U name it...anything goes!

Yes, I stamped!

2008-11-19T12:39:00.004-06:00

Well, I FINALLY got together with my stamping gal pals and made a couple of things this weekend. I made this One Sheet Bag, I found the tutorial by Beatie Johns on SCS. I had printed it off some time ago, and finally got around to giving it a shot. I'm glad I did, I think these will be cute with some Christmas candy in it! I didn't do much, I also made a Stationary Box, but haven't finished embellishing it and making the cards to go inside. Once I finish it, I'll post it, too!

Happy Hump Day, y'all! It is Wednesday, right? Geez, not working I never know what day it is now!

Red Box Code - good Wednesday, Thursday, Friday!

2008-11-19T12:20:00.003-06:00

Check out Dion's Daily Deal for a free Red Box Code good Wednesday the 19th through Friday the 21st! This code is good for the Kansas City area only.

Wow, 1000 hits!

2008-11-12T19:38:00.003-06:00

Okay, this thing sucks. I just typed a bunch of stuff and then it just friggin deletes on me. WTF. Anyhoo, woo hoo 1000 hits! Thanks for visiting me, even though I haven't posted for quite a while. October was crazy and November sucks. Actually 2008 sucks. (Hopefully 2009 is better.) I got laid off last week. Fun, huh? So, I haven't really been in the mood to papercraft. Although I suppose I should get in the mood since I might be making some Christmas gifts now. Plus, I'm getting together with my girlfriends this weekend so I need to figure out what I'm doing at our crop. So, hopefully I'll have something to post by Monday. :) Anyhoo, thanks for the 1000 hits, here's to 1000 more!

Jingle all the way!

2008-10-24T15:15:00.003-05:00

Well, I've finally made something. This was my swap card that I made for Stamp Club last night. I've just been so busy this is the only thing I've been able to make. :( I sure do miss stamping! Does it look familiar? I cased it from Jeanie's card that she made last month when we got together for our monthly crop. I love paper, so I like how the paper makes this really simple card POP!

How cute is my little man?

2008-10-20T00:51:00.003-05:00

So, I didn't get anything done that I'd hoped to this weekend. I didn't make my swap cards for Thursday, I didn't make Will's birthday thank you's (so I didn't get to write them out either), I didn't make it out to the Maple Leaf Festival either.... :( Instead of going to Baldwin, I opted to go the Pumpkin Patch instead. We didn't have the best of luck with our photo shoot of Will on KU's campus yesterday so I decided to try my luck at the patch today. It turned out really well! I think that we actually have a few pics to choose from! Now I just need to pick some, edit and PRINT!

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF!

2008-10-17T12:17:00.002-05:00

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is a 58-year Halloween tradition beloved by generations across America. This year, Will is Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF Online and we’d like for you to join us!

In 1950, a group of young Philadelphia trick or-treaters, along with their pastor, began the tradition of knocking on doors and collecting funds for UNICEF on Halloween. Since then Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has empowered generations to save kids lives in their global community through education and fundraising during the Halloween season.

Last year, kids with their families, schools and communities raised more than $4.5 million dollars and over $140 million dollars to date. I hope you will help Will make this year a huge success too.

Here are some examples of how a little can go a long way:

* $5 can provide a box of 100 disposable syringes for use during immunization campaigns.

* $15 can buy one carton of high energy protein biscuits to support and rehabilitate 3 severely malnourished kids for 1 month.

* $44 can provide school supplies to 20 kids

Below, you will find a link to Will’s Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF fundraising webpage. It takes seconds to make a donation, and you can give any amount, a little or a lot. Since it's so easy to make an impact, I hope you'll support Will in this important cause. Because every kid counts!

http://inside.unicefusa.org/goto/will_2008

Thank you for any support you may give!

CK Scrapbook Online Community - What Scrapbookers Want: The Ultimate Holiday Gift-GETTING Guide

2008-10-17T09:32:00.002-05:00

I found this article in my CK newsletter. I thought it was worth sharing in case you didn't see it!

CK Scrapbook Online Community - What Scrapbookers Want: The Ultimate Holiday Gift-GETTING Guide

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Where have I been?

2008-10-14T09:31:00.002-05:00

Important Notice:

DUE TO RECENT BUDGET CUTS, AND THE RISING COST OF ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OIL, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL HAS BEEN TURNED OFF.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE

Sincerely, The Government

Yes, I have been missing from the blogosphere...I've been getting ready for Mr. Will's 2nd birthday party! He turned 2 last week and we had 2 parties this weekend, one at home, and one in Oklahoma at my grandma's house. (And, now I'm broke!) It has been a LONG weekend. But, now I need to make thank you cards, so perhaps I'll get something posted soon, at least a picture of my cute little guy! I hope to get back in the swing of things soon!

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-03T15:16:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday!

2008-10-02T10:58:00.004-05:00

Is your birthday your favorite day of the year? Well, come January 10 it won't be my favorite anymore either...but do you love free stuff? I do, I do! Check out Freebies 4 Mom for birthday freebies from various restaurants and stores.

