Back From Vacation~Yes Michigan

We are back from vacation...I will have something NEW to do with "paper crafting" posted tomorrow...I promise...I have to, its my turn to post on the mix media creative team forum.....and I haven't even started...yikes!!

Here are a couple of pics I took while we gone...the dog got me up early to go outside, and boy am I glad or I would of missed this fantastic sunrise over Lake Huron......all I can say is its GORGEOUS!!!  Makes you glad to be alive...no kidding...look close and the bottom part is the water reflecting the colors of the sunrise.....I can hardly believe I got such a great shot...you can click on it for a big~full view..see ya tomorrow with my "crepe paper' project!!

Hot & Cold A Bit of a Drastic Difference!!!!

I am a little bit unavailable today, so this is a "prepost".....thought I would share a bit of the winter we had, for all of us (me in particular) that have been complaining about all the heat.  This should do one of two things...either cool you off...or make you happy you have the heat instead of this mess...brrr.

The flowers are the "hot" part...could not have this beauty without it...these "pretties" are poppies from my gardens this year........hope you enjoy the photos!!!!!  Remember for a better view, you can always click on a photo to make it bigger!!

Pink Heaven Trumpet Lilies~Plant for Hope

I purchased these lily bulbs this Spring at Walmart for $5.......WOW.....it has to be the best $5 I have spent on bulbs in a long time...these are stunning...they smell so strong...about 5 times more powerful then an Easter Lily...I was afraid the deer would smell them and eat them all up!!  For every package you bought of the Pink Heaven ,30 cents was donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.....a plant for Hope!!  It's hard to describe the size, but each lily was 6" long and about as wide.....I will be looking for more of these....just had to share the beauty of these!!!

Cricut Cake Give Away

Take a peak on my sidebar.....I have a link to a Cricut Cake give away!!!  Also look thru my blog list...lots of wonderful creativeness there...and don't forget to visit  the "More Paper Then Shoes Forum" and see whats new......all just a click away!!

More of My Sunday Scraps

A busy week so far, had a friend over on Tuesday...we made 14 baby shower invites...they turned out so cute....and guess what...I didn't take any pictures!!  Yesterday I had a luncheon for my sister's birthday...the menu was all new items I never made before...fun, but a bit scarey too, as you never know if you will like them or not....lemon chicken salad...yum......fresh baked herb rolls....not only yummy, but easy.....a zuchinni and fresh tomato tart...mmmmm.....little tropical crescent cookies and a black bottom strawberry cheese pie with whipped cream...double yum!! I might post the recipes later.....no pics of them either....darn!!

Good thing I had these cards ready to post..hopefully can back into more "creating" soon......all 3 of these cards were made with bits of "scrap" I had stuck in that neverending drawer I mentioned in a previous post!...all simple...but I like how they turned out...well have to run...another busy day for me...ugh!!

More Scrap Cards~3 & 4

Two more of my Sunday's "scrap day" cards.....these two feature 2 pieces of Stampin' Up!'s Designer paper...small scraps that I knew would be perfect just as they were for a "later use'......the paper with the roses...well, that is my all time favorite...its a pack of paper that I had ordered 2 of, and not much left but this small piece!!  

The "flamingo" card is a bright "fun" card!!!  The cardstock used is again the new SU Poppy Parade...this color just makes me so happy!!  The flower is one I inked with the Poppy Parade ink......thats it ...more tomorrow!!!

One & Two of "Scrap" Cards

I made 7 cards last night...oh yes, you heard me right...SEVEN...I have a drawer right under my table, its rather deep, and its full to the top of bits and pieces of paper that I set aside for the "perfect" card later.....the drawer also has stamped images, die cuts, just about anything I did and never finished or just wasn't "happy" with at the time!
I pulled out enough"pieces" to make at least a dozen cards.....so for the next few days, that will pretty much be what I will be showing.

First card is using SU's big Medllion stamp, it was already stamped in Baja Breeze and cut out, the butterfly is cut using the SU Sizzix Beautiful Butterfly Bigz die...it was just laying in that drawer ready to "take flight"!! The background of the card is simply embossed with one of my new SU favorites "vintage wallpaper" embossing folder.....I love how you can quickly "pump" a card up a notch with an embossing folder.

The second card is using bits and pieces of Designer Paper scraps...I just cut them into various rectangles and triangles, notice the stitching??.....compliments of my sewing machine.

Quick and easy cards, but yet so beau-ti-ful!!!!  I will be back tomorrow with two more of my "scrap cards"...see you then!!