Hello!  Hows everybody doing???  I’m home for my lunch break and I wanted to just post this and share my newest creation with you.  Isn’t this airplaine just freakin’ cute????

That airplaine stamp is from the Sept KOTM from Unity.  I used some yellow zing on the Hero Arts Background image.  The Navy blue cardstock is from SU and that matching ribbon is from Offray.  I’m so loving that Navy Blue color.  I have got to buy more!!!

BTW eeek I got picked as one of the top 6 for Embellish Magazines What’s hot Challenge I sent in this Owl Card.   Check out the others that got picked…they are so awesome too.

Ok gotta go now peace out!!!

cardstock: su navy, crushed curry, riding hood red
stamp: hero arts background stamp, unity sept kotm, pti mega mixed messages
ink: versa mark
embossing: zing
punch: fiskars upper crest
misc: offray ribbon, uniball white gel pen

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  Vegetarian Lasagna for lunch….I made it last night and it only has 300 calories!!!

Hello!!!  Happy Friday the 13th!!  Anybody out there dislike this day?  I guess i just treat this like any other day..maybe i like it more because its a Friday I dont know.  So I’m still here in Jacksonville.  But this is my last day here and we are heading out this afternoon to go back home to hot and humid Sarasota.  I’m crossing my fingers its cold there right now like it is up here.  I’m loving it so much.

Last night was fun…. got to hang out with everyone and we ate at a seafood place.  I forgot the name… but it was awesome.  I always like the last night out of town because its when everyone lets their hair down and just enjoy each others company.  Like I told my GM (who was wearing jeans…rather than his usually dress pants)…. he looked human.  Hahahahah!!  He got a good laugh out of that.  It’s also pretty cool how we all just talk normal….different from the usual corporate demeanor.  Anybody else out there work for Corporate America like I do?  Do you feel the same way??   I also love the bonding time I get to have with my team…face to face rather than over the phone.  We’re pretty lucky that our department gets to see each other at least twice a year.

Anywhoo…. ok about my card.  Tricia if you are reading this…. this is what you are going to get in the mail as soon as I get back.  Sorry it’s not a surprise anymore.  But I just had to share it.  Trust me it will be better in person.  On this card I used a hero arts background stamp and PTI’s new giga basics.  Finally i got to use a Christmas gift from Julie last year.  My Martha Stewart glitter.  I have the 30 pack.  i think it came out great and the image wasn’t compromised at all.  The glue pad is awesome!!!

A little background about Tricia.  She is a newly wed, a fellow blogger friend and a friend.  Love her to death.  We have so much in common.  Check out her blog HERE.  On my sidebar you can find her under Tricia Blanco.  She is an awesome cardmaker and scrapbooker too!!!

Talk to you all soon!!!  Have an awesome day!!

cardstock: su kraft, pti dark brown & rustic cream
stamp: pti scattered showers & giga basics, hero arts background stamp
ink: versa mark, marth stewart glue pad, pti dark brown
punch: fiskars lace
misc: kaiser craft pearls. martha stewart glitter, twine from walmart

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  the last night out of town with my team and the rest of my coworkers across our region.  good times…good memories  I’m thankful I got to know you all better!!!

Hello friends!!!  Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments about my flower felt tutorial and card.  I really appreciate it.  I can’t wait to make more….I still have quite a few up my sleeve.  Well its really in my head…I just have to sit down and make it.  Then film it etc etc.

Don’t you just love the new Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg??  I’m in love.  The colors and the critter images are just so cute.  They all remind me of my rabbit.  So this card was really easy to make.  I didn’t know what paper to use, so I used them all.  I cut random shapes from each paper and then just adhered them down on the soft suede SU card stock.  The critter chipboard is from the Cosmo Cricket nutmeg too and the sentiment is from Hero arts.

Hope you like it!!!  BTW I’ll be in Jacksonville, FL from Wed to Friday….any bloggers from Jacksonville?

cardstock: su soft suade & bermuda bay, pti vintage cream
paper: cosmo cricket nutmeg
stamp: hero arts
ink: pti dark brown
chipboard: cosmo cricket nutmeg
ribbon: pti vintage cream

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  not procrastinating…..I have my bags packed and I’m ready for my road trip to JAX.  Off to see my fellow research geeks.  It’s gonna fun!!!

Hello!  This is my first Moxie Fab Challenge entry.   I had to do this because I loved the challenge….. PLUM CRAZY.  I created the flower using circle felt and some thread.  If you want to see how I made the flower check out my video tutorial below before you leave my blog.  It’s so easy to make.  The sentiment is a rub on from SU… the background stamp is from hero arts.  I couldn’t resist I had to add some glitter and I did it using stickles on the button.  Plus I saw some pins that I got from Joanns fabrics and I just had to add it as a finishing touch.  Hope you guys like it.

I was in my craft room the for a good amount of time today watching the 1st season of Friends.  I love this show…it’s my favorite show ever.  I was so productive and was able to make a few cards and a video too.  So cool!  I could do this everyday.

Here’s my tutorial on the Felt Flower I made for this card.  If you have any question leave me a comment ok.  Hope you like it.
Thanks for visiting!!!

Felt Flower Tutorial:

cardstock: su razzleberry
stamp: hero arts
ink: versa mark
rub on: su
die cut: sizziz circle 2
misc: felt from joanns, ribbon & button from su

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  Finally our issues with the county on our sewer hook-up is all done….plus I had the energy and time to make cards in my craft room.  That doesn’t happen all of the time!!!

