Live, Life, Loud

Happy Thursday!

2012-02-02T17:16:00.003-06:00

First of all I have my card for FYI this week. Love's Steph's inspiration photos! This month we are being sponsored by KennyK. Such fun images! Please join us and show us what you can do with this inspirational photo.

Then I wanted to play along over at Creative Scrapper's this week. Loved this sketch. This is my little great-nephew, Cason, enjoying himself at the Duck Pond with his family.Thanks for stopping by!

Sketabilities

2012-01-31T18:34:00.003-06:00

WOW look at all the fabulous layouts from the DT at Sketchabilities! Here's mine using some Core'dinations cardstock together with some pp. little Jillibean tags, prima flowers, Spellbinders die cuts, pink paisley letter stickers. Can't tell you how I love seeing these two together - they are the two that kind of stray off the beaten path - run to their own music and love each other with a very special love - uncle and niece in a put together his, mine and ours family that found each other and have a very special bond. Both can be apart for times but when the are together this is how they are!

Stop in and see what all the design team has in store for you!

Saturday and Unscripted Sketches

2012-01-28T06:00:00.000-06:00

Well here it is Saturday again and I'm gearing up to go back to work tomorrow. Got alot going on this week so it's going to be hit and miss here in the scrap room. Spent two days last week looking at houses and property in Grandbury, Glen Rose and Hico - pretty much coming to terms that we aren't going to be happy without building a new home. After I work like a dog to get this house all re-painted and all for selling I really don't want to start all over re-doing an older home again. We found a couple of lots on the river we like and may go back next week and pick one of them out. Everything we look at though just makes our place seem so much nicer. What can I say - we built our dream house and we live in a 3 acre park - what more could you ask for? (Family closer- yes, less house to clean - yes, but worth loosing this - not sure) The up side is we found a house plan that we both love and it alot smaller than what we have now.
Took both my guys to the Cardiologist today - Charlie came out with a clean slate. Jason (my son) who is only 19 has been found to have a conduction problem and is on medication now but it's still not controlling his hypertension so we are going to have some kidney testing done now.
But for Unscripted this week we have a new sketch for you. I racked my brain on this one but love how it came out. Used some Smooches stamps on this one.

Thanks for stopping by.

Catching up

2012-01-21T18:27:00.002-06:00

WOW my three days off is over and I LOVED every minute! Brandy came home Friday although haven't got to spend much time with her - she's too busy catching up with her friend's but still love that she's here!
Got a little scrapping in - although I still feel a little burn out after the rush for creating for CHA. Luckily Mindy loves most all of the stuff I worked on so sent off a nice little package the other day! Be sure and stop by the Core'dination's booth if you are lucky enough to get to go!
Here's a little of what I did during my time off. I loved the sketch at The Sweet Stop this week and combined it with the challenge at LOTV for a LOTV stamp and purple which is actually one of the colors I love to work with.

Here's a card I did for the Spark challenge at Smooc hes.
I combined the cloud with the cherry and then the base of the coffee mug to make this one together with some of the dotted collection from Core'dinations.
Then since Mindy had such a HUGE selection of cards and layouts to take to CHA there had to be some that just didn't make it - these were what I mad that didn't make the cut but wanted to share. First Black Magic - oh so totally love the black and yellow together!
Then some of the new dotted collection together with a stamp from There She Goes
then from Graphic 45 together with another stamp from There She Goes.

And then the last from the Pink Paisley collection and yet another stamp from There She GoesThank so much for stopping by!

Designed 2 Delight Blog Hop!

2012-01-20T06:00:00.001-06:00

Thanks for stopping by today! Designed 2 Delight is delighted to show off some of Faith's new images. Please stop over at the blogs from the rest of the Design Team to see more of what Faith has created.

1. Kathy
2. Debbie - you are here
3. Pat
4. Kim
5. Katie
6. Michelle P.
7. Peggy
8. Michelle H.
Thanks for joining us - there are sooo many cute images to pick from!

For your Inspiration

2012-01-19T06:00:00.001-06:00

How's your week going - just finished up two days in the unit - not bad this week! Here's some inspiration from For your Inspiration!
Please join us - I don't think I have ever been as challenged to create as I am from these sketches. I love working on this team. For my card I used some Core'dination's cardstock and some Smooches stamps - then a Martha Stewart flower. Please play with us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches and Sket chabiltiies

2012-01-15T07:19:00.003-06:00

Sorry to be late with this sketch from Unscripted Sketches this week but it's been a week! Last weekend we took Brandy down to Corpus to get settled into her apartment and get everything she needed. A very expensive Target trip went along with that but she's in an happy. Her friend is also down there so between them and us bringing along Jason and Preston a good time was had. Then Charlie had surgery on his other foot scheduled for Tuesday morning - had to get up at 3:30 to get there in time. Anyway it made for a long miserable and very scary day. They took him back about 7:30 and at about 8:30 I got a call from the operating room that he had crashed on the table and they had to push several emergency drugs before they could get his blood pressure and heart rate stabilized again. Needless to say they aborted the surgery and brought him back to recovery. We spent the rest of the majority of the day in there. It was about 1:30 or 2:00 before he looked at me and I knew he was clear again. I seriously believe they just gave him too much sedation too fast for his age. They said it was the same about as last surgery but being an ICU nurse I know it can also depend on how fast it's given at his age. Anyway we decided to leave him overnight for tele monitoring and then let him get a full cardiac workup before or if he decides to go back. It's not like it's a totally elective procedure - he either does it now so he can walk without pain or eventually they will still have to take him back and amputate his toes. But it's his call - he has to live with the pain. In the mean time I had to cancel the appt to get a crown fitting but so far the temp is holding and I go in Monday to get started on that. The last two days I've worked and I think someone targeted me into the assignment from H! I ran my tail off both days but have a couple off now.
Here's my card - used one of the new images from Designed 2 Delight for this one - know it's a "loose" interpretation but this is what I was inspired to do. Have been busy working on CHA projects for Core'dinations and will share once they have picked what they want to take.

Also this is my first week on the Design Team for Sketchabilitie s and I'm excited to share my first layout with you - this team is so inspiring! For this page I used some Core'dination's cardstock together with some Basic Grey papers and the beautiful girl is my own granddaughter, Madision.
Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday and Unscripted Sketches

2012-01-07T18:19:00.002-06:00

I know I'm late putting this up today but have a really good excuse! Took my baby girl, Brandy, down to Corpus Friday and just got home. She's starting Graduate School at Corpus A & M and we went down to get her settled in her new apartment. Had an expensive little run to Target to fill in the gaps but she's all set! She has three roommates - we only met one and weren't impressed - are hoping the others are an improvement but she has a good friend who's down there going to school with her for the same degree so they should be good AND who can be bad with the beach less than a 1/2 mile away - I'm SOOOOOOO jealous. Told her I'ld come stay with her - wash her clothes, etc if I could just be that close to the beach. Will NEVER be able to talk my dh into moving down there. Then this morning at orientation she won the big prize - $500 towards her tuition - how lucky was that!! OH and to top it off I broke a tooth so have a fang macerating my tongue - hoping I can get in quick to get it fixed.

Her's my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. Smooches stamps.

Thanks for stopping by - back to work tomorrow.

For your Inspiration

2012-01-05T05:06:00.002-06:00

Please join us over at FYI for another inspirational challenge. Here's my card with it. Have to run to work so will chat a little later!

Thanks for stopping by!

New Year's Eve!

2011-12-30T18:15:00.003-06:00

Happy New Years! I'm working so don't know that I'll be doing much celebrating - got the card for today and tomorrow and I'm sure we will be busy. But today I want to share a few things. First if you stop over at the Core'dination's blog you will see that we have a new color palette for January - I LOVE it! I found this sweet picture of my granddaughter and her boyfriend and had a great time. Then because I don't think I shared this page I had another page that I did for Core'dination's with my great-nephew, Brayden, during his Make A Wish visit with Santa. Such an adorable picture I couldn't wait to scrap it.

Then please come over and join us at Unscripted Sketches again this week for another sketch. I used some Echo Park on this one and a Smooches stamp.
Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a wonderful and safe New Year's!

Merry Christmas Eve and Unscripted!

2011-12-24T08:06:00.002-06:00

Well it's cold enough here to have the spirit of Christmas for sure! I'm going to enjoy the day as I'm working tomorrow. But that's ok - it's my first year back in STICU and I figured I would be drawing the short straws on holidays just didn't expect to get ALL of them. We will have a huge "family" dinner at work - hopefully it will be a quiet day but those are few and far between. I'm thankful for my wonderful family and really missing all the family Christmas's we have had in the past.
Today I have a card for Unscripted Sketches sketch. I used a Unity Stamp for this one - loose interpretation but this is what the sketch inspired in me.

Wishing everyone a blessed Merry Christmas - I'm still struggling to get out Christmas cards and since I made them I'm hoping the post office sends them on through even though they are a little bulky!

Core'dinations - My Favorite Things

2011-12-20T06:00:00.001-06:00

Well I'm up today at the Core'dinations blog to show off one of my favorite paper lines - the Graphic 45. I used a combination of their papers and the Core'dinations Graphic 45 papers for this one and also did a card. Stop over at the Core'dination's blog - there will be lots of give aways!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Monday!

2011-12-19T14:40:00.002-06:00

Hope you have a great start to your week. Brandy comes home from LA today - YEAH!!! Actually said she was ready to come home and was glad she moved back! SHOCK! Have a few things to share today and tomorrow I have some more of My Favorite Things with Core'dinations to share with you so come back and check them out.
First off since I made the Sketchabilities DT I just realized that they have a Cardabilities blog as well so went over to play along with their sketch this week as well. Haven't had a chance to do the layout yet but going to get to it as well.
I used some Echo Park paper here and a digital stamp (forgot whose) and a SRM sticker. Oh and just got the die cut from Die-namics for these little flowers!! Love them.

Next wanted to play along over at Less is More again this week - challenge was to use Music. This stamp was the only thing I had to go along with the theme so one more Christmas card. The stamp is a Rachelle Anne Miller from Paper Works Co., the cardstock is Glittersilk from Core'dinations.

Then this sketch caught my attention over at Once Upon a Sketch and I was inspired to made this page using the Jenni Bowlin Core'dination's Cardstock and these cute pictures of my grandkids.

Thanks for stopping by! Back to work tomorrow for two more days.

Saturday and Unscripted Sketches

2011-12-17T06:00:00.001-06:00

Well I'm working today so hope this comes up when it's supposed to. Here's my card for the Unscripted Sketches this week. Used some Smooches stamps and some Core'dination's cardstock for this one.

Then come over to see what the Design Team over at Core'dinations has in store for you for the next couple of weeks. We are bringing you "our favorite things". We have each picked some of our favorite lines of Core'dinations and done layouts and cards showing off what our favorite lines are. Today I have a layout using Pink Paisley cardstock and pp.

Thanks again for stopping by!

