Crafty Guam Girl

Luck of the Irish

2011-02-14T16:31:00.007-07:00

Here is my St. Patrick's Day card. I designed this card when I told my friend Ranea that I would join the monthly card swap for her store, Scrap 2 It. I had so much doing this card. Okay, this is how much fun and how excited I was to do it. I designed this card the day I joined and it wasn't even due till weeks later!

Here is the recipe:

Cricut Expression and Gypsy

DP: The Paper Studio - Lined Shamrocks

CS: misc from my stash

Cricut cartridge: Simply Charmed (Leprechaun cut @ 2.26 x 2.41 & pot of gold cut @ 2.96 x 2.01) and Tags, Bags, Boxes & More (tag cut at 2.75 x 0.75)

Stamps: All Year Cheer II (SU)

See D's #50855 Luck of the Irish (by Inque Boutique)

Bling: Rhinestone stickers (Michael's)

Ink: Always Artichoke (SU)

Smooch: Gold Lame

Stickles: Yellow

Sakura Glaze: Yellow (xpgb#803)

Ribbon: Olive - Organdy (SU)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!!

Get-well card

2011-02-14T13:42:00.005-07:00

Here is a card I made for one of the yahoo craft groups I'm in. It was for a Get-well card swap. I made 6 of these for the swap. I was really itching to use my Gypsy to make a window card. I didn't think it was too bad! LOL!

I lost my recipe notes, so I'll have to try to remember as best as I can what I used.

I used my Gypsy to design the card. I welded to scallopped squares together to make the base of the card. I welded the butterfly to the window part of the front. And I cut a rectangle out for the inside of the card.

For the butterfly, I cut another butterfly image with the DP for the front. Then, I used the same size butterfly image, but hid all the lines to do a 'blackout' and adhered that to the back part.

Gypsy: Gypsy Wandering scallopped square (2 squres welded together 5.51 x 8.40 and inside rounded corner rectangle cut @ 5.50 x 4.25) & butterfly (cut @ 3.50 x 3.38)

DP: DCWV, I don't remember what stack though. I think it is the Blossom's & Butterfly stack
CS: I think it is Colorbok
Flower: don't remember
Stamp sentiment: don't remember

Hmmm...I'm good aren't I? LOL! I thought I had all my notes, but I thought wrong! At least I did remember to take a pic of the card!

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs!

Soon to be posted - cards I've done!

2011-02-14T12:31:00.002-07:00

This year has been kinda crazy for us. Hubby FINALLY offered a job (after over nine months of searching). The new job is three hours south of us, so that means preparing to Move and Selling the house! So much craziness going on that the last few weeks I have not been able to craft.

So, I'm going to share some cards I made before the craziness started! Hope you all like them!

Challenge Card: For Magnolia Card and Kit Swaps

2011-02-11T15:33:00.003-07:00

Hey Everybunnie!

Here is a card I did for one of the groups I'm in. It's a card sketch for a Magnolia group.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs! Buffie

Bo-bunny give-away on Robert's Arts and Crafts blog!!

2011-02-03T22:47:00.002-07:00

Hey everybunnie!

I've been really busy...I promise to get back here shortly!

Anyways....here's a GREAT give-away! HoP to Roberts Arts & Craft's blog...they are giving away an AWESOME give-away...an uber cute (pink and brown...my fave colors) tote and TONS ($250 worth of products)!!!!

You gotta hurry and do this though, because they will be drawing a winner Friday (Feb. 04) in the morning ( 8 am - MST).

Hugs!
Buffie

Freebie Friday from Roberts Arts and Crafts

2011-01-08T10:55:00.002-07:00

Hey everbunnies!

I just wanted to let you all know about a cool new give-away (not mine...yet!). Roberts Arts and Crafts, a great place in Utah - though I have never been, has started back their Freebie Friday's again. What is it? Roberts Arts and Crafts teams up with a great sponsor and gives away a cool prize! Seriously, a cool prize. And I should know because I was one of their winners!!!

Anywhoo....this past Friday (January 7), is the start of 2011's Freebie Friday. And the sponsor is Imaginisce! I {heart} Imaginisce! And I have soooo been debating the I-Rock! You know, because I LOVE bling!!!

Sooo..I know you are thinking, why am I blabbing about this! Because....I want you to go to Roberts Arts & Crafts blog and enter!!!! Try to win!!!!! Follow the directions to submit more than one entry.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs!!!

Challenge Card

2011-01-06T21:58:00.007-07:00

Hey Everbunnies! So, I am trying really hard to craft more cards. I figured, I would visit various challenge blogs and enter them. That way, I would be creative (something I have not been for awhile), use my things (I have TONS of stuff I have not been using), maybe win some new stuff (especially when a prize is involved) and have cards to my stash!

Well...enough blabbing on my end. Here is my card. I am entering this card for two different challenges:

More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday Challenge #20 - Color Challenge: use the colors Turquoise, Red and White. The prize is Recollections 10 piece tool set.

My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club - Getting Sketchy: every Wednesday they post a new sketch for you to follow.

Here's my card:

Recipe:

Gypsy

Cricut: Create-A-Critter (Owl, cut at 1.75x1.94)

Cricut: Just Because (Oval, cut at 2.28x3.71)

Cricut: New Arrival (Banner, cut at 2.31x1.60)

CS: Tuquoise, Red, White, Yellow, Brown (from stash)

Scallop Border and 5 rectangle strips: Frames & Tags, Valentine's Collection (Target, $1 section)

Sizzix Embossing Plate: Hearts, Retro

Stamp: Punny-licious (My Pink Stamper)

Inks:

Frost White (Colorbox)

Cyan (Colorbox)

Tempting Turquoise (Stampin'Up!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!!!

My Pink Stamper DT Challenge & Submissioin

2011-01-05T21:31:00.004-07:00

Hey Everbunnie's! Here is a card I made today, my first design team submission EVER!!! It is for My Pink Stamper's Design Team Challenge and Submission. There is like over 340 submissions right now and there are a lot that is really, really good - I mean GOOD. I was going to not do it. But I thought, why? If I don't make the team, at least I tried, right? Besides, the color combo that Robyn (My Pink Stamper) wanted, are colors I like! I had fun doing this. And...I'm glad I did it!

First off...here was the challenge:

Create a card, scrapbook page or Cricut project using our favorite Cricut cartridge, using Robyn's favorite colors: pink, green and brown.

So, anywhooo.......here's my card.

Recipe:

Cricut cartridge: Create-a-Critter

Cardstock: green, brown, pink & yellow (Joann's)

Wing: Deena's Penny Lane, Feeling Groovy "No Worries" (My Mind's Eye)

Birdhouse: Blossom "Sisters" Bird/Light Pink Bohemia (My Mind's Eye)

Base: GP255 Craft n Craftin' by Best Creation Inc.

