Inksatiable Stamper

My New Silhouette CAMEO!!

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000-05:00

Hellooooo everyone!!!

Happy Monday

I've been really busy lately but I wanted to share with some awesome news. I got a Cameo :) Wooohoooo!! I've been searching and searching for a Silhouette for a long time now, and it's tough to get one here in Canada without paying either huge shipping costs. I didn't want to wait for pre ordering because, I hate the wait and well...I have no patience LOL. I've drooled and panted over this machine and was shocked that my DH found one at an amazing price! He took me to get it almost 2 hours away from town (I love him). The weather wasn't the greatest either even hitting black ice. We got home safe and rested....until today :)

Jillian who owns the store Scrapbook Central is wonderful and kind, gave me some awesome deals along with my Silhouette. I started playing with it and at first i was having issues and a few of them have been figured out. I will post more this week and I plan on posting up some projects. Acckkk I'm so excited I can barely sit still :)

Anyways have a great day everyone :)

It's Finally a New Year

2012-01-03T11:18:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year!

Ok...I'm 3 days late..! Lol

I do hope though all of you had a wonderful holiday.

I did :) I got a Kobo reader for Xmas so I was very happy :)

TIME FOR A CHANGE!!

So just to let you all know I'm trying to change the theme of my blog. I figure its time for a change. However it's driving me nuts. I have the old minima template and forgot how I created the three columns and so forth. I am also trying to put tabs on top of my blog to connect to other pages. I found that my blog can take a while to load to having pages for certain things will be helpful. I was on the web for about 6 maybe 7 hours trying to figure out how to add tabs at the top. Because this template is an older one, I'm finding difficult to find a tut to do this...and when I do, it just confuses me...lol

SO! before I post anything, I'd like to get this one thing done.

Suggestions or HELP is wholeheartedly WELCOMED :)

(did ya notice the bolded and highlighted areas?? lol can you tell I'm desperate!! lol)

See you all soon...I hope LOL

Been Busy! But a Slew of new CARDS!

2011-12-19T12:18:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!

I've been busy with the holidays and with that comes with no sleep and lots of anxiety...lol..however i finally managed to get some time to post up the Xmas cards i made for friends and family...

I really wanted to get out of the standard size and do mostly 5.5 x 5.5 cards. I didn't have envelopes so i used the Martha Stewart score board to make the matching envies. I don't have pics if those but i used sketching for the larger envies because the paper comes in the perfect size for square envelopes.

Take a look at what I've been working on and let me know what you think :)

I used a variety of supplies and techniques to make each card it's own...

Thank for looking and your comments are welcome and appreciated :)

Michelle

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Ink: Su EE Memento blk and Brwn

Paper: MAMBI, K& Company, Unknown DP, Bazzill CS, SU CS, WC paper for base.

Embellishments: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Punches, Gold EP, pearls and hand cut poinsettias.

BLOG CANDY WINNER IS.........................

2011-11-18T10:12:00.000-05:00

....Oh well first let me explain how the winner was chosen.... :) I used the RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR at Random .org....anyways.....I guess I didn't set it up right right through Inlinkz but will try to figure it out next time :)

So for the winner.....you have to click the link to see who the winner is.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I WILL BE IN TOUCH SOON!!!!

It's Time :) ....

2011-11-17T23:59:00.006-05:00

I hope everyone had a great summer and are glad the kiddies are back in school! Yay!

I have missed my blogging habit sooooo much and blurffing all the great blogs that I Follow and stalk :) Sooooo I have put together a nice package of Blog Candy for my appreciation of those who follow me or stalk me! :)

It will begin at 5pm (today) October 27th and end November 17th 11:59.

All you'd have to do is post my offering of Blog Candy in the sidebar of your blog with a link back to mine...entries are to be made by hitting the ADD YOUR LINK button below.

The winner will be announced or notified on my blog.
PLEASE NOTE...GIVEAWAY WILL REMAIN AT THE TOP OF MY BLOG UNTIL IT CLOSES.
NEW POSTS WILL APPEAR BELOW THE BLOG CANDY POST :)

BLOG CANDY!!

Gold and Silver Mini Brads

Mini Tins

A Pile of Red rubber Stamps

1 New Pkged Stamp Set from See D's

Stickers By Autumn Leaves K&Company and Jolee

Cuttlebug folder Owl Flourish

Paper Bliss Eyelets

Happy Endings Flower embellishments (10)

Bazzill Paper 6x6 Cardstock Pk (contains 45 sheets)

Bazzill Fabric Flowers (2 of each color and size..16pcs)

FOLLOWING ISN'T NECESSARY! HOWEVER IT WOULD BE A PRIVILEGE IF YOU DID!!! :)

CLICK ON THE PIC TO ENLARGE AND GOOD LUCK!

My First :) November Blog Hop!!

2011-11-16T10:00:00.002-05:00

Good morning..... :)
I finally decided to participate in a BLOG HOP hosted by Design DIVAS! We also have a private FB group in which we mingle and share and so on...I'm sure you get the idea...

While your here check out MY BLOG CANDY at the top of the page and enter to win!! Tomorrow is the last day to enter :) Good Luck!!

Please be sure to check out the other wonderful blogs and their creations during the hop...just click the links :) Chris is where you can go to start from the beginning...however if your already hopping then please hop on over to Shelly's Blog to see what she created :) The list of blogs are at the bottom of this post in order of the hop.

This is an Oldies But Goodies Hop. Let me tell you first of all, I have not used alot of my materials in so long that I've considered myself a hoarder...lol...so i had fun with this. I haven't made any Xmas cards yet and thought I'd better get started before I fall behind. I made a matching envelope with the Martha Stewart Score board. I found making my own envies some much fun and easier now.

Please excuse the horrible quality of the picture :( I need a new camera and hoping for one for Xmas :)
Hope you all like it...all materials are old but still very much loved.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: SU Contempo Christmas
Paper: Retired SU in color CS (Thyme I think..), Bazzill CS, DP I found 1 yr ago from Dollarama!
Ink: SU Chocolate Chip
Embellishments: Victorian Lace, Spellbinders Label, Swirly punch, Rhinestones

Chris Dickenson-http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/
Cindy Hess Grigiski-http://www.stampwithmecindyg.com/
Mary Harmon-http://sparkly-train.blogspot.com/
Maria Matter-http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
Sue Morris-http://www.suessentiments.org/
Linda Payne-http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/
Cindy Johnsen Pec-http://cindysantics.blogspot.com/
Michelle Ramlochan-http://inksatiable-stamper.blogspot.com/ (ME)
Shelly McGovern Schmidt-http://shellymc2.blogspot.com/
Sue Walsh- http://a-consuming-passion.blogspot.com/
Barbara Wibel-http://madeforkeeps.blogspot.com/

Thanks For Stopping By AND.....Enjoy The Hop!!

Another Experiment :) Bow maker...

2011-11-09T13:54:00.000-05:00

"If you have never tried the bow easy…then you truly are missing out! It’s simple, it is a great tool to have, and your gunna love how the bow becomes fluffy and perfect every time”.

Well I heard all of this and was never really interested…I do all my own bows without any problem and at any size I want…then I got curious…lol

I had an old piece of chipboard from the back of a legal note pad. I cut it in three and just measured what typical sizes I normally use for my cards…

I made one (green with brown circles) with 2 slots that makes 5/8^th of an inch and 7/8ths of an inch bow size.

Another one (orange with white flowers) with 1 slot that makes 1 ¼ inch bow.

The last one (grey with brown flowers) with one slot makes 1 ½ inch bow.

I cut out the chipboard with a craft knife and then covered it with patterned tape I got from the $1 bin at Michael’s. the tape I found works well when it’s stretched to keep it bound nice and tight. The ribbon also slides off quite nicely also :)

Another experiment...went well :)

Have a great day!

Michelle

Experimented Making Flowers

2011-11-04T14:43:00.000-04:00

So I woke up this morning feeling very tired…I’ve been dreaming quite a bit and that alone tends to tire out your body…however I have been feeling much better than I have in a long time..so that is a good thing…

I have been experimenting and working on some stuff to share with you all. I was never really interested in the prima like flowers with all the glitter even though I love shimmer to live up a project. Here are of the flowers I have worked on...whaddya think ?

The first picture have two flowers made with Bazzill fabric flowers that I had forever!!! I took the time to trim them and dye them and shimmer spray them! I love the way the turned out. The middle one is made from organza in six layers LOVE IT!!

The second picture were a little more difficult because of materials I was using...raffia, Victorian lace wide organza, satin ribbons...I have seen them posted and loved the look so i decided to try my hand at them... :) I\m quite pleased...now I have to figure out which one I will use for what...lol..

Have a great weekend everyone!

Pick My Favorite :)

2011-11-02T09:47:00.000-04:00

Good Morning!

I am posting up three cards today and you all have to guess which one if my favorite...

now i do like them all and they all are the same colors but there is one that i do favor the most. The image itself is adorable and from The Greeting Farm. I wasn't to copic savvy and almost the whole collection, so I did practice allot and really liked how some of the images I've done turned out. You might not be able to see it unless you open the image but used shimmer paint on the edges to give it a pearlized look.

so here is the first One

And here is the Second One

And this one is the Third one :)

Hope you have a great day all!

Michelle!

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps: TGF

Paper: Retired Summer Sun, Really Rust, Neenah Solar white, K& Company DP

Inks: Memento BLK, copics, Shimmer Paint

Embellishments: Gold pearls, Ribbon, paper flowers.

Autumn is.....

2011-10-28T12:06:00.000-04:00

.....the season when nature breeds its colors

....the air is dampened and dew lays upon it surfaces

.....chipmunks jumping from branch to branch to find the last of its provisions

....leaves descend from its owner, covering the ground in a ray of vibrant hues

....Autumn is Springs brightest moon.

Autumn is definitely a favorite time of year...thanksgiving, kiddies back to school, and the fresh autumn air, pumpkin picking and so much more....

I was sitting on the porch just admiring the stars and taking in the still air, and my hubby came out a started talking and didn't hear much of what he said, i was to engrossed with slight chill in the air....amazing...and because of the air...I actually slept! Insomnia...! I hate it :(

The cards are very simple and decided to start using up some of the old SU colors of CS I had in my stash...I love this image and paper pieced the pumpkin.

thanks for looking :)

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Ink: SU BE

Paper: retired SU CS, MBI autumn DP

Embellishments: Glassy accents to bring out the flowers

Michelle

HI everyone!

2011-10-27T10:37:00.000-04:00

a little note to tell you all that I'll be posting blog candy later today with a card I made just recently...I'm back and can't wait to blurf through whats been happing with everyone :)

Stay tuned :)

Sorry I've been MIA

2011-08-11T22:43:00.000-04:00

.......I've had a lot going on and to be quite frank doing the best I can to enjoy my life with very little responsibility. Last summer was horrible for me and this year I promised to reconnect with old friends and do many of the things I have neglected to do...I have started making my cards again. However they aren't as detailed as they once were but getting back into the swing of things can be a little intimidating. I thought I would drop a line to everyone to let them know I'm alive and well and feeling much better than I was before...My health is getting back to more manageable state and I thank my family. friends and god for all the support I have gotten over the last few months!

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying what looks like the last of the summer before kids go back to school.

I will be back soon I promise :)

Lots of love!

Mich

HOOOPPPPYYY EASTER ALL!!!!

2011-04-24T12:43:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone!!!

I'm sorry I haven't been posting anything for awhile I've been busy with different venues lately.

Although not all bad and yet it can only get better, is the outlook I have right now. THINGS are getting better. It does remind me how precious life is and how short LIFE truly is.

Been spending my time helping and learning about lots of medical things and loving the new people I meet everyday.

I myself have been ill and though not comfortable with broadcasting it I am on the way to recovery. My family is awesome and today is the day I say to all those who read my blog...

LOVE, LIVE, LAUGH!!!!

Don't sweat the small stuff...

EVERYTHING happens for a reason...

And....GOD BLESS!!!

Love to you all

Michelle

Challenge #106 Going Green

2011-03-08T18:28:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone :) Here is my latest creation for the Corrosive Challenge Blog

Sorry gotta make a short and quick. The image is from Greeting Farm which I colored with copics. The image of the card was photographed near the window and for some reason came out a little darker than I wanted.

Anyhow...I have to go for now but will be back soon :)

Have a great day.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: The Greeting Farm

Ink: Memento Black, Copics

Paper: Unknown Scrap Green, Bazzill Paper, Neenah White

Embellishments: Prima Flowers, SU Punches, Green Rhinestones Pewter Brads and Photo Corner, Stickles.

