Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all! I hope you and your special someone have a nice day planned. Or a special dinner. Or at least you’re not planning to vacuum today… 😉
The card I made for you today is a blatant Valentines’ Day card – right down to “Be Mine”! I used the new Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits and the coordinating Bloomin’ Love stamp set. The card itself is a fun-fold gate card, that I learned how to make at the Splitcoaststampers Wednesday Tutorial. You can see it here! Take a look-see:
Happy Hawmp Day! Three more days till I’m homeward bound – trying to get ahead on cards so I can ship stuff home! Yikes.
My card today is a reprise of a layout I did last week – even uses the same framelits, the awesome Botanical Builder. But, the color scheme is wildly different and the purpose of the card quite blatantly Valentine’s Day – to which end I used the First Sight stamp set from the Occasions Catalog. Take a look-see:
Well, hey – it’s half time in the Super Bowl! I’ve re-discovered the problem with watching the Super Bowl in a hotel room. Actually, it’s only a problem if you want to watch both the game and the commercials. Do you know what it is? Here’s a hint:
There’s no DVR.
Now do you know?
There’s not a good time to “leave the room” if you catch my drift!
Yep – there’s not a good time to go to the bathroom! I mean – really. What if I go and miss the play of the game? I can’t rewind it to see it. Or what if I get back and have already missed the only really awesome commercial of the day?
Fortunately – I care nothing for Cold Play, Bruno Mars or Beyonce. So half-time is fair game while they were playing!
I decided before kick-off that I want Peyton Manning to hit his 200th game (he’d be the first to ever do that!) and (likely) go out of the game with another SB win under his belt. It’s a pretty close – defensive – game at this point. We’ll see how that works out. I might have jinxed them by wanting them to win….
So far, there’s only been one really good commercial. I’d tell you whose it was – but….all I could see was Ryan Reynolds as every male part in the commercial. I think it was for a car. I loved it – but I suspect many women will only remember Ryan Reynolds – and have no clue which car they should buy! Marketing genius or marketing fail? You be the judge!
Game back on. Murmur amongst yourselves whilst I watch….
My card for today uses the pretty Birthday Bouquet DSP and my new Greetings Thinlits (these are in the Annual Catalog). I also tapped a tiny sentiment from the SAB stamp set called What I Love. Take a look-see:
Good 50th-Super-Bowl-morning! I’ll make the assumption that you’re prepping your Game Day goodies for all the fans in your house. I mean – isn’t that what everyone is doing? I don’t watch a lot of football, it’s true. But I almost never miss the Super Bowl. I admit to liking the commercials – but I also enjoy the game itself. I seldom care much one way or the other who wins – although I’ve always picked someone to root for by half-time! – but this year, with the Broncos playing, I feel a familial obligation to root for the them. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like Tom Brady, though. They’re both really super QB’s – so I’m thinkin’ it’s gonna to be a rockin’ game! 🙂
This is a quick card – it looks harder by far than it is. And aren’t those the very best kind? It uses the gorgeous new Bloomin’ Heart Bundle, a couple of sentiments from the First Sight stamp set and some cardstock. Easy. Take a look-see:
Good Friday, to you all! Today, I have a cautionary tale to share with you. It’s a story about a girl. Okay – a semi-old woman. A story about a semi-old woman, with an age-old problem. I call it….The Day Mary Had Get-The-Card-Done-itis!
A little background info is in order. In the world of aviation, those who fly airplanes (AKA pilots), if they do so long enough, will – one day or another – encounter a situation that is 1) beyond their limits as pilots to deal with, 2) exceeds the capabilities of their aircraft or 3) is just too dangerous to go thru/over/around. Now most of the time (I’d even say 99.9% of the time!), the prudent pilot will return from whence they came or land immediately. Choosing to become one of the “old pilots” (perhaps you’ve heard the saying….there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots?).
But sometimes, and it happens to all of us….we make a bad decision. The kid’s birthday party is tonight. It’s my anniversary and the wife/husband is going to be sooooo mad if I don’t get there. We’re leaving on vacation tomorrow and I have to pack the car. We decide that we “must” get home, no matter what.
Get-Home-Itis.
If we’re lucky – or the Big Guy is flying right seat – we make it thru in spite of ourselves. If not…well….you know.
Now – what I experienced today had zero, zilch, nada by way of potentially fatal outcomes. Which is good. Cuz I was seriously afflicted with the “-itis”. The Must-Get-the-Card-Done-itis “-itis”. Pile on to that the fact that I’m tired and…well.
And, just to be completely clear – I didn’t need this card to be done today. I already have two cards ready to go in the line-up, so today (Friday) was covered. Just sayin’.
So in this post, I’m going to share some tips, and some “off-ramps” – so perhaps you’ll recognize when you’ve been afflicted with the “-itis” and will turn back and land.
I’d had an idea in my head for a bit about a card using the fun paintbrush stamp in the Love You Sew Hostess Set from the Annual Catalog. So when I saw the CAS(E) This Sketch #158, I knew that it was time to implement my plan!
