I'm getting back into the swing of things after a very long, very nice, very air-conditioned three day weekend. Our central A/C has been broken for over a year. And we somehow figured we'd wait to get it fixed. And wait. And wait. Until like the hottest week of the year yet. Thankfully the parts needed came in and it was fixed on Thursday. It makes for MUCH better sleeping, even though Ray had rigged up the fan treatment (18 inch fans on both sides of the bed on high speed). Bailey is much happier.
On the crafty side, I have been really digging the cards lately. I have been having such fun with it. Sometimes I borrow ideas from all the blogs and galleries I visit, but hey, that's the point right? No one I give the cards to knows where the ideas come from, so I happily take the compliments and move on!! lol
I lifted this card from the FAB Nichole Heady. I made this card as a thank you for Ray's boss. She had a bunch of people over from work for a cookout. They have this great house in the woods near Valley Forge Park, complete with their own pond. Their house is beautiful and they have an entire WALL of books. Literally floor to ceiling. Love that.
She loved the card. Sent me a thank you for my thank you.
That then led to making a set for my boss for her birthday. She is retiring in a few months and I will miss her a lot. :( My boss is a great lady who has been so nice to me and so understanding in a lot of situations. She is kind and compassionate and just an overall good person. Sorry for the horrible pics of this. I made it all at the last minute (typical) and I was taking these on the kitchen table five minutes before leaving for work.
These cards are all Papertrey Ink products. I used the new Vintage Picnic sets, released in June. I am loving this set (the stamps and the cards I made!). I did a lot of coloring with Copics with this, and I really learned a good bit by trial and error. I think the apples looked the best. I also learned that if I didn't like something, I put it to the side and came back later. It usually looked better when I came back to it after I had some perspective.
Thanks for looking!
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