Sorry

Well if you are a regular reader you know that I have SERIOUS dental anxiety and problems since my first return to the dentist after 10 years!

I still havent heard about weather my insurance is going covering me (if even a little) to get some serious drugs when they pull my tooth I decided I will NOT do it otherwise! So I called them AGAIN……. still waiting-ridiculous!

Considering my problems I thought I would cheer myself up by making this card!

Its called “Sorry……….for your toothache”

CUTE huh?

Now if anyone has all their teeth pulled or some other sort of drama I have a card!

I thought a tooth fairy card would be a cute idea too. I Love the tooth wrapped with the bow!

The image in these two card is Docabella. See how she can be a nurse or dental assistant! LOL!

OK so now for the next card-

Today was a sad day cause the home nurse Alexa has had for the past  1 1/2 years was leaving the company.

I made her this card, and a gift baglet of strawberry creme “lifesavers” LOL!

Sorry for the icky photo. I found out LAST minute it was her last day, and I whipped this up late last night.

 click to view larger image.

The bottle of “pills” had a “prescription” on the front that says:

A. Kauppila

RX Many Thanx 2U

That is suppose to be like medical chat-:D

I felt the card was missing something and didnt get to take a great photo as I quickly snapped this just before she rang the bell. Its pretty “plain jane” I dont know.

No matter-she cried over it-so that was sweet. Ill miss her.

That leads me to things I learned…………..

I always try to learn new things and uncover stuff about myself. This was quite the learning week so I thought I’d share my findings

1) No matter WHAT I cannot do origami! I dont know WHAT it is but for the life of me I just cannot follow the directions-too much for me. I attempted to do one for our ornament blogger’s challenge and it was a disaster

2) Dental insurance SUCKS! Sorry if you are offeneded my that-but it does. How can you pay just as much as medical but still pay out a fourtune! And why cant they ever call you back?

3) I do not stamp well at night! While Im a night person I cannot get too crafty at night. I dotn know what it is, but a item that would normally come together smoothly during the day-goes SLOWLY and is more difficult for me at night-despite the fact that I am a night person! My most creative time is between 9am and 3 pm

4) I dont think Im going to like Alexa’s new home nurse! She was very COLD and snooty-not cool. Im sure you will hear about her in the future. To be continued……

5) DO NOT DRINK WINE-I had a hangover for 2 days over 2 whopping glasses! I wasn’t trashed or anything but it hit me hard.

6) If it looks like anything edible get it out of your yard! Dont wait for your kid to eat. AND dont give them too much credit and assume they WONT!

7) Dont limit my self mentally and say “I cant do that!” I found that I should at least try it first (see #1 then say CANT if I fail). I never thought I would be able to use a digi kit! And I did! I will say I was shocked to see you can LAYER and change the color-I CANT do that YET! I hope to learn. But my first priority is stamping!

Getting the kids Christmas photos done in early October is a must do from now on! They shoot went great, and I am working on Christmas card designs! I plan on completing them by November first!!! I want shopping done by Thanksgiving!

9) If you spill coffee in the driver’s seat of the NEW car, and you husband thinks it was the kids-DONT fess up!

10) Dont be so hard on myself. I had a stamp-related incident and I beat myself up over it. I’m talkin so upset I lost sleep over it! STUPID. Why do that to myself? Im in this for ME and fun-I have to keep it that way. I need to put myself out there and just be happy with whatever I do! Dont put such a high expectation on myself. Its not worth it. If I dont get something handstamped made for every person on the planet then its OK!!!

a little bonus- I DONT need to get a new package of happy mail every week and shop like crazy to be happy!

Right?

I’d love to hear some of your lessons your learned about yourself/life this week!

Share here!

Oh yeah ONE more big thing for me-I learned how to post a entry and have it post at a later date/time! Now to me that is way cool! Im bouncin up and down over that one

What a time saver.

 Digi Cake Gift Pack of 4

I cannot believe it!

“I” Lauren Meader, computer challenged paper crafter made my very FIRST Digi card! The photo at the top is of the set of 4 I did, boxed together). Individual cards are shown below.

What is SO great about that?

