Stampin' Crazy

New Gina K. Projects.....

2008-03-30T14:18:00.000-07:00

I made a ton of new projects over the past few days that I thought that I would share with you all. They are using the new stamp sets that I got from Gina K.I love this new stamp set so much. The flowers are beautiful! I used my Copics to color the flower. I just started using them and they have great color.I got some tins in the mail with my last shipment of stamps and decided to use one of them. I put brads inside because I ran out of room in my CTMH eyelet storage container. In addition to the tin, I also got those really pretty flowers and button brads in my package as well.I made this card to match the tin. I figured when you're feeling sick you need something in case of emergency. Well my emergency consists of embellishments!I think the DSP I used is called spring flowers or something like that, but I wanted something a little more colorful to get into the mood.I based this card around the color and texture around the brads. Those I also got in the mail with my stamp sets. You can purchase all the brads from Gina K. Last but not least, I made this frame to match the card. I love the colors and the way the flowers look with and without color. Well I hope you all had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Roses In Winter and Bronc Buster.....

2008-03-30T14:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been a ghost on my blog here lately...I've been going through a few things right now. First off, I had to move and the reason I had to move is because me and my husband are going to be getting a divorce. I don't want to go into any details, but everything is going good and it should be done soon. We've both come to an understanding and its all going smoothly. Anyhow I have however made a few things to share.This is my favorite stamp set out of all the ones that I own. I haven't taken it out to use it in quite a while but I just thought I would make something just to get me back in the groove.I made this for one of my co-workers. It was his birthday a few days ago. I don't remember if I had mentioned it before or not, but I work at Mercedes-Benz as a service assistant. Its a fun job and I get to drive really nice cars around all day! Stay tuned for more postings. I have some Gina K. projects that I have been working on. Happy stamping!

Gina K. Designs.....

2008-03-05T09:28:00.001-08:00

I know its been a while since I posted anything. I don't really have too much time to describe the things I have done with them so I am just going to post pictures of what I've made.The next set I used is called He Is Risen.
I hope you all enjoyed the photos (even though they are long over due). I hope to be posting once a week...probably on Wednesday but have a great rest of the week and happy stamping!

Just Some Rambling....

2008-02-12T08:44:00.000-08:00

I don't have anything to post today, but I just wanted to let you all know that I have been working on some stuff for Gina K. I can't post any of them yet but as soon as I can I will. I'm hoping to make some V-Day cards today so hopefully I'll have them up by tomorrow. Please bear with me and have a wonderful week! Happy stamping!

We Have a Winner.....

2008-02-03T12:20:00.000-08:00

So I used a very scientific form of picking a winner...I drew names out of a bowl and the name I chose was JenMarie.

She said: OMGosh, what amazing blog candy!For today anyway, ;) my favorite stamp set is One of a Kind...I like how it goes with Boho Backgrounds.

So Jen Marie if you will email me at jennifernellenback@hotmail.com and let me know what you chose and also your email address I will get that to you asap!

Looks like most of you liked the Embrace Life set and Always. I personally have a ton of sets that I love so I couldn't just pick one. I'll hopefully have some new items to post later on in the week. Right now I am anxiously awaiting my Gina K. stamps. You can check out her blog and see the new design team. Hopefully you all have a great and safe Super Bowl weekend and happy stamping!

I Think It's Time for Blog Candy!

2008-01-22T10:52:00.000-08:00

I am actually a bit past due for it. Better late then never, right? So here's what you need to do: Add a comment to this post telling me what your favorite stamp set is out of the new SU! catty. I will draw a name on Friday, February 1st at 2:00 pm (Texas time that is). Here's what you will get for winning:

13 Very Vanilla Pocket Notes and Envelopes
33 Small Cello Bags
18 Very Vanilla Blank 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 Cards
1 Sheet of Sticky Paper-for making micro bead pens
9 Assorted Sheets of Self Adhesive Die Cut Stickers
6 Sheets of 12x12 Designer Series Paper
1 Package of Perfect Fit Creative Memories Cherish Paper (contains 16 sheets of Valentines paper)

AND

Your choice of a SU! stamp set priced 18.95 (US Dollars) or less OR 2 Packages of Designer series paper each priced at $9.95 (US Dollars).

Please only one entry per person. Everything will ship as soon as I have received the stamp set or DSP. This post will remain at the top until I have drawn a winner. Everything else will be posted below this. Thanks for entering and happy stamping!

I'm Not Too Sure If I Like It A Latte.....

2008-01-16T09:30:00.000-08:00

This was one of my favorite stamp sets that I have had. I haven't been very creative here lately so I decided to pull out one that I knew I could use and make a pretty good looking card with. I'm sure from the title you can tell that I'm not too sure if I like it or not.To make the background, I used the brushed silver cs and embossed it with silver ep. I used the enchante dsp that was in the same mini that this set was. I wound up getting my hands on some liquid applique. I had to buy it from Close To My Heart. I don't use their stamps but I had to have some of that stuff.To make the background look old, I just stamped the Canvas in versa mark and then sprinkled the silver ep all over. I then got the excess powder off and then with my finger I brushed off some patches of the ep. It was a bit messy but it turned out just how I wanted it. I also added a little bit of chocolate chip ink to the foam. Anyhow I don't have anything else to share with you so have a great week and happy stamping!

Boy Do I Have Some News For You.....

2008-01-14T18:26:00.000-08:00

Well I have a couple of announcements to make. First, I have been really busy getting back on a work out schedule so I haven't really had the time or energy for that matter to stamp or blog.

Second, and its a really good on and I'm super excited to announce that I was chosen to be a guest designer for Gina K.'s design team! Isn't that just wonderful???? I had completely forgotten that I had sent in some of my work for a chance to be on her guest design team....yea who would have known that scatter brain me would have forgotten something that important! LOL!

So wouldn't you know it, I got an e-mail last night asking if I still wanted to do it. Obviously I was shocked and flabbergasted to read the email. I was so dumbfounded I had to read it twice and then I had to make sure that I was reading MY e-mail and didn't accidentally log into somebody else's!

I rushed into my room (where my DH lay in bed asleep) and told him the news. He was of course thrilled, but also thrilled when I left so he could get back to sleep :)! Anyhow I am hoping to get some stamping done and posted in the next couple of days but until then happy stamping!

Yes, I Am Still Alive!

2008-01-08T12:01:00.000-08:00

No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth either! I finally found the time to stamp. My daughter, Molly, is starting to explore and get into everything. Therefor, I haven't had any time to stamp or clean my house for that matter. Yesterday I cleaned my house and the day before that I stamped! I know, I know, my priorities are a little backwards....stamping then cleaning. I just needed a little break from all the traveling and eating.

I am probably one of the only people that didn't gain any weight during the holidays. I have actually lost 5 whole pounds and I am absolutely thrilled! Although I am not thrilled that I didn't get to enjoy hardly anything on Christmas. I had one soda and one tiny bite of pecan pie. See what I had to sacrifice to keep the pounds off??? It was very hard and I had to deal with all the temptation.

Anyway, enough rambling and on to the one card that I did get out of my half hour of stamping ( I know, only 30 minutes....how did I get anything done?!?).

I've had this stamp set for almost a month now and haven't even used it. BAD stamper! I didn't have that much free stamping time so it is a very simple card with a very simple layout. At least I got something done though.

I thought I was going to use this set, but I just can't seem to get very creative with it. I have to see what others come up with and get a little inspiration before I give up on it. Well hop you all had a great holiday and a safe New Year. Happy stamping!

No Cards....

2008-01-03T09:24:00.000-08:00

but I have been tagged by Wanda. So I have to share 7 random and/or weird facts about myself and tag 7 people to do the same. So first I'll name the 7 random things about myself.

1. I am double jointed in a lot of places....the weird one is I can dislocate my shoulder on command and it doesn't hurt. I can also put it back where it belongs too.

2. My nickname when I was a child was Gumby. For reasons stated in number 1.

3. I was named after an actress on One Life to Live. It was her real name not the one off the movie. My mom loves soaps!

4. I named my son after this guy in high school cause he was gorgeous and I love the name Caleb.

5. My daughter was not named after Molly Ringwald. I named her because I love the name Molly.

6. I'm a very picky person. I don't like too much of anything. I only like vegetables that are fried or baked potatoes.

7. I love ketchup on rice and potatoes that are cooked in a crock pot.

Well I hope you all enjoyed my weird facts and now to tag 7 people.

1. Inkcicles
2. Crafty Me
3. Combat Boots to Rubber Stamps
4. Confessions of a Reality Show Reject
5. Inkin Addict
6. Military Wife Stamping Spot
7. Stamping Expressions

Hopefully I will have a chance to use my new stamps soon, but until then happy stamping!

Merry Christmas.....

2007-12-17T21:22:00.001-08:00

Well unfortunately I don't have anything new to show you. I am actually going out of town to my parents until next Friday or Saturday. I just wanted to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. When I get back I might have some yummy blog candy in line for you all. Hope everybody has a safe holiday and happy stamping!

So....

2007-12-12T18:50:00.000-08:00

I have been really busy making my Christmas cards, and I finally finished this afternoon. Here is the mass of cards that I made and it has taken me quite a while to make all of them. It took even longer because I got food poisoning. This is what my sofa looked like after I got done stuffing half of the envelopes that I had to send out. I'm sure the lady at the post office is going to hate me or think I'm crazy. I made two different cards because I didn't have enough artichoke paper and I didn't think I would have enough ribbon to make 60 cards. Yes, you heard right, 60 cards. I know some of you have made upwards of 100, 60 for me, is a lot of cards. Especially since I have an 18 month old running around destroying things while I scramble to make the cards.I only changed the color of the card stock and ribbon and I used my piercing tool to make up for the empty space. I'm not going to list ingredients this time because I am just exhausted and need a rest. I got some new stamps, quite a few new ones actually. But for now I'm going to get some rest and will get stamping as soon as possible! Hope you all have a great week and happy stamping!

Creative License Simply Scrappin' Kit.....

2007-12-03T16:00:00.000-08:00

I had gotten the Creative License Simply Scrappin' Kit a while back and haven't really had any time to use any of it. My DH's step mom's, daughter had a baby at the beginning of November and I decided to make her a few things. Well I actually bought her some stuff for her baby and made her a couple of things too.Sorry for the pixels, but I packaged everything and didn't really take a look at the quality of the picture. So I used Adobe to touch it up. The only way I could get rid of the blur was to "sharpen" it. You can't tell, but I used textured Blue Bayou card stock. I water colored the giraffe and used my paper piercing tool.I also made her a name frame with her baby's first and middle name. I used the adhesive die cuts that came along with the kit. I didn't want it to be too girly so I frayed the ends of the ribbon.I made one of those really cute "goodie" boxes that everybody else was making. You can find the instructions to make one here. It was a really easy to make, so if you need a quick gift box idea, this one is super easy and the instructions are really good.This is the top view of my treat box. The only thing that I didn't do the same as the instructions was, I didn't put the eyelets where my ribbon went. I didn't because my ribbon was a bit bigger then my eyelets. Well I'm not going to go into the ingredients on this project because it is only the Simply Scrappin' Kit materials and ribbon. Hope you all have a really great week and happy stamping!

Just A Quickie.....

2007-11-30T14:58:00.000-08:00

I don't have a bunch of time to post, but I will just post the pictures with brief comments.This is the "inside" of the project. Each of the panels has an insert that you can pull out and put pictures on.Here is one of the inserts.This folds out so that you can put multiple pictures on it.Here is what it looks like when you close it and tie the ribbon on it.These next pictures are close ups of the inside of the book.The materials are from Close To My Heart. I'm not a fan but I made this for my friend. Finally here is the last bit of it. It took me forever to make it...almost 3 hours! Sorry for the short post and I hope you all have a great weekend. Happy stamping!

Holiday Thyme...

2007-11-24T22:32:00.000-08:00

I made some cards for my ex-mother in law for Christmas.I am actually planning on giving them to her before Christmas so she can give them out. If you can see it, I embossed the "falling snow" on top of the snowflakes. I thought it would add a little extra something to the card.Here's one of those cool side shots. I made her cards in two different colors, but with the same layout. Oh and by the way, thanks for the ribbon Marie! She is in my up line and was kind enough to give me some ribbon to make these cards.My DH helped me mass produce the cards. He's such a good help and I didn't have to pull his leg to do it either!

