Visiting Crisis and a Share

Howdy peeps! Hope you are all doing better than my poor car. I visit my son in KY several times a year, and the 10th of this month I came down for a week. Yeah about that... Well, I'm still here. (:   The day after I got here my poor car's motor blew up!! On the bright side it waited until my 6 hour drive was over and I'm with family. The dark side... finding a motor I could afford and having it fixed. I found one to the tune of $850 and a guarantee, and a good friend down here is switching them out free of charge. At a garage I'd be looking at another $300 labor charge.

Another problem has been my son's internet connection. It was being all wonky and would immediately knock you offline. Two week's without being able to use it... and no lost use discount. The problem was finally fixed over the weekend and I'm trying to play catch up.

Now a share: I made this card and tag at one of my All Day Crop's at Paper Crazy. Diane, the owner, always has such wonderful make-n-takes at her Crops.

The card was made by using a masking technique... naturally, the butterflies. I used to do this often but kind of got away from it. The cute butterfly stamp we used is discontinued and I can't remember who made it. But, any cute butterfly, or other stamp, will work just as well. You got to "shop your stash".

The flower on the tag was made using a new chalk ink Diane found. It's called "Mix'd Media Inx Chox" by Donna Salazar Designs sold by ClearSnap. I love it so much I had to buy some. :)  Ribbons on both projects is by May Arts.

Well, that's it for me peeps. Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your visit!

OWH Blog Skip - Cards With Critters

Good morning everyone! I hope wherever you are you're staying safe and warm... and ready for some fun. Today Operation Write Home is having a blog skip {like a blog hop, only shorter} and our theme  is Cards with Critters!

If you came here from Patricia's blog then you're in the right place. If you're just checking in be sure to go over to OWH's blog and start from the beginning. The link is here.

I have two cards to share. First up is this cute little Hedge Hog. I left the sentiment off so that our heroes can send it for any occasion. The flower is a satiny material and squishes flat so there's no lumps or bumps to get caught in a postal machine.

The background paper is from Authentique 6x6 paper pad called Lovely, and the edges are sponged with Ranger's Tattered Rose Distress Ink. I spritzed a small paper doily with Heidi Swapp's Color Shine Irridescent Spritz in Sweet Cherry. The stamp, which I've had for awhile, is Buzz in the Air from Penny Black and is colored with Copics. The ribbon is from May Arts.

Next I have a card using an Elephant.

My background paper is from My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad called Blush. The elephant is from Hero Art's Stamp & Cut set called, of course, Elephant. [A die and 3 clear stamps] I colored the elephant with Copics and paper pieced her ear. The ribbons are from May Arts and the sentiment is from a set I've had for a long time. Sorry, don't remember where it's from.

Blog Candy Alert!! Would you like to win this brand spankin new border punch from Tonic Studios? Of course you would! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I'll pick a random winner on Tuesday, Feb 5th. You'll have until Saturday, Feb 9th, to claim your prize. If no one claims it I will randomly draw another winner.

You're next stop on the Skip is the amazingly talented Bobbi at Bobbi's Treasure. Please be sure to leave Bobbi some love, and while you're there take a few minutes to look around her wonderful blog.

Thank You for stopping by... hope you enjoyed your visit!

Happy New Year 2013!!

Good morning friends! My wish for all of you, as we start this new year, is to have peace, love, health, and happiness in your life. We don't know what this year has in store for us. The best we can do is cherish each day that's given to us, and make each day count.

Sunday was the new Sketch Challenge 153 over at Operation Write Home. Be sure to pop over to OWH's blog, Stars & Stamps, and have a look see.

I chose to flip the sketch this week, and make a New Year's card for all of you.

Well, I have egg on my face already peeps. I've only had the clock DSP for a couple of weeks, but I can't for the life of me remember who makes it. The New Year's subway art is a free digi from Paulette over at Create with TLC. Make sure you look around over at Paulette's. The link is for the post with this freebie... but she always has fantastic ones to offer. The sheer, blue ribbon, is from May Arts.

Here's the sketch if you'd like to give it a try.

This is the last week, after 2 yrs, that Julie will be presenting the weekly sketches. Julie, like everyone, would like to persue some other interests but she will still be participating in OWH. This also means that next Sunday I will move into her spot as the weekly Sketch Wrangler. Julie, you've left some big shoes for me to fill. Thank You from the bottom of my heart for doing such a fantastic job with the sketches.

It won't be long before I put my sauerkraut and pork on the cook for dinner. That's our family tradition... to have this meal on New Year's Day instead of New Year's Eve. So I'll say goodbye for now. Thank You so much for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your visit!

Authentique Paper, Part 2.

One last post for today. Boy... it sure has been a busy one for me. I made another project for Authentique Paper's September challenge. This Haunted House was both fun and time consuming to make. The template for the house came from Winnie Thacker, owner of The Scrapbook General Store in Flatwoods, Kentucky. Winnie is the sweetest lady EVER! Whenever I visit my son, who lives 30 minutes away, her shop is my LSS away from home. Without further ado, here's my Haunted House project.

It's on the small side, measuring 2 1/2" x 4 1/2", but cool things come in small packages.

Untie the ribbon, open it up, and Voila... oodles of pockets for tags and mini photos. How cute is that?? The individual bats were cute apart from the Bat Ribbon I used on the previous card.

Here's a close-up of one of the tags. I had so much fun decorating all the tags and pockets. I kept everything pretty simple, and flat, 'cause it goes to a cute little girl.

Paper: Authentique Paper's "Enchanted" paper & "Details" & "Elements" sticker sheets.
Ribbon: May Art's (yay, I remembered where it's from)
Miscellaneous: black card stock and chipboard from my stash.

Well friends, I'm ready to call it a day. Thank You so much for stopping by, hope you enjoyed your visit!

An Authentique Halloween

This week's sketch #136 is up over at OWH's Stars & Stamps. I made a card using all Authentique paper products. Well... except for the sparkly ribbon. I'll admit I'm not one of millions who get into decorating for Halloween. Gasp... the horror!! Yeah I know, I'm a rebel. I do, however, love making Halloween cards and I figured this challenge, along with some new paper, would give me a jump start.

 

The houndstooth print and polka dots papers are from Authentique's new Enchanted collection. There are really fabulous papers and stickers in this new collection. Yeah, I'm a BIG Authentique fan! The tickets and spider web circle are from the Enchanted Details sticker sheet. I mounted them on black and orange cardstock. The sentiment is from the Enchanted Elements sticker sheet. Love the sticker words and alphabets! I mounted the black words on orange cardstock. To finish it off I added some sparkly ribbon from May Arts.

 

Thanks you so much for stopping by... hope you enjoyed your visit!