Saturday, March 8, 2008

You Make My Day Award!!










I am so honored to have been nominated for this award by my cyber pal Carolina. I kinda needed this because I'm not having all that great a day. So thank you for cheering me up!! I am supposed to nominate 5 people for this award, but I want to nominate more, so here goes



  1. Lesa- Punkydoodle Papers
  2. Linsey-Outside the Lines
  3. Lee-My Reality...It's All Good!
  4. Chat-Me, My Stamps, and I
  5. Laura- Scrap n Extra's
  6. Carolina- Carolina's Creative Pad
  7. Melanie- Hands, Head, and Heart
  8. Silke- My Life
Well, that is all for me now!!! I am thinking about participating in the mini vsn over at SCS tonight, so I may be posting some new stuff later!!! Have a great day!!!

Are Ewe Dreaming??

Hello everyone out there in blog land, hope you are having a safe, warm and happy weekend so far!! This card is for a couple of challenges, Beate's weekend sketch challenge and the SCS inspiration challenge. I actually started this card before the inspiration challenge was posted, but couldn't figure out where to go with it, so I walked away for awhile. I was surfing SCS because I have no life, and I found that the IC had already been posted. It was a beautiful double Irish Chain Shamrock quilt, and I chose to be inspired by the colors, squares,and the circle patterns on it. But even after looking at that, I still wasn't sure what I wanted to do. When I started this card, I had just received an order from Embellish Online. In it, besides my SWISS DOTS FOLDER YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!, was some beautiful spring green polka dot ribbon as well as some yellow polka dot ribbon. I loved the colors, so I decided to use them on a card. I am sure you are now looking at the card to see the beautiful ribbon that I got, but alas, I forgot to put it on there. Can you say??? DUHHHH!! Anyway, I started with a Certainly Celery base then layered with Barely Banana and Whisper White. Then I did 4 blocks of two different patterns using the certainly celery dsp. The ribbon that I did remember to put on it is Celery Organdy (why did SU stop selling this stuff??). The main image panel was stamped on Whisper White with Black Stazon. The images are from the Whipper Snapper set Bo Peep's Sheep. I stamped the sheep and the grass, and then colored it in with SU markers. I outlined the main image with my Prismacolor cool grey marker. The sky was created with my aquapainter and Bashful Blue pad. The circle panel was the one that I had the most trouble with. I was watching TV and saw one of those happy cow cheese commercial thingies and it came to me that I could make it a dream bubble. So hence the title Are Ewe Dreaming??. It was colored in the exact same way and punched out with my 1 1/4in punch. Then it was layered with Barely Banana and then Certainly Celery. The dots were made with my white gel pen. I saw a card that my cyber pal Lee had made using multiple colors of the word window punch, so I totally borrowed that from her. And if you know anything about me, you know how I love my white brads, so of course I had to stick some in the corners. Aren't you proud though, they aren't in a straight line, I framed the corner with them!! That's all for me now!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!
stamps-Bo Peeps Sheep
paper-Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Whisper White, and Certainly Celery DSP
ink- Black Stazon and Bashful Blue
tools- Scallop and Circle punches, white brads, word window punch, aquapainter, SU markers, gold pen, white gel pen, celery organdy

Friday, March 7, 2008

Crazy Weather!!

