Trash to Treasure

 I started making this card and didn't like it so tossed it in the trash.  It sat in there for about two days before I dug it out and decided to try and do something with it.  I'm not a "splatter girl" at all but attempted it on this card.  Looks more like it has measles than anything else  - but whatever.  The image is from My Favorite things and I used watercolors to color it.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts and was embossed in gold.  The oval frame was leftover from another project.  

I actually needed to send this "get well soon" card to myself!  I've been a little under the weather and that's why I haven't been around to your blog lately.  I'll be trying to catch up when I can.  I'm still not 100% but getting better - hopefully!  

Thanks for stopping by........and keep smiling.........

Lynn

Practice

Oh my goodness!  It's been way too long since I even attempted one of the watercolor images from Art Impressions.  I love looking at them and even have several of the stamp sets - however, have I been using them.......of course not!  I DO need a lot more practice though!

Times are changing and so I think maybe I'll start trying to change a little too.  You'll see still my usual type cards (can probably pick them out of a line-up pretty easy) but ever so often I'll be trying to toss something else in the mix.

Also, big decision here to quit watching the news so much.  So many are idiots and like Darnell always says.....life is short!  It really is -  and damn, it's getting shorter every day!  LOL!  So, I'm determined to be happy for whatever is left of this old life.  I'm not sticking my head in the sand - too much.

Everyone stay safe AND healthy!

Thanks for stopping by.......
Lynn

Ribbit

I've never made a get well card specifically for a guy - so here's a first.  The frog and bugs are part of a set from Technique Tuesday.  Cute stamp set!  The sentiment is from Sunny Studio (that also had frogs on it).   Why am I getting all hung up on frogs lately!!!  Scary!  Anyway..........like I said, this will be going to a guy and I'm sure it'll put a smile on his face.  May not make him feel better but well, you know.......

 I followed the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches so will enter this there. 

Thanks for stopping by............
Lynn

Don't Drop Your Drawers!

This will be going to my crazy friend that was recently in an auto accident and is now having to use a walker for a while.  I'm telling ya' it looks exactly like her too!  Hair - short and gray.  Nightie - yellow her favorite color and she has a blue robe.  Boobs......yes, they're sagging!  Shoes - she always wears those Ugg bootie thingy-s.  Panties (drawers, bloomers, undies)...whatever you prefer to call them......

Ah, the panties.........several years ago I met her at lunch and we went walking into the local Dairy Queen.  You stand up at the counter to order and of course all the tables in there face the counter.  We were about half way through ordering and I looked down and yep..........she'd dropped her drawers!!!!   Her panties had fallen all the way down past her knees.  Seriously!  I'm one of those that always tries to find humor in situations but I completely lost it on this one.  I laughed so hard I was crying.  Everyone in there looked over to see what I was laughing about - right as she was trying to pull them back up.  That just made me laugh even harder!!  We still laugh about it to this day so I know she'll get a kick out of the card.

The image is from Polkadoodles, patterned paper and sentiment from SU, and the flowers from a die.

Changes..........also have a few changes I'm going to add here.  I'm finding it almost impossible to do all the commenting, make a card, take care of Jim, do everything else I need to do around here, and have any free time for myself.....plus, I'm making myself miserable even trying!   So, I'm not going to be commenting or posting as much in the future and I hope you understand.  Hopefully this will leave me a little extra time for other things.  

Thanks for stopping by.........and keep smiling!
Lynn

Back in the Saddle and Some Changes

This card recently went to a very sweet blogging buddy, Nana Connie, who's had a small set-back recently.  I know it's slowed  her down a bit for now but also know she'll be as good as new soon.  That blue you see in the background on here is actually purple (her favorite color) and if I'm not mistaken Connie has the same problems photographing purple and having it come out blue - so guess we're just two of a kind on that one.

The images and sentiment are from My Favorite Things and then I added a fun sun and tiny cloud - and that cute MFT Peek-A-Boo Window die.

Changes.............  I finally realized I've been killing myself trying to keep up with commenting, making cards,  and everything else that has to be done around here - and I can't continue that if I want to keep what little sanity I have left.  I just can't do it anymore and it is what it is.  Sooooo, as you've already noticed, I won't be around every day like I've been in the past to see your wonderful cards.  I will pop in when I can though.  Everything is ok but it's just a busy and stressful time in my life right now.  

