Get Well cards

I made several get well cards recently. They turned out pretty nice. They really could be used with several different sentiments.

Stamp sets:

Tart & Tangy

Loads of Love

Botanical Blossoms

Seeing Spots

Bella Blvd!!

Check out Bella Blvd's website to see the samples of the new releases!! This is a Milwaukee girl who use to work at the local scrapbook store. Her lines are awesome! I can't wait til they are released!!! http://www.bellablvd.typepad.com/

Father's Day card

This is the card I made my Dad for Father's day.



card:
stampin up set-Loads of love
blue, white, and paptterned paper
white chip board letters

June 19th Flooding

June 19th, heavy rains hit West Allis, flooding many areas. We had a knock on the door at 4am from our neighbors telling us the basement was flooded. We soon found out, it wasn't only the basement, but the garage, and the back parking lot. We couldn't get into the basement because there was about 4 to 5 feet (yes I mean feet) of water. So we started working in the garage first, getting our Harley's out of the garage and our 2 vehicles out of the back parking lot. Thank god we have a blazer and a truck and that they were parked out in the parking lot, which saved both of our vehicles. Many of the other tenants have severe water damage in their cars. The Harley's are also ok but were in almost a foot of water.



As for the basement, the water had to be pumped out, which took hours and we were finally able to get into the basement at about 11am. There was stuff every where. Thank god we didn't have sewage back up, just alot of water, dirt, and oil. After the cleanup, we didn't lose alot of stuff, because we had mostly empty boxes in our storage unit. We did lose alot of Christmas decorations and a stereo system, but it could have been alot worse.

Picture 1: the basement door at 4:30am, the water had been 3 inches above the door handle

Picture 2: our 2 Harley's sitting in water in the garage-the water in the garage was to the top of the 2nd cement block

Picture 3: the basement at 10:17am (being pumped)-our storage unit is the 2nd from the left, with the treadmill in front of it

Picture 4: the dumpsters outside (garbage from 2 buildings-16 units)

Tinker's 4th Birthday!

Tinker turned 4 years old on June 8. I baked cupcakes for her and Blossom to eat. We put party hats on both of the girls but they didn't stay on long and it was hard to get pictures of them together. I can't believe we've had Tinker for almost 4 years already!

Owl Birthday card

This is the birthday card that I made for Brad's mom Cheryl. She loves owls.

Card:

owls all around paper by adorn it

matching ribbon

tan and brown paper

dymo tape

owl stickers from Michael's

Brad's Birthday Card

This is the cards I made for Brad's birthday. Its made using Stampin Ups 'Man's best friend' set. I stamped the 2 dogs to look like Tinker and Blossom.

Card: Mans best friend stamp set

prints charming paper by doodle bug
dog stripes paper by Cloud 9

paw print brads

tan gingham ribbon from Michael's

dog bone paper clip

stampin up inks: really rust, black, creamy carmel

stampin up paper: really rust, chocolate chip

Thanks for looking!

Veterans Day ride

Sorry for not keeping up with the blog, but I'm going to try to post more often.

For the past 3 years, Brad and I have taken part in the Veterans Tribute Ride on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, in Iron Mountain, MI. This year though, I rode my own bike. It was alot of fun and we put on over 200 miles! Brad's parents, Ponch and Cheryl, and brother, Aaron also were on the ride. There ended up being about 300 bikes and approximately 500 people who participated. It is an awesome site to see so many bikes riding together. My bike is the black one on the left and Brad's is the black cherry one next to mine.

Chocolate covered strawberries

I made this card and strawberry holder for Mom's birthday. I decided to make chocolate covered strawberries for her. They were really good!!

I decided to start this blog to showcase my cards and scrapbook pages so that I could share them with family and friends. I figured this was one of the easiest ways to post them. I will try to update it as I create new cards or pages to share.

As most of you know, I was recently released from Sears after 9.5 years, because my position was eliminated. This has given me alot of time to sit down and create many cards and scrapbook pages. (while still being paid :-) All cards that I post, are also for sale, with prices ranging from $2-5, which includes the envelope.

Well, check back often as I get to know how to blog, I will be changing things around on this page.
Becky