Will's birthday is next week, and so far, I've gotten a free Wacky Pack from Sonic and a free kids meal from Famous Dave's for him. I also just signed myself up at First Watch and already received a free entree! Sign up for Minsky's Pizza (KC Metro pizza chain) and you can get a free small pizza on your birthday! We've got a coupon from Jeff's birthday last month. Speaking of which, it expires soon, we need to use it!

Yes, I know, this isn't stamping related at all, but free food and goodies free up money to buy MORE stamping supplies! Hurray for freebies! Do you know of any other freebies that aren't on the Freebies 4 Mom list, leave me a comment. I love freebies!

Barb's Challenge

2008-09-30T23:10:00.004-05:00

Well, I did it! I used the image and the scalloped rectangle that Barb sent me for her Random Mail Stamp Challenge to make this card. What do you think? I think it turned out okay. Do you wanna play? Leave me a comment, and I'll send YOU a random stamped image, too!

Finally a post!

2008-09-30T10:11:00.004-05:00

September Gardner Stamp Club Swaps, Theme is Fall, from top - Marilyn, Vickie, Barb, Melissa, Mine

This is Barb's make-n-take that we all made, it's a Fold-Over Treat Envelope first seen in the TAC catty. Barb tells more about it here, and much more eloquently, too. :) And, Barb took both of these pics, the swap pic was on our Gardner Stamp Club page and the Envelope on her blog. How sad, I couldn't even take the time to take a picture myself. :( Oh well, Barb's pics are WAY better!

I agreed to participate in Barb's Random Mail Stamp Challenge, she told you about it here...and plan to actually get to it tonight! I misplaced the image she sent me, but finally found it last night. I'd like to get one more post in this month, cause I've been SLACKING (in all fairness, I've been fighting some sort of illness and spend most of my time at home coughing which in turn gives me a headache and we've been breaking the little guy from his pacifier, so I've had my hands full!) and haven't done much. :( Tonight is the night to get this done! I've got an idea, and hopefully I'll have it posted before midnight! Anyhoo, check out Barb's site and you'll find the other gals that have participated on the right side of her page. There's some cute stuff there! :) If you'd like to be the next to participate, leave a comment and I'll send you a random stamped image and the directions for the challenge!

Until this evening....

Click to Give!

2008-09-25T10:52:00.002-05:00

Visit The Breast Cancer Site and donate a mammogram. It only takes a click! Share with everybody you know!

Another girls get together!

2008-09-22T23:33:00.007-05:00

Mine

Francine

Jeanie

Michelle

I got together with the girls again this weekend. We did another shoebox party, this time making 2 items to share. We stamped for about 5 hours, ate lots of yummy food and made lots of fun stuff!

I made a card with 2 different colored bases. But, I cut my second pink CS wrong and changed up the purple card. I ended up liking it the best! The other is a mini post it note holder made from a coaster. So simple and pretty cute, too!

Francine's cards were super cute! Pretty detailed, with quite a few steps, but worth the time it took to make them. I love the mummy, I stamped a few extra so hopefully I can come up with something equally cute to make with them!

Jeanie's Christmas card was extremely simple, just the way I like it! I love the use of patterned paper, I HOARD paper so I should have lots to choose from when casing this...which I definitely plan to do! The other is another post it note holder that holds the 3x3 sized pad. It's made from an acrylic picture frame, you know those cheapie dollar ones. I believe there was a tutorial on SCS for it. What a quick, easy and useful, gift!

Michelle's card was simple, too. You know I like simple! We colored in the image with the SU pastels. So cute! I'm not a big fan of coloring (well, with anything other than crayons anyway) but love the look! The box is really cute, too! Again, really easy, and with a little stamping makes for a cute party favor!

I love it when we are able to get together. I wish we could do it more!

OMG!

2008-09-18T08:43:00.005-05:00

OMG! I haven't made anything new in too long, I'm going through withdrawal! I have to make something this weekend though, cause the girls are coming over and we are doing another Christmas shoebox party! So, I DO have to find time to make something, well, 2 somethings, for it. Plus an entree and drinks, and I need to clean up some, too. When exactly will I find time to do all of this????

Anyhoo, here is a onesie I made for my good friend Erin's baby shower. I made a onesie card to give her, with snaps on the bottom but forgot to take a picture. I made a bunch of these and strung them together to make a garland. Everyone seemed to like them. I also used this Sweet One stamp from SU and the scallop punch to make cutlery wraps (attached the punched image to a strip of cardstock and wrapped around the silverware and napkins). Simple, but cute. I also wrapped a couple of small drinking cups for use in one of our shower games, Bottom's Up. :) It's a game with little plastic babies (by Wilton, in the cake decorating aisle), you put them in a cup and roll them like dice and try to get their bottoms to land up! We never actually played it, because it was a couples shower and you KNOW how boys are, but still a fun game idea!

