DETAILS....

hello sweet friends. hope each one of you is doing FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

graduation party is getting closer and so are preparations. my husband will be cooking and i will be his assistant along with some other helpers. hehe...that will be some FUN! for a change ;p

anyhow, for de-stressing and taking my mind off things i worked on this card on and off like for two days, lol

Details

4.25 x 5.5"

i used a few cartridges and welded a few images using my gypsy.

the card base is from "just because cards" page #63 image #40. the banner is from "christmas" image #29 and the mat for the sentiment is from is from "cindy loo" and is image #10 manipulated for my purposes--hehe. the font for the word "details" is from "graphically speaking" image #25 using the type feature and welding the letters. 

i had to cut things a few times and tweak them here and there but i am happy with the results.

the butterfly is a chipboard accent from k&co.

those little epoxy flowers i believe they are from some dollar bin or maybe from sticko brand, they are really cute.  -----------TIP: when i use cheap products i do not rely on their adhesive so i always use my adhesives and in this case i used "zip dry".

the patterned paper is from dcwv: the cafe mediterranean matstack.
absolutely stunning colors.

 a bit of messing up trying to add the small pieces to the negative of the word--  :(

i was very pleased to find the butterfly. the colors matched so very nice!
i love when you find a perfect match in different brands.

a side view.

and the inside sentiment compliments the one on the front very well
"DETAILS"
LIFE IS TOO SHORT...LAUGH WHEN YOU CAN!
also................. it is my best piece of advice to you.
the sentiment is from one of "my pink stamper" clear stamps set called:
"everyday sentiments".

i sure hope you enjoy it and it serves as some kind of inspiration.

love you all!
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HEADS UP....

i receive updates from the "scrapbook update" website, who the owner is a very nice lady called nancy nally. this morning i received this one where she is talking about a new place called:

MY CRAFT CHANNEL

(clicking on the name will take you to its site)

and, this is the link to "scrapbook update" where you can read what miss nancy nally knows about this fabulous new online community.

i just needed to share it with you guys.

i think it will be lots of fun!!!!!!!!!!

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here is a card i made the other day to "escape" from all the turmoil around me.

hope you like it. 

the sentiment is from My Pink Stamper, of course--- :P 

patterned papers are from "my mind's eye"

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Daily Life: 

UPDATE ON LULU---lulu still SLOWLY improving. she needs to be calm and when she gets excited she still coughs like having an asthma attack :( i know that cough very well since my son suffered from asthma when younger. we still waiting for the results of the "trachea wash" and other tests they did on her. i will keep you updated and THANKS SO VERY MUCH for your get well wishes and prayers for LULU. you touch our hearts and we appreciate it.

Miss RHONDA, we couldn't believe you take insulin 5 times a day. we will be praying for you too. 

hugs and love to all!

BIRTHDAY FUN MPSDT JUNE PROJECT/END OF TERM

as you all might know, this is my last project as a member of the awesome  

"My Pink Stamper" 

design team.

the term was for six months and we have come to an end. some girls will stay and some will go. anyway, you look at it, it was my honor and pleasure to design for Robyn alone with her so very creative team.

thanks ROBYN for all you do!

Robyn's instructions for this last project were:

"Just make sure it is BRIGHT and fun!!!"

Birthday Fun

is the name of my card using the

my first "mps stamps set"as her designer on my first term.

 now, onto my card.

using an old stack from DCWV i made this beautiful card. while looking at those papers i really did not like them but went for them anyhow. the only one i really liked was the blue dotted one :P

the card size is a 4 x 5 inch tall. i used cindy loo for the mushrooms, ashlynn's alphabet for the gorgeous butterflies and accent essentials for the sentiment mat. the later was manipulated on the gypsy to the shape you see now to fit the sentiment size. i used for image #31 using shift.

below are a couple more pics.

 remember you can always click on the pics, for zooming in.

bright and fun just like robyn wanted it to be.

hope you liked it and give you some inspiration.

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a bit of DAILY LIFE:

 

---husband ended up on insulin :( still has to see the specialist.

---son's graduation was a blast!!!

---visit to boston university for 4 days was excellent!!!!

---lulu is very sick and needs your prayers: collapsed trachea, heart failure and pneumonia. we are devastated. we have no more tears. we are numbed with pain and heartache.

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love you all!

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Hello my friends!

this absenteeism has become a norm--lol. it is like being on vacations--hehe 

i hope all of you are doing well and no disasters have been around you. yesterday we had thunderstorms and a tornado watch :(


remember LIL ABNER????? i do not remember if i mentioned the freddy awards but they are like the tony awards in my area. if you click on the names it will take you to wikipedia. But, all i want to tell you is our school won "the best overall production of a musical" with LIL ABNER. we got nominated for 7 different awards and after 3 plus hours of not winning any of them....yay!!!! we won the last and most important of them all....you know my son was LIL ABNER, right? i am so excited for them. here is the link.
these kids work so hard and are so very talented. you do not feel you are watching high school kids but professionals, and i am referring to all of them, not just our school. we the parents were so loud when we won...hehe. watch some of the videos and you will see i am not exaggerating. :P :P :P

well, onto my card.

Happy Father's Day
5" x 4"

did blogger changed the font setting---????? i have to keep changing it and it is frustrating---  i do like AR BONNIE for my watermark but i do not like it for my blog :( ---oh well!

well, i used one of my pink stampers clear stamps for the sentiment. it is called "Happiest Moments" and i used the "Happy Father's Day" one.

i chose "a child's year"  for the image. you can find it on page #43, using the shift key. i cut it at 3 inches tall. a bit of embellishments and voila. hope you like it and if you are pressed for time, this card is so very easy to make.

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NOTES: things are slowing down here at home for now. but still so much to do. i am enjoying working on the yard but not the pain that comes with it/after it :(. last night i had so much pain and when i finally fell asleep i dreamed of my doctors giving me more pain killers so i could sleep---imagine that!!!

well, not boring you with my dilemmas.

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i love you all  
and can't wait to be here on blogging land again.

AND, i have been reading all your comments and i have been feeling all your love too. THANKS SO-SO-SO MUCH---
IT REALLY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME HAVING YOU GUYS NEXT TO ME.

--- MANY, MANY HUGS AND LOVE BACK TO YOU---