Building Blocks

What kid doesnt like Legos? I know growing up we had a TON of Legos that my brother and I would build with. Honestly I still like to build with Legos! Sadly since my son has been growing up in a digital age he does very little Lego building. But honestly with the price of Legos these days I couldnt afford to supply home with all of the fancy sets anyway! 

So...anywho...I saw this card a few times by different people and I always wanted to make some. I added a few extra details to make it my own. The sentiment is heat embossed and I colored it in with my Copics. There was a LOT of punching involved with these cards, but they were fun!

Another Super hero

Here is another set of super hero cards I made! Sometimes kids need to reminded that they are our superheroes whether they are going through a tough time at home or at school or if they are fighting a medical battle. I thought what better way to tell that special little one just how proud you are of them! I really enjoyed making these cards! I also made a few Birthday cards using the same layout.

Super hero #1

I have been working on building up my kid's cards for my inventory. I know there is some debate as to whether Batman is actually a superhero but....he is to me!  I used a few different super sentiments to finish off these cards. They were fun to make but took a while. I had to order the embossing folder and it took a while to arrive.
We are in the middle of the Corona Virus Pandemic. Luckily my children are home safe with me, however my husband still has to work. His job is essential as he works in the prison system.  I pray that anyone out there reading this stays healthy!
Best Wishes!

Catching up!

2019 has been a whirlwind to say the least! My son dislocated his knee and had to have surgery. He has been recovering from surgery since October. I had a health scare, that thankfully turned into nothing. My daughter got her first job at a summer camp for Cub Scouts at a camp we have gone to for years. She was gone off and on all summer. It was a very hard time for me. But I was happy when she was home. Our new, not even a year old, RV had an axle that somehow got bent. We spent almost 3 months arguing with the dealership that they needed to replace the axle and the springs that got damaged because of it. They kept claiming it wasnt their fault. In the end we finally won and they replaced it.

In between being sad that my daughter wasn't home and all the other stuff going on I have been crafting. I will try to get this blog up and going again with some of my recent projects.  Here is my most recent card which I made tonight, a cute little friendly monster! I saw similar cards on Pinterest but I made my own spin on them. He really is cute! I will be adding this little guy to my inventory.

2018 Christmas Cards

Here are a few if the Christmad cards I made and sent out in 2018. Sometimes I get stuck on a particular layout and I can't stay from it for some reason. So I used some cars sketches to get ideas for the layouts if some of my cards this year.

The first one features a swirl embossed background, Perfect Pines tree as well as a glittered tree behind it. The patterned paper is from my stash of goodies. Stickles added some red sparkle to the green tree.

Next I used a "Joy" stamp which I colored with my copics and then added some sparkle with a silver sparkle pen. I added a snowflake embossed panel and finished it off with some paper piercing.

This card layout was actually from one that I had made many years ago for a swap with my fellow Stampin Up demonstrators. The snowflake was from Snow Swirled and when open the 3 snowflakes can spin on the piece of fishing line that they are attached to. I added some embossing and some Very Vanilla 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.

I did make a few other versions of cards, but I.am not finding photos, so I will have to look for them.

2017 Christmas Cards

In 2017 I tried to make a bunch of different Christmas cards to send out to my friends and family members. I made an attempt to make as many different cards as possible. While this sounds easy enough...it wasn't. Here are some of the cards that I made.

Camping, fishing, crafting, Scouts...oh my! 2017 and 2018 was a whirlwind of activity! In July 2017 we added this to our camping equiptment:

My husband has been saying for YEARS that he wanted a PopUp trailer. I did NOT want s PopUp. I am perfectly fine camping in a tent. He hates it. I could count on one hand how many times he actually went camping with us as a family. So when we went "to look" at the trailers I told him No way were we getting a PopUp. So we ended up with the RV above, a Jayco Hybrid. Three beds folded out with canvas sides. It had a stove, fridge, heat and AC. In the beginning we did like it, however those beds....uncomfortable and difficult to put in and out. 😣 Also because I get motion sickness, My daughter and I each had a bed to ourselves, and my hubby and son shared a bed. To get to their bed you had to climb across the bench seat. VERY ANNOYING!

So then we upgraded and hubby got a "big boy truck". The downside was my truck, fondly known as Shania, was traded in and I now have the SUV.

The following July we decided to upgrade! This new RV has a bigger fridge, sink, bunk beds, bigger bathroom, bigger table, the kids have bunk beds, and the hubby and I have a Queen sized bed. There is also a couch! Oh and lots more room to move!

People keep teasing him about upgrading again next July, but we will be keeping this one for a while.

We camped more in that year then in the 18 years prior to that!! Yes it still rains, and yes there are some really hot days, but this baby makes it all bearable!!!

I still do tent camping a lot with the Cub/Boy scouts. But man is it nice to get away in the RV!!!