Woods Landing 2010

The Phelps family annual Woods Landing vacation was a success. Patrick and I had a lot of Fun. The dogs, Jackson and Shelby had a good time as well. Jack loved swimming in the lake and Shelby...well she loved the food.

Birthday card

I made this birthday card for a co-worker.

The outside said- You are not really 30

Inside said- You are 21 + 9 years of Experience.

Sandwich Birthday Card

Hello all

Hope your February is going good. Happy Valentine's Day early.

Today we are celebrating my nephew's birthday. We got him a Subway gift card. So what better way to give it, then putting it in a sandwich card.

Here are some pictures of it.

Can't stop it- It's coming

Every year it is the same thing, I want to enjoy one holiday at a time. Thanksgiving is about a week away and the family will be having Thanksgiving at our house. I really can not wait. However on the back of my mind are Christmas Cards. I really need to get them started.

Here is one I did it is from the Wishes book- it is card 4 from the Just Because workshop.

Get Ready for Christmas- 48 days left

48 days until Christmas

I used Moon Doogie paper pack... Can you believe that? Usually this is used for summer beach scrapbook pages or summer birthday cards. I used it for Christmas.

I used the template of card 2 out of the Celebration workshop in Jeanette Lynton's book, WISHES.

I used Desert Sand card stock for my 6 x 6 card base.
Cranberry card stock 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 with 3 white brads.
3 x 3 1/2 Leaf B&T paper from Moon Doogie.
1 1/2 circle out of the surf board paper from Moon Doogie.
I used hemp to wrap around and tie it all together.

oh and glitter glue- LOVE this stuff.

Columbus Band Competiton

Patrick and I got to attend the Columbus Band Competition. Bellevue East was fantastic.

Future Cheerleaders?

These pictures were taken on October 4th. My family was celebrating my 37th birthday. I still can not believe I am 37. Even more than that I can not believe Michael is 17, Olivia is 15 and Evan is 14.

No, I don't think any of them will be cheerleaders in the near future.

October 10th- First Snow

October 10th- Wahoo's first snow of the season!!

The weathermen said flurries!! This is what we woke up to on Saturday!

The dogs had fun. Of course the snow was all melted by Sunday.

Golf Card- Birthday

Another card I was asked to make... something to do with Golf. I am not a golfer so I don't have any golf stamps or paper. This was the card I came up with. I love the window..

Polka Dot- Birthday Card

Rose (from the previous birthday) asked me to make Deanna (another co-workers) birthday card. I wanted to make the birthday with Pink and Brown...I just needed to come up with a design. I decided on polka dots and I loved how it all came together. (even the inside)

Hammer and Nails- Birthday card

I had seen somewhere that if you hammer brads and flatted out the head, they look like nails. So I cut paper to make planks and attached 2 brads to each side and Hammered and Hammered..

My Dad's birthday card came out like this.

Flower Celebration Card

I made this card to be a Birthday card, but it didn't fit the person I made it for. So I had it sitting around not finished. WHEN....I had an idea. I liked how it came out and my parent's Anniversary was right around the corner. So I made it a "Happy Anniversary" card by stamping the inside.

Birthday Cake- Card

I had seen this card done as a Wedding Congratulations card with a Wedding cake. I wanted to try it, but I didn't know anyone getting married, so I thought...Birthday Card. My Aunt in-law Sharla was the lucky person that received it. I thought it turned out cute.

Birthday Olivia and Michael

Birthday Cards- My niece and nephew are both July birthdays. I can not believe they are already 15 and 17 years old. They are growing up so fast. I had the perfect stamps for them.

Olivia- My niece is now 15. I remember that is was forever before she had a full head of hair and when she was 2 in her pretty dresses. She even took a season of dance classes. Now she is 15 ready to start driving and wants her very own cell phone. I loved how the stamps coordinated with her growing up.


Michael- My nephew is 17 years old. The stamps didn't quite go as well, but I wanted to still capture the growing up of Michael. The only stamp that reminded me of Michael was the little boy with his hands in his pockets. When Michael was about 2 until 4 years old, I remember if he had pockets in his shorts, pants.. his hands were in them. He was the cutest little man.

Rose's Birthday Card

July is Birthday month- I am busy making Birthday cards. I was asked to make a Birthday card for Rose, one of my co-workers. I decided to use some of my "old" teacher bulletin board letters. I traced the R and cut it out.... Then I need to find something to make the circle of the R.

Here is how it turned out~

Rose loved the card, in fact she asked me to make a couple of Birthday cards for her to give away.

"The Bob" Pedestrian Bridge

The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is a 3,000 ft footbridge across the Missouri River between Council Bluffs, IA and Omaha Ne. Patrick and I managed to cross the bridge during the Taste of Omaha celebration.

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th! Here were the Invitations I created this year. They were VERY easy to make. I printed them out on the computer and then cut and pasted them together. Completed it with a bow and done.

Hope your Holiday is great and safe.

Baby Shower Gift and card

Last month I created a 8 x 8 album for my cousin in law that is having a boy this month. I liked the way it came out. I also liked the gift bag and matching card.

Henry Doorly Zoo

As I mentioned last month, you will be seeing more zoo pictures. Patrick and I went with my parents on Sunday March 15 for 3 hours. It was a great time. No, we did not see all the animals, I really believe it would take 8 full hours of walking around the zoo to see everything.

The last few months I have had a cold that would not go away. Finally I am all better, however I have been quite busy.

Besides the zoo, I also had the opportunity to make and sale 60 baby shower invitations for a co-worker. They turned out just adorable. Once I have a picture of them, I will post.

This week I am working on samples of the Sour Cream container and basket I am doing for the upcoming gathering on Saturday. I will post those pictures later as well.

Below you will see more Zoo pictures.

March

Close to My Heart has a really neat Stamp of the Month this month. It is Butterflies. Check it out on the side bar. Butterflies make me think of Spring and the first day of Spring will be here soon. Below is a picture I took at the Henry Doorly Zoo.