A Wall of Bugs

The tri-fecta of weekends! Got my hair done, spent time with daughter Amy, and had 'Bubble' time. Yippeeeeee!

Now it's back to work mode...attended a senior art student's art gallery reception and put together the weekly summary of activities list to blast email the campus. (The weekly summary - NOT a favorite task of mine...).

"Common Law" daughter Jennifer (after x amount of hours at a friend's house and years of friendship... the 'common law' kicks in). Let's see Amy and Jennie have been friends since - the third grade? Sounds like common law to me. Anyway Jennie requested an Easter card for her Grandma in Wall, SD. (People really LIVE in Wall???) I didn't have a ready made so created this one for her. She also 'needs' two baby cards. One boy, one girl.

First off - Grandma Lillian's Easter card.

Peeps on the Wall
~Base card - Paper Trey Ink Spring Moss outer right edge of card smudge with Cotton Candy pink ink
~Layer of white cardstock run through the Cuttlebug using an embossing folder - then lightly 'smudged' using Stampablities Cotton Candy pink ink
~Assorted ribbons
~Stamp of bunny 'peeps' is a Michael's dollar bin find from long ago - stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black - colored with Copics and topped with Stampin' Up Crystal Effects - edges of white cardstock curved using punch and smudge with Cotton Candy ink
~Flower button attached using metallic blue and purple floss
~Little tufts of "Easter grass"
~Sentiment by Just Rite (it is actually a 'happy birthday' stamp - with the birthday chopped off)




I used the challenge at Our Creative Corner for inspiration for this next card layout. Cool sketch over there... it was just what I needed for an idea 'sparkler'.

Nana's Girl
~Base card Paper Trey Ink white cardstock
~Layer of DCWV Nana's Kids
~Scalloped trim from Archiver's
~Pink dotted satin ribbon from the Dollar Tree
~Rectangular layer of lime green cardstock, another layer of Nana's Kids
~Horizontal layer of more pink ribbon, white button - topped with another (pink) button - shaft broken off and attached with a dimensional
~Square is a sticker from a set from the Dollar Tree it says "Girl meets world!"
















This baby boy card was created using the sketch challenge over at Crazy for Challenges.

Sleepy Boy
~Base card - PTI
~Layer of design paper`
~Assorted stickers (moon, cloud, star, teddy bear) from the Dollar Tree - teddy bear and cloud are fuzzy felt
~Sentiment from Just Rite - stamped on blue cardstock and punched using Stampin' Up Word Window
~Blue rhinestone star

















This is a sketch from The Pink Elephant. I just love this layout and have looked forward all week to using it as inspiration! This was such a FUN sketch!

Buga-Boo
~Base card Paper Trey Ink
~Layer of DCWV cardstock
~Circle punches of red and black and assorted buttons - bottom button is shaft lady bug button with shaft broken off
~Image is digital freebie from DigiStamp Boutique - colored in with Copics, wings of red lady bugs topped with Stampin' Up Crystal Effects, sickly bug is pink with shades of green, jar is coated with water color varnish
~Sentiment 'Eeeeek - caught a bug?' is part of the image digi - as is inside text: 'hope you feel better soon...'
~Grosgrain and sheer dotted ribbons



You can get up close with the cards by clicking on the images.

That's all for tonight!
All good wishes,
Nancy