Seaside Portrait

This card is for MFT sketch challenge #27. I know it isn't all that good, but I had fun playing with some different techniques. The cardstock colors are sahara sand, river rock, bordering blue and soft sky. The lady and dog are colored with prismas and oms, then I scribbled in the background with my prismacolor markers, trying to go for a soft almost washed look. All stamps are By The Seashore by MFT Stamps, the different layers are torn to look like waves or the tide line where sand goes from wet (river rock) to dry (sahara sand).If you are comparing this to the sketch, the flock of birds is the star, the water layers are the strip down the middle.Thanks for looking!

Saffron Flowers

This was for a couple of the Gina K release party challenges at SCS. The flowers are from Cammie's Framed Flowers set and the sentiment is from Gina K's Rectangle Greetings set. The colors are so saffron, old olive, and very vanilla. The ribbon is old olive 5/8 in. grosgrain. I sponged some old olive on the so saffron mat of the main image.

Certainly Pretty Chocolate Merci

This card is for sketch challenge 173 and color challenge 163 (certainly celery, pretty in pink, chocolate chip) on SCS. The ink is chocolate chip and certainly celery (just a little celery peeking out from behind the pink pattern paper on the green panel), some piercing. Stamps on main image are from Merci (SAB 2008), and Baroque Motifs on the green panel. Both peices of Pretty in Pink are patterned papers.

Grumpabella is blue!

This card is for Bella Sketch #24 over on SCS. This is my first bella sketch challenge, I'm all excited waiting for my very first bella's to get here. Until then I thought I'd work with an image one of my SCS friends stamped for me. Grumpabella is colored with SU so saffron, not quite navy, and a Marvy marker that matches Soft Sky pretty closely. The paper is Soft Sky, Blue Bayou DSP, and Not Quite Navy for the darker cardstock. The sentiment is a Mary Engelbriet stamp I've had for a long time, no clue who actually manufactures it. Some piercing finishes it up!

Basic Blushing Guava Sketches

I made this card for Sketch Challenge 172 and Color Challenge 162 (basic gray, groovy guava, blush blossom) over on SCS. The butterfly with trail was cased from this card by luvtostampstampstamp. The base is blush blossom, then basic gray, then groovy guava cs and ginger blossom DSP. The image panel has groovy guava and basic gray ink on blush blossom, matted on groovy guava and then basic gray. The ribbon is groovy guava double-stitched and some Micheals $1 that is perfect basic gray color. Stamps are from Priceless set by SU!, and some piercing finishes it up.

Recent Cards

Here are some cards I've made recently using color challenges and sketch challenges. Sorry the photos are bad, I really haven't felt like playing photographer lately but wanted to get some pictures up.
Here goes...

My First Wristy

I made this a couple days ago but hadn't put the photo up yet. This is a wristy made out of an altoid type tin. The label started out as white cardstock but I used two of Melanie's "What's in Your Tin" sets and the little flower from baroque motifs to make the label in river rock and blue bayou. The river rock around the outer edge of the lid is a strip of cardstock, and the ribbon is blue bayou double-stitched. I used my CAD to punch a hole in the side for the wrist strap that I will use to hang this on the wall with all the little pieces for whatever my current project is so that I don't lose them (ask me how many projects have had to be put on hold so I could find ANOTHER of a brad/flower, etc. after I lost the first one).

Old Cameo Thanks

Made this card as the model for a swap I'm in, but decided the colors weren't quite as springy as I'd like, so a Thanks card it became. Old Olive pattern paper, Cameo Coral carstock and cream cardstock, Old Olive and Cameo Coral ink, and Old Olive 5/8 in. ribbon. Ribbon slide is from Making Memories. The flower stamp is from SU's Live Your Dream Set, the Thanks sentiment is from Gina K Designs.