Wow, I ended up having more to say here than I orginally thought! Huh? Well, today is mine and my husband's anniversary! Four glorious years! So, even though he'll be working til very late tonight, I probably still won't find any time to make anything. But, I'll try to do something before he gets home. We are going out Saturday night, nothing fancy, we have free tickets to the Royals game so we are going to get the free stocking cap. I don't know what else we'll do, the boats? How very romantic! And smoky! Yuck! We went to Argosy earlier this month for Jeff's birthday, and I'd forgotten how incredibly smoky those places are. I could smell it in the revolving door at the front, and it just got worse the further in we walked. I'm glad that we don't go very often, it had probably been 3 years since I've been out there. And, I guess I'll be fine if I wait another 3 years to go again. We did make some money there though! Gotta love the penny slots! We left with more money than we went with, even after Jeff's beers, so it was a successful evening!

(OKAY, SO THE SPACES BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS AREN'T STAYING ONCE I PUBLISH, STOP THAT!)

Gooseberry Patch

2008-09-16T09:48:00.003-05:00

I love Gooseberry Patch! They have the cutest stuff, the BEST cookbooks (my FAVORITES!) and I love all of the free recipes I get from their newsletter. Sometimes, I even find time to MAKE them! Here's a recipe I got in today's newsletter. I love freshly-baked bread, and this is just too simple!

Honey Quick Bread

2-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1/4 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. oil
1-1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. honey

Mix all ingredients together; spoon into a greased and floured 9"x5" loaf pan. Let stand for 20 minutes; bake at 375 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Makes one loaf.

I made some of Will's birthday invites last night and they are no where near as cute as I'd hoped. I had been lucky enough to find some Cars stamps a while back but they just din't work out for this. :-( Would have been too much work. So I just embellished my black and red layered cards with Cars stickers. Eh. :-( Maybe I can make something post-worthy tonight. We'll see. I am feeling better!

Grandparent's Day

2008-09-13T23:33:00.003-05:00

I forgot to post these last weekend. These are a few cards Will and I made for grandparent's day. Didn't Will do a great job? :) My cards were quick and easy, the blocked one is my favorite. I've been under the weather this past week, I hope to maybe try to make something tomorrow. Hopefully! I've been itchin for some craftin!

Win free books for Kansas!

2008-09-10T10:05:00.002-05:00

Jennifer from Puhak Photography and Puhak Pretty Pictures (see her links at the right!) shared this contest with me:

'What Book Got You Hooked?' is a campaign offered by the First Book National Book Bank. The campaign asks individuals to tell about the book that got them 'hooked' on reading as a child. 50,000 FREE, NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS will be sent to the state casting the most votes during the campaign which ends September 15.

Log on to the 'What Book Got You Hooked?' website HERE, indicate your favorite book and cast a vote for Kansas . You may vote once every 24 hours.

Forward to anyone that is a friend of children in Kansas and would like Kansas to receive 50,000 books.

Enabler Alert!!!!

2008-09-09T15:03:00.001-05:00

I went to Archiver's today for a LEGITIMATE reason...to get B&W checkered paper for Will's birthday invites cause nobody else has any. Well, they now have the new extra-giga scalloped Marvy punches. They are HUGE! I was going to use my 30% off coupon on a Hot Spot item because I didn't need anything else. Well, new plan, the circle extra-giga had to come home with me. Dang it! I really need to save money, AND THIS AIN'T HELPING! I'll be back again after the 16th to use my other coupon on another extra-giga I guess.

Somebody please post and tell me they did the same thing!

Saturday Night Fun

2008-09-07T16:46:00.013-05:00

Well, I was able to sneak in a few goodies last night. I started the note card holder the other night but didn't finish it because I ran out of adhesive. I finally finished it, and guess it turned out okay...there was too much black though.

I made the double pocket bag and matching cards with some new paper I hadn't used before. I didn't embellish much, just kept it super simple. I guess I could add a gift card for a quick gift!

I probably won't make anything else tonight, I'm super tired. I think I'm going to just veg and watch some tv. Sounds like a great night to me!

I ran out of adhesive twice tonight...

2008-09-05T23:02:00.006-05:00

I made lots of cards tonight! I pretty much only used what I had upstairs, which wasn't much. I did have to run down once to get a few things to finish up the special day and the birthday card. I'm very happy with how these 2 turned out, and they were both made with all scraps! The bandana print even came from my scrap box, I don't even remember when I used the rest of it. Yea for me! And, Barb will recognize the circle from the special day card, it came from HER scrap box. A couple weekends ago when I stamped at her house for her scrap day, I hoarded that little circle hoping I could find something to do with it. I never did, so she MADE me take it home. I am so VERY happy with how this card turned out. It is my favorite! The trick or treat one is okay, it's missing something. I'm just not very good with the creepy, guess I should leave that to Barb. I even made another note card holder, but after running out of adhesive for the second time, I didn't feel like running after more. I'll finish it tomorrow.

Have a nice weekend, y'all!

A couple of quickies...

2008-09-04T23:38:00.003-05:00

I made these with some scraps from the last couple of things I've made. I've got some pretty cute (well, one is cute) cards I made last night to send to our grandparents for Grandparents Day on Sunday. I'll post them either Saturday or Sunday after they've gotten them.

