A Few More! (Catch-Up Part 5!)

I still have several cards or rather, days of cards, to post before getting through the second to last batch of samples and swaps that I never got posted. Thanks for hanging in there! I will try to keep it short!

This first one was made by Vicki Towell.  It was a fast and easy one, made so, by the stocking punch and glitter paper.  I also like her detail of the scored "square" to offset the stockings.

 

This polar bear card was made by me.....but I'm not sure I should admit it!  :)  Mostly because I was having some trouble getting the gel pen to work on the glossy cardstock.  At least consistently work well.  But also because it didn't photograph well.  Those spots that look....uh.....spotty..... are actually snowflakes, stamped in Versamark and Iridescent Ice EP.  However, my powder had some kind of flecks in it, from when we do not know.  Sometimes it looks, er, not so great, and other times it doesn't seem to bother the design.  So I intend to use it up, regardless.  But I really should get a new bottle, don't you think?  ;)  I actually "CASEd" this card from somewhere, but since it was so long ago, I can't even remember if Vicki brought the photo or if I had found it, so I certainly can't tell you where it originated.  ::Sorry!::  At this point, the artist would probably not really want to be associated with my crummy-gel-pen-and-speckly-EP card anyway!  ;)

Last but not least (by any means!) is this one made by Vicki!  If I remember correctly, she "won" this stamp set for FREE from Jerilyn's team meeting so had to give herself a challenge to use it right away.  Very nice, very easy, and best of all, very fast!

I am still trying to get my Christmas stuff packed away.  I am thoroughly, and I mean thoroughly going through all my ornaments right now.  Actually I am done, with the exception of a few stragglers that I have to peg the owner of.  I always labeled the "gifted" ornos each year before putting them away, but over time, some have come off, unfortunately.  And, truth be told, I am just sick of looking at some of them! 

Plus, I think they multiply when the box is shut and the lights are off.  It is cold up there in storage you know.  I can't prove it, but it sure seems like it!   ;)

But it's definitely getting warmer around here already.  Besides not having really, one extended, "When will this weather end?" stretch of cold this year, yesterday brought me into contact with not one, but two, boxelder bugs.  ::Oh yay.  Can't wait for them to start again.::

 

 

Catch Up (Pt. 4)

Yup.  Still at it.  Just a quick post today....so many things to attend to....but catching up is one, so here goes....

This card was made by me!  I used the Big Shot, with the embossing folder and placed a thin cardboard "shim" to create the opening for stamping.  If you'd like to know more....contact me by commenting

The background and ink color is actually Elegant Eggplant, though it doesn't translate well in the photo.

This card too, was also made by me, and was a classic example of good idea that really didn't work out so great. As a result of too little forethought, and a desire to not waste too much materials, I know I could have done much better, but since I am a person who believes in showing the not-so-great, as well as the "wow" cards, this is what you get.  ;)

This is what is behind the window!  ::Open the doors and see all the people!  Or in this case, open the walls.::  It was so long ago, I can't even remember what the struggles were, but just that at some point I went "Too bad!  It is what it is!"

Then, saving the best for last....

This card was made by Miss Vicki.  Isn't it great how much difference that glitter paper adds to the card?!  And you don't have to use a whole sheet!  Just a little torn strip.  You could get many cards out of a quarter sheet using it this way! (But it does come in 12" x 12".)

Bee-U-tiful.

Did you know you can customize the color of your glitter cardstock?  Yes you can!  Leave me a comment if you want to know how!

 

    

 

Unrelated Catch Up! (Pt. 3)

Mish Mosh today. ::AKA "The Story of My Life".::







Today I am sharing some samples I've put together at my second up-line, Jerilyn Wood's team meetings.  Mind you, I only assembled them.  They were her creations.