Challenge #105 Distressing-Sparkle image

2011-02-27T10:31:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone! Here is my card for this weeks Corrosive challenge 105, Now I love distressing but using the image really did make it a challenge. The image is from SparkleCreations and this one is Cocktail Emily. I colored her her Copic markers. The glass I used C1 for slight shading and the used glass effects to give it a more realistic look. The background matting I used Tim Holtz distressing inks in three complementary colors. I distress the frame I used for the image and gave it a vintage feel by sponging SU CC around the edges.

I hope you all like it :)

Have a great day :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Sparkle Creations Cocktail Emily

Paper: Neenah White, GP white, Cougar white for the base.

Ink: SU CC, Memento Black, Tim Holtz Distressing inks, Copic Markers.

Embellishments: Prima Flowers, Lime green Rhinestones Spellbinders oval Glass effect, Stickles

Challenge #104 Magical Creatures

2011-02-20T13:13:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone :) Okay so My card literally got messed up and I'm quite upset but I didn't feel like making another one so I hope that it's not too noticeable. The liquid pearls that I love using smeared when it fell so I had to compromise and make a line around where the dots were...

I'm still not 100% happy with it but whateva!! I'm having one of those weeks I guess...
even the picture didn't turn out well...

This is my entry for this weeks Corrosive Challenge Blog

I did combine two challenges though because I was away last week. So I put the sketch and this weeks challenge to work on this card...maybe that's why I feel it didn't turn out well...

Let me know what you think..
Have a great Day!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkado Fairies
Ink: Su CC, Memento Ink, copics
Paper: MME DP, Bazzill, SU CC, Neenah White
Embellishments: Ribbon, White Lace, MS Punch, Liquid Pearls

Challenge #102 Red, Orange, Yellow...Fire

2011-02-06T16:58:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone!

The late post is a combo challenge from #101 and #102

I added a button for challenge 101 to the flower and the colors required for this weeks challenge were fun. I have a ton of Bazzill Cardstock and the shades of REDS, ORANGE'S, and YELLOWS were a plenty in my collection. So I used my MS punch and punched out three borders and thought simplicity would be perfect for the colors of this challenge seeing as they are quite vibrant.

So here is my entry!!

Hope you all like it :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU Whimsical Words

Paper: Unknown White Base, Bazzill CS

Ink: ColorBox Dark Brown

Embellishments: MS Punch, Prima orange flower, red button, Rhinestones

A Fantastic Find and Great InFo!!!

2011-01-26T10:59:00.001-05:00

Hey there everyone...well I'm not posting a card to today but will be posting links and feeding you all some terrific info...

A very dear friend of mine whose daughter is a grand Make-Up artist now has a blog of her own. I always get irritated when I have to buy a piece of make because testing it in the stores are not always going to look the same as when you bring it home and then put it on. Then that is when you end up deciding if it suited you or not...then decide if was a waste of money. Been there DONE that!!! lol

The links below will get you directly to Karleigh's Blog

Here is a link I think everyone would get something out of

5 Minute Fresh Face

This link too Is also extremely helpful

Explaining Highlight and Contour

Here is a tip with using eyeliners

http://karleighjohnstone.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-favourite-black-eye-pencil.html

Now for me personally I love make up and have used almost every product under the sun so the info I'm finding on her blog is actually helping me decide on what my colour swatch should be. Highlights, foundations...lip colors and so on...now what do you do with the make your not using...

Well Ladies!!! we all Make Cards and Scrapbook and there is lots of info on the net about how to incorporate unused make items instead of dishing out mounds of money that some of us either don't have or are not just willing to spend..Links for those too will soon follow.

Enjoy the info and let me know what you all think or better yet leave her a comment letting her know how she was found.

Have a good day all!!

Challenge #100 Reuse, Reduce, Recycle and a Story :)

2011-01-23T19:58:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone :)

I'm VERY late with all my challenges but what I have done is combine all the challenges missed into the Reuse, Reduce, Recycle challenge # 100!!!

So here is a cap of what I've done with this card.

For Challenge #97 Purple and Yellow I had some Tulips that I had die cut from an older Sizzix Die and assembled them with the stems from awhile back. I trimmed the Tulip heads and the leaves and pop dotted them onto an oval Spellbinder Die cut. The Butterflies were punched from a MS punch which was accented with light purple wings. The yellow was the ribbon and bow. Also as you can see I had decided it looks better without a sentiment. Whaddya think...? Ya no..?

For Challenge #98 Sketchy Time I decided to keep it completely white because I liked the contrast with the Purple and Yellow. It wasn't a hard Sketch but I did find it difficult to use when I was combining everything. But I managed :)

For Challenge #99 Lace and Pearls I used white lace to enhance the Sketch from the week before and pearls on the leaves which I thought set it off simply and elegantly.

For THIS WEEKS Challenge on Corrosive was the Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. I guess your could say I reused the tulips as they were just sitting there not really being used but the real recycle item was the yellow ribbon from and organza bag I was going throw out. I decided it was perfect because it was yellow for an earlier challenge and it was part of this weeks challenge...aaaaahhaaaaa...lol....I'm so clever sometimes..lol J/K..I did have to flat iron the wrinkles out so the bow would sit properly and that was not easy because the ribbon is a thin organza and so I put it between a piece of cotton material and away I went :)

So there is the story behind this card for the week...lol.. :) I hope you all enjoyed it.

Sorry I've been MIA

2011-01-21T13:23:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone just a short note that my life has been a little busy lately and there have been lots of changes going on. I'm hoping to get some cards posted up this Sunday and get back into gear with Corrosive Challenge Blog. I'm not gone as I have a couple of things coming up that I'll need my readers to get involved with so hopefully when life gives me a day to work I'll have the opportunity to share with you what's been going on.

HAVE GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Challenge #95 Non Traditional Christmas

2010-12-21T10:27:00.000-05:00

Good Morning all! I am late with my challenge this week. There have been lots going on and it's been tough keeping up with everything...However here is my card this week. I hope you all like it.

The non traditional are the colors that I used. This card was previously made and not for the actual challenge. I was trying to make cards that were not traditional and this is what I came up with :) Whaddya think :)

Have a nice day :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU A Cardinal Christmas
Ink: Stazon White
Paper: SU retired color (don't remember) BB, CC, Bazzill white, Silver PP (unknown), Acetate
Embellishments: Ribbon, Silver string, Fern punch CB folder rhinestones, white gel pen.

Challenge #94 Sketch Time :)

2010-12-12T07:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning everyone :) Well I've had a fattening weekend...lol..DH who is the baker out of the two of us made his cookies yesterday and they were fabulous...I need to save some for his gift giving at work and some friends too lol...well we'll see :) they're that good!!

Here is my card for this weeks challenge. I used an Inkadinkado angel image for this Xmas Card. I colored it with Prismas and outlined some of the edges with a sparkle pen. The image is mounted on a felted snowflake from SU. The colors are my favorites. I hope you like it :)
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado clear, Mike's dollar bin
Ink: Memento black
Paper: Unknown Base, neenah white, GP white
Embellishments: Spellbinders, EK success punch, SU snowflake, Ribbon SU Silver Shimmer paint

Challenge #93 Red & White For Christmas

2010-12-05T07:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning all!!!!

Well here is my entry for the Sunday on Corrosive Challenge Blog :) I`m in this clean and simple mood so I came up with this keep things simple as the days seem to be just flying by...Before we all know it Christmas will be here!!! Is everyone finished their cards....

Have a great week everyone :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Mike $
Ink: Versafine Blk
Paper: GP white, Bazzill basics REDS
Embellishments: MS Fern Punch. Spellbinder die, Pearls. Raffia, Corner rounder, Pop Dots

Challenge #92 Things that Move!!

2010-11-29T18:36:00.000-05:00

I'm late with my Challenge entry this week..actually only late on my blog :)

So the challenge was to make a card that moves...so I made a record player of sorts...and the record does spin :) This was fun for me actually because I kinda stayed with the whole 80's theme...My first record ever was when my cousin bought me an album in Trinidad of my favorite song as a kid...My favorite record of all time is my Michael Jackson Thriller BABY!!! lol....I actually have the original and mounted it when he died...so this is my Thriller album:)

Hope you all like it!!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: none
Paper: Bazzill Basic white black for the record and SU CC for the middle, Silver CS for the needle
Ink: Fine tipped pen
Embellishments: Punches, Spellbinders, Brads, Notes

Corrosive Challenge #91 80's Flashback!!!

2010-11-23T13:25:00.002-05:00

hey everyone...I'm late this week with my challenge entry for Janets Blog. I've had a great but busy week :) With the holiday's coming very quickly I am trying to get as much shopping as I can before the CRAZY rush!! I'm almost done!!! Whoo hoo :)

Let get to the Challenge :) I made a card but ruined and will try it again and then post it, but I did come up with this box. My very first Sony Walkman or walkman period was one that was 5lbs heavy and an over the shoulder strap...lol The headphones are the handles...remember those big spongy things...lol...Talk about nostalgia...lol...I came up with this box for a couple of reasons...I loved John Hughs Movies and the Breakfast Club is still without a doubt one of my favorites...The song Don't You Forget About Me used to blare throughout my house when the parents weren't home...and i still do today...lol...The era of Michael Jackson being the first Black African American to televise a music video...where Madonna broke all the rules of tasteful lyrics (love her)...where Flashdance was the first sexy dance flick then along came the Hottie of the 80's Patrick Swayze..(drool) in Dirty Dancing...time machines were made of DeLoreans...lol.Love Michael J Fox!!...the big hair...skin tight jeans...leg warmers and neon colors to boot....and lets not forget the when VHS beat out Beta...lol...to many memories to count...too many good times...The best decade of the century..why...because it was the most unique in its style and life was an adventure with the movies, music, fashion...you name it....I loved this challenge...Thanks Janet!!!

Recipe:

Paper: Black bazzill 12x12, SU CC, Bazzill White, unknown Silver
Ink: SU white, CC
Stamps: NONE :) Comp title
Embellishments: Circle Punches and other punches, pop dots...

Corrosive Challenge #90 Sketch!

2010-11-14T07:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Sunday all!!

Well I had an interesting weekend to say the least...how was your weekend :)

I've been enjoying the sun this week! Usually this is the time of year when it's begins to slowly get gloomy and the weather gets damper not really colder. Not yet anyways...

Here is my card for the Corrosive Challenge Sketch this week. I didn't want to use a solid circle so I die cut a circle and embossed it with the spellbinders circle die. The deer is a felt sticker from Basic Grey. Thank You Rosie for a great deal on these :) i also broke out the liquid pearls again and outlined the card and the circle with tiny dots of pearls...

I love it. It is just simple for anyone at any age :) hope you all like it!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Recollections clear stamp sentiment.
Paper: SS Crumb Cake, Bazzill, SU PP retired pk
Ink: SU Early Espresso
Embellishments: Spellbinders die, Punches, Liquid Pearls, Basic Grey felt stickers

Corrosive Challenge #89 Black n' Blue

2010-11-07T07:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Sunday everyone :) Here is my entry for the Corrosive Challenge this week. Now it was for Black n' blue and did try to use all black and blue but a yellow and red were calling out to me with this awesome image. It's from Shirley's 2 Girls.

I used mostly black and blue but the curtains scream red and her dress had to be yellow...BUT everything else is what the challenge called for............? whaddya think did I pull it off...lol..

I used liquid pearls instead instead of regular half pearls. It seemed neater that the half pearls. Anyways...hope you all like it :)
Cheers!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Shirley's 2 Girls Digi, SU favorite thoughts
Paper: SU BB, Bazzill Blue, unknown PP, GP white.
Ink: Versafine Black
Embellishments: Spellbinders die, Brads, Decore tape, SU Scallop punch, Liquid pearls, Paper flowers, Stickles, Prisma Color Pencils and gamsol, Glass effects

A Birthday Card Gone Wrong???

2010-11-05T09:35:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone...

This is the do over card I made for my DD birthday, who btw didn't get a handmade card from me because I messed it up so bad that I literally SCRAPPED in the trash :( I was so frustrated that I gave up and bought her a card instead...lol...not that she minded but still! So here is the do over...I was still frustrated because it's still not what I envisioned.

If anyone wants to make any suggestions please do...I can the criticism..it's still not right...input everyone input...lol..

Maybe it's because it's a 5 x 7 card..? I dunno..

Thanks for looking!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: SU Occasional Quotes
Paper: Bazzill, SU, GP white
Ink: SU early espresso
Embellishments: MS Punches, Prima flowers, Spellbinders die, Pearls, Ribbon, Crafts Too Folder

WHAT A FABULOUS NIGHT!!!

2010-11-03T08:54:00.000-04:00

Good Morning All!!!

Last night I got a surprise from my DH. It was our 11 year anniversary and we were only going to do something quiet because we've been busy and he's had such an unpredictable work schedule that we actually had to postpone his B-day which is on the 7th, and our anniversary until the end of the month...lol..

He called me up around 4ish in the afternoon and told me to get ready we're going out for dinner. So I'm thinking...maybe The Keg or something like that...then he tells me no jeans...lol...I'm like huh..? Okay so it's not The KEG...lol...

