Sorry for no posts

Hello,

Boy, that will be the last time I promise to make posts everyday, I wasn't feeling well and was having a hard time getting myself in the craft room.  The only good thing that has came from not feeling well, is I lost a few pounds, but I am sure as soon as I feel like eating again, that will change.

I am planning to get in the craft room today and make a couple cards.  It is really amazing how a person can crave making cards but when you aren't feeling well it is also amazing how you could care less about making cards. :)   But I am starting to feel like I could b

e creative and I am planning to post a card  today.

I hope you all will keep following me and enjoy my blog again once I get posting again.

See ya soon

Sweet Valentine

Good Evening,

I am really late posting today, but I am still feeling a little BLAH today and haven't felt like creating until about an hour ago, but heading back to the sofa as soon as I post.  Hoping I feel better soon.  All this winter weather is sorta making me feel shut in.  I guess I need to go out and breath a little fresh air.

Ok, a few posts ago I said I wasn't going to make anymore Valentine Cards, but ideas pop into my head and you have to go with what comes to you.  So todays card is a thought, with the way I have been feeling I am sure this thought was a little muted.

I used SU paper for the base of the card.   The DP came from an 8x8 tablet of paper called October Afternoon.  I love this paper, it is so old looking.  I tried a technique I seen on Splitcoaststampers where they embossed other elements in to the paper.  I like it, I think it looks really neat.  The more busy folders work well, they tend to emboss the elements much better. I used the SU heart punch along with the scalloped punch from Marvy for hearts.  I used the Greeting from SU along with the key in the corner.  I just got the roses, I have seen them on everyones cards and just had to have some.  I really like them.  I used a small ribbon behind the rose. Pearls are also SU.

Everyone should try the embossing technique it is really fun to do.  I will be doing more.

Have a nice Evening!

Birthday Wishes

Good Afternoon!

Today has not been a good day for me, sorta on the BLAH side today.  Not sure if I am coming down with something or that I am just a dizzy person...but I am hoping to get back to myself tomorrow or sooner....

I made this card a while back for a friend of mine who likes purple.  I sent it to her but it came back, because of a new address, but I don't know it either.  So when I do get it I will send it ASAP.

I made this card from a sketch challenge that someone was doing, so I thought I would try it myself, I never sent it in, but wanted to try my hand at it.  This card is really very simple compared to what I like to do.  I finished the inside with a personal greeting that I hand wrote myself.


Sorry to not have anymore to offer, I will go back and lay down now!
Have a great day

Happy Birthday Wishes

Good Afternoon!!  I am a little late posting today, but never the less, I have a card to post.
For some time now I have been wanting to try some coloring on the stamps I have, but I really am not good at it.  I have been playing around with some images and trying to develop a technique, but as you can see here I haven't found it yet. :)  But I will keep trying.

Todays card was hard for me, I don't think I have an ounce of creativitiy today, it has left me for the day, but hoping it will come back soon.  I did waddle my way through this one.


I used Pink Cardstock from SU for the base, I also used some DP from one of my little 6x6 pads I have laying around, not sure of the name because the front cover is missing.  I used the this stamp from SU for the greetings.  I did use SU watercolor markers for the coloring. The pink ribbon is from Walmart.  The pearls are also SU.  All the scalloped circles inside and out are a made with a Marvey Punch.  The sentiment on the inside is also SU.

Thanks  for visiting  Have a nice Thursday!

{ love }

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope those of you who are in the path of the snow storm are doing well.  I hope you  are still staying warm and safe.  Soon this weather will pass, only 46 days until Spring, I call Spring, bird tweeting weather.  So focus on that today!  :)
Yesterday I was setting in my scrapbook room and decided to try to come up with todays card.  As always I go  through several papers, and then find out I didn't have that in mind, then I go and find more paper, usually after about 10 minutes of that I usually come up with something.  I decided to use the new punch from SU that makes the flowers, Blossom Petal punch in the new Occasions Mini, I wanted to show you how you can use this punch without the stamp set, it is just a pretty by itself.  This card is not my standard type of card but I thought it would be perfect to give a young girl for Valentine's Day.  I know I said I wasn't making more Valentines Cards but they are so much fun I had to do another one.  Who knows I might even come back again with one. :)

I started out with SU base paper also I used SU DSP in pink.  I used a white doily that I had laying around and used some pink ribbon to make it look sort of "funky".  I topped with the new buttons from SU, Fabric Designer Brads.  The inside I used another white doily and a scalloped circle I cut with a Marvy punch. Then added my sentiment and pearls all from SU. 

 Thanks for looking today, everyone stay safe and warm!

Thanks to Ola for Giving Me the Stylish Blogger Award!!!

Thanks to Ola at Her blog for honoring my blog with the "Stylish Blogger Award"

Thanks so much Ola!
This award requires I must thank the person who

gave this award to me and link it back to their

blog, and share 8 things about myself.

Also, pass this award to 8 other

individuals that I have recently discovered

and leave a comment so that

they can pass along the recognition!

Now I must choose 8 blogs that I feel deserve this award the

 Stylish Blogger Award

Lynn Pratt

Kristi

Melissa

Rose

Lynn

Debby

Wanda

Tosha

Eight things about myself.

1. My real name is Betty

2. I used to make Handmade Baskets

3. I love Photography

4. I have 5 labs, 2 chocolate and 3 yellow

5. I love being home.

6. I use to be a Weight Watchers leader

7.  I like teaching myself how to use things like the computer, and photoshop for my photography

8. Amish live in my backyard

Make sure you go and visit the blogs I have listed here.  They all do wonderful work.  I could have added more but 8 was it....there is so many blogs out there with wonderful creations.  Everyone should spend an evening blog hopping!

Thanks again Ola!!

Happy Easter

Good Morning,
I made it back this morning with another card. YAY!!
I have had this stamp set setting on my shelf looking at me, but I had no idea what to do with it.  But last night while trying to go to sleep, it came to me.  But however, it didn't turn out the way I seen it, I guess in between me thinking it up and sleeping I lost some details.

On this card I used Gina K. Cardstock for the base, the DP is from a large pad of paper I have laying around and thought I had better try to use it up.  I feel like I should make a deal with myself to use what paper I have before I buy new, but I have a feeling I won't be able to go through with a deal like that.

  :back to card:   I used my Marvy punches for the front scallops and  for the circle I used the SU circle cutter.  The ovals for the Easter sentiment is SU punches.  The name of this stamp set is: Easter Blossoms from SU its in the new Occasions catalog.  I used the stamp that has the branch of flowers  and the sentiment from this set too.  I don't feel like I like the inside of this card, I sorta let myself down here but I didn't want to go overboard either.  I did use a nestibilites die for the inside.

Sorry to those of you who subscribe for the first post, for some reason my photos didn't load. :)