Sunday, January 31, 2010
My Blog Candy Winner
Please contact me at shestamps11-blogs@yahoo.com with your complete mailing address (including country) and I will get it into the mail to you asap.
Thank you to every one who played.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Take care of your heart!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Happy Birthday to my MIL!
- CS & PAPERS: Close to My Heart (CTMH) Silhouette, Stampin' Up white CS, Paper Studio black CS
- STAMPS: CTMH Curly Sentiments (Note cards: JustRite Special Occasions monogram kit, CTMH For Every Occasion)
- INK: Stampin' Up Basic Black
- EMBELLISHMENTS & TOOLS: Martha Stewart butterfly & branch punches, EK Success flower punch, Pearl Glimmer Mist, Hero Arts black gemstones, Kaiser pearls, black ribbon, The Paper Studio border punch (Note cards: Spellbinders nestabilities.)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Sweet Award
Wow! I received this fun award from my SBS29 sister Kim Marie. She is so talented and sweet that I am happy that SBS29 has given me the opportunity to get to know her.
As part of the award, I am supposed to list 10 things that I am thankful for:
1) My husband - thank goodness I have him!
2) My daughter - every day is a new adventure
3) My extended family - my father, mother in law, brother, sister in law, brother in law, aunts, uncles etc. I am so glad to have them and that my daughter has such wonderful people to know and learn from.
4) My friends - how can you make it through life with out a few, good girl friends?
5) Jazzercise - great for saving my sanity and my health.
6) My crafting - I know you all understand this one.
7) Book, books, books - I love to read!
8) My pets - can't forget them.
9) My Ipod! - dont' think I could survive with out it. I love music of all kinds and am addicted to several podcasts.
10) Chocolate - enough said...
The rules of the award say that I have to
1) Copy and Paste the award on your blog. {check}
2) List who gave you the award and link to her blog. {check}
3) List 10 things that make you happy. {check}
4) Pass the award onto other bloggers and visit their blog to let them know! {check!}
I am passing this on to:
1) Karin
2) Micki
3) Kristal
4) Tammy
5) Stef
I know some of these ladies well and some I am just getting to know but all of them are very talented.
Take a moment to check out their blogs.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Happy Birthday Easel Card
Lindsay also has some new, cool stuff in her Mygrafico store. Go check out the digital papers, SVG files, and templates. She also has some cute digital stamps (in addition to the one used here) that are perfect for Valentine's Day.
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- STAMPS: Sweet Stuff digital stamp set by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff and It's Your Day by Close To My Heart
- PAPERS & CS: Image printed on Georgia Pacific CS, My Mind's Eye Love Nest, Stampin' Up white CS, misc. pink and caramel CS, paper from a book (for flowers)
- INKS: Stampin' Up Pretty In Pink and Creamy Carmel
- EMBELLISHMENTS: EK Success flower punch, brads, Pearl Glimmer Mist, lace, Stampin' Up markers in Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Creamy Carmel, Sakura Gellyroll pens (clear, pink & silver)
Sunday, January 24, 2010
DD's projects and a challenge blog for kids
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Check this out!
Also, please be patient with me this week end. I am updating my blog template mostly on my own (not using a premade template). I am taking a step into something new for me. If it all goes poorly, you will still see this template at the end of the week end. Keep your fingers crossed!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
You Give My Heart Wings!
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 87-Lots of Layering
The Pink Elephant - Challenge #50
The Craft Garden - New
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pretty Pink
Paper Maniac Inspiration - Texture, Faux Stitching, and buttons
I Love Digi Challenge - Use a digi
Corrosive Challenge - #47 Let's Go Digi (CCBJ#47)
Did you hear about the new challenge blog? It combines two things I love - digi's and challenges! If you love digital stamps or paper, please check them out.
