Hearts

I've got a couple of things to show you today! I made the card this morning from an idea that I saw on the Michael's homepage. Mine doesn't really look like that one anymore but I LOVE it! Here is what I used. Stamp sets: Wild Hearts BG, Love It (hostess set). Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Whisper White. Inks: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Craft White. Accessories: Cuttlebug with Swirl Embossing Folder, Organdy ribbon, and 1/8" hole punch. It was fun to make and I think it is so cute!

The other thing I wanted to show you is the watermark on my photo. How cool is that? The reasoning behind a watermark is two-fold. 1. The SU! copywrite information is on my picture and therefore I am in compliance with the rules of SU!. 2. Apparently there are people that will go to a website (like SCS) or a blog (like mine) and right click on the picture and copy it. They then put that picture on their website or blog as if it were their own creation. That is a total misrepresentation and not fair to the creator of the card. Now, I'm not saying you can't CASE my work. I Love being CASED! I'm just saying if you want to use it on your website or blog you need to ask permission and give me credit. Make sense? Anyway, that is why the watermark is there. Not only that...it looks really neat! The lady that made mine for me makes all of her watermarks different so mine is like no one else's...cool, huh? Here is her blog...Cindy. Check it out!

I hope you all have a fantastic Saturday!

TGIF!!

Good morning, my friends! Sorry this is a bit late this morning...I have all the kids home a little later (late start for the middle son due to finals and youngest son is home sick) so I slept in a little this morning...wow was that nice!

Okay my share this morning is a card made with a non-SU! stamp but all stamping up cardstock and accessories. I hope I don't miss anything in the list of what I used 'cuz this one is already in the mail! I made if for the chemo patient that I angel. Which, by the way the CAT scan came back that there is no new growth in her cancer. Her rare type of cancer will never be cured (not on this side of eternity at least) but what they strive for in treatment is stability and what they have right now is...stability. I'm so thankful and happy for her! She is such a sweetie! Anyway, I sent her this card with some pictures I took in Las Vegas just for her. The stamp is from Stampendous and is called Lady Bug Fluffles. I just thought it was so cute! For the card itself I used...Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss, Whisper White, and Spring Flowers DP for the Cardstock. For ink I used the staz-on pad to stamp the image along with the following colors and my blender pen to color the image...Bashful Blue, Going Grey, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Barely Banana, and Mellow Moss. Accessories are...Bouquet Punch and Seaside Ribbon Originals. I put the yellow punches at the top kinda like a sun and the green punches down at the bottom kinda like grass. This layout was, of course, a sketch challenge from SCS.

Today I'm going to make something for the daughter of a friend on one of my groups. She (the daughter) is in and out of the hospital due to Migraines and is finally going to get some help at a pain clinic. I just thought she needed something special just for her. I'll show you what I decide on tomorrow!

Oh, oh, oh! Did you see my hits are over 3,000! How exciting is that!?! Thanks for checking my blog out!

Have a awesome Friday!

What to share?

I have done quite a few stamping things in the last couple of days and I just can't decide what to show you! I guess, I'll show you the scrapbook page. I finally made myself sit down and finish it. This is the way they will be in the book. I know they are very simple but I guess they look okay. Now, onto the rest of the trip! I did add journalling onto the page on the right and changed the center pictures background layer to Buckaroo Blue like on the other page.

I have a question for you all. Why is it if you read this blog and you like something you don't comment? Is there something different you'd like to see? I just sometimes wonder if anyone is actually out there looking and if they enjoy it. Please give me your thoughts on this.

Okay, it's Thursday all! That means tomorrow is Friday and it's down hill to the weekend from there! Have a great day!

Ready for something sweet?

I did quite a bit of stamping last night but the best part was it was all so easy and fun! Last night I made the worlds smallest and cutest purse! Of course, this isn't just any purse. It is a purse filled with a sweet! It is a Nugget Purse. This cutie patootie was crafted with a small piece of designer paper, grosgrain ribbon, a brad, a cutter w/a scorer on it, and some sticky tape. Isn't that just the cutest thing you've seen? I could just see this size hanging on someones doll arm! Would you like to make one or two or your own? The directions are here! My blogging friend, Dawn, did a fantastic step by step tutorial of how to make these on here blog...check it out!

