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Monday Card Sketch 94

This weeks sketch card should be a fun one!  If you get a chance to make a card using the sketch be sure to leave a linky and link back here so everone can see all the cards.

Play with the circle - it can be any shape - even a cut out image maybe? 

It was a crazy busy weekend - the kids had a Sock Hop at school on Friday, I had a craft show all day Saturday and then Trick or Treating of course!   I just played with my pics a bit and made a few Collages in Picassa  - I SO want to scrap them NOW!  But I can't because I have a HUGE To do list!

Including letting you know about the November Specials!

 

Monday Sketch 93 - Play along for Blog Candy!

Up for a challenge?  I have been thinking of offering a goodie to one lucky Sketch Challenge participant - could it be you?  Give todays sketch a try, leave a linky and link back to HERE - and it could! I will draw a winner from the linky's left NEXT Monday - so you have a whole week to get your mojo a flowing and share your creation with us!

get creative with that shape - I know I am gonna!  It could be an oval, a tag, or even a flower.  I plan to use ribbon for the 1/2" piece - the wheels are a turning!

This is the last week in October - so be sure if you wanted any of these specials to get them while  you can!  I actually just realized that I had posted in previous posts the NOV specials instead of October!  Why didn't some one poke me?!?!? 

I had a nice relaxing weekend - and experienced a FIRST that could have been much worse!  You know running out of gas is pretty funny - but only if you have ONSTAR and can press a button and have some one bring you gas.  Had I needed to actually WALK along interstate 70 to gas station it probably would not have been so funny...however it was a nice day for a walk!  :-)  Let me just say - I will not be seeing how far I can really get after the little gas pump lights up anymore!  Seriously - do not trust the RANGE meter to be precise ladies especially when on the interstate! 

I am having that feeling of relief today - feeling like I do not h ave anything to scramble to get ready for.  Do you think I will get ahead this week?  HA!  I can dream right?  Actually I plan to do some serious cleaning today in my studio.  I have the highest most ridiculous pile of filing to do.  And I have some re-arranged things that are still displaced so that I cannot get some drawers open!  Anyone relate?  Wednesday hopefully I can do some serious creating in my studio!  I have some events coming up fast in November - and I really should be nailing down some designs and ideas.  They are all still floating around in my brain. 

Ok here I go - tackling this pile!

Soft Fall Card - Sketch 85

Here is my card for this weeks sketch - if you gave it a try be sure to leave a linky and link back back to here so we can all see what every one does with it!

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Like what you see? Click these links to shop my secure TAC website - and don't forget you can get ANYTHING for half price as a hostess with $100 in orders from you and your friends!  DOUBLE BENEFITS thru the end of September!!!

Stamps: Watercolor Plants stamp set from The Angel Company
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette Ink Pad
Papers: Hemmingway Collection Pattern paper and Cardstock, Ivory cardstock, Brown cardstock
Accessories: Watercolor Crayons, Hemmingway Ribbon, Amelia Ribbon

Be sure that if your order totals $30 or more you take a look at the Purchase with Purchase stamps!

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I used Hemmingway collection for this fall inspired card.   I also used the blank space as a design element - instead of filling up the whole ivory piece.   I colored directly on the stamp with the watercolor crayons - then spritzed with water and then stamped to get the soft watercolor effect on the flowers.  LOVE em!

Today I am getting things together for my Stamping Night out this Thursday!  Fun Fun!  I am almost back to feeling normal - although I am still having coughing fits every so often.  UGH - they are exhausting!

New month means all new promos!  Don't miss out on these good thru the end of September!

Trifold Monkey

I wanted to share a card that I made last month -with the thought of using it as a make and take at Stamping Night Out - but decided it was too involved and would take too long!  It really isn't that hard or anything - I just like to keep those projects a little more on the simple side just for times sake!  Anywho - I love how the card turned out - I really like the fold and shape of it.

I was still on the Color combo of Robin's Egg 3, Brown, Ivory - and for this one I used the Amelia Cardstock Mustard.  Looks Carmeley huh?  Here is the inside.