Thurday and For Your Inspiration

2011-12-15T06:00:00.000-06:00

Hope you are having a great week - this is my last day before going back to work. Brandy leaves this morning for a weekend in LA - going back to do a little dance and see her friends before leaving for school in January. I have loved having her home! Today I have a card for the new inspirational photo challenge over at FYI. PLEASE take time to go and check out what the rest of the design team has for you - they are FABULOUS cards! I'm amazed at being part of this DT - everyone is such a great inspiration!.

For my card I used some Core'dinations Glittlersilk and embossed it - then stamped with a LaBlanche stamp. The sentiment is from Smooches.

Thanks for stopping by and please join us with your inspiration from this photo!

Wednesday cards

2011-12-14T11:06:00.004-06:00

Well it's rainy and I can't get inspired to get anything done but play in here this week so here's a couple of more cards I made - into simple this week I think. Ran this morning in the mist - walked about 3 miles and then ran a couple or more home = sure I will pay for it but it felt ok at the time. Random brown lab tagged me just about a block from home and went along the entire time. VERY discouraging to be jogging along and look over and the dog is just walking fast.

First card is for the sketch over at CPS this week. Core'dination's Glittersilk collection on this one together with some Smooches stamps.

Then the next one is for the challenge over at Less is More. This time I used a favorite Christmas stamp I have from Penny Black - have you noticed how many adorable Snowmen stamps there are out now? The lettering stamps are from Smooches.Thanks for stopping by!

Announcement!

2011-12-13T11:19:00.002-06:00

New Design Team

Introducing our new Design Team for our next term

January1-March 30th 2012

we have 4 returning designers-and 15 new Design Team Members

Aki Linuma - Japan

Debbie Sherman-USA

Ginny Hughes-USA

Helen Tilbury-South Africa-returning

Debbie Standard-USA

Julie Comeau-Canada

Kim Kendell-Austrailia-returning

Kimberly Arledge-USA

Leah Cameron-Austrailia

Linda Eggleton-Austrailia

Marcia Dehn-Nix-USA

Marilyn Rivera-Puerto Rico

Nicole Doiron-Canada

Raissa Costa-Brazil

Nina Stenzel-Germany

Victoria Freze-Ukraine

Regina Castillo-Philippines-returning

Leila Cassimira-Brazil
Valerie Charlot-France-returning

Check it out - I made the team! So thrilled to be a part of this.

My Favorite Things!

2011-12-12T20:21:00.002-06:00

Design Team Favorite Things!

From now until Christmas Eve we are showcasing our Design Team’s Favorite cardstock. Each designer picked a few of their favorite lines and created some gorgeous projects for you showcasing why they love it so much.

Then, on that day, just by commenting on that post, you have the chance to win! AND some days we might be showcasing more than one line … like today!

Here is how it works:

1.) We post every day. The following day we pick a winner and then start over so keep coming back!

2.) You have all day and night to post. Yes, you heard me! You can win up until the next day when I pick a winner when I get up. We want our international fans to be able to win and they are normally sleeping now

3.) Want additional chances to win? Comment on Facebook and share the excitement on your blogs! If you share on your blog, come back here and link us up. Remember, you can do it every day for more chances to win!

4.) Please note: we will not be shipping to winners until the January due to the Holidays.

I'm a HUGE fan of the Amour line and Love working with it so here's what I have created for the show. First is the Core Amour Sable Collection.

Then this is with the Jenni Bowlin Red/Black collection - so much fun!
AND I have to say the Amour Onyx is my absolute favorite one.
AND this one just got published in the new Scrapbook Trends Family magazine.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by the Core'dinations blog as there will be some awesome prizes!

Monday and cards

2011-12-11T18:09:00.002-06:00

Well I'm back to work for a day today but have a couple of cards to share that I made today for a couple of sketch sites. The first one is for Sweet Sunday. For this I used one of the new digi's from Designed 2 Delight. I used some My Mind's Eye papers for this one as well.

Then I did the sketch over at Card Patterns. For this one I used some more of the Core'dination's Glitter Silk and some Smooch's stamps. Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday and

2011-12-10T08:35:00.002-06:00

Well it's the weekend again! LONG day yesterday in the ICU. Not my patient but brought in a young man from trauma and when I saw those parent's faces I couldn't help but feel a fist in my gut - my worst nightmare with my son being 19 and you known invincible! Or so they think! Then after a fairly quiet day I get the HUGE trauma that came in about 5:30 - blood dripping off the stretcher as they bring the patient up and massive transfusion and code drugs going non-stop until I got relieved at 7. Then it's sooo hard to walk away and say it's the end of my shift and someone else takes over. Didn't realize how exhausted I was until I got home BUT sad as it is that's EXACTLY why I came back to ICU. As a critical care nurse it's just those tense hectic - blood on the floor huge trauma - team working as one - life-saving work and skills that makes it all worthwhile. Unfortunately trauma exists and I love being a part of a team working to save a life.
Now for more pleasant matters - here's my card this week for Unscripted Sketches. I used some of the awesome Gemstone Core'dination's collection for this as well as some My Mind's Eye tags.
Please join us this week and enjoy your weekend!
I hope you had a chance to get by this week over at Core'dinations. We had a spectacular week showing off what the Design Team created for you with the teaming of Basic Grey and Core'dinations. Scroll back through my postings this week to see what I created.

More Core'dinations and Basic Grey!

2011-12-08T20:20:00.001-06:00

Here's a few more projects I have done with the Core'dination's and Basic Grey - please stop over at the Core'dinations blog to see all the other fabulous projects that the Design Team has prepared for this week. This first one are two of my girls, Brandy and Kim.

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday and Basic Grey/Core'dinations

2011-12-05T09:24:00.002-06:00

Good Monday Morning!

This is going to be a GREAT week. Core'dinations is kicking of December with BasicGrey!

If you haven’t heard, we have a BasicGrey Core Impressions line that we just LOVE! There are TWO Core Impression packs in this line that are fabulous. The Whimsy Collection is full of bright colors and whimsical patterns that match BasicGrey papers and embellishments. And the Ornate Collection has beautiful blues, greens and pinks that coordinate with BasicGrey papers and embellishments as well. You will be seeing both of these collections in action this week along with LOADS of BasicGrey goodies, too!

Each pack has FOUR embossed patterns in FIVE colors totaling 20 unique sheets and we sell certain sheets individually as well.

And you know it wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t have a giveaway! We are giving away one of EACH of our BasicGrey Core Impressions lines!!!

You have a few ways to win this week.

1.) Leave a comment here on the Core blog all week long! Leave a comment everyday for up to FIVE chances to win!

2.) Head over to our Facebook page for another chance to win!

3.) Make your way over the BasicGrey blog for additionial chances to win, too!

I had so much fun with this collection - got me inspired to do so long put off Christmas pages. The first two are of my great-nephews, Brayden and his little brother, Cason. The last is of my oldest daughter, Kim's, great kids.

Thanks for stopping by - check out the Core'dinations blog as well as the Basic Grey Blog this week for more inspiration. I still have a few more things to share with this collection this week.

Saturday and Unscripted Sketches and Designed 2 Delight

2011-12-03T06:00:00.000-06:00

This week over at Unscripted Sketches we have a really simple sketch going - please join us. I used some Core'dinations Gemstones collection for mine and some stickers from a My Mind's Christmas collection.

Then over at Designed 2 Delight this week we have a challenge going on to use glitter on our cards so I made this card using of Faith's cute images. Papers are My Mind's Eye.

Thanks for stopping by! Off to work this weekend - be back Monday!

Friday card

2011-12-02T13:30:00.002-06:00

I did this for the Color Q challenge this week. I've had this stamp forever and never used it yet but it worked for this.
Thanks for stopping by. Back to work tomorrow - trying to motivate myself to get in here and finish painting the hall. It's a yucky drizzly day here.

Happy Thursday!

2011-12-01T08:57:00.003-06:00

LOVE love love when I get three days off! Hate the cold though - talking myself out the door in the morning to work out is HARD! Usually end up doing it at the end of the day BUT I'm going this morning! Here's my page for the Inspirational Photo over at For Your Inspiration for the next two weeks. Something said layout to me on this one so that's where I went with it. This is my granddaughter, Madison. Cardstock is Core'dinations - Vintage and Black Magic collections.

The next is for the color challenge over at Core'dinations for November. Thought this one would stump me - I'm just a COLOR person but love how it came out. My grandson, Matthew, here - took some pictures from Kim's photos and are re-cycling them. Again - all Core'dinations cardstock here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Core'dinations and Tim Holtz Kraft

2011-11-30T08:13:00.002-06:00

Getting Nostalgic…

Tim Holtz, Tim Holtz & Ranger Adirondack Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Collection, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress collection

Today I 'm here to show you a page I did with the Tim Holtz Kraft-Core y from the Nostalgic Kraft-Core cardstock.

Have you heard about the give-a-way here?

HURRY HURRY and sign up now. This give-a-way won’t last forever so don’t hesitate!

These papers are just amazing to work with - a little sanding and you get this awesome Kraft core showing through - I was really proud of myself for picking out the purple and LOVING how it sanded. There's every color you want to work with too. The beautiful girl is my daughter, Brandy. Her shirt inspired the purple and her gorgeous blue eyes inspired the blue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday and Unscripted Sketches

2011-11-26T05:39:00.000-06:00

Hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday. I worked up in the ICU on Thanksgiving day as we traditionally celebrate on Friday for the ease of our family getting here but was busy working away with trauma when I get a call from my sister that my mother had been in a car wreck. As she's 84 now this was scary (especially knowing how poorly this age patient does in t he ICU). Luckily she wasn't hurt too badly - mostly bruised and shaken up but it totaled her car so know she was hit pretty hard - young girl didn't see the light probably texting and hit her and another car. Hospital trip and full scan but luckily nothing broken. Today we had a full house full of family and lots of good food. Fabulous weather so a wonderful day.

Here's my card for the Unscripted Sketches sketch this week. Going a little summery but this stamp called to me and so did these papers!
The stamp is from There She Goes. Love it!

Thanks for stopping by - I hope to be more productive next week but have a three day stretch at work to live through first!

Unscripted Sketch

2011-11-20T07:12:00.002-06:00

Sorry I'm late with this post but here's my card for the sketch this week over at Unscripted Sketches. There's a double challenge to use no patterned paper - well for me that's easy - just pulled out some Core'dination's cardstock. Hope you enjoy it - please stop over at the Unscripted Blog and see what all the other designers have to show you and join in with us this week. Hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving - don't know about you but we will have a houseful all week long. I work Thanksgiving day but we have our family dinner on Friday anyway so it all works out.
Thanks for stopping by!

