HOC - Friendship

Howdy!

Wow, can you believe tomorrow is October 1st already?!  I swear time is going so fast, I feel like I'm missing a few days somewhere.  The woman I was hired to replace, announced her retirement a couple weeks ago.  Her last day is tomorrow.  To say that I'm stressed is an understatement, but I've been running the show on my own for a couple months now.  I guess it's just the realization that I'm losing my "safety net", that's causing my stress.  I've interviewed a couple people for the admin assistant position I have available, but so far no one has been a good fit.  I hope someone qualified will apply soon.  Until then, I'll be working from sun up, to sun down, trying to get everything accomplished.  I'm used to that, so no sweat.  I'm thankful that my daughter understands my situation, and is patient, and unaffected by my lack of presence.  I'll make it up to her when things calm down though.  She can count on that.

Anyway, enough of my rambling. lol  I have a new House of Cards project for you.  This week is the 5th week, so it's your choice of style with a photo for inspiration.  For all of the details, click HERE.  Here is the inspiration photo we have to work with.  I love the beautiful fall feel to it.

And here is my card.

I think it turned out nicely.  This card is a bit more special than any other I've ever made.  If you look at the top of the card, I have a strip of multicolor orange tatting, under the bakers twine.  This tatting was from an old pillow case that my great grandmother made for my mother.  When the actual fabric of the pillow case fell apart, my mom carefully removed the tatting.  When we were looking through some old boxes, she came across it and asked if I wanted a piece.  I doubt this card will be donated to anyone, ever, but I am happy with being able to use it creatively. 

I'm happy to be able to combine the following challenges in my card:

Delightful Challenge - Happy Fall Y'all!
2 Sisters Challenge #163 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #49 - Flowers
Come and Get It - Fall Colors
Pile It On #39 - Leaves

I do hope you'll head over to see what the other DT have made for you.  They will be showcased throughout the week, so you'll have plenty of eye candy.  And, they're all pretty fabulous! 

I'm off to start another busy week.  Hope yours is a good one!
Hugs!

Miss You

Hola!

I'd like to start off by wishing all of you mom's out there a late happy Mother's Day.  I do hope you were treated nicely, and had a wonderful day with family.  We got up and went to church, and then my daughter treated me to lunch.  After that we came home, and my daughter mowed my mom's yard, as her Mother's Day gift.  The rest of the afternoon, we sat around eating delicious food, and watching movies.  To say it was a lazy afternoon, is an understatement.  We enjoyed it quite a bit though.

I was lucky enough to get some time in to create another card.  My friend Rochelle, has a very unique style, and I am always envious of her projects.  She's got that "something" that I don't, that always make her cards fun and quirky.  Love that!  In my attempt to create something similar, this is what I came up with.

I recently got some wood veneer from Simon Says Stamp, along with some Mr. Huey's mists and templates.  I'm excited to be able to use them in a project.  I'm not sure who this is for, but I think it turned out quite adorable.  Those potty people are the cutest!  Also, the strip with the text along the bottom is a scrap leftover from my previous card with the butterfly.  I was determined not to let that scrap go to waste.  Anyway, I hope I did my friend proud by stepping outside of my box. :-)

I've combined the following challenges in my card today:

Just Us Girls #188 - Use white ink.
Paper Creators Challenge #8 - For the boys. (This is definitely going to a guy, when I find one! lol)
Annabelle Stamps Challenge #162 - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz #182 - Anything Goes
Delightful Challenge - Stash It (Use things from your stash - I used my Tim Holtz tickets, and the text background stamp from my stash)

Well that's it for me today.  I'm headed to drop Sydney off at school, and go to work.  I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Use It Tuesday Challenge #31

Hiya!

I'm back today with the next challenge at Use It Tuesday.  The challenge is All About Mom.  For all of the details, click HERE.

This card turned out exactly like I pictured it in my head.  That doesn't happen to me that often, so I'm always quite surprised when it does. lol  I've had these stamps for about a year now.  The doily, button and ribbon have all been in my stash for at least six months each.  Here's to using up more hoarded stash!  I used the colors from the photo below, and I've combined the following challenges in my card as well.