Is this not the craziest year for weather you have ever seen??? I mean seriously, in one week, we have had snow, ice, freezing rain, rain, and it was 73degrees one day. It's just nutty if you ask me!! I mean, I have seen some crazy weather since I move to Southern Illinois, but this is ridiculous. No wonder everyone I know is sick!! Anyway, today's Limited Supplies challenge was to make a mini-card(smaller than 4 1/4square) using scraps, quick tools, and any embellishments( I love it when she says that). I knew that I wanted to participate in this, as well as the color challenge that Carolyn(Cammie) had posted in the Gina K. forum. Her challenge was to use Lovely Lilac and Certainly Celery, and if you wanted you could throw in YoYo Yellow. Well, I don't know about you, but in my book YoYo is a big NoNo(hate it), so I just used the two main colors. I started with a Whisper White base of 4 1/4 x4 1/4(It was even a scrap, woohoo). Then layered a piece of Certainly Celery DSP. The main image is from the Gina K set Just So Hoppy. I colored it in with my SU markers and aquapainter. The flower is just the flower part, the stem I drew in with my SU black marker. Then I outlined the whole image with my Prismacolor grey marker. The sentiment tag is only two layers, if you can believe that. I punched the scallop circle on Lovely Lilac, then punched out the 1 3/8 punch from that, so it was just the scalloped outline. I punched the certainly celery out with the 1 3/8 punch and put it inside the Lilac scalloped edge. I then stamped the sentiment on whisper White with Black Stazon and punched it out with my key tag punch. I glued that all together and drew the dots on with my white gel pen. Since I was allowed any embellishments, I put three white mini brads in each corner and a silver spiral clip with white taffeta and pink and orchid grosgrain. What do you think? Thanks for looking and have a great, safe and warm day!!
stamps-Just So Hoppy
paper- Lovely Lilac, Certainly Celery CS and DSP, Whisper White
ink-Black Stazon
tools-SU markers, white mini brads, aquapainter, white taffeta, celery and orchid grosgrain, silver spiral clip, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, key tag punch

Thursday, March 6, 2008

That's Just Hilarious!!!

Out of all the countries in the world, the FIRST comment picked the right one!! I was born in Wuertzberg, West Germany-back when there was an east and west. My dad was in the Army and was stationed there. Thanks for the guess

Karinn said...
I'm the first to comment? Oh no, I must be a blog-stalker for sure then ~ LOL I really have no idea. How about Germany?P.S. I love your card, so soft and sweet. She'll love it!
March 6, 2008 10:39 PM

Get me your snail mail address, and I will get this sent out to you ASAP!! Unbelievable!!

Another Entry, Another Giveaway!!

PHEWWW!!! I barely made it under the wire with this entry for the My Favorite Things Guest Designer challenge. They are due by 10est, and I got mine in by 9ish. I was beginning to wonder if I would get it done in time. I did one last night, because I was unsure if I would be able to stamp today. I had all day to think about something to do if I got home in time, and still didn't have a clue when I got here. I knew that I needed a card for a Bridal Shower on Saturday, so I decided I would make something for it with the MFT set Boho Blossoms. I have to admit, I love this set, but I have a hard time working with it. This is honestly the first card I have made with it that I really love!! I started by stamping the heart in versamark on both Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose. I embossed both with white embossing powder and cut them out. I then glued them to pieces of mulberry paper and tore the edges of it. The strip behind them is RR, PP and some paper from the SU prints pack. The base is RR, PP, and WW, which I ran through the cuttlebug with my NEW embossing folder Birds and Swirls. I sponged the edges with PP in to give them some definition. The sentiment was stamped with white craft ink on PP and the hardware is from the SU stylized silver in the new Mini catty. It is a must have if you ask me!! The bow is white organdy which I tied in a square knot, then pink taffeta, white organdy, and then one more of each tied on. I like a big bow, and this is the only way I can get one to work right. I apologize for the bad picture, I must have taken 20 of this card from every angle, but just couldn't get a good shot of it.
By the way, for all you blog stalkers out there(oh come on, you KNOW who you are). I accidentally ended up with two Perfectly Paisley embossing folders. The first person to guess where I was born gets it. Here is a hint: I was not born in the US. I don't expect you to know the city, I just need a country. Good Luck!!

It's So Sad...