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Like what you see? Click these links to shop my secure TAC website - and don't forget you can get ANYTHING for half price as a hostess with $100 in orders from you and your friends!

Stamps: Monkey Business and Seeds of Blessing Stamp sets from The Angel Company
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette Ink, Versamark, Cognac Palette Ink
Papers: Ivory, Brown Cardstock, Robins Egg 3 Matchmaker Cardstock, Amelia Cardstock Assortment
Accessories: Reece Ribbon, Scallop Scissors, Paper Piercer, Watercolor Pencils, Dove Blender, Scor-pal

Be sure that if your order totals $30 or more you E-mail me the order so I can include a FREE stamp as a gift with your purchase!

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I used my Scor-pal to make the score lines of my card - it is SO easy with that handy dandy little tool!  How ever did we create awesome cards before the Scor-pal?  :-)  I took a piece of 12x12 and cut it to 3 4x12 pieces.  I laid one in the Scor-pal with the long edge along the TOP fence.  Then just simply score at 4 and 8 inch tracks.  I used my scallop scissors to cut both ends of the card - to creat the scallop edge on the front and inner panel.  Nice little 4x4 note card - can mail inside an A2 envie no problemo.

So tonight I am resisting watching AI - my husband is currently rockin' out to Metallica on Guitar Hero or Rock Band or whatever game!   He is so funny!  I like to make peanut gallery type comments from my studio when he fails a song - in his defense though he is playing on expert!  He always wants me to sign - and I don't think it is because he likes to hear me sing!  I think it is to ease his guilty conscience because he is being self indulgent and playing a video game!  Ya I got his number...

Hi Ho HI Ho it's off to design a Card Kit for April!  WHich stamp set would YOU choose???

Oh hey before I go though - did you check out all the NEW April specials???

Sketch time - #63

Happy Monday!  I am trying to convince myself of that anyway!  Lets jump start with todays Sketch - maybe that will help?

Be sure to add a linky so we can all check out your creation!

New month - new specials - be sure to check them all out! (you can click the buttons to see the specials on my secure shopping site)
 

This week I have Stamping Night Out on Thursday - fun fun!  I have so much new stuff to play with from the specials and Serendipity I can hardly decide what to do!  It is always a recharge to my mojo to get new stamps!  Does it work that way for everyone?  Now if only I could fabricate more time - THEN I would be in business!

Poor Logan is home sick today - he had a high fever yesterday and a low one yet this morning.  He wanted to go to school SO bad this morning because he got a new pair of shoes over the weekend.  WHoo hoo!  He cracks me up.  He didn't fight me too hard on staying home and watching cartoons all day...

Laney on the other hand had a real rough morning!  That girl is going to drive me to some serious meds I think!  Either High blood pressure, Depression, or SOMETHING!!  Girlfriend had ALL day yesterday to clean her room.  We told her like 8 times - if she did not get it cleaned up she would not be able to do stuff this week when she asked - like have friends over or play on her gameboy.  Did she even pick up one little thing all day?  Of course not!  So this morning when she found out it was going to be too cold for outside recess - she wantes to take the gameboy to school.  Uh excuse me?  Did you clean up your room?  SO the fit begins.  SO much that she is trying to clean up her room in the few minutes before school.  I don't think so sweet cheeks.  This is the day you are going to learn that you have to do what we say when we say - and if you don't then you have consequences.  Again?  Yes this will be approximately the 50th time we have tried to teach her this lesson.  It is exhausting!!!  I am SO terrified of her turning 16.  Seriously.

She proceeded to get grounded in the car for kicking my seat one last time after i told her not to or she would be grounded.  The Queen of one more time I tell ya.  SHe did it and then when i said ok you are gounded - she actually argued that she did not kick the seat.  Obviously I must be a moron.  A slam of the door goodbye - with me saying "I hope your day gets better..."  and then repeating it to myself the whole way home.  Did it?  Not yet!  But it will - I am sure of it.

SO off I go to get some real WORK done.  I cleared of a tiny spot on my desk yesterday - so I am ready to clear some more and get to creating!

Monday sketch 59 - and some blog candy!!!

Well I made it thru the Spaghetti Dinner - YAHOOOO!!!  It was a great success with absolutley NO problems at all!  I am quite frankly just glad it is over!   Especially since I have a TON of stuff to do in my studio - now i can focus right?  well lets hope so! 

So to get my week of on the right foot - shall we have a sketch???  We shall!

Give the sketch a try and leave a linky so we can all see! I will post my card tomorrow or Wednesday - and have the same linky on both posts so no one will miss it!

DO not take the snowflakes literally - I just used them for the sketch to show accents in those spots. I actually got this sketch from a card in the new Spring Serendipity! It is on page 32 the bottom mice card. DARLING!!!  You can now view ALL the items in the Spring Serendipity on my secure shopping site - so be sure to go and check out all the goodies and stamps!  I just put in my order this morning - and I am SO excited to get some of these new stamps.  I have my colored pencils ready and waiting...

So I wanted to give away some Blog Candy - for a couple reasons actually! Most importantlyis because I wanted to give away a few copies of the NEW Spring Serendipity! SO I am going to give away the following:

A copy of the NEW Spring Serendipty
A NEW Tombow White Pen
and all 4 make and takes from my Serendipity Sweet Shop this thursday!

I will draw for the winners (yes I am going to give away 3 of those prize packages!)on Monday next week - so that gives you a whole week to comment on this post to be entered to win.  Pass it on - be sure your friends are entered to win too!

Oh and don't forget - with a new month we have ALL NEW specials!
February Stamp of the month

January Specials!

New year New Month - NEW SPECIALS!!!

You can click any of the links in this post to be taken right to all the details for each special.

This year/month is going to be a doosey - TAC is having a HALF OFF Sale!  That's right - HALF OFF ALL T Coded stamps!  What is that you ask?  Any stamp set that has an item number with a T in front is included.  It is kind of hard to see that in the online catalog.  The easiest way is to add the item to your cart and then click on View Cart and you can see the part numbers there.  If you have a hard copy it is really simple - if you would like for me to mail one to you they are just $5 plus $4.70 Priority shipping to you.

We also have the Winter Wishes promo of extra FREE hostess sets and discounted sets for guests and have you checked out the Stamp of the Month???  It is SUPER cute and a super great deal for just $9.75.

I almost forgot about the Vintage set!  The Bella Flor Vintage set was a fav of mine when it was in our catalog - they have brought it back for January!  And at only $17.25 it is a real bargain!

Monday sketch, New specials and the rest of the story!

SO I am hopefully feeling better now - my back is better - not 100% but better.  I also got a killer cold last week- head and throat yuckiness.  My theory is I caught at the pumpkin patch because the other chaperon's I rode with had it too this week as well as one of the teachers.  I have pretty much been doing NOTHING!!  Although I did get dug out of a huge mess in my studio - so I can create now - right?  Lets hope so!

First up - our sketch for this beautiful Monday!

The snowflake represents any cut out item - Like a tree or an owl or... Don't you just love that though! It is a Rhonna Farrer brush - from her Little Christmas kit on 2 Peas. LOVE it! Now to find that magical time to USE it! HA!  Well if you get a chance to try out the sketch be sure to come back here and post a linky!  just enter your info in the form below and you will be linked for life! 

SO I am preparing for CROP CAMP!!!  I leave friday early to head south - way south for me!  For a Fun filled 3 day scrapbooking retreat weekend!  with like over 100 of my new bestest friends!  :-)  I am VERY excited and SO looking forward to seeing my friends I met at Cropaganza!  I am teaching some classes, doing a make and take, and hopefully getting some of my own cropping done!  Ya you heard it here first - Heather will be scrapbooking this weekend!  It will require much prep this week though if I am really going to make it happen - so cross your fingers for me girls!

I also have Stamping Night out on Thursday - 2 make and takes and a demo - FREE for my Sensational Six Club members - $3 of you are not in the club.  Did you know you did not have to be local to get in on that fun?  Well you don't - you can e-mail me if you want more info. 

