Happy Belated Birthday - to Me!

Another tradition ... I post a picture of my birthday cards on my birthday. Oops - too busy this year:) My birthday was on Saturday - I entered a new decade as I turned 60. Here are the wonderful cards that I received. I happen to know that there are a couple other cards on their way. Sorry they won't be pictured.

My birthday was great and then on Sunday we celebrated Christmas with our kids and grandchildren. Fun times! Life will get back to "normal" on Wednesday afternoon. 

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Calendar Files

I actually worked ahead:) I have my blank calendars (all fifteen of them) cut and ready to be made. Hopefully this year will be a "calm" year in which I can get my 2015 calendars done earlier. My plan for the past couple of years has been to get January of the next year done during the current January, etc.  Some months worked out that way and some didn't this year.

At any rate, I have uploaded my file for 2015. You can find the link to the uploads under my blog header. As always, you are free to use them. I would love to hear from you if you give the files a try.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to All! I hope you have special family and friends to share the holiday with and have safe travels wherever you may go. Thanks so much for visiting my blog, today and always.

Same tree and ornaments as last year - different house:)

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Another Winter Birthday

This card is kind of similar to one I made for our daughter-in-law earlier this month, but since I haven't anything else to share, you get to see it:)

The background is from a matstack from Recollections. I matted with shimmery silver. The sentiment is done with a brass stencil, white embossing paste and glitter. I matted with white and mounted on foam squares.

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Thinking of You - Again!

Here is the other "Thinking of You" card I made on Sunday. 

Again, I used ivory cardstock. The flower stamp is from a Penny Black set. I colored it with Copics. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up! set. I embossed with a Sizzix folder after stamping and coloring. I matted with black.

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Thinking of You

A Thinking of You card for a member of my stamping group. I made another similar to it that I will share very soon.

I stamped the image (from a Penny Black set) on watercolor paper and then I watercolored the flowers using Stampin' Up inks and an Aquarpainter. I stamped the sentiment (from Stampin' Up) and then embossed with a Sizzix folder. I matted with Old Olive. The main panel and the card base are off-white.

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Sunny Birthday

This birthday card is going to California, so I thought a nice sunshiney card would be OK for December:)

I got to spend some time in my stamping room on Sunday and this is one of the five cards I got made. Nothing much to it! I embossed the sentiment using a brass stencil and my BIGkick. I used black for all of my matting and the flower center - which I punched with an EK Success punch. The flower and patterned paper were from Michael's. The flower and sentiment are mounted on foam squares.

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Happy Birthday, Sheri!

Here is the card I made for a member of my stamping group. Happy Birthday, Sheri!

I've spent some time recently "thumbing through" my stamps. This one screamed "Sheri" to me:) It seemed like something Sheri would use. I stamped her with Memento ink and colored with Copic markers and matted with green. The sentiments are from the same little set as the image - a dollar set from Inkadinkado.

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Happy Anniversary, Andrea and Dave

I totally missed an anniversary of a member of my stamping group. So sorry, Andrea! Here is the card I made for them that was about a week and a half late.

The flowers were stamped and cut out with Stampin' Up! stamps and die. I used Stickles on the centers and also popped one of them up. I stamped the leaves directly on the cardstock. The sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly. I added a thin strip of green - just because! I matted with the same green. (Gumball Green from SU!)

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Happy Third Birthday, Owen!

Wow - our grandson, Owen, is three years old today! This is the card I made for him.

Since he is a big fan of Mickey Mouse (we have to call him Mickey some of the time, and his friends are Minnie (me), Pete (Grandpa), Goofy (Dad), Clarabelle Cow (Mom) and Donald (Wyatt.) I of course had to make him a Mickey card. I couldn't find my Disney embossing folders, so I went on-line and found this image. I printed it twice and cut out the package and Mickey's head and mounted them on foam squares. The font is a Disney font called "Walter." I used black to mat the layers.

Starting in January, Owen will be going to preschool/daycare. I'll sure miss the little bugger, since I've been babysitting since he was two months old. It will be GREAT for him to go there, though. And now I have Wyatt to take care of and shower with attention.

