Poor Joe!

I have no idea where that railing came from, but it's been out back in the scrap pile for a few years. So I took it!
Joe helped me bring it up to my yard, but we needed to move 2 of my boulders for it to go where I wanted it to be.
Most of my rocks are HUGE! Clint and Andy brought them to me using a bobcat and they stay right where they got dropped!
No clue what that little flower is.. can someone tell me?

Close To My Heart Workshop

Cool cards made at a workshop at Judy's house.

I tried to remember the names of the stamp set and the paper, but that was yesterday! LOL

 We all know I am terrified of butterflies, but this is flat, on a card and non intimidating! LOL
Still not about to buy any stamp of them things though!














Not sure what to do with this one, but t's the size of a dollar bill, or a money order! LOL














This started out as like 4" x 4" but we cut the square card base after 3 layers were attached, using a Nestie Circle

Let's Hear It For The Boys

http://clearlyistamp.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/05/sunday-blog-hop-lets-hear-it-for-the-boys.html

Clearly iStamp had a Sunday Challenge
A Man Card... ok

Since I do nee a few for the upcoming father's Day why not!
I have no problem with guy cards, it's kid cards that I struggle with!

Stamps: Yukon

Paper: Bazil Tawny Light and Brown & TPC Studio Reel Me In Dot (I used the backside)

Ink: SU Pastels, Going Gray and Water Color Pencils

Accessories: Label 9 Nestie, SU Ribbon & Brad

Techniques: Easel

DSS May 2011 Reveal Package

Oh Carol how awesome!

You're gonna find this funny..
Thursday night I was at my mother's house and she saw a card made with a Chandelier Stamp, so we went on a hunt for a Chandelier she liked.

I got Rub Ons, Die Cuts, Papers and Punch Outs and Stamps

That is one fat 6x6 pad of paper too!
It is all matching.. Kaiser Craft "Le Chateau Collection"

The card she made... she cut out all those parts!

Thank you Carol this has been a wonderful round!
Glad we got to meet!

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope everyone is having a very pleasant day with family!

I have planted the Begonia and Impatience I got from Joe. Now I am in the mood to be outside!

Mother's Day 2011

Raye sure is brave to hold the nails while he pounds them in!

Suzy's Monthlly Challenge May #2

 

Aside from the card base and the green mat it all came from Suzy!

I colored it using Koh-i-nor Pencils and Baby Oil Gel

I used  Bow Easy for the bow.. WOW I love that thing!

I sent this card off to my Little DSS

I have one more made using the goodies from SUzy, but I haven't gotten around to taking a picture of it!

Suzy's Monthlly Challenge

Suzy sent some very pretty flower images and embellishments to use this month!
You can't tell by the picture, but the inside has a layer of the lighter green and a matching Pink flower.
She sent out enough stuff that I've I've made 2 more.. just haven't taken pics.
Thank you Suzy for the great images and embellishments!

This is a 6x6 card.. I know extra postage.. YUCK! LOL
But I couldn't make up my mind which flower to use... so I used all 4 of this set!

Some projects

My BIL Passed away in April and my sister Teresa asked for a few Thank you cards

 I used MDS to create these, I touched them up with buttons, Dew Drops, Top Note Die and some Smooch.. which I smeared tossing them into the box.. darn it!





This set of 6 is for a SCS Sketch.. but since my computer and theirs don't seem to be speaking ( a techy issue) I can not even remember the sketch number.
I get a weekly coupon from Archiver's for buy 3 and get 3 cardstocks.. so I got 3 colors for these cards.
All those layers make it a bit heavy, extra postage YAY
But I did get one more stamp used... getting closer to my Reesolution goal!
 One stamp set at a time! 







This cute little bunny is Raye's stamp. I had to stamp one for me to color. I didn't make 1 single Easter Card this year... not a one!
I did however, stamp this, color it and take a pic with my cell and share it with everone on Easter Morning!









This adorable bear and Locket necklace came from my daughter and Son in MO. They got a birthstone for all 3 kids and me for inside.. and he is so soft! He's an early Mother's Day gift..... I don't' think she meant for it to get here so quick!













