Once I came home, I was thrilled to find a package had arrived from Amazon that contained the fan unit we are hoping will fix our fridge problem. Hubby put it in shortly after he came back form work and we are now waiting to see if it will cool down the fridge. I sure hope so, since there is hardly anything in there now and we've lost a bunch of food. If all goes well and it's the solution, I will go shopping with Hubby this week and we'll have to do a big stock up, to make up for all the things we lost. Typically, hubby does all our shopping, but every couple of months I go for along and we do a huge haul to stock up and that's exactly what we need. He's pretty good about doing the shopping and I do appreciate it, but I still stay, he doesn't buy like I did and we tend to run out of 'stuff' more often. I also kept a pretty well stocked freezer and that's rarely even full now. I like a full fridge and lots of fresh fruits and veggies and you can see a big difference when I shop. I also spend a LOT more, but to me it's worth it.
I also worked on three new cards this afternoon and they were all pretty much done for fun, and without a lot of planning. The first card is one that I will be submitting to a " Ahhhh Summer" challenge over at Crafting By Designs and it's a cute Bugaboo Image I have colored often for summer type cards. This is the card and it was very easy to put together and also fun. The "Let's Party" Sentiment and cute little Sun stamp are from a brand new set of stamps, by My Minds Eye, that were part of my August card kit, from Simon Says Stamp.
And speaking of the Card Kits, I had received my August kit a while back, when I was not feeling well and until today, I had pretty much forgotten all about it -- OOPS! Luckily, once I quickly remembered, when I read today's newsletter from SSS and knew I wanted to get it out this weekend and make some new cards to share over on the Simon Says Blog.
I have been buying these wonderful kits, since they first started in February and have totally enjoyed each one. I am enrolled in their Card Kit monthly subscription and that way I am automatically set up to receive a kit each month at the discounted price of $19.95, (Plus shipping). It also guarantees that I will receive each kit, unless I decide to cancel, which I can't see happening. But, if I wanted to, it is an option and I can also Opt out for a month of so, should I need to down the road. But,as I said, I really love them and especially love that they are designed by Kristina Werner, who now works for Simon Says Stamp. Kristina includes a fun idea sheet each month and will also shares additional videos on her blog with even more inspiration for creating with each kit.
My next two cards were created from the August "Flower Girl" kit and this time, I went totally on my own and made up my own designs, which is fun. Of course, they may not look as fabulous as some of Kristina's cards, but the idea is to try new things and that's exactly what I have done. My first card was very simple in design and basically I took one of the cardstock pieces, but it in half and scored it to make my card base. I then took three pieces of the patterned papers, (Ginger from My Mind's Eye) and cut them to a down to length of 5 1/4" to fit just the length of a standard A2 card. (I leave 1/8" on each side for a little border). I then simply picked out one of the pre-colored sentiment stickers that were included and added that on my card with a center strip in another contrasting color. Very easy and pretty too!!
My second card did not come out quite as I had hoped, but was fun to make. I seem to be in a Butterfly kind of theme today and used them in a different way on this card. I used the other half of the card base from above and created this card base. I then used my Martha Stewart "All Over" Butterfly Punch and punched one butterfly directly through the front of the card and carefully placed a matching piece inside, and a second one on top of the cover. I also punched another set on matching/contrast colors and added that directly to the front, with a small matching little butterfly. I then had the idea of using a white gel pen to make little "flutter" marks, but unlike (Kristina, who rocks with her lines), it did not look as good as I hoped, so I used a fine tip Sakura Glue pen on top and covered it in Glitter. Now I wish I had left the lines off, as I think it took away from my card. I never seem to end up with a nice crisp look whenever I try and add white lines? Bummer and I don't really know why, as they can look really nice? Some people make the most awesome outlines and designs. I guess I need more practice!! LOL!
And now I am off to check out the fridge, (crossing my fingers), and HOPING it is getting nice and cold. I also need to come up with something to eat for dinner and without much here, I have NO idea at the moment what is left that I can make? I guess we could always order something, but not sure what hubby has in mind!! See you all later and hope you are having a fun and very creative weekend!!
3 comments:
LOVING both these cards Lisa, first card simple but lots of impact, love the second card too, a glittery butterfly trail, what could be nicer? Aren't these kits amazing? Love the punched butterflies they are gorgeous in those papers. I had to tell SSS not to send me the July kit and got an e-mail back immediately saying no problem at all. Fantastic service. I know what you mean about having lots of fresh produce and spending that bit more on the shopping - it's worth it to be able to produce nutritious meals quickly. Happy crafting! Ger x.
Great cards!! The first one is very cute and the butterfly ones are gorgeously elegant :)
I think both of your cards are adorable!! Love those butterflies and the colors in this kit are so fun!
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