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

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,

Happy Mail!!

Don't you love it when you get long awaited goodies in the mail??? I finally received my Look Who's Perky set from Paper Pretties. It is so fabulous!!! I fell in love with it the first time I saw a card on Charmaine(charmwarm)'s blog. She drew a face on it and made it look like Mrs. Potts from Beauty in the Beast, so cute!!! I wasn't going to stamp anymore today, but I had to play with this. The base of this is actually the card that I started for Jen del Muro's sketch, but decided I didn't like it. As soon as I saw this set, I knew I could use it with it. I stamped the tea pot on watercolor paper and colored it with my SU markers and aquapainter. I outlined the whole thing with my prismacolor cool grey marker to make it stand out. What you can't see from the picture is that I rubbed Perfect Pearls all over the top of this, so it is super shimmery!! The paper is from the prints pack and mounted on Whisper White. I layered the teapot with Apricot Appeal and Pretty in Pink and Whisper White. I cut all of this out with my nestabilities. The rest is pretty self explanatory, but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!! I need to get back over to SCS and comment some more so thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

PS It is now freezing rain here!! It was 73 degrees yesterday, this weather is completely nuts!!

stamps-Look Who's Perky
paper- Watercolor, Apricot Appeal, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, and Prints Pack
ink- Black Stazon
tools- perfect pearls, SU markers, aquapainter, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, white and pink taffeta, pink gingham, white pink and apricot grosgrain, photo corners punch, making memories crystal brads

She Makes a Very Good Point

I just want to start out saying that I appreciate all of your comments about the situation that happened to me this weekend, maybe all hope isn't lost!!! I did receive one comment from my friend Laura(scrapnextras) where she stated that she would want to make a better example for her kids, and it made me think of something else I wanted to say. First I want to start this by saying that no I don't live on a soapbox, but sometimes when you let the inner "beast"(for lack of a better word) out, it is really hard to reign her in. Parents, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, Older Siblings, Teachers, whatever, try to always be aware of the message you are sending to the youth of our world. Children see and do everything that we do, and if we are sending out the wrong message, what else can we expect. Now, I do believe that children should mind their elders, but why make it any harder than it has to be. For instance, you can't yell at your children for not sharing or being nice to other children, if you aren't being considerate to those around you. You can't yell at your children for not cleaning their room, if you never clean yours. Does that make sense. Yes yes, I know, they are the children, we are the adults, they should listen to us, but think of how confusing it is to them if you say one thing, and do another. Just something to think about. Now, for my next card. I will slowly dismount my soapbox to tell you about my latest creations. Isn't it cute!!! I wanted to participate in Beate's weekend sketch challenge, I wanted to use this Kangaroo because it is the only Just So Hoppy animal I haven't used, and I wanted to use this super yummy ribbon I got from my cyber pal Jodi(kharmagirl). What do you think?? This card weighs a ton, for starters. I think there are 14 layers on it, might be my record!! I used Elegant Eggplant for the base and layered it with Lavender Lace and Whisper White. The larger strip is So Saffron, White, and then So Saffron DSP. I stamped the kangaroo from Just So Hoppy on watercolor paper and colored her with my SU markers, cut her out and popped her up. I do realize now that I am typing this, that she is "hopping" backwards, but oh well, it could happen, right?? The sentiment is also from the JSH set. I tied the ribbon Jodi got me around the bottom and used some pretty brads that someone I traded a punch with sent me. Any questions, don't be afraid to ask!!
Thanks for looking, and for listening. Have a great day!!
stamps-Just So Hoppy
paper- Elegant Eggplant, Lavender Lace, So Saffron, Whisper White, watercolor, and So Saffron DSP
ink- Black Stazon
tools- brads, ribbon, SU markers, Aquapainter

I'm So Sick......

............of the weather!! I mean seriously, last week it was freezing cold and snowy, and now it is warm and rainy. Can the weather get any crazier?? It was 73 yesterday here, unbelievable!! As you all know(if you read my blog daily which I sure hope you do, and if you're not, you should, LOL), I had my nieces all weekend, and I really didn't get to stamp, so today, I am playing catch up. This card is for Jen del Muro's sketch for you to try. She posts one every Saturday and always has awesome samples to show you. I started with a Apricot Appeal base(5 1/4 sq), then layered it with Pretty in Pink and Whisper White. The ribbon is from the retired SU ribbon originals Flirty and also the current ribbon original Beachfront. I had to put the brads in the corners, cause you know I love them!! The images are from Just So Hoppy from Gina K. and the sentiment is from SU All Holidays. The chick was colored with SU markers and so were the butterflies. I went over the chick with a blender pen and the butterflies with a Sakura glitter pen. I sponged the edges to give it a softened look. The spots on the scallops were put on using my gel pen. That is all for now, off to eat lunch and stamp some more. By the way, thanks for all the replies and inquiries about my niece Madison. She is fine, in fact, after we got home, she slept about 30 minutes, never threw up again, and immediately wanted cheetos and peanut butter sandwiches. What can you do!!??
stamps-Just So Hoppy, All Holidays
paper- Apricot Appeal, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White
ink- Black Stazon and Pretty in Pink
tools-scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, white gel pen, blender pen, SU markers, Beachfront and Flirty ribbon originals, white brads, and soft subtles brads, glitter pen

