And then the camera died...

Well, the camera didn't die. The battery ran completely out of juice. I knew that it was nearly dead because for the past few pictures I've taken, it would shut down and then I'd have to reopen the photo session on it. Anything to keep my lazy bum from having to hunt down the battery charger, right? hehe

Anyway, I made two cards to share BUT as I was taking the photos of the second, it just wouldn't work anymore. So the battery is on the charger and I'll just have to share that one later. :)

This card is a hybrid. Allison over at Stampin' When I Can had posted several days ago how to use clip art when making an image that you just didn't have a stamp for and really needed. Welllllllllllllll, I said to myself (out loud coz that's how I roll), "You have photoshop and illustrator, why don't you just make something for yourself, dummeh!" So I did!

I have always had a thing for owls ever since my grandmother embroidered me a jean shirt when I was five years old that had a sparkly (sequined) owl that covered the entire back of the shirt. It had sparkly green eyes, too! And a few years ago when my husband and I were in Kauai (on a trip that I won, thankyouverymuch) I found a spectacularly tacky and fabulous shell owl that I *HAD* to buy. I think it was like $5 or something. Wicked cheap. But anyway, I have a thing for owls and I have been seeing owls all over the blogosphere that were cute but just weren't what I wanted.

I used photoshop and illustrator to do up this cute little owl. I had purchased the original image from iStockPhoto a long, long time ago. He was originally colored all in with a busy background so I fixed that up so that he would be ready for coloring in and he'd look more handmade. I did have to leave his beak and his feet colored yellow so that they'd print.

Supplies:

Stamps: The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Eclectic Paperie's Cupcake set. The pumpkin cs is stamped with the Background Sampler for SU! (retired)

CS and papers: All papers and CS are SU! with the exception of the white which is Georgia Pacific CS.

Ink: I can't remember what black ink I grabbed when I did the sentiment. Probably Versafine.

Accessories: Photoshop, Illustrator, HP Photoprinter, Prisma pencils and OMS, Cuttlebug and Nestabilities, Cuttlebug photo corner die, Michael's shimmery Brides flowers that I colored with my Marvy Markers. Also I used my Marvy Markers to ink up the little background stamp.

This card was supposed to be for Lauren Meader's sketch this weekend but I borked it up. Well, it is the thought that counts, right? LOL!

Anyway, thanks for stopping by. I'll have a card later along with blog candy. :)

Blog candy alert!

No, not here...yet...but it is coming REALLY SOON...promise. (Hint: Check my blog tomorrow for it.) :D

But, there is blog candy now at Kitty's Kraft Blog so run on over and check it all out! (Also be sure to check out her fabulous creations as well!)

Oh and I did make a card today only I noofed it up right at the end. ARGH. Makes me stabby, it does!

PS-Why are you still here, go check out the blog I mentioned!

Edited to add: I won blog candy! I found out after I posted this! I won Frankie from All That Scraps! I am over. the. mooooooooon! hehe!

Pick me up....

I made this card as a little pick-me-up for a friend. :)

I'm gonna be late for work so I'll just tell you that all the papers are from SU! and there is no stamping again. I used a rub-on. Actually, two of them.

The ribbon is from Michael's and I used some Fiskars paper scissors to make the mat for the "Friend" rub-on. And I used my crop a dile and uhm....OH! My Cuttlebug and an embossing plate from Fiskars. The stitching is faux stitching using my mat pack, paper piercer and my super pens I buy from the Japanese stationery store in San Francisco. LOVE those pens!

I'll add more info later. This is for Beate's weekend sketch challenge!

Thanks for stopping by....:)

What fun!

I went to my first Stampin' Night with my SU! demo. I met all the great ladies that were there tonight. They were all so wonderful! We made 2 wonderfully beautiful cards AND a lovely altered tin with nuggets inside! I showed them how to use the Nestabilities in the Cuttlebug and how to ink the A2 folder to get a really cool effect on the cardstock. :)

I had a great time! I ordered a few more things that I "needed" LOL!

Anyway, I'm'll be making some pretties to share with y'all tonight/tomorrow. I do have to work tomorrow but only for a little while so I won't be dead tired after working all day.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be having some blog candy soon so keep checking back! :) Hint: It is going to be a hard-to-find Cuttlebug embossing folder and some other wonderful finds. Yay!

Cupcakes!

I have had this stamp that I bought from Eclectic Paperie since forever and I have never inked it up. I know, weird, right? So I was feeling like using it and I saw Taylor VanBruggen's cupcake challenge sketch and figured that I'd just finally ink it up. :)

I failed to add my cute ribbon I chose so I just left it off. Bleh. I'm not pulling it apart just to put ribbon on it.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hey there cupcake from Eclectic Paperie

CS and papers: Unknown sourced pattern paper, chocolate chip and pink CS.

Ink: Pink and Brown Pigment inks.

Accessories: loads of dimensionals, stickles, cuttlebug and nestabilities, perfect layers.

Why am I always behind?

It seems like I'm always running to catch up on things. I don't know what happened! I used to be on top of everything and now I've just got my timing off.

Anyway, I made this card using Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge for this week. I just love these sketches because they're usually simple enough for a beginner (like me) and challenging enough for the "pros" alike. She does a great job and I really appreciate her work!

On this card there is no stamping! Even the words aren't stamped, they're a SU! rub-on. Truthfully, I'm not a stamper. I like stamping and everything but I love putting together papers more than I like stamping. Anyway, I went to Michael's yesterday to look for the new Martha Stewart border punches but ours didn't have any so I bought a butterfly punch. Our Michael's really never has anything new. I don't know why I bother going there except it is the only place to get Martha stuff.

I punched the butterflies from scraps of Cosmo Cricket papers and mounted them on kraft because the white was way too stark against the brighter papers. I used the faux stitching on the butterfly paths as well as faux stitching around the Blue Bayou strip.

SUPPLIES:

CS and papers: Blue Bayou SU!, Kraft SU!, Cosmo Cricket DP

ACCESSORIES: SU mat pack and paper piercer, SU! rub-on for the sentiment, khaki grosgrain ribbon, corner rounder punch (to make a fake word window), black and white gel pens, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, nestabilities and Cuttlebug, dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by here today! Hope you had a great weekend. :)

7 Things!

I've been tagged by Allison!

(I'm not tagging anyone but if you want to do it, please feel free to do so!)

7 Things Game


The Rules for 7 Things:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Seven things? Really? Okay.....seven facts about me.

1. I have long toes. No really, they are long. I can pick things up with my toes.

2. I can't stand broccoli. And yes, I've tried it every way known to man. I just. can't. swallow. it. LOL!

3. I have an obsession with my vacuum cleaners. I have a Dyson that I use a few times a week and I run my Roomba in the family room every day. I want to buy a Roomba for each room of my house. (:

4. I hate fixing my hair. If my hairstyle isn't "wash and wear" then it most likely will look like a mess or if it is long, will be in a ponytail.

5. I love Hello Kitty. And Kuromi from Hello Kitty. Yes, I'm a 36 year old woman, but I still like my Hello Kitty.

6. I'm a Wii addict. I love playing my Wii even though I'm not good at some of the games.

7. I have an unnatural fear of slugs. Haa! I see one and I freeze. I don't know why...it isn't as though they're going to lunge at me and attack. Creepy things. BLEH!

Anyway, I'll be back later with some stuff. I've got some sketches I wanna try so I'll be off doing that! Later!