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Winter Birthday

Today is our daughter-in-law's birthday. This is the card I made for her. She loves Christmas, so I thought she would like this Christmas-y birthday card.

The background is from a Recollections matstack that I picked up on Thanksgiving. I embossed the white strip with a Cuttlebug folder and matted with shimmery silver. The sentiment (from Papertrey Ink) is embossed with silver embossing powder.

Life hasn't exactly become less busy! We hosted Thanksgiving and have had a lot of company. The Christmas cards all got mailed out and I finished my calendars, finally. We haven't done very much shopping, but we really don't have a lot to do. We made our list of people to buy for and noted a few ideas. I really want to get that done as soon as possible. I haven't done any card-making (until last night) for about three weeks, it seems! It actually feels kind of good to NOT be spending time in my stamping room and worrying about making cards for my blog! I have hardly been on the computer, too. Our weather has been COLD!!! And snowy, too! Yuck!!! Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well and not too stressed by holiday preparation.

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Christmas Sunday (On Monday!)

Since my calendar page went on yesterday's post, I'll do my "Christmas Sunday" on Monday. I actually made this card almost two weeks ago, and it is my last for the year! I got the Christmas letter done and the cards all went out the day before Thanksgiving. Whew! I really wanted to get them out early this year, since we have a new address and not everyone had it yet.

Another simple card, and I made five of them with various stickers. The ornament stickers are from the dollar area at Michael's a few years ago. The patterned paper is from a Recollections stack. I cut the vanilla circle with a punch and the green circle with a Nestability. The sentiment is from Rubber Stampede.

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December Calendar Page

The last month's calendar page from 2013. Unbelievable!

The trees were embossed with a Lasting Impressions brass stencil. I matted with shimmery gold paper. The sentiment (from Denami) was embossed with gold embossing powder.

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Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving Day! (To my American friends, and to everyone else, too, whether today is "Thanksgiving" or not!) I hope you all have someone special to celebrate and give thanks with today!

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Flutter By Wednesday - Thanks/Thankful

This week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge is to make a card with the theme "Thanks" or "Thankful." Be sure to include your fairy or butterfly! If there are at least 50 entries, there will be a prize, so let's all get busy creating! Then, link your card up the Flutter By Wednesday blog.

For my card, I went really simple. Imagine that! LOL! But, this is even simpler than usual. The background is a sheet of patterned paper. It's from a small matstack from Jodie Lee Designs that I purchased a couple years ago at a small scrapbooking store on our way home from a mini vacation. I just trimmed it down, stamped the sentiment (from a retired Stampin' Up! set called Thank You Kindly) with SU! Soft Suede, and matted with Soft Suede cardstock. We'd love to see what you all come up with!

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Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate it! 

This is the one Hanukkah card I made this year. I cut the snowflakes out of an iridescent cardstock that I've had for years. I used my Cameo Silhouette to cut them. I matted with a thin strip of textured light blue and a thicker strip of the same cardstock as the snowflakes. I printed the sentiment on my computer before assembling the card. Happy Hanukkah, Harriet and Bruce!

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Christmas Sunday

A new Sunday - a new Christmas card. Not for long, though! I have two or three more to make. Yippee! I was hoping to get the Christmas letter done and printed yesterday, but didn't get a chance. Hopefully, VERY soon, as we are hosting Thanksgiving, and I really wanted them done before that.

As I reach the end and feel like I'm running out of time, they are getting simpler:) I embossed the design with a new-to-me Sizzix embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment (an oldie from Katie & Co.) and the holly leaves (from Repeat Impressions.) I colored the holly leaves and berries and then added red Stickles to the berries.

I'm linking this to the Christmas Card Challenge blog.

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No Card - But a Post:)

I scored some free cabinets yesterday. We picked them up last night and Jim (with a little help from me) got them put up tonight! (Just the uppers ones. The lower part is part of old dining room hutch.) I'm not sure what all I'll keep in them, but I've already got them at least half full! I put ribbons and punches and some paper in there so far. I think it will make my stamping room more tidy, as I had a lot of stuff piled up and not very neat looking. Now I'll be able to get my bulletin board hung and a couple pictures that I've wanted. It will be nice to finally have my stamping room all in order!

