Leftover Monday

Sorry for being "Missing in Action". My mom is ill so I have been with her and I came home with the dreaded bug so I am laid pretty low. I think I have had my burst of energy and will post this card and then hit the couch again. I hate being sick - I hate sitting in hospitals.

While being with my Mom - I did do some coloring of some images. This is a new stamp I bought at Hobby Lobby last week - half price - can't beat that. Someone posted a card and deeply enabled me to find this stamp.

This card satisfies 3 challenges. The design at Card Positioning Systems. The mini challenge of Purple Snurple at Caardvarks and last but not least - my friend Ivanka - has use up your oldie moldy papers. You can follow here link on the side of my blog.

The paper is leftovers from the Basic Grey box. Please tell me everyone has a box of Basic Grey they have collected. I colored the stamped image with Twinkling H2O's.

I hope you enjoy my card.

Using up the oldie moldie paper

My friend Ivanka has a challenge on Monday to dig into your old supplies and make a card - I do try to play along. Actually I made two more cards from the paper I used on last week's card

This card is a one sheet wonder - I like paper that has different design elements within the one sheet - I used the design for this week's challenge on Card Positioning System. I used a scrap of brown cardstock for the trim. The flower is several layers - one layers is from a flower bush I tore apart from a big box store so you have lots of flowers at an inexpensive price. A Prima, another flower - these three flowers were placed in some coffee so they were brown in color - they started out as white. The other layers are a Sizzix die cut - the paper is a grocery bag that was wet, wadded, wet and wadded again and left to dry - then ironed. I kinda like it. Card making gone green. (hmmmmmmmmm - could that be a hint of some sort).

I will be out of town the remainder of the week. Everyone have a great week - I am taking some stuff with me so I do hope to make a few cards while I am gone.

Sorry - No Card

Sorry I have no new card to post tonight - I was on the road all week end and for some reason they did expect me to show up and work today. What are they thinking?

I think I have told you that in a week - April 1 -we are going to start a contest here on my blog. It will be quite fun and you will have to put on your thinking hat for this. I have brought in judges for the event and I have already started buying the prizes. I covet all of them.

Stay tuned to find out what the fun is going to be.

I did take a fun class tonight - acetate cards. Interesting and I think I will be brave enough to do this on my own now. I did buy some the premade acetate cards - now I wonder - where did I put them.

Everyone have a great evening.

Promise - It Will Really Be Spring Someday Soon??

On Good Friday - don't you want to hear 8 to 10 inches of snow - or in some spots - 12 inches - I hope I do not live in that spot. I took off work today - I thought I could get some running done - price out some things - etc. Well - not I am not going anywhere. Do not have my Easter presents bought yet either. It will get done. I will just stop in Madison on my way home to see my Mom.

Today I am sharing a spring card. I was picking up and found the envelope that matches the hand made paper - the lavendar and bright pink are hand made papers - I found these in the Dollar Spot at JoAnn's. It include the paper and envelopes. I had that small scap of patterned paper so the size of the envelope and the scap of patterned paper were the jumping off inspiration points for this card. I put a piece of the lavendar hand made paper through the Cuddlebug Swiss Dot folder to give the paper some dimension. The sentiment was computer generated. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby - it had wire in it - so I just pulled that out (Hint - save that wire - it is great for doing bead embellishments, etc - found object). Some flowers from the flower drawer - I believe I put some sparkle on the brads. Little bling flowers added to the patterned paper and tag ($1 spot at Target). The card has already gone to my Mom - she loves flowers - and spring can't come soon enough for her so she can get outside and watch her flower gardens grow.

Everyone have a wonderful Easter week end. I will be on the road.

Did I tell you - in April we are going to have a little fun on this blog. Are you excited? On Monday, I will start dropping some hints.

Thursday but really Friday

I decided to take tomorrow off so yes it is Thursday but it was really my Friday - but we are predicted to have 6 to 8 inches of snow. Did someone forget to tell Mother Nature that it was spring. I wanted to do some running of errands but that may not happen - oh gee - I may just have to stay home and play with paper - O Woe is Me - giggle giggle.

Tonight the Badgers play their first game. Go Bucky. UW-Whitewater women's basketball team is in the final 4 for Division 3 - hope they come home with the trophy - hopefully I can find a radio station to listen to it on.

Another Easter card tonight. More paper from Moxxie. Highlighted the bellies and ears of the bunny with a glitter pen. Computer generated sentiment. Added some flowers from the flower drawers with a brad which was accented with some stickles. I am sure it brightened the day of one of little nieces.

Everyone have a wonderful evening.

Day Before Spring - Thought it Would Never Come

The day before Spring begins on the calendar - guess what we got today - a winter storm warning for Thursday into Friday. 2 to 7 inches - and guess whre the 7 is suppose to be - near me. We still have snow melting here. The Easter Bunny will need to wear snowshoes here.

Here is one of my Easter Cards. This card was done wtih all paper - no stamping - the paper is from Moxxie. It is double sided paper. Computer generated sentiment. The little flower is from a strip of flower trim found in the $1 bin at JoAnn's. I did pen stitching with a gel pen. I would think all the papers are inked since I can't make a card without inking the edges - I believe I sold this card.

Stay tuned - I have another Easter card tomorrow.

Everyone have a good evening - I hope to create something tonight. I still need to make a birthday card for my great niece. I have the paper - just needing the paper to talk to me.

Another Snowman - Thought it was Spring this week

It is the week that spring is suppose to arrive - not too warm here and they have those pesky flakes showing up on several days - Easter for one - so it will be interesting to see what transpires - I am suppose to be on the road over the week end - off to see my Mom and then we will go to my niece's for Easter. Easter Bunny still needs to do some shopping.

This card was done for a swap on Cococat's Card Site. The same image is sent to whoever wants to participate - it is always fun to see how everyone used the design.

Image - stamp unknown
Sentiment - Gina K Designs - embossed in white
Colored with Prismacolors
Paper Two Scoops from Basic Grey
Acrylic Snowflake - Heidi Swapp - painted on the backside with pink acrylic paint
Brads Unknown

Tomorrow flowers or Easter - something springy.