Raise The Bar #103 - Text/Letters/Type (the background is stamped with a text background stamp)
Paper Sundaes #119 - Mother's Day
Delightful Challenges - Mother's Day
Sentimental Sundays #101 - For A Special Woman

The other designers have put together some awesome Mother's Day projects.  I do hope you'll get the opportunity to head over and check them out.

Hugs!

Drunken Stampers #84

Well hello!

Looking at my last post, I am wondering where time has gone.  It has been almost two weeks since I last posted anything.  Goodness, that's bad. lol  It's end of month for us at work, again, and it's so crazy busy that my creative mojo hides from me.  Hopefully, I'll get back to posting more crafty stuff for you soon.

Anyway, I have my last Drunken Stampers card to share with you.  Sadly, I won't be able to stay on for another term, as I am just too busy with work.  I have truly enjoyed being a part of this team, and am thankful for the opportunity.  The challenge this week is Thank You.  For all of the details, click HERE.

I really like these colors together.  The patterned papers I found in these colors actually go quite well together also.  I'm not sure why I hadn't used this MFT doily die yet, but I love it.  It came together pretty quickly, and I'm sure the recipient will enjoy it.

I've combined the following challenges in my card:

Just Add Ink #106 - Sketch

Colour Create #90 - Lilac, Blue, White & Kraft

Delightful Challenges - Patterned Paper

Crazy 4 Challenges #125 - 2 Layered Card

Our Creative Corner - Over The Edge (have an element not restricted to the boundaries of your edges)

I hope you'll check out the Drunken Stampers blog to see what my friends have created for you today.  They're all pretty fabulous.

Hugs!

Drunken Stampers Challenge #83

Hi ya'll!

It's Saturday, and I have another Drunken Stampers project to share with you!  The challenge is: Texture.  I don't know about you, but I have NO problem with that.  For all of the details, click HERE.

I decided that I needed one more Valentine for this year and then I'm done. lol  I love the bold look of the red against the white.  I hope the recipient of this card likes it.  I made it just for her. :) 

I've also combined the following challenges in my card.

Weekly Bloggers Challenge - In Bloom
Belli Challenge #136 - Valentine/Hearts (you have until the 14th to join us!)
Pals Paper Arts #128 - Any Reds
Delightful Challenges - Love
Fall To Sketch #177 - Sketch (my loose interpretation of it)
Fabulous Friday - Love
Card Crafters Circle #9 - Valentine's
Card Makin Mama's #38 - Valentine's
Crafty Catz #119 - Valentine's
Mami Doodles - Pink, Red & White

Stay crafty my friends!

2012 Christmas Card Challenge Week #1

Hi y'all!

It's an exciting day today!  We are starting our new year at the Christmas Card challenge blog.  We've got some great new challenges, an amazing and talented new design team, and some cute stamps up for grabs each month.  I am totally blessed to be a part of such a wonderful team.  Sparkle has been the best, and the ladies on the team are always a joy to work with.  Not to mention, I'm completely ecstatic at the end of the year when all I have to do is send out my cards.  Huge bonus! lol  I do hope that we can inspire you to join us each week and help build up your stash of cards throughout the year. 

So, onto our first challenge, which is to create a One Layered Christmas card.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE.

Here is the card I made for this week.

I wanted to go with a "less is more" kind of thing.  This is as one layered as I get. lol  I kept it simple, and without a sentiment for now.  I couldn't decide on what I wanted to say, so I figured I'd leave it alone, until I knew what I wanted to do.  I love the simplicity of this card.  The traditional Christmas colors are beautiful together, and the debossing adds just the right touch, for me.  I think I might make a few of these, in different colors maybe, and take them to work.  I've combined the following challenges into my card as well:

Colour Create #85 - Red, White & Green

Pals Paper Arts #122 - Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke & Very Vanilla

Delightful Challenges 11/30 - Let It Snow

Raise The Bar #86 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

As always, the cards posted on the CCC blog are fabulous.  I hope we can tempt a few of you to play along with us each week.  Either way, I would recommend at least checking them out. :)

Stay crafty my friends!
Hugs!


