Happy Birthday Amazing friend.

Good morning friends. Yesterday, I spent the better part of the day at a crop. I was determined to get a few things done. I made a few cards but mostly visited and laughed with the gals there.

Others, can be so successful in that environment. Me, I have fun but I'm easily distracted and to be very honest / way too unorganized. There. I said it, it's out there for all the world to see! Yikes.

I'm a big picture girl and care little about the fine print and nook and crannies of life.

Here's the card I made for my young friend turning 9 next week. Cheers!

Sure it's a peep card!

Happy Easter all! Sure, it's a little late for an Easter card but I wanted to use this chick paper. I just love it! O bought it last week at Archiever's while in Katy. Since it's a little late for the holiday, it will be a friendly thinking of you / get well note. I love this designer paper, sugar paper, and the Hambo stamp given to me by my friend, Petunia. Ah Easter, should be the start of a great week for all!

This challenge is by Taylor, cute sketch!

You make my heart Dance!

Look what came in the mail, my Paper Pretties monthly stamp! I thought it was so cute, I pushed aside all my "behind schedule" birthday cards. I like the stamp and thought it worked nicely with this weeks Monday Mojo post. I also think any one of my Copic coloring friends could have done a better job. I really need to take a class. It's on the list!

So, I have to get on those birthday cards now. Have a great week. :)

Cricut Expressions

Hi all. I love Thursdays. Friday's coming, sure I understand it's not yet here but it's close and it's all uphill from here! This card is only my second attempt to use my Cricut. I made it for a coworkers birthday. Sure, it's simple but the recipient likes it and isn't that all that matters?

I have a question for all you avid stampers out there, how do you get the excess glue away from the curves in the phrase. I'm not even picky and that bothers me. I received my first quarter order yesterday and was already able to use my So Saffron ribbon and this cute little button. ~ Hope you're looking forward to the weekend but if you're not, find something to look forward to! ;)

Every cowgirl needs a little bling!

Hi. So, I like sugar paper. Color wise, it seemed like a great match with this designer paper. This stamp set, from Paper Pretties is a must for any good Texas stamper. I'm thinking of glittering up her hat and belt. Maybe next time. ~ Gotta go get ready for Monday. Have a great night!

Petunia and Changito

Hello friends. Have you ever met my friend Petunia? If you're a stamper, I bet you have and didn't know it. A couple of weeks ago she went to Austin for business. She said she'd stop by Archiver's while there. I may have asked her to pick up a crafting tool, I'd seen there before. (They do not have an online store, what's up with that?) On her way home, she mentioned she may have picked up another little surprise. What a surprise? I do love a good surprise! So what was it you ask? OK, it was this darling little Changito Driver by Stampendous! I love him! So friendly to drive his little buddy around. I paired him with Petunia's new gig. She was rightfully asked by Jennifer Meyer to be a design team member for her new site ~ Stamps and Smiles. Petunia is none other than the very talented Suzy Tyler at Inky Rubber. Thanks for the monkeys friend!!

As wild as I get :)

So some of you may remember, after my friend WilloDean passed away last October, her daughters bought me a Cricut Expressions. I know, way cool. I am so thankful. This year, Brenda and I attended a 101 class and I went to a Swarm. (A bunch of Cricut users craft together.) Fun! The event was hosted by Tara Vu, owner of Personal Scrapbook in Allen Texas. I think it was pretty apparent, I'm not much of a scrapbooker. Within a few days Tara emailed me to be sure I knew of a Cricut cartridge called Wild Card. I did not know but Tara was kind enough to order it for me.

This is my first real attempt to use it. I coupled it with the Color Throwdown # 32. I like it ok, but after the first picture, I thought it needed something. The ribbon I tried,ugh! So, I moved on to my ever favorite ~ glitter. Ta da. The matching envelopes look so fun but this one comes with blades of grass, a little unfriendly for snail mail. Oh well, nothing's perfect! ;) Happy Saturday!

Trying to get back on track.

Hi fellow stampers and friends. I've been meaning to jump back into stamping lately. It seems I've been getting up so early for work lately, I've been going to bed in the evening. After working all day and trying to plan the reorganization of my stamp space ~ well, I'm sure you see where this is going.

So today I followed Jen's great sketch. Here's what I came up with. It was my intent to back up and catch up! But no, I decided to just start fresh and anew. I'm going to try to be more frequent with the posts but to be honest, I'm pretty busy this week. The improvement may have to start next week. Have a great day!

Mojo 73

Hi . Happy Valentines Day. I feel so behind in my card crafting. I actually need to stock up on birthday cards. So I'm going to try to catch up on some sketches and color challenges to hopefully make something sendable. Is that a word? I like this sketch. Julee has some very talented samples. See you again soon!

