I've Been Tagged

I usually dont do tagging for one..I am alwasy too busy to get it done...Right now is no exception...I think Michelle Just noticed I hadn't Posted in awhile and thought it would be a good time to tag me. She has directions for tagging in her blog.....Go take a look!

Seven interesting or fun facts about myself...

1. My DD#2 is getting married in Dec. First DD to get married...Everyone tells me it will happen quickly now for the other 6...Sheesh I hope not ...Its way too much work.

2. I love to bake...I love the smells and of course eating my creations.

3. I have a lot of kids which keep me busy (no secret there, Kids and Busy seem to go together)

4. I wish I had more time in the day..I'ld like to pursue making/creating Blog Skins!

5. I have been busy making Wedding Invites 400, and it is taking a lot of my time thus no post.

6. I will have a post in a few weeks I made some items that are postable but I cant post them until the recipeant gets to open them!

7. I love biographies and Biographical sketches...possibly becasue I do Genealogy research and love to read stories about peoples lives...More people should write Journals...Their Descendants will love them for it.

I hope I was interesting enough.
I really dont know who I should tag.

I will pick a few people and add them later. I need to get DS to the bus!

Okay adding the first few

1 Shari My friend and SU Demo...Bits and Pieces!
2 Deb a friend with a new blog so worth checking out...With a Stamp and a Song!
3 Robyn my cricut friend love looking at her blog It's wonderful...The Pink Stamper!
4 Silvia, love her blog.. she tagged me once and I never got it done. sorry. MabieStampin!
5. Connie, Love her blog, dont get to it enough, Its really nice... McStampin'...!
Okay I'll try to do a few more later
6. Shell: I love the cute alterable stuff she makes and the way she uses the Software with her Cricut is so great..plus its her Birthday so Pop over there and say Happy Birthday! Shell's Stuff!
7. Gina: my SIL,She's got a great little store and a fun Blog when she gets a chance to post she's busy like me....Crop & Stick 2!

Halloween Cards

Sorry about lack of Post...I have been sick for a few weeks and then I got the hives...really bad...I couldnt consentrate on making a card if I wanted too. Today I am alot less itchy so I am much better. I went to my Demo/Friends house and made a couple of Halloween Cards... One she had she had made at her uplines' meeting and changed it a bit. They are both very cute cards.

The cards used several techniques I like doing that alot because I get to learn new stuff.

The first card used masking, embossing, and sponging. It's Very quick card to make despite all the techniques used on it. We used Glossy White paper and stamped the Tree from SU "House of Haunts"with versa mark and heat embossed with black. We punched a 3/4 circle from a PostIt note close to the sticky strip so both pieces have adhesive on them. we sponge the circle moon in Yoyo Yellow. We used sponge daubers and Kiki Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Perfect Plum and Pacific Point after masking the Moon with the part of the circle that is punched out. After removing the moon if there is still yellow on the card use your original mask to fill in over any white with the yellow. The Perfect plum is rolled with the SU "Haunting"wheel. and matted with black and then a piece of Kiwi Kiss punched with word window cut it in half and use the halfs opposite ends of the strip and then use a Black brad after punching the hole with your paper piercer.The Tangerine Tango piece of card stock with the SU"Sanded" backgrounder then stamp "Happy Halloween" sentiment with Basic Black. The tree image is mounted on dimesionals over the strip of purple.

The second card is made with the same stamp set the house image being stamped on Watercolor paper in Basic Gray ink. We used Yoyo Yellow and Pumpking Pie markers to color the windows and moon. after coloring spray with water and let the colors run a bit. Mat with Tangerine Tango and then use the picture hanger of antique brass hardware. and tie with a piece of avacado , black and Tangerine Tango grograin ribbon mount on dimesionals over the "Ghostly Greetings" DP.

Until Later...Happy Stamping!

Breast Cancer

Well Its October again and time to be more aware about cancer and its affects in the lives of women we know..so to remind us this month my Blog has gone Pink again...

I am so thankful for the progress made in medicines over the last few years, It has really impacted my life through the life of my MIL...

I have been ill all week so I hope to be back to my creative self this next week because I am feeling a little better..

Until later .....Happy Stamping!

Pretty in Pink

I made this card for a friend. I love how the coloring turned out I used pretty in pink Blush Blossom and Pirouette Pink to color the flowers.. from "Embrace Life" I am really liking the simplicity of these flowers... I like how the "swiss dots" embossing folder helps make the image stand out with out over powering it. I happened to have this little pink gem stone I got withastamp set I picked up at archivers I thought It went so well withthe flower image I used it to dot the eye. I thought more flowers would be toom uch for the image so I used little button brads...I would have used gem stones that were smaller butthe color of my pniks didnt match. Is it okay to mix and match embellishments on one card...Ihope so. I love the Pink Pirouette & Basic Black cardstock together...I think this color of pink is perfect for baby girl stuff I cant wait for more free time to use it again...

This is the last of the cards I managed to make last week before I got sick. I do feel alot better today so hopefully I'll be back to normal or even better soon...

Until later ...Happy Stamping!

Ridinghood Red Bday card

I really like this card..I love the colors(GPWhite, Riding hood Red, Basic Black) and I love how the cuttlebugging came out. I colored the crab from "Fishy Friends with my H2O brush and my Watercolor Wonder Crayons using RR colors. I printed the sentiment up on my computer and then Punched it out with my SU circle punches...I love how the ribbon turned out also just wish I had some of those sute Spellbinders shell die cuts those would be cute on it..but Probably too much for my BIL who this card is for... Hope he likes it..

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

I hope to get some craft time tonight I am feeling much better today so far though last evening was the worst...glad I was able to make so many cards made last week before I got sick...

Fishy Friends

SO I didnt get back to this post yesterday...I made this cute card for my nieces Birthday. I had fun pulling out this old set to use...I used the new InColors of Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Pointe, Baja Breeze. I used my Bubbles cuttlebug love it withthe fishes and D'vine swirl. Used my watercolor wonder Crayons to paint and a few crystal gem stones for bubbles....
Hope you like it...as well as my niece.

My DD is getting married in Dec. so I have been very busy with phone calls since she is out of state it has interferred withmy Crafting a bit in the last few days but the routine should settle back in soon...
Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

UGH...Ways Not to Use It

SO have you made a card and tried so hard to make it work and everystep it just went down hill...Thats what I did today...I wasnt even going to post it but figured even our failures cant get the best of us and we all have them...so Ugh here goes....

I used Pacific Point and GP White Cardstock I fully inteneded to only use these two colors..but I wanted to do Ways to Uses it Challenge"Charmed, for sure I went to add the little teardropcharm, but it wouldnt lay flat so I added the blue and raspberry Ribbon to add the charm to get a better lay withthe charm. I think I should have used white. I had to add the Pink scallopped edge since I neeeded more pink couldnt leave the ribbon on with out it..Quickly went down hill from this point...I used 2 scalloped Circles andTwo Circle to concoct the sentiment panel, then decided the Blue needed something so I added the Heros Arts gem stones in Pink and a Brenda something Pink gemstome to i in wishes...

then decided after it was all together the Sentiment panel needed sponging withthe Moonlight White also...Well you can see the results...Oh I used cuttle bug folders for the border and background and Sincersalutations for a sentiment...

Until later ...Happy Stamping