Cutting it close...

Wow, this week got away from me... 2 sick kids... one of them sick AND teething... plus I am still sick myself - it comes and goes, because I found out last week I'm not just sick - I'm pregnant - with our 4th... I am surprised to say the least, baby is only 1! But my girl wants a sister, so we'll see if this is her ;^)

Anyway, on to Card Patterns and Sketch #18. I have had this idea in my head all week and just barely managed to get it made, although it did not turn out quite as I was thinking and it proved to be rather tricky to put together for some strange reason, because it really should have been rather easy...



I simplified the sketch a little bit since it's for a masculine audience ;^) It is a combination of SU!, CM, craft store, and computer-since I seem to not own a Father's Day stamp... don't know how that happened! And the cs is all scrapped from other cards in the past...

Happy Friday! ;^)

SRT 2009 - Update

This Post is where this started... and here are 2 reviews of sorts ;^)

Tower of Strength by Annette Lyon
This book was very appropriately named. The main character shows a great amount of courage and strength while facing trials a young woman does not usually face and she grows to a point where she can allow another to help her be strong... This is a wonderful story!

A Crimson Frost by Marcia Lynn McClure
This is a piece of an email I sent to the author about this book... "You certainly have a gift for putting to page such delightful stories that simply thrill your readers and keep "us" coming back, sometimes begging, for more of your magic. Ransom Lake has always been my favorite hero by far, yet I find that were they to step put of their books for a moment and line up, Broderick would definitely be found next to Ransom. Which of course means A Crimson Frost is fabulous and has won its own place in my heart."

Hmmm... what should I read next??? ;^)

CP Sketch # 17

Hello... I've been missing from the CP sketches for a couple of weeks ;^) Actually I have been sick and just didn't get to make any cards. I am feeling a bit better now, and I needed a set of cards so I made this out of this weeks sketch...

It's a mini card, only 2 1/2 x 4 inches. The butterfly mini punch and the pen I used are from CM and everything else is SU! I threaded ribbon through ribbon on the side element... what do you think?
If the rest of the set turn out differently I'll make a different post for them ;^)

Summer Reading Thing 2009

Ok... I know this isn't a card... or crafty! HOWEVER, I really do enjoy reading and I'm joining the Summer Reading Thing over on the
LDS Publisher Contest page so here is my reading list for the summer.
Also, not all of these books are out quite yet... and I may add more, or take some away if I can't get my hands on them to read ;^)

SRT 2009 runs from June 1st to Aug 31st... Happy Reading!

>Tower of Strength by Annette Lyon< Read and Reviewed
>A Crimson Frost by Marcia Lynn McClure< Read and reviewed
>Of Deadly Descent by G.G. Vandagriff< Read and Reviewed
>Code of Honor by Betsy Brannon Green< Read and Reviewed
>Shadow of the Crown by Jeri Gilchrist < Read and Recommended
>All the Stars in Heaven by Michele Paige Holmes < Read and Recommended
>Shelter from the Storm by Anita Stansfield < Read and Reviewed
>One Last Chance by Jerry Borrowman < Read and Reviewed
>Lemon Tart by Josi Kilpack < Read and Reviewed

Last minute additions...

>Saphyre Snow by Marcia Lynn McClure < Read!
>The Light of the Lovers' Moon E-book by Marcia Lynn McClure < Read!
>The Silence of Snow by Anita Stansfield < Read!
>English Trifle < Reading