Memories to Keep

Here are a few pictures I took in North Carolina. This first one was out the front window of the car on Sunday morning as we were on our way to church. I loved the foggy mist! This was about 8:00 a.m., and by noon, it was all sunshine again!

And here is my son's cute kitty, "Crayon." She was a doll - although very shy. He has only had her a week! Here is a picture of my son, Steven, and me, after his jazz band concert. He had three solos, one of which was most of the song. It was a real joy to hear him play. He is a junior in college, and we have not heard him play in a group since he graduated from high school! I was so happy to be able to go and hear him, and also meet his friends and church family. It was also really fun to travel to Ft. Bragg and meet Deb! It was a great trip!

As for the Marching Band Competition, my daughter's band won First Place in the Parade Marching and took home the Sweepstakes trophy for best performance of the day!! It was awesome! They played and looked great! Here is a picture of her band waiting to come on the field for their show, and one of her playing her "baby" bass drum. They have 177 members.


Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow for the Hambo DT Challenge and my weekly House Mouse & Friends project!

Upcoming Fun Stuff!

Today I am off to a State Marching Band Competition to watch my daughter, so no stamping for me on World Card Making Day! I will just make and design them in my mind! :)

Some fun upcoming and current events to check out:
In honor of World Card Making Day, this weekend at Hambo Stamps, you can get free shipping! Check out the deets HERE.

Over at SCS, there are all sorts of fun challenges and contests going on this weekend. Check out THIS thread for info on challenges just for World Card Making Day!

Monday will bring some fun stuff to my blog. My regular House Mouse & Friends Challenge card will be posted - a fun one! - and I will also show you a project from a Design Team Challenge that Monica gave the Hambo DT. You won't want to miss all the fun!

Tomorrow I will be posting some pictures from my trip.

See you then!

Shimmer and Shine

I love shimmery paper. On this card I used three different types. The metallic silver is from The Metallic Stack, available at Our Daily Bread Designs. The patterned background is from a stack by K & Co. that I purchased at my local stamp store, and the card base is a single sheet I bought at Hobby Lobby.

I stamped my sentiment in Black Stazon on a piece of Polished Stone that I had made using Brilliant Blue, Green Galore and Bordering Blue. It is from Footprints in the Sand by Our Daily Bread Designs, as is the fish, stamped in Pacific Point, which is from Flourished Christian Symbols. Both are from new releases. Check them out HERE.

I wrapped the Polished Stone piece with silver thread (it looks like liquid silver), and then added pearls from Stampin' Up!'s Pretties kit. All panels are raised on dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Today's Sketch Challenge and a New Release!

Today is the release date for new sets at Our Daily Bread Designs! There are five new sets to peek at HERE. I used We Three Kings for the SCS Sketch Challenge 196 today. This is such a neat set and perfect for Christmas!
I stamped my main image with Black Stazon on Georgia Pacific White and then used various Stampin' Up! markers to color in my image. The sentiment is stamped in Purely Pomegranate. All papers (except GPW) are from Close To My Heart.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for another design with a newly released set!

Stamps: We Three Kings by Our Daily Bread Designs
Paper: All cardstock and designer paper (Evensong) by CTMH
Ink: Black Stazon and various Stampin' Up! markers for coloring
Accessories: pearls, Stickles, satin ribbon