Check this out! ~ Color Throwdown card.

Check this out, I made the card in the previous post just a day or two before " Color Throwdown" announced this week's colors. It fit! But, had already posted it. So, I made another with the same color for my friend's birthday. Isn't that a weird twist? Well, I thought it was but then, I am easily amused. Happy Friday!

OCC ~ Double Hearts card

Hi. I used my friend Suzy's heart cuttle bug and folder to make the multiple hearts on this card. Hearts and texture in one. I'm hoping to make several Valentine cards this week / seeing that I failed to send Christmas cards, I think I can use these to catch up on my snail mail correspondence. Who am I kidding? This may be the beginning of many mid year holiday greetings. Have a great Monday.

Hi! Happy Hearts Month

Early happy 1st. I'm at my friend Carol's and can't sleep. Really won't be a problem until I drive back to Dallas a few hours from now. Carol and Troy live in Houston. My brother Tommy got married yesterday. This card doubled as my swap card for last week and his wedding gift card yesterday. Hey maybe that's a version of multi tasking?? ~ oh well. Better get some zzzz's.

Home again, home again ~ jiggety jig!

Howdy. Suzy, Carolyn and I went to San Antonio for a SCS card swap ~ Saturday. They're a lot of work and a lot of fun. It took (me) the last few weeks to prepare to swap cards with over 40 other card makers. On the way home, we stopped to eat and shop in two stamp stores. I think good fun and tired describes the trip for us all. See you soon!

Pretty in Pink ~ Fe Fe Fiona update

Hi all. I bought my girl this new pink coat and I think she loves it. She seems to be pretty cold natured. I left her in it the other day while I ran a few errands. When I returned home, her little front leg was caught inside. Bless her heart, she looked frightened and afraid to try to jump off the couch. So, I won't "leave" her in it again. Doesn't she look cute though?

I'm crafting with Suzy today to get ready for the big swap next weekend in San Antonio.

Maybe I'll have a card later. . . . . Have a great day!

Hello Jeanette and KW # 38

Hi Jeanette. Thank you for your kind words about my blog! I hope you come back often. For the rest of you Jeanette's one of "old/new" friends. Jeanette and I went through school together but haven't actually been in touch for the last, humm. . . . . well just say 25 years plus! There are several of us that have reconnected on Facebook. Fun, like a reunion with out the traveling!

These colors were awkward for me. So awkward, I completely trashed my first attempt last night! None of them are really comfort colors for me which drew me out of my norm. Have a great weekend! Is everyone off on Monday?

Blue too can be cheery.

Normally I think of blue as a sedate, sort of introverted color. Do any of you think colors can provoke moods, feelings or emotion? I wanted to participate in the OCC challenge and needed a cheerful card. So I added Apricot Appeal to Bashful and Brilliant Blue. Of course polka dots always make me smile! Have a wonderful week!

Are you hungry?

OK, one of the things I'm grateful for from 2008 are the friends I've made through blogging. There were few greater joys than meeting a few of them in person. One in particular, inspired this post. Angie took a pix of her frig so I thought I'd do the same. As stuffed as this is, Jenny Craig helped me drop over just 50 pounds in the last 5 months. So, she and her peeps must know something right? Now, sure this is a drop in the bucket but it's also a step in the right direction! Count your blessings not your struggles!

K Werner ~ Color Inspiration 36

Happy New Year again, just wanted to load this card before the deadline. Now really, I've got to clean up my space. No more ignoring the work for the fun! Cheers!

Family, Art and Inspiration.

Happy New Year! While home for a few days for Christmas, my favorite cousin Sharon was generous enough to let me stay in her room. Her hubby and son were at the lake. Her room is just beautiful. I took a snap of a picture on her wall thinking I could use it as inspiration for a card. Then my mom's aunt passed away the other day. I decided to fashion this sympathy card from it. Guess I could have gotten closer to the picture but I think it turned out alright. Hopefully, I'll be posting more frequently now that the holidays are winding down. Joy!

Jingle in my Mojo sketch

Good morning. I love this sketch, it was easy and fun. For me, one can never go wrong with Real Red and polka dots. Are you guys ready for Christmas? I have just a few more things to get done on Tuesday before going to my Mom's on Wednesday. In these tough times, may God bless you and yours!

I knew it.

At least I felt like I knew this baby's name was Aidan before his mom and dad confirmed it.

