Bitten by The Bug Challenge!

The challenge for Bitten by the Bug was to use the Mini Monograms cartridge. I had to use the word, Smile. I used Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. I also used some old Making Memories fabric paper. If you look closely, you will see that I sewed....BY HAND...the little beads around the chocolate paper! I also added beads to the center of the pink flower. (Didn't know I was so domestic did ya? ) I have been on a glitter kick like some other stampers I know....and added some to the sentiment. Isn't everything better with glitter? I used some old ribbon and pearls to the picture anchor. (Is that what you call it?) I added a pearl to the i and a rhinestone ring around it. I was pleased with this card for a change!

Blog Candy Winner and Birthday RAK's!

Thank you for all the Birthday wishes! I am so glad to have met such great women! You made my birthday! Your stories really made my weekend! Some of them were hysterical! My random picker...aka....Kyle...my 10 year old son picked lucky # 32, Stampin Granny! Congratulations! Send me your e-mail and I will get your goodies out to you! This first card is from my MIL! Isn't she talented? She won't start a blog because she feels her work isn't "good" enough. Is she crazy? This is the cutest card! I sure wish she would start a blog of her own.....she is certainly "good" enough!
This next card is from the RAK club at SCS. It is from Sharon Broussard. This is the cheeriest card! I love it! Thank you Sharon!
This next card is from my 10 year old son. I was really mad at him this morning because he didn't make me a card, or draw a picture or do ANYTHING for my birthday! I told him maybe I will just "forget" his in February! He didn't like that much and ran and made me this quickie card! I guess it is the thought that counts.....right?
And I rock! How cool is that?

Birthday Blog Candy and Embarrassing Moments!

In honor of my ......ahem.....29th birthday.....I will be offering some spooky Blog Candy! It includes: Making Memories 6x 6 pad of Halloween paper and brads, Daisy D's buttons, Orange Fun Flock, and two stamps.

What do you have to do? Tell me your most embarrassing moment. I could really use some giggles at the moment. I'll tell you mine...just so it is fair. Course I have many to choose from....but here is one! I was teaching my 5th grade students a few years ago when I had to leave in the morning for a doctor's appt. I swung my arms over my head to get my jacket on. (The students were watching me at this point) When one of my students raised their hand. They proceeded to tell me that I had a hole in the arm of my sweater. So being the nice teacher that I am, thanked them and continued to leave for my appt. I had one of those big loopy, chenille sweaters....remember those? Well, when I got in my car to check out this little hole.....it was a HUGE gaping hole in the armpit! This entire time thinking it was just a tiny little thing! One would have thought I would have felt a breeze coming though there or something! So I went to the doc's office and proceeded to call my MIL. (She lives close by). I told her what happened, of course she was laughing hysterically on the other end....she is very supportive that way.....and brought me a new sweater. When I returned to school, the kids noticed my change in clothing....I told them I was too cold in the "holy" sweater!

So share those stories, make them up if you want to...I won't know the difference! I will hold the random drawing on Monday night. (September 10th.....My birthday!)

Was I Drunk When I Took This Picture?

I have to laugh at this picture.....How the #@! did I take this picture so darn crooked? Honestly, no alcoholic beverages were consumed at the time of this picture! Anyway, I bought this set and played around with it. It turned out ok. I've seen way cuter cards than this though....I'm telling ya...I am not happy with any of my cards lately. I'm surrounded by such talent, which should make me better.....Instead it is stealing all of my creativity, or maybe I need new eyeballs to look at my work differently! The paper for this card was Martha Stewart, and the rest....pretty self-explanatory!

By the way.....Monday is my birthday.....so I will be offering BLOG CANDY very soon! (I'm hoping to do some shopping on Saturday....so check back on September 10th for the big giveaway!) Hope all of ya have a great weekend!

Some cards are easy.....and some take 4 days to make!

This card was about ready for the garbage! I first tried to color it using my Prisma colored pencils. For whatever reason it kept smearing the black ink and muddying up the colors. I had stamped it using the Palette Noir. Didn't look good.....threw it away! Stamped it again, and then used my Copics. This time the colors were more vibrant....almost too vibrant. I wasn't sure I liked my color choices....almost threw it away...again. Then I had this idea to use the crystal lacquer in the sepia color. It muted the bright colors and actually looked pretty good. So I took it a step further and glittered all the snow! Now mind you this was a process that took about 4 days.....Finally when all the lacquer and glitter were added, I kinda liked it. So I layered, sewed and added this pretty gold glittery ribbon....and finally it was done! WHEW! Why is it that some cards come together 1, 2, 3, and others take.....4 days?

A Working Gal's Simple card!

I wanted to make a card last night...but was getting tired. Over the weekend I had colored some of the images that Florence had sent me. I really love my Prismas! So last night I pulled this little guy out and adhered him to some chocolate card stock. I layered it again on the red scalloped paper and again on the light brown. Paper was from DCWV. I distressed the layers. I wanted to sew.....but was really not in the mood....so no sewing..... I added some scalloped chocolate paper to peek out from behind and added some black sparkly dots. Then.....I added this "dog" tag. Does anyone remember these? I bought them probably 10 years ago and thought at the time how cool they were! They came with like a thousand individual words printed on "dog" tags! I am really digging into my old supplies lately! I used my Sharpie to highlight the word, heart. I added a red heart and drew a paw print on it. I also used a bit of ribbon and stamped the I and You with my Snap stamps. I think for my next blog candy which will be soon....whenever I can get my butt to the store, I am going to ask people to use some old supplies....old paper, old stamps, old embellishments....so start thinking!

Quick and Easy Birthday Card!

Sometimes quick and easy is all the time I have! Especially now that I am back at work. I am finding that my time is very limited. This birthday cake with by Doodlebug. I colored it in with my Copics and added Stickles to the candles. I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug, used my Marvy punches, added some yellow brads, and of course some pretty ribbon.....and voila! The card is a done deal! I hope to have time to create this week....sometimes having this blog adds some pressure.....no one's fault by my own I know! Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!