- Stamps: Love Grows Here from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
- Papers & CS: Image printed on Georgia Pacific white CS, Stampin' Up Pretty In Pink, Barely Banana, White card stock, Paper Studio black CS
- Inks: NONE
- Embellishments & Tools: Stampin' Up Markers Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Barely Banana, Summer Sun, & Regal Rose , Sakura Gelly Roll clear glitter pen, misc. button, DMC floss #321, Stampin' Up border punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Close To My Heart white ribbon, Cloud 9 Design red rain dots, Cuttlebug Script Texture embossing folder, paper piercer, black Uniball pen, sentiment was computer generated
Monday, January 18, 2010
Hey Sweet Thing! - Monday with Lindsay
** Updated - This card was picked to be one of the featured cards on SNR Card Universe.
I was digging through my scrap bin again for the challenge on What's Digital Stamping? Yahoo group to use up some scraps and I was happy to find a rather large piece of 2-sided DP. I colored one of the cupcakes from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Sweet Stuff digital stamp set to match.
Here is a preview of the entire set. I think I want to use the adorable cupcake tree next. You might want to go check out the rest of Lindsay's Stamp Stuff shop on mygrafico. She has added a ton of new stuff over the last week, including some freebies.
Please check out the rest of the DT's projects:
Lindsay (owner) Be sure to check her blog. A little birdie told me that there are new freebies.
(Nettie will be back next week.)
Supplies:
- STAMPS: Sweet Stuff digital stamp set by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff on mygrafico
- CS & PAPERS: Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, My Minds Eye Bohemia Birthday Blossom (2 sided DP), misc. red CS, image printed on Georgia Pacific white CS
- INKS: Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip
- EMBELLISHMENTS & TOOLS: Martha Stewart white rickrack, Close To My Heart twine, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip ribbon, Clear button, Swiss dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Prismacolor pencils & OMS, Crystal Effects (to adhere red CS to clear button), sponge, paper piercer, computer generated sentiment
Friday, January 15, 2010
Now where did I put that paper?
This card did not turn out anything like I originally imagined it. Lindsay (from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff) challenged the What's Digital Stamping group on Yahoo to make a project using stuff from the scrap bin. I dug through mine and found a piece of cute pink, blue, and yellow baby paper left over from the days I was scrap booking my daughter's baby pictures. I colored the bunny to match the paper. Then when I started to put the card together, I could not find that piece of paper anywhere. Grrrrr.... So this is version #2 with out the cute baby paper, but still using paper from the scrap bin. All the paper except the card base and the image were scraps.
This card also qualifies for the Clearly Delightful Blog theme challenge (CDBC1) to use bunny rabbits on your project, Mygrafico's challenge #31-Yellow, and the Digital Tuesday Challenge #41-emboss it.
If you like this digital image, you can get it at the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff shop on Mygrafico.com. Did you know it is Mygrafico's 1st anniversary and that they are having a sale? Take 25% off your order up until midnight (GMT) today, January 15th.
If you are following the monthly Mygrafico customer blog hop, you can find a list of participants HERE. Please go check out what every one else posted for the blog hop. Before you leave, be sure to check out MY BLOG CANDY.
SUPPLIES:
- STAMPS: Babies and Bows digital stamp set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff on Mygrafico
- CS & PAPERS: image printed on Georgia Pacific white CS, othe papers manufacturer unknown
- INKS: None
- EMBELLISHMENTS & TOOLS: Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder, misc. buttons & thread, Stampin' Up border punch
- NOTES: Sentiment generated using MS Word
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Blog Candy Anyone?
To celebrate getting 2 cards accepted for publication, I am going to offer a little blog candy.
I am going to give away this clear stamp set from Our Craft Lounge to one lucky winner. The set is called "Fairy Dust is a Must". It is a new, never opened set.
You may enter in the drawing in the following ways:
1) Be a follower of my blog. If you are a follower or become a follower, leave a comment on this post.
2) Post my candy on your blog with a link back here. Post your link in the comments on this post.
3) Leave a comment on this post telling me what you plan to do with this set if you are picked.
