The Wacky Watercooler May Blog Hop

Yes, we are hopping again!  If you have hope over from Buffy's blog I am sure you were inspired by her projects. Her blog is one of my favorite blogs to go to for inspiration.

My first card is a birthday card that I made for one of my bosses. It has three of the incoming In Colors!

Stamps: Remembering Your Birthday

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Coastal Cabana, Old Olive and Melon Mamba

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Misc: Circle Card Thinlit Die, Boho Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die and Bird Punch

My second card uses Current and new stamps as well as an incoming In Color.

Stamps: World Map, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Traveler

Paper: Naturals White and Lost Lagoon

Ink: Early Espresso and Soft Suede

Misc: Bitty Banners Framelit and Circle Collections Framelits

My last card was made with my club ladies a Spinning, Flip card

Stamps: Lots of Thanks

Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Whisper White and Water Color Wonder DSP

Ink: Calypso Coral

Misc: Circle Card Thinlit Die, Circle Collections Framelit, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Pearl Jewels, Bitty Banners Framelits, 2 1/2" Circle Punch and Bakers Twine

I hope you enjoyed my projects, leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  Hop on over to Terri's and see what she has to share.

Happy Mother's Day!

I have a daughter who is not into the flowers and jewels. Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit was my go to.

Stamps: Teeney Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White CS, Mossy Meadows CS, Blackberry Bliss CS, Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit.
Ink: Mossy Meadows
Misc: Word Bubble Framelit, Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit, Bitty Banners Framelit, Label Card Thinlit(arrow)

Easter Baskets

This is what I did with the little spare time I had this week:)

Easter Baskets for my kids and Grandkids. Bows and Doilies for the girls and Punch Art animals for the boys.

Wedding Words

This is a card designed for my Weekly Card Buffet.

Stamps: Wedding Words and Loving Thoughts
Paper: Whisper White CS, Smoky Slate CS, Strawberry Slush CS, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz CS. CS On Its Way Simply Sent
Ink: Versa Mark, Smoky Slate
Accessories: Tea Lace Doilies, Bird Punch, Small Scallop Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Punch, White Embossing Powder, Banner Framelit.

Lots of Thanks

I have been enjoying the Hip Hip Hooray kit so much I had to order a second one! I add some pieces with those in the kit.

Stamps: Lots of Thanks
Paper: Baked Brown Sugar CS, Whisper White CS, Pistachio Pudding CS
Ink: Calypso Coral
Accessories: Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit, Big Shot, Circle Thinlit(star) (banner from a SAB kit), Dimensionals

The Wacky Watercooler April Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop along the Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop! You may have hopped over from Gail's Blog and I am sure you enjoyed all the ideas she had to share! If you are starting with me keep on hopping and you will circle around to Gail.

With Spring comes a need for get well cards, so many of my friends are having surgery so I thought this was a fun card.  I saw a card like this on Pinterest but it had a broken link so I don't know who to credit with the idea.

Stamps: A Dozen Thoughts
Paper: Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Island Indigo CS
Ink: Island Indigo
Accessories: Punches- 3/4" Circle, Wide Oval, 1 3/4" Circle, Circles from the Owl punch, Word Bubble Framelits, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

With my husbands recent knee replacements I have needed a lot of Thank you cards, I am getting ready to have both my knees scoped so I am sure I will need a lot more. I love gray and pink, I also love the chalkboard technique. This cards has it all and more.

Stamps: Chalk Talk
Paper: Smoky Slate, Basic Black, and Primrose Petals CS, Tea Lace Paper Doilies
Ink: White Craft
Accessories:  Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder(will be available again starting in June) Chalk Talk Framelits

My last project is for Easter. I found this video on Youtube

Stamps: Blessed Easter
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz CS, Island Indigo DSP, Tea Lace Paper Doilies
Ink: Island Indigo
Accessories: Itty Bitty Punch, Candy Dots, Pearl Jewels, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Island Indigo Bakers Twine, Bird Punch, Big Shot, Envelope Punch Board, Scallop Tag Topper Punch

For more inspiration hop on to Jeannie's Blog!

Weekly Deals

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WEEKLY DEALS

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Paper Flower Burlap Wrapped Wreath

I had so much fun with the Blossoms and Blooms I had fun making this one from scratch.

