FLU stamping

Well, its been one heck of a week sisters! Last Saturday, I told my husband that I think I am getting sick...my face hurts. But, like most moms, I kept on going, through the day, cleaning, rearranging furniture, going to a weenie roast complete with hayride, "I will be fine". Fast forward 24 hrs later, 102' degree fever, yep, I am sick. So , thinking it was just a head cold, I am popping Motrin, miracle cure for everything, and still going strong. I stamped a little card for my most awesome husband, and have to admit I was thinking, oh, this will do, because normally I am in the ribbon, the glitter, and anything else I can fit on there, I don't care if it is for my guy, he is going to get some glitter whether he likes it nor not. When I finished with this oh-so-simple and totally lazy card, I thought, in its simplicity, that it was pretty cute. It expressed exactly what I felt. Several days and a Dr. visit later, I am still sick, convinced I have the flu. And today, my people, today is the first day that I have not run fever since Sunday, Feb 15th! Now let me explain something, I am a nurse in a hospital. I have been exposed to most germs known to mankind, most of which would kill the average person, and I thought I had the immune system of a horse. NOT THE CASE! This stuff kicked my butt. The only thing I could do even remotely related to stamping was watch the Cricut infomercial on TV and groan, (and cough...which hurt terribly). Now I am not telling you guys this to have you feel sorry for me, it was just a really long way of telling you why this card only has one little layer, and little coloring with Copics, and a sweet Lodge and Inuit girl stamp from Amuse. I wrote in the sentiment because I wanted something really simple. By the way, my husband loved the card, he is just so awesome, and he took care of me while I was sick too! Hope to see you here again!

Who's Twisted....We are.....That's Who!!!!!

Yea, baby! They did it again! Introducing Twisted Sentiments II, by My Favorite Things! You, my friend, have just hopped onto the trail of a little risque' stamp set that offers just the right thing to say, when flowers and froo froo just won't do! If you have hopped here from Kim's blog, then keep on reading, if not, start there, then hop here, then off to Cindy Haffner's world of fabulosity! I was so honored when I was asked to the MFT Hot To Trot guest designer for February! This set is perfect for cards for a sister, best friend, co-worker, or that significant other when you want to be a little naughty! My first card I made with the top of the cupcake from "It's a Cupcake Kind of Day". I colored it with Copic markers from MFT, and added a little glassy glaze for that "wet look". The ribbon I picked up at a local craft store years ago, colored it to match with Copics and added a little buckle for the "dog collar". The bone clip is one that came in a little kit given to me about a year ago from Zippy BowWow and Meow.

My second card I created with "Gone to the Dogs" by MFT. I thought these precious pooches would look great blinged out and paper pieced! They look like they are ready for Westminster! I pieced them with scraps from the scrap box and added some supah fine glittah! The ribbon is from May Arts. The coloring was done with Copics! Well, I hope you all enjoyed my little input into this fabulous hop! Enjoy the rest of your journey and make sure to stop by the MFT store to place your ordah! Ciao' for now!

Hooooooo are you.....hoo...hoo...hooo...hooooo

I was just monkeying around with some scraps that I had and thought I might use this sweet owl from The Cats Pajamas Halloween set. I also used the branch from PTI's set "Out on a Limb". It was stamped with Brilliance inks and the owl was colored with Koh-I-Noor pencils and blended with Gamsol. I glittered the edge and the moon though it is a bit hard to see in the picture. I hope you all have "lots'o'stampin" planned for the weekend! See ya soon!

A Little Naughty....Alot Nice!

Hello all! Happy Sunday to you! I feel like a ......DORK! I know I saw somewhere that there was a MFT (My Favorite Things) challenge to use pink and black and I swear I can't find it now, so I guess I will just post it here! Where no one is really looking cuz' I don't think anyone knows my blog is here! Out here in cyber right field, where nobody....NOBODY....ever hits the ball! Anyway, I used the new Maid for You set and colored it with Koh-I-Noors, added a little free handed embellishing and some bling! The mirror on the wall was drawn as well and the "mirror" portion was embossed three times to give it a little shine, though it is difficult to see in the picture. I had alot of trouble with the layout for some reason and wanted to add a little something different aside from buttons and ribbon, so I used some scraps and made a little paper duster to embellish the side. Let me know what you think! (Puh-leeze!) Somebody leave me a comment so that I will know that at least one person bounced across this blog! Thanks!

Whoa

I wanted to put a little disclaimer on this blog. I am sorry that the layout seems a bit wonky, but I am trying to figure this thing out and make it more pleasing to the eye. Thank you in advance for understanding! I promise it WILL get better!

A Little Luv For Ya

Hello all! It is Friday night, woooohoooo! I love Friday nights. The kick off to the weekend, pizza for supper, no cooking, sitting around with the family playin' games and relaxin'. Ahhhh, I love it. Oh, and did I mention NO HOMEWORK! Nooo, not for me, for the kidlets, and yes, I do have to still help them with it. I swear its like I am doing far more homework now than I ever did in school. (Just ignore that sentence, mom.)

So I have some Cats Pajamas goodness to show you. I bought the Puppy Love clear set and just started coloring them up with some Koh-I-Noor pencils, thinking that the Rocket was going to be my p'iece de resistance' (I know I didn't spell that right, but it was fun trying!) but I think the lovebirds are my favorite of this little batch. I have some work to do on the Rocket card, I will post it later...um...maybeeee.....Anyway, I hope you like them and come back for more soon! By the way, you might want to jet over to The Cats Pajamas and pick up their Kitty Cat Pack. Its a whole lotta clear stampin goodness for less than Cat Kibble!

The card with the sweet little fish on the front was stamped for me by my very loving , very tender hearted seven year old, Scout. He loves to create and color too, just like his mom. Recently my wonderful husband helped me to create a new stamping area in our room so Scout took the opportunity to break it in and make me this very sweet little card. So if you check it out and you think it is as precious as I do, please leave him a comment or two, he will be soooo proud!

A Little Trial and Error

Ok, here I am, in blogland....what a nice place to be. I am so addicted to reading everyone else's blog, so I decided that maybe I should share too. ALSO...it causes me to get off my...tail...and use the products that I am so awesome at collecting...right? The goal is to use more so I can buy more...that is the way it should be...right? My goal is to post at least every other day, and maybe...just maybe....I will have some blog traffic, and get connected to other crafters from all over the place. The key here is to get busy....and create. So here is a card that I created for my sweet cousin, Sharon, who is like a sister to me, honestly. And when we get together, it doesn't matter what the situation is, even if it is the gravest of situations, we will find a way to laugh at each other, because that is just the way we are, and I love her so much. I thought that Cosmobella from Stamping Bella was just perfect for her birthday card. The thing is, the more I stamped and looked at all the white space, the more of these things called "Copics" I used. Oh...so you have heard of them? I love them, but am NOT that great at using them...yet... but I am working on it. I freehanded the grass and stepping stones, and the topiary stamp is from a retired SU set called Sweet of You. I got carried away on the coloring and keep in mind that I have not had these Copics long. Tell me what you think, and if you have any constructive criticism, let me know, I can take it. Lol!