Viva la Verve May week 2

Good morning crafty friends and happily hump day! How everyone is having a great week!

 My son is two weeks old today! We are headed to hour appointment shortly.

I'm hoping he is back to his birth weight as his pediatrician said that's what they like to see

at 2 weeks. I think he will be. He was only down by 5 ounces at his first 

appointment when he was 5 days old. Anyways before we head out I wanted to share a 

card I made following the May week 2 sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Prima - Bohemian Bamboo

Stamps: Verve - Forever in Our Hearts

Ink: CTMH - Slate

Misc: CTMH - slate ribbon, Recollections - enamel dots, 

paper doily, and wooden hearts

Mojo Monday #407

Good morning crafty friends and happy Thursday! It's almost the weekend!
Last weekend was wedding weekend and this weekend is Birthday weekend!
 It's one friends 29th birthday and one friends 31st birthday. I'm pretty excited!
I feel like as I get older that life gets in the way and I don't get to see

my girl friends very often aside from the church service on Sunday and choir practice on
 Wednesday night. Well before I head out to work this early AM, I wanted to share
a card I made the other night following the current sketch from Mojo Monday.
I also want to join the current Wordart Wednesday challenge.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: CTMH - Jackson

Stamps: Verve - New Mercies

Ink: CTMH - chocolate

Dies: Verve - Starry Die and Nestabilities small circles

Misc: CTMH - gold sequins

Mojo Monday #405

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great week!

We have had a few lovely, cool days this week. I believe yesterday's high was

73. I can dig that for July! Before I head out to work this morning I 

wanted to share a card with y'all that I made last night. I followed the current

sketch from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this card into 

the current challenge over at Wordart Wednesday.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.5 x 6

Paper: Simple Stories - A Charmed Life

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday and Verve - New Mercies

Ink: CTMH - Outdoor Denim and Pacifica, Colorbox - Green

Dies: Verve - Build-a-Poppy and Nestabilities - small and large circles

Misc: Echo Park - enamel dots

Viva la Verve May week 4

Good morning crafty friends! It is memorial day today which means if

there is any day you remember those that have died to keep our country free

that it is this day. A friend and mentor of mine was killed in action

on August 14th of 2011. 1Lt Damon Leehan served his country in the 

Army National Guard. He was a family man that loved nothing 

more than to talk about his wife and his young children. Damon was also

a Radiology Technologist when we wasn't serving his country. I can

honestly say that I would not have made it through my first two semesters

of radiology school if it were not for him. His contagious smile and

excessively optimistic outlook made me feel like I really could do this job.

He was always there to lend me a hand and to make sure I took

all the necessary x-rays that I needed to pass and helped me with the difficult

ones and afterwards said, see, that wasn't so bad, knew you could do it!

Heaven gained a great one that day, if you don't mind, please say a 

quick prayer for his wife Audrey and their now 7 year old and 4 year old.

On a different note, I created this card last night whilst thinking of them.

I followed the May week 4 sketch from Viva la Verve. I am 

also entering this card into the current challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Teresa Collins- Memories

Stamps: Verve - New Mercies, Verve - Bloom and Grow, and Verve - Joyful Blooms

Ink: CTMH whisper

Dies: Verve - elegant leaves, Verve - Joyful Blooms and 

Nestabilities labels One and Seventeen

Misc: CTMH silver shimmer trim, Recollections doily, and CTMH sparkles

Retro Sketches #150

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great week!

I wanted to share a card I made the other night following

the current sketch from Retro Sketches. When I saw the card that

design team member Arielle created I was so inspired by her

colors and papers that I sorta lifted her design. I hope she doesn't mind :-)
I used the same (or similar) background paper for mine, I think that's what
drew me to her card in the first place. The rest I made a little different.
I am also sharing this card over at Word Art Wednesday.

Enabler's List:

Paper: MME Lost and Found 2 with CTMH hollyhock, 

juniper, and white daisy cardstock

Stamps: Verve New Mercies

Ink: CTMH blush and chocolate

Misc: Recollections doily and ribbons, CTMH gold bling gems

Twisted Tuesday #80

Good morning Twisted Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are having a

great week so far! Going to get some crafty time

in this week?! I sure hope so! If any of y'all are like me, my crafty

time is my stress reliever (most of the time lol) and needed

at least a few nights a week. Since my hubby and I don't have any

kids yet I can make it happen regularly, but I'm sure that'll change

one day. Well we have another great challenge for y'all

at Twisted Tuesday for the next two weeks! Hope you'll join in!

"Pearls are SO heavy!"

The Challenge:

Include pearls on your creation.

The Twist:

Use lots of layers on your creation.

Remember to do both the challenge and the twist!

Here is my take:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Teresa Collins, Paper studio CS

Stamps: Verve "petals and wings" and "praying" plain jane

Ink: CTMH Black

Misc: CTMH Pearls Assortment

Cardabilities #99

Good evening crafty friends! Hope y'all are have a great week so far!

I was able to sit down for a bit tonight and whip out a card

real quick! I'm finding that I don't have many cards in the sympathy department

so decided to make one this evening, tho of course I hope to never

have to send it to anyone... I followed the current Cardabilities sketch.

Enabler's List:

Paper: American Crafts Lucky Charm DP, CTMH Honey and Kraft CS

Stamps: Verve Joyful Blooms

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Ink in Outdoor Denim

Misc: A Cut Above by Verve Joyous Blooms, Dreamy leaves, and
Scalloped Trim Trio dies, Verve Shine Bright Sequin Mix