Timeless Tuesday....3D it.

Today's challenge at Timeless Tuesday is to 3D it. Well I went to a SU ( that's Stampin Up) camp on Sunday and this was one of the cuties we made. Just noticed I didn't cut my twine so it looks pretty weird. Anyway this is a little bag which I did not put the ribbon handle on cause I just didn't want to be tied up doing it. The scalloped square is a die that the SU ladies had to run through the Big whatever it's called die cutting machine . Easy peasy with very minimal work involved but it would be a cute little gift for someone you don't have to spend a lot of money on. Cheap butt in other words. Not done with Flourishes supplies but still wanted to share.
Hey guess what??? My move in date is now scheduled for between Jan.3rd and 7th. Wahoo! I will go in tomorrow and take some updated pictures now that it's all painted inside. Do you like sage green? Well that's what I chose for my livingroom and carried it through the dinningroom and kitchen. Just wait until you see it before you start shaking your heads. It's a cool and relaxing shade and I know I'll love it. So I'll see you soon with updated pictures..happy week.

Friday challenge 3D flowers...pop them babies!

Yep you read right...3D flowers is on the menu today at notimetostamp's challenge. Well now how easy peasy is that if you just use a handy dandy punch and that's just what I did. Let me tell you I have been so busy I forgot to remember that Mother's Day is in a week and I hadn't made any cards for the hospital. OUCH!!! So along with cleaning out 30 some years of crap and I do mean junk I forgot. Yesterday and today I speed made cards for the hospital and mailed them off in a box. Anyway back to the card. Used a flower punch and 3D'd them and put a little pearl for the center but you can see that. Made a fancy schmancy bow and slapped my oval Nestie with a phrase from SU. and there you have it.
Been working out and surprisingly enough my butt has lost some of it's jiggle....How will those studs know that's my way of waving goodbye if it get's any smaller...yea right. I have been losing a goodly amount of weight and some of those wings us old ladies carry under the arm tops. Hate those thingy's. So have a great weekend and see you next week.

Christmas Cards...fast n furious

Well I was trying to do fast and quick and rush and all those words that say GO and Get them done. Got most of them done except for a few special type one. This is a simple yet good one for neighbors and "slight friends". Maybe I should say acquaintances or maybe I shouldn't be sending them cards in the first place. I put out my huge Christmas wreath which is covered in beautiful tiny lights. I was the last in my circle ( cul de sac...French for circle) to show I'm still living here. Soon my house will smell of home baked goodies as I found some wonderful candles at the dollar store that are Cinnamon Bun, Carmel Cream and well you know what I mean. Fools those nosy neighbors every time. Happy Wednesday and see you soon.

Hey It's a Party!!!

Today... it's a big ole Happy Birthday to Sharon Johnson and the Stamp Simply challenges!!! Today, is challenge number 100 for Sharon and she wants us all to... do a little dance, sing a little song, get down tonite (or today as the case may be)!




In honor of the day, it's a party and you are ALL invited to come in for some fun and prizes. Party time means prizes doesn't it?? Well I'm definitely lovin' today and I know you will too. I am showing some Christmas gift tags that I conjured up for today's party.

This tag is made with cotton scraps from Crafty Secrets and to give it a little pazazz I placed it on my Nesties curved rectangle , matted with both green and gold cardstock and added some glitter to the holly berries. Finished it off with a green satin ribbon from Mike's place and put a little glitzy stud with a red rhinestone. Gotta have bling or is that you gotta have heart? The back is below. I made the back using the Rejoice set from Flourishes. Bet you thought I would leave the back side up to you eh? Well that would be arse backwards and I didn't want to be a ...oh figure it out for your self kind of gal, so I did it for you. Sweet ! Well keep looking 'cause below is tag #2 and then you'll see my big birthday party surprise for one of you lucky ladies or gentlemen. Gosh I love this party already!! This is a sweet Mr. Snowman (must be a papa cause you can see his little boy...so sweet!) which is another of the Crafty Secrets for Christmas time. Used my Nesties again with one of the labels #3, I love this cut and also used the snowflake one that Spellbinder's put out but since that just wasn't enough I added some of SU's white snowflakes to make sure I got really full and fluffy snowflakes. Added some little stick on flakes and some bling....Essential stuff!

