Happy Valentine's Day!

Well, hidey ho, folks! Neither on of these card is a V-Day card, but oh well. After all the glitter globs from making cards with the boys, I am so done with Valentine's Day cards! So go back a post or two if that's what you need to see today.

I made these last night while watching Fiddler on the Roof . Tradition! Tradition! Sorry, I couldn't help it. I had a to do list, and these knocked two of the cards off my list.

The first card uses Embrace Life which I think I've only used to make one other card I actually liked. So I forced myself. I like this set and I knew I could surely make something I could tolerate with it. I've seen others make lots of cute things with it; just not me. So here it is. Go me. I finally made something I don't hate with this set. So what set is it that you really like, but can't get work for you once the ink hits the paper? I've got a list. One is enough for today though.

Embrace Life

Stamps : Embrace LIfe

Paper : Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery

Ink : Whisper White, Celery Craft

Accessories : Pretties kit (half back pearl), dimansional, ribbon, white EP, clear EP, Top Note Die cut

Praying for you

Stamps : Thoughts and Prayers

Paper : Bronze, Baja Breeze

Ink : Whisper White, Choc Chip Craft

Accessories : Ribbon, Liquid pearls, pretties kit, Clear EP, white EP, Top Note Die cut

For Leslie

Well, this one is for my friend Leslie. These flowers and colors are so her. This is the Fifth Avenue Floral from Stampin' Up!©. The ribbon is from the SAB ribbon bundle. I stamped the flowers on vellum with black and then colored on the back of the vellum with markers. I hope she likes it!

Owl be yours!

Another card for the PTI Challenge. This is for the sketch. I want that ribbon! I love this set. Thanks, Tracey! I think I may give this to DH for Valentine's Day. The branch is free hand. I colored the birds with my copics. I need more practice, but that's okay. It's late. I'm posting. Tomorrow I'm sure I'll be appalled at my grammatical errors. Oh well. HAve a hoot!

Nothin fancy PTI challenge

I like this except the font of the sentiment doesn't match the rest of the feel of the card IMO. Oh well, I'm tired but I at least have to try to win.

I'm not feeling verbose at the moment so I'll keep it short. Have a hoot! Sometime over the weekend I'll try and post the bag's dimensions. Thanks!

A headless chicken creates

Okay, this is what I came up with for the PTI challenge after my...ahem...episode. Thankfullly, my brainfart link was deleted, but I realized that after I had already run around like a chicken with my head off trying to come up with something. This could have been a very fun challenge if I had meant to be doing it. LOL. At any rate, this is what I came up with. I needed a birthday gift for MIL anyway. Randi, I hope you don't google me and find this today. I didn't have a template so I made one with 12x12 paper to fit these 4x6 photos so that I didn't have to crop them. I just mounted the photos on some cardstock and stuck them together with a ring and they'll go in this little purse. I hope she likes it. I was winging it, but I can come up with measurements for you if you want or need them. A little begging wouldn't hurt. Now go give this challenge a try. http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/ Who knows? You might win something cool. I think I may just do another one.

Stamps - PTI Beautiful Blooms

Ink - SU! Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, and Basic Grey PTI Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise

Paper - Baja Breeze, Vanilla, Basic Grey, Certainly Celery, Kraft

Accessories - Scallop edge punch, Marvy Scallop circle, jumbo eyelets, ribbon

I'm a dork!

Okay, I'm such a dork. I just liked my blog to Nichole Heady's for a challenge thinking I was leaving a comment to the thread. And I have no idea how to make it go away. LOL! So now my secret is out. I'm a dork! Oh well... Some of the nicest people I know are dorks as well. So now I'm off to go do this challenge. OH the pressure. Oh well I do know THE Dawn McVey. Maybe I can do this. ACK! I'm neurotic as well as dorky. Okay, I have to go make something lest I should disappoint. So come back later. I promise to have something well something other than lovely neurotic ramblings. Have a hoot!

Sage old bird

This is a Challenge from the Michigan Minglers. If you're a stamper in MI, you should check it out. We'd love to have you. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346010 Oh shoot, I didn't put that in a cool hyperlink. Oh well, please forgive me.



So here is this bird. I have a thing for birds. I also have a few bird neurosis, but that is a subject for another day. The challenge was in honor of Chocolate Mint day, which I believe is Feb 19. Yummy day, huh? Anyway, we were supposed to use Choc chip, Sage Shadow, Vanilla, and Close to Cocoa. Mine got very shabby. I was in a bit of a hurry and got a few little smudges here and there and had to camoflauge, but I love how it turned out.



Stamps : Always, Always in Bloom wheel

Ink : Choc Chip, Close to Cocoa - both craft ink

Paper : Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Sage Shadow, Choc Chip

Accessories : half back pearl from pretties kit, scallop edge punch, Choc chip 1" double stitched ribbon, sponges, clear EP