Something Bright...

for this wintery day. I don't want to say DREARY because I DO like the snow! I wanted to show you a Birthday card that I had extras of and finished them up to put in my stash, but Blogger will only upload it sideways.

So I don't know if I should upload it sideways or try another card... does everyone (all SEVEN of you!) want to get a crick in their neck?? Hmmm...
Well, here's a card I made for hubby's cousin. They were invites for her Daughter's 2nd Birthday. Sorry for the yellowness. There's bling on the card too. Oh and the large pink background is embossed w/dots. Love this layout. It's a favorite of mine. Quick & simple!

Fleece Colts Flower Pins

I have to make this short! Here's what I have FOR SALE:

I just wanted to let you know I have Fleece Indianapolis Colts Pins that I've made with the Flower Fold Die for sale. There are 3 sizes, small, medium & large. Here are pictures of them:

Small - $6.00, one layer of small flower. 2 1/2" diameter.

Medium - $10.00, two layers, medium & small flowers. 3" diameter.

Large - $15.00, two layers with large and either medium or small flowers. 4" diameter.

Please let me know if you would like to order any. Thanks so much!

Head Colds are...

the WORST things ever! Well, I guess the only thing worse is if your hubby has one too! Man are men babies! Let me tell you. First they don't take a thing and complain about feeling miserable. Second, you get them to try drugs which don't work but they don't tell you nor do they want to try something else. What's up with that?

If I feel miserable, then I either take what I KNOW will work or try something new to see if it will work. I understand if you don't want to take anything, that's not a problem... just DON'T complain about it! Your choice.

Life is about choices... so many people don't realize they had a choice in the first place and wonder how they got in a specific situation. Makes you think. I'm trying to explain that to my 4 yr old & 6 yr old. You have a CHOICE!

Anyways, let's see what I have to share with you today!

Here's a card my Upline, Tracy Geisz, sent me. I LOVE it. She's awesome. She's such a good friend that I'm very thankful to have. I wish she were closer than Illnois, but I realize she could be a LOT farther!!

Gooo Colts!

How about them Colts? Wow, can't believe they're going to the Superbowl AGAIN! Does this mean I should buy some Colts gear? Nahhh... I can still be a fan w/o having to purchase outrageously priced paraphernalia right? I think so! :)

Here's a card I made for a SUDSOL (Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing OnLine) Occasions Mini Swap. I cased my own card! Which my 8 for $10 gals made this month. I didn't think it would look better than Regal Rose w/Old Olive, but I was wrong. My card making customers will be making this in the month of April for Mother's Day. Hope you like it!

Stamp Set: Well Scripted
Paper: Kraft, Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry
Acc: Top Note Die, Flower Folds Die, Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Double Rectangle Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Sponge Dauber, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Vintage Silver Brad, 1/2" Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

All ingredients are Stampin' Up! Wow, I didn't realize how many punches this card used! Amazing! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me! I'll show you the 8 for $10 card later this week!

8 for $10 Card this Month

Hmmm... I must be losing my mind. I could have SWORN (and I don't like to do that with kids around!!) that I posted this card some time last week. Maybe it was just me loading & fixing the picture that made me THINK I posted it.

How sad to see that my mind is so fleeting. Makes me sad... I guess the good thing is I won't be sad for too long as I will forget lol.

Sorry for the bad lighting, I really need to find a good way to capture my cards in an AWESOME lighting that they deserve! I used the medallion stamp which I LOVE!! and the words are from a set that has retired and I have forgotten the name (Garden Greetings??).

See... maybe I should look into Ginko Biloba or something!

Scrappy Thank Yous...

Here are some Thank You cards I made with scraps of pieces for card its. The single card, I clicked on Auto Correct in Corel Photo Paint and it changed it to this .Well, the dotted piece is Chocolate Chip, not black or as dark as it is in the photo.


We sent these out with the Pizza cards friends ordered for L's fundraiser. That and a coupon for FREE breadsticks since we don't ever eat them. The kiddos had accrued 4 of them from the summer reading program for the past 2 years. Love to do random acts of kindness!

All ingredients are Stampin' Up! except for the chocolate brads.

GSC Time!!!

