Going out in JOY...

My sister, Mrs. Townsend, asked me to make some cards that she can send to each of her students at the end of the year... This is what I came up with! And since my friend gave me her "Turtles" chocolate tin and it just happend to "match" and fit the cards, I made a box for them to go in... Tracy's kindergarten class is called "KC"... The paper is new from Stampin'Up!, Candy Lane double sided and cardstock is SU, too... STILL enjoying the CuttleBug and Nestabilities, label one. The "circle" of letters that reads "Mrs. Townsend..." is from JustRite Stampers.

The butterfly punch is from Martha Stewart's line at Michael's... and the ribbon charm (above) is Making Memories, letter stamps (above) are from theangelcompany...

.... I think my favorite part is the envelope:

... it seemed appropriate for kids going forward with their lives, etc... plus, our kids school has this "end-of-fifth-grade" tradition of the Clap Out. Last day of elementary school, the 5th graders parade from their classroom outside while everyone else is "clapping them out" and they are all crying. Hysterically. And yes, Ryan thinks this is REALLY funny. So, I'm CERTAIN, my sister will be the "trees of the field" on the last day of school.

... has it been a while since you've read Isaiah 55? It had been for me and I'm glad I took the time to check it out... you can certainly read the whole chapter, but you might start in verse 8, Tracy! Yup, there's a "reason" Chase is in your class!

Feel Better, Mrs. Hicks!

Cheery card I made for my cousin, Kim. She's recovering from surgery, and probably wouldn't mind your prayers for QUICK healing!

This card is made with cardstock from Stampin'Up!, and patterned paper from Basic Grey. The stamp is theangelcompany, hostess set.

True story about my cousin: She got married a couple of years ago and I THOUGHT her "new name" was Kim Hicks and proceded to send her Christmas cards addressed this way. Well, fastforward to January, when I "asked" her to be my friend on FaceBook and noticed that this, in fact, was NOT her name. So, when I "asked" her about it, she let me know that they've been giggling about it for a while now. Hmmm. I've decided she will ALWAYS be Mrs. Hicks to me. Although, I'm sure she was disappointed that I actually "addressed" her card correctly, this time.
Another true fact regarding my cousin, Kim: I secretly love it whenever my mom tells me that I look like Kim. And she says this a lot. It could have something to do with sulky, pensive looks, or eyerolling, but I am honored, none-the-less.

Feel Better, Girl!

Another baby shower...

Some friends and I had a baby shower for our friend, Debbie, this weekend... she's having baby #4 (and BOY #4!!) this month. A shower was much needed since her youngest is 8 and her oldest is 14!! Needless to say, she's hooked up after her shower! I made her all these thank you cards as part of her gift... I made several of each design. The card above was the invitation that I sent out to her "non-church" friends and family. I also made a fun tin to put all the cards in with "Levi" written on it (baby's name), but forgot to take a picture. I will sneak a picture in his nursery and hey, add a picture of Levi to go with it! Her boys are GREAT friends with Ben and Carly, so I'm sure Levi will make his way into our pictures before long. All these cards were made using the new Making Memories paper and accesories line, "Chloe's Closet" which were the exact nursery colors (along with the frogs!) and the fun frog stamp is from STAMPENDOUS, purchased at JoAnn's. I was pretty excited to "have" to get a new frog! Cardstock is all Stampin'Up!

This last one is actually an altoids tin that is altered to be a gift card holder.... and keepsake holder, afterwards!

Aunt Ruthie's coming to town!

Just a few "initial" cards I made for my mom's best friend, who is coming to stay at her house while my parents are STILL away. I am anxious to see her and tell her to "Make herself at home!" and you know, steal whatever she wants:) I am really enjoying my CuttleBug (still!) and Nestabilities, which I used to make the "R's"... and JustRite Stampers. Very fun. I would like to clarify that I made these LAST NIGHT, and not this morning, while the kids were raking leaves. Something tells me it wouldn't go over well with all of them to have MOM inside "playing" while THEY are outside working. I am, however, updating my BLOGS:)