My new Titus El Guapo & Clint's new toy!

Wahoo!

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Make it Monday #16 - Sympathy Cards

Hi there! Long time, no blog!

I decided to participate in this week's Make it Monday challenge because between working extra hours and making about 200 wedding invitations for my best friend, I was still struggling with extra hours in my day! Right. OK, note to self: sarcasm is most effective when spoken.

At any rate, this week's but was..."Sympathy cards are nobody's favorite to make. But with care and kindness, they can touch deeply the recipients with the thought put into making them. Follow Dawn McVey's lead and learn some helpful tips when it comes to making your own."

The tips to follow were to keep things classic and simple, not too much frills or whimsy. It's OK to use bold colors, and you can never go wrong with flowers. 

So, here's my take.

And because everybody loves a crazy cat lady, here's a picture of Barley sitting in the cubby where my Cuttlebug lives. Appropriate, no?

And because everybody loves photos of people they don't know, here's Clint and me after our ride @ Duthie Hill last Sunday. This was my first ride on my new Tutis El Guapo. Loads of fun! If I ride enough, maybe that spare ring around my middle will dissipate!?!?

*Disclaimer: this photo was taken post ride, hence the muddy legs and face. Please do not assume that this is what I typically look like. Although, with all the riding I do, I do typically look like this. But only when riding. 

Way 2 Go!

Good morning! Just popping in to show you a cute little card I made for my brother yesterday. I used my new Alpha Blocks set from PTI, and I LOVE it! The coordinating die makes it super easy to make these little windows where you can stamp your image. This photo was scanned, so you can't see that the letters are actually stamped on the INside of the card. The die cut is a window frame, so when you open the dard, you can still see the "WAY 2 GO" sentinemt.

The leaf patter is from Turning A New Leaf. They have a coordinating die to cut this out, but sadly, I do not yet own it. Maybe soon...

And yet another dude card, too!

On and Off again...

I just can't seem to get used to this thing called consistency. In every area of my life, I struggle with it. Blog posting? Sporadic. Going to the gym? Hit and miss. Card making? Comes in waves. But I suppose if you average things out over the course of a year, I'd be OK. And who carers anyway? I like my life the way it is.

Last weekend, when we had some sunshine (not warmth, but the clouds did momentarily part), I took advantage of the natural light to photograph all of the cards that I have in my possession. I do this to document when I've done so I can refer back in the future. As I send cards, sell cards, give them away, I want a reminder of the styles, colors, techniques & layouts that I have previously done. I can't remember them all, and sometimes when I get "crafter's block," looking through previous cards helps jump start the creative process all over again. Plus, this gives me a reason to post them here and fish for read all the nice compliments. ;-)

Some of these may be duplicates of previous posts, but here are some of my favorites from this year to date.