Saturday we delved headlong into Girl Scout Cookie time! It's L's first time selling and she's set the bar high with a goal of 200 boxes! She wants to earn the Miranda Panda bear. In past years, I avoid the GSC at ALL Costs! Don't need those calories baby because you KNOW they just call my name! That's not to say that Grandma comes over and drops a few boxes off, but I usually hid them then forget about them lol.

The Hubster looked at the earning sheet and commented that the Panda Bear is one expensive bear... I told him it would be a LOT MORE expensive if we didn't sell 200 boxes!! So he needed to take the signup sheet to work! He such a good man, he did and sold 38 boxes! Woo hoo for the Hubster.

Anyways, here a picture of an AWESOME cookie that I was blessed with receiving for Christmas. I received them AFTER Christmas, but that's not a problem at all. Can you believe this is actually edible? Is it NOT a work of art? And let me tell you how delicious they were, I ate 3 of them you know. Well, mostly 3, I shared a couple of bites with L but I knew G would NOT appreciate them at all lol. That's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it!

My friend, Bernadette, made them. The cookie is a cream cheese based sugar cookie. Don't even ask me how frosted & decorated the thing. Can you believe she's an engineer by trade? Don't you think she's missed her calling in the baking field? I do! She has us over for playdates whenever her hubby is out of town and then she uses me as a guinea pig for her gourmet dishes. What a hard life I lead let me tell you! I never enjoyed being a guinea pig as I do when I'm at her house! lol

Okay, I will have paper crafts for you to look at later this week!

Happy New Year!

Hi there, yes, I DO have a NEW RESOLUTION and that is to post more regularly! I was getting bogged down with Facebook games and wasting some SERIOUS time on it. So I made a resolution NOT to play Cafe anymore and I've stuck to it sooo far! Woo hoo for me.

Today is the start of Stampin' Up's Sale-A-Bration Event! Spend $50 and get any item in the brochure, or the ones listed on the back, for FREE! There's no limit and there are a lot of good choices this time around! It's my favorite by far because you have so many choices. There's a punch you can get for free and also some Designer Series Paper that is really colorful & bright.

Click HERE to go to my Demonstrator Website, click on SHOP now in the top, right hand corner. Then you can either click on Occasions or Specials (on the left hand side) to see the NEW Occasions Mini or the Sale-A-Bration catalog.


Did you see? Stampin' Up! now offers a clear mount option for their stamps! I am really excited about this. Same high quality rubber & foam stamps but now with a less expensive option. Not to mention the amount of space you save w/ the sets! Wowzers.

I received my first set last week and am using it to make one of my 8 for $10 cards this week as we speak. I can't wait to see what my girls think of them. I've already placed my order today so I will be getting more goodies next week. I can't wait!

What a variety eh? LOVE it!! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me!!

Just When...

you thought the Craft Season was over! Lol, I've got one more craft show this weekend and the sickie bug has hit our household!

The kiddos have had runny noses for the last week & the hubster & I BOTH have scratchy throats. I hope it's over soon. Though I know if I got more sleep it would make me heal up faster. So I'm going to make a promise (& keep it I hope!) to go to bed earlier tonight & I'm going to go chug down some Emergen-C! I have to drink the GROSS one (Acai Berry) and the kids & hubby get the good tasting one (Tropical Fruit). I'm just glad there's a flavor my kiddos like!


I've uploaded some Character Boxes for you to look at. I made them for the craft shows & they were a BIG hit! I filled them with mints & candies. Well, the elf wasn't a very big hit but the Santa's and Snowmen were. I'm also going to make some Rudolph's for this weekend.

I made the snowman's nose differently since the 3D one takes WAY too long to put together. The santa's mustache, bear & white on his hat are all textured, I don't know if you can see them. I got them from Tammy's website. I added the jingle bell myself to the left & textured the snowman's hat & changed his mouth. LOVE them!

Late Halloween Pictures

Okay, WHEW done with craft shows for a while, thank goodness.

Here are some belated Halloween pictures of Lgirl & Gman.
We actually went out the Wednesday before Halloween to a Senior Citizen home and Trunk o' Treated there.
Lgirl was a television.

Gman was Tigger.

We made the TV out of recycled stuff per her Daisy Troop leader. Jennifer said any of the girls could wear a costume to the next meeting if it was made out of recycled stuff.

Here's them horsing around. Love that face on the boy! You can bet I'll be saving that one for future embarassment! hee hee

Enjoy!