trying something new

New for me, anyway.

I just discovered there is a blogger app for my phone. Am I the only one who didn't know this? Now maybe I will blog more than once every couple years. We'll see how it goes though. I won't promise anything just yet. :-) I'll have to see how it works, and if I like it.

Ok, I'll just start out with a fairly quick post that I'm stealing from Amy Tan of amytangerine.com, who borrowed the idea from someone named Tina. Amy linked to Tina on her blog post. It's not her last post, but it was within the last month. Anyway...

Currently:

Drinking: ice water
Eating: nothing else for the rest of the day. I had a huge cheeseburger from a hotel restaurant for lunch, and even though I couldn't finish it, I'm still not hungry
Listening: to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire while I work
Reading: The List by Melanie Jacobson - I love that book!
Feeling: happy to be going home
Weather: cold! But it is a little warmer than it has been lately
Wanting: warmer weather
Needing: to take my car to the shop
Wishing: I could take my sister's and my nephews' pain away, or at least lessen it a bit
Thinking: constantly about my nephews and my sister
Enjoying: Emily Owens, MD - so bummed it was cancelled!
Loving: that the days are getting longer

red, black and white

I had a lot of fun creating this card. I did a resist technique using two different stamps on the background, and then on the little white piece of cardstock, I again used two stamps and used a paper towel to blot some of the ink away from the middle of the stamp before I stamped the paper. I hadn't really done that before and I like how it turned out.

Here's the card: (Sorry for the dark pictures. Something went weird with my camera and I lost all the pics I had taken since Sunday, so I hurried and snapped these but I didn't take the time to edit them.)
And here's the close up:


Supplies:

Cardstock: Neenah
Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Ranger, Versamark
Baker's Twine: The Twinery
Perfect Pearls: Ranger
Embossing Powder: Stampendous
Brad: BoBunny
Mini Paper Clip: Tim Holtz
Adhesive: Tombow, Stampin' Up
Crochet Thread: Unknown

My mom actually crocheted that flower. I don't know what pattern she used or if she just made it up herself. I love it!

Happy Friday Eve!

halloween card

I've been taking another online class these past 2 weeks. Even though I have learned a lot of new techniques, I haven't really been in the mood to make a ton of cards. However, I did make this Halloween card. I love Halloween!

Here's the whole card:

And a close up of the embellishments:

I used the traditional resist technique for the background. I haven't done that before and I like how it turned out.

Here's the supplies:
Paper: WorldWin Papers, BoBunny, Provo Craft, Ranger
Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Ranger, Versamark, Colorbox
Punches: We R Memory Keepers, EK Success
Button: Bazzill Basics
Brad: Doodlebug Design Inc.
Adhesives: Stampin' Up, Tombow, Zig Memory System

Thanks for stopping by! I'll have another card up here as soon as I can. This slow internet makes it hard.

this and that

So how is everyone?

This has been a long day for me today. My train was 20 minutes late this morning, so I got to work about 20 minutes late. I don't really care though. I'd much rather have the train be late on my way to work instead of late getting home! And I had to work a slightly different schedule today - I went in an hour later and stayed an hour later than usual. I will be doing the same thing tomorrow and possibly Wednesday. We hired a new receptionist and she needs to be trained before we can leave her alone to close the front desk. She seems to pick up on things quickly though, so that's good. And I will be at reception less than I have been, which is a very good thing!

I've crossed 3 things off my to do list for the week, and I will probably cross another one off here shortly, unless I spend more time blogging than I had planned on!

Remember that surprise I bought for someone in a previous post? Well, I will be giving it to that someone soon. I love surprising people! It's such fun!

I'm bad. I'm bribing my 5-year-old niece. I told her I would take her to Build-A-Bear if she let her mom and me pick out her Halloween costume. My sister didn't like the one her daughter picked out. So Niece agreed with my bribe. See - I'm bad! :)

I'm just about done making a rag quilt for my 11-year-old niece. She loves zebra print and I thought it would be fun to make her a quilt out of it. I'll post pictures of it soon. I would've done it tonight, but that takes more effort than I am willing to give right now. I'm also working on an ABC book for a niece using photos of the fam. And I've been working on a mini scrapbook for myself. I'll post pictures of those books sometime as well.

I signed up for another online card class that takes place next month. Should be fun! It's only 2 weeks long though and each day I will learn a different technique in stamping, inking, etc. and I will be creating a canvas with little bits of each technique on it. Go here: http://onlinecardclasses.com in case you feel like seeing what I'm talking about.

Usually I'm already getting a little excited for Christmas by now. Yes, even in August. But this year I really don't want summer to end. We didn't get warm weather until late May, early June this year. I swear there were even a couple days I wore a jacket in June.

Well, I guess that's enough randomness for tonight.

i'm really bummed right now

I took today off work, and my mom and I went to Black Bear Diner for breakfast and then did some shopping at Gardner Village. I bought a very cute purse and some Halloween ornaments for my little Halloween tree that my sister gave me for Christmas one year. (I also bought a surprise for someone, who will find out what it is eventually. Hee hee!) And then I went home and worked on some cards for awhile. Later, Mom and I went out to dinner to our favorite restaurant, Rafael's. When our server brought the check, he also handed us an envelope. It was a letter from the owner informing their customers that they are closing on July 30. I am really bummed!! I love that place! There is no place that has better Mexican food! Plus, it's a family-owned restaurant that has been in business for over 30 years, and I hate to see them lose out to chain restaurants. I've been going to Rafael's quite often (probably once a month on average) for as long as I can remember, and I'm really sad that I won't be able to go there anymore. Mom and I are planning on going back at least once more, but it's going to be really sad. I am going to miss their enchiladas, tacos, chimichangas, fried ice cream, strawberry banana liquadas and their salsa. No place does Mexican food better. I'm just totally and completely bummed.

week 4, card 2 (and probably the last!)

This next card is probably my last for the card class. With the holiday this weekend (Pioneer Day, in case any of you reading this aren't from Utah) and with my sis-in-law leaving on Monday for a year-long internship in Texas, I will be busy with family things for the rest of the week. So here's my last card:

I wanted to do something different, so I die cut two pieces of cardstock and then sewed the tops together with baker's twine. I like it. I think I'll do it again on another card sometime. I used Jennifer McGuire's fingerinking technique on the background again, but this time with distress inks and perfect pearls. It's very shimmery in person.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill, Neenah

Die Cut: Spellbinders

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger, Versamark, Stampin' Up

Perfect Pearls: Ranger

Embossing Powder: Darice, Inc.

Baker's Twine: The Twinery

Watercolor Paper: Stampin' Up

Staple: Tim Holtz

Adhesive: Tombow

I think I got it all. Bye for now!

summer card camp, week 4

It's the last week of my card class. It's been fun, and I have learned a lot of new techniques that I want to try. This week's color combination was a little difficult for me. I don't know why, it just was, and the cards I made aren't my favorite for some reason. But I'm posting them anyway. Here's the first card that I made:




In the photo, the greens and blues don't appear to have much of a difference in color (at least on my monitor), but they do in reality, I promise!

Supplies:
Notecard: Peterson-Arne
Cardstock: Neenah
Stamps: Hero Arts
Glitter, Button: Doodlebug Designs
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Baker's Twine: The Twinery
Grunge Paper: Tim Holtz
Ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger
Die Cut: Sizzix
Paint (used under the glitter on the grunge paper heart): Delta
Adhesive: Glue Dots, Tombow, Stampin' Up, Zig

I think that's it.