I have to help my Mom pack tomorrow, so I am not sure if I will have time to stamp. boohooooooooohoooo. So, in preparation for that, I stamped a lot today to make up for it.hehe
I actually have 4 cards ready to go, but I am only going to share 3 of them. I have a friend who likes to be surprised by her Easter cards, so I am keeping it a secret, everyone else, if you have been keeping up, I can GUARANTEE that you have seen yours!!! I try to keep some a secret, but I love to share what I do, so it is hard for me!! The first two cards were made using the Whipper Snapper set Spring Has Sprung. I stamped the main images on Whisper White with Black Stazon. I colored them in using my SU markers and aquapainter. The images were outlined with my prismacolor cool grey marker to make them stand out a bit. The top card uses Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose for the colors. I used my Martha Stewart edge punch to get the embossed scallop on my Pretty in Pink DSP from the Prints Pack. I seriously don't know what I am going to do, I am about to run out of all my favorite colors from that thing!! I tied a square knot with white taffeta and added some pink gingham to it. The next card is Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, Pretty in Pink, and Apricot Appeal DSP from the Prints pack. I used the same colors on the sentiment panel. I drew the dots on with my white gel pen and added some cute button brads.
This last card was made for the My Favorite Things guest designer challenge. The challenge was to make a monochromatic card. I used the Eggstra Special set. I stamped the chick in Black Stazon on Whisper White. I colored it in using my SU markers and blended with my aquapainter. I then outlined the whole thing with my prismacolor marker and covered it with icicle stickles to make it sparkly!! I cut it out, and the scalloped layers with my nestabilities. I used Apricot Appeal, Whisper White and Apricot Appeal DSP from the prints pack. I wanted a lot of layers on this , if you couldn't already tell. I stamped the sentiment and then used my paper piercer and matt pack to frame it. I love the way it looks!!! I put three white brads in the bottom corner and tied an apricot square knot on the side and it was done! Wish me luck!!

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

I've Been A Busy Bunny!!

I have been stamping for the last 4hours and have finally made it past the half way point of having enough cards ready for Easter. It would help if I would quit adding people to the list, but I just love to give my cards to people who actually apreciate them. I have 5 new projects to show you, but I am going to do half today, and half for tomorrow. I have to help my mom pack again tomorrow, so I won't be able to stamp tomorrow, so I figured I would get some done today to post for tomorrow, aren't I sweet. The first one started out as my second card for today's sketch challenge, but I don't think it will qualify because of the 3 layer. It is supposed to be long and thin, not shaped like a super cute bunny!!LOL Both of these images are from Rubbernecker stamp company, whose link can be found over in my places I love to shop list. They were colored with SU markers and my aquapainter. I layered the signpost image with Mellow Moss, Lavender Lace and Pretty in Pink. The long strip is paper from the Spring Flowers DSP, layered with Lavender Lace and Mellow Moss. I used pink and moss gingham, pink taffeta and some lavender polka dot ribbon, three pink brads and it was done.
The second card was made using the Whipper Snapper set Spring Has Sprung. I stamped the images on Whisper White with Black Stazon and colored them in with my SU markers and aquapainter. I used some scraps of DP on the background in Pretty in Pink, Certainly celery, and Bashful Blue. The sentiment is the scallop, 13/8, and 1/4 circle punches layered in the same colors. I used my gel pen to make the dots, and punched the sentiment out with my word window punch. I added th button brads at the last minute, because I thought it needed something.

The next card was done in the same way. The eggs were stamped seperate, colored, cut out, placed on the basket, and then had crystal effects put on them. Also, on the sentiment panel, the Apricot layer is from the Prints Pack, even I'm not that good at drawing polka dots!!




It's a Bunny Garden!!

Don't you just love this image from Rubbernecker!! I love that little bunny peeking up. I hadn't gotten around to using this stamp yet, so when I saw today's sketch challenge, I knew I could use it. I started with Old Olive, and layered it with Pumpkin Pie and then Whisper White. The dp panels are paper from the retired Playhouse DSP from SU! I have always loved this paper, but could never figure out how to use it. I thought it would look perfect with this image colored with the same colors. I colored the image with my SU markers and put some Crystal Effects on the carrots. The sentiment is from the Whipper Snapper set Spring Has Sprung. 6brads and some white taffeta ribbon, and it was done. Hope you like it!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

stamps-Rubbernecker bunny garden and Whipper Snapper Spring has Sprung
ink- Black Stazon
paper- Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White and Playhouse DP
tools- SU markers, crystal effects, white taffeta and white brads

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Stamping In The Dark Isn't Easy!!