Well Im so computer challenged, that its a miracle I can email, let only use a digi kit!

After seeing the stamp set  pre-view of Eat Cake on Nichole’s blog ——>here, I HAD to try it out.

She posted step by step directions for using these kits ——> HERE,

Let me tell you those visuals and everything were SO good even “I” could do it! Im a very visual person and often dont need/use directions I just pull it apart visually-so THANKS NICHOLE!! Your instructions were PERFECT!

I downloaded them all-after making sure I did the first one right.

Now MY PROBLEM!

I dont have a fancy editing software like Microsoft Word, but I DO have Word Pad. I know you can laugh-thats not even real editing software! LOL!

BUT you can still use these kits.

If you are like me and dont have it,  just follow Nichole’s directions in Chapter 1

then for chapter 2 here is what I had to do.

1) Went into my files and opened them up. As reccommened, I had created a seperate file for the Digi kits to make it easier to find

2) Right clicked on image I wanted-clicked “Open with” , then went to PAINT.

3) Clicked on image in paint, then Ctrl a, Ctrl c. (this means the control button plus the letter)

4) Opened a window with Word pad. Clicked in there, then did CTRL v.

Now you can make duplicate images (move cursor and click CTRL v again), or make the images smaller or larger-whatever you need! WAY COOL! Prints in seconds!!

I used my Papertrey Ink-White cardstock in my printer.

I made FOUR cards using the downloads from this free kit-

Eat Cake Digital Card Kit

ALL supplies are from Papertrey Ink Eat Cake Download (including patterned paper).

The cardstock was also Papertrey Ink White. I used flower punches and ribbon for other accents.

Here they are!

 1    2     3      4

Just click on each photo for a larger view!

Pretty cool huh? I was quite proud. All 4 cards took 1 hour! That includes the printing and editing .

I had so much fun doing these.

Dont get me wrong -I still NEED my stamps! This was just a fun alternative. And since I want the new set-it tied me over a little bit till the 15th.

I made these for a friend who I bought a Digital Photo Calendar making kit. I thought I should make her cards digiatl too to show it can be easy. AND she can give them as gifts to everyone ;D

Thanks for looking. Let me know what you think-or if you tried it send me a link.

Did you see the Riendeer Kit? OMWord! I NEED that reindeer made into a stamp!!!

OK off to get the kids Christmas photos done.

Wish us LOTS of good smiles-at the same time!

Happy Saturday!

A quick note of excitment-Did you see I won one of the spots for the Designer picks for the CPS card contest? Look HERE !

Im very excited!

The grand prize winner is being chosen by the editorial staff at Card Maker magazine-so we all still have a shot at that!!! Wish me luck! Winner will be announced by Sunday. Oh I HOPE!

I loved my card-yes Im tooting my own horn. If you are proud of something I say BE PROUD!!! TOOT AWAY! People who act like they arent excited about stuff like that or dont care-I dont get! LOL!

And congrats to those who were also winners chosen by the CPS designers!

This week’s sketch is how you can take your sketch and flip arount the general layout-yet keep some of the basic design elements such as the card orientation. This type of flipping shows how you get a DIFFERENT look/design from virtually the same sketch-just flipped.

I will post supplies used for each at the bottom.

Here is the Sketch 1 card with sample-click to view larger image

      Stamp by Stamping Bella, SU Circle of friendship.

Here is Sketch 2

      Set-Lizzie Anne Designs High Hellos

NOTICE- I kept the horizontal orientation-but FLIPPED the sketch by

1) Moved the bottom panel in lovwer left (card 1) to the upper right (card 2)

2) Main panel also moved from top portion of card (card 1) to bottom portion of card (card 2)

3) The ribbon went from the bottom left of the card (card 1) to top right of card (card 2)

4) Kept a “element” in 3D on both. Circle (card 1) and a star (card 2)

I then just changed some of the elements that embellish the card to suit its “style”, but the overall basics are the same-yet look completely different! Whould you ever guess that they are similar in layout?

So I challenge you to do these 2 sketches!!! Link them here so I can see what YOU come up with. I think this if fun and challenging! I swear you will start looking at your other cards to see how you can flip it

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SUPPLIES:

Card 1- was inspired by this bag-click for larger view.

