The Cutest Dorothy!

Good morning and happy Monday to you! I am a bit sluggish this morning because I was up until 12:30 AM and up this morning at 5:30 AM. After watching the Superbowl, then Glee, I had this burst of creative energy. I had this idea for a card and had to get the card made last night before I went to bed! Does that every happen to anyone else? Anyway, what I have to share with you today is not what I made last night.....that will be posted at a later date! ; ) What I do have is a LO of Cortney this past Halloween. She was a cute, modern Dorothy! I used Crafty Secret's new Wizard of Oz stamps. I colored the Tin Man and the Scarecrow with Copics. I used a Sepia colored glossy Accents over it. Which I thought was supposed to give it a brown tinge......but I think instead it gave it a pink tinge. But it worked anyway, since I had lots of pink running through this LO. The frame was also glittered in red.

And of course the ruby red slippers had to be glittered. The inside of the shoe was colored with Copics. Tiny rhinestones were added for extra bling!

The title was done with my Cricut and the Kate's ABC's Cartridge. The banner was stamped using Crafty Secret's Artsy Banner's set.

I love using foam squares to give my LO's some dimension!

I am headed to school this morning......with a very large coffee in hand! Hope I don't fall asleep at my desk! ; ) (This darn hobby!) LOL!

Have a great day!!!

JustRite's Friday Sketch Challenge & My Baby Turns 14!

Good morning! I officially had two snow days.....which was good because the first day I shoveled....and shoveled......and shoveled.......the second day I was in traction! I was so sore yesterday it was ridiculous! But now the snow is under control and I am headed back to work. Nothing like going back one day and then having the weekend off! : )

Today, I have a card using this sketch. It is JustRite's Friday challenge!
I altered mine a bit by rounding the corners and instead of a flower, I used a ribbon and stick pin. And I just realized right now that I created a vertical card instead of horizontal....... : ) I used JustRite's Mother Nature's Gift set. I stamped it in Versamark on the black paper and sprinkled it with white embossing powder. For the sentiment I used the Happy Everything set. Kind of a different card for me......more modern than I usually make! I love the hot pink and black contrasting with the white! Be sure to pop on over to the JustRite Blog to see the other designer's take on this sketch.

Today is my baby's birthday. 14 years ago today, this boy dug his way into my heart and left a permanent mark there. I can't believe how quickly time has passed. It seems like just yesterday he was in his high chair eating spaghetti, tossing the spaghetti......and bopping around to Tom Jones. Even then he had a larger than life personality. He is a good kid, he is smart, funny, sweet, and has a soft heart. I am lucky he is mine.......Happy Birthday Kyle!

Have a wonderful Friday and weekend!

2 Feet of Snow!

My back is achy from shoveling snow........lots of snow! Off to take an Advil and lay on a heating pad for awhile!
This picture was taken after we shoveled out the front door......the snow was half way up against the door!

The snow drifts were incredible! But certainly not fun to shovel! And honestly the pictures don't do it justice!

At least someone in the family was having fun in it!

Kyle spent hours building a tunnel......or cave....whatever you want to call it!

Nice to see him playing in the snow......good old fashioned fun!

Goodnight! : )

When a Child is Born....

Good morning! Today is officially a SNOW DAY! Seriously, I have never seen such a blizzard in all my life. 1979 was the closet thing I can remember. The winds howled all night, we had thunder, and blinding snow. I can't see out of many of windows because the snow is covering them, and I can't open my front door. Thankfully, my back door is openable! (Otherwise this gal would be snowed in for a few days! ; ) I will be back later with some pictures!

Anyway, my card today is for a brand new baby. My girlfriend just had a 10lb baby boy! She has two girls, so her little family is now complete! I made this card for her using Angel Blessings by Crafty Secrets. The angel was colored with Copics and given a liberal amount of glitter. The sentiment was stamped in Versamark and sprinkled with silver embossing powder. The circle and scalloped circle were cut with Spellbinder's dies. The paper is Papertrey Ink and Melissa Frances.

A few pearls here and there were added to finish it off.

Off to grab my boots and shovel my way out of here! It could be a few hours! Have a wonderful Wednesday my friends!