Thurday and For Your Inspiration

2011-11-16T19:57:00.002-06:00

Three days off - fabulous! BUT right off the bat my internet wasn't working - so first off to Best Buy to get another router - no go - wouldn't work. I knew I was probably at the end of my DSL box but called and sure enough - had to take it in and get a new one and NOW I'm back in service! SO in the meantime I finished painting all the baseboards and doors in my bathroom - tomorrow I go get paint for my hall and then next week decorating for Xmas! Got a huge houseful coming for Thanksgiving and can't wait - want to have all the lights up for the kids.
Today I have this card for the inspirational photo over at For Your Inspiration. I'm having so much fun with these photos - every month I struggle with what should I do but usually love how it comes out. Please stop in and join us and see all the rest of the DT's cards - they are truly my inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tim Holtz and Core'dinations

2011-11-14T21:13:00.003-06:00

How about a little show of what Tim Holtz has come out with with his Kraft Core - it's just amazing to work with! Here's a page I did of my daughter, Brandy, and am so proud of myself that I went with the purple! Please join us over at the Core'dinations blog to see more work from the Design team with this fabulous cardstock! Everything here is from Tim Holtz - embossing folders, grungeboard and inks!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, Core'dinations and Pink Paisley

2011-11-14T06:00:00.001-06:00

Today is the first day of the Pink Paisley and Core'dination's Design Team reveal. Please join us all week not only at the Core'dination's blog but on Facebook as well to see all the fabulous projects that the Design Team has prepared using all these fabulous products. I have three layouts here and LOVE not only their papers but the Coredination's cardstock that goes with them.
I'm excited - finished painting my bathroom - just have to do the baseboards and doors and I'll be done in there. Lots more to do (we have lived here 12 years and just time for a facelift!) but another day another project.

The adorable subject of the first one is my granddaughter, Madison.

These are the two sisters Madison and Makenna enjoying some giggles.
And this is my great-nephew, Brayden, enjoying at day at the park - just had to use these fish somehow so did some fancy cutting.Thanks for stopping by and please be sure to check the Core'dination's blog daily for more of the Design Team fabulous work!

Saturday is FINALLY here!

2011-11-12T06:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Saturday - the last two days at work really kicked my butt - I'm T I R E D! So glad there's a weekend here. Hoping to get my bathroom painted but will see how much ump I have. Got a little to show you but come back next week because Core'dinations has a big celebration to show off our new line of Pink Paisley cardstock and their fabulous papers! I have had so much fun with this line!

Here's my card for the sketch this week at Unscripted Sketches - there's so many ways to use this sketch - I love it! I used some Bo Bunny for this one.

Then here's a couple of cards I did with Faith's images over at Designed 2 Delight. - please stop in and see what fabulous work the rest of the DT has for you.Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Saturday once again

2011-11-05T08:19:00.003-05:00

Today I have a card for you from the Unscripted Sketches. Got my new Paper Smooches stamps in and wanted to play with these "guy" images. Please join us this week and play along - simple sketch and loads of ways to make it your own!

I'm running low - they have me on for two - 12's on - two off - thinking for sure the three off in between is going to be what it takes to keep me going. BUT I got my first full check back in the ICU and liking it - a little more money for 10 hours less work a week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thurday and For Your Inspiration

2011-11-03T06:00:00.001-05:00

Thursday and another inspirational photo from For Your Inspiration. This month we are sponsored by Paper Pretties and I picked this adorable elephant - my granddaughter's favorite since she was a baby! Please join us and create a project or card or layout from the inspiration in this photo - we can't wait to see your creations! I've used some Core'dination's Black Magic cardstock for this card.

Monday and Core'dinations! Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T06:00:00.002-05:00

Monday! Worked the weekend so this is my day off!!! Today Core'dinations is bringing you a week of fabulous work from our Design Team featuring Graphic 45. Core and Graphic 45 teamed up with some fabulous Core'dinations cardstock. I have three cards and a couple of layouts for you showing off some of both their products and Core'dination's cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by!

Friday cards

2011-10-28T12:10:00.002-05:00

Couple of cards for you today before I head back to work tomorrow. Success yesterday - drove Brandy down to Corpus to look for her a place to live when she starts back on her Master's in January and found a really nice new and clean and affordable apartment right down from A & M across from the beach. It's a four bedroom unit - she gets her own bedroom and bath and then shares the common room and kitchen with the others - washer and dryer, has a gym, pool, locked gates, etc. Her only demand was she was rooming ONLY with boys - doesn't want any girl drama!
Today I have a card for the sketch at Card Patterns which week. Used a Unity Stamp with some Core'dinations cardstock for this one - Jenni Bowlin line.

Then here's another card I did with the new stamps sets I got from There She Goes - such pretty flower stamps! Older sketch from Taylored Expressions. My Mind's Eye papers.

Thanks for stopping by!

October Color Challenge at Core'dinations!

2011-10-26T20:42:00.007-05:00

Check out the color challenge this month at Core'dinations - the Design Team has totally ROCKed this!!! We were challenge to do decorative designs with this color challenge but I couldn't resist making this card as well as the bag with the flowers!

For this I used some flowers I learned to make over at Heidi Van Lear's blog as a well as some of the new Petaloo flowers that use Core colors and a cute image from Designed 2 Delight. Have to give credit to Heidi Van Lear for the flower tutorial for the loopy flowers. The rest are from Petaloo and Cuttlebug die cuts. My bats and tombstone are from images off the web.
Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday Cards

2011-10-23T17:45:00.002-05:00

Wow two days isn't as good as three off - but will go back tomorrow for two more! Had a great weekend - went to lunch with Charlie and Brandy yesterday and then today went to the gym (killed me), tore wallpaper off the bathroom and then went and walked. The wallpaper in the shower and toilet stall actually peeled off - well like 75% of it did - I was doing the happy dance for sure! Almost done and then ready to texture and paint. Hopefully the last wallpaper project I have to do - then it's just painting and cleaning out.
Today I have a couple of cards - got some new stamps from There She Goes Stamps and love them. Couldn't wait to use some. Pulled out some old Dream Street papers and made these. The first one is for the sketch over at The Sweet Stop.

The second card is for the sketch at Sketch Saturday. Again another stamp set from There She Goes Stamps.

I have a couple of more on my desk but haven't finished them yet. thanks for stopping by.

Saturday and Unscripted Sketches

2011-10-22T08:23:00.002-05:00

Getting back in the groove of the ICU again - managing now to pretty well keep up with two patients (which wasn't really the problem) and the charting (which WAS the BIG problem!) My preceptor for the day is working on her Master's program and was wondering how long we can prolong this preceptorship - she might be able to get all her homework done! I'm hoping they give me another week or so until I've taken a few new admits and such. The charting is what kills me.
Here's my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. Core'dinations Cardstock and Smooches stamps.

Thanks for stopping by

For Your Inspiration

2011-10-20T06:00:00.000-05:00

It's time again for another inspirational photo to challenge you with - cards, layouts, whatever this photo inspires you to create. I made my card with only cardstock this week - again using Core'dinations. The sentiment is a Smooches stamp. Please stop over at For Your Inspiration to see what the rest of the Design Team has in store for you and please join us with your inspiration.

As always thanks for stopping by - please scroll down and check out what's going on over at the Core'dinations blog this week - some exciting creations from the Design Team.

Core - Petaloo and May Arts Week!

2011-10-17T18:26:00.003-05:00

Welcome to the May Arts and Petaloo Week

We are so excited to be sharing this week of May Arts, Petaloo AND Core’dinations with you!

THREE awesome companies have come together to inspire you. And our teams have been working hard to create some festive projects for you, too. It’s all about the Holidays. From Halloween to Thanksgiving and even Christmas…you will see festive projects to get those creative juices flowing

and hopefully give

you some ideas for this time of year.

And of course…there are give-a-ways!!! All three companies will

giving away tons and tons of goodies this week so

make sure you

head over to the Petaloo Blog and May Arts Blog for details and inspirational projects. Don’t forget about Facebook! Join us on our Facebook page here, the May Arts and Petaloo pages, too, for additional chances to win. Make sure you tel

l them we sent you!

Did you know that Core’dinations and Petaloo have a color matching program? We sure do! We did all the hard work so that you can easily match your favo

rite Core Colors with favorite Petaloo flowers. How easy is

that???

First of all I have a layout using these fabulous ribbons and flowers! I felt my amore felt a little neglected so I pulled it out for this one. LOVE this ribbon guys it's awesome! The flowers perfectly match all the Core papers.

Thanks for stopping by - enjoy your week looking at all the fabulous projects from the Core Design Team!

Saturday and Unscripted sketches

2011-10-15T06:00:00.000-05:00

Well had my first two days back in the ICU Monday and Tuesday and it was trial by fire! Day one - open OR in my room - patient too sick to go to the OR. Day two we coded him all morning. BUT I love being back - love working with old friends again and especially love the two one three off schedule. I had forgotten how wonderful it was to have days off during the week - going to the shopping mall and not having to hurry to beat the traffic! A W E S O M E! This week my project was to clean out my closet and after eight bags of clothes headed their way to the Good Will store I can see bottom. Still have some books to go through but mostly done! I'm off to work this weekend - two days then three more off.
Here's my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. The additional challenge is to use material on your card. I had some burlap that worked well. The pattern paper is from Echo Park - love this collection.

Then here's a card I did for my step-daughter for her birthday next week with some Smooches stamps - I never have enough time to play with them and I'm on their monthy plan so am accumulating alot of them.

Thanks for stopping by - have been doing some layouts but they are for Core'dinations so you will need to keep your eye out for some of the upcoming product presentations the Design Team has been getting ready for you.

Saturday

2011-10-08T14:36:00.003-05:00

WOW has been a busy Saturday already - Brandy woke me up and drug me along with her to her Gym which is HUGE! Worked out - got home around 10 - got dressed went to grocery store (lOVE going when it's busy and my husband gets frustrated because he can't get down the isles - lol) then came home and have been getting ready to go a wedding this afternoon - friend at work is getting married. Yesterday I went and bought not one but two new dresses and shoes for this - first time in YEARS I have bought a dress. But I'm set and ready to go now so I will finally post my Saturday cards that should have been up at 6 am!
First off is my card for For Your Inspiration this week. We were sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps - aren't they cute!!!

Then I have my card for Unscripted Sketches this week as well. Here I used an old Noel Mignon kit together with a C. C. Stamp I hadn't used before to make a little Halloween Card!

Check it out - Glue Arts and Core'dinations

2011-10-06T09:43:00.008-05:00

This week is the blog hop with Core'dinations and Glue Arts - be sure to check out what all the other Design Team has put together for you. Here's a layout and a couple of cards I did using their products and Core'dination's cardstock.

I used the sketch from over at Sketchabilities for this pageThanks for stopping by.

Wednesday cards

2011-10-05T18:31:00.004-05:00

This week is just flying by and I HATE that - my last week off. Monday I'm back to the ICU- will have to re-orient for a little while since I haven't done beside nursing for almost 8-9 years now. I know What to do just don't imagine I have much time management going for me and I don't know where anything is or how to play with all the new toys. BUT I had such a HUGE to - do list and I'm nowhere near done. Got my dining room painted, my bathroom wall paper stripped - then spackled for texture and then painted and the trim painted. Today I tackled my bedroom - it's BIG - give you a hint - it's going to take 4 gallons of paint although one of those is because I had a wall sage and now I'm painting it off white so two coats there and then one for the ceiling. Then will need to trim it to. BUT I've had these cards done and wanted to share.
First off is the card I made for Card Patterns this week. I've combined some Basic Grey with Core'dinations cardstock and added a SRM sticker.

