August Birthdays Continue

Our friends bought a RV camper this past May and they are having a great time with it. They have taken their grandsons to North Conway camping at National Park camping grounds. I made this card for Dennis' birthday on August 14th using punch art and making an easel card. It is amazing what you can make with punches! Happy Birthday Dennis

Staying with the easel theme, this card is for my brother in law, Tom. His favorite activity is golfing but I have made him a couple of golfing cards so I thought this year to go with a traditional card--Birthday Cake!!! Happy Birthday Tom!

My sister, Andrea's birthday is tomorrow so I made her a double Z-fold card and used Grace's Garden stamp and die set from SU. I thought of this when I was at her house this summer and I saw that she and her husband put up an arbor. Love this stamp set! Happy Birthday Andrea! Lastly, I just wanted to show some photos of our craft fair that we had in Kennebunk, Maine last weekend. It was so hot and humid that there wasn't a great turn out but we did okay for the number of people that did come. Kuddo's to everyone that made it! Kennebunk is a beautiful place!

Summer Birthdays

These pinwheel tower cards are very impressive, in that, they stand so nice for display and fold easily for mailing. There is lots of room for decorating. I made this one for a good friend whose birthday was at the end of July and was able to decorate it a lot so I just handed it to her. I have seen a lot of them on Pinterest and they are all so pretty. The DP that I used is from Stampin up with dies for a lot of different companies. Below are more pictures of the card from different angles.

Folded flat for mailing.

Our neighbor, Julia, had her 8th birthday this week. She is a fan of mermaids and unicorns. Made this shaker card for her. This stamp/die set is from Stampin up. Happy Birthday Julia!

Medicare Birthday

I thought my brother would get a kick out of this card! He turned 65 yesterday so I made him a "Happy Medicare Birthday" card! It is an accordion/trifold style card. Check out a few more pictures of this card below.

My sisters and I have been busy getting ready for our craft fair in Kennebunk on the 14th of August. Here are a few more projects that I have completed. It was fun decorating the lighthouses. The smaller lighthouse was a lot different before I put it on a candlestick and painted it. Here is a picture of it before...

Birthday Cards & Projects

These 2 cards are for very good friends birthday which is this Thursday. They are twins and, believe me, it is easier to make the same card but I didn't do that because they are twins. We have been friends since the age of 9. Flowers and bees are summertime themes for birthday cards which is what I did here. The flower card is a double Z fold and the bee card is made with Tim Holtz stencil and paste to make the hive. My sisters and I are getting ready for a craft fair that we are doing in Kennebunk on August 14th. Here are a few projects that I have finished this week.

I might have showed these "Welcome" & "Hello" signs before but I love making them with pizza tins from the Dollar Store! Enjoy your day!

Botanical Tea Card

Love using my scraps for making cards and especially Graphic 45 paper scraps. Graphic 45's collections are so beautiful, you want to use every scrap you have! Bridge cards are fun to make with a different border at the top of the card. This card is a Get Well Card for a neighbor who had a bad fall in her house and had to be hospitalized for surgery. She has been through a lot and praying she has a speedy recovery! I have been working on our home decor line for our craft fair that we are hoping to have in August and below are a few items that are for sale! Thank you Julie Designs for all your inspiration and instructions!

Home Decor Items

Along with papercrafting, I have been working on home decor items. My sisters and I are planning on doing an open house later in the summer and here are some projects that I have finished and are up for sale. My sister, Andrea, has already purchased one of the photo frame/recipe holders! I actually kept one for myself. The riser I just completed last week and I am using it for a get together. The wooden pocket holder with flowers is a favorite. Love using the IOD script stamp for the background! Here is a picture of just some of the stuff that will be for sale.

Anniversary, Birthday & Retirement

This gatefold card is an Anniversary card with Heartfelt Creations dies. I used some stickers that I had in my stash from Michael's for the embellishments. My sister and her husband are celebrating their 6th year Anniversary today! Happy Anniversary to those two love birds!

My brother-in-law's birthday is this month and I thought I would use my Graphic 45 collection-Come away with me! He is getting close to retiring so travel should be in his future. Love making the Building Block style cards. WISH BIG! is the sentiment for Cary! Happy Birthday Cary!

This is a M Fold card. It was a fun style card to make and it was perfect for our good friend, Brian. He retired last week and now is working 3 days a week for his son at a marijuana growing facility. I didn't have any marijuana stamps so I printed it off the internet! Stampin Up had the perfect paper for the background. I love the saying on it that says "Your career has gone to pot"! So happy in his retirement he gets to work with his son and daughter-in-law! We had a fun day last week going to the Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Maine to see the trolls. They did give you a map but you had to find them on your own, no signs on the trail for them. The flowers that were in bloom were gorgeous! Be prepared to do some walking and some of the trails were steep but there were shuttles for people. My husband and I even saw people in wheelchairs! The trails are wide so it did accomodate them but for the people pushing them it was a workout! It was a gorgeous day and I was glad we got to go!