You can have a maximum of 3 entries into the drawing if you do each of these. (1 comment for each.) (Updated)** Please comment each time you do one of these. I would hate to miss an entry.
Entry into the drawing ends at 6 pm (CDT) on Sunday, January 31, 2010. I will post the winner's name on my blog later that evening and you will have 1 week to contact me with your mailing information.
This is my first blog candy give-away so I hope I covered everything. :)
Good luck!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
A Day of Good News
This is Summer. She loves to dig in the snow and play with the kids.
She still acts like a puppy even though she is almost 11 years old.
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I hope you have a wonderful day!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Monday with Lindsay - All You Need Is Love
Stamp Simply challenge -Love is in the Air
Digital Tues challenge - love
Cute Daisey May - Love
Just Us Girls (JUGs) - Technique challenge - stitching
Shirley's 2 Girls challenge - Hearts (S2GSC38)
Thank you for looking! Have a great week!
- STAMPS: Love Grows Here from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
- CS & PAPERS : Love Nest designer paper from My Mind's Eye, Cranberry card stock from Hobby Lobby (manufacturer unknown), image printed on Georgia Pacific white CS
- INK: Stampin' Up Markers
- EMBELLISHMENTS & TOOLS: Stampin' Up Ribbon, misc. hardware, Cricut Wild Card cartridge
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Many Thanks
Ann's Creative Nook - GCA#72 - It's a brand new year
Supplies:
My Minds Eye Love Nest designer paper
Paper piercer
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
DD's Good News!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday with Lindsay - Recycling challenge
I have to say that I am glad that the kiddos are back in school today and life will return to our normal schedule. As great as vacation is, I am one of those strange people that miss the every day routine.
Lindsay, of Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, is running a challenge on the What's Digital Stamping yahoo group and asked the DT to join in. The challenge is to make a project using a digital image (stamp, coloring page or ding bat font) and at least one recycled item. All entries before January 7th will be entered in a drawing for a stamp of your choice from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff shop. If you are new to digital stamping and are looking for some free images, take a look at Lindsay's blog or on MyGrafico, there are plenty of freebies on both.
**UPDATE - If you don't want to join the group, link your project in my comments and you will be entered in the drawing. Good luck!
To get started on the challenge, I used the sketch from Just Us Girls (JUGs) sketch challenge #14. I decided to recycle a coffee cup sleeve that was on my desk and make a coffee themed card. I just couldn't find any buttons or fibers in my stash that seemed right to use on the card. About that time, DH complained that we needed to clean the basement and I remembered that my grandmother's sewing box was down there. I have not looked in the box for years (I do not sew) and I definitely haven't looked since I started paper crafting. Oh the treasures I found! A large jar of various buttons - most rather mundane but some really cool ones - and thread and embroidery floss of many colors. Most of the buttons were too large to use as centers of these flowers, but I found one to use. I also used some of the floss that I found.
Going through the box really brought back some lovely memories of my Grandma. She always had her sewing box (imagine a large, wooden tackle box with legs) in her bedroom and I spent many hours as a kid stringing buttons on thread to make necklaces.
Now for the rest of the info on my card. This cute image is from Lindsay's coffee jitters border. It is a freebie on her site. (You could download and use it for the challenge....) The sentiment comes from her Coffee Talk digital stamp set. The flowers were inked using Sorbet ink from Close To My Heart (CTMH) and a brayer then lightly sprayed with pearl Glimmer Mist (some of my goodies from Christmas). The rest of the supplies are listed at the bottom of this post.
Other challenges this card is entered in:
Crafy Angels - week 16 - Recycle
Stamp Somethings Challenge - New Somethings
Stamp Simply Challenge - #120 New Things!
Rainbow Lady's Challenge - #84 New
Mygrafico - Out with the old, In with the new
I also have a goodbye and a hello to share with you. Joy will be leaving the LSS DT after this week. You will still be able to see her wonderful projects on her blog. Tanya will be joining the LSS DT starting today. Please be sure to leave her some extra encouragement for her first week with us.
