Cards.

Ok truth be told, I am just not that into making cards. I mean I do make them, but I really struggle with them. I don't know why, I just do. But every now and then I just totally get into making them. I always want to "stock up" on cards so that I have a bunch on hand for birthdays and what not. However it just never happens. Until last night. I don't know what got into me, I just had this urge to make some cards. I guess it was that I was just playing with some of my embossing powders and stuff and it just came together. I like the way they came out though. I made the purple one first, and then the masqueline one. There are a few men birthdays coming up around here (Ryan will be 15 on the 23rd and Daddy Jacob will be turning another year older in September). I guess I always had this notion that the cards I made had to be traditional 4x6 card size. Well I made these smaller and I think I really enjoy the smaller size. I have some more ideas, and some ideas I am lifting as well.
Well here are the cards

You can't tell on this picture, but the design next to the happy are some birthday candles. It is embossed with opaque silver powder, and has a nice shine to it.

One thing I am liking with my white embossing powder is sprinkling a little all over the surface and then heat setting it. It looks like white paint spatters. I really like it.
Oh I embossed the back of my cell phone too, but forgot to take a picture of it. I will share that later.
Cleaned up most of the house already, kids did their bathroom. I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. I started and switched another load of laundry...now a few loads are waiting to be folded on the couch, which the kids are playing on. I can't vacuum yet becuase last night was Jacob's last night on graveyard so he is asleep right now. So when he wakes up a bit later I will vacuum and clean up our room and clean our bathroom. It is a bit warm in the house right now anyways and I am refusing to use our air conditioner because it isn't working exactly right and the bill that we just got is a large $404.00. OUCH!!!! So I am refusing to use it. I am just keeping all the blinds shut and it isn't too bad, but warmer than we are used to. For a few days the weather was so nice and we didn't need the air, but I think the heat is creaping back in there. Darn it.