Ingredients: Paper-True Thyme, Cranberry Crisp, Very Vanilla and Holiday Thyme DS Paper Inks-True Thyme, Cranberry Crisp, Whisper White Craft Ink and Jet Black StazOn Stamps-Perfect Ending, The Snowflake Spot Accessories-Cranberry Crisp and True Thyme Stitched Ribbon, Crystal Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Tool

Garden Silhouettes In Basic Grey....

2007-11-17T21:15:00.000-08:00

I went out on a limb and tried something new. I love the Basic Grey paper! I used it once before, but I haven't really gotten the stamping groove like I do with other colors.I didn't have the oval punches, but I do have the Creative Memories cutting system. I turned out good without the punches. I tried to do a "mosaic" look and it turned out really cute. I didn't want to put too much color so I only colored in the flowers and their stems so that you could see them through the bland "weeds". I did one of those really neat looking side photos that everybody else was taking. It actually looks really nice. It gives more detail as to what I did on your card that I may not have seen before.

Ingredients: Stamps-Garden Silhouettes and Warm Words Paper-Basic Black, Basic Grey, Going Grey, Shimmery White Inks-Basic Grey, Going Grey and Jet Black StazOn Accessories-Creative Memories Oval Cutting System, Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon, Pirsmacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps and Gamsol

Hope everything is going well with you all this weekend and happy stamping!

Seasonal Whimsy....

2007-11-15T19:49:00.001-08:00

I have been AWOL for the past week or so and I am sorry. I had cards for my spin instructor to finish and then I had to cook for a Thanksgiving luncheon at my husbands work. On the bright side though, I did get to stamp the other night when everybody else was sleeping. I bought the Seasonal Whimsy stamp set at the beginning of last month and I haven't used it, but I thought while I had a little bit of time on my hands that I would. The only thing I think I'm going to change is the height of the mellow moss paper. It's too tall for the DS paper. I might also change the celery paper to sky, but we'll see.

Ingredients: Stamp set-Seasonal Whimsy Paper-Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Soft Sky and Wintergreen DS Paper Inks-Always Artichoke and Soft Sky Accessories-Always Artichoke Eyelets, Silver Brads

Thanksgiving is coming soon so I don't know how much stamping I am going to get done, but as soon as I get something done I will post. Thanks for your patience and happy stamping!

Altered Cashew Jar.....

2007-11-04T15:13:00.000-08:00

My dad loves cashews. He bought this glass jar of cashews and when he was finished with the jar, he gave it to me so I could alter it.

I love the Porcelain Prints DS paper and the Wild Rose stamp set so I decided to make a noodle jar out of it. I figured that I could use the blue and green so it wouldn't be so girly and my dh wouldn't fuss about it being to pink LOL!

This is what I did with the top of the lid. I used my Creative Memories cutting system to make the circles.The inside of the lid was this reflective metal that was unattractive. I covered it with more paper and flowers. I was going to use some Primas but I couldn't find any that matched the colors I was using.

Ingredients: Stamp Sets-Wild Rose and Rough Edges Alphabet Paper-Porcelain Prints DS paper, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou and Whisper White Ink-Blue Bayou and Wild Wasabi Accessories-Blue Bayou and Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon, Glue Dots, Paper Snips and Creative Memories

Hope you all had a great weekend and happy stamping!

I Forgot I Made These......

2007-10-29T11:58:00.000-07:00

Blonde moment!!! I usually don't have them but I do every now and then. LOL! I forgot that I even made my Halloween cards already. I just forgot to upload the picture. I got those cute little bat brads from target in a pack of 180. There were two colors of each shape. There were bats, moons and pumpkins. I figured the bats went perfect with Dracula.

Ingredients: Stamps-Best Fiends, Just Between Fiends Paper-Buckeroo Blue, Vintage Violet, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White Ink-Vintage Violet, Jet Black StazOn Accessories-Bat Brads (Target), Watercolor Wonder Crayons--Earth Elements, 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Aqua Painters, Piercing Tool

Hope everybody had a great weekend and happy stamping!

I Know It's Been A While....

2007-10-26T10:23:00.000-07:00

I do have a good excuse though. I went to visit my son in Houston. He is at his grandma's house going to pre-school. I've missed him so much. We left Friday and came back Tuesday night. I made this card before I left. I'm not sure if I like it too much or not. Ingredients: Stamps- Wild Rose, Party Punch Paper-River Rock, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou, Porcelain Prints DS Paper Ink-River Rock, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou Accessories-Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Photo Corner Punch, Pewter Brads, Dimensionals

Hopefully I will have some more stuff to share with you all later on this weekend. Hope you all had a great week and a great Friday. Happy stamping!

Christmas Cards....

2007-10-17T00:31:00.000-07:00

I made some samples of Christmas cards for my spin instructor to choose from. I also made my Halloween cards, but I will share those in another post...I haven't taken pictures of them yet so I will probably do that tomorrow.I CASED this card layout from a lady that used to live on base. We had a swap and she used the Sketch It stamp set from last year's catalog. I had some extra Holiday Thyme DS paper from one of the mini catalogs from last year.I CASED this card from the 2006-2007 idea book and catalog. I liked the colors that it used and it was fairly simple. Mine, although doesn't look quite as good as the one in the catalog. But I think once I get the hang of tearing a rounded corner, it will look better. You can't really see it, but I used some glitter on the snowflakes to make them look a little more real.This one is my favorite! I just got this stamp set the other day in the mail. I love my Roses in Winter, but I figured I needed to get a current flower stamp set out of the new catalog so I can demo with it. I CASED the layout and colors from Jan at Stamps, Paper, Scissors. I love reading her blog and I loved the way she used this set and the color combo. I know it isn't very Christmas like, but I thought I would use a variety and give options.

I used the Like it a Latte stamp set for this card. When my puffy paint (liquid applique) comes in, I am going to add it to the whipped cream and make it pop up. The greeting says, "sending warm thoughts your way."

Finally, I made this using the new Wintergreen paper that I absolutely LOVE! This one I think is more traditional as far as Christmas is concerned (aside from not having any red). I hope my instructor likes what I made and I will let you all know what he chose. Hope you all have a great weekend and happy stamping!

DiVa Purse.....

2007-10-08T12:05:00.000-07:00

Allison at JoStamper was kind enough to share the instructions to make a DeVa Purse with me. It turned out very cute too. I made both of the sides of the purse different so that you could have two different purses!The instructions she gave me used a 6x6 piece of card stock, but I wanted to make mine a bit bigger so I used a whole 12x12 sheet of card stock.Ingredients: Paper-Outlaw DS Paper, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow and Really Rust Tools-10-12" Pot Lid or Bowl (for tracing), Oval Punch (works for the 6x6 purse) or Creative Memories Cutting System (this is the tool I chose to use because I wanted a bigger handle) and Scissors

Solemn Stillness....

2007-10-08T11:58:00.000-07:00

I got my holiday stuff ordered to make my Christmas cards. I like what I made, but I'm not sure if it's what I had in mind. I ordered the Seasonal Whimsy stamp set and I am going to make another before I decide which I will use, but for now this is what I came up with.Ingredients: Stamp Set-Solemn Stillness Paper-Wintergreen DS Paper, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow Ink-Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow Accessories-Sponges, 5/8" Celery grosgrain ribbon, 1/4" Artichoke grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals, Stickles and Glue Dots

Birthday Swaps.....

2007-10-08T11:49:00.000-07:00

I joined a swap that Kimberly at Crafty Me is hosting. The theme is birthday cards. I chose to use my CosmoBella stamp for it. I have the birthday one but I thought that I should use something that wasn't a traditional birthday stamp.Ingredients: Stamps-CosmoBella, Cheers, It's Your Birthday Paper-Tempting Turquoise, Taken With Teal, Green Galore, Whisper White, Basic Black Ink-Jet Black StazOn, Tempting Turquoise, Taken With Teal, Green Galore, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana, Old Olive and Real Red Stampin Write Markers Accessories-K&Co Rhinestones, Turquoise ribbon, 12" Decorative Creative Memories trimmer.

And The Winner Is......

2007-10-01T09:53:00.000-07:00

I used random.org to generate a random number to see who will be the winner of my birthday blog candy. And the winner is.....

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Timestamp: 2007-10-01 16:53:39 UTC

Kathy W said...
Happy Birthday! My birthday is in the summer, so usually we go for a day hike to a waterfall, and then have a special birthday dinner with cake for dessert. Thanks for the chance to win!

So Kathy if you can e-mail me with your address I will get that in the mail asap! Thanks for all the great birthday wishes and I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Happy stamping!

Since I didn't hear back from Kathy W. I went to random.org and "drew" another name.

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Timestamp: 2007-10-07 00:23:41 UTC

Nikki said:
Happy early Birthday!!! For my birthday we usually go out to eat and have cake and presents at home. Nothing too exciting but I always enjoy myself! We don't live near any family so I get lots of phone calls and cards in the mail.Thanks for chance at some blog candy and hope you have a great birthday!{smiles}

If you would e-mail me at the e-mail listed above, I will get that in the mail to you asap! Thanks for all the great comments and happy stamping!

Blog Candy and I've Been Tagged....

2007-09-26T19:15:00.000-07:00

Well to celebrate my birthday I have some blog candy! Having a birthday is always so much fun. You get great food, good cake and most importantly presents...lol! Well instead of getting something I have decided to give something to my wonderful readers! What is it you ask??? How about a picture....or two.Here is an aerial view of all of the goodies you will get if you win.
I have included a variety of ribbon from the past SU! catty and some assorted velvet ribbon. I don't have any measurements on how much, I just know it is quite a bit.
This is a close up of the stamp set that I have to go along with it. I don't have the original package thanks to my wonderful 16 month old daughter :)...she destroyed it! LOL!
I also included 26 pieces of Bazzil cardstock. Not pictured is 10 blank coasters and a bit of Tack 'N Peel. I had originally bought it to mount my Bella stamps on, but I found out in the end I didn't need it. There is a small square cut out, but I figured since I didn't need it that I could give it to somebody who would use it.

How do you win all of this yummy candy you ask....just post a comment telling me what you traditionally do for your birthday. I usually go out to a nice dinner with my DH or parents and eat cake and ice cream. My friends usually take me out for a couple of drinks and some fun and my mom and dad get me a really phenomenal present. This year they sent me money to buy new clothes with (yesss...my fave). Please only one entry per person. I will "draw" a winner on my birthday at noon (which is Monday the 1st BTW) Texas time.

And I have been tagged. This one is quite amusing!

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet, current car) Kitty Taurus
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (favorite ice cream, favorite cookie) Mint Peanut butter
3. YOUR FLY “GUY/GIRL” NAME: (first initial first name, first 3 letters last name) J-Nel
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Green Zebra
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Michelle Galveston
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters last name, first 2 letters first name) Nel-Je
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink and add” the”) Blue Vanilla Dr. Pepper
8. NASCAR NAME: (first names of your grandfathers) Don Charles
9. STRIPPER NAME: (favorite perfume, favorite candy) J'Dore Butterscotch
10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s and father’s middle names) Lee Wayne

Now I'm supposed to tag 5 other people....
Kimberly-Crafty Me
Cheryl-Engineered Expressions
Nancy-Inkcicles
Nikki-Military Wife Stamping Spot
Kathi B-Stamp Maniac

Good luck to you all and have a great week! Happy stamping!

Halloween Is Nearing and So Is My Birthday.....

2007-09-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

If you read my blog and look in the side bar, you will have noticed that my birthday is on Monday! So if you all stay tuned I will be posting a blog candy post. On to the card....lol! I made a Halloween card with my new stamp set out of the Holiday mini.

Accessories: Stamp sets-Autumn Harvest and Canvas Background Ink-Jet Black StazOn Cardstock-Chocolate Chip, River Rock, Pumpkin Pie and Watercolor Paper Accessories-Earth Elements Watercolor Crayons, Sponges

Isn't it just so cute?!? I think my groove might be coming back. Hope you all have a great week and happy stamping!

