For You Dad

One of my favorite Authentique collections ever is the collection I used for this Father's Day card for my dad in Colorado.  It is called Anchored and I love it.  In fact, I bought 2 and 3 pieces of each sheet in the collection.  I will be very sad when I use it all up.  I used this great sketch from Viva La Verve:

There is still plenty of time to enter the sketches this month over at the Verve Sketch challenge blog,  You can see all the details HERE

Thanks for stopping by tonight .  I love receiving your comments.

~~Sandi~~

Paper Issues June Card Sketch

I woke up this morning with a terrible head cold....ugh, I hate being sick.  Especially on a weekend and in June!  Who gets a cold in June???? But if I am not feeling better tomorrow morning, I foresee a sick day at home.  Yuck....I hate using my sick days to be sick.  lol.  So even though I was not feeling well, I HAD to make 3 Father's Day cards today so they can be mailed with gift cards tomorrow.  My sons live in Illinois and Indiana and my dad is in Colorado.  Since we were busy with attending the Stanley Cup Finals last weekend and then this past week we worked 3.5 days and had Dave's brother and family in from North Carolina, I have had no crafty time available.  Luckily, I had this awesome layout to work with by Corri Garza for Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday.  Here is my take on the sketch:

Everything I used is from my older stash and it feels so good to use up my older stuff. The card with the star on it is a 3x4 Simple Stories card that I cut down.  The green paper which I found in my scrap basket, is from an older Imaginisce camping themed collection and the brown card base is from an OLD Tim Holtz 12x12 paper pad.  The sentiment is from CAS-ual Friday Stamps.

Thanks for checking out my blog,  I think I will go to bed now and be miserable...lol

~~Sandi~~

The Journey is Sweeter With You

I have been married to my wonderful husband for only 12 years but we have packed so many fun times and memories into that time it is amazing.  We have had our rough patches as well because every journey has those tough areas to navigate.  But through it all we have clung to each other and he has made my journey through this life so much sweeter.  And I think he would say the same thing about me.

I was inspired by the new theme this week over at Lasting Memories -- The Journey.  I could have gone so many directions with this theme....documenting our many trips but I am glad I decided to make a page to celebrate our life's journey together.  I used this awesome sketch from Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday:

I really loved this sketch because I felt the sketch helps guide your eyes around the page and creates movement.  I look forward every month to the sketches at Paper Issues.

I am also entering this sketch at the Scrap Our Stash June challenge BRADS.  Here is how I used something on this page for each of the letters:

B: Bicycle

R: Rust colored alphas and round sticker

A: Anchor and arrows

D: Dots (black enamel dots in upper right corner)

S: Slide frames and stickers

One more challenge that I am entering this page in is Clique Kits June Challenge....Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my creations.  I love reading your comments.

~~Sandi~~

Hope Your Day Tickles You Pink

My sister-in-law just turned 39 and I made this card for her with my new stamp set from My Favorite Things and some awesome flamingo paper from the Fine and Dandy collection by Dear Lizzy.

I used this absolutely delightful sketch from MFT:

 I am entering it in their sketch challenge this week.  Won't you join me?  There is still a little time to enter!

~~Sandi~~

Happiness -- Lasting Memories Guest Designer Week #2

Today I get to show you my second project that I created for Lasting Memories.  The gals there have been so organized and easy to work with, that I am really enjoying the themes/challenges this month.  When I saw the theme this week was Happiness, all I could think of was doing another page in my wedding album redo.  I created my wedding album when I first started scrapping and I decided to re-do it and keep all the pages in the colors of our casual Las Vegas wedding of Red/Black/White and Silver.

I used this beautiful sketch from Page Maps:

There is an awesome prize this month over at Lasting Memories and I was told that I can link up my project and be eligible for the Stampin' Up goodies.  Why don't you create something this week that makes you happy (how easy is that?), link up and you just might win some new goodies.  And who doesn't love new goodies? Speaking of new goodies....I am also linking this up to the Clique Kits June Challenge.  They are offering a $25 gift card to the winner.....more new goodies!!  You can see the details HERE

~~Sandi~~

Tickled Pink

I LOVE Flamingos!  Not only because I live in Florida where they have always been a kitchy symbol of the Sunshine State but just because they are graceful, beautiful and well....they are PINK.  What's not to love about a pink bird?  So I have a real weakness these days for anything flamingo and I am tickled pink (pun intended) that flamingos also happen to be fairly trendy right now.  When I saw this stamp set from My Favorite Things, I had to buy it.  It has a bunch of awesome sentiments to use with some of my flamingo stamps that I have been collecting over the years and flamingo paper products.  Here I teamed up one of the sentiments with a darling little flamingo tag.  I think it will make a great birthday card for my husband's teenage niece.  I used this perfect sketch from My Favorite Things for the card and I am entering it in their sketch challenge HERE.

I am also entering it in Seize The Birthday's Anything Goes Challenge.

and

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge

Monday is a wrap....hope it was a good day for you.

~~Sandi~~

Let's Help Celebrate!

A friend of mine shared this post on Facebook today and I really felt like I want to get behind this and help celebrate this WWII veteran's 100th birthday.  I had this card that I made a year ago for a challenge in my little Yahoo scrapbooking/card making group and I had never sent it out.  So today I added the "100" and a birthday greeting inside and I am sending it out this week.

Here is a picture of Mr. Kuntz and his neighbor Salena who is putting this effort together:

Here is the information if you want to be a part of this awesome way to thank a veteran.

My name is Salena Catron - Mr. Kuntz is My Best Friend and Neighbor...
This year June 15, 2015 Mr. Kuntz will be 100 years old. He doesn't know about this page... - Shhhh... It's a SECRET!!! -
** I would like to ask each person who reads this to do a tangible act of kindness to recognize a WWII veteran on his 100th Birthday. Seaman 1st Class James Ralph Kuntz of Kokomo, IN
James was born on 15 June, 1915. He served aboard the USS Swenning in 1945 in the Pacific Theater and then on an LSD Boat out of NAB Little Creek, VA after the war. He was a Radioman and could Morse Code 28 words per minute.
I’d like to ask anyone who is able to kindly send a birthday card to this gentleman to let him know we appreciate his service that contributed to the war effort that saved the world from tyranny. Please send cards to Salena Catron c/o James Ralph Kuntz - 3310 Orleans Dr., Kokomo, IN 46902.

My plan is to get as many Birthday wishes, or even cards I can for him. I really want him to have the VERY BEST Birthday ever!!!
I will be following up with more background about My BEST FRIEND!
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