| Stamps: Our Craft Lounge |
| Paper: melon mambo, white, unknown blue |
| Ink: momento black |
| Accessories: copic markers, ribbon, and fiskers punch |
| Stamps: Kind & Caring Thoughts |
| Paper: black white, and core' dinations |
| Ink: melon mambo, kiwi kiss |
| Accessories: copic spica pen, ribbon, cuddlebug folder, big shot, sanding block |
My son was able to get his daughter and bring her to our house for Fathers Day and my birthday. She is so adorable. She has a wonderful vocabulary and is in the process of being potty trained. She was so funny when she got to see her new potty chair at grammys house...She is adorable. Did I say she is ADORABLE!!!!
Copic Color Challenge 18.
| Stamps: RAK-from Dawson-Tilda |
| Paper: burmuda bay, melon mambo,razzelberry lemonaid DSP |
| Ink: momento black, bermuda bay, copic markers |
| Accessories: copics, bermuda bay ribbon |
I am a bit slow....this is from the inspirational challenge located here:
Lovely PackagesHere is what inspired me:
And this is my creation:
| Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes |
| Paper: melon mambo, black |
| Ink: veramark |
| Accessories: wal-mart lace, white deetail emboss powder, brads, punches |
Sunday night I headed down to Coos Bay to spend a couple of nights with my wonderful MIL. She will be 89 on the last of June and she is so awesome. Very active with her card games and meetings with friends. We headed out to Charleston to get some licorice jelly beans for DH and then hit the shops. ( I had a hard time keeping up with her. ) Sunday evening we had dinner with my SIL and her DH and well as MIL.
Monday morning I had the honor of hanging out with the infamous
CAMBRIA (my niece) From
Our Craft Lounge. We met with some other talented stampers then hit the local stamp store in Coos Bay...oh what fun. The evening was spent stamping with Cambria at her home....what a great two days. I love my family.
Too much to do and not near enough time. I have not made many cards recently but here is the latest.
| Stamps: Our Craft Lounge (Sandy Sunsets) |
| Paper: pacific point, white, black, dsp |
| Ink: pacific point, close to cocoa, baja breeze |
| Accessories: punches, white gel pen |
| Techniques: sponging |
I have been a really bad blogger. It has been a bit crazy here. I am trying to get everything set so I can visit my son and my brother. Packing, shopping and all the fun stuff that goes with planning a 6 week long trip to Australia and New Zealand.
I really love this new set from OUR CRAFT LOUNGE. Sandy Sunsets is the name of the set and it is now available.
| Stamps: Our Craft Lounge (Sandy Sunsets) |
| Paper: glossy white, white, summer sun, really rust, tempting turq. |
| Ink: chalk inks (sunrise), copic markers |
| Accessories: copic ABS |
This set comes from the new summer release of
Our Craft Lounge called The Beauty and the Beach
| Stamps: The beauty and the Beach |
| Paper: ballet blue, only orange, white |
| Ink: Purely pom, black |
| Accessories: copic marker, crab eyelets |
| Stamps: LE JARDIN, FIFTH AVE FLORAL |
| Paper: summer sun, old olive, only orange |
| Ink: veramark, cameo coral, summer sun |
| Accessories: cuttlebug folder, big shot, pearls, square punches |
| Stamps: OurCraftLounge-Mice Friends |
| Paper: Pretty in Pink, DSP |
| Ink: momento black |
| Accessories: copic markers, sewmini, nesties, bridal flowers from Michaels |
THE WINNER IS---
Adeline Brill....Congratulations on winning this lovely patriotic set from Our Craft Lounge.
ALL ABOUT THE USA
Please leave a comment to qualify for the drawing to be held at noon on Monday. You are trying to win this set for your very own.
This is the set that I used for the card...The eagle comes from LET FREEDOM RING and is not included in the ALL ABOUT THE USA set.
Hop on over to these blogs to register for a chance to win one of these sets...Each person has a new stamp set that they are featuring...