Retired Stamp Sets For Sale....

2007-09-26T14:15:00.000-07:00

I only have a couple but if you are interested in buying please e-mail me or leave a comment. If you would like pictures of the sets please let me know and I will be more than happy to e-mail them to you.

Baby Talk
Swell News
Incentive Stamp Set Small Talk (mounted but never used)
Measure of Life (mounted but never used)
Bold Butterfly
05-06 SAB set with the butterfly, bird and the sentiment "gentle thoughts of you" (not sure what the name of it is)

Please e-mail me at jennifernellenback@hotmial.com for prices. Shipping will be $4.60 for one stamp set (priority envelope) or $8.95 for a flat rate box that can fit multiple stamp sets.

Weekend Sketch Challenge #17.....

2007-09-25T11:27:00.000-07:00

I know I'm a bit late on that but I liked the layout. I don't normally do those, but I just haven't been in my usual stamping groove....if you know what I mean.Supplies: Stamp set-Garden Silhouettes CS-Groovy Guava, Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate and Shimmery White Ink-Groovy Guava, Pretty in Pink and Purely Pomegranate Accessories-Word Window Punch and SEI Light Pink Rhinestone Brad

Very simple card to make and like I said, I haven't really been in the mood to stamp or create anything new. I did however make a card the other day.....it was horrible and I'm not even going to take a picture of it to show it off because I absolutely hate it! I don't want anybody to look at it and see how utterly horrible of a stamper I am on an off day (lol)! Well hope you all have a great week and happy stamping!

Happy Birthday Janice.....

2007-09-25T11:16:00.000-07:00

I made a quick card using Beate's weekend sketch challange #4. I was in a hurry to make it so I chose a simple one. Ingredients: Stamp Set-Giftabella with hat CS-Pink Passion, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Whisper White Accessories-Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Blending Stumps Ink-Jet Black StazOn

Very simple to make especially when you're in a hurry. Well hope you all have a great week and happy stamping!

Check This Out.....

2007-09-24T19:28:00.000-07:00

Have I got some really cool news for all you people out in blogger land (lol). I found out that Memory Depot in Austin, Tx is selling A Muse stamp sets! I am from Texas and it is always a great thing to hear that they are coming closer and closer to where I live. Well you can check out her web site here and this post for some great blog candy! Happy stamping!

I Stamped.....

2007-09-17T14:19:00.000-07:00

Yes, you heard correctly, I stamped! I CASED somebody and added a bit of my own to it as well. I borrowed the sketch and color combination from Running With Scissors. I love reading her blog. It is wonderful! She use Baroque Motifs and I decided to use the Garden Silhouettes.

Ingredients: Paper-Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Groovy Guava, Stella Ruby Ink-Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Groovy Guava Accessories-Hemp Twine, White Organdy Ribbon, Stampin Sponges Stamp set-Garden Silhouettes

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but to make up for it, I posted twice today! Happy Stamping!

My NEW Stampin' Space.....

2007-09-17T13:38:00.000-07:00

I recently took over my daughter's room and put all of my scrapbooking and stamping stuff in her old room. My son is going to school at his grandma's house so that it will be easier to move when the time comes for my husband to get out of the military. So while we wait, I decided that my son didn't need a room because he won't be her. I move Molly in his room and my scrapbook stuff in her old room (if that makes any sense??? LOL). I took pictures of how I organize my stuff....well the majority of it.These are all of my current stamp sets. I put them atop the towers and they sit beside my tables where all the magic happens...well crafting magic that is. LOL.These on the other hand, are all of my retired stamp sets that I chose to keep. There are quite a few that I couldn't bring myself to part with.

This drawer houses all of my cuttlebug embossing templates, my hodgepodge and a few other miscellaneous items.

Obviously this is the drawer that has all my punches and my crafter's tool kit. As you can see not all of them are SU! I had the colored ones since I first started stamping. I just didn't see a reason to get the SU! punches if I already had the same ones. Gotta at least make an attempt to save my DH some money....I know he appreciates it *snickers!

This has all of my adhesive, rulers, cutting blades, glues and just the things that I use on a regular basis. As you can tell I don't really have it organized because I think it would take more time organizing it then it's worth.This has cardstock that I can't fit into my paper cart and my Creative Memories paper trimmers. It also has my recently finished scrapbook and if you notice the black box, that is all I have to take when I want to crop and make a scrapbook. It is a nifty little box that Creative Memories makes that has a system that makes it easier for you to take your scrapbook in the making places without taking a ton of stuff.This is kinda my "junk" drawer. I just put miscellaneous things in it that won't fit in the drawers that I would like them to.I have three drawers of stamp pads and one drawer of Primas. I have the drawers assorted by color family. I put two color families in the first drawer and then in the second drawer I have the new In Color and my neutral colors in the same drawer. In the bottom drawer I put the old In Colors and behind all the stamp pads I have some stampin' spots.These are some cards that I have created and just haven't found an excuse to send them out....ok I just like them so much I didn't want to give them away. LOL.The ribbon drawer.....I know I think I need another drawer. There are probably about 15-20 spools of ribbon under all of that loose ribbon. One of my addictions....shhh don't tell anybody. I go to ribbon addicts anonymous!I keep my prismacolor pencils and my embossing materials in this drawer. It's not a very big drawer because I don't use my embossing stuff too often. I just use it when I remember to.Starting at the top I have all of my Bella stamps and some punch outs that I got so I wouldn't have to actually buy the punches. I know I know, I'm a cheater. The top right drawer has my Creative memories punches and cutting system. The bottom left has re-inkers, stickles, and a few other things. Finally, the bottom right drawer has, well you guessed it, more ribbon. It's all loose ribbon that I put in jars. There are three jars in there total.Finally, the last picture that I have of all my stuff. More paper and more scrapbooks. Well I hope you all enjoyed my stamping space as much as I do. Hope you all had a great weekend and happy stamping!

And The Winner Is......

2007-09-07T12:39:00.000-07:00

I used random.org to generate a randomly drawn number (I know I am a couple of hours late) and it came up with......

43
Timestamp: 2007-09-07 20:36:37 IST

Jen said...
Congrats on hitting 100 :) What do I not like about the catty..the lack of fall type sets. It seems to me they have more sets gearing toward spring/summer not fall/winter. But I guess I shouldn't complain because I have found enough sets to spend my money on.

So if you would please e-mail me at jennifernellenback@hotmail.com and let me know what stamp set you would like and I will get that ordered and in the mail ASAP! Thanks to all of you who entered and happy stamping!

Happy Birthday To......

2007-08-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

I had three birthday cards to make this past week. My mom, my big sister and my son's other grandma. My mom likes horses so I used my new Bronc Buster stamp set. If you notice, I made a small mistake on this card. Can anybody tell me what it is? Leave me a comment and tell me what it is and I will send you a special something. First person to answer correctly will get a special something in the mail :).Ingredients: Stamp Sets-Bronc Buster, It's Your Birthday Paper-Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Naturals Ivory, Whisper White, DS Paper Outlaw Ink-Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip Accessories-Photo Corner Punch, Dimesionals, Pewter Hodge Podge Brads, Piercing Tool and Template.

I made this card for my big sister. I love my Roses in Winter stamp set. I will never give it up....it's mine *laughs hysterically*. Well anyhow enough of the craziness and on to the good stuff.

Ingredients: Stamp Set-Roses In Winter Paper-Apricot Appeal, Bravo Burgundy, Shimmery White, Old Olive, Always Artichoke Ink-Apricot Appeal, Bravo Burgundy, Shimmery White, Old Olive, Always Artichoke Accessories-Burgundy Ribbon, Stamping Sponges

I finally got around to using my Garden Silhouettes stamp set. I have seen so many really cute cards made with it but I just haven't gotten around to using it. I thought it would be one of those sets that I loved but couldn't come up with any decent cards with it, BUT....I guess I was wrong. Which might I add is the first time ever that I have been wrong, after all I am a woman *grins* This card I made for my son's grandma. I actually love it. It turned out very nice.

Ingredients: Stamp Sets-Garden Silhouettes, It's Your Birthday Paper-Soft Sky, Really Rust, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, DS Paper Fall Flowers Ink-Soft Sky, Really Rust, Old Olive Accessories-Hemp Twine, Stampin Write Markers

My daughter is at her grandma's house until Saturday or Sunday and my son is going to pre-school at his other grandma's house. So it is just me and my DH. So I am hoping to get plenty of stamping done. Well I hope you all have a great weekend and happy stamping!

Who Likes Free Rubbah????

2007-08-24T14:54:00.000-07:00

I have hit my 100 posts and I think I am going to celebrate with some blog rubbah!!! Kinda sounds a little morbid but you guys know what I mean! So I guess you all wanna know what bit of rubbah you'll be commenting for....well it is your choice of two stamp sets. You either have the choice of getting the new Merry & Bright (remember the sets in the mini are die cut which means you won't have to mount them!) stamp set from the unreleased Holiday Collection Mini Catalog on page 15 or Haunting Halloween stamp set from the current IB&C which can be found on page 29. If you have not had the chance to see the new mini catalog and do not know what the set looks like I would gladly e-mail you a copy of it to you.

What do you have to do to win you may ask......well you will have to comment telling me what you dislike about the new catalog. I did a what you like about it already so now I want to hear what you dislike about the catalog. If you don't dislike anything about the new catty then you have the option to tell me something you do like about it.

Good luck to all of you! By the way, the deadline for entries is September 7, 2007 by noon. I am going out of town next week so that is why I am posting the deadline for so far out. My DH is going to be having another procedure done on his back. If I post anything it will be below this entry because I want to keep this entry at the top of the page. So good luck to all of you and happy stamping!

Baby Shower Cards For Brandie.....

2007-08-22T23:15:00.000-07:00

I made Brandie's baby shower cards. Her shower isn't until November but I thought since we might be moving before then, I would go ahead and make them. I case'd Tara from the card swap I did with Kimberly at Crafty Me that you can view at this post.

I made a stack of 20 for her this afternoon. I hired my dh to help me out and lemme tell you he was a really big help. He did all my CB embossing and colored all the green on my giraffes and sponged for me. He also helped with adhering things together. Isn't he just wonderful???? Well I think he is a tremendous help!

Here is a close up of the card. I can't remember what the name of the patterned paper is but I thought it matched well with the colors.

Ingredients: Paper-Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Sage Shadow, Whisper White Ink-Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, Staz On Jet Black, Barely Banana Stamp Set-Bundle Of Joy Accessories-Celery Ribbon, Banana Ribbon (not SU!), Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder Spots n Dots (I think).

The information pulls out from behind the giraffe. I thought it was a fun way to show the info for the shower. Well hope everybody is having a good week and I just noticed that I made it to 100 posts so I will have to do some more blog candy to celebrate so keep your eyes peeled and happy stamping!

Roses In Winter.....

2007-08-19T13:59:00.001-07:00

Mike's grandma had to go to the hospital to have surgery done on her heart so I made her a get well soon card. I used my beloved Roses In Winter stamp set. I haven't used it in a while and I had to pull it out and create with it.

Ingredients: Paper-Purely Pomegranate, Barely Banana, Shimmery White Stamp sets-Roses in Winter, Sanded background Ink-Purely Pomegranate, Barely Banana, Old Olive, Always Artichoke Accessories-Purely Pomegranate double stitched ribbon, Hemp Twine.

These are some of the projects that I finished this past week that I didn't get a chance to show you. I hope everybody had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Halloween Card Swaps.....

2007-08-19T13:46:00.000-07:00

I signed up for another card swap with Kimberly at Crafty Me. This time it was a Halloween/fall themed card swap. I decided to make a Halloween card with my Best Fiends stamp set. *My dh helped me color the Frankenstein on the front.*

Ingredients: Paper-Halloween Night ds paper, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray Stamp set-Best Fiends Accessories-Silver Brads, Watercolor Wonder Crayons (earth elements) Ink-Staz on Jet Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White

I made a tag that slides in between the ds paper and the pumpkin pie.

Ingredients: Ink-Vintage Violet, Basic Gray Stamp set-Just Between Fiends Paper-Vintage Violet, Pumpkin Pie, Halloween Night ds Paper, Whisper White Accessories-Tangerine grosgrain ribbon, Black grosgrain ribbon, sponges, stapler

Bronc Buster....

2007-08-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

I finally used my new Bronc Buster stamp set that I got a couple of weeks ago. I bought the Outlaw designer series paper to demo and I just fell in love with it. So of course I had to buy the stamp set to match.

Ingredients: Paper-Outlaw ds paper, Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory, Really Rust Ink-Chocolate Chip, Really Rust Stamp Set-Bronc Buster Accessories-Photo Corner Punch, Silver Embossing Powder, Sponges, Piercing Tool

And the Winner Is.....

2007-08-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

I used Random.org to generate my number and it gave me number 3.

Monika said...
Wow, very nice blog candy.! My favourite new stamp set is Pick a Petal. I still have to get it yet, but I am already dreaming of how I can use it.

Monika if you would send me your address my e-mail is jennifernellenback@hotmail.com. Thanks everybody for entering and I hope everybody has a great weekend happy stamping!

It's Blog Candy Time Again!!!!!!

2007-08-14T17:04:00.000-07:00

I am celebrating 5,000 hits with some blog candy. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post stating your favorite stamp set out of the new catalog or the mini catalog that will be made available in September. Now I suppose you would like to know what you will be winning?

1 Tombow/Snail adhesive refill, 10 blank coasters, 4 id tags, 5 mini cellophane bags, 1 mini and 1 large alterable notebooks in So Saffron and Pixie Pink (respectively), 1 stampin' glitter stack in the following colors: sun sparkle, razzle berry, periwinkle blue, coral crystals and mystic mint, 10 yards of craft paper wire, and 1 sheet of woven label stickers-baby themed.

***I have added some new links to my side bar under Blogs I Visit. They are from some of the comments that you all have posted.***

Good luck to all and I will be picking a winner on Friday August 17 at 12:00. Thanks for all the wonderful comments that you have left and I wish you all good luck and happy stamping!

Ode to Cool Caribbean...

2007-08-12T14:19:00.000-07:00

I do miss the old In Colors, but I really love the new ones so it is hard for me to be bitter about having the old ones retire. So I made a birthday card for my friend's husband with Cool Caribbean.Ingredients: Paper- Cool Caribbean, Real Red, Basic Black and Naturals White Ink- Jet Black Staz On Accessories- Real Red Ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils Stamp Sets- Crab & Company

Well I hope everybody has a great weekend and I will be giving some blog candy away. I will post pictures of it and what you will need to do to win later on today. Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

Anniversary Cards...

2007-08-12T14:08:00.000-07:00

My husband and I celebrated our first anniversary on August 1st. We didn't really do anything special, but we did both make each other cards and we saw the new Harry Potter movie. I used the Boatloads of love stamp set and he used the Wonderful Words stamp set.

I tried really hard to make it manly, and I think I did a really good job of it.

Ingredients: Stamp sets- Boatloads of Love, A Light Heart, Sanded Background Ink- Jet Black Staz On, Whisper White Craft Ink Paper- Taken With Teal, Gable Green, Whisper White, Kraft Accessories- Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Photo Corner Punch

This is the card that my wonderful husband made for me. I think it turned out really good.

Ingredients: Paper- Pretty in Pink, Whisper White Stamp Sets- Wonderful Words, Doodle That, Sanded Background Ink- Purely Pomegranate, Jet Black Staz On Accessories- May Arts Ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils

Another Frame.....

2007-08-09T11:36:00.000-07:00

I made another frame a couple of days ago and just now got around to taking pictures. It has just been a stressful couple of days. I made it for my ex-husband and his new wife. I know it sounds weird, but we actually have a really good relationship now that we're divorced. So I thought it would be nice to give them a little house warming gift. Ingredients: Stamp sets- Headline Alphabet Paper- Outlaw designer series paper, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory, Creamy Caramel Accessories- Twill tape, Sponges, Photo Corner Punch, Silver Eyelets, Piercing Template, Ticket Corner Punch, Tag Corner Punch (I think that is what it's called) Inks- Really Rust, Chocolate ChipHere is a close up. I thought that if i used the ticket corner punch on the rust and chocolate chip paper and left the naturals ivory paper un-cut that it would make it look a little more western. I sponged on all of the paper to give it that old look. I sponged the twill tape with really rust ink. I also used silver eyelets around the photo corner. Well anyhow I hope everybody has a great weekend and happy stamping!

A Frame For My Parents...

2007-08-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

I made a name frame for my parents last night and I think it turned out to be the best one that I have made yet! They have a slight horse themed living room so I used the new Outlaw paper. I didn't have the Bronc Buster stamp set or the Wanted stamp set so I decided to utilize what I had and even though I didn't have any stamp sets that matched, it still turned out looking great!I used the photo corner punch and put brads from the pewter hodgepodge. I also attached some chocolate chip ribbon to the H and N.Here are the close ups of the letters. I distressed the letters with chocolate chip ink and also the cardstock that I mounted the letters on. Anyhow I hope everybody has a great weekend and happy stamping!

En Pointe...

2007-07-31T12:15:00.000-07:00

I bought this stamp set from Beate when she was selling all her retired stamps. I didn't buy it when it was in the catalog and I was really glad when she was getting rid of it especially since retired stamps sell for so much on Ebay. Well here is what I made with it.

Ingredients: Paper-Kraft, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink Ink-Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White kraft ink Accessories-May Arts Ribbon, Pretty in Pink brads Stamps-En Pointe, Sanded Background.

Want To Get Some Retired Stamps???

2007-07-28T21:14:00.000-07:00

Well if you do, head on over to Marie's blog. She just had a beautiful baby boy and is trying to make room in her stamp room for him. So if you're interested head on over and see what she's got! Hope everybody has a great weekend and happy stamping!

I Am a Rockin' Girl Blogger!!!

2007-07-24T11:08:00.000-07:00

I was nominated by Kimberly at Crafty Me for the Rockin' Girl Blogger! Now I have to nominate 5 people.

1. Brandie-Inkin Addict

2. Marie-Combat Boots to Rubber Stamps

3. Susan-Susie Stamp Alot

4. Jen-Stamp With Me

5. Natasha-Palmtrees and Pogosticks

Sanded Kraft Cardstock...

2007-07-23T09:21:00.000-07:00

is music to my ears! Well I finished making those cards for the one of the guys that my dh works with. I am actually quite pleased with the way they turned out.Paper: whisper white, kraft, recollections ds paper, chocolate chip, pretty in pink, regal rose

Ink: whisper white kraft ink, purely pomegranate, chocolate chip

Accessories: May Arts striped variegated grosgrain ribbon

Pomegranate Bella and Happy Birthday Caitlin...

2007-07-21T12:07:00.000-07:00

Caleb's aunt's birthday is next week and I decided to make her a Bella card. I didn't use my birthday Bella. I used the ParisaBella because she loves the whole fashion aspect of life! My inspiration came from the May Arts ribbon that I bought from Confessions of a Ribbon Addict.Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Apricot Appeal, Bareley Banana and Pretty in Pink (inside card)

Stamp Sets: ParisaBella, Petals and Polka Dots, It's Your Birthday (inside card)

Accessories: May Arts Variegated Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Photo Corner Punch and Prismacolor Pencils

Inks: Purely Pomegranate, Apricot Appeal, Bareley Banana and Pretty in Pink.

Hope everybody has a great weekend and happy stamping!

Baroque Motifs and Blog Candy....

2007-07-18T14:11:00.000-07:00

I made a card for one of the doctors that works with Mike. They are getting out of the Air Force and opening a dentist's office in San Antonio. So I am going to make them some just moved cards to send to people.I used some of the ribbon I got from a ribbon share that I signed up for. It was a May Arts ribbon share that Jody did about a month ago. I finally used it and I think it turned out looking pretty dang good! The colors were perfect. Well I am going to hit 5,000 hits soon and will be giving away some blog candy. So stay tuned and happy stamping!

My Order!!!!

2007-07-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

Here is what I ordered from the new catalog. I ordered on the fifth and it finally got her on Friday! Here is the list of what I got in my order: Voila stamp set, Sanded background stamp, Polka dots and Petals stamp set, Boatloads of Love stamp set and I got the Party Punch hostess stamp set. I also got Wild Wasabi and Purely Pomegranate double stitched ribbon, Basic Grey taffeta ribbon and the ink pad and paper to match. I got the photo corner punch, pretty in pink taffeta ribbon, Outlaw and Fall Flowers Designer Series Paper, and large open ended envelopes.

I haven't had a chance to use them, but as soon as I do I will be posting a card. Have a great weekend and happy stamping!

I've Been Tagged!

2007-07-14T14:54:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged by my good friend Marie. She is expecting and is due on Tuesday. I hope you all can say a little prayer for a safe and fast delivery for her. Anyhow she tagged me and I am supposed to tell you all seven random facts about myself.

1. I love to cook Italian food. It is my favorite.

2. I am an extremely picky eater. I don't like a lot of food. When I find something I like, I buy in bulk!

3. I call my daughter Moe (short for Molly).

4. I invest way too much money in scrapbooking, but I use everything that I buy.

5. I hate acrylic stamps. If Stampin' Up! changes to acrylic, I will stop selling/buying from them.

6. Everything that I own is mainly made by Stampin' Up!

7. I am not going to have any more kids. Two is enough! Mike went under the knife so I won't have to worry about birth control (which is a good thing cause it makes me grouchy)!

Now I have to tag seven people. Hmmmm...that is hard cause there are so many blogs that I read that I love. But I will try to tag people that I haven't tagged already. So here they are:

1. Kendra

2. Tracy

3. Laura

4. Diane

5. Susan

6. Jen

7. Wanda

There you have it. I am hoping to post the card I made the other day. Hope you all had a great weekend and happy stamping!

I have been stamping, I promise...

2007-07-11T00:17:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy trying to finish the scrapbook I have been working on for a couple of months now. I have everything finished except the titles. I already know what they are going to be, I just have to stamp them. As soon as I finish, I will post what I have made. It is almost finished and I can't wait. I did a whole year and a couple of months worth of scrapbooking. I already have the next book all lined up for another year.

When I have finished, I will post the rest of the album. I am also hoping that by the time I am finish with the album that my new stamps will be here and I will have something new to share with everybody. Hope all of you had a great Fourth of July and happy stamping!

Frolicking Frogs...and Best Fiends

2007-07-07T22:35:00.000-07:00

The other day I made a Halloween card just for fun. My darling husband made one as well. He decided to make a card for my son for when he comes home from his grandma's house. This is the cutest card! He made the grass himself! So freakin' cute! I only helped when he colored the frogs. I showed him how to use the gamsol and blending stumps. But isn't he just so creative?!? Anyhow here is my card.I bought this stamp set from my up line before I started being a demo. I just love it! It is so cute! I used my prismacolor pencils to color the vampire and I sponged everything in old olive ink. Hope everybody has a great weekend and happy stamping!

Baby Swaps...

2007-07-04T20:56:00.000-07:00

I don't usually join swaps, but I was in a good mood when I came across this blog. I joined Crafty Me's swap. It was baby themed and I had some pretty good ideas so I joined. On top of that, I love reading her blog. She is super creative and makes really cute stuff, so run on over and check her out!I also used Beate's card idea and template to make this card. I was trying to make it slightly neutral, but I just love pixie pink cardstock and couldn't resist. The patterned paper is from Creative Memories new paper pack, Blush Blooms. It is too cute!I distressed the edges with close to cocoa ink and used some new ribbon I got from Inky Dinky Doo. It was a really great share and I wish I would have gotten more. Maybe next time if she does another share. Well I would have done more stamping, but I have been kinda sick. I caught a virus from I don't know where. It was awful!!! I had the worst stomach ache in the world. I thought I was going to die! Anyhow hope everybody had a great 4th of July and happy stamping!

Bundle Of Joy For Brandie...

2007-07-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

I made my friend a sample baby announcement just in case she has a boy. She is hoping for a boy after already having two girls. I think she is going to have twins, but don't tell...shhhh...Anyhow here is the card.I used Basic Grey Romani paper that I absolutely adore. It is lovely. I got the card idea and template from Beate Johns' blog. I used the Buggies and Booties stamp set.Here is the inside of the card. If she does have twins, we are going to put the other baby's info on the side of the fold with the gown on it. On the other flap we are going to put a small wallet of the baby/babies.