It was given to me with a gift from CTMH. I thought it was PERFECT!

I used cardstock PT white-basic black, ballet blue, Ink-brilliance graphite black, Copic Markers, black Prima flowers, SU circle punches, wide polkadot ribbon from Mikes. $1 rhinestone stickers for flower centers

CARD 2

cardstock-real red, barely banan, pumpkin pie, ballet blue, PT white. Patterned Paper-DCWV red glitter stack, ? American Crafts star paper, michaels ribbon, Centeric Star cuttlebug die, ink-brilliance graphite black, copic markers, glitter, star eyelets, Crop a Dile

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I have been stamping away this week-for the most part. How great and stress relieving! I feel SO happy today-despite a slight WINE hangover that I unexpectedly came home with after a visit to my friend Paulette’s.

Im a bit behind of stuff I “HAVE” to do, like a few thank yous, and birthday cards-Alexas home nurse is leaving us and moving on so I need to make her a card……………deadlines………………….you get the gist!

But sometimes I need to stamp JUST for FUN! Yes people “FUN”! Remember that word?

Remember when you first started stamping and that is exactly what it was? JUST FUN.

Then you began to send cards to people and now there is this HUGE expectation that EVERYTHING will be handmade, and your best work? While thats a compliment its really stressful. Especially when you send a card to a super talented person. EEEEEK!

Are you like me-awful at sending cards cause you HAVE to make a NEW one specifically for X! LOL! AND you have several stacks of them collecting dust

I’d love to hear your hang-ups about stamping. I love knowing Im not alone in some of craziness

Weekends are usually for my family and I dont stamp-but this weekend I am taking time for ME! Its been crazy and stressful-the kids are sick and Im ready for a KID FREE moment!

Jason will get his moment tomorrow at a Paintball game-so see we switch off.

So I hope to see you back here tomorrow as I have something SUPER COOL to share with everyone.

I hope it inspires YOU to try it!

I also have another cool thing to post-so dont miss it.

Till tomorrow……………………………….

Do you PANIC when you notice you are getting LOW on a product? I know I do! Seriously freak out. I have 2 packs of EVERY color of SU! cardstock at ALL times! The second I open that second pack-the color goes on my re-order list! SICK!!!! But so true. I do this with everything I have! Ribbon, buttons, brads-you get the idea.

The other companies I own like Prism, and Bazzill are amazing as well-but I only have a few sheets of their colors so I SAVE them for very special occassions-or when I need that shade darker or lighter that SU! just doesnt have!

Well like most people, I tried Papertrey Ink white cardstock and FELL IN LOVE! Seriously there is NO comparison to SU at all! You dont even realize how WHITE this paper is till its next to SU Whisper White!

Plus its heavier and feels like better quality. It takes ink like a dream too! I use only Brilliance ink in graphite black-cause I LOVE that ink as much as I love my cardstock! And my Copic’s, well they LOVE it too!

So, today after some vigorous  stamping-I noticed I was on my LAST pack, opened and about 1/2 used, and went into panic mode-I RAN to my computer and bought 2 packs-instantly. I will NOT go back to Whisper White again. Not possible.

That being said-look at my card

 Elegance

Its crisp clean, and OH! SO WHITE! LOVE IT! I made this as a mock up for possible Wedding invites I was asked to make using teal and chocolate.

I LOVE this!  I love that the layer over hangs the edge-when closed it lines up to the bottom edge. The ribbon run through the slit.

I love the rich colors, and delicious chocolate satin ribbon too.

The butterfly shimmers-with stickles. You know, I LOVE flourishes and my butterflies. I also love the scallop. Its sorta like the spotlight technique.

This card uses stamps by Green Grass - Flourishing and Card Greetings II.

So all this being said-what product do you PANIC over? Anything?

Do you hoard your stuff-if so what can you never part with?

C’mon I shared a peek into the insanity I have

Is your stamp room cleaned up after every use? Or do you not care if its clean or not?

