July 4, 2024

Light the Sky

Happy 4th of July!!  It's time to celebrate the birthday of the United States.  Let's start with a card.

These photos are very fuzzy but for some reason, I couldn't get them any clearer today.  I think this set was designed to celebrate the New Year but I thought the fireworks were perfect for today.  And what better colors to use than Real Red and Night of Navy.

I certainly hope it does not rain on our parade this year but I have a feeling it is going to!!  Maybe it will stop by 10:00.

I don't think anything could top the 4th of July five years ago.  Hanna, Jake, and I were in Boston and started the day by going to hear the Declaration of Independence read from the Old State House balcony.  We ended the day on the banks of the Charles River listening to the Boston Pops Orchestra and watching the fireworks over the river.  A bucket list item for sure!!!

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

July 3, 2024

Happy Little Things

Today's card is one we made last Saturday as a shoebox swap and was brought by my friend, Jenni.  It is also one of this week's Cards in the Mail.

Starting with a card base of Smoky Slate, this card is just a matter of layering different colors of cardstock and designer series paper.  The Take to the Skies Designer Series paper is perfect for masculine cards.  If you don't have this stamp set, you could just put your sentiment on the white piece of cardstock and move the unstamped hexagon around until you like the look of the layout.

Today is another appointment day.  As soon as I am done posting this I am out the door for a fun nail appointment and then will hurry back to Wellman for my physical therapy appointment.  Believe me, after sitting for 100 days, these busy days are no trouble at all.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

July 2, 2024

Perennial Postage (Retired)

Today's card is one I received in a swap on Saturday.  It uses the retired sentiment stamp set, Perennial Postage.

Once again this card uses one of my favorite layouts.  If you look back through the site you will see a LOT of cards using this layout.  Layr the designer series paper and the sentiment piece, add some bling, and you are done.

Lunch yesterday ended up being almost 2.5 hours long.  When I got home I went back into purge mode in my stamping room and found a hidden treasure trove of embellishments that quickly went into my garage sale stack.  Today I am meeting another friend for coffee this morning and then will continue the purge.  The 12th and 13th of July will be here before I know it.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!

July 1, 2024

Spotlight on Nature

Today's card uses Spotlight on Nature again and is the one I took as my completed swap to the downline meeting on Saturday.

I started by using one of the circle dies from the Spotlight On Nature Die set and die-cutting a circle in the middle of a 4" X 5.25" piece of Basic White cardstock.  This was my circle template.  Using a small blending brush and Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, and Fresh Freesia inks, I filled in my circle as shown.  Before I moved the mask I stamped the flowers using Memento Black ink.  After removing the mask I added the sentiment using the memento Black ink again.  I then embossed a 4" X .75" strip of white cardstock with the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder.  I added three Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots and I was done.

I feel like I have been eating my way around the world . . . although not much at any one place.  Last Wednesday I met a friend at the Mexican restaurant in Kalona, Friday a friend and I ate at HuHot and today I am meeting friends at Olive Garden.  Food still does not appeal to me when I have to cook it but these three meals have been or will be great.

Every day is a gift . . . make the most of the gift you have been given today!!

Happy Stamping!!