My husband had both his knees replace two weeks ago, I have had a few good friends that have been helping out, running errands, bringing meals etc. I am making paper flower wreaths as thank yous for these friends.

For this one I used the Blossom Party as well as the Fun Flowers Dies for the flowers, I also used the fringe scissors for the flower centers as well as the yellow mum-like flowers.

The largest flower is Strawberry Slush CS.
The blue flowers are made with Island Indigo CS, Bermuda Bay CS and Coastal Cabana CS with Early Espresso CS centers.
The coral flowers are Calypso Coral CS and Crisp Cantaloupe CS with Early Espresso CS centers.
The daisy flowers are Whisper White CS with Crushed Curry CS centers.
The leaves are from Secret Garden Framelits as well as an ornament from the Ornament Framelits. I used Old Olive CS and Pear Pizzazz CS.

This is for my neighbor/friend Deena. It matches perfectly with her decor.

The Wacky Watercooler March Blog Hop

Welcome to our hop! You might be coming from the amazing projects on Christine's Blog or this might be your starting point but either way you will want to hop the full circle so that you can see all the amazing projects that have been made to share with you. If you get lost our home blog page will list all the blogs on our hop.
First up a CASE from the Sale-a-bration catalog, see page 11

Stamps: See Ya Later from the Sale-a-bration Catalog page 16
Paper: Sweet Sorbet DSP from the Sale-a-bration catalog page 12, Pistachio Pudding CS, Summer Starfruit CS and Whisper White CS
Ink: Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit
Accessories: Summer Star Fruit Twine and Decorative Dots Embossing Folder-both from the Sale-a-bration Catalog page 13,  the Chevron Border Punch from the Celebrate the Everyday Catalog page 28, Banners Framelit Dies from the Celebrate the Everyday Catalog page 27 and the Finishing Touches Edgelit Dies

Next Up

Burlap and Blooms Simply Created Wreath Kit from the Celebrate the Everyday Catalog page 21. I simple followed the directions! I did add leaves in Old Olive CS and Pear Pizzazz CS
But I didn't stop there, I used the same kit again.

I used a burlap wrapped wreath base, the Burlap and Blooms Simply Created Wreath Kit from the Celebrate the Everyday Catalog page 21 and additional flowers made with the Blossom Party and the Fun Flower Dies
Additional Paper: Crushed Curry CS, Daffodil Delight CS, Calypso Coral CS, Cantaloupe Crisp CS, Island Indigo CS, Bermuda Bay CS, Old Olive CS, Pear Pizzazz CS and Whisper White CS
Accessories: Blossom Party Die, Fun Flower Die, and Brights Designer Buttons


For more ideas hop on over to Gails Blog

Coming Soon-Wacky Watercooler March Hop

We will be hopping again this Thursday Evening so check back and see the amazing projects that will be shared by the Wacky Women of the Watercooler!


Husband Update:

Mike(my husband) is being released from the hospital today, coming home to finish rehabbing his knees!

Card in a Box

For club we made birthday cards in a box. On of my fellow blog hoppers shared the instruction on her blog.

We followed her instructions for the shorter box/card.

• The box is Island Indigo CS with Daffodil Delight and Raspberry Ripple CS for the panels
• The banner is Gingham Garden Washi Tape
• The phrase on the front flap is from Label Love and colored with markers before stamping with Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple and Crushed Curry, it was popped up with Dimensionals
• All the sayings and the cupcakes are attached to Window Sheets. the sayings came from the following sets: Bring On the Cake, Remembering Your Birthday, Just Saying and Tag It they were cut out with the Word Bubble Framelits

My son saw it and asked if he could have it to give to his girlfriend on her birthday.

My daughter came from California to help out for a couple of weeks while her dad, my husband, had both of his knees replaced. she made this for her friend back in California.

We had fun making them.  I made the first box in more manly colors for my boss for his birthday, he loved it!

Sorry the posts are few!

My husband had both knee replace a week ago. It is keeping me busy getting him and the house ready for him to come home next week. I do have a project to photograph and share as well as projects for next weeks blog hop.  Soon everything will settle down and I will do better posting. 

Here is a photo of my husband recovering knees.