Sunday, May 23, 2010

Good Sunday evening - where did the week end go - I still have a whole day of work to do and I should be in bed by 10 - gotta hit the deck running at work - lots of work to accomplish - plus I am going to serve my birthday treat - a berry trifle - of course - I can not find my recipe - so we are going to wing it. Summer has hit - we are in the 90's right now and I guess I need to turn on my air conditioner - I don't want to do that. But I may have to if I want to sleep tonight.

I did get some creating done today. I would love to just spend a day creating but alas that is not to happen.

My card started out based on the Tuesday sketch at A Crafty Little Place and then I started assembling it - the strips going around the edge did not work on my card. I do love how the card turned out. It is for the Mom of my friend Shari who died this week from cancer. I wanted her to know she was in my thoughts - as a mother - I can't believe how hard it would be to have a child die before you did.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. Stop back tomorrow for Oldie Moldie Monday. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Card Details:
Size: 5.75 square
Card base: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey - Cappella Paper 6 x 6 pad
Stamp: Inkadinkado (Butterfly); Stampendous (Sentiment)
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink by Clearsnap - Chestnut Roan
Ribbon: May Arts
Pearl circles: Jenny Bowlin
Button: Dress It Up
Lace: sewing supplies

Thursday - 3/25/10

Do you realize Christmas is 9 months from today? OK - now that we are in a panic mode - no holiday cards made yet - let's sit back and enjoy Easter and spring. It is very chilly here but the weather man is dangling a carrot saying it is suppose to be 70 degrees at the end of next week - I hope so - I would so love to be home and to be able to open my house up some.

I am taking Friday off so I have a 3 day week end - going to an adult PJ party on Saturday where my friend Shari is the guest of honor - it will be great fun. Watch movies, talk, giggle, maybe drink a little, eat too much. I am going to make stuffed shells - no recipe - going to wing it. I know what I want to use - and I bought it - but chicken and broccoli, alfredo sauce and lots of cheese. Cheese makes everything taste good. I hope. I will let you know.

Last night I decided to channel vintage into my card. I have this beautiful vintage paper by Karen Foster so I knew I wanted to use lace on it. The sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You - made into a 5 x 7 card - highlighted some of the beautiful bunny paper. Caardvarks also has the challenge to use lace on a stamped card. If you look carefully - the sentiment is stamped in the corner of the card - the sentiment is from Stampendous. I had bought the cream buttons last night on clearance at Hobby Lobby - and they worked perfectly on the card.

Well everyone have a wonderful evening. I am a little tired tonight - don't know if I will create much - I do need to make some recipe cards for the PJ party of Shari's favorite recipe. Peanut butter balls. Yummy - I will share the recipe and recipe card later.

Card - 5 x 7

Card base: Bo Bunny

Patterned Paper: Karen Foster

Lace and pink button from my supplies

Cream Buttons: Dress It Up

Ribbon and twine: May Arts

Sentiment Stamp: Stampendous

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Sunday, January 24

Good morning. It is raining - I think I should back my car out of the garage and let the rain wash some of the grime off my car. It is pretty dirty but that would involve energy - and I just don't want to do it. I fell asleep on the couch last night watching the Australian Open - woke up about 3 in the morning and have been watching matches since - there have been some really good ones - I did take a nap for awhile. I think today will be a long one. I can not sit down tonight and try to watch tennis - I must go to bed. I need to put in a 10 hour day at work tomorrow. Not because someone told me to - but because I need to. We will see what tomorrow brings. Lots of football to watch today and the Badgers play basketball also - so I will stay busy. I really have no need to go anywhere.

Today's card is based on the sketch at Get Sketchy. It was a fun sketch. I don't have too much valentine's day paper - but I dug into this old collection from Bo Bunny - I really like the colors in this collection. Teri Anderson has a challenge on her site to use "Old Stuff" - and boy do I have lots of old stuff. The only thing new on this card was the stamp ($1 stamp from Michael's) and the red button.

Everyone enjoy your day.

Size 5 inch square

Paper and Stickers - Bo Bunny

Stamp - CraftSmart distributed by Michael's colored with Copics

Ribbon - no idea - scrap hanging out in the basket

Button - Dress It Up

Twine - May Arts