Jeepers Creepers

I was looking at the Hurricane Lori induced mess in my craftroom and decided really didn't care, I was going to skirt around the worst of it and stamp. Out of the chaos came this card. It was so easy to put together I should almost be ashamed to post it (notice it is here anyway)! The bat paper is from DCWV and the stamped bat is from SU's Googlie Eyes. The inspiration for this card came from one of my SBS2's cards. Kathleen sent me a birthday card in March that I have had posted on the memory board above my desk ever since. If you haven't been to her blog, I highly recommend it, especially since she started posting pictures of some of her SU Convention Swaps and a few takes on what she saw while at the convention. I have the Pick-a-Petal set and may just give it a whirl.

I have a few weeks left before I have to report to school. Philadelphia still starts the Tuesday after Labor Day for staff and the Thursday after for students. I've already started getting stuff together for my son. His shopping list arrived about a week ago. Second grade, here he comes!

With a little luck and a lot of laundry in between, I'm hopping to have something more to post later today!



This is Kathleen's Birthday Card to me...

Soccer Mini-Album

Can you tell I've had a very crafting couple of days? Here is a simple mini-album I made for myself. Last year I coached my son's soccer team and before the season starts up again, I wanted to do something with some of the pictures my husband took.

Purple Daisy

Also at CKC were the people from the Purple Daisy. I bought a couple of new stamps from them that I really like a lot. Purple Daisy creates a line of stamps that have matching punches. I bought the butterfly stamp from them a couple of years ago and remember putting the punch back figuring I could find it at AC Moore or Michael's and use a coupon. In the two years I have looked for it I couldn't find it so I was happy to pick it up this time. The dragon fly on the card is one of their stamp/punch pairs. I colored it with my COPIC markers.

CKC Valley Forge (Spellbinders)

I had a wonderful time cruising the vendor fair at CKC Valley Forge with my friends Donna and Charlene. I can safely say I spent way too much money at the Spellbinder's booth but I can't say I regret it one bit. The two women who were manning the booth were awesome! The owner's mother was there while her daughter and son-in-law were on vacation and then there was Teresa. The Donna, Charlene and I sat and watched her create wonderful cards and other goodies using a wide variety of dies, the Wizard, and to my delight, a COPIC air brush system.

Here is my lastest card using my COPIC air brush system...

Update

Wow, it is amazing how fast time slips by when you are busy.

Since I last posted, my dad is going phenomenally well after a triple bypass in late June. He and his wife are coming here this weekend for a short visit then heading for their new home base in Indiana, where he'll start physical therapy. It looks like he's finally decided to retire at 70.

Husband, son and I spent 8 days in Florida visiting with first my sister and her family then over to Orlando to see the Mouse. I'll have things to post soon...I hope.

VBS is coming up quickly (the first full week of August) and I am working in the craft room again this year. Lots of fun with lots of work as well. All my crafting time is going to the 250 kids that are attending this year with the exception of next Friday, when I'll be attending the scrapbook convention being held in Valley Forge. I didn't sign up for any classes this year but will be fine if I can't get into anything...I'm sure I'll find something to do at the yummy vendor fair!

Have a great weekend!

Traveling with Technology

I am typing and posting from the PA Turnpike using my husband's laptop and wireless card. I think this may be being a bit too connected! We are heading to the Pocono Mountains to see my father and step-mom for the day. He works for a travel park company, moving from park to park across America doing major repair work on the facilities at each location. He was getting ready to head to Texas when he when to the local ER because of a high fever. He had been bitten by a tick a few weeks before and thought maybe Lyme disease. The doctors checked him out and when is blood pressure sky rocketed, they kept him for tests, including catheterizing his heart, which revealed three blocked arteries. He had surgery the following day. The doctor in charge told my dad that if he hadn't come in when he did, he'd probably be dead. He'll be in the area for the rest of the summer recovering from triple bi-pass surgery. I thank God for the opportunity to spend some time with my dad this summer and for my son to get to know him.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Independence Day weekend!

A Summer Swap

I have had little to post in June but I hope that will change soon. I made these cards for a summer swap.
**Special credit goes to Stephanie C. for the flower embellishment**