Another Simple Card ...

...for Operation Write Home. I know this is similar to one I did earlier this week and you're probably sick of seeing the big fat rick rack, but I just love my rick rack die!










Supplies used: stamps - Lizzie Anne Designs, Hero Arts; dies - Nestabilities, PTI; pp - The Paper Studio; felt

Delightful news on my floor saga -- he used a saw and made a couple of slices in between the baseboard and the moulding and the floor flattened immediately without having to replace a single board.

Have a great weekend!

Some time ago, I cut out and assembled these persnickety apple die cuts. But, then, I couldn't figure out what to do with them. So today, I finally used them to make simple note cards.











Supplies used: CB embossing folders, CB dies, ribbon.


Not much going on today - the floor is going to be taken care of this afternoon. The floor has been quite a saga. Right now we are renting the house we are in.

We moved into the house in December 2008. The laminate floor was replaced (in every room) just prior to our move. Just after Christmas, water started seeping up thru the floor boards in the kitchen. Servpro came and pulled up the kitchen and livingroom floor to find a sheet of water beneath. Turns out the reason the floor needed to be replaced originally was a broken water pipe. Unfortunately, the plumber replaced the wrong pipe. So, kitchen/livingroom replaced for the second time in 2 months. 6 months later -- the floor in the livingroom was buckling. Servpro replaced the floor, again. The 3 gentlemen that were sent out were less than stellar. Extremely unprofessional! They came 3 hours late to pull the floor out and only worked half days and this was 10 days before Christmas which delayed my Christmas tree's appearance in the livingroom. Now, 7 months later, same story. Finally, Servpro has called in a real flooring company. I know long story, but, it should be done this afternoon. Since my husband went in at 1 a.m. this morning to supervise a construction pour on the base, he will be home early so I can leave when the floor guy is here. Yippeeeee!

Christmas in July

This week's Midweek Throwdown at OWH is to create a Christmas card for a soldier to send home during the holiday season. For my card, I pulled out one of my favorite whimsical snowman stamps:










The supplies I used: stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs, Hampton Art; dies - Nestabilities, PTI; buttons - PTI Holiday Mix Vintage; felt; MS Bakers Twine

I'm off to wait for a flooring service call. The laminate floor that was put in 6 months ago is buckling -- perhaps the floor boards were put in a tad too tight!

Paper Piercing

This week's tutorial over at OWH involves paper piercing. Although I don't have the neat Stampin' Up template, I made an attempt.

Using the same stamp, I cut one into a rectangle and the other I die cut using the scallop Nestabilities die. On the rectangle cut, I used the Tim Holtz Idea-ology ruler with the piercing holes. I have not had very good success with this tool as I think the ruler itself is just too thick. The rectangular one is now in the trash. On the oval scallop, I free-hand pierced each scallop.

Nothing fancy, but here it is:










Supplies used: stamps - PTI, dies - PTI, Nestabilities, pp - Daisy D's, Designs by Reminisce

Have a great day!

OWH Sketch 27

Here is this week's sketch:












I deviated a bit from the sketch with the dimensions, but, here is my card:











Supplies used: stamps - PTI, Hero Arts, pp - Heidi Grace, die - PTI, rhinestone brad, Stampendous Dot Sparkle Stickers, felt

I just love the dies that PTI makes. So far, I have the 2 rick racks and one of the scallop dies. But, I WANT THEM ALL!!!!!!!

Had a lovely, but hot weekend. My son, Alexander, his wife Alexa and Sweet Caroline came from a visit on Saturday. We are all huge deviled egg fans, so I tried a recipe I saw on Food Network last week. The Neely's made Fried Deviled Eggs! Although they were good, I think we'll stick with our original recipe. They were very messy to prepare and very filling.

With the temperature hovering at the 100 degree mark again today, I thought I'd do a Winter card.














Supplies used: stamp - Stampendous, inks - Black Soot Distress and Copics, pp - Heidi Grace, CB embossing folder, and organza ribbon.

Tomorrow is the local library book sale. The email said the books are generally $1. I hope to score some children's books for Caroline and maybe a few reference books to embellish a few projects.

This is the book I am currently reading, so I'm off to see how long I can hack reading on the veranda in this dreadful heat!

The sketch for this card was found on littletreasures blog.













The supplies I used were pp scraps, Inkadinkado stamp, PTI Rustic Jute button Twine, embossing powder.

Another garden photo: