An oldie, but a goodie

Yup reruns...the most memoriable thing about growing up was that summer was reruns.. no new shows until fall. Some have stood the test of time (M*A*S*H) others you have totally forgotten about. Anywho, this is a rerun of sorts. Same card layout from a previous post, just different colors and an added ribbon.
Card deets: Cardstock- Wild wasabi, sahar sand, whisper white, SU dp. Stamps-embrace life. Ink- palette black, craft white, image colored with copics and stickles. Accessories- window punch, paper piercer, brads, scallop punch, CM cutting system, lemon tart twill (PTI).

Orange you glad

I'm not a bright color person. I like neutrals, earth tones, but I was in the mood to use up this chatterbox room paper. This particular card went out as a get well to my mom. She has been under the weather for a while now, and will be on the road to recovery for several weeks.
Card deets: Cardstock-Only Orange, Whisper white, chatterbox room dp. Stamps- Embrace Life. Ink- Basic black, image colored with copics and stickles added. Accessories- ribbon, pearls, corner punch, square punch.

Buggy

In less than 24 hours my house is about to be turned upside down again. Our eldest daughter is coming home to stay for a bit. This is something that we have hoped and prayed for. The upside down part is... I lose my craft room. When I first started stamping I could fit everything in a shoe box. Then a craft tote, then my wonderful dh got me a stamping cabinet for Christmas and all my stamps fit in it. Now...I have to figure out how to get everything into a 4 ft section of the living room (I can't pack 'em away and live with out them...hello!) I'm putting all my scrapbooking stuff in my bedroom, since I don't usually scrap unless I'm at a retreat or crop. And all the stuff that has been dumped in the craft room for storage has to find a place to live. (its so funny when the kids clean up the downstairs..it all ends up in my craft room and I slowly redistribute it to the right persons room, who promptly takes it back downstairs, and is then told to clean it up; and back up to the craft room it goes....vicious cycle! I'm seriously beginning to think the book "If you give a Mouse a cookie" is a loosely based autobiography of our household) Card deets: Cardstock- White (PTI), Basic black,Grey, Daisy D's dp. Ink-palette black, image colored with copics, copic glitter. Stamps-Very Punny. Accessories-paper piercer, white gel pen, ribbon, eyelets, corner punch, dew drops.

May the blur be with you

Ok, after a long virus scan, rebooting and cursing the computers ancestry, we got the main computer up and running. So I'm starting with the blurriest picture first. Another victim of the kids. Did you ever notice that things are used up in proportion to amount of teenage girls in the house? I have a wonderful digital camera that is usually guarded carefully against such incursions from said teenagers, but alas in my dwindling years I forgot to put it away and they, in their youth, drained my batteries. When I downloaded it this morning I found that my normally sane teenagers had taken a boatload of funny faced pictures of themselves. That answers my question of why they were laughing hysterically in their room the other night after we had gone to bed. Silliness begets silliness. So this was the last picture I got out of my camera before it gave up the ghost. Well, battery ghost, they are currently getting their charge put back in and I am looking for a better hiding place for the camera. We went to see Kung Fu Panda. It was a cute, funny movie. A whole pod of teenagers went. Gaggle? Herd? I wonder what the appropriate designation for that would be, anywho, a large group of girls and boy and pimples went and laughed their heads off, and then as the credits were rolling the boys jumped up and started doing shadow figures on the screen. We laughed even harder as they did a improptu 2 minutes dialogue.

Card deets: Cardstock-sky blue, groovy guava, whisper white. Ink-sky blue, groovy guava. Stamps- Butterfly kisses (PTI) Accessories- ribbon, bling, scallop oval punch, CCS for oval.

Web blues

I uploaded my pictures this morning on the main computer in preparation of uploading to my blog. Guess what..it won't connect to the internet. We've had problems getting virus's into it due to the kids surfing. I need to load my camera's software on my laptop, but guess what...I can't find it. So bear with me, I'll try to get everything working again by this afternoon after the movie. It's date day here...my youngest has a 'boyfriend' and his mother and sisters and us go to a movie or some event every couple of weeks.

