Blog award....

I received this gracious award from a friend of mine.... Her name is Joni @ A Sticky Situation blog, jump on over there and check out her work. She rocks the 3-d items. I want to thank her from the bottom of my heart. I visit her blog daily to get my daily dose of giggles or inspiration.

Keep rockin' it Joni !!!!!

As a stipulation upon receiving this award I have to tell 10 things about myself....as if you didn't know most of them already.....bwahahahahahaha.

Ok here goes:

1. I love my family....and love to spend time with them any chance I get.

2. I have the most amazing man in my life (Love ya, Jeff) !

3. I'm spoiled....thanks Jeff!!! LOL

4. I'm a shoe-diva.

5. I read everynight before going to bed; mystery, intrigue, suspence...that sorta stuff!!!!

6. I love all my craft things....its my therapy.

7. Sometimes I bite my nails...yeah I know how bad it is....

8. I try to sit on my porch swing at least once a day when its nice outside.

9. I spend way too much money on my craft stuff....bwahahahahahaha.

10. Most days I dont wear make-up, fix my hair, and walk around the house in lounge pants and t-shirts....LOL

Next, I have to nominate 7 bloggers that I think deserve this award..... Ready?????

1. Stef @ Glitterbabe Greetings.... She gives me a giggle everyday and shes go busy I don't think I can keep up with her.

2. Holly @ Hog Wild About Stamping..... She makes me laugh too, and her sentiments on her cards are to die for.

3. Boni @ Bonibleaux Designs....She is a very cheerful and happy person and it makes me feel that way when I'm reading her blog.

4. Denise @ Stamping Vacation....She always makes me think because she poses a question along with her cards on her blog.

5. Lynn @ Stamperosity....Her work inspires me to try something different.

6. Codi Jo @ Farm Filly Follies....Always something different when ya visit. Her family stories makes me feel like I'm part of the family.

7. Linda @ Muktowne Craft Room....She's always trying something new, inspires me to try something new too.

OK, Ladies.....I love visiting your blogs and listening to your stories and looking at your fab handiwork. I don't think I could start the day without a little tour to see how all of you are doing on a daily basis.

HUGS!!!!!

Then comes baby in a baby carriage.....

Remember that little ditty when you were kids.....I do. I thought that was an appropriate little saying since the last two post related to marriage, now this one is a baby carriage of sorts. This is for the color challenge that is going on over on the Squigglefly blog. The colors you need to use are kiwi kiss, pacific point and pink pirouette. If you dont have the colors, you can get pretty close I'm sure. You need to use a squigglefly image to be eligible to win though, but why wouldn't ya they have so much to choose from. Don't go just yet.....check out the other challenge that's going on t!!!

This one is a Whimsy Stamps Challenge blog card.... its a sketch challenge...see below!!!! You can use any stamps that you have for this challenge, just as long as you follow the sketch, but you can flip it , rotate it, turn it on its head if ya want...bwahahahahaha, just have fun!!!!!!.

With all the graduations going on this time of year I just had to make a grad duck....even though this is the first year in a long time that I didn't have to attend any graduations or parties..... I think the duck is very proud of himself, see him looking up at his mortar board...bwahahahahaha! The curlique clip was a gifty from my friend and one of my fellow whimsy gals. It just adds a little sumpin' sumpin'....Thanks, STEF!!!!!! My post kinda has a theme to it.... first you find love, then marriage, then babies and then your babies graduate and start their lives on there own, or at least you hope they are on their own....bwahahahahahaha. But they always seem to find that trail of bread crumbs back to you somehow. Kids....gotta love 'em!!!!

Until later, Challengers.........Gotta split......TFL !!!!!!!!!

Wedding bells are still ringing.....

My niece got married friday and she had a party yesterday, we had a blast. We were drinking out of fish bowls (no fish were harmed while the drinking was in progress....bwahahahahahahaha){Fish bowl drink is served in a large fish bowl and everyone has their own straw.} and just having the best time. This is the card I made for Mr. and Mrs. Smith, yes that is really there name....LOL I cut the rectangles out and the used a corner punch to cut the top corners of all the rectangles and after layering them to resemble a cake, I punched out some leafy looking filler and many, many small flowers and arranged them one at a time on the cake. The "Mr. & Mrs." wording is from one of those studio G $1 sets from Mikeys. The big "S" is a sticker that I doodled around with my white gel pen. Added more doodling to the card and cake and added soem brads and wham, bam thank ya ma'am, the card was finished. I also painted a sign that would go on their front door that says the "Smith's" on it, but I forgot to take a picture...LOL

Well, I had way to much fun and maybe, just maybe a little too much to drink. So, I'm sporting a slight headache today.....but it was all worth it!!!!!

Going to another party next saturday, same place, same time, different occasion.....and I'm sure I'm gonna have just as much fun and maybe, just maybe {bwahahahahahahah} a little too much to drink!!!!!

Until later, Girlies......Gotta split.....TFL !!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet beginnings....

