The sky's the limit

Hello Friends! Are you having a good week? Oh my goodness, talk about jumping in with both feet, this week has been a blur so far. I have so much going on at work, I almost feel like I'm being punished for taking off for a week! LOL! It's all good though, I'm sure I'll get caught up soon.

I am happy to report that I had a chance to get some crafting done while I was off last week. Today I'm sharing a card that I made for my husband's co-worker. His daughter graduated from H.S. and is off to college. I actually got the idea for this card from this awesome post by Betsy Veldman. I already knew I wanted to use a cute car I found at the Silhouette Design store, but the typewriter was GENIUS!

I used the PTI stamp set Desktop Design along with the sentiment from Blue Skies. I simply cut a piece of black cardstock and used my chalk pen to add the marks in the "street." That car just makes me smile, I love the color the shape, everything about it. Have I mentioned that I love my Silhouette??

 

Well, that's it for me today. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Carol

Birthday cards

Hello Friends! I hope you're having a great week thus far. It's been very nice being on vacation, I've been chilling! Paige and I ventured out yesterday to an indoor playground (remember I told you I can't do HOT and HUMID) and it was really nice. Paige had an absolute blast! After that, we met my friend (and Paige's Godmother) for lunch. I had one of the BEST burgers I think I've ever had, and let me tell you I've had some great burgers. I think it ranks in my top 3!

I thought I would drop by and share two more cards from the set I made my co-worker.

 

These cards were made with the PTI Make it Market Kit - Shakers & Sprinkles but I didn't add the sprinkles or the shakers for a change. I just used the beautiful patterned paper and added some enamel dots. Easy peasy! I know I've said this over and over again, but I LOVE THIS KIT! It's so easy to use and all of the cards come out amazing. Thank you Besty Veldman!!

 

Well, I hope the rest of your day is fantastic and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

 

Feel Better

Hello Friends! Happy Monday! Are you ready for the start of another work week? Well, I hate to say it, but I'm off all week, yay me! :-) Paige and I will be hanging out all week long so I'm trying plan fun outings with her. The only problem is, it's SO HOT and HUMID I really can't do the outdoor thing, so we'll be finding plenty to do indoors!

Recently, my co-worker asked me to make her a set of cards, so I'm sharing two of those cards today.

There's no better way to send a Feel Better Soon wish then with a bowl of soup! I used the Comfort Foods stamp set from PTI, and don't you love the "Campbell's" soup can! You can't get much more iconic than that! I'll be sharing the other cards I made in this set in the next few days. I hope to get a lot of crafting done while I'm on vacation this week, cross your fingers that it happens!

 

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Thank you card

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! I hope it's nice and sunny where you are and you plan on going out and enjoying it! Things have been crazy busy with me lately. I was in Atlanta two weeks in a row, and my job has me going non-stop. But, I make sure I set some time aside to craft! Today I have a thank you card to share that I made for my sweet friend Chi. She's such a good auntie, she sent Paige the cutest clothes not long ago so I had to send her a card from Paige.

For this card I used a super cute stamp set from PTI called Pencil Me In. It's a great set to use for teacher gifts, but since this card is really from Paige, I thought it would be perfect. The notebook paper is a patterned paper set also from PTI from the Pencil Me In line. I think this may be one of my go-to stamp sets, I really love it!

 

Well today is a daddy-daughter day, so I better get Paige ready to go! I hope you all have a wonderful day and a great weekend. Thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

And the winner is...

Hello Friends! Please see the below for the winner of the giveaway:

The winner of your drawing is…

1st	Laura Fuller

It's a Giveaway!     1st drawing held by Carol's Custom Cards     Completed on Friday, 31 July 2015 at 23:05:25 UTC     9 entrants, 1 winner You will find the full record of this drawing here:     https://www.random.org/draws/details/?draw=31341 CONGRATULATIONS LAURA!! You will receive the goods on Monday!!! I want to thank everyone for participating in the giveaway, I appreciate your support very much! Have a great weekend, and thank you so much for stopping by! Carol

A winner will be announced tomorrow...

Hello Friends! Just popping in to let you know I'll be posting a winner from my giveaway tomorrow, 07/31. I heard a few folks were having problems leaving a comment but you should be able to click on the icon for either Google (if you have a gmail account), or Facebook to post your comment. I hope that helps and good luck!

I also have a card to share today.

I made this card for my co-worker. She lives in Texas and she sent me a of coffee called The Taste of San Antonio. She's been telling me about it for awhile, and let me tell you it was worth the wait! The coffee has a hint of cinnamon, chocolate, and vanilla it's very good! It's almost like you're drinking dessert. :-) You know I love coffee and you also know how strongly I feel about sending thank you cards, so this is the card I came up with to send to her.

 

I decided to use the chalkboard technique for this card, and used white and gold embossing powders for the sentiment and the stack of coffee cups. I used my Copics to color the cups and it really helped that I embossed the cards because it makes it harder to color outside of the lines! I really like this stamp set and I'm not sure why I don't pull it out more often. It's a set from PTI and it's called Latte Love - cute, huh?!

 

That's it for me today, I hope you have a nice evening and I'll check back in tomorrow with the giveaway winner! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol



It's a Giveaway!

Hello Friends! I apologize for the brief hiatus, but I have been busy crafting so I can host a giveaway for you! So, I'll skip the chit-chat and get right to the goods. :-) Take a look at this sweet little bundle!

 

 

 

 

 

Don't you just love it!! So, included in this giveaway is a set of 6 notecards (blank inside). They measure 4.25 x 4.25 and they come with cute kraft envelopes. There is also one of my favorite things, a notepad, along with a Starbucks gift card and did you see that cute lip balm holder?! You're the BALM, you know I love punny sayings! I found that print and cut card in the Silhouette online store, can't get much easier than that! And, I love the EOS lip balm, it really does soften and moisturize your lips.

 

So, all you have to do is post a comment to be entered to win! Let me know what you like about the blog, what you would like to see, or just say Hey Girl! :-) If you post anonymously, please be sure to add your email address so I can reach you. I will select a winner through Random.org on Friday, July 31st.

 

Thanks for stopping by, and Good Luck!

 

Carol

 

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