Sunday's Featured Stamper

Today's featured stamper over on SCS is Mary, aka Petal Pusher. She has a super fun gallery. I loved all of her cards, but I loved this one the most. It is so simple(took me five minutes to make this card from first cut!!) and so cute!! I stamped the chick from the Gina K. set Just So Hoppy designed by the wonderfully talented Melanie Muenchinger. I colored it with my Barely Banana and Apricot Appeal markers. The paper is all from the prints pack, which is a Stampin'Up first level hostess set. I started with Apricot Appeal, then Bashful Blue& Whisper White. Three white brads in the bottom corner and a bashful blue striped ribbon tag and done!! I am so happy to get to stamp, I had a long day. I kept my nieces this weekend(since Thursday), if you didn't already know, and I have to say, I am EXHAUSTED!! I do want to tell a story about this weekend though so here goes. I took my two youngest nieces, who I kept from Thursday to Saturday, to McD's to play on Friday. We were there forever because I got sidetracked by another lady that was there who gets to talk to other adults about as much as I do(that's the polite way to say she talked A LOT!!). We had to have been there for over two hours, and they were exhausted. I needed to go to the store, so we loaded up, drove across the street and got out of the truck to go into the store. My niece Madison, who just turned 4, told me she had a headache(apparently code for something completely different but I will know next time). So, while we were in the store, we ran through the medicine aisle and got a bottle of Children's Motrin(my god that stuff is expensive). The three of us walked up to the checkout and there were two registers going, each with at least 4 people in line. So, we got in line, and then I heard her make a funny noise. I looked down, her eyes got big, she covered her mouth, and I asked her what was wrong. She uncovered her mouth long enough to spew her lunch all over the floor!! At first, I stood there dumbfounded, then she started crying. I was trying to console her, all the while thinking, how the heck am I going to clean this up. I looked around for help, and no one would look at me. I asked the girls at the register if they had any paper towels, nothing. I then had to leave my two nieces, my arm full of goodies, a pile of yuck, and run to the paper goods aisle, take a roll of paper towels off the shelf and then run back. I cleaned up the mess, scooped up my niece, payed for my stuff, including the paper towels, and left. So why am I telling you all this you wonder, well here is why. The next time you see someone in my situation, or one very similar, try not to look away. 8 people in line, two check out girls, who knows how many workers, and no one could help me. That is just sad. To think I had to leave a screaming, sick kid by herself to go get paper towels, while every one just watched made me ashamed to even be a part of my community. Where have all the nice, kind, considerate people gone. I can remember working at a convenience store and having to help people out, but I was glad to do it. If I had been a bystander, I would have never let the mother(or Aunt in my case) go get the paper towels or whatever, I would have got them for them. Please ladies(and gentlemen), tell me I'm not alone. I know you all probably don't want to hear all of this, but hopefully someone will read this, and decide not to look the other way. Thanks for looking, and reading , and for all of your support. Have a great day and be kind to one another!!
stamps-Just So Hoppy
paper- Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue, Whisper White and prints pack
ink-Black stazon
tools- white brads, blue striped ribbon, SU markers

Saturday's Inspiration

I finally got to participate in today's Inspiration challenge over at SCS. It was a picture of a beautiful room from an Inn in New Salem Illinois. I am from Illinois, and have never heard of New Salem, which is no surprise, but I am now curious as to where it is, so after posting this, I will be looking it up!! The girls are here, so I have to hurry, but I wanted to get away for a minute so I threw this card together. I just hope it isn't too far off from the challenge, I looked at the picture at 7am and just now got to stamp, so I haven't seen it since then. If it isn't, oh well, it's supposed to be what we were inspired to do right???

Just some quick stuff about the card. It is stamped with black stazon on Whisper White. I colored it then used my aquapainter. The eggs were stamped seperately and colored then cut out. I did two of them to make it look like a bunch of eggs. I then put Crystal Effects all over them. The top panel is stamped with the SU background Aida Cloth, which was one of those "must haves" that didn't see ink until today!! Atleast I don't think it has. The sentiment was done by using the word window punch. I punched out the sentiment, then two of each color. I layered them to make them look like they were long. I then put that all on top of the two pieces I punched out using the large and small oval punch. I sponged the edges of everything with Creamy Caramel to soften it all up. Hope you like it and I hope you are having a fabulous weekend. Off to take the girls to dinner!!! Wish me luck!!

stamps-Aida Cloth and Spring Has Sprung by Whipper Snapper

ink-Black stazon and Creamy Caramel

paper- Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White

tools-soft subtles brads, blue and kraft tafetta, carmel and blue gingham, SU markers and aquapainter, crystal effects, lrg and small oval punches, word window punch

RAK's I've Recieved!!

I just wanted to share a couple of RAK's I recieved in the mail yesterday. The first one came from my friend Jodi(kharmagirl on SCS). She sent me this super fabulous card along with a TON of stamped images from the pun fun set and some of an Inky Antics turtle. She also sent me some YUMMY ribbon and a stamped by stamp set because for some reason, I can never seem to get the backs of my cards stamped before I send them. Thanks so much Jodi!!! Aren't I lucky!!

The second one is from my cyber pal Laura(scrapnextras). She has the most fabulous blog(you can find her in my blog roll) and she is super sweet to boot. She sent this to me just because, by far and away the best reason to send a card, but I never think to!!

Thanks to both of you ladies, you really made my day!!