Saturday, April 20, 2013

Simon Says... Travel / Cityscape "TRAVEL"







 Hello Everyone and welcome to my blog,What a Perfect Challenge  From Simon Says !:
As we are doing a Road Trip soon. Can't wait to see Family and Friends.


 Products:
1 -Barley Banana and Peach Card stock by STAMPIN'UP!
2 - Large pop dots
3 -Embellishments from my stash
4 -Peach and Blue seam binding ribbon and Bow
5 - Canvas Brad ( Airplane ) by Making Memories
6 - Metal Clip by Making Memories  " the big adventure"
7 -Pass port Label by Making Memories
8 - hot glue gun
9 - Clear Stamp TRAVEL by Cloud 9 DESIGN BY FISKARS
10 -Chocolate brown classic stampin pad by STAMPIN'UP
 Tutorial:

I used my Barley Banana  made by STAMPIN"UP! for my base card, then adding my Peach card stock and made by STAMPIN"UP!  and adding all my little Embellishments by Making Memories and hot gluing them into place,  I added my Peach and Blue seam binding and Bow then Hot glued my label in to place in the center of my bow. I then Used My Chocolate brown classic stampin pad by STAMPIN'UP! and my clear stamp "Travel to my Salmon card stock. This was a fun card to create. I had Everything for this Challenge in my Stash. I  added my know this  a short tutorial but it was such a very easy card to create.
  As I said we are doing a road trip soon.
Thank you for visiting and do leave me your comments as I love reading everyone of them.
~ God Bless ~
     Hugs

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 So very much going on had company for 5 weeks from Jersey, Now we are Getting ready to head up soon to Jersey.   And the count down begins.... For a 2 week Vacation to visit Family and friends, We need to get this trip in before July when our Newest Granddaughter will be born On July 25th ( My Mom's Birthday) 
We will  be seeing Our Daughter in So.Jersey, My brother and his family in Pa.  Then we will be in the Woodbridge area, Will be seeing Cousins Lynn, Laurie  and their family's Etc. We will be going and taking care of all the Family Graves when there.  Hubby even has a Golf date Scheduled with some of the Guys he worked with, along with a Special Dinner with the original 4 cadet Squad  &Wives. and a Very Special Person the former Chief Of Police Tony O'Brien.  
Can't wait to see many many more Family members and lots of Friends too...We are Very excited about our trip.. We will post Pix when we get back home.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Simon Says... Travel / Cityscape










 Hello Everyone and welcome to my blog,What a Perfect Challenge  From Simon Says !:
As we are doing a Road Trip soon. Can't wait to see Family and Friends.


 Products:
1 -Brown & Cream Card stock by STAMPIN'UP!
2 -New Jersey Map Printed on my computer
3 -Embellishments from my stash
4 -Tan seam binding ribbon and Bow
5 -Button with Map
6 - tiny silver brad
7 - scalloped Hand punch 
8 - hot glue gun
9 - glue stick by scotch
10 - corner thumb punch
Tutorial:

I used my dark brown card stock and made my base card, then adding my Map of NJ and adding all my little Embellishments and gluing them into place, This was a fun card to create. I had Everything for this Challenge in my Stash. I know this is a short tutorial but it was such a very easy card to create.
  As I said we are doing a road trip soon.
Thank you for visiting and do leave me your comments as I love reading everyone of them.
~ God Bless ~
     Hugs

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Monday, April 15, 2013

thinkging of you (mojo Monday 289)


  I want to send our prayers to all those Families that were at the Boston  Marathon. 
Our deepest Sympathies to those that lost family and or friends, and to all those injured  they each have our Prayers May God Watch over them.










 First I want to say thank you to Julee for the lovely sketch for this weeks mojo#289 sketch I changed it around and made it a little different.



Supplies :
 1 - Cream, Saffron,  & Deep pink Card stock by "STAMPIN'UP! "
2 - Plad & Polka dot Card stock by "BOLD BASICS"
3 - Rubber stamp by "FISKARS" ( floral flair) thinking of you.

4 - Orange & White Polka dot Ribbon(1/2") (by American Craft ribbon)
5 - Spellbinder NESTABILITIES  Heart Circles ( 4 templets) and fleur de Lis Squares
6 -Cherry Lynn Design-  "fanciful flourish"
7 - floral Embellishments by "Recollections"
8 - Hot glue gun & glue stick by Scotch 
9 - Rhinestone Stickers by "Recollections" ( orange)
10 - tiny Yellow brad 
11- Classic Stampin pad  by STAMPIN'UP!  Ruby Red

Tutorial:


I went in to my craft room and looked through my stash, I chose the papers& embellishments I wanted for this challenge and then began cutting each of them to size.
I used by Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die cutting machine, and chose the dies I wanted to use for this challenge #289
(Spellbinder NESTABILITIES  Heart Circles ( 4 templets) and fleur de Lis Squares
Cherry Lynn Design-  "fanciful flourish")
then I used the embellishments I picked for this challenge as well   and put them each in place using my glue stick gluing the papers in place and some of the embellishments as well I used my hot glue guy to add my Flower attached with a yellow tiny brad. I enjoyed this design  from mojo Monday by Julee. it was a fun card to create. I hope you  enjoyed my post.




Thank you for visiting and I hope you will leave me a comment I love reading them.
 
 ~ God Bless ~
        Hugs
 

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This is my wonderful Loving Hubby " Joe "  He is the Best Husband and Father and Grandfather anyone could ever ask for