Ribbon - birdhouse: Dashes, Dots & Checks SKU #387590 (Michael's)

Brown Rick Rack: Bazzil Basics

Green flower on bird: #511944 (711238) Prima: Got Flowers

Flower Rhinestones - corners: SB746 Light Pink (Kaiser Craft)

Rhinestones on flower and "I" in sentiment: Lt. Pink Gemstones (Hobby Lobby)

Sentiment: Punny-licious (My Pink Stamper)

Ink: Timber Brown (Stazon)

Chestnut (Color Box)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs!!!!

Another Margarita card!!!

2011-01-04T09:44:00.004-07:00

WhooHooo, I made another card!!! Yep, another card using my Margarita Moments stamp set by Unity Stamp Company bought at my friend, Ranea's store, Scrap2It.

Recipe:

CS: Misc from stash

DP: Deena's Penny Lane Feeling Groovy "Pure Joy" Happy Stripe paper (MME)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Ribbon: #92623 (American Crafts)

Sakura Glaze XPGB #800 (for the mixer & glass)

Sakura Souffle' XPGB #950 (for the salt on the glass - inside)

Markers:

SU- Rose Red, Barely Banana, Green Galore, Gable Green

Copic- Golden Yellow Y17, Warm Gray No. 1 W1, Sand E33

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs!!!

Bunnie card

2011-01-04T09:35:00.004-07:00

I made this card in December (2010). I just finally took a pic of it, so I'm sharing now.

Honey bought me some stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps. I just had to use them, along with the My Pink Stamper stamps.

Recipe:

CS: Misc.

DP: Deena's Penny Lane #PL1120 by MME

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Cricut: Create-a-Critter

Stamps:

Even More Punny-licious (My Pink Stamper)

Critter Faces Set A Medium (Peachy Keen Stamps)

SU Pastels

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs!!!

Thank you Cards

2011-01-03T11:16:00.005-07:00

Hubby and I have been 'visiting' a church, LDS. We have met some really nice people there. They are so nice, friendly and caring.

In December, the Bishopic, gifted us with a Christmas dinner (turkey, dressing, various canned goods, turkey gravy, dessert). It was totally unexpected, but a real blessing.

Also, a couple from the ward, who have turned out to be really great friends (the Steel's), gifted us with a surprise too. A movie-night bucket (popcorn, Welch's sparkling cider, $5 gc to Blockbuster, popcorn bowls and a cookie mix).

And finally, another family from the ward has been super nice to us, the Fairbanks. Dropped off some cookies and invited us to listen to Christmas music before Christmas. And then dropped off Marintelli's Sparkling Cider for New year's). They also have been really helpful too.

Here are my cards for the ward.

Thank you card for the Bishopric and the ward:

Recipe:

Card: DCWV Brights (solid box of cards & envies)

DCWV: Old World mat stack (for the cross)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento),

Vintage Photo (Tim Holtz Distress Ink)

Stamps:

Warmet Regards (SU) (sentiment Inside)

Postcards from Paris (Technique Tuesday)

Cricut: Easter 2010

Thank you card for the Fairbanks:

Recipe:

Card: Citrus (DCWV matching card & envie)

CS: Misc from stash

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Stamp: Little Sentiments (Technique Tuesday)

Embellies:

Pop-up Embellishment (Mango Frost - DCWV)

Pewter Hardware (SU)

Yellow Ric-rac

Stickles: Turquoise, Burgundy, Orange Peel, Eucalyptus, Yellow)

Sakura Gelly Roll - Clear star

Thank you card for the Steel's:

Recipe:

Below the blue card.

Second card, same design of the Steel's card:

Recipe:

CS: Misc from stash

DP: Heidi Grace - Baby Boy/Words decoration

Cricut: Just Because (sheep), Paper Dolls for Everyday (grass), Gypsy's Wanderings (word block thingy - not too sure name! lol!)

Ink: Brilliant Blue (SU)

Stamps: Punny-licious (My Pink Stamper)

Bling: Rhinestones (Michael's)

Ribbon: Grosgrain ($ tree - didn't know they had grosgrain ribbon, me neither!!)

Fun Flock: white (on the sheep)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!!

More cards!

2011-01-03T10:53:00.005-07:00

Here's more cards I made!!!

Midnight Margaritas!!!

Recipe:

Stamp: Unity Stamps - Margarita Moments

CS: Misc

Card: DCWV - Brights

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

VersaMark - Dazzle, Frost

SU Markers - Gable Green, Rose Red

Bic Mark It - Yellow Blaze

Sakura Glaze - Clear, Yellow Green, Clear Star

Sakura Souffle - White

Cricut - Simply Charmed (lemon) & Gypsy

Rhinestones (Michael's)

Hibiscus Card:

Recipe:

DP: Misc from stash

CS: Misc from stash

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

SU - Pink Passion

Stickles: Cotton Candy, Pink, Yellow

Stamps: Hero Arts - Find Joy (outside)

Vivid Jungle Designs (inside - means "I Love You" in Chamorro)

Cricut: Life's a Beach

Bling: Heidi Swap Pink Bling

Hoppy Birthday:

DP: Misc from stash

CS: Misc from stash

Cricut: Create-a-Critter

Stamp:

Punny-licious (My Pink Stamper)

Critter Faces Set A Medium (Peachy Keen Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Pastels: Pixie Pink, Creamy Caramel (SU)

Ribbon: Misc from stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs!!

Hubby's Christmas card (2010)

2011-01-03T10:45:00.004-07:00

Here's the card I made for my Hubby's Christmas (2010).

Recipe:
Cricut cartridge - Create-a-Critter
DP - Misc.
CS - Misc.
Stamps - Technique Tuesday: Season's Greetings
Smooch - Siren, Gold Lame, Green Apple
Aleen's Paper Glaze (nose)

Thanks for stopping by!!
Hugs!!

December 2010 Birthday card

2011-01-03T10:35:00.003-07:00

Here's a card I made for my younger sissy (my baby brother's wife). Her birthday is in December. I used my Create-a-Critter cart (given to me by my BFF Cathy when I was feeling particularly down). My brother's family has a Shi Tzu for their fur-baby, so I wanted to use a puppy dog for my younger sissy's card.

Recipe:
Cricut Cartridge: Create a Critter
DS: Misc from Stash
CS: Misc from Stash
Ink: SU Rose Red
1 3/8 SU Circle Punch
Eyelet: Making Memories - Berry
Ribbon: SU Lt. Pink
Bow with Pearl (Hobby Lobby)
Smooch - Taffy
Stamps:
Even More Punny-licious (My Pink Stamper)
Find Joy (Hero Arts) (Inside Sentiment)

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs!!!

