Let It Shine Little Star(s)

 

Good morning!  Whew!  I thought the last 2 weeks were busy, but this one is shaping up to be the same.  We’re getting our driveway, front steps and front little patio ready to pour hopefully sometime this week so I’ve been tying rebar instead of ribbon! LOL  So I dug through some older cards to find something to share today.  I thought this sweet Verve card using Shining Star (which by the way is ON SALE this month!) would be the perfect one to pair with a pair of young men I met in Boise last month…recognize these sweet little munchkins? 

Julee and I had the boys and they were looking at Daddy (Mark).  I’ve got Kellan and Julee has Trevor.  They really are “identical” and I was thankful for the colour coding and the fact that Kellan was the only one walking at the time.  Super adorable and charming and they were on their best behaviour while we were there :)  Here’s the one right after Mark got them (and me and Julee!) laughing…

What a treat it was to meet them :)  Have a lovely Tuesday.  The sun has found its way back to our city and we are enjoying it to say the least!

 

 

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what’s in it?

stamps: Shining Star (Verve)

paper: rustic cream, kraft, yellow (PTI), Quilting Bee (My Mind’s Eye), glitter cardstock (Recollections)

ink: onyx (Versafine),

accessories: doily die, tag die, star dies, button (PTI), circle and scalloped circle dies (Spellbinders), twine (May Arts), bakers twine (Twinery), stitching, gem

Wowzers! And some Grad Pics!

 Click here to see my CASE Study #143 card

Good morning!  Popping in with a fun card  I made as the May Guest Designer for i {heart} papers.  I was determined to make a fun background with the Avery Elle All Squared Up set.  I love those hexagons!  The set comes with a few individual hexagons so you can custom colour your grid!  Cool!  The bold sentiment is from CAS-ual  Fridays Exclamations.  No wondering what the sender is feeling on this card!  LOL  I want to thank the wonderful team over at i {heart} papers for letting me hang out and play with so many of their goodies this month.  It’s been an honour and a thrill :)  Head over to their blog AND then the store to see all their great products!
Now, as promised, here are some pictures from my son’s graduation Tuesday…it was a proud moment and got me all teary eyed :)  Here we are at dinner the night before.

Announcing Jake’s name before he crosses the stage :)

Me and Jake after the ceremony.

Me, Jake and Tony :)


Thanks for sharing in my celebration.  Hmm, all this graduation stuff has me thinking of doing my Masters.  EEK!  Maybe!

what’s in it?

stamps: cas-ual fridays exclamations, avery elle all squared up

ink: versafine onyx, su pumpkin pie, bermuda bay, pti raspberry fizz

accessories: mme enamel dots, gems

Boise or Bust Blog Candy!

Good morning everyone!  Guess where I was this past weekend?!  The wedding we attended on the weekend was not here in town, it was in Boise, Idaho.  We traveled for 2 days to get there but what an amazing time we had.  The wedding was just beautiful and heartfelt and we had so much fun celebrating with friends there.  Now, someone else very special lives there!  It is also the home of Julee of Verve Stamps :)  I was SO excited when we got the news Tony’s friend in Boise was getting married.  Meeting Julee and Mark was one of those “bucket list” items.  She is even more sweet and beautiful in person than she is online.  And Mark, aka Mr. Verve, is just as kind and funny IRL.

I must say I was more than a little “star struck.”   I got to see Verve Headquarters and Julee’s studio where magic takes place.  AND I got to tickle and play a bit with their most adorable boys…photos to come on another post soon!  So, to celebrate this happy occasion, I’d like to offer up some Vervey goodness!  Julee gave me a set of Teachers Count and matching Apple Dies to offer as Blog Candy during the last Release as I inspired the set :)  That’s how sweet she is! 


All you have to do to win is tell me about someone special you’ve met in real life OR would like to meet some day.  I’ll make the draw in one week and post the winner next Thursday, May 30th.  The winner will have 3 days to contact me.  Good luck!