ME-well you know I have a touch of OCD and it must be spotless when Im done creating-it makes for a fresh start. When I see clutter I cant create anything!

Dont get me wrong my desk is a MESS when Im in the process. Sometimes I stop mid-creation and start a whole new one due to an epiphany!

So lets hear it!

  Hats off!

Talk about colors I DONT normally use! At least not together! LOL!

As promised more Lizzie Anne samples in honor of their Card Contest.

I LOVE making birthday cards-and think kids cards should have CHEERY colors-what do you think? Cheery enough? LOL!

The top card-Hats Off was done after seeing Martha Stewart make a large party hat on her show! I HAD to try it-in smaller form! The Happy Birthday is a Simply Singles stamp. Cute huh?

The colors are as follows-ruby red, pretty in pink, barely banana, lovely lilac-and wasabi stitched grosgrain!

The embossed layer is done using my cuttlebug

 Gifts for you

Do you like my presents I made? Arent they so cute! I love the trio of gifts and how they are layered/stacked!

The SU scallop punch is PERFECT too. I was so bummed when mine broke!

I LOVE this cake image-ALOT! One of my favoritest evah. Maybe its the swirly design or the heart sticking out-maybe its the tray its on? No matter-its way cute!

Another cool thing abot this cake-you can get it one of two ways

1) as a simply bits Birthday Cake OR 2) in the Happy Birthday set!

 Either way-its great. If you havent noticed the singles you really should check them out.

What a great little gift to send to a secret sister, or a friend without adding a ton in shipping and giving a small THINKING OF YOU! And not breaking the bank either.

So the paper is by Making Memories I believe. I think its so cute. The ribbon is May Arts (have you seen the new ribbon there at ATS_).

OK so thats all I have to share today.

If you entered the contest let me know! Im dying to see how many enteries they get for such a great cause!

Hello friends.

Lots of stamping going on here! YEAH!! Having a blast-its really releasing my stress. Which has been on HIGH these days.

Did you miss my article on Scor-Pal? If you are on the fence and need the push to buy it-check out my article at Craft Critque! Let me know what you think there OK!

I made this card above- to be counted as one to send with the other hopeful Lizzie Anne card Contest entries to Cards for Cancer (no Im not IN the contest-just contributing to the cause!) I hope you get to enter! You have till the 28th!

 click to view larger image. I loved the glittery butterfly so I had to salvage this!

This card uses Au Naturale. Its a little off balance to me but I cannot mess with it any longer. Its not a total disaster! LOL! I most likely would have chucked it into the trash, but I think It will still make SOMEONE smile!

See they dont all come out that great-but thats OK! Im over it-I think! I should have put the panel on the bottom.

I received some AMAZING personal emails from people sharing their heart aches, and successes with cancer-as well as prayers for Alexa! Thanks for sharing!!! This is very touching. I read every single comment and story I get, so thank you! Keep sharing! And if you dont blog-send the smilebox to someone in an email-or as many people as you want! You can send it to me too

anr5@verizon.net

On another note:

have you ever GOOGLE’d yourself? I did-pretty neat. Try it out. Also kinda scary to see you are open to the whole world.

OK so the quiz-

My PSF Teresa sent me this fun personality quiz, which I normally dont get into, but it was pretty cool!!! So I got her permission to copy/paste it. We dont know where it originated but if you do let me know.

Try it out-

Don’t cheat. It’s pretty good , see how close it comes.  Write your
answers on a piece of paper, and NO cheating!! The answers are at the
bottom. And be honest.

Tell me what you think of your results I felt it described me perfectly. Except one answer about love-didnt like that one!

*1.* Which is your favorite color out of: red, black, blue, green, or
yellow?  

*2.* Your first initial?  

*3.* Your month of birth?  

*4.* Which color do you like more, black or _white_?  

*5.* Name of a person of the same sex as yours.  

*6.* Your favorite number? 

*7.* Do you like Flying or Driving more?  

*8.* Do you like a lake or the ocean more?  

*9.* Write down a wish (a realistic one).   