I Am Bursting With Smiles...

2007-07-01T16:53:00.002-07:00

The reason that I am bursting is because I have the most wonderful husband in the whole world. My anniversary is in exactly one month. Today I got my anniversary present and it is absolutely gorgeous. I usually just ask for stamps or scrapbooking stuff, but not this holiday! Do ya want to see what I got??? I know you do...

This is the ring that I got from my husband for our anniversary. I love it!!! I saw it and had to have it. It is a very unique past, present and future ring. Now I know I have only made it to our one year anniversary, but I rarely find jewelry that I can't live without. I usually find stamps that I can't live without, and let me tell ya, they are equally expensive!!! So he really doesn't get off easy when he buys either one!!! Well I haven't really stamped today and hopefully I will get around to doing it. I hope everybody has a great weekend and happy stamping!

Bundle Of Joy Cards

2007-06-30T17:50:00.000-07:00

I have been working on some things this past week. One of which is punching out some punches that I have borrowed from Brandie. I borrowed both of her tag punches and her spring bouquet flowers punch along with the daisy punch. I also made a few cards. They are pretty much all the same except for the colors and a few variations on the pink card. I used some of the ribbon I got from Inky Dinky Doo. She had a great ribbon share that I participated in and I wish I would have gotten more colors then I did, but oh well maybe next time. I used Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue card stock.This is the green one. I used Certainly Celery and Green Galore for this card. The rhinestone brads I bought from Paper Cents that are made by SEI. I think they are so cute. I bought every color :)Here is the yellow one. I didn't quite have a brad that matched the yellow, but it was close(kinda). I used So Saffron and Barely Banana.Finally, this is the pink one. I used the slit punch on the sentiment and I only used it on one side of the pretty in pink card stock and the opposite side of the regal rose. I think it gives it a little extra and besides, I love the color combo. I am really starting to warm up to these pinks! Well hopefully I will get around to doing some more stamping tonight. I dunno we will see, but if I do, I will be sure to share my creations with you all. Have a great weekend and happy stamping!

And A Frame For You Too...

2007-06-24T12:33:00.000-07:00

I also made a frame for you last night Cathy. I thought you could use one for your living room or somewhere. I used the Baroque Motifs stamp set that I got a couple of weeks ago.Let me know what you think and I will talk to you later. Hope everybody has had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Roses In Winter for You, Cathy!!!

2007-06-23T20:32:00.000-07:00

I made these for my son's grandma, Cathy. I got the stationary folder tutorial from Oodabug Ally's blog. It turned out really cute and I love them. I made eight cards, the stationary folder and stamped the outside of the envelopes. I hope you like them Cathy!!!This is the outside of the stationary folder. I used kraft paper because I thought I would change up the color scheme a little and I think it looks more hand made.
This is the inside of the folder. I made a slight boo boo. I didn't make the folder sleeves expandable so I could only fit 2 cards and 4 envelopes in the folder, but I still think it turned out looking very adorable.Here are all the cards that I made for her to use in the folder. I used different brads on each of the cards. I thought it would look really cute. I used pretty in pink, always artichoke and rose red. I told you guys I would get around to stamping the other day. I just didn't get everything finished that day. Well hope every body's weekend is going great and happy stamping!

Cute As A Bug Frame...

2007-06-21T21:28:00.000-07:00

I made this for my son's grandma for her classroom. She told me her room had bugs on the walls. It is for a preschool classroom so it is quite child-like, but I think it is very cute!

Is it not just the cutest little picture frame you have ever seen?!? I am quite pleased about how it turned out. I tried to make the background look like a chalkboard and I think I did a pretty dang good job of it. Hope you like it Cathy! Well hope everybody has a great Friday and happy stamping!

Grrrr...

2007-06-21T09:52:00.000-07:00

I just removed my Stampin' Top 50 emblem! They deleted my account with them for no reason at all. I was very upset and when I tried to write them, they never replied (and I wrote them over 2 weeks ago)! After waiting very patiently for a response and not getting one, I decided that I was going to delete the link. Since they didn't want my site up, I decided I didn't want their logo on my blog! I am boycotting their site!

On a lighter note, I might actually get some stamping done today so stay tuned and happy stamping!

I Am Really Starting to Like This Stamp Set...

2007-06-20T17:56:00.000-07:00

I made another card with my Baroque Motifs stamp set. I love the way it turned out. You can see for your self how it turned out.

I used my ghosting technique when I made the main image. If you can see from the picture, it kinda pops out at you and I love it.Here is a close up of how it looks. I know my card is a bit busy, but I am quite pleased with it. On another note, I love all the wonderful comments that I have been getting! They have been very inspiring and I just want to let you all know how much I appreciate them. Keep on telling me what you think and maybe I will offer up some blog goodies sometime in the near future!!! So keep your eyes peeled and happy stamping!!!

On the Brighter Side of Things...

2007-06-18T14:26:00.000-07:00

I did make some really cute cards. I made a card for my husband's birthday tomorrow. He will be 21 and I thought I would make a special card for his special day. I am actually very pleased with the way it turned out. But first...I made this last night before I made his birthday card. I needed some inspiration so I made it as kinda a pre-birthday card card. This is the card that I made for my husband for his birthday. I used a technique that I made up while I was making this card (I don't know if any of you have already used it, but I am going to call it my own until somebody tells me that it is theirs) All you have to do is stamp your base image and then stamp over it in whisper white craft ink. It gives it a kinda 3-D effect. I think I will call it ghosting. I think I got out of my stamping slump...finally! Happy stamping!

Bad Cards....

2007-06-18T14:02:00.000-07:00

After a slew of bad migraines and quite frankly bad cards, I have just about had it with everything! Well not everything...I still like all of you! Anyhow I made a few cards the other day and it seems to me that my groove is kinda...well...off. I wasn't going to show you all what I made, but thought I should because you should show people that you don't always make lovely things. Here is terrible card #1.It just wasn't what I had envisioned. I was just hoping for something more than what the end result was. I was very upset with what had turned out. Or should I say what didn't turn out. Now this card was just down right BAD. I don't know what was going through my head when I made it, but whatever it was it was ugly!!! Well hope everybody else had a productive stamping weekend. Happy stamping!

Bad Cards and Migranes...

2007-06-15T12:57:00.000-07:00

I got my new SU! stuff from the preview the other day and after cutting all of the new rubber out, I didn't get to use it because I had to go and pick Molly up from my mom's house. I didn't get home until really late so I waited until yesterday to use my new stamps. It just seemed like everything I stamped turned out looking like crap! I even ended up ripping one apart and throwing it in the trash. I have hit a stamper's block!!! Then on top of not being able to stamp, I woke up with the worst migraine I have ever had in my entire life! I got nausea and I felt like somebody was stabbing me with a dull knife in my skull. My darling husband went to the doctor for me while I lay in bed, and brought home some medicine. He brought me home some injectable Immitrex. I hate needles and told him that I didn't care how much my head hurt and that I would rather die then take a needle to my arm. So he went back to the doctor's office and picked up some more medicine that wasn't so painful to take. So here I am now with a whole day wasted because of a stupid migraine!!!! But on the brighter side, my husband is a wonderful man that I love so much. Well I hope everybody else got some stamping done because I sure didn't. Happy stamping and hope everybody has a great weekend!

More Roses In Winter!!!

2007-06-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

I will miss the Roses in Winter stamp set, but at least I got mine before it was discontinued. I made a couple of cards with it the other day. I was going to post it the other day, but I had to pick up Molly from my mom's house. Molly is allergic to my mom's cat! Anyhow so we went to pick her up and didn't get back home until 11 o'clock last night. I was tired and didn't get to post what I made last night.I used the weathered stamp set on the background. I mounted it on shimmery white cardstock, which is very lovely in person. It makes your stamped images look great!This is the other card that I made. I used the cross hatch background stamp and also used shimmery white card stock. I also put the layers of the card on dimensionals which I was great enough to take a picture of...note the sarcasm!Isn't it just lovely?!? I think these two cards turned out looking pretty good. I got a lot accomplished the other day. I also made a going away card for one of Mike's co-workers not too long ago and I just haven't gotten around to showing it off. I thought I would let you all see it because it is very neat looking.I watercolored it and used some stickles on it. It was obviously for a woman...as if you couldn't tell from the picture. Well hope you all like the cards and happy stamping!

Crab & Company

2007-06-08T20:51:00.000-07:00

I made this card last night while I was watching t.v. with my husband. My kids (both of them) are at their grandparent's house. I will be getting Molly back next Sunday. Caleb will be coming home on the fourth of July. I miss both of them, but I have some extra well deserved time to scrapbook and spend time with my husband (which by the way, we are enjoying every minute of it). Here is what I made.I made this just for fun. I got a new background stamp from my friend whom I traded one of my stamp sets for. I think it is missing something, but just can't put my finger on it. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to comment and let me know. Thanks and happy stamping!

Another Father's Day Card

2007-06-06T23:14:00.001-07:00

I made another Father's Day card for some of my in laws. I borrowed a stamp set from my friend (who you can check out at Inkin Addict) and had to use it to make my Father's Day cards. I used the Lovely as a Tree stamp set to make it.I used my markers to color the tree. I haven't bought the stamp set yet, but am going to in the near future. I think it makes super cute cards! I also "marbled" some glossy white card stock. I am not too sure what you call it, but I like it! Hope all of you have a great week and happy stamping!

Birthday Invites!

2007-06-06T23:00:00.000-07:00

I made Caleb and Molly's birthday invitations and am just now posting them. I know, I am doing things a bit backwards. It's ok though, as long as I get them posted right?

This is Caleb's birthday invitation. Isn't it just adorable!?! I love how they turned out. On the inside it has the date, time, place and RSVP information. I got the card fold idea off of Beate Johns's blog. I don't know if it was her idea, but it is so fun and easy to make.

Here is Molly's invitations. They were made with the same card fold, just different colors. I thought they were super cute! Let me know what you think and thanks for looking. Happy stamping!

Mike's Father's Day Card

2007-06-06T15:02:00.000-07:00

I made Mike's Father's Day card the other day (I already gave it to him) and thought I would share what I came up with. It is really hard for me to make masculine cards and I actually like this one a bunch. It is sitting on our entertainment center and when we got married, we received this Willow Tree figurine as a wedding gift. We have others, but this is my favorite. The glare on the card is from the stickles I used on the trees.
This is the close up of the card. I used my markers and prismacolor pencils to color the trees and the background. I like the way the colors look together. I used some of the paper I have a hard time using(garden green and night of navy). It's not that I don't like the colors, it's just that they are not colors that I use regularly. Well hope you like them and happy stamping!

Birthday Cards

2007-06-06T14:43:00.001-07:00

Here are some of the birthday cards that Marie and Brandie made for Molly and Caleb. They are so cute! I love getting hand made cards from other people. They just make you feel extra special.This is the one that Marie made for Caleb. I love this stamp set and I love the way she made the card. The frog flips out and the bottom half lowers and has a greeting inside(if you get what I mean). Thanks Marie!!! This is the one she made for Molly. I love shaker cards. It is so cute! You can click on the pictures and go to Marie's blog to see some of her other super cool cute cards!Here is a card that Brandie made for Molly. I love the cake...it is totally cute! You can click on the picture to check out her blog as well. She has posted a bunch of cards that she has made in the past few days.Finally, here is the card she made for Caleb. I love the airplane stamp set. It is from the Toy Box stamp set that has been discontinued. Too cute don't you all agree!?!

Sorry I Haven't Posted Anything...

2007-06-01T09:12:00.001-07:00

I have been planning my kid's birthday party, which is tomorrow. I haven't had any time to post anything. I will post their birthday invitations later on today when I get done running a few errands. I have just been super busy these past couple of weeks. I haven't stamped anything in the past week. Thanks for understanding and hope everybody else has got some stamping done. Happy stamping!

A Not So Stamping Day...

