Frettin' Friday

Well I'm sure it's obvious I was freetin' the storm here in Texas. It's with a full heart of gratitude that I can report my family and friends are safe. Most, are with out power but all have plans to last through the humidity and or heat until electricity is restored. The utility company expects it should take 2 or 3 weeks.

On a much smaller scale, I fretted my card for an upcoming swap. I made it but felt like it needed something more. Here are both versions. What do you think? Thanks!

Yikes to Ike

As most of you know, I hail from Houston where most of my family still resides. This storm is looking pretty grim for those on the south side of our popular state. I know God is in control and everything will work out just fine. But it never hurts to request prayer for others. :)

Message from my church.

Hurricane Ike

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. We want to encourage you that if you have friends or family coming up here to evacuate from Ike to bring them with you this weekend to church. There is no better place to find refuge than in the Presence of an almighty God, surrounded by with people of faith.?Let’s continue to pray for those that need our prayers, To help those who need our help, And to stay faithful to our God who is able to do more than we could possibly hope or think!

KW Color Inspiration 22

Hi friends. I had a hard time working in Bravo Burgundy. I don't think I've ever used it before. I'm looking forward to seeing the other replies. Have a great night.

Right out of the Book

The Stampin Up catalog that is. I needed to make a few quick cards for a friend, thought I'd do best by taken a good idea off page 194. It's really not that similar. But I think you get the drift.

Color your world.

Book card ~ Take 2, (page 59)

Mojo52

Well, 1st I tried the sfytt and it came out yucky. So then I tried this one and think I came out lucky. Lucky because I like it. I like the sentiment, I like the flower. Have you tried this sketch yet? Thanks for visiting!

Sympathy for Janet

Some of you may remember me posting several months ago about my friend Janet getting married. So happy for her, the wedding was where I met her beautiful mom, Emma. While we're in Texas, her mom was from California and the wedding was the only time I met her face to face. Through Janet, it really seemed we knew each other pretty well. Early this year she was diagnosed with lung cancer and last week she went home to be with the Lord. So it with a heavy heart, I say "until we meet again, Emma" and pray for Janet, her husband and their family. May the God of all comfort shine brightly on you.

Everything but punch and ribbon:SU. Inspiration from my friend, Haylie.

How did God know?

How did God know is what I asked my friend Carol in this card. The earliest year I remember being friends with Carol is the second grade. She would have been in the first, she claims the 1st time I spent the night at her house as kids, I asked her to brush my teeth because my mommy always did it for me at home. Ohhhh pleeaassse! I would have been at least 7! I don't think so! But memories are selective and when you've known someone most of your life you tend not to bicker because honestly, you BOTH know too much! HA. She and my all time favorite cousin/friend came to see me last weekend. We had such a great time, they're always good for hearty laughs. I can't post Sharon's card because she reads my blog, but here's the one I made for Carol. Have a great weekend! All SU except for Martha's butterfly.

KW Color Inspiration 21

Hey guys, I went blank on this but wanted to play so I cased this card from something I found more than a year ago. Wish I remember who and or where, sorry about that. New colors, obviously! I like the card, the new in colors are growing on me. The one thing I wish is that the Kiwi Kiss ribbon was the same on both sides. Oh well, not that big of a deal and or maybe next time. I believe it was Doris Day that sang, "What will be will be!"

My dog Daisy.

Hello friends. Did I ever tell you about my dog Daisy? My friends Brenda and Tom bought me a puppy when I turned 40. Part of the gift was the house training and they had a wienie dog of their own. By the time Daisy was house trained, she and Maggie (their dog) were big pals. It was too hard to separate them. So my dog lives with my friends. :)

On to the card, this is another piece of DP I found at Hobby Lobby. IRL it's orange and white. What can you do with dots except add the fun of more circles? Have a great day!

Stamp:Victorine Originals

Mojo 51 and a Verve stamp

Hi all. Did you have a good weekend? I really did, my cousin and another old friend came up for a visit, we had a great time, I was sad to see them go.

What I had in mind for this sketch didn't work out at all. So it evolved to this. What do you think? Have a great evening and I'll see you later in the week.

OCC ~ 8.30.08

This week's challenge is to create a birthday card. Nothing in my stamp collection says birthday like Tink with balloons from The Cat's Pajamas. This DP was one of the ones I bought the other day from Hobby Lobby. I love this stamp and think this card would work for anyone. The gray and black tones it down from being too girlie. Right?

Beautiful You

The other day, I cut the new Pink Pirouette ribbon and it didn't work for the card I was making at the time. Now I see why, it's beautiful and makes a big impression. So I made this new card with my new VERVE stamps and the sketch from Sketches by Tamara. Of course nothing this great would be good without diamond dust.

Have a great weekend.

Confession and small victories

As you may or may not have read, I started Jenny Craig a few weeks ago. And it's not to look hot for Santa. HA. Not this year or next, I'll never be thin but I'll be danged if I wanna drag this size around forever. Not this size anyway. I've been a big gal a long time and somehow managed to stay about the same size for a long time. But in the last couple of months, I've really packed on some fast pounds. So what Queen Latifia said seemed right, drop something to get healthier. The smartest ad ever!

