Sketchy Thursday #65, and some eye candy for Tracy!!!

Hey all!

I'm so happy that Sketchy Thursday is back! It was nice to have a break, I don't think I stamped for like 3 weeks, though! Yikes! Just got carried away with all the craziness of Christmas! I have been stamping this week like crazy....well it probably just feels like that! But I've made 4 cards this week, and hope to get another few done this morning before Sam has his Indoor Soccer and then I have to pick up the other crazies from school!!!

Tracy totally inspired me with her card, to use some Taylored Expressions stamps! So I pulled mine out, but didn't really see any that I felt like using.....kind of a stampers stupor, I guess. Finally I decided on the little purses....I had never inked them or the sentiment up before! And it's the most perfect card to send to my best friend in Colorado! (Hope she doesn't read this before it gets to her in the mail!!!)

I used some PP that I had laying around from one of my TE Key Ingredients Kits, I just wish I could remember what company or what the paper is called, so if you recognize it, let me know! Thanks! I subscribed to those kits for about 6 months, loved 'em. The only thing is that I acquired way too much solid card stock from them. I wish you could just order the PP and embellishment parts! Plus I was trying to cut back on spending, so I've given it a rest for a while.

Here's a close up of the image and sentiment:

And now for a bit of eye candy......I have to laugh because although I love Edward, and I'm all about Twilight, I'm not obsessed with Rob per say (hopefully he doesn't read my blog and won't find out!).....perhaps if I were 15 years younger!!!! LOL! But I was in Blockbuster before Christmas, usually we Netflix, so I'm not really ever at the video store, and as I was looking at all the new releases, there was this one called 'Robbert Patinson, All Access' Oh, my, I was laughing so hard! I couldn't believe that it as actually a featured new release film.......

Okay, so I think I've been long enough today, really I meant to keep it real short! Oops!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great Weekend! Happy Friday! (I'm hoping for a date night tonight, but that probably means I would have to shower! LOL!)

Supplies: Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Patterned Paper from ?. Inks: Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Blender Pen. Stamps: TE Downtown Diva set. Extras: Chocolate Chip twill ribbon, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Nestabilites Dies, Rhinestones!

It's been a LONG time!!!

This is the second post for today, so you'll have to scroll down to see the other card I made!

So I was just dinkin' around, dropping by some of my favorite blogs and I thought I would see what Kristina was up to.....and lo and behold, I could not even believe my eyes when here web page came up! Another color challenge!!!!

Kristina's color inspiration challenges were the main reason of why I started this silly blog! I would look at them week after week, and even make some cards for some of them, and then one day, I just decided that I would start a blog and start playing along. I have really been sad that she hasn't been doing them lately, but I of all people can understand. Life is really busy. For all of us in a million different ways.

So, wow! These colors have really stumped me. I have a stamp set that I just ordered, that I think would be PERFECT for these colors, but since I don't have it yet, I'll just have to make do.

Well, this is what I came up with! I love all the flowers, but it was a lot of cutting!!! I did have a lot of fun putting all the flowers on though....usually when I have a lot of things to layer and put together, I practice first and then go back and adhere them, trying my best to get them in the same place....this time I just put dimensionals on the back and stuck them on, so what you see was my first attempt at placement!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Patterned Paper. Inks: Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, So Saffron, Cameo Coral. Stamps: Sentiment: Inkadinkado; Itty Bitty Buds, Eclectic Backgrounds. Extras: Corner rounder punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Coral Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Buttons.

You are my Sunshine......color challenge #24!

Can't resist one of Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenges!

Here were the colors she gave out for everyone to work with!

And....here's my card using these fabulous colors! After not stamping for more than 3 weeks, and making 2 cards in under 24 hours, I must say that I'm a pretty happy girl!

It seems like I'm just squeezing in stamping time here and there....I would love to have an entire afternoon to just sit and play, but as a mom of 3 very busy boys, it's not looking too likely in the near future! But that's okay....I'll take the bits and pieces of time where ever I can get them!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Patterned Paper. Inks: Chocolate Chip. Stamps: Sentiment: A Muse; Upsy Daisy. Extras: Chocolate Satin ribbon, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Top Note Die,

Funny story of the day!

Okay, so this is the second post for today, just a little funny story, but if you want to see a card, you'll have to scroll down to the Color Throwdown post!

So with the baby on the way, I had to get a new infant car seat.....after Sam grew out of it, we gave it away, not wanting to have to store it and take up room in the garage, not knowing how long it would be until we had another baby, or if we would decide to have one.

The new car seat was delivered the other day, and I opened it up and was looking at it, I wanted to make sure that the base and everything would fit well in our car. Well, I attempted to take the carrier out of the base, and couldn't do it! I was pushing all the buttons, and pulling on things, and could not for the life of me figure out how to get it out! And of course I couldn't look at the instruction manual......I knew it had to be a one handed thing, since you have to lift the carrier out with the other hand, but I sat there, seriously for like 10 minutes trying to figure it out......really, I've had 3 kids, you would think I could do this, but it has been 5 years.....how embarrassing....I did figure it out, and I'm thankful I gave it a try before the baby was in it, in the car! Stuck! Crazy pregnant lady with no brain cells......lol!!!

Oh, and just for giggles, here's a picture of the car seat....with the cat! I guess she felt she needed to break it in for us!!!

Thanks for stopping by....have a great day!

Color Throwdown #74

It has to have been like months since I've participated in a Color Throwdown Challenge. But I saw these colors, and they really ingrigued me, so I stamped. Yay me! I don't think I've made a card in like 3 weeks maybe? Way too long! Kinda rusty, but I guess it will do! I'm gonna have to practice a bit more since I have card class to teach next week, and an order on it's way with a whole bunch of yummy new stamps and things to play with!

Well, I'm gonna keep it short today, hope all is well with everyone!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Dusty Durango (all SU). Inks: Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango (all SU). Stamps: Bird on a Branch, French Script (all SU). Extras: Fiskars border punch, Regal Rose 5/8 grosgrain ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Sponges.

Ghost of Christmas Past.....

So my mom called me today, as she was cleaning out her "office" because she found this picture of me from Christmastime, from like ages ago. She scanned it and emailed it to me. Oh my! What a blast from the past! It's amazing what like 12 years, 4 pregnancies, and a whole lot a life has done. I just thought it was a funny pic so I decided to post it, since I don't have a card to share today.....

The kiddos did go back to school today, but I spent all of my free time running the errands I had put off for the past week or so, cuz I didin't want 'helpers' with me! Hopefully the next couple of days will be a bit more mellow and I will get in some stamping, cuz I'm really going through withdrawls.

Gotta run, though, my husband just informed me that there are strawberries all over the laundry room....2 pounds to be exact! How did that happen?

Hope y'all are having a great day!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy January!

Hi!

I'm so sad I have no card to share today, things have been SO crazy, and I don't think that I have stamped in over a week and a half! Oh, my! I'm excited for the kiddos to get back to school on Tuesday.....perhaps then I will have some time to myself and I can stamp.....I have tons of ideas in my head just wating for some ink to make their way onto paper!

Hope y'all have had a great past couple of weeks! I'm so looking forward to the new year! Mostly becuase it means that this baby will be out soon! This fourth time around has really done it to me! Craziness! I have been cleaning things out of this house like crazy. I'm totally going minimalist on myself! It's soooooo refreshing! And somehow, my wonderful husband, without taking more than 4 days off (including Christmas and New Year's) this entire past couple of weeks since the kids have been out of school, has accomplished SO much for me..... new fence in the back yard, new fireplace in the family room, new outdoor lighting in front and back! Wow! He totally deserves a medal. So there has been a lot going on, just not a lot of stamping....like I said earlier, I'm so hoping that changes this coming week!

How are you all doing? Have you survived the craziness of the season?

Thanks for stopping by!