National Stamping Month...and enter to win free stuff!

2008-09-03T14:48:00.002-05:00

Okay, maybe it's only National Stamping Month at Close to my Heart, but isn't it ALWAYS stamping month to us? :) Let's celebrate! Enter to win free stamping goodies from CTMH. The sweeps ends October 10.

Happy Halloween!

2008-09-02T22:39:00.003-05:00

Yea, I finally made something tonight! (Sorry the pic isn't better, the battery died as soon as I took this. I need to find a good place for taking pics of these, any suggestions?) I was sick all weekend, still am, but was set on making something tonight. It was quick and easy, I cased it from Patti's swap card from our last stamp club. Barb, you'll be so proud of me...it's a Halloweenie card!! Now, what I really need to be making is birthday invitations....Cars (the movie) invitations actually. So, hopefully, but not probably, those will be the next thing I post.... Why didn't I focus on those tonight? What was I thinking?

Note Card Holder - I actually did it!

2008-08-27T23:25:00.003-05:00

Well, I said yesterday that I was going to try to make this and I did! It was quick and easy and super cute! The longest part was deciding what paper and cardstock I wanted to use. This will be added to the long list of things I'd like to try to get done for Christmas gifts this year!

1-1/8 inch punch

2008-08-26T23:45:00.004-05:00

I was lucky enough to find a 1-1/8 inch circle punch today. I wasn't sure if they made one, but EK Success does! I found it on my 3rd stop. Yea!

I finished up this card tonight, it's for my stamp club swap on Thursday. I cased it from a card I found on SCS here but I used TAC Sprigs for the main image. It was super easy and fast. I think it turned out okay.

I found a great tutorial on Dannie's Designs. I hope to get to try it tomorrow night!

Blog Award and Chistmas!

2008-08-24T21:51:00.011-05:00

I've been discovered! Allison at Stampin' When I Can added me to her list of Newly Discovered Blogs. How cool is that?!? Check out her blog, she's got a lot of really fun stuff on there including a weekly challenge. I hope I can take the time to create something for her next one! Thanks for the shout out Allision!

Barb from Foster Design House nominated me for an award. Barb is one of my favorite bloggers, and people, by far! She is a phenominal artist and her work continues to amaze me. I wish I was HALF as creative as her! Thank you Barb!

Here are the rules of the award:

1. Put the logo on your blog.

2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.

3. Nominate at least 5 other blogs.

4. Add links to these blogs on your blog.- Don't forget this step.

5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

So, here goes...

1. Toni Illinois Stamper

2. Allison Stampin' When I Can

3. Cris My Addictions

4. Tara Stampalicious

5. Angie schwoooo!

My Card

Jeanie's Card

Francine's Card

Michelle's Card

These are the cards that I made with my friends today. Aren't they cute? We made 2 each, so I've got an 8 card head start on my Christmas cards for this year! Yeah! But, how many left to go?

Want some candy?

2008-08-24T00:54:00.003-05:00

Go check out Barb's blog, Foster Design House and put your name in the hat for some blog candy! Barb is celebrating her 100th post and 5000 visitors! Congrats Barb! Oh, and isn't this card fabulous? Barb turns out some really fantastic Halloween creations! Visit her blog often, as she's always posting something Halloweenie! :)

I'm meeting with some girlfriends tomorrow (well, today I guess) to make Christmas cards. I'll post what we make later!

An oldie

2008-08-21T23:36:00.004-05:00

Well, maybe I'll actually get something new made this weekend. I have to actually. Me and some girlfriends are getting together to do a Christmas Shoebox! So, I have to come up with a card to make sometime!

This is my lil baby Will when he was just a youngin'. I was going to try to make this my announcement, but had too many to send out and this would have been a bit much to mass produce. Anyhoo, it doesn't seem like it was all that long ago that he was just a teeny baby...and now he's almost 2!

Only 30% off?

2008-08-21T09:48:00.002-05:00

I received this coupon in a JoAnn email last night. Am I thinking too much into this? Is it the end of 40% off coupons? I sure hope not. I can't only pay 30% off. It's got to be 40% off or BETTER, preferably BETTER!

Well, Hobby Lobby has a 40% off coupon this week. There's a link in my coupon list to the right.

Red Box Wednesday

2008-08-20T10:24:00.003-05:00

Did you know that if you start a post on one day and save it as a draft, and then finish it and actually post it on another day it will post for the day you originated it? That sucks. It should post to the day you actually push PUBLISH! So, my original Red Box Wednesday post posted on Monday, since I edited that draft because I never got it posted. Anyhoo, here's the Wednesday Red Box code...

Rent something good, like Tremors! JK4HM5

The rest of my goodies from Barb's...

2008-08-18T19:50:00.005-05:00

Here is the stuff that I made at Barb's. 3 cards, a box in a bag, a frap bottle, and (not shown) a sour cream container that I gave to Barb with some chocolate for having me over! I didn't get a lot done, but I had a LOT of fun, and that's what matters most! Barb and her friends are CRAZY!

Red Box Wednesday

2008-08-18T12:48:00.011-05:00

The free code for Wednesday is....JK4HM5. Enjoy your movie!

Kettle corn - I finally tried it over the weekend. Not bad! I popped it in a regular pot, I think it would work better in a whirly pop popper or electric popper though. Anything that can be stirred...but with the sugar, it'll make for a b!tch to clean up. My MIL has an electric one like the picture, and she let it sit overnight and she though clean up was a bit easier. It's worth a shot!

Enjoy your movie and popcorn!

Barb's stampin day and Harry Potter!

2008-08-18T09:15:00.007-05:00

This is one of the cards I made at Barb's house on Saturday. Yes, and it was all made from Barb's scraps! What a fun idea, huh? If you, too, have lots of scraps at home. It would be fun to invite your friends over and see what you can create with them. I have a couple other little things I did, I just need to get pics taken of them. (I scanned this one at work....shhhh! Don't tell!)

I love all things Harry Potter. The books are AMAZING! And the movies are actually not half-bad either! I just happened across the trailer (now at the bottom of this page!) to the sixth book/movie in the series...Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! The movie was originally going to be released in November of this year...but has now been rescheduled to open in July 2009 now! I can't wait that long. THAT'S A YEAR AWAY!!!!!!! How can they do this to us?

Paisley Shower

2008-08-15T09:14:00.003-05:00

I still haven't made anything, but I plan to definitely on Saturday! I'll be going to Barb's house and helping her use up her scrap stash. What a fun challenge, she told us about it here. I hope to have some fun stuff to post tomorrow night.

This is a shower invite I made for my friend John and Erin's baby shower in June. She's having a boy...hopefully any day now! She's 38 weeks and ready to go! We are all so excited to meet Baby Ethan! Congrats John and Erin!

Red Box Code & Popcorn

2008-08-13T12:05:00.003-05:00

Okay, so I haven't made anything in almost a week! And, I haven't even taken the time to scan or take a picture of something old to post. So, I will post whatever comes to mind...

There are now 3 Red Boxes in Gardner! One at Price Chopper, McDonald's and now at Wal-Mart! So, head on out and pick up a movie for FREE with Wednesday's free code Y72LR2. I signed up on the Red Box website to get a free Monday rental code texted to me weekly. They've added Wednesday codes as well, so I can get free movies twice a week now! Woo hoo!

Popcorn. The fair was in town last week and of course all of my kettle corn is now gone! Bummer! Good thing I'd ran across a recipe for it awhile back, I just had to go back and find it. I did, I got it in a newsletter from The Everyday Cheapskate, Mary Hunt.

Her newsletters include tips on anything you can imagine and are fun to read. Here is the Kettle Corn recipe, I haven't attempted it yet, but my MIL has and it is AWESOME! It tastes just like what you'd get at the fair!

Kettle Corn

1/2 cup un-popped popcorn kernels
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Place the popcorn, sugar and salt in a large pot with vegetable oil. Cover. Place pot over medium heat. When you hear the first pop, shake the pot and continue shaking back and forth to ensure that the popcorn kernels and oil do not burn. Once the popping has slowed, remove the pot from the heat.

Servings: 5. (Well, unless you're me, serves ONE!)

Free movie, (almost) free popcorn...all the makings for a great night! Enjoy!

All tuckered out...

2008-08-07T10:39:00.006-05:00

Will all tuckered out after our drive to see Nana and PaPa... This was one of my favorite pictures of Will while we were gone. He finally gave in at about 10pm the night we got there. He crawled out of my lap and laid his head down on my leg and just fell asleep. Ahhh, he's all worth it! :)

Now, a survey. Why not? I was cleaning out my inbox and ran across this survey that I got from my friend Angie and thought I'd throw it up here. It's fun learning these quacky things about each other. (Plus, we've got family in town this weekend so there probably won't be any crafting done, so be prepared for a quiz on Monday!) If you re-post it, add a link in my comments!

1. DO YOU LIKE BLUE CHEESE? never!
2. HAVE YOU EVER SMOKED HEROIN? never!
3. DO YOU OWN A GUN? Jeff has a BB gun and one of those guns that shoot nails into concrete. Oh, I do have a STAPLE gun. I don't think I even own a GLUE gun!
4. WHAT FLAVOR DO YOU ADD TO YOUR DRINK AT SONIC? I guess cherry, cause I get a diet cherry limeade, yummy!
5. DO YOU GET NERVOUS BEFORE DOCTOR'S APPTS.? yes
6. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HOT DOGS? I like em.
7. FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE? Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives rocks!
8. WHAT DO YOU PREFER TO DRINK IN THE MORNING? anything with caffeine
9. CAN YOU DO PUSH UPS? haven't tried for awhile, and I'm not going to try now!
10. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN IN A WEDDING PARTY? one, just my own
11. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF JEWELRY? wedding ring
12. FAVORITE HOBBY? paper crafting :)
13. WHAT SONG USUALLY PLAYS IN YOUR MENTAL CD PLAYER? Probably a theme song from one of Will's cartoons, ugh!
14. DO YOU HAVE A.D.D.? yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes (I agree with Angie!)
15. WHAT'S ONE TRAIT YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF? Is body a trait?
16. MIDDLE NAME? Briana
17. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AT THIS EXACT MOMENT? uh, hello, filling this thing out.
18. NAME 3 THINGS YOU BOUGHT YESTERDAY? lunch, kettle corn, Will's game chance at fair!
19. NAME 3 DRINKS YOU REGULARLY DRINK? water, diet dr pepper, diet pepsi
20. CURRENT WORRY? money
21. CURRENT HATE RIGHT NOW? heat!
22. FAVORITE PLACE TO BE? anywhere with my family
23. HOW DID YOU RING IN THE NEW YEAR? Frick, do any of you know where I was? UPDATE: I'M A HORRIBLE PERSON! HOW DID I FORGET THAT WE WERE AT JAY AND JEANIE'S HOUSE (JEFF'S AUNT AND UNCLE)?
24. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO? somewhere temperature cool to hang out with my boys and stamp
25. NAME THREE PEOPLE WHO WILL COMPLETE THIS? I don't know, will you?
26. DO YOU OWN SLIPPERS? yes
27. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? white with black and yellow
28. DO YOU LIKE SLEEPING ON SATIN SHEETS? no
29. CAN YOU WHISTLE? yes
30. FAVORITE COLOR? blue
31. WOULD YOU BE A PIRATE? I guess
32. WHAT SONGS DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER? normally too tired to think of songs
33. FAVORITE GIRL'S NAME? Hmmm, not sure.
34. FAVORITE BOY'S NAME? I'd be bad if I didn't say Will.
(Wha happened to #35???)
36. LAST THING THAT MADE YOU LAUGH? Angie's answer to #48
37. BEST BED SHEETS AS A CHILD? I only recall the Strawberry Shortcake ones, they came with scented throw pillows!
38. WORST INJURY YOU'VE EVER HAD? Perhaps when I caught a softfall with my face.
39. DO YOU LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE? The town is nice, as are the people, but I could think of other places that sound more appealing.
40. HOW MANY TVs DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOUSE? 5 plus the computer has a tv tuner in it so I guess 6.
41. WHO IS YOUR LOUDEST FRIEND? Ashlee
42. HOW MANY DOGS DO YOU HAVE? 3
43. DOES SOMEONE HAVE A CRUSH ON YOU? doubtful
(There's no 44 either!)
45. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK(S)? I enjoy reading Nicholas Sparks and James Patterson.
46. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? chocolate, right now, Hershey Bliss milk chocolate meltaway. Heaven.
47. FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM? Kansas Jayhawks
48. WHAT SONG DO YOU WANT PLAYED AT YOUR FUNERAL? Hope I don't have to decide for a long time. But Angie's answer was AWESOME! My Humps!
49. WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT 12 A.M.? surfing, looking at the TAC catty
50. WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU WOKE UP? Where's Jeff?

Pretty!

2008-08-06T15:46:00.003-05:00

Isn't this pretty? One of the guys at work was nice enough to bring this for me this morning! Ahh, what a sweetie! Thanks, Ken!

I'm back and two cards!

2008-08-06T00:13:00.006-05:00

I'm back from vacation. We had a great time visiting my family! We went to Ikea (I got stuff for my craft room), went to see the ponies at the horse track and went to the zoo! It was a jam-packed couple of days, and I know Lil Will had a good ole time with NaNa, PaPa and D.

I decided to attempt making a couple of cards tonight. My inspiration came from my memory of this sketch I saw, but it didn't turn out exactly the same. I used scraps again, and I kind of like how it turned out.

This is the other card I made, also with scraps. I was again inspired by the above sketch, but couldn't figure out a way to finish it. I really liked the ribbon, but it was so big there didn't seem to be much room for anything else. So, I just threw the giga scallop circle on there and punched the individual holes. Eh, it's alright. It just seems too simple, but I do like the pink and black. Thanks, Barb for the color inspiration!

SU's new catty!

2008-07-31T01:46:00.003-05:00

Okay, so I should REALLY be sleeping right now. In about 5 hours we should be on the road to Minnesota to see my parents. But, I just finished up with the packing, and am trying to wind down. I'd normally watch my DVR'd Gilmore Girls (yes, I watch it) but our cable has been horrible lately and was apparently down today so it didn't DVR! Now both boxes in our house say that they aren't authorized for service or some BS like that, so I can't watch anything on cable right now! We've always had trouble with them, but this month they are really driving me crazy! Oh well, I'm watching a fine feature film right now...Real Genius with Val Kilmer...I love this movie!

Anyhoo, enough of my ranting, if you get a chance, go check out Kim's Blog, she's at the Stampin Up convention and has posted a preview of the new catalog. It looks like there is some fun stuff in there! I know I can't wait to see it!

Cupcake

2008-07-29T23:15:00.004-05:00

Somehow I managed to make another card tonight. I can only imagine how much time I will find to make stuff when we finally re-finish the basement and I get a craft room! I needed to make a card for a birthday party this weekend and knocked this out pretty fast. It's for my daycare provider's daughter's first birthday!

A scrappy card!

2008-07-28T23:26:00.002-05:00

I finally got around to making something tonight. I made this with the scraps I still had laying around from the last couple projects I did. The card was super simple but I still like it. I'm SO glad that I finally got a Cuttlebug, cause those cheap little embossing folders sure do make the card!

Blogging Friends Forever

2008-07-28T23:15:00.003-05:00

I just received my first blogging award! Thanks to Barb at Foster Design House. Barb's blog is so awesome, go check it out!

Pass it on! Here are the rules:

Only Five people allowed.

Four have to be dedicated followers of your blog.

One has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.

You must link back to whoever gave you the award.

Quite simple really it is a way of saying thank you to those who take time out for wonderful comments to boost your day!

Okay, well Barb is the only one that I'm really sure looks at this, she's the only only one that has posted any comments! :( So, she's the only one that I can link to! If there's any other readers out there I'd love to hear from you, please drop me a line sometime!

Happy Hamburger Day!

2008-07-28T09:42:00.002-05:00

Okay, so if you know me at all, I'm a bit of a hamburger connoisseur (thank goodness for spell check, I was WAY off!). It is by far, my favorite food, besides popcorn of course! Well, according to www.msn.americangreetings.com today is Hamburger Day. So, I hope you have a good one! Check out The Good Stuff list for a $5 off a burger coupon at Ted's Montana Grill! Today is half price burger night at Austin's. I also saw a sign outside of Bob & Dee's last Monday that said $3 burgers...so a couple of nice choices to celebrate this glorious day in my area!

Hope you have a burgerlicious day!

Shannon :)

Woo hoo!

2008-07-22T23:18:00.004-05:00

Wow! I am on a roll...2 things in 2 days! I love the SU Doodle This stamp set, I haven't used it much yet and I need to! I'm very happy with the way this card turned out. Unfortunately the cell phone pic doesn't do it much justice. The inspiration for this card came from Nancy Riley's blog. I find myself at her blog quite often, she has some really cute stuff on there! I liked the layered flower and dotted embossing so started with that. And, I just love the look of blue and black together, so went through my black paper stash and settled with this. I really love this card!

Holy cow, I actually made something tonight!

2008-07-22T00:39:00.003-05:00

Check out this cute One Sheet Box. I found the tutorial at Mabie Stampin'. Isn't it a cutie? It was really easy to make, too. It's pretty small, only about 4.5 x 3 and would definitely fit some candy and/or a gift card, but not sure what else I could put in it. What would you do? Why don't you tell me...tomorrow though. I'm going to try to go to sleep now!

Another oldie...

2008-07-21T15:37:00.002-05:00

I went out Saturday night with a friend and then slept the day away on Sunday, so not a big surprise that I didn't make anything. Even if Ihadn't gone out, or slept all day, I still probably wouldn't have made anything new. Maybe tonight. There are still a few things I'd like to try.

This was a quick and easy card I made for a birthday swap at stamp club in May (I think). I kind of liked it, plus it's more masculine than what I'd normally try to do so I can send it to a boy! Yea me!

A Brand New Card!?!

2008-07-17T23:44:00.005-05:00

I actually made this card tonight! I'm not kidding, I did! I also FINALLY got my Cuttlebug out of the box. Yea for me! It's hard to find anything right now, the hubby is working on the basement, so it's even harder than before to get to all of my craftin' goodies. But, soon I'll have a nice space to spread out and put all of my craft stuff! Anyhoo, back to the card...This turned out more masculine than I was hoping for, but I think the embossing fems it up some. I do like this color combo though!

Thanks for stopping!
Shannon :)

I'm on a roll!

2008-07-15T08:44:00.003-05:00

This was a really quick card (I think I actually made 8) I whipped up when the girls came over a couple of months ago to stamp. Super simple, but still kind of cute I think. But, it's probably still too girly to give to a man, I really need more masculine cards!

Shannon :)

SKUNK UPDATE - I forgot to mention! There is a deak skunk up on the road near my house! Ha! Now, I don't know if it's the same one that terrorized us last week, but I can hope, right!?!

Another Box in a Bag and a Double Pocket Bag

2008-07-14T22:25:00.005-05:00

I made these at Mimi's E-Scape event last month. I really do love the Box in a Bag, I'd love to find some time to make more! And the Double Pocket Bag is awesome too, I plan on making MANY more for Christmas and filling them with a couple of coordinating cards! They are soooo easy and soooo cute!

'Til next time! Maybe I'll have something I acutally just made to post... We'll see!

Shannon :)

My first comment!

2008-07-14T11:11:00.002-05:00

Yea! My first comment! Thanks, Barb! Wow, so all 21 hits on my counter aren't all from me now! Just the first 20 are... So, if there are any other readers out there, make sure you check out Barb's blog cause she is super talented and an AWESOME chick, too!

Something more recent...my first Box in a Bag!

