On this day in 1859, Jean-François Gravelet, known as The Great Blondin, crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope that was 1,100 feet long and 160 feet above the water.
"Inchies RULE!" this week and were the subject of a couple challenges recently - both SplitCoastStampers' SC182 sketch and Hero Arts blog all this past week (I LOVE their blog!). En route to finishing an album project yesterday I stopped by CAM to meet up w my buddy Pat J and during breaks on THAT project, spotted this absolutely gorgeous family of 2-sided designer cardstocks. I used 3 different designs for today's card - one dotted, one paisley, and one a leaf pattern print. Muted shades of blues and greens, it's also all cardstock (no DP), the subject of one of Colleen's recent Thursday Throwdown challenges.
I LOVE this Fancy Pants paper - the Sweet Spring line - and had dashed to my LSS to pick up some more last month when I realized the lovely and talented Pat L had pulled it all from the shelves as she planned on making this BEAUTIOUS album in an upcoming class! Even tho' the only class was scheduled on my golf league night, I ended up getting a sub for golf (which methinks my DH is still somewhat puzzled about!) so I could attend.
I spotted this My Mind's Eye cardstock this evening while working on my bind-it-all project ... my buddy Pat J and I were seated at a small round table at my LSS and taking turns working on binding pages. Well, when each of us was working, the other one invariably was checking out the new stamps or papers nearby. I never seem to walk out of this place without supporting the local economy, LOL!
I took the plunge today and purchased a Zutter Bind-it-All. This beauty binds acrylic, cardstock , CD Roms, chipboard, metal and soft woods. I made an album in a class this past weekend, done except for a few final touches like adding ribbons and a few stamps, and had borrowed the store's Bind-it-All to bind it all together.
Not much to post ... hopefully will finish a project I've been working on tonight and upload later. For now, here's the latest Mike's coupon - enjoy, if you haven't signed up for their emails yet (and if not, why not, for heaven's sake?!).
Happy Anniversary Capture-A-Memory!
We've had summer-like weather, but lately it's more like spring ... what with temps in the mid 60's and the amount of rain we've been getting here in the midwest! So ... here's a card to officially welcome summer to the region today! This one's based on a recent sketch challenge at Sara Green's blog, but was due by noon today to participate trying for some blog candy I was seriously interested in. I'd been working on it this a.m. but had to run so didn't get it finished in time! Such is life! It was still fun, so here t'is!
Mike's has joined the ranks of vendors using email as a means to communicate sales info to its customers and today I rec'd a link to a coupon and this weeks' sales flyer. The coupon notes that it's good thru June 28, 2008 toward 40% off any one regular-priced item - one coupon per customer per day. Enjoy - see here for details!
Just checking blogs before hitting the sack and read a preliminary piece about the new SU line being introduced - it's décor elements, self-adhesive vinyl clings that coordinate with many of their current products! Check here for a brochure!
The lovely and talented Pat L at my fav LSS (CAM - link at right) led us in the making of a summer-ific card today. I stopped by on my way home from work, having taken a 1/2 day vacation to golf w my DH in a league from my workplace.
Happy Father's Day, everyone! I'd posted my card to my DH already but here's one I made for my boys to give their Dad. It's inspired by a card that Taylor VanBruggen posted here but also works for Split Coast Stampers' limited supplies challenge #173. My LSS (wink to Kim!) recently had one similar in their shop and I HAD to pick up the DP!
Well, I did much better purchasing my fav picks before they hit the retired list this year - there's only 3 that I have to decide whether to purchase now or wait 'n see what the new book brings! That's the benefit of the person who hosts a club meeting on those 2 dates - either a last chance to pick up soon-to-be-retired stamps or the introduction of a new catty.
Today this gal was BUSY! I assisted a couple hours this a.m. at Commencement exercises at Kettering University, where I work my regular 8-5 job weekdays. Then I hit the 41st Annual Flint Art Fair, which is small enough to cover comfortably but not too large to tire me out. Afterwards I met up with my buddy Pat J and we headed to another buddy's house for her son's high school graduation open house. Then it was back home to watch the Open with my DH. I LOVE golf ... only wish I could PLAY it better! Tiger just shot an eagle, by the way - boy, that guy's good, even with his knee hurting him!
The kind ladies at Capture-A-Memory host make-'n-takes monthly on 2nd Tuesdays, and I stopped by after work today to make this card (and support the local economy - shhh!).
Mike's has joined the ranks of vendors using email as a means to communicate sales info to its customers and on Sunday I rec'd a link to a coupon and this weeks' sales flyer. The coupon notes that it's good thru June 14, 2008 toward 50% off any one regular-priced item - one coupon per customer per day. Enjoy - see here for details!
It's my favorite sister's b'day (don't worry; I've only got one!) today and this card's on its way to her ... admittedly, it'll be a bit late arriving - such is life! We're having a family get-together in her honor today even tho' she's got to work so won't be able to be here. A pathetic ploy to get to eat cake? Nah! We usually try to stop by my Mom's every other weekend and this weekend the weather's just TOO darned hot 'n humid and she's without air at the moment ... so it was a natural to have a cookout up here and invite her and my brother (her chaufeur!) and his daughter, right?! If the weather doesn't cooperate, it'll be a pizza get-together.
I made this card for my brother, who's stopping by tomorrow for a cookout here with his daughter Jessy. He's being a sweetie and picking up my Mom on the way. Tomorrow's my sister's birthday so I think I'll pick up a cake, tho' she's working and not able to join us ... bummer! We talked quite a bit on the phone today but I miss her - she's going to school a couple evenings during the week and works weekends; I work weekdays. It doesn't seem like we see each other very often lately .... sigh!
Angie over at Scrapscene has been checking into how folkes store ribbon. I've a few storage methods depending on the ribbon size and length. Most are stored on CD spindles, and my friends know to never toss any out without first offering them to me!
My eldest's last day of school is today! This past weekend I made a few cards for teachers, bus drivers, and aides, and this is one of 'em. They're all simple, just quick cards to insert gift cards for end-of-year gifts.
I'm a fan of Sharon Johnson's, aka notimetostamp, and made this card for my son Geoff's teacher based on her Stamp Simply #37 challenge - black, white, and 1 color - but of course - yellow for the school bus, right?! I LOVE this schoolbus pic as it lacks any background I would've had to remove in PhotoShop, and it's simply black, white, and yellow ... but for some reflective blue-black which I figure shouldn't disqualify it from a 3-color challenge.
I whipped up five cards for my son's teacher / teacher's aides / busdriver / busdriver aide presents this past weekend and thought these cute animated school-related gif pictures told a quick story of the upcoming last day of school. The girl's at school, then the school bell rings, and the kids all pile into the schoolbus for the ride home. Cute, eh?! It's an easy peasy card and that's one more project off my to-do list! It's a trio of panels so I'm adding it as my 2nd card (my first one's here) to Sharon's Stamp Simply #35 challenge. Not quite inchies, these panels measure 1-1/8" square.
OK, OK, so I'm still show-'n-telling Memorial Day cards ... but it was actually yesterday here in the states! We conveniently celebrate some holidays on Mondays to make for long weekends, and Memorial Day happens to be one of these. I just figure it gives us a longer timeframe to commemorate the day!
