TST # 132 Sense of Time...

I must confess before I even start my blog for today.  The card you are about to see is one I made a couple of years back.  Fitting that my title and the card would be made with the SU set "Sense of Time" because these days I just feel like I have no time or I am running out of time.

I missed last week because I have been with my Dad looking after him.  He had a few dizzy spells and was very unstable on his feet so the Retirement Complex that he is in sent him to the emergency for investigation.  Good ending to this story.  After I have tried for several years to convince his old family doctor and specialist that he is on toooooo many medications the specialist at the hospital remarked that it was no wonder he was having dizzy spells because he was on too much medication.  Finally!!!!!  Long story short Dad's medications have been reduced to almost half of what he was on and even a couple of the ones that he remains on have been reduced.  The improvement in Dad has been 180 degrees.  He is more alert and has no problems walking even without using a cane or walker which he had to do before.  We have been fortunate enough to win the lottery with this specialist because he is also a geriatric physician and totally understands what is going on with Dad.

I am hoping that things will start to settle down over the next couple of weeks.  Unfortunately because my brother lives in Florida, I am the only sibling around to help out with Dad.  If it were not for my Dear Hubby I would be totally insane by now.

Now onto today's card.  I modified the Try Stampin on Tuesday sketch just a tad but the inside of the card makes up for the front.

I used my Cricut for a lot of the cut outs on this card, along with my circle cutter.  The outside is fairly simple but once you open it it comes to life.....

 

The inside of the card resembles more of the sketch than the outside and that was why I chose to use it for this sketch.

I don't have the SU pop up cake die but I managed to create a makeshift version so that I could put together this card.  Rather than stacking the die cut pieces one on top of each other I spread them out.

 

This card took a while to make as I remember it, but it was well worth it once it was finished.  Needless to say because it took so long to make I cherish it and it is in my office showcase.

Now it's your turn.  You don't have to be as elaborate as this card but if you need more inspiration hop on over to the Try Stampin site and see what the other Great Designers have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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Baby?...

Today I have a card for you that I have put together for a co-worker.  She asked me to make a card for someone who not only made her daughters wedding invitations, but someone who also is an avid scrapbooker.  I had to think long and hard on this one, because it is sometimes hard to please someone who is also a talented individual.

The card I made could actually be placed into her scrapbooking for this New Bundle of Joy as an embellishment.

Not knowing what they are having I wanted to keep the card neutral, so green and yellow couldn't be any more neutral for a baby.

Using my Cricut I cut out the letters and then ran the "B" through my Cuttlebug using the Swirls Embossing folder.  The smaller letters were cut out from the Cricut as well and then mounted onto DSP punched with the Postage Stamp Punch and then onto a 1 1/4" square of CS.

 

I finished off the card by mounting the DSP onto white CS and then using dimensionals I mounted the "B" and the other letters.  A small ribbon and button were added to complete the card.

I did forget to take a photo of the inside of the card, but the verse that I used was as follows:

Twinkle, Twinkle tiny light,

Little eyes that shine so bright, 

A precious baby from heaven above,

Fills our hearts with so much Love!

I do hope that not only you but the Mom to be likes what I have come up with.

Nancy

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TST #115 For a Fellow Artist

It's definitely Birthday month around here.  Today I have made a Birthday Card for a fellow employee who is a fabulous watercolour and acrylic painter.  At Christmas time he blessed each of us with one of his watercolours for our Christmas card.  To show just how special he is  I decided to use the sketch from Try Stampin on Tuesday, to create his card.

As soon as I saw the sketch I immediately saw a painters pallet, brush and piece of art work.  

I used markers to colour the feather and then once I stamped the image I blended in a few more of the colours that I have put onto the painters pallet in the background.  I then spritzed the "canvas" using the spritzer tool.

 

So from one fellow artist to another...Happy Birthday Jon!  

Hope you like what I have done with the sketch.  Now it's your turn.  Need a little more inspiration?  Hop on over to the Try Stampin site and see what the other Great Designers have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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