Great Friends....Birthday Wishes!

Today is Jessica's birthday, she is a really great friend that I've had all the way back to elementary school days. We've always seemed to have kept in touch, which is pretty amazing when you think about how crazy lives can get. Well tonight we are meeting for sushi and martini's at the Bistro....I made her up something extra special for her office. Jessica is a message therapist and her business is called Butterfly Therapy. Throughout her office she has artwork of butterflies and I made this "Butterfly" shadow box in hopes it would fit in with her collection. (I hope she likes it as much as I do) I also made some matching note cards she can send out to her clients. Happy Birthday Jessica!

Butterfly Shadow Box

Project Supplies: Great Friend & Baroque Motifs Stamp Set, Baja Breeze & Basic Black Ink, Baja Breeze, Basic Black and Whisper White Cardstock, SU Sticky Strip, Punch and Ribbon...can't forget the shadow box, purchased at Hobby Lobby 40% off. Can't get much easier then that!! The packet of Note Cards and envelopes were tied together with matching ribbon.

Great Friends

My heart wasn't into stamping tonight as I'm worried sick for all of our friends fighting major flooding in Lisbon. Some are moving furniture from their main floors, some are evacuating and some are hunkering down to fight.....it is hard to believe until you see the pictures. (My heart just breaks) Matt and I lived in Lisbon the first 10 years of our married life...it is home for us (even though we've moved away now) and probably always will be, home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone tonight!!

Project Supplies: Great Friend Stamp Set (Occasions Mini), Urban Garden Designer Paper, Match Box Die for the Big Shot (Tag), Baja Breeze & Whisper White Cardstock, SU Ribbon, Pretties Kit, Baja Breeze Ink, Sponge Dobbers (Shading on tag) and Dimensionals. Cricut Celebrations cartridge to cut out the circles....I really need the circle scissors!!

Trains 101

My son, Aiden is not into Thomas the Train or trains in general. So, I am a little dumb when it comes to Thomas the Train and his locomotive friends. On Monday it was our nephew's 5th birthday and we asked him what he wanted and he kept saying "Henry". I'm thinking a Hemi?? Some type of truck.....needless to say he educated me on Thomas and all of his locomotive friends. I headed off to Target to find "Henry"......I found out Henry is a green engine, my first guess would have been red. I soon found out "James" is red. Aiden now wants to know more and before I know it he'll be into trains!! I guess now I'll be tracking down a Thomas the Train DVD.

I wanted to make a special card and I thought about my new Choo Choo Stamp set I just got out for the Occasions Mini. I got excited and wanted the card to match Henry....but you know me a plain green train isn't that exciting! So, I had to spice it up a little! I hope he enjoys it as much as I enjoyed making it. This card was inspired by two cards on splitcoast that I meshed together....by MacKenzie & rgardengloves. (Thank You)

Choo Choo Birthday Card

Project Supplies: Choo Choo & Wild About You Itty Bitty Backgrounds (Retired) Stamp Sets, Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi (Retired) Cardstock, SU Garden Green, So Saffron, Purely Pomegranate (Retired), Ellegant Eggplant, Really Rust, Creamy Carmel, Cameo Coral and Basic Gray ink, Dimensionals, 2-way Glue, Versa Mark, Ribbon (retired) and Marker, Cuttlebug Swirl Emboss Folder, Alphabet #5, and Plastic Googlie Eye.

"Henry"

Wagon Full of Fun

The Stampin' Up box has been finally opened after staring at me for three weeks! I should probably say I've been tripping over it!! I got many stamp sets from the Occasions Mini....this is one of them, Wagon Full of Fun. This is a very versatile set and I thought it would make cute Easter cards. I'm sad to say I probably won't get Easter cards out this year as I originally had planned due to flooding. Easter is a week away and I have another busy week a head of me, trying to put back the rest of the basement. Now that my craft room is back together and organized, maybe I might just surprise myself!

Project Supplies: Wagon Full of Fun (Occasions Mini) & Just So Sayings Stamp Set (Retired), Whisper White, So Saffron, Basic Black and Bashful Blue Cardstock, SU Markers, Black Stazon, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Window Punch and Black Brad, Cricut Celebrations Cartridge for Scallop Square and Cuttlebug Swirl Emboss Folder.

Project Supplies: Wagon Full of Fun Stamp Set, Sweet Slumber Designer Paper, Whisper White Cardstock, SU Scallop Punch, Watercolor Pencils, Aqua Pen, Dimensionals, Cello Bags and Sticky Strip, last but not least....Jelly Beans!

Project Supplies: Wagon Full of Fun & Hugs and Wishes Stamp Set, Rose Red Designer Paper, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White Cardstock, SU Ribbon, Scallop and Circle Punches, Dimensionals, Basic Black and White Ink.