2007-05-28T14:41:00.000-07:00

I have seen several of you have posted this little movie survey on your blogs. I think so far out of the ones that I have seen, I have the most movies seen. If anybody has no life, it's me! If you can beat me let me know so I don't feel alone in the whole "has no life" aspect of my life (if that makes any sense to you). I will send you a special something in the mail for beating me...NO cheating...be honest.

(X) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
(X) Boondock Saints
(X) Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
() Airplane
(X) The Princess Bride
(X) AnchorMan
(X) Napoleon Dynamite
(X) Labyrinth
(X) Saw
(X) Saw II
(X) White Noise
(X) White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
(X) The Princess Diaries
(X) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Total so far: 20 out of 22

(X) Scream
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
(X) Scary Movie
(X) Scary Movie 2
(X) Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
() American Pie
() American Pie 2
() American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
(X) Resident Evil 1
(X) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book(X) The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch

Total so far: 34 out of 43

(X) Finding Nemo
(X) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
(X) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(X) White Chicks
(X) Butterfly Effect
(X) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
() Robots
() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
(X) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(X) Along Came Polly
(X) Deep Impact
() KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
(X) Joe Dirt
(X) King Kong

Total so far: 51 out of 66

(X) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
(X) Dumber & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
(X) Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
() Halloween
(X) The Ring
(X) The Ring 2
(X) Surviving Christmas
(X) Flubber
() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(X) Practical Magic
() Chicago
(X) Ghost Ship
(X) From Hell
(X) Hellboy
(X) Secret Window
(X) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards() The Whole Ten Yards

Total so far: 68 out of 90

(X) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child’s Play
(X) Seed of Chucky
(X) Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
(X) Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
(X) Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
(X) The Grudge
(X) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
() Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
(X) Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Sleven
(X) Ocean’s Eleven
(X) Ocean’s Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star
(X) Bedazzled
(X) Predator I
(X) Predator II
() The Fog
(X) Ice Age
(X) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George

Total so far: 90 out of 121.

(X) Independence Day
(X) Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
(X) Darkness Falls
(X) Christine
(X) E.T.
(X) Children of the Corn
(X) My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
() War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
() Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(X) She’s All That
(X) Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(X) Mars Attacks
(X) Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
(X) The Terminator 3

Total so far: 111 out of 147.

(X) X-Men
(X) X-2
(X) X3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
(X) Jeepers Creepers
(X) Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
(X) Freaky Friday
(X) Reign of Fire
(X) The Skulls
(X) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
(X) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2

Total so far: 127 out of 165

(X) Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street*
() Old School
(X) The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf’s Tribe
(X) A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
(X) The 40-year-old Virgin
(X) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings: Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Total so far: 138 out of 181

() Base-ketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
(X) House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
(X) Elf
(X) Highlander
(X) Mothman Prophecies
(X) American History X
() Three
() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc
(X) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(X) Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard

Total so far: 147 out of 200.

() High Tension
(X) Club Dread
(X) Hulk
(X) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
() Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(X) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
() Phantasm
(X) Waterworld
(X) Kill Bill Vol. 1
(X) Kill Bill Vol. 2
(X) Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
(X) Kingdom of Heaven
() The Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness

Total so far: 157 out of 220

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
(X) Ewoks: Caravan Of Courage(X) Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
(X) The Matrix
(X) The Matrix: Reloaded
(X) The Matrix: Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
(X) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
(X) Hannibal

Total: 170 out of 239

Happy stamping!!!

Unforgettable...

2007-05-28T09:13:00.000-07:00

I stamped last night!!! I know what an accomplishment huh!?! I traded my friend one of my stamp sets for her unforgettable stamp set. I think it is adorable! I have been eyeballing it for quite some time now and just haven't gotten around to buying it. I am "saving" to get the new stuff out of the preview. I only really want one stamp set and then I am definitely getting the new paper and stamp pads. The colors are so wonderful. Anyhow enough with the rambling and on to the card I made last night. I used the new ribbon that I got in the mail the other day. I used my prismacolor pencils for all the coloring. It didn't take me that long to color everything. I thought it would take an hour, but it only took me about 15 minutes! Hope everybody had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Happy Birthday Cacie!!!

2007-05-24T11:05:00.000-07:00

My sister-in-law's birthday was a few days ago and I just wanted to share the card that I made for her.I got a bunch of Bella Stamps and finally made something with them. The flowers on the card are from these acrylic stamps that I got from Wal-Mart. They are called Clear Stamps. I will have to show you all what they look like a little later. I also used a greeting from Stamping Bella. It is a two-fold card and the ribbon holds it closed. I used some K & Company rhinestones on the primas that I bought from the Emporium.

I also got some happy mail today! I love getting mail! Would you like to see what I got??? I knew you did so here it is.

I ordered three new paper packs, some really cute ribbon, and some rhinestone brads from S.E.I. I got two Basic Grey paper packs(Stella Ruby and Romani) and a paper pack from Crate Paper(Taylor Collection). I got all of it from Paper Cents. You can click the link in my side bar to get some great deals!Here is the close up of the ribbon. Isn't it just lovely??? It was a buy it by the yard sale and I got it for about .75 cents a yard. What a deal! Then I also used a coupon I got in my e-mail. I love coupons. I get so much more when I use them. Well hopefully I will get to use them today and post what I make. Happy stamping!

My New Stamping Space!!!!

2007-05-21T12:08:00.000-07:00

My husband and I finished putting my new stamping cubes together. They are really cute and I love them! We got them at Target in San Angelo. It took me quite a while to put them all together, but it was totally worth it!

I am currently using the file cabinet for my stamps. The slots will be used for paper, but as for right now they are being used for my stamp scrubs and trimmers. The top cube is being used for storing my punches, Cuttlebug folders, extra blades and adhesive, and my tools that I use on a daily basis. I will take pictures of the inside of them as soon as I get them all organized.

My table sits in the middle of the two storage units. You can see my radio underneath. I felt that by putting it under the table, it wouldn't take up so much of my space. This is the other side. I have my stamp pads in the quad cube along with my primas. The bottom three drawers have my prismacolor pencils, pastels, and a bunch of other stuff. Currently the file drawer isn't being used for anything, but like I said it will be soon. There is some paper in the four slot cube and I will be adding more soon. The top quad cube is being used for ribbon, modpodge, stampin' around wheels and handles and some other miscellaneous items.

I am going to try to put everything in them this weekend and will take more pictures later. Well hope you like my new space because I know I do! Happy stamping!

More Scrapbook Pages!

2007-05-21T05:18:00.001-07:00

I woke up extra early this morning to post the rest of the pictures from the scrapbook I have been working on (and to finish the laundry).

We took some pictures of Molly's first time in the grass before it got really cold this past "winter." We live in Texas, so I don't know if you would really call it a winter. But anyway it was the perfect time to take pictures of her. She didn't know how to crawl yet, but she was trying to.

Throughout most of this scrapbook I either used the Petals and Paisley DS paper or the Dots and Dashes paper from SU!. They were perfect for kids. Spring-y and great for kids. You can't really tell how great my pages are because the digital camera we have is ancient. My husband has had it since he graduated high school, I think. I know I have to go get a new one. I have been a bit lazy and didn't really want to think about or look at them.

This book is mainly of Molly and Caleb (with a few of my husband and myself) and some of them were of when Molly was just a baby. She liked to pull hair and that is why you see Caleb with a slight grimace on his face (he is a bit of a whiner!).

These are of them playing in the bath tub together. As you can tell, Caleb didn't want to share his toys with her. I blurred out his private areas because some of you that are reading have young ones that love to peak over your shoulder.

I used the hostess simply scrappin' paper pack when I did this layout. Caleb and Molly act more like friends right now then brother and sister. Caleb loves to let Molly ride on his back. He tells me, "Momma, say Wee-Haw..." It is very cute, but after a dozen times of saying it, I get a little bored with saying it.

These were just a few miscellaneous pictures of Molly that I liked and I thought they would be cute to use on a page by their self. Yes, she is in the dryer in one of them. I put her in there while I was putting dirty laundry in the washing machine. She liked it in there actually. I also have her first "box" experience on this page too! It was my first big order that I had placed with SU! and when it got there I had taken everything out and my husband decided to put her in it and let her play with the paper.

Molly is definitely a daddy's girl for sure. The top picture is of when it snowed (I know snow, in Texas...how weird that was!) and we had went outside to play. The bottom one is of Mike giving Molly her pacifier with his mouth. She always laughs and giggles when he does it!

Caleb calls Molly, "Mo" and so that is the reason that the title says Mo instead of Molly. He liked to drag her down the hallway by her foot and take her to his room so she will play with him. They also like to play in the laundry basket. In this picture he was actually dragging her around the kitchen in it.

Molly's favorite past time is being nude! She hates being clothed. We are trying to potty train Caleb and he didn't want to sit on the potty (or stand for that matter) so we tried to guilt him into doing it by putting Molly on the potty. Of course it didn't work, but at least we go a good picture out of it.

We played outside one day and afterwards we came inside and ate Popsicles. Neither one of my kids will eat it off the stick so I cut them up and put them in a bowl. It was Molly's first Popsicle and she at the whole thing. Believe it or not, she didn't make a huge mess either!

Mike took the pictures above. He said that they were playing in his room and all he heard was hysterical laughing. So he went to see what they were doing and they were playing with two monkey rattles. I don't know what could be so funny about monkey rattles, but whatever it was it was pretty funny to them.

We were playing with Molly on the sofa when we noticed that all of her hair was standing up on end. It was so funny and she got a good laugh out of it as well.

Molly loves to play with Mike's BDU hat. I decided that we needed some pictures of her playing with one. I was going to title it "Military Mo", but put Molly instead. It wasn't long enough to put it all on there so I went with Molly.

Have you ever seen those flavored puffs in the shape of a star that they make for toddlers? I think Gerber makes them. Well my kids love them. I got pictures of them feeding them to each other.

Molly couldn't walk yet so I put her in her walker and dumped stars on her tray. When Caleb would run out, he would steal them out of her tray.

These are just some random pictures of her when we were playing outside that same day. I think they are so adorable. She is such a cutie pie.

Caleb was looking at the neighbors around the corner and was "hiding" so they couldn't see him.

I got him to "pose" for me so I could get some good pictures of him to send to his grandparents. I only got a few good ones out of him, but they are very handsome pictures. He is growing up so fast. He will be going to his grandma's house at the first of June to go to preschool for the summer. I am going to miss him so much.

The very bottom left picture, he is giving me his "Mean" face (as he calls it). I thought it was such a cute picture, I couldn't resist putting it on this page. These are all the pages I have finished so far. I just got our Easter pictures developed so I will get started on them sometime this week. I will also be posting pictures of the new storage stuff I got for Mother's day. I love them! Hope every one had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Caleb and Molly's Scrapbook

2007-05-17T11:29:00.000-07:00

I finally finished (well all the pictures that I have so far) Caleb and Molly's scrapbook. I thought that I would post pictures of what I have completed. All most of them need is journaling. I am going to put the journaling in later, but for now here is what I have so far!

I started at Caleb's second birthday and will end with his thrid birthday.

I used a Creative Memories album and all the paper and most of the embellishments are Stampin' Up! For Caleb's second birthday, I got him a John Deere Cake made at a bakery I had worked at while I was getting divorced.

He loves riding his John Deere tractor. I think we will be getting him a motorized Gator for third birthday next month. I am sure he will love it too!

I used my prismacolor pencils to color in the circus train stamp set on both of these pages.

I tried to keep most of this album consistent with the titles and most of it I used the rule of thirds.

I am still debating if I should blend the color on the train or not. I think the bottom picture shows a better view of the train without it being blended.

I had just had Molly the month before these pictures were taken. I was so thin (I still am, but only a month had past by)!

Caleb had gotten a train set for his birthday and that is why I had chosen to use the circus train stamp set. Besides, what boy doesn't like trains? I thought it would be appropriate.

I think this is one of a few stamp set that I have that they didn't discontinue.

I put some of Molly's developmental stages such as rolling and standing. I have left some more blank spots because I have some more pictures to add to it and journaling to the page of her rolling.

The pictures of her standing are of when she first learned how to stand up and hold onto the railing of her bed.

I have to go run a few errands right now so I will have to finish posting the rest of these pages later. Hope every one's mother's day was great and happy stamping!

