Monday, March 7, 2016

Happy birthday Makai!!!!

It's my sweet grand-daughter Makai's 8th birthday - and her parents threw her a soccer party.  
 
Soccer is her thing and she is really good at it - so soccer theme party it was.  Took me a bit but I was able to come up with this cute card for her - I used the Honeycomb embossing folder, Hexagon Hive framelits, and circle framelits to make the soccer ball.  The sentiment is from the "Tin of Cards" stamp set - and I love the boldness of it for this card.
Then took the fringe scissors and a little extra snipping to make the grass.  Had to add a few gems for bling - because, after all - she is a girl :)
Here's a close up of the soccer ball where you can see a bit more of the dimension.  I wish I could have been there to celebrate - but at least our card and gift was there.  Here are a few pictures of the celebration - 
Happy Birthday to our "8" year old!!!
Dessert bar and soccer cake her Mom made
Happy Soccer Birthday Girl!
Getting ready for cake!

Love you baby girl - see you soon!  ~Gramma and Papa
Some of the products used to make this card - click on any image to go right to my online store!

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Sunday, March 6, 2016

Sunday Morning Musings -

The house is really quiet this morning as Jenee and the kiddos are off for a week of vacation plans during Spring break.  So - it's just Paul and I - although I miss them all - it's kind of nice :)  This is Jenee's mug I'm using - it so fits her personality.  But since they're gone - for this week - I'm Queen of Everything - lol!
So here's my thoughts for this Sunday - Spring is a coming!!!  My ornamental plum tree is full of these beautiful blossoms and it just makes my heart smile.  Also, all my iris plants have sent up their wonderful green leaves - can't wait till they are in full bloom. 
Here's a picture of three of my lovies - Zamarah, Prince and Paisley - in front of that tree this week.
And then had to share a picture of my other four lovies - Kyan, Makai, Zavian and Kamili - at their house, ready for Dr. Suess day at school.  Heidi actually made those costumes out of felt and puff paints - truly amazing.  I am so blessed with these seven amazing grand-kids!
Now Paul and I are off to church and a few other errands and then having a relaxing Sunday together.  Yesterday was crazy getting laundry and packing, etc. done for the crew.  Plus she had a photo appt. for the kids and I had an open house for my stamping classes at the local Joann's - all after a couple weeks of  me being sick - so a day of rest is just want I needed.  See you soon! Have a blessed Sunday! ~Maureen
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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Couple of great Masculine Cards

So after my last post of a very flowery feminine card - I thought I'd post a couple of recent masculine cards I made.  They are both made using the same image set and Designer Series paper and a similar layout.  I just changed up the colors a bit.  The first card we made a couple weeks ago at a cards class - I really liked it a lot - except that the sentiment was a bit small.

But then I earned this great sentiment set in Sale-a-bration - Perfect Pairings - and the sentiment size was perfect.  So I changed up the colors and we did this one at a different class last week.  I really like them both - so wanted to share both options.
Masculine cards are difficult - but this set, Going Global from the Occasions mini is perfect for cards for the men in your life.  Pair it with the Going Places DSP and you've got a recipe for success for those guys.  ~Maureen
Here are some of the products used to create these cards - click on any image to be taken directly to my Stampin' Up! online store - 




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Friday, March 4, 2016

#imbringingbirthdaysback - March

Hey all - first apologies for the lack of posting the last couple weeks.  Have been struggling to keep up as I have just not felt well at all.  Last couple days it got really bad with headaches, fever and no sleep - finally went to Urgent Care yesterday and turns out I have an ear infection and a serious sinus infection.  So now after 24 hours of steroids and antibiotics - I am feeling so much better.  Hopefully it's all downhill from here :)

 I have however been working on my birthday cards for my Bringing Birthdays Back campaign.  If you've been following me, you know it's my plan to send a handmade birthday card out to anyone who wants one this year. Just message me with your birthdate and address and you've got it!  So here is one of my designs.  We made this at my last cards class and I just think it's lovely.
I am a flower freak - and yellow always makes me happy - so this card is just perfect for me.  I'm going to be doing it also at another class with another group of ladies later this month.  It's just too pretty to not make again - lol!  Hope you like it too!  See you all soon - I promise ~Maureen
Here are some of the products we used - click on any image to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store - 

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