Today has been such an emotional day for me and so many others in our local parish as we farewelled our parish priest - Monsignor Peter Jeffrey - who is moving to New Zealand tomorrow to take up a new ministry. He has been with us for the past 16 years and has been an inspirational and loving man to all...and we will miss him! Ooops there I go again, the men in my family can't get over how many times I can cry in one day! We have such a wonderful and vibrant parish and the send of was a perfect tribute to all the work he had done.
I've decided that not only do I yawn when others do, but I cry as well lol! There must be something wrong with me! So my therapy this afternoon after the BBQ on the lawns of the Parish House was to stamp!!
I popped by Susan's 'Simplicity ' blog to find her latest OLW76 challenge ...Grey with a splash of one colour!! I rarely use grey, but this simple challenge was perfect for me this afternoon!
I could've done another one but remembered I needed a male birthday card for today!! So I got on with that instead :)
That's it for me today as I move out to the kitchen now to prepare the vegies to go with the chicken that I've just put in the oven, yes and it's a hot 36 today, so why am I doing a roast??
Have a wonderful evening :)
Hugs,
Fantastic cards Andrea! Love the CAS birdhouse, the grey is fabulous with the pop of red!
Posted by: Therese | January 29, 2012 at 07:13 PM
I'm so sorry your losing your minister. The Lord will bring someone new and a perfect fit to take his place I'm sure! Your cards are simply amazing! I love CAS cards... just can't seem to do them (0=
Posted by: Patti | January 30, 2012 at 01:20 AM
Sounds like you're having a roller coaster ride!! Crying is good for the soul, better to empty it out!!!
Your cards are stunning, love the simplicity of the 1st two and the gorgeous backgrounds in the last! :)
Posted by: Sue | January 30, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Your bird and birdhouse cards are absolutely adorable! Really fabulous!
Posted by: Carol B | January 30, 2012 at 11:36 AM
I'm sorry for the loss that you must be feeling :/
Stamping is good for the soul though, and the cards you have made today are wonderful. Please tell what grey ink you used for the top two cards?
I'm also jealous of how well you lined up that little doodad stamp in the last card to make the background! :)
Posted by: Jess H | January 30, 2012 at 08:30 PM
Beautiful cards--LOVE the first two--your touch of red is amazing! :)
Posted by: Mynnette | January 31, 2012 at 01:41 PM
love how CAS they all are...and the spots of color on the first 2 is eye-catching to say the least
Posted by: Kari E-R | February 01, 2012 at 04:32 AM