Always something...

Hey, everyone!

What a day yesterday was! Oh man!!! Javan, my 21 month old son, loves to climb and I'm always pulling him down from somewhere it seems like! He is definitely ALL boy! Kadesia had him with her playing in her bedroom while I was in the bathroom. In a very short time I heard a THUD! followed by Javan screaming and crying and I could tell he was in pain! I yelled for Kadesia to bring him to me and I was checking him for bumps or bruises when I touched the back of his head and there was a HUGE knot! I just about lost it!! It was so scary! I immediately called the hospital and asked what to do. It was lunchtime so the pediatrician's office was closed so I talked to someone in the ER and she asked me some questions then gave me some instructions. I couldn't wait until the office opened again so I hurried him to their office and had one of the ladies look at him. When she felt how large the hematoma was she told me to sign in and let the doctor look at him. The verdict? He's going to be fine but he has a concussion! Oh that definitely pulls at a mother's heart strings! I just about lost it! Me and Kadesia were crying with him! Ugh! I immediately called my dad on the way to the doctor's office and asked him to pray and several others were praying, too. I just asked God not to take my baby boy from me! I know how swiftly they can go! God answered prayers and Javan hardly has any swelling now. It still concerns me deeply but I've done everything they said to do and I am trusting God for the rest!

This is a 4x4 card that I made today! I really like this size card a LOT! I already know who I am going to send it to.

You can see the detail a little more in this picture. I stamped the image and sentiment from the Dear Friend stamp set (Serendipity magalogue) using Noir Palette Hybrid Ink. The balloons are colored with my Stardust Glitter Gel Pens. You know I love these! I am going to need to order more soon because I color with them SO much that I am almost out of ink! LOL The hat, clothes and shoes were all colored using my Tombow markers. I used Copic markers for the skin and a glitter gel pen for the hair!

Thanks for hanging out with me today! I hope you like the card I made. I am eager to make more. Tomorrow I will share some Father's Day gifts with you! I am not quite done with them so you'll have to wait one more day to see them. I hope you all have a terrific day!

Hugs,

SWEETIE PIE TUTORIAL

Hey, everyone!

I realize that the tutorial won't come in clearly for some reason for some of you, so I decided to just print the tutorial here. I hope that you will enjoy making this very simple and very versatile card!!!

To start with, we need some supplies:

You will need:
Cardstock: black, white, pink
Designer Paper: (I am using Winterberry)
Embellishments: white grosgrain ribbon, adhesive, pop dots
Ink: Belle Rose, Burnt Umber Hybrid Palette Ink Spots, (from the Monet and Escher Ink Spots), Tombow blender pen, Tombow gray marker, Memory Marker (Hazelnut), Stardust Glitter Gel Pens
Tools: Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scor-Pal, Paper Trimmer, Sponge
Stamp: Kid Praises
(all supplies from The Angel Company)

Now the first step to creating our card is to trim the black cardstock to 8" x 4" and then lay this piece on your Scor-Pal lengthwise. (see photo)

Using your Scor-Pal tool, score the cardstock at 4" then fold and crease your score line.

Take your pink cardstock and cut it to 3¾" x 3¾" and then punch out a circle from that same color cardstock using your Scallop circle punch.

You will need to cut your designer paper at 3½" x 3½". Cut a piece of white cardstock to measure 3¾" x 3¾" and also punch out a white circle with your circle punch.

Cut a piece of white grosgrain ribbon to 5" and you are ready to start assembling the card!

Adhere the designer paper to the pink cardstock.

Apply adhesive to the back of your ribbon and attach to the front of your card horizontally in the center, wrapping the ends around the back.

Now place this layer on the front of the black cardstock.

Take your sponge and Belle Rose ink spot to sponge the edges of your white square. You will adhere this to the inside of your card. You can add a sentiment or leave it blank for notes later.

Now you stamp your image onto the white circle. I used Burnt Umber to ink up the pie and then Belle Rose to ink up the sentiment. I colored the pie crust in Hazelnut and used my blender pen for blending. The Stardust Glitter Gel Pen was used to color in part of the pie plate and to add doodle dots to the scallop circle. I created a shadow with the gray Tombow marker. Then I adhered these two pieces together.

Finally I put some pop dots behind the scallop circle and attached it to the front of my card! Here is the finished product:
This is a simple and fun card to make for any occasion and I hope you'll make some of these soon! You could even make a set of these cards, tie them with ribbon and give them for a fun gift! I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

Hugs,

SWEETIE PIE TUTORIAL

Hey, everyone!

I remember when I first learned to stamp a little over a year ago. My friend, Dawna taught me how to make a card and I was so nervous! LOL I was afraid of messing up but she just kept encouraging me and telling me it was easy and not to worry and once I started it was so much fun, I didn't want to stop! I will never forget that excitement and joy at learning how to stamp! I get that same feeling of excitement and joy when I teach my family, friends, customers and anyone that asks me, really, (LOL), how to start creating their own beautiful projects. There is a moment of pure joy when they realize they really CAN make something creative, too!

In keeping with my love of teaching, and to encourage all my viewers, new and seasoned stampers alike, to make something fun and EASY just for the JOY of card-making, I have come up with a tutorial. We'll be making this card today:


I hope you like it and remember just by changing the papers, the ink, the stamp, or even the ribbon, you can turn this card into the PERFECT card for any occasion! Enjoy the tutorial and if you have any questions saving it or viewing it large enough to read, let me know. I will make sure you get the tutorial. I'd love to see yours when you get it done!


Hugs,