It's a barnyard birthday

I just wanted to show you the tall stationary set that I made the other day. My love for polka dots made me buy this paper from The Angel Company, it's called A Little Whimsy. Isn't it cute? And with the different color dots you can use it with almost any color card stock.

The base stationary holder is Real Red that I layered with the A Little Whimsy DP. For this card I used a card base of Real Red and layered it with Pale Plum and A Little Whimsy DP. I followed the SCS sketch SC177. I stamped the image from Barnyard Birthday and colored it with my pencils, gamsol and markers. Before layering it I inked the edges of the image panel with my Pale Plum ink pad. I stamped the sentiment with Real Red ink, punched it out with my word window punch and then attached it to a piece of scrap that I punched out with my new Modern Label punch. I added that to the card with pop dots and I was complete.

This card I used the SCS sketch SC177 also. The base card is Pale Plum that I layered with Real Red and A Little Whimsy DP. I stamped the image from Barnyard Birthday with my India Ink black and colored it in with my pencils, gamsol and markers. After layering all the pieces I stamped the sentiment with Pale Plum ink, punched it out with my word window punch and layered it on to a piece of Real Red that I punched out with my Modern Label punch and I was complete.

I hope that you enjoyed today's post. Now I must go back to my craft cave and get to work!

Hello everyone!

So sorry for the late post today ~ just busy with life.

Today was kind of a run around day. Mom had another appointment and we went to lunch. Took Danielle to her boyfriends - just puttered around town. Then I came home and saw the sketch over at Mojo Monday. Had to take part in that. So after watching hubby do this hilarious dance out side....

Ok, let me explain. If it was not for the fact that I need to charge up my camera's batteries I would of taken a movie of it. Remember his birdhouse? Well it seems that the birds are making more nests in it, that's great. But in one of the holes there is a hornets nest, and it's kind of big. Not wanting to spray anything in there he decided that he was going to suck it out with the vacuum. Well, he tried his little car vac, nope that would not fit. He tried my electric broom that comes apart. Nope. Then he tried his shop vac and the attachments, yippie!!

So here he was in the yard with the shop vac and the hose with a stick trying to break up the nest. Yes, just as you thought ~ the hornets got mad. So here he is in the yard with a stick and the hose and all I can see is him doing this fencing kind of move like he's in a sword fight with someone. It was hilarious!!! I so wish the batteries were charged ~ it was one of those America's Funniest Video moments!!

Ok, I'm sure your ready for some creativity. Here is the sketch from Mojo Monday.

Here is my version of the sketch.

The base card is Certainly Celery that I layered with Pink Pirouette, Pink Passion and some DP from Deja Views that I got when I went to Archiver's. The stamp image is from The Angel Company's set called Barnyard Birthday. I added some ribbon, stickels, brads and jewels to the card. The sentiment I cut out with my nesties. I hope that it inspires you!

Other than that, that's all I've got for you today. I hope to have more for you tomorrow!!

Have a great evening!!

Happy T.G.I.F. Everyone!

Woo-Hoo it's Friday!! For some reason this was a long week. Maybe because my daughter's been home for almost 2 WEEKS with snow days. The other day she just did not feel goo, of course the one day that they did have school. She's not been feeling too well and I made a doctor appointment for her and today she goes in after school for an ultrasound. They think it might be her gall bladder. Well, it seems to run in the family.... Poor thing, all she's worried about is not being able to eat for 6 hours before. Now tell me, does that sound like a teenager you might know?

I've got some pictures for you today. For some reason my camera works when it wants to. I re-took pictures of the cards I told you about the other day. One picture came out fine, the other not too good. Strange.... I've had this camera for a while, I guess I need a new one Ü

I made this card using my Barnyard Birthday set from TAC. Isn't it cute? I love cows and he's no exception!

The base card is Pixie Pink and I used my TAC Catelynne paper on it (another one of my fav's!!) and some cute pink ribbon. I stamped the image and colored it in with my pencils and gamsol. I cut around the image with a pair of decorative scissors, sponged on some Green Galore ink around the edge and layered that on to a piece of Chocolate Chip. For the sentiment panel I first stamped the border with Pink Passion ink from TAC's I remember when set and then stamped the sentiment with my Stamp-a-ma-jig from the Barnyard Birthday set in Green Galore ink. I sponged some Green Galore ink around that panel and adhered it to a piece of Chocolate Chip cs.

I thought that it turned out kinda cute, don't you?

This card is basically the same thing. I used the same paper and set's I just stamped the little piggy and lamb. Of using the scissors to cut around the image panel I used my Marvy Mega and Giga scallop circle punches, Close to Cocoa ink and a white gel pen. For the little piggy I stamped him twice, cut out the head and used a pop dot to add the image over the top - just for a little dimension. The lamb I added some white fun flock to her pouf.

Do you wanna see something cold? Well here it is!

This is ice on the INSIDE of our windows in the craft room!!! My SIL gave me a basket this summer that is HUGE. I keep all my supplies in it in the house because I'm not going in there til spring! I have to go out to the craft room to grab a punch or something every now and then, but there is NO WAY that I am going to be sitting in there until the first tulip pops thru the ground! Starting today we will be warming up to the 40's - then we'll be in the 50's next week. But I'm still not going out there!

Well - that's all I have for today. I've go to get some laundry done, then maybe make a card or two to share with you!

OH!!! And don't forget the giveaway! Make sure that you sign up for The Angel Company giveaway. If you missed the post or the link on my sidebar just click HERE.

Have a great day!
Hugs,

Joani

What's in the Barnyard?

I purchased a set from TAC a while back called Barnyard Birthday. I just love cows, anything cow ~ and this set I knew was for me. Well of course it was put aside to make Christmas cards, but now that I'm done with Christmas I am ready to make some other cards and use some different sets.

I was in need of some birthday cards and this set popped out!

Are they just the cutest little guy's you've seen? Of course when I was making it I kept saying "How mow brown cow". Ok, I admit I'm a little dorky!!

The base card is Cameo Coral. I layered it with some paper from my FAVORITE TAC collection, Catelyn. I colored the images with my watercolors and sponged some Garden Green around the outer edges of the panels. A little ribbon and a couple of flowers and I was done in a flash.

Today I was on a cleaning kick. From the ceilings to the floors! Whew, good thing that does not happen too often, I could of hurt myself Ü But tomorrow I'm going to make valentines cards all day!! I want to get ahead for once.

Hope you all have a great rest of your day!

Hugs,
Joani