A few pages...

I thought that today I would share some SB pages that I've been working on. My daughter will soon be old enough to drive and I promised her that I would have her SB done by the time that she graduates. I've only got 2 years!!! Of course I'll have it done, well, ok maybe :)


This page has some of my favorite photos of her when she was little. We went on a road trip to Monterey and San Francisco and these pictures were taken. It was such a beautiful day we walked along the pier's and baby had her 1st lobster. Of course she was not too sure about it!


I made this page using some misc. paper that I bought from EBay on an auction and the "road map" paper from Paper Pizzaz. I layered the pictures with Real Red and made the tags with YoYo Yellow and Real Red. The journaling was done on my computer. I added a little ribbon to the tags. The word Vacation was cut using my Cricut machine and the Base Camp cartridge. I sponged some Old Olive ink around the top and also around the letters before I adhered them.


This was a quick and simple page. I took some DP from Around the Block and used both side of it. I first cut the 2 long square panels and stitched it to the piece of Old Olive paper. Then I had cut the circle (by using a salad plate and scissors) and stitched that to the paper also. I just love my sewing machine. Of course don't ask me to use it on fabric ~ I can't sew that for the life of me!

I then sponged some Elegant Eggplant around and around the pieces of So Saffron I layered behind the pictures. I added some rub on's to the corners that I got from Oriental Trading (really cheap and nice for rub ons!!) I then added the computer generated journaling, a couple of scraps of ribbon and this page was done.

For this page I used my Paper Salon Paper. I just love their papers, they are all so nice.

I took a length of the light blue and the brown and blue polka dots and ran it thru the sewing machine. I then cut all the letters out with my Cricut machine using the Base Camp cartridge. I can tell you that the Xyron sticker maker is perfect for adhering the letters down!!

I layered the pictures to a piece of Chocolate Chip cs, layered the computer generated journaling on to a piece of the polka dot paper and I was finished.

Hopefully tomorrow I will show you some creations I've made with my new TAC stamps! And don't forget, I've still got my blog candy up for grabs. I only have a few entries so far ~ doesn't anyone wanna play???

Stay tuned...

We got snow!!!

Yup. The most since we've been here! I am a little excited about it... We've got about 6 inches so far ~ and the snow is still coming down. The dog's got her "coat" on and ready to go play. Danielle's already down the street playing in the snow. Life's good......

I want to post a couple of pictures of some RAKS that I've received.

This card is from my SBS sister Tracy. I received it I was not sure who it was from, but I loved it!! It's my favorite color!! And she gave me some images that I don't have. Thank you Tracy!!

These RAK's Mom and I received from Betty over at ladybug scraps. She came over the other day with her hubby and they brought us the PVC pipe for my ribbon holder. You'll have to take a look at her's on her blog ~ I don't have mine up yet. Hopefully soon!!

I'm off for now! I've got some stamps to cut apart. I'm so excited about my TAC stamps. If any one has a question, please dont hesitate to ask. You can e-mail me anytime :)

A couple of cards to hold you...

I bought this image years ago when my daughter was little. She liked the fairy images. Well, I'm in a swap and had to pull this out for sentimental reasons :)

The image is from Whipper Snapper and I stamped it and colored it in with my pencils & gamsol and highlighted areas with my markers. The main base card is Purely Pomegranate. I stamped the swirls from Autumn Leaves with Rose Red ink. I have a piece of Soft Sky that I stamped the swirls also with Rose Red and tied a knot with the Purely Pomegranate satin ribbon.

I then added some stickles to the fairy wings to make them sparkle. I also made an ATC to match.

I thought that I'd post a couple of cards for you. It's been a couple of days now and I wanted to give you a peek at what I've been up to!

This card is for a Red Hat swap that I am in. I just love the Red Hat ladies, and to be honest it's closer than I'd like to say. I can't wait to be a red hatter!! Yup, a big red hat and a purple dress ~ that's me!!! I can hear my daughter now "your NOT going to wear that are you?" he he he yup!

