Duck and Hallie

Meet Duck:





Meet Hallie. Sorry this is so dark but she is a moving target and this was the only shot I got that wasn't blurred from her moving!

Pets

We can't have dogs or cats at my house because my DS is allergic to cats and I am allergic to dogs. So we have a bunny named Snowy and a hamster named Hallie. Originally the bunny belonged to my DS and my DD but as time went on my DD has pretty much taken over the care (cleaning & feeding) so the bunny is hers. The hamster is hers also-purchased with her own money.


Last week my DD and I go to the pet store to purchase some chew toys for the hamster because Hallie won't chew and her teeth keep overgrowing; my DD falls in love with the parakeets. I like parakeets but I tell her to think about it for a few days. On the way home she tells me she has picked out a name for the bird, Duck. Yep, that's right a parakeet named Duck. At least the parakeet she eventually chose is yellow which somehow justifies the name. However, remember the name was chosen BEFORE my DD picked out the yellow bird so it could have been a blue parakeet named Duck.

Now you may ask what was the criteria for choosing this particular bird? Was it because she was yellow and her name was going to be Duck? No. She was the crazy one turning upside down and crawling through the plastic rings. And yes, she is just as crazy now as she was in the pet store.

I had to take the hamster to the vet (to have her teeth filed because remember she won't chew!) and I tell him of our recent addition to our family-what does he ask me? Does my DD want some turtles?

Pink Animals!

I love this little animal set called Fox and Friends from the Occasions Mini. I am such a sucker for animal stamps-realistic animals or silly animals doesn't matter. I think the monkey is my favorite (you know I love the sock monkey!). The card base is Melon Mambo, one of the current SU in colors. The eyelet trim on the bottom is a scrap of paper that I had on my stamp table. I punched it with the eyelet border punch and then ran it through the crimper. I haven't decided who to give this to so no sentiment yet.
I am currently working on my DD graduation announcements. When I designed them they seemed so uncomplicated and easy but making 75 of anything can become tedious! However, I am making progress!

Welcome Back!

Back home to blogger. I just needed more space than I could get for free at Stampin' Corner. Now if I can just figure out how to get a 3 column blog I would be happy, happy, happy.

This is a CASE (Copy and Share Everything) of a card in Stampin' Success, a magazine for SU demos. I used the cute little stamp set called Tart & Tangy. This is one of the sets you can receive free with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration. The strawberries were inked using SU markers.The card base is Gable Green, a color I have not used for quite some time. The sentiment is from a retired Hostess set-I think. I wish I had layered the main image on one more mat-perhaps a Brilliant Blue?

Boy it really is an eye opener to see your cards on the big screen-now I see all my crooked cutting on the strawberries-ugh!

Glittery Leaf!

This is a card we made at stamp club. The leaf is die cut with Sizzix die Leaves #2 from a sheet of SU Sticky Pages. Sticky Pages are 12 x 12 sheets of sticky tape or as some people call it red line tape. Sticky Pages have 3 layers: a red film, sticky tape, and another layer of red film.

To make the leaf cut wavy lines in the top red film layer of the leaf using a craft knife. Remove one section of red film and sprinkle glitter, then the second section and sprinkle another color of glitter, then the third section.
It helps if you rub your embossing buddy over the red film before you start so the glitter doesn't stick to the red film as much. Also be careful to tap off the excess glitter before you move to the next color or you will mix your glitter.
Someone posted a great tutorial for this
technique but (as always!) I can't remember
who and I can't find it. If I do I will post a link.Note: Found it! Thanks anonymous! Barb Mullikin has a step by step video tutorial HERE.

Merry Christmas!

I love the look of this card and it was so easy to assemble. To make the front all you do is fold the front of the card in half. Just don't forget to only put adhesive on half of the front panel (From the AMHIK dept.). I used my Finial Press impressions folder for the inside panel and a piece of that lovely embossed paper from the Christmas Cocoa DSP (last chance to order is Jan. 4!). The ornament is from the stamp set Tree Trimmings (great little stamp set!).
I have most of my Christmas decorations in place with the exception of my tree and outside lights. I have a small upstairs and a big tree so everything gets moved around and the tree goes in the middle of the dining room; needless to say it takes a lot of furniture moving.
My santa collection has a new home on a bookshelf in the basement because when we bought our new TV we had to get a new stand instead of our entertainment center. Oh well I do love my new TV and it is MY santa collection and I do spend most of my time in the basement.

So how's your decorating coming? Christmas cards in the mail????? Christmas is coming!!!!!!

Bad Blogger me!

I cannot believe it has been this long since I posted. I keep telling myself I am going to be more consistent and at least post twice a week. To those of you who do post more often I take my hat off to you and throw chocolate your way.
There is a card out there somewhere that inspired this one but it has been so long that I forgot even where I saw it. Not much stamping in this one. It would be a great way to use up some scraps. I used So Saffron, Old Olive, Regal Rose and Almost Amethyst card stock. The vases are made with the large oval punch; the flowers are punched with the Boho blossoms punch. Old Olive is the base layered on Certainly Celery. I did sponge some matching ink on the edges of the vases to give it some depth. The sentiment is from an old retired SU set.