Change it up Tuesday #19 - Player

I just wanted to give a thumbs up to Tegan at Swiftly Created for playing along once again on my "Change it up Tuesday" post. Her cards  - yes she did two - turned out so adorable. I love that little penguin! I may need to do an image swap with her to get a couple - HINT HINT Tegan!

You can check out her cards at this LINK and leave her a comment to tell her I sent you over! 

Thankful Thursday #18

For today's "Thankful Thursday" I am thankful for:

"A Good TV Show"

Brad and I don't get to watch to much television together. The kids usually get to watch what they want or it is off and we are doing other things or one of us likes a show and the other one doesn't - you know how it is. But every once in a while a show comes along that Brad and I decide to watch together. "How I met your Mother" is one of those shows. It meets the requirements of a funny adult show and it's just 30 minutes in length - a perfect combo to say the least.  We tape it and then the object is to find a time without the kids to watch it together. When those cards fall into place, we catch up with the "gang" and laugh hysterically. It's great and I am so thankful for the time with my wonderful hubby and a totally hillarious TV show. What are you watching together?

Feel free to leave a comment on what you are thankful for - I would love to know! Until next time, take a moment to think of something you are thankful for, then smile!

Purse Color Challenge Delayed!

I usually post my "Sister's Purse Color Challenge" on Wednesday, but I am having problems with the document where I store all the information so I decided just to show you a few of the cards I have made instead. I will resume the "Purse Challenge" next week - hopefully!

Here is the Thank You card we sent to all of Alexa's preschool friends who came to her birthday party at the gym. See this POST for all the fun they all had. I love how quickly you can get Thank You done using this stamp. We came home from the party and I cranked out 12 of these babies in about a half an hour! AMAZING! I colored the sprinkles and Alexa added the Robin Nest Dew Drops on the coordinating colors. She loves to add the little things to the cards. Then she and her dad filled them out and they were ready to deliver the next day.

You can find this "Birthday Thanks" card on SCS - HERE. 

Stamps: Simple Birthday Thanks

Paper: Whisper White and Real Red

Inks: Black StazOn, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Yo Yo Yellow, 

Gable Green, Eggplant Envy and Brilliant Blue

Accessories: Dew Drops and adhesive

Another card I wanted to share was this one I made for my nephew's 6th birthday. My SIL asked me to make an invite with a camping theme and this is what I came up with. I am extremely happy with how it turned out even though they took a while to make. 

You can find this "Max's Birthday Invite" card on SCS - HERE. 

Stamps: Under the Stars, Sock Monkey Accessories and Hugs and Wishes

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, 

Very Vanilla, Kraft and Watercolor paper

Inks: Timber Brown StazOn, Chocolate Chip, 

Close to Cocoa, and Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Coluzzle Circle Cutter, Brown String, Tan Pompom,

Dimensionals and adhesive

Hope you are having a great day and sorry about the delay in the challenge.

Change it up Tuesday #19

"Change it up Tuesday" resumes - did I hear celebratory cheers! For this installment I chose a very simple card I made for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge. It is one of my favorites and I thought I would see how it would look using different colors. Although now that I am posting it, I noticed that a couple of the colors are the same. OOPS! Let me know what you think.

My old card - "Simple Stems" details can be found on SCS HERE.

My "Change it up Tuesday" card - "Simple Stems - Take 2" details can be found on SCS HERE.

How to play: Take a card you previously created and only change the colors used. The layout and the stamped images should remain the same. Then leave me a comment where your cards are located or if you upload to SCS use keyword CIUT19 (Gallery HERE). For fun, I will pick from those commenting (with or without a card) on Monday (1/26) and I will send you my "Change it up Tuesday" creation. Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Look another Blog Award!

My blog buddy Rachel over at My Cardstock Creations has given me this very special award. I encourage you all to check out her blog. I love all the things she creates. She has so much talent! Right now, you can also check her out at All That Scraps (another one of my favorite places to visit). She is the guest designer for this month - I am so jealous! Way to go Rachel and keep up all the fantastic work!

The rules:

1. Post a link of the person who gave you this award.

2. Nominate 5 other people and give a link to their sites.

3. Let the people who you have nominated know.

4. Put the award on your blog.

So here are my 5 very talented nominations. Be sure to check them all out, as they are all very talented women who love what they do. Thank you all for being such an inspiration to me.

