I LOVE YOU DAD

Today is Dad’s Memorial Service and I wanted to do something special for him. So this is just a quick post to share it with you.

I chose a simple picture frame and the Mojo Monday sketch and decided I love how it turned out. Hope you do too.
Pray for me today as I go through his service. I plan to read a poem and I need strength to get through it. Here is the poem:

by
Ellen Miller

It's been a long time since we first felt the beginning to this end.
And today we pray before you; your family and your friends.
We've watched your thoughts get more obscure with every passing day;
As this heartless thing called Alzheimer's made them fade away.
Gradually it took the gleam from those once so loving eyes.
To befall on such a giving man...it seemed so unjustified.
Stripping you of everything, leaving nothing in its place...
Except a look of sadness left upon your face.
As long as we have searched, through all the tears we've cried...
We've tried to find the reason for this long good-bye.
But now it's time to take back all your memories...
As you are finally free from this cruel disease.
We pledge to remember the man that you once were;
A good hearted, giving man is all that will be heard.
And every night when we look up and see a certain star...
We will know within our hearts exactly where you are.
So on this day we say good-bye as you now depart.
Although far from our touch, never far from our hearts.

Copyright © 1999 Ellen Miller

Used with permission of the author.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Ellen

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Hi cuties! I am so happy today! The morning is GORGEOUS and it is Father’s Day, so I call that a great day.  I love my DH so  much, and enjoyed making this card for him.  I used the Mojo Monday sketch and was making it for Make My Monday but missed the deadline.

The background is Tim Holtz Kraft Resist paper that is distressed with Distress Inks. The rest of the paper is from My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found collection.

The sentiment, which is from Inspired by Stamping is on white cardstock that is distressed and cut with Spellbinders Lacey Circle die.

Some stitching, red seam binding and a brad finish off this card. I hope he likes it!!!!

THIS CARD QUALIFIES FOR:

Mojo Monday MM245

I also made this card for:
Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
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SUPPLIES
SIZE: approx 5.5 x 4.25″

*Tim Holtz LOT ALL 36 DISTRESS INK PADS w REFILLS Complete Set	MME Lost and Found	*EK Success Paper Shapers LARGE ROUNDER 3/4"" Corner Punch PSPCR03C New 2012	Lacey Circles
Big Shot

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DOODLE PANTRY SKETCH AND MUSCLE CARD CHALLENGE

Happy start of the week to you! Today is very special to me because I am going to see my daughter! There will be posts even though I am gone, so please come back to see all of the cards I have been working on for Operation Write Home* Stars and Stamps blog.
Before the card, a BIG WELCOME to my newest followers: Sarah and cteysko! I’m so happy you decided to follow my blog.
Today’s card is for the Doodle Pantry sketch challenge. I will have another post with other cards using this car image as it is just adorable and easy to use.  The papers are digital from the same package. The brown paper is Craftwell.

The frame was made using Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles LG and was lined with a liquid gold pen around the inner edge. The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping’s Ahoy Matey set.

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:
OWH Stars and Stamps: Midweek Throw Down – Father’s Day
Doodle Pantry: Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge


I also made this card for:
Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:


*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?
hugs,


STAMPS

• Doodle Pantry
• Inspired by Stamping

PAPER – Craftwell card stock, Doodle Pantry
TOOLS

• 3” Circle Punch
• Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles LG
• Big Shot

INK – Inkadinkado
ACCESSORIES

Gold pearls

Liquid gold pen

Green baker’s twine – Really Reasonable Ribbon

OWH MIDWEEK THROW DOWN FATHER’S DAY

Hi cuties! What a gorgeous Sunday morning we are having. I took an early walk with Joy and just enjoyed the birds and the early morning sun.  I saw the prettiest Blue Bird this morning. They are one of my favorites and were pretty rare for the longest time, but people started placing blue bird boxes all around and now we see them more regularly. 

I would like to apologize to all of you for not being on your blogs and leaving comments lately.  I have been trying to make up for being away next week. I am going to see my daughter, who I have not seen in a year, so I am really excited about this trip. But I realized it won’t leave me much time for the Muscle Card Challenge at Operation Write Home’s* Stars and Stamps blog.  So, I have been crafting in all of my spare time and will schedule cards to post while I am away.

But today, I have three cards for you that I made them for OWH’s Midweek Throw Down Father’s Day challenge. These are more of the cards I did with digital stamps and papers from Clear Dollar Stamps.

This first card was made using Tim Holtz Kraft Resist paper and Distress Ink.  The frame is Spellbinders Labels Eighteen and outlined with gold pen.  I just could not resist using the little rolling eyes on that cute bear from Clear Dollar Stamps.  He is from the digi package called Happy Trails Camper and is pre-colored.

The card above uses the same CDS images and digital papers. The clouds are Memory Box dies. Spellbinders Labels Eighteen was used again for the frame.

This card uses two of the dies from Spellbinders Fleur de Lis rectangles.  The clouds are again Memory Box and they are stapled onto the ribbon.The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping’s Ahoy, Matey set.

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:

OWH Stars and Stamps: Father’s Day Midweek Throwdown Challenge

I also made this card for:

Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?

hugs,

STAMPS

• Clear Dollar Stamps
• Inspired by Stamping

PAPER – Clear Dollar Stamps, Tim Holtz Kraft Resist, stash

TOOLS

• Memory Box clouds
• Spellbinders Labels Eighteen and Fleur de Lis rectangles
• Big Shot
• Tim Holtz blending tool

INK – Tim Holtz Distress Ink

ACCESSORIES

Really Reasonable Ribbon on all 3 cards 

Eyelets

Buttons 

OWH FATHER’S DAY CARDS

Happy Friday the 13th to all my blogging friends! I hope you had a wonderful week. This is going to be a really quick post because I am so busy today! I hope your Friday is totally awesome.

I have two cards for you today. I made them for Operation Write Home’s* Stars and Stamps Father’s Day challenge.  These are more of the cards I did with digital stamps and papers from Clear Dollar Stamps.

The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping’s Ahoy, Matey set. These adorable images and digital papers are from Clear Dollar Stamps and they are pre-colored. The papers are digi papers from CDS.

AROUND MY HOUSE:

I do want to take a minute to introduce you to our new neighbor.  She is so sweet and has the cutest babies! Meet Mommy Bird and babies:

I couldn’t believe how close she let me get to take pictures of her! The other day, I noticed she was off the nest so I took some quick baby pictures.  This nest is on the gate post just off of our screened porch.  We have a “bird’s eye” view from there!

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGES:

OWH Stars and Stamps: Father’s Day Midweek Throwdown Challenge

I also made this card for:

Mynnette’s Spread the L-O-V-E challenge:

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am always so happy to see that you have been to my blog. Please leave comments so I know you were here! PLEASE HELP ME GROW! If you are not a follower yet, would you please click follow?

hugs,

STAMPS

• Clear Dollar Stamps
• Inspired by Stamping

PAPER – Clear Dollar Stamps, stash

TOOLS

• 3” Circle Punch
• Spellbinders Labels Two
• Big Shot
• Cuttlebug embossing folder

INK – Versacolor Topaz

ACCESSORIES

Jute twine

Eyelets