Color Hues #77 Pink & Silver

The last challenge of the year for Color Hues is Pink & Silver and like many others, 

I decided to make a Christmas card using this Pinkfresh set Ornaments & Foliage.  I embossed with silver, then used Gina K inks for the stencil, ML 1, Polyglaze, Flurries in silver foil.  And a black strip for the sentiment.

This challenge will be going all of December so let's show our support and make a card for the challenge.

I just discovered this can be entered into Paper Players also because the theme is Christmas.

Merry Christmas!!!

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Seize the Birthday #274 Barbara - Fall Items

For this week's challenge at STB, Barbara would like us to use Fall Items on our cards.  Please come and see all the inspiration from Barbara and the rest of our team and play along.

I used a stencil, Crisp Autumn Leaves with Gina K's inks. ML #1 & 3 for the Circle, Big Birthday for the sentiment.

An oldie PTI stamp set, Autumn Pumpkins, colored with Copics and a glitter pen.  Hard to see in photo but looks great in person.

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Our guest for November and January is the talented Loll Thompson, Stamping with Loll.

Welcome Loll.

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #273 Ashwini - Neutral Colors

This month's first challenge is to use Neutral Colors.  Ashwini is our wonderful host for this

 challenge at STB.  Come visit and see all of the inspiration from our team and join our challenge.

I used Gina K's inks, Sandy Beach, Kraft & Dark Chocolate with her Stamp sets to create this neutral card:  Never Lose Hope and Butterfly Trio.  The sentiment is from PTI, Birthday Bash. 

And Gina's ML 1.

Our guest for November and January is the talented Loll Thompson, Stamping with Loll.

Welcome Loll.

Thanks for stopping by.

Color Hues #75 - Guest Designer

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for the challenge at Color Hues this time around.  Julie B. is our host and has chosen light blue and purple.  Come see all of the inspiration from the team and join in their challenge.

I struggled a little bit with the blue portion of these colors.  Blue is not usually one of my go to colors and I don't seem to have a good light blue ink. But after a couple of tries, I was able to come up with this card and was happy with it.

This is one of my older Pinkfresh sets, Blooming Branch, stamp, stencil and die set.

Using Gina K's inks, Delicate Basket, Poly Glaze with silver foil and Gina K., So Many Sentiments.

Gina K. Pearl Mix.

The shine is prettier in real life.

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Seize the Birthday #272 Vicki, Add a Sky

This week our lovely host is Vicki, and she would like us to add a sky to our cards on STB

I used MFT Clouds, stencil and SSS Make a Scene stencil for the sun and grass.  The stamp is Gina K's Autumn Silhouettes.

                           If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
                                stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

 Our Surprise Party Guest for this month is Stephanie from SmilynStef . Welcome, Stef! We are all happy to have you! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #271 Shirley Hot Pink & Lime

Shirley is our host for our October challenge on STB and she would like us to make a card with hot pink and lime.  Come look at the inspiration from our DT's and join us to create a stash of birthday cards.

 I used Gina K's Ornamental Fan Stencil Mates foiled in gold and then stenciled in Key Lime ink

The stamp set is also Gina's, You Give me Butterflies, stamp, stencil & dies. Passionate Pink is ink.

Master Layout #1.

Also look closely, I finally have my watermark back and it was as simple as installing the Apps on Microsoft 365 for Power Pt, Excel, Word etc.  I assumed since it was showing on my computer that it was already installed, but there was an area that said to install Apps.  I did and everything showed up where it was supposed to be.  Yahoo!!!

Our "Topping" option this time is...

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Thanks for stopping by.

Color Hues #73 Coral and Blue

I was able to come up with 2 cards for the Color Hues Challenge

Both cards are made from Gina K's Radiant Rose Layering Bundle.  The first is using the stencil and the second is using the stamp set.  Using Gina's inks in the 1st and CP inks in the 2nd.

Gina K's Pearl Mix silver embellishments and some sparkle pen on the flowers in the 2nd one.

And the Lattice is one I made after watching Gina's video last week.

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Seize the Birthday #270 - Nancy Repetitive Die Cuts

Today's challenge on STB is hosted by our illustrious leader, Nancy.  She would like to see repetitive die cuts on our cards.

I used MFT's Gerbera Daisys die cut out of some AI panels that I had in my stash.  Each daisy has two or three die cuts on them.

Come join us and build up your birthday stash.  There is a lot of inspiration by our DT's. 

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Surprise Party Guest

Stephanie

Thanks for stopping by.

Seize the Birthday #269 Linda - Use Fall Colors

I am the host for STB this time around and I would like to see some fall colors.  Can't believe we are heading into Fall again.  It seems like Spring/Summer just started.  Please come see the amazing projects by our team and join us in our Challenge.

As you can see, I still haven't resolved my computer issues adding my Watermark.  Thanks, Ashwini for your help.

I used Catherine Pooler's Painted Butterflies pattern paper; CP Butterfly Buddies dies and CP inks.

On Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream cardstock, and Gina K's Master Layouts #13.

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

 Our next Surprise Party Guest for the next two months is Stephanie from SmilynStef  Welcome, Stef! We are all happy to have you! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Triplets Update- First Day of Kindergarten and first Soccer Practice for the Boys

Yesterday was the first day of kindergarten for the triplets.  And Tuesday, the boys had their first soccer practice.  Very excited to watch them play.  Rhonda and I have gone through Brad playing soccer from age 3 to a couple years in college.  Needless to say, we went through withdrawals when that was over.  Then we got to watch Avery play from about 3 to this year.  She has topped out in the program she is in.  Now the boys are going to play.  Should be a fun year.  Justin is very aggressive at home but not so much on the field and Connor was really going after the ball.  And then there is Anna who is not able to play this year as she was at our house and fell and has a hairline fracture in her collarbone.  So, no sports for her until Spring.  She is a tough little cookie.  It's going to be hard to keep her down for 6 weeks.  She has a sling and is already running around being crazy and we are all yelling Be Careful.  

Connor, Anna & Justin

Justin

Dad, Connor & Justin

Maddy and Justin

Ramie, Brad, Anna, Avery, Conner, Kailey, Justin & Maddy

The middle of August, we spent August 9-14 in Sisters, which is Central Oregon. It was a family vacation, and the older girls joined us.  It was so fun getting to spend that much time with them.

    They live up in Washington so don't get to see them very often.  

    They went tubing down the Deschutes River, walked in the Lava Caves, some hiking, swimming in         the pool and of course shopping in downtown Sisters.  The triplets love shopping for new Stuffy toys     everywhere they go.

 And to top things off Brad and Ramie have been moving into a new house. They moved from a house twice as big as this one, but they bought it because it has 5 acres, which is what they have been wanting.  Hopefully, it will get them through a year or so and then will build a new house.  It is still close to us in fact maybe 5 minutes closer.  So, a great summer, and start to a new school year.

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Color Hues #70 Red & Yellow

 
  

A card for Color Hues using Red & Yellow

The shine is very pretty in real life.

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I used Gina K's Stencil & Poly Glaze Stencil Mates in Gina's Ink,

Gina's You Give Me Butterflies stamp and stencil set.  M/L #1

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