Determination

OMG! Did you see the playoff game last night? Triple overtime and the Penguins pulled off a win!! I almost hyperventilated! We are a family of just a bit crazed hockey fans. Our team didn't make it to the playoffs, so we picked our next favorites as the playoffs went into full swing. I wouldn't say a house divided type thing, but my dh is sure trying my patience rooting for the Red Wings. Ok, back to our normally scheduled stamping. (I need to find some penguin stamps and stamp a few cards today...lol) Card deets: Cardstock-wild wasabi, green galore, whisper white, su dp. Stamps- Embrace Life (SU) Papertrey (1st set). Ink- Wild wasabi, basic black, image colored with copics and stickled. Accessories- ribbon, brad, window punch, nestibilities, stickles, paper piercer

Sweet!

Chocolate. You can never have too much. What can I say? I made a few of these chocolate holders this weekend. They are so simple to make and fun to give. Busy weekend. Middle child went to Six Flags, youngest had her bff's spending the night each night. I can't believe that we are in June already. Half the year gone! Anywho grab a piece of 8x 11 paper, cut length wise 3 3/4ths inch twice and make two of these great holders. Score 3 3/4ths for first and a bit less the other way for second score.

Card deets: Cardstock- Chocolate chip, Berry Sorbet (PTI) PTI designer paper, white. Ink- Green Galore, Chocolate chip, Berry Sorbet. Stamps- Oh, So Sweet (SU), It's a Celebration (PTI) Accessories- chocolate chip ribbon, foam dots

Lilacs

We used to live near a town that had a Lilac festival (parade, race and etc) every year and I loved when these beautiful flowers would come in bloom. It meant that winter was finally over and I could look forward to not having to shovel any more snow. I had purchased this set a while back (ie when it first came out) and this is the first time it has seen ink. Shame, shame. I had seen a card similar to the what I made but added a vellum saying, brads and clip. What is the saying, "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery." ? I read so many blogs and galleries I have trouble remembering where I see everything. My blog roll is up to 122 that I peruse in the evening when my dh is watching yet another episode of cage fighting (wire cutters anyone?). Since that is not my cup of tea..and he can't watch that by himself...I blog surf and gallery surf.
P. S. found the spot I saw this card... it was here.
Card deets: Cardsock- night of navy, old olive, white, vellum. Stamps-Blossoms Abound. Ink- night of navy brocade blue, old olive, garden green. Accessories-brocade blue brads, hardware.

Just Because

Okay, so I'm a bit behind on drawing the winner for blog candy. After putting the numbers into a bag, my daughter pulled out.... number 2. Please email me at: mayadiz@yahoo.com so I can get that to you. Thanks.

I got to play this weekend a bit inbetween laundry and such. I have a hard time getting started lately... I really need to clean up my craft room. Its so hard to stamp when you know you need to clean. Remember that book, "If you give a mouse a cookie?" , Mom's are the same way. I walk in there ready to stamp and see the trash that needs to go out, which will remind me I need to tidy up the bookcase as I walk by, then as I fix the books I realize that I need to dust; when I get the pledge out, I realize that I need to do more dishes, as I'm loading the dishes I realize that I really need to mop the floor, as I mop the floor... well, you get the picture. Card deets: Cardstock- Sweet blush, berry sorbet, white, PTI dp. Stamps- PTI anniversary set. Ink- berry sorbet. Accessories- pearl brad, window punch, paper piercer, scallop punch, ribbon, decorative scissors.