The next card is for The Sweet Stop sketch this week. For this I used one of Faith's new stamps by Whipper Snapper Designs - isn't it cute! Echo Park papers and the sentiment by Smooches stamps.

Then this last card is a card I did for Designed 2 Delight - probably out this week using one of Faith's digital stamps. Again Echo Park Papers.
Thanks for stopping by - I'm hoping I can move tomorrow - doesn't feel too hopeful right now. I've lost 5 pounds these last few weeks staying home working at home. Must be good for me!

Tuesday

2011-10-04T12:42:00.004-05:00

WOW never thought time could fly by so fast but this is my last week of three off and I can't tell you how bad I hate to see it end - but it shouldn't be quite as bad only working two off three and back again. Will see. First I was in Houston watching Brandy dance at Monster's of Hip Hop - WOW LA taught her alot - she rocked! Enjoyed it and got to see a couple of girls she danced with during HS who came - both now married. Couldn't fix this on my phone but my Saturday post didn't post so here's my card for Unscripted Sketches.
Used some Echo Park for this one together with a new stamp I just got from Whipper Snapper Designs. - Oh my word they are adorable stamps! D2D's Faith has some coming out too but they didn't have any of hers in yet at Archievers but I found this one called Yin and Yang!

Then yesterday I was doing some work for Core'dinations and still had these pictures I printed out so did this sketch from Creative Scrappers. More of the Echo Park - not usually my thing to use the stickers but they were just right for this one. The cutie is Cason - my little great-nephew.
Thanks for stopping by! Off to decide on my next project to work on around here and see if I can finish up one more before going back to work.

Friday posting!

2011-09-30T16:39:00.004-05:00

Wow this week has just flown by. Off tonight to Houston - going to go to the Monsters of Hip Hop convention and watch Brandy show her stuff! She wasn't going to have me come but then had second thoughts about having to get up at someone's house and getting to the hotel in time to get out there and decided that maybe it would be easier to have Mom come foot the hotel bill. Oh well can't wait to see her dance again!.
Today I finished painting my bathroom after striping the wall paper and texturing it with spackling - really like how it turned out but not sure I love the color - a very light turquoise is what I was going for but this looks a little more green to me. BUT it's done - just need to redo the trim and I'm finished in there - on to the next project - either more painting or more wall paper stripping -going to have to work myself into that one!
Here's a couple of cards I finally got picture of - first one is for Taylored Expressions. I used a new Inakinkado stamp and some My Mind's Eye papers.

Here's my card for the Sketch Saturday this week - used more of the My Mind's Eye papers but another one of the adorable inkadinkado stamps I just got.

Thanks for stopping by - hope you enjoyed this weeks Core'dinations and Spellbinder's Blog Hop - it was so much fun!

Thursday and more Core'dinations and Spellbinders

2011-09-29T06:00:00.000-05:00

This is a week long display of the Design Team projects done using the Spellbinders plates and cutting tools. Such fun dies to work with!
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Wednesday cards

2011-09-28T17:16:00.002-05:00

Well didn't get these posted on Monday with the Core'dinations and Spellbinder's Blog hop going on so will post today. BUT be sure to check back tomorrow as I have another card to show you using Spellbinders and Core'dinations. Charlie and I took a road trip starting yesterday - just overnight. Drove up and around several lakes near Comanche, and a little west of there - found nothing we liked. Either the lakes were manned by Core of Engineers or there just wasn't anything interesting there we pretty much ruled that area out. Next is up again heading up the 281 highway towards Arlington and Eastland. We may have to settle for property not on the water - my priority is trees and as pretty as the place I have right now which is going to be darn hard to beat. We built our dream home here 12 years ago and still love it just as much as when we built it.
Here's my card for the sketch from The Sweet Stop this week. Got some new stamps that I could hardly wait to use from Sylvia Ze5t for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I used some Bo Bunny papers for this one.

Then for the sketch over at Sweet Sunday. For this I used another one of their stamps together with My Mind's Eye papers.

Thanks for stopping by and please come back tomorrow for the Core'dination's Blog Hop.

Tuesday with Spellbinders and Core'dinations Blog Hop

2011-09-27T06:00:00.001-05:00

This is a week long display of the Design Team projects done using the Spellbinders plates and cutting tools. Such fun dies to work with!
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Welcome to the Core'dinations and Spellbinders Blog swap!!! Are you ready for a week long blog swap filled with loads of inspiration? Well, you came to the right place. Spellbinders and Core'dinations have teamed up and created gorgeous projects just for you. But...a blog swap wouldn't be the same without give-a-ways, right?

Core’dinations will be giving away FOUR paper packs in total!!!

Here is how you can win:
1. Visit the Core’dinations blog and leave a comment every day, Monday the 26th through Friday the 30th. We will give away two packs to TWO lucky winners.
2. Like us on Facebook and comment to win a paper pack.
3. Visit the Core’dinations Designer’s blogs and leave a comment. We will be linking them up on the Core’dinations blog throughout the week and will choose one random designer’s blog to pick a winner.

Make sure you visit the Spellbinders blog for more details on how to win some of their awesome dies.

For this card I used one of the Spellbinders Impressibilities plates. I have a Cuttlebug so for me I put a few sheets of cardstock down first - then the white plate, then plate A, the Spellbinders plate with the sharp side up, my cardstock with the right side up, the rubber sheet, then the B plate. I run it through my machine a couple of times and then take it out and embossed the cardstock. Then I also used one of the Nestibilities die cuts and put it over the lace doily to put my sentiment on.

Then here's a page I did using the diamond shaped die cuts - I used both core cardstock and some of the new Tim Holtz kraft core for the shapes.

Thanks for stopping by. Here's the links to Spellbinders:
Website: http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Home.aspx
Blog: http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog.aspx
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Spellbinders

Spellbinders And Core'dinations Blog Hop

2011-09-26T07:00:00.001-05:00

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Welcome to the Core'dinations and Spellbinders Blog swap!!! Are you ready for a week long blog swap filled with loads of inspiration? Well, you came to the right place. Spellbinders and Core'dinations have teamed up and created gorgeous projects just for you. But...a blog swap wouldn't be the same without give-a-ways, right?

Core’dinations will be giving away FOUR paper packs in total!!!

Here is how you can win:
1. Visit the Core’dinations blog and leave a comment every day, Monday the 26th through Friday the 30th. We will give away two packs to TWO lucky winners.
2. Like us on Facebook and comment to win a paper pack.
3. Visit the Core’dinations Designer’s blogs and leave a comment. We will be linking them up on the Core’dinations blog throughout the week and will choose one random designer’s blog to pick a winner.
You can also find all the other Design Team blog links in my right side bar.

Make sure you visit the Spellbinders blog for more details on how to win some of their awesome dies.

Insert your project here and whatever details you can give them about how you created it...the more the better.
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Here are the links for Spellbinders to make things easy for you! Please check back here as I'll be posting more cards I've done for this blog hop through out the week.

Website: http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Home.aspx
Blog: http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog.aspx
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Spellbinders

Saturday and Unscripted sketches

2011-09-23T20:21:00.003-05:00

Well I have to tell you this vacation at home is just about the most wonderful thing I've ever done! Makes me dream of retirement! In 6 days I have finished painting and packing up all but the minimum in my dining room - then stripped the wallpaper in my hall bath. Plus had lunch with my hubby one day, lunch with a friend today and even a little shopping in one day. AND I'm scrapping. Tomorrow I'm going to Austin to go to lunch with my mother and my sister and stop by Archievers and another little scrap shop I found up there. Will have more to share tomorrow and please check it out next week at Core'dnations where the Design Team has totally ROCKED Spellbinders. Some fabulous projects and pages and cards to show you.

In the mean time here's my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. Used My Mind's Eye papers and this adorable stamp from Smooches.

Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Wednesday D2D blog hop winner

2011-09-21T07:38:00.002-05:00

The random lucky number winner of my blog for the Designed 2 Delight Blog hop is Terri ! Faith will send you a gift certificate to the D2D store to pick out an image of your choice. Congrats!

Happy Tuesday

2011-09-20T17:07:00.004-05:00

Day two of my three weeks off - hope the rest will be this productive. Finished painting my dining room - everything has been cleaned out of there but the bare minimum. I am SORE!! I've been working out or walking every day for a week and then going up and down both the 6 foot ladder and the 9 foot or 12 foot (?) one and I know I'm going to be a friend with Motrin in the morning! Trying to pack up this house and get ready to try to put it on the market. Time to downsize! It's tough! Especially since we have been here for 12-13 years now and seem to have accumulated a ton while the kids were growing up. Tomorrow off on a drive to Fredericksburg for the day.
Have a couple of cards I did that I forgot to post with the Blog Hop going to D2D. But here they are.

Ok first of the sketch from CPS. Needed a card for my grandson. Ok missed the ribbon on the sketch but liked how it came out. Core'dinations cardstock and some new stamps from Stampendous.
Next is the card I did for Card Patterns this week. Pulled out the Christmas paper from My Mind's Eye and a stamp from Paper Works for this one.
Next is the card I did for the sketch over at The Sweet Stop this week. This is some Echo Park here together with a stamp I've had for a long time from American Art - love the sentiment.
Then I did this page for the color challenge at Color Combo Galore - not really happy with it but used some Core'dinations together with a sheet of My Mind's Eye. The little cutie is my great-nephew, Cason.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to play some more this week but I'm focusing on getting some work done around here too. If I come in here I could literally spend every single day all day for the entire three week. Course I would have to put out a stand by the street and sell cards because there wouldn't be any room for them here!

Designed 2 Delight Blog Hop!

2011-09-19T06:36:00.004-05:00

Please join us today over at Designed 2 Delight for a blog hop to show off Faith's new stamps from Whipper Snapper Images as well as some new digi papers. Please be sure an comment on everyone's blog because there will be give-aways along the way and for one lucky final winner.
The first card is using one of her new images and the second card is using not only one of her images but her digital papers as well. Please enjoy yourself today and hop around to see almost all of her new adorable stamps. Can't tell you how hard it was to just select a few - there were so many that were just too cute to pass up. I'll be making a trip to one of the store carrying them so I can get my own!

From my blog you will go over to Kris's blog. If you get lost anywhere along the way here's the link back to Faith's main post at Designed 2 Delight and you can find your way again!

