Sep 27, 2007
I challenge YOU
Adorable
I also have a bone to pick with you! How come, none of YOU, my friends, ever told me how fabulous Prisma Color pencils were? I have been skimping by with my cheapo CRAYOLA's and finally got me some PC's. OH MY GOSH!!! They are a dream! So, being the GOOD friend that I am, I am telling you...you MUST have these! GO! RIGHT NOW! Getchya some.
I cheated on this card and used my circle punch to make the 'ticket' corners. I am so dieing for the ticket corner punch, but is this not a great improvise?
Its another crazy day. Both girls are feeling much better today. Both are excited to get to spend the weekend with Grammee. As I am heading out to retreat and Ron is going to Indiana for a trap meet. It is always a dream when both get up in cheerful moods, get breakfast over with and all of their chores are done LONG before the bus is due to arrive. Though in the same breath it makes me wonder who kidnapped them in the night. I notice how remarkable it is that these "look-alikes" resemble my darling children. But as I said...they MUST be look-alikes, after all, MY 11 year old would NEVER offer to let her sister get on the bus before her, not unless the 5 year old had some serious blackmail on her. In any case it was a pleasant morning here.
I am off to get to packing! The true trick to this trip will be getting 3 crazy stampers and all of their supplies into my car. Oh yeah and manage to cram a few changes of clothes for each too. Will this not be a site?? I wonder if I should reserve a U-Haul? And in case you were wondering...I have a big car!
So now, for the thought of the day. No matter how un-perfect your surroundings seem to be, relax, be calm and enjoy yourself. This is Twink, she just now passed her 2 1/2 month Birthday and I do believe her basket is getting a whee bit small for her, she loves it anyways and basks in peace each time shes there.
Sep 26, 2007
A new touch...
Embossing bliss
Sep 25, 2007
Is it not amazing how much color plays a role in our creations? The one on the left is more subtle. Maybe a nice "hello" or even a "get well" wish comes to mind with this. The one on the right however is my bouncy! More..."HI" or "Can't wait to see you!". Though both cards are the exact layout and are using the exact same stamp sets. They both create very very different 'feels'. Have you experimented with colors lately? Afterall, would a Cardinal or a Blue Bird be half as beautiful if it weren't for their amazing colors?
Today is crazy. I am packing up packages to ship out. Sending out much needed and way behind cards. Doing the laundry that seems to have made its way to the ceiling and of course a lot of those extra little chores that seem to mount up.
AND--stamping!! How about you? Have you created anything this week?
Sep 24, 2007
Whew!
Sep 21, 2007
PEACE!
Sep 20, 2007
Have a good weekend!
Sep 19, 2007
Creations
SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL, FAILURE IS NOT FATAL. IT IS THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS. This was a fast card I did. One of our dear friends is in the hospital and it looks like will have a good bit of recovery time. Her husband is hanging on barely and its just a tough time. Wanted to send more than just my prayers. Its very simple. I stamped on a scalloped oval that was RAKed to me awhile back. Got some of my great flowers, mounted them with brads and went along the edges with the gelly roll pen.
Another quick card. The pocket is holding a penny and the inside says: FOUND PENNIES COME FROM HEAVEN, THAT IS WHAT MY GRANDMA TOLD ME. SHE SAID ANGELS TOSS THEM DOWN. OH, HOW I LOVED THAT STORY. SHE SAID WHEN AN ANGEL MISSES YOU, THEY TOSS A PENNY DOWN; SOMETIMES JUST TO CHEER YOU UP, TO MAKE A SMILE OUT OF YOUR FROWN. SO, DON'T PASS BY THAT PENNY FROM HEAVEN THAT AN ANGEL'S TOSSED TO YOU. This is from an email I got awhile back and thought it was a great sentiment for a card. I did stamp on the pink with little flowers and then inside I stamped a single flower image. This is for another friend who also is struggling with life issues.
Remember to be polite and thank God for your blessings today. For it is He that gives you all that you have.
