Monday, July 7, 2008

Monday, Monday, Monday

It was Monday - another Monday another dime - use to be a dollar but that went bye bye - I saw gas over $4.00 tonight when I ran into Janesville - yikes - that seriously cuts into my paper shopping and driving to do paper shopping. I find the best way to not spend money is to stay home - returned something at Target so I walked back - or was walking back to the scrapbook stuff - detoured through the dollar spot - found some cute gingham brads - those will be fun to use on some cards in the future - but I detoured through the kids clothes - I have no grandchildren but I do have a niece that is 5 - so Aunty Barb was looking at the clearance - A$40 later - I left the store - the child needs no more tops to start school but it was fun and she loves her clothes. It is hot and steamy here and it looks like the entire week is going to be that way.

My card for the evening - is for Oldie Moldie Monday - dig into that old paper - come on - I know you have some - a couple sheets at least. I also had the sticker - I had seen a card somewhere in my surfing the net that used this same sticker - and it reminded me that I had one - the card is based on a sketch at Triple the Sketch I have had fun doing sketches lately. I do believe I have many friends that I could send this card to.

Scalloped card base - Bazzill scalloped cardstock
Patterned Paper - Basic Grey
Sticker - Basic Grey
Rub on - K&Company
Flower - bottom is Imaginisce™
Paper layers - sizzix die cut
Brad Imaginisce™ which I covered with two layers of small circles I punched out in colors that matched the card - painted some Sparkle ModPodge over the top.
Sewed some of the layers together to pick up on the stitched look on sticker

Thanks for stopping by and checking it out. Everyone have a wonderful evening and a great Tuesday.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

That's What Friends are Four


As many of us do, I have some of the best friends in the world. You really don't know how much you appreciate your friends or how wonderful your friends are until something "bad" happens in your life. I can say that five yars ago my friends came out and drug me through one of the worse periods of my life - so this card is for all our friends - that make our lives so special. Friendship - not for the weak of heart.
This card is the sketch challenge at Taylored Expressions. It is her Friday Cupcake challenge - well no cupcakes but an image. I made the card a square card (6 inches). I wantd to used some things I have had for awhile - the stamp, paper, rub ons, and my new Fiskar's punch - threading water (is that the name - sure doesn't sound right) - doesn't it make a cute edge. I hope you enjoy my take on the sketch.
Patterned paper: Crate Paper - Katlin Collection
Stamp - Stampendous - stamped on watercolor paper
Colored with Twinkling H2O's
Rub Ons - Kaiser Scrapbook
Prima Flowers
QuicKutz scallop border die cut
Fiskar's Threading Water punch
Stickles by Ranger
Bling Darice
Brads - Hobby Lobby Brand
Everyone enjoy the remainder of the week end.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Something to Crow About


Well I could crow this week - that I actually posted something on my blog every day this week - amazing but very fulfilling - I should keep this up - the challenges have helped immensely.
So we have a challenge on Caardvarks for ON THE FARM. Isn't that a moovelous challenge. Sorry - that little sentiment just snuck in there. Of course - I do have lots of cards on my blog that have farm animals on them - check these out - Holy Cow, Pig Fest, Another Pig Fest, Chicken, Just Chicken In. Can you tell I was raised on a farm in the great state of Wisconsin. I am sure there are more. I did a cow last week from a local stamp company.
So here is the information for this card. It is a different size for me - 3.375 x 6.
Patterned Paper: Reminisce
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper
Inks: ColorBox Fluid Chalk Inkpad by Clearsnap, Inc.
Brads: Paper Studio
Ribbon: Offray
Rub On: Rusty Pickle
Pen: Sakura
Punch: McGill®
Pop Dots by All Night Media®

Head on over to Caardvarks - have some fun on the farm.
Idea to Note: Fussy cut chicken image. Used gel pen to highlight stitching lines around chicken image. Added stitching lines to card. Pop dotted image. Punched oval, added stitching line and rub on. Tied ribbon around brad. Inked edges of all paper.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy Fourth of July


I do wish I had a patriotic card to post - but alas I don't. Everyone have a safe 4th of July.
The card I am sharing today is one I did for a "one on one swap" over on Cococat's Cardmaking site, I do not know the stamp company. It was colored wtih prismacolors with gamsol. The paper is American Crafts - on the polka dots on the background paper - I placed Stickles on each little dot - the clear Stickles. It give the card some bling. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby - just took the wire out but the colors were perfect. It is one its way to someone special.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

A Day Off From Work

A 4 day week end - wow - but I will spend two days on the road visiting my Mom but I do love those days when I am home - do all the things you want to do - or don't want to do but have time to do. I need to go run errands. Need to get to the post office and mail a couple things and get stamps, Walmart run for those basics, and of course, must stop at the scrapbook store and get some "paper therapy". May even make the trip across town to the stamp store.

Everyone enjoy your day today - whether you are working or playing.

This card is two challenges (I am doing challenges this week and just having fun creating cards).
The first challenge was to use Basic Grey paper - and when you have an tired 12 x 4 container of Basic Grey paper - I imagine I could make cards for at lea st a year or two - that challenge can be found at this site - Our Creative Corner - just found this site yesterday. It will be exciting to check their challenges each week.

The other challenge was a sketch - first time I have participated in one of their sketches -
Sketch This. It is a sketch that you can use on a scrapbook page or a card.

I hope you enjoy my take on both of these challenges. I love to do non traditional "holiday or snow" cards - the non traditional being the papers used. The little snowman is a little hard to see in the picture - but it is a very soft/peaceful thank you card for the winter months.

Stamp - Stampendous!
Background stamp - hard to see snowflakes on pink card base - Great Impressions
Ink and Embossing Powder - VersaMark and Embossing tinsel (Snowflake) by Ranger
ColorBox Chalk Ink by Clearsnap - background stamp on card base and inked edges of paper
Paper - Basic Grey Two Scoops
Stickers - Making Memories - rub a little ink on them to make them match the color tones of the card
Rub Ons - Me and my Big Ideas - love these snowflake rub ons
3 D Stickers - Sandylion

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

June was dairy month



I was thinking - a cow card - just perfect for June Dairy month - then I realized - it is July - I probably should have put a firecracker in her mouth. Where did June go - obviously I worked way too hard during the month of June.

I am continuing to play with this paper pad from Making Memories - what can I say - I probably only have about a thousand more cards that could be made - maybe I should give it a rest and put it back on the shelf for another day.

This is a card based on the sketch at Poetic Artistry - Mo Jo Monday

Paper - Making Memories

Stamps - Crackerbox Palace, Janesville WI (Cow) Sentiment - Hero Arts

Bling - Target Dollar Spot (going to miss those pink flwoers when I have used them all up)

I hope you enjoy my take on the sketch.

Enjoy your evening - I have started my week end tonight so looking forward to 4 days off.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Oh Baby Girl


Made this card for the sketch challenge on 2 Sketches 4 You Every Monday they have a new sketch for you - go check them out.
Nothing exciting to report here - beautiful day weather wise - quiet day at work - love those days and I work tomorrow and then I am off until next Monday - a long week end - maybe I will get something done - yeah right. My furnace will get its yearly check up - so I guess that is important.
Card details - 4.25 x 5.5
Paper - Imaginisce
Scallop - QuicKutz 12 inch scallop (use it in my Cuddlebug - only need 6 inches cut so works fine)
Added layer of eyelet under scallop - removed the gathering so it would lay flat.
Flowers - Prima and American Crafts
Everyone have a wonderful evening.