Another cake from Pink Cake Box!

Look at this cake!! This is so cool!! These women just do an awesome job on these...

Upsy Daisy

Life has been crazy here! Since I have been off of work I have been in the which-way-do-I-go funk. There are so many things that need to be done it's hard to find a place to start. I did take a little time out for crafting... This card was really easy to make. I used glossy white CS and sponged it with the following SU inks: M Mustard, C Caramel, M Moss, C Celery, S Saffron, R Rust. The flowers were stamped using Chocolate ink. Other items used include: SU Chocolate and Caramel CS, Brown Bazzill CS, Coppermine Fabric Fancies Prima flowers, Nestabilities tags, and brown gingham ribbon.

Can't Wait!!!

For the past 7 months I have been working with a home health agency as a case manager. I have totally loved working with my patients. But, I have been working an average of 50-60 hours per week. It has been really difficult to have a life (to say the least!)!! Wellllll, I have secured a new position working in the schools and I'm really excited about it! It means I will have normal hours and I won't have to bring my work home with me! Part of the reason why I decided to become a nurse is to decrease my hours worked in a week--not increase!!! With this job I will have time to be me again! I have so many plans in my crafting future!!! I have about a 2 week break in between jobs that is going to be great!! I'll be able to slam out some of my Halloween ideas that have been brewing in my head for a while now!! I have one more week of pure torture and then I'm DONE!!!!! It will be so nice to not have to bring home a computer and chart for hours every night. Anyway... stay tuned 'cause I'm gonna be posting some fun stuff! I just bought a bunch more DVD tins from Effectuality again. I also bought some other things from there too. I think you will like what I have in store!!

Goulish Greetings

I found this stamp set and had to buy it! Little did I realize that it is an exclusive set from Stampendous! I have tried to look for it online and there are only a few places selling it. It's called Crazy Cupcakes. There are tons of different faces you can put inside the cupcake! It's such a fun set to play with! This one was perfect for Halloween...

Supplies:

• SU W White, B Black Pumpkin, and retired in-color marigold CS
• Crazy Cupcakes set by Stampendous
• Greeting by MFT
• Cuttlebug Embossing folders
• rhinestones
• prismacolor and gamsol
• Doodlebug Ribbon
• Cuttlebug circle dies
• Stickles

Out of this world!

It seems like forever since I have been able to post something! This during this time of year my head is really full of so many ideas its hard to find a place to start. I bought this stamp set from Cat's Pajamas. I love the rocket! And rockets just scream glitter! The phrase was one I found in Studio G stamps at Michaels. I wish the print on it was bigger.

Other supplies:

• SU W White, Ballet Blue, Green Galore CS
• Doodlebug pattern paper
• Quickutz dies
• stickles
• Studio G and Cat's Pajamas stamps
• Corner rounder

Shaggy Frankie!

Here's my take on Frankie boy for Halloween. He has a shag doo! These are fun to make. I wrapped a box of Gobstoppers with Wild Wasabi. I thought he turned out kinda cute! Funny thing..... the gobstoppers are coming out of the side of his head... like he is losing his marbles!! LOL

Heres what I used: Wild Wasabi, W White, B Black, Lovely Lilac CS, stickles, copic pen, Wild Wasabi Ink, white gel pen, Cuttlebug circle dies.

Poodle meets craft room!

This was too funny not to share!! My daughter is always messing around with the camera. She staged Buddy in the craft room with the feather boa. Definitely the poodle style! LOL Even more funny... he sat still for about 10 minutes while she was messing around with the camera!!

Feel Better

For the longest time I have had already-colored images on my desk. I finally challenged myself to use one. The stamp is from Whipper Snapper--BooBoo Bear. Love that little guy! He is colored with prismacolor pencils (of course). All solid colored CS is from SU. The BG paper is Lasting Impressions, along with the button. Feel Better soon sentiment is from MFT. Also used on this card are: ribbons and cord, blue gems, white signo pen, and stickles.

Spooky Greetings

I had some time to play today. I can't believe Halloween is just around the corner!! Holy cow! Where did the year go?

This is a card I made with a Halloween set from CC Designs. I love this set!! I broke out my new Cuttlebug embossing folders. I guess the holiday ones are special edition folders?? I'm not sure about that, but that's what I heard. I used the spider web as the background.

Here are some other supplies I used:

• SU Pumpkin, Vanilla, and B Black CS
• Cardstock by Bazzill
• Lasting Impressions brads
• MM bat brad
• MFT Halloween stamps
• CC Designs Stamps
• Ribbon and cording
• Distressor
• Word window punch
• Prismacolor pencils and gamsol

Box in a Bag

I broke down and made one of these tonight. Is it just me or does it take you forever to pick out your color scheme/paper/supplies?? I swear it takes me forever. I think it is because I have too many ideas running around that I just don't know where to start. I love this DP from SU but just have never used it. This was perfect. I had one of my Paper Trey sets out on my desk and it just kinda fell together!Supplies: SU DP (porcelain prints), Bayou Blue and W White CS, Bayou Blue, C Celery, Cocoa inks, Martha Stewart punch, Paper Trey's Flower Garden set, Technique Tuesday's borders, Tab punch, SU ribbons, and red tacky tape.

