Here's to You!

My mom ALSO retired last week along with my dad.  She worked in the Fire/Rescue administration dept. (same as my Dad) for the last 23 years.  I'm so very happy for my mom.  I remember when I was a Senior in High School she worked 3 jobs at one point just so that she could pay for all of the dues, yearbooks, prom and other things that make senior year so awesome.  It's something I will always be grateful for and showed me the sacrifices that a parent makes for the benefit of their child.  

So, Here's to You, Mom!!  xoxo

For my mom's card, I used Stamping Bella's Uptown Girl - Opal the Optimist.  She was of course colored with Copics.  And although I know how much fun these Uptown Girls are to color, I still find myself thinking "WOW, that was fun!" when I'm finished.  :)  My card started with a base of Ivory cardstock paired with Terracotta Tile.  I love the rich colors in these designer papers from Carta Bella, Traditions.  I added a few clear rhinestones and a fishtail banner with a sentiment from MFT.

Copics Used:

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E50, E93

Hair: E50, E31, E35, E29

Dress: BG78, BG75, BG72, BG70

Wine Bottle: YG97, YG93, YG93, E43, E42, E41

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Happy Retirement

My dad retired last week, after a rewarding 34 year long career as a Firefighter.  Although I know he's going to enjoy all the benefits of retirement, he's also going to miss going to the station and going out on calls - he honestly LOVED what he did.

While looking for an image to use for his card I came across, The Paper Shelter's - Adorable Firefighter which could not have been any more perfect.  Since my dad is an engineer (drives the fire engine), his helmet is yellow, so I colored his helmet and bunker gear with Copics to match what he wears.  I then fussy cut the image and popped it up with foam dots.  I paired True Black and Kraft cardstock with designer papers from Echo Parks (All About a Boy) and used my Perfect Layer's tool to create the mats.   The cityscape was made using a MFT Solid Skyline die-namic and the sentiment is from Your Next Stamp.

Copics Used:

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E50, E93

Hair: E50, E31, E35, E29

Bunker Gear: E35, Y26, YR24, Y23, Y21

Boots: C9, C7, C5, C3

Nozzle/Medallion: YR23, Y13, Y11

Hose: E43, E42, E41

Hydrant: R39, R27, R24, R14, R20

I just had to bring the kids up to the fire station one last time so that they could play with Grandpa.

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Your Next Stamp Teaser Time

Today I have the privilege of sharing with you a little sneak peek of Flamingo Fred which will be available as part of the new Your Next Stamp release on May 23rd.  I have used one of the two fun sentiments that are included with the image.

I think Flamingo Fred is just so cool!!  And although Fred is a a guy, I've made a feminine card using pinks and yellows from Fancy Pants - Beach Babe paper pack.  Such a fun paper pad...you'll be seeing me use it again real soon.  It's a little hard to tell from the photo but I added Glossy Accents on his beak and a little bit of Shimmerz under his wing.  :)

The saddle stitch ribbon flower on this card was created oddly enough by my 12 year old step son!!  Last weekend I had my ribbon out and a YouTube video tutorial playing on my laptop.  With 4 kids doing some sort of madness together in the room with me, I quickly became frustrated.  Knowing it was useless to continue with the crazy kid noise level going on in the house, I pouted and went off upstairs.  A few minutes later my step-son came to find me - apologized for the noise he and the others were making  - handed me this flower and said, "is this what you were trying to make?"  OMGosh!!  How sweet is THAT?!?!?  That afternoon he became my crafting buddy and made dozens of flowers for me using different ribbons!!  By the way...I never did watch that tutorial so I still don't know how to make them...but if you'd like to see it here's the LINK.




Please be sure to stop by the Your Next Stamp blog every day this week for a new sneak peek of the May release stamps.


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