WOW!!

What was I drinking when I took this picture? I definitely need to revamp my "photo studio". Anyway. I thought this little guy was adorable so I ordered him a few months ago. He is from Imaginese. My lovely nestibilities were used for the scallop and plain circles. Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder was also used. A few of the Spots were filled in with my holiday red stickles. I thought my ribbon was the perfect color fit for this card.
I hate to cut this short, but I am pooped. Jay has been away all week so I have been taking Maddie to doggie day care early in the morning, getting to work 30mins later than I like, working all day, hitting the gym once work lets out, and then I pick up Maddie. She is an exhausted as I am, but the difference is she sleeps the entire time she is home. Ok, so she gets up to eat and potty, but that is about it. Today I had to do two of my most dispised house chores...taking out the trash AND the dishes, oh, I won't mention that I picked up Maddie's potty in the backyard (ok, so I didn't have a bad so I moved it from the grass to the gravel so Jay could take care of replacing the bag...is that bad? I just wanted to make sure it was cleaned just in case the gardners came on Friday). UGH!!!!! Tomorrow I am going to take a day off from the gym so I can run some crafting errands after work.
I hope everyone had a wistful Wednesday. I don't think I have ever used the word "wistful" before in my entire life. I hope I used it correctly.

Tweet Tweet, So Tweet

I have got to learn how to take a decent picture. It may be my photo studio...a brown blanket draped on my scrapbook table and my OTT lamp over my shoulder. Hmmm, I may have to come up with something a little better.
Well, this little birdie is the last in my 3 part series (sounds so professional, huh?). I used a few supplies this time that I normally don't. From Close To My Heart I used white waxy flax to attach the buttons. The buttons were found in a bowl o'buttons on my desk. I used my nestibilities for the embossed scalloped circle and the plain circle. Ok, I love the look of pattern paper, but from odd reason, when I try it it looks hideious. I think I got it right this time. I think this birdie card may be my favorite of all three of them.
I hope everyone has a marvelous Monday.

Happy Valentine's Day...

A little late, but I had to wait until my mother got her gift box since this was her Valentine's card.
Well, for this card I used a stamp set from Verve called Hearts on Fire. I went to the Verve blog and checked out some art work people posted and saw a card similar to this one. Since it was so long ago I have no idea what the lady's name was...sorry. I used quite a variety of supplies from ribbon, bling, foam squares, edge punch (Martha Stewart) and cardstock from the discount bin at my LSS.
My goal on the next batch of cards I photograph is to take my time so I get a good picture. I don't think this picture does the card justice. I am just so proud of this one and I wanted you to get the full affect. Oh well.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Wednesday. =)

Picture update...

A little bit better. Enjoy!

A sexy little Valentine's Day card

Ok, let me start off by apologizing for the horrible picture. I planned on taking another picture (not blurry), but I had already unlaced a little bit of the corset and it would have been a HUGE pain to lace it back up.
This was Jay's Valentine's Day card. I had worked on it all week. First I had to find a corset template and I did (www.timeforcrafting.co.uk). Next I had to figure out how I wanted it to look. I traced the template on black cardstock and then cuttlebugged it using my Divine Swirls embossing folder. That did not give it much zip, so I decided to use stickles (Holiday Red) to enhance the embossing. I thought red would be the perfect color and I was right. Then I woke up early Saturday to begin the daunting task of lacing it up while Jay slept in. UGH! After a few unsuccessful attempts this is what I came up with. I mounted the corset on a piece of red card stock and added a sentiment inside the corset. Then I mounted the red cardstock on a white card and stamped Happy Valentine's Day inside. I think Jay liked it. He didn't say to much about it.
If I have a chance I will lace it up again and try to take a better picture, but in the meantime I am off to the gym.
Have a magnificant Monday!

Another Valentine's Card...

Well, this did not turn out the way I envisioned it, but I still like it. I used my new Label 1 nestibilities and the sentiment is from Verve. If my memory serves me I put a little bling in the upper left hand corner. The bottom corners were just punched out.
Sorry to cut this short, but I need to shower and get ready for bed...I am beat. I hope everyone had a wonderful Wednesday.
=)

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WOW! What a horrible picture. This card looks much cutier in person. I love the color...not sure the exact name, but I like the brilliant blue with a hint of yellow. Please do not ask me to remember where I got my flowers...it could have been the vat of flowers I ordered from QVC or Michaels or even a random filler in another kit. Again I used stickles on the birdies beak and wing and my nestibilities for all the round and scalloped shapes. I MUST thank my mother for supplying me with all my nestibilities. Her local craft store, Hobby Lobby, is da bomb. It has a HUGE selection of anything and everything you could ever want.
Well, no school today so I get a lazy day. I think I will hit the gym, come home, shower, and possibly go to the movies (it is raining outside). I want to dedicate some time to making Valentine's gifts for my lab assistants at school.
Have a magnificant Monday!