A Simple Hello

Sometimes, creating is made up of looking at things you have laying around and combining them to make a finished product.  That is exactly what I did today.  I'm sure you remember the card that just wouldn't come together a few nights ago - you know the one with the sock monkey, a bird, a turtle, a dog and a cat and still no really completed card!  Well, today I saw the background card and thought it would make a really  neat note card, all by itself  with just a simple "hello."  And so today's card was complete with just a quick stamping of hello and punching it out with an oval punch.  This set is rough type and unfortunately it is retired.  I really like it and so it will continue to be used by me - if you want to do a similar card you can use any alpha set to create the hello.

So that's it for tonight - see you tomorrow.

Bundle of Love

Tonight I made a tag for a baby gift.  I used Baja Breeze for my tag and, but any color could be used to change for the particular baby.  I made the hanger our of some wire that SU used to sell.  The little onesie is from the Baby Tees wheel and the Bundle of Love is from the set Baby Bundle, both are in the 2010-11 Catalog and Idea Book on page 79 along with the tag I cased.

The back could be used for a greeting, to and from or maybe even as a shower invite with the date, time, etc. a stamp that is included in Baby Bundle.

Hope you enjoyed tonight's creation.  See you tomorrow. 

Chocolate Bunny and Easter Eggs

Good Evening,

Tonight's post will be very quick as I need to get back to the couch after making a quick card and posting. Surgery went very well today and hopefully we'll move on to the next treatment soon, but for now here comes one of my favorite stamps from last year.  I know it's retired, but not in my life.  I've always loved Chocolate Bunnies - got one every year as a child and this stamp brings back wonderful memories.

A couple of nights ago I posted a card I made with the Big Shot and the large scallop circle.  By folding a    4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card and sliding it down on the scallop allowed for the fold.  I got the idea that night by picking up a blank card I had on my work table.  I started to use it and had stamped the grass when I decided to change the color paper and so tonight to speed up the process I used it tonight.  I stamped a chocolate bunny and some eggs (Nature Walk), added them to the card and the sentiment "Every day holds the possibility of a miracle. -Elizabeth David.  This makes several cute children's Easter cards in a row and tomorrow, I'll try to head in a different direction. (no promises, but I'll try- BIG smile)  Unfortunately, the Chocolate Rabbit stamp and the Kiwi Kiss (card stock) are both retired products, but all the rest is current.

And so now I close and head back to resting.  Hope you enjoy the card and I'll see you tomorrow.

Happy Easter from Sock "Rabbit"

This is a fun Easter card with the Sock Monkey in disguise.  He's got his Easter Bunny ears on and his basket of eggs, but under all of that he's still Sock Monkey!

Tomorrow is surgery day and Bill worked my fingers to the bone (heehee) today moving rocks and making flower beds and so my card is about all there is to this post.

I will return tomorrow with another card.  Have a great night and happy stamping.

Thank EWE

This will be a very short post.  I'm having surgery again Monday so we've been busy trying to get work done around the yard and house.  It's not that it's that disabling, but I can't lift my arm that high for a while and so I'm exhausted.  I painted my hubby's office in his new garage "Manland".  I still have more to do tomorrow, but got a good start on it today.  We're driving into town tomorrow after church to pick up some things left behind in the garden shed and garden, so tomorrow will be busy too. So enjoy my card and I'll be back tomorrow with another something!

Tonight I decided to make a special thank you and it's for a friend who loves sheep - so this card was easy and fun to make.  I love these sheep and I'm so thankful for my friend, Deb reminding me that I hadn't made one in a long time. Well, I'm back into them now and who knows when I'll get my fill and stop again.  I just hope there's always going to be someone to remind me to start making them again.

I love that they can be used in place of the common you.  So Thank EWE Sally for your precious gift and Deb for reminding me how much I love making sheep.

Until tomorrow - I'm off to bed early tonight! (Smile)