Belated Mothers day

I had my Mother-in-law's card done early. My Mom's card...well, I had stamped and colored the main image ages ago but couldn't decide how to finish it up. Yesterday I finally finished it. Luckily my Mom is cool when I delay on things. Actually I learned that from my Mom. (Hi Mom!) Talking with her yesterday she told me she has kept every card I have ever made her. Thanks Mom! : ) Also will draw the blog candy this evening. Card deets: Cardstock- Blue buyou, ruby red, barely banana, whisper white. Ink- basic black, palette noir, image colored with copice, glitter copics, colored pencils. Stamps- MTF Happy Mother's Day, PTI Women of Life. Accessories- paper piercer, ribbon, crystals, brad, nestibilies circle, punches (scallop circle and oval), pop dots for parts of the flowers.

Blog Candy time!

I didn't forget the blog candy. I'm just a bit slow. Friday came and went and we are done!! Finished, finito, I have sung and another school year is in the books. Anywho, remember these stationary sets: Well, I am giving away a purple version of everything you see above. Also am adding an assortment of dew drops, 4 blank coasters to alter, and an assortment of primas. I don't have pictures right now of the rest as my main pc is acting up and I was able to jury-rig these pictures from a previous post and the laptop. The catch...no, catch just leave a post about whether or not you have a tradition for Memorial day or not. I'll be drawing a winner on Tuesday evening the 27th.
Our Memorial Day tradition, when we lived on the west coast was my fathers family would get together at the eldest sisters house, spend the time catching up on each others lives and on Memorial Day we would drive to the family cemetery and clean up, plant and whatever else needed to be done to my grandparents graves.

Finals

Its final week for my kids this week. And we are up to eyeballs in paper work. What this translates to is... no stamping until I get all the tests done and graded and submitted to the proper places. So, to make up for my lack of stamping, I'll be posting some blog candy y'all can win this Friday. I'm also getting ready to sell some sets and will be posting pictures here also. Hope your week is going more smoothly than mine. : )

Happy Birthday DJ!

I made this card for one of my bff's who's birthday is today. We've been friends through thick and thin for the past almost 20 years. We've crafted together, raised kids together, gone camping together (and learned not to run in the dark), laughed, and cried together. She has a passion for horses and works at a equine center, so I knew I had to make a birthday card that reflected her passion. I had been seeing so many cards made in tri-folds, so I had to try it myself.

Card deets: Cardstock-river rock, chocolate chip, wild wasabi, white watercolor paper, and apple cider dp. Ink- chocolate chip, black, image colored with prisma and blended. Stamps- brushstroke horses, equestrain dream, perfect pairs (all SU). Accessories- ribbon, slit punch

Snappy day!

Its a snap! No, not really. It would have been a snap, but I kept trying to improve my coloring. I had so much fun with this though. I had this CM star cutter thing that hadn't been used since I got it years ago. I so would love to go to the beach, but alas, we must get school finished by next week. I have all our curriculum for next year...I love the feel of new books! The kids groaned when it came in the brown truck, but by the middle of june/july they start getting antsy to get started again. I can't believe my middle daughter is going to be a senior next year!! I am not that old, I am not that old. (if I say it enough times, it must be true...lol)

Card deets: Cardstock- Morning Marigold, Caribbean blue, not quite navy, white., vellum Ink- black, not quite navy, image colored with copics. Stamps- Crab and company, fishy friends. Accessories-brads, white gel pen, stickles, big eyelet.

An oldie

Hope y'all had a great Mother's day! I did. Didn't have to cook, clean or do laundry all day. Got to be a total couch potato! I pulled out an old, old set that hadn't seen the light of ink for a long time. I had been blog surfing the other day and found this card. It was actually a gift card, while the one I did is full size. Card deets: Cardstock- Marigold (SU incolor 2007), Night of Navy, Kraft and white. Stamps- Sun, Moon and Stars, Print pattern, Faux Ribbon(PTI). Ink- marigold, black, image colored with copics and colored pencils. Accessories- oval punch, star eyelets, paper piercer

Time to go shopping

I'm beginning to subscribe to the theory that we have a sock monster in the house. We clean out rooms, shoes, the laundry room and still are short socks. I recently purchased a 10 pair pack of socks. When laundry was done and we split the washed socks up between the 3 of us girls, I got one pair, ONE! A total of 3 pairs went through...where did the other 7 pairs go? Obviously the sock monster struck again! I can hardly wait for summer when the kids wear flip-flops all the time...cause the socks are going to be mine then and I won't have to go to work with the same socks I had the day before. Bawahaha!