The main card base is Real Red. I layered some DP over the top from K & Company that I bought some time ago. The image stamp is from G-Rated. (Love their stamps-check them out!!) I colored it in with pencils and gamsol and sponged the edges with Real Red Ink. I then took the saying stamp from My Sentiments Exactly and just inked the words Red hat and Priceless with my Real Red marker and cut them out with my word window punch. I sponged Lovely Lilac ink around the edges and adhered them to the card. I made the photo corners out of scrap and I was done!

Does no one want blog candy?

I've added a a few more things to the list of blog candy ~ I went shopping yesterday :0)

So far I've only received 1 entry for the blog candy. Come on, let's see those wonderful creations!!

On another note, my kit came yesterday from TAC and can you beleive I was not home! I thought that it would be around the end of the week - but nope! The order was just being processed Monday and yesterday it came! Boy, and I did not even pay for expidited shipping! So, needless to say I will be sitting my the front door today waiting for Mr. Brown!!

Have a great day, and get to stampin! :-)

Just a few cards....

Ok, if your in an upcoming swap on my MSN site ~ close your eyes :)

I needed to make a card for an Asian swap that I am in. I just knew which stamp I wanted to use, but now to sit and do it. Can you believe that I've had this stamp for years and never used it? I did pull it out the other day and stamp it on some glossy paper when Betty came by with her alcohol inks but never to use it and color it in.

Well, yes ~ I colored it with my pencils. Silly - of course!

The base card is Real Red. I layered a piece of gold cs under the Yuzen Washi paper from The Paper Palette. They have awesome papers. And yes, I've had this paper for years too, I just never used it. I know, I know - hoarder!! I stamped the image from Magenta colored it in and mounted that to a piece of Basic Black cs. I also inked part of a stamp from PSX and used just the fish and the saying. I layered that on to Basic Black also and added a charm with a glue dot. So simple and it turned out so pretty!!

Another card that I made for another swap (remember, close your eyes) Things with Wings.

The main card is Real Red. I layered a piece of Basic Black and a piece of the black & white check to the card. On the left side of the card I ran a length of red ribbon down it. I stamped the images from Whipper Snapper and colored them in with pencils and gamsol then sponged Real Red ink around the panels. I then layered the main image with a piece of Basic Black and all with Real Red. The saying "enjoy life" is from a Technique Tuesday set. And that was it.

I'd like to remind everyone that I have blog candy up for grabs!!! I have it listed at the top of my blog where it will stay til the challenge is over. I have already added 2 more items to the list ~ those items are for me to know and you to find out :) So go ahead and play the challenge...

And for those of you who did not know, I'm now official! I am a TAC angel #4215 and I am so excited about it!! I am hoping that I will receive my kit by this weekend. Once I do I will post a message and if anyone is interested in TAC products you can get in touch with me!

Have a great day everyone!

More Time Well Spent

Yuppers, I think that this is probably my most favorite set of all time. Ok, well ~ maybe not, but I sure do love it. Each time that I need to make a card I seem to be reaching for this set. It's fun ~ and can be a bit colorful which is a nice addition to the rather gloomy weather that we've been seeing!

My DD asked me to make a card for her friends birthday that she went to last weekend. She told me that she is really not too girly so I thought that I'd have to keep this card in my stash and start over. When my DD came home from school and another of her friends was tagging along they both noticed the card at the same time and in unison they said "She's going to like that". Of course I was happy, but then I was sad too because I wanted to keep it. Oh well, another reason to make another.

As far as the card goes, I used Pixie Pink for the card base. I had some more of that yummy DP I purchased for Gabby's DD's card so I had to use that too. It's from Creative Imaginations and it's just a really fun print. I placed a layer on the card and turned it over and used it again, but this time I used Pink Passion to ink the edges first and attached a length of ribbon to that layer. I stamped the flowers and butterfly, colored them with pencils and cut them out. I used pop dot's on some to give it a little depth. The saying I stamped from For a Friend, inked the edges as well with Pink Passion and placed it on the card using pop dots as well. The photo corner I made from a piece of scrap and placed in the upper right corner. Once everything was in it's place I added a touch of stickles here and there for a little punch of color.

