

Well, I am excited to have time this morning to do a little stamping. I realized that I almost missed the cut off date for the Avery Elle challenge, YIKES!!! I only have two of their stamp sets, so it really made this an even bigger challenge for me. So after thinking about the inspiration picture below I went with the stamp set picture it.

I really liked the colorful biright lanterns on the top of the scene and I also gravitated to the party theme.  Here is what I came up with. 

 

there is one solid circle in the picture it stamp sent, so I used the correct side and the back to make the lanterns.  The let's celebrate is from paper smooches.  I just didn't have the right sentiment from the two stamps sets that I have, so I had to branch out to make it work.  I am also entering this into the simon says stamp challenge.

It's a good life!
Terri E.