Be Happy

Good Morning!  I have a quick card to share today.

I started with a white card base, 4.25 x 5.5.  The pattern paper is 4 x 5.25 and comes from My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper pad Everyday Flair.  I inked the edges with tea dye distress ink.  The honey pot is from Just Because cards cut at 4.25".  I inked the edges with tea dye distress ink and added faux stitching to the layers.  The bees are cut from the Home Decor cartridge at 1".  I adhered them with foam tape in the center and slightly folded up the wings.  The be happy stamp is currently lost on my desk somewhere haha.  Time to clean again!  But it was a dollar wooden stamp I think I got from Michaels or Walmart.

I added a yellow and a white mat to the inside.  I inked the edges again with tea dye distress ink.  And using the distress ink I also stamped the little bee.  This stamp comes from a set called spring clear stamps I ordered from Oriental Trading a long time ago.

Quick and easy!  Have a wonderful day!!!

Linking to:

Paper Playtime - use lots of yellow

Cardz TV - sew much fun - real or faux stitching

August Special Sweetening the Deal - spend $50 and get the August stamp of the month for FREE!!

Families are Forever

It's Friday!!  Another week almost over, another day closer to summer break.  My son's school has a balanced school year so, while all the other schools in town have their last day today, he will be in till June 4th.  With that in mind I'll be starting on some end of year projects for the kiddos in his class and his teacher soon.  But today, I have a home decor project that I actually made on Mother's Day.  My husband let me sleep in and I woke up to a clean kitchen and a fresh pot of coffee, he cooked breakfast and generally just let me relax all day.  My son made me the cutest mother's day book in school and colored me a picture.  I just couldn't imagine my life any different from what it is and I'm so very grateful for my wonderful family.  Which brings me to my canvas project:

I used an 8x10 canvas I had picked up in a pack of 2 at Walmart.  I used and old DecoArt paint I had, Buttermilk, to paint the canvas.  I trimmed a piece of turquoise paper 1/4" smaller on each side and glued it down with Scotch quick-dry liquid glue.  The pattern paper was from my stash so I'm not sure what pack it came from.  I cut that 1/8" smaller than the mat.  The center mat is 7 3/4" x 4" with a cream layer that is 1/4" smaller.  The sentiment is cut from the Just Because Cards cartridge at 3".  Once everything was glued down I covered the whole thing with 2 coats of Mod Podge to seal it well.

This is it's temporary home.  I am still looking for the right place for it  :)

That's it for today.  I'm working on a party package for a baby shower, those projects coming next week.  For now I have work and laundry and dishes.....does it seem like the 'to do' list is never ever done???  Have a great weekend!!!