August Sky

I wish I had the camera with me all the time. I saw the most beautiful sunset sky yesterday but couldn't get a picture of it. The sunsets have been amazing this past month. here are a few shots from our back yard earlier this month... I absolutely love the blended colors!!

Sweet Bear

I made this sweet little card over the weekend. The stamp is from CC Designs Sweet Treats. I just love their little bears!! So cute! This one was colored with Prismacolor and gamsol. I also broke out my nestabilities and used them. I finally got everything organized on my craft desk so that I can just grab what I need and go!! It is so nice having a craft room!! I think I'm in heaven!!

Here are some of the other supplies I used:

• SU Mint Melody, W White CS, and other unknown CS
• Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder
• Nestabilities scallop rectangle
• Assorted ribbons
• Circle punch
• Paper Trey circle frame stamp
• SU eyelets

Blue ribbon awards!

I decided to put some of my work in as exhibits in the Clark County Fair this year. I could only enter 6 items. So, I put 4 of my paper crafts and 2 of my quilts. These are cards and crafts that I have posted on this blog in the past. I will be posting my quilts on my other blog Lovin My Quilts soon. Anyhow, I won 4 blue ribbons! It stinks that they don't award rosettes for paper crafts at this fair. It may be because it is just a paper craft (??). I don't know, but I think it deserves more respect than that. There were many different displays of cards and SB pages. They just weren't as touted as highly as the other crafts. Photography was huge! The quilts were awesome. I love to look at the display of quilts. My mom and aunt are both entering quilts in the Oregon State Fair this year. Can't wait to see what ribbons they got! I Wish I lived in Oregon so I could enter! WA State Fair is just too far away for me to drop everything and go enter. Maybe another time!

Cowboy thoughts

I needed a masculine card. I already had the image stamped and ready to go. Just had to put it together. The image is so sparkly. I love it! I have finally had a chance to get my new craft room semi-organized. So now I can actually stamp and feel comfortable!!
Supplies Used:

• SU Wild Wild West retired stamp set
• SU Sanded background
• SU Bronc Buster
• SU B Black, R Rust, C Caramel
• xyron sticker maker
• acetate sheet
• pearl ex
• Stazon Black
• copper and gold glitter mix
• MM antique copper brads
• Karen Foster charm
• hemp twine
• Paper Trey Faux Ribbon set
• SU Black and Close to Cocoa inks

Sweet Treats

I love the new stamps from CC Designs. I can't wait to get my hands on the new sets for this month! This little bear is from their set Sweat Treats. I used prismacolor pencils on this one. Also used is a ribbon slide from Nestabilities

Other supplies:

• American Crafts ribbon
• SU ribbon
• LI brads and buttons
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
• SU Pretty in Pink, W White, Close to Cocoa, and Pixie Pink

Brilliant Weblog award!

Tangii gave me this special award!!! Tangii you are so sweet! Thank you! I really don't feel like I deserve this because I haven't blogged in so long... But, I'm hoping I'll be able to start blogging more.

It's a special award given to weblogs that somehow catch your eye!

The rules for this award:

1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.

2. Link the person you received your award from.

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4. Put links of those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you've nominated

There are so many to choose from and I love so many. Here are the ones I have chosen:

1. Beauty Lies Within by MJ Albright

2. iStamp by Nancy Riley

3. Jill's Card Creations by Jill Hilliard

4. Impressions by Rochelle Wick

5. Andrea Walford

6. Kwerner Designs by Kristina

7. Patty's Stamping Spot by Patty Bennett

Birthday Business

I just bought these fab sets from CC Designs. The monkey is from It's My Birthday set. I love these monkies!! I had to throw together a quick card for my great-nephew's 2nd birthday. He is so stinkin' cute and such a monkey! I thought the card was perfect for him. If I would have had more time I would have added more. The star came from Jody Morrow's sticky sale stars.

Lovin' My Quilts

I promised my mom that I would start a blog to show off her creations. She does such an awesome job! Take a peek! Lovin' My Quilts

Simply sweet...

It's a miracle!!! I finally got a chance to sit down and actually stamp! Things have been turned upside down in my world lately, so getting the chance to play has been very rare. We are starting to settle down into our new home. Most things are still a mess--mostly because we are working all the time. I put in almost 40 hours of overtime in 2 weeks--the past 2 weeks. It has been insane! And taking its toll to say the least. There has been a string of unfortunate events that has caused me to be out of the loop for quite some time. They say they come in 3's but I think I got about 5 or 6 on that one. Hopefully things will settle down for a while. Anyway, I'm hoping to be back on track with my crafting. I made a card with the new MFT stamps. I hope you like. Nothing great, but something stamped at least! ;)

These are so cool!! Take a look!

I stumbled across this site while blogging and just had to share it! Go check out their site! They have some unbelievable cakes!! PINK CAKE BOX This one looks like it was made with rolled fondant frosting. Not very palatable but it looks sooo cool! Check out their blog HERE