Onto my small victory, I worked only a half day today and then ran errands. I went to the doctor, bank, yada, yada yada, of course got hungry and would normally grab a small cheeseburger and DP to pass the hunger. Today I happened to pass a drive through Luby's and grabbed green beans instead. Small choice, small victory.

Have a great weekend!

Shelby and the baby.

My beautiful niece Shelby shown in a post just a bit below this went into labor last night. She's seven months pregnant and her doctor confined her to bed rest. This happened with her first born as well, it appears her amniotic fluid starts to dry up and she goes into labor. She had her first born son Brayden early and he's fine but we still pray she carries this baby closer to full term. The bed rest could also be a challenge since Brayden is only 16 months old. I believe with all my heart the Lord has great plans for Shelby and her growing family.
Please join me in prayer for HIS best for them.

Color Throwdown 8

Hi friends. I love these color challenges. Same sentiment as yesterday, new flowers. I like both of these sets. The So Saffron barely showed up, I wonder if the picture would have been better with my regular camera. It's quicker with the cell phone. ~ Color your world.

K Werner Color Inspiration 20

Hi. Now these colors are right up my alley. I'm really going to love this stamp set too. I have the 1 1/4 inch wide Pink Pirouette ribbon and love it but it over shadowed my card so I switch to the sheer pink. Everthing else:SU ~ Color your world!

Thank you Hobby Lobby.

Hi friends.

I found this nice paper at HL for 5 for $1. I thought it went nicely with Barely Banana and used my all time favorite CChip Satin ribbon. The Thank you sentiment is from the new catalog and went well with the new SU Big Oval punch. Have a great evening!

Sketch turns Thank you

I started working on Julee's sketch and picked up this glitter "U" ~ it just screamed to be incorporated. So whallah! Thanks for stopping by!

Awaiting Addison!

Shelby's college friend hosted a wonderful baby shower. Doesn't she look cute? I made her the card and one of her aunts gave her this adorable tu-tu. Shelby is my niece, Addison will be her second born, first girl. Ta ta for now.

KWerner Color Inspiration 8.20.08

OK, you that know me know ~ given a chance, I'll add REAL RED, Woodstock has to be yellow, so I was "forced" to add two colors.

Here's my card. (I'm going back to add a few brads in the upper left, now that I've posted, I think this needs ONE more thing ~ but then I always do!)

Paper and ink is SU.

Snoopy is STAMPABILITIES.

The sentiment is a new VERVE.

OK, I have others to make. =)

See you!

Bella Rose and Riding Hood Red

So Suzy and Angie both thought it was crazy that I questioned this color, so I thought I'd use it again. It's still not on the top of my list but maybe it's growing on me. Good night nurse, teacher and office manager too! :)

On an unrelated note: I really need to buy the circle Nestabilities!

Small talk ~ Small card (s)

Howdy all. My friend Haylie posted cute little cards on her blog today. They were so adorable, it inspired me to give it a try. I've been wanting to use these die cut flowers for awhile. Have a great night.

All SU

Julee's MoJo 49

Hi. Well, I finally cut into my new in colors packet. I'm not as much of a fan as I thought I'd be of the Red Riding Hood. In other blogs, the color looks red but in real life to me, it looks a little more like burnt orange or rust. Oh well, here's the card. Have a great evening! Thanks!

All SU

Happy Birthday card.

Hi all. I needed a birthday card for tomorrow and took my inspiration from the new SU catalog. It's not exact, when am I ever? Look on page 144 for the look alike. :)

Have a great evening, thanks for stopping by.

All:SU

Worth the Effort ~ Take 2

OK, just after my post, I saw a great sample from Dawn Easton's blog and decided to redo this card. This time I changed the color to Real Red because it's my Real favorite. And, this blue really reminds me of denim. I like it. Have a great weekend.

mftstamps.com

Color TDown 6

OK, I stayed up way too late making minor changes to this card.

In my head, it worked out but on paper I made several alterations until I was ready to post. I really like this stamp set, small, simple and to the point. It is from http://www.mftstamps.com/

Of course it's also my CTD entry. Thanks for stopping by, good night.

Maymedele's turning 85.

My friend's mom is turning 85 next week. She and two of her daughter's all live within two blocks of each other. They each built homes in Little Elm in the last few years. She's spry, kind and a joy to know. This card was made for her.

All but the rhinestones:SU

Have a great day.

SFYTT

Hi all. I don't think this is my best but at least it's not backwards. Have a great night.

My day went to the dogs.

The Bella dogs that is. I love this image but it was a lot to color, some small details. Does everyone see my Fe Fe is on top? :)

Stamp image is again a Bella.

Paw print is Stampendous.

OK, I was a little hasty suggesting Suzy use her phone to post, this is my third shot and I simply could not get rid of the haze. That's what I get for being a smarty pants!

Red is my signature color!

Does anyone else remember Julia Roberts saying that about pink in Steele Magnolias? When that movie came on the other day I thought, golly! When it 1st came out I was the age of the bride but now, I'm the age of the mom. HA! How did that happen? Anyway onto my card. I took a good nap today and now I can't sleep. Typical Sunday night for me, I'll pay tomorrow afternoon at work. Oh well. Anyway, I bought this set for the sentiment. I love to wear red. Thanks for looking. See you next time.

SU:all