I woke up a little later than my norm – the late nights are starting to tell on me! Talked with Wayne on the phone for a bit, watched a little tv to get fully awake. Thought I’d leave a little early and make a quick run to Target for some groceries and stuff. You know – domestic Goddess stuff! Then I thought – hey, I’ve got an hour, I’ll just knock out a card. 🙂 Here’s where the ensuing twisty road got me. Take a look-see:
Good Monday to y’all! It’s already February – can you believe that?! Holy Smokes.
Ready for the week? I am – cuz it means I’m getting closer to going home! And closer to another fun Saturday of stamping with friends!
We three ladies had a great time yesterday – we made the Greatest Greetings Clean and Simple Butterfly card (click here to see it if you didn’t!) and they really liked it. We even had an “ah-ha!” moment. We’d come to the part of the program where they were to paint their butterfly die cut with Clear Wink of Stella – just to add a little pizzazz. Well, as you’ve likely become aware, I’m pretty addicted to the stuff. So my Clear Wink was a little on the dry side. Carole asked if she could use the Gold – to which I, or course, said yes. And she did. And it was awesome!! She’d used golds and blacks in her Washi background – and the Gold Wink just made the butterfly pop! From adversity came brilliance! 🙂
Anywho – they had so much fun that they’re going to come back and reprise the event on Saturday. Not Sunday. Cuz, well….Super Bowl? Even I want to watch that one!
So, for today, I have a fun quick card to share that would be great for Valentine’s Day. I used the wondrous new stamp set called Timeless Textures (Occasions catalog) and a couple of little stamps from Welcome Words and Beautiful Ride (both also in Occasions). And I added a die cut from the Hello You Thinlits (Annual Catalog). Take a look-see:
Questions?!? 😉
On to the business at hand! I hope that your weekend is going well. I succeeded in sleeping all the way to 8am this morning! Whoo-hoo! Now, on Saturday night, I’m trying to stay up late to start getting into the schedule for next week. It’s some kind of swing/mid hybrid. Leave at 1:15pm or so and get back 12 hours later. Y-U-K! But there it is – and, in fact, it is what it is, so…. 🙂
I made a couple more cards to share with my stamper ladies this afternoon. This one is a Valentine’s Day card that uses the Botanicals For You set (from the Sale-A-Bration flyer – you can only get it as a free item with a $50 or better order!) and the Sky Is the Limit set – also a Sale-A-Bration item. This set is only available until the 15th of February, so if you love it, you need to jump on it right quick! Take a look-see:
Good day-before-Saturday-which-I-actually-get-off! I’ll assume that you’re all looking forward to the weekend – and some sleep! – as much as I am. It’s been a long week, for sure.
In the midst of the madness, though, sits my Stampin’ stuff – quietly waiting for me to return to it for a few minutes of creative happiness! Just this morning, while making red beans and rice, macaroni salad and BBQ baked beans (potluck day at the office) in the postage stamp kitchen, I whiled away the macaroni-boiling time by working on a card for tomorrow! Nice way to wait for soft macaroni. Also – if I had returned to the bed….well. I might still be snoring there! 🙂
For today, though, I have a card that I made for you last weekend. It combines the new Occasions stamp set called Beautiful Ride and the Going Places DSP. Take a look-see:
Happy Huawp day, all y’all! Time is flying by – except for when it isn’t. I know that you know what I mean, cause I know that happens to everyone! It’s almost February. Hard to believe – but it’s true! And when it is…the Stamps-N-Lingers ordering special will be gone, baby, gone!
Also coming to an end is the availability of a few fun items in the Sale-A-Bration flyer. If you don’t remember what they are…check out my post from yesterday!
For today, I pulled out a new stamp set that I’ve been itching to play with. And also dreading! I’ve seen so many pretty cards – with superior art and coloring of these images – out on Pinterest…I’ve been a little afraid to throw my offering in the ring. But…I did it today! It’s the pretty new In The Meadow stamp set from the Occasions catalog. And I combined it with a sentiment from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set called What I Love. Take a look-see:
Aaaannnndddd…..it’s Monday again! Amazing how fast that came around this time – one day off just doesn’t really cut it! I shopped. I laundered. I made cards! I ate awesome Mexican food and had a truly wonderful Margarita. Then it was time for bed and back at it. Anybody else have a short weekend? Is it really even a weekend if it’s only one day? I don’t know. 😉
Now, for today, the stamp set I used is one that you’ve seen before – called Grateful Bunch. It has a few great flower images, and those images coordinate with a punch. That I stubbornly hadn’t acquired when last we looked at this set. But this time – I’m the proud new owner of the Blossom Bunch Punch! Can’t even sort of tell you how much quicker things go when you’ve got the right tools. As my friend is wont to say….you need to have the proper tool for the proper job! 🙂 So – with the right tools, I used Grateful Bunch and its matching punch to create today’s share. Take a look-see:
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