Happy Saturday

2011-09-16T18:28:00.002-05:00

Ok well today was my last day as a Case Manager for Trauma - shiff shiff. I hate to leave there - really hate leaving a few of the people I've worked with through out the years but it had just gotten to the point that I didn't enjoy it because of a few. SO I'm off to another adventure and moving back where I came from in the ICU. I'm taking three glorious weeks off and then starting on a reduced schedule in the ICU. I've always loved trauma and feel like it's up to make to make a difference no matter where I'm at. I'm just going to take that attitude and hide the tears and move on!
TODAY I have a couple of cards to show you. First off is my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. Once I pulled out this Core Couture I couldn't stop - LOVE the look of it embossed! Go check out all the other great card the rest of the Design Team has prepared for you and play along with us this week!

Next I have my card for For Your Inspiration this time. Love this fabulous photo and since I was already tuned into the Core Couture I went with more of it together with the sponsors image from Sweet & Sassy that was just gorgeous

Next I have a couple of card I have done for Designed 2 Delight recently with Faith's fabulous digitals. Aren't these awesome for Fall?Thanks for stopping by - working on some layouts but have a class all day tomorrow - ugh!

Sunday Posting

2011-09-11T17:41:00.003-05:00

Wow the weekend went way too fast! But got alot done. We had some boys (family) down here from Arlington wanting to "float" the river. LOL we tried to tell them there wasn't much water at all in the river but they were determined! Boys! Got here about midnight Friday night and didn't want to wake us (although we were waiting for them!) and so slept in their car until Charlie went out to get the paper - then climbed into bed and slept until about 1:30 when we woke them up to lead them over to Gruene (since there's still SOME water there). Brandy, Charlie and I ate lunch and then found that the boys had decided it was too expensive over there and had come back here to try by the house. So they got "wet" - no float really to it but they had fun. Came home about 7-8 went to sleep yet AGAIN and got up this morning around 9 and headed home - had a ball! Let's see out of about 36 hours here they slept about 24.
Headed into my last week as a Trauma Case Manager - will then have three glorious weeks off and then start back in STICU.
Here's my scrap work for the weekend although I did get several more cards done for the D2D blog - trying to get ahead which seems impossibly lately. First off is the sketch from Sketch Saturday this week - inspired me to use this D2D image and pulled out an old Noel Mignon kit to try to use up all the papers which I seem to only make a small dent in.

Next is my card for Card Patterns this week - I'm not impressed at how it turned out. The Cardstock is Core'dinations - tag from a Noel Mignon kit and stamps from Smooches.

The next sketch is the one over at CPS this week. I used some My Mind's Eye papers for this one together with this cute litte snowman from Unity Stamps. The sentiment is a Smooches stamp.

Next up is the sketch from Taylored Expressions this week. Used a Unity Stamp on this Echo Park papers for this one.

Last I have a page I made for the color challenge over at Color Combo Galore this week. Here I went almost all the way with the Core'dinations Cardstock - My Mind's Eye collection plus a little My Mind's Eye papers. The cuties are my little great-nieces, Katy and Hailey.
Thanks for stopping by! Your sweet words make my day!

Saturday and Unscripted sketches

2011-09-10T07:48:00.003-05:00

One more week at my current job - then three glorious weeks off then I start back to the STICU. Although I realized I have a re-certification class the very next day (Sat) and then a doctor's appt on Monday. Oh well still can't wait for the time off. Off for a morning walk in this nice cool air!
Here's my card for the Unscripted Sketch and challenge this week. The challenge portion of this was to put numbers on your card - we all seems to lean towards the Birthday Cards with this. Please stop by Unscripted Sketches to see all the other great inspiration the Design Team has for you and play along with us this week.
My paper are some from Bo Bunny.

Monday posting

2011-09-05T17:50:00.002-05:00

Took today off and enjoyed it! I painted the ceiling in my dining room - probably my least favorite part of painting. I don't know who got more paint splatters me or the floor. Doesn't matter how hard you try to cover everything up when you paint the ceiling there's paint everywhere. BUT it's done! Then my hubby went to Arlington, kids went with friends and I treated myself to lunch alone and a lot of scrappy time.!
First I have a card for the sketch at The Sweet Stop. Used everything but the stamp from a Noel kit (probably two years old now) and then a Smooches stamp.

The next card is for the sketch over at CPS. Echo part papers and Smooches stamps.

Then for the sketch over at Card Patterns I started off following the sketch and realize now I never added the little bling in the top right hand corner. Oh well. Papers from My Mind's Eye and stamp is a digital from Designed 2 Delight.

The last card is for the sketch over at Random Acts of Creativity by Chupa. Love this sketch. Pulled out some old Crate Paper for this one.

Thanks for stopping by - back to work tomorrow.

Saturday - YEAH!

2011-09-03T07:46:00.004-05:00

Another week flew by and here I am again for a LONG weekend. Going to Austin today to meet my best friends for their birthday. The one who moved to Austin a couple of years ago is celebrating her 60th birthday. Can't wait! Today I have quite a lot to share for a Saturday morning but had several things in waiting to be posted on blogs first. First off is my card this week for Unscripted Sketches. Thought immediately of what I wanted to do when I saw this sketch. The stamp is one I picked up at Michael's from Hero Arts and papers are Basic Grey. Please come play along with us this week and stop by and see what the rest of the Design Team has created.

Next I have a card and a layout to share with you from this month's color challenge over at Core'dinations. You have to check out both the blog and facebook to see all the fabulous creations this team has put together. Some very talented ladies I work with and of course a fabulous product! The cutie is my grandson, Matthew.

Next is a card that I did with last week's image over at Designed 2 Delight. Found these TCP Studio papers perfect for the theme.
Last I made this last night with the color combo this week over at Color Combo Galore. Wasn't sure of it at first and then I remembered these photos I had of Madison, my granddaughter, that were taken by Traci Hernandez with T.H. Photography. Awesome photo work! Course she had a beautiful subject to work with ( just grandma pride there - this is my own little miracle as I delivered her in the front yard 14 years ago now!). I used the sketch over at Sketch@bilities.blogspot.com
Thanks for stopping by! More tomorrow I hope!

Thursday Posting

2011-09-01T18:29:00.002-05:00

How about some Thursday cards! This is the first day of the new challenge photo over at For Your Inspiration. Drop on by the site - the team has once again outdone themselves with their cards. And for the first time we have a sponsor, Sweet and Sassy Stamps. I've used the butterfly set with sentiment on mine with some Basic Grey papers and a Unity Stamp.

The for the sketch this week over at Random Acts of Creativity, Chupa has another beautiful sketch to go for. For this I used some of the Echo Park paper collection and have no idea where I got this image.
Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday Sharing

2011-08-28T17:32:00.004-05:00

WOW Sunday already and the weekend's already over. Hate to see it end. There's just so much scraping I could be doing if it wasn't for W O R "K! Oh well pays the bills I guess. Here's a few cards and a page I did this weekend. There were so many fund sketches this week and I just got my latest monthly shipment of Smooches Stamps to play with. First up I have my card for the CPS sketch this week. I know mine's a very loose interpretation but wanted to play with the stamps! Papers are Echo Park - stamps Smooches

Next up is my card for the Card Patterns sketch this week. Again I have used Echo Park papers and some Smooches stamps.
Then the next sketch is the one from The Sweet Stop. I used some TCP Studios papers here and a Mo Digital image for this Back to School card.
Then lastly I have a layout I did for the Color challenge at Color Combo Galore this week. I can't follow directions well obviously -my title isn't in caps and didn't use a transparency but managed the rest of the instructions. Got sidetracted by the page and then I liked how it went so kept going. This is my little great-nephew, Cason, playing at the pool. All papers are from Core'dinations, used a Spellbinders and a Cheery Lynn embossing plate, Cuttlebug folders and Core Impressions for this page - then sanded and distressed.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Saturday!

2011-08-27T06:05:00.000-05:00

Well it's been a busy long week. Took off Thursday and drove up to Eastland and walked the 6.67 acres we are buying from my middle daughter, Kristi, which is right next to Kim (my oldest daughter) and her family. CANNOT wait until I can move up there - scrap heaven for me and Kim! We walked the property and decided where we wanted to build, talked to a banker, the closing office and went to see the electrical company but being a small town found the sign on the door - out to lunch - be back at _____. Too funny. Anyway today was stressful. I quit the job at the hospital that I have been doing for the last 8 years and am going back to the ICU on a reduced schedule. I committed to two 12 s then three days off and back again. We will see how it works - it will give me more time at home and less time on the road so I can get this house ready to sell. Hard to do anything when you only get the weekend off an then I want to relax and scrap!
Today I have my card for the sketch at Unscripted Sketches this week. Please drop on over to the blog and check out what the team has to show you - they rocked this challenge.

This is totally Core'dinations Cardstock - used some of the White Wash collection and scored it and then sanded to create my sketch lines. Then I embossed and sanded a Cuttlebug tag and used some Basic Grey Rub-ons on it and in the bottom left corner. I added a ribbon and flowers (prima).

Thanks for stopping by - hope to work on some more things this weekend.

Sunday Sharing!

2011-08-21T16:58:00.003-05:00

WOW I hate how the weekend just flies by - want them to last longer but it was a productive scrappy weekend for me. We went Saturday to the mall (what a ZOO!) and got Jason some new tennis shoes and a hat. Decided he would just order jeans on line because it was so crowded. Then had lunch with him which was nice. Hard to get a 19 year old boy to sit and talk to you.
Today I have some cards and a page to share and then I need to go scrub the bathroom floor - UGH!
First off is my card for Card Patterns this week. Loved this sketch. Pulled out some My Mind's Eye papers and a digital stamp from Designed 2 Delight together with a stamp from Nina Bracket at the Craft's Meow.

Next is my card for the sketch at CPS this week. I used some of Core'dinations awesome Gemstones collection and then a new stamp I picked up from Inkadinkado. The butterfly stick on buttons are from Jenni Bowlin.
The next card is for the sketch at The Sweet Stop. I used one of the Mo Digital stamps on this and some Echo Park papers. The rubon is a Pink Paisley one.

Did this challenge for the sketch over at Sketchy Thursdays this week. Everything here is from a Noel Mignon kit. Wasn't sure I knew how to do a page with pattern paper only -I go for Core'dinations as a rule but was determined to do one totally from the kit. My niece, Tara, and her little one, Cason, just having some fun at the pool.
Then I did this sketch challenge over at Once Upon a Sketch. Brandy's home from LA to get her Master's and we are so enjoying her being here. Here she was all dressed up to go out so I managed to get her to let me take a couple of pictures. I love her gorgeous curls (from the straight haired mother!) The papers are from the new Core Impressions line done with My Mind's Eye - papers are from a Noel Mignon kit and alot of them are from My Mind's Eye as well.
Then here's a couple of cards I did for a rush submission request from Cardmakers - I'm happy to say they did pick up one of the ones I made but these were the rejects. Totally done with Core'dinations cardstock.Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Saturday!

