I will miss you BIG TIME Big Pieces

This set is on it's way to Florida (where stamp sets go when they retire). Be sure to grab one up before it is gone forever!!! This is also KWERNER's first color inspiration. Hey if it's inspiring me to stamp who cares when you get it done right!!! I will also miss In Color 08' Purely Pomegranate, but if 6 new colors will take it's place it really cushions the loss.

A week late

Had this in my head since last week, but just now got into the ole stampin studio to bring it to life. Thanks Toni for the chipboard idea! Here is color challenge 6 from KWERNER. I just can't put down this tim holtz stamp! It is just so flourishy and fabulous!

Talk about the LAST MINUTE

Struggled with this card to get some VERY VANILLA in it for the challenge. I dislike VERY VANILLA VERY MUCH! Check out KWERNER's color challenge!

This little image is from Wish Rak isn't he cute!? Wanted to use some designer series paper I had yet to use and of course my new stickles from my TAC order! I tried to emboss the oval with the nestabilities and cut it out at the same time, not my recommendation. That is the reason for the tatty edges on the oval. Today is an Easter egg hunt with 25,000 eggs, but I have to go with my Mom's side of the family since my cousin will be out of town tomorrow. Bummer I bet 25,000 plastic eggs is a site to see, better yet a bagillion kids chasing after 25,000 eggs has to be a site to see! Well laters.

Inspiration runneth over!

I made these two cards right after my Big Lots Excursion with Otilia, Brandy and Toni. The pink and black many thanks card I used a STAMPAMAJIG to place the image right where I wanted it. Let me tell you I am obsessed with this tool. I thought I did a good job lining things up, but this bad boy is amazing!! Check out kwerner's tutorial on October 29th showing how to use the STAMPAMAJIG here. The next card has the most gorgeous background EVER! First off I love bold images and it has holes throughout the image that are perfect for paper piercing. And thanks to kwerner I am obsessed with kraft cardstock from SU!. Hope you enjoy these, I will see you all again but I will be posting from BIG SKY COUNTRY!

Love the Asian feel of this set!

The old olive card was inspired by kwerner, you can see the inspiration card here, look for July 22nd's post. Better get back to packing. Can't believe I will be in Montana in less than a week! EEK!

Yet more to embrace and celebrate...

Today is my goodbye lunch at work. How sad. I have met a lot of really great people while I have been here. The celebrate card was inspired by kwerner you can look at her post on October 10th, for some reason it won't let me pull up just that post. But that is the card that inspired me. In fact she has taken me into a new direction of clean graphic designs and I like it!

Lovin' Nestabilities and I want to Celebrate it!

I love how clean the oval scallop and oval look on this card. I can't wait to get the circles and the squares. I am mixed on purchasing the rectangles. Thanks for taking a gander!

I am a computer GENIUS!!

I have been really preoccupied with all that is going on in my life (knee issues, getting out of the military, lining up a new job, moving, divorce). But that has not been the reason for no blog action. I have been trying to get on my computer but it didn't want anything to do with google. Well to update your blogger account and make comments on other blogger blogs you need to access google. I had no idea how much google ruled my life! I blog with it, my calendar is through it, search engine HELLO!, youtube uses it. It was like everything I wanted to do I couldn't because my computer life is so dependent on google. Well I did some reading because I was fed up with it. I troubleshot it down to my ISP (yes I am talking in computer terms-for those of you who are computer people I know this is elementary but it's a big computer word for me) meaning Internet Service Provider. They walked me through which setting that had been switched with my DSN. Don't ask me about that one I think domain....I am sure all of my computer friends will fill in the blank for you. So I am back and ready for action. I am done with work today for good too!! Both of these cards are from the Time Well Spent level three set that I recieved as a thank you from SU!. Stampin' Up! Says you can't have too much of a good thing. I say you can't have to much of a GOOGLE thing!

"Embrace Life" only if it's "Time Well Spent" with friends

These were the make and takes I created at the Catalog release party. This way my friends would be able to see the new sets and textured paper. I am addicted.

Cactus cutie

This cactus is just the cutest, decided to use the smaller image in the cowboy set instead of the cowboy as the focal point. I think it's cute. This was made with scraps I had. My goal is to use up more of my scraps that I have been accumulating this year. So much to do so little time!

Eh, not diggin' it.

This sketch just doesn't do it for me. What in a sketch does it for me I don't know but this one is just off. This is the SCS Sketch 149 and the color combo is SCS Color Combo. I love love love adding stickles, should probably add to my stash. Thanks to Toni my bling extrodinaire!!

Toni's Sketchbook Tuesday (on Thursday)

Finally got a good shot of this little card. I am really diggin' the asian feel of it, the color combo is from SCS Color Challenge #140 and Stamping Diva's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Can you believe I have had these stamps for over 2 years and they have never been used except for my index, what a shame- I LOVE THEM!!

Sketch contest for Stamping Diva

Toni over at Stamping Diva has a sketch every Tuesday and this week it is two challenge sketches- check them out!! The contest is for a $19.95 set out of the current TAC catty that's if her hubby picks your card--go on create a card and make him choose your card! Thanks for the opportunity girl!

Photos are back!!

This is a card inspired by Stampin'Kub- he is an amazing stamper. So simple yet talented and his photographs ROCK!! Go check him out this guy will blow you away!! Here is the inspiration card.

Thanks Belle Papier

I love the style of Julia Stainton, this card was inspired from her card here.

WANTED-SO BAD!!

With my family being from Montana and all obsessed with horses you could imagine how the new western sets were right up my alley. I WANTED this set, the bronc buster set and the scalloped circle since the day they released. Now that they are here, I couldn't be happier having them in a pile on the floor that my husband trips over to get to the computer! (Messy) Home sweet home.

Faux shaving cream and bleach

Chiggity check these cool techniques. Using an inked wheel twist it on top of an inked stamp and get a shaving cream look or use something from the cleaning cupboard to lighten cardstock! Both fun!!

Butterflies and Roses

Two more techniques- Spotlighting and Cracked Glass

Another sketch by my friend STAMPING DIVA

Give it a try! I love love love this set, color combo (thanks for the inspiration Toni) and this great sketch Toni created (thanks again for yet MORE inspiration. Check hers out here.