ENJOY THE BLOG HOP:
Blog Links:
Granny's Secrets -
Diana GibbsBeauty and the Beach-
Jeanne StreiffSummer Sweets -
Heather McNallyBubbles -
Nancy MorganOceans of Fun -
Valerie StangleSandy Sunsets-
Vicki GarrettCoastal Wishes-
Denise MarzecGarden Thoughts -
Lila HolgateMice Friends-
Holly McMillenThe Tribe -
Pam HootenFlyin' Birthday -
Jacqui LinesLet Freedom Ring-
Marianne WalkerBees Knees-
Carol HalvorsonNailed It! -
Debbie Corbari Sunkissed -
Deb FeltsLife's a Beach -
Joy KennedyBring on the BBQ-
Cindy LawerenceSchool's Out-
Sherry CheeverBookworm -
Kendra WietstockSwingin' By -
Bethie SilaikaAll About the USA -
Roseanne KnowlesDino-mite -
Kisa PetersGame On-
Cambria TurnbowBack 2 School-
Amber Hillman
This is another card made from the wonderful set called COASTAL WISHES From OUR CRAFT LOUNGE. It will be available to order on 5/1/2009 direct from the company website....
OUR CRAFT LOUNGEThere are 24 sets that are being released....be sure to stop in tomorrow for one more unveiling and a chance to win a set from one twenty-four blog sites.
Here is yet another Sneak Peek at the new release from Our Craft Lounge. This set is called Coastal Wishes...
Stay tuned for more peeks and then the big release on Friday 5/1/2009
There will be chances to win one of the sets...check back often and be sure to leave a comment on Friday to get into the drawings.
| Stamps: Coastal wishes |
| Paper: old olive, black, white, dap |
| Ink: momento black |
| Accessories: copic markers and airbrush system, shimmerz on the lighthouse, ribbon, white gel pen |
Here is another Sneak Peek from the new set by
OUR CRAFT LOUNGE The entire image is air brushed with copic markers. The name of this set is SANDY SUNSETS
COME BACK FRIDAY FOR INFORMATION ON A GIVE-A-WAY OF A NEW STAMP SET AND BE SURE TO LEAVE COMMENTS FOR THE DRAWING ON FRIDAY!!!
2008
As this year comes to an end it is time to reflect on the changes that have occurred, both good and bad.
The beginning of the year was really interesting. My youngest son and his wife moved back to Oregon from California. That was a great thing...the reasons were not that great. Roger had open-heart surgery for the second time in his 34 years. It went really well and he is now doing great. Due to the surgery, he was unable to return to construction work. That is what promped the move back here.
In April, Rick returned to the local Ford dealership and was happy to be working close to home again.
In June I traveled to Oklahoma to visit with family and celebrated my birthday with cousins that I had not see in 43 years. The reason for the trip is my Aunt was ill and not doing well at all. It was a great time for me. I got to spend time with family that I had not seen in so long, met people who were not born the last time I was there and just spent 10 days catching up. I took lots of pictures and was able to share them with my mom when I returned.
My mother continued to deteriorate to the point she was falling a lot and was no longer able to walk. (severe dementia)
It became very obvious that she may not be with us much longer. Her speech was almost non existent. The level of communication was slowly leaving completely.
We had put our house on the market due to the decreasing economy. Ricks car sales were so poor we decided we needed to move to a smaller house and a smaller house payment. We found a cute 1700 sq ft manufactured place out in Canby and set to move on August 1.
August was pretty much a blur. Shortly after the move, mom was continuing to decline. I had called my brother (who lives in New Zealand) and after he talked to the staff at the care center and me he decided he needed to come home. He got here on the 13th of August. We had a meeting with the hospice staff on the 26th of August and Mom passed away August 29th at 5:20 PM.
Mom had met dad on his 16th birthday and she died on what would have been his 82nd birthday.
May they both rest in peace.
My brother returned to New Zealand on September 10. I was so blessed to have him here during this time.
Rick got laid off on the 19th of September just after turning 62. The auto industry really sucks and the dealership let some of them go, and 2 months later the dealership closed its doors.
December of 08 has been very interesting..We have had more snow this month that we have had in 50 years. We were snowed in for 10 days..I can say I am glad it warmed up to about 40 degrees.
And this is my creation:
This is the set that I used for the card...The eagle comes from LET FREEDOM RING and is not included in the ALL ABOUT THE USA set.
Here is yet another Sneak Peek at the new release from Our Craft Lounge. This set is called Coastal Wishes...
Here is another Sneak Peek from the new set by OUR CRAFT LOUNGE 