Thanks for stopping by.........and I appreciate each and every one of you so much.  Remember to SMILE!
Lynn

White on White

I can't even remember the last time I used ribbon and a bow on a card!  I didn't know if I'd remember how to still use the Bow-Easy but finally figured it out.  I also don't know when, or if, I've ever created an all white card before either.  Scary!

This is for the House Mouse and Friends challenge to make something all white.  We are allowed to color the image though so I did a tiny bit of coloring.  The stamp I used is called Mouse Drops and think it's perfect for a get well card.  I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and an oval stitched die.   Hopefully this will cheer up someone.

Thanks for stopping by........
Lynn

Feline Better

Another quick card using a Newton's Nook stamp (Newton's Sick Day).  I don't know about y'all but, as I've said before, I never have a get well type card on hand when I need it.  There's so many cute images in this set I don't think I'll have an excuse not to have one now!

I found this red embossing paste at a store in the city that has since closed it's doors.  Really a VERY bright red and so pretty - and goes on super smooth too!  I used a stencil and embossed the red stripes at the bottom.  The kitty nurse was mainly left white (with touches of gray).  A sentiment added and a bit of twine.  Except for waiting for the embossing paste to dry overnight, it was a really quick card.

I'll enter this in the Simon Says Stamp challenge (Wednesday) (Furry Friends).

Thanks for stopping by.........
Lynn

Feline Better?

I never seem to have a get well card when I need one and usually by the time I can get one made the person is already well again!  Now's a good time for me to stock up on those cards since I have this cute set of stamps to make some with.  

I used one of the stamps from the Newton's Sick Days set at Newton's Nook.   I didn't have a Copic or colored pencil in the mint color but did have some ink so used my blender pen to pick up the color in the ink pad to use on Newton's bowl.  My polka dot piece of coral paper looks a little too pink but that's how the camera picked it up in the photograph.  I added a little Glossy Accents to the pill bottle and some Wink of Stella on the bowl.  The embossing was done with a Sizzix embossing folder.

I'll enter this in the color challenge at Newton's Nook. 

Thanks for stopping by......
Lynn

Fancy Butterfly

Well.......pretty fancy for me anyway.  I've really been slacking lately on getting some cards completed and then posted.  I'm trying to do better but so often there's just not enough hours in the day.

I used a couple of Memory Box dies - the greenery that's actually white so guess I'll have to call it whitery,  and the Piestra Tile die on the side.  The blue under the tile die was done sponging different shades of blue distress inks.  The butterfly, from Impression Obsession, was cut out of card stock and then I added the vellum overlay.  Pearls were added on the butterfly and "whitery" and a sentiment from SU.

I'll try to get back over here sometime soon but it may not be until next week.  If not, hope everyone has a great weekend.

I'll enter this in the challenges at Crafter's Cafe (Get Well Soon), Little Red Wagon (Die Cutting) and at Pixie's Crafty Workshop (Snippets).

Thanks for stopping by......
Lynn

Get Well Flower

The challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown this week is all about flowers - Handmade Flowers, that is.  We're being sponsored by Flourish with a Bling.  Come on over and enter for your chance to win a wonderful prize package from our sponsor.

I've used a die from MFT to make this flower for my card.  The center was done with an enamel dot and the twine looped behind the flower.  The patterned paper is a scrap that was on my desk and the sentiment from SU.  I did a little splattering with various inks.  Sorry for the poor quality of this photo but for whatever reason it just wasn't coming out the bright white that it is.  The flower did but the rest of the card just refused to cooperate!

Thanks for stopping by..........and be sure and check out the Tuesday Throwdown challenge this week.
Lynn

Another Yippee-Skippee

Every time I think of that sentiment I just want to slap it on another card!!!!  So, I did!  That cute image is from Just Inklined and she's colored with Copics.  You just gotta love coloring a nurses uniform - All WHITE!  YES!  I don't think nurses wear white that much any more, if at all.....but she has one anyway.  I used some Very Vanilla and Midnight Muse - and unknown DP.  The sentiment was mounted on a Simon Says Stamp die - one of those that kinda pops off the page.