On our way I recognize the route he was taking and we ended up at my all time favorite restaurant. It's called THE OLD SCOTT HOUSE.

Dinner alone is 80-100 person minimum!

It's a historical site on top of that...here is the plaque from the building

Fine dinning at it's best.

I took my DD for her 13th birthday as a treat and opened her mind to what fine dinning really meant.

Here is my disappointment though...it is no longer OLD SCOTT HOUSE, but now the Baton Rouge.

The food was still excellent and cost a little less, but not the same ambiance that I remember. A little louder...the waiters are not in black coat tailed jackets and the sections are now more open then they were before.

But!!! none of this ended up mattering because the waiter was awesome and was very helpful and educated with the food and wine which was Divine!!!! Filet Mignon and a bottle of the best red wine I have ever had. I almost teared up at the end of it all....lol...it was that good...lol...

I will definitely miss the Old Scott House the way I knew it but thanks to DH's Boss gave us a night we thoroughly enjoyed. We had such a rough year that last night more than made up for it.

(HUNNIE IF YOU READ MY POST TODAY, I LOVE YOU DEARLY! THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL EVENING)

Disclaimer: Pictures are not taken by me but are from this website

Corrosive Challenge #88 Case a DT member!

2010-11-01T09:25:00.000-04:00

I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!

fall colors, dressing up and all the treats of the season to just die for!!!

Her is my card for the Corrosive Challenge this week.

I decided to case Anita Lots of Flowers..I'm loving fall can you tell..lol..

The sentiment is stamped with Inkadinkado clear stamps, popped up on pop dots and filled it in with glass effects. Another card I made from my scraps pile.. :)

Card recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado
Paper: SU RR, Unknown brown, SU VV
Ink: Colorbox Dark Brown, SU expresso
Embellishments: Green Rhinestones, MS fern and oak punch, Spellbinders, corner rounder, glass effects, felt border.

Corrosive Challenge #87 Halloween

2010-10-25T12:26:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone, I've been have a bad couple of days and posting this was also a mission... My photo program wasn't working my camera wasn't uploading...can anything else go wrong...OMG Knock-on-wood...lol...no lets not think about it...although these things do happen in three's...and with my luck I know that's exactly what'll happen...lol...

Here is the card I made for the Corrosive Challenge this week. I was inspired by all the Wicked commercials for this amazing play. I took my DD to see it 3 years ago and Soooooooo glad it's coming back. Just a fantastic production!

Hope you all like it :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Michael's 1.50 bin
Paper: Unknown DP from my scraps pile, SU Basic black
Ink: Versafine black
Embellishments: Gold Peel offs, MM buckle, Oval punches, Stickles, Glass Effects, Ribbon

Challenge #86 Get Rid Of The White!

2010-10-17T07:00:00.007-04:00

Good morning all!

Here is a card I made for the Corrosive Challenge Blog. My first challenge all! I had to use colors other than white. NO WHITE!!! ya okay...lol...I managed tho...so whaddya all thik :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Ink: Memento Cocoa, Colorbox Dark Brown
Paper: SU Really Rust, Unknown Speckled Gold
Embellishments: MS punch, Spellbinders, paper flowers, gold brads, gold peel offs, gold leafing pen, pop dots.

My New Venture!

2010-10-14T07:00:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone!

I know it's been awhile since I've posted but life got in the way like usual. I have a new Venture to share with you all! I've been accepted to be on Janet's Challenge Blog!!! Yay!! Now I've never been on any DT team before so I'm really excited to get started on the challenges and be a part of her DT. You really need to check it out. The challenge entries are gorgeous, and it's obvious enough these ladies are very talented! You really need to check it out and join right in with the fun!

I've been trying to fix this photo for some time now because ti came out so blurry. I made this for a Yummy Swap.

I made two different ones, and this one came out the clearest for some reason...I must've had the wrong setting on my camera :(

oh well. I the Studio Sketches from SU! which I love btw...and used Prisma Colored pencils to color the image and the applied crystal effects for that perfect shine!

Whaddya think ?

A Spider Webbed Halloween

2010-09-17T09:00:00.001-04:00

Hi there...

okay so I tried again with the distressed background, and this one turned out exactly the way I in visioned it :) I liked it! LOL

I've been making larger sized cards such as 5.5 x 5.5 or 5 x 7, which is the size of this card...I like having enough room to create something I actually see before I make it.

What do you think ?

Have a great day :)

Card recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado Hallow's eve, Making Memories halloween
Paper: Neenah Solar White (base), GP, Bazzill CS
Ink: Tim Holtz Distressing Inks, VersaMark.
Embellishments: Brads, Ribbon, Embossing Powder

A Dis-Stressed HALLOWEEN!!! :)

2010-09-16T09:06:00.000-04:00

Good morning everyone :)

Ever have one those cards that you make and it's never they way you in visioned it in your head and in the end your still not sure if you like it or not....well here is the card that gave me more problems than I'd like to admit.

I sponged the entire image background and out layer of card with Distress Inks and tried my best to create a spooky background...WELL I tried!!! LOL A whole day...?!!!! I had to give up sometime...lol

What do you think..?

Have a great day.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU Lovely as a tree, Martha Stewart Vampire clear, Inkadinkado Hallow's eve.
Paper: Neenah Solar white (base), GP , Bazzill basics.
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Versa Mark, Memento black.
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Punches, Pop dots, ribbon, brads, embossing powder

An Inspired Thank You

2010-09-14T09:46:00.000-04:00

Good morning all :)

I'm getting ready for the Xmas holidays already can you believe it...lol...I've already started making my Xmas cards and gifts...have any of you started yet..? or at least have an idea of what to start with..? I'm looking for some new ideas this year. If any of you have any ideas I'd be happy to hear them :)

This card I made is a one layer card. I tend to do more layered work so this was a nice change of pace for me. Using the distress inks and distressing technique made this nice and simple.

Hope you all have a nice day :)

Card recipe:

Stamps: SU Inspired by Nature, Birds on a branch, Inkadinkado sentiment.
Ink: SU BB, Old Olive, Tim Holtz weather wood.
Paper: GP
Embellishments: Rhinestones

CAS Is The Way To Go :)

2010-09-10T10:02:00.001-04:00

Good Morning!

This will be a short post. I tried a technique that required a negative cute out. I used a spellbinder die negative to create the background. I've been trying to come up with one layer simple cards. I love how this turned out. It's nice and fresh :)

For those of you who don't know the acronym CAS it's Clean And Simple

Thanks for looking.

Card recipe:

Stamps: SU All Holidays, Garden Silhouettes
Paper: WW
Ink: SU Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip.
Embellishments: Rhinestones

Simple Sets! Easy Gift Giving

2010-09-07T13:36:00.000-04:00

Good afternoon everyone :)

I've been having trouble with my sleeping patterns and will be looking into a sleep clinic to find out why I'm not sleeping. I've done everything and still not sleeping as long as I should be. With that being said I've lagged a little on posting.

I'll be posting a couple of set that I put together. I hope you like them :)

The first one to left is from the Both Ways Blossoms Set.
I've had the stamp set for a long time and never really use it. When I needed to come up with simple gift giving sets I pulled it out and VOILA! I came out with these. They did turn out really nice. I made 2 of each for this set and used prisma color pencils to color them.

I love this set too. I made this one with 3 different simple styles and two sayings. I had to use this stamp set. I loved the trees and they worked well for what I wanted.

I used SU water based markers to color the images.

Here is the second saying with the 3 different simple styles. All the cards are blank inside to write your own person saying

Thanks for looking! :)

Card Recipe:

Paper: 110LB CS
Ink: Versafine Black, SU Markers.
Stamps: Both Way Blossoms, Good neighbors, Whimsical Words.
Embellishments: Ribbons, Rhinestones

Friends Are Precious

2010-08-31T09:46:00.000-04:00

Good morning.

I've been trying my best to battle a cold that has been hanging around for awhile. It's difficult to breathe and sleep because of the coughing but keeping busy tends to keep me from falling asleep during the day. Napping doesn't help me when I do want to sleep at night. It's been suggested that I go to a sleep clinic for my insomnia as I do suffer from it every few months...it's strange really. Any whoooo...I'm trying to get better.

Well I love Kristina Werner. I follow her on YouTube and her blog. She is a great inspiration for when I need to get so MOJO going for simple cards that are easy to put together in a hurry or for something different.

She made a card using the Martha Stewart Circle Cutter. I have the SU circle cutter and don't like it as much as I like the MS. Kristina is the reason I invested in the MS cutter, she made it look so easy..lol. She makes everything look easy. This is a 4.25 x 4.25 card and the top of the card with the half circle is the part I used with the MS circle cutter. She has a YouTube video on how to make the half circle for the top part of cards. I made two :) I loved how it looked so much I had to make another. The flowers on this one really stand out and just loved the look :)

Thanks for looking!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Inadinkado clear

Ink: ColorBox Chalk Ink

Paper: SU Crumb Cake, MME PP

Embellishments: Ribbons, Fabric and Prima flowers, Buttons, Twine, Punches

Fall Birthday For A Friend

2010-08-21T08:00:00.003-04:00

Well I've been busy with making use of my new craft room and just loving what I'm coming up with. With all that room it's truly an inspiring area for me to be working in. A friend needed a birthday card for her son and I don't make too many masculine cards so this was a great challenge for me.

I tried to make it simple but somewhat masculine. I thought I achieved it, but I was told it's a unisex type card...what do you think..?

Card Recipe:

Ink: SU! Momento, Versafine
Paper: GP white, SU River Rock
Embeliishments: Punch, Stickles, pop dots, rhinestones,
thin twine.

Have a nice weekend all

It's A 25th Anniversary!

2010-08-20T07:30:00.003-04:00

So we all know that we have certain milstones in life with ourselves and families. But in this day in age when a marriage can survive the 25 yr mark it's definitely a milstone. Don't get me wrong I believe that marriage is no fairytale but wouldn't you agree that marriage can be just as much work as it is raising a family...? It's shouldn't be, but the truth is that is takes two to make it...and make it strong. Remembering that friendship is just as important to the marriage as any other aspect of the relationship.

I made this card for a couple who recently had their 25th. An extraordinary couple at that. I went for the ageless look and I think I pulled it off. What do you think...?

I used MME PP for the background which made the rest of the card stand out beautifully. I antiqued the card and used a little shimmer on the ribbon. It's very subtle so you won't be able to see it in the picture. Needless to say I'm happy with the card, inside and out :)

Thanks for looking!

Card Recipe:
Ink: ColorBox Chalk Ink, VersaFine sepia
Paper: Waterolor Base, MME, Bazzill, WW
Embellishments: Spellbinders, Sizzix Die, Lace ribbon, fabric floral acents, Hatpin and beads

Punch Art Swap Card

2010-08-19T14:43:00.000-04:00

HI! It's been a long time since I've posted. I'm back with lots of cards and creations so hopefully you all stay tuned. First I'd like to say that my summer has been a really long and hot one and lots has happen, good and bad, but without it life would be boring. I'm glad to be back to show everyone what I've been up too since my craft room makeover :)

Punch Art Addiction~Lovely Lion

The link above is an amazing blog with lots of Punch Art inspiration, which is where I found the inspiration for this card that I made for a swap.

Kim has some free easy tutorials and even some for a really reasonable price. CHECK it out :)

I did use some different punches to sub the ones that were required for this cute Lion. But most of the punches were from Stampin' Up! This was my first attempt at this sort of thing and am quite pleased with the results.
The card size is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2.

Have a great day everyone :)

Card Recipe:
Ink: SU!
Paper: Bazzill CS, Watercolor Base,VV, Unknown PP.
Embellishments: Punches, Fine tipped black marker, Black twill ribbon, sponging, pop dots.

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

2010-07-01T17:48:00.000-04:00

To all my fellow Canadians!! a short note...not much to report except that it's windy over here and
even though I did go out to a little festival in the neighborhood near by, the wind knock me over a couple of times...lol..I'm tired from fighting the wind!!! lol...and I'm back out later to watch the fireworks...lol...I think I'll take a nap and then go. Everyone have a great day and LOONG WEEKEND!!!!

CHEERS!!!!!

I FINISHED MY CRAFT ROOM!!!

2010-06-25T11:41:00.002-04:00

And it's all mine!!! LOL...
We had the main computer and office necessities in this room but I finally pleaded my case and DH actually agreed that I needed my own space :) It's still in the organizing stages but for the most part it's set up the way I needed it to be...so here are some pictures.

So whaddya think!!!! :D

Hi everyone! Time for an update..? :)

2010-06-02T13:50:00.001-04:00

Well I have to admit it's nice being back here typing away a blurb for my followers to read. It's been a long time and I do want to apologize for such a long absence. Life had definitely gotten in the way. I've not made a card in months and having with drawls every now and then because it is my way of being creative when I need an escape.