Julie at "Paper Pleasing Ideas"

Corrine at "Stamping with Roxy"

Ann at "Creative Antics"

Michele at "The Stamp Link"

Julie at "Julie Cameron's Studio"

A few Flood Swap Cards - Part 1

I joined a flood swap this year and have been swapping cards with about 30 wonderful and very  talented Stampin' Up Demos from all over. Every month 4 participants get their mail boxes flooded with gorgeous handmande cards and I am one of the lucky participants for this month. There was a saying on the back of one of the envelopes I received that I thought was so appropriate. It said: "When getting flooded is a good thing." I have loved every minute of this flood and I thank all the demos who have sent me cards so far. They are all FABULOUS and I hope you don't mind me sharing them. I will share the rest of the ones I receive at the end of the month. I hope you enjoy them as much as I am. 

From Denise - This was the first card I received. I was so excited and thought that this card was so amazing.

From Regina - I love this color combo and all the layering!

From Bonnie - another pink and chocolate color combo card. I wish I would of gotten this set before it went away.

From Jennifer - one of my favorite color and sets.

From Michael - This card is so bright and cheery. I love how simple it is. 

These are from Laura - I have been eyeing the Wild About You stamp set for some time and I finally purchased it after seeing this card. My husband thanks you so much Laura!

From Trinity - after seeing the brad on this, I might have to add it to my next order. So pretty!

From Jeannette - I am going to try this type of card. Thanks for the cute example!

I hope you enjoyed all the cards - I know I am! Thanks for stopping by.

Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #38

Today, although a bitter -7 ( yep that's a negative sign), there was tons of sunlight! So, I was able to get some good pictures of most of the things I have made over my hiatus from blogging. I wanted to get in on this weeks Color Inspiration over at Kristina Werner's Design Blog, so I hurriedly looked at the colors and went to creating. I went back after I completed my card only to find out that the distance between my computer and my craft room is just a little too far. I got one of the colors wrong - so back to my room to use the right colors. Here is how it turned out. Enjoy!

Details for my "Lots of Flowers" can be found HERE on SCS.

Stamps: Doodle This

Paper: Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White

Inks: Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink and Black StazOn

Accessories: White Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones, 

Dimensionals and adhesive

And for those of you who are curious about the first card I made. Here it is. The colors are so similar, but I just couldn't upload and submit to her challenge using the wrong colors. In a way, I kind of like this combo a little better - SORRY Kristina! If you can't tell - this one uses Rose Red instead of Ruby Red.

Details for my "Lots of Flowers #2" can be found HERE on SCS.

Stamps: Doodle This

Paper: Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White

Inks: Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink and Black StazOn

Accessories: White Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones, 

Dimensionals and adhesive

What's up with me?

I just can't seem to get into the groove of posting. It's not that I am not creating anything - I am, but I just can't seem to find the time or have the effort to post it. One of the main issues I am having is that I have been trying to get good photos of my creations, but with the yucky weather around here it seems to be an impossible feat. It has just depressed me, so I have ordered a photo tent to try out. Hopefully, as soon as it gets here I will get to posting everything in a more timely manner. So please bear with me as I am trying to overcome this terrible rut I am in.

I thought I would show you what I came up with and sent out for our Christmas card this year. 

So, what do ya think? I love how it turned out and how simple it was to make. It has to be one of my favorites that we have ever sent out. You can find this card on SCS - HERE.

Stamps: Snow Swirled

Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black and Whisper White

Inks: Black StazOn

Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones, 

Dimensionals and adhesive

It's brrrr cold!

So it's just not cold here, it's brrrr cold. I have been freezing all day and just can't seem to get warm at all. It's terrible, but I am so glad I don't live where Julie over at Paper Pleasing lives. Check out this post to see what I mean. I am so sorry Julie! I don't think I could survive in those temps - I would be heading south just like the birds!  Anyway, I made this card before the holidays and never got around to showing you all. Today's chilly weather made me remember.

Mr. Snowman can be found on SCS HERE. 

I didn't use any stamps on this one, just an assortment of punches and my gel pen. I did put glitter on the eyelids, you can't tell in this picture. Enjoy!!

Follower Winner #4

I know - WOW - it has really been a long time since my last post. I really enjoyed the holiday break, spending all the time with our families and having my hubby around almost the whole time. I was wonderful, but it has finally caught up with me. I am so far behind on so many projects. I was hoping to be back to blogging this week, but I think it will have to wait until I catch up a bit. I will have lots to show you when I am done - so bare with me.

In the meantime, it's time to reward one of "My Messages Followers". Around the first of each month I will pick a follower to receive a card that has been seen on my blog as a "Thank You" for tuning in. Be sure to sign up on the sidebar under "My Messages Followers" to have a chance to get your own. This months Message Follower spotlighted is:

Vicky over at OkieNurse's Paper & Ink Therapy

She just started her blog, so pop over and check it out. She has some cute things posted. Leave her a comment for support!

Thanks Vicky for tuning in and I will get your card out to you soon!