The Birthday Girl!

2007-05-16T18:46:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the pictures of Molly's first birthday. I made her a yellow cake with chocolate icing. If you notice I made her her own miniature cake. She enjoyed it pretty thoroughly as you can see from the picture!
I just thought I would share her first birthday cake picture with you all! I just got my bella stamps the other day and will hopefully post some of the stuff I have made so stay tuned and happy stamping!

We Have A Winner...and Happy Birthday Molly!!!!!

2007-05-11T17:31:00.000-07:00

I used a very sophisticated method of drawing a winner (I wrote numbers on a sheet of paper, cut them out, and drew from a cereal bowl). The number I chose was number 9!

Peggy S said...
I will miss Living Large -- such a cute set. But there are many that will be missed! Some really good ones.. but looking forward to seeing the new sets!

Peggy if you could please send your address to jennifernellenback@hotmail.com, I will get your stuff in the mail ASAP!

I enjoyed reading all the comments that everybody left. I am glad (in a way) to know that I am not the only person that will mourn the discontinuing of a favorite stamp set. I would post a picture, but I am still having camera issues. I will be getting a new camera and rechargeable batteries this coming week so stay tuned for more cards and happy stamping!

In Memory Of...and Some Blog Candy!

2007-05-02T09:09:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, the retired list from Stampin' Up! came out yesterday. My beloved Roses in Winter stamp set is going to be retired *sobs*. I am still going to use it, but will be sad that I can't demo it. Anyhow I know how all of you just love blog candy.

To commemorate the loss of my favorite stamp set (and in appreciation of my readers), I am going to offer up a little blog candy. It's nothing much, but I think you will like it. I love my tiny bubbles folder and thought that I could give one away along with some assorted Prima flowers and a couple of other goodies.

*UP DATE* Since my battery supply has diminished and I have been too lazy to go to the store and get more. Yes I know...shame on me. Getting to the point, I will put a list of the blog candy that you will win.

Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug Folder, 10 assorted colors from the studio 24q primas, 10 assorted lavendar and 10 burgundy got flowers primas, 5 June rose primas, 5 April daisy primas, 10 assorted SU! cardstock, 5 blank coasters, and a few other goodies to go along with it. Consider it mystery candy! I will take a picture and announce a winner on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

All you have to do to win is post a comment telling me what retired stamp set from SU! you are going to miss. If you don't like SU! stamps, then just leave me a comment about yourself. Tell me something strange about yourself. I can't wait to hear your comments. Happy stamping!

I Love This Stamp Set!

2007-04-30T19:00:00.000-07:00

I have come to the decision that the Roses in Winter stamp set is my favorite. I like all of my stamps, but this one I can use with just about anything. As promised, I stamped last night. I didn't post it last night because I didn't have any batteries for my camera. My rechargeable batteries were dead so I had to recharge them and then take the picture.

I used real red and marigold morning ink and card stock and I found a prima that matched almost perfect to the marigold morning. I used my cuttlebug for the real red card stock and real red brads for the centers of the flowers. I love the way the stamped flowers cam out. They really do POP! Well I hope you all had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Late Night Doodle

2007-04-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

I went over to my neighbor's house and made a card last night. I also did some scrapbook pages, but they aren't quite finished yet. I will show them after they are all done. Here is the card I made at about midnight last nigh.I used my prismacolor pencils to color all the flowers and the little swirls. I use a prima flower and a yellow/orange brad for the center. I am going to put a sentiment underneath the large flower later. I am not sure what I am going to use it for so that is why there isn't anything there. I finally got my Cuttlebug folders in yesterday and I was so excited! I ordered 7 but only 5 have made it here so far. I got Spots and Dots, Traffic Jam, D'vine Swirls, Tiny Mosaic, and Bloom Dots. I am waiting on the Tiny Bubbles and Thanks. I might get some other things done tonight, but I will have to see how good my kids are first. Hope everybody has a great weekend (what's left of it) and happy stamping!

I've Been Tagged!

2007-04-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

Marie tagged me and what I have to do now is tell you 7 things about myself and then tag 7 more people.

1. I have two wonderful children, Molly(11 months) and Caleb(almost 3). I also have a wonderful husband who is in the USAF serving as a dental technician.

2. I am a stay at home mom who can never seem to keep her house clean even if her life depended on it. My babies like to scatter all their toys all around my house. I also have a never ending pile of laundry that keeps getting bigger and bigger.

3. My nickname is Gumby. My dad gave me the name when I was about 5. I am double jointed just about everywhere and he found me in my bed one morning sleeping with my head on the same side of the bed as my feet.

4. I only buy stamps from Stampin' Up!. I tell myself that if they stop making wood stamps and start making acrylic stamps, I will quit buying and demonstrating. I really dislike acrylic stamps. I have used them and they just don't look as good as rubber stamps. The images just aren't as clear.

5. I have been married twice. I have Caleb with my first husband and Molly with my current husband. I do not plan to get divorced ever again and if for some reason I do, I will never marry again (not trying to jinx myself because I love my husband).

6. Mike, my darling husband, is the greatest person in the world and I love him so much. He is a wonderful father and he is the best dish washer that I have ever had! He helps me out so much with everything and I don't think I would get any stamping done without his help.

7. Finally, I am the "bad guy" when it comes to disciplining my children. My husband is the "good guy" and plays with them. I'm not really "bad", I just make them go to their rooms when they aren't being very nice or not listening.

I tried to pick people that haven't already been tagged. These are the 7 blogs that I read on a daily basis (if I don't pick you, don't think that I don't read your blog or think that I don't like it):
1. Kimberly - Crafty Me
2. Sharon - Paper Fections
3. Kim - Kim's Creations
4. Natasha - Palmtrees and Pogosticks
5. Jen - Stamp With Me
6. Susan - Susie Stamp Alot
7. Angie - Quacking Creations

I read more then 7 blogs everyday, but I could only pick 7 people. Well I am hoping to stamp today (we will see how far that goes) and if I get a chance, I will post what I have done. Have a great week and happy stamping!

Tornado Party!?!

2007-04-24T10:32:00.000-07:00

In case you were wondering, there was a tornado last night near the Air Force base that we live on. I know, I know your supposed to seek shelter and all that other stuff. When I was a kid, we never got really prepared unless the power went out or it started hailing. I've lived in Texas all my life and I have went through plenty of hurricanes, tornado's and floods. Well we had a "tornado party" last night with a couple of our neighbors. In other words, all the girls went to make cards while all the boys sat in the living room and played games on the Internet and drank beer. Here is what I made during our "tornado party".I made this for my neighbor who is having a boy sometime soon. I used my prismacolor pencils to color the picture and added some stickles on it. I know it is supposed to be for a boy, but I couldn't resist. I kept it fairly simple so it wasn't so girly.This has got to be my most favorite stamp set. I love the roses in winter stamp set. I think I use it more then any other stamp set that I own. I was thinking about using this as a mother's day card. Not too sure yet, but we will see. Well hope everybody had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Weekend Stamping is Always the Highlight of My Week!

2007-04-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

My friend Kaitie and I have been making cards all weekend long while our husbands have been out fishing. Of course they didn't catch anything, but they had fun so that is all that counts. On a side note, do any of you ever get into heated arguments/discussions over scrapbooking or making cards? Well yesterday we went out to Dairy Queen for some ice cream and this specific MAN told my friend that he gets nothing out of her scrapbooking. The nerve of him saying that. I was absolutely flabbergasted that he would say such a mean thing to her. I tried to explain to him the importance of what she is doing for him, but being the man that he is, he had to say something that was completely rude! I don't have to tell you that it got pretty heated after that. I am a very passionate scrapbooker/stamper and so you can only guess what I had to say. Anyhow I borrowed the layout from somebody's SCS sketch challenge. I will have to post which one later on, but for now I will just note that it is somebody else's layout.

I used my prismacolors to color the crab, sand and sky. I made the card 5 1/2" by 6". It was very easy to make and I think the simplicity was the key to making this card look great. I used waterfall stickles on the prima flower. Later on I think I will do a tutorial on how to make your crimper crimp in a straight line. Yes, I use a special techinque to make it straight. Until then, happy stamping!

Swell News!

2007-04-22T11:40:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine is having a baby and I made this card for her. I love the swell news stamp set and I also love the tall cards a lot! This one measures 8" by 8 1/4". I used a tempting turquoise brad to hold the fold down and also put some stickles on it (if you click on it to make it larger, I think you will be able to see the stickles). I used my prismacolor pencils to color the "gift bag" at the bottom. I put random stickles all over the dots in the card stock. I took a picture of the tag that pulls out so that you can see what I put on it.

I sponged the tag with old olive and tempting turquoise ink and then used my prismacolor pencils to color in the pregnant lady. I also added some stickles to her hair just for that bit of extra sparkle! I worked on this last night and the night before. I had to make it twice because it just didn't come out like I wanted it to. Well hope you all have had a great weekend and happy stamping!

Doodle This

2007-04-19T10:52:00.000-07:00

I bought some of the So Saffron long notes a while back and I just now thought to use them. I was thinking about something to make with them and decided on this.

Something simple and not to complicated. I used some stickles on the flower and put an old olive brad in the center of the flower. Anyhow I will try to post something else later. I have to go to the post office (which by the way, my husband was supposed to do four days ago, but didn't).

Using Prismacolor Pencils

2007-04-17T14:03:00.000-07:00

Well as I said before, I have been playing with my prismacolor pencils today and I finally finished the card. I don't know if any of you just wait anxiously for the post man like I do or not, but I love getting new stuff in the mail. If my husband didn't know any better, he would think I was having an affair with the mail man. But he knows that I only use him for my card and scrapbook stuff. That's right I said it, I am a user (well at least with the postal workers, particularly the one that delivers to my house). Anyhow here is my card.Can you see the stickles on the prima (I got six new sets of primas in the mail yesterday)? They are so cute. I used Star Dust Stickles. They are so cut. I am just a beginner at the prismacolor pencils so the colors that I wanted to use for the sand and sky didn't turn out quite like I wanted them to, but I think it looks pretty good for the first time using them. I just love getting new things in the mail. I ordered three more bottles of stickles today and I am expecting my cuttlebug, folders, a crimper, and a couple of other really cool stuff. I have become more addicted to card making and scrapbooking then I ever would have imagined! Hopefully today after I get back from spin, I will be able to make some more stuff with my new pencils and hopefully post them later on tonight. Until then happy stamping!

OMG!

2007-04-17T08:38:00.000-07:00

One of my friends just started her blog and I am so excited. At first she made fun of me for looking at blogs, but then I got her into looking at them too! And now she has one! She just put her first post up today, how exciting is that!?! Anyhow check her out at My Creative Memories Closet. Well I will be posting what I made with my prismacolor pencils last night later on as soon as I finish.

Some Cards for ME!

2007-04-15T19:39:00.000-07:00

I am a card hoarder! I confess...it started about three years ago (I knew about SU! since high school, but got into it in 2004) and haven't stopped since. When I first layed my hands upon that holy book (not as holy as the bible, although), I couldn't stop looking and I knew that I had found the perfect stamp company and I haven't looked back since.

I went to a crop at my friends house to scrapbook Friday and Saturday night. It was wonderful...peace and quiet, no kids, no dirty house to worry about and so on and so forth...you get the picture. I was supposed to be working on my scrapbook pages of Molly and Caleb, but I really really wanted to make cards. I made the ones in the previous post for somebody else and decided that I needed some new ones for myself. How greedy is that? I know, I am shameful *sighs*. It is an addiction and I just can't help myself.

My husband said to me the other day, "why can't you be like other women and want clothes or purses?" I replied to him, "why do I need clothes when I have stamps? If I could, I would tape stamps to myself and wear them as clothes!" I am sure you can guess what he said about that..he went on and on about how he didn't want any other men looking at me and well you know the rest. I think I have rambled on just about enough so here is what I made for ME!
I just love the petals and paisley DS paper and of course I have to use every single scrap of it. The green P&P DS paper reminds me of a place where you can find bugs. Don't ask me why, but I guess to me it looks kinda like Stampin' Up!'s version of a fancy jungle.I used Pretty in Pink and Barely Banana card stock for this card. I love the way the white organdy looks with this stamp set. I used the smooshing effect from Emily's blog. I just love looking at new stuff that she does...she is so creative. I love the way the banana looks with the pink cs.

