Ready to Ride.....

Well after he learns to walk perhaps! LOL! Who is the cutest cowboy ever...at least in his "Bella's" eyes?! Why Logan of course! My daughter went to a yard sale and found a cowboy hat tiny enough to fit this handsome fella and then took pictures to show me! It's like falling in love all over again with every picture! Here he is in all his adorableness.....



So...since he is SO cute in his cowboy hat you know I couldn't resist a cowboy stamp when I saw it right?! Well Bella, the stamp company, has these adorable little turtle stamps now and one just so happened to be a...yep! A cowboy! LOL!



I colored the image using my Koh-I-Nor pencils, that have had some Prisma's migrate in, and my Gamsol. I think that is getting to be my favorite coloring technique! The shape I'm sure you can tell is cut with the Nestabilities. I used my JustRite stamps for the word "Howdy" but the block was so big and the square so small it was hard to line it up so, close enough had to do! I also used hemp twine to make the "lasso"! Every cowboy needs one right?! I think he used it to lasso my heart! Just love this little guy - can you tell?!!

I'm off now to do my daily run, the marathon is still a couple of months off but I still gotta maintain my girlish figure! If I don't watch it my DH won't either! LOL!

Well I hope you liked my card for today!

Until next time....

Pocket Notes

Ever heard the expression "Levi butts drive me nuts"? Well my card to share with you today reminded me of that saying! LOL! Maybe I just "dated" myself there but, that's okay - it's true! LOL! My friend Lindsay of "Lindsay's Stamp Stuff" has some new digital designs for you to check out! One in particular I knew I wanted to work with this week the minute I saw it...a pocket! I also have a little surprise to share with you all this week was well! Lindsay gave me a great design for you to download and try digital designs for yourself! Take a look at my creation and read on for more "deets"

Just pull that ribbon....


Voila - there's your words! Now you can write on the inside!


So, what's the freebie?! The patriotic heart! I also wanted to show you that the digital designs don't have to be used with plain paper only! I used some designer paper that looked like denim, a scrap actually. I simply taped it to my paper and ran it through the printer! Voila! Denim pocket! I cut it out, adhered it to the front, leaving the top open so I could make an insert to pull out! It's still a regular card but I thought this was a little different twist on a card from my regular ones! I'm pleased with how this one turned out!
I hope you try this free digital design for yourself but I want to also encourage you to do something else! I have a second reason for choosing this "patriotic heart" design as my freebie! A friend of mine, from work, was deployed recently and I am sending him this card in a box of cards to hand out to his troops. I'd like to challenge you to use this design to make some cards to send over to the troops as well! After hearing from my brother, when he was over there how much they all liked the cards because they were different from the standard ones available in the exchange, I knew I'd have to sweet talk this guy into letting me send him some too! He caved under pressure! LOL!

So, take a minute and check out Lindsay's designs, you'll find a ton of $1 designs there and her special right now too! So....hurry over!

Enjoy

Until next time....

It's Party Time!!!

I love parties!! What's more fun than giving a friend a BIG BIRTHDAY BASH?!!! Not much!! So who's birthday is it?! Pardon me as I bow when I say this (giggle) but it's "The Queen's Birthday"! The Queen, or Vicki, of "Queen Kat's Designs" that is! I just had to instigate a little party action when I saw her birthday was coming and what's an important part of any party?! Why the birthday outfit! No, not that kind of birthday outfit! LOL! After Vicki picks out her party dress she's going to need a party hat right?! Well...... here's her party hat!



So think I got enough bling on here for our birthday girl?! I'm sure you're going to be wondering which stamp set has the birthday hat in it right?! Well before you email me check out this set "Build A Sweet" and see if you recognize any parts of my birthday hat in there? Do you see it?! He he he! I used the ice cream cone and part of the cupcake topper for my hat! I love to "think outside my box" sometimes and this was one of those times! I hope you like it and better yet......want your own party hat/cupcake/ice cream stamp set too! Right now is the best time to get it too! All the Queen Kat's stamps are 40% off! The clearance is 50% off! Now hurry over and see what you can't live without too....

One last time..... HAPPY BIRTHDAY VICKI!!!!
P.S. - I'd sing but, well truth be told...my gift is to NOT sing! LOL!

Until next time....

Beautiful Butterflies....

I am so loving the green-ness of the season! All the trees, the grass, the gorgeous flowers that are blooming! LOVE IT! I can't seem to get enough of being outside, when I'm not working that is! I went for my run this morning, had a lot on my mind (as usual) intended to only run 4 miles but wound up at 5 1/2 when I realized OOOPS! My friend was coming over at 9:00 and I would barely make it back in time! YIKES! Good thing she's a runner, as well as a crafter too, so she completely understands getting lost in your thoughts on a good run! Anywaaaaaay! Early in the morning is a great time to see all the animals too! I run partly on a tree covered trail before going through a neighborhood to get to the final trail and I see all the deer, bunnies, beautiful birds etc...! I see lots of butterflies too! That's what I was thinking of when I was choosing which card to share today! This is another one from "The Rubber Cafe" and I just love it!



