Dragonfly Simplification

Wow. I am amazed at how quickly I feel like I'm back. Last night I worked on a couple of cards, more for stress relief than anything else. I tissue papered and cellophaned 65 plants last night for staff appreciation today....I needed a little down time after that, so I stamped! And I was really happy with what I created. What an awesome feeling!

Here's one of the cards I did. The patterned paper I used is from BasicGrey. The 'Wisteria' line. These typically are not the color palates that I would choose, but I have to say, I'm really happy with the result. All the designs in this line are really awesome. I decided to re-do Jen's SFYTT, (hope ya don't mind a second card from me, Jen) since I wasn't 100% pleased with the first one I linked to her site.

The stamped image here is from Stampendous, Card Stock is Whisper White, Baja Breeze, River Rock, I used Basic Black, soft sky, bordering blue, eggplant envy, so saffron, and baja breeze inks. And the ribbon is vanilla taffeta from SU! And of course I couldn't resist the GLITTER on the dragon fly wings.....it's dazzling diamonds, also SU!

Back to Basics

Have you ever felt like you're just stampin' and creating, but for some reason it's just not fulfilling you in the way that it should? Or maybe you've turned out card after card, and just haven't been really excited about any of them? Well, that's how I've been feeling lately. I just haven't been happy with what I've been creating...I don't know if I've been trying too hard, but it seems like every now and then I get this way....usually my answer is to take a little stamping hiatus, but with having to teach card class this week, I don't really know if that will be possible. My next answer, was just to SIMPLIFY. And this card was the result of that.

Pretty basic, pretty simple, don't ya think? I hope that with this card I will kind of rekindle my "mojo" so to speak! And I hope I have a good week this week and can turn out some stuff that I'm really excited about!

This card used Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Whisper White Card Stock. The patterned paper is from Basic Gray 'Wisteria'. Stamps are SU, Stampendous, and Wordsworth. Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Corner Rounder punch.....both SU!

Hope y'all have a great week....I am in charge of staff appreciation this week at school, so I don't know how much posting I'll get to....

Love these birdies!

Hey! It's Saturday night, and for the life of me, I don't know what happened to today! It's gone and I have nothing to show for it, not even a bunch of clean laundry! But I did manage to get this card done for one of my favorite challenges....Jen's SFYTT!

I just got these birds from All that Scraps this week, and I have to say, that I love 'em! They are just so cute! If I hugged stamps, I'd hug em! And as I was printing out Jen's sketch, and trying to figure out what colors, paper etc. I would use, there was a knock at my door with my postman delivering none other than a little package from Two Peas which had both these patterned papers that you see here one the card! So I had to use those, and there ya have it....the rest just fell into place!

For this card I used Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, So Saffron, Groovy Guava, Baja Breeze papers. Guava, Saffron, Cocoa, Black, & Soft Sky ink. Swiss dots embossing folder (one of my favs) some soft sky ribbon, cocoa velvet ribbon, and those cute little flowers from Taylored Expressions!

And here's the inside of the card:

Maybe a cupcake will help!

Today has been a crapy day! I broke my cuttlebug machine, and although I do have other die cutting machine....my little 'bug' was my favorite....guess I'll just have to dig for a michaels or Joann's coupon and go get me another this weekend.

So I had to go see my doctor, downtown Seattle this morning, so while I was making the trek, I decided to stop in at one of my favorite stamp stores that I don't get to very much because of the distance....I found these totally cute acryllic stamps of cupcakes....and acryllics are not my favorite, but they were just too cute to pass up! Well, they're not inkin' up like I want 'em to, but I managed to make a card for TECC anyway! And here it is. I love the sentiment, and I'm hoping that it proves true today. I'm going to make black bottom cupcakes after I go pick up Cody from school!

A Riding Hood Red Flower

Hey all! Ibuprofen and Vicodin have gotten me through the day, and I even made a card! Wow! I am however, indeed, ready fro bed. Which is a crime for me to go to bed before midnight, but in light of everything I think I shall head for bed after this post.

I made this here card for a little Sketchy Thursday, over at Eat, Sleep, Stamp, which I have to say has quickly become one of my favorite little places to check out from day to day. Tracy does such fun and cute things! A very talented lady, I must say.

So I made this little diddy, but will have to wait to post it to her site, since Mr. Linky was no where to be found and I have not heard back from her yet. Hope y'all enjoy!

Stampin' & Vicodin

So I have not been well today....the root canal actually went well. It totally helped that the Endodontist was a total hottie! Hee Hee! But I have been out of it ever since, (yea for vicodin)... kinda a waste of a day....I couldn't even stamp, which is probably for the better, but it might have been humorous, though, to see what I would have made while totally looped up! Ha! I'm hoping that while Sam is at Pre-School tomorrow morning, I might get a little somethin' stamped before the Teddy Bear Picnic for Kindergarten with Dylan!

Anyway, here is a little card I did back a couple weeks ago for the Verve Release challenge....I never got around to posting it because it just wasn't one of my favs! But good thing I saved it for a rainy (drugged up) day like today!

Some Floral Mojo!

Hey, so life has been crazy....this thing with my tooth has seriously been consuming me, but after tomorrow's ROOT CANAL, (Aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!) they tell me that everything will be better. I hope so! So here is the card I did for mojo monday. I absolutely love this 'Urban Garden' DSP from SU, and these blues are one of my favorites as well. I'm gonna have to keep this short, for as I am typing this, Sam has ripped off one of the pearl accents from one of my pouches and is seeing how far he can bounce it across the room. He must be stopped.

So the colors I used here were, kiwi kiss, basic gray, whisper white, baja breeze, blue bayou, I used circle punches, and the flower is from Impress, and the sentiment is SU, although I forget which set....it's been one of those stamps that has found somewhat of a permanent home on my table....never having been put away after some card class or something!

Think some good thoughts for me and my root canal tomorrow, and hopefully everything will go great and I will be back here posting in no time....perhaps I'll get my TCP challenge done tonight, so I will at least have something to post tomorrow along with an update on MR. Tooth!