My little Spook

 Spook was an April baby, but he is still so small. He's not even a foot long.
Tommy and Louie both have soft ball sized heads and it feels like a moose when they walk on you, Spook can sneak all the way to your head before you realize he got on the bed.
I worry so much about rolling over on him! LOL
He sleeps on top of Clint mostly or he shares my pillow.
I went in this morning to make the bed after Clint got up and this is how I found him!




This is him in my den sleeping in the rocker. He was sitting up leaning against the back of the chair. He fell asleep and slowing just leaned over, then tucked his head under him.
I have to laugh, he reminds me of a caterpillar all rolled up.
Can you see his tail goes up around his head.






Now I feel watched! He is my supervisor. He attacks my monitor when anything is animated or he notices the cursor moving.
He is actually trying to bug Chloe, she simply has no time for him, but he really likes annoying her. He reaches out to touch her and she turns to scowl at him. Remember those commercial "I'm not touching you" Well that's these two!

Very cool idea!

Paper Scissors and Superheros blog....

I am so going to try this one!

Creative Crayons

It's coming!

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Plan's for Joy's Workshop #2

Card Stock used is Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White and Perfect Plum
The Designer Series Paper is from the Regals Collection
Stamp Set is Create a Cupcake
Cupcake Builder Punch, Eyelet Border Punch and Designer Label Punch
I tried to do some "sprinkles" on the cupcake and in the upper right hand corner using Iridescent Ice

I'm a grama!

 Carrie text me this morning to tell me she was in labor.. 9 am and a month early!
At 10 she text me again to say he really is coming today!

Well he arrived at 2:58 pm
5 lbs 7 oz
20"

Michael Lee Blackmon Jr
For me he is MJ, there are just too many Mike's in my family !LOL
I wanted to call him Baby Bug, but Carrie said No way! LOL
She's been my June Bug since 1997, Baby Bug seems so right though!

Look at those legs!

Plan's for Joy's Workshop

Base is Soft Suede Card Stock (115318) Layer Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
Glossy White (102599) with the Ghosting Technique found on SCS Resources 
Stamp Set Have  A Seat ( 120447)
I used Versa Mark (102283) the Brayered (102395) over it with Crumb Cake (121030)
I stamped  another chair on Crumb Cake with Crumb Cake Ink (121030) I cut it down to fit under a Beveled Windowpanes (121881)
Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon (121884)
Rose Red Card Stock (102544) Punched with Modern Label ( 119849)
Whisper White Stamped (100730) with Three Little Words (113254) in Rose Red Ink (101778) and punched with Word Window Punch (119857)

(print for the inside) The Vacant Chair

THE VACANT CHAIR
Words by H.S. Washburn
Music by George F. Root (1820-1895)
We shall meet but we shall miss him. 
There will be one vacant chair.
We shall linger to caress him 
While we breathe our ev'ning prayer.
When one year ago we gathered, 
Joy was in his mild blue eye.
Now the golden cord is severed, 
And our hopes in ruin lie. 

CHORUS: We shall meet, but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair.
We shall linger to caress him
While we breathe our ev'ning prayer. 

At our fireside, sad and lonely, 
Often will the bosom swell
At remembrance of the story 
How our noble Willie fell.
How he strove to bear the banner 
Thro' the thickest of the fight
And uphold our country's honor 
In the strength of manhood's might.

CHORUS 

True, they tell us wreaths of glory 
Evermore will deck his brow,
But this soothes the anguish only, 
Sweeping o'er our heartstrings now.
Sleep today, O early fallen, 
In thy green and narrow bed.
Dirges from the pine and cypress 
Mingle with the tears we shed. 

CHORUS

Reasons to order from the Mini!

Those stockings are so darn cute! I think baby card everytime I've seen them!
Clint Mount Stockings (123784) Stamped with Baja Breeze (111833)
I used the Builder Punch (124095) on Not Quite Navy Card Stock (101722)

The card is called the Side Spring.. tutorial on SCS Resousrces
Subtles Collection Texture Baja Breeze Card Stock (121075) and Not Quite Navy (101722)
1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (109025)

This one is called The Spring Card.. again the tutorial is on SCS Resources
Same Colors and Papers used on this one. But I did use the Soft Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack Baja Breeze (117152)

The Stocking Stuff has so many possibilities i really hope its in the next IB&C

Jackie's Workshop

The ladies in my new Club have asked for manly Cards and Sympathy. manly cards No problem!

Sympathy I find difficult to do.

Please excuse these colors... this photo, no matter what lighting I used would not come out true!
Card stock Night of Navy (100867 ) run through the Big Shot with Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976)
Card stock Bravo Burgundy (105109) run through the Crimper (101618)
Card stock Basic Grey (121044) run through the Big Shot with Top Note Bigz Die (113463)
Linen Thread (104199)
Stamp Set In Wilderness (120537) Cling Ink Basic Grey (109120)
The Base is Sahara Sand Card stock (121043)
This card is so much prettier in person, I swear! If I can get my hands on a better camera, I"ll fix this!