What's in it?
Paper:  SU! Whisper White & Riding Hood Red cardstock
Stamps: The Girls Paperie Tinsel & Twig
Ink:  Black Staz On
Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Winter Wonderland Embossing Folder, Maya Road Acrylic Snowflake, Artichoke Satin Ribbon

Christmas Card Challenge Week #49

Yola!

I hope everyone has had a good weekend, and got in lots of crafty goodness.  My post is going to be short and sweet as I have tons to do today.

Here is my card for this weeks Christmas Card Challenge, which is a sketch, created by the wonderful Peggy Toole.  For this weeks challenge, click HERE.

You know how I am about my non-traditional Christmas colors, and this was no exception to that.  I love how this turned out.  My favorite part is probably the teal colored chevron striped background paper, LOVE!  I've combined the following challenges in my card as well.

Delightful Challenges - A Very Sparkly Christmas (my snowflake is super sparkly)
Crimbo Crackers #1 - Anything Goes (you must check out this new, all Christmas challenge blog)
Do You Stack Up #44 - Teal
Colour Create #83 - Turquoise, Deep Pink, Ivory
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge #2 -  Sparkle (on my snowflake)
Digi Doodle Shop #81 - Winter
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #5 - Bingo (I chose glitter, lace and punches/dies)
Jellypark Challenges 11/4 - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors
Mami Doodles Challenge #37 - Christmas
Winter Wonderland 11/4 - Make Your Christmas Card Sparkle (my snowflake is very sparkly)
Crafty Hazelnuts Challenge #45 - Bright colors and/or sparkle

There are only three challenges left for this years CCC term.  Are you able to join us this week?  It is the first of the month and there is a cute SCRS stamp up for grabs too, don't forget.  Please check out what the other DT members have created for you today.  They're all very nice!

Hugs!

Heartfelt Thanks

Yay for Humpday!

As mentioned before, I love Wednesdays.  Not more than Friday or Saturday, but it is the turning point in my week, and means I only have to go back for two more days that week, instead of four more. lol 

I've got another card to share today.  One that I think is adorable.

I love this stamp, but this is the first time I've used it.  I actually have quite a few stamps that I own, but have never seen ink.  I am thinking I need to change that and start using them.  I've also decided to pull out a few items I've purchased, but haven't used yet either, and combine them into my cards from now on.  I've got tons of stuff that I just absolutely HAD to have, that I have yet to use.  Damn impulsive buying, I tell ya! lol  I've combined the following challenges into my card, although a couple may already be closed. 

Embellish Magazine Color Trends Challenge 9/2 - Blue, kraft, brown, and red, include stripes
Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge #72 - Use a punch (the brown heart with the butterfly is a punch)
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle 9/10 - Thank You
Delightful Challenges 9/7 - Bling It
Cardabilities #38 - Sketch

Anyway, I'm off to work again.  I hope you'll stop by tomorrow for the next FYI challenge.  Don't forget, you can still play along with the first challenge of the month HERE.

Hugs!

My Hero

Hi ya'll!

How is your weekend going so far?  Mine is going to be fantastic!  I'm just waiting for a few of my co-workers to arrive and then it's time for pool party and bbq in the backyard.  I LOVE having a pool.  So relaxing after a stressful day at work, and always fun when having friends over.  *happy sigh*

So, my stupid internal alarm clock had me up at 6am today, bleh.  I couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to start working on some Father's Day cards for work.  Here is the first one I created.

I love how this turned out.  If you've followed my blog long, you know I struggle with masculine cards. lol  I just got these star dies from MFT and had to play with them already.  I cut them out of old book paper and glimmer misted them.  They're really cool in real life.  I'm surprised at how well my card matches the idea I had in my head.  I'm going to enter this into the following challenges:

Crazy4Challenges #91 - Father's Day

Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge #59 - Father's Day

Sketchbook Saturday #15 - Sketch (my loose interpretation)

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle - Father's Day

Stamp Something - Something Punched (I used dies)

Delightful Challenges - Father's Day

Stampin Royalty #75 - Celebrate Dad

Don't forget you still have time to participate in FYI Challenge #7.  There's a cute prize and the photo is amazing.  You can find all of the details HERE.

I hope you have a great day!  I'll be thinking of ya'll while enjoying my margarita, poolside. :D

Hugs!