Bella ATC

Good evening everyone. I hope everyone had a great day! I am getting the kids ready to go back to school tomorrow. Its about time for bed because they obviously arent used to getting up at 6am. My 13 yr old can usually sleep in until 7 because the bus didnt come until 7:50 last year. But this year, she is in JR high and the bus comes at 7:10. Way early for her!

This is an ATC I made for a swap. I forget the name of the Bella but I think she came out pretty cute! :) And just what all of us women like to do! Shop! Have a great night!

Happy News...

Well I tried loading a picture on this post but Blogger for some reason isnt letting me right now so I will post the card later today. But I still wanted to share my news. I got laid off from work a couple weeks ago. Yesterday my general manger called me to come in and talk and by the time the meeting was over, I had my job back. So I go back to work next week on Monday. Yea! I love my job and really didnt want to have to find another one so I am glad they called me back.

And also, I have changed my settings on this blog that anyone can post comments now. I didnt know there was a way to do that. But its now changed so comment away. :)

Beate's Sketch Challenge 15

I made this card for Beate's Sketch Challenge 15. The finished card size is 5 1/4" sqaure. Its a bigger card base than what I normally work with but with the sketch is was pretty simple to make. I used SU's Chocolate Chip cardstock, Basic Grey's "Hang Ten" pattern paper, TAC's Hemingway ribbon. The main image is from SU's Love and Courage set and the "many thanks" saying is from TAC. I used my paper piercer for a little touch in the corners of the main image and the ticket corner punch on the corners of the patterned paper. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

TAC's Mimi Paper

I made this card using the new TAC Mimi paper line. This is my favorite line so far. Love the greens and pinks together. This card started out for Beate's Sketch 15 Sketch Challenge but before making it, I neglected to read the card dimensions and just made a standard A2 card. That isnt the size its supposed to be so I need to make another one with the correct dimensions. It always helps to read the directions. :) But I still think this one came out very pretty. Cardstock is from Bazzill and DCWV and the pattern paper, ribbon, and images are from TAC. I'll be back soon with the sketch with the proper dimensions.

Happy Sunday....

Good morning everyone. I woke up to a chilly and dreary Sunday morning. Guess what I can wear? You got it, a hoodie! The windows are open, the air is off, and I have a hoodie on. What could be better?

I was cruising SCS the other night and saw this card in a gallery. So I had to make one for myself. The one that I lifted had the 3 white stripes up on dimensionals but I am out of those so didnt use them. The cardstock is Cool Carribean from SU. I miss that color and am so glad I stockpiled it. Images are from TAC and misc ribbon. I paper pierced across the bottom of the strip of cardstock. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

I am ready for sweatshirt weather..

Does anyone else love sweatshirt weather? I am a hoodie addict and love it when the time of year comes to pull them out of the closet and wear them. I have WAY to many of them but I cant quit buying them. The store Steve and Barry's opened up here a year or 2 ago and when they opened everything in the store was $7.98 and they had hoodies galore!! I spent $100 in there just on hoodies! I have a problem. :) Collecting hoodies is almost as bad as my addiction to collecting stamping stuff. I do that too. But I bet everyone that is reading this has that problem.

I made this card for a challenge on a yahoo group. Someone finds a card online and we all "lift" it and recreate it. I wish I could recall who's creation I lifted for this card but I cant. Sorry!! I do know it was from a gallery on SCS. Cardstock is all from SU. Images from TAC. I wanted to put the leaves up on dimensionals but I didnt have any. Thanks for looking and have a great Saturday!

Almost time to go back to school....

Less than a week and the kids go back to school!! Normally, it doesnt matter to me when the kids go back because I am normally working full time so I dont see them except for in the evenings. Well since I have been laid off, I have spent 24/7 with them. So I am definitely ready for school to be back in session! :) I took a little break from the kiddos today and made this quick card. I saw on another ladies blog about using Christmas paper for cards other than Christmas cards. So I decided to use this Basic Grey Christmas or Winter paper to make a summer card. I like how it came out. The base cardstock is SU's retired True Thyme along with the ink. Pattern paper is from Basic Grey and the images and saying is from TAC. Misc ribbon from Michaels. Thanks for looking!