Because I Care...

Remember I told you I had a couple of Sympathy cards to make and send....I finally am showing them to you! Here is one anyway.....

While hydrangea's normally are in bloom in the summer, but I couldn't resist making a card with some fall paper - retired from two years ago. Anyone else a hoarder of all things designers paper? I always buy an extra pack of my faves - "just in case"!! The stamp set is a hostess set - Because I Care. Isn't it beautiful???

Don't forget - if there is something on the clearance rack - you better get your little mitts on it before it's gone. There are so many things at awesome prices - especially some of the Big Shot dies - they are rock bottom priced! How do you shop the clearance rack? Well, head on over here you silly~!

Where does the time go???

I can't believe that it's Friday already....my week FLEW by, and I don't even know if I saw it! I must have blinked and it was gone! Seems like just yesterday Aubrie was born and that little girly is already rolling over, eating cereal like a champ and sleeping all night long (which is unusual for my kids!). Now she just needs to break into a daytime routine for me and I'll be smitten like a kitten!

Will started Pre-School this week. He's at a different school this year and didn't know anyone in his class. I was really nervous for him - especially because this year he can ride the bus to school, and he has to switch buses once he gets to town. Being a shy kinda kid, I worried a bit about him. No need tho, he just took it all in stride and acted like it was no big deal. Whatta big boy! It sure saves me from a lot of excess driving all over tim-buck-to tho!!!

Anyway, there hasn't been a whole lot of real crafty time this week. I spent two days finishing up some stamp club and scrapbooking club projects for those who weren't able to attend this month. It's a service I'm more than happy to provide!!! Then I spent two days doing some much needed cleaning in the ol' crafty room. Had to move retired DSP papers into their new spot to make room for all the new DSP that I'm about to hoard!! I must do something with all of my retired paper - I'm running out of room!

And with that, my week was gone! UGH!!

Here is a card I've had in my stash to show you tho:

It was super quick, clean and quite simple.......

Gotta run now, boys are fighting!!

My favorite flowers!

For many years, I have drooled over the beauty of a good hydrangea. Blue ones to be specific! They were the flowers that I chose for our wedding, and to this day I still love the classic look of hydrangea. I've even planted a bush in our flower bed, it struggles. It's on the south east corner of our house, in the shade, because I'm told they like shade. Although I don't know that it really matters, sun or shade. Anyway, it gets pretty beat up by our south winds here on top of our hill. When the weatherman says it's gonna be a bit breezy, we batten down the hatches, cuz that means very WINDY up on our hill. We've started a windbreak to the south, which is a little sad, because we have an awesome view to the south....but what do you do? If we ever want to enjoy it outside in the spring, we need to block some wind!
So, when I saw this card in the new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog - I had to have it. It's a Level One Hostess set, so contact me to book a workshop and you can have your own beeee-uu-tee-ful hydrangea stamp. That really cool DSP - yeah, that's new too. Newsprint - and I'm in love with it! I used it on yesterday's card (still waiting to see if any of you caught onto my subliminal message -or picture - in that card). Just think starting TOMORROW (tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, you're only a day away) you too can order from the uber awesome new catty!!!
Back to the card - I stamped it on Crumb Cake (Kraft) and colored it with watercolor crayons. It gives it a nice soft feel against that bold vintagey newsprint. I Like it!

Alright - off to finish wedding programs and thank yous....