*When you’re done, scroll down. (Don’t cheat!)*

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Answers

*1.* If you choose:
Red – You are alert and your life is full of love.
Black – You are conservative and aggressive.
Green – Your soul is relaxed and you are laid back.
Blue- You are spontaneous and love kisses and affection from the ones
you love.
Yellow – You are a very happy person and give good advice to those who
are down.

*2.* If you’re initial is:
_A-K_ You have a lot of love and friendships in your life.
_L-R_ You try to enjoy your life to the maximum & your love life is soon
to blossom.
_S-Z_ You like to help others and your future love life looks very good.

*3.* If you were born in:
_Jan-Mar:_ The year will go very well for you and you will discover that
you fall in love with someone totally unexpected.
_April-June:_ You will have a strong love relationship that will not
last long but the memories will last forever.
_July-Sep:_ You will have a great year and will experience a major
life-changing experience for the good.
_Oct-Dec:_ Your love life will not be great, but eventually you will
find your soul mate.

*4.* If you chose:
Black: Your life will take on a different direction, it will seem hard
at the time but will be the best thing for you, and you will be glad for
the change.
_White:_ You will have a friend who completely confides in you and would
do anything for you, but you may not realize it.

5. This person is your best friend.

*6.* This is how many close friends you have in your lifetime.

*7.* If you chose:
Flying: You like adventure.
Driving: You are a laid back person.

*8..* If you chose:
Lake: You are loyal to your friends and your lover and are very reserved.
Ocean: You are spontaneous and like to please people.

*9.* This wish will come true only if you send this to five people in
one hour. Send it to ten people, and it will come true before your next
birthday!

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OK Im off and runnin-need to get some info on my dental stuff. Getting a quote on the cost to be knocked out to get my tooth pulled. Wish me luck! I should hear back soon.

Wait till you see the card I made MYSELF for my dental woe’s!LOL! Ill post that sometime this week too.

Check back tomorrow and thanks for reading.

I made this card-using L’Amour by Lizzie Anne pretty quickly cause I used my Saturday Sketch.

This bird image is just my favorite! It lends itself to so many possibilities. I loved using the paper piecing on it.

I got this patterned paper at my LSS, and it was scraps so I have NO IDEA who makes it-sorry :C

Well Im off and runnin! Lots to do with the kids this week.

Happy Sunday-I am LATE again! But I have been stamping! Yeah for me-sad for you if you have been waiting for an update! Sorry! But when I get on a roll I CANT stop! My time during the week isnt as FREE as I thought it would be! LOL! So I have to take advantage of Jason watching the kids so I can pump out the samples!

I have alot of cool stuff to share this week-including a gift bag tutorial. I am not posting the ornament today-sorry! Its just not gelling with my point of this particular post! Plus I have a product review to finish. Wait till you see that one-pretty cute idea.

Anyway I have some samples to share with Think Pink, and then a whole piece of info on stamps for a cause and what not!

Here is the first-We’re in this together

Do you not LOVE how I used the heart shaped tag from Making Memories? LOVE IT!! The image was totally perfect for that idea! I secured it using glue dots, folded in 1/2.

The jewels are from Alexa’s party! LOVING that bag of goodies.

Supplies

cardstock-pretty in pink, basic gray, PT white, vellum cardstock

patterned paper- DCWV- not sure which collection. Random buy at a LSS.

Ink- copics, brillinace ink graphite black

ribbon by SU-pink taffeta, Making Memories tag

 click to view larger image.

I made a banner strip from vellum cardstock. Cute huh?

This set is SO pink and black huh? Seems like most of us have been compelled to use the pretty combo with this set.

Well dont get stuck in a creative rut thinking its ONLY PINK! If you haven’t gotten it for that fact I will hopefully open your mind!

Kim @ MFT shared with me that a close friend of her’s just found out his wife was diagnosed with a rare Ovarian Cancer. Well, I had to make her a card. I “googled” the “color” for ovarian cancer and saw it is teal. Every cancer is represented by a color! Did you know that? Leukemia is orange. Anyway-so here is my card for her.

Not So Pink!

 How can you not LOVE this card?

Now you can see that it can be used in support of ANY cause!