Today is a new release of this bride image at Modern Sugar Blvd. The DT challenge was for us to use something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue on our creation. The old is the buttons, new is the image (teehee), the borrowed could also be something someone gave you, mine is the blue card stock (from my niece) and the blue....well, duh!!!!! bwahahahahahaha. Very minimal coloring on her and the background behind her is chalked. The 'best wishes' wording is stamped in versamark and then white embossing powder. It came together fairly quickly and no this isnt the card that is going to my niece that got married yesterday. I will show you that one at a later date.
I'm throwing the bouquet to you and you need to go back, back, back...yeah right there on Modern Sugar Blvd. Great catch!!!!! While you're there check out all the new stuff; you're gona love it !!!!
Until later, Brides, Brides to be, and ol' married women.....LOL.....Gotta split......TFL !!!!

My hats off to ya!!!!

To all my fellow bloggers and my blogging followers.... thats a mouth full ain't it!!!!

I have had this image sitting on my desk for a while now, it has been colored and just sitting there like I took right off my head. It another one of those coloring page freebies....gotta love it!!!

Question: What is the most unusual thing that you have used on a creation of yours????

On the card above I used something that I found in my linen closet. Can you guess what it is??? OK, I'll tell ya...bwahahahahahahaha I know the suspense is killin' ya. The corrugated paper is from a light bulb package. Yep, I was getting ready to throw it away when I had a 'light bulb' moment....bwahahahahahahaha!!!! You will never look at anything the same will ya....LOL

So, my hats off to all you frugal crafters and fellow visonaries such as myself....and can vision things "out of the box"

When people tell me that I always say "What box?"

Until later, Cowpokes............Gotta split.......TFL !

Celebrate !!!!!!!!!

Isn't this the coolest image. This one is from Viva Las Vegastamps. I would totally dress like that and just have a fab time doing it. I'm not afraid of much and will pretty much take on any task....and will usually enjoy myself doing it, even for my own entertainment. I figure life is too short to worry about the small stuff, even if the small stuff is the clothing at the time...bwahahahahahaha. I love life and everything is has to offer, dont get me wrong I have my moments when I get a little ill or impatient, but for the most part it rolls off my back like water off a ducks back.

My sister is going thru a very serious situation at the moment and it just reminds me just how precious life is....her hubs is not going to be with us much longer and she is working every day and having to come home to hospice nurses and ........well I think you get the picture. I pray for her everyday that she will get through this and not break down. But we are made from strong stock and with our family support she will be just fine.....

So, this card was made to celebrate life 'cause NO one is going to make it our alive anyway!!!!!!!!!

Until later, Showgirls.......Gotta split........TFL !!!!!!

I think I have found my calling.....

All my life I have been involved in art in some form or fashion.... As soon as my parents saw that little twinkling of talent they always encouraged me. I was always getting paints, color pencils, pastels, palettes, markers, etc....... and others noticed that I had some kind of natural talent, so it was always in my life. I was in first grade and the teacher was calling on us to go to the chalkboard to draw the shapes as she called them out. Well, she got to me and I was to draw a circle..... the teacher noticed how round it was and got something to compare it to and see just how round it was. To her amazement it was almost perfect (her words, not mine) I was just excited to get to write on the board. I remember it like it was yesterday, she praised me and had other teachers to come in and look at it, and to prove it wasnt just a fluke that I happened to get lucky, she had me draw it several more times. Always with the same results. I think that was the beginning of my 'art career'. I have loved it from the beginning, any and all of it. As I got older I pursued jobs that involved art in some way....at 16 I worked at Six Flags doing pastel portraits, and then I did sandpainting during the Christmas holidays. Then I had to find better paying jobs, I just don't do the starving artist routine well....bwahahahahahahaha. Marriage, kids, jobs, they all seemed to take priority'as they should have... Now, I have time to do what I want to do, thanks to Jeff (my sweetheart). So, as I sit here and type away he's sitting in a hotel room in Texas missing his family as we are missing him....

The reason for this story is this. I received a package on Monday and you can see in the picture that it was a box loaded to the hilt. I got an email last week from the owner of Stamp N plus Scrap N (<-------chec it out)and she said that she liked my work and wanted me on her DT... I, of course, said yes and she asked me what stamp set I wanted and did I want some powdered chalks to try. Well, you know what my response to that was.....bwahahahahahahaha.

Well this is what arrived in the mail, I was totally shocked and emailed her to THANK her and tell her that she was way to generous, but I would not disappoint her.
Now to the first card I made using the items she sent me. Her company has loads of great stuff for you to buy. The chalks she sent were used to make the rainbow background, super super easy. You use very little and it spreads amazingly well, just using a cotton ball. Then I stamped the peace sign on top of the background using my versamark pad and then used a dark grey chalk to highlight them. You can't see it in the picture but there is a glitter to the background paper too, using the stardust powdered chalk. The wording is embossed, its really shiny IRL.

I'm so excited to get to play with all the new stuff. So, that is why I say I think I have found my calling..... this is the most I have ever gotten rewarded for any art that I have ever done. I have painted murals, portraits, caricatures, etc.... Everyone always says that I need to open a shop or something, I could probably make a lot of money...LOL Well, that has never happened but I guess there is still time...I'm a young 48, there's still a lot years left in this old gal.....bwahahahahahaha
But for now...I'M HAVING A BLAST and I have met some amazing wonderfully talented people along the way!!!!

Until later, fellow ARTISTS.......Gotta split....TFL !!!!