I do appreciate all the well wishers and glad that I'm still thought about even though I've been out of the loop for so long. There have been illness, tragedies, stresses, children and well the list goes on. I decided to take a serious break from things and focus and certain things that can't be helped. My life has become busy and it's not slowing down any time soon. So in time I guess when everything goes back to some sort of normality I'll be returning with some cards. I'm thinking another month and I'll be back posting, commenting, and blurffing like I was before.

School is almost out and I'm dreading it. Hopefully this summer will be better than the last...however the weather up hear in Ontario has been brutally hot and so early in the season too...anyhoooooo...everyone have a great day...will post again as soon as I can :)

Michelle

Need Ideas For This UNIT! HELP

2010-03-12T10:19:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone...well it's been quite some time since I've posted and I do miss blogging dearly. I haven't created or made any cards in awhile so I don't have anything to post of my own. I do however have cards I made at a workshop recently that I will post tomorrow :)

Things have been crazy in MY world and to top it all off I get hit with a stomach virus causing lots of yukkies and plenty of sore exhausted muscles. Some say it might be the stomach flu or the Novo Virus or even food poisoning. whatever it was, it's slowly going away. Weakness is still a factor at this point for fear of eating but getting better everyday.

Now For My Request : ) Isn't this cute...however I will probably alter it to match my craft space...

I saw this box and wondered what I could use it for. It comes with removable drawers and is made of cardboard/paperboard. The dimensions are 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 and 6" depth.

I thought about even separating the drawers and using the shell...I'm a blank...HELP any idas for storage ot even craft ideas would be helpful.

Thanks

Isn't she BEAUTIFUL!

2010-01-29T09:27:00.000-05:00

My sister and new hubby wubby! Aren't they distgustingly cute...LOL....I did her thank you cards for her wedding. These pictures really don't do them justice but then most pics don't cards justice.

There were 150 + self addressed envelopes. I used the Wedding set from SU for the side image. Stamping 150 of them in one day was hard on the hands...the stamp itself was on a large block so my hand kept cramping...lol...oh well. Scoring the top for added interest was easy but the inside where I printed her special message was more time consuming because of the kraft photo corners. I had to get hubby to help me with them. Yeah I go his butt working for me this time and boy did he have a hard time...LOL...it's no so simple HUH Dear! I did use glitter to make the image pop a bit which took just as long to do because of the drying time but it looked nice and elegant enough for people to keep it as a memorable piece. But simple enough that if they chose to keep the picture - which pops out BTW, instead of keeping the whole card they can just toss it. Like most of us, we will keep the whole thing but there are those that just want the pic and stick it n the album.

My sister did like them and thats all that mattered anyways right....?

On the front of the cards is a Butterfly. The bottom image if you click on it will show you a close up of it because it is white on white it's difficult to see it in the photo.

It's nice and sunny today...even though it's a bit nippy I'm going to take advantage of the daylight for so stamping...see you all later :)

Sorry I've been MIA!

2010-01-26T10:40:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone! I have found some time to myself to put up the rest of the gift sets I did for Xmas. I wish I could have more time to make cards but I've been working on a new project. Wedding Invitations! My very first...from beginning to end. I'll be doing Save The Date cards, the Invitations, RSVP, and Thank You Cards. I'm really excited about it. So I'll post as I go with the samples I'll making :)

For now here are one of the sets I did. Nice and simple but one of my favorites. All the sets I made come with gift tags and a memo book or wish list. With the amount of supplies I have not used I decided to go through my stash to what I had and use them up :) No more Xmas I promise...lol...

Here is another view with the set all ready to be packaged up :)

This set was one of the last ones I did. It was one of the fasted sets to make. What is that they less is more.

Here's another view with the cards .

Dontchya love penguins!! this is waaaayyy to cute.

Thanks For Looking :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!??? LOL

2010-01-07T10:09:00.000-05:00

Ya! I know I'm a week late with the CHEERS!! and Noise Makers...lol...and you'd think that the year that I've had I would be ringing in the new year with a bang...I wanted to...but dear hubby had other plans...they didn't work out like he had hoped and we ended up watching a movie. So needless to say I was not happy on New Years!!! I warned him it wasn't going to happen but he didn't listen. So HIS new years resolution!!! LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE!!! LOL

I do hope everyone had wonderful holiday one they will remember and even record it because this is the year my dear friends where change is going to happen. Especially in my world...And I'll be forcasting some of the changes in the new future. I have many resolutions, all pretty much realistic, but many of them...I will definitely be a busy lady this year.

I am posting the rest of my holiday cards that I made for friends and family. I will be also be posting the xmas sets I made this year for family and friends. I am going to be posting a lot more than I have been because I do have lots more coming up but you'll just hav to wait and see :)

All the holiday cards were made with materials I had already owned except for the curly punch on the Season Greetings Card. I love that punch! I tried to challenge myself with colors I would never usually use for the holidays...like pinks and purples...it was hard! *big whine* I'm such a traditional type and when I go outside my comfort zone I become lost and confused..lol...but I fool around with enough and I can come up wih something I would actually like to give someone.

So here they ar and I hope you like them :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU, MFT

Ink: SU, Stazon, Versafine

Paper: SU, GP white, Unknown Gold and Silver, Bazzil CS

Embellishments: Ribbon, Raffia, Cord, Rhinestones, Brads, MS and Ek Success Punches.

A Card and A TIP

2009-12-18T15:40:00.002-05:00

Well I wasn't planning on posting a card today but seeing as I had an interesting afternoon I thought..why not...I actually have something on my mind and needing to spill a little. I love my readers who post wonderful comments...I love the encouragement it gives me when a comment is made in admiration of my cards and other work that I post. It is because of you that keeps me active with my blog.

However..............there are those that like to use and abuse ones blog for personal vindication. Lets face it, hidng behind a screen is so much easier than facing oneself in the mirror...even facing anything period really...it can be ugly when you actually turn the light on and see who's lookin back at you...which is usually the reason why hiding is a comfort for a cowardly person. I'm a very observant, intuitive, and aware person...and I saw right through this particular poster who decided to use my blog to promote their slander. "ANONYMOUS" TIP: My husband and I are alot more computer savvy than this poster gives us credit for and it is known who it is. Come JANUARY 1st I hope this poster gets the picture loud and clear...move on...get a life and stop dwelling on what cannot be controlled...although I'm sure you tried...and failed...miserabley.

On to the card and to my regular readers :) I love this set that I used for this card. It is from Little Paper Shop also from the Global set just like from the previous card that posted. The Embossing folder used, I had never used before even though I got as soon as it was available....which was about a year ago maybe or even longer I'd think. Anyway, this card did in fact take alot of time to make but was a breeze when I massed produced them...the most difficult part was placing the winter leaves and then adding the glitter...

Well I hope you all like it and please excuse my blurb on a particular poster.

Have a great Day! I know I will :D

Card Recipe:
Stamps: LPS Global
Paper: GP white, Cool Carribean, MonoCromatic Green (bazzill)
Ink: Versafine
Embellishments: Cool Carribean Twill, White sheer ribbon, Mint Green rhinestones, Martha Stewart Punch, Spellbinders Dies, SU Markers, Dazzling Diamonds, Liquid Applique

Winter Cottage

2009-12-17T09:27:00.001-05:00

It's nice a sunny this morning and I'm feeling pretty good seeing as I'm almost done my xmas gift sets :) This is a card that I made in a set, but not sure if I'll mail them out as is or gift it as a set...still undecided :) My goal with most of the sets that I did make was to use up materials or colors of paper I 've never used before or just neglected to use.

So here is one of favorites and one of hubby's favorites :) hope you all like it...Have a great day!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Little Paper Shop (global), SU Home for Christmas
Paper: Unknown DP, SU BB, BB
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Embellishments: Spellbinders, SU Markers, Dazzling Diamonds, Rhinestones

My Christmas Tree Set

2009-12-15T10:18:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone here is a set I made with my favorite tree images from Rubbernecker. I was going for a more comtemporary vintage look with this beautiful paper I found at a dollar store...I think it might be KI memories but not positive.
It's gloomy here and I'm feelng really lethargic today because of the weather so I'm goin g to keep this quite short.

I would like to shout out to a wonderful person named Christyne. My thoughts and prayers are with you my dear. Hope all goes well. God Bless.

Everyone have a great day...
Card Recipe:
Stamps: SU A Cardinal Christmas, Rubbernecker Trees.
Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa (SU)
Paper: SU More Mustard, Bazzill , GP
Embellishments: Ribbon, Green rhinestones, paper peircing, pop dots

Simple Season's Greetings

2009-12-11T09:07:00.000-05:00

Good Morning :) I've made a lot of Xmas sets this year and here is one them. I've been using colors I wouldn't normally use and haven't ever used because I hoard them..lol...
I'm loving the gold pearls but the one I use are all attached to one piece of adhesive so detaching them is a bit of a pain. If anyone knows where I can get gold pearls please let me know.

Cuttlebug folder was used for the BG and old Sizzix snowflake die to bring out the second BG. I also finally used my Flourishes Spellbinders as an accent. The satin ribbon finished is off nicely :)

Thanks for looking! Have a great day

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Recollections snowflake, SU To You and Yours
Paper: SU VV, BB, Kraft, Unknown kraft textured.
Ink: Versamark, SU Close to cocoa
Embellishments: Ribbon, Gold Pearls, Spellbinders, MS Punch, Cuttlebug folder, Sizzix Die, Corner Rounder.

White Poinsettias for my mom....

2009-12-10T08:47:00.000-05:00

Well hello everyone things have still been pretty much the same in my life but....whatever!!! I'm going to do my best to get through my days without too much crap...lol...
So here is a card I made with my mom in mind. She loves Poinsettias and used my set from GinaK Designs that I got last year and finally decided to break it open :) The gold paper I had frpm laster year too an can't find it anymore which really bites because it's nice and thin..The card stock is too thick an never would've been able to get the punches through them. I don't think I could dup this card even if I tried..so I'm not sure if she'll get this one or if I should attempt another one...hmmm...I'll see how I feel... :)

Thank you to those who posted such comforting and supportive comments...I do appreciate it...it's one of the biggest reasons why I love blogging and sharing my work. All of you make my time worth while :) Thank you for putting a smile on my face :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: GinaK A Year of Flowers
Ink: Versamark, Embossing powder (gold)
Paper: WC 140lb,WW (SU), Unknown gold
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Punch, gold beads, Cuttlebug Folder, Cuttlebug Die.

I apologize...

2009-12-04T10:20:00.000-05:00

For my absence. I've been going through some family stuff and it's been really tough to keep up with my blog. It just never seems to end in my household. So when I don't blog anything for about 10 days you know...uh ho...Michelle's life is being turned upside down again...lol....that sounds so bad doesn't it...I mean sometimes it's because of being away with life just getting busy, but usually when I'm away this long it generally means it's one thing after another and it's taking it's toll. I did say previously in one of my other posts that this is the time of year when I wish it were simpler....too many things going on from the month of Sept. straight through until Christmas...Not to mention I do suffer from Seasonal Depression...So some days are definitely tougher then others. Things will get better I keep saying....well it is Friday and looking forward to a Chocolate martini later. *BIG GRIN*...lol...going out later for a friends B-day.

I will be posting some work that I've done for Chirstmas so make sure you stay tuned for that :)
Until then...hope everyone has a great weekend.

Love My Recollections Stamps :)

2009-11-10T13:58:00.000-05:00

Some of the ladies on SCS started talking about the new stamps Mikes just got in, and of course I had to go and check it out here in Canada...They were awesome! So I bought a bunch and the 2 I used for this card were the Holly and Berries, and the Peace sentiment. I decided to do the color challenge today because last week was just a distaster...Purple was the Ways To Use It Challenge. It's not a good color for me to try...here it is in my SCS Gallery. I love the color I just can't work with it the way I want too...I will keep trying :) Maybe I shouldn't have used black...oh well...this one I'm quite happy with so I hope you all like it :)

Card Recipe
Paper: SU, Kraft, Bravo Burgandy, Very Vanilla, Merry Moments DP
Stamps: Recollections Holly and Peace Sentiment, Studio G ornaments
Ink: Versamark, Momemto Rich Cocoa
Embellishments: Burgandy Pearls, Crimping Iron, Gold Pen, Dazzling Diamonds.

And the WINNEERRR ISSSSS..

2009-11-03T11:09:00.001-05:00

BUSYM1!!!!!!

WOOOHOOO

Her comment:

Happy Bloggerversay, and A Happy Belated 16th B.D. to your daughter! I enjoy my visits! Hugs, michelle

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
MICHELLE!!!!

please email me you address so I can mail you you prize!!!!

Thank You all for entering in my Blog-Aversary Contest!!!