November 2010 Birthday cards

2011-01-03T10:25:00.004-07:00

Here are two cards I made in November. One is for my older sissy (who happens to be Hubby's younger sister) and her hubby. Both have birthday's in November.

My sissy LOVES to read, so this is her card. I don't have my notes, but the image is A Good Book from Sugar Nellie. Ribbon (fiber) from my stash. The flower I bought from Hobby Lobby. I don't remember where the DP is from and misc CS. Colored with Copics and Sharpies!

And my brother-in-law loves horses. So of course, I used my Cricut (Animal Kingdom) and made a horse card for him!

DCWV Loot

2011-01-03T09:37:00.005-07:00

Well, I am going to catch you all up on what crafting I did in late 2010.

First off, if you are not a fan of Roberts Arts and Crafts, go to their website and check them out! Follow their blog, subscribe to them on youtube, 'like' on Facebook and follow on Twitter.

On December I entered in one of the Friday give-aways. They teamed up with DCWV with a huge and I mean HUGE give-away. What, like over $400 worth of DCWV yumminess?! Come on, you know you like DCWV just as much as mean! LOL!

Anyways, I entered ALL the ways one could enter (like eight ways). And guess what I found in my email inbox come Monday (I think it was)? An email from Brooke at Roberts! Yeppers, I WON!!! WhooHooo!!!! It was an early Christmas!!!

All my goodies came in two boxes via FedEx. When Brooke said all DCWV needed was a name and addy and it was ready to go, they were not joking! Super fast shipping, way to go DCWV and FedEx!!!

Look at all those crafty goodness? TONS of paper packs, stickers, envies and wall decor!!!

I am totally loving all my 'loot'! I have even started using some of it!

Hugs!!

My Creative Time: Blog give-away

2011-01-02T11:46:00.002-07:00

WhooHooo...here's another blog give-away. This time it's Emma from My Creative Time. I love visiting Emma's blog and learning how to use my Gypsy. Emma has created her line of stamps and she's giving away all four of her sets!

Sooo...go check out her blog, as she's doing a blog hop for Ms. Joanna (her birthday blog hop with other creative ladies). And enter to try to win her stamps! Anddd.......just check out her creations!!!!

Hugs!

Two Give-aways on Karlee Crafts Blog!!

2011-01-02T11:22:00.003-07:00

Check out Karlee Crafts blog, she's giving out two things.

Cricut Lite Twinkle Toes cartridge
MPS Winter Punnies stamp set

Go to her blog and check out her enter for the give-aways. And...check out how creative she is!

Hugs!!!

MPS 2011 DT call!

2011-01-02T11:19:00.003-07:00

Guess what everybunn, My Pink Stamper has a Design Team call challenge! Check out her blog. I think it would be so cool to be on her Design Team, at least to me. I look going to her blog and seeing her cool creations!!! Just click on her name (My Pink Stamper) and it will take you to her blog. Good luck if you're going to try out, I'm already trying to come up with something neat!!!
Hugs!

Happy 2011!!!

2011-01-01T08:44:00.003-07:00

Wow, can you believe it, it's another year! Where did 2010 go? Well, personally, I'm glad 2010 is gone. It really was not a good year for me (started Thanksgiving 2009).

But anywhooo....I'm gonna try to craft more and blog more. I need to be more creative.

I will try to be uploading some pics to share later this weekend. Pics like my cool stuff I won from Roberts Arts & Craft DCWV give-away and cards I made in December!

I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL 2011!!!!

Hugs!

My Christmas card

2010-12-24T11:59:00.004-07:00

I'm gonna try to be creative again.

Here's my Christmas card for this year. I used my Riley the Moose stamp from my fave stamp store in KC, Stamper's Ink. The DP was bought from Hobby Lobby. I used glitter, flock for Riley's antlers, crystal glaze for the star and ornaments and Smooch (Siren) for the tree stand. It was colored with Copics and Sharpie markers!

New give-away from Roberts Arts & Crafts!

2010-12-13T10:13:00.002-07:00

Okay, you're gonna have to act quick on this, since I forgot to go there on Friday. But Roberts Arts & Craft's has a great give-away from Cosmo Cricket! I absolutely adore Cosmo Cricket paper!!! Love it!!!! And I'm loving Roberts Arts & Crafts, wished I lived near them!

Yay's I won!

2010-12-13T10:09:00.002-07:00

I am so happy to share that the Roberts Arts & Craft give-away was won by me!! Yeps, me! YAHHOO!!!! Okay, maybe I shouldn't be so overly happy. But seriously, it's not been a very good year for me, so this definitely was so happy mail that I needed.

AWESOME give-away!

2010-12-03T08:49:00.002-07:00

Okay DCWV fans....here's an Awesome and I mean AWESOME give-away!!

Just go to Roberts Arts and Craft's blog to enter!!!

The Crafty Cat May Challenge

2010-05-22T17:51:00.003-06:00

Here is a card I made for my friend, The Crafty Cat's, May challenge. Well...this is the second card. The first one I'm not sharing because I do not like it. That's why I decided to try to do it again. I like this one waaayyyy better! LOL!!

The recipe:

CS: misc from stash

DP: Merriment (Fancy Pants)

Ribbon: misc from stash

Sentiment: Live, Laugh, Love (Stampabilities)

Ink: SU Really Red

Stickles: Xmas Red & Broken China (Distress Stickles)

Cuttlebug Die: Flowers

Thanks for looking!!

My Pink Stamper Challenge #9 - Take Shape

2010-05-03T12:24:00.005-06:00

For this challenge, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to use my Hello Kitty Greeting Cricut cartridge. Because I Love, LOVE Hello Kitty and because there are some cute cards on there.

I kinda messed up and didn't really look for the 'perfect' (in my eyes) stamp or something for the sentiment in the heart. The sentiment is a rub-on from Heidi Grace. The bling is Light Pink Rhinestones from Kaiser Craft .

Anyways...here it is...Enjoy!!!

My Pink Stamper Challenge #8 - Love My Color

2010-05-03T12:17:00.003-06:00

Here is my card for "Love My Color".

This took me awhile to come up with. It is somewhat of the look I was going for but not totally.

I used a Core CS and ran it through my Cuttlebug for a nice stressed look. Since I used the Stylized CB folder, I wanted an Asian look. I used a retired SU set, Symbols of Solicitude, the word is "Joy". And the flower is from Prima Flowers.

Enjoy!!

My Pink Stamper Challenge #5 - Teacher Apprecation Day's

2010-05-03T12:06:00.003-06:00

Here is my card for Challenge #5 - Teacher Appreciation Day's.

