Surprise, it's Friday !!

Ha ha ... surprise, I'm here again.  Here's a card I made using a bunch of punches - which I do so love to use!  Stampin' Up! has so many versatile punches!  I made it as a sample for a swap, but ran out of time and didn't get to join the swap, so thought I would share it here.  The school colors for the graduate are red and black so this worked great!  Hope you enjoy ....

And here is a little treat for the graduate - a candy bar with a gift card!  I don't have the info handy for making this, but if you want it, just comment here or send me an email at shirlnort@yahoo.com     I made this as a Make 'n Take for our group and thought I would include it here with the grad card.

 

Once again, remember to stop back tomorrow (Saturday) for our VC_Rocks Blog Hop featuring the Big Shot.  See you tomorrow!  Hugs, cherish your family and God Bless, Shirley

Happy Thursday

I know, I know, it's been a while ... life's been kinda crazy .... basically good but crazy.

Here's a few items I made for a challenge - hope you enjoy them.  Be sure to stop back on Saturday for our VC_Rocks Blog Hop .... with Big Shot our theme!

For this card I used all Stampin' Up! products:  cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Always Artichoke.  I so love the Peace Within stamp set and it seemed perfect for these colors.  I used the Extra Large Decorative Label to punch out all 4 colors of cardstock and layered them (I cut the 3 layers underneath in half and stacked) - added Always Artichoke Brads and More Mustard 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon and added some Always Artichoke extra color with the Color Spritzer Tool (my friend Ellen K got me to spritz!!)

This 6x6 page is my cutie pie youngest granddaughter Ellie - I am soooo far behind in my scrapping of my own girls let alone all the grandchildren - I take gobs of pictures and just store them until I need one - it would cost me a mint and a half to have even the good ones printed!  Plus, of course, all the pictures I took and printed before I got a digital camera!   But that's beside the point, huh .... This page uses the same colors except for Not Quite Navy instead of the Always Artichoke.  Can you tell I love layers???

Don't forget to check back in on Saturday for the Blog Hop.  And who knows, I just may even post something tomorrow too!  Take care, hug your family and God Bless, Shirley

Thursday thoughts ....

It's Thursday ... oops, Friday here in Michigan and I thought I would add another post this week!  It's been a busy week so I will pick a winner for my blog post last Saturday tomorrow sometime. 

Here is a card I just made for my VC_Rocks group for a challenge - we were to use 2 colors from the Subtles collection along with Early Espresso plus another neutral color if desired.  I still love this retired Garden From the Heart stamp set and wanted to use it - a friend deserves a card for being very thoughtful this week.  Hope you enjoy this card - it was fun to make and nothing like a challenge to get the mojo going.   If you want to know what supplies I used, just ask - I'm really tired right now ...

Well, guess I better get some sleep - need to be in Lansing by 9 a.m. ... that means getting up by 6:30 for a shower - that means another night of about 5-5 1/2 hours sleep - again. 

Hugs to all, God Bless you all, Shirley