Happy Wednesday! Just hopping on to share another card I made for the August Frantic Stamper release. I'm telling you, it is crazy how perfectly it went along with our family vacation. I might actually have to make a scrapbook page...haven't done that in years. Here's one of the fun cards I came up with for now.

If you are anything like me, you always need birthday cards. I wanted to make something simple but bold that I could send to my nephew. I started off with some stenciling with the Wave Slimline Stencil and created my sun and rays with distress oxide ink. Next, I cut some turquoise paper for my ocean with the Slimline Grass & Hills Die.  Then I created my boat with multiple cuts of assorted colored card stock using the Pleasure Boats Die. Finally, I added my birthday sentiment from Florals & Greetings Stamp Set. I love the bright cheery colors and I hope you do too. Here's another look:

Happy hump day and I hope you have a fab rest of the week!

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Busy, busy, busy

Good morning! I'm finally back from vacation, got the kids settled into school, and am ready for the craziness of harvest to come...well, maybe. I thought I'd hop on finally to share a card I made using some of the new Frantic Stamper goodies released in August. They just happen to work perfectly with our family trip to Maine this summer. We had a blast but, boy, was it humid! I thought growing up in Florida that I knew all there was to know about humidity but Maine taught me a thing of two. It was still a blast watching the boys' first experience with the Atlantic ocean and my first real experience with tides. I know we had them in Florida but nothing like the tide changes in Maine. WOW! The tides went out so far, we could walk out to islands. It was crazy. Here's a photo of my crazy family on one of our walks out to the islands. 

How's that for a goofy crew? Now for a card:

I had a blast creating this card I created my own stencil for the rocks using post it notes and then used the new Slimline Clouds Stencil for the clouds and light beams. I did all my inking with distress oxide inks. After building my background, I cut the lighthouse from the new Lighthouses die in both white and red combining the two cuts to create my multicolored light house. Finally, I added a sentiment using the new Hi Hello Word Set cut from white cardstock. I layered my lighthouse scene on a red card base to make the red on the lighthouse pop a little. Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking in with me today. I hope to be on here more often and hopefully sharing some other crafts I'm getting ready to start. Have a great day!

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Why Haven't I Used This #7

It's Wednesday and I made a card. Woo hoo! Hurray for inspiration. It's the last week of school here for my kids and they are thrilled. My oldest is getting ready to head to 7 weeks of flying in Florida and I'm trying to be the brave mom while wishing I could huddle all my little chicks in the nest and make them stop growing up. How do people do this? I'm so proud of him and I can't wait to see where he goes and what he does in life but I also want him home with me. Ha ha! He's one awesome kid and he gets so much of what makes him amazing from his dad. That is who my card celebrates today, my wonderful husband. He's simply the greatest, hands down. He is my rock and my best friend! Life just wouldn't be as fun without him. Especially with his great love of cowbell and the hilarious SNL skit. When my oldest got his first drum set, my husband just couldn't wait to add a cowbell to it and we've enjoyed the lovely sounds of the cowbell in our home ever since. This one's for you, my love:

How fun is this? I started by stamping the cute starry focal point on white card stock. Next, I stamped, colored, and cut out my cowbell and positioned it in the sky. After getting the sentiments stamped in place, I trimmed down the white and layered it on navy and olive card stock to fill out the card front. I added some stars and enamel dots to add a little extra fun and it was done! Here's another look:

Thanks so much checking out my card today. Have a great day!

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