I chose a different color scheme here though from my norm as I had gotten some "Fun Flock" and I wanted to use it! I also happen to have my family room in this color scheme! If you can't tell, the blue Fun Flock is on the butterfly but also on the 3 stripes below on the bottom of the card. I used double sided sticky tape from SU, piled it on, put a scrap paper on top and rubbed it into the tape and then tapped the extra off! I'm loving how it turned out! I hope you did too!

Until next time....

Hooray For Friday!

I'm so glad it's Friday! This time for more then the obvious that it's the beginning of the weekend too! My running/crafting/future mother-in-law to my youngest (I say that with a big grin!) is coming to visit today! YEAH! I'm probably way over excited I know but, well, not many share ALL of my passions like she does! We ran together in Virginia, we both craft, her 9 year old son wants to marry my daughter (we're talking mad love affair here!) and our husbands get along rather well too! Oooh and she's a shoe lover, shopper too! Now if I die and get to stand in front of that door of "reincarnation" and they give me a choice well, it'll be tough to turn down being a "fly on the wall(you know what I mean! LOL!) I'd come back as her since her job is a dream job for me! Travel is one thing I LOVE to do and her job takes her everywhere! She is on the Com team for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and they're in town right now!

Here's a few pics to share...travelling doesn't allow her to update her blog but you can find it on my sidebar as "Mom Who Scraps"

St Patricks Day run in DC (I beat her too he he he!)


Relaxing after an awesome Easter meal!


Nathan and his future wife, Breanna (look at his awesome grin!)


So guess what we'll be doing tonight?! We'll be locked up in my craft room having a blast as she brought her Bella's! LOL! Oh, I just thought of this Bella stamping out Bella's! Ha ha ha! Go ahead, laugh....it's Friday and time to be a little silly!

Until next time....

Young, Hip and Available.....

Yes girls, I am pimping out my baby brother-in-law here! LOL! Not without his permission though! LOL! This is the one who just graduated with his doctorate too! Can you believe how tall he is?! Neither of us have shoes on (inside the house = big no no!) and he's not even standing up straight! LOL! I'm not exactly short at 5'5" So......he's a Doctor....employed and handsome! LOL!



Now on to more "hip and available"! Have you tried the newest in stamping yet?! I'm talking digital designs! Check out my card I made using one of the digital designs from "Lindsay's Stamp Stuff". I went bright on this one since it sort of told me it needed something bright! Then again I could have used more country type colors too but....I couldn't have used my Copic markers then! LOL! I'm still working on my inventory of those expensive rascals - slowly! LOL! Take a look and tell me what you think;



I printed out 4 of these to one sheet of paper so I'll always have extras for when I need a fast card! So if you're tempted to try some of these digital designs check out Lindsay's blog to see her freebies! Of course to purchase your own don't forget she has an awesome selection in her store "Lindsay's Stamp Stuff" for you to choose from! These types of designs are such a great idea! I hope you try some soon! Good luck with those tough choices! LOL!

Until next time....

Way 2 Go!

With so many options out there for making your own paper creations its easy to get carried away - I know too well! LOL! I admit I am probably in running to be "Queen of Embellishments" with a bad case of hoarding but, every once in a while I need to do something more "simply stated". That was the idea behind the card I am posting today! Take a look at the graduation type card I made, and will make again since I liked it so much!



I used solid color cardstock, in my daughter's school colors, the tassel I made using embroidery floss and I attached it under the circle using a pop dot. Since my brad had to be centered in the circle I simply punched the brad hole first then centered it in my larger circle before I punched it out! (You can click the picture to see it better!) The stamp I chose to use for this one is from Queen Kat's "Congratulations Stamp Set".

Since today is Queen Kat's "New Release" date all of us on her Design Team have a special idea to share with you today! Check out Shannon's creation as she'll "knock your socks off" as usual! Want to see what the rest of the girls have going on then here's the list of talented ladies I "hang with"! LOL!

The Royal Listing:

QKD Blog- http://qkd.blogspot.com
Penny: http://penny-randomthoughts.blogspot.com/
Maria: http://www.riacreations.blogspot.com/
Tina: http://woodedviews.blogspot.com
Michelle: www.RandomCrafting.Blogspot.Com
Shannon: http://shannonssentiments.blogspot.com
Vicki- http://qksc.blogspot.com
Victoria http://eatstampsleeprepeat.blogspot.com/
Jules: http://julietds.blogspot.com
Beverly- www.beestamper.blogspot.com
Whimsical Ink Sorority- http://whimsicalinksorority.blogspot.com
KellyJean: http://dancingwithstamps.blogspot.com
Nina: http://creatinginsolitude.blogspot.com
Kelly: www.kellystamps.blogspot.com
Taylor: http://musingsofanaddict.wordpress.com

Until next time....