Father's Day

Our American Bulldog, Lulu, is now 1 year old.  There were many times we wondered if we would survive the puppy stage and this bread is known for being stubborn.  So it was a matter of wills between one stubborn man verses one stubborn bulldog.  You be the judge of who won out.

This was a new chair before Lulu. Notice the handle.

When the kids were growing up, they knew when Dad came into the room, they were to get up from Dads chair when he entered the room.

Lulu's owns this!

Dad's Chair

Happy Father's Day. Love Lulu!!

Lulu has been the best dog since taking possession of the chair.

Stamps: Flourishes

Ebossing folder: Cuttlebug

Die:  Spellbinders

Colored with Copics and Primsa pencils. 

I love to color

It's a good thing I don't make a cards for a living.  Not that the card takes so long to make. It just takes me forever to make up my mind on how to bring it all together.  

This image is a free digi from Beccy's place. I just loved coloring this with my Copics.

Stamp:           Beccy's Place & Hampton Art (Sentiment)
Paper:            K&Company
Accessories:   Sizzix Embossing Folder, Marianne Die, Pearls

A New Look. A new commitment.

If your new to my blog, Welcome.  If you follow my blog, you may have thought that I'm not making cards.  Well, I've been hanging out at Splitcoast Stampers.  But now I am ready to recommit to my blog, and to visiting you, who have supported me.  Big thanks to everyone of you gifted and wonderful friends.  

So here is my Tah Dah!

Isn't this Hambo stamp and sentiment a hoot?  I used a Spellbinders die to mount it and then added a grass die.  (My friend gave me the grass).  

I paper pieced her shirt and pants from scraps I have and colored the rest with Copics and Prisma pencils.

Have a glorious week everyone!

More cards.

These are some card I made using A Day For Daisies digital stamps.  You can find all the details on Splitcoast.

Daisies

Okay, it's April 17th and it snowing!  We are suppose to get between 7 and 8 inches of snow tomorrow!  Hello, has anyone told Mother Nature it's Spring?  Last week it was 74 deg. then snowed 3 inches the next day.

Well, these are the only daisies popping up in Iowa.  I just love this Flourishes set.  This was made for a Splitcoast color challenge.

The colors for cc422

elegant eggplant
melon mambo
river rock

 

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/color-combinations-f43/cc422-elegant-mambo-river-t571670.html#ixzz2QlbWK4Oz

 

I've done acetate before, I had a lot of trouble with this one, but it photographed beautifully.

I have however dismantled it and put it on cardstock. It just wouldn't stand up right or open all the way. 

 

I colored this Gerber Daisies set with Prisma Pencils then I used my Copic BV08 to darken the purple. The Marianne die cut is just a corner die that I used to make a square.

 

Happy Spring everyone!!

 

 

Splitcoast Review

I am determined to get back up to speed here.  These are some of my favorites that I have at Splitcoast.
Normally I would list all the products, but since there are so many in this post please click on any  link next to the card to view details at my Splitcoast gallery for all the details.  I am GailNM if you wish to take a look at my entire gallery.



Funny Face

 

Rainbow Peeps

 

Glamorous

 My Sister

 

 

Butterfly Friend

 

I Bring You Flowers Inside

 

 

 

 

 

 You've Got Style

 

Well Behaved

 

 



I've retired!

I retired March 15th.  You would think I would have tons of time to make cards and post to my blog.
Let me tell you, retirement is exhausting.  I've been getting my physical (loads of fun there), going to the dentist (more fun) and looking for insurance.  I have perfect health except for that over weight thing.  Words of advise... Loose weight. Turns out it's a big red flag when applying for insurance.
I did get some, but it cost me about $75.00 more a month than I had planned. 

I've also been cleaning drawers, washing windows and shredding papers. We have our very first joint tax returns from 1971. Do the math.

This is kind of a long post.  But I wanted you to see the fabulous office that I left behind.

March 14th - Notice the typical mess!

March 15th - All cleared out except for the cake.

I thought I would throw this in for fun. Lulu is sitting on the end table so she can get a better look at Dad blowing the snow. (Notice the rounded corner on the table. Grrrr!)