I haven't had any time for stamping lately. Seems like taking care of a two-month old and an almost three-year-old doesn't leave me a lot of time for anything else! LOL! I DO have four posts scheduled for next week, though.

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Flutter By Wednesday - A Sketch

This week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge is another great sketch by Design Team member, Kathy. We'd love to have you join in the fun! Just create your card based on this sketch, and link it up to the Flutter By Wednesday blog. Be sure to include your butterfly or fairy! If there are at least fifty entries, Danni will be awarding a prize.

For my card, I did something different for me. I started with the papers, working my way from the bottom up. It seems I usually work from the top down:) The papers are from a stack I bought at Michael's, but I cut it into six by six pieces and threw away the cover sheet, so I can't tell you who it's made by. Sorry. I chose to use this whimsical butterfly stamp from Inkadinkado. I colored with Copics. The sentiment (from Papertrey Ink) replaces the ribbon in the sketch. I guess I just kind of forgot about/ignored the three dots at the top of the panel. LOL! (Sorry, Kathy!) Looking at the card in the picture, I can see that I put the butterfly piece on crooked:( Maybe I can get it off and straighten it up.

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Christmas Sunday

Here is my card for this week. I actually made seven of this one - with slight variations. On some of them, I positioned the panel on the right side, instead of the middle. One of them has silver glitter. Etc.

I saw these cards on Joan's blog, and really liked them and the "NOEL." So, instead of purchasing the file from the Silhouette site, I made my own. The NOEL and the red circle were cut on my Cameo Silhouette. I used my Xyron machine to apply the "sticky" for the glitter. The ornament top was stamped with a Verve stamp and embossed with silver embossing powder. I free-handed the ornament string. I used a punch for the holes to put the ribbon through. I'm submitting this to the Christmas Card Challenge blog. (Edited to add: As always the main challenge is just to make a Christmas card. This week's additional challenge is "sparkle and bling." Gosh, I even met the specific challenge!) This makes 66 cards done. I think I have about 14 to go. I still have to stamp a sentiment in them all, though, so I guess I still have a ways to go!

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Happy Anniversary, Nancy and Ralph

Here is the anniversary card I made for a friend in my stamping group. I thought it was appropriate that I used an image I stamped while I was at our Group Gathering. Nancy wasn't there, but now she can see something from there:)

The image is a multi-stamp set from Rubbernecker. I don't remember what colors I used. I matted with a dark blue. The sentiment is from Inky Antics and is stamped in black.

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Another Simple "Guy" Card

I have a nephew who turns 35 next week. This is the card I made for him. Always so hard, but the main thing is to just send a card and let him know I remembered.

The main image is a retired stamp from Stampin' Up! (The set is called Vivid Greetings.) I stamped it with Midnight Muse. I only have five of the new ink pads from SU!, but I sure do like the way they work. The bottom layer is also Midnight Muse. I embossed it with a Cuttlebug folder. That's it, and it will work just fine:)

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Flutter By Wednesday - Open Challenge

Time for a new challenge from Flutter By Wednesday. This week's challenge is open - just be sure to include your butterfly or fairy! If there are at least 50 entries, Danni will be awarding a prize to a lucky random participant. Be sure to link up your card to the FBW blog.

I had these three butterflies sitting on my desk. They were cut from an Easter card I was working on. (Yes, silly me! Working on an Easter card. I don't even SEND Easter cards! LOL!) I glued them to a small piece of blue cardstock and embossed with a Sizzix folder. Then I matted with the same color cardstock using foam squares, after rounding the corners. I embossed a strip of the same cardstock and glued it to the card base. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. It's not exactly a fall card, but it will keep til next spring!

We'd love to have you join us this week!

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Blue Birthday

This is the card I made for my mother-in-law for her birthday. She will be 96 tomorrow! I had chosen a different card, but my husband wanted something with a bigger sentiment, so he helped me choose what to use.

The sentiment is a large wooden stamp, and I can't read the label to tell who it's made by. I stamped it with Pacific Point ink and added Star Dust Stickles to it. I scored a double line all around it. I punched a circle out of Pacific Point for the flower center. I added Stickles to that, too. I also used the Pacific Point to mat the sentiment panel. The patterned paper is from a Recollections matstack.