Awhile ago I had participated in an image swap and used a Stamping Bella stamp that would have been PERFECT for this challenge. Unfortunately, I used the two images I had for two teacher friends of mine. So...I had to go searching and thinking of what I could use.

I did not see anything I liked in my Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge or my Printing 101 Cricut cartridge either. Then I remembered that I had a cute Apple sitting on three school books in my Hello Kitty Greeting cartridge!

After cutting the apple and school books, I wanted to make the card look like a chalkboard - hence, the colors I used.

The sentiments are from a set of clear stamps that I just 'HAD' to have when I saw a card using those stamps. It is gracias, merci, grazie from Fiskars.

And here is my card:

My Pink Stamper #1 Challenge - Mother Dear, I Love You So

2010-05-03T12:01:00.002-06:00

I know I am not going in order, so that isn't something new with me, right? LOL!

Anyways, this is for Challenge #1.

I bought this stamp when I was at Archiver's because I really liked the saying. I think it goes well with this challenge!

My Pink Stamper #11 Challenge: Colors of the Rainbow

2010-05-03T11:49:00.003-06:00

Here is my submission for Challenge #11 - Colors of the Rainbow.

This was a bit hard for me to come up with a card. But then after thinking really hard and looking at my stuffs, I figured I could use a stamped image that I can color using the colors of the rainbow!

So...here's my card:

I used a Sugar Nellie stamped image that I got in an image swap. And I colored her mostlying using Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue and Green.

My Pink Stamper #12 Challenge

2010-05-03T11:43:00.004-06:00

I am going to be posting some cards I did for My Pink Stamper's National Scrapbooking Day challenges.

This is for challenge #12 - Animal/critter.

New blog candy - There She Goes Clear Stamps

2010-04-22T13:32:00.002-06:00

Well, I just finished blog hopping this afternoon, hoping to win a very cute set of stamps. It's from a company I've never heard of but boy do they have some really darling clear stamps!

Head over to There She Goes clear Stamps blog in order to win the stamps I want to win. Drawing is over on Saturday!

Laters Gators!!

New blog candy!!

2010-04-15T15:25:00.002-06:00

Check out this blog. I love her cutesy dragons! She has blog candy to celebrate 100 fans on her Facebook page! You GOTTA check it out!

http://www.bemusedart.com/blog/2010/04/15/blog-giveaway-100-facebook-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-12633

More new cards!!!

2010-04-15T11:51:00.006-06:00

Hooray! I made two more cards yesterday! Hooray!!! That makes a total of Three cards this month! Oh my...that's like a record for me or something. LOL!!!

The owl card was made for a certain little girl, my niece Zoe. When I went back to Guam in January, I met her for the first time. I loving teased her by calling her 'Zorie' which is Chamorro (the native language of Guam) for flip-flops. Only because Zoe and Zorie sounds alike! Well....when I returned home to Colorado, I found some candy, in a box shaped like a Zorie! It was too adorable and I had, HAD to buy it for Zoe. The box is pink with owls on it. Hence, the reason why I made this card! I really love the inside!!! I hope Zoe likes it!!!

Whenever I'm anywhere new....I always have to look for any stamping/scrapbooking stores. While I was on Guam, we went to the Chamorro Village (it's like a little out-dooor market area. Lots of vendors with a lot of touristy stuff). Well...I found a stamp place and of course, bought stamps!!!

So, for my Hafa Adai card, I'm sending this card to a cousin here in the states, along with lemon powder (from Guam). I think the next time I make this card, I'm not going to use pink CS. I used pink because I colored the plumeria pink. Oh and talking about plumeria....the flower in the inside is a plumeria. It is one of my fave flowers on Guam!

Thanks for looking and laters Gators!!!

Owl Card:

DS: Heart Stripe (The Paper Studio)

CS: Brown, pink and white (from stash)

Stamps: Owl & sentiment (Twit Twoo by Kelly Panacci - SandyLion

Ink: Stazon - Timber Brown

Markers: Copic Sketch (Sephia, Sand), Sharpie (Orange), Twinklette (Pink)

Ribbon: Misc. from stash

Sticker: Misc. from stash

Hafa Adai Card:

DS: Palm Trees (The Paper Studio)

CS: Brown, pink and white (from stash)

Stamps: Jungle Hut, Hafa Adai, Plumeria from http://www.vividjungledesignsguamdirect.com/home.html

Ink: Stazon (Timber Brown), Cat's Eye [ColorBox] (Ice Blue)

Markers: Copic Sketch (Veronese Green, Pink, Golden Yellow, Warm Gray No. 1, Skin White), American Crafts Glitter marker (Green)

Blog Candy Alert!!

2010-04-12T09:19:00.003-06:00

This is for Ciao Copic Markers!!! Yahoo!!! If you love, LOVE coloring in images and have not tried copics, you need to try it. You will be soooo amazed!

Go to ABC Toys and Crafts for the chance to win!!

FINALLY got Crafty!!

2010-04-11T20:50:00.005-06:00

Yahoo!!! I FINALLY got Crafty!!! On The Pink Stamper blog, she is giving away blog candy (a Cricut cartridge: Create a Critter). The challenge is to create a card, using your Cricut with the colors: green, pink and black. Well....we all know I love, LOVE pink and green and black. So, with the chance to win such a cute Cricut cartridge, I thought I'd make a card using my fave character, Hello Kitty!!!

Here's the recipe:
Cricut cartridge: Hello Kitty Font (Hello Kitty image) and Hello Kitty Greetings (butterfly)Spellbinders: Scalloped Ovals
Cuttlebug folder: Swiss Dots
Stampin'Up! stamps: Three Thoughts (sentiment) Fresh Fillers (background on green CS)
CS: misc. from my stash
Ribbon: misc. from my stash
Ink: Memento: Tuxedo Black (sentiment), Adirondack: Pitch Black (background)
Stickles: Eucalyptus (Hello Kitty image), Yellow (Butterfly)

Thanks for looking and...

Laters Gators!!!

Cards I made today!!!

2010-01-01T18:37:00.011-07:00

I *FINALLY* got crafty today!!! Yahoo!!! LOL!!!

I made two cards today...for January birthdays that I'm late for already. For both the cards I made, I used my Cricut. I used the Wild Card cartridge. It's a cool cart. The only problem I have with it, is when cutting the matching envie, sometimes you need CS or DP that is larger than 12x12. Now where do you find paper larger than 12x12? LOL!!!