I had a blast :)

Blog-Aversary Blog Candy!!

2009-11-03T10:00:00.001-05:00

COMMENTS NOW CLOSED!!!! Come back at 11:00 am est to see the winner :))

GOOD LUCK ALL!!!
Please ignore the date at the top of this post. It is October 20th :) November 3rd will be the last day and the name draw for this post due to the Blog Candy Give-Away!

Well Blog-aversary to meeeeeeeeee....lol....and Happy Birthday to my DD who turned 16 today. I want to thank all of my readers and followers for keeping me interested in keeping up with my blog. I do enjoy it but it's more enjoyable when it's shared with others. Soooo to THANK Everyone who does read my blog or stop by to see what I've created this give-away is for you :)

**This post will be a sticky post until the Blog Candy give-away is over and a winner is chosen. Thanks For Participating!!**

The give away will be drawn on November 3rd 2009 11:00am est. That is 2 weeks to post a comment. A name will be randomly chosen as the winner. GOOD LUCK!!

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Blog Candy Contest Closing @ 10am!!!!

2009-11-03T08:24:00.000-05:00

A short note letting all know who commented to enter the blog candy contest the comments will be closing exactly 10:01 am est. I will then post at 11AM to announce the winner! I'm excited...lol...This is my first contest and I wanted to thank everyone who visited and commented on my blog. All of you are AWESOME!!!

I thought I'd let you all know how I'm choosing a random winner...so far I have 45 comments.
I will have numbers 1-45 for example, on small pieces of paper. The paper will be folded and then choosing a random entry from a small wicker basket :)

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!! :)

Blog-Aversary and My Anniversay!!!! Update

2009-11-02T08:27:00.002-05:00

It's my 10 year anniversay with my hubby :) So here is a shout out to him with a little note of love.

"Dear Robert,
A little tribute to you to start your day with a lot of love..............
I knew I loved you before I met you...
I had a dream...and you came true...
you are my love of loves, my heart of hearts, my souls of souls...you are the air I breathe...
You were sent to me when I needed love most in my life....you are my lifetime gift....Thank You For loving me unconditionaly!
I Love You My Sweet Robert! Huggs and Kisses
Your Butterfly Kiss......."
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Okay enough of the mushy stuff..lol...Another Set :) This was made with the Cranberry CS from SU. These brass charms are my favorite. I love the elegant shape of these reindeer.

I went to Michaels this weekend and saw the MS punches that were on the shelf and want just about all of them :) I saw the new corner punch which I did drooled over and thought...okay....not today...maybe next week, seeing that I've already gone over my weekly budget of craft supplies. Now for those of you that are inquiring about the MS scoring tool and wanting a review or any info on it here some for you. I spoke with the scrapbooking instructer at Michaels and she said she loves it because it'll make envelopes, mind you they are a little larger than we cardmakers need them to be but a card maker can make a card to fit the size of the envelope. She does not like it for scoring 12x12 paper because it comes up short. Her advice is to stick with the scor-it or scor-pal. There are too many cons than pros. Now if you are anything like me I have to have all the tools...well almost...lol...so I'll be getting one when they are back in stock and I'll be giving all of a personal review of this tool.

BLOG-AVERSAY GIVE-A-WAY TOMORROW!!!

If you haven't posted yet for a chance to win do it now I'll be choosing a name at 11am est.

Card Recipe

Stamps: SU Many Merry Messages
Ink: Versamark
Paper: SU Cranberry, Mullberry CS, Brushed Gold CS
Embellishments: Ribbon, Gold Border, MS Punch, Brass Charm

2009-10-30T13:45:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone! here is another set I made...the inside isn't finished because I plan on putting an individual saying in each one. I think the CS is SU Truely Thyme...or something like that. I could be mistaken, it's been awhile since I've used this color and these are just darling with the brass ornament charms. I really did enjoy making these...I should've expanded to six a set so I can mix and match if I decide to give them away as gifts or sell them...I'm thinking Etsy.....................................................but! we'll see. I've been doing some research and may start with ebay first...if anyone has any input I'd be glad to hear it :)

Okay all I have a busy day today so I hope you have a great day!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU

Paper: SU CS True Thyme, Mullberry CS Ivory, Brushed gold CS

Ink: Versamark

Embellishments: Gold Cord, Brass Charms, MS Punch, Gold Embosing powder.

Getting A Head Start!

2009-10-29T09:24:00.000-04:00

"Sending out quick shout out to those readers that have added my BLOG CANDY to their sidebars!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! YOu are all so awesome"

I got started early with some Christmas cards that I've been working on with some left over papers and embellishments that were just sitting there. I have a lot of scrapbooking supplies and stuff that I used to sell on ebay that are left ovr and now it time to start relinquishing them and clearing out my room. In the next few post you'll see what I've been doing with just scraps and left over :) Charms! Lots of charms...especially Xmas charms... :-P

I embossed the Sentiment in gold which set off the brass charms perfectly...the ribbon being a lighter shade brown/beige...I like to call "smooth latte".

The stamps I used were from the Little Paper Shop. It went perfectly with the style I was going for. Hope it tickles :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Little Paper Shop

Paper: SU Buckaroo Blue (i think..lol...), Mullberry lightweight CS (ivory), Brushed Gold CS

Ink: Versamark, Versafine Sepia

Embellishments: SU Punches, MS Punches, Grograin Ribbon, Gold Cord, Snowflake brass Charms, Pearls, Gold embossing powder.

My Sisters Magic Box!

2009-10-27T19:17:00.000-04:00

Well I have to say when I saw this box I just had to make one...it wasn't easy but I got the hang of it and let me tell it turned out a lot better than I could've ever hoped for. I made this one for my sister wedding shower and stuck a rolled up bill in the middle.

Here is the outside of the box. Now the box is quite small but perfct to hide money in :) The gold paper used were scraps from a pile I had sitting just waiting to be used.
Click on all the pics to enlarge for more detail.

The woman who inspired this box Elaine, has a website and for those of you who love surprise type boxes you need to check her stuff out. Here is the LINK-Magic-box

Here is the inside of the box once the lid is removed...the flowers are nicely bunched before it falls into a beautiful bouncy floral arrangment. I used the cuttlebug folder for a more elegant and subtle look considering the color I chose for the flowers. Each flower was paid much attention too so when you click on the photos you'll see all the detail work.

This picture allows you see the flowers fall away from the center. The center of each flower I used light great crystal rhinestones. The two shades of cardstock I used for the small flower really stood out nicely once I added the glitter.

My sister liked and let me borrow it to put it up on my blog. I had forgotten to take pictures of it before I gave it her. Now she is married as of Oct. 23rd. and is on her honeymoon. I'll be posting a pic or two of my DD and myself as we were bridesmaids at her wedding. I hope you all like the box as much as I do. This was in fact alot more work than I expected but it turned out beautifully....Dontcha think :)

BOX Recipe:

Stamps: none
Paper: GP white, Brushed gold.
Ink: SU Ruby Red
Embellishments: Cuttlebug Folder, Rhinestones, MS Butterfly punch and leaf punch, Flower punches, Stylus, Redline tape, Pop dots, Glitter pen, Acetate

1 More Day!!! Anyone for some Blog Candy

2009-10-19T07:55:00.006-04:00

Good morning all :) It's a beautiful sunny morning and wow what I a day I have today. Early afternoon appointment and then my busy day will go on until late this evening. With DD b-day and blog-aversary tomorrow, along with my sisters wedding this Friday I have too much to do, I still have to buy shoes :( Never mind my anniversary and two more b-day's that all land in the first week of November. I hate this time of the year...too much to do and then Christmas arrives to quickly...I barely have time to recoup.

I will have Blog Candy Posted Tomorrow!!! :)) I hope you all will check in and celebrate with me.

This card was CASED!! I saw it and loved it and had to make one just like it to see if I could actually make it it look like hers. Here is a LINK to he original on SCS. She's got some awesome cars in her gallery. The only thing different I did was eliminate the ribbon and used stickles glitter for the tree as apposed to color. I loved making this that I have come up with a few more of my own and will post them sporadically throughout the next couple of weeks.

Well I hope everyone has a great day :) Time for me to get on with the rest of my day :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU A wish for peace

Ink: StazOn Black, SU Markers

Paper: GP, Textured Denim CS in Blue and Gray, Acetate

Embellishments: Stickles, Pop dots, SU Trimmer used for the frame.

5 more days...still thinking

2009-10-15T08:00:00.000-04:00

I'm still thinking...I want to celebrate the day properly...It is my DD birthday as well...the countdown is on...I'm sure I'll come up with something this weekend that everyone will like and even might enjoy.

Yay! it's nice and sunny today..I suffer from seasonal depression and can't stand the winter because of this reason. I do have indoor day lighting and the whole deal but sometimes natural light is what I need to give me a happy boost...or a Rickards Red...I love my beer..lol...I like white wine as well but enough about all of that.
So this wedding card was a sample I made for a friend who was attending a wedding that was arranged and well it wasn't quite appropriate because of the sentiment...I didn't know it was arranged or I would have chosen different words for the sentiment. This was a difficult card even though it looks simple...but I loved he result in the end.

Til tomorrow :)

Card Recipe

Stamps: None
Ink: None
Paper: Strathmore 100lb Vellum Smooth paper for the base, Clear printed acetate, SU WW
Embellishments: Sheer pink Ribbon, Wedding daisies ribbon (border), Ribbon flower, pop dots, Spellbinders dies.

6 more days... :)

2009-10-14T08:00:00.001-04:00

Hey everyone! So I've got 6 more days 'til my blog-aversary and I still haven't decided on what I'm going to do...I have a couple things in mind but nothing I'm willing to give away just yet....wow has it been almost a year...the day of my blog-aversary is also my DD 16th B-day so it might be a really busy day...lol...

So here is another Wedding/Anniversary card. I found this paper in my stash by Rusty Pickle...I've got lots of it actually I had forgotten that I had it and thought this would be beautiful for a universal card Wedding/Anniversary/Valentine's....It was however my intention to make a wedding card but it's such a simple card that it could be used for a lot of different occasions. Another card without a stamped image...Hope you all like it.

Have a great day :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: None

Ink: none

Paper: 140lb watercolor paper, Dble sided Rusty Pickle

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Prima Flowers, MS pearl brad, Antiqued metal letter.

Lemon Lime Lemonade.....

2009-10-13T14:14:00.007-04:00

That is what I see when I look out my front window. This big ole tree on my neighbors yard nearly covers our entire front yard in shade in the summer which is fantastic on those hot days. But when fall starts nearing and leaves start falling...they all tend to fall on our yard...the tree is really big and very yellow right now with some green towards the bottom where the sun can get too it...the sun is out and bright right now which makes it sparkle some from the rainfall earlier. I love fall....I just don't like how soon winter arrives after that.

I almost forgot that my blog-aversary is in a week...hmmmm....a Give-a-way sounds like a great idea what you all think :) Keep Checking Back !

Here is a card I made for a wedding...I actually made quite a few for people and these were some of them...tomorrow I'll post another one...click on the picture for larger view...the pic is still quite unexposed...I forgot to set the setting on my camera back to the original setting after my DD uses it. I apologize for the quality.
Until Tomorrow:)

Card Recipe
Stamps: none
Paper: Ivory heavy weight artist paper from Walmart. I Love it!!!
Ink: none
Embellishments: Prima Flowers with MS pearl centers, MS Lace Punch, Offray 1 1/2 inch ivory satin ribbon, Spellbinders dies.

Help! I need help organizing my stamp sets!

2009-10-05T11:17:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone! Okay so I will be posting some cards this week but in the mean time I am organizing my stamp sets. I thought about cataloguing them on clear sheets by stamping them with Stazon ink so I know what stamps go with what set just in case one gets mixed up or lost in another set. I have bookcases but I have stuff on them...I was thinking about getting new bookshelves from Ikea so I'm able to add shelves as I go. Now my small dilemma is whether or not to catalogue the actual stamp sets alphabetical or by category. I figured that if catalogue the sets on clear sheets it would easy to just go and find the sets, but then I thought about space and time. Easy means fast...easy means less time...equals a good plan...lol...which I don't have...lol...
I have to start with my SU sets first then I can figure out my clear and unmounted sets.

Pictures are appreciated and ideas to keep cost down will help also.

Help me please :(

Thanks All

I'M BACK!! :) With a new Card!!

