The Bird is Back!!!!

Good morning! I slept till 615am this morning, so I'm feeling well rested (ha!). Actually, 615a is better than the 5am I was waking up at for such a long time.......

I hadn't dragged my beloved birdies out for such a long time, I thought a reunion was in order. Isn't she a beauty? I stamped my Hero Arts bird onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to start off with. Then I drew the horizon line just at her feet. Below was the grass, above was the sky. I colored each in using my aqua painter and Old Olive and Brocade Blue ink. Then, I stamped the bird again on three different pieces of scrap paper, so I could use a different paper for her body, her large wing, and her small wing. I glued all the pieces directly to the paper except the large wing, which I adhere using dimensional tape. I matted the bird image with a scallop circle cut out from So Saffron. A few white dots around the edges adds so much detail!

The polka dot background was achieved using my new SU polka dot background stamp. I think I'm going to use this stamp alot, IF I can drag myself away from the designer paper for a little while! On top of the polka dots, I used a piece of scrap paper from my Beloved Scenic Route....this one is also from the Laurel collection! It was mounted with Purely Pomogranate, my new favorite SU color.

To make the little yellow banner for the A Muse sentiment, I just free-hand cut a wavy strip from So Saffron cardstock, and then v-cut the one end and straight cut the other end. I added a few orange brads, a white line around the edge of the banner, and then adhered it to the front using dimensional tape. And there you have it....I hope you like today's card! I sure do!

I've got a little update for you guys on Muriel. Finally, she is doing better! Praise God! They extubated her yesterday and she is now breathing on her own! Woo-hoo! My SIL said yesterday she looks so much better! I have not seen her since this past weekend. Her kidneys might be working again, (she's producing some urine on her own, but I don't think the drs are as thrilled as we are.....it's not much, but it's more than she WAS putting out). That's about all I know for now, once I know more, I'll let you know! Her 74th birthday is tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get up to the hospital to see her.

Last night my son's baseball team played in the 13A Regional Championship game! I can't believe this little team came so far this season that they ended up playing in the CHAMPIONSHIP game! Woo-hoo! These little guys rock! Unfortunately, they lost, but #2 is still ok when they look at how far they've come in such a short time. I'm so proud of all of them. Here are a few shots from last night's game....

This is the coach (my hubster), giving his player (our son) a little pep talk before he went to bat....


This is my son just before he made contact with the ball....

And this is my son waltzing through the air on his way to back up first.....for some reason, I am uber crazy about this picture....he looks so casual, like he always walks above the ground to get where he wants to go!


Hugs,
Amy