Gift card:

CS - Misc. stash, probably from the Paper Company (Joann's)

Fiber - from stash

Eyelet - from stash

Stamps - both SU: Small Sayings (hat & inside saying), Tagger's Dozen (tag)

Ink - SU Pink Passion & Glorious Green

Cupcake card:

CS - Misc. stash, probably from the Paper Company (Joann's)

DS - American Crafts: The Glorious Fleece #39888

Stamps - Inkadinkado: Birthday Cupcake (on the front) and SU: A Little Birthday Cheer (inside saying)

Ink - SU Pink Passion

Stickles - Yellow (on the candle flame)

Smooch Spritz - Gold Glow

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs!!!

Happy 2010!!!!

2010-01-01T13:37:00.002-07:00

Hey Everyone!!!!

Sooooo.....I've been MIA for like, FOREVER!!! I'm going to try, *TRY* to be better this year and craft and blog!!!!

Anyways...shortly I will post some cards and blog a bit!!!

See ya laters!!!!

I won Blog Candy!!!

2009-04-07T21:11:00.002-06:00

Oh my goodness! I won some blog candy!! I can't believe it, Yay for me!!!

Check out Renee's blog. It was blog candy celebrating her son graduating from Explosive Ordinance Disposal Tech School (Air Force) and her and her DH 25th wedding anniversary today! Happy Anniversary!

Here's my winnings!!! Yippee!!!

Hugs & Thank you Renee'!!!

Blog Candy for you (me) and two of our friends!!

2009-04-03T10:40:00.003-06:00

So, on one of my blog hopping I found this blog, where she's giving away three blog candy!
The only thing you need to do is leave a comment on her blog, link back to yours, where you pick to of your friends to surprise with blog candy!!

It was hard to pick only two of my friends. But I picked Becky and Sheresa. They both need a pick me up.

It'd be great if I (we) won and my friends got great Happy Mail!!

Enjoy!

Later Gator!!

Blog Candy Alert!!!

2009-03-31T13:30:00.003-06:00

Hey Everyone!!!

Head on over to Pink Gem Designs blog. They are giving away some awesome blog candy to celebrate their new April releases!!!

Check it out!

FINALLY posting!!! Got cards!!!

2009-03-28T18:16:00.009-06:00

Hi All!!!!

So sorry that I have not posted anything in such a long, LONG time!!! Been too busy. Life gets in the way!!!

Anyways....here are some cards I did lately!!!

Here's a Tilda card.
I did this for a swap in a group I'm in. It's a Purple and Yellow card swap. I used my Cuttlebug, D'vine swirls folder (one of my favorites) and my Rectangle Nesties (love my Nesties and have more on my wish list!!). I used my Tilda with Rose stamp. The "Love" is from 'All You Need Is Love' by Technique Tuesday. I used my SU markers to color. When I win the Lottery, I'm going to buy me Copics!! LOL!!! You can't tell, but the rose was stamped twice and attached with a pop-dot to stand out. And I used Yellow twinklette for her wings. Cardstock is from The Paper Studio (I think).
Another Tilda card.
For this Tilda card, my friend Becky sent me the image. And since I needed to do an Easter card for another group, I decided to use the image. Again, I used my SU markers to color. The DS is from Rusty Pickle - White Chocolate Bunnies (Velveteen Rabbit). Card stock is from The Paper Studio (I think). The flowers are from Prima 'Iced Got Flowers? (Summer Sun - yellow - and Rosy Red - pink). I used the real mini brads, I think it's from Queen & Company. The word stamp is SU, All Holidays.
Scraplings - birthday
For another group I'm in, I participated in a Birthday scrapling swap. It was the first time for me to do a swap like this. And I had fun doing it! I used a Studio G Mini clear stamp set for this. I used scraps in my scrap bin. The wording is "You're only a kid once, but you can be young for a lifetime". I used my SU tag punches for the word. The flowers are Flora Doodles, Purple Passioin Mini Florettes by Petaloo. In the inside, I have "Happy birthday" stamped in there.
Pop-up card.
On March 21, two of my friends and I went to a pop-up card class held by our local library. In one of the groups I'm in, I am participating in the Birthday club. And one of the April ladies birthday is coming up. And I wanted to do a pop-up card. She liked Yellow and Hunter green, so I used those colors for her. I used my D'Vine swirls embossing folder (CB). Then, I used a new CB die (well, new from last year), Birthday Wishes die. The DS, I don't remember who made it, I cut the presents from it. Green CS is Handsome Hunter from SU. The Yellow CS, I don't know. The "Celebrate" stamp is from That's Jazzy Stamp Dreams. It was stamped in Handsome Hunter ink (SU). I don't remember how I came across her blog, but she was giving away stamps to celebrate her opening. The balloon stamp is from SU - Birthday Whimsey, stamped with Ballet Blue and Elegant Eggplant ink pads (SU). I used Pastel Blue & Lavendar Scrapbook stitches from Making Memories for the string. The birthday cake is from 'You Take the Cake' from MFT. It was stamped twice - first in the same yellow CS. Cut and used Yellow Stickles for the candles. The second time was stamped on beige CS, colored with SU markers, Certainly Celery and Glorious Green and Green stickles. I used pop-dots to pop out the cake.

I Hope you all enjoy my cards!!!

Hugs!!

Free Stamp!!!

2009-02-27T11:08:00.002-07:00

Yep, you heard right, FREE stamp!! Go to this blog. Here's her website. Check it out!!!

Queen & Company

2009-01-29T14:23:00.002-07:00

Check out Queen & Company's typepad - new CHA releases and they're going Green!!!!

http://queenandcompany.typepad.com/queen_co_indulge_your_cre/2009/01/the-queen-goes-green-cha-releases-yay.html#comments

Some cards

2009-01-25T14:40:00.003-07:00

So I'm getting back into the groove of things. I went cropping last night and worked on cards. Since I was so bright and left my container of clear stamps, I had to work with what I brought - which was some stamped Tilda images from my friend Becky. I must say, that I'm really loving those Tilda stamps from Magnolia.

This card I did for a challenge on one group that I'm in. It's a color challenge, Brown and Orange.

The CS are from The Paper Company. I used markers to color the image, Copic (Skin White) and SU (Barely Banana, Creamy Caramel, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue & Really Rust). I used Creamy Brown Cat's eye to distress the cream CS - which I used my new Nesties - Large Scalloped Rectangle.

The sentiment stamp is Heidi Grace Winnifred Street birthday, stamped in SU Chocolate Chip. The flowers are: Brown (on the bottom), Bazzill Primula, Orange (from my stash) and Heidi Grace Printed Flowers. You can't see it, but I have bling on Tilda's shirt (yellow for her button) and on her pants (blue for the button). The bling is from K&C. And you can't see this too...but I used Star Dust stickles for her wings.