Gina K sketch and Basic Pomegranate

This card is for the Gina K sketch challenge #1 in her forum over on SCS. It also uses Color Challenge 157 (Basic Black, Basic Gray, Purely Pomegranate). Stamp set is Gina K's Make A Wish set, ribbon is purely pomegranate satin and unknown black satin. The pom. star is popped over the star stamped image which was done by masking part of the stamp and stamping over and over and over :)

Teal Pumpkin Sky Birthday

This card was made for the Gina K color challenge #3 over in the Gina K forum at SCS. The colors are soft sky, taken with teal, pumpkin pie. I colored the flowers with SU markers and the water and table with Prismacolor Markers. The ribbon is soft sky double-stitched and some unknown orange polkadot. The stamps are from Gina K's set Simple Pleasures.

Color Concoction Candy Box

This is a box I made to put some treats in for one of my coworkers who is having a rough time. The colors are soft sky, pretty in pink, and handsome hunter for Julie's Color Concoction #5. The ribbon is soft sky double stitched and pretty in pink grossgrain. The ink is handsome hunter (as is the dark strip around the base). Flower punched with 5-petal punch. Stem is from MFT stamps It's a Jungle Out There set.

Baby Gifts

Here are the start book and quilt I made for my friends baby shower today. The book uses Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi and various stamps, ribbons, etc. The patterened fabric on the quilt is little green frogs jumping on a pink background with purple dots.

Mojo Baby!!!

This card is for Julee T's Mojo Monday sketch #27. Colors are Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery. Stamps are from Seasons of Joy and SAB set So Many Scallops. Ribbon is Certainly Celery. I've had this card done for a few days, but it is for a baby shower today so I wanted to wait until I was sure the momma wouldn't see it before the shower to post it.

A sketcy color challenge

This card is for SC166 and CC156 (Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Purely Pomegranate) over on SplitCoastStampers. It sure is bright! The stamps are from the SU set polka dots and paisley. Used the five petal flower punch, and boho blossoms punch. Wild Wasabi ribbon.

A LITTLE GET TO KNOW ME FUN!

I got this list of question's from Ladydoc’s blog. IF you decide to take these questions and answer them on your BLOG please let me know so I can visit and learn more about you!

1. If your doctor told you TODAY that you were pregnant, what would you say? I’d be speechless for a few days, then I guess tell the hubby (who would be speechless for a few days)

2. When was the last time you flew in a plane? December of 2004 when I flew to MO to help parents move.

3. What did the last text message you sent say? I don’t send/receive text messages.

4. What features do you find most attractive in the opposite sex? A sense of humor and arms that make me feel safe.

5. What is a goal you would like to accomplish in the near future? Finish putting all my new stamps on EZMount so I can use them.

6. Shoe size? 8 1/2W

7. Been to Mexico? Yes, during a couple cruises in the last 3 years.

8. When is the last time you had a massage? During one of those cruises to Mexico, cheap spa days when in port.

9. What was the last TV show you watched? Psych

10. What are your plans for the weekend? Baby shower, card class, hanging out at home

11. If your significant other asked you to marry them TODAY what would you say? Okey-dokey

12. What is in the back seat of your car right now? Umbrella, sun shield, trashcan

13. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Giving an exam to some unhappy college students
14. If you could marry any celebrity today who would it be? Johnny Depp, but only if I had never met my hubby

15. Have you ever been to a strip club? No
16. What is the best ice cream flavor? Every once in a while this answer changes, but it always goes back to cookies and cream

17. What is the last sporting event you watched? Does local drag racing count? If not, it would be part of the superbowl (just to see the commercials)

18. Ever go camping? Yes, but haven’t been in at least 10 years (had a bad camping experience in Colorado and haven’t camped since) but wouldn’t mind going again.