2009-09-14T10:36:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone!!! I've missed you all and of course blogging! It's been a tough year to say the least but even tougher this summer. Things are still crazy in my life but schedules are now back to normal and I can get back to my love of card making and stamping! I hope everyone had a safe and fun summer. I wanted to let those who supported me when I quit smoking that I am still going strong and feeling amazing :) I don't feel free from all the cravings yet but going to the gym definitely helps. :))

I made this card for a friend of mine who had a wedding to go to. It was someone from her workplace that I made the Bat Mitzvah invites for. The link for that post is HERE. The picture does not do this card any justice because of the size and materials that were used. Check the list below for more details.
The card is 6x6 and I used Prima Say It In Crystals for an added elegant flare for both the outside and the inside. As you can see the stem of the flower is the same scroll as the inside of the card. I was going for something fresh and elegant and my friends loved it when the saw I personalized it :) I have a couple more wedding cards that I came up with that I will post this week. Hope you all have a good day :)

Card Recipe:
Stamps: None
Paper: 140 Vellum Smooth (strathmore), SU WW.
Ink: None, Computer Generated Sentiment.
Embellishments: Antique Brads, Prima Say it in Crystals, Bazzill Flowers, Making Memories Acetate patterned paper, Glue Dots, SU Tab Punch.

RIP! MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON-1958-2009

2009-06-26T08:04:00.002-04:00

I can't even begin to tell the kind of impact this man had on me as a kid and growing up....it is still unbelievable to me that he's no longer going to create his kind of genius. I am seriously mourning my childhood. He was my childhood and when he passed I felt like it died with him...does that make sense...my heart broke when CNN finally confirmed his death.

I loved to dance as a kid...I copied every move he had in all of his videos including Thriller. He was the happiest memory of my unhappy childhood. I escaped listening to his music and dancing to his songs perfecting his moves...going to the thriller concert, my very first concert ever was definitely the highlight of my childhood...yes I am still a die hard fan even throughout his weirdness. His talent will and has surpassed all of it...

It doesn't matter to me what people say about him...there is no one like him...he had more of a positive impact on this planet than his negative will ever have.

I was discussing how big this is going to get with my DH and we both believe that this is going to be bigger than the Princess Di death...Elvis's death even JFK....

Tell me what you think....no bashing please.

A Kind of Kindness

2009-06-03T08:21:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been MIA. If things didn't get to me so easily maybe I wouldn't be so stressed all the time. But I am happy to say that part of that stress is quitting smoking...! Yes I am a smoker. :( Or at least up until May 20th. Today is my two week stretch and yesterday was the toughest so far. Yay for me...lol...my crazy DD went for a walk with me last night because I was seriously jonesin' for a ciggy. We went to the store at around 10:00pm and of course, what cures a nicfit better than chocolate right...lol...Well I had a sugar rush and couldn't get to sleep after that...I should know better. Oh well.

Here is a card very similar to the other I have done in the last little while. I really enjoyed making such soft looking cards. I haven't really done it before and now I'm glad I did. Hope you all like it

Card Recipe:

Paper: Colorbok CS pack, 140 lb watercolor paper
Stamps: SU Soft Summer
Ink: Su Close to Cocoa, Pale Plum,
Embellishments: Spellbinders dies, paper piercing, ribbon, pearls, Gold Perfect Pearls.

Spring into May Birthday's

2009-05-12T09:27:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone,

I have to admit that I hated the fact that my b-day landed on Mothers Day this year but it actually turned out better than I ever expected :) So I'm thanking everyone who wished me well on my B-day/Mothers Day. Hopefully all the Mothers out there were appreciated :)

I'll be posting pics sometime over the weekend so make sure you stay tuned :)

I had fan making this only because I used my new spellbinders flower dies *big grin* I used my Perfect Pearls for the very first time too on this card on the leaves for some highlighted dimension.
Have a great day everyone!

Card Recipe:

Paper: 140lb watercolor paper, Colorbok CS paper pack, Bazzill CS
Stamps: SU Warmest Regards
Ink: Versafine Black, SU Chocolate Chip
Embellishments: Ribbon, Spellbinder Dies, Dew Drops, Perfect Pearls pigment powder, Stickles.

No Card today...but.... :)

2009-04-29T14:12:00.003-04:00

Guess What???!!!

I got a birthday card from one of my SCS friends :) I arrived yesterday. Thank you Kathy for the card and the ribbon. You are such a sweetheart :) Isn't it pretty!!!???

My birthday isn't until May 10 so this was a nice early surprise. I'm a little annoyed that my b-day lands on Mother's day...lol...oh well :)

Well I have to go get some things done before it gets too late.

Have a nice day all :)

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 4

2009-04-28T09:42:00.003-04:00

Good Morning :)

Just a quick note about this card..

The making of this card was actually intended for a friend of mine. I plan on putting a really nice verse inside but I haven't written it out yet. I will be using vellum to print out on and attaching it to the inside loosely.

This woman who inspired this card is my personal inspiration with creativity and motherhood. She makes me laugh and comforts me when I'm feeling down, at a loss or just down right fed up with being mom. Honestly, when I feel like I lost my identity as a person/ woman/wife because I have to play the mom, warden, the cook, the cleaners, and everything else she will be the one to to put a smile on my face, calm my nerves and my stress starts to disintegrates and I start feeling like myself again...when we talk on the phone or see each other my spirits lift instantly...I am really hoping she doesn't check my blog today or at least until Mother's Day...lol...I haven't been able to express my gratitude the way I've wanted to and I thought of making her something personal from me would be perfect for Mother's Day as she too is a mother of two grown children. So with that being said I hope you all like the card :) I had to use ribbon on this one :)

Have a nice day all! :)

Card Recipe:

Paper: Colorbok CS and paper pack, 140lb watercolor paper.
Stamps: SU
Ink: Versafine Black, SU Close to Cocoa
Embellishments: Ribbons, Pearls, Spellbinders Dies.

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 3

2009-04-27T09:45:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. I definitely enjoyed the weather :) Including the mini hurricane we had...well it was so quick it came and went before you could blink. It was fun trying to get everyone in the house within a 3 minute span...it became so dark and the all of sudden a gust of wind blew everything into the air...well not everything I did have a hold of my Jumbo Hot Dog...lol...I waited 3 hours for my "dog" I wasn't giving it up without a fight...lol..

Here is another general like Mother's Day Card. Even thought it has a comforting tone with the sentiment I thought it was still perfect. The background layer was distressed with Tim Holtz Distressing Inks and I have to admit I really like the look of it. I also didn't add ribbon to this one. I like not using ribbon when there is just enough not to include any. I like simple but still preferred a full flavoured card.. :) Hope you all like it.

Card Recipe:

Paper: Colorbok, GP, 140lb watercolor

Stamps: Very Versatile, Botanical Blooms

Inks: Tim Holtz Distressing Inks, SU Chocolate Chip

Embellishments: Metal Brads, Spellbinders Dies, Stickles, MS Punch

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 2

2009-04-24T08:26:00.008-04:00

Hi there :) Well there's been a lot of challenges I've wanted to get too but just haven't had the chance to do them. I'm hoping that I'll have some time to myself when my DD goes to work on Sunday. I usually think better when she's not around to drive me nuts...lol...then again she is 15 and everyone keeps telling me they are monsters at that age...I need to hang in there. What I need a vacation...just me away from reality for awhile :) Sound bad...? but in all fairness I never do anything for myself to rejuvenate, relax, and regroup. I don't think I'm going to be able to do that until she 18 :(

I think Mom's need an Island all their own where we can escape to and reinvent ourselves. I want to be waited on hand and foot for a change and fully pampered...oh but it's just a dream away...lol....

Here is another card celebrating moms...hope you all like it...and look no ribbon....lol...I did use paper lace which I'm now in love with...I just love how it finishes the card.
Have Great Day All :)

Card Recipe:Stamp:

SU All Year Cheer
Paper: Colorbok Paper block (vintage), 140lb watercolor paper
Ink: SU Chocolate Chip
Embellishments: Paper Lace, Vintage Metal Brads and Photo corners, Darice silk flower pieces, Spellbinder Circle die, MS Leaf Punch

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 1

2009-04-23T09:36:00.011-04:00

ETA: The most amazing BLOG CANDY HERE edited 12:32 pm est. seriously need to check this out...it's definitely the mother load of Blog Candy!!!

Hi Everyone! Well I am looking forward to the nice weather heading our way this week. I plan on taking advantage of the nice weather seeing as there are many events happening in the next few days. Birthdays, housewarmings, BBQ's... (my personal favorite) Seriously I can't resist a juicy bbq steak lapped in special sauce and roasted veggies savored in olive oil and Italian seasoning with lemon zest! Gosh I haven't had breakfast yet...... Now I'm starving!

Okay let's change the topic just for a moment anyway :) I'm going to be posting mother's day cards for the next week. All of which will be in a range of general to more personal. Cards where you can give to a friend who is a mom to cards that you give to your own mom. I hope you all enjoy them as they come...this one had no ribbon :( I'm not fond of it and it could be because it's ribbon deprived...lol... I am loving my New spellbinders though ladies...and I'm telling you if you don't have them get them! I'm a little more behind then some of the others who get something once it's available but, I like to see what you can use them for before I get them myself. This one is the Deckled Edge and I love it for that vintage look or a more natural look...The paper is all from Colorbok, on old pack I had been holding on too for far too long.

I have to make a small shout out to my DH. He wanted me to know that he does read my blog and even repeated some of it to me :) I love that he supports me...he makes me laugh when he tells me that he "does" read my blog with that puppy dog look he gives me. I don't actually believe him all the time because he doesn't leave comments...so it's hard to know who is reading and who is just browsing....KWIM..? Anyways my DH...I love you for being my #1 Fan :)

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Botanical Blooms

Paper: 140 Watercolor, SU Chocolate Chip, Colorbok pattern pack

Ink: SU Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red

Embellishments: Buttons, Spellbinders, Paper piercing, Stickles, Pop dots.

WT214~Framed & CC214~ For You.....

2009-04-22T08:01:00.001-04:00

Good Morning all!

Well I tried my best to combine 2 challenges into one card but this really gave me some trouble...I wanted to make a universal card that I could use for Mother's Day or any day really.

I have a lot of Sizzix dies and always loved the tulip die. They look awesome on Scrapbook pages for Mother's Day, Easter and more. This card is definitely not one of my personal favorites but here it is. I finally got my Spellbinders Dies and I'm having fun using them. I had to use a frame of some sort for the Ways To Use It Challenge and decided to combine the Color Challenge with it...So what do you all think...? Now I'm trying to stay away from the ribbon but the sentiment had to be tied on somehoooooow..... (big whine) :D I'm failing miserably aren't I...lol..

Hope you all have a wonderful day :)

Card Recipe:

Paper: SU Pink Pirouette, Bordering blue and So Saffron pattern paper, Pretty in pink BB CS

Stamps: SU ? :P

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, Versafine Black

Embellishments: Gold Pearls.........aaaaaaaaannnnnnd yes ribbon....lol..., Sizzix Die Cuts Tulip.

SCS Challenge~CAS10~Monochromatic in Blue

2009-04-21T08:15:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone!

I'm gonna be posting regularly from now on as I'm a little more organized than I was before. You'll be seeing a lot more from me in near future :) I'm also trying to create cards with no ribbon (UGH) I can't believe how hard it is not to include ribbon treatments (big sigh)...I have been trying to substitute with other embellishments...let me know how I'm doing...even if you think I need ribbon please...enable...lol....

I'm starting off with a challenge I finally got to do. I love monochromatic color schemes. Bazzill paper is pretty much what made me fall in love with how monochromatic looks on just about everything you create with paper.

So here is my version, which is a simple Mother's Day Card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU All Holidays, Basic Grey

Paper: Bazzill CS in Blues, 100 lb Vellum Smooth CS

Ink: Versafine

Embellishments: Gold Pearls

Thanks for stopping by :)

SCS Challenge~WT212

2009-04-02T11:25:00.002-04:00

I'm feeling pretty tickled that I got a couple of challenges done this week. My DH thught my last card was a little underdone until I told him that is was a challenge that I did. So here is something with a little more spice just for him :)

I had some really nice foiled pattern paper for this challenge MMBI, although you may not be able to see it because of the lighting in the pic.

Fall colors are so much fun to work with that was a lot simpler than usual. I also did the inside but no pic of that...I used some green rhinestones to bring out the BG paper and a couple on the inside.

Everyone have a great day :)

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado
Paper: MMBI patterned paper, SU Basic Black, Generic Speckled CS, WC for base.
Ink: SU Close To Cocoa, Versafine Sepia.
Embellishments: Rhinestones, Silk flowers, Brads

April Fools..? I totally forgot!! ooopppsss

2009-04-01T13:06:00.012-04:00

(Sorry this post is so late blogger was giving me a problem this morning)

Okay my blogger went WONKY and some of the pics won't enlarge and don't know why. Sorry :(

My daughter asked me for bus fare for school this morning because we forgot to pick up her bus and that is pretty much when I remembered is was April Fools Day. Now I usually play a joke on someone but I'm grumpy this morning...or should I say now afternoon :). It wasn't fun waking up to such a gloomy and wet morning....Sorry I guess I'm a party pooper today...lol

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Well I've been saying that I was going to post pics of my AVON party goodies and finally here they are :) We had draw prizes and Bring a Friend Gifts, Thank You Gifts, Coupons, and Frequent Buyer Card! I did all the creative stuff which I enjoyed the most. Everything believe it or not was made from materials that I had lying around and too much of so I made very good use of them aaaaaaaaaaaaallll....lol.

