Welcome Spring...

Are these colors spring or what? I love this. It is such a simple card. Ok, so I had a recipe to follow, but I don't mind. I used ALL Close To My Heart supplies and the stamp set is From Me To You. I made this for Jay's aunts birthday.
Ok, I have a question for you...where did March go? Wasn't it just yesterday that it was St. Patrick's Day? WOW!!! I cannot believe that in just a few shorts day (one) it will be April.
I am going to try to work on some Easter cards this week, but I am not sure if I will find the time. I have been working out like a mad woman. Four days a week and on Sunday. I don't stay at the gym for too long, but by the time I get home and make dinner, I am exhausted. I am also working on some Christmas (yes, I said Christmas) gifts.
Well, I hope everyone had a marvelous Monday and their Tuesday is terrific. =)

Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day!

Ooops! In all the chaos to get Maddie's treat bags done I forgot to post my St. Patrick's Day card. Well, actually one of them since I forgot to photograph the other one.
This card was very simple, but it took me longer than it should have and also didn't turn out the way I wanted. I used stickles on the clovers and ticket punched the sentiment. Sorry I am in a rush this evening, but Jay and I have been busy working on a project that needs to be done by the 30th and so we are scampering around to get it all done.
Have a marvelous Monday and a terrific Tuesday!

Happy Birthday Maddie!!!

Our little girl turned 2 today. They grow up so fast, don't they? =) Well, since Jay and I don't have children we dote on our puppy child. I made these little treat bags for the neighbor dogs. So you think I have too much time on my hands? Well, let me tell you what was entailed with the treat bags...homemade doggie treats that were cut out in the shape of dog bones. I used my nestibilities to make the tag and a Close To My Heart alphabet stamp set called Doodle Alphabet. Ya think that's it? Nope. I have a little dog bone punch that I used so I could tie the string. And the piece of resistance...I made doggie shrinky dinks. I colored the dog to match Maddie(a gray spot on her left eye and the right ear). I don't know how good your vision is, but if you look in the lower left hand corner of the tag you can see the shrinky dink.
Was all that work worth it? Absolutely. I had a blast making all of it. It combined 2 of my hobbies, baking and crafting. The neighbors probably think I am CooCoo for Cocoa Puffs, but the fact that Maddie loves her treats makes it all worth it.
I hope everyone had a terrific Tuesday and Lucky St. Patrick's Day.

Monkey Madness...

Look at these little guys. Are they not adorable or what? I just have a thing for monkeys. They always make me smile and these little cuties are no exception. The monkeys, leaves, and branch are from Stampendous stamp set called Changito Dos. Let's see, what did I do to this card...I cut the monkeys out and put googlie eyes on them...=) Gotta love googlie eyes. The branch is stamped, but I actually stamped and cut out larger leaves to attach to the branch. The inside sentiment is "i'm bananas about you!" Ut oh! I didn't use the banana stamp. Oh well. I used a dauber to add the brown background. The only thing that was a pain was cutting out the monkey boys.
Today I will be making Maddie's treat cards. Maddie turns 2 on Tuesday and I am going to make homemade doggie treats for the neighborhood doggies and attach a card with the recipe on the back. Do I have too much time on my hands? Not really, but I thought this would be cute, fun, and creative. Don't worry, I will post a picture of the finished cards, treats, and total package, but you gotta promise not to laugh!!! =0
Have a super Saturday and a superb Sunday.

Fluttering By

Well, I LOVE this butterfly. I am not an expert on glittering, but I did my best. I would love advice and suggestions on how to make it better. This stamp set is from Close To My Heart March Stamp of the Month, Butterfly Wings and I love it. I am not jazzed about the sentiment (what you can see of it) and this card is nothing like I pictured it in my head. I think I rushed to get it done and I am disappointed in that.
I think the reason is that I have had a few things on my mind lately. Starting back to work with new everything (computer system, teachers, administration, and students), we had a stabbing incident on campus Friday at lunch, I am trying to do something for Maddie's 2nd birthday, and trying to get use to getting up so darn early. I am slowly finding my groove and I think by the time spring break comes along I will be rolling...ha ha ha.
Well, sorry this posting is a day late, but better late than never. I hope everyone had a terrific Tuesday. =)

Signs of Spring...

Ok, here it is. So, it is a day late, but at least I got it out there. Please understand that the next post will be Thursday and not Wednesday.
Ok, for this card I used a cuttlebug embossing folder, Stylized Flowers. The sentiment comes from Close To My Heart March Stamp of the Month, Butterfly Wings. You should see the gorgeous butterflies in that set...WOW! The butterflies are from a Marth Stewart punch and I glittered the whole thing. Ok, maybe everyone knew about this, but I put my butterflies through my Xyron to get adhesive on the entire butterfly. Then I glittered them. Nice coverage, little to no drying time, and no sticky mess.
I hope everyone had a tremendous Tuesday and that Wednesday is wonderful. Take care...=)

Egads!!!

Where did Monday go? I am so sorry I did not have a chance to post any artwork. By the time I got home from work, I ran Maddie, graded 30 labs, met Jay for dinner, took Maddie to the vet for her rabies shot, home, shower, grade another 70 labs with Jay's help, relax watching The Bachelor (ok, so I slept through 80% of it, but I did see the very very very end), went to bed but still watched After the Rose Ceremony. Very interesting. Today...I promise. It is on my To Do list. Have a terrific Tuesday.