Well It is getting kinda late (and my husband is glaring at me for keeping him up so late..yes he's one of those who won't go to bed without me, but I love him and think he is absolutely wonderful!) and I think you are probably sick of hearing me ramble so I will say, "Goodnight and happy stamping!"

My own version of a RAK

2007-04-15T19:19:00.000-07:00

I go to a spin class with my neighbor and we absolutely love our instructor (not in that way). He is the nicest and most positive person I have ever met. He told us that he loved hand made cards and so I decided to make some for him. I wanted them to be kinda manly so they are a bit different then I usually make. So far I have only made him four. In a way I guess you can say I am doing a RAK (random act of kindness).

I made a buckle card for this one. I think bugs are a guy thing and I thought it would be a little bit of a fun card to make. Of course I had to use my sponges.

I always did like the Like it a Latte stamp set and I didn't think I over did it with the girly frills. I had to think simple.

I found the idea for the rounded card off of somebody else's blog (although I can't remember whose or I would give credit to them). I thought it was a cute idea for a card. It didn't quite turn out like I had planned it to. It is too simple and I feel it needs something else.
Finally, I made him a masculine Roses in Winter card. I, of course, sponged on this card. I know it looks over done for a masculine card, but I couldn't help myself. I had to add the ribbon. It was the perfect touch to this card. I just love this stamp set. I think it is one of my favorites.

Do You Link Here?!?

2007-04-13T12:14:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to know if you link here. If you do, please leave a comment with your blog address and I will be over to take a look. I just love looking at other people's blogs. As you can see, I don't really have too many people on my blog roll. If you would like to be added to my blog roll, please leave a comment. Thanks and I can't wait to hear from you. Happy stamping!

I Finally Got One!!!

2007-04-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

Well I haven't got it yet, but it will be here next week sometime anyway. I won a cuttlebug on ebay for only $40! I was so excited that I finally got one!!! I also ordered some stickles and prima sprites. They too will be here next week sometime. Now all I need to know is if anybody knows if there is a good Internet store that sells the folders for a little cheaper. Please let me know if you know of one. I live on an Air Force base near the border of Mexico and all we have for shopping is a Wal-mart and an HEB. We don't have a Hobby Lobby or Michael's (sobs...) which is a complete bummer.

As I stated in the previous post (I think it was that one), I got some prismacolor pencils. The only problem that I had was that I ordered my stumps and gamsol from Inky Antics and apparently they were delayed on shipping for a couple of weeks! I was like, "OMG I can't wait a couple of weeks for that, I need it now!" I already got my pencils in the mail (and I got 6 light fast and 6 neutrals for free!) and I needed those things right then as well. So they have been sitting at my desk tormenting me all week. I haven't even sharpened them. What a bummer because they are kinda useless right now until I get those stumps and gamsol. How disappointing is that? On the brighter side though, I did get a shipment confirmation that they are shipping them today! Here is what I got...I didn't have this picture here before, but thought I would show you what I got.I am going to go to a crop tonight and will post what I made tomorrow or late tonight. Anyhow I just thought I would share my excitement with you all today! Have a great weekend and happy stamping!

We Have A Winner...!

2007-04-10T10:36:00.000-07:00

Well before I reveal who has won the blog candy, I made a few cards this weekend that I am going to share with you. Also, I just received my watermark from Beth Silaika! They are wonderful! Anyhow on to the cards... I just love the color scheme on this card. It just POPS! I watercolored the flowers and added some dimensionals to the larger ones. I also used the paisley background stamp (I don't know if you can tell or not).

I used the butterfly of happiness stamp set for this next card. I know it isn't available, but I love this stamp set. I also sponged on the speckled background. I like how it turned out with the colors that blended when I sponged the pretty in pink and the barely banana. I used the rock-and-roll technique for the edges of the butterflies. For the words at the bottom, I used my Stampin' Up! markers to color them in. I love those things. I decided to use a longer card for this one. I found it on somebody elses blog and thought it was a cute idea to make it very tall.

Anyhow I am trying to find a better digital camera so that when I take pictures, you can see the details. This camera doesn't do too much justice to any of my cards, which is kinda disappointing if you know what I mean.

I love the roses in winter stamp set. It is absolutely beautiful! I also love using the pretty in pink and bravo burgundy inks and paper together. I sponged the words with pretty in pink, which adds a very beautiful touch to the card. I tried to put some white craft ink on the first black layer of card stock. It didn't turn out as I had planned, but I am going to re-make the card and just make it a regular black with no sponging.

I promise this is the last card that I have for today. I got so much accomplished this weekend. I am very proud of myself for doing so much. It is very hard to ignore your kids when my darling husband can't control them all the time. But he did a wonderful job for the most part.

Anyhow I used my canvas background stamp on the turquoise card stock along with the birds that go with the wild about you stamp set. For the alligator and lion I colored on them in different spots and then spritzed them with a bit of water. I think they are very cute! I sponged tempting turquoise and green galore on the stamped word. I also used some tempting turquoise ribbon to complete the whole card.

Anyhow now that I have babbled on about all my cards and what not, on to the winner.

I just wrote all the numbers of the people that entered on a piece of paper and then cut them up and put them in a bowl, mixed them up and drew a number without looking and found my winner. The winner is #16 which is Jodene. She said...

Just found your blog from Allison's. You have a wonderful blog. I just love your card tins. Great job!

Jodene would you please e-mail me your address and I will get that in the mail to you as soon as possible! I would like to thank all of you for your support and comments (good or bad) and also wish all of you a happy week/weekend. If you would like to give me links to your blogs so that I may visit them, please leave me a comment with the address. I am one of those women that read blogs while my children are asleep and before I go to be. I am a blog-a-holic! Well hope to post more you later and happy stamping!

Blog Candy!!!!

2007-04-06T12:23:00.000-07:00

Well as promised I will be giving away some blog candy!!! It will be my first, so I had to make it a good one. I will be drawing Tuesday at noon (Texas time, so whatever time zone we're in). All you have to do is post a comment with your name, e-mail address and tell me what you think about my site and if you link/subscribe to my blog. Be honest. Don't think that if you say anything negative, I won't put you in the drawing. I like to be told the truth. Anyhow I guess you want to know what you will be getting.Well if you can't tell from the picture, here is what you are going to get if you win this candy: 14 yards of assorted ribbons (only two are non SU! ribbon). There will be one yard of each burgundy, black, white, celery, rose, light orchid, and chocolate grosgrain ribbon, you will also get red, moss and caramel gingham ribbon, green and black polka dot organdy ribbon (non SU! ribbon), and black and white narrow organdy ribbon. I have an assortment of DS paper and 12x12 SU! card stock, 2 very vanilla blank cards and envelopes, 5 very vanilla pocket notes with envelopes, a picture frame that you can make a name frame with, a big blossom SAB set, 20 blank coasters, 4 empty name tag holders and clips, 10 small cello bags, and an assortment of tag sheets. Hope you like it, thanks for reading and happy stamping!(If for any reason you can't get your comment posted and still want to be entered please e-mail me at jennifernellenback@hotmail.com and I will put you in the drawing)

Organizing and Working Out

2007-04-06T11:44:00.000-07:00

I have been kinda busy this week so I haven't posted or created anything. I have been organizing my stamp and scrapbook stuff. I was going to post yesterday and right before I got to click the publish button, my lovely daughter erased my post. I was so upset, but I didn't have a chance to re-do it because I had a ton of stuff to do. Me and my neighbor have also been going to a spin class twice a week and doing a regular work out the other three days (no weekends, I have to use the weekends to stamp). Anyhow this is what I have done with all my stuff. This is the top of my closet where I put all of my extra picture frames and my Creative Memories photo storage boxes. I also have scrapbooks and a few other random things up there.

These are the Rubbermaid bins where I keep all my supplies. As you can tell, I haven't quite finished organizing everything, but I am almost there.

These are just some of my stamps. I have another three drawer bin full of stamps as well. I arrange them by the size of the containers. The other bin has all my discontinued stamp sets. This particular bin has all my current stamp sets.

Starting from the bottom drawer and going to the top, I have my tool kit and punches in the bottom. The middle drawer has my embossing materials, hodgepodge and watercolor wonder crayons. The top drawer has my ribbon and my extra supplies such as, tape runner refills and blade refills.

This is the very top drawer of this bin. It has four small drawers and three big drawers. This bin has all my everyday use tools. This is just a single Rubbermaid that has all my stamp pads in it. I put them in one by their selves so if I needed to move them easily then I could. This one is of the other side of my closet. It has all of my portable storage equipment which is Creative Memories. I love their storage options. They have the most convenient, but cheap storage stuff.This one is my table and my paper cart. I put them by the closet so I wouldn't have to work to get to all my stuff. If you can see it, Molly dropped her pacifier under my table (I put my stuff in her room. I don't think she will mind though, she is only 11 months old).This is Molly's side of the room. You can see her sleeping that is if you can see around all of her stuffed animals. She loves stuffed animals. Also, you can see the mountain of diapers I go through every couple of months. My soon to be three year old refuses to use a potty and so I still have to buy diapers for him. Anyhow now that you have seen what I have been doing, I hope you can sympathize with me for not posting more this past few days.

I will be getting some new prismacolor pencils in the mail sometime next week and will definitely be posting. I found a site that had a set of 48 for $45! So far that is the best deal that I have found. I got them from Art Supplies Online. They have some great deals on lots of different art stuff. Check them out. They are usually 20% cheaper then other stores. Their shipping isn't very much either. Anyhow happy stamping!

Stampin' Crazy

New Gina K. Projects.....

Roses In Winter and Bronc Buster.....

Gina K. Designs.....

Just Some Rambling....

We Have a Winner.....

I Think It's Time for Blog Candy!

I'm Not Too Sure If I Like It A Latte.....

Boy Do I Have Some News For You.....

Yes, I Am Still Alive!

No Cards....

Merry Christmas.....

So....

Creative License Simply Scrappin' Kit.....

Just A Quickie.....

Holiday Thyme...

Garden Silhouettes In Basic Grey....

Seasonal Whimsy....

Altered Cashew Jar.....

I Forgot I Made These......

I Know It's Been A While....

Christmas Cards....

DiVa Purse.....

Solemn Stillness....

Birthday Swaps.....

And The Winner Is......

Blog Candy and I've Been Tagged....

Halloween Is Nearing and So Is My Birthday.....

Retired Stamp Sets For Sale....

Weekend Sketch Challenge #17.....

Happy Birthday Janice.....

Check This Out.....

I Stamped.....

My NEW Stampin' Space.....

And The Winner Is......

Happy Birthday To......

Who Likes Free Rubbah????

Baby Shower Cards For Brandie.....

Roses In Winter.....

Halloween Card Swaps.....

Bronc Buster....

And the Winner Is.....

It's Blog Candy Time Again!!!!!!

Ode to Cool Caribbean...

Anniversary Cards...

Another Frame.....

A Frame For My Parents...

En Pointe...

Want To Get Some Retired Stamps???

I Am a Rockin' Girl Blogger!!!

Sanded Kraft Cardstock...

Pomegranate Bella and Happy Birthday Caitlin...

Baroque Motifs and Blog Candy....

My Order!!!!

I've Been Tagged!

I have been stamping, I promise...

Frolicking Frogs...and Best Fiends

Baby Swaps...

Bundle Of Joy For Brandie...

I Am Bursting With *Smiles*...

Bundle Of Joy Cards

And A Frame For You Too...

Roses In Winter for You, Cathy!!!

Cute As A Bug Frame...

Grrrr...

I Am Really Starting to Like This Stamp Set...

On the Brighter Side of Things...

Bad Cards....

Bad Cards and Migranes...

More Roses In Winter!!!

Crab & Company

Another Father's Day Card

Birthday Invites!

Mike's Father's Day Card

Birthday Cards

Sorry I Haven't Posted Anything...

A Not So Stamping Day...

Unforgettable...

Happy Birthday Cacie!!!

My New Stamping Space!!!!

I Am Bursting With Smiles...