2011-08-20T11:47:00.004-05:00

WOW didn't think Saturday was ever going to get here! Long week but productive at work. Since I've been so busy last month my posting has been a little slim. I have a friend at work who follows my blog, loves Core'dinations and said I'm not posting enough inspiration for her. So today is for you Suzanne!
First off I have my card for For Your Inspiration - please join us. This is probably the most challenging blog I've found and I find it really challenges me each and every time to create a card from a photo but the cards I've made for this I love more than any I have made. Who knew? Please stop over at FYI and see what the rest of the Design Team has to show you - we have an awesome team! For my card I started with a stamp from Fancy Pants to made the background, then I stamped the sentiment with the trees with a Unity Stamp using two different color inks. The background is a piece of Core'dinations cardstock embossed and sanded and then I added a Martha Stewart flower and this fabulous ribbon I found in a little LSS in Austin.

Next up is my card for the sketch challenge at Unscripted Sketches. The added challenge is to use buttons. I used one of Nina Bracket's (from The Craft's Meow) stamps (gorgeous isn't it!) and My Mind's Eye papers.
Next is a page I did last night for the Color Challenge over at Color Combo Galore. I love these color challenge - what a perfect way to use Core'dinations. Normally I never use any patterned paper at all but I just got in a New Noel Mignon kit and pulled out some of her old kits (which I stock) and decided this would be a meeting of the minds. Starting off with some of the new Core Impressions for my background - this particular page is from the Pink Paisley Collection - the straight piece behind the photo is from the Basic Grey Collection and the rest of the page is from different Noel Mignon kits. The adorable little girl is my great-niece, Hailey. Photo was taken at her Nana's (my sister) house while she was sitting on the porch enjoying some ice cream and her cousin.
Next if you have been checking out the Core'dinations Blog you will see we have paired up with Paper Truck to show you how well these papers work together. Here are two pages I did using some of their papers and Core'dinations Cardstock. The first one is my niece's little boy, Cason and the second one is Cason's older brother, Brayden, and his little friend. I know you have heard me talk about this brave little miracle boy with his multiple heart surgeries. My sister told me my cousin said - How can you look at Brayden and not believe in God? Perfect - he's drawn our family even closer and is our inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by! (How's this Suzanne?)

Sunday Sharing

2011-08-14T16:10:00.003-05:00

Went to an Airlife Trauma course yesterday so feel like my weekend is shot. LONG day but great conference. I have a hard time going to any CEU conferences that don't interest me so I'm very select. I only have a page to share today - didn't get much done except keep up with the laundry and me. This is for the color challenge over at Color Combo's Galore - always love their challenges. Core'dinarionas Impressions here. My daugher came home the end of May for a week and we took her and her friend and my son and his friend to the coast for a weekend - so much fun. Course I'm a total beach nut and put me by the water - give me some sun and a book and yeah I'm good!

Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday posting

2011-08-12T20:45:00.003-05:00

WOW Happy Saturday to you! Hope yours will be better than mine - lol! I have an ALL day conference to attend so won't be getting to do any scrapping today and will probably be dragging for the next week. BUT I wanted to post and share what I did for this week. First off is a card I did for the DT challenge over at Designed 2 Delight this week to create a pink and black card with a Designed 2 Delight image. Of course I used some Core'dinations cardstock for this one and one of Faith's cute new images.

Next off is my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. Had to flip this one around some to work for me but had fun with it. Used some Echo Park on this one and one of my new Nina Bracket stamps from the Craft's Meow.

Finally this is my page for the monthly color challenge over at Core'dinations this month. All Core here and my adorable little great -niece, Katy.
Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday Cards

2011-08-07T18:17:00.006-05:00

Weekends just fly by too quick - never enough time to get everything done. I did make a little time for scrapping though and got a few cards done - actually got a couple of pages done as well but can't show them yet - are for the Core'dinations blog later this month. BUT did you see the month long color challenge over at Core'dinations? This is the color inspiration this month. The design team has rocked it so far with several different takes on the same colors. Check the boards regularly to see all the different things the team has come up with off the same inspirational photo.

Then I found this sketch over at Sketch Saturday this week and since I had just got in my new Nina Bracket stamps from the The Craft's Meow I couldn't wait to play with them. The happy birthday stamp is from Paper Smooches. The papers are Echo Park.

The next sketch I went after was over at CPS this week. I also recently got in some new stamps from Paper Smooches and loved these little elephants! Also my granddaughter's favorite animal (she has them ALL over her room). Papers once again are Echo Park. Kin and I ran into a new LSS in Austin and they had several paper sets of Echo Park which we promptly snatched up!

The last card is for the sketch over at Card Patterns - always dear to my heart - loved working on this team! The cardstock is all Core'dinations and the stamp is one of Nina Brackets again.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week.

Sorry I'm late!

2011-08-06T15:59:00.006-05:00

WOW another week has flown by and it's just so busy - never enough time to stop and smell the roses! Here's some work I have been doing. First of all a card for the For your Inspiration photo this week. I used some Nina Bracket stamps and some My Mind's Eye papers. Please stop and check out what our amazing Design Team has done with this inspiration photo.

Then I have this card for my sketch over at Unscripted Sketches this week. I used some new papers I got from Echo Park.

Then I have a couple of card from digital images from Designed 2 Delight - love Faith's cute images - you can join us and get a free image every week just by playing along.

Monday posting - CPS

2011-08-01T18:25:00.002-05:00

Unfortunately most of what I got done today I can't post - catching up on DT commitments and some washing. Have to get ready to go back to work tomorrow although I have enjoyed my day. Here's my card for CPS this week. Played with some Echo Park I picked up this weekend on a lucky look for the gas station and found a scrapbook store! The stamps are my new stamps from Paper Smooches.

Thanks for looking!

Monday

2011-08-01T08:05:00.003-05:00

Been a long weekend - sorry to be posting to late for Saturday's challenge. Here's my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. I really am not sure where I got this digital - it was recently but for the life of me I can't remember - papers are Echo Park.

Then here's my card for this week over at Designed 2 Delight - the challenge is to use a Designed 2 Delight image with buttons. Papers are My Mind's Eye.
Then I have some pictures to share of the family from the funeral. My ex-Father-in-Law died last week (my two older girl's grandfather). He was very special to them. We were so disappointed in the funeral. The focus of the entire funeral was on second wife - girl's were hardly mentioned and their father who died five years ago wasn't even mentioned as part of his family. Very distressful to find out the secret life he held while they lived in awe of their grandfather. And after having held inheritance over their head their whole lives he left everything to wife #2. Not that they expected it or wanted it - they just wanted to know that they were important to him as his only granddaughters. Here are a few pictures from the wedding. I have alway remained very close to all these people even though I was divorced from the family when the girls were small. I even talked to their grandfather on his birthday in June. We were able to bring everyone together to my house on Friday so had a great visit.

These are my three girls together.

These are all the grand childred (mine) plus little Lynlee who was in heaven all weekend with all the kids to play with.
And these are Kim and her kids - all growing up way too fast for me!

Thanks for stopping by.

Saturday again!

2011-07-23T07:18:00.003-05:00

WOW another LONG week - trauma is on the rise this summer and then you add in that it's July (new interns and each resident moves up to a new and more stressful position). On top of that my Father in Law (from my first marriage but my only father in law) died on Wed. He had been beating the clock with his heart for a year or two but fell in the bathroom - on Coumadin- and died of a massive head bleed.I will miss him dearly. Funeral is next Thursday. My middle daughter and her family should be here from Georgia about Wed. Then we all leave again for Fort Worth for my husband's birthday party on Friday.
This week over at Unscripted Sketches this sketch inspired me to tackle a page with it. I like never do a layout with a card sketch but that's where this one led me. Everything is Core'dinations - love this background paper - Cosmo Cricket collection.

Then over at For Your Inspiration Steph has this beautiful photo for inspiration. Here's my interpretation of it.

I have tons to get done this week and hoping to find time to do it all.

Sunday and CPS

2011-07-17T18:05:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone how was your weekend. Took Charlie to his aunt's 85th birthday party at her church up in Cleburne - 4 hours away AGAIN!. Not really more than a couple of people under about 70 and that was way on the youngest side of things. TALK--- OMG-- I was tired of listening - anything and everything. BUT she's one heck of lady - still fiesty as she can be and enjoys living. Loved staying overnight with her - she's a creative genius in her little house - it's just adorable. I made this card for the CPS sketch this week - some Core'indations and a stamp I got up at Kim's - grr can't remember which one -w ill have to check.

Thanks for stopping by - picking up Brandy from the airport tomorrow - YEAH!!! Hope to get back to scrapping by the end of the week - at least this weekend there is no traveling. I'm exhausted!

Saturday and Unscripted Sketches

2011-07-16T06:00:00.000-05:00

This week over at Unscripted Sketches we have this awesome sketch. Unfortunately I read things wrong and this was to be a piggyback challenge to make this a Christmas card as well. Seeing as how my month has been a long drive every weekend and work all week as well as keeping up with hubby still on crutches I haven't had time to make another card. So here's mine with Basic Grey papers and some prima flowers. This is also our annual month long celebration of Christmas in July - each day we have something special for you so be sure and stop by.

OH and guess what??? There's some more new releases up on the Core'dinations blog. This week we have some new papers to show - The Spotted Tillie Dot. How yum does it get!!! Together with the new Tim Holtz Kraft Core I think I'm going to be in Cardstock heaven!

Thanks for stopping by - hoping to get a little time to scrap Sunday night but not holding my breath - maybe next weekend!

Random Acts of Creativity

2011-07-14T19:01:00.004-05:00

Here's an adorable image from Designed 2 Delight that I have used for Chupa's sketch this week over at Random Acts of Creativity. Cardstock is Core'dinations - papers are Echo Park.

Our little Brayden came home from the hospital yesterday - such a trooper! We are so blessed with him. AND Brandy is flying home Monday evening -cannot wait to see her and so glad to have her back from California even if it's just for a few years!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday!

2011-07-11T18:19:00.004-05:00

Well it's been a long week plus - got Charlie to Fort Worth to the dentist last week - took him to the doctor today PLUS spent about 2-3 hours at the college trying to get Jason straighted out with his classes. Once - just ONCE I would love a "me" weekend. BUT we also just got fabulous news that little Brayden made it through his heart cath - got two stents and is doing well. They will keep him intubated overnight just to keep him still but then he should be home in a couple of days. They said this should last him 5- 10 years - MAN I hope so. This little trouper has been through some major ordeals and he's only 4 years old - three open heart procedures and several heart caths. But he's happy - loves life and keeps our hearts overflowing that he's here!
First off I have a card for the Card Patterns this week. Love this stamp by Paper Works and just never find enough chances to use it. The papers are from Jillibean.