19. Last phone call? Mom to tell her I made it home ok.

20. Are you allergic to anything? I’m sure I’m allergic to something, but have been “diagnosed”

21. What is one thing you have learned about life recently? That office politics are the worst.

22. What do you do at work? Teach how to use computers

23. What is your mom's name? Marie

24. Ever cried for no reason? Well, that would depend on whether hormones is a reason…

25. Can you do the Crank Dat dance? No, and event if I thought I could I wouldn’t.

26. What is your favorite color to wear? Black

27. What is the longest plane ride you have ever been on? From Dallas/Ft.Worth to London

28. What is the longest road trip you have ever taken? One time when I was a kid we road tripped from Wichita, KS to Niagra Falls then back to the Great Lakes, I think it was about 2 weeks.

29. What are your turn-offs? People who believe that they are more important than everyone else and because of this idea are selfish and inconsiderate (hubby calls it the “the world is my ashtray” syndrome)

30. What was your last alcoholic beverage? A margarita

31. What are you craving right now? Lunch, something of the breaded chicken and potato and bread variety.

Groovy Guava Mojo 26

Here is my card for Julee's Mojo Monday Card Sketch #26. It uses groovy guava, ruby red, river rock carstock, river rock DSP and ginger blossom DSP, ruby red ink and groovy guava double stitched ribbon. I don't have the Embrace Life set everyone likes so much, but I think I did ok with So Many Sayings and Garden Silhouettes (both retired hostess sets).

River Rock Star!

Today's card is for sketch challenge SC165 and I enjoyed TLC157 (technique challenge to use 2 designer papers) so much I had to use it on this one too. I also worked color challenge CC155 (use river rock, black, white) in there. My inking on top edge of the sentiment makes it look a bit crooked, but oh well. I don't think I know anyone graduating this year, but if someone pops up I already have a card!



Paper is basic black, whisper white, and river rock (cardstock and DSP). I used both the star punches and some river rock double-stitched ribbon also.

Cut-A-Bella

Woohoo! My new paper cutter showed up today! I bought a 12x12 Tonic guillotine cutter from joann.com last week and it finally showed up today after being "with delivery courier" since last Friday morning. I'm loving this thing!!!

So to christen my new cutter I had to take care of some challenges. This card fits sketch challenge 164, TLC157 (use two or more pattern papers) and a portion of LSC156 (use your own handwriting) AND since I think turqoise is a shade of blue I"m going to count it for Lee's challenge to use blue on a card.

Grumpabella came from Paula (thanks!) and was colored with prismacolor markers. All paper is SU, colors are tempting turqoise and old olive, ribbon is old olive.

Oh no, is the mojo gone???

I haven't posted in a few days because I've been working on a baby shower gift for a friend. I'd love to post pics but I know she's looked at my blog before and I can't have her seeing it before the shower! But I promise I'll take pics and post after she has received it. I'm hoping to work on some sketch challenges soon but I'm going to a OSW class tonight so maybe tomorrow...

Bayou Mojo

Here is my card for Julie T's Mojo Monday #25. The colors are chocolate chip, close to cocoa, and blue bayou. Cardstock in all three colors, and dsp in blue bayou and close to cocoa, ink is chocolate chip. I used Stampin Up's True Friend stamp set. I inked some of the edges and used my ticket punch and retired satin choc. chip ribbon the eyelets are some I had in my mega eyelet stash, probably Making Memories...

It has a bit of a westerny feel, don'tcha think?

Chocolate Covered Rose Sketches

I decided to try Julie Buhler's Color Concoction #2 (rose red, pretty in pink, chocolate chip) and Beate's Weekend sketch challenge #35. It isn't my favorite card, but I think it turned out ok...makes me think of Cherry Cordial candies at Christmas...

All materials were Stampin Up, but I believe the ribbon is retired, colors listed above, stamps are Heartfelt Thanks and linen background (also retired I think), and the patterned paper is rose red DSP.

ETA: I just realized my edges look a bit crooked, but I promise they are straight. I distressed the edges of the dsp and the pretty in pink piece and inked the distressed edges with choc. chip ink...

