Labor Day Weekend Review: Well okay maybe not DOZENS of cards but I did spend some quality time in the bubble. Let's hear it for Fiber Therapy!
Miss Amy was here! We had a great time. We watched a couple old DVD movies. Friday night it was Sneakers (1992) starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, Mary McDonnell, and Ben Kinglsey. Nice evening - good flick, popcorn, mama and Amy time. Both of us attached to our laptops.
Saturday evening another movie – The Ice Pirates (1984). A cult classic no doubt – but not a do-over in my book. Even starring Robert Urich I can’t believe I sat through the WHOLE thing. Amy and I did have several giggling episodes regarding the campy-low-budget cinematography. What a HORRIBLE, goofy, insipid movie. But I got to watch it with ‘my girl’. A simple quiet night. Pizza from the Town House, mint chip ice cream for dessert! Both, again, attached to laptops: Amy checking US Open Tennis Scores, me checking in on facebook, work, and blog hopping.
Sunday morning. We took Memere Old to breakfast at Harvey’s Restaurant in Riverside. Harvey’s is a total dive. Good home cookin’. but wouldn’t make the radar of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives… Nothing fancy except the individually wrapped tooth picks at the checkout.
Mother seemed to enjoy getting out of the house for a few hours. Here are a few of the cards I managed to create this weekend. I vote for mandatory 3 day weekends!!! Let’s hear it!!!
Card details:
Vertical Sunflower Card~Base Card - gold Stampin Up cardstock
~Layer of olive green cardstock which frames the design paper
~The sunflower image is stamped on PaperTrey White. Image colored with watercolor pencils. Dots added to center to make the appearance of seeds Also dotted a little SU Crystal Effects. Once the image was colored in I lightly passed the 'old paper' ink pad over the top for a smudging effect. The sunflower images i layered on two colors of cardstock and attached with dimensionals.
~The sentiment 'thank you' is from Hero Arts.
Horizontal Card
~Base card is SU Cardstock
~Striped design paper on layer of orange cardstock
~Several off-set layers of design paper layered on coordinating cardstocks
~The sunflower is heavy felt - it was on a stem - I yanked out the wire stem and there you have it - a card embellishment! The flower was from a package of stemmed flowers - bought off season - deeply discounted - 80% off at Hobby Lobby
~Three tiny buttons along the lower edge complete the card
You can get up close with the cards by clicking on the images.
All good wishes,
Nancy
Mother seemed to enjoy getting out of the house for a few hours. Here are a few of the cards I managed to create this weekend. I vote for mandatory 3 day weekends!!! Let’s hear it!!!
Card details:
Vertical Sunflower Card~Base Card - gold Stampin Up cardstock
~Layer of olive green cardstock which frames the design paper
~The sunflower image is stamped on PaperTrey White. Image colored with watercolor pencils. Dots added to center to make the appearance of seeds Also dotted a little SU Crystal Effects. Once the image was colored in I lightly passed the 'old paper' ink pad over the top for a smudging effect. The sunflower images i layered on two colors of cardstock and attached with dimensionals.
~The sentiment 'thank you' is from Hero Arts.
Horizontal Card
~Base card is SU Cardstock
~Striped design paper on layer of orange cardstock
~Several off-set layers of design paper layered on coordinating cardstocks
~The sunflower is heavy felt - it was on a stem - I yanked out the wire stem and there you have it - a card embellishment! The flower was from a package of stemmed flowers - bought off season - deeply discounted - 80% off at Hobby Lobby
~Three tiny buttons along the lower edge complete the card
You can get up close with the cards by clicking on the images.
All good wishes,
Nancy
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