This card, I just did, because again, I left my container of clear stamps at home (I never said that I was the brighest bulb in the pack!!): Friends are flowers in the Garden of Life

CS from The Paper Company. For the Tilda image, I used my Large Scalloped Rectangle nestie and used Creamy Brown Cat's eye to distress it. I used my Copic marker (Skin white) and SU (Summer Sun, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion, Yoyo Yellow, Glorious Green, Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana & Cameo Coral). I used Yellow Stickles and SU Crystal Effect for the flower. And used Star Dust stickles for her wings.

The sentiment which says "Friends are Flowers in the Garden of Life" is a stamp that my friend Chrissy gave me for Christmas and stamped in SU Basic Black ink. I used the smallest scalloped rectangle nestie for that and used the Creamy brown cat's eye to distress it.

The PP is Adornit Carolee's Creation - Sister's Collection, Dozen of Daisies. I really like this paper!!!

Thanks for looking!

And...later Gators!

Bunnie Blog

2009-01-06T20:04:00.004-07:00

I started a blog for my angel Buddha and my Baby Girl Brigit. I will try to get on there often.

I had created a Mulitply page for Buddha, before Briggie and did not get on there much.

So, now I will make time to get on there and capture my babies tails!

Check it out. I'll have my Buddha tails and pics. And add Briggie tails too!!!

Oh...how to get to Bunnie Tails? Go to View My complete Profile. And look under, My Blogs.
Hop on over there!!!

I love you Buu-Buu, my Angel bunny.

I love you my baby girl, Briggie!! It's you and me now Baby-doll!!

My Halloween Prize

2008-12-04T14:11:00.005-07:00

My most favoritest place to go cropping here in Fort Collins is Capture. In the month of October they had a promotion - Bring a Friend to class or crop. We got lucky and as long as we went to a class or crop, our names got put in the drawing.

The drawing was for Halloween goodies from Little Yellow Bicycle - their Frightful collection. And if you truly know me, you know how much I LOVE Halloween!

Anyways...I won the drawing!!! Yippee!!!!! Second time I won a Halloween prize from them! The first time was a Halloween Finished in A Flash kit - won during the regular crop night door prize drawing.

I'll have to post pics of my latest win laters. I was so surprised to have won all those goodies. Suzanne and I were talking and she said there is easily close to $100 worth of things! Oh me, Oh My!!!

I'm also on their blog...check it out!

Laters Gators!!

Blog Candy

2008-12-04T13:50:00.003-07:00

While on the subject of blog candy, take a look at CraftyC's Crafting Library. She does EXCELLENT work and is giving away Blog Candy!!!

Take a look, you won't be disappointed!

Laters Gators!

Amazing Paper Grace and Blog Candy

2008-12-04T13:31:00.005-07:00

I'm going back in time on this because it has been FOREVER since I've blogged.

I have a new found love since staying at home, looking on-line at various blogs - craft blogs that is. I can't believe all the Creative people out there! Oh my goodness! I have a hard time remembering to check all my fave places.

Anyways...I had found out about this one blog via one of the Yahoo groups I'm in. I've checked out this lady's blog every so often. I decided to check out her blog again, to see her new creations. I got there at just the right moment because she had announced she was giving away Blog candy!

What's Blog Candy? That's where you go and check out that person's blog. They usually have a question for you to respond to or have you link their blog to your blog and they pick a winner from all the responses.

Well...I posted my response on this lady's blog. I checked back at the appropriate time and found that I didn't win! :(

Then one night, I decided to check out her blog again, as I remembered she had some cute things on there that I could make for Christmas gifts. I saw that the person that she had drawn earlier and that she had pulled another name. Guess who's name she pulled? Yup, yup. It was mine!!! WhooHooo!!!!

What did I win? I won a set of Nestabilities - Star shapped. Nestabilities are the newest toys that I am loving. Yes my Cricut can do some cuts like the Nesties...but not completely. But with the Nestabilities, you can cut AND emboss!!!!

AnyHoo...that's it for my Blog Candy post. Oh...check out Amazing Paper Grace - Becca does such AWESOME work!!!

Laters Gators!!!

Doing the Happy Dance

2008-12-04T13:26:00.006-07:00

So, living here in Colorado makes me listen and remember songs that deals with Colorado (gotta love my new home state)!!! And during the holiday season, I LOVE hearing this song by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band called Colorado Christmas.

I finally decided I needed to buy that song. I looked high and low on I-tunes and could not find it. I've even gone to Wal-Mart and other stores looking in the music section for it. Ohhh...I just couldn't find it. I was even getting a little desperate and was going to check with some of my friends to see if they had it.

Then last night I remember Wal-Mart had music down-loads and thought I'd check there. I was doing the happy dance when I searched and found my song on there! Ohmigoodness!!!!

I finally bought it and down-loaded and am listening to it as I type this. I'm soo, sooo HAPPY!

Sooo...that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Laters Gators!

It's SNOWING!!!

2008-12-04T13:18:00.004-07:00

I love the weather here in Colorado. Yesterday we got a little snow. It was enough to color the ground white and slicken up the roads in time for going home traffic in the evening.

Watching the weather report last night, they predicted we'd get a little more. The temps were going to drop down very low though.

Imagine my surprise to wake up and have Brent tell me he might be snowed in!!!! We had at least 8 inches in front of the door. It's still snowing!!!!

This is a nice amount of snow, we're getting here. My girlfriend, who lives in Severance - a few towns over to the east of Fort Collins, got some snow over the weekend and we didn't (at least us in the west side of Fort Collins).

It is pretty nice to see the white stuff. Good thing I was smart enough to get my grocery shopping done on Monday. Not that I had planned it that way, I just got lucky. I'll have to remember to check out the weather report daily and plan my days.

Well...that's it pancit!

Laters Gators!

Why?

2008-12-04T13:16:00.003-07:00

Gee...why is it I can't come on here and blog like I should? Why is it that I don't do everything I should? Why, why, why?????

I don't know. But I will try my hardest to get on here and post things!

Laters Gators!

Beginning Card Class: Flower Birthday Card

2008-10-12T20:05:00.003-06:00

Here is the last card that I did for my up-coming card class. For this one, I wanted to show my 'girls' that you don't really need a lot of stamping stuff in order to make cards. I also wanted to have them try stamping with Clear stamps.

