Crafter Stamper Retreat October 2019 Indiana

Crafting ladies are the best.  

Brenda, Darnell, Sharon (bottom row)

Linda, Greta, Kara, Maria, Colleen

Kara, Brenda, Sharon

Maria, Greta, Darnell

Sharon

 Brenda

Colleen & Linda

A wonderful time was had by all as we met in Nashville, IN for a craft retreat hosted by Brenda of Inksprired to stamp and her Sister in law, Sharon. These ladies worked so hard preparing meals, planning a fun filled week of crafting and making us feel right at home.  

It was so great to meet new crafters, Maria, Brenda & Sharon and seeing old friends once again, Kara, Darnell & Greta.
Colleen, Darnell and Brenda shared new techniques with us and Kara gave us one on one help with Copic coloring.   Crafting friends are truly the best.

I was finally able to get into my craft room and finish up some cards that we started at the retreat.

The first two were cards that Darnell helped us with using Ziggies, 

The third is an Altenew stamp set that Darnell was giving away and I was the lucky one to get it.

And the third was a technique that Colleen showed us by scribbling with Copics and then adding some Nuvo glitter (stuff) to it for a beautiful sparkly card.  Not sure what the full name of the glitter is called. 

And the forth was help from Kara on my Copic coloring.  Plus a piece of background of Color Bursts on Yuppo paper that Darnell showed us.

These items are still ones I need to make something from.  The two outside ones were techniques that Brenda showed us and I'm sorry I don't remember the names of these either.  Faux metallic is about the best I can do.

The one in the middle and the butterflies were techniques that Darnell showed us.

Color bursts on Yuppo paper and die cutting on a napkin and then dropping on watercolors. 

We had so much fun and so enjoyed making memories with new and old friend.

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CAS Christmas October 2019 Reminder

My second card for this month's Winter Scene Challenge

CAS Christmas Reminder

I used PTI's Mix and Mat Snowflakes as my frame and stamped Hero Arts Vintage Christmas with CP Inks.  The sentiment is from Stampendous Tis the Season.

Come join us in this challenge.  Hard to believe it is only 2 months until Christmas.

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CAS Christmas October 2019 Challenge

It feels great to start up again on CAS Christmas

After a long and stressful summer, selling our house and moving down to Oregon, I finally had a day to play in my craft room with my Bff, Colleen. 

It took me 3 tries to make this card.  The vision was there but the stamping was not.  Lol...

I like how it finally turned out.  

I used PTI's Winter Snow Globe die and stamp set, embossed the snow and globe bottom with embossing powder and colored Santa with Copics.   FYI, the sentiment is meant to be squiggly, so it isn't  crooked.  

Susan is hosting our challenge this month, and wants to see our Winter Scenes.  Come join us as there isn't much time left before Christmas.  It seems like I was just saying that about last Christmas...

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CAS Mix Up October 2019 Challenge & Seize the Birthday #175

So glad to finally be able to play in a challenge, actually 2 challenges

Hard to get good pictures of shiny foil.

Foiling, Stamping, Die Cutting. Embossing Folder

CAS Mix Up

&

Seize the Birthday

"Add a Geometric Shape(s)"

 Not sure if the zig zag embossing folder counts as a geometric shape, but if not we will go for anything goes.

Gina K. Butterfly Kisses, Stamp, Dies and Foil sheets
CP Inks
PTI -Shape Shifters Oval #1

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Welcome back to my Blog - Move update and Triplet Pictures

After a long and stressful summer we are finally settled in Portland and I am ready to start crafting again.  We sold our house and had to be out by August 28th.  And up to a week before that time we had no place to go except to stay with Brad & Ramie's.  Then we got a call that the house we wanted to rent had come down to us and we actually qualified for it.  There were at least 3 others that were ahead of us. So here we are.

 I really have missed crafting.  Colleen and I have crafted twice (once in my room and once in her's)  She has been over many times as she is only about 10 minutes away from my house and also took us driving around to show us around. 

Next Saturday, Col and I leave for Indianapolis to meet Brenda of Inspired to Stamp for a Craft Retreat.  Darnell, Greta, Maria, Kara and Brenda's sister 'n law will be also attending.  So a fun week to look forward to and hope to get my mojo up and running.

Now for the real reason for moving down to Oregon is for these 3 sweet little babies.  We are less than 5 minutes away from them.  That is so nice.  Some  of these pictures may be duplicates but I didn't really know where I left off.

So thought I would start off with there one year birthday photo shoot

These little people (not really babies anymore) are walking all over the place and love to get chased by one another and the sound of their laughter is so beautiful.  Nothing greater than hearing a baby's laughter....

They just turned 17 months old and are so much fun.  Can you believe that?

Connor, Anna, Justin

 After a long day of pictures, the babies were saying.  I think that is enough mom...

Justin, the babies love to climb in to everything.

At my house in Maple Valley.

Mom and her babies

Dad and his babies, Connor, Justin & Anna

Connor

Justin

Anna

Grandma & Anna

Family photo taken at Colleen's

Grandma & Auntie Nona

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CAS Christmas August 2019

I was able to get another card done for CAS Christmas

Loll would like us to use glitter on our cards this month.  It is amazing that we have passed the half way mark until Christmas.  If you haven't started yet join us at CAS Christmas.

Still in the process of getting ready to move.  We have an offer pending and have been back and forth to Portland looking for homes.  The appraisal is being done tomorrow and the closing date if all goes well is August 28th.  So much is still up in the air and it is very stressful.

So I am sorry that I have not been able to make comments.  Will let everyone know when I am back to creating and commenting.  Soon I hope.....

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Seize the Birthday #171 Flowers

I was able to make another card today.  I noticed I was getting low on my birthday cards so made this for STB

Our "Topping" option this time is...

"FLOWERS"

Memory Box Watching Bloom colored with Copics & PTI's Birthday Balloons
Nuvo drops & Sparkle on the flowers where a blob came out.  Ugh....
I always feel I get carried away with the Nuvo drops 

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