Card for a few links

This card is for Operation write home, made it my self monday and the red, white & Blue challenge at paper playtime and Scrapbookaholic By Abby Challenge #8
http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
http://operationwritehome.org/
http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/2011/06/week-6-made-it-myself-mondays.html
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2011/06/ch-49-digi-monday-using-red-white-blue.html

All paper is American Crafts

stamp set is from Michaels not sure who its by

the templet is from Operation write home
Ribbon is from a garage sale.........

Made it myself Monday

Father's Day Cards

Background paper made by me in my Pazzles Inspiration Pro software
Stamps by Gina K (my new fav.) Gone Fishin. Fibers hand dyed by me heres a tutorial http://auntiemargsblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/dying-fibers-tutorial.html

Bachground paper again made by me, Stamp set is Just right Cling You Are the Best Inks and card stock are stampin up Baja Breeze and Celery, Ribbon is Celebrate it.
cut out with spellbinders Blossom Three

Papers are DCWV The Natural stack, also You Are the Best stamp set and stampin up Soft Suade Card stock and ink.

OWH Memorial Weekend BlogHop

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Memorial Weekend BlogHop, you can click on the picture at the top to start from the beginning.
My take on Red, White & Blue

Paper= Stampin up Pacific Point & American cardstock white
Ink= Stampin up Pacific Point, Real Red & Always Artichoke
Stamp sets= Gina K Garden Silhouettes and Branching Out (totally loving Gina K) & unknown missing you stamp
Ribbon from Michaels

Same card just in different colors and a different stamp from the Gina K Garden Silhouettes set

Colors are Stampin up So Saffron & Elegant Eggplant

Now go see what Sudie has to show you....
http://www.unkit.com/2011/05/28/operation-write-home-blog-hop

Very simple teenage boy birthday invites

Ok so this is what I hear from my soon to be 13 year old son, no frills mom no bling no fancy stuff just a simple invite, now the card maker I am was totally crushed, but this is what I came up with and he is happy, thats what counts (right).

This Years Coach Cards

The top card is for my sons coaches and the other two are for my neighbors kids coaches. I'm super happy with how they turned out this year.

CardzTV challenge and Teacher Appreciation Card

This is a card for my sons teacher and also for Cardztv challenge. All files were cut out on my pazzles inspiration, this is a large 6.5 x 5 card. The butterfly punch is Martha Stewart. Pearls from the dollar store

Blogaversary

ok I took Paula's suggestion and too the day off and celebrated with William & Kathrine, but now I'm back in my real world and I must craft so today I'm going to look back and see what I've done the last year and set some new goals for my blog.



Last years goals

1. get my craftyness out there for people to see (I think I did that I now have 157 followers and over 5000 visits to my blog).

2. get a video camers and teach my self how to make tutorials (done)

3. this wasn't a goal but I did participate in 2 blog hops.


This years goals

1. Become more profecient in my video making (ie learn to edit them)

2. Make and show more cards for Operation Write Home (very dear to my heart)

3.Teach my self how to add sharing links so I can share files I make.

4. and last but not least get more followers...LOL


Now for a few cards for Operation Write Home, tha deadline for Fathers day is May 21st so thats what I'm working on.