Cardstock: Cypress cardstock from The Paper Company

Pattern paper: Brenda Walton 6x6 Desginer papers from K & Company

Ink: Handsome Hunter (SU)

Stamp set: Simple Sentiments (Technique Tuesday)

Flowers - from my stash

Gemstones from Hero Arts

Emerald - Baby Rick Rack from Wrights

Beginning Card Class: Birthday Present Card

2008-10-12T19:49:00.003-06:00

Here's the fourth card we are doing:

Cardstock: from The Paper Company (Brocade and Cypress packs)

Pattern Paper: Pink & Brown Stripes (The Paper Studio)

Ink: Basic Brown (SU)

Stamps: Year After Year and Warmest Regards (both SU)

Other:

Ribbon: from Sweet Treat Ribbon SKU#444552 (from Michael's)

Twine: Brown (bought at my lss)

Button: from American Crafts Item #82128

Beginning Card Class: Male Birthday card

2008-10-12T19:36:00.004-06:00

Here's my third card. I was asked to do some 'male' themed cards. Thanks to my girlfriend Madonna, who let me borrow her stamp set (Bareback).

Cardstock: The Paper Company (Cypress and Brocade packs)

Pattern paper: Country Large Stripes (The Paper Studio)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU)

Stamp sets: Bareback & A Little Birthday Cheer (both SU)

Beginning Card Class: Cupcake Birthday Card

2008-10-12T19:08:00.004-06:00

Here's the second card in my Beginning card class. I should say that all cards are Birthday cards for my Beginning Card class.

Cardstock: All from The Paper Company (Brocade and Butter cream packs)

Pattern paper: Easter Time Flower/Pink Dot by Pebbles Inc.

Ink: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion (all from SU)

Stamps: Cause for Celebration (SU) and Happy Birthday 01 (Stampabilities)

Other things:

Pink Flock (from Hobby Lobby), 2-way Glue (SU), Yellow stickles, Glass beads (Darice), Black Glaze (Sakura)

Here's what I did:

For the cupcake frosting, I used the Pink Flock.

For the candle, I used the Yellow stickles.

To make the cupcake paper darker, I used the Black Glaze (kinda makes it like embossed without actually embossing)

I used the beads and put it around on the yellow cardstock.

I also stamped 'Happy Birthday' inside the card.

My lastest Cards - Driving By - Beginning Card Class

2008-10-12T18:48:00.005-06:00

Well, I'm doing a card class that a girlfriend wanted me to do. It's amazing what I can do when pressured! LOL!!! Since one of the ladies that is in my class has not done cards before, I needed to make these as easy as possible, without lots of 'frills'.

Here's my first card:

'Driving by'

Cardstock: Green, dark blue and beige - all from The Paper Company - Brocade and Cypress packs

Design paper: Hampton Kennedy Blue/Green by Scenic Route Paper Co.

Ink: Basic Black (SU)

Stamp set: Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories (SU)

Blog candy

2008-09-21T20:47:00.003-06:00

So, I've not posted much on here, been kinda busy. I have, however, been looking at other people's blogs and found this one. She does great work and has a Blog candy give-away!

Check it out!
http://mylittlecardblog.blogspot.com/

Laters Gators!

Behind on Postings

2008-09-07T13:17:00.004-06:00

I guess no news is good news? I haven't been on here for awhile! I've been a little busy.

Friday, before Labor Day, I covered for my dear friend Lori and worked for her. It was strange getting up to 'go to' work!!! I know people were glad to see me and I was glad to see them. No offense Lori, but I love, LOVE staying home now!!! LOL!!

The following week, I went back to work again for my boss, Bradley's, birthday. I made him such a cute card!!! I used my Cricut, Playful Pups cartridge for it. I normally like to at least layer my cards once, but when I'm pressed for time and don't have any great ideas, I don't do that. Bradley's card was one of those. I needed to get his card THAT day. I really loved that I did. I need to see if I took a pic of it and up-load it.

Talking about up-loading pics, I do have some that I need to post here. I have been working on some cards for some swaps on this one Yahoo group that I'm in. I will post them as soon as I send them out and it's received. I don't think I want them seen before the intended receivers see it.

I worked on two of those cards when I went to a crop night at my FAVE scrapbooking store here. Cathy and I, actually had a nice day on that day, Friday. We met for lunch. And then we went to Joann's super store in Loveland and Hobby Lobby. I went home, packed my things and headed over to Capture!! I'm glad that I did at least get two sets of cards done!

Saturday we didn't do much. Did our grocery shopping. I got another new Cuttlebug embossing folder. Later that night, I finished a Halloween deco square swap. So I get to mail that out with my Blue and Purple card.

Today is Sunday. We're watching football - New England and Kansas City. We're rooting for the Pats - LOVE them!!! Even though I lived in KC for a few years and Brent's lived there many more years, we don't cheer on KC very much.

Tonight is the premiere of True Blood on HBO!!! I made Brent get HBO on Friday just for this show! It's based on the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris. My other dear friend, Dawn, and I have read ALL the books so far in the series and we love it! So we are both seriously looking forward to this show. I hope it's good. Though the guy that they have playing Bill, doesn't look the way that I had seen him in my itty-bitty mind! LOL!!! And the guy that plays Eric, is TOTALLY not how I pictured him! OH well!!!

Anyways...that's it. I'll have to up-load pics soon!

Laters Gators!!!

Learning a new StampingTechnique

2008-08-21T23:36:00.006-06:00

I am so, so happy with myself! Carrie had posted a technique that she uses when she stamps and other ladies joined in on the chat too - this is from a Yahoo group that I am on. I watched and read and believe it or not, learned!

The technique is using colored pencils, blending stump and Gamsol (mineral spirits). I stamp my images with Stazon ink and use Prisma colored pencils (beware, this is not cheap) to color an image. I then dunk a blending stump in Gamsol (which I had to go to two different art stores to find). And then I go over the colored image. You got a really nice colored image!

I can't believe how easy it was to do! I was experimenting with different coloring techniques using pastels, watercolor pencils and watercolor crayons and not getting the 'look' that I was wanting! This technique is just perfect!

I'm working on coloring a House Mouse image (it's a Christmas image with Hop-It and Bumble - bunnies). Once I'm done coloring it, I'm going to use it for a Christmas card that I'm going to use for a Christmas card exchange on a Bunny group.

Laters Gators!!!

Tuesday Fun!

2008-08-21T00:46:00.005-06:00

I can't stop thinking about all the fun I had on Tuesday the 19th. It started with me picking up my friend Madonna and driving down to Westminster to meet up with our friend, Cathy. We met at Archiver's and jumped into Cathy's car to go out breakfast. We ate at this place that takes you back to the 50's - sock hop, juke box, Elvis, bobby socks - you know what I mean, right? Oh....and the music, gotta love! Really, I do!

After breakfast we head back to Archiver's. I do a little shopping and then head to the workroom. Madonna, Cathy and I chatted for a nice bit. I helped Madonna mounted the stamps she bought from me recently. Then I tried to figure out what I'm going to do!

