I Did It!!

I got the candy kabobs finished in time to bring in to the school this morning. Of course I waited until the last minute and started working on them when we got home from swim practice last night. Needless to say it was a late night!!

I took a couple of pics of them but they really didn't turn out...Not much stamping involved...Just the tags that I tied to each of the kabobs...

These were relatively easy (although time consuming) except for those marshmallow things that are on each stick...they are like rocks and I was tempted to use a drill make the holes to get them on the sticks!!

Thanks for looking...come back tomorrow...I'll be making a card tonight!!

No Time

for all the things I gotta do!! No post yesterday from me (sorry!!) I was way too busy with my volunteer duties at the school and running errands. Although I really shouldn't have (my "To Do" list is a million miles long) I took time to make a card last night.

I decided I really liked the way Riding Hood red and Pink Pirouette looked on one of my previous posts so I made another...This time using Phoebe Ketto from Stamping Bella. I used the same Basic Grey - Bittersweet paper just a different pattern...this one just went perfectly with the image 'cause of all the hearts. I stamped the sentiment in Riding Hood red and added 3 cotton candy baubles beside it. The striped Riding Hood red ribbon at the top of the image is from SU.


Thanks for looking...now I have to go make 47 candy kabobs for the kids classmates for Easter...I have to have them done by tonight since there is no school on Friday...AAARGH!

It's Slushing

Do you think that is really a word?? It should be 'cause that's what it is doing outside today. It isn't really raining and it isn't really snowing...it's slushing!!

The kids were not thrilled to wake up to this weather today...especially after a gorgeous Sunday where they played baseball with the neighbours in their t-shirts all day.

Personally, I don't mind days like this...it makes it easier to get things done inside..when it is nice outside and you have to be in, all you can think about is how nice it would be if you were outside. So I have been catching up on cleaning and laundry and all those gazillion other things that need doing...oh I did take the time to make a card too!!

Janet's corrosive Challenge # 6 is about Easter or Spring...wellllll Belinda Bumbleboots from Stamping Bella is the perfect stamp for a day like today..umbrella and rainboots...what could be more "springy". I stamped her with memories black and watercoloured her using SU's Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral and Appricot Appeal. I paper pieced the umbrella and her rain boots using Kaiser's Peek-a-boo paper. I used my copics to colour in the dots and flowers on the umbrella.

I added Crystal effects to the puddle to make it look like water and stamped the sentiment "Have a sunshiney day" (also from Stamping Bella) on the bottom of the card. The polka dot patterned paper is layered on top of groovy guava and I added a celery bow and some pearl baubles to embellish the card.

On a side note...I had boots almost identicle to the paper pieced ones here for my daughter...my darling tomboy princess opted for the black utility rainboots from the hardware store instead....she said "they are better to catch frogs with"...how funny is that!!

Crazy Saturdays...

They always are, but today I have a bit of breather. Usually we get up and have breakfast and then I leave to take Jessie to swim practice and Jordan goes with hubby to basketball. Timing is crucial 'cause Rob plays basketball Saturday mornings and gets home around 10...with my extra large double double...I have just enough time to finish it and then we go our separate ways until around 1:00. After that it is house cleaning, laundry, play time outside (only if it is nice...I don't do cold/wet weather).

Today Jordan has a bday party so I told Rob to take Jessie to swim practice and I am taking Jordan to the party. It is for his best friends (twins) so I had to make two cards last night. We have to leave in about 15 minutes...just enough time to post the cards I made for the party. I kept them pretty much the same, just changed up the background layers to make them a little different.


I used Tyler the Jock from Stamping Bella and some patterned paper from one of SU's simply Scrappin' Kits. I stuck with the colours in the paper for most of my colouring and layers...Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, and Soft Sky (all retired). The Happy Birthday sentiment comes from the Bitty Birthday Set. I added the same 3 colours of ribbon (I'm so glad I stocked up on these!!) to dress up the image a bit.



Thanks for looking...and have a great weekend!!

It's a Record...

for me anyway, 3 days in a row we've made the bus!! I am so organized in the mornings it blows me away...well sort of organized...it is pizza day at school so I didn't have to pack lunches...just snacks.

So here we are 9am and I am posting to my blog. Some of you who know me are laughing cause you know this won't last (it never does!!). And I have to confess I am not really organized I just pretend I am.

So it is Bellariffic Friday and as I mentioned yesterday I have my card made...the problem is (proof of not being organized!!) I forgot to send my submission to Em (big sigh!!). But I'll show you my card anyway.

Em posted this picture for the challenge...I love the way these colours look together.

I decided to use Margarita Ketto for my card this week. I watercoloured her with SU's Tangerine Tango, Kiwi kiss and summer sun. The patterned paper is from Bo Bunny - Back to Basics and it goes perfectly with the Tangerine Tango. I used SU's Kiwi Kiss double sided satin ribbon to Tie a knot around the top layer. I added some Dazzling Diamonds to her crown and the little star on her shoe...I love her shoes...I used to have bright yellow converse just like these!! The sentiment is from SU's really retro set..I really like the font in this set.

So now hop over to Blogabella and take a look at all the fantastic submissions (minus one) that have been sent in.

Have a great day!!

We are on a Roll

Two days in a row now we've made the bus..and I made a card again this morning...I just love starting my day like this!!!!



I'm not going to show you the card I made today...It is for Bellariffic Fridays so I'll wait and post it tomorrow. I do have a card to show you though. It is one I made for a bday party Jessie went to and it was for her "boyfriend"...such as boyfriends are at the age of 8. I used Kissieface from Stamping Bella and watercoloured using SU's Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Brocade Blue and Mellow Moss. I had the patterned paper from somewhere and it went really well with the colours. I love the sentiment from SU's Hugs and Wishes set...I use it all the time, and on this card it went perfectly with the image.

Of course when HE saw the card, his reaction was EEEEWWW!!

WOW!!!

The kids made the bus today...YAY!!! So they should have since they were both up super early...and so was I. So here I am sitting and typing when I'm usually saying..."brush your teeth, brush your hair, get your shoes on, get your backpacks.... In fact I was up sooooo early I even got a card made while the kids were eating breakfast.



This one is quite simple (although most of mine are). I made it for Janet's challenge #5 which is to make a Christmas card using an animal image...I just love the polar bear circle from Stamping Bella so I used it for this card.

I stamped the image on Fabriano cold press water colour paper and coloured it in with my water colour crayons. I used my nesties to cut both the circle and the night of navy scallop in behind it. The base card is white with a layer of night of navy and then another layer of whisper white which I embossed with my Swiss dots CB folder. I tied some navy organdy ribbon around the white layer just below the polar bear and added lots of dazzling diamonds to the image.



Thanks for looking!!