What Is It.....

What is it about being your own worst critic? I mean really! Shouldn't you be your own best cheerleader?! I have been putting cards together and think "that's not too bad" then, I start mentally picking it apart! Know what I mean?! Seriously, here I was just having a good ole time coloring away at this image and was thinking ahead to what all I was going to do with it and, in my mind, it turned out cute! Then, on paper...literally, it didn't turn out quite the same! LOL! Were I to do this again I think I'd ink up that yellow background and maybe break out some more of my bling I've been harboring like the rhinestone depression was coming! LOL! Well, here is the card I'm talking about!



I couldn't resist the balloons - look closely at their shape! The words - too cute! All from "River City Rubberworks"! They have the FUNNIEST stamps ever! LOL! I got the DP from JoAnn Fabric's open bin, the cardstock is from SU, the pink brads are from Making Memories, I used my tag punch from SU, I free hand cut the blue behind that white tag shape, my oval cutting tools (<--0500 mental mind block and can't remember what it's called UGH!) and I colored it with my Koh-I-Nor pencils! I think that's it!
I guess I opened the door for suggestions of how to "buck it up a notch" so, let me know what you think! I'm game since I'm always looking for ways to improve!!

Thanks for looking!

Until next time....

Blog Header Photo and a Thanks!

I just wanted to thank all of my great blog readers for your kind comments! They're awesome! I love getting each and every one of them! They totally make my day! Really! To think I don't have to threaten you with no dinner to leave me nice words or ground you until you compliment me....! LOL! Just kidding!! Seriously though, thank you ALL and keep on leaving them! I need that pat on the back!
Someone mentioned my new blog header photo too so I thought I'd tell you where it's from. It's actually from Germany. We were stationed there for 2 years and lived in a fabulous village, on a fabulous street going up on top of a fabulous little mountain (seeing a theme here?!!LOL!) and this was the, well... fabulous view of the village! We totally LOVED living there and would go back in a heartbeat if we could move into the same house! Oh, the name of the village would help huh?! It's Reichenbach Steegan, Germany! Just outside of Ramstein Air Base!

Until next time....

Make A Wish....

Well, at least I was told when you blow on one of these dandelion fluffy things and make a wish it's supposed to come true! I guess had I wished for my parent's lawn to be covered in dandelions it would have come through....! LOL! It's okay to dream right...now if only that cute boy had liked me or I had gotten those roller skates....! LOL! When I went to the new store "Paper Makeup" I fell in love (I'm sure that's what I wished for at least once, a fairy of my own...!)with her stamps! Hello ADORABLE! I'm not normally into fairy tales but these fairies are just SO cute I had to have at least one....sort of a starter kit! I bought the fairy called "Kirsten"! Now what I thought was pretty cool about this stamp was that I could buy it with the EZ Mount or without! Well, me personally am happy to have someone else put that on the stamps for me! It's seriously sticky, close to the stickiness of kid snot but, well, 3 kids later and that's another story! LOL! Okay, I know, I know - gross! LOL! Anywhoooo take a look at the card I made with her;



So here's the details - the purple and white papers are from SU, the green is from The Paper Company, DP - another pad I bought at one time or another, the brads are from JoAnn fabrics dollar section, the flowers are from a great bag of Prima's I bought at my LSS but, if you want them go to Mandy's store "Limelight" I saw them there recently! She also has a wealth of other great deals too! I also thought it needed some sparkle too! I mean, why can't Kirsten have it?! Tinkerbell did! LOL! I colored her with my Koh-I-Nor pencils and Gamsol! I'm sort of hooked on that technique right now!
I'm mailing this card off to a very special little girl in my life - my Wuzoo! Okay, maybe that's not her birth name, it's actually Sara but I think she'll always be my "Wuzoo"! LOL! Right now I can't even remember how she got that name from me either! LOL!

Well I hope you like it!

Until next time....

Guess What?!!!

Chicken butt!! LOL! OMG! It's been a bit since I've blogged! We've been going through a "thing" or two at my house but should get good news about it today! YEAH! Then, of course, my daughter and I both get a virus! Lucky her, she got it on Sunday. Not so lucky me got it yesterday! Came home, after my 6 month review, and slept until 5:00 this morning! All better today....hopefully!
So on to the real fun! This stamp set just cracks me up! I picked up all of them from High Hopes almost a year ago. The timing was perfect when I saw them as I had just been informed my youngest brother was going over to Iraq and that saying?!! Well it is his FAVORITE! LOL! He'd call me up and say that to me all the time! You know I had to get them then right?! Well, just for the heck of it I decided to make another card with this set. About half way through I got a phone call - bet you can't guess who from?! LOL! Yep! My brother! How ironic is that?! He's such a card! Get it - a card?! UGH! I know boooo! LOL! Well here's the card I made;

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Inside;


I used Tempting Turquoise from SU for the card base and the ribbon, the DP well I get so much (I'm such a junky!) I can never remember where I get it from, the brads are from Target Dollar Vortex (sucks me in every time!), the flower is from those little wedding buckets of flowers at Michael's, and I colored it with my Koh-I-Nor pencils and Gamsol!

