Just For Fun

Tri Shutter card.....

This card looks a lot harder than it really is......Thank you to Bonnie at http://craftiblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/2009-04-23-quad-fold-card-sample-tutorial/ for the awesome tutorial.....The stamps I used were from SU "A Little Birdie Told Me", I used SU DSP and colored with Copics.  You really should try this card out - it is sooo cute don't you think?

Father.....

It's hard to believe that Fathers Day is just around the corner.  My own father passed away when I was 22  from a massive heart attack at the age of 49 so I often wonder what he would have been like today...and just how much he would have enjoyed the technology that we have today....So...I started thinking of some of the things I remembered about my dad....

- playing board games with my dad and my sisters

-listening to "Lassie" on the radio

- listening to music on the radio

-going fishing with my dad and my sisters - we were only about 6 or 7 years old

-my dad baking

-my dad always helping my mom around the house

-my dad ironing clothes

-my dad dancing with my mom

-my dad playing cards with friends and family

-my dad singing in church

-my dad sharing our Christmas turkey with his friend (cutting a frozen one in half) LOL!

-my dad playing the harmonica at Christmas

-my dad trying to teach us to play piano

-my dad eating and praising us for our cooking - with three girls all growing up I am sure some of those meals weren't the greatest! LOL!

-the love my dad had for his family - the family ALWAYS came first.....

So, this Fathers Day take the time to reflect on some the things you remember about your dad and give him an extra hug.  I sure wish I could hug my dad.....

Stamped images are from Great Impressions and colored with Copic Markers, C/S is SU.

The ABC's of Me!!!

I saw this on Kims blog  - Crafts by Kim  at http://craftsbykim.blogspot.com/ and I thought it would be fun to pass along some facts about me...so.....Copy and change the answers to your own, then post to your blog with a link to mine ( or when your blog friends copy yours, they link to you). Let's see how far this gets.

Here's ME:
Age: 57
Bed size: Queen
Chore you hate: Washing floors
Dad's Name: Heinz
Essential start your day item: Red Rose Tea
Favorite actor(s): Sean Connery, Peter Strauss
Gold or Silver: Gold
Height: 5’8 ½”
Instruments you play(ed): none
Job title: Wife, Mother, Customer Service Rep
Kid(s): One of mine, and two of my husbands with 5 grandchildren
Living arrangements: moving next month into a bigger house with my own craft room!
Mom's name: Melitta
Nicknames: Hide or the Huttster
Overnight hospital stay other than birth: two
Pet peeves: People that chew anything with their mouth open…..
Quotes you like: Did something you do or say brighten someones day today?
Rightie or Leftie: Rightie
Siblings: Two younger sisters, one older sister, one half brother
Time you wake up: 5:30 am on a work day, 8:30 or 9:30 on the weekend
Umbrella: no usually just a hood
Vegetable you dislike: Okra
Ways you run late: Very rare – I’m actually very punctual!
X-rays you've had: Hands, stomach area
Yummy food you make: I love everything I make – that’s the problem!
Zodiac: Pisces
Now that you know a little more about me, let's hear about you. Leave a comment & I'll read your ABC's.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope your weekend is wonderful!

Enjoy every moment!

Saw a sample of this card at SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1152592?cat=11785 and new I just had to make one of my own.  I changed a few things and used my new SU DSP Walk in the Park that I got in the mail today.  I just love this paper. Here is the recipe:

Paper: SU Regal Rose, SU Going Gray, SU Bashful Blue and SU DSP - Walk in the Park, Non SU White

Ink: SU Regal Rose, SU Bordering Blue

Punches: SU 1 inch and SU 1 1/4 inch circles, SU Word Window, SU Scallop Oval, SU Scallop border punch

Ribbon: Non SU Blue Grosgrain

Accessories:  Tiny little blue jewel by Amuse

Here's my card - what do you think?

Tiger Lilies

I can't believe another few weeks have gone by since my last post.  We have been busy with preparations to move into the new house and just with life in general.  I still manage to get my "fix" over at Splitcoast Stampers though...LOL! Tonight Kenny and Amber are coming over to make me Mothers Day dinner - isn't that sweet?  We are having salmon.... It will be interesting since Kenny hasn't cooked very much but I'm sure Amber will help him....We went out to Garry Point in Steveston yesterday and met up with Kenny and Amber there and Kenny decided to buy a salmon right off of the fishing boats.  It was fun to sit and watch the people out there flying their kites, riding bikes and walking their dogs.  It was such a beautiful day - it finally felt like summer has arrived.

Here is a card I made using the SU set Fifth Avenue Floral.....what do you think....