This card was a new thing for me!
I have never used Water Color Paper before.. kinda cool stuff!

The base Certainly Celery Card stock (105125)
Layer - Basic Black Card Stock (121045)
Watercolor Paper (122959)
Now for what I'd never done before... an Aqua Painter (103954) using the ink straight off the pad with the Painter...
Cherry Cobbler Ink (119669), Baja Breeze (111833) and Certainly Celery (105217)
I just kept painting till I liked it
Brads Gold (104337)
I run the Watercolor Paper through the Big Shot with Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123130)
Stamp Set is Thoughts & Prayers (113252)
Inked with Crumb Cake (121030) and Cherry Cobbler (119669)
I used The Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker (119681) to color the flowers

I found a tutorial on this wonderful blog...
Debbi's Design Stamping

Now let's see if I get it! LOL

Dave got a new place

 Trying so hard to get a picture of his face, he has these wild looking eyes!

We cleaned up Moe's old place and moved Dave in, he went from an effiency apartment to a Penthouse Suite! LOL
His original place was  a 5 gallon now he's in a 40 gallon.
Clint was joking that we should find a couple of girls for him and he can keep one up at each end of this village and neither would ever run into each other! Now I know where his mind is! LOL
Dave has made laps from one end to the other since we put him in. He moves pretty fast too!

I need to go get more things for him to climb on I guess, not sure if he will like the vines.. we'll see.

November Monthly Challenge

Maggie sent out this months goodies to play with!
Thank you Maggie!

Unfortunatly I didn't bring my list of details with me today. So I can not tell you much.
i did use SU punches on 1 & 2. SU ink is all I have, but I can not remember which colors, I am thinking it was Old Olive and Chocolate Chip

Happy Veteran's Day!

Thank you to our Military!
God Bless Them All!!

Tommy and Wilbur had a hard night I think

I wasn't sleeping so at 1 am I got up and came to my room to work on cards. Tommy was int he chair to my right and Wilbur in the computer chair on the left.

Once I had noticed they were just laying there watching me. So I rubbed their heads. I'd pet them each time I got up to get something.

Sometime before 7 am they went to sleep. Card making bored them! Don't they just look like they are passed out form a rough night! LOL

Meet Dave

Yeah, it's a Hermit Crab.
He's living in my room right now, but he's going to go live int he man Cave.
He really creeps me out! He isn't even as big as a golf ball!
The cats have no interest in it. Well, Wilbur wants to lay in his habitat under the light I put in for some heat.
I am not ready to turn on the furnace! LOL But I do not want to freeze this guy his first  week here.
I have touched it, but if he touched me I'd freak!
Lizards are so less creepy!
He needed a home and yo know me... he now has one!

Judy's Workshop

Love this one!
I so have to get every thing for this for myself!
Stocking Builder Punch is in the SU Holiday Mini
124095 $16.95
Hey wanna see something really cool with it? Check out this gallery link in SCS Baby Booties
I AM getting this punch!! I borrowed everything from another Demo for this Workshop.
Card Stock is Confetti Cream and Wild Wasbi
Glimmer Paper is in the mini also Silver 124005 $4.95
The other punch is the Scallop Trim Corner 118870 $15.95
Rhinestones are in the IB&C 119246 $4.95


Ink is Real Red Classic 103133 $5.95
Stamps are Stitched Stockings 123784 Cling Mount $19.95 from the holiday Mini and For The Holidays  116921 $13.95 from IB&C

The Ornament Card is so pretty, with non traditional Christmas Colors
Rhinestones  119246 $4.95
Ornament Punch 119847 $16.95
You've got to go see this card too!
Fishy Ornament
Card Stock is Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Marina Mist
Around the edge of the center ornament we used Dazzling Details 124117 $2.50
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders used are the Oval from Designer Frames Set 123130 $8.95 and from the Holiday Mini Snow Burst 124096 $7.95
Ribbon is 3/8" White taffeta 109070 $6.95
Stamps used are Tags Till Christmas 121169 $22.95 and Snow Swirled 111690 $24.95 both in IB&C
We used the Scallop Oval Punch 119856 $16.95

25 and Counting

These items are in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini
25 & Counting 123794 Clint Mount $32.95
The 1" Square Punch 124094 $15.95

Cellophane Bags 124134 (50 bags) $2.50

From the Idea Book & Catalog
Curly Label Punch 119851 $16.95
Scallop Square Punch 119854 $16.95

Card Stock colors used
Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green

Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon 109034 $4.95

New Goats

I've requested names for them from everyone I could text.

I have loved everyone of them! Thelma and Louise fits them.. rebellious!

Meet Chloe

Here she is walking around the store here.
The vet in our strip mall has had her in a cage for a couple of months now. She really needed a home.
she's 16 yrs old, fixed and declawed.
My co-worker Matt even had her purring. she loved him! He tried to take her, but his parnets would have probably made him homeless! LOL

The Vet's office closed at noon today and I work till 5, so this is a litter box the vet borrowed me while she is at work with me. She is only using it for a bed!

