Your Friendship Is A Blessing

As I said before, I am trying to build my stash of cards so I have a card ready on hand to send out whenever needed. Rest assured, I mail out ALL the cards I make so it would be really nice to build up a stash and since retiring in June last year, I have actually built up a little stash. However, I did not have any friendship cards in my stash so at my Stampin' Up class this week, I made a couple of them.

I am entering this card in the Meant To Be Sent Challenge at Sugar Pea

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday 

Anything Goes Challenge Weeks #426 - #427 

That is it for now...I might pop in later with another friendship card to share or then again it might be tomorrow. I am really feeling inspired to create a traditional 12x12 scrapbook page.

~~Sandi~~

French Poodle Valentine Card

My in-laws have two little toy French poodles so I used a couple die cuts from Doodlebug's Valentine collection from last year -- French Kiss and put together a card for them. I water colored some grass and stenciled some clouds for the background.

I am entering this car in the Make Your Own Background Challenge at Your Next Stamp.

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my blog....I am off to the couch to watch a late night hockey game. Good thing I am retired and can sleep in tomorrow morning.

~~Sandi~~

Valentine Gnome

I could not help but giggle as I was making this Valentine card for my sister. She recently commented on Facebook that she is not onboard with this gnome trend and in fact "hates gnomes".  Well that was all I needed to hear to make me decide to make her a gnome Valentine's Day card....she may see a gnome on her birthday card in May also....lol!

I am entering this card in two challenges:

Your Next Stamp Challenge #132 -- Create Your Own Background. I used the 2 pictured mini ink pads to create the striped background.

The other challenge I am entering this card in is the Word Art Wednesday 

Anything Goes Challenge #424 - #425

Thank you for stopping by my blog today....have a good Tuesday.

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 70 Lots of Love

I am still making Valentine cards and still enjoying the process. This one was sent to my son's girlfriend yesterday and I have one more to send out tomorrow and that is it for this year. For this card I used this gorgeous sketch from Julee Tilman for her blog Poetic Artistry Sketch Challenge

I was totally inspired by the current inspiration board at 

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 70 -- Lots of Love

I used the color scheme, all the hearts and the general Love theme.

I am also entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes #424 - #425

That is it for now....hockey is on the TV and my puppy is keeping my spot on the couch warm for me. Hope your weekend was wonderful. Thanks for stopping in my blog. Stop in tomorrow to see a fun gnome Valentine and why I was laughing while I was making it today.

~~Sandi~~

Lawn Fawn Thank You Card

I don't know about you but I never have enough thank you cards. I wish I could build my stash on them but it seems every time I make one, I need to send it right out. That was the case for this card. I used this great sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap:

I flipped the sketch 90 degrees to make a landscape card and I am entering it in their 

Card Sketch 163 Challenge

I also was inspired by the current challenge #70 at Lawn Fawnatics Lots Of Love

I was inspired by the color scheme and all the colorful hearts. I used the sweet little trio of hearts stamp from my new Stud Puffin stamp set to stamp those hearts along the bottom and broke out an older Lawn Fawn stamp set for the Thank You sentiment called Scripty Sayings. The plaid paper is also from Lawn Fawn.

Well that is it for now....hope your weekend is going well. We are having a good weekend but it is going by WAY too fast.

~~Sandi~~

Week 44 Domestic Goddess

I am working hard on catching up and finishing my 2019 TN....the end is in sight. Week 44 was a week I just wanted to document what it was like for the first 6 months of retirement. While I am loving being retired there are some days that I am bored, lonely or restless but I am getting used to it. All my retired friends told me there is and adjustment period and overall I am enjoying the quiet, the freedom and the stress free life I now have.

I used this awesome sketch by Lisa and am entering this spread in the TN Time With Lisa and Lori Challenge on her blog My Creative Endeavors. 

I also am entering this in Lori's Challenge on her blog My Happy Life to use something old and something new on my spread. The Domestic Goddess title and household ephemera are from a Simple Stories collection of a few years ago called Domestic Bliss. The alphas are from the Florence alphas from Bella Blvd and I recently had to replenish my stash....I had used up some of my favorite colors...navy being one of them. That is my new item. I use them on all my TN pages.

That is it for tonight. Come back tomorrow for a fun Lawn Fawn card. In the meantime, enjoy your weekend. 

~~Sandi~~

Thanks A Latte

I love this stamp set (Ellie Loves Lattes) from Your Next Stamp and I reach for it often. This time I paired it with their heart cover plate and it made for a fairly quick and easy card. I am entering this in their Challenge #131 Share the Love 

I am also entering it in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday With Love Challenge.

I hope your week is going well....the good news is tomorrow is FRIDAY....YAY!! Thanks you for stopping by my blog.

~~Sandi~~