Happy Campers

Can you believe I am posting again! I made this for the Sunday challenge over at Getting Cricky The challenge was to make anything with a camping theme. My DIL has always loved Airstream campers. We are planning to go on our first camping trip soon (tents no Airsteam lol) so I thought this would be fun for her. My hubby brought me a ton of silver paper that was headed to the landfill so I have been merrily cutting it up!

The shape starting as a file in the Happy Camper series at Lettering Delights
The sentiment is also from the Happy Camper collection
I used MTC to make it into a card. I also used MTC to add the cut for the window and door.
I snagged the campfire from the MTC gallery.

When you open the doors the faces of my grandchildren are smiling out at me!!

Thank you so much for spending a moment with me today.
Live the life that you've imagined.
hugs, Brenda

Sew sweet

I have just had an unexpected overnight visit from a dear friend. We have not been able to get together much in the last few years so it was a VERY pleasant surprise. She made a lot of the curtains and pillows in my house so thought this would be an appropriate card for her. Kristal at Getting Cricky has a Sunday challenge to use a sewing theme so this fit right in with that.

I used MTC and Edwardian script to draw the sentiment
The sewing cuts are from a free clipart download from sherykdesigns
The punch is Martha Stewart


Hop on over to Kristal's blog and have some fun.

Thank you so much for taking a moment to visit my blog. I hope in some small way I can inspire someone.
Live the life you've imagined.
With hugs, Brenda

Birthday card

This is a very simple birthday card that I made for my daughter. I used a picture In took in my backyard as the background paper. I am very happy with the way it turned out.

Taken laying on my hammock using the fish eye effect.

the panda is from the zoo palz collection from Scrappydew

The font is Happy camper from Lettering Delights
I entered this card in scrappydews spring challenge.

Thank you for taking a moment to spend time with me. I hope you have a truly blessed day.
Live the life you've imagined.
Brenda

Happy Easter

I truly hope that today the true beauty of the great gift of forgiveness will find you in a new way! When this world tells you "you are not good enough because of your past mistakes" I hope truth will grasp you in its hands and shout in your face "It is finished Christ paid it all".
I am so sorry that I have been totally MIA. I have just contracted a bad case of "can not get my act together" no excuses except laziness and procrastination.......That said I will start with announcing winners. I know, I know never even announced the prizes for 200 followers so here they are. I have decided since I was so lazy I will choose 2 followers for a bit of blog candy. And for the 2 followers I am going to send a kit of the month from Creative Charms I just think they are so cute. The winners (according to random.org) are Jenny of Scrap with Jenny and Cheryl of See it Snap it Scrap it.
The winner of the ribbon for the links of love blog hop is Jenny Kozar I am going to also throw in a little gift from Creative Charms because I was sooooo slow in getting this done!


And now for a quick share. This is a card that I made for DH for his birthday. We have a Boston Terrier puppy that he adores named Lucy. I converted a coloring book page to a card template in MTC. Though my finishing details were sloppy on this it was a fun project. The file cuts really well. I am not sure how to share MTC files but if anyone would like to have it just let me know and I will figure it out.

Thank you so much for the time you have spent with me today.
Live the life you have imagined.
Love and hugs Brenda

WOW 192 followers

I have not been on the computer too much this week end and when I got on found all this love in my comments and 192 followers!!!! I am really working on my crafting attitude right now so have made a few very simple cards this week end. I tend to get stuck and frustrated if I can not make something that I absolutely adore. I have been struggling for a few days with a card that I wanted to make for a crafty (very talented) lady who is going through a rough patch. Have I made a card?? NO because my thought process keeps going back to.... it has to being extraordinary for her...... DUH!!! I came to the aha moment that when I do this I am not only cutting off my nose to spite my face by spinning my wheels and accomplishing nothing, I am denying that special person from knowing how really special they are to me. Even if the card is ordinary it will be special because the recipient is!!That being said I will try to work on some simple card layouts that I can use as my go to's when I just can not get the mojo going and want someone to know I am thinking of them.... Here are 2 from this week end.

The flower one was inspired by a card in cardmakers magazine. I have had a subscription for a year and never even thought about actually making the cards LOL. The purple is the super simple pinwheel. Now I have to actually get happy enough with them to send them out.


Now I must get to the store and get some blog candy. Can not believe that I am so close to 200. I have a couple of good coupons so will try to get some shopping in tomorrow (still trying to catch up from my marathon crafting toe get the baby shower stuff done lol) I will post a picture of whatever fun stuff I find...... so that when we tip the number to 200. I can celebrate along with on lucky follower.

Back from the Post Office

Got it all done and mailed out ahead of schedule. Ate take out 2 nights in a row and my craft room EXPLODED, but it is done. Now I just have my fingers crossed that they like it at the other end.Here are pics of the thank you notes and the decorations for the diaper cake.I think I will even include a few pictures of the explosion. It will make your space look fantastic!!

you guessed it, I am cleaning up before I cook dinner and go to work!!! I need to put stuff away before I can even think of starting another project lol lol lol

A work in progress

Here are a few pics of the mess and the work in progress as promised now I am off to get the final things and some blog candy from the crafty store. You guessed it Lucy is resting from working hard to help me make a mess!!

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Here are the 2 completed banners!! Woohoo now Have to finish the cuts for the diaper cake and run out to get some ribbon...... about 18 inches shy of finishing the thank you cards argh.... Do not know why I never thought that roll would run out????DUH