2008-07-14T11:02:00.004-05:00

I made this a few weeks ago after our last Gardner Stamp Club meeting. I was inspired and ready to craft some more when I got home. It was super simple, and super cute even with the old DCWV paper that I grabbed. The tutorial can be found here. I couldn't find anything cute to embellish it with so I just left it plain. It was about midnight and I was ready to go to sleep anyway. :)

Happy Monday, y'all!

Shannon :)

2008-07-10T11:57:00.003-05:00

This was a Valentine swap card I made for Gardner Stamp Club way back, well I guess in January, so we'd have it ready to use for V-Day. Yea! So it official! I put something stamped on here! Yea for me!

Pepe' Le Pew visited last night....

2008-07-10T10:25:00.002-05:00

Okay, so how was your Wednesday night? Ours was awesome! Last night, our poor dog K.O. was sprayed by a skunk! Ughh! She couldn't help it she was curious about the lil' kitty that didn't run away like the rest. It doesn't help that she's deaf too, so yelling and screaming for her to come back inside didn't help. It was too late, Pepe' already got her! Of course, we didn't realize that she had actually gotten sprayed until she was safely inside the house. Oh goodness, the stinch! So, we shove her and Tora back outside because we thought both of them got it and wasn't quite sure what to do. Jeff proceeds to gather stuff to give them baths and I get to work on cleaning the carpets where K.O. foamed all over, guess she got sprayed in the mouth? Yuck! I Febreezed, lit candles and found every air freshner in the house and put them in the living room. It still kind of smells this morning, but not HORRIBLE. I found this great site today, Thrifty Fun, although I don't know what's fun about being SKUNKED, but found some simple remedies that hopefully will help with the remaining stench. Bowls of apple cider vinegar and coffee grounds will be spread around the house today!

Okay, and then even BEFORE the "skunk incident" I found a little fella that looks sort of like THAT on the wall in the basement while doing laundry. YUCK! I think it was a house centipede, at least that is what this thing is called. Gross! The last time I saw him, he scurried underneath the freezer.

I tell you what, we just can't catch a break whatsoEVER!

Hope your Thursday is better than our Wednesday!

Shannon :)

Everything you wanted to know!

2008-07-09T19:55:00.006-05:00

I am a complete copy cat, I got this off of Toni's blog because I really wanted to add a post to my brand-spankin new blog...but don't have any saved pictures of anything remotely interesting on this computer to post. So, how 'bout a survey instead? I know, you are super psyched!

1.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE ? No, not that I've ever been told anyway.
2.WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Sunday when Mr. Will introduced his head to the window sill in his bedroom. :(
3.DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Sometimes.
4.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I don't really have one, so either bacon or Jeff's mom's chicken salad - yummy!
5.DO YOU HAVE KIDS? One.
6.IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes, I'm awesome!
7.DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT? Never!
8.DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes, I'm very attached to them!
9.WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I used to want to, but was scared to. Now that I'm a mommy, I don't, and am still scared to anyway.
10.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I don't really have an all-time fave...but Honey Bunches of Oats is alright.
11.DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope.
12.DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically, for a girl yes. Emotionally, not really - I break down incredibly easy!
13.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I guess Drumsticks.
14.WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Smile. :)
15.RED OR PINK? Pink!
16.WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF? Ugh, weight!
17.WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My family!
18.WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black pants and black flip flops.
19.WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Chips and dip.
20.WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
21.IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Blue.
22.FAVORITE SMELLS? Vanilla, baby powder, popcorn, chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven!
23.WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? I texted Jeff.
24.FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Football and basketball, especially the National Champion Kansas Jayhawks!
25.HAIR COLOR? Brown, several different shades!
26.EYE COLOR? Brown.
27.DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes, I'm blind as a bat!
28.FAVORITE FOOD? Popcorn!
29.SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Scary movies rock!
30.LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Some REALLY stupid movie on Lifetime, it was so bad that I don't even remember the name. I mean, this was worse than any of the movies I've watched on SciFi, and those are pretty bad. So, the last movie before that was Caddyshack II.
31.WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Blue.
32.SUMMER OR WINTER? Neither, Fall!
33.HUGS OR KISSES? I LOVE Will's kisses, can't beat 'em!
34.FAVORITE DESSERT? Pretty much anything with chocolate in it!
35.WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Well, I've been reading You've Been Warned by James Patterson for awhile now, but haven't touched it in a few months.
36.WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I'm on the laptop right now, so no mouse!
37.WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V . LAST NIGHT? Noggin's nighttime lineup and a couple things I had DVR'd, including that dumbass movie I mentioned in #30.
38.FAVORITE SOUND? Will laughing, rain.
39.ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? The Stones I guess.
40.WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Well, withough getting out a map, I guess Tampa, FL or Cancun, Mexico. Which is further?
41.DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Probably not.
42.WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Claremore, OK.

I have my own blog!

2008-07-09T19:40:00.002-05:00

Well, I've thought about it for awhile now, and why not start my own blog, too? I spend enough time looking at others, so now maybe I can spend some of that time updating mine. So, maybe I'll actually find something interesting to post here! I'll try anyway!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shannon :)