Soda or Pop?

Hello Friends! Happy Friday! The weekend is here and I have to say that the week literally flew by! I actually took the day off yesterday, dropped Paige at school and then went home and crafted my little heart out! I finally finished a set of cards for my sweet friend Chi and I made a few other cards that have been on my to-do list for awhile. It was a really nice relaxing day, YAY me!

I have a couple of cards to share with you today. These cards are from the set I made for my friend Jeanette.

 

Okay, so I have to start off by saying, aren't these cards cute?! I will admit that I'm an undercover corn ball and I love punny sayings! For some reason I had it in my head that I wanted to make some cards with soda or pop (depending on where in live), or in this case both - BONUS! I'm originally from Ohio and we say "Pop" but when I moved to south Florida, they say Soda so now I usually say soda because no one understands what you mean when you say Pop! LOL!

 

I found the soda pop image in the Silhouette Design Store and cut all the pieces using my trusty Silhouette, Cammie (yes she has a name!). I had purchased the bottle caps awhile ago from Michael's, the brand is DCWV. I used some chevron stripe patterned paper at the top to give the look of an awning and I embossed a couple of sheets of cardstock to kinda make it look like the bottle is sitting on a table or bench. Then it was time for the punny saying I've "soda" been thinking about you! That totally makes me smile! My girlfriend loved these cards, and she thought the saying was clever!

 

On another note that's completely off the subject of crafting, have you tried New England Coffee??? I've been hearing their commercials on the radio and I finally decided to try it. I got the Donut Shop Blend and let me tell you, it's really good! I'm usually a Dunkin Donuts snob, but this coffee is really smooth, light and right up my alley. We have a Keurig so I bought the k-cups and as soon as I opened the bag, it smelled divine! I highly recommend it! :-)

 

Well, I think I've rambled enough today, LOL! Have a happy Friday, and a fantastic weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol  

 

It's all about the television

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! I'm so happy it's the weekend and since it's a three day weekend, I'm even happier! I truly need the extra day off, I've been exhausted lately. I guess that comes with the territory of being a mom, wife, having a full time job, and a craft business on the side! LOL! I'm totally not complaining, but sometimes I just need to vent a little. :-)

Today, I have a card to share that I made for my honey. His birthday was earlier this month and although we played it very low-key we still celebrated. We ended up picking up food from Carrabba's and I bought a small cake for him. It was nice.

So, you probably already know that I have such a hard time making masculine cards. Well, when MFT came out with this stamp set I knew if would be perfect for a masculine card. MFT has a die set as well, but I used my Silhouette to cut out the television instead of paying extra for the dies (just call me frugal). I'll definitely use this set often because there are some really cute sentiments included.

 

Well, we're off to check out a local craft show. I hope the rest of your weekend is fantastic, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Teacher Appreciation

Hello Friends! Did you have a nice weekend? Mine was pretty good, Paige and I hung out with her Godmother on Saturday and that was fun. She has two golden retrievers and I wasn't sure how Paige would react because she's never been around dogs before. Well she was very comfortable with them, it was really cute. The funny thing was every time she decided to pet them she would say HI! in her high pitch sweet voice, I guess she wanted to let them know that she comes in peace! LOL! She would pat their heads and their noses, I'm sure she was fascinated that she found a couple of noses that are just as wet as hers! LOL! Now that I know she's okay with dogs, I'm sure we'll be heading over to their neck of the woods again soon.

I still can't believe it's already Monday, why does the weekend go so fast?! Well, at least we have next Monday to look forward to since many of us have Memorial Day off. I'm really looking forward to that! So, today I little notepad to share that I made for Paige's teachers for Teacher Appreciation week. I tell ya, I had some lofty plans in mind for them but with Mother's Day, and my husband's birthday all falling in the same week, I just couldn't do it. I'll keep the ideas in mind for end of year gifts, which thankfully isn't until October.

The teachers absolutely loved the notepads, but I really felt bad that it was the only papercrafting project I was able to complete. I did, however make homemade chocolate chip cookies for them to close out the week, so I was glad I was able to do that. For these notepads I used some patterned paper I bought from Michael's a couple of years ago and I have no idea who the manufacturer is, sorry! The pencils were cut with a new die from PTI called Pencil Me In and the Notes sentiment is from PTI's Take Note stamp set. I shaded the sentiment with white ink to give it a chalkboard look, and basically that was it. These notepads really come in handy and you all know that I just love making them!

 

Well, I better get ready for work! Thank you very much for stopping by and have a great Monday!

 

Carol

More shaker cards

Hello Friends! Well, we're one day closer to the weekend, woohoo! I hope you're having a great week thus far! Mine started out fantastic because I had a date with my husband on Monday. We took the day off, dropped Paige off at school, and headed to Boomer's (it's like Dave & Buster's), then to the movies. We saw Fast & Furious 7, talk about action packed! I totally cried like a baby at the end  because they paid such a beautiful tribute to Paul Walker, I just couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my face. But the movie was great and afterward we had a little late lunch, picked Paige up from school and headed home. It was a really nice day! We definitely have to do that again...SOON!

Today, I'm back with a couple of shaker cards. You know I absolutely LOVE these shakers cards, I just can't get enough of them!

Of course I used the Sprinkles & Shakers Make it Market kit from PTI for these cards. I'm telling you, the combination of the patterned paper, the die cut words, and those wonderful sprinkles just make these cards so fun to make! If these cards don't make someone smile, I don't know what will. LOL! Gosh, I just love this hobby! :-)

 

Well, it's time to get ready for work. I hope you have a great day and I hope to be back this weekend with more cards to share. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol 

Happy Mother's Day

Hello Friends! Today is a very special day for all the mom's out there as well as sisters, aunts, and cousins who play a special role for the children in their lives. My sweet husband and baby girl sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers at work on Thursday. My honey always makes sure I can enjoy them for a few days before the holiday (he's a keeper!). Today we're going to church, then out to lunch with my mother-in-law as well as my husband's brothers and sister. It should be a really nice day.

So, I've been MIA lately because my computer was in the ER, LOL!! Remember I told you I was having some issues, well she crashed twice so I had to pack her up and take for an emergency visit to our IT guy! He had her for a few days and I just got her back last night and let me tell you, it was weird not having a computer! But, she's back and is as good as new!

I have a few cards to share with you today. One is a Mother's Day card and the others are from the set I made for my friend Jeanette.

Okay, first I have to say, don't you just love those clouds on the Mother's Day card? it's a die cut from PTI, and it's just lovely! The other cards use the gold foil patterned paper from PTI (you know I love those papers) and I heat embossed the just because sentiment with gold embossing powder. Super easy!

Well, we gotta finish getting ready for church so I hope all of you mom's out there have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Carol