Paper Quilling--

I tried it once and successfully made two hearts for a valentines day card... but I wasn't that successful because I would avoid it like superman avoids kryptonite. Nonetheless--- SCS had a Technique Challenge that used quilling... I participated and I actually like the end results.

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You know, the more and more I participate in these challenges, the more I learn about cardmaking and the more I am able to stretch myself further in my creative abilities. Yay!

Sneaky snake-- err... lizard.

I bought some "all boy" paper the other day-- because I didn't have any. Now that I have it, I realized that I have few masculine stamps. But it's okay-- I will make due with what I have for now. The lizard stamp is by Inkadoo... and the ink is color box pigment.... paper: my minds eye.

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Happily Ever After

I love metallic stock. I haven't really used it up until now. I love experimenting with new things! One thing about metallic stock is that it doesn't photograph very well... it's too darn reflective! On top of that, I used glitter embossing powder on the dress and ring. Oh well. Everything looks better in real life.

I made this card for SCS sketch challenge this week... too bad I don't know anyone getting married soon. I'm sure it'll come in handy one of these days.

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Rock-a-bye Baby...

Made a card tonight-- i swear it's a nightly routine! :)

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I picked a cucumber from my garden today... it was the size of a large pickle. I am so excited because tons are growing! Same with the squash. My carrots went retarded on me because I planted them way too close to one another. They were short and stubby and grew into one another. Don't get me wrong, they are delicious... but they look silly. We had to dig them out because the leaves started wilting. I doubt they were going to grow much larger given the close proximity to one another. Banana peppers are doing well... I'm excited for those to be pick-able.

Hooray for gardens!

I'm a stranger here myself.

I love robots, spaceships, and aliens. So when I saw this set of stamps, I fell in love! I decided to use my paper crimper with this one-- I haven't used it in a while.... made the texture of the moon. I wish I could have let the sentiment stand out more, but I felt that if I put it anywhere else, it would look busy.

One thing I noticed when I made this is that I need silver ink and grey ink.

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Oooh ziggy piggy.

Well good evening. This weekend was crazy! Yesterday we took the long awaited bike ride to Mount Vernon-- only to stop at 4 miles away from it to turn around and head back home. Errg! I fell twice on the journey and have two nasty scrapes and a couple bruises to prove it! Isaias laughs at my lack of balance. Oh well. I've always been a klutz!


Piggy bank card-- Holds a dollar bill (folded). I love the tail! I used glue to make and keep the curls! The brad holds the tail on-- almost like eeyore!

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And another one-- I'm not to keen on the stitching. I think I need a thinner sewing machine needle. :( Either way-- it's clean and simple.

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I'm back!

With a new card, too! I bought this set of stamps before I went away on vacation this past week. Stamps are by Hampton Art. Haven't really done a crooked card before so I thought I'd give it a go. Enjoy!

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Monogram Notecard Gift set

After I picked my mom up, we went over to AC Moore and bought a few stamps... of those-- I finally decided to pick up some of the monogram sets that Studio G puts out. I couldn't find all the initials that I wanted... maybe next time.

So I decided that our project for the evening would be to make monogram note card sets. I finished mine-- my mom is still stumbling through hers. It looks nice and I like what she's doing with it. She just has creative blocks on occasion.

Onto the finished product:

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Paper: die cuts with a view, Cougar 80# natural cover, Classic Crest A7 envelopes and some other stock paper I had.
Ink: Color Box pigment
Stamps: Studio G & Inkadoo

I put I love you because, well, she's my sister and I do love her and we got into a fight when I was taking her home the other day so I ended up feeling awful. (Turns out, she did, too and made me brownies! We're fine now.)

So--- the card below was for the CAS22 challenge over at splitcoaststampers.com... I haven't experimented much with layering papers-- and I need to do it more!!! I like doing it, however, I have so much paper that I am always second guessing myself as to which I should use with this card or if I should save it for another. UGH! I hate being a paper addict.

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Anywho-- I am super excited because tomorrow is technicly my friday. I am taking off the real Friday and all of next week. My mom is coming into town on Friday and will stay with me through Saturday or Sunday morning... I told her we would be making jillions of cards! Of course we will probably run to Michaels or AC Moore to make my bi-weekly stamp purchase. Then my dad is coming down and we are going over to stay with my grandfather in west virginia for the week. Oh what fun! Anyway-- the sooner I get to sleep the sooner everything will come!

Black sheep, black sheep, have you any wool?

This weekend's bicycle ride didn't happen. We planned against it because the weather said that is was suppose to rain all day Sunday... and in DC on 4th of July weekend-- bad idea, anyway. Fourth of July was a blast. Thomas was frightened by the fireworks at first, but then he enjoyed himself. He played with sparklers and shouted out the colors of the fireworks... tons of fun. Perhaps I'll make a scrapbook page out of it... *sense the sarcasm... i do not scrapbook*

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Stamp is Studio G. Sentiment Handwritten. Paper is Classic Crest (white) and Bazzil (black). Ink is color box pigment (black) and colored with prisma color pencils and white out (for texture on white sheep.)

Let's go fly a kite!

This past weekend, Isaias, Thomas any I went on a family bicycle ride around D.C. Before I go any further, let me explain to you that I have lived in the DC area for a number of years and I have exhausted the memorials, museums, and the like. However-- this is the first time that I have bicycled around D.C. We started on the Mt Vernon Bike trail at Truman Memorial Island and rode down to the Regan airport where we took a short break. We watched the airplanes land and take off... and I'll tell you what, that is some real fun! It's like going to a mini-air show... except with commercial airliners. Thomas loved it. We found a bridge that crossed the Potomac and took it into D.C. We rode around and stopped and various memorials. I felt silly because I was in athletic pants and a bummy t-shirt (i was cycling, for cryin' out loud) and all the tourists were dressed much nicer on a count of wanting to look nice for family photos. :) Anywho-- we got lost trying to find our way back but it was okay. I had a blast!!! This weekend, we are going to ride the entire Mt. Vernon trail, 18 miles to Mt. Vernon and 18 miles back... if it doesn't rain, that is. Now-- thanks for reading that mumbo jumbo. Onto the cards!!! This isn't really stamped, except for the brief sentiment. Most of it is just cut paper, brads, and glue. I chose "Enjoy Today" because kits are so carefree... just how we should be. I like it. Also-- I like these slim cards better than the regular sized cards. They are better for simple things... and I like simple!

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