Coffee & Friends...Perfect Blend

I made this card for Seems A Little Sketch Card Challenge #15


I used so very old Bo Bunny papers. I don't have a clue what line. I just love Bo Bunny!  The oval papers I cut using my Creative Memory oval cutting system. I also have the circle ones. I have loved these templates! I keep going back to them! They are still available through CM and you can order directly from their website.

The image I stamped with TH Distressed Ink "Walnut Stain" and colored with my Copic markers. I was trying to match the blue in the paper. I tried several different markers as I didn't have the exact marker color. So I won't list the markers I used.  I never did get a match but I think I was able to at least coordinate the colors.  I then cut it out and popped with foam tape. The stamp set is from Unity. It may have been retired as I didn't see it when I went to their site.

The border strip I used aStampin Up scalloped trim border punch. I inked the edges of the trim and the polka dot oval with a Powder Puff Mocha Mama.

I stamped the sentiment with TH Distressed Ink "Walnut Stain" and punched the corners with a SU punch. I'm not sure this one is still available. I then double matted with the polka dot and blue papers and put a piece of chipboard behind to give it some dimension. The ribbon and buttons were from my stash and purchased from my LSS Cat's Creations Scrapbooks.

Off to go ride. Might do some more creating when I get back.

Have a good one!

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday #158

It's Wednesday!  Just a few minutes old! I have a busy day tomorrow and wasn't sure if I could get to this so decided to do it now.

I wish I had thought to take pics of my desk all weekend as that's where I spent most of my time! I made several page layouts with new product from the store to give customers a sample for ideas. (I love my job!) I'll show you some of those in a minute. For now...here's my workdesk, workspace. Actually I like to think of it as my "play space"! That sounds more appealing to me!

Tonight I decided to make a card for my granddaughter Remi who lives in another state. Her Daddy, (my SIL) work schedule changed again and it will be 3 weeks before we get to see her again. This last visit I didn't get to see her much as they took a mini-vacation to Great Wolf Lodge. I found a new blog for a sketch to make a card. It's called Card Positioning Systems. I liked the sketch and based my card on it. I may just enter it in their challenge! The image and sentiment is digital that I got from Doodle Pantry. I just love this little bunny. The papers I used for this card were scraps of some old Bo Bunny. It's so old I have no clue what line it is! Here's a close up of the card but don't look too closely at my coloring. It's not all that pretty. I still need to practice shading. It's not my best work but it will be ok. The image started out as a circle and I thought it was too big so decided to make it an oval using Creative Memory templates. I free handed the mat for it. To give it some dimension I put some chipboard behind the image and popped the sentiment with foam tape.

I didn't really use all those colors. Not sure why I got them all out. Sorry, I didn't keep track of what I used.

Here is the page that was in process when you visited my desk last week. I love how it turned out! This is my granddaughter Kennedy. She LOVES cheese. One day she and I walked to a store that is about a block away from our house. I figured since she liked cheese she would like Cheetos so I bought her a bag. Well, guess what? Now every time she comes to my house she wants to buy Cheetos at the store!

Here is one of the two page layouts that I did over the weekend.

 Here is the other one I did. I used Sketch Inspiration for my designs. This is a great source for getting you jump started! A new sketch is posted each week. If you enter a layout you get a chance to win goodies. My LSS Cat's Creations sponsors the prize occasionally.

Here's one more. I actually did this before the weekend. I typically prefer to do two page layouts but every once in a while one is all you need.

Ok...enough about my "play space". How about you hop over to Julia's Stamping Ground. There you will find lots of creative people from all over the world showing their workspaces. Most are messy just like mine but none of us care (too much) although I must admit I've not let you see it when its REALLY messy! Maybe soon. Anyway when you visit you will see all sorts of  creations in process and finished ones. It's really quite fun. Thanks for stopping by!

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday? Wednesday 157

Here it is Wednesday again! How does it get here so fast?! I still haven't visited all the workdesks from last week! I'm going to do this quick (or try to) as I'm keeping my granddaughter Kennedy this afternoon. I can't wait. I haven't see her since Friday! I usually see her everyday or every other day! I'm ready for some Kennedy time!

Are you wondering what is WOYWW? I didn't know either until a friend of mine  whose blog I follow started posting a pic of her "workdesk" every Wednesday. My curiosity peaked I decided to join in.

WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday) is a blog about what your work area looks like. As Julia Dunnit puts it "Show us what you're up to then, we need a photo of your working area, kitchen, sewing room - wherever and whatever...post it to your blog, include WOYWW in the title and link the post here.  Easy.  It will be good etiquette to return visit....and that way, you're hooked!  And hooked I am! This is addictive but not only that you visit people from all over the world with similar interests. Its not only fun but you get some neat ideas and learn some things along the way! This blog just celebrated it's 3rd anniversary last week. Come see what it's all about at Julia's blog "Stamping Ground".