Anywho, my wonderful friend Tonna gave me this card the other day. I love it and am going to have to case it of course!! I love classy cards that look like they took forever, but are a snap to put together. And I just got the oval punch...sounds like just the chance for it to be broken in. *grin*

Stationary and whatnot

So I sat down the night before the kids bowling awards ceremony and decided to make the officers (all ladies) a thank you gift. I had been wanting to try those dp paper coasters for a while and also make a matching pen for them. Then I started thinking again (crazy, twice in one night..its soo not like me) and thought matching notecards would be nice...and then, packaging. Well, I had kept the plastic boxes the PTI sets came in thinking they would hold note cards. Yep, they do, though my envies didn't quite fit. So here are the four sets I made. Note to self, don't wait till the last minute, especially when the Stanley cup playoffs are going and your team is playing it makes it so hard to concentrate. An example of the 4 different note cards in each. I tried to get a pic of the coaster/post it note holder/pen, but it came out blurry. The last pic has an example of full set.
And in yellow.
And purple.
And a coral red.

The whole enchilada. Each set looked like this, except the band around the box. After I did this, I looked at it and realized it looked better at the top, but couldn't move this as had used some really strong glue (wow!) The dp was Chatterbox rooms (2 sided paper of course, solid and print) that I had stashed away, I just matched it up with SU paper. Ribbon was scraps I had left in my scrap box, ink matched the Su paper.

Beginning of another week

It's Monday again. I can't believe how fast the weekend went. I didn't get any stamping done of course, with it being the homeschool conference weekend. Had a good sale of old books and ordered all my curriculum for next year. Still thinking about that Japanese program though, my daughter doesn't need it to graduate,( it wouldn't even count for school) its just something she wanted to do. This weekend also started a new round of Secret Sisters on SCS. If you have never tried this, I urge you to. Its so neat to make cards and send gifts to another person as crazed as you are about stamping. I usually spend my time at craft stores looking for stuff I can get for my secret sister. Anywho, was looking through Michelle's blog and came across this cool card . Of course, I had to try it! Card deets: Cardstock- lemon tart,spring moss, white. Stamps- Pasley and Polka dots (SU), Spiral Bouquet (PTI). Ink- spring moss, lemon tart, summer sunrise, black noir (all PTI). Accessories- circle nestibilities

Time to chick, um check

I have had this MFT set for some time now, and I keep meaning to use it. I saw a card similar to this on someones blog. And I thought ok, now I have a reason to use this!! I have just the friend to send this to, she lives on a farm and would so get this card! *insert evil grin here* I have my fingers crossed that I sell lots of used books today at the homeschool fair. My middle daughter wants to learn Japanese and the cheapest program (that is good) is around $199. Sell books, sell!! Card deets: Cardstock-Sahara sand, basic black, white. Stamps- Antique background (SU) , Punny Farm (MFT). Ink-black, sahara sand, image colored with colored pencils and glitter copics. Accessories- paper piercer, ribbon.

Something smells fishy

So, its Thursday eh? Almost through another week. Do you realize that we are 1/4 of the way through 2008? Gads, where did the time go? One more month of school and then 2 months of freedom!! Anywho, a secret sister I had last year sent me a challenge to make a card from the materials she had mailed me. And like the good procrastinator that I am, set it aside, took it out to look at it from time to time and finally sat down (6 months or so later) and made something. I wonder if there is a 12 step program for procrastinators? I'll look into that later...lol Card deets: Cardstock-Sky blue, um purple of some sort (lilac?), vanilla. Ink-basic black, image colored with glitter copics. Stamps-Fishy Friends, Very Punny. Accessories- cuttlebug embossing folder, paper piercer, sky blue ribbon, dewdrops.