Rodeo card

I was able to use my new stamp set (Bronc Buster) to make a card. I guess it really isn't new since it is retired now. But, it is new to me. I decided to get it because it was at a discount and I got free shipping. YAY! Here is the card that I made.



Recipe:
Stamp Set(s): Bronc Buster (retired), Loads of Love Accessories, Starstruck
Paper: Blue Bayou CS (retired), Baja Breeze CS, Kraft CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Very Vanilla CS, Blue Bayou DSP (retired), Au Chocolate (retired)
Ink: Blue Bayou (retired), Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Circle Cutter, Corner Rounder punch, Ticket Corner punch, Photo Corner punch, Small Tag punch, Large Tag punch, Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon

Origami Box

I saw an Origami Box on SCS and I knew that I had to try it out. Since, Valentine's Day (an my anniversary) are coming up, I thought that I would make a cute box to hold some candy, and give it to my hubby. Here is the link to where I found the directions http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410418. I made a few changes but it is pretty much the same. Here are the pictures of the finished box.

Man, it has been a LONG time!!

I was making cards but wasn't always taking pictures and posting them. I just recently got home from spending 4 days in the hospital due to having Pneumonia, Bronchitis and the Flu all at once. It was very difficult to breathe and it they ran multiple blood cultures and tests to make sure that I didn't have anything else on top of the triad of illnesses. I am starting to feel better now. It still requires ALOT of energy to do the everyday stuff. I have a follow-up visit to my regular doctor in 4 days. And, I may be released to work the following week. It will be nice to get out among the human population again. :-)

Beate's WSC #61

I can't believe that it's already another Weekend Sketch Challenge. I really like this sketch because it is simple yet very unique. Here is the sketch for this weekend.



And here is the card that I made for the sketch. I pulled out some paper that I hadn't used in a LONG time to make this card. But I love the colors together.



Recipe:
Stamp Sets: All Year Round II (Retired), Birthday Whimsy
Paper: Always Artichoke CS, Sage Shadow CS, Whisper White CS, Wintergreen DSP (Retired)
Ink: Whisper White Craft, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanksgiving Day

Well, today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. So, I decided to make a Thanksgiving Day card in celebration. I had never made a Thanksgiving Day card with my Thoroughly Thankful stamp set, so, I figured what better time than now. Here is the card I made:




Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Thoroughly Thankful, November (Clear Stamp Set)
Paper: Tangerine Tango CS, Always Artichoke CS, More Mustard CS, Close to Cocoa DSP (Retired), Very Vanilla CS, White Glossy Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Markers: Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Garden Green
Accessories: Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware (Retired), Stampin' Dimensionals
Technique: Watercolor Wash (Check out Beate's tutorial on SCS)

Halloween Bags

Well, I saw a bag like this on Beate's blog. On her blog she made a cute Christmas bag. So, I decided I would give it a try for a Halloween bag. It took me a while to get the first one done because I was having problems. But now I am on a roll. I love these cute bags.



I hope you like them.

Beate's WSC #60

Well, I am actually getting my Weekend Sketch Challenge Card posted before 11AM (Sometimes I shock myself). Here is the sketch for this weekend.



Here is the card I made. I used the colors from the the most recent color challenge that was posted: Baja Breeze, Really Rust and Chocolate Chip. These colors are great for fall (even though it doesn't feel like fall yet, at least not here).



Recipe:
Stamp Set: September Clear Stamps, Baroque Motifs
Ink: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Really Rust
Paper: Baja Breeze CS, Really Rust CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Very Vanilla CS
Accessories: Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Sponging, Very Vanilla grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Dreams Du Jour

Ok, I love this stamp set and I love the new In Colors. I used Night of Navy with the Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze. I only bad thing about this stamp set is that I wish there were more stamps in it. :-)



Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Baroque Motifs, Dreams du Jour
Ink: Basic Black, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Night of Navy
Paper: Kiwi Kiss CS, Night of Navy CS, Baja Breeze CS, Whisper White CS
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Scallop Punch, Blender Pen, White Sheer Ribbon from Michael's, Paper Piercing, Stampin' Dimensionals

Sketch Challenge #59

I didn't know if I wanted to post this card because I still haven't decided if I like it yet. It was the card I made for Beate's WSC #59.



Recipe:
Stamp Set: Thoroughly thankful
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Really Rust CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Whisper White CS, Old Olive DSP
Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch, Masking Tape, Sponges, Embossing Powder, Michael's Halloween Ribbon
Technique: Faux Leather with Masking Tape, Heat Embossing

Special Day Birthday Card

I normally make a card for all of the employees that work in my department at work. So, I asked one of my coworkers what his favorite colors were so that I could make a birthday card for him. He told me that his favorite colors were Silver, Blue and Orange. I was thinking it would be a great way for me to use my Jersey Shore Designer Series Paper. Here is the card I created for his birthday.



Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Background Sampler (Retired), Lots of Thoughts (Retired)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie CS, Bashful Blue CS, Whisper White CS, Jersey Shore DSP (retired)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue
Accessories: Silver Brads, Photo Corner Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Small oval Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #58

I finished my card for the sketch challenge on Saturday night and I kept thinking I have till Monday morning to get it posted. I am such a procrastinator. Then I was on the phone trying to get information about getting a passport and then I had to order birth certificates and so forth. Then before I knew it, it was 11:00am. I know the winner has already been picked but I am still making the post anyways. So, here is the sketch for the week.



And here is the cute Halloween card I made for the sketch.



Recipe:
Stamp Set(s): Home is Where the Haunt Is (Retired), Haunting Halloween
Paper: Perfect Plum CardStock, Pumpkin Pie CardStock, More Mustard CardStock, Basic Black CardStock, Whisper White CardStock, More Mustard DSP (Retired)
Ink: Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad
Accessories: Scalloped Circle Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, 1¼ Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch (to make the scallops because I don't have the Scalloped Edge Punch yet), Halloween Ribbon from Michael's

My Sunflower Card

I had found a template online someone's blog (Can't remember who now) that was to make a flower card. And I made a flower card for my Mom for Mother's day and she loved it. But I decided to do a little spin on the card for a friend of mine. Her favorite flower is the Sunflower. This card took a long time for me because I don't have the nestabilities yet :-( If you have the nestabilities then it would be much easier. I still think it turned out great (but maybe because I worked so hard on it).

Cards I gave to my Mom

I made some 3" x 3" cards to give to my mom so that she could give them to people and wouldn't have to buy cards. I never knew that making little square cards would be so much fun. I used the Very Punny stamp set to make the cards. I might have to make some for myself now. Here are my favorites of all the ones I made.

It's been a long time since I posted a card.

I have been making cards and taking pictures of them. But everytime I try to upload the image of the card to make a posting I am having problems. I am far from a computer expert. So, I am going to break down and finally ask someone for help. I don't know if it is a program that I downloaded or what. But the window won't open when I try to upload the image. I should have some cards posted by this weekend.

Misused English Words

So, I stumbled across this quiz online. I was curious how well I could do, so I took a stab at it. Here are my results:

Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test ...

English Genius
You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 87% Expert!

You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!


The weird thing is that I only missed one of the expert questions, and it scored me at 87%. I should have received 92% if I only missed one. Oh well.

I challenge everyone to also take the quiz and post your results. Here is the link