A Busy Play Day

Makayla came over yesterday afternoon to play and spend the night, so I am a little behind in today's post. We have been very busy. In the past 24 hours we have been riding bikes and the scooter, jumping on the trampoline, coloring the driveway with sidewalk chalk, collecting acorns in Grandpa's John Deere cap, of course, Grandpa didn't mind. We have been digging for bugs, building a Hello Kitty puzzle, and a Barbie puzzle, playing Go Diego Go 123 Game, Disney Trivia, and Dora Chutes & Ladders. This is a typical day for Makayla. She is a very busy girl. One of the things that I just love about her, is that she sings or hums constantly while playing. Sometimes she sings real songs, but most of the time she just makes up songs about whatever she is playing. It just makes my heart happy to be with her.

Before our busy play day, I did however, manage to get a couple of cards made. I played some more with my Big Shot. I got another new die. Makayla also learned how to use the Big Shot. She was very impressed, and she could do it by herself. "This is awesome, Nana!" were her exact words. I have to agree, it's a great way to add another dimension to my card making. This is the Bird w/Leaves die. I cut the bird from the patterned paper from the Winter Retreat Simply Scrappin' Kit. The leaves are cut from Bella Rose. The stripe paper is from the Winter Retreat Die Cut Self-Adhesive Shapes. The background leaves are from the Pocket Silhouette set, and were stamped with Versa Mark ink. The saying is from the Upsy Daisy set, stamped in Old Olive, to match the paper. I used a Stampin' Dimensional under the wing of the bird to give it a more 3D look. I threaded Linen Thread through the button from the new Button Bouquet Assortment. The base of the card is Bordering Blue.

This next card is a bit more simple. The patterned paper is from the new Haiku Assortment. I used Pumpkin Pie as the base, and layered So Saffron on top of that. Again, I used the Versa Mark ink to create a subtle background on the top third of the card. The word Celebrate is from the Celebrate Everything set, stamped in Tangerine Tango, one of the new In-Colors. The flower brad is another one of the new Designer Brads. Lovin' the way it coordinates with the pattern in the paper.

I have another little promotion of my own to announce tomorrow. Check back to see what it is.

Until then, enjoy your day!

dd