I'm Late... I'm Late.... er, rather, BEHIND

I'm not even going to bother trying to make excuses on my delay in my posts. (LOL)

Here's my card:

I used the Paper Temptress Cryogen Paper that Tammy at Tammy's Spot recommended. The stamp is from Paper Smooches (white embossing powder).

The image is from "Dude Time Doodles"-- colored with Copics

Seriously, I have many photos to share with you from my 2012 Comic-Con adventure however very few cards to post with them.

It will be done--- eventually...  

 This envelope was made using "Lawn Fawn" stamps and Jenni Bowlin ink pads




Amuse-bouche:
It's that time of the year--- The Orange County Fair---
Here are some photos from our visit this year:

Fabulous shirt- I stopped him to take his photo because I loved his shirt.  He said you can get it at Wal-Mart

This was in an area showing old appliances.  Aren't those stoves cute?

A mini-stove!

Look at this beautiful Wizard of Oz quilt

Look at the details!

This little bag was made out of Capri Suns

We tried this-- Red Velvet Funnel Cake-- Couldn't really taste the "red velvet." Won't get it again but it was fun to share!

Red Velvet Funnel cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Check out this guy on his stilts!

Currently
Reading:   Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Watching:  Breaking Bad, Season 4

Mojo Monday Sketch

Well, I didn't submit it to the Mojo Monday Sketch (last week- haha), but I wanted to showcase it anyway.
This card knocked out many challenges for me. 1.  To use the "Sweet Nectar" (by K and Co) paper pad, that for some reason, I can't figure out what to do with.    2.  Try a sketch challenge  3.  Create a card that doesn't look like every other card I made by utilizing a 'sketch.'

The pink school paper was made with a Paper Trey Ink stamp set.    The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's.

Lawnscaping Challenge based on a Mojo Monday sketch

I have been struggling with making cards with designs different than my standard design that I have used repeatedly in the last few weeks.  I went to Mojo Mondays and used their sketch... and then skipped over to the Lawn Fawn challenge site (Lawnscaping) to see if I could challenge myself.

VOILA!!!

Enjoy!  It's been super warm here (loving it!).  Not so sure the chinchillas are happy about it.  Their AC unit has been going full blast.

A little 3.25x3.25" birthday card

I have an assortment package of little embellishments.  Most of the ones you see above are from that packet.
The file tab is a punch that I got from Michaels.  The stamp that says "TO DO  JUL 17 2012" is a stamp from K & Company's Smash book series.  The ledger paper is from an assortment from K and Company called "Sweet Nectar."

Inside:  there is a CreativeTimeForMe.com stamp that says "Happy Birthday."

A baby boy named Ian...

A friend of mine is expecting her third child.

Here is a gift card box that I made for my friend:

 The sentiments were from a large 12x12 DCWV Baby Boy paper pack (and I cut the sentiments out and glued them to the panels).  I used Distress Ink around the edges of some of the sentiments (snail and "heaven sent").

Amuse-bouche:
Current favorites:
Reading:  The Night Circus

DVD:  Angel (all seasons)



Snack food:  Yogurt covered pretzels



Drink:

 

Challenges...

Here is a birthday card I made a couple weeks ago that I have been meaning to post.

I used a Tiddly Inks image, Spellbinders Nestabilities diecute, and Paper Trey Ink's Tiny Tags.
"It's your Birthday" stamp came from a Hero Arts birthday set.  I used jump hooks (for bracelet making) on the tags.

The green ink was through Distress Ink Markers and an aqua brush.  The dog was colored with Copics.