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Christmas Sunday

I sure am glad I started my Christmas cards when I did, because I'm starting to feel the pressure already! Since it's Sunday, I'll share this one with you.

I used some textured red cardstock and embossed it with a new (to me) Darice embossing folder. Then I sanded the embossing down, allowing the white core to show through. I adhered it directly to the card front. I stamped the sentiment (from Jillibean Soup) with Versamark and embossed with Detail White embossing powder. I'm entering this into the Christmas Card Challenge blog.

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Happy Fiftieth Anniversary!

It's my husband's brother and sister-in-law's 50th Anniversary today. Happy Anniversary, Dave and Betty! (They don't read my blog, though.)

I used shimmery gold paper for the background, the sentiment matting, and the numbers. I embossed the background with a Sizzix folder (available through Stampin' Up!) and matted with black. I printed the sentiment on my computer and cut it with an oval Nestability. The mat for it was cut with a Spellbinders die. The sentiment is mounted on foam squares. The numbers were cut using a Cuttlebug die set.

It's our anniversary today, too! :) It's "only" 39 years for us, though.

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Purple Anniversary - and a Little Wyatt Update

Quick post. I had a little time to play in my stamping room on Monday, and this is one of the three cards I made. I hope to have some more play time soon!

The black oval and the flowers were cut with my Cameo Silhouette. I used foam squares to mount it. The patterned paper is from a stack from Recollections and the sentiment is from Inky Antics. I matted with black.

A quick update on our grandson, Wyatt. He had a doctor appointment yesterday, and he was up eight ounces from last Wednesday. Awesome!

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Flutter By Wednesday - Brown

Time for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge. The challenge is to use brown - and a fairy or butterfly, of course! Check out the blog for inspiration from the design team, then get busy creating your own challenge card. Link it up to the blog so all can see what you've made. If there are fifty or more entries this week, Danni has a surprise for one random winner!

When I thought "brown" and "butterflies," the two didn't mix very well in my mind. But I'm relatively happy with the way this turned out. I sponged three Stampin' Up! colors on a masked-off strip. (Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Close to Cocoa.) Then I used Chocolate Chip to stamp the butterflies (from Inkadinkado) and the sentiment (from Inky Antics.) I matted the panel with Chocolate Chip cardstock.

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November Calendar Page

Oh my gosh - it's November! Where has the year gone???

I masked off the center portion and sponged on More Mustard, Really Rust and Chocolate Chip inks. (I also masked off the sun/moon before sponging on the darker inks.) The tree stamp is from Inkadinkado and the sentiment is from Verve.

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Happy Halloween!

This is the Halloween card I made for our granddaughter. Three of the boys got cards that were already made and in my "stash!" (My stash is much diminished now, as I picked out 65 cards to donate to our church to sell at the annual Lutefisk Dinner and also to have in the Library for sale.)

The main image is from a Recollections set and I colored her with Copic markers and added black Stickles to the pumpkin's face. I matted with a velvety black cut with a Nestability. The patterned paper is from Recollections, also. The sentiment is from an old Studio G dollar set.

This is the other card I had to make this week. It's for the grandson that I take care of every day. The patterned paper - with the spider on it - is from Recollections. I added black Stickles to the spider. The ghosts are a stamp from Recollections. I stamped them, cut them out, mounted them on foam squares, and added Star Dust Stickles to them. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

Happy Halloween to all! (I'm not really fond of Halloween, myself!)

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Flutter By Wednesday - Any Creature With Wings

This week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge is the ever-popular - any creature with wings! Simply create your card using a fairy, butterfly, or any other creature with wings, and link it up to the Flutter By Wednesday blog. If we reach fifty or more entries, there will be a prize!

It's a little hard to see in the picture, but the butterfly is a dark purple with a black lacy overlay. They were cut with a Memory Box die. The sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up! set. I used the sketch from this week's CAS on Sunday challenge. 

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Fall Anniversary

Our son and daughter-in-law's anniversary was yesterday. This is the card I made for them. What a special present to have Wyatt home with them!