Well, yes. I've been on a card making mission it seems like since last October. I've been wanting to get back to my scrapbook but it seems that there has been non stop holiday's since. So, finally a light at the end of the tunnel! I'm done with cards thru Easter. Thank goodness the next holiday I make cards for is in July so I just might finish my album by then!!

This page actually needs something else, but I just cant put my finger on it. So I stuck it in the album and I'm sure that it will come to me one day ~ when I'm in the middle of something I'm sure. I get sidetracked so easy!

This page has pic's from when I was a little girl. My Dad in the yard taking care of his plants. I will tell you that man had the greenest thumb of anyone I knew. Our yard was actually photographed and put in Better Homes & Gardens. And yes, that is me. My DH and I have known each other for as long as I can remember. When he saw this he said "there is the tattle tale". That's because when I was little, well, I used to be a tattle tale. I was riding that same little trike and I caught him and his cousin smoking and I said "oooh, I'm gonna tell" and turned my trike around and peddled off. And to this day he won't let me live it down. So every time he says that I say "I'm gonna tell!" :)

The BG paper is from SU! It was from the Petals and Paisley collection. I hoard paper because it's pretty and never want to cut into it! I'm sure none of you know what I'm talking about ;-)

I added another layer to it, then another from the same collection. I stitched around it with my sewing machine. I stamped random flowers from the Autumn Leaves clear stamps (I found at Walmart really cheap!!) and then some from One of a Kind and I cut those out. I took a piece of YoYo Yellow and added the journaling to it and made a pocket so it will slide behind one of the photos. The photo corners were made from pieces of scrap also. A little chalk and stickles and I was thru. Like I said, it still needs something. What do you think?

More to come tomorrow! Til then ~ happy stamping!!

My goodies, cards & blog candy OH my!!

Well, today is a mish mash of everything! Life sidetracked me yesterday and I did not have a chance to get here! How dare it :)

The other day I mentioned that I was going to show you what Betty gave me. Well, here goes it. She gave me the cutest little pail. I just love things like this. I keep my pencils or tags or punches or just whatever in them! And she gave me the cutest 3 cards and a matching ATC. And for the all important - a MFT stamp set. Yes, I admit it. It's my first. I used to think that the images of these people with no heads was a little creepy, but then I kept seeing them all over the place and they grew on me. I think now that there are going to be more finding their way into my collection!!

Now, is this a pantie raid or what??? No, it's just one of Gabby's wonderful swaps. This one is on SCS. And yes again, another 1st for me. I have always been amazed with the talented people on SCS and I've never wanted to swap with them. They do say that we are very critical of our own work ~ so I've just "watched" from the sidelines. But when she posted this swap I thought I had to do it! It's so cute!! I used paper from Heidi Grace (I just love her stuff!!) and added some lace I bought at Walmart with a "tattoo" from clear dollar stamps with Rose Red and Old Olive ink. and I was done. The best part I still spent time with the family because I cut the cards out of Blush Blossom cs while I was watching TV!!

Now on to the Blog Candy! I have just a few of the items shown here. I am going to be adding to them as time goes on. So, for your chance ~ take a look above and see the rules for the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by everyone! I hope that you have a great rest of your weekend!