I hope you like it.......hope that saying doesn't get stuck in your head! LOL!

Until next time....

Spring Fling Time!

YEAH! I get so excited when I think about Spring being almost here! I am SO ready for warm weather! I attempted to go outside to run a couple of miles but only made it down the sidewalk before I realized - too windy and cold wind to boot! I was sad since I had been thinking of it all night! Ready to run! So for my morning exercise I chose to do a routine with my resistance bands instead using a video demonstration from www.SparkPeople.Com - you so have to try it! I mean, really! The one I did this morning didn't make me even take my hiney out of my chair! How awesome is that?! I know I got a good work out though since it did include use of resistance bands and my legs hurt when I was done! Seriously check them out! Bikini season will be here before you know it! LOL! Yeah, right! Me + Bikini = nightmares for all who see! LOL!
On to the Spring Fling Fun! Over at Scrapbook News and Review they're starting their fun and I'm sure you're not going to want to miss out on it! Sign up for their newsletter while you're there and, better yet, sign up for their magazine! It's got some awesome ideas in it! So....whatcha waiting for?! Get going and have fun for the next two weeks! YEAH!!!!

Until next time....

Spring Flowers

I am SO loving making these shaped cards! I saw the first one on another "Michelle's" blog called "Twisted Chick's Creations". Go check her out because she is one seriously talented lady! I wish I had half her talent and ideas, stuff, cards, projects...LOL! JK! Well not really but I don't want her to think I'm a stalker...then again isn't feedblitz really all about being stalking friendly?! Okay before it gets too weird here's my version of Michelle's card;

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Inside


I got my chipboard shapes at Michael's and, right now at mine, they have houses, amoebas and stars for a dollar! YES! I'm all about those good deals! LOL! The stamped image is from "The Greeting Farm", the circles are from my Nestabilities and the little clip that holds the card shut is from Making Memories! I colored my image with my Koh-I-Nor pencils and Gamsol! I got both of those at Michael's too! Sign up for their newsletter and you'll get coupons to make the purchase cheaper!

So this was also an entry for a DT call, won't say which one but I didn't make it! That's okay though since I know I have some serious competition! I am interested in critiques if you have any suggestions though! LOL! Thanks in advance !

Until next time....

Being Brave Here.....

Well, I've been brave as of late! I've tried out for another couple of design teams! One in particular is for the "Whimsy Stamps Design Team"! I'm nervous as I am pretty hard on myself, my own worst critic you could say! What the heck, you only live once! Not to mention you usually wind up pulling out ALL the stops when you do, and get a great card for your stash! Without further ado, here's my entry;

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I was blessed with this doggy image from a kind lady from "Tavias Charms" so I'm not sure what the company is, the paper is more from my mega stash, the big eyelets are from SU as is the twine, flowers are Prima's and the actual house is from Michael's craft store! I actually hand wrote the "doghouse again" comment - you couldnt' tell could you?! LOL! I also used my nestabilities for the scalloped shapes too! I LOVE my nestabilities!! I have more coming in this week - caved on some more despite trying to save up for a big event coming soon!

I am sure we all know a guy or two we could send this rascal to eh?! Funny thing is though, in my house...it's probably me that would get it first! LOL!

Wanna give it a shot too?! Click here for more info! Want to see more "Whimsy Stamps"? Click here Here's more info

To enter our Design Team call you must...
- design a NEW card or scrapbook page specifically for this call. Artwork created for previous blog posts, challenges, events, etc. will not be accepted.
- make a card or scrapbook page using an animal image as the main focal point. If you have a Whimsy Stamps Animals stamp, please use that. If not, that's OK.
- use multiple layers of cardstock or printed papers and at least one form of embellishment, such as buttons or flowers.
- post your creation on your blog with details, info about our call and links back to this call post.
- post your creation in the SCS gallery and then PM me. We will view each piece of artwork and leave you a comment so that you know we saw your entry.

All Whimsy Stamps Design Team members will...
- be a member of the team for a period of 6 months.
- have his/her own blog to showcase and display Whimsy related artwork created with our stamps. You must have a personal blog to be considered.
- create at least one Whimsy related project each week and post on his/her blog with details.
- submit new artwork, weekly, to me for posting in our online gallery.
- participate in as many Whimsy sponsored events as possible.
- closely monitor our DT blog for news and updates to Whimsy related information.

Members of the Whimsy Stamps design team will....
- receive free stamps for the Collection he/she will be designing for and 25% off all other Whimsy products for the length of his/her design work with us.
- have a photo/bio on our design team page with links to his/her blog or website for the length of his/her design period.
- receive a DT member blog badge to display on his/her blog.
- get sneak peeks of upcoming Whimsy releases.

So, what are you waiting for? Get creative and show us your artistic talents! If you have any questions, please email me at whimsystamps@gmail.com. Remember, this call closes on Sunday, March 1st. No late entries will be accepted.

Good luck!

Until next time....