The sky's the limit

This is the time year where graduations abound. My BFF told me she was going to her granddaughter's graduation from preschool. Preschool!!!! I then found out there are graduations not only from preschool but kindergarten, elementary school, middle school. Geez, you can tell I don't have kids! 😀 Well if all these graduations are going on, you are going to need a bunch of congrats cards. I figured I better get a stock in.

CAS(E) this Sketch and Addicted to CAS both had a challenged that when I saw it, I knew exactly what I was going to do. Sometimes it happens like that. You just grab your stamps and 20 minutes later you have your creation done.

Die cuts seem to be a buzz word this week. Both The Male Room and Just Us Girls are looking for us to use them in our work.

 

I used Lawn Fawn's Blue Skies. I sponged the blue sky background and added the clouds and hot air balloon, all colored with copics.  Die cut them. (what would we do without dies?!!) The sentiment and gems were added and voila- the card was done.

These are some really fun challenges. Click on my links and play along too.

You are my sunshine!

I am writing this post well ahead of when it will be posted and we are expecting another major snowstorm. I have to laugh, we have had so much snow this winter that when they talk about snow on the weather now, they describe it as "plowable" snow as opposed to just snow.

I am so ready for spring and sunshine. When the challenge for House of Cards this month was using a button, I immediately went for a sun stamp from Darcie's- My Sunshine. I stamped an ombre of oranges and added the buttons. There you have it a very CAS card to encourage spring to come.

Here is the same card made even more CAS and one layer. Which do you like the best?

Now, here is the question. Should you always add a string to the the button? I have been informed by others that buttons should never appear "au natural". What do you think? Ties or no ties?

Please join us for another great challenge at House of Cards!

WOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First of all I want to thank the academy- scratch that I mean, I want to thank all of you who have put up with my whining and nonstop chatter about my Psych CLEP test. All the good wishes, thoughts and prayers paid off. 

I PASSED!!!!

The test was really really hard and I have been studying like crazy, but there were things on this test I never saw in all my reading. When i finished and the score was computed I had a 71. I wasn't sure if that was passing or not until I went to collect my papers. The proctor told me that not only did I passed, but I passed very well. I had a 71 out of 80!!!!

So this means come May 18th I can add a BSN after my name- Sue Trembeth RN BSN. Sounds great huh?

Thanks again to all of you!

Sunny flower sketch

I noticed that using an inked acrylic block as a background has had a resurgence. I enjoy making this backgrounds using different distress inks. Personally I think the distress inks work the best with this technique. My card is an interpretation of the challenge sketch over at CAS(E) this sketch.

I also made a blue version. I couldn't decide which one I liked best to enter in the challenge. i ended going with the orange version. Which one do you like? 

I have my last class tomorrow night and I hand in all my projects Yee Hawww!!!!

See  you all soon.

House of Cards Debut Challenge for CAS

Hi Everyone!

This is my first posting for the new challenge site- House of Cards. We have a special color, sketch or photo inspiration posted once a month and each week a different style of stamping is introduced.

This week features CAS cards featuring this months colors.

Naturally my first CAS entry had to have flowers on it. I found this in a box of old flower stamps and rescued it from being hauled to the attic and never enjoying the feeling of wet ink on its back again!

I hope  this card inspires you to create a CAS card for the challenge.

What's the word, bird?

The challenge at Fusion is always that a big challenge. The challenge is threefold, you can follow the sketch or  the photo inspiration or combine the two.

I like to combine the two. But not only did I do the fusion,  but I added a wood grain touch that the folks over at Just Add Ink were looking for in their challenge.

Just love the bright birds (from Darcies Stamps) against the gray wood embossed flag.

Well... this was a great way to spend Mom's day- stamping and sharing.

Here's to all the Mom's out there!

Flutterbys and Flowers

Sorry for the gap in my postings. As you know from my last post- over a week ago (!!!) I had a bear of a paper to write. I finally finished it last Thursday and can now spend some quality time in my studio.

My friend Judy, started a blog about 6 months ago JN Designs to promote her invitation business. Well she hasn't updated in quite awhile. When I was chiding her about it, she said maybe I am just not a blogger. I looked at her and thought what? Then I realized some people just aren't bloggers. In my opinion bloggers a bit narcissistic. We want people to look at our blogs, we want them to comment on our postings. It validates us. Judy is the most humble person I know. Unlike me it isn't all about her, so yeah she isn't a blogger. It is a shame though, because she has so much creativity to share. 

