September Cards

We hosted a wedding celebration for my son and my daughter in law in August. Our son's in laws sent us some lovely gifts and I wanted to make a card for their thoughtfulness. These stamps that I used are actually from them. Love them! It was such a great evening! It has been a busy summer with events. My husband's 50th high school reunion that was so much fun! Here are a few pictures that I took when we went on the Casablanca on August 11th around Casco Bay!

Birthday Celebrations

It is time for soccer again! Our friend is a soccer ref and here is the card that I made for his birthday! What is so cool about this card is that I used embellishments from a birthday card that my husband got for his birthday a couple years ago. I also added some soccer stickers that I had in my stash. I made the whistle with my Cricut. There are a few dies that I used too! Gotta add those yellow and red cards-very important for refs. Happy Birthday Dennis!

Julie Nutting's doll stamps are perfect for little girls. This card is a slimline card and can be used as a bookmark. Happy Birthday Julia!

My brother's birthday was at the beginning of the month and I used my Cricut for the golfcart which I have used before for family members. We have many family members that play golf. The image inside the card is from Stampin up. Happy Birthday Hal!

Fun Style Cards

Sun & Sea themed card for a friend's birthday! Love this stamp set from Stampin up and love making these split style cards with acetate for a see-thru message. Such an easy card to make and perfect for the summer here in Maine, should have added a lobster!

This style card is called a pop out/accordion card. I used Graphic 45's Fairie Wings collection. Another birthday card for the end of July birthday!

Lastly, this is a double Z fold card which is one of my favorite cards to make. It gives you plenty of room to decorate and for the sentiment. This paper collection is an echo park collection which the name escapes me for the moment but there are so many beautiful beach/sea paper collections out there. Happy Birthdays to Mary, Joni & Vicki!!

Summer Birthdays!

This time of year I can't help but make birthday cards with flowers! My daylilies are in bloom and I just love all the color in our yard! This card is for my sister, Adrianne who has a birthday on the 23rd and had to use Graphic 45's BLOOM collection which is so beautiful! It is 3 panel accordion card which is another fun fold to make for a birthday card. Happy Birthday Adrianne!

This Z fold birthday card is for a grandson of great friends of ours. Caden lives in Florida and has become quite a football player. He is a quarterback for his team and his parents are pretty proud of him. He has a birthday next week and I hope this card gets to him in time. Keep up the good work Caden and Happy Birthday! Just a couple pictures of some summertime fun!

Hello July!

This wedding card is for my daughter who is attending a wedding on July 4th! What a great day for a wedding celebration complete with fireworks! This is Becca Feeken's diorama, Happily Ever After dies. It makes such beautiful cards!

I made a pocket with the sentiment on the outside so you can put a gift card, cash or check for the bride and groom. These style cards can be folded and put into a 6x6 envelope but because of the embellishments I added, I decided make a small box and put the card in it.

The box measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 and fits perfectly! I have been busy repurposing some items that I have had for a while. Painting the items and then putting some transfers on them and I love the way them came out. I put some of these items and facebook and was able to sell the picnic basket! Love that people love them!

June Celebrations!

I made this 3-point card for my sister's 8th Anniversary. I can't believe it has been 8 years since that happy, happy day! I love this style card because there is no cardstock waste. Graphic 45 Bloom was used for decorating this card. It is a great paper collection for spring! Happy Anniversary to Adrianne & Lenny! This card below is an origami shirt style card which is great for masculine birthdays. I made this for my brother-in-law who has a birthday on the 20th. I had to get it in the mail because my sister and her husband live in Georgia. Happy Birthday and have a wonderful day Cary!

30 Year Anniversary!

Today marks 30 years my husband and I have lived in Falmouth. We moved from Raymond to Falmouth so that our children would have a good school which included a high school. My husband, actually, graduated from Falmouth High School and now our children have too! We have seen neighbors come and go in 30 years and the card I made below is for a neighbor, Caroline, who is a ski racer. Usually I make cards that something to do with the season but since she is such a great skier, I know she will love this. I used my Cricut for the image on the front of the card, racing down the mountain. Happy Birthday Caroline!

My Mother's day flowers!

Yesterday was Mother's Day which was a beautiful day so we went to the Eastern Prom in Portland and had lobster and crabmeat rolls from a local shop in Falmouth. We brought Ollie with us. Here are some pictures of us enjoying the afternoon! Hope every mother had a wonderful day yesterday!