So, have at it all! I just think these would be the cutest little gifts for your friends...just because! And, I'm your friend...right? ;)

Anyway, I hope you have a great Wednesday!

Still changing it up!

Good morning all! I know, I know...a new, different layout on the blog. I changed it because I have a brand, spanking new blog banner that I had made for me that will look best in a simple layout. The bad part? I don't know enough about html and such to be able to replace the one that blogger has. SO...I will be begging everyone that I know to help me out with it. I think I almost have it all figured out but I'm afraid to push that delete button on the old one! Although there is a restore to original "widgets" button so I could just do that. (Don't ask about widgets...I'm not real sure!) So, if anyone out there knows how to do this and can explain it in really easy terms...let me know!

No stamping yesterday ladies...sorry! I was super busy with work and kiddos. I was a little worried about my meeting last night because of a new chair and members of the committee but it all went fine...God is faithful, isn't he? I do want you to know that I will be making something REALLY stinkin' cute for tomorrow's post! I can't wait to show you!

Okay, I haven't been on SCS for about 3 days now and I'm having fits about it so I must run with the 5 minutes let 'til the kids get up and check out what is new!

Have a fantastic Tuesday everyone!

AND THE WINNER IS...

Shannon! Congratulations! Shannon please click on my profile and then click on e-mail me to send me your address. Here is what she will be receiving (as soon as I figure out how to mail it!).
I've been seeing these cute milk carton's on SCS so i decided to try one! I think it turned out really cute. Now, I didn't fill it with anything (yet!) but I would imagine candy would be great in here. I think I may make three of these...one for each of my boys for Valentine's Day.

Shannon asked about VeggieTales Moms and I just wanted to answer her here (as well as privately). VTM is a very fun and new company that has "moms" show their products (movies, books, clothing, etc) via a home sell format. I joined VTM last fall and have had a great time with it. I had my website all updated and then I got kicked out of the system and it didn't change my information. SO...give me until this evening to update it (a great recruiting special and January/February Birthday specials) and then go see what it is all about! Just in case the link to the right doesn't work here you go! Lorie's VeggieTales Moms Website

I have lots to do today at work. I need to do some more planning for some stuff and I have a committee meeting tonight. One of the things I'll be working on today is labeling 66 pieces of wood that looks like books. Are you wondering why? Because we are learning about the Bible and all the books of the Bible in Sunday School! We have 3 different sizes and I will be putting the Bible book names on the front and spine this week. I'll take a picture and show it to you guys when I'm done. Oh, and guess what I'm doing this summer (and next). I will be going to Whitworth College (in Spokane) to attend the Diploma in Lay Pastoral Ministry program. I'm very excited about it but I haven't had any schooling past high school so I'm very nervous too! It is a two summer program where I will be staying at the college during the week and home on the weekend. I will need to do additional workshops/seminars in between the summers and do a final project at my church...yikes! Everyone is very supportive of me in this and I so appreciate it. I would ask that you pray for me to be open to the learning that I will be doing before I go and during the program. That I seek HIS best in this...not mine. Thank you!

Okay...that's it everyone! Make today the BEST Monday ever!

Not complete...

It's not complete but it's a start. Gosh I'm struggling a lot with the LasVegas scrapbook. You can definitely tell that I'm out of practice. I worked and worked on a 2-page layout yesterday and only got one of the two done. So, here it is...You can see (if you click on the picture) that some of the stamping I did didn't line up appropriately. So, what I plan to do on the right bottom corner is use my word window punch and make a window. I'll back it with paper and stamp the words..."Our Room" and maybe the room number (if I can remember it!). I know it doesn't look to thrilling but the page that will accompany it (on the left) will really make the layout. And, everything looks better with journalling! I hope to finish it today. Then I'll move on to more frustrating pages...I'm sure!

So, did ya know that yesterday was the one month anniversary of my having a blog? I should have done this yesterday BUT I didn't so today...a little celebration. If you leave a comment on my blog sometime before midnight today I'll draw a name on Monday morning and will send that person a little something. I don't know what it will be yet but who doesn't like to get something in the mail besides a bill?

Hope you all have a great Sunday!