Supplies:

cardstock-basic black, taken with teal, PT white

ink-Copic Markers, graphite black brilliance ink

Punches- Martha Stewart flower border punch. Small and Large SU ovals

My Prima Sprites. Had to have a bling brad

Ribbon of Support

This one was a simple one-the ribbon can slide out and be worn for a symbol of support! Again it can be done in ANY color to suit the cause!

A great ond easy one for mass production-minus the jewels!!

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I know I have said this before but I will say AGAIN-there is NOTHING better than being able to use your HOBBY to make a difference!

I have been blessed by others through stamping, and hope I in turn have also blessed others with mine!

Many people are being touched by this horrible disease, and more and more stamp companies are stepping up and helping! I think they are realizing the impact this has on people, and the need for sets just for these issues, or to help support the causes. No amount of support is too small! If each person did a small part-it becomes HUGE!

Here are some recent sets that I am aware of-if you know links to more PLEASE share in the comments section!

Missy B Designs- Alexa’s Set- $12 This was the set created for my daughter Alexa, where 100% of proceeds benefit pediatric leukemia and lymphoma research! I am SO proud of that set, and all the money it has raised-thanks to many of you!!!

Gina K-Make A Wish set (and Autism Speaks). $26.95 for wood mount $21.95 unmounted. I was proud to be a part of the fabulous design team to help support a cause that my family directly benefited from. What an amazing cause. $7 from every set gets donated!

MFT Stamps- Kim recently released Think Pink. Its a super set that 50% of retail proceeds get donated to Breast Cancer Research!

Now YOU can help too!

As I posted before Lizzie Anne is having a card contest! Details ——> HERE All you have to do is send a card using LA sets and you could win! BEST part-everyone wins, because ALL entries get sent to Cards for Cancer!

In honor of the contest, I will start posting tomorrow-a daily sample with my Lizzie Anne sets! And throw in some other samples as well

Also lets not let there be only one month (October) or one time of year (usually Christmas) to think of helping others! Send a card to a family in need or consider donating stamped cards or items to  a cause YOU believe in or have been personally affected by. Or donate your time if you can.

Trust me-you dont realize how all these little gestures affect families till its YOU on the receiving end! I hope to God you never have to know.

I believe Alexa’s Cancer had a deeper purpose. For me to not be selfish, but do what I can to reach out and help other people in the smallest ways. I have learned SO MUCH since her journey. Things I never would have otherwise. It put our family on a whole new path. Not always an easier one, but we are grateful nonetheless for what we do have.

If you have any causes you participate in or have been touched by, please feel free to comment! I LOVE hearing about what others are doing! It is so heart warming and reminds me that there are more GOOD people in the world than NOT.

 So here is the Saturday Sketch! Click to view larger image. Kept it simple

 Better late than never right? I have some stuff I wanted to post in honor of WCMD but my day has gotten totally turned up side down. I went down to my stamp room to get creative. I had been along day at soccer and a kids birthday party. After an hour I realize DONT attempt to be crafty when you are tired, its pointless. So I come back upstairs to see my kitchen TORN apart.

Jason decided I would probably be down there a while so why not rip out the kitchen window??

OMG! I could have killed him! The kids looked like PIG PEN from Charlie Brown! Dirt and dust everywhere-not good for Alexa! HELLO!!!!

Anyway-Ill save the stuff tomorrow when I can take the time to post what I really wanted to without extreme stress and annoyance!

Before I share my sample I wanted to share this-

I had to share this photo of my kids, and husband Jay. I started what I think is going to be a yearly tradition, having the kids make daddys birthday cake.

For his 30th Birthday they made him this cake! ALL by themselves! I only measure, and did the oven stuff.

They frosted it together and each kid had been assigned a “color” sprinkles jar. It was funny cause upon cutting the cake each kid would ONLY eat the piece with THEIR assigned color! Too funny.

No one else would want to eat it cause it was seriously gross! They would spoon 0n some frosting-lick the spoon then spoon on some more onto the cake, eat a little more frosting-you get the idea! Sloppy frosting.

OK Now for my sample.

This is the WAY COOL card I made for Jason for his 30th birthday! He likes details and layers, but I felt I had to keep it simple and clean yet still have alot of thought into it.

