Blog candy!

OK, I BLEW past 1500 last week. I wasn't sure WHAT to give as blog candy, but I have 10 birthday invitations (primary colors) BEGGING for a home. This will NOT be the only goody in the bag, so please leave a comment here and on April 19 I'll pick a winner! Let's see, I don't want any old generic comment, and I LOVE making new friends and visiting other blogs and seeing what everyone is making, so please link me to your FAVORITE card (made by YOU of course)! Good luck!

Fine print - please only one entry per person. Please leave a way to contact you, either e-mail address (you can spell out the AT and DOT so it's not spoofed) or URL to your blog, whichever. Offer valid wherever you are :D

My little boy!

Who is this kid?!? Why, it's Angelo! We went to get a haircut and while we were waiting, there were some teenage boys getting all their hair buzzed off. Angelo was intrigued, plus Michael had his hair cut today. Angelo said he wanted it like Daddy's, so that's what we did. Joyce at our local SuperCuts did a GREAT job. Especially since Angelo was squirming all around (he wouldn't let her near him unless he was sitting in my lap!) I don't even recognize him! LOL

A couple of new cards

Unfortunately, neither of these were made for happy occasions. The first was made for my co-worker who just lost her cat. She had this cat for around 16 years. She had accepted that the cat was going to pass on, but her husband was having a hard time. He wanted to cancel their trip to Florida, but she convinced him to go, and the cat passed while in the care of their house sitter.This card is made using Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum, and Very Vanilla paper. The ink colors are Pretty in Pink, Sage Shadow, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss, and Very Vanilla (sentiment on the bottom and inside). The stamp sets are Heartfelt Thanks, Refuge and Strength (outside sentiment), and Warmest Regards (inside sentiment). The ribbon is Mellow Moss taffeta ribbon.

This next card is for another co-worker. He was admitted to the hospital this week with severe abdominal pain. Well, in the process of finding out what was causing the pain, they found a spot on his lung. While the doctor at the hospital doesn't think it's cancer, he DOES think it may be sarcoidosis, since his father has it.
This card is in River Rock, Soft Sky, and Very Vanilla paper. Everything is stamped in Basic Black. The truck is colored in using ink (from my inkpad) and blender pens. The colors are Basic Black (tires, bumpers, truck liner, and rims), Real Red, Pixie Pink, and Lovely Lilac. The ribbon is Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon.

Oh and on a side note, I'm getting close to 1500 posts. There MAY be some (small) blog candy when I get there.....

Hi everyone! I just got back from the most fun any woman with 2 small children can have! I went to the NC SU Demo (a yahoo group for NC demos) quarterly meeting! There was about 30 demos from all over NC there! And we had 6 demonstrations showing some FUN techniques and ideas! I'll share those with you another time (I'm EXHAUSTED - we started Friday night!), but I wanted to show you what I won! YES! On top of a good time and learning experience, we got prizes! YEAH! So take a look!


So, are you wondering WHAT IN THE WORLD this thing is? Well, take another look!It's a heat gun holder! AND it's been decorated using the rub-ons from the SAB mini! You can do the same with the rub-ons from the Spring/Summer Collection AND the Occasions mini! I also got to see samples where people have used the rub-ons to decorate travel mugs, glass flower vases, jars, rocks (YES ROCKS! The shiny worry rocks from the beach, not the rough ones you find on gravel roads :P I'll show you a pic of that another time - as I unpack!), cards, scrapbook pages, picture frames..... I could go on and on! The only thing is, they have to be hand washed (rubbed, not scrubbed), but for something this cute - WHO CARES! LOL
More goodies to come soon!

WOW!

LOL You give her a little ol' password and look what she does! Thanks Mom! I LOVE it! Anymore changes coming? :D

NEW BLOG HEADER

Isn't it great! My mother made it for me! Don't you want one! I think she could start a business making them!

TWO CARDS OF MY OWN CREATION!

As far as I know I didn't case these from anyone! LOL That doesn't mean I didn't see something similar MONTHS ago and unknowingly implemented it here! So here they are! I'm trying to decide which one to do for a swap I have in a couple weeks. ANY SUGGESTIONS as to which one to use are welcome! LOL I like them both!
Both use Pretty in Pink as the base and Mellow Moss, Barely Banana, and Perfect Plum as accent colors.
This one uses the Always stamp set (I LOVE this set! I just got it!). I stamped the heart in versamark, then using my Stampin' Pastels, I tapped my applicator randomly over it with the Mellow Moss. Once I had a few spots of that, I applied the Pretty in Pink pastel! I like the look of the heart :) I then cut the square (originally 2.5"x2.5") in half both ways, mounted the 4 squares on a square (3x3) of Perfect Plum and, using my Mat Pack, pierced down the middle. The sentiment is stamped in Perfect Plum Craft ink and embossed using clear embossing powder. I also added some natural hemp twine to tie it all together!
This one is using the A Beautiful Thing stamp set (another new one I LOVE!) For this one I stamped the flower in versamark and added the Pretty in Pink and Perfect Plum from my pastels again. I mounted each of those on Barely Banana and mounted THOSE on one large square of Perfect Plum. Using my mat pack again, I pierced down the middle both ways again. For the sentiment, I used my markers and colored it Mellow Moss (small words), Perfect Plum (Life), and Pretty in Pink (little flower and swirly). Then I mounted that on Mellow Moss and added it to my card with dimensionals. At the bottom I wrapped a piece of Mellow Moss taffeta ribbon and tied a piece of Whisper White taffeta to it. This one takes more time than the other....

Well, I hope you enjoy!