Fun card to send someone in the hospital.  I actually made this for a guy (hence the male type colors) but while I was still trying to get it all put together, he was released!  At least I'll have one on hand for next time.

Thanks for stopping by......and have a great weekend!  I'll see everyone again on Sunday!
Lynn

Just Keep Swimming

Everyone else is doing cards for autumn or Christmas and here I come with a summery looking card!!!  What does that tell you about the weather around here!

A quick little card to maybe cheer up someone.  The image and sentiment are freebies from The Alley Way Stamps where you can find more - and another one just recently added.  Those little enamel orange dots were made by none other than ME!  I'd been wanting to buy some but kept putting it off and then saw a video the other day (can't remember who had it) and they made their own dots using something called a Paper Pen.  I ordered a couple of bottles - and yep, I can do those!!  I like making my own since I can make whatever size I want.  I used some Frantage around the fish and his eye was covered in something called Glitter Glaze (similar to Stickles).  Lots of dots on here - but then I may be just a little "dotty" myself at times!

I'll enter this in the challenges at The Alley Ways Stamps (inspiration photo), and Simon Says Stamps (dotty).

Thanks for stopping by...........
Lynn

Chicken Talk

I'm back again with Funny Friday!  Yeah!  Take a look at the chicken - isn't it just the cutest!  Love that expression!

The image is from Crackerbox Palace and you MUST check out their blog and store!  Right now, if you become a follower and comment on either their blog or Karen's blog, you have a chance of winning one of the featured stamps this week!

Back to talking chickens!  Even though we live out in the country, we don't have chickens - thank goodness.  The little chicks are always so cute but the bottom line is that basically they're nasty little critters!  My husband grew up on a farm that had a bunch of chickens and he tells me about having to butcher them, etc....and then every Sunday for lunch, they'd have fried chicken.   Just hearing him tell what all they had to do makes me never want to put a piece of chicken in my mouth again.  Anyway.........a couple of years ago a lady down the road from us had chickens and her dog kept killing them.  Jim stopped by one day and she was complaining about it.  I'm not going to go into what he suggested she do (and she did) to keep the dog from smoking out the chickens - don't want to lose all my followers, but I will say it wasn't cruel - just not pretty.  

So, this little chick made the "cut" and didn't get eaten by the dog but she's wondering if she's going to be in the next pot of soup!

Inside..................

I haven't been very chatty the last couple of days and guess I MORE than made up for it today!  Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by.........so, what's for dinner tonight!!!!!!
Lynn

Whale Wishes

This is my second post of the day.....If you're looking for the Shopping Our Stash challenge, it's below.

We have another great {Pin}spirational Challenge for you beginning today - with another wonderful inspiration photo!  Be sure and stop by our blog and be inspired by all the wonderful cards from the Design Team - plus we have a couple of new DT members and you'll love seeing their creations.

I can always use Get Well cards - either for adults or children - and just never seem to have enough.  I used the whale image from an old SU set called Pun Fun and paper pieced him in some polka got paper.  The background was embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Check out those waves folks!!!  LOL!  Since I don't have any type of punch or die to make waves I decided to do them myself with the left over pieces from a scallop edge punch........you know after you use the punch and all those little pieces fall on the floor....then you step on them and find them three rooms over????  Yes, this is what those waves are!

Thanks for stopping by...............
Lynn

A Wall of Flowers

Another challenge over at {Pin}spirational begins today and we'd love to have you play along! We're being sponsored by Birdie Brown!!!  Be sure and enter your creation for a chance to win a wonderful prize package from them!  Such fabulous images!  Check out the {Pin}spirational Challenge blog!!

I did the three panels of DP that way to sort of resemble the wall/fence that you see in the inspiration photo.  AND, I used purple!  Yikes!  I never do a card in purple and  really don't see any purple in the photo, but wanted purple pansies, so that's what you get!  Just pretend those purple pansies are like the pink flowers in the photo!  LOL!  The frame around the image was done with an embossing folder from SU and the image is from Hero Arts.