Now let's see what the rest of the team has been up to.
Supplies:
Coffee Jitters border (freebie) from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
Coffee Talk (for sentiment) from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
CTMH Unforgettable Designer Paper
Papertrey kraft card stock
image printed on Georgia Pacific white card stock
Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge (sorbet mat)
Stampin' Up Creamy Caramel ink & marker
Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa marker (on sentiment)
CTMH flowers
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers #29 (SBS29)
Okay, about me.... I don't know about you, but I have a hard time writing about myself. I am a wife, mother, and sister. I have been married to my husband, Mike, for 11 years. My daughter, Elizabeth, is 8 years old. Occasionally you will see a picture of her or of a project she has made. We have 2 dogs and 1 parrot. All three are quite the characters.
I am lucky enough that my employer lets me work from home. I also have a reduced work week of 30 hours so that I can spend more time with my family. I have been with the same company for 12 years but have had several different positions including Sales & Marketing manger, Account Manager, and currently Operations Manager.
Although I have always been involved in one craft or another, I only got involved with paper crafts over the last several years. It all started with going to a Creative Memories party at a friend's house which led to scrap booking.... Lots of money later, here I am. Now I prefer card making to scrap booking.
I am a member of the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff MyGrafico shop Design Team. I couldn't believe when I was picked. I had just got my blog going and it was the first time I tried out for anything. Working with Lindsay and the other DT members has really got me hooked on digital stamps. Unlike the other kind, I don't think I will ever run out of space to store them! I still use traditional stamps, but I love the digis.
Okay, don't laugh, but I am also an avid Jazzerciser. I try to get to class at least 3 times a week. I have done it for years and was actually still going to class when I was 8 months pregnant. (I finally had to take a break because my shoes didn't fit any more and it was too hard getting them tied anyhow. I jumped right back into as soon as I could.)
I also love reading and usually go through 1-2 books a week (although I have slowed down during the Holidays) and I LOVE listening to music. I love all kinds of music, rock, country, indie, jazz, blues, etc., and almost always have it playing. If you are interested in either, I would love to be your friend on goodreads.com or lastfm.com.
Well, I can't believe I have gone on so much about myself. Thank you for your patience if you read this whole thing. I am looking forward to see all your projects in the future.
Yeah sista's!
Card making with DD
She picked "Cherry on Top" from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Sweet Stuff digital stamp set. She colored using her own pencils, my glitter pens, and used the same paper as I was using. (Details below.) Inside she wrote "Have a very cherry day". If you can, please leave her some comments, she loves reading them.
I made this card using the Mojo Monday (#119) sketch for inspiration. The grumpy cow (isn't she cute?) is from the Rusty Pickle's Digital Delights. I don't know about you, but I have definitely had "those" days...or so my husband tells me. :)
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This card also qualifies for Crafty Creations challenge #48 - make your new year glitter. Although it doesn't show up really well in the photo, the polka dot paper is glittery and I used a glitter pen on the cow bell, the bow, and the edges of the flower. The ribbon is also shimmery.
It also qualifies for the What's Digital Stamping Group recycling challenge on Yahoo. The buttons were pulled off a card I received quite a while ago. The ribbon is also recycled. (It was still sticky on one end and has some snags which I put under the DP panel.) I am not sure where it came from but it was at the bottom of my ribbon basket. I wanted to used more recycled items but it just did not work out.
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By the way, come join us in the What's Digital Stamping Group on Yahoo. It is free to join and the members share tips and trade advice (including where to find freebie). Everyone is welcome whether you are experienced with digital stamps or just trying them out for the first time.
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Other challenges:
Pile It On challenge #29-Anything digital
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
My Time to Craft #72 - Anything goes
Little Red Wagon challenge - #9 Flowers
Bee Crafty challenge - #20 Circles (and must have something digi)
Hand Full of Stamps - #9 It's All About the Red
Lots to Do - Free Theme
Crazy for Challenges - C4C18 Polka dots
Thank you for looking!
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