The beginning of another week

Monday.  I always like Monday so we can get back on some kind of schedule here.  The weekends are great, but I'm a person who likes routine.  Now that the birthday fesitivities are done, we can get back into some normalcy.  Well, for now anyway.  We're not celebrating Lucas' birthday with the DH's until April 26, and then it will be a combined birthday celebration for my Dad and my birthdays as well.  Lucas told me this morning that he had 3 birthdays this year.  One at Opa and Oma's house, one at our house, and one at the church.  I think he has had enough cake to last him for awhile now.  ;-)
Here are a couple more cards I made recently.  The first one is using the "So Many Scallops" set from Stampin Up!, and some patterned paper from American Crafts.  The second one I tried a technique I saw from my Stampin Up! demonstrator Jacqui.  First you stamp a background stamp on vellum, emboss it in white, and then paint colors on the back side of it.  I used chalk and blender pen for this so the vellum wrinkled from the moisture.  I don't actually own any markers, so I had to improvise.  Hopefully I'll get my hands on some soon, and then I'll try the technique again.  I really like the effect.  I used the Thinking of You sentiment from the "So Many Sayings" SU! set.  TFL, have a good week!