Been Down and out

I have been down and out, or at least out of it. I have had an inner ear infection, and I can tell you that it has not been fun what so ever. Having vertigo and feeling sick is not what I ever want to experience again. This has been a horrid week and Abby has been a trouper, She has helped me this week being a big girl and understanding that Mommy has not been feeling well. I am just glad that I have been getting a little ahead with getting my cards done. I go to my first meeting tomorrow for Simply Scrapbooks  design team. I am excited to get that started. So I have a lot of work ahead of me. It keeps my artistic talents flowing and I love that. Abby only has 3 days of summer school left next week so I have a lot to get done in those 3 days. I will be up loading some more pictures hopefully tomorrow once I get home from work and Simply Scrapbooks.

If you have to go camping you might as well look good doing it......

"A camping we will go a camping we will go, hi ho the dairyo of a camping we will go"

Well that's enough singing for now.

Now on to the camping card I have a little story to tell no I am sorry it is not a scary camp fire story either. I was (on a riding mower) mowing the lawn on Monday and of course my mind goes a hundred miles an hour when a light bulb went off in my head (mind you this happens a lot when I am in the shower and right before I go to sleep I don't know why but it does). Anyway I had to stop the and go run it to the house to get a  little note book and pencil to right down my idea of course or I will forget if I don't. First the saying came to me "If you have to go camping you might as well look good doing it" I had to keep repeating it to myself until I got it down. So I decided to take said note book and pencil out on the mower with me so I could finish jotting down ideas when I got them. (Yes I did look a little funny stopping every so often to write something down. Thank God My Hubby is used to this strange occurrence but people driving by did slow down a little.)

So for the card and it's design I had made this card base with the triangle cut out of the center and the scallops on the edge. I had that part done for a while and just set it to the way side. That was until I got the idea for the camping card then I added the pink paper and the berry paper to it. I made so it looked like the tent was opening. The women was from Hero Arts stamps and the table was cut from my slice. I had some camping stickers mercy from years and years ago that had the Coffee pot and cups. SO I add them to the table along with a table cloth. Now for the Inside of the card.

For the inside I used my Slice again to cut the grass (I really need to get that Martha steward grass punch) I don't really like it but it worked. I also Used the slice to cut the man rowing the boat as well as the sign. The pond I just cut by hand from some water paper. My tree and fire where from the same stickers as the coffee pot and cups. Thanks for taking the time to read my long story I hope you got a laugh out of it I know I did just writing It.

Oh Yeah this will be up loaded to More Paper than shoes tomorrow Morning!

My Jewelry- Locus Wings

OK So here it is My Jewelry!

My Dear Dad has been asking when I am going to get these on my blog. The problem I was having was trying to get pictures of them it wasn't easy I can tell you that. The lighting was all wrong most of the time. But with true diligence my Mom and I got some good pictures.

The earrings are done on scrabble tiles and

the necklace pendant is a rummy cube tile.

The Art Work is Locus Wings I copied prints of my sisters art work.

You can check out more of her stuff at

http://www.amanddatirey.com/

Here Comes The Sun

Here comes the Sun is my card for MPTS(more paper than shoes)I am a little early for it is not do until Sept., so some of you are going to get a sneak peek of my card.

I have a lot of little details going on in this card. I used scraps of paper to paper piece the bird, flowers and leaves.  I wanted the to add some extra pieces to the branches so by stamping it out and cutting it apart I was able to get the look that I was after. The bird and branch stamp is from from Memory Box. The bike is a stamp as well from Hero Arts stamps. The rocks I stamped out on a piece of paper colored and cut them out to lay randomly on the ground. The rocks are a stamp from IO (impression obsession). The Sun was cut from my slice I also cut the green grass part from hand and the words "Here Comes the Sun" Where typed and printed out on velum.

Here it is the first card for my design team challenge at More Paper than Shoes.  You can check it out here http://morepaperthanshoes.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cmct&thread=292&page=1
I used October Afternoon Paper for the back ground and the waves. The Sun and the Boat was cut using my wonderful Slice. The Dolphin was a stamp from  imaginisce. The Clouds where cut using a die cut from MFTS (my favorite things stamps) I cut the clouds out of felt from Hobby Lobby.
Let me know what you think. Thanks for stoping by.

Enevlope Note Card Box

I was looking for a new style of a note card box to make and I came across a blog (sorry I don't remember which blog it was) that was selling a block of wood to be able to make a thick (or 1/4" depth) envelope. Well if anyone knows me they should know that if I like it well enough I am going to try to figure out how to make it. Well that is just what I did. I was wanting to make a Note card box with thick envelopes and after a little work I made it. So here it is for everyone to see. I used Amy Bulter paper and my slice, as well as some Hero Art stamps and I think even Autumn Leaves stamps. Let me know what you think.

                                                     This is the the front of my Box

Inside of the box with the two thick Envelopes

Side view closed

Note cards for the box 10 total

Abby was impressed with the women in the rodeo.

Fram Days in west Alex

                                            Abby loves horses but then what little girl doesn't.

Abbys Butterfly

                         Farm Days in West Alex. Memaw and Pawpaw took Abby for a day full of fun.

I pray everyone had a wonderful and save 4th of July. IT was busy here my Mom and Dad had Abby over the weekend and they took her to West Alex for Farm Days. I guess Abby had a ball, she got to see cow girls and a redo. She also got to pet a Joey that was 4months old and feed pygmy goats. Abby also got her face painted a butterfly and pink of course. The went back that night to see fire works. I should have gone with her, but Rick and I stayed in town and got to watch Huber Heights Fire Works. It was fun but I got no less than a 8 bug bits on my legs. I will have some pictures to put up a little later

 I am Proud to say that I got asked to join the design card team over at More Paper than Shoes. This is a fun way for me to enjoy my summer while Abby heads off to summer school (so she can get a boost for 1st grade) So I will have some free time to work on projects. So stop by the forum and check us out.  This is a  great group and bunch of great designers. Look for me under jesssews.
http://www.morepaperthanshoes.blogspot.com/