Bendi-Fold Card

I saw this card on pinterest and watched the tutorial on splitcoast on how to make this new type of card.  Please check out this tutorial by Bibiana.  She does a great job showing how it is done. I used Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish for the very front with some small little flowers.  Memory box dies for the bird, branch and leaves as well as the tree in the inner most fold.  I wanted to put a cat or dog running in the field but I didn't have one but that will have to be my next purchase.  MS punch for the fence with more flowers. Check out below for more pictures of the inside of the card and the sentiment for a Happy Birthday to someone special.  It is great because it does fold down and fits into a 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 envelope. Thanks Bibiana!!

Inside with the sentiment

Happy Birthday- Hope your day is as special as you are!

Birthday Tag

Making this birthday tag was a lot of fun! Julie Nutting's doll stamps from Prima marketing are so cute.  I feel like I am 8 years old again playing with paper dolls. I think I am going to hold onto this one and give it to my daughter in September for her birthday.

I used copic markers to color in her dress but next time I am going to try and use a different papers for her dress like Julie did here.  Check out Julie Nutting's video for some great ideas. The tag measures 9 1/4 x 3 3/4.  Decorating the tag, I used prima flowers, memory box die, Brenda Walton's memory pockets and some bling for her headband and necklace. The sentiment says "all love is sweet".  I will add a "Happy Birthday" banner for Lindsey's birthday later.  I can't wait to make another one!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Today is a special day for all  mothers. I wanted to wish my mom a Happy Mother's Day.  This is a picture of my mother at her 50th Wedding Anniversary Party that all her children gave my Dad and her in1998.  My Mom and Dad had 8 children and were very, very busy as you can imagine.  She is a very special lady!  Love you Mom!

We are celebrating with her today at a luncheon today.  She is a self taught pianist so I thought the card I made for her is appropriate. 

I saw this on pinterest and immediately thought of my mom.  I used Stampin up products such as the tab and label punch, as well as the Top Note die and sentiment.  The fern punch is a Martha Stewart punch and the leaf vine is from Dee's Distinctively (which is my new favorite leaf die).  The flowers are from Prima.

I found this sentiment on the internet.  It is hard to read but I really liked it for my mother.  Hope all of you have a Happy Mother's Day.  Thanks for stopping by!

I Can't Believe It!

My sisters and I are planning a 50th birthday party for my younger sister, Andrea!  I can't believe she is turning 50 this summer.  We are having the party early because her actual 50th birthday isn't until August but we wanted to surprise her. She definitely will be surprised since we are having the party 3 months ahead.  My sister, Phillis, will be here from Florida and my mom's birthday is May 20th so we thought this would be a good way to get her there without any suspicions and just tell her it is a party for Mom!!

The picture doesn't show the color very well, I think, because it is behind glass but I used 20 different pictures of Andrea.  I wanted to show her as a young little girl (school pictures) and as she is today, a lovely mother and wife!  I used a lot of different elements like stickers, sizzix, nestabilities, punches and chipboard. This was definitely a lot of fun to make and I hope she will love it!  She was such a little cutie growing up!!
Love her to pieces.  Happy 50th Birthday Andrea!!

Love her wedding picture!

A wonderful Mom!

Birthday Pocket Card

After a wonderful vacation last week and now back to work, I needed to make a card for my coworker's birthday. Her last day is today so it doubled as a birthday and going to miss you card.  I saw one of these on pinterest and I think my sisters made made them too.  Tags are a lot of fun to make!  The tutorial for this is on splitcoaststampers under Tutorial and search for Diagonal Double Pocket card. Finally with some nice warm weather in the northeast, I made  this a spring card with flowers, butterflies and birds!

Happy Birthday Marcine and Good Luck with your new adventure of moving to Florida!  It was a pleasure to work with you and I will miss you smiling face each day!

Cruisin Vacation

First night

Last week my husband and I with my sister, Connie and her husband Russ went on a Carnival Cruise.  The destination was Nassau and Stirrup Cay Island.  The weather was perfect and so was the company.  We had a lot of fun on and off the ship!  The name of the ship was Fascination.  The picture above is from the first night with a beautiful sunset!  It was so nice to be pampered, no dishes to do and no beds to make.  Just a lovely, lovely week. 

Pretty pool water!

Some pictures around the ship.  At night the lights under pool changed colors-so pretty!  Next to the last day we were able to jump in and have the pool all to ourselves which is pretty amazing!

The picture below was Captain's night when everyone dressed up and had pictures taken around the ship.  A lot of people out and about and listening to the band playing. A lot of people like to cruise!

Promenade Deck

Captain's night

Mark and I dressed for the occasion.  After dinner, we were waiting for a show in the Palace Showroom.

Captain's Night

Connie and Russ enjoying the evening too! Great picture of the two of them!

Caribbean waters

We headed to Nassau and took a Catamaran boat trip to a reef to do some snorkeling.  Had to show a picture of the beautiful Caribbean water.  Just a gorgeous color of blue/teal!  On the way back to the ship we had some, what else, but rum punch!  It went down real smooth but we didn't count how many some of us had! Right Mark!

Double fisted!

Someone was having too much fun! Such a beautiful day and beautiful place!  Loved the trip and as always it is great to be home.  One more thing, I have to mention the buffet was spectacular!! Below is a picture of Maine lobster tail. It was very good but not sure it was from Maine because of the size. Check out the buffet! Need to get back on the Treadmill!  Again it is good to be home!!!

Dinner in the Dining Room

Buffet dining

Hello Spring!

I wanted to make this scallop punch flower because I haven't made it in a while.  Such a pretty, quick card for any occasion.  I used SU scallop punch and  punched out 5 of them, sprayed them with water and crumpled them.  Wait for them to dry and just layered them on top of one another with a pretty brad in the center.  Simple but cute!