Wednesday, June 22, 2011

whip cream, waterballoons and ice cream

went to go get some giftcards for school staff for end of the year gifts one day with bryan and he somehow sweet-talked the coffee bean people to give him a cup of whip cream. ummm, thanks?!pictures from brandon's end of the year party. they had an ice cream/waterballoon fight party. but no icream cream fight....just to clarify!
look at all those yummy waffle cones! i was supervising the toppings bar armed with a can of whipped cream.



brandon and his ice cream



lucky bryan got to go to the party too. you did NOT want to see what toppings bryan put on his!! no mother wants to see it!!



in action during the waterballoon fight.bryan threw some too!






believe me when i tell you i joined in the fight....afterall, i did fill up 143 balloons!! and i did get my son and some of his classmates wet!! what is that saying........ 'payback is a ______'? j/k of course ;)



brandon with his teacher! was worried 2 1/2 months into the school year when his assigned teacher left for another job. truly blessed and worked out that we got mrs. john! brandon adores her!



ok, onto some cards.



i have a crafty friend in MI who lost her mom and then her father within 6 days! can you even imagine what she is going through? made & sent out this card for her. linking this to lisa spangler's 'make-it + mail-it' challenge here. got the color inspo from the madewell top on her inspiration photo. and tried this water color technique. flower cling was inked w/ an AC stamp marker. then dipped a wet paintbrush and colored it in.


this one will be for my next card class in july. some more of my handmade polymer flowers. and a teeny tiny bit of coloring.my favorite owl stamp. and a lot more coloring here.TFL! we are on summer mode. love waking up at 8:30! but, the boys are constantly fighting!!! fun times!























11 comments:

Alice said...

so fun! love those photos! i can definitely have some ice cream NOW!! hope you are staying cool! =) wow! love love your flower card. gorgeous coloring, girl! love your handmade clay flowers and that owl is too cute! fabulous work as always, my friend!

Alice said...

so fun! love those photos! i can definitely have some ice cream NOW!! hope you are staying cool! =) wow! love love your flower card. gorgeous coloring, girl! love your handmade clay flowers and that owl is too cute! fabulous work as always, my friend!

donna mikasa said...

Summer has officially begun for the Wongs!! Thanks for sharing your fun pics--the water balloon fight looks so refreshing! Love the watercolored flower--such a dreamy effect!

~amy~ said...

Love your new bloggie look...sooo fun. Great pics of the kids...whip cream in a cup...love it.

Great cards...thanks for inspiring me with your fun owlie card...I haven't inked mine up in a long time!

Toothy said...

Love your owl card.

sideoats + scribbles said...

Hi Ivy! What a beautiful flower -- can't imagine what your friend is going through. :( Thanks so much for playing along in Make It + Mail It #3, hope that card helps her. :)

That ice cream looks super yummy! And the water balloons look like fun!

Happy summer! :)

Hugs!

sideoats + scribbles said...

Oh and I forgot to add, love the owl!!! I have to break mine out soon! Miss it! :)

Anita Rex said...

Such cute cards! I love the owl card, and the flower card, love how you used the clay flowers! Such fun seeing photos from school! I can't believe that you filled up so many balloons! :>

Paige Taylor Evans said...

Love your "love life" card! And of course the owl card :)

Virginia L. said...

Love the happy photos All the cards are so sweet! The sympathy card is perfect! Congrats on having your owl card featured in create blog! what a great idea and design!

Trinh said...

Hi Ivy! Ice cream and water balloon fight in the same day? What more could a kid want?! Love your cards, especially the cutie patootie owl!

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