Super Bowl Sunday

So here we are on Super Bowl Sunday and I'm not the least bit interested in watching the game except to see the Focus in the Family ad.....I did see some of the ads and some left me scratching my head saying huh?
I was busy making some cards for birthdays today so here they are.

    This is stamped in black ink on watercolor paper then colored with an aquapainter. The plants were colored with celery and pretty in pink markers. I used the vintage wheel for the top and masked the hat so I could used the vintage wheel around the hat.

     This was stamped then colored with a sponge along a ripped piece of paper to form the ground and skyline. The owl and bunny were cut out and mounted on top of a stamped image using a dimensional. The scallop border punch was used at the bottom then holding a ruler in place I colored the scallops with a dauber so the color would go through to the bottom layer.
Did you have a favorite commercial for the Super Bowl? 

Dawn's Purple Hearts

Sometimes' I'm amazed at the beautiful color combinations that are out there.  This card is a CASE from Dawn's website found here.  I changed the stamps but love how beautiful the black and purple are together.  Thanks Dawn for your beautiful card!
Feeling tired all day.  Seems the week has caught up to me.  Wednesday I went to the hospital for an injection in my hip joint.  It is to help with the pain and inflammation.  So far it seems to be working.  I am able to do more walking without all of the pain on the other side from where surgery was done last summer.
  My dear friend, Val is slowly recovering from her knee pain.  It's a difficult surgery to recover from I hear.
  Tonight is a landmark night, DS was asked for the first time to join the Sr./Jr Hight band to play for a worship and praise time for teens at church.  He was so excited!  I'm so happy he's enjoying his time in this youth group.  I never had that kind of group to hang out with as a teen.....thank you God for all you give us!
 

Stamping Again After Report Cards and IEP'S

Today I got to stamp a bit.  I made the cutest box that I found online but changed it from it's original design. I found it on Richard Garay's website.  check it out.....

I changed this a bit. I taped the flaps inside so it was a standard box. I also used the word window punch to punch out a handle in the top and closed it with choc chip ribbon. I used the very vintage wheel on sage paper then added bashful blue as an accent. I did this for today's Inspiration challenge to match a handbag.

Another Beate Project

  I got some time to stamp this week and made a cute treat box which Beate made a tutorial for on the SCS blog.  Check out the directions here:
Let me know what you think.  Mine has tea in it instead of candy.  Love this done with the vintage wheel in choc chip on coral cardstock. Scallop trim punch used with coral and white papers which were then layered. I used the heart punch on the pretty in pink paper and layered it on choc chip using the sizzlit heart die. I used the small heart to punch out a piece of the pretty in pink to see the brown underneath. It has choc chip ribbon and is closed by velcro.

I got home tonight, made a quick dinner, then got my two teens to church by 5:30.  One had to go to Winterjam, a cool Christian concert at a local college downtown.  Ben and I  had to stay and help the Sr. High make 1300 sub sandwiches which will be sold at church Sunday to earn money for a mission trip this summer.  It was wild and crazy but I survived it.  I got to help cut the butcher paper which was on a big roll.  The sr. high students got brooms and chairs and set the paper up so it would easily roll when we pulled it.  We cut two pieces at once(two of us cutting) and cut about 10 pieces a minute.  We had a second team doing the same thing.  In no time we were finished.  You forget how loud teenagers are when they get together with their yelling, laughing, singing, screaming etc.  Such drama too.........it was very interesting watching their behavior with each other.
Thanks for stopping by.......it's time for some sleep.  Blessings,

Wahoo Workshop!

I know that I was blessed last night when I totalled that workshop order.  Wow, what a great time we had.  It was late by the time I left the workshop but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
I had lots of cards displayed on a tri-fold board and 3D items on a table so they could see lots of things they could do if they invited me to their house! LOL
 The hostess was a hoot, each time someone new came in she walked them past the displays so full of energy and excitement!
It was a tough workshop to do however because the basement was narrow and there were 3 tables of 4 women.  The women in the back had a hard time seeing.  But I'd go back to where they were and show them how to do almost each step, or the hostess would help out with that.
  The highlight of the night for me was when a first time stamper said to the ladies at her table, "I can't believe I made this!!!"  "I can't believe I made this!"  That makes it all worthwhile ya know?
  I can't wait to order this stuff and see the hostess to deliver it all.
Blessings to you for visiting today. 

Workshop Day Has Arrived! I'm so excited!!

FOR TODAY... from Sue's Daybook

Outside my window...it's dark for the sun has not risen yet. 
I am thinking... I can't wait for the workshop tonight to share my passion for stamping.
I am thankful for...my husband who knows what stamping brings to my life.
I am wearing... jeans, a button down shirt and tennis shoes
I am remembering... my first workshop and how inadequate I felt
I am going... to pick up my assistant then go to a morning workshop.
I am currently reading..a good Christian fiction novel about the Amish.
I am hoping...mnay women catch my excitement of stamping and giving of themselves in what they make
On my mind...is my son who is visiting grandma and grandpa for a few days
Noticing that...it's so quiet in the morning when no one else is here
Pondering these words...You are my redeemer and friend
From the kitchen...dishwasher is in need of unloading and loading...a 13 yr old will do that when she awakes
Around the house...it's  quiet with only the sound of the clock ticking
One of my favorite things..stamping and giving the things away that I make
From my picture journal...13 yr old before her haircut.  She wants to get about 3 inches taken off so it's more managable.

Time to get to work today.  A meeting in the a.m. then work in the classroom on grades in the p.m.  Tonight is the workshop.  I'm just praying that it is everything God wants it to be! Thanks for stopping by.

Workshop Ready

Well after working most of the day today, I'm workshop ready.  I'm pleased with my projects and think I have a good plan.  Here are the items we're going to be making.  Let me know what you think.

Jewelry, Casing and Brick Walls, Oh My!

I got my Stampin' Up Jewelry Friday and I finally had time to put something in them.  Take a look and tell me what you think.  I used Pocket Silhouettes stamped in navy then I added 2-way glue and iridescent ice, then heated it.  I love the sparkle of it.  The background is stamped in pretty-in-pink.  I like the navy on top of that for the pretty contrast.

The next things I started working on for my workshop were cards that started with a sample from the Idea Book and Catalog.  Here's my interpretation of what was on page 96.  I just wanted a starting point and sometimes that's all you need when you're stuck and don't know how to get started on a card.

The first card I did by stamping off to get a lighter flower.  the second one I colored with markers then stamped on the vanilla cardstock.  I added the butterfly to show off my new punch.

Today on SCS the challenge was to do the brick wall technique.  This is only the second time I've done this technique.  I have to say I felt more comfortable this time doing it.  I stamped a small image and then cut it up into little pieces.  I like to work with plum and pale plum.

Look at the beautiful card I got from Debbi R. The J stands for Jesus, O stands for Others, Y stands for You. I can't believe how much detail went into this beautiful card. Thanks so much Debbi! Your kids are precious too.

We've been off today for Martin Luther King Day.  What a wonderful time to sit back, relax, stamp and think about the next day off in February for President's Day.  Sorry Hope! LOL