 Look Who’s turning 30!

Why is this so cool you ask?

Lots of reasons!

I love the colors! Black-Olive-Blue Bayou-Sky. So masculine!

The BLING! The Martini glass is a Michaels $1 spot find. I had it for YEARS! Never used it! I used the K & co adhesive Rhinestone sticker for the OLIVE.

Now for time ticking-I used an acetate clock by Making Memories. I was careful to line up the “3″ next to the “0″ or in this case the olive, to make the 30!! See it???

On the clock- I wanted it a little larger than my layer. I drew hands pointing to 10 and 1. Jason’s Birthday was 10-1 !!! Pretty neat huh?

The sentiment is from Savvy.

  The ribbon is by American Crafts and was perfect. I thought it resembled colorful olives on a toothpick!

What do you think?

Well check in tomorrow where I will post some stuff from Lizzie Anne and a Christmas ornament.

I still have a few MFT stamps samples too. See you then.

Did you miss your chance at Mytime Mail? Check this out———>HERE

Well HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Jason and I had a fabulous time at So You Think You Can Dance! What a great show! It was 3 hours long! WOW!!

Alexa is sounding better! Got some more cards in and will post thank you’s later. Thanks for the concern. And thanks for some of the medical advice. I didnt know she needed extra fluids when taking Mucinex! And yes I do the chest PT on her all the time! But if I hadnt known about that it would be a great piece of info to pass onto other parents. We actually have a cushioned oxygen mask we use to make it much easier!

Thanks for willing me better. I fell a little better and got LOTS of stuff done yesterday! Still need to call the dentist but Im waiting till Monday. Im mentally drained by this and I need  to keep my mind clear! The mojo was in the house yesterday! Wait till you see some of the fun stuff Ill be sharing.

Now that its the end of the week know what that means?

That means today is time for the Blogger’s Challenge! I am alos posting the challenge I missed last week while Alexa was in the hospital. You can check out all the blogger challenges by clicking on the blogs in my sidebar.

This weeks was to use black and orange. I haven’t seen the other challenges yet-Ill do that later on, but figured people would mainly thing Halloween when these colors are put together-especially in October. So, I decided to do a NON Halloween themed card!

 Chic Chicks

And Chic she is! I got the stamp at JoAnn’s LAST YEAR! It is called Chic and is by Rubber Stampede. She never saw ink before! LOL! Sad I know! But I loved it and had to have it. She was perfect for the challenge.  This card was whipped up in about 10 minutes!

The BLING was leftover from Alexa’s Princess party! LOL! All the leftover jewels (and there was alot) I get to keep and use on my cards! YEAH!! There are all sorts of shapes and sizes and you get a ton in the bag for like $2.75! DUH!! Why havent I shopped in that isle before?! I just adhered them with glue dots.

The sentiment is a library style stamper by  Memories in the Making. Its has all sorts of fun little “girly” sayings. I love you can get like 12 sentiments for a whopping $7-$8 !!!! 7 Gypsies, and EK Success has some too. Check them out in stores and some places may have them online.

I had so much fun with the challenge I made another one with NO STAMPING! (gasp!)

 Fishy Smiles

I had a publication in Paper Crafts, and when they sent back my card they sent some AMAZING goodies to boot!

In this package were these super cute 3D glittery fish themed stickers by Joliees. How could I NOT use them!

I had this gorgeous paper by Heidi Grace, so it became my “sea”. Stuck on some stickers, and like 4 minutes later-DONE! The smile sticker I got years ago at Target! Can you tell Im a compulsive shopper yet?

Now for LAST weeks blogger’s challenge-it was to use a Spectrum Pad in your design.

So I made this card

 My Heart

This heart is fromBoho Blossoms.

This card is INCREDIBLY simple but I wanted to keep the focus on the detailed heart! I think its speaks for itself! LOL!

I used my Cotton Candy specturn pad, and glossy cardstock. This card took a little over 10 minutes. Not bad considering I had NO IDEA what direction this was going.

SO check in tomorrow for more fun. Its the Saturday Sketch, and World Cardmaking day!