Farm Fever

I decided to make a card for Kyler's grandpa who had surgery a couple of weeks ago on his broken heel. Can you imagine...owwww! Anyway, he is in a chair with his foot up for a couple more weeks (I think) and I thought this card might make him at least smile a little if not laugh. How I made this card is HERE. This card didn't look like this in my head but I do like it and its simplicity.

Guess what today is? Today is the day that Jon comes home from 8 weeks with his dad. Much to my dismay I asked him if he was ready to come home and he said no. I asked him why and was told because that means it is almost time to go back to school. Now...it doesn't matter where he's at...he still has to go to school. I'm trying not to take it personally. I'm still excited to have him coming home though!

I hope you all have a fantastic Saturday!

Look...

Look what Kyler found on our fence yesterday? I was so enthralled by it but couldn't get a very good picture...darn it! In case you don't know it is a Praying Mantis. Did you know that the actual name is a Praying Mantid? Anyway, I guess they have seen other Praying Mantid's in our yard and I think that is way cool!

Sorry for no stamping today but I do have, what I consider to be, a cute card for tomorrow!

Until then...have a great Friday night!

***Update...if you haven't read the comments on this post please go do so! iteach...all I can say is YIKES!!!! That would have soooo grossed me out!***

Are you a mom?

I know lots of my readers are mom's but do you have SIX children? Go check out this eBay auction. Don't just stop at the title and picture but be sure to read the description! This lady's blog is hilarious too! She provides the web address further down in the description!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130144061675

Whatcha think?

So, I signed up for two one-on-one 6x6 swaps on a new group that I belong to. I like to do one-on-one swaps or smaller numbered swaps because I can really put a good effort into it if it is smaller. This is the first of the pages that I've made for the swap. Whatcha think? I think it is stinkin' cute but I want to make sure the general populace thinks the same thing. I think for the other page I'll do fall colors and maybe try the same stamp set...not sure yet. Oh! maybe a sunflower theme?! They are due to go into the mail on Monday so I have to finish the other one this weekend...nothing like a deadline!

And you guys!!!! I need TWO more people to sign up for the fall/Halloween swap listed at the top. Come on...it is only 6 cards and you know you want to! You have until Tuesday to sign up and until Sept. 11 to return your cards to me...plenty of time!

How I made this page...
Stamps: Pick A Petal
Card Stock: Purely Pomegranate Textured, Soft Sky, Whisper White
Ink: Soft Sky and Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Three For You Punch, White Gel Pen, 3/4" and 1 1/4" circle punches, Paper Snips, Googley Eyes, Glitter, and Dimensionals

Well, it was updated...

It looks like they have updated the election site AND although he garnered about 11% of the vote Scott did not make it to the general election in November. And you know what? I personally think the people of Ellensburg were not smart in this decision but it will be okay because next year...with a little name recognition and more work he will get on that city council! Good news? Scott will sit on 3 boards at the college this fall including the 'disciplinary board' which is a BIG deal!

And, Scott, if you are reading this...I couldn't be more proud of you! Almost 11% of Ellensburg thinks you would do a good job on the city council and that is something to be proud of! Just think, if you are only 19 now...imagine what you will accomplish at 20! I love you bunches!!!!!!!

I'm trying to be patient...

I'm trying to be patient but they still haven't updated the Auditor's website for my county so I can see how my son is doing in the city council race! Ahhhh....don't they know I'm waiting? We don't get the paper so maybe today I should snatch one up.

I forgot to show you guys this card! I received this RAK in the mail I think 2 weeks ago...bad blogger, Lorie! Anyway, I know it was from someone in my Bellaholics Anonymous group (Debby you should belong to that group with me!) but I accidentally threw away the envelope. I did thank her on the group though so at least she knows I received it! Oh, wait! I just thought to open the envelope and take the card out and low and behold...her name! Anna Wegner sent this cutie to me! Thank you! She also sent me a couple of Bella images that I can't wait to use! One will make a super cute card for someone in particular (but I can't tell yet!). Am I teasing enough yet?

All right...I'll be back to post when I find out the election results!

Nice Matters Award

What is a Nice Matters Award?

This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. It is also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world.
Once you've been awarded please pass it on to others who you feel are deserving of this award."

Now, I am to name 5 bloggers whom I think deserve this award!

1. Courtney
2. Nancy
3. Amber
4. Kendra
5. Tracy

You Live In A Zoo

It was my friend, Angela's, birthday yesterday. And while I had full intentions of giving her a Bella card for her birthday I remembered that I have a really cute saying stamp combo (from Gina K Designs)that says...on the front, Happy Birthday To You...and the inside, You Live In A Zoo...You Know The Rest. I just had to use that saying! So, I pulled out my Monkey Business stamp set and decided to search SCS for an idea. HERE is my inspiration. Yeah, I know that it looks basically the same but it was just sooooo cute! I probably won't put it on SCS simply because it is too CASEd (I didn't change it enough to make it mine) so I'll put the recipe at the bottom of this post. And, this is the first time I've used this cute monkey set...I will definitely be using it more! I wonder if I could invent a 6x6 scrapbook page out of it? Hmmm....

Alright, ladies! I need at least 2 more swappers for my fall/Halloween PRIZE swap! You only have to make 6 cards and you still have about 3 weeks to get it done! Won't you join us?

I hope you all have a super fantastic day!

How I made this card:
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, So Saffron, Certainly Celery
Stamps: Monkey Business, Happy birthday to you...zoo set
Ink: Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Markers (for the pineapple), Brads, Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Pick A Petal and Baroque Motif...together!

Okay, so...I've been saving these pictures to show you...why have I been saving them? I don't know! I guess because I wanted to show them to you today! :o) This is a photo stand that I made at my upline's Stamp Into Summer event in June (or was it July?). It is two pieces of 5x5 Soft Sky card stock stamped with the flourish from Baroque Motif. Then we used Purely Pomegranate for the flowers and the Three For You punch for the inside flowers. Pick A Petal was used for the ladybug along with two circle punches. The tab punch was used to hold the two pieces of soft sky card stock together. Now, there was soft sky tabs there previously but I really didn't like them so I replaced them with purely pomegranate instead. Now, I don't like those a lot either but I think if I had stamped them with the little flowers in the same color it would be okay. I think I'm going to use this as a template, so to speak, for a 6x6 page swap that I signed up for. I will use the flourishes and ladybug for sure. I would like to put those flowers from the inside somewhere too. Hmmm...check back in a few days for an updated size!

We need just 3 more swappers for group #3 in the fall/halloween swap that I have going! Todd even hinted that he might want to swap with one of the groups so lets get those last couple signed up!

Suspension Card

The tutorial for this week on SCS is Suspension/Spinner Cards. They are actually quite easy to make...especially with the really easy directions from SCS! I posted it on SCS HERE and I've only gotten one comment but 9 people have favorited it so I guess it is liked! I used my Watercolor Crayons on the Lovely As A Tree stamp and then misted it with a little water and this is the result. Okay, honestly, it is the 5th try result. The others just weren't quite what I was looking for. Now...I like it!

There are 3 more spots open in the 3rd group of my fall/halloween swap so if you are interested in participating in a small but fun swap check it out and sign up!