Gear Dad

 Hallo,
   Well I am posting the last of my release week challenge cards for Flourishes today because tomorrow I might not get a chance and this way I can get it linked and all done. :)
   Next I am headed to the pool for a bit....it is HOT and MUGGY out there today... but that is summer in Florida after all....
   The noontime challenge today over at Flourishes for release week was for letters - to use a letter in your creation. Check out the challenges here - www.flourishes.org/blog/
  I had pulled out these letter rub'ons with the intention of making a wedding card and as I was rummageing through some drawers looking for flowers to go with, I found these gears and well I decided on another Father's Day card instead. I  put the rub on letters on and then glued the gears in and around  the word and then stamped the Happy Father's day from the 'A Man's view' set down in the corner.
   Ok, this is it for me today....i am still sleepy, grrr....but off to the pool I go, maybe it will help me wake up .....
    Take Care
       Tera

Priceless Hours

 Hallo,,,,,
   Well I am on my second card for the day, once I managed to get out of bed this am, I ran and got a couple groceries and started some laundry and finally got to my craft room about noon.
  Boy every time I decide to stay up all day after work it takes me 2 days to recover....I am hoping to finish up on my projects in time to get in the pool for a bit this afternoon....
   This card is for the 'pop-it' challenge for release week at Flourishes - the challenge is to pop something up on your card/project.
   I used the 'Moments in time'  and  'A Man's View' sets again and a technique from Technique Junkies called 'faux designer paper (after I masked off the mid section of the main piece anyway)
I stamped the hourglass separately and colored it with copics and cut it out and popped it up.

 Check out the challenges over at Flourishes here - www.flourishes.org/blog/
  All for now - will be back in a few minutes with another card. I have to drive DD over to Tallahassee tomorrow am, to check her into Girls State and may not make it back in time to get a card done for tomorrows noontime challenge :(
  Tomorrow evening I am going to hang out downtown Fort Walton Beach for the local Art Walk - I believe I am setting up inside the ;little consignment shop (art, crafts, jewelry, trinkets and whatnots - a great mix of eye candy - called 'Fiddley Bits and Tea) - another thing I have to try and get done this evening is to gather a few of my wares for tomorrow evening :)
   Take Care
         Tera

Dad time

 Hallo,
   Well I am back posting from thursday afternoon....I got alot done yesterday, just no stamping and I am paying for it today :) I stayed awake after work yesterday am to go with my DD to get her Senior Pictures done (tear, sniffle....she's such a beautiful girl!) Once pictures were done we went shopping because she is going to Girls State on friday and needed some stuff, then lunch, then met up with DD's Girl State sponser and then back to pick up a couple more things for girls state. By the time we got home it was only an hour till when DD had to leave for her softball games and I must have had a second wind going because I decided to go with her (even knowing that the games wouldn't be done till at least 9 pm.....I think I missed a couple innings in the second game as DD wasn't playing and I was leaning back against the backdrop of the bleachers.....but was awake for the last 2 innings that she did play that game :). Needless to say I was in bed 5 moniutes after we got home last night about 930 and didn't drag myself out of bed till 7 - had a cup of tea and a sandwhich, fell asleep while trying to check my email so went back to bed for an hour.....I swear I will never stay up all day like that again (course I say that every time.....)

Todays card was done for this weeks Timeless Tuesday challenge over at Flourishes which is to make a Father's Day card - play along and you could win this months entire release!!!! Check it out here - www.flourishes.org/blog/
   I used the 'Moments in Time ' and 'A Man's View' sets for this card - kept it pretty simple by stamping the hourglass in a row with different inks - lighter gradually getting darker as I went to the right.
   I used some accents with a bronze viva decor pen and layered the main panel to brown cardstock.
   All for now....Take Care
          Tera

Blue Truck

Hallo,
Just a quick card from me today!!!
I have a ton of errands to run .....
I did this card last week for a challenge over at Stamp TV ( www.stamptv.ning.com )
It will probably be my Fathers Day card for my Step -Dad.....
The stamp is from Gina K and I colored it with copics and spica glitter pens.
All for today - going to be a quiet week here on my blog - I have something for you tomorrow but then you won't see me until the end of next week!!!
Have a great week!!!!
Tera

Channel surfin'

Hallo,
Taking a lunch break from chores to show you a card I made today - colored the image several days ago and put it together this am.
I am getting some cleaning done around the house today but am pacing myself - i.e. rewarding myself.....got up and took the dog for the walk and that seemed to be really tough to do today, but once I got moving it wasn't so bad. So then I worked a bit in the craft room, did a chore, more craft stuff.....only a couple more chores to do today :)
The main image is from Phindys and this weeks challenge was a masculine card. See more here - www.phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com


I colored the image with copics and cut both panels - main image and phrase from Spellbinders labels dies. The 2 panels are edged with red mettalic pen and the small brads were colored with the red mettalic pen to match.
Phrase is from Gina K.
All for now - more chores to do and the excersise machine has been mocking me so I might have to teach it a lesson too.....LOL
Have a great day!!!
Tera

Hiking with Dad

Hallo,
Quick little prepost for you on this monday am - I am working night shift so will probably be home and into bed within minutes of hitting the door :).
I did these 2 cards for a challenge over at Stamp TV a couple weeks ago now.
As usual I couldn't decide which colors to use so had to do 2. One has the green dominate and the other brown.
2 Layers on each card have been cut with Spellbinders dies and ran through an inked cuttlebug folder.
The main panel on each is from Gina K designs and colored with copics. I added rhinestones for accents - green ones were colored with my copics as well, amber/brown ones I already had.
All for today - Hope you week is starting out well!!!!