thinking of you

First, a special THANK YOU to all you wonderful people who leave such amazing comment love :)  I know it takes a minute from your busy day to pause and say hello, so just know that it's always greatly appreciated.  You're all the best.

Tuesday will be 38 weeks with the twins, which is full term for multiples.  Twin B has gone breech, then head-down, then breech, and now transverse.  What a journey!  While I'd EAGERLY choose labor & delivery over surgery & recovery, my doc's advice is a C-section (twin B's not a good candidate for 'turning' due to a partial placental cord insert).  But since the pregnancy has gone well and the boys are growing at the same rate, she'll let me squeeze out one extra week, just to see what happens by 39 weeks.

I haven't done a lot of crafting, but I do have one card in the wings, also for Lee Anne.  Amidst all the craziness I think of her everyday which reminds me to stop, slow down, and pay attention to family.  Hugs to you, Lee Anne.

The dragonfly here symbolizes depth, unveiling, and life 'in the moment'.  I wanted a deep blue to accent rustic cream and woodgrain.  The dragonfly is inked in spring rain and kissed with pearl sky blue and enchanted evening.  I'm pleased with the design (even if photos didn't capture all the love). 

I call this shot, 'Still Life with Dirty Pot'.  But look at that perfect little dragonfly from Places Please.  The joy in discovery.

I also used this design for a melon berry birthday card with a sun-kissed peach.  I have the bitty dot ribbon in new leaf, orange zest, and blueberry sky as well, so I imagine I'll be making those color versions too.


xoxo,
Christy


SUPPLIES 

stamps - PTI Masculine Motifs, Fillable Frames #10, Places Please

ink - PTI enchanted evening, spring rain; Versamagic pearl sky blue

paper - PTI enchanted evening, rustic cream

accents - PTI enchanted evening vintage buttons, enchanted evening bitty dot ribbon, vintage cream grosgrain ribbon, rustic cream twine

dies - PTI Fillable Frames #10, woodgrain impression plate

tools - EK Success oval punch

thank you set

I made this simple set of thank you cards for Lee Anne, a fellow PTI Paper Doll friend who recently suffered a great loss.  Sometimes it's hard to know what to say, but a small gesture can let someone know they're in your thoughts and prayers.

I was drawn to the elegance of Beyond Border Basics in bright pastels and vintage cream with colored pearls to add warmth.  The background pattern is Mini Scrapbook Series: Library Ledger stamped in soft stone.

the melon berry card

the summer sunrise card

the simply chartreuse card

 the aqua mist card

I've been spending more time cooking than crafting this week so I'll be posting soon about my new discovery, 'Once a Month Cooking'.  Very addictive for people that love to cook and organize!

 

SUPPLIES 

stamps - PTI Beyond Basic Borders Collection, Mini Scrapbook Series: Library Ledger

ink - PTI melon berry, summer sunrise, ripe avocado, aqua mist, smokey shadow

paper - PTI melon berry, summer sunrise, simply chartreuse, aqua mist, vintage cream

accents - medium pearls

dies - PTI Mat Stack 1

tools - Copic markers (R05, Y38, BG18), Fiskars Paper Edgers scallop scissors

ipod - Cowboy Junkies

happy & sad cards

Yesterday was a truly lovely day!  Thanks so much to my family and friends (blogging & IRL) for all the love.  It was also a good day because I made a card from scratch, no sketch, no special inspiration, no CASEing - yippee!  This may not be a big deal to many of the creative and extremely productive folks out there, but I'm just a regular crafty gal :)

My one and only aunt is having a birthday, so I wanted something special.  Cards for aunts scream for florals, but I've never actually purchased such a stamp set (I know, weird).  I do have Round & Round, however, and we're originally Kansas girls so it had to be the sunflower - in golden yellow.  Also purple because it's a complementary color, and I'm loving the spring time weather here (don't hate).  The card base is from the Cricut cartridge, A Child's Year,

I also needed a card for the passing of a dear friend's father.  I did a variation on a set of thank yous from a previous post (link here).  For a masculine look I chose the wood impression plate on linen paper and inked the edges & grains with antique linen ink.  I used my fingernail to further distress the edges (looking a lot better than my usual distressing with scissors).  It's never fun to create a sympathy card, but I Iike this calming, soulful look.

xoxo,
Christy

SUPPLIES:

springtime birthday

stamps - PTI Round & Round (Fillable Frames #8 & Birthday Basics on the inside)
paper - PTI harvest gold, plum pudding, Egg Hunt patterened paper
ink - PTI summer sunrise, plum pudding, dark chocolate; antique linen Distress Ink
accents - PTI harvest gold buttons & swiss dots ribbon, new leaf baker's twine; yellow gems
tools- PTI Mat Stack 1 die; EK Success 1 3/4" circle punch, Marvy super jumbo (blue) scalloped circle punch; Cricut cartridge 'A Child's Year'

dove sympathy 
stamps - Fillable Frames #2 (sentiment), Fillable Frames #8 (frame)
paper - PTI blueberry sky, enchanted evening, linen
ink - PTI enchanted evening; antique linen Distress Ink
accents - PTI vintage cream felt
tools- PTI Woodgrain impression plate, Peace Be Still Collection die