This pic was taken in the Vets office when I met her. Boy she is so crabby looking!

CoolBlog

You have got to see the candy Bar Wrappers she made for Halloween! OMG adorable!!

Pop on over to her blog and check out the details! Scrap With Stacy

Dresser Card

I wanted  ababy card for Carrie to use as her announcements so I searched SCS galleris. I come across the cutest little dresser card.
Got a tad bit side tracked on the baby card idea.. which turned out okay! She found premade cards and is sending them to me to assemble! Darn child!
I used aluminum foil for the mirror, turned out kinda cool!


Not sure why that drawer looks funny at the top. It looks fine sitting here. Some optical illusion in the  photo!

My New Area.

I took over the living room.. 

WOW! Can I spread out now!!

Standing by the front door looking int my room

Still standing by the front door looking to the left.. see my punches? They were the first things
I hung up!

The old Entertainment Center and 1 of the bookcases help make a wall between my room and the Dining room

Looking at the front door. See my very messy table int he center? Uff da! Well they do say a cluttered desk is the sign of a creative mind... ha ha
I took the blinds all down, boy did that brighten this room!

Oh I am so lazy!

Well I am now taking over the living room!

Clint is making my den-craft room into his Man Cave

I am making the living room into my craft room-den
We have them about half switched, I am washing the walls and scrubbing the floors as I go. The living room is hard wood flooring and the den is carpet.

I am also purging my stuff as I pack it up.

The LSS is having a Rummage Sale in November and I will put more unused stuff on there. anything with dust means I really don't need it. Besides the sale gives me store credit.

I'm still keeping up with my Christmas Card Challenge on SCS,

Hey there!

Didn't realize just how behind I am in updating this blog.

This Summer heat has my brains all mushy! LOL

Now for some odd reason I can not get pics to upload to my Blog.... well they are in my Splitcoast gallery
link is on the right.


Or you can go check them out here...
http://vikkijoscorner.shutterfly.com/#n_17


Clint got a puppy last week, her name is Missy
she is part Cocker Spaniel Shih Tzu and Poodle

She can walk under Joker.. that's hilarious! She is terrified of Wilbur and Tommy the big cat is scared of her.
Missy whines when Tommy moves and we're thinking that's what bothers him.
We have no idea how old Tommy is, he just showed up here one day. She chases after Zeus the got, but if he stops she runs and hides under the car.

I had such great intentions of getting pics on here today..  I do have another Shutterfly share site with pics... there is a link on the left, when you go look at the card site. It is called Just Vikki's
http://vikkijo.shutterfly.com/

I Love SHutterfly, I have no limit on the number of pics I can upload.
I have to go figure out what happened to Picaso next. :(

Happy B'day Auntie Helen!

Clearly iStamp had a challenge posted on Firday.
Here's their blog
http://www.clearlyistamp.typepad.com

My Aunt's 90th b'day is in July. I didn't realize her age until just now! WOW!

Stamps: Clear Dollar Digital Hydrangea

Paper: Bazzill Juneberry, Frosted Pink and (oops I lost the tag)

Ink: Precolored Digital Image

Accessories: Nestie Scallop Circle & Embossing Folder

HoneyPOP B'day

  OMG this stuff is so cool! My mom and sister wanted me to help them with a product so off to Archiver's we went.
I was standing there waiting for the lady to finish what she was doing and I was kinda being nosy. I had to ask.. "what is that stuff?"


















it's a product from Inky Antics called HoneyPOP
Oh, it's so cool! Well Raye Lynn bought a stamp set and 3 colors of Honey POP, I had to borrow it! :)

Stamps: Inky Antics Cupcake Birdy HoneyPOP
Paper: Whisper White, Doodle Bug Cake & Ice Cream, and Bazzill Limeade
Ink: SU Markers and Pastels
Accessories: HoneyPOP and Nestie Scallop Ovals

 Go check out thier blog at
Inky Antics

The Robin Family

Look close.. momma is bringing breakfast.
I can get so close without disturbing them. It's awesome, I know they'll be gone soon. 
They really should consider an addition to this home!

Happy Graduation Brittany

I got told this morning at about 10 am that we needed a card today for a cousin. The party is at noon!
OMG! Seriously!? LOL

I totally CASED this one!

My friend Holly sent me a purse with a Top Note as the flap

The purse was a shorty so I tweaked that part to fit the poem I printed out.

There are magnets for the closure. One is hidden under the flower, the other is very visible once you open the purse.

 Paper: Blue Bazill Bling and Whisper White  
 Accessories: Top Note, Rhinestone Brad SU Gold Thread and a Paper Flower

Cards

 Happy Birthday Cameron! I found out after I had this one ready to go, he prefers kitties!

 This is my first card for Deb's Challenge.I made it with Clint in mind, but never gave it to him. I used Smooch and Spica for the truck. I'll have more details in my SCS Gallery.

This card was made for Clint by Laurie. Her and Tom sent him a bag of each flavor M&M's. She spoils him!!
Love the card!