Stamp Something sketch challenge

This is what I came up with for the Stamp Something sketch challenge for this week. I was happy with the way the background and texture paper with the coffee cups came out. I was just playing around with it. I think this will just end up being a "just because" card for someone. I flip-flopped some of the sketch stuff to make it work a bit better. The colors and designs didn't look nice with the circle in the upper right :)

Poetic Artistry sketch challenge

Here is my submission for the Poetic Artistry sketch challenge. I used more stuff from my swap pal, Donna to make this card. I wasn't happy with the card at first so I blinged it up to help. Stickles are ALWAYS awesome. I have no idea what to use the card for but I love it.

CPS sketch challenge

Am I late on this sketch? It says it's the current sketch but there's one posted above it on CPS. Either way, this card is my favorite of the night by far! I did a lot of "things" with the card. The happy birthday was created with the cuddlebug and embellished with some chalking (Aaron will be proud of me...he loves chalks). I used paper and ric rac and the flowers and the stamped image that I got in my swap package from Donna. I chalked the outside of the stamped image with the chalks to make it less of a blinding white. I totally dig the 70s-ish color scheme.

Sunflower Studio sketch challenge

Ta-da! My first valentine of the year. This card was made for the Sunflower Studio sketch challenge. I LOVE the sketch. I did alter it a bit by putting ribbon and a button instead of a sentiment. That part actually started out as a bow that was frustrating me so I cut it off. It looked cute so I added a few more strands of ribbon that were cut the same way. The patterned paper is BoBunny and I totally love it.

Check out the fun stamped image...it's from my swap pal, Donna!

P.S. I swear I'm not drunk. My scanning sure suggests I am though.

Twilight series complete

I finished Breaking Dawn (the 4th book in the Twilight series) in three days. I was definitely reading until my eyeballs burned and I couldn't see straight. I was kind of surprised how everything ended but I totally loved the series. Now that I've finished it, I'm going to go back to the beginning and start all over again! I'd love to ramble on and on about the series but I don't want to give it away for those who haven't read it yet.

But here's a few thoughts:
1. Bella needs to suck it up and stop being a wuss. We won the vote in 1920. Act like a strong woman.
2. I want to be imprinted on by a shapeshifter.
3. Alice is the coolest Cullen.
4. Team Jacob all the way!

Swap stuff!

I joined in my first swap in December and was matched with Donna who is from Canada. Check out the cool stuff I got! We are planning on swapping again. Fun! My favorite stuff from her package is the Christmas card and the orange, green and yellow flowers.

Papertake Weekly sketch challenge

Here's my submission for the Papertake Weekly sketch challenge. I have to say that I wasn't sure I liked this sketch in the beginning. I'm usually all about everything lining up perfectly. Is it weird that having one thing angled like that totally threw me off? haha I'm learning that, as I go on, I try new styles that I would not normally pick and I usually like the outcome. Well, I absolutely love the final product. I did my own b&t paper with little cupcakes. What do you think?

Dutch Dare sketch challenge

Here is my submission for the Dutch Dare Challenge this week. I needed some boy cards for January birthdays so I put a few of these together.

Sad news for Wookie

Well, I took Wookie to the vet. Felt kinda funny saying "he looks fine but his breath is disgusting". Long story short, he pimped all the nurses in the room with his handsomeness and.... he needs surgery. He has three teeth that are so badly damaged that the gums have receded all the way down to the nerves. I scheduled his surgery for January 2nd. I feel so bad for my little baby!

12 on the 12th

Here are my pictures for 12 on the 12th in December. I am soooo far behind in scrapbooking the pictures though....ugh.

Lots to Do "music" challenge and Stamp Something "red, gold, green" challenge

Here is my submission for the Lots to Do challenge this week. I love that the theme is music because I was in the band from elementary school through college. I have a lot of bando friends that would totally love the card. Again, I used my stickled, rhinestoned, liquid glassed wreath.

This card also goes with the Stamp Something challenge this week....red, gold, green. Such fun Christmas colors!

Cupcake sketch challenge

My Time sketch challenge

Here's my "My Time" sketch challenge. Yeah yeah yeah, another wreath. I love the wreath. The wreath is even embellished with liquid glass, stickles and rhinestones. Good stuff!

CPS sketch challenge

Here is my submission for the CPS sketch challenge this week. You'll notice that this as well as the next three postings are all of my new wreath stamp. I think it is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! I tried to use it in all of the sketch challenges (and anything else I could think of).

Updates of the mural

Here are some recent pictures of the mural that is spontaneously appearing on my classroom wall. Don't know how it happens... maybe the mural faeries. (P.S. I'm teaching in a school building that is being demolished)

How to make your cat angry in just two steps!

Step One: Put a sweater on your cat.
Step Two: Try to take your cat's picture.

So you may be wondering what sparked the whole "cat wearing sweater" idea. Well, I'm having a tacky sweater party and I wanted the whole family involved. Also, I think it's funny to dress the animals up.

Wookie was super impressed from the start.

I definitely had to chase him around to even get him in the shot.

I was officially snubbed.

Before Sushi got angry and wouldn't come out from under my bed.

That face says it all.

My first swap!

I'm entering my first stamping swap and I'm so excited! The swap is through a blog that Karin Hoeve hosts. I'm partnered up with a woman named Donna who is from Canada.

Here's what I've learned about swaps (and myself) so far:
1. I have no idea what the whole swap etiquette is. For example, if it says to put 5 embellishments, is it bad to include more than that? Is the goal to follow everything to a T or to give you a minimum?
2. I have so much stuff in the craft room I really can't narrow it down to figure out what to send.
3. Swaps are scary because you have no idea what the other person's tastes are like. What if I send all pink stuff and they hate pink?
4. I haven't been excited to check the mailbox in a long time.
5. I have no idea how to send things to Canada (the address may as well be in Japanese because I have no clue whether I'm writing it out properly or not)

ChaCha

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Lots to Do challenge -- "Christmas"

Stickles anyone? The Lots to Do challenge is "Christmas" this week. Here's my card.

Just Christmas and Birthday sketch challenge

Here is my submission for this week's sketch challenge over at Just Christmas and Birthday. I totally love the birthday card. The colors came out really nice.