Make sure you're sitting down

I cleaned off my table.
Well, almost

Tommy didn't get moved.

I wanted to clean the table off, before MJ comes to visit. Tommy thinks he is helpful by pushing things off. 

Critters

Tasha has to be right in my way I tell you! She is literally right on the edge of the table

Wilbur and Tommy, must be too hot to fight today!

Wilbur chasing Spike. 

Wilbur found a plastic tie to play with, odd thing to ring out the kitten in him.

Poor doggies are so hot,

Happy 4th of July!

I made this in MDS

I love how you can add color to a stamp image where you want.

Humm good question..

I was asked by a newbie "What should I bring with me for workshops?'

I answered "Your basic tool kit"

"Well, what' in that?"

I came up with a few, but now I wonder what do you all take along with you? Please leave a comment,  and link back to your blog so I can come visit!!


Adhesive
Trimmer
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Eraser
Paper Piercer (works good for making holes for brads!)
Dimensionals (or pop dots)
Maybe some glue, you never really know when you might need liquid.

starting to look nice out here

This is out at my mail box

God planted this rose bush.

Everything I have planted around the mailbox never comes back, Andy even bought a  huge Butterfly Bush (as a horrible joke) Thankfully it never bloomed or come back!

This is an odd one! Clint bought me a Red Rose Bush in 2006, this is where I planted it, the Red Roses did not come back the next year but this did. it looks like the roses God has all over out here! So it stays!

Yellow Iris' form my mom

oops, forgot to turn this one over. I had to move all of my Iris' last fall. Smarty me got some Spearmint from my mom's old place, it took over everything! So I dug these guys up, made sure there was nothing in with them, gave them a new home and they look awesome. Oh, and I ended up with 2 hitchhiking Spearmints! grrrr

Blue Bee Balm, just got  this one. It's really short! My Red Bee Balm is over 4' tall, this is not even 12"

This is Echinacea (never had this b4 either)

Not even sure what this is, I bought it from a lady down the road, she divides her plants every year and sells them for $1 so I wanted something different in my yard. Getting anxious to see this one bloom. It didn't do anything last year.

Yesterday my Peony's weren't open now today lookie what I have!!

Last year Josh's grand parents, It is a shrub Spirea (I think) the one on the right.

This came from them too, no clue what is called, it s'posedly gets over 6' with yellow flowers.

The wishing well was made for me by Leon (Judy's husband)  I have about 8 different Coleus in it, Tassa bought them.

This is Tassa's, not sure what it is called, but she said it gets super huge and is a house plant. Humm seems to like being outside though.

This is the Clematis i got from my mom's old house, she also made the wooden poodles, They hold a heart between them that says HI on one side and BYE on the other

WOYWW 189

Been quite some time since I've been in my room on a Wednesday.

Not a ton going on this time, 

I purchased SU Wildflower Meadow Stamp and TIEF! LOVE IT!!!!

Not sure you can tell by the photo, they ar just to the right of the laptop.

I did it a few different ways, tell ya about those later :)

My Cigar box of markers, kinda ran out of room in the SU Marker Holder.

Somewhat boring this week, not even a kitty in the room today.

Thanks for stopping by, oh and BTW Word Verification is OFF...they say do unto others, well that drives me crazy!!!

Seriously?!?!

Miss Tasha is always so lady like and careful, doesn't walk on my card stock, or even beg when I have food.

 Pish!

Good Grief!!!! I would put money on this was so deliberate too!

Once it was on the floor she moved to lay in a different spot.

New Trimmer from SU!

I went over to Jackie's when the order came in. She had ordered the new trimmer 

(on page 176 126889 $19.95)

and I was just dying to check it out.

I had to order my self one now too! There are so many features that I like over my other trimmer. The locking arm is 1, the 6" cutting base , the storage on the bottom for extra blades.

I won't mention any names, but you need to remember to look here before ordering more blades! LOL

of course Louie wanted to know what we were doing that didn't seem to involve him. 

Tommy must have had a really rough night!

Now this may sound mean, but it was so funny..... He was sleeping, dreaming and talking in his sleep. He'd make a noise, then his mouth would jiggle. His legs would twitch like he was running. I giggled so hard i thought for sure he'd wake up.

I was sitting here typing up a letter, and watching him for over an hour!

Here's where I amused myself...you can somewhat see my cup of water on the left there, well I took the straw out and put a drip of water in his mouth, he sucked it up, then it was like he was looking for more so I did it again. Maybe a dozen times before I gave up, he never woke up.

I touched the hairs on the bottom of his paws, made he jerk, but not wake up! I even tickled his hairs around his lips. I flipped the page of what I was retyping and he about jumped out of his fur! Scared the stuffing out of me!

WOW! the look he gave me!! He just turned around the other way and went back to sleep.

 He needed this hard nap, he came home yesterday and beat up, then a few hours later Wilbur came in, yep they had been fighting again! Dumb cats, they look like train wrecks!