My good friend Dana gave birth to her third baby on Sunday. He was born a very big boy, 9 lbs 13 oz to be exact. His left shoulder/arm was slightly injured while coming out of the birth canal but Mom and Dad were assured it will heal quickly. Ta da,, , introducing Aidan William Forthman, 21 1/2 inches long. To me, he looks like his brother and Mommy. May God bless this baby and family.

I'l be there.

When I think of the phrase, I'll be there, I'm touched not necessarily by the offer of friends or family but mostly by the promise of God to be there for us in good and bad times. Anytime I think of someone being by my side it's Him before people. My friend Cynthia and I were talking about how our lives were similar but very different. She's married to her college sweetheart, has 4 girls and 2 beautiful grandsons. But it was Cynthia who shared with me the other day, no matter how many people we're blessed to have in our lives, ultimately our walk through this life is with God and God alone. I'm so thankful, He's more than enough.

This card meets the Color Throwdown challenge for the week and Jan Del Muro's sketch.

I made it for my friend Kiah who's mother Virginia went home to be with the Lord last week.

The stamp is called "I''ll be there" by Stampendous.

Bless Your Little Hearth

Hi all. More than anything this little hearth scene reminded me of a friend's house. So, I bought this STAMPENDOUS stamp, added glitz, real red and chocolate chip ribbon. Can't go wrong there. Going shopping tomorrow. Really haven't started anything. Can you believe Christmas is only two weeks away??

Simple Christmas Card.

Now here's an easy card. I found something similar on page 130 of the SU catalog. I started to copy it then added the gentle twist of the changing the "border" ribbon to the ornament string. Usually, I'd say SU's is better hands down but in this one case, I like mine. Yes, I'm shocked too! Have a good day.

Last Minute Color Throwdown

This week's colors were green, pink and black. I had no ideas until I came across this great plaid paper. Hope you like it, trying to post it before the colors change in the morning. Now that could be an amazing race! :) Joy!

SFYTT

Good afternoon gals. Last night I literally snagged a little stash of Always Artichoke paper from Suzy. Not only did I snag a few sheets of paper but she was kind enough to let me use her cuttle bug until the handle fell off. She says I didn't break it but . . . .Anyway, I was trying to help her with her 150 handmade cards, it would seem the work and the materials have started to bloom on her! Yikes. Quite frankly her skills are so far beyond superior to mine that I was surprised she let me help her at all. (hee hee) After I cut out only 20 pieces of card stock, the first square she picked up was "off." A little bigger than the measurements she gave me. Oops! No more help from me! I've told ya'll repeatedly, I'm in for the fun not the accuracy. Case in point, This is not an exact take on the sketch. I'll let the Basic Grey designer paper make it work for me. Does it work for ya'll? Merry Christmas early!

JESUS is wonderful!

This is the name of this stamp by Stampabilities and the truest of truth! I like it and though the card is simple, I think it is completely finished. I like this wide grosgrain ribbon and felt like the card did not need anything else. After all, what could possibly compete with the Name of Jesus in sparkles no less? Be blessed!

My Snowman never showed. . .

And it melts my heart a little to share this. I was going to Denise Sullivan's for a little Stampin' Up Stampers Christmas gathering. My only requirement was to take a side item and a craft for about 12 other party goers. Easy enough right? I started working on it last Friday so what's the problem? I got all my Snowman hats made but the faces were never completed. I ran out of umpth and time. I hate that, it makes me a crappy crafter, when in my heart I want to be better! Ugh. Maybe next time! See my cute hats, maybe I can use them for coworkers. Do you think the faces might show up in the next few weeks?

Christmas Coupled!

I've had a good last few days. This card will couple for the OCC challenge and SFYTT for this week. I hope you like it, I just picked up this Texas snowman at Stamp Aslyum yesterday. The all time great Suzy signed us up for a class where we made a great binder of "12 Days of a Texas Christmas." All the stamps used were from Deadbeat Designs, very cute. This Texas Snowman I ended up buying wasn't even one they used in the little book.

As fun as this card and stamp are, the best part of yesterday was running into Angie in the Stamp Aslyum store. It's always so fun to put a real face with a blog, right? She's every bit of adorable.

Despite my two celebrations of Thanksgiving, I managed to squeeze off a few more pounds on the Jenny Craig scale. That may have been an early Christmas miracle. Hope you're all having a great weekend as well! Thanks for stopping by. Blessings!

Merry Christmas ~ day one.

Good evening. Today felt like day one to me but very very Christmassy. I found this red card stock and thought I should put it to go use. So, I made this Christmas card while watching a Christmas movie. The designer paper is Wassail from Basic Grey. My more than talented friend Suzy picked it out. It has a lot of nice options. Have a great week!