Last Day of School!!

The boys had a great school year and are ready for summer!!

Artisan Design Team Wednesday Wow

Thank you for joining me today for this weeks Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop! Hopefully you have arrived from Wendy Weixler's blog. If not, keep clicking on the button at the bottom of each blog post and hop to work your way back around.

This week is all about Christmas! I know, I know.... not everyone is thinking about Christmas, but when I saw the Mosaic Madness stamp set, one of the things I thought of was ornaments. This set is very versatile!

Both cards are made using Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand & Gumball Green. I threw in a little Silver Glimmer paper to sparkle it up. Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine and Rhinestones add the finishing touches!

Thank you for hopping with us again! Now onto Cindy's blog, her work is always so beautiful!

Artisan Design Team Wednesday Wow

Thank you for joining me today for this weeks Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop! Hopefully you have arrived from Wendy Weixler's blog. If not, keep clicking on the button at the bottom of each blog post and hop to work your way back around.

2 projects for you today! The first is this card that I made using the Really Good Greetings stamp set. I added the printed window sheet from Quatrefancy Specialty paper onto Midnight muse, so that it would really stand out. I really love the new Simply Pressed clay and molds. I seem to be using those cute flowers on everything!

I also made this cake and banner for a friends birthday. The cake is pink lemonade, so yummy! The banner was super easy to put together. I stamped each letter that I needed from the ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet onto Whisper White cardstock. Then I punched them out with the smaller of the Petite Pennants Builder punch. With the larger part of that punch I used the Coastal Cabana Designer Series paper. Attached it all to some Baker's Twine. Attached that to 2 long skewers and it was ready to go. Very easy and cute!

Thanks for checking out our blog hop! 

Up next is Cindy, she always makes beautiful projects!!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's, Opa's, and Great Grandpa's in our lives!

We spent the day with my parents, my brother and his family and then later on my grandparents.

We took quite a few pictures today of all the Dad's with their boys.

Michael and his boys:

My Dad and the boys:

 Opa and all his grandchildren:

Kristy made these amazing cookies:

Went to visit my Opa:

A couple family pictures of just us too!

Lego Store Grand Opening

Yesterday we went to the Grand Opening Event for the new LEGO store. The boys were all sooooo excited. 

This sign is made up of all little Lego bricks.

They each built a brick that is going to be added to a large Lego Yoda.

This is just the beginning of the Lego Yoda. The bricks that they built will be added to this:

Handing in their Lego brick and taking a picture with a smaller Yoda:

Hanging out with their Lego friends:

This was a great experience for the boys, they were so happy!

Artisan Design Team Wednesday Wow

Thank you for joining me today for this weeks Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop! Hopefully you have arrived from Wendy Weixler's blog. If not, keep clicking on the button at the bottom of each blog post and hop to work your way back around.

Both of my cards again this week feature the New In Colors. I am loving the way Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana look together!!

This first card I made for a friend who had the sweetest baby girl this past week. I used the In Color Designer Series Paper stack, the 3/8 Ruffle Stretch Trim in Strawberry Slush, the Hello Lovely stamp set, the Modern Mosaic Embossing folder and the Simply Pressed Clay and mold. I altered the Hello Lovely image slightly - I masked the word lovely and then used the "baby" from the Pennant Parade stamp set in it's place.

My second card today uses the new Smoky Slate card stock. I LOVE this new color! I am a big fan of grey and this is the perfect neutral for me.

I embossed the saying from the Really Good Greeting stamp set in Pool Party on Coastal Cabana card stock. The back ground images are from the Mosaic Madness stamp set and punched out with the Mosaic punch. The little arrow clip is from the Essentials Hardware Clips, with a little sliver of the Smoky Slate Chevron Ribbon.

 Last week I picked a winner for the blog candy offered the week before. The winner was Janis Barnes. Janis please comment below with your email and I will get in touch with you :) If Janis does not respond by Thursday June 13, I will pick a new winner from that weeks comments. Hope to hear from you Janis!!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Up next is Cindy's blog, make sure you check out what she has to share with you!!

Artisan Design Team Wednesday Wow

Welcome to this weeks Artisan Design Team blog hop! This week we are featuring the projects we shared on facebook for the month of May. Hopefully you have arrived from Wendy Weixler's blog. If not, keep clicking on the button at the bottom of each blog post and hop to work your way back around.

I have been wanting to try the chalkboard technique for awhile and finally got around to it. I did a birthday card for a friend and then I also did this card. It is a very easy technique and I really like the results. 

The Stamp-a-ma-jig was my go-to tool for this card. Lining up three different stamps would have been nearly impossible without it!  

Thank you to everyone who commented on last weeks cards. All of your comments were really sweet :) I used a random generator to pick the winner and it came up with number 12. So congratulations to Janis Barnes who has won the cards featured last week!! Janis please comment below with your email and I will get in touch with you :)

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Up next is Cindy's blog, make sure you check out what she has to share with you!!

Stamps

133332 (clear-mount): Best of Flowers Stamp Set

129189 (wood-mount) or 129192 (clear-mount): Amazing Family Stamp Set

129681 (wood-mount) or 129684 (clear-mount): Feel Goods Stamp Set

130106: Amazing Accent Stampin’ Standard Wheel

Ink

102283: VersaMark Pad

Paper

121045: Basic Black Cardstock

122925: Calypso Coral Cardstock

120953: Crumb Cake Cardstock

122926: Lucky Limeade Cardstock

126839: Summer Starfruit Cardstock

100730: Whisper White Cardstock

Accessories & Tools

127555: Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons

122940: In Color Designer Printed Brads

129398: Pool Party Stampin’ Emboss Powder

125573: Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine

126846: 3/8" Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon

129287: 7/16" Natural Trim Ribbon

119246: Rhinestone Basic Jewels

129053: Heat Tool

119877: 1-3/8" Square Punch

101049: Stamp-a-ma-jig

102971: Stampin’ Around Standard Handle

113439: Big Shot

120893: Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die

Day Trip to the Lake

On Saturday we went to the lake for the day. The boys played and had fun on a beautiful, sunny day!

Our cuties at the lake this weekend: