Diaries Of A Stamper

A Brown Tie Affair

2008-05-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

Finally!! It was so nice to be able to be in my studio again, although a little rusty, it felt good!

I made this for today's color challenge the colors in the challenge were sage shadow, chocolate chip, and very vanilla, such pretty colors together!!

I did have some trouble with inspiration today but hopefully it will return as the week goes on.

Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes, you have all made me feel so special! I will be posting all the birthday cards that I received from my stamping friends in the next day or two, they are all so gorgeous!!

Here is a picture of my new nose piercing, I will take a better picture once it has healed a bit. Actually it didn't hurt as much as i thought is way going to, it just stung while it was being pierced once the jewelery was in it was fine and today it is fine too!

Happy Birthday To Me!!!!

2008-05-26T08:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have been so MIA lately, I took some much needed days to catch up on some big projects around the house, yard work, reorganizing etc. I am so looking forward to getting back in the studio tomorrow I am going through withdrawal.

I hope everyone is having a super day and Happy Memorial day to my American friends!!!

Well I am off soon for lunch with my friend Erica, and to get a nose piercing, a tiny diamond stud!!! I am so excited!!!

Here is a picture of what lies under my computer desk.....LOL!

Happy Birthday!

2008-05-21T12:14:00.000-07:00

Isn't he just the cutest monkey?? I love monkeys! I made this for today's sketch challenge. perfect birthday card for a kid of any age 1-100......LOL!

Did you see American Idol lat night?? David Cook was awesome I soooooooo hope he wins!! He's just totally the WHOLE package!! He's HOT, young but not too young, hip, sounds great, seems sensitive, very humble. I can't wait for the result I am going crazy!! I'm so sad I don't get to vote!

Anyhoo back to the card, I used stickles for the balloon and the cherry on the cupcake, I also used crystal effects on the hat and cupcake icing just to give them a little more dimention.

Supplies: CC designs, Real red, yoyo yellow, white and black cs, real red, designer prints dp, black and real red ink, copics, stickles, cuttlebug, crystal effects, and brads.

I carried you.........

2008-05-20T10:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have been so MIA lately, Jason had a 4 day weekend so we just hung out as a family together, no stamping no blogging just family it was actually quite nice!

I made this card for today's color challenge, the challenge was to use certainly celery, soft sky and bayou blue, I just love these colors together. I sponged on the background and stamped it with my Our Daily Bread stamps set On eagle's wings. The trees are from a unknown company, sorry.

I hope everyone had a fabulous long weekend I know we did! But now my house is a disaster zone so off to work I go!

PS don't forget to vote for David Cook tonight on American Idol!!

Supplies: Our Daily Bread designs, On eagle's wings, unknown tree stamp, certainly celery, soft sky, bayou blue and white cs, certainly celery, soft sky, bayou blue, and black ink, copics, wjite gel pen.

We Have A Winner And A Card

2008-05-15T11:57:00.000-07:00

Judy Rozema come on down!! Judy please email me your addy at kellyshadow@yahoo.com!!!

Sorry for the delay by the time I finished watching Criminal minds and CSI NY last night i was so tired I just went to bed!

Thank you everyone for playing along!! And to those who asked my birthday is on the 26th. I am compiling all the questions and will have a question answer post ready very shortly.

I made this card using Flourishes newly released lilac set, it is such a gorgeous set!! I don't know why but some of the lilacs look a little blurry they aren't in real life, i wonder if it was the glitter pen that caused it?

The instructions for this card can be found here Lilac Blossom.

Supplies: Lilac, flourishes fllc, always artichoke, VV cs, lovely lilac, always artichoke, ink, copics, glitter pen, oval punch, ribbon, plastic bag,

It's All About The Presents

2008-05-14T11:24:00.000-07:00

At least to a child it is......LOL! I made this card for today's sketch challenge. I just love this layout perfect for some smaller images!

Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments yesterday about my mojo you are too sweet! And thank you for suggestion of the possibility of my tiredness being my thyroid, I do have a low thyroid but the blood work came back perfect for it.

The problem is a high white blood cell count, this is the second test it has come back high at first we thought i may have just been fighting off the flu. But with this second test high it looks like with all my other problems that we maybe looking for Cushings Syndrome. I have read a great deal of info on cushings and seem to have almost every symptom including a growth on a my lung!!

But I guess I will have to wait until June 2 until I am able to find out more from my Dr. If anyone has any information I would be very greatful if you would like to pass it along.

If you haven't enetered yet don't forget to enter for my blog candy (two posts down) I will be drawing later tonight.

Supplies: It's my birthday, cc designs, real red, bayou blue, barely banana and white cs, cupcake dp, black and real red ink, copics, ribbon, brads, stickles.

Beautiful Memories

2008-05-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

I made this card for today's color challenge, the challenge was to use ruby red, soft sky, and pumpkin pie together.

Not too sure how I feel about this card yet, I seemed to have miss placed my mojo once again. I have just been so tired lately, my Dr. called about my blood work but can't see me until June 2, hopefully the blood work will have a clue as to why I am so tired.

Don't forget to enter for a chance to win my blog chocolate in the post below I will be drawing a name tomorrow night.

Well I am off to try to muster up some energy to clean up the house.

Supplies: Butterfly kisses, brighter tomorrow, ruby red, soft sky, and pumpkin pie cs, ginger blossom dp, ruby red, pumpkin pie ink, marker, nestabilities, stickles, ribbon, brads, bling, and ticket corner punch.

Blog Chocolate Finally!!!!

2008-05-11T22:28:00.000-07:00

I am so sorry I didn't get this up yesterday, I got so side tracked. I hope everyone had a super mother's Day weekend, I know we did. We just hung out here as a family all weekend the kids got me flowers and card Jason cleaned up the kitchen this morning and tended to all my needs!!!

So what's up with the blog candy?? Well May is my birthday month and I want to kick of my celebrations with a giveaway for you! I am giving away this gorgeous Siberian Iris set of 11 from Flourishes there are so many possibilities with set.

So how do you get it? Just leave a comment, question, or request (please be kind) on this post and I will draw a name on Wednesday night.

Welcome Khyla

2008-05-09T11:41:00.000-07:00

Jason's cousin Jo-jo has added a new baby girl named Khyla to the family!!

I knew I wanted to make her one of these onsie's cards and today's limited supply challenge was to use no stamps, so I thought it would be a perfect time to make a shaped card.

All the flowers, butterfly and sentiment are rub ons from Stampin Up's Sale-a-bration rub ons.

I used Lauren's tutorial for instruction on how to make this card.

***Just a note***

If you are waiting for me to respond to an email I will be catching up on all emails this weekend, so sorry for the delay.

Another thing is I will be posting some blog chocolate for you tomorrow!! It's yummy you won't want to miss it!!

Supplies: Pretty in pink, chocolate chips cs, rub ons, circle and scalloped circle punches, gel pen, craft knife.

Soaring Eagle

2008-05-07T12:30:00.000-07:00

I made this for today's sketch challenge such a cool sketch! At first I was thinking what am I going to do with this but it was perfect for a scenery shot. And I knew I had the perfect stamp for creating a beautiful sunset scenery shot, my Daily Bread Designs, On Eagles' Wings stamp set.

I brought my brayer back out and tried a different colored sky this time, I still need a ton more practice but I am really enjoying the learning process!! Thanks so to Michelle Zindorf for her tutorial on SCS!

Not too sure if you can tell in the photo but the images are spritzed with 2 colors of glimmer mist, in real life it kind of gives the sky a coppery glow, so pretty.

This card makes me miss my Dad so much, it would have been perfect for Father's Day and my Dad loved Eagles! Maybe the girls and I will put it inside a balloon and send it up to Heaven on Father's Day as a gesture of our love.

Supplies: Our daily Bread deigns, On Eagles' Wings, Baroque Motifs, black, pumpkin pie, really rust and white cs, black, really rust, more mustard, pumpkin pie, cranberry crisp, and summer sun, inks, copics, white singlo gel pen, cuttlebug, glimmer mist (gold and coffee), brads, sponges, brayer.

Pretty Lilac Iris

2008-05-06T11:45:00.000-07:00

So sorry for my long absence once again I have been super busy with other things.......yuck!! I hate it when life gets in the way of stamping!

I am waiting to hear back from Mom this afternoon to find out if she is going to be coming here tomorrow, it sure would be nice to see her, since she lives so far away visits are far and few in between.

I spent all morning checking out the air lines for tickets, while trying to potty train my daycare kiddie, not to mention our daughter Stephanie wanted a pet so.............guess who gets to baby sit during the day!! We have welcomed a little furry orange tabby kitten named tiger to our family this weekend.

He is so sweet and actually well behaved for kitten!! Stephanie however is exhausted.......LOL!! I don't really know why but she find mothering exhausting............. now she know how I feel some times......LOL!

BUT...... I did manage to steal away a few minutes to put together a super quick card, I used my Siberian Iris stamp set from Flourishes and today's color challenge to create this card. Keep watch for some blog candy I will be posting in the next day or 2!!

Supplies: Siberian iris, flourishes, fllc, pretty in pink, certainly celery, lovely lilac, white cs, pretty in pink designer prints, black ink, copics, stickles, ribbon, cuttlebug, and fiskers border punch.

Supplies:

Harriet the Hippo

2008-05-02T11:22:00.000-07:00

I made this for today's Limited supply challenge the challenge was to use circles were limited to only use circle tools. Quite difficult since this hippo has ovals as well......but...... I punched everything into circles then hand cut the circles to take the shape of an ovals by tracing my other punch shapes and cutting them out .

Normally my hippos is a little cuter but this one is a little wonky due to only using circle punches.

I am so happy it is friday actually when we got up this morning I thought it was Saturday......LOL!

Here is a link to my original hippo tutorial using all the right punches....LOL! My Hippo tutorial.

Supplies: Bordering blue, black and white cs, marker, circle brads, googlie eyes, CM circle cutting system, various sizes of circle punches, ribbon, polka dot cuttlebug folder.

Happiness Is..........

2008-05-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

As I have mentioned before I just love this sentiment! I really like seeing the butterfly under the sentiment too.

I made this for today's way to use it challenge the challenge was to use ruffles and pleats, I used both pleated and ruffles ribbon.

I just got this gorgeous paper pack from SEI called Jolie Chocolate , and it is amazing the entire color palette is in pinks and browns.

Well i must be off both kids are home again sick and i am potty training the daycare kiddie, which is seeming to be a full time job......LOL!

Supplies: Butterfly of happiness, regal rose, pretty in pink, chocolate chip, SEI Jolie Chocolate dp, pretty in pink, and chocolate chip ink, ribbon.

Guava Iris

2008-04-30T10:35:00.000-07:00

I made this card for today's sketch challenge, I LOVE this layout!!!! At first I was a little nervous about the layout but as the card came to fruition I feel in love with the layout. I love the iris from Flourishes done in this color!

My card is 8"x9 1/4" scored @ 4" and the scored 3/4" from the outside front panel and then folded back to show the inside of the card.

I will keep this short as I have a Dr's appointment in a half hour. But there is one thing I wanted to share before I go, my funny sleep last night.

OK so we were sleeping and I was having this dream that an eel jumped out of a fish tank and was trying to bite my feet.....eeeewwwwww!! I was so scared and flailing my legs about trying to not get bitten.

Next thing I hear is " WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" At this point I woke up and Jason was saying What is wrong with you why did you kick me in my package (nuts). I immediately started laughing and apologizing and explained what had happened in my dream.

He went on to say he was having a totally unrelated dream when all of a sudden he had this pain which woke him up only to find out it was real pain......ROTFLMBO!!!!!

Supplies: Siberian iris, flourishes, fllc, groovy guava, always artichoke, white, secret garden dp, black ink copics, marker, brads, ribbon, lace and dazzling dianmonds.

Birthday Wishes

2008-04-29T11:00:00.000-07:00

Wow, I am back.......LOL! Sorry for my long absence but I had some much needed spring cleaning to get to.

This color combo is from today's color challenge the challenge being to use purely pomegranate, soft sky and black together. I just love this color combo and thought it would make a pretty birthday card.

Not too sure if you can tell but there is a little stickles in the center of each flower making it sparkle just a bit.

Well I will keep this post short as I have two sick kids plus the daycare kiddie running around here today, and my closet is calling to be cleaned next!

Supplies: Piece of cake, butterfly kisses, purely pomegranate, soft sky, white and black cs, soft skt prints dp, purely pomegranate, soft sky and black inks, stickles, brads, ribbon.

One Boy, One Girl

2008-04-25T11:54:00.001-07:00

He was holding her hand when the doctor looked up and grinned,
"Congratulations, twins"

One boy, one girl
Two hearts beating wildly
To put it mildly, it was love at first sight.
He smiled, she smiled, and they knew right away
This was the day they'd been waiting for all their lives,
And for a moment the whole world,
Revolved around one boy, and one girl

I love this song by Collin Raye and thought it was fitting for today's post......LOL!

These card were made for today's limited supply challenge the challenge was to:

1. Make a square card. (Any size)
2. Use only scrap pieces of paper. (The base card doesn't have to be a scrap.)
3. Use ribbon or fiber scraps.
4. Use only ONE other embellishment.
5. Use any colors, stamps, and tools.

I used scraps of my Daisy D's paper and cs except for the bade of the card. The ribbon was also from my scrap ribbon jars.

I don't actually know anyone who is having a baby right now, most of my friends are done having their children so I guess these will just go into my stash for now.

