Money And Finances Today

Today’s project was a gift for one of the secretaries at my work. She turned 50….but it was a very covert operation. However, I could not let the event go by unheralded. It kind of had a “I don’t see/hear/or speak of 50” feel to it.

I was immediately reminded of a card I saw on Kerry Bunting’s blog here. to go with it, I had a wee post it holder from Bronwyn Eastley’s blog here. A tweak here and an adjustment there and this is what I came up with…….

And the gift together…….

Please do not adjust you spectacles….yes it is me and I am POSTING!!!! Thanks for you patience and e mails of friendship and encouragement. Things have settled a little, but there is still a ways to go…a long way in fact, but at least there is a little light.

Now I created these cards a VERY long time ago and I got the inspiration from Leonie Schroder and her card here. I just love the whimsy and simplicity of it….so much so that I made a couple….or 4.

Here are my versions….

No this is not an apparition….I am here….just. Much has gone and is going on with regards to the home front, hence my absence from here.

Rest assured that I will be back (hopefully) soon with soooooooooo many creative projects it isn’t funny.

I wanted to wish all Mother’s out there the very best for a Happy Mother’s Day. May your day be abundant with love and fine things and wonderful memories created.

Take care all out there and I will be back soon. Thanks for popping by.

Lynda xx

Today I wish to share with you the cards and gift card holders that I made for my son’s coach and assistant coach. The team he plays for is Macquarie Saints and their colours ate a tealy turquoise, red and black. I had to make them as blokey as possible and I sort inspiration from this card. Here is my interpretation….

Yes….in my never ending quest to not make 2 cards identical….I did change them slightly!!! The “You Rock” banners were elevated slightly in the middle. I was very happy with these….so much so that I made matching gift card holders…..

Needless to say….the cards were from a bunch of 11 and 12yo boys and they thought the cards were “cool” so that was all the approval I really needed. Here is each set together…..

I will try and list all the bits and pieces, but listing them all in my mind….there really were quite a few!!!

Thanks for dropping by. Hope to be back soon.

Stuff Used:
CS: (SU) Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White and Optix Turquoise CS
Ink: (SU) Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Real Red
Stamps: (SU) Extreme Elements, Just Jawing, Dark Room Door – “Noel” (cornices in gift card)
Other Bits: Word Window Punch, Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet dies (“Thanks” sentiment), White crochet cotton, buttons

Lynda xx

Question….when you love making cards and gifts and the like….what do you do when your son’s baseball team needs thank yous for the staff?? Volunteer to make them of course!!

I started off with the lady who scores the games each week. Baseball scoring is a skill. Every ball is marked as strike/ball/etc and then the # of bases taken or if the runner got out is also noted. You have to be on the ball in a big way. The lady who does score is a real girly-girl, so her card reflected this…..

Remember how I mentioned that I was a LONG way behind with my posts….well I discovered this one from January that for some odd reason had not made it yet!!!

Becky Roberts is an amazing paper crafter and it is from one of her creations I took a direct CASE. This is Becky’s card. This is my version of Becky’s card…….

I hope you are all enjoying the long Easter break. I have so much to show you, so I hope to schedule some fairly regular posts over the next week or so.

Today’s card date’s back a month or so….yes I am that far behind!!! One of the secretaries at work was about to celebrate a zero birthday. This lady is very elegant and understated. I was asked to make her card that was black and white and nowhere was it to mention her age!!!! Easy right????

I was inspired by this card on SCS…..it fitted the black and white part anyhow. This is the card I made for the birthday girl…..

As I mentioned before, I still have a really good relationship with my old work place. The young girl that replaced me had her little boy turning 4. He loves rainbows and was having a rainbow themed party. She had Googled and searched high and low for candy/treats and goodies. I had seen on various blogs, cute banners that sat above cakes with the birthday boy or girl’s name on it. I offered to make one for Oliver in rainbow colours….of course. Cathy was kind enough to send me the following pictures.

This is the 2nd of the tulip cards I made for a secretary that I use to work with. We have remained good friends even though I left my old work over 2 1/2 years ago. I went with a favourite colour combo of purples and green.

Here is the card…..

Needless to say….she loved them. Purely by co-incidence, she had a gift at home that she had forgotten a card for…but now does!!!

Thanks for dropping by. I will try and list all the bits used, but there was a lot. If you have any questions….please ask and I will answer.

Stuff used:
CS: (SU) Pear Pizzaz, Concord Crush, Whisper White, In Colours DSP 6 x 6 stack