Happy Blessings

So I just got the new set Happy Blessings from the Holiday Mini. LOVE it. I had Happy Fall Y'all and sold it several years ago. This was a GREAT replacement and I knew I had to have it the second I saw it. In fact it was the only mini set that I preordered.

I have been behind on my stamping, so I immediately went to the sketch challenges. It always gives me inspiration when I don't know what to stamp.

I broke into my stash of Fall Flowers DP that has retired. I love this paper. Real Rust and Old Olive are two of my favorite colours.

This was actually a very simple card. Nothing too fancy. The scarecrow was coloured with our fabulous watercolour crayons. One of my favorites.

Happy Birthday to DD2

It's birthday time again. DD2 is having her party at the Putt Putt Funhouse in a couple of weeks.

So we HAD to have a putt-putt themed invitation. So out came one of my oldies but goodies - Sporting Goods. I was so disappointed when this set retired. It is so versatile. Stampin Up has broken the set into several different individual sets that have a few more pieces: Just Golf, Just Baseball, Just Basketball, Just Soccer, Just Hockey, Just Tennis, Just Football. But I still prefer the one versatile set right now until the girls decide on a sport and stick with it. Oh, well.

This was a simple stupid card (my favorite kind).

I printed out the deets to the party on naturals ivory cardstock and cut it down to a card front mat.

The main panel is Rose Red matted with Petals and Prints DP. That was a great paper in its days too - I'm finally using the last of it. sob.

Another panel of tempting turquoise matted another side of the Petals and Prints DP.

Finally I used the Golf Ball and Tee from Sporting Goods. Stamped it in Adirondack Pitch Black and coloured it using my copics.

See simple stupid. But DD2 loved it and that's all that matters.

She's back!

Sorry for the lack of postings. I've been getting horse whipped lately because of it. But it's been a crazy few weeks.

DD1 had her birthday August 12.

School started the last week of August. Tons of PTA related things to do there. I'm the secretary, newsletter editor and webmaster. And the copier broke the first week of school too! ARGH!

Had a scare with Hurricane Gustav Labor Day weekend but he missed us thankfully!

Then it was DH's birthday.

Then DD1 had surgery on September 11 on her hand - scheduled surgery. But right after that it was Hurrican Ike.

HE was a direct hit. We evacuated to a friend's house in Georgetown and then we've been cleaning up since then.

WHEW! Jealous much!? haha!

Needless to say, not a ton of time for stamping. But I'm reconciling that now!

I'll have several things to post on my blog in the next few days.