So now it's time for my big surprise in celebration of this 100th. challenge...Can you sing Happy Birthday dear Sharon and her wonderful challenges??? Well my present is...are you excited and just ready to wet your panties with expectation??? My present to one of you is $ Ka-ching!!! A $25 gift certificate to Sharon's Stamp Simply store for you to buy some wonderful May Art's ribbon or whatever you decide to spend this money on. Sharon will be waiting for me to tell her which of you is my winner and then you can head on over to spend the dough. It will include the shipping fee so remember that when you are spending, include your shipping and go up to $25. Sharon already is in possession of the money so go spend it dear winner. I will make my drawing on Mon.August 17th.after 9 p.m. and post the winner on Tuesday August 18th a.m. Just leave a comment and you're in the running to be a winner! Good luck to you all!

To check out the super talented design team click below:
AJ - 1 Card Done 3 Ways
Janine - A Stress Free Summer Menu with BLOG CANDY
Tammy - Birthday Reminder Book
Jennifer - Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY
Julie - Card Set in Tote with Directions
Barbara- Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY
Deb- Tutorial on Dying Silk Ribbon Using Copics and Refills
Jenny- Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY
Jerri - Birthday Card and Tutorial on Hand Embossing with Light Box
Joan- Birthday Card and Etched Glass with BLOG CANDY
LeAnne - Birthday Card with Glitter
Barb- Birthday Cake 3-D Gift Item with BLOG CANDY
Darlene - Birthday Card with Special Recipe
Rose Ann- Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY
Leslie - Gift Tin of Soaps with Coordinating Card
Heather - Birthday Card
Sabrina- Birthday Card with BLOG CANDY
Sharon- Monogrammed Birthday Gift Set with BLOG CANDY

Happy weekend one and all and I will be back Mon. nite to pick a winner.

Happy New Year Stamping Friends

Well I have started making my Valentine's for the kids and I have 10 of each of the above. Small in size 5x31/2 and I'm using some envelopes from Julie's wedding responses...Perfect. Didn't photo too well however IRL they are cute and simple. And the card stock is bright red .SU set that DD gave me.Colored pencils and a blender. So let's see I only need 980 to reach my goal but the good news is....I have received over 150 e-mails with offers to help. YEAH!!!You are so special. Happy New Year to you all and keep those fingers inky, I know I plan to.

Winter Wonderland

Well I guess you all know...I am in Big Sky Country aka Billings, Montana. I was coralled into a Stampin Up class by my DD Julie and so I will show you what we made. It's kind of cool and was really quite easy. It's a folder full of cute Christmas cards with snow flakes made out of felt that SU ( that's Stampin Up) sells. I was really more interested in coralling a cowboy over making cards but, I relented and went to the class. The folder is big enough to hold all 5-6 we made. Julie took the pictures for me so that is why they are so clear. Nice for a change eh? I agree she does a nice photo job. So take a look and enjoy.

I am having fun with my family here especially the grandchildren who I can't hug and spoil enough. Still on the look out for that special old toot who is ready for a good laugh and a fancy dance step or two. Seen some cowboy hats but so far nothing under them are of interest so I'll keep on with the big search. I'll be back soon so keep on stampin and having good laughs.

Card for any Occasion

This is a Stampin Up flower stamp done in white embossing, cut and finger curled to give a bit of a flare. My paper came from Michael's and is American Craft that has one side print and the other in coordinating plain color. Love using this type of paper because you know it matches. We had 4 inches of snow again but today the sun is shinning so it is a beautiful day. Hope you are all having a lovely day also.

Friendship

This is part of a Stampin Up set done very simply to say " I love you dear friend".
I kind of copied the layout from one of my SBS 5 sisters Janine. Liked the LO so I
changed it up a bit and there you have it. Good week to all of you.

Re-do on Robin Since it is Spring time

Here is my do over of my robin. A bit more spring like with the soft pink tones. Actually I'm not sure which of the two I like better, the spring or the fall one. If you have an opinion just let me know. This robin is a Stampin Up stamp done with water colored pencils.

Hello Robin

This little robin is part of a Stampin Up set.I guess when I did this robin I wasn't really thinking spring.This looks like an autumn card . Well I will have a re-do in spring colors but for now this is it. Used my water colored pencils and some matching colored cardstock and a couple brads. Easy card.

Sketch Challenge

This is a card I made for a sketch challenge on My Paper World. I used jade colored cardstock to match up the paisely paper along with a bit of rust and craft color. The stamp is from a bird stamp set put out by Stampin'Up. Just used water colored pencils and the bling was from a packet from Michael's.