Danielle Steele

A friend of mine has ...

Leap of Faith
Lone Eagle
Malice
Answer Prayers
Impossible
Heartbeat
To Love Again
Bitter Sweet

and wants to find them a new home.

Interested? Text me  7636913891 or email vikkijoscorner@gmail.com

A Bit ahead of myself!

July is my month to share some card making items....I got a bit ahead of myself and got them all done and mailed out in mid June! 

WOW! Is the color off in this photo, the background mat is a light grey! My sister had bought a lot of papers from somewhere and shared with me, not a clue who made it.

Grey, a vanilla and print.

The Stamped image is Stampin' Up! Thoughts and Prayers.

Ink is Tempting Turquoise, Gumball Green and Early Espresso 

The hardware and brads are also SU. Oh how I wish they's bring that back!!!!

For this card I used SU Open Sea stamp set with Early Espresso ink

I colored it with the old SU Metallic Pencils

The DSP is SU, and the Night of Nave CS and the Bakers Twine

The Nestie is Labels #9

The white is something random

Thanks for looking.with all this rain I can't really do anything out in the yard, so making cards sounded good!

Serene Silhouettes

Floral Frames Framelits

Summer Starfruit and Gumball Green... used the markers right on the rubber (there's no way I could color those birdies free hand!)

For the next 3 cards...I used the negative piece from the card above as a stencil, I used sponges to rub on the background.

 Black Embossing Powder, Cajun Craze, So Saffron and Tempting Turquoise

Totally CASE'd this off Pinterest. Tried going to the creators blog but wouldn't go there... :(

Early Esspresso, Crumb Cake (Wood Grain TIEF), Cajun Craze and So Saffron

Apothecary Accent Framelits

Piercing Pack and Brads

The sentiment if from From My Heart

I am thinking of doing this one (or similar) for a Workshop M&T

For July

Honey Comb TIEF, APothecary Accents Framelits, Piercing Pack, Brads and Organza Ribbon

Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White and Rose Red Card Stock

Basic Black and Rose Red Ink

Champagne Glitter Card Stock

Papillon Potpourri Butterflies,  

Lattice Die, Bitty and Elegant Butterfly Punches Modern Label Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Baker's Twine, Square Lattice TIEF, 

Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White Card Stock

Good-bye...

Greeting Card Kids & Spider Wed TIEF :(

Well kinda sad to see it go, but then again who knows what will come out in the Holiday mini right.

I did this card up to use in my sample book for the Big Shot.

Oh Itty Bitty Bits... sob sob..I just had to have them the matching punches and the little buttons..only to never use them! So I made this card last night just to say I've used them all! LOL

Perfectly Preserved..SHOCKED that it is not in the 2013-2014 catty. Seriously, I am. They made the Framelits to match so I really thought anything with Framelits to match would carry over...nope not this one. I even made up a couple samples for this set. Oh well someone's Happy mail now! LOL

Just Believe...Grab my tissues please! I had just told all the ladies in my club that if it is in the next catty I'd buy my own. I've been borrowing theirs to make them ides and club M&T's.

 Oh well on to a new set I guess.

 Language of Friendship, I was very surprised to see it retire. I made this card using the Water Color Paper. The Punch is still available YAY! New stamp set...not on my next wish list.
Oh if you look closely att eh flower I used the Dazzling Details..only for my cat to sit on it while it was still wet. Well at least Wilbur has a pretty butt!

Christmas Stamps Carrying Over

With the release of the retired list, some of you may be wondering which Christmas stamps will still be available. Don't cry or pout, we've gotcha covered!

• Evergreen Stamp Set (available in French)
• Greetings of the Season Stamp Set (available in French)
• Jewish Celebrations Stamp Set
• More Merry Messages Stamp Set (available in French)
• Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set
• Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set (available in French and Spanish)

Can you handle more good news? These sets will still be available during the 2013-2014 catalog year. They will not be featured in the catalog, but will be available in the Online Store.

Bombs Away Photopolymer

Bombs Away Birthday Stamp Set
#133411
Use this exclusive photopolymer birthday set for catchy and unique greetings that will make your special someone smile.  We recommend clear block sizes C & H (not included in the set). Our photopolymer stamps offer a versatile all-clear stamping option. You’ll find that our photopolymer is top-quality and give a perfectly stamped image every time. The stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks and are easy to place just where you want them. And best of all, you get to enjoy tons of images for a great price! Set Quantity: 7 What makes them so great? They're entirely transparent for perfect placement every time!  They are durable. The photopolymer material is designed to last.  Can you say sticky? (Don't worry; in a good way.) These stamps stick amazingly well to our clear blocks. They're age tested. They won't yellow or cloud up over time.  We could go on, but we'll let you try them for yourself. They are clearly a great choice.

Tagxedo Art

This is so cool

Go check it out!

http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html