Sep 18, 2007
I learned something new today
QUALITY
Is this stamp not cute?? I got it off of ebay a couple of weeks ago. I have no idea who its made by or much about it other than I loved it! The tag is attached with ribbons and then I made a little loop closure that I hooked over an awesome black and orange Halloween brad. I used my window punch again at the bottom. Cutting a strip out and exposing the white behind it. I colored little ziggies on it to tie it all in.
Recently I was given the challenge by one of my bestest friends to do an SIP card. S=Stamp I=Ink P=Paper. Do you know how HARD that is for me?? This one is close!! As I only have one little "bling" on the wording. It just needed a LITTLE something more. Why do I feel like my cards are nekkid without ribbon, bling or someother lumpy bumpy? Hmmm I dont know. Anyways. I stamped the mesh stamp in an olive green. 3 of the same flower over the top, mounted those and turned em crooked just to give em a bit of flare. I popdotted the wording as well. It says: TO AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THE DAY, THAT IS THE HIGHEST OF ARTS. I love how the colors are peaceful.
Sep 17, 2007
Design
Are these colors not just the funnest? It is so hard to be grumpy or down and out when you are working with the bright colors. I stamped my pickup (yes, from LOADS OF LOVE (STAMPIN UP!) and then masked and set the flowers down in the truck. A little bit of coloring and then set it up on dimensionals because I wanted to add just a little zing! A wave here and a curve there and whala! The inside note says: THOUGHT YOU COULD USE A LITTLE PICK UP. This is my own creation! Ha! See, I CAN create without copying!
And of course, what is a BRIEFCASE without a few things CASED in it. I fell in love with this card when I was doing a gallery search. The person had taken the whole set and made a scene. This is A Tree for Every Season (SU!). I hand sketched the fence behind them to tie em all together. Colored in the grass and then added puffy paint for the snow. It says: TIMES AND SEASONS CHANGE, BUT NOT THE WAYS OF FRIENDSHIP. I printed that off from the computer.
And one more CASED layout. More of those awesome colors! I am having so much fun with my CUTTLEBUG embossers. This too is using masking with the basket and flowers. Yet, another Stampin Up! set. It just simply says THANKS. The butterfly is up on dimensions too so it gave it a little zip!
Most of you know, I am NOT a buggy person. I do NOT like creepy crawlies, I do not like anything of this sort. But this little guy was perched outside my door this morning. And I couldn't help but look at him in sheer awe. (Yeah, ok and you can add the fact that I wasnt going anywhere near it to kill it too!) His web is more detailed and finely done than even our finest fashion designers. He is perfectly formed with little knitting needle legs that allow him to make his web. Yet, more proof that God is the finest designer ever. I know that I often get caught up in designing my own life, when if I would just step back and let God do it it would be so much better.
Have a fantastic day!
Sep 16, 2007
Blessings
It was a serene time we spent together. Hearing only the water. Seeing only the nature. We are truly blessed.
One of our (meaning my Mother-in-law and I's) latest projects has been renovating our front porch. I am truly in love with it now and want to spend every waking moment out there. I switch between the swing and my rocking chairs. All just looking out over our property.
I am anxious to get busy with our next project! The garage...er I mean the new recreation room that is just waiting for a face lift!
I then have one more thing to share with you today. Its my most recent CASED idea. These colors I just love! Though, in my awful photography they are NO WHERE near as beautiful and vibrant as they are in real life. The paper is simple cardstock...chalked and embossed with my new Cuttlebug template. And then the stamp of course is from one of the great StampinUp! sets I got this week. The most exciting thing about this card is that underneath of the normal white brads I cut little holes and mounted them! Is that not COOL!? A little tag is attached with 3 different kinds of ribbon and of course all are mounted on black. It says: LET US BE GRATEFUL TO PEOPLE WHO MAKE US HAPPY- THEY ARE THE CHARMING GARDENERS WHO MAKE OUR SOULS BLOSSOM. GREAT FUN! Like I said, the layout design was CASED. I'd like to take full credit. But the only thing I can take credit for is being a really good copier.
Have a fantastic afternoon. Enjoy the sunshine and count your blessings. Go do something that you enjoy!