THANK YOU to my Volunteers!!

Hi Everyone - Last week, Mom and I showed you some pictures of the Service Awards Banquet that we hosted for the volunteers at Memorial Hospital.  Our color scheme of the party was black, gold, and red.  I wanted to make some thank you cards for the volunteers that helped with the set up of the event. 

To make the cards, I chose paper from the La Creme stack by Die Cuts with a View.  In Design Studio, I used the book feature on the Elegant Edges to form a card measuring 8.35 x 5 inches.  I chose the book feature that had heart cut outs because the theme of our banquet was "An Evening of Heart and Soul."  I scored the center to fold into cards.    I cut red cardstock to measure 2" x 5" to show through the hearts.  I used Word for the sentiment and popped it on top of black cardstock. 


These were simple cards to make; but I needed to make a lot of cards in a short amount of time.  I made 12 cards in less than an hour. 


 I must confess that my house is extremely quiet this week because Jacob is with Mamaw!  But I've been enjoying myself even though I miss my son bunches!!  I'll have to deprogram him next week I'm sure if I can get him to come home!  Thanks for stopping by and we hope you'll come back again tomorrow!  Until another day, God bless you!!  Donna

Paper Lace Thank You

While Donna and I were together this past week, we were so busy with the Volunteer Banquet, looking at townhomes and activities afterwards, we didn't have much time for crafting.  However, Friday night we decided we were having withdrawals so we made this thank you card.  

Paper Lace has some of the prettiest sentiments  of any cartridges Provocraft has made.  This is a simple card and easy to make but I think it turned out very pretty.

Card Recipe:
A2 card base
Background  paper - DCWV Lemon Flower Stack - a beautiful new paper stack.
Paper Lace Cricut Cartridge for the Thank You and the shadow - cut at 3.75".
Yellow gems and butterfly from the $1 bin at Michaels
 Ribbon

Thank you for visiting with us today.  We love reading your comments and appreciate your faithfulness.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #110

Jacob and I are having a good time this week.  He is into wrestling (YUKKK) so I am having to learn all about John Cena, The Miz, Sheamus, etc.  Who would have thought?  

I'm still managing to get a little craft time in.  I made this card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge on "priscillastyles".  You always have a choice to make it clean and simple, fancy or somewhere in between.  I used Priscilla's Heart Balloon Puppy.

 Card Recipe:
A2 Card Base
Background Paper - Digital Paper by Create with TLC
Digital Image by "priscillastyles" - Heart Balloon Puppy
EK Success Scallop Edge Punch
Promarkers used to color image:
Puppy - Almond, Putty
Balloons - Lipstick Red, Red, Lime Green, Lime Zest, Baby Pink, Cerise, Orchid, Amethyst
Grass - Grass Green


Here are the sketches for this week.  I hope you will join us in this challenge.  Click here to visit for complete details.  

Thanks for visiting us.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Heart Song Inspirations Challenge - Scallops and/or Paper Piercing

On Heart Song Inspirations Challenge today, the challenge is to use scallops and/or paper piercing.  Have you been dropping by to see the Design Team's creations.  They do a really great job and offer some wonderful inspiration.

This is my card for the challenge.  I decided to go with scallops.  I love Leah's Pansy Frame so I'm using it.

Card Recipe:
A2 card base
Background paper  - Various colored cardstock
Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge - for the rectangular scalloped background - Page 24 Oblong shift feature.
Heart Song Designs Pansy Frame
EK Success Scallop Edge Punch
Promarkers used to color image:
Pansies - Orchid, Amethyst, Buttercup, Gold, Tulip Yellow
Leaves - Grass, Forest Green, Lime Zest
Frame - Tan, Caramel, Cocoa
Frame Decoration - Gold and Orange Gel Pens


We are so thankful for your visits and comments.  Thank you for your loyal support.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

OH WHAT FUN WE'VE HAD!!

Hi Everyone!!  I've truly enjoyed having my mom here this week.  She wants to go home tomorrow but I'm trying to talk her out of it!!  She's going to take Jacob with her.  I told her that she could just stay here for the summer. 


Mom posted some pictures of the banquet we held for my volunteers this week.  We worked hard but it came together into a great evening had by all.  Today was another fun day for my mom and I!!  I've said it many times before but I have the best boss in the world.  At our hospital, we have to take employee surveys each year and if your department scores high on the survey, then the department gets to have a celebration.  There are only four people in our department but we scored really high on the survey.  My boss, Jean, took all of us out for lunch and then to have a pedicure.  Jean invited my mom to come along for the celebration since she worked so hard to set up for the banquet.


Here are a few pictures of the fun we had:

After the pedicure, Mom and I had some more fun!!  This week at Memorial Hospital, the Auxiliary held a fundraiser.  The vendor was selling large tote bags, jewelry, etc.  We decided to have it monogrammed with our blog address.  We bought our bag at the sale and took them to a new business in Fort Oglethorpe, GA named "All Things Personalized" to have them monogrammed with our blog address.  If you live near Fort O - please stop by this new business - they did a GREAT job!!


Here is a picture of the finished product:

Don't you just love it??

Well, thanks for stopping by.  I sure will be glad when my mom's house sells and she can move near me.  That way we can have FUN all the time.  Take care and please come back tomorrow for another visit.  Until another day, God Bless You!!  Donna

Memorial's Volunteer Banquet

As we have told you, Donna works with the Volunteers at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.  There are over 600 of them.  This past Tuesday night, Memorial held it's annual Volunteer Banquet to show their appreciation for the thousands of hours donated by this group.  Jean, Donna and their committee have worked on this event for months.  I don't think the volunteers realize how much work goes into it.  

It was a beautiful event.  They had the Willie Kitchens Band for entertainment.  Willie Kitchens sang with the Impressions back in the day and has been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Willie is now the Minister of Music at his church and his love of the Lord showed.

We took a few pictures to show you.  Thanks for stopping by.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy  

 The Banquet Hall

 Look at that dessert.  I ate every bite.

 Donna's Boss - Jean Payne.  She is a great person.

 Me and my beautiful daughter.

Part of the 300 volunteers who attended.

Willie Kitchens

Ice Cream Sundae - MMSC 109

Priscillastyles has another new image I used in the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge109 today.  It is called Ice Cream Sundae and you can get it here.   I hope you will visit the MMSC blog and see the wonderful creations by the design team.  

Card Recipe:
A2 card base
Background paper - DCWV Sweet Stack and coordinating cardstock
Digital Image from Priscillastyles - Ice Cream Sundae
Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge - Scalloped Ovals
EK Success Scallop Punch 
Cherry embellishments from the $1 bin at Michaels
Promarkers used to color digistamp
Vanilla Ice Cream - Ivory, Putty
Strawberry Ice Cream - Baby Pink, Pastel Pink
Chocolate Syrup - Walnut
Cherry - Red, Berry Red
Spoon - Cool Grey 1

Glass - Tea Green, Gray Green

I helped Donna and some of her volunteers set up the dining tables for the Volunteer Banquet tomorrow night.  I'm supposed to be Donna's date for the banquet.  She really works hard for her volunteers.  The tables are beautiful.  Hopefully we'll have pictures to share.

Thank you for being so faithful.  We love having you as a follower.

God Bless You!!! Peggy