Then over at Core'dinations this month we have started a color challenge. Look at these yummy colors. LOVED working with this. Here's my page with my granddaughter, Madison (r) and her friend.
And if that's not all one of the new releases and sneaks has been announced. We (Core'dinations) has teamed up once again with Tim Holtz for some fabulous papers. AND drum-roll - they have 24 gorgeous colors with a KRAFT!!! base. Could life be sweeter! Here's a layout from Tim Holtz showing off some of the new patterns that are coming out. Check out the Core'dinations blog for more exciting details and more of the DT's layouts and cards using the July color challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday Sharing

2011-07-10T13:46:00.005-05:00

I had to take my husband to Fort Worth for a dental appointment on Thursday and spent Thursday and Friday at my daughter Kim's - always fun when we get a little time to scrap together. I enjoy playing with her toys and she has as much fun with mine. One of these days we will be close enough to share but for now we enjoy when we can. I got three cards knocked out and she got a couple and didn't seem like we were back there any time at all. Looked over the property next to her that my second daughter owns and that we are going to buy and looked for a house site - found a perfect one! Course I'm about ready to chew nails driving my hubby around - he's a control freak with the car and everyone but him is incompetent behind the wheel. Course he drives us insane as well as he's getting older and drives like a snail.

Since I was out of town I'm just now getting to do my post for Unscripted Sketches for this week - here's the sketch and my take. Used some Jillibean papers together with some of my new Smooches stamps on this one.

Next I have my card for CPS this week - a little stretch on the sketch but this is where I went with it. Core'dinations papers and a stamp set I pulled from Kim's stash from My Favorite Things.
LOVE the color palette this week over at Color Combo Galore. Right up there on my favorites with lots of bright color. I had the perfect photos just sitting here on my desk. My sister had just sent these to me of her granddaughter's, Hailey and Katy, taken a couple of years ago at Christmas. Of course all Core'dinations papers here together with some Martha Stewart and Prima flowers.

Hope to get to some more today and tomorrow but will see. Please keep my little great-nephew, Brayden, in your prayers - he has another heart cath tomorrow. One brave little guy - four years old and three open heart procedures as well as several other procedures. We pray this will be the last for awhile - he needs a chance to just be a little boy!

For Your Inspiration

2011-07-07T06:00:00.001-05:00

Here's the inspiration from Steph over at For Your Inspiration for the next two weeks. Please check out all the amazing cards the Design Team has created from this inspirational photo. I used some White Wash Core'dination's cardstock and them the plan cardstock to create my card. The stamp is a Smooches stamp.

It's the Fourth of July!

2011-07-04T06:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Fourth of July to all of you! I'm working unfortunately and am also charge from 3-7 up in ICU so will be a long day for me. I have a couple of Core'dinations card for the Fourth to post. The first one is using a Designed 2 Delight digital stamp and the second one is as well.

Thanks for stopping by - have a Happy and safe 4th everyone!

Sunday Cards

2011-07-03T17:38:00.003-05:00

WOW already Sunday - with Charlie still on crutches it seems like I work all week and then work all weekend!!!!! AND we will be gone for three out of the next four weekends going back and forth to Fort Worth - which I will have to drive for all of them. But it can't be helped so I guess it's suck it up and get it done.
BUT I have sneaked some time for a few cards today. The first one is for the Sketch over st The Sweet Stop. I used some Bo Bunny for this together with this week's free image from Designed 2 Delight.

Then here's my card for Card Patterns this week. I used a Unity Stamp, some My Mind's Eye and some flower soft for this one.
The next card is for Chupa's sketch this week - at Random Acts of Creativity. I used some My Mind's Eye for this and a Recollections stamp.

The last card for today is for the sketch challenge at CPS this week. I pulled out some Jillibean papers and some Core'dinations Cardstock together with some Smooches stamps.

As always thanks for stopping by - your comments make my day!

Saturday Sharing

2011-07-02T07:22:00.004-05:00

Unscripted Sketches is having a month long fun filled "Christmas In July"! Please stop by and see all the wonderful things we have in store for you. First off we have this sketch for the week. I just got my new Smooches stamps and couldn't wait to play so I made this card with the sketch. Used some GCD papers with it.

Then over at Color Combo Galore last week they had this color combo together with a Design Team call and I made this page using some Noel Mignon kit papers as well as some cardstock from Core'dinations. The subject is my adorable granddaughter, Madison, playing for the camera. The little monthly card deal (red) on the right is one of the new Jenni Bowlin line that you can sand down and is only 6"X4". Congrats to all the Design Team Members! Thanks for stopping by - hope to get to get some scrapping done this weekend. I have to take my hubby to Fort Worth three weekends this month so I'm going to be more than busy.

The Sweet Stop

2011-06-28T19:03:00.003-05:00

What do you know - only Tuesday and I'm posting again! Here's a card I got done last night for The Sweet Stop. The papers are from My Mind's Eye - love this line and the image is from Designed 2 Delight!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday Sharing

2011-06-26T18:02:00.004-05:00

Ok how about some cards! Finished a couple of layouts - put my hat in for the Color Combo Galore DT call - and will keep my fingers crossed. Then did one for Core'dinations that should be out this week. Then several DT cards (not showing yet) and then it was time to play! Oh also tackled clean sheets on all the beds, laundry up and ironed and bathrooms cleaned- PLUS since Charlie is still in the WC I cooked dinner (uGH!)
First off is the sketch for Card Patterns - love this sketch! The little pelican is from Paper Smooches - the papers are Basic Grey

The next is my card for CPS this week - decided to try some white on white again and splash it with pink! LOL I do have a mess (this is why I don't make many white cards or wear much white - I can't keep it clean) but it covered up nicely with my stamp! The cardstock is Core'dinations of course and the stamps are from Paper Smooches.

Next and last for today for Random Acts of Creativity. Decided I would do some more plain Core'dination's cardstock and then added some Prima Flowers and a SRM sticker.

Thanks for stopping by - I'm so glad to have my computer back running. Now if I could just make Monday stay away for another week!

Happy Saturday!

2011-06-24T17:46:00.005-05:00

Well I'm BACK!!! My computer virus is dead and I'm back enjoying all the benefits of being connected again! The old dinosaur kept me on line but I didn't have access to anything I have here. SOOO I have lots to share. First of all I have my card for the sketch over at Unscripted Sketches this week. Come over and see all the fabulous cards and layouts that the team has to share this week. I used Basic Grey for this one.

Next I was asked by Core'dinations to do a special project for Jenni Bowlin. DUH!!!! Well yeah of course I will! They sent me all kinds of wonderful goodies to work with so these cards and layouts just came together so easy. This is one of my favorite new lines of papers this year. First layout is my adorable little great-niece, Katy who just happened to be wearing a shirt with cherries on it - PERFECT for this paper! The next is my little great-nephews, Brayden and Cason, taking picture after picture for that perfect shot! The last layout is my grandson, Mitchell, at his baseball game this spring.

So moving on to some more Core'dinations delight I have a page I did on me. Yeah right I NEVER do pages on me mostly because I take horrible pictures and I'm always the cameraman! But I got the girls to take some down on the beach this May and decided I would use one of them. One of my favorite sheets of Core'dinations papers - the Cosmo Cricket line together with a sheet from the new My Mind's Eye line and then some white wash in there as wellThanks so much for stopping by - hope to have more cards and pages for you tomorrow. I've got all kinds of images I'm anxious to use from Designed 2 Delight - I just couldn't get them printed out without this computer and my printer!

Sunday Sharing

2011-06-19T14:01:00.005-05:00

Happy Father's Day to all you Father's. Mine died the day I started HS and I still miss him so much. Would have loved to have experienced so many things with him and know he would have made such a wonderful Grandfather to my children and grandchildren. Sad that they never got to know what a wonderful person he was.
Cannot tell you how difficult this has been to post. My computer got a virus and is dead at the moment so I'm on an OLD (2003) that is SO slow! Had to reload the digital program on here and re-take pictures and then get them up here. Fun. First of all here's my card for the current challenge over at For Your Inspiration. Used just my Core'dination's Cardstock on this one - embossed and sanded and layered.

Next is a layout using the Color Inspiration at Color Combo Galore this week. Challenge was to stamp on your photo - challenging yes because stamps are it - no digital on this dinosaur! Cardstock is all some of the new stock from Core'dinations - My Mind's Eye, Teresa Collins. I also used some Prima Flowers and Jenni Bowlin tags.

Next is my card for Card Patterns this week. This is a stamp I got from a Noel Mignon kit quite awhile ago and finally decided to use. I used it with some of the new Glitter Silk papers from Core'dinations and a Smooches stamp.
Next is my card for the sketch at CPS this week. I pulled out some Bo Bunny for this one. The stamp is from Smooches.

Ok had to come back and add one more. This is the sketch over at Random Acts of Creativity that Chupa has for us this week. For this I used some of the Core'dinations Gemstones collection - love the way it sands - just a touch darker! Then added some ribbon and a Prima butterfly and a SRM sticker.

Thanks for stopping by - hope to be up and running soon but not holding my breath. May have to cope with this dinosaur for awhile. UGGGH!

Saturday Cards

2011-06-11T06:00:00.002-05:00

Wow - long week - new boss - just stressful getting into a new groove. We were horribly busy this week and our mid-level provider for our team is out this week for "G-Ma Camp". Bless her heart - every summer she takes all her grandkids for a week - they go places, do things and thanks to me now they scrap their memories in little books to take home!
This week first off is the card sketch from Unscripted Sketches.
Papers are from TCP Studios and Cardstock is Core'dinations. Glue is from Helmar.

The next card is a card I did for Designed 2 Delight for last week's freebie image. Again some Basic Grey papers and Copic markers. Love this summery image.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sunday Sharing!

2011-06-05T16:12:00.004-05:00

Well after a weekend of doing all the cooking, grocery shopping, fetching, cleaning, etc. I'm ready for my hubby to be back on his feet. The wheelchair and crutches seem like a major pain in the butt! He's doing pretty good - no pain anyway but it's really hard for him to navigate without some assistance. He's learning though. BUT in the mean time I'm totally worn out! But being home-bound does have the advantage that I can scrap. Today I have several things to share - the first is the page I did for The Color Combo Galore this week. Went out of my box here - flipped my Core'dinations paper over and stamped and colored and made my own pp. Then I used some White Wash, scored it and then sanded it. The balloons - didn't have a stamp so downloaded some coloring book page balloons and made them digital. Worked!

Next is my card for the Sketch Saturday card sketch this week. I used a Wee Stamps image for this one and some Pebbles papers.
The next card is for Card Patterns. Used a digital image from Faith at Designed 2 Delight and some My Mind's Eye papers.
Then the last card is for CPS this week - used some Jillibean Soup papers and a digital stamp from Sweet and Sassy stamps.
Thanks for stopping by - wish me luck for getting through until Charlie can bear weight on this thing again!

