FSS Hydrangea

Good morning! Still out in Arizona but had this card made ahead of time and wanted to share. I had a blast with this card! The image is from Fred She Said called Hydrangea Bouquet. Is it just beautiful? There is a lot going on with this card...the embossing is from a Paper Studio embossing folder that I had purchased from Hobby Lobby...sorry I didn't write down the name of it. The patterned paper on the bottom was from SU. And oh my gosh I am loving that doily die from Cheery Lynn Designs!!! It was just perfect for this card. The bling added at the bottom of the card I had purchased on sale at Michael's quite some time ago. Around the doily you see some flat embellies...these were actually a string of flat pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty and I cut them off the string to place one by one on the doily. I really like how this card turned out and hope you do too! Well I have a busy day of meetings today so need to get moving...I hope you have a blessed day and thank you very very much for stopping in to see me and leaving some love!

HUGS!

Vicki

Doodle Pantry Ant Masquerade

Good morning! Just wanted to share this fun card with you! OMG is this the cutest image or what? This is one of many images and sentiments included in the "ANTS MASQUERADE COLORED PACK" at the Doodle Pantry. Once the image was printed, I used nestabilities to cut it out and mat it...added my ribbon and a homemade flower. The butterflies are from an MS punch just cut from the border strip and placed on the corners for "fun". The swirly is a flourish die from Sizzix. And that awesome butterfly paper...it is included in the colored set as well...this is a really fun set and is so versatile. As you can tell, I am having quite a lot of fun playing with the Doodle Pantry Design Team this month as their Guest Designer. Just take a walk through the store and you will see instantly why I am having so much fun!

Well, I am going to be leaving for the airport here in about half an hour. Will be back on Friday but hope to have another card posted more towards mid week.

One last important note...Today is the 10th anniversary of Sept 11...please take a moment to remember all those who lost their lives ten years ago in the terrorist attack on our country. God Bless the USA.

HUGS!

Vicki

FSS Hollyhocks

Hello to all! Hope you have had a great week! Geez mine has been very very busy with work...not much time for myself. I created this card last weekend and am just now getting to post it! Better late than never huh? Well this card is showing off the beautiful hollyhock image from FSS store called Hollyhocks. Tracey has a variety of precolored hollyhocks in the colored set...I chose the white ones. I added some clear stardust pen to the image to add a little sparkle. And now what about that awesome frame? Isn't it just perfect for this image? I used the Japanese Lace & Flourish Frame by Cheery Lynn Designs. I purchased the die from Beverly at Classy Cards 'n Such...pay her a visit...she has a very nice variety of supplies in her shop and she is just fab to work with. Her customer service is very quick!

Well, this weekend is going to be a busy one for me...getting packed up to leave on Sunday for Arizona. I attend a conference 2 times a year out there for work. And ohhh geez, yes, I am flying out on Sept 11. I have flown several times on Sept 11 since that dreaded day in 2001 and really have never been concerned or afraid. I have to admit, this year, with all the chatter going on about the possible threats, I am a little uneasy.

I hope to get to play a little bit tonight or tomorrow and have another creation for you before I go. Thank you so much for stopping in to see me! Have a great weekend!

HUGS!

Vicki

Doodle Pantry Quirky Ostrich

Good morning! I have been asked to be a Guest Designer for the month of September for the Doodle Pantry! I am so delighted to be able to work with this talented Design Team for the month as well as tickled pink to work with Laurie's images! We are working with new images that will be in the store this month and I chose to work with the Quirky Ostrich. How cute is this little bugger???!!! And colorful! What a great pack of images you receive...I used the colored image as well as the designer paper that comes with the set. There are several sentiments that accompany the set as well...including the one on my card! Just a fun image to play with. I will be back a few more times this month to show off some more of my Doodle Pantry creations. Hope your Labor Day is a great one and thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the rest of the Doodle Pantry's DT members creations!
Hugs!
Vicki

FSS Nolan and Bullfrog

Good morning to all! Wow what a gorgeous "fall" day we are having here in the valley! My prayers go out to those living in the path of Irene...I hope you are all staying safe. I know my presence here has been very sporadic but I hope to get back on track soon. I have been very busy at work...last week I put in almost 70 hours and this week is going to be a long one as well! Today I was able to drop in my craft room for a few hours to play. The card for today was created using one of Fred She Said's new images in the store...Nolan and the Bullfrog! This set comes with the colored image as well and that is what I used. I added some glossy accents to the frog but you really can't see that in the picture. I used several dies to create my card..and the sentiment I created on the computer. Hope I have inspired you to go out to the FSS store and take a look at some of Tracey's new images...they are awesome as always! Have a wonderful day today and thank you very much for stopping by!

HUGS!

Vicki

Shaun the Sheep Birthday Card

Good morning! After a wonderful, busy day yesterday, we are off today to a birthday party for our 4 year old grandson. He is a Shaun the Sheep lover...watches him all the time on Netflix when he is over...between Shaun the Sheep and Thomas I am not sure which is his favorite but I made his birthday card with Thomas last year, so this year I chose Shaun. I found the image as a free coloring page. The kite had some kind of a face inside it and I removed it and put the number 4 inside (with Photoshop). Lots of green going on as that is his favorite color! The green mat border was created with Martha Stewart punch around the page punch. The cloud background I created in Photoshop as well with some brushes. I am tickled with how it came out...hope he is too.
I have to tell you part of our day yesterday was spent watching this grandson's soccer game...it was such a joy to watch all these little ones play! I almost forgot what it was like when my children were little! Anyhooo, my grandson is quite the ham...when he saw me standing on the sidelines with the camera, oh boy did he start showing off! Here is a pic I captured as he was running after the ball and waving at Grandma...priceless!

Of course Grandma told him to watch the ball, but throughout the game he continued to show off for us! LOL what a blessing to have grandchildren! And I mentioned that our littlest grandson, Baby Dax was baptised yesterday...what a beautiful child he is and now he is a child of God. I am so thankful!

Well it was just a beautiful day yesterday! I know today will be fun as well so I better get my rear in gear and get ready. I hope your day is filled with joy and thank you for letting me share a little bit of my joy with you! Thank you for stopping by!
HUGS!
Vicki

Baptism Card

Hello! Busy weekend coming up for me...just a quickie post to show you a card I created for our newest grandson's baptism. I created the image for this card in Photoshop using brushes. The image of the lamb was a free coloring page that I resized. I have not played much in Photoshop lately so really enjoyed creating this. I had seen a card on the net that I liked and created this one using some of the same design ideas. The card base was created using largest of the Lattice Rectangles nestability. Today we have the baptism and a soccer game to go to and tomorrow is a birthday party for our 4 year old grandson! I may be back tomorrow with a card for the birthday boy if I get time to create.
Today my dear friend Glitterbabe called me to tell me that her hubby passed away. I am deeply saddend for her. She is doing as best as can be through all this but I do know she would be touched by a visit and some prayers.
Well, for now that is all...soccer game in about half hour so I need to run. Hope your day is a blessed one and that your weekend is fantastic. Thanks so much for stopping by.

HUGS!
Vicki