Sandy Wellumson's Thank You Gift

 I made this tag for Sandy's package using the Watercolor Trio stamp set .  I stamped the flowers and weeds with Vanilla craft ink on Basic Black card stock.  I love this look!  The "Thanks so Much" was stamped in Sahara Sand ink to match the Scalloped Oval layer.  The tag itself was embossed with the Perfect Details embossing folder.  I love how it looks like fabric.  Last of all I tied a bow around it with some retired Kiwi Kiss Ribbon to match the card stock that I was giving to Sandy as a hostess gift.  She loves that color card stock and was sad that it was not going to be one of our returning in colors.  Here is a picture of the finished package.

Greetings from Milwaukee!  I have been a busy girl, waiting here for my new grand child to arrive.  I spent one whole day sewing.  I made a topper for the babies dresser with jungle animals that match his room theme.  I had some left over fabric and I sewed 2 pillows that just need to be stuffed,  and 3 burp pads.  While I was working on these things, Jenna was cleaning out her closet and found a whole stack of things for me to mend.  I hate mending, but I got it all done, except for one jacket that she needs to find a button for it.  Jenna keeps me busy, we have been doing lots of things to get ready for the baby.  She worked so many hours during this pregnancy, it is like trying to get everything ready in 4 weeks.  Yesterday, we hit some garage sales.  We found a real cute Halloween outfit and two brand new Halloween bibs that have cute pictures and sayings on them about it being baby's first Halloween.  They will be adorable for picture taking.  She also found some other little pants and shorts for him too.  I didn't find much, but found a whole bolt of heavy green fabric for $5.00 that I think I will make tote bags out of. and a couple of smaller chunks of fabric.  We also stopped at Hancock fabrics and Jenna picked up a couple of chunks of fabrics that she wants me to make some nursing covers with.  So I have another project to do.  I cut out a market bag last night and had intended on sewing that some time today but that didn't happen.  I slept on and off since about 11 pm last night till about 3:30 this afternoon.  I was up and had breakfast with the kids and then I did dishes and cleaned up the kitchen afterwards.  I was on the computer a little bit and got so sleepy that I went back to bed and fell asleep.  AND....I had almost a three hour nap yesterday afternoon!  I guess it is all catching up with me and I needed the rest.  I have to be ready for those sleepless nights we will soon be having!  :-D  Elaine

Watercolor Trio Mini Cards

 

Hello!  These are some 3" x 3" mini cards I made for samples for Sandy Wellumson's stamping party.  I made them using some of the new ink colors and matching card stock.  From left to right, these are the colors:  Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Early Expresso, and Cajun Craze.  I made these using the stamp set Watercolor Trio.

Today, I attended Jenna's church with her at Mount Olive.  It was such a delight.  It is a beautiful old church.  Old wood pews, upper balconies on both sides of the church, breath taking stain glass windows and alter.  I would have loved to shot some pictures of it.  A very nice service, but it was terribly hot.  I was watching Jenna closely as I didn't think she felt well, and by the time we left we were both soaking wet.  The pastor is a jolly fello and I told Jen in the car that he reminded me of a little elf.  She laughed and she said that he had reminded her of friar tuck from Robin Hood.  She said he is a very nice man, and I can believe that, it he seemed quite joyous.  We did a few errands after church and then returned home for an afternoon and evening of watching the Godfather II, Cold Case, and naps.  I am getting hooked on Cold Case too.  I sewed a tiny bit before reading myself to sleep.  I just woke up for a bathroom stop and decided that I would work on finishing this post.  I sure wish the temperatures would cool down.  I am tired of the heat.  Hope all is well with all of you.  Miss you!  Elaine

Projects we made at Sandy Wellumson's stamping party.

Here are the projects we made tonight at Sandy Wellumson's stamping party.  The top card features the stamp set Water color Trio.  The bottom card uses the stamp set Sweet Scoops.  Both of those are currently in the Summer Mini catalog.  I love them both, but especially love Watercolor Trio, it is such a versatile set.  This is the new flower that the gals learned how to make this month.  Sandy Renner especially loved it and said that she was going to be putting these flowers on EVERYTHING!  Too funny, and I am so glad that they enjoyed making these.

A card for a friend

Hello!  I am back...back home that is.  I blew in tonight at 10 pm, a day later than I originally planned.  If it weren't for the baby shower on Sunday, I would probably STILL be gone...LOL  I have been at Jenna's in Milwaukee since Monday.  I arrived there in the afternoon and we went to her baby shower in Milwaukee at Roberto's and Edith's house.  It was my first Mexican party to attend and it was a fun experience.  I took A LOT of pictures and will tell you about that experience another day.  It is late, I am tired, and want to go to bed.  I am waiting for my beer bread to get done for tomorrow's sample at the flea market.  We had a whirl wind week and so much fun.  As usual, I did not want to come home.  My main purpose of this trip was to help transform the front porch in to a bedroom for Diana.  And that we did!  I have pics of that too.  I hemmed a curtain, sewed a pillow case and dresser topper, sewed a curtain for the outside door, shopped for curtains, and ironed 10 humongous curtains over 2 days and got them hung.  We went to see the movie Sex and the City, in this really cool movie theatre....buzzer is buzzing so am going to run.  More tomorrow!