Unscripted Sketches

2011-06-04T07:19:00.003-05:00

Well here's Saturday again - my favorite day of the week! Getting ready to go out for a run before it gets hot. Got my husband home yesterday. They had some major work reconstructing his foot. He had a big toe that shot across the others - fixing it required several hours of surgery, cutting and reattaching tendons and skin and pinning his toe in place BUT it's straight. We had crutches and a wheelchair delivered yesterday - he's not supposed to put weight on it for several weeks. BUT hard headed as he is he won't stay still and keep it elevated to my nursing desires and it bled quite abit under the bandages yesterday. NOW as an ICU nurse it's just killing me to keep my hands off and not strip down the huge bandaged foot and redress it. The instructions when he went home clearly state - do NOT do this so. So I'm going to sit on my hands until Monday and I can call the office. Then I'll take it down - otherwise he's really going to stink in a few days.
On to more pleasant things - here's my card for the Unscripted Sketches this week. I used Core'dinations papers, some Kim Hughes stamps and some Flower Soft.

Thanks for stopping by - working on a page for the Color Combo Galore this week. Please stop in at Core'dinations and join us for a month long challenge with a great Core'dinations give-away for the winner. Also would love to have you join us over at For Your Inspiration for the newest photo inspiration challenge. The Design Team rocked this one for sure! And as always Designed 2 Delight has a wonderful new image freebie for the first of the month.

Core'dinations!

2011-06-02T19:22:00.002-05:00

Core'dinations posted a JUNE Challenge today! Via the Core blog:

For this challenge there are a few things you must do:

1) JOURNAL

2.) Use Core’dinations Cardstock (it must be a visible component of the layout).

3.) Link your project to THIS blog post or post it on our Facebook page. Make sure you "like" us, too!

4.) Show off a cool Core technique and we will throw in an additional chance to win!

Here's a page I did with journaling and I also used three different core techniques. Join us

And what are you in the running to win? Why, FABULOUS Core'dinations product of course! Enter, enter, enter!

For your Inspiration

2011-06-02T06:00:00.000-05:00

Today I have my card for you for the challenge over at For Your Inspiration. This is the new photo to give you inspiration. Have loved seeing everyone's interpretation of the inspirational photo that Steph had two weeks ago. Please play along with us this time. I used some Core'dinations Cardstock - embossed it with a Tim Holtz folder and sanded it. Then this digital image from Designed 2 Delight is just one of my favorites and felt it was perfect to capture the water and the colors from the photo.

Thanks for stopping by - my hubby has surgery tomorrow to fix one of his miserably deformed feet - hoping it all goes well.

Random Acts of Creativity

2011-05-31T18:18:00.002-05:00

Here's my card for the sketch over at Random Acts of Creativity this week. I pulled out some Basic Grey for this one and a stamp I haven't used in awhile from Elizabeth Bell. I used a SRM sticker for my sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by. Stop in tomorrow for the new challenge from For Your Inspiration.

Sunday Cards

2011-05-29T16:00:00.002-05:00

It's been awhile since I've had a day I could just make some cards from the sketches I like - usually I'm just trying to get ahead with my DT work. Brandy left yesterday to go back to LA - she was thrilled that it was 50 degrees when she got off the plane. Obviously we have different thermometers because I LOVE the heat!
Well here's for some cards. The first one is for the CPS sketch this week. Used some of the New Jenni Bowlin 6 X 6 packs of papers I got in the mail from Core'dinations this week - couldn't wait to play! The image is from Sweet and Sassy I believe. Oops now that I have it up here missed those three little dots in the sketch. But I like it as is. The sentiment is a Smooches stamp which I just can't get enough of.

The next card is for the sketch over at The Sweet Stop this week. For this I used a Mo Digital image and some Jillibean Soup papers and again same Smooches stamp. (Need some birthday cards soon - we have HUGE family!)

The next card is for the sketch over at Taylored Expressions this week. I pulled out some papers I bought the other week from My Little Yellow Bicycle. They were just what I needed.

Then the last card I have today or the last card I have to share today is for Card Patterns. I love this sketch and decided to try a white on white card. This is REALLY hard for me - one because I'm a huge color nut and second it's a challenge to finish it without getting it dirty. The stamp is from Unity. The cardstock Core'dinations.

Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday

2011-05-28T18:14:00.004-05:00

Sorry I'm late - Brandy left today to go back to LA - snif snif! We took her and her friend to lunch and then my husband took her to the airport - really hate it that she's ready to go back now. Keep hoping she will be ready to come home closer to family again but not thinking it's going to happen anytime soon.
First off I have my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. Used some Core'dinations papers together with some papers from a Noel Mignon kit.

Then I did this card for the challenge image over at Designed to Delight - the yellow flowers are the freebie this week. Combined them with some older images for this card. All papers are from a Noel Mignon kit - cardstock is from Core'dinations.Then I did this page for the Color Combo over at Color Combo Galore this week. Used some of the Core'dination's Jillibean line for this one and the adorable subjects are Kim's twins, Matthew and Makenna.

Thanks for stopping by.

Tuesday posting

2011-05-24T18:07:00.002-05:00

Well today is my oldest daughter, Kim Moreno's birthday! My two younger girls (14 years apart though) are Thursday -yes May is a VERY popular month for birthday's in our family. My sister's SIL is the same day as Kristi and Brandy too.
Today Brandy and I went to the outlet mall to find her a couple of things for her birthday and then had lunch together. Fun day for her! Love getting to spend more time with her.
Today I wanted to show the page I did for Color Combo Galore this week. This is the color scheme and here's my page. I used some Black Magic for the background, used a score it tool to frame in pink, then used a piece of White Wash with the pink backing - embossed it and sanded to show the core. Used some Prima flowers, a Pebbles chipboard and some American Crafts letter stickers. Of course the adorable subject is my beautiful granddaughter, Madison, who will be 14 in just a short time. EEEKs need to make her a card!!!

Then for this weeks sketch over at CPS I used some Core'dinations cardstock - embossed it and used it with some Stella Rose papers and a Smooches stamp and sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by - hope to do a couple more this week but will see how time permits.

Saturday Morning

2011-05-21T05:00:00.000-05:00

Well posting this early and hoping it comes up on time. We are down on the beach now. Brandy came home on Thursday and will be here for week so are spending the weekend at Corpus with her and her friends and my son and a couple of his friends. Not but sleep I'm sure but fun non the less. BUT I have alot to show today.
First of all is my card for Unscripted Sketches. I have to say this card stumped me and I almost passed but then the light bulb came on and I come up with this. VERY loose interpretation but I love how it came out. The stamp is by Unity and the cardstock is Core'dinations. Papers from Echo Park. The sketch came with another challenge to use metal. My little hat as a metal brad on top.

Then this week we are showing off the new line of Teresa Collins Core'dinations papers - are these not fabulous! There's a pink (for girls) and a blue( for boys). Was thrilled to see about three of the layouts the design team (including me!) did for this show were picked up immediately for publication so you will have to wait to see the other one I did. This first one is my little great-niece, Hailey on her "princess" birthday this year.
The next one is my little great-nephew, Brayden, such a trooper and such a cutie. This happy smiling face has in 4 short years been through three open heart procedures and other numerous lesser procedures and is still smart, happy and a total joy!
Then I have a card I made as well. Love pink and black together! Please check over at the Core'dinations blog for more inspiration from our Design Team.

Then I also have a couple of cards to share with you that I created for Designed to Delight with Faith's adorable images. The first is Garden Kayla and the second Skater Boy.Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful weekend..

For your Inpiration

2011-05-19T06:00:00.000-05:00

Brandy comes home tomorrow!!!!!! Yeah! Can't wait - haven't seen my baby girl since December and after being joined at the hip for 20 years it's a long time apart! We are leaving Friday morning for a few days at the beach. Of course this involved taking her and two girls and my son and two friends so full house!
Please come join us over at For Your Inspiration for the semi-monthly challenge. This photo is awesome inspiration for color lovers like me. I immediately thought of rainbows although it seems that most of the other design team members thought of balloons.Please welcome some new members to our Design Team - their inspiration is awesome! And when I thought of rainbows I also thought of this cute Unity stamp I have with the little girl in the raincoat. The papers of course are all Core'dinations - I embossed the background and cut the rainbow. Sentiment is on an October Afternoon tag.

Thanks for stopping by. Stop by tomorrow to catch some of the pages I've done with the new Tersa Collins Core'dinations papers or check out the blog for inspiration from all the Design team.

Sunday Cards

2011-05-15T18:39:00.002-05:00

It's been awhile since I got to just play with sketches but took time this weekend to do it. Had a wonderful leisurely birthday lunch with my hubby on Friday, Saturday went to the company picnic and today I painted the baseboards, trim and doors in my bathroom - it's DONE! Moving on to the next item on the list. Getting this place ready to put on the market.
But today I have cards to share - all papers are from Noel Mignon kits except Core'dinations Cardstock. The first card is for the CPS sketch this week and I used a new stamp I just got. Going to have to get back with you on who made it. I'm blank.

The next card is for the sketch over at Sweet Sunday. I saw this image on a card this weekend and had to have it - it's from Wee Stamps.

I made many more but all for DT 's and not ready to share quite yet. Thanks for stopping by!

Saturday Morning!

2011-05-14T07:04:00.002-05:00

Hope everyone had a great week. Took yesterday off for my birthday - all the kids called which was great and my hubby and I went out for a late lunch. Good think I've never been really superstitious about Friday the 13th!
First off I have my card for this week for Unscripted Sketches. I used some Core'dinations cardstock and some papers from lily bee designs. The stamp is from Paper Smooches and the background stamp is from Unity.

Next is my page this week for the color combo at Color Combo Galore. Worked perfectly with these adorable pictures of my granddaughter's, Makenna (youngest) and Madison. The entire page is done in Core'dinations papers - white wash collection and core. I used a white wash page for the background and then scored it and sanded it to create a frame. Then I used some of the tourquise white wash and embossed and sanded it for the sheets behind the pictures. Then I punched and layered the purple cardstock and sanded it a little too. The stamps along the bottom of the page are all Unity.
Thanks for stopping by! Your sweet words mean alot!

Unscripted Sketches and a BIG ANNOUNCMENT!

2011-05-07T08:11:00.003-05:00

Wow this week was a LONG one. I have been stressing out for about 6 weeks now waiting for the announcement of the Core'dinations new Design Team. I have been with this wonderful team for two years now and love Core'dination's papers more every day. I have found so many wonderful ways to use this paper and to improve my scrapping with them. They announced this morning and I will continue on with this for another year! YEAH!!!! To see all the new team please check out over at Core'dinations blog!
So in light of that I think it's only appropriate that my card this week reflects some Core'dinations papers!

I used some of the White Wash collection on this - embossed it with a Tim Holtz folder and then sanded it. Then used some Core - punched my waves and layered them using Helmar adhesive and then lightly sanded those. The adorable stamps are from Kim Hughes.

Then as I told you last week we had a visit to my oldest daughter's the other weeked and here's a few more pictures of some of my adorable grandkids. This is the twin to Makenna who I showed you last week - Matthew.
We were lucky enough to get to be there when Jesse was home - he's military and is still stationed in Arizonia and travels on almost continuous TDYs. This is from the top - Madison, Morgan and Jesse.
Then one more shot of my adorable granddaughter, Madison.
Thanks for stopping by this morning!