Hey I’m back!!!  I love Charleston!!  Ever been?  I could move there in a heartbeat.  The city is just so beautiful and I love the History behind it. I love the plantation style homes, shutters, brick streets, shrimp and grits, she crab soup, young people everywhere……Oh and the FOOD!!!  Let me tell yah i had the best macaroni and cheese at CRU.  Everything on their menu was reasonably priced.  Check them out HERE.  Please please go there if you ever visit the city.  It’s so worth it.  Ask for the chefs table!!!  Anywhoo…..I was there mostly for work and I stayed with a co-worker/awesome friend Alessandra.  I got to see my good friend Bridget too and an old co-worker Carol.  I miss you guys already.

BTW I met a girl at Taco Boy a local restaurant and bar there…who’s moving to Sarasota in a month or two.  Random!!!!  I look forward to her moving here.  Yes more youngins are needed in my hood.

I made these cards for Bridget and Allie.  I can’t take any credit for the design of this card because I lifted it from Nichole Heady.  My apologies…. I have no clue when she posted it.  I wanted to make a set of cards to bring with me that wasnt too overly complicated.  It wasn’t at all.  I love the vintage cream ink …. the image came out so crisp.

I still lack sleep…. so Chokr . . . OUT!!!!  Talk to you guys soon

cardstock: su jraft, riding hood red, razzleberry, pti dark brown, enchanted evening
stamp: pti in bloom, hb basics, damask
ink: pti vintage cream, dark brown
button: pti
misc: twine from walmart

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  chinese take out.  im so tired and feel slightly depressed but I feel better now after eating greasy unhealthy food!!!

Alright 2nd card in the wee hours of the morning!!  I haven’t submitted a card to Dawns challenge in a while.  As you can see I’m still hooked on felt, sizzix and make my own embellies.  BTW these felt sheets are only $0.29/each at Joann Fabrics.  I love them!!!  I was so ready to purchase a yard of each color but I saw these in on e of the aisle.  I got one of each color and only spent $4.  So awesome!!

So this card is for my friend Nina in the Philippines.  She is my bestest friend over there and we don’t get to talk much but I just wanted her to know that I think about her always.  We’ve been through so much together.  I plan to send this to her as soon as I get her address.  I know by now she must have already given birth to her 2nd child.

Nina… not sure if you’re reading this or not but I just wanted to let you know that I miss yah and I wish you lived closer to me or I loved closer to you.

Sniff….. sniff….

Love yah Nins!!

cardstock: su soft suede
stamp: su medallion, hero arts
ink: pti vintage cream
die cut: sizzix flower layers
misc: felt from joanns, twine from walmart, liquid pearl – ranger

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  An awesome friend who helped me understand photography.  Thanks for dumbing it up for me….thanks so much Mac…I owe you big time!  Thank you too Ashley for letting me borrow Mac for a couple of hours!!!

Hello there!!!  It’s about 2am right now but I’ve been working to get my card in for Ms. M’s challenge.  This time I really didnt want to be on filipino time (aka late… no matter what).  Haha!!  So Sierra and I wanted to get  ours in before the challenge ends.  Plus I’m traveling to Charleston in a couple of hours for work and I don’t know if I’ll be able to blog while I’m away.

Ok short quick post here…. I used SU cardstock and paired it with Basic Greys Lemonade collection.  Seriously this card is making me hungry.  I also paired it with Basic Grey’s woolies.  I know I have been making things with felt but sorry I wish I made this ice cream embellishment.

Ms. M hope you like it!!! {{{{HUGS}}}}}

Don’t forget to check out Sierra’s card below . . .

Sierra’s Card:  I love what she did with the scallop spellbinder…pretty neat huh??

cardstock: su pink pirouette & razzleberry
paper: basic grey lemonade
stamp: unity kotm june 2009
ink: colorbox chestnut roan
embossing: quickutz embossing folder
die cut: spellbinder
misc: woolies basic grey, ribbon pti scarlet

Mwah,

Today I’m Grateful for:  Amir spending time with me while I do my errands.  He also gave up a cowboys game for me….now thats love!!  haha!

Hello!!  I finally got to do some crafting yesterday.  I had a list of things I wanted to do and so far I got 50% of them done.  So this is my entry for the “Embellish the Cure” Challenge.  I absolutely loved this challenge.  I love the colors, the bling…it was just so fabulous!!

So lately I’ve been addicted to making my own embellishments.  For this one I used the Sizzix circle die cut to cut out the felt circles.  But it need some dimensions.  So I cut a slit on the circle and curled it over till it had a slight cone shape to it. Then I just added some rhinestone “bling” on the center.  I also finally got to  use my new Giga Guidelines stamp and embossed on the pink pirouette cardstock.  I found this to be slightly difficult . . .I couldn’t really see the image that good because I was using versa mark.  I wish it came with a giga grid too.  Nonetheless I still love how huge they are.

Lots of pictures below….gotta go for now and get some stuff done today.  I still have 2 more challenges to work.  Hope you guys are having a good weekend so far.

cardstock: su pink pirouette, pti rasberry fizz
stamp: pti giga guidelines, mega messages
ink: versa mark
embossing: zing clear embossing powdr
die cut: sizzix circle
punch: su scallop border punch
bling: ctmh
misc: ribbon offray, tulle from bazzill, felt from joann fabrics

Mwah,