You know how I know, because I just did it!! The power was off for awhile here due to the freezing rain we got last night, so what else was I supposed to do, right!!! I opened up the blinds on the big window in my stamp room and got busy. I will admit, I didn't try to do anything to involved, for fear the power would come back on and I would realize how much I needed light to get the colors right. I picked a small image, beautiful paper, and lots of embellishments. I just got this set yesterday, and I wanted to play with it some more, so that is how this card was born. I really hadn't planned on stamping today, because I am still very behind on my commenting, but since I couldn't get on the computer, I decided to stamp. You should have seen me trying to rig up my flashlight for some more light. What was funnier was the ah-ha moment when I realized the power might not come back on for awhile, and I may NEED the flashlight for real. So I quickly turned it off, ripped off the duct tape and got to work!! Oh the things you would see in my stamp room if you were a fly on the wall. So anyway, I started with this yummy paper from the Basic Grey Two Scoops collection. I loved the colors on it, and how elegant it looked. I matched it with three of the SU incolors Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou. The sugar bowl is from the Look Who's Perky set from Paper Pretties, it is adorable, and very high quality(I mean it stamps good). I colored it in using my blender pens and stamp pads. I then added some silver pen to the spoon. The flower on the pot is from the SU rub ons that they are offering right now for free when you order $50 worth of stuff, so if you think you need these, and you totally do, contact your demo, or ME!!! to find out how(BTW I am willing to do Customer Direct Orders to anywhere in the US.) The sentiment in the top corner is also one of the rub-ons. Lots of ribbon and three white brads later, and it was a card.
I also wanted to post a card I received in the mail yesterday from Wanda. She got my name off of the Paper Pretties RAK forum and sent this to me. Isn't she a sweetie!!! It totally made my day!!
Another note, the runner up for the Blog Candy contest still hasn't contacted me, so if I don't hear from her by tonight at midnight, I will be drawing another name. The winner will receive some of the new SU striped ribbon, some pearl brads, and some cards made by me. Thanks, be safe, and have a great day!!
stamps-Look Who's Perky
paper-Two Scoops dp by Basic Grey, Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky and Whisper White
ink-Black Stazon, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou
tools- SU rub ons, WW BB SS stitched ribbon, silver pen, white brads, blender pen

What A Color Challenge!!

I was up late, as usual, surfing SCS, because I have no life, and I saw that the color challenge was posted for today. I was so excited when I saw it because I knew I could do an Easter card with it!! The colors are Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, and So Saffron. Awesome combo by the way!! I love it when they are easy, because sometimes I have to force it to work, and I am not always pleased with the end result. I started this card by stamping my bunny, grass and flowers from the Whipper Snapper set Spring Has Sprung. I stamped it on watercolor paper with Black Stazon. I used my aquapainter and a blender pen to paint the scene. I used the ap on the sky with Bashful Blue, and the bp on the bottom and the flowers with Wild Wasabi and Purely Pom for the flowers. I highlighted the bunny with my prismacolor cool grey marker and the flowers with my white gel pen. It is layered with the challenge colors. Under the main panel is a piece of the polka dot So Saffron DSP and on top of that is Wild Wasabi flowers from the Prints Pack. I tied the WW striped ribbon and the PP ribbon around and tied them both in a square knot. After stamping the sentiment in the bottom corner it was done. Aren't you proud, there are no brads on this card!!!! Well, I really need to sleep, so thanks for looking and have a great day!!

stamps-Spring Has Sprung by Whipper Snapper
ink- Black Stazon, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, and Bashful Blue
paper- watercolor, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron, Whisper White, So Saffron DSP and Prints Pack
tools- aquapainter, blender pen, white gel pen, prismacolor grey marker, wasabi striped ribbon, pomegranate ribbon,