The pic below features the Thank You gifts we gave everyone for coming to the Open House. They got a hand cream and a couple of chocolate kisses or goodies in the bag. The toppers were made from textured card stock that I had left over and those wonderful flowers from Michaels.

This pic features the 1 of the Door Prize Gifts that we had. I think I will make these again. I found the tut on SCS and loved the fact it was soooooooo simple. It's similar to a treat pouch...I embossed it with the cuttlebug, matted it and I love the AVON stamp... :) Martha Stewart letters :)

The lip balm holders were definitely a hit! Lots of people asked who made them and all fingers were pointed to me...lol...I honestly loved making all the goodies for the party. The one in black is my favorite that is I showcased in the front. Also found this tut on Yveeve's Paper Garden

I had also done baskets but I didn't get a chance to take pics of those. It got crazy once things got going...well I hope everyone has a Jokey Kinda Of Day! I think I'm going to go and curl up with my blankie...lol...

Splitcoast Challenge CAS08~Baby in Blue

2009-03-31T12:05:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone! Well it's a nice and sunny with only a few clouds in the sky and hoping it stays that way at least for a couple more days :)

I finally got a chance to do a challenge yay! I hope you all like it...I'm a bit rusty..lol...
The paper base I used was a color from Stampin' Up's In Colors from a couple of years ago...I still cannot remember the name of it. It was with Cranberry Crisp....if anyone knows...please let me know so I can edit my post :) I feel like such a dork...it's just one of those things that are on the tip of your tongue and you just can't get at it.

Anyway this will be a short post as I will be busy today with the many emails and posts I've received about the Canadacoaster.com inquiry. Please keep posting about what you would like to see from them. Whether is be a size, shape or color...any input is welcome :)
Everyone Have A Wonderful Day!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU-Small Script
Paper: SU In Colors Blue :), MME Striped CS, Generic White embossed.
Ink: Black Onyx Versafine
Embellishments: Sandylion Baby booties, SU Certainly Celery Ribbon.

I've got a favor to ask everyone....

2009-03-26T20:02:00.003-04:00

If any of you like coaster projects as much as I do then you might want to be apart of this. A Canadian company called Canadacoaster is thinking of expanding their scrapbooking line to more shapes, sizes and maybe even colors. I was enquiring about the rectangle shape that EclecticPaperie has in their store. The link will take you right there to see what I am speaking of.
Now CanadaCoaster has had some inquiries of this shape and I got a chance to speak with someone about it. At the this time they only have two typical shapes: 4x4 and the 4" circle. He asked me if I could give him some idea as to what scrapbookers and cardmakers alike would be looking for. I was more than happy to help with that because the rectangle shape is becoming more and more popular. The person who I spoke with was quite interested in what were looking for so let's give them some answers :)

Now here is what I'm going to ask of you. Post a comment of what shapes or sizes even colors you would like to get your hands on. Let everyone know I've this post up and get them to comment on what they'd like to see.

Wouldn't it be nice to have shapes that would work well with the spellbinders dies! Like the Octagon...or the Large Oval...oooo-what about the new rectangle shapes they just recently came out with...

Personally I would like to have the option of larger size coaster for larger projects like a 6x6 calendar, clipboard, scrapbook album, picture frames...there is so much more...(Big Sigh)

My favorite sizes would have to be:
6x6 Circle and square
5x5 Circle and Square
4x6
4.5x9 (like the Stampin' Up clipboard size)
6x9
I would love an oval shape for sure :)

So Please post your ideas and comments as many as you like and hopefully I'll have enough info compiled that I can send off an email to them for them to consider. This is a great opportunity for Stampin' Up Demos, Scrapbook instructors, even those who hold card, stamping, and scrapbook clubs. So EVERYONE PLEASE COMMENT :)

I will be posting some new pics tomorrow so don't forget to check back!
Happy Stampin'

My AVON Open House Party!

2009-02-25T07:38:00.004-05:00

Hi everyone it's been a long time and I'm having a rough time to say the least...I'm trying to stamp but, I've not only been really busy with my Avon Open House, I've been on this new emotional rollercoaster that has me stressed out to the max. But things have been getting better. I'm hoping I'll have more time for my blog as I have definitely missed chatting with you all and sharing the new ideas that come about everyday.

Well I can't tell you how crazy things have been lately. I had an AVON Open House with two other Reps...now I have been told I was nuts to have it with other reps and should do it myself. They told me it'll cause conflicts, but I just started out with AVON and I didn't have much in they way of demos so when I was approached I agreed. I was enjoying it at first but there were things I wanted to do that I couldn't because of conflicts...lol..it definitely was an experience I probably won't do again.

We had door prizes, on the spot draws and a gift basket draws. I did all the creative stuff which of course I loved more then anything else. I will be posting pics soon and promise to start blogging more regularly :) Thanks you to everyone who sent me encouraginging emails of support :)

I've missed you all
Be Back Soon! I promise!!!!

Time to get caught up and motivated!

2009-01-15T09:59:00.005-05:00

Well the is first thing I'm going to do is apologize for my long absence. It has been a trying couple of months to say the least. Getting sick twice in 1 month was nothing compared to the rest of mt time away. I missed blogging which is actually one of my outlets but there's just been allot to deal with and hopefully now it's come to an END! :)

I wanted to thank EVERYONE for the kind words and concern for the passing of my uncle and for when I was sick. I really appreciate it the support I get from my readers it means more than you know.

Thank Yous out to Erin and Deb for sending me cards :) it was so sweet of you t think of me. I've got a lot of thank you when I post on SCS today. I have received such beautiful cards over the holidays, it was really hard to keep track of them all. I think maybe even some of the envies ended up in the trash :( I will get to all the thank yous I promise. :)

Okay now for the Bat mitzvah Invitations that I promised I'd post.

I was very happy with the way they turned out and pretty sure the customer was in fact "tickled pink".

70 Invitations on a very short amount of time especially during the holidays when shipping is unpredictable was definitely a challenge. I did get them done and packaged for the customer even though I was sick again at the time. But I wanted them happy...the picture doesn't do them justice at all. I would've taken a photo of all before I packaged it all up so nicely but I forgot.

Hope everyone has a great day :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2009-01-02T23:37:00.002-05:00

Just a little note for everyone who sent me well wishes. Thank you so much :)
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!!!! YOU ALL ARE AWSOME!
But seriously I think I'm cursed or something....can you believe I'm sick again! I just got over a cold two weeks ago and I'm sick again. I was finishing the final touches on the invites I was making for a customer and thank goodness I finished them that night because the next morning I woke up and I was icky all over again...I couldn't understand it because I hadn't been around anyone who had been sick so I don't know.

The invites turned out wonderfully and hopefully when they come to pick them up they'll let me post them on my blog for all to see.

Well I need to go rest up as I found out this evening my uncle died and I'll be visiting the family tomorrow in the afternoon. I don't think I'll make it an hour but I'm hoping to feel better tomorrow seeing as I need to make the effort of an appearance before they ship his remains to his homeland for burial.

Have a nice weekend

SYAL

I'm Alive! :) Sorry I've been away so long :(

2008-12-19T10:31:00.002-05:00

I have seriously missed blogging the last couple of weeks but my cold got the better of me when Laryngitis set in, then I had and eye infection and the list goes on...I've been trying to get as much done as I can possibly get done while I was ill and I'm still playing catch up can you believe it. I want thank EVERYONE who wished me well :) it has perked me up when I was feeling crappola for weeks and believe me it's appreciated (((huggs))) to all.

So is everyone ready for Christmas...? Are ya broke yet...LOL.. I know I am. I still have a few things to pick up but that's about it. My daughter won't stop bugging me about opening her gifts only because she saw the receipt for Hollister so that surprise went up in smoke...lol..the little sneaky brat! It's nice that she still excited tho...she's 15 and at first she wasn't all that excited until she saw presents wrapped under the tree...of course i don't name tag them because then she'll know how many she's getting...so I have a system that I use so nosey Katrina doesn't go snooping and tear down the tree...lol...

Well I have to tell ya that I've been busy getting my Christmas cards done and I've just recently gotten an order for Bat Mitzvah Invites which were last minute and had panicked I wouldn't get the paper order in on time. I'm hoping with the holiday shipping schedule that it'll get here before the end of the month so I can finish them for the date requested. I will post them for everyone to see once there done.

Well that's it for now. I will touch base with you all sometime over the weekend. It's starting to storm over here so I'm hoping my PC will be working later.

Have a nice day all :)

Day 5 of my Christmas Countdown!

2008-12-05T08:56:00.002-05:00

Due to my cold which is now a viral infection my card will not be posted until later. I've never had laryngitis and this is no picnic. When the Dr. told me I had laryngitis I became so angry and sad all at the same time...I can't take anything for it except a prescribed gargle...ewwee! I've never felt this kind of throat pain...it is so bad it brings me to tears when I swallow. Seriously it feels like I was clotheslined in the throat. My DH is taking care of me this morning and he'll be going to work a little later. So maybe later when I rest up a little I'll post the card. I haven't finished it yet.

See you all later.....

Day 4 of my Christmas Countdown :)

2008-12-04T09:41:00.005-05:00

Good Morning/afternoon all!

This card you are seeing is probably one of the easiest cards I've done so far :)

The tree images are from Rubbernecker . I really love these trees. They stamp so mice and clean and if I wanted a softer feel with these trees I can do it....I'm not as successful with the Lovely As A Tree set from Stampin' Up. If anyone has some tips please throw them my way...I love this set and actually borrowed it from a very good friend of mine who is also an amazingly talented lady. She uses this set with ease...I for whatever reason couldn't get the same effect with the set.

Well off I go to rest up...thank you everyone for the well wishes! You all are so very sweet. It's actually getting worse, when I thought I was getting better it just decided it wasn't ready to vacate. So now it's set up shop in my chest and throat! JOY!

Hopefully everyone has a great day!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: "SU" Snow Swirled, Rubbernecker Trees

Paper: "SU" Close to Cocao, Unknown Speckled Kraft, Bazzill

Ink: "SU" Close To Cocao

Tools: Punches, Nestabilities

Embellishments: Dew Drops, Glass Rhinestones

I've been Awarded The Butterfly Award!

2008-12-03T11:45:00.003-05:00

THANK YOU RILEY! for electing me with this award it means a lot to me. It tells me that I'm doing something right :)

My nominees for this award are:

Riley! a great lady with a terrific blog the link is to her blog is above. :)

Michelle's Rubber Room

Dawns Stamping Thoughts

Holly, Michelle, Leslie, Debbie

All of these ladies have amazing blogs with idea, tuts, and just great chatting :) Check them out!

Day 3 of my Christmas Countdown :)

2008-12-03T10:10:00.004-05:00

Hey everyone! here is a Christmas card with colors I wouldn't usually use but it worked well I thought. I also went with a simple look as opposed to the lots of embellies...don't forget I want it mailable :) This looks blue in the pic but honestly it's like an ocean blue green which was very rich in its color and thought it might work well with the design I wanted.

I've quite the busy day today...still pluggin' along with this awful cold...I haven't slept properly in three days...actually neither has DH :( I'm very surprised he hasn't been Mr. Crabby Pants and kicked me out on the couch with my hacking fits...lol...I seriously don't know how I'm even still walking on the lack of rest and sleep...I guess it's better to get it now than on Christmas huh..?

Okay back to the card...the sentiment was punched out once with the Key tag punch and then I punched it out with the 1 inch circle punch. I wanted a straight edge on the top an the bottom to give a hint of the brown showing to enhance the brown ribbon on the card. I used the nesties to emboss the actual image and the blue background. Click to enlarge the pic to see it :) and of course I have to have my bling :)

Hope you all have a great day today...until tomorrow :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: "SU" To You and Yours

Paper: Bazzill Blue and Brown, SU Creamy Caramel, Unknown Speckled CS

Ink: "SU" Craft white, Classic Chocolate Chip.

Tools: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug and folders.

Embellishments: Ribbon and Glass Rhinestones.

Count Down Day 2

2008-12-02T08:18:00.007-05:00

Hi all! I finished up some cute little treat boxes last night. I have many to make as I have quite a few people on my list for xmas who have children...so these are perfect for them. These are another first for me. I've never made them before so I hope you all like the way they turned out. Each box/container has goodies inside such as sugar free jube jubes and semi sweet M&M's which are far better than the real thing..at least IMO. The big box which really is that big is a 2,5,7,10 box and the other two containers are sour cream containers already sealed with goodies.