The flower and leaf stamp are from a Papertrey Ink set. The sentiment is from Verve. I used Stampin' Up! inks and matted with Close to Cocoa cardstock. I used foam squares to mount the main panel. The card base and main panel are ivory.

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Welcome, Jackson! (And, Wyatt's Home!)

A friend in my stamping group recently became a grandma again, and this is the card I made for her.

The stamps are both from an Inkadinkado set. I paper pieced the bear and his jammies. The papers are all from a Die Cuts With a View matstack. I did a little bit of coloring of his ears, nose and button. Congrats, Joyce!

I am submitting this to the Repeat Impressions challenge to use paper piecing. You can find that challenge here.

On a personal note: Our grandson, Wyatt, came home from the hospital yesterday! He is up to almost seven pounds. Now, if only he will continue eating well and getting stronger! Thanks for your prayers, and for your continued prayers,too.

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Christmas Sunday

Finally - another Christmas card! Life has just been too busy lately. Good thing I got an early start! I'm linking this up to the Christmas Card Challenge blog.

All of the cardstock that I used is from a stack by Recollections. I stamped and cut the ornaments with a Sizzix set exclusive to Archiver's. The matting is Riding Hood Red from Stampin' Up! The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

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Baby Congrats - Boy and Girl

Two baby cards for today - one for a boy and one for a girl, but otherwise identical. The stamps are from Recollections. The square punches are from EK Success and Martha Stewart. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! and it is punched out with a Stampin' Up! punch.

Wyatt gained a LITTLE weight after having his feeding tube removed. That was great! It's quite possible he will get to go home soon! I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for your prayers.

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Flutter By Wednesday - Remake!

This week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge is to use any color except orange and black. I had missed the "no black" part. Ooops. So, I made another card just like yesterday's, except that it fits the challenge.

The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts. I inked it up with gray ink and then colored the words "happy" and "birthday" with a pink marker. I matted with gray cardstock. The butterfly was punched with a Marvy punch. I really love yesterday's butterfly, but it's a Memory Box die that I had borrowed from someone, so I couldn't do one like that for today's card. I colored the antennae gray and added two gray gemstones to the body. Now I feel better:)

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Flutter By Wednesday - Color Challenge

Time for a new Flutter By Wednesday challenge. Today's challenge is a pretty easy one - just make your card using a butterfly or fairy and use any colors you want except orange or black! Upload your card to your blog or on-line gallery and link it up to the Flutter By Wednesday blog. As always, if there are one hundred or more entries, there will be a prize awarded. We'd love to have you join us. You will find some amazing inspiration on the blog, too.

I had hardly set foot in my stamping room the last three weeks or so. We've been at the hospital with Wyatt, having Owen a little extra, been out of town ... the list goes on. At any rate, I took just a few minutes last night and made this card. I sat in my room for a little bit in the afternoon and planned the card, then made it in the evening (after coming home from bowling.) The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts. I inked it up with Going Gray ink from Stamping Up! and used a pink marker to highlight the "happy" and "birthday." The butterfly is one I die-cut in Des Moines in June at our Group Gathering. It was cut with a Memory Box die, I believe. I added a couple pink gems to the body. And you will note - I messed up!!! I had written down on my calendar that the challenge was to use any colors except orange and had missed the part about no black. Oops! Sorry, Danni!

Update on Wyatt: He seems to be steadily improving now. Whew! He is taking his bottles better and is gaining weight daily. He MAY be able to go home next week! That would be so awesome. It's been three weeks now since he was admitted. Poor little thing! Thanks to you all for your prayers.

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Flutter By Wednesday - a Sketch

Wednesday again - time for a new challenge from Flutter By Wednesday. This week's challenge is a sketch by Design Team Member, Kathy. We'd love to see what you can create using this sketch - and a butterfly or fairy, of course! Simply link your creation to the Flutter By Wednesday blog. As always, if we reach 100 submissions, there will be a prize.

Sorry to say that I just have not had time to spend in my stamping room lately. So, no card from me today:( 

Our infant grandson, Wyatt, is still in the hospital. He's been there for two weeks now. He totally has them baffled as to what's wrong with him. He has to have three good days in a row before they will let him go home, and so far, he hasn't had one. All prayers for him would be greatly appreciated! We thank you for the many, many prayers we have received so far. He was born on September 19, nearly three weeks early.