Each square is 1.5" x 1.5" with the total card being 5 .25 x5.25.

Supplies Girl: So many scallops, all in a row, pretty in pink, barely banana, mellow moss and white cs, Daisy d's dp, mellow moss and regal rose ink, ribbon, marker, square, circle and scalloped punches.

Supplies Boy: So many scallops, all in a row, bashful blue, bayou blue , sage shadow and white cs, Daisy d's dp, black, bayou blue, wild wasabi ink, ribbon, marker, square, circle and scalloped punches.

Many Thanks

2008-04-24T12:23:00.000-07:00

I made this card for today's way to use the challenge was to use your scissors. I used scissors to cut out the butterflies and cut the ribbon *wink*

This is the first time one of my SAB sets have seen ink........ too many stamps too little time.......LOL!!

Update on "K"

"K" is back to school full time and has resumed 100% of her activities!! She is running, riding her bike, playing on the trampoline!!

Being able to get the "J" pouch instead of the external bag has been the hugest blessing it has allowed her to fully recover!

Thank to everyone who reached out to "K" with cards, gifts, thoughts and prayers each one of you made a difference in her recovery!!

Supplies: Butterfly kisses, SU SAB set, all in a row, ruby red, groovy guava, river rock and white cs, ginger blossom dp, vellum, ruby red, groovy guava inks, stickles rhinestone bling, ribbon.

On Eagles' Wings

2008-04-23T11:21:00.000-07:00

I really stepped out of my comfort zone today to create this card for the sketch challenge on SCS.
I have had my brayer for years, but honestly it never sees any ink.

I created the first panel using soft sky, bayou blue and not quite navy, this is my first time trying to create a sky like this, and I think it turned out okay. This is also the first time my On Eagles' Wings from Our Daily Bread designs has seen ink.

The image panel was created only using soft sky, followed by the eagle stamped with palette ink in burnt umber and finished off with the sentiment in black ink.

You should see my hands.......LOL!! Very bruised looking.....ROTFLMBO!! Thank you so much for all your well wished and healing thoughts regarding my ruptured ear drum Actually today is so much better then yesterday, it still hurts but it is no longer that blinding pain.

It was so nice to hear all about how spring is coming along in your areas, it helps me to be hopeful that we may join the ranks of spring too.

Supplies: On Eagles' wings, our daily bread designs, soft sky, not quite navy, black and white cs, soft sky, bayou blue, not quite navy, pumpkin pie, summer sun, burnt umber and black ink, brads, sponges, circle punch, brayer.

Cherry Blossoms

2008-04-22T11:44:00.000-07:00

You would never guess that it was spring here, we are sooo cold and we got snow all weekend!! I hope the real spring comes out soon! We seems to be about 2 months behind.

Usually by mother's day the lilacs are all out and the cherry tress are in full bloom, the tree don't even have leaves yet!! My garden should be full of Hyacinths and tulips but it is showing nothing but dirt!!

How is spring in your area?

I made this card for today's color challenge, the challenge was to use pretty in pink, certainly celery, and chocolate chip together. I just love these colors on of my favorite all time color combos!

I seemed to have ruptured my ear drum, not too sure how but can you say OUCH!!!!! Ouuuwwweeeeeee!!! I was pretty much up all night with pain, I have to go to the pharmacy and see if they have some stronger painkillers.

Supplies: Out on a limb, papertrey, pretty in pink, certainly celery, and chocolate chip, and white cs, pretty in pink, certainly celery, and chocolate chip inks, cuttlebug, stickles, ribbon.

I Love You, Mom

2008-04-21T11:24:00.001-07:00

I made this card for today's TLC challenge the challenge was to make a gift card holder. I decided to use my Siberian iris stamp set from Flourishes again, I thought it would be perfect for Mother's day.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!! We got quite a bit of snow over the weekend, but it is all gone now thankfully!

Steph had a super time at family camp, and we got to spend Saturday with Megan doing things that were her choice. We went to the SPCA to look at the cats then to jungle mania (tubes, slides etc.) then she wanted to got to Animal house (pet store) then off to MC Donald's for lunch. She topped the evening off with pizza for dinner.

And a great time was had by all!

Supplies: Siberian Iris, flourishes fllc, black, almost amethyst, white cs, dp (inside the holder), Black ink, copics, ribbon, dazzling diamonds, oval cutter, word window punch, oval punch.

Siberian Irises

2008-04-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

I finally got my Siberian Irises set from Flourishes in the mail, I have been stalking the post man for the past 2 weeks!! Canada Posts seems to have come to a grinding halt lately, not too sure why but it feels like there maybe a strike in our future.