Time well spent with a friend

I needed to make a card the other day for a new stampin' buddy that came over and stamped with me last week. When she came by she stayed for a while, we all had lunch and played with her new alcohol inks. It was such a nice day. Well when she was here not only did she give me 3 cards that she made, but she also gave me a cute little pail and a MFT stamp set! Hell-o!! That was so nice. And no, I don't have any - I know **GASP** - MFT stamps so this was my first. I will post a picture later of everything. But it was so kind of her. As we were sitting in my craft room we were chatting away about different things. I mentioned to her that I had seen someplace (more than likely on SCS) that a lady made a ribbon holder out of PVC pipe and that I wanted to make one of those someday. I just did not want to buy the PVC pipe because most of it would go to waste. Ok, now you are all asking "huh? PVC pipe? How??" Well, of course the pipe you would need would have to be one of the larger ones, and you slice it down the center to make 2 - 1/2 sides, like you would a grapefruit. So you just drop your ribbon spools in there and they fit nicely. The waste? You have a 8 foot length (you can only buy the size you need to hold a ribbon spool in that length, well at least at our Lowe's) that would go to waste. Yes, I don't have THAT much ribbon. Anyway - back to the story. Her hubby is making it for her and she said that I could have the other half. When I offered to pay her she said no. She is one nice lady I'll tell you!! Who, oh yeah. I forgot that part! It's Betty - and you can check out her blog HERE.

Now, if your still with me ~ on to the card :0)

I used the set Time Well Spent. I just love that set! The base card is Old Olive. I layered it with some DP that I received from a RAK. Then I made another 2 1/2" piece of Purely Pomegranate, Old Olive and another piece of the DP and tied the ribbon around it. I had water colored the flowers and layered them on to the card, some with pop dots for the 3D effect and gave it some sparkle with stickles. I then used the word Friend from For a Friend and stamped that in Rose Red on to a piece of white cs. Above that I stamped "thanks so much" from my Michael's $1.00 stamps in Positively Pink ink. I sponged some Rose Red around that and layered it on to some Old Olive and Purely Pomegranate cs. I also added some stickles to the dots under the word friend for a pop!

I sure hope that she likes it!! It's one of my favorite sets. Come back tomorrow to see what she gave me - and a chance to see what I will be giving away for my very 1st blog candy!!!

A good egg & the chocolate bunny!

One more Easter card, that's it. I promise!

I needed a couple more cards and popped these out real quick. I was trying to think of what I'd put in an Easter basket for this card. When I met my ex-hubby he had 2 little ones. Easter came around and he wanted to go "buy" an Easter basket! **Gasp!!** Are you kidding me I said to him, no we make it! My parents always made up my basket, they never bought one! So, of course that's what I've always done. Buy the basket and all the goodies then put it together the night before for the kids to wake up to in the morning. Even to this day my DD will be almost 16 and she still get's a basket and DH and Mom get a chocolate bunny!! That's how it's done!

Ok, enough babble. I get side tracked so easy. I was saying "what do you put in a basket?" Well, of course the eggs, a chocolate bunny & those jelly beans in the bags that look like carrots!

I stamped my egg from A good Egg in Pink Passion and filled it in with Gable Green and Yo Yo Yellow then sponged around the image with Pink Passion ink. I stamped the bunny from Whipper Snapper and colored him in with pencils. I put some pink fun flock on his ears and tail for fun and sponged Close to Cocoa ink around that panel. I colored the carrot image, also from Whipper Snapper direct to the rubber with Gable Green and Only Orange. I layered the egg and bunny on a piece of yellow orange paper, same as the base card and the carrot on Pink Passion paper. Those were adhered to a piece of green polka dot paper. I finished with some stickles on the egg for a *punch* of color and I was done.

Tomorrow I've got more to show, and I promise it is not holiday related!! Have a great day!!

Birthday MooMoo!?

Now who does not enjoy a little floral Moo-Moo? This set just kills me! And yes of course I have a bent and twisted since of humor ~ but I can only make this for friends that I know really well.

A very dear and special friend (who I hope is not reading this) is having a birthday next week and I needed to make a card for her. She knows better than anyone how twisted I am, so she will like it I'm sure!

The main card is Pink Passion. I stamped the image from the Birthday Banter set and colored it with pencils. I used my SU markers for the flowers though. I sponged Green Galore ink around the panel and layered that on to a piece of Pink Passion cs. I also stamped the saying in Pink Passion ink and layered that on to a piece of Pink Passion cs after I sponged Pink Passion ink all over that panel.

