Thinking of You

A 'Thinking of You' note for my Aunt. Years ago Yvonne, her given name, was apparently too difficult for me to pronounce so she became my 'Aunt Von'. She is such a special lady, I love her so. She currently is living with my cousins as the results of a stroke two years ago has left her needing some extra help. I like to send her a card now and then hoping it will brighten her day.

What a Hit - Woody from Toy Story

I made this card just as a ‘Thinking of you’ for a special little fellow named Waleed. He's three and is just getting into Toy Story, Thomas the Train and Nemo type characters. He also gets very excited about chocolate and money! I understand he was very pleased with the card but a little disappointed that the M&Ms were only paper but the pennies were REAL. Hopefully that made up for the faux M&Ms. LOL

The letters for the message were from Making Memories Grass Stains, size 7/16". Woody and his sheriff's badge are from the Disney Toy Story Sticker, Toy Story and Beyond. The papers are JoAnn's general stock with the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug die used on the orange papers.

Birthday Wishes with Lots of Embellishments

This birthday card was for a friend I have known for years. Nancy and I vacationed together a number of times while we both worked for Citizens Bank many years ago. Along with another friend, Judie - who also was a Citizens Bank employee and my room mate at that time, we traveled to lots of fun places that included Miami Beach (Florida) and London (England). One of my favorite memories of our Miami trip was a night we had all gone out and had a class of wine, or two, and Nancy decided to have her own personal toga party. After acquiring appropriate toga attire, her bed sheets, she topped her fashion statement with a lamp shade head piece and then danced until dawn. Oh, to be young and carefree again! We had such great fun. Nancy now lives in a beautiful condo on the shores of Lake Huron. I don't see as much of her as when she was localed in Flint but we keep in contact on a regular basis.
Oops - too many memories, back to the card. The papers are from a DCWV Stack, the Happy Birthday wish banner from Stampendous and the silk flowers from the Prima Marketing collection 'Got Flowers Spring 2'. The metal yellow flower on the ribbon is a slide I purchased from Capture A Memory, one of my favorite scrapbook stores.

A Favorite Stamp

I purchased the Seaside Sketches Stampin' Up stamp set some time ago. It contains this stamp and 4 others. Three that are very similar seaside images with children and the other is the verbiage used here as well. I have been waiting to use this set for something special and decided to use it while creating a birthday card for a close friend. The background is Stampin' Up Old Olive Green with an accent of some paisley and light blue card stock I had on hand. The image was stamped with Color Box Chalk Blue Iris and glittered with a Gelly Roll glitter pen.

Thank You

This was a quick and simple make. Something I'm into. The coloring is really poor as I am still having trouble with my picture taking. The card was actually ivory with the flower being more red than orange but I liked the design so I am posting it anyway.

A Friends Birthday

A lunch buddy, Eileen, had a birthday and I had missed giving her a card the day they celebrated. Eileen attended the Mega Meet with a bunch of us last year and bought lots of neat stuff to start working on a scrapbook for her daughter Avery. Avery is four and they have lots of fun pictures of her already. So far, Eileen hasn't had much time to work on Avery's album. Four year olds, college classes and a full time job keep her real busy.

A Pal's Birthday Card

This was a birthday card for my buddy Sue. She and I have enjoyed each others company for many years, both as friends and co-workers. Now, we have both fallen in love with card making and have regular show and tells sharing our ideas and creations. She is such a sweetie!

Mickey Mouse Birthday Card

My boss is a Disney person. He loves anything to do with Mickey and his friends. His favorite is Pluto. I sent him this card for his birthday, which was April 1st. I've shown both front and inside as I thought the inside was cute also.

A Masculine Birthday Card

This is a birthday card I made for a friends brother. I don't make many mens cards and those I do make are always difficult. I hate to put flowers and bows on men's cards but that is where my true loves focus. This gentlemen, at one time, was a car salesman so I stuck to cars.

Birthday Wishes

This is a birthday card I made for a friend of mine. The paper is from Stampin' Up and came cut as shown. It's a post card structure and does not open. It was quick and easy for a last minute need.

A favorite Bella stamp

I am off work on a temporary leave for a few months. I find I am getting behind in my birthday cards and have been concentrating on that theme. So... Here is another birthday card for my friend Heather. I just love the Bella stamps and used the partygirlabella stamp for this. I added the patterned paper and a few silk flowers attached with brads. I just love the results and so did Heather.