Coffee & Friends

This is one of my favorites cards. It is not complicated or fancy. Best thing is, I made it all from scraps! I really just got into using stamps that needs coloring. I know, I am way behind the stamping times. But I had not done much stamping for a couple years because I was working on my Master's. Now that I have that finished, I have alot more play time!

Anyway, while I was coloring this image, I decided it is high time that I start learning how to do some shading. So, stay tuned to see how I do!

Check back soon...I have more cards to come that I have working on for you!


Recipe: SU Chocolate Chip cardstock, pretty in pink ribbon, and chocolate chip ink. All SU markers. BellaLatte and stampendous word stamp.

For a Special Friend

I made this card for a special friend. Well, she is really my mother's friend and I am good friends with her daughter and son. The "mom's" met at church when we were all toddlers and the rest is history. We would swim together in the summer, sled in the winter and created alot of traditions. Now that we kids are *cough* adults, we still get together, just not as often.

We live about 3 hours from one another, not so far away, but just far enough that with our own hectic lives it is hard to see each other on a whim.

Anyway, my mom's friend kindly let me and my family stay overnight with her so my husband and I could go to my 20 year class reunion...yes, 20 years. I can't believe it. This might have to be another post. Back to the card, she had a nice dinner ready for us when we arrived and even kept my two kids while we enjoyed the evening. It is kind of funny because her son was in my class, but he didn't even come.....everyone got a kick out of the story.

We had a great weekend, it was also my birthday, remembering great times!

U Rock!!! and a little bit of drooling *smile*

Can you say Bella stamps???? I am in love with the Bella stamps over at http://www.stampingbella.com/!

I had seeing these on some of my favorite blogs, like Laura Meader's. If you haven't checked her, take the time to look around her blog. She is awesome! Here is the the link.(http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/)

Anyway, so I have been drooling over stamping bellas and one Friday night I was at Vickie's, http://www.stampingeverafter.blogspot.com/, and some of the ladies had some new and let me play with them. The drooling turned into downright slobbering!!! LOL!!

I got online that night and put in an order. I have been dying to stamp and my studio has been a disaster, but the other night I cleared enough space so I could work.

Here is my inspiration (a whole other story about this sweater for another day) and the card I made with my new "iPodabella".

I am giving this to a friend at work that gave me her old iPod Shuffle for my 4 year old son. It was a life saver in the car on the way to and back from Florida. He thought he was big like his older sister and her friend. He listed to his Kid Rock and Veggie Tales song and we got to hear him sing. Great fun!