Ok...on to my workspace. I am in the process of creating a layout to hang as a sample in the local scrapbook store (LSS) using new papers to show customers how to use the product. I work at this store part time and just LOVE it! To the left of my layout is a white paper with layout sketches. I am using the sketch in the top right. The papers I'm using are from Authentique's new line called "Carefree". I just LOVE Authentique's paper! The pics are of Kennedy eating cheetos! I'm going to title this layout "The Cheeto Kid".  There is a little store about a block away from us. When Kennedy stays with me we walk to the store and we buy Cheetos! I need to let you go visit some other interesting and inspiring workspaces! Have a good one!

Heavy Heart

My heart is heavy tonight as I write this. I had hoped to blog about something more cheery like my nieces graduation but this is utmost on my mind. Our beloved Great Dane, Mercy breathed her last breath today about noon. She was 11yrs old. We had noticed a few weeks ago muscle weakness in her hindquarters. She quit jumping on our bed which was her most favorite place to rest. She was Doyle's "nap buddy".

I knew something wasn't right when I went to bed last night and wasn't sure if she would be alive when we woke up. She did make it through the night but it was obvious that today would be our last day with her. Doyle was with her when she died. Unfortunately (maybe it was fortunately) I was at work but knowing the end was near had said my "goodbyes" before leaving.

Mercy was a rescue dog that showed up in our driveway. She had a collar on with no tags and was skinny. We did some asking around who she belonged to. Come to find out the family she belonged to had given her to a family that lived up the street from us. We tried to take her back to them but they denied knowing anything about the dog so....we kept her! That was in 2003. She was two years old.

She started out as "everyone's" dog but over time it became apparent that she loved Doyle the most...and he loved her!

This was her favorite thing to do...lay around. She was a couch potato but as soon as she heard the leashes jingle she baled off the couch! She was always ready to go!

Here she is on one of our adventures. She loved to roll in the grass.

Here she is among our great State's flower - the Texas Bluebonnet. This is one of my favorite places to take the dogs.

Here's Lil' Peanut with her on one of our shorter adventures. It will be hard to explain to her why Mercy isn't here anymore :(

Thank you, Mercy, for bringing so much joy to our lives. You were a great companion.

Keep It Simple

I created this card for the ABC Christmas Challenge: K is for Keep it Simple. And simple I did! I had bought several sheets of 8 1/2x 11 paper when my LSS Cat's Creations Scrapbooks had a paper sale a month ago. The base of this card is made with Elan Metallics "steel blue" by Worldwin. The white is also a Worldwin Petallics Text "silver ore". I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder, a piece of ribbon from my stash and a clear bling on the "i" of Greetings. This is so simple I may just go make another before this challenge is over!

I'll try to post pics tomorrow from my nieces graduation.

Have a good one!

It's Your Day!

I created this card for Seems a Little Sketchy Sketch 14 card challenge. The papers I used for the card are from Quick Quotes but I don't remember the name of the line. These were left over from a 2 page layout I made of my granddaughters several months ago. I made the ovals using my creative memories oval templates and inked the edges of the papers with powder puff Mocha Mama. The ribbon is from my stash. I chose the sentiment "It's Your Day" because the numbers made me think of birthday. The sentiment is a birthday stamp from Stampin Up. I stamped the sentiment with embossing ink and then used white embossing powder. I then cut out the sentiment with a circle punch and popped with some foam tape.

I had a pretty full weekend. My niece graduated Salutatorian from high school on Friday night . My Dad and his wife came from Missouri for the occasion. I worked at the scrapbook store on Saturday. We had a special 2 day event that started Friday night and ended Saturday. All day of classes making page layouts, cards, banners and learning all sorts of techniques. It was LOADS of fun! I laughed more than I have laughed in a very long time! After church today, I had the family over for lunch. I finally got to slow down about 3. The family left about 6 and I went back to my craft room for a little relaxation creating this card.

Have a good one!

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday #156

It's Workdesk Wednesday. How did it get here so fast? My desk was clean and empty of any projects at the beginning of the day and I started to take a pic but how boring is that? I kept my granddaughter over Memorial Day weekend and Memorial Day. She's 2 yrs and 5 months. She keeps me hopping! I love her dearly and love doing things with her but needless to say I can't sit at my desk for very long! I did however spend some time in my craft room today working on a page layout of my Lil' Peanut's first haircut.

The hairdresser (who happens to be a very close family friend) cut her hair. She provided a certificate for scrapbooking and a lock of her hair in a little plastic baggie! She understands the importance of scrapbooking as her mother and I are best friends and we scrapbook together.  The first paper I was going to use for this layout is in the upper corner of this photo. It actually has the words first haircut on it but the colors are all wrong for the pictures I have so I decided to use some of the new Bo Bunny line "Alora"

Rather simple but here's the finished layout.

Now if your curious...go check out some of the other workdesks by going to Julie's Stamping Ground Blog. Have a good one!