The DP layered on the card is from Creative Imaginations. I thought that the flowers on the DP went well with the flowers on the cow. I layed down 1 piece of that and tied a purple length of ribbon around the 2nd panel before adhering. I adhered the main images and made a photo corner with the scraps, added a button and some stickles and I was done! Then it was off to mail it went!

More cards to come tomorrow!!

OH and guess what? I'm finally taking the plunge ~ I'm becoming a demo for The Angel Company. I am waiting til the 1st to sign up, if I do then I will be getting another $50.00 in stamps of my choice! I'm so excited, it's something that I've always wanted to do but never did. Now I am taking the plunge! Wish me luck everyone!!

One Cool Cat

Well, I was not sure if I should be posting this or not today ~ but what the heck!

I wanted to make a birthday card for a special girl who's turning 12 this weekend and I wanted something kinda girly so I had to pull out this set. My DD got this set when she was about that age so I thought that it had to work. And yes, if you notice I did not use pencils. I'm so proud of me!

The set is called Cool Cat and I colored it with my SU markers directly on the rubber. I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure that everything would work out just right. Of course I had to go to my LSS and buy some paper for the occasion too, I mean I could not use any paper that was just laying around you know. The paper is from Creative Imaginations, and I just loved the colors.

I started with a Gable Green card and I layered on the DP to the base. The next piece I sponged Pink Passion ink around it first then tied a length of white ribbon around it. I took the main image and lightly sponged Pink Passion in around that then layered it on to a piece of Pixie Pink cs then on to another piece of Gable Green cs. I then stamped the word birthday from the Happy Everything set in Pink Passion ink and punched it out with my tab punch and adhered it to the top right corner behind the image panel. I layered that whole panel on to the card with pop dots for some dimension.

I made some photo corners with the scraps and placed those on to the card. On top of the photo corners I glued a couple of buttons to give it some more umph. Once I finished I added some stickles for a bit of a punch ~ what young girl does not like glitter? Heck, what older girl does not like glitter!!

And now it's in the mail! I hope she likes it ~ I hope you all like it!!

More warm bunny hugs

What do you think of when you think of Easter? My first thought is that darn chocolate bunny!!

I thought that it would be a cute idea to color him like a chocolate rabbit. But I don't think that there are any chocolate rabbits with pink fuzzy ears?!

This card was another quick and simple one. I stamped the image from Whipper Snapper and colored him with pencils and gamsol. I then layered that on to So Saffron and Pretty in Pink papers.

The main base card is Purely Pomegranate. On there I layered So Saffron and a piece of DP that I bought long ago with no tag on it. Before I adhered that down I cut a length of ribbon and tied it. I stamped the basket from the Bunny Hugs set and cut it out and used a pop dot to place it in front of the bunny. I also stamped the saying from the Bunny Hugs set in So Saffron ink and layered that with a piece of Pretty in Pink paper. I then put some fun flock on his ears to make them fuzzy. It was a simple and quick card.

This card was also a quick one. I tend not to make quick cards. I sit there and think of what to do, then I get side tracked. I start to clean up an area or go looking thru a drawer for something and end up cleaning out the drawer. And when I need to make a bunch of cards this does not help!!

The main base card is Mint Melody. The image is one that I've had for years, it's one of my first ~ it's from DOTS. I stamped the image and colored it in with pencils. I sponged so YoYo Yellow ink around the image and layered that on to a piece of Tempting Turquoise paper. I also layered a piece of DP from Designs by Reminisce on to the Turquoise. Before I adhered that piece I cut a length of yellow ribbon and tied it around that panel. I also used a couple of scraps of pink and purple that I had to tie also.

The little stamp "the end" I have also had for years, I place that on the back of each Easter card I make. That stamp I bought at Michael's years ago, it's by Stampcraft. I've tried to find them on line but couldn't ~ but I did find it on EBay and it's on sale til the 2nd of March if you'd like it. Just click here.

Well tomorrow I promise to show you something other than Easter or St. Patrick's day cards. And I think that you'll all be proud of me because I used something other than pencils to color with!! Have a great day!!