Don't you love this little card? It's a money holder style card.  How often have you given or gotten money in a card over the years?  Pretty often, I am guessing.  Isn't this a lovely alternative to the money card that you see the president's face through?!  I mean....save the money....just give me the card!  ::OK-busted.  Depending on how much money I might be missing out on!  :)  I mean, it might be enough to buy some stamps, cardstock or some bling with, and I wouldn't want to miss out on that!::  ;) 

Fabulous Florets stamp set; Whisper White, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, and Rose Red cardstocks; Basic Black Classic ink; Basic Black 5/8" Satin ribbon.

Just look how simple this card is to create but what a statement it makes as well!

Jerilyn is so generous with all of her downline, and it is very much appreciated!  Not only do I get exposed to products that my humble little hobby wouldn't often if ever afford, but she regularly gives us all gifts of product as well.  Then we get to take them out for a test drive!  ::Thanks Jerilyn!::

Flirtatious Specialty DSP; Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder,Whisper White, and Pumpkin Pie cardstocks; Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, and Melon Mambo Classic inks; Delicate Doilies and Curly Cute stamp sets; Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch; White Baker's Twine; Basic Rhinestones.

I hope you enjoyed these samples today!  I still have a few more days of catch-up, so bear with me.  Keep in mind these are all ideas you can use for yourselves, if not with the same sets we used if they have expired, but that the layouts are always relevant.

There is supposed to be a big warm-up today, hubby told me last night.  Generally I'm in favor of that in January, but it always seems that the calves go through health challenges when the weather can't decide what season it wants to be, much like people do.  So, the thought really doesn't thrill me that much.

Then there's the challenge of crossing the driveway with two five-gallon pails of milk for the calves, when it is solid ice with water over the top.  Gotta love that.  It's difficult for anything to stay upright in that situation, much less doing the Bambi "dance" with full pails!  ::I know.  Now you've got to get that picture out of your mind.::  As I told Vicki last night, I never thought I'd be concerned about "breaking a hip" at my age!  ;)

Late last week when we had the same water-on-ice situation out there, I had to set my pails down, stay bent over, and do a "step-step, pail-pail; step-step, pail-pail" maneuver across to the other side.  I had two thoughts: 1) If anyone sees me they're going to think I'm 90 years old, and 2) If any machinery comes along, they are going to wait for me to cross, and I don't care how long it takes!  Of course, all the while I was hoping no one would see me at all!

Vicki said I should have sat on the pail, and scooted to the other side.  A bottom wet with milk replacer didn't seem like an attractive option either, however.

Ah, such is the glamorous life of farm wife.  ;) 
  
  

A Few More (Catch Up Pt. 2)

As noted the other day, I am going to plow through the Christmas cards I didn't get posted before Christmas!  I just can't let them sit in a pile collecting dust after Vicki and I put all the work (read: fun) into them, now can I?!






OK, OK.  Busted.  Yes, they will likely sit in a pile, and yes, they sort of were collecting dust (inside the box I put them in for protection, which I then forgot their location, effectively hiding them from myself, which I probably shouldn't admit).  But, I will now put them into my nice little carrying case which I purchased to keep all my Christmas cards in, so they will be ready to use next year!  And the dust will be on the outside of the case, not inside.  ::What?  Like you don't have dust in your house?  Admittedly probably not as much as me, but still...::

This one was made by me, and the colors didn't really turn out very "true" here, but just humor me for a bit, OK?

I colored in the sparkly ornament with a Versamarker, hit it with Heat 'n Stick, and applied Iridescent Ice Glitter on it, if I remember correctly.  (It was a very long time ago....)

Vicki Towell made this one.  I should have placed it on a dark background for photographing, but, well....refer back to the other 47 statements of "in a hurry" nature.  Don't you love the "crystals"?







What's that?  You don't love the piece of brown thread that made it's way onto that photo?!  Me neither!  I first noticed it now!  ::Oops! Sorry Vicki!::








Aaaaaaaand ......

....this one was made by Vicki also!

As was this one!

Didja notice it?  Huh?  Huh? Didja?







The "balloons" are also the "ornaments"!