So back to todays card, yeah it is all about me and the two challenges I am entering my flutterby card in. I am entering this in this week's Fusion challenge and I fused the two challenges.

I am also entering this at the Addicted to CAS challenge featuring flowers. They also have a call out for  new design team members, I am gonna give that a whirl also. Here's hoping!

Thanks for indulging me everyone, because ultimately it is about me :) !

Enjoy your weekend!

Brewing up a challenge card

I spent my day researching and writing a paper on the leadership qualities of Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates and while it was fascinating, it wasn't how I wanted to spend my day off from work. I finally gave myself a break to put in some time stamping.

I came across this challenge over at CAS(E) this Sketch. It was just simple enough for me to work something out in the half hour I had to play. I ran through several ideas but this one just stuck. I have a friend who I often meet for lattes. What a fun birthday card this will make for her!

This was the sketch. Just think of the possibilities when I have more time. Head over to CAS(E) this sketch and see what the designers and others did.

You are my Sunshine

This is my last day of vacation, boooo hooooo...... I could so be a stay at home girl. I wouldn't get bored ever!!!

Saturday several of us took a road trip to Allentown for the Heirloom Rubber Stamp Convention. I have been attending this convention for at least 10 years or more. Sadly each year he becomes a little bit smaller. While it there was at least 2 less vendors then last year, a big discovery for me was Sweet and Sassy Stamps. What fun images and great samples. 

Plus a FREE make and take. Nothing ticks me off more then a make and take that you have to pay for. The whole point of a make and take is to sell product not to sell the sample. If you have to charge for a make and take it probably is to complicated. I did the SAS make and take and yes I did buy the stamp set!

The card today features the stamp set from Sweet and Sassy, Happy Place. I am entering this in the sketch challenge at the Sweet Stop blog.

This card makes me happy! It makes me smile! It makes me feel springy!

Have a great day!

Happy Halloween!

Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween from a cute kitty to a scarrrrrrrry kitty.

I hope your Halloween is all treats and no tricks!

Stars

Making male cards is always a bit difficult for me, especially since my husband loves cards like cards with cute teddies and other animals, which most men don't like. I needed to make a card for my director of endoscopy. We are having a birthday party for him tomorrow and among other things, I was elected to make the cards. I chose a star theme. The above card is from me, but the card below is from his team. the inside says " happy birthday from your stars!" There is a start for each person on the team.  

I apologize for not keeping up on my blogging recently, I was at a conference last weekend and and then back to work and school. Today is the first day to myself. Stay tune for the next installment in the Tag Your It series. I just got the most amazing card from Jules yesterday.

Until then stay creative!!

Dude-it's time to celebrate!

 

There are only 8 of us in my class going for our BSN. In class I sit next to a young male nurse. Not only does he write beautifully (everyone wants him to proof read their papers) he cracks me up. I work with all women my age (old:)), so Ryan is a breath of fresh air.

He is celebrating a birthday this week and I am pretty sure it is a big one- 30! Since it is a summer birthday and well Ryan is a guy and he grew up near the ocean, I thought my surfer penguin from Art Impressions would be perfect.

I used the blueprint from this card I made for a friend's daughter's wedding.

Now I know most guys really aren't into cards, but I think Ryan is gonna like this old lady's hand made birthday wishes.

I am entering this card in the challenge over at CAS-ual Friday. The theme is things you see at or in the ocean. 

So Happy Birthday Ryan!!

Live Simply, Love Much

CAS-ual Friday is having a square card challenge. I do not normally make square cards because they require special postage, but in honor of the challenge I am posting this card I made George for our 25th wedding anniversary. I didn't have to mail it, I just had to give it to him.

This is pretty much a one layer card for me. The popped up little birds from PTI don't really count.

I love the design and will make more cards with this blueprint.

Hope you are having as beautiful day as we are having here in Pennsylvania!

Latte to Share

Over at Just Add Ink, they issued a sketch challenge. I love sketches or as I call them blueprints to success. When you are in a slump, they offer a great starting point to jumpstart your creativity. The sketch over at JAI was just what I needed to break in the new latte sets from here and here. 

While the colors are not my normal bright colors, it is a latte right? Warm browns are called for.

I hear Starbucks calling me..... venti skinny caramel latte.... sigh.........