Anyhoo back to the card, I actually managed to do 2 challenges in one!! I made this for today's limited supply challenge, which was to make a long or tall card with no DP. I also managed to fit in Sharon's challenge to use black accents.

I also borrowed this color combo from Sharon's card!! Each of the Iris centers has a little dazzling diamonds, just to make them pop a bit, it looks very glittery in real life.

Thank Goodness It's Friday!!!! I am running out of steam for this week!!!

Supplies: Siberian Iris, Damask, Flourishes, FLLC, Almost Amethyst, barely banana, black, and white cs, black ink, copics, cuttlebug, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen by Ranger, CM oval cutting system, glue pen, dazzling daimonds.

Frogs and Flowers

2008-04-17T10:05:00.000-07:00

Just two quick cards for you today, I had made these card for the April Embellish it gallery, the theme being frogs and fun.

This happens to by my only frog stamp can you believe it?? I only have one!

This image is from Rubbernecker Stamps and is quite big. I used my copic marker to color it in.

I am so happy the weekend is just around the corner!! I love spending time with hubby especially when we have no agenda and we can just do whatever it is we please!

Stephanie is off to Family camp for the weekend, so it will just be us and Megan. Normally we all go to family camp but with my Dad's passing last year we don't have anyone to babysit our dogs, so we decide we would just stay home this year. Our friends were kind enough to let Stephaine stay with them during family camp so she doesn't miss out.

Supplies: Rubbernecker stamps, wild wasabi, bayou blue, white cs, two scoops dp, black ink, copics, brads, ribbon.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This was made using a Bella stamp. I just adore this sweet image, reminds of my girls when they were a bit younger!

When they were little and we went to the store I would sometimes opt to put them in the wagon instead of the stroller. which for the main part was fine until one day Megan decided that she didn't want anything to be in the wagon with and she kept throwing the groceries out of the wagon!!! Little stinker!!

Supplies: Bella stamps, pretty in pink, wild wasabi, white cs, two scoops dp, copics, cuttlebug, brads, ribbon, marker corner rounder punch

Hugs For you

2008-04-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

I made this card for today's sketch challenge, I really liked this sketch it is perfect for smaller images!

I just love this sweet adorable monkey, I can't wait for my new set to arrive from CC designs because it has another monkey in it!!

Thank you to all who commented on my new profile picture!! You are too sweet!! I really felt like it was time to update it.

Woohoo Wednesday!! for me Wednesdays are super great cause........ Criminal Minds is BACK!!! I forgot how much I missed the show, while the writer's were on strike, but now that it is back I am one happy girl!!

Supplies: Monkey love, cc designs, chocolate chip, river rock, old olive, white cs, brocade dp, black ink, brads, ribbon, copic markers.

Guava Blossoms

2008-04-15T10:43:00.000-07:00

I made this card for today's color challenge, the challenge was to use, blush blossom, groovy guava, and basic grey. I LOVE this color combo!!! It is absolutely stunning.

I used happy Harmony, last years SAB from SU, I am so happy I have kept this set, I always seem to come back to it. It is such a simple Elegant set to use.

I am feeling so drained today, must of had a restless sleep. i have had 2 cups of regular coffee (normally I drink decaf)but it has had no effect. Anyone have any suggestion or ideas on how to perk up?? Shy of doing speed......LOL.....just kidding!! I know bad humor!

Supplies: Happy Harmony, groovy guava, blush blossom, basic grey, and white cs, secret garden scrappin kit, groovy guava, and basic grey ink, corner rounder punch, ribbon, brads.

Life.....

2008-04-14T11:24:00.000-07:00

Life..... is not measured by
the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments
that take our breath away.

What a beautiful sentiment!! Perfect for birthdays, graduations, sympathies, cheer you up or baby cards.

I made this card for today's TLC challenge, the challenge was to make a double pocket card. It was so easy to make and I just love the this style of double pocket card!

You will find the instructions on the link above, just click on TLC challenge.

I used Papertrey's Butterfly Kisses and Out on a Limb sets to make this card. I am loving this DP from SU's Bali breeze. Each flower center on the dp has a dot of stickles as do the large orange butterfly and all the small blue butterflies.

I am so on a butterfly kick right now, must be the feeling of spring in the air......LOL!

Supplies: Butterfly kisses, out on a limb, papertrey, only orange, tempting turquoise, white cs, bali breeze dp, vellum, only orange and tempting turquoise inks, stickles, ribbon, slot punch, rhinestone bling.