I received this huge package of goodies from Australia! My Big Secret Sister is such a spoiler!  2 Chocolate Bears, Ribbons, Card Stocks, Buttons and a very pretty card! Thanks Sis! Happy Easter to you too!














This card I made for my Little DSS.. I created it using Elizabeth in MDS, the layout is a CASE from SCS
I colored it using Spica Pens and Smooshes

There are 237 days till Christmas!

Well there is some kind of issues between my IP Address and SCS
Hopefully it gets fixed soon, so I can load up my gallery, and gaze the galleries!
I am going through withdrawals!!

I think I am up to October....

As for April... the winner of my monthly Christmas Card Challenge is

klpt58

I am hoping that a friend has posted to SCS for me.

I feel like a grounded teenager not being able to visit over there! LOL

Darn computers!

I will post a few more pics tomorrow. Clint goes to the doc for some HEART related talks.

Love you all! Good night!

My friend calls it Creative Chaos!

I told a friend that I have a card started on 3 different tables in here. 

Holly calls it Creative Chaos.. I'll go with that! 

I finished them all up though.. that surprised me!!

Details are in my SCS Gallery.. link on the right!

Thanks for visiting!

What I've gotten done this past week

Since these took me an hour to upload and it is now past 11 pm.. I'm gonna post it and add details tomorrow!
Thanks for looking!
Details are in my SCS gallery!

Where am I s'posed to sit?

Wilbur looks so comfy sleeping in the rocker while I make cards.

But then I get up to go use the Big Shot... and Louie takes my chair! He's all stretched out leaving NO room for me to even share the chair.

Flowers on a Kick Stand

Stamps: SU Country Morning

Paper: Bazill Intense Pink, Frosted Pink and Razzle Berry Light

Ink: SU Grey, koh-i-nor Pencils

Accessories: dew drops, nesties Deckle, CB Birds on a Branch

In Wilderness

Only needed 1, but I seem to be on this 6 at a time kick! LOL

Stamps: SU In Wilderness

Paper: Bazill Pear, Herbal Garden,, Leap Frog

Ink: SU Grey

Accessories: Twine, Hardware, Brads, and CB Folder

Christmas Cards for July

This is a OSW I had started for last years challenge.
Once I cut the paper I hated it!

I was given some Jolee's by my DSS and they happened to be sitting close to each other and thought...humm

So I put this set together and it doesn't impress me, but it's alright! LOL

This explains so much!

I found this on another blog and have to pass it around!!

February VSN

 I wasn't going to do this challenge, then I came across this paper in a pad (Immortal) and figured why not!

The challenge was to use Sheet Music on a card. i didn't even know I had any.

Thank you Taylor (stagccva) for the challenge!

 Denise, Resqbarbie, challenged everyone to get their heart pumping with a great sketch!

The background is a cuttle bugged piece I got from someone else (no idea what the folders name is)
I used all left over card stock from my last weeks project!

The Stamp Set is God's beauty, ink is SU Grey and the centers of the flowers I touched with a brown Spica Glitter Pen

Thank you Denise for the challenge! I like this sketch, I may use it again!

 WOW! This horrible little card! LOL
I had her cut out this morning and just tossed it aside, I couldn't find the inspiration for this one at all!

Michelle/Eliotstamps challenge is to make a card featuring a red dress in honor of heart health for women.
The dress part was easy....

Nestie Label #8 in Black CB with tiny hearts, the white is CB with large hearts
Cricut Cartridge I got from Holly ~ Independence Day for the lady. I colored her hair with SU Pastels

 Lori - (LMcAree) challenges everyone to take inspiration from a photo of a valentine theme basket.
The heart shaped box with a rose on it jumped out at me!

Thanks Lori!!

I used Cricut George Cartridge for the Heart shaped Card Base
SU Stipple Rose and Pastels, I punched Double rectangle and and ran SU Wine Ribbon through

Julz (jafields76) challenged everyone to make a man card using the soot technique.
The tutorial does warn ya about catching the card stock on fire! LOL
I started out with a 5.25" x 4" piece! LOL

I stamped the same car image inside the card.

Thanks Julz, great challenge. Messy technique, but cool results!