May 15th Friday

 Good morning! We took a vacation to Oregon last week for Dianas birthday. It wasn't short, (the days were 'short'), but the drive was 8

plus hours each way! Wow getting to old for loooong road trips. 

               Not sure if any of the pictures are edited yet! Lets see, Dawn is out of camera range, but on the right side of Diana. This is US eating pizza and cake! There is 14 of us somewhere here. Can't see Savanna either. Umm.  Stopped on the way back and saw Zack in Bigs. And Betty in Bend.

Wait! found a picture of Dawn & Savanna, Dawns granddaughter.

  Thats it for family pics! 

Since it was a birthday party. Let me share a couple birthday cards!! This stamp and die set laid on my floor for about 6 months. I actually love it when I finally used it! Lots of cool elements.

 Yes, they are fun, and they come with the banners, hearts & flowers. 

                                                                    Thanks for Looking!

                                                         Mary

 Still Wednesday, I found another selection that I hadn't shared. This is a foil word die from Spellbinders.

                                              Sorry about that I posted 3 of the same cards! 

I laid strips of colored paper over each word. Better to cut a piece of paper to fit over ALL the words (lined up neatly). Do all the words in different colors. Vary the colors of foil. Or use gold & silver. I wanted to do more with white & black foil. I made 12 cards anyway. Another time!

Just a couple 'cuties' bring it to life! Or just flowers.

 Thanks for looking!

Mary

Wed May 6th

 New cards to share! Perfect couple card ideas for spring days! Memory Box dies. 

Thanks for looking!

Mary

 Good morning! More card sharing today. This time only 4 cards, and all Tim Holtz colorize. This is Ruppert the dinosaur. Not from the vault, but I've featured him on a couple posts. Too cute!

                                                That was easy!

                                             Thanks for looking!

                                                      Mary

Sunday April 12th

 Good Morning! Just finished photographing & editing these cards. Not the finest but they always are fun to make! Wanted to share them before I forget what stamps or dies I used. Got some happy mail and make about 6 cards. Six more to share later. Looked at my cards, and looked at the Aall & Create sites, mine needed so much more! With that thought, lets get started! Oomph! Yeah, is that a word?

                    The outline die is Dreamer Door. Comes with windows and a door. The stamp is called Planting hugs. 

The die is the parallel rectangle. The outside is solid, and the rectangles are separate. Like the die. 

There are 2 or 3 stamp sets used here. The 'Gentle prayers' features the larger girl, the sitting girl 'Little blooms of hope'. The flower border is from 'Sunlit Garden'. Oh, the puppy is with the Little blooms of hope. 

The parallel rectangle die. A couple puppies, Gentle blooms of Hope & Princess (something) The girls are 'Sisters in Spirit'. The sun is 'Sunlit wishes'. Used the sun a couple times. 

Parallel die vertically with designer paper cut to fit.

                              Sky twist Frame die. 'Sisters in Spirit"

                           What is life without ONE shaker?? So I use the 'Sunlit Wishes' girl & sun. A regular circle die and ephemera. The blue sequin is stuck in her eye..... 

Thanks for looking!

Mary