My new banner that I'm proud of!!

Ok, once again the wonderful Gabby of Confessions of a Stamper did it again!! She made me this awesome banner for my blog. Is there nothing that she can not do? She's the awesome-est. Take a peek at her blog and you'll see!

Thanks Gabby! Love ya!!!

Another Good Egg

Good morning everyone! Don't ya just love this set??



Another card down, many more to go!!!
This card I made using the set A Good Egg. I just love everything about this set!!

The base card is Chocolate Chip which I layered with Mint Melody and SP from The Paper Patch. I bought lots of that in California and have used it for years. I'm sorry I've tried to pull them up online and can't seem to find them!

I stamped the images and colored them with - yes, MARKERS. Can you beleive it? The little chick I stamped again on yellow and paper pieced him. I then sponged YoYo Yellow around the egg and Mint Melody around the chick. I layered them on to YoYo Yellow and Mint Melody papers. I took my gel pen and made the doodles around the two panels after I mounted them to the cards. I know that I am missing something in the top corner, but I've got to find a small Easter saying in my stash someplace.

And how are You doing on your Easter cards?

Yippie!! It works!!

I was so frustrated yesterday. I tried and tried but blogger would not let me post a picture! But today it worked!!!

I'm on a mission to make Easter cards. Now that I am done with St. Patrick's day cards I've got to get to hoppin' (get it, hoppin.... I kill me) and bust out the Easter cards.

This one I loved making. The colors are all fresh and spring-y. The bunny image is from Penny Black. I colored the image with my pencils and gamsol. I sponged around the image with YoYo Yellow and layered it on to a piece of So Saffron. I then stamped the saying from DOTS in Only Orange and sponged around that with Only Orange also. I layered that on to a piece of So Saffron. The carrot is from Embossing Arts. I stamped that and colored it in with pencils and layered that on to a piece of So Saffon.

For the card I used Pixie Pink. I used a DP from Stamping Station and another piece of So Saffron and mounted those to the card. I adhered the bunny image and the carrot to the card with my tape, but the sentiment was glued on with pop dots.

It's a fresh look. I don't know about you ~ but I was getting tired of looking at Christmas images and Valentines. With the ice outside I am looking forward to a nice spring day!!!

Arrgh!!

I've tried several times today to post a card and for some reason blogger will not let me post pictures. I don't even know if it will post this message.

Don't worry about us and the storm. We are actually fine. We are sitting put and not driving. Even though Mom had a doctor appointment today we cancelled it. The weather was fine but by the time I would of had to go pick up hubby from work it was awful! What normally takes about 10 to 15 minutes (depending on traffic) took him almost a 1/2 hour. The roads are so full of ice it's awful!!! There is lot's of accidents out there today. As a matter of fact Toyota shut the plant down for 2nd shift. I can't believe that! Of course Danielle is keeping her fingers crossed that she wont have school tomorrow ~ we'll see!!

I'm giving up for tonight ~ but I will try back tomorrow and try again. Keep safe and warm everyone!

Hugs ~ Joani

Boatloads of cake??

Ooooh, wouldn't that sound yummy? Ok, this diet thing is driving me crazy!!



This card I made for a dear friend who's birthday is coming up. I wanted something different, and I think I did it. Who would ever think of a cake in a boat? Crazy me, that's for sure!!!

For this card I used my "special" paper from The Paper Palette. It's called Tsumugi paper. I have few sheet's left that I bought at a show when I lived in California. Oh, I can still get it on line (I buy my tape from them. The ONLY tape I use and will ever use) so I can still get it.

The base card is Royal purple and it's layered with Magenta and a piece of Dark Purple. I stamped the boats from Boatloads of Love and the cake is from Voila! I colored them in with my pencils and gamsol. I added some stickles to make it sparkle a bit. I then stamped the saying from Simple Sayings II in Lovely Lilac ink and I was done. Just in time, I have to get it to the mailbox today!!!

Boy what a day..........

