What a yucky nasty and rainy day. I practiced playing my violin this afternoon but it only lasted about 15 minutes. My hands ached. I need to start taking aspirin before playing.
Just remember the above blog candy lasts until Halloween. There are extra surprises not in the pictures.
OK, for today’s card. It measures a standard 5 1/2″ X 4 1/4″ folded. Purple layer is 5 1/4″ X 4″. I used a PK Success punch and shrink plastic for the bats and the ghosts are a sizix retired die. Do you just love the green behind the focal image? It is dryer lint! (It is too funny but it is true).
I’m getting used to a new computer and my video camera, so excuse the typing in the background and the first time I played this through it was rough, it was much better the second time around. It is “Victory in Jesus” from the Baptist Hymnal.
Yesterday was not a good day. I spent some time in bed on drugs with an aching back. My sweet husband even went out and bought me a new heating pad. It was so nice. By early evening My back was much better and we enjoyed some time just watching TV and chatting.
I am busy today! I’ll be starting laundry soon and I’m playing with my Cricut Gypsy. What a neat and fun little toy. I’ve already loaded my cartridges to the machine and am using it. I am still getting used to the features, but one of the great things about this is you can choose any font/image from any of the cartridges you own and you can cut it out with the criccut without the use of a design studio, juke box or even overlays. You just hook up the USB able and a few clicks and you’ve got your stuff done!
I’ll give you a total review once I use the programs more.
Blog candy until October 31, 2009. So far two stamps sets you know about and now two new ones. Both from Hampton Arts, one is called Give Thanks and the other is Autumn is in the air. You may leave a comment any where on the blog for a chance to win. Enjoy the music.
Just a reminder I have only been playing for about a year and a half after a nearly 10 year absence. I have started taking violin lessons and it is so terrific. I have a beautifully talented and patient teacher!
Have a wonderful Sunday. Stamp Happy!
Here it is on youtube, please remember I played it through twice, the second time is much better. But, I promiced I would upload the sound of my sweet violin,mistakes and all!
I hope that today has found you warm and dry. It has been cold and raining here for over a week here in Maryland. I’m so glad to see bright sunny skies!
I am participating in a sketch challenge. Above is my offering. I admit once I saw the paper (which was provide to those who are doing this challenge) I knew exactly which stamps I wanted to use. I would only change the solid green panel and use a soft yellow saffron one on top. I used the saffron paper provided for the inside panel.
The stamps are from Stamping up as well as the card stock. I used Marvy markers and direct to rubber technique to stamp the images. The center focal image is enhanced by some vanilla hodgePodgehard wear. I used a sponge and certainly celery ink to soften up the starch vanilla piece. All in all I am pleased with the results.
Blog candy until October 31. Currently there are two stamp sets, and an altered item in the pot.
I am a member of the splitcoast stampers community. I love the groups, galleries and chat rooms there. I am also a member of the Birthday Random acts of kindness group.
Above are a couple of cards that will go postal to other BRAK members. I’m pretty excited that my idea worked out so well. I used a little spot lighting on the image and it really pops out very nicely.
Remember blog candy until Halloween.
On a more personal note, thank you to those who ask how my boys are. Craig is continuing to do well. He finishes up his technical school in a couple of weeks but is currently having car trouble. Poor kid, guess its time he “man’s up” and learns to handle things on his own. He is waiting orders to come up to Andrews but like my husband says, its the needs of the Air Force and verbal orders are useless.
Chad turned 15 on Friday. He had the day off from school. No it was just how things worked out, we didn’t “let” him stay home, he really had the day off.
We did the official celebration at Don Pablo’s a local mexican resturant, they made him wear this over sized hat and did their own version of “happy birthday”. My step daughter also joined us and it was a really nice night.
Chad got an extra surprise on the way home, we stopped by Duncan doughnuts and let him pick up a few doughnuts for breakfast this morning. The kid has had a go of the sweets this weekend. We feel it is only once a year you get to be spoiled for your birthday weekend!
After successfully completing one altered clip board, I opted to do another. I purchased some ‘white board’ from an online store and half of this one is a dry erase board with a calendar, dry erase pen and shrink plastic push pins. I also used a junior legal pad so you can make a list and take it with!
These are not difficult, I think I spent more time waiting for the base color to dry than it took to alter the entire board. The back of the piece is finished off with white paint.
The card is a Penny Black image and inside the card it reads “what if the hokey pokey is what it is all about”. Cute!
Blog candy runs until Halloween. Email me if you decide to put my blog link on your blog, remember that earns extra points! New goodies into the pot, ribbon, it will be a nice assortment. I do ask if you win, please post a picture to your blog and let me know about it so I may put a link to it from here.