Isn't this {Pin}spirational photo great though........so pretty and would love to have that in my backyard (especially if I could keep all the flowers alive!).


I'll be back in a little bit with my post for Shopping Our Stash so don't go away!

Thanks for stopping by..........
Lynn

Hey, Sugar

Since I'm playing nurse right now, I thought this was an appropriate card to make!  I think it'll make a good "get well" card for someone with a sense of humor!

The image is from Just Inklined - and mercy me....I wish I had cleavage like this!!!  Guess I'll just have to keep dreaming!   The sentiment - what can I say here.  You've probably heard the expression "Cowboy Up", so why not "Butt Up"! 

Thanks for stopping by........hope this puts a smile on your face and have a great weekend.
Lynn

A Droopy Day

As you're sitting her reading this post, I'll be sitting in the hospital with hubby.  He's having bypass surgery on his leg today - and IS NOT a happy person with all this right now!  Thought I'd make him this card so when he woke up after the surgery maybe he'd at least get a small chuckle.  I really doubt there will be much laughter though.  But, the way I look at it - at least they can do something for him and there are so many they can't.

This image is from Just Inklined and I thought it was just too cute.  If this little pup had been a doxie it would have just been perfect since that's what kind of dog we have.  We've really been trying to train Rambo (our doxie) to be a little bit nicer when he's on the leash.  He's a very strong little guy and has already busted  three leashes.  This last one we got is for dogs 50 pounds or more (Rambo only weighs 13).  He hasn't busted it yet but it's real hard to tell who is walking who.

I'll enter this in the challenges at Cards for Men (Make Us Laugh) and Sweet Stampin Callenge (Masculine).

Thanks for stopping by........I'll pop in to see everyone as soon as I can but they may be hit and miss for a couple of days.

Lynn

Take Three Aspirin

It's time for another Sketch Challenge over at Dude Time Doodles.  Please join us using this wonderful sketch this week - flip it, twist it, work it, and enter!  You're not required to use a Bonibleaux Design image but it must be a masculine themed card.    Head on over to Dude Time Doodles and then enter for a chance to win one of Boni's  fabulous images!

Meet Dr. StrangeGlove  (that you can find in Boni's store) !  Just ask any guy and he's going to tell you that when you see the doc putting on the old glove and coming close, you just WANT TO RUN!  The sentiment from TLC says "Sorry to hear you are feeling Sluggish".  With  this little doc getting ready for the unpleasant exam that may be coming and the sentiment, I thought placing three aspirin on the side was appropriate (although I'm really thinking they'd tell you to just take TWO aspirin, not three).

 
Thanks for stopping by............and be sure and check out the Sketch Challenge at Dude Time Doodles.
Lynn

Mercy's Sketch Challenge 58

I really enjoy using the Upsy Daisy set from SU and it makes anything from birthday to get well cards. Just so many uses for it. This is a get well card to add to my stash as I'm always needing one and never have one when I need it! The layout I used is from Mercy's Sketch Challenge this week.

As I said, I used the Upsy Daisy set and also Teeny Tiny Wishes. The paper is Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, and White. The patterened paper is Parisian Breeze. What am I going to do when I run out of Baja Breeze paper! I love that color.....Anyway, I also used some oval punches and the Scallop Trim Border punch. The ribbon matches the Baja Breeze paper perfect - and I don't have any idea where I got it!

Thanks for stopping by.................

Lynn

You Drank WHAT!!!!

Sentiment on the inside reads: "See what happens when you drink too much Pepto-Bismol! Get Well Soon." The first time I stamped this, I had two normal looking green frogs - and then I thought to give it some pizzaz I'd color one pink. So now we have a frog that just drank way too much Pepto-Bismol!

These froggies are just way too cute - I love the expressions on their faces. The stamp set is from Penny Black. The layout is from SCS Sketch Challenge 264. I used the Scallop Trim Border and Corner punches for the white frame around the image. Don't even ask me how I got it to come out "somewhat" right because I couldn't tell you! Pure blind luck I think. Anyway, I used Garden Green, Certainly Celery, White and Tea Party DP. The ribbon came from Wal-Mart. I colored the frogs with Prismacolor Pencils.

Thanks for stopping by...................

Lynn