This will be a short entry today as my cold is taking control of me today. I usually always have something witty to say but this cold is making me feel miserable :( So hopefully everyone else has a great day.

Recipe:
Stamps: "SU" Sparkling Sayings, Snow swirled
Paper: SU DP Close to cocoa, Rose Red, MAMBI DP, Unknown Speckled CS
Tools: SU Punches, MS Punch, Crimper, Scor-pal
Embellishments: Stickles, Ribbon, pop dots
Inside: M&M's and Jube Jubes :)

Count Down Begins! December 1 :)

2008-12-01T10:28:00.015-05:00

Nugget Boxes

Good Morning/Afternoon :) I'm nursing an awful cold with a very sore throat and my head feels like whenever I sneeze my eyes will pop out...lol...gotta tell ya...it sucks having to take care of myself :( DH is at work and DD at school....so I'm alone with my little Lizard Prada :) she keeps me company at least...DH got her for his B-day and guess who gets stuck taking care of her like I don't have enough to do...lol...

Can you believe Xmas is in 24 days...wow I feel so behind with everything this year, I'm feling very overwhelmed. I wanted my tree up weeks ago but DH wants a real one. I don't mind a real tree once in awhile but again, and I don't know about you, but I like to stay on schedule with things, especially with the holiday season. So this real tree business is putting a huge kink in my scheduling. As of today Dec. 1st everything should be done decor wise...then next week all the shopping is done...then the week after is baking week, wrapping prezzies, and doing the visiting thing. I don't have a third of it done...so I'm gonna be really busy this week alone. So hopefully you all will bare with me, I know I'm a little bah humbuggin' :)

I made these cute Nugget Boxes last night when I was feeling well enough to be creative. They all hold those adorable Hershey Chocolate Nuggets. Not bad for my first attempt if I do say so myself :) They're set up under my little mini tree I set up for Prada on her tank :)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: "SU" Party Punch

Paper: SU CS Real Red, Ruby Red, Celery Green, Mellow Moss, DP MAMBI, Unknown

Ink: SU Ruby Red, Garden Green, Old Olive

Tools: SU Punches, MS Punch, Scor-pal, Paper cutter, Sticky Strip.

Embellishments: Xmas Cord, Brads

An Update :)

2008-11-27T12:27:00.002-05:00

Well things have been crazy and my house is still in a state of disorganization. With Christmas coming upon quickly I'm feeling a bit rushed to get things done. I have some cards that I'll be posting in the couple of days and then I'll be doing a post for the Christmas Countdown of a card a day until Xmas Day :) So hopefully you all will keep on eye out for the new creations.

Until then I hope you all have a great day!

Finally getting around to my Blogger Award Thanks You's :)

2008-11-20T09:16:00.005-05:00

When I found out I got nominated I was very honored! I just started my blog and I have had such wonderful comments that it is what keeps it going...I wasn't sure if the blog thing was really for me so thanks to ANN who nominated me and all the others ladies who take the time to read my blog everyday/or every post :).

The rules are:
1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to their blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

My nominees are:Sankari, Christi, Deb, Claire, Jody.
Stop by and visit these Amazing ladies! You won't be disappointed!

Be back later with a new card :)

A Vintage Pretty

2008-11-19T10:20:00.007-05:00

Well I'm finally finding some time to get caught up on some things before I start getting really busy with Xmas shopping and decorating the house. Which to be honest is turning out to be more than a chore as every year goes by. I used to get help from DH and DD but now it's all up to me to figure out where tree is going to go and what color scheme blah blah blah...sounds like I have the winter blues doesn't it...lol...and it's only begun..(big sigh). I think as every year goes by they don't appreciate it as much as they used too...I love Christmas but it's hard to get into the spirit when the rest of the household isn't into it. DD is 15 and all she has on her mind is money as I say (get a job girl!...lol)..and DH works 80 hours a week...so as you can see I think I'm in a Bah-Humbug kinda mood the last little while. Hence the card....Back in the day when a couple would go ice skating on a pond or a lake...or go carolling down the street in the neighborhood or around town. When people made time to enjoy the season...that is what I miss. Now this set has turned out to be my favorite and will probably be on my forever list to never get rid of. And on this one I did not do the inside because it will be customized for my Christmas card giving. The corners of this card were the most difficult for me because I actually threaded the ribbon when I probably should've punched tiny holes to do the threading. This is actually a Martha Stewart Ribbon I got on sale at Michaels. It was nice and soft so I thought it would be a breeze but it wasn't...lol. And of course I can't live without the bling and this card :)

Hopefully everyone has a great day. Time for me to get productive.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: "SU" Winter Post, Little Paper Shop

Paper: "SU" Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, Bazzill red and green, Generic speckled CS

Ink: "SU" Basic Gray, Old Olive

Embellishments: MS Doily and Fern Punches, MS Ribbon, "SU" Corner and Tab punch, Inked flower, Glass Rhinestones.

Golden Christmas Tree

2008-11-15T09:55:00.005-05:00

Happy Saturday!

Okay so I am having my coffee and waking up a little from finally being able to sleep in for a change. I'm always up at 7am every morning inluding Saturdays, which can be very frustrating when I need my sleep otherwise I am the worst person to be around. My DH can vouch for that :)

This card was very simple to do. As you can see I stayed within the same color range as last couple of cards posted. Okay so I'm not sure if I achieved it but I was going for a window type set up with the image without it being really noticeable..like the image is suppose to be on a window blind in front of the window...maybe I'm the only one who sees it..lol...who knows :) Anyways...I embossed the image using Versamark and gold embossing powder. Both inside and outside stamped images are from Stampin' Up.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: "SU" Snow Swirled, To You And Yours
Paper: "SU" Old Olive WW, Bazzill CS, Unknown DP
Ink: Versamark, Close to Cocoa, GOLD EP.
Embellishments: Gold mini brads, rust colored satin ribbon.

Everybody have great weekend!!! :))

Simple Charm Christmas Card

2008-11-14T08:58:00.006-05:00

Good Morning or afternoon everyone!

At the moment I'm watching Breakfast Television drinking a cup of coffee trying my hardest to wake up. I really feel Stamp deprived these days...and BT tends to give me a lot of ideas with the different segments they have every morning. Like there fashion, even the food segment and decor segments...I love this show...but the current card was not inspired by BT but in fact inspired by the card in the previous post. I did see a card SCS where they stamped the Reindeer on top the Christmas saying stamp from SU. I wanted the same type of simplicity and elegance so....on goes the glass rhinestones :) This card actually was made all from scraps except the ribbon.

The inside of this card is perfectly simple as well. Now a card like this didn't pass the regular mail standards :( but only for a few cents more I can still mail it. The front of card is not so much as bulky but because of the dimensionals for the main image it didn't slip through the slot as easily...I might be able to get away with it if I flatten it but then I don't want to really damage it. I was going to omit the dimensionals for the purpose but it looked better this way.

I have to get going for now and some things done. Thanks for stopping by :)

Card Recipe:
Stamps: "SU" Winter Post, Heard From The Heart
Paper: "SU" Really Rust, VV, Bazzill, Unknown DP
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Embellishments: Dimensionals, Ribbon, Glass Rhinestones, "SU" Ticket Punch, Sticky dots

Holiday Peace

2008-11-12T09:59:00.003-05:00

Good Morning everyone :)

It has been almost a week and I'm back and ready to share my newest card. I almost didn't have energy to keep up with everything that was going on this week including stamping...too much going on. I'll get back to that another time :)

Now this card was done with different sets and I promised myself to incorporate only 1 embelly...not including ribbon :) I have to have ribbon.lol...that is just a given. I wanted something simple but elegant looking...I think for Christmas cards you need to be careful with how much you put into the card, especially if you plan on mailing some out. Threadart is where I buy my glass rhinestones with all of the other colors you can't go wrong :) it is in fact the perfect embelly that is nice and small that will give cards that small feature with a big (Unff).

I did actually weighed this card and sized it through the mailing slot device thingy...lol...I have at home for shipping purposes and it is in fact thin and light enough to pass through regular letter mail with a no extra postage :) I'm quite happy with that fact...it gives me the incentive to make more because it won't cost more...I will be posting more cards just like this so I hope you stop by and check it out.

Her is the inside of the card with a snowflake in the corner...just enough to complete it. I have to admit I wasn't one to really do the insides of the card I make but I love doing it now...it just doesn't seem complete without a pretty inside

Card Recipe:

Stamps: "SU" Scandinavian Christmas, To You and Yours, Rubbernecker Trees

Paper: Unknown DP, Bazzill CS, "SU" Old Olive and WW.

Ink: "SU" Close to Cocoa

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Glass Rhinestones

I'm EXCITED! I'm now an AVON Rep!!!

2008-11-06T11:33:00.003-05:00

I'M AN AVON GIRL :))
Everyone please read the end of this post. Thank you :)
Hey everyone! Along with my busy schedule this week I have finally decided to do some fundraising for Breast Cancer. I looked at all the other options that I had and like a few of them but when I heard about Avon Breast Cancer Crusade it immediately peaked my interest.

A very sweet and dear friend of mine Dawn whom I met years ago online :) had told me about the world of AVON. She and her DH had raised a lot of money through Avon with Avon's gorgeous pink Pashmina Style Scarf for 5.00 each. The other products they have are also beautiful but this was a hit for her. I got instantly excited because who doesn't know about Avon! So she convinced me that not only will it work in my schedule but it's easy enough to do even when you have a busy schedule. So ladies I signed up on Tuesday! It was all around a great day! My brother won his court case, My daughter made the Volleyball team, Obama made history, and I became an AVON REP. :)) I'm grinning from ear to ear...lol...

My DH birthday is tomorrow so I have lots to do and get done so I'll try to post my newest cards in the next couple of days.

Now I have a request of the wonderful people who visit my blog:

Anyone who likes avon please post.
Anyone who would like to win an avon blog candy gift pack please post.
Anyone who likes blog candy please post :)
Anyone who supports Breast Cancer Research I'd like to hear from you too.

The more people that post the more I can decide on whether I should do blog candy :)
Hope you all have a great day!

*Ink*satiable Stamper

My New Silhouette CAMEO!!

It's Finally a New Year

Been Busy! But a Slew of new CARDS!

BLOG CANDY WINNER IS.........................

It's Time :) ....

My First :) November Blog Hop!!

Another Experiment :) Bow maker...

Experimented Making Flowers

Pick My Favorite :)

Autumn is.....

HI everyone!

Sorry I've been MIA

HOOOPPPPYYY EASTER ALL!!!!

Challenge #106 Going Green

Challenge #105 Distressing-Sparkle image

Challenge #104 Magical Creatures

Challenge #102 Red, Orange, Yellow...Fire

A Fantastic Find and Great InFo!!!

Challenge #100 Reuse, Reduce, Recycle and a Story :)

Sorry I've been MIA

Challenge #95 Non Traditional Christmas

Challenge #94 Sketch Time :)

Challenge #93 Red & White For Christmas

Challenge #92 Things that Move!!

Corrosive Challenge #91 80's Flashback!!!

Corrosive Challenge #90 Sketch!

Corrosive Challenge #89 Black n' Blue

A Birthday Card Gone Wrong???

WHAT A FABULOUS NIGHT!!!

Corrosive Challenge #88 Case a DT member!

Corrosive Challenge #87 Halloween

Challenge #86 Get Rid Of The White!

My New Venture!

A Spider Webbed Halloween

A Dis-Stressed HALLOWEEN!!! :)

An Inspired Thank You

CAS Is The Way To Go :)

Simple Sets! Easy Gift Giving

Friends Are Precious

Fall Birthday For A Friend

It's A 25th Anniversary!

Punch Art Swap Card

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

I FINISHED MY CRAFT ROOM!!!

Hi everyone! Time for an update..? :)

Need Ideas For This UNIT! HELP

Isn't she BEAUTIFUL!

Sorry I've been MIA!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!??? LOL

A Card and A TIP

Winter Cottage

My Christmas Tree Set

Simple Season's Greetings

White Poinsettias for my mom....

I apologize...

Love My Recollections Stamps :)

And the WINNEERRR ISSSSS..

Blog-Aversary Blog Candy!!

Blog Candy Contest Closing @ 10am!!!!

Blog-Aversary and My Anniversay!!!! Update

Getting A Head Start!

My Sisters Magic Box!

1 More Day!!! Anyone for some Blog Candy

5 more days...still thinking

6 more days... :)

Lemon Lime Lemonade.....

Help! I need help organizing my stamp sets!

I'M BACK!! :) With a new Card!!

RIP! MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON-1958-2009

A Kind of Kindness

Spring into May Birthday's

No Card today...but.... :)

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 4

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 3

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 2

Celebrating Mom's ~ Card 1

WT214~Framed & CC214~ For You.....

SCS Challenge~CAS10~Monochromatic in Blue

SCS Challenge~WT212

Inksatiable Stamper