Balliwood Bling

This is a card I made at my up-upline Meredith's stamp club last night. I don't usually share cards I make at classes/camps, but I knew I wanted LuvLee to see the blingage! This uses the Bali Breeze paper and some glitter from the Spring-Summer Stampin Up catalog. It is a bit bolder and sparklier than my usual, but I think it turned out very nice!

SC163 and some itsy-bitsy bling!

Here is a card I made for Sketch Challenge 163 over on SCS. I have no idea where any of the stamps, paper, etc. came from, but the ribbon is satin and the brads are gemstone (AKA BLING!!!)

Major Award

Sarah at http://sarahstamper.blogspot.com/ nominated me for the Excellent Award! Thank you so much Sarah! Now I should nominate someone else, but I think everyone I know has already been nominated ----but if not consider yourself nominated now!

Super Stress Relief - Just Add Ink!

After a less than pleasant day at work I forced myself to do the weekly sketch challenge on SCS in hopes it would help me relax and get over being 8 degrees of ticked off...and it worked!!! And here are the results...

Cardstock is River Rock and Purely Pomegranate, patterned paper is River Rock DSP, ribbon is Purely Pomegranate satin ribbon (retired) and the stamps are Infinite Goodness (leaves) which is a level 2 hostess set and Friendship Flowers for the sentiment.

An elephant never forgets!

I'm on a roll! Here is a card I put together last night that involved some cuttlebug folder embossing. I just love Wild Wasabi and Pretty in Pink together. Just so fresh looking! The stamps are from MFT stamps, ribbon and papers are Stampin Up. Colored with my Prismacolor markers (I'm still learning...).

Wahoo! New Card Finally!

This is a congratulations card I made for my aunt who just made Lt. Colonel in the Air Force. The colors are river rock and blue bayou. She loves horses so I had to try out the new horse stamps I got for Christmas.

Still working on color for my photos, I don't have a white backdrop for my lightbox so I'm using a white pillowcase, but it doesn't have the shiny/reflective qualities of the backdrops that came with the lightbox.

Don't feed the animals!

One of my other hobbies is volunteering at the local zoo. I decided to make goody bags for all the volunteers to snack on during our business meeting this Thursday. I used MFT stamps (I think the set is called "It's a Jungle out There" and various green and brown ribbons that I only had a foot or two of so I was able to clean out a whole bunch of ribbon "leftovers". Now I just need to do some projects with pink, blue, orange, red, and purple. Inside the bags are a small bag of Cracker Jacks with prize, and about 6 or 7 various sizes and types of Tootsie Rolls. And I only ate 2 or 3 of the Tootsie Rolls before I made the goody bags! Trust me, I was showing great restraint in only eating 2 or 3. Anywho, here are the two designs of the goody bags...

Sooo, when I'm not being tagged by LuvLee I'm finding goofy things on her blog that I have to go check out. Such as....

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Reverend Countess Corrine the Bloody of Peevish St Victor Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Scooby Doo, where are you!

Soo, why did I drop off the face of the earth? I was on vacation!!!! I love vacations, but since I work in education I have very set times that I can go on vacation....so I kinda disappear during December, May, and August. But I'm home now and working on a project and getting back to flying (flybaby's know what I'm talking about).... so I should be back to posting a bit more regularly now.

Tagged by LuvLee

LuvLee tagged me again! For this one I need to post 7 random facts about me, so here goes:

1. I was born in California

2. I "dated" my husband less than 2 weeks when we decided to get married (we were engaged for a year though).

3. I am deathly afraid of spiders. If I see one in a room with me I either throw up, scream, or run from the room like it is on fire.

4. I like snakes

5. My favorite color is green, but you won't find any in my house

6. My favorite movie is Gone in 60 Seconds

7. If I were green I'd look like Princess Fiona (and my husband looks a bit like Shrek...kinda odd)

I think everyone I would tag has been tagged, but if you are reading this and haven't been tagged - you just got tagged!