Be Inspired Challenge #6 and Color Challenge #159

Beate's Be Inspired Challenge #6 was a picture of this Coldwater Creek skirt.

And once I looked at the Color Challenge, which was Soft Sky (Bashful Blue), Basic Gray (Basic Black), and Whisper White. I figured that I could knock out both challenges with one card. Here is the card that I made for the challenges.

Recipe: Stamp Sets: None Paper: Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS, Soft Sky CS, Soft Sky Designer Seris Paper Ink: None Accessories: Love & Happiness Rub-Ons, Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punches

Beate's WSC #40 - Fabulous Love

I can't believe it is already Friday. That means I have to go to work tonight. Thank goodness I only have to work three nights a week. This week I thought I would do the WSC before I head off to bed on Friday instead of waiting until Monday morning when my week is over. Here is the sketch for this week.


I really love the Fabulous Flowers stamp set and I was thinking that this sketch gave me a great excuse to use it again. :-) I had tons of fun with this sketch, thanks for the inspiration, Beate! Here is my card for this week's sketch.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Flowers
Paper: River Rock CS, Groovy Guava CS, Designer Paper from the Secret Garden Simply Scrappin' Set (retired)
Ink: Groovy Guava
Accessories: Groovy Guava Double Stitched Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

TLC 160 - Cuttlebug:Negative Effect

So, the technique challenge this week was to use a Cuttlebug folder and ink the negative side and then choose your paper and run the inked folder with the paper inside through the Cuttlebug. I decided to make a birthday card because I wanted to use my new balloon brads that I had ordered. So, making a birthday card just fit. Since my brad was very close in color to Pretty in Pink I chose that as my base card. I absolutely love the color combo of Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa and Purely Pomegranate and so I just went from there.


Recipe:
Stamp Sets: For a Friend (Level I Hostess)
Paper: Pretty In Pink, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon, Balloon Brad, Cuttlebug, Happy Birthday Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals

WSC #39

Since it is almost Easter, I thought I would use my stamp set, 'A Good Egg', for the first time to make the card for the weekend sketch challenge. I really like this sketch and enjoyed making this card.


Here are some of the other Easter cards that I have made recently. Hope you enjoy them.

Beate's Be Inspired Challenge #4

I can't believe I have had time to do two challenges in one week. It is actually a miracle. Here is the textured cutting board that Beate posted on her blog as the Be Inspired Challenge.

Here is my take on the card. I actually had to pull out some retired stuff to complete the challenge.

WSC #38

So, I get home from work on Monday at noon and don't have to be back to work until Friday night at 11pm. Since I was going to have so much time off I decided that I actually had time to check out Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge and get the card made by Wednesday. It has been months since I have participated in the WSC, but I remember that the winner was selected on Wednesdays. So, I made the card and then when I went post it today, and I realized that the winner was selected on Monday. :-( Well, it's too bad that I wasn't able to be the winner, but I did do the challenge, so I decided to go ahead and post it. I used ALOT of my new stuff that my hubby bought me to make the card. The stamp set I used was one of the Sale-a-Bration sets that was free with the order. I was super excited to make this card.

Here is the sketch that was to be used:


And here is the card that I made:

Here's the recipe for the card:

Stamp Sets: Merci (Sale-a-Bration 2008)

Paper: Apricot Appeal CS, Certainly Celery CS, Barely Banana CS, Pretty in Pink CS, Sage Shadow CS, and Spring Fling Designer Series Paper

Ink: Staz-On Jet Black

Stampin' Write Markers: Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Apricot Grosgrain Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Cuttlebug, Bloom Dots Embossing Folder

Happy Anniversary to my husband and I

It's hard to believe that my husband and I have been married for three years already. Time sure flies when you're having fun. I love my husband alot and believe that I am extremely lucky to have him as my hubby. I wanted to make a special card for him. So I decided to use a stamp set that I received as a gift (I had never used it before) and a new technique. He really loved the card and always seems shocked when I show him a card that I have made.

Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Love Always
Paper: Pretty in Pink CS, Purely Pomegranate CS, Close to Cocoa Designer Series Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Dryer Sheet Technique, Glitter, Light Pink Gingham Ribbon

Boatloads of Love

I made a valentine's day card for my mom to give to my dad. And since it was going to be a card for a man, she didn't want it to be pink and red. So, we sat down and she chose Blue Bayou, River Rock and Very Vanilla as the colors for the card.


Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Boatloads of Love
Paper: River Rock CS, Blue Bayou CS, Very Vanilla CS
Ink: Timber Brown Stazon, Blue Bayou, River Rock, Groovy Guava
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, Blender Pens

The great thing about this card is that it can also be used as a Happy Anniversary or even Thinking of You card.

Onesie Cards

I saw a card that my sister had made that looked like a baby's onesie and I thought that it was super cute. So I had to try it out. I made two different cards, one for a baby boy and one for a baby girl. I really love the results. I used the same stamp sets, Baby Firsts and Greetings Galore for both cards. I simply used different colors when I was coloring and decorating each card.



Making these cards was alot of fun, and they were very simple to make. I might have to volunteer to make these cards for the next baby shower that I am a part of. :-)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

It has been an awfully long time since I have made a posting. It is difficult when you are working 70 hours a week, and barely have time to sleep. I'm glad that I have 4 days off a week now. It gives me more time for stamping. I have made lots of cards over the last week that I will be posting today. Since St. Patty's is just around the corner, I decided to make a card with my new stamp set, Pinch Proof. There is alot of green on this card, but that is the main color for St. Patty's Day.




Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Pinch Proof, Year Round Fun II (Retired)
Paper: Garden Green CS, Certainly Celery CS, Whisper White CS, Wild Wasabi Designer Series Paper (From the Level I Hostess Prints Pack)
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Bags from Cardstock

I found an example for a bag made from a sheet of card-stock. So, I decided that I would try it out to see how it works. So, I made a cute little Christmas bag that can be used to put some miniature candies in it.

Recipe:
Stamps: Flaky Friends
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black, Night of Navy
Write Markers: Night of Navy, Bravo Burgundy, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Regal Rose
Accessories: Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon


So, once I made the cute Christmas bag, I thought it would be cute to make a bag for Halloween. You could put goodies in it also. So, this is what I came up with. It is a little bit harder to see because I took this picture when it was dark outside (no light coming in). I might be able to get a better picture later.

Recipe:
Stamps: Best Fiends (retired), Halloween Backgrounds (retired)
Paper: Old Olive, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, and Halloween Night DSP (retired)
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Blender Pens, Stampin' Pastels, Vintage Violet Stitched Ribbon

I really love how the bats on the bag match the saying on the fiends' t-shirt, "I Love Bats".

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #19

It has been a while since I posted anything. I guess I'm not very good at blogging. Anyways, I always noticed how my sister, Julie was making cards for this weekend sketch challenge. So, I decided that I was going to give it a try. I really like this card.

Recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Presentation (Hostess), Warmest Regards (Hostess Retired)
Paper: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Holiday Harmony DS
Ink: Always Artichoke
Write Markers: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Rose Red
Accessories: Eyelets and Grosgrain ribbon

All about Me

I'm doing this because it was on my sister's blog

Jobs I’ve Held: I won’t list all of them…it would be a long list.
1. McFarland Concrete Structures - pouring manholes to earn extra money when I was a teenager
2. McDonald's - A job that I held in high school for a little while
3. Blackeyed Pea - Another job I held in high school because it paid more than McDonald's
4. Hanner & Associates - I did some payroll and book keeping stuff for a couple of years (this lead me to change my major from business because I didn't want to be at a desk all day)
5. Romano's Macaroni Grill - Waited tables during college
6. Walgreen's Pharmacy - Worked as a tech because I thought I wanted to be a Pharmacist, but I didn't
7. Cardinal Health - Testing pharmaceutical drug products
8. Adam's Respiratory Therapeutics - More pharmaceutical stuff
9. Blood Systems Laboratories - Testing of donor blood samples

Movies I can Watch Over and Over:
1. A Few Good Men
2. Seabiscuit
3. A Time to Kill
4. The Count of Monte Cristo

My Guilty Pleasures:

1. Finding recipes and trying them out
2. Sleeping in
3. Collecting Princess House stuff

Places I Have Lived:
1. Jacksonville, Arkansas - until I was 3
2. Bedford, Texas
3. Euless, TX
4. Arlington, TX


Shows I Enjoy:
There are actually quite a few of these so I will try to pick my very favorites…
1. Forensic Files
2. Seinfield
3. Lost - My husband got me hooked on it
4. Law and Order SVU- Yep, I still like to watch them.
5. American Idol

What were likely the 1st things you thought when you saw your significant other for the first time?