In the words of Timothy Q. Mouse in the Disney classic, Dumbo, that's a "pretty trick schlick!", don'tcha think?!  ::And for those of you who may be wondering about now, no, I do not see any pink elephants in the room!::







Gotta run!  B-I-G and long day ahead.  All the things I scheduled for this week are at the point today where it could all fall apart yet, so, I will continue to be "in a  hurry" (48 for those keeping tally), until I get all the "old" cards posted, and can concentrate on the Occasions Mini and the Sale-a-Bration going on now!  Stay tuned!  It's going to be good!

Catch-Up Break

One day.  One day is all it took for me to already abandon "the plan" to catch up.






::And I wonder why I never complete anything.::








But I just had to mention that Sale-a-Bration has begun!

So I had to offer a sample of something only available for you if you purchase a qualifying amount during Sale-a-Bration!

Yup.  This card (front) was created with My Digital Studio and the Piece of Cake CD that you could earn with a qualifying purchase, for FREE!

Be sure and click on the "button" on the right to have a look at all the goodies you could earn!  But be sure and wear your bib, because you're going to be drooling with all those creative juices running through your mind!

Pre-Catch Up!

Oh, how I would love to title this post "Catch-Up!"  But the simple truth is that I am so far behind in posting I can't even do that with good conscience!  :)

I had mentioned once, perhaps even twice or three times, that I had a lot of cards to post and I even promised to get to it "soon", I am fairly certain.

Can we at least agree that "soon" is a relative term?

Good.

That's why I like you all so much--you're so agreeable!  ;)

I'm going to "fast-forward" here.  Not in the "future" sense, but rather in the "Let's skip really quickly through the past" sense!

The card above was one I made for hubby for Father's Day.   ::Yeah....it really has been sitting around that long.::  The kicker is, he really could care less about it, so it sat in a box with one of his gifts that he also could care less about, until shortly before Christmas!  ::Honestly.  I don't know why I even bother....:: 

The joke is on him though.  The gift was a comfy, cushion-y, keep cool-type of seat cushion that I thought he might like for one of his worn out tractor seats.  He pooh-poohed that idea.  Then I said maybe his dad would like it for mowing lawn because he will often show up and just start mowing around here.  He pooh-poohed that idea too.  Grumble, grumble-Shouldn't have bought it etc.  So, after looking at it sitting in the box long enough, I took it for myself and put it on my "stampin' chair"!  Now I can sit longer and comfier to stamp.  ::Heh heh.  I'll teach you to be ungrateful!::

These next set of cards you will see are all made from the same set.

They were a set that I was assigned to make for a team meeting.  One that is long gone by now!

Still, I thought maybe you'd enjoy seeing them all at once.

I tried to make them very different color schemes, but that is a bit of a challenge when you are dealing with "fall" themes!  :)

I won't go into materials here, since it is so far past already.  I just wanted to get them on.  Then I can move them over to my "posted" pile.

I will try to get the batch posted that Ms. Vicki and I stamped the second-to-last time we were stamping together (shameful, I know).  They are almost all Christmas cards!  But still....it might give you motivation to get going and make your own for next year if you didn't already this year!  :)






And, uh, sorry about the lame photography.  I was in a hurry and really didn't pay much attention to lighting.  Unfortunately, after spending so much time editing, I know that really wasn't a time saver after all!

Hitting the Nail on the Head

This post has nothing to do with Paper Delights, nor anything going on in my life.  ::Whoo-hoo!  I heard that, you know.::






What it does have to do with is a topic that some people in "my age group" have to deal with now and then, if they have children "of marrying age".  So, moms, read on, because you are going to want to pass this along if you need to.  Or at least quote it (the article, that is).






I came across this article, and decided to read it, because someone I know was dealing with much the same attitude/thought process at one time.  It was well worth the read.  Find it here:



How I Went from Bridal Shower Critic to Guest of Honor



In fact it really hits the nail on the head.  'Nuff said.