I'm so behind on making my St. Patrick's day cards. Considering that Easter is just over a week away after that! So I went into mass production mode :)


The main image on this card is from Whipper Snapper. I stamped him and colored him with pencils and gamsol. I sponged the edges with Green Galore ink and mounted that on to a piece of Basic Black cs.

The card base is Green Galore. I too a piece of Basic Black and adhered a piece of BG paper from the Paper Patch. I then tied a length of green ribbon around it before I placed it on the card. The sentiment is from DOTS (yes, it's a very old stamp. One of my first) that I stamped in Green Galore and layered on to a piece of Basic Black also. I stamped the shamrocks over the top of it in Gable Green. That stamp is from a set by My Sentiments Exactly.

This card was inspired by SCS Koopdedoo. I saw her card, and with the twisted humor I have I HAD to make one!!!

The bra stamp is from Ann-ticipations. I've had it for a few years, and really don't remember why I bought it. But with my humor it does not suprise me!!

The main card is some green cs I have. I adhered a piece of dark green and then a piece of green plaid paper also from the Paper Patch. The image is colored in with pencils and gamsol. I added a little flower and brad to the center to add some "cute" to the card. The saying is from Whipper Snapper stamped in Green Galore. It is also layered on to a piece of dark green.

The saying Erin-go-Bra was generated on my computer and layered on to a piece of dark green also. You must go to SCS and check out Kathy's Gallery, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!!

This was a quick card. The base of the card is Old Olive. I cut a piece of dark green and layered a piece of the green polka dot paper to it, then tired the knot around it before adding it to the card. I then stamped the word "happy" above the panel with my stamp-a-ma-jig and the words St. Patrick's day below also with my stamp-a-ma-jig. I then placed the image on a piece of dark green ~ after coloring it with my pencils ~ and layered that to the card with pop dots.

Both saying and image are from Whipper Snapper.




I left these cards for last. I joined Gabby's swap on SCS (yes, my first and I'm nervous!!) Bra and Panties swap. Well, I needed to "practice" before I made the actual cards. I had already made hubby's card for Valentines, but it was a little more serious ~ so I thought that I'd make these for fun. Two birds, one stone-right?

Well, they are totally easy. Now, little story "behind" the panties. My DD likes to wear thongs. Yes, it's hard to say that your teenager likes that - it means that she's growing up. And another yes to hubby always saying NO when she wants them (but little does he know she gets them anyway). Well, of course being the teenager that she is teases me because she calls my undies "granny panties". No, let's get this straight first of all, they are not granny panties. I've got at least 20 (give or take a few) years before that sets in. But anything to my DD that is more than lets say a string is a granny panty. So, that brings me to the card. I had to make the panties a little more "realistic" let's say. I had originally wanted to stamp the "tattoo" a cool Harley Davidson emblem I have, but the darn panties were too big to stamp that image ~ so I went with the lips! ha ha ha.... The paper is from the EK Success Harley Davidson papers so I was 1/2 way there. And when you think of HD you think "tough" so I thought ok, this pattern will work. I then added the "elastic" which is Rick Rak I purchased at Walmart.

Well, I hope that you enjoyed today's LONG post. I hope to chat more tomorrow ~ see you then.

Happy RAK day to me, Happy RAK day to me...

As I mentioned before, I was in a PIF RAK with some other ladies. The original started by no one other than our dear Gabby.

This is just one of the packages that I received from Betty. Please take a look at her blog. And take a look at her SCS gallery, you'll love it!! All of these items were amazing. She does have a special talent. I feel so blessed to call her friend.

These items were sent to me by Cheryl. Also if you have a minute please visit her SCS gallery, it's awesome! She is also an amazing papercrafter. I just love that little mailbox. I don't live close to any Targets so I never make it there to buy these. And when I opened my package and saw this I was so excited. Of course my DD grabbed it, I told her to keep her mitts off :)

Thank you both for all the wonderful goodies. You both are truely kind.

Have a wonderful Valentines day!!