Simple is as simple does.......

......and I'm pretty simple.  But you knew that already ;)

Hidey Ho!  I hope everyone is having a super duper Wednesday.  

Today I want to show you a gift I made for Mother (my MIL) for Christmas.  I have the best MIL in the world.  She never has a bad word to say and will do anything for you.  She sends out lots of cards and so I make her a little set to have on hand every once in awhile. 

But then she always sends me one of the cards as a thank you.  Its really weird getting your own card  in the mail.  Kinda like when you fill out the reminder card at the doctor's office and a year later you get something in the mail with your own writing on it?  Yeah, anyway..................



Simply Soft (hostess set) and Fabulous Phrases.  Crumb cake and whisper white cardstock.  Black Stazon, regal rose, melon mambo, daffodil delight, old olive and tangerine tango inks.  Brights patterned DSP, scallop border punch, aquapainter, bakers twine and dimensionals.

Sorry about the dark pic.  I made her a set of 5 with different sayings on them.  These were super fast and easy to put together.  See?  Simple.

You know if you say simple enough times it starts looking and sounding weird. 

Simple......simple.....simple......simple

I really like the yellow one.


 

I like the pink too.  If I remember right these were a smaller size.  I think 3.75 x 4.5.  I had stamped the flower and words first and then sized the card around it.  I like the white space. 

I colored the stem and leaves with an aquapainter and the old olive ink.  Now, if I had a nice old olive marker, I would have just used that.  But mine has been a little too well loved.

You can kind of see here where I fluffed the scallops so they weren't laying totally flat.  It gave some more dimension.  It was the first thing you want to touch. 

Okay, for those of you watching Downton Abbey with me, I have a question;

In the first episode of season 2 you see Sir Richard threatening Lavinia in the garden.  In the 2nd episode she tells Mary what she did and why.  So okay, Lavinia isn't such a bad person.....I guess.

So here is my question:  Why was Sir Richard threatening her?  Lavinia said he was threatening to tell Mary all about it but, why?

I'm thinking there is something Sir Richard wants from her and if she doesn't do it then he would tell Mary her story. 

What do you think? 

Thanks for stopping by and keeping me company.  You're such good friends.

Blessings, b.

Superwoman, I am not

Hey stampers!

What a crazy (stressful) week I've had!  One thing on top of another.  And I don't mean that in a good way YKWIM ;) 

First the faucet which lead to the garbage disposal, then car insurance trouble, stamping deadlines, etc........plus bunches of other things that are on the to do list that needed to get done. Plus cooking, working, cleaning............you know how it is.  Did Superwoman ever have to deal with a stinky washer?  I think not.

Anyhow, the week is over, all the boiling over problems have been handled and I have been laying low today.  The hubs and the boy are at a band tournament and us girls are hanging out.  We rented Toy Story 3 (which had me silently sobbing in the theater) and a pizza in the oven.  Leftover Halloween candy for dessert.  WooHoo!

I did have some fun this week though.  I got together with some stamping ladies Thursday night and had a great time.   Want to see one of the cards we made?

Pun Fun set.  Old olive, blue bayou, basic black and watercolor paper.  Black Stazon ink.  Black narrow taffeta ribbon, polka dot embossing folder, big shot, scallop border punch, aquapainters, watercolor crayons, 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter and dimensionals.

We used the Pun Fun set.  I love this set!  Why didn't I get it sooner?  They got to choose which image they wanted.  We did a little watercolor comparison.  This one is painted with watercolor crayons. 

Using the crayons is so different from painting with the reinkers.  I think I'll have to start using them again, at least occasionally.  I used the glue pen and dazzling diamonds for the water.  Isn't he cute? 

Same materials as the other except I used smooshed ink pad lids.  I used Sahara Sand and Marina Mist.

The reason I used Sahara Sand instead of Basic Gray was because I couldn't get the gray to blend at all!  My painting always looks a little blotchy but, man!  This color just wouldn't work for me. 

Now I have 2 Get Whale cards ready to send someone who is sick.  I don't know anybody sick right now, but I'm ready.  Are you sick?  Could you use a nice Get Whale card?  Let me know. 

Alrighty then, the pizza is out of the oven.  I think after dinner I'll go ask Superwoman for a ride in her jet.  Maybe she'll give me some Superwoman pointers. 

Thanks for stopping by and hanging with me.

Blessings, b.