Just A Note....

Just a quick post to say we survived the India Children's Choir. We had 6 kids and 2 adults. the adults were men and it was quite interesting to see that they really were not caretakers of the chidlren. In the morning the men slept in and Scott and I took the kids to a local sprinkler park. They were all well behaved and courteous and good eaters.

The water bottle (above) was made with a lemonade pack from Crystal Light and leftover paper. I just eyeballed what I needed to do and don't have any exact measurements. I did not put paper on top of the usual water bottle belly band because I have had a hard time with that in the past. I have laminated the paper before and used the red sticky tape, but it still does not want to stay on an item so round.

I made a couple of bookmarks with this set, too. Sorry for the shine, the lamination gives it that flash reflection that can ruin a photo. There is a table stamped under that pile of books.

Tomorrow we will be at the local library again, there are books left unread that Noah thinks he has to have. I should be happy he is a reader. And really, I am. I am just not happy to be a cab driver.

Random Thursday

So as not to bore you with too much card stuff today, I present a picture of my little cutie, Seth. He recently dropped out of Irish Dance class with just a couple of lessons to go. There were 12 girls in the class and 2 boys and he felt a bit out of place. He liked the other boy in the class but said recently, "When we dance in pairs, I never get to dance with him!"
I made a pack of cards for our school librarian out of the new Hanna Stamps set, Bookworm. This may get some bling or metal added, but all the cards are actually cute in real life. For this one I used some random scrap paper, so please don't ask what it is, I haven't a clue.
The paper here is from an Autimn Leaves' adhesive paper pack.
And here we have some paper from a daisy D's pack. I loved stamping extra books and piling them beside the chair? Why? It's the way we live around here, I am always picking up books and trying to reunite them either with their rightful owner or put them in their place.

Tomorrow I am hosting children overnight from the India Children's Choir that is performing at our church. Last I heard I had 8 children coming. I called today to check in and am hoping some of the children found other hospitality for the night. Otherwise we are breaking out the sleeping bags. I can comfortably sleep five extra in my house. Any more than that and we have to use the floor or couches.

Mid Week Update

I can;t call this post mid week news and there isn't anything new to report. One child is at 4H Mini Camp and the other child needed another trip to the library in order to be happy. That meant another trip to Wal Mart and the post office while we were out anyway.
I made these cards with the new Hanna Stamps set, Bookworm. The main image is a lady sitting in a chair reading, which I really love. I made these less than spectacular cards but decided to post them anyway. I do love this set the best so far. I used Autumn Leaves' Adhesive paper on both cards, plus assorted dew drops, bling, ribbon, colored with copic markers, you get the idea...

We went to the pool yesterday and will probably go again today. I am trying to be careful about the sunscreen as parts of me are a shade more red than I'd be comfortable with. But, who is comfortable when they are red? The kids are browning up nicely, the way I like them. They do get cute little tan lines. (Don't worry they are sunscreened, too.)

Hope your day is happy.

Happy Summer

This is going to be a drive-by blog post today. I have one kid sswimming at the pool with friends and one asleep on the couch. They are both about to be underfoot, I fear, and STARVING both for food and attention.

I have some pretty Hanna's today, don't I? I made so many things with this set, I don't know what to show off, so I am posting two cards today.
In the very top card I brayered blue for the background and stamped a library check out type card for the background, but I am not sure it shows up great on my post. The bottom card is made with paper from an Autumn Leaves adhesive pack. This set is called Bookworm and will be released tonight at the Release Party on Splitcoast Stampers. I do love a party, so join us there!