Penny's Challenge...It's for the birds!

Well this is a new one for me...never played in this challenge before but was visiting my friend Darlene and saw this challenge. Make a card using an owl....who who ?? Oh yea, I guess you mean whoever wants to join the fun. So being the party gal that I am I looked for an owl stamp and made a very simple card because sometimes ...simple is good. My little hooter ( Yikes I've seen Hooter's and at that place nothing is really little, it's more full featured if you know what I mean) now I'm off subject so let me re-group. This little owl guy is a Scrappy Cat Clear Stamp ( cheap stamps at Mike's but very nice) and my phrase is Inkadinkado. Just simply stamping in black with no coloring, add some nice ribbon, and some pink rhinies also from Mike's...gotta love that guy as he supplied all of it even my bg (that's background ) paper which is American Crafts. As the sharp gal's say, easy peasy and I'm done. You can find the deets on this fun challenge at Penny's place.

Friday Challenge BBO...and no coloring

Today's challenge at notimetostamp #105 is BBO and no coloring. What is BBO ..."better butt out"or" best buddy out"??? Yikes...this had me stymied,so after reading more closely I found out it means black/brown ink only with no coloring. No coloring! you've got to be kidding me. I love to color. This is a low blow, but after a few tears I decided to join in . Now I know why it's called a challenge cause I wanted to start a fight...I love to color. But I guess I already said that so I gave in and set out to create. Hmmm what's white all over and sweet as can be you ask???
it's a cute little snowman who is freezing his tush off out in the bitter cold. Since he feels so cold I figured a black card makes a deadly combo but feeling sorry for him I decided to bring in some heat with a red band on his hat. This set is a cutie I picked up at Mike's place for a steal...love those 50% off coupons. It is Inkadinkado. Self explanatory card...stamp with black ink on every thing, add a glob of glitter glue, smear around and you've got snow, put on a red & white polka dotted ribbon to add a bit of coloring...oops I meant a bit of color and you are done.
Happy weekend peeps. We have great sunshine today and are supposed to have Indian Summer type weather. Love it.

Friday...Halloween

Well it's time for Sharon's ssnotime104, get in the Halloween mode or use a pumpkin or whatever tickles your funny bone.

Did you read your horrorscope this a.m.?? Have a cup of decoffinated coffee?? Hope a cereal killer didn't poison your corn flakes, but seriously my message is don't spook unless your spooken to and get on with those Halloween cards/projects. My card is done with a cute set from Inkadinkado and I'm loving these little guys...even the little bats ...who apparently left their bellfry. Simple card done with some good old water colored pencils, added some black bling and used my Nesties and Bow Easy. My card is as you can see black as night and matted with that wonderful Basic Grey Lemonade paper. First mat in orange rectangle die and second is a pea green label # 4. How easy peasy is that now! Be sure if you take your little ghosts to school for Halloween that they fasten their sheet belts. Just kidding I know that all good parents make sure their little ones are safe.

Happy weekend to you all and hope you enjoy your family and friends. See you soon but before I go... Do you know why mummies can't keep friends??? Well their too wrapped up in themselves ...but I bet you knew that.

Late again for Timeless Tuesday

Well I'm a day late again but I've been so busy with my front porch deck that I haven't had time to stamp. It's done and I'm happy because those pesky mosquitos thought I was Bella on that vampire TV show and they were out to get my blood. The hero Edward was standing by waiting to lick it off each and every bite. Delicious!
This was the challenge for Timeless Tuesday which was to follow a sketch and I did it. Click my Timeless Tuesday button on the right side to direct you to the challege.
My card uses a stamp set from Inkadinkado just stamped in black and used some chalk to blend into green tone of the card stock and mat which is Basic Gray's porcelain pad. Simple yet does follow the sketch pretty much except I was a rebel and put my little circle on the left instead of the right. Happy week and see you on Friday for the next challenge.

Friday Challenge...Something old

Well Julie is not what is old but this is a picture of her at age nine when she was really into playing the flute. My word stamps are old and so is the phrase. Red cardstock with some background note paper, a few black dew drops, butterflies ( Martha Stewart punch), use of my

Nesties and it is very simple and done. Hope everyone has the best weekend! I'm off to lunch on Sat. and Sunday is our church picnic to celebrate our first year of the merge with 3 other

churches. Great way to get to know everyone. Who knows I might find a cute old man to talk to.

This was a tough one

The pastor of my parish is celebrating his 40 year as a Franciscan priest and Saturday we are having a dinner party for him. Since we no longer have a Catholic book store or card shope I decided to make this card. I used brown card stock as that is the color of his friar's frock. Matted on gold and the Congrats stamp is Inkadinkado the rest was the computer, brown ribbon and some Magenta peel & sticks.
Do you think it's too fru fru???