Later on, we go to this small scrapbooking store. It was so cute! She had some really cute stamps from this one company. I think I liked the way the used the stamps to make some cards more than the stamps because the cards looked just AWESOME! I did buy one of the stamps though...hoping to put it to good use.

We went back to Archiver's and Madonna and I hit the die-cutting machines. They have the HUGE ones, Omigoodness! I can't believe some of the dies they had there! When we build our big house and I have my Huge scrapbooking room, I'm going to have all the cool toys and all the accessories that goes with the cool toys.

The only thing I accomplished, which wasn't even on my list besides helping Madonna mount her stamps, was doing some die-cuts! They had some cute ones...bunny, palm tree, stuff for cards and I can't remember what else I cut.

Anyways...it was an AWESOME day spent with two GREAT friends!!!! I'm so looking forward to the next time we can do that!

Laters Gators!!!

Bunny card

2008-08-11T23:05:00.008-06:00

When I went to my old work a few weeks ago to drop off some SU loot for my 'girls', I chatted with one of them for a little bit. She was mentioning that her daughter was talking about my two kidz. She had come with her mom to a card class that I had and met Buu and Briggie.

So, I decided that Briggie and Buu needed to send a pic and card to their new friend.

Brown and pink CS are from either Joann's, Michael's or Hobby Lobby. I used Sizzix Bunny and Flowers. For the wording, I used CuttleBug Baby Face dies. I used a SU punch for the corners. And then, used Pink 'Bling' - Pink borders from Heidi Swapp. I really love Bling-Bling!!!!!

Laters!!!

Bailey card

2008-08-11T22:51:00.008-06:00

A friend of mine recently had to make a very hard and painful decision and put down her fur-baby, Bailey. He had lived a great, long life. I think he was like 15 years old or so. But still...having to take him to the vet, only to go home without him. How hard that must have been! It just broke my heart to hear that.

Anyways...I decided to make my friend a card. Unfortunately, like I told a friend on one of my Yahoo groups, the 'creativity bug' only gives me only one great idea for a card and that's it.

So....with the cards I've made recently, I think they are only so-so. Nothing spectacular and only accomplishing the simple task of getting out a card to the designated receiver.

Well....this is my card for Bailey, who now has crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge. He's in a good place now. Bailey, you are greatly loved and missed.

I used Bazzill CS, Jolee's sticker - Cat (Bailey was gray). I used Cricut Doodlecharms for the heart and used CuttleBug Baby Face dies.

BookMooch!

2008-08-11T22:41:00.005-06:00

BookMooch - This is a really cool place! I had heard about something like this, actually another site like that. But a friend of mine, on one of my 'craft' Yahoo groups and mentioned this and I joined this weekend!

It's a book trading (of sorts) group. You list books that you would like to give away. You get a tenth of a point (I think) for every book listed. You also need to add ten books first. You can then search the database for books that you want. If you find it, then you can request to 'mooch' it. Points are taken off for every book you mooch. But then you get books for every book someone mooches off of you!

I just sent out five books today. I'm glad to go through my books and give away the ones that I know I won't read any more. Though...I miss them! It's books...Brent and I don't give them away, no matter how bad it is!

Oh well. I'm getting books back though. I have three that is confirmed that I'm getting and one I'm waiting for an answer! So...it all works out, right? Give away books and get books to replace them! Yahooo!!!!

Laters Gators!!

He got Carded!

2008-08-09T21:58:00.004-06:00

We went out to dinner for Brent's birthday since we weren't up to it last night. After eating a Delicious meal at Hibachi, we went to Sam's to do our weekly Sam's shopping. Brent was dying to see if he would get carded for buying alcohol. So, we stopped by the liquor store at Sam's. We got a little thing of Arbor Mist. And Brent got carded!!! He got carded when he turned 30 and 40. He was just absolutely thrilled when he got carded at 50!!!! I just had to laugh.

Well...that was our fun for today!!

Laters Gators!!

Pink and Black card

2008-08-09T14:49:00.004-06:00

I made this card for one of my Pinecone Press bookclub. It was when the stamping book came out. It gave lots of different techniques.

I did the following:

Black Soot distress powder (Jim Holtz), using the flower from the Looks Like Spring set from SU stamped on pink Bazzil CS.

I stamped Thanks (from SU's Three Thoughts) with Jet Black Stazon on twill ribbon (SU).

I used my Cutterpede, the ZigZag one, for the pink CS under the twill ribbon.

Then, I used a two-way glue to put the Ultra-fine pink glitter from Stampendous! on the black CS.

I sent this card for a Pink and Black card swap.

Laters Gators!!

Monkey card for my girl

2008-08-09T14:41:00.006-06:00

This is a card that I made and am going to send out to my girl. She has a thing for monkeys right now. For her birthday, we found her a Cheeky Monkey (Webkinz). Since then, she is looking for another Webkinz monkey and has another monkey added to her collection!

But anyways...she's loving monkeys. So, when I was out and about, I decided to stop by one of my LSS and found a cute monkey clear stamp set from Stampendous. It was too cute that I HAD to buy it! I was so excited that I came up with this card for my girl. I even made one more to send for a swap that I am on.

I FINALLY used my Cricut to add to the card. I used it for the beige mat and for the palm tree. I was so proud of myself!

Laters!

Christmas Card

2008-08-09T14:26:00.007-06:00

This is a Christmas card that I made for a swap that I participated in. I thought it was really cute. I had bought a Christmas stamp set from SU and FINALLY used it! I even used a retired Designer Series paper that SU had and retired True Thyme CS. I love Stickles and used that on this card. I need BLING-Bling!!!!

Laters!

Birthday Day

2008-08-08T21:33:00.005-06:00

Today is my Hubby's Birthday!!!! We didn't do anything spectacular. He didn't want to. We went to the first showing of Journey To The Center Of The Earth. It was a toss-up between that and the new Mummy movie. The 3-D effects were cool! The over-all story was so-so.

After the movies we went to Barnes and Noble and Brent got books from me for his birthday. We came home after that and he opened a box from my mom, a package from Andrea, his daughter and a card from his mom.

We didn't do anything else after that. We debated about going to Hibachi, a Japanese teppanaki restaurant. But then we decided to do that tomorrow.

Brent received calls from his mom, Andrea, my mom and my brother. And several cards from me and the kids. Buu and Briggie gave him bunny cards.

Over all, it was a nice day for Brent. A low-key birthday, just his style.

Laters Gators!!!

A New Blog

2008-08-08T16:07:00.005-06:00

Oh cool, a new blog for me to 'try' and keep up with! LOL!!!! I can't even keep my Multiply or MySpace up-dated!!! OH well!

Anyways....we'll see what I do here!

Laters Gators!!