FWF

Finally had a little time to stamp today, and here is my card for FWF this week.

Paper is from Echo Park Apothecary Emporium and the stamp is from the Halloween Traditions kit.

TFL!

World Card Making Day 2011

It has been a while since the last time I made anything crafty at all, but since it is WCMD I decided to spend naptime making some cards today, besides I am running out of cards to send to Vaughn in Iraq, so it is definitely time to make some more...

Papers are from Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends mini deck, the stamp is from Unity and the ribbon doilis is from Basic Grey.

Love my Nestabilities and used two different ones for this, the stamp is from Mint Motif and the pearls are from zva.

TFL!

FWF Friday

Made some cards to share for FWF Friday, they are both CAS which I love to make, and lately that seem to be the only ones I have the time for while keeping up with 3 kids on my own.

Other than making two cards, today was super busy, spent the morning going on the "Freedom Walk" with the kids and their schools. This was so amazing to see all the kids in the field waving their flags, it is so important that we all remember 9/11 and that we all honor those who lost their lives and all the heroes of that day.

"We must remember this . . . FREEDOM IS NOT FREE! It has been won by the blood, sweat, and toil of those before us who were willing to give their life for their country. Do not let their deeds be forgotten by those who take freedom for granted!" ~ VDS ~

Decided to clean up in my craft room (well, more like craft corner of the basement), since it was a huge mess from last week. Cleaning is not fun, so instead of putting everything away like I should have, I decided to make something with some of the scraps and stuff already sitting on the desk, and here is one of the cards I made.

As said, this was made with scraps, and stuff just lying around on my craft desk.  The stamp is from Unity, not sure what set though.

And here is a picture of Jacob and some of his friends ready to leave for Boy Scout camp on Friday, he came back dirty, but happy, so I am thinking it was a fun weekend for him.  What is not fun, is having to clean the stuff he took with him, since it is all wet and VERY messy. Not sure why it is wet, since it was hot and dry all weekend, but that is a 12 year old boy for you....

GIU WINNER

Now for the winner of a free Unity Stamp set.... Using Mr Random.org the winner is: Erin

Erin said... Love the border punch! Great simple and sweet cards.

Please email me at evastrong@rocketmail.com with your address and your choice of the following sets:

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

Thank you to everyone who visited and left comments during this week.

Have a great weekend!

Growing in Unity - Day 5

For my last GIU post, I have just one card to share with you.  I made a thank you card, because I am always needing those, and also I want to say thanks to everyone who posted comments this week. I used the "Build a Damask" set and the papers are left overs from another project that I punched with different border punches.

Tomorrow, I will be picking a winner from all the comments received this week, so don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win one of these fabulous kits from Unity.


Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

Happy Friday!!!

Growing in Unity - Day 4

I have been enjoying the challenge of having to make something for GIU every day, even if some days have been a bit hectic.  The two cards I made for today are both a smaller 4x4 size and both are CAS designs too, I am sure that my husband will appreciate getting mail that does not include big frilly bows :)

For this one I used a stamp from the May KOM, colored the heart with a Copic marker, and added gems to the corners, easy and quick, but I like the card a lot.

These stamps are from the "Be Mine With Love" set, and this is another one of my favorite sets from Unity, I use it all the time for all sorts of projects, every single stamp in this set is amazing.

Yesterday was not a great day around here, the little guy refused to nap, and it seemed like there was endless errands and chores. Some days this "single mom" stuff is really challenging, but I am blessed to have wonderful neighbors and friends who are always there to help. However, I sure hope that the next 11 months will go by fast, because I cannot wait to have my husband home again.