Botanical Gardens

 

The next die set I am going to use for a few posts is Botanical Gardens.  I love these flowers and the dies did get carried over to the new Stampin Up catalog.  I used the color pool party on these flowers and they came out darker than what they are IRL.  I have needed so many sympathy cards the past few weeks.  So many moms are dying.

The Sun, Clouds, and a Plane

This picture is so bad.  Like I explained earlier, I don't like my new photo location.  I may get this one out of the files and take the picture again.  It really is a nice card but this big shadow covers it.  I didn't include rain in the title of the post, but I should have.  The design on the paper looks like rain drops to me.

Happy Mother's Day

This is one last piece that Jim copied from the glass our friend's father made.  The reason we were at her house was her mom recently passed.  I know this is going to be a hard mother's day for Lynne but she knows her mom is at peace.

Lynne's Dad

When Lynne's dad died, lots of years ago, she gave Jim his grinder and what ever other glass and tools he had.  This piece is based on one she has in her house that her dad made.  His is in an oval frame instead of a circle.  Jim didn't want to copy it exactly so her change the outside ring and picked slightly different colors.

Sunshine to Others

I used my phone to take about 10 pictures of cards.  I also changed the way I took them.  It is a big fail.  The pink is just to cover up the background, not part of the card.  I don't like it.  I could not avoid getting a shadow no matter where I stood.  So a few posts for awhile are not going to be the best but I am too lazy to take new pictures since I have already filed these away.

Sunburst

I borrowed this sunburst die from a friend.  You might be thinking the you see a stencil not a die.  Well, we are both right.  Instead of using the die to cut paper, I used it as a stencil.  I like this card but it some ways it is too simple for me.  It needs something else but I am going to leave it alone.  I have a few more cards to post using this die the way you would normally use it.

Flute Angel

When our friend Lynne retired Jim made this angel for her.  Lynne plays flute in one of the community bands that I perform with in Tampa.  He didn't take a picture of it back then because he had no intention of making another one.  He still doesn't, but when we were at her house recently, he took a picture of it.  She has it hanging on a side panel beside her front door.  That is why you see light behind it in the picture.

Florida State Fair

We belong to a craft guild.  One of the projects we do each year is participate in the state fair.  In the arts and crafts building, they have tables set up for crafters and artist to demo their craft.  This is a picture of Jim working on some stained glass.  He also entered the craft competition and won two first place ribbons.

Botanical Gardens

I love making cards with flowers on them.  I have so many designer papers, stamps, and dies that are flowers but I had to have this set anyway.  The Stampin' Up retirement list comes out tomorrow and I sure hope the stamp and die are carried over.  I know the paper will not because it is rare for designer paper to carry over to a new catalog.  I made this one for a sketch challenge.

We Are So Goofy

 

 

You know how I told you that our grand niece was going to be at Disney for a band trip?  We decided to go over and hear them play.  She did not know we were coming so it was fun.  Why are we goofy?  We have been to Disney so many times that we could be tour guides.  It has changed since we were there .  It was a fun trip and we had almost perfect weather for the  trip. The band had a good time.

EPCOT Today

Today our grand niece with her mom and fellow middle school band members are visiting in EPCOT.  It has been a beautiful weekend for them so I hope they have had a great time.

Disney Band Trip

One of the grand nieces plays clarinet in her middle school band.  They are coming to Disney this weekend for some kind of concert and maybe a competition.  They will also have some time in the parks.  Her mom is coming too as a chaperone.  I know they are both excited.

Friends and Wine

I am really not a big wine drinker or drinker of any kind of alcohol.  However, I do love Sangria.  We have a great recipe for it.  Do you have a favorite kind of wine?

Happy Easter

I made this punch art duck for family Easter cards about two years ago.  I didn't post it at that time because I had a few others I wanted to post that year.  So since I think he is so cute, I decided to use him for my blog Easter card this year.  Those ducks on the designer paper were perfect for this card.  I do remember that I didn't have enough of it but the package also had some with bird eggs all over it and used that too.

If you want some hints on how to make him, leave a comment and I will get back to you.

Happy Easter

An Empty Wne Bottle

No I didn't empty the bottle.  I just cut it and the glasses out for a different look than the one I posted a few days ago.

What kind of wine is your favorite?  I am not a big drinker at all so I drink what I call sissy drinks.  My favorite wine is Sangria with lots of citrus fruit flavors.

Wine if you Want

When I borrowed the car stamp, I also borrowed this wine set.  It has a lot of really cute greetings in it.  I made a few different cards that I will posted during the next week.  Today is my baby brother's birthday.  He doesn't live near me but guess what.  He is on vacation this week and will be spending the week with me.  So this year I get to say HB in person.

Classic Car

I still have many more car cards, but I am tired of thinking of car things to say.  When I was younger and went to car shows this was the type car that was consider to be a classic.  Now when I go to shows  I see cars that my parents, other family members and even I had.  Makes me feel so old.

The Love Bug

I tried to make this VW look like it was tie died.  I think it needs a bit more yellow on it.  It brings back memories of my college days.

Happy Birthday

I borrowed this stamp from a friend so that I would have a variety of cars at the Kumquat Festival.  I would buy this set if I liked the rest of what is in it.  Some of the set is cute but most of it is just not me so I will pass and just borrow it when I want to make more.

Speaking of more, I have quite a few more cards with cars on them to post.

And finally, today would have been Jim's father's birthday.  The VW is appropriate for today since Jim owned one when he was in college.

Car Show Cards

Last year at the Kumquat Festival, one of my customers suggested I make some cards with cars on them.  She told me there is a car show going on at the same time as the festival  She said she would come by this year to see if I took her advice.  I did but she didn't come looking.  It doesn't matter though because I sold them to other people.