Bugaboo Stamps and Easter!!!!

Here is my last Easter card- and note that Bugaboo Stamps (where I got this image) is having a sale on all Easter images. Head on over there- by clicking HERE. The sale goes on until 4/9/12.  

The background stamp in a Stampin' Up image with Stickles.  The matte is from Spellbinders Nestabilities. The image itself was colored with Copics.

Happy Easter, everyone!

Glossy Accents on the eggs, Sakura glitter pen on the flowers, and Stickles on the lady bug

HAPPY EASTER!!!

I saw this image on Tammy's blog and had to buy it.  It's available at Bugaboo Stamps.    I used a small easter egg stamp from Stampin' Up to create the background. (I used white ink and some pink stickles on the egg).   There are two spellbinders nestabilities to frame the image.  The punch I used was a Fiskar's punch.

Stampin' Up stamps with various Jenni Bowlin inks

Watch Out!!! A New Driver on the Road

One of my friends FINALLY got his driver's license.  I told him to warn us all when he's on the road.

Here's a fun little card I made him.   Using Copics, Paper Smooches sentiment, and Nestabilities... I tried my best to bring this image from Bugaboo Stamps  to life.    And of course, I had to make a corresponding envelope. 

I put Glossy Accents on the windshield and Silver Gel pen on the bumper/rims.  I used little brads on the hubcaps. 

Jenni Bowlin ink along with a Paper Smooches stamp sentiment and an old Stampin' Up Sun stamp

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD FOR MY DAD

Well, today is the first day I felt better. I had to call in for stronger cough syrup as this congestion was wreaking havoc on my chest cavity.  It's been a weekend of coughing, tissue, BONES (yes, the TV show on NETFLIX), and cheesecake... Say what???? I'll explain.

First, the card....

Happy Birthday to my dad who reminds me daily what Cesar Milan would say about how poorly my dogs behave, tries to diagnose my vehicle problems, and waits for the service tech (plumber, cable, termite, etc) to come to the house so I don't have to take off of work.

Copics, Sharpies, Stickles, and a cute image from Bugaboo Stamps

Sticker was part of a pack of Stickers that I believe I purchased at Michaels...

Back to my story.... So, most of the weekend was spent coughing... (nose blowing didn't start until yesterday).  I felt ok, just had a heaviness in my chest and was coughing a lot.  I was taking my good friend (My Comic-Con Partner-in-Crime) out for dinner as she received a promotion at her company.  (Her card will be posted tomorrow).  We had a lovely dinner at Cheesecake Factory where I (a) nearly stabbed the waiter with my fork because he was taking my french fry plate away and there were still about 8 more fries left (b) opted for the Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake because $.25 was being donated to a "feed the hungry" campaign (c) kindly corrected the waiter that I was ordering 2 slices of cake as opposed to 1 to be shared  (d) ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Now, you know me by now... what do YOU think the answer is?

Let's go over the choices:

(a) Yes, I nearly buried the tines of my fork in his wrist as he mistook my animated conversation with gesticulations with "I am done eating my meal."  

(b) Apparently, they have a new cake they are temporarily selling.  I toiled with my 'go to' option of "Red Velvet Cheesecake (see prior blog post) with this new lovely slice of heaven.  Check it out people....  the Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake.

Now for those of you who have NEVER been to a Cheesecake Factory, let me just say... it's wonderful but highly caloric.  Yea, that dollop of peanut butter goodness on top-- UNFORGETTABLE.  The whole thing is just AWESOME!!! (eyes rolling back for dramatic effect).  I digress...

The waiter tried to SELL the slice to us by telling us that it was 1 of 2 cakes wherein  $.25 was being donated to charity. Now, keep in mind, this slice is about $6.95.  You'd think they could donate a bit more than $.25.   But, being such a good salesman that he is- he convinced us that charity should be the foremost factor in our decision making process.

(c) The waiter brought 1 slice for my friend and me to share. Not being shy... and having hardly eaten all day to save up for this... I flapped my arms about, beckoning him back to our table... "Um, we need another piece."  What a professional!  He didn't let on what he was really thinking.  Snort!  Dude! Look, you're going to get a bigger tip so smile and get my darn slice before I stab you with my other fork  (haha).

After our lovely dinner, we went to go see "Paul."  It was a cute alien movie with two British Actors that we like:  Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek, Spaced) and Nick Frost (Spaced).  What we really liked was that the movie started and ended at Comic-Con in San Diego. 

Disclaimer:  story was embellished for the sake of comedic elements (although I really did eat that Cheesecake)

Tristan's Pledge.... and a whole lot of rambling....

Copics and a bit of Stickles

As promised, here is the card I'm mailing on Tristan's behalf for the Maraachli family.  This cute image came from  Bugaloo Stamps. It's called Deacon's Swing.

Scrapping Mom's Sentiment stamp with Worn Lipstick brushed on edge

 

Well, today was Vacation Day #1.  I fought pouring rain to find the Levi's Outlet only to find that they don't sell my particular Levi's: Women's Relaxed Fit: 550 (for those with a bit of junk in the trunk).   But I did find a cute little dog store called Trendy Pawz.  I came in from the rain and saw the clearance rack.  Here are Fred and SamUL modeling their new hoodies.

 Although he looks put out, Colt doesn't like to wear clothes.  He's an 'au naturel' dog:

He is looking so sad.  It's not because he doesn't have his own  hoodie. It's because he wants to go for a car ride and can't understand why I'm not getting the clue that he wants to go for a car ride.

I stopped at a 'bigger' Joann's to my normal Joanns. WOW, they had TONS of K & Co paper (SO MUCH MORE THAN MY JOANNS) and TONS of DCWV paper.  I did pick up a "Super Assortments" paper pack that I had seen the Pink Stamper talk about on her blog LAST year. I had NEVER seen it sold in the stores that I shop at.  It was 40% off.  Here is my loot that I picked up. (note: the stickers were $1 in the $1 rack.  Joann's has different $1 items and I was really impressed.). Also, I was able to use a coupon and get this 'fiber' yarn that I had seen Christina use. 

Lastly, I found this Recollections pack mis-filed at my local Michael's last week. Since then, I have been unable to find it again (as well as any similar type of set).  It appears this is part of their new Recollections products line and they haven't yet put out all the items so I can't go and buy another pack.  This pack must have been picked up by a customer who put it back SOMEWHERE ELSE... where I found it.  When I inquired, the employee said that they had stocked them on the shelves and then decided to re-organize.  So, they took them off the shelves and right now, they're in boxes in the storeroom, waiting to be put back out on the shelves.  This one was apparently missed. THANK GOD FOR THAT!   It's a great little set of tags and journal cut outs and nifty little cute animals.  I can't wait to see what other 'styles' of sets they have. I LOVE IT.  There are 186 pieces to it.   (Price: $3.99)

Fresh in from the "WTF" file:

Why yes,... that is the nylon that you'd use to try on shoes, hanging on the Michael's candy display.   All together now... WTF?

WATCH WHERE YOU'RE POINTING THAT THING!

I loved creating this card.  The paper was DCWV  but the image was from Bugaboo Stamps http://www.bugaboostamps.com/home.html.

I love the images. They're snarky, just like Marlene  :) 

As you can see, I used my Prismacolor pencils and glittered the wings.  I used the Red Christmas stickles on the heart/arrow.  I used Sharpie (red color) to color in the hearts on the headband.  The ribbon was at Michaels (50% off.  I love this ribbon.  It's so pretty).

Inside, I typed a sentiment that says "Is this thing insured?"