Monday, March 1, 2010

12 Hour crop for Jamaica!

My friend Kim and her husband Mark had a fundraiser this weekend, and it was so much fun!  They are preparing for a year long mission trip to an orphanage in Jamaica, and you can learn more about it on their blog, HERE ;)



Kim's daughter Matty



...And her other daughter Calie and a little friend :)



Kim's husband Mark, slaving away making us some yummy food!



I ordered this magazine the other day, and the card on the front page was so cute, I decided to lift it.  I had all the supplies, so away I went!





I have been on the search for the perfect background script stamp, and haven't been able to find it yet.  I got the idea from Dawn McVey to use an old book, fab idea!  So I picked this up at the Goodwill store just for this purpose ;)  I chose this one because I liked the font, and I was pretty sure there would be no objectionable words on the page, just in case!



I made these flowers from an idea here...



Here's the cards I made using those flowers, and with the scraps left over.  I used my Storybook cartridge to make the leaves, plus some PTI stamps ;)







Tammy and Jen scrapping away!



One of our many trips out that day ;)  We went to Cruisin Coffee a few times, Pita Pit for lunch, and of course Joann's!


We ran into Dyona at Joann's, GOTCHA!



White Chocolate Mochas, mmm...




So here I used that book paper and heat embossed clear powder on top.  Then I inked over it with Tim Holtz Old Paper distress ink. 


On this one I inked over it with Peeled Paint distress ink, my favorite TH color!


Remember this post a while back?  I finally used the butterflies on a few cards.  I inked up the bottom of the card front with Old Paper on the first card, Tattered Rose on the second, and Peeled Paint on the third.  Then I stamped over it with the same color and the polka dot background stamp.











This card was the last one I made, and one of my friends pointed out that it opens on the left...  Oops!


The ladies having dinner.  It was homemade lasagna, delicious!



Old friends, love these ladies ;)  I won't say how old, because I am not ready to say that out loud to anyone just yet, but since about 11th and 12th grade or so!



More flowers, these were so fun to make!  I cut out a large circle, about 5 inches across, and then crumpled it up.  After that I cut a spiral about an inch wide all the way to the middle, and then pleated it into a flower shape.  I secured them with glue dots, love those things.  I found these things I used in the centers in the wedding aisle at Michael's.





I was on a roll and made a bunch more!



I had such a fabulous time with the ladies!

4 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards and flowers!!! I love the techniques on the cards!
    Nadia

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  2. Looks like fun, love everything you made!

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  3. Those cards with the butterflies and old paper are AWESOME! Looks like it was a wonderful time!!

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  4. Great blog! Love all the flowers you make!

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