I couldn't believe that his hair was longer than mine. And I thought that he was really tall (he is 1 foot taller than me).

Places I’ve Been on Vacation (other than the U.S.):
1. Chihuahua, MX
2. Acapulco, MX
3. Cancun, MX
4. Edmonton, AB

Favorite Foods:
1. Mexican Food - I love it (What do you think, I'm married to a Mexican :-P )
2. ICE CREAM

Websites I visit (almost) Daily:

I don't really go to any websites daily. But I try to check my email daily.

Body Parts I Have Injured:
1. Dislocated my shoulder when I was 13.

Nicknames I’ve been called:
1. Sheila bo Beila - My uncle Rod used to call me that when I was younger. Now my husband calls me that because he thinks it is cute.

People to tag:
Not really sure…anyone who reads this and hasn’t done one.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

I made some chocolate spice ice cream today. The spices include cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. I am really bad when I make homemade ice cream because I end up eating the the whole half gallon in about a week because I LOVE ice cream! Which, anyone who knows me very well knows that. I have been putting my ice cream maker to good use this summer. It's a great ice cream maker, and I'm glad my parents got it for me for my birthday this year. A couple of weeks ago I made strawberry cheesecake ice cream. It literally was too die for (and I'm only adding the parenthesis so that I will not end the sentence with a preposition). Anywho, if you live in the DFW area and you want some really good ice cream, you should head to Milwaukee Joe's. You can check out there website at www.milwaukeejoes.com. Almost every flavor of the day that they have is my favorite. Today it is Mexican Vanilla Crème Brûlé and tomorrow the flavor of the day is Nutter Butter. That place is evil (but in a good way).

My apartment is leaking again!

I know, I know, it has been a long time since I posted anything. I am normally extremely exhausted and don't even bother with trying to post anything. I am going to try and get better at it. So, this is how my weekend is going so far. Thursday night I left work early because I wasn't feeling well. And early Friday morning I noticed that water was leaking from around the light fixture in my bathroom. So, I called maintenance to have it fixed. There was a leak in a pipe that was in the ceiling. So, they had to cut a hole in the ceiling and fix it. And they were going to come back on Monday to repair the hole in the ceiling. It was a big inconvenience because I normally sleep during the day (which I didn't get to do yesterday). Then at about 3:30am on Saturday morning, I noticed that water was starting to leak from another part of the ceiling. At first I was thinking the ceiling was still wet from the day before and it just needed to dry out. But then water started leaking from two other places in the ceiling in the bathroom. What a way to start the weekend out, huh? Then more and more water started dripping down, so I went ahead and called maintenance at about 6:45AM. I frantically started cleaning out my linen closet in the bathroom because water was dripping in there also. And I had close to $1500 worth of stuff in there. The value of my wallflower refills and fragrance oils alone is almost $800. When the maintenance man showed up and started looking at the pipes again, he noticed that there was another leak in the same frickin' pipe as before. He had to cut a bigger hole in the ceiling and water just started pouring down. Then he showed me where the pipe was leaking and how it was the same pipe and he thought the plumbers that had come out the day before were going to replace it. So, they only replaced part of the pipe when the entire piece of that pipe had began to oxidize and corrode? What's up with that?? The maintenance man put a clamp on the pipe as a temporary fix while we are waiting for the plumbers to come out and replace the entire pipe. They were supposed to be here within an hour to an hour and a half. Hmmmm, they were called almost 3 hours ago and they still aren't here. I just hope this time it is fixed so that the pipe doesn't start leaking again. Anyways, so now they are pretty much going to have to replace almost the entire ceiling in my bathroom. This is the third time I have had leaking in my bathroom in the last year. So, needless to say, I will not be renewing my lease contract here. Here are some pics of my ceiling, they might be difficult to see cause it is kinda dark in the ceiling, but here they are.