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Birthday Flowers and an Update on Wyatt

I thought I was out of posts, but found this one as a "Draft." I haven't been in my stamping room for about a week and a half.  Maybe again some time soon:)

I cut the vase for this card on my Cameo Silhouette. I stamped it with a swirly stamp from an Inkadinkado set. I sponged some distress ink around the edges to give it more dimension. I also used foam squares on the top of the vase. The flower stamp is from a Gina K set and is colored with Copics. The sentiment is from the same set as the flowers.

An update on our grandson, Wyatt. Tuesday was not a great day, but Wednesday was better and Thursday was the best day in a while. He had a biopsy to determine if he had a specific disease of the colon, but that came  back negative. Also, he has been able to stay awake longer and he's eating more from the bottle. All good news! He will still be in the hospital for a while, but he is continuing to show improvement. Thank you very much to those of you who are praying for him. We all appreciate that!

And if you're still with me - I was asked what stamp I used yesterday. It was called Garden Bouquet and is from Hero Arts. (Thanks, Joanne! :) )

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Smile

Our former next-door neighbor - who I babysat for for five years! - is now in college. Unbelievable! I made this card for her and included a small gift card from a coffee shop. I stamped the image with a Kaleidacolor pad at our Group Gathering in June. The "smile" stamp is from The Paper Company. I added a sticker gem for the dot on the "i."

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Flutter By Wednesday - a Recipe

Time for a new Flutter By Wednesday challenge. Thanks to all of you who participated in last week's challenge! The challenge this week is a recipe: use three patterned papers, three embellishments, and sparkle. Along with your butterfly or fairy, of course! Upload your creation to your blog or an on-line gallery and link it up to the Flutter By Wednesday blog. Danni is looking for a few more members of the Design Team, too. Please check out this blog post for information on applying to her fun team!

I certainly did find this challenging! I mean, really - I have a hard time using ONE patterned paper. LOL! I was satisfied with my submission, though. I think it even ended up Clean and Simple:) Almost the hardest part was the three embellishments. My papers are all from a matstack that I bought at Michael's last week, but I don't remember who made it! (It was 12 x 12 and I cut it up into 6 x 6 pieces and I guess I threw away the cover sheet.) The butterfly stamp is from Recollections and I colored it very plainly with Copics. I added Star Dust Stickles to the wings. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. My three embellishments are the two gems on the antennae and the gem between the Happy and Birthday.

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Same Stamp - Different Cards

This stamped image was in my "to-do" pile. I added "gem" stickers to the flower centers and butterflies. The sentiment is from TPC Studios and the butterflies were punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

This is the same image done in a different color. The sentiment was cut with a Cuttlebug die. I added a tiny pearl for the dot on the "i."

I've had the last few posts pre-scheduled. I haven't been in my stamping room for the last week or so. Our little grandson, Wyatt, who was born three weeks early on the 19th of September, has been in the hospital since last Wednesday. They haven't been able to figure out what's wrong with him yet. He just mostly sleeps - is too tired to eat or anything. And his poop is just basically water. They've done several test and nothing has shown up. They think he has a virus, but is just not kicking it. They have another test to try today. They're not giving him bottles any more - instead he's getting a drip feed through a feeding tube in his nose. If anyone would like to pray for him, we would sure appreciate it. Thanks so much!

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Digital Tuesday Birthday

Another image from Digital Two For Tuesday. (If you like digital images, you really should check them out!) This one can be found here.

I colored the flowers, leaves and vase with Copics and realized I didn't quite know how I was going to color the rest of the image! So, I simply colored the rest of it with a very light color. I like the way it turned out. I matted with black and mounted on foam squares. The border along the left side was cut with a Memory Box die. The sentiment is from TPC Studio.

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Daisy Thanks

A simple "thanks" card. The image is from Digital Two for Tuesday and can be found here. I colored it with Copics, cut and embossed with an oval Nestability, matted with a scalloped oval. The "thanks" was cut with a Memory Box die.

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