New month means new
Stamp of the month

thankful for you
TAC-2987 • set of 6 • $9.75

TAC also came out with a whole new special just for November:

Give Thanks Get Vintage
 
Be sure to get them while you can and do not miss out on them since they are only good thru November.  How the heck did it get to be November already anyway???

Well I know not everyone is dying to hear the rest of the caterpillar adventures - but if you do then keep reading!

My friend the black fuzzy Caterpillar - is still hanging in there and not wrapped up in a cocoon yet.  You probably guessed by now where he turned up.  In a shoe of course!  The funny thing is that Laney put her shoe ON!  Then put the other one on and was wiggling her foot - so i told her to stand up and walk a few steps. 
And she said "No! There is something in there!"
She slipped off her shoe, and reached in - and yanked her hand back out saying "Ouch!". 
I said "What's wrong Laney?"
"IT'S THE CATERPILLAR!!!" she yelled with much excitement.
I was like "Nah - its not the caterpillar"
"Yes it is it POKED me!"  SO she started shaking her shoe - and my word - out popped that big black furry Caterpillar.
And yes I have been giving him fresh leaves and water sprinkles every few days.  HA!  How in the heck he did not get squished by Laneys foot - and WHY he would crawl into the stinkiest shoe in the house I have no idea!  That girl has stinkier feet than her momma, poor thing! 

Since I wrote this - I have had even more adventures with our furry little friend.  I woke up on the couch one night - and he was trucking down the hall!  I put the bug box in front of him and he stopped in his tracks, then crawled in after a few seconds.  Then the next morning Laney found him AGAIN - in the same shoe as before!  Crazy I know!  I was also sitting reading my bible study book after that - quiet morning after the kids left for school and I kept hearing this noise - what the heck is that noise???  It was Mr Caterpillar eating a nice crunchy leaf!  I KNOW!

Welcome October!

With a new month comes a new stamp of the month, new specials and new things to do!
First up is the October Stamp of the month - LOVE it!  I think this one is my fav so far this year! 

hello fall
TAC-2977 • $5.95 • set of 6
With a $30 purchase

There is a new GIVEAWAY at the TAC site too - be sure to go there and enter to win a Moxie/Roxie Package!   Click here to enter.

Be sure to check out the Diva Designs Crop on October 11th from 9AM to Midnight - which is next weekend in Topeka, KS!  It is a 15 hour crop - for just $30!  They give away some fabulous prizes and just have a grand ole time! I am unable to attend BUT I am sending a fellow angel Michelle McDaniel in my place (and with my stuff!) - and she is OZ-some!  If you receive my e-mail newsletter you should be receiving a special coupon next week -fill it out and return it to the TAC booth at the crop and she will have a special surprise for YOU!

And Don't forget about the Double Dips promotion!  If you have been thinking about getting your wings - now is the time!  Even if you just want to try them out for a few months!  Starting now and doing some holiday business might be just enough to get you started on a whole new career path.  With our easy minimums - I am sure that you will find just what you are looking for with TAC.  Whether it is a full time career, or just a discount and tax write off for all your supplies and scrappin weekends!  The DOUBLE HOSTESS benefits are nothing to let pass you by either!  get a friend to go in with you - each with a $50 order - and you BOTH get a half price item AND a level A hostess set!  I KNOW!  (can you hear me Susan and Shandra???)

Well today has been a whole day of puter work - oh and beauty!  I got my hair cut - no big major change, but i did get some bangs.  I will try to get a new picture posted soon - If I can get one I like!  Today i have funky hair cuz they never can fix my hair the way i like it in the salon - does that happen to enyone else?  I mean THEY should be the ones who can do anything!  I always walk out with flat non styled hair. 

I have some fun stuff planned for Stamping Night out this friday - I hope you can join me!

Happy May Day!

May already!  I am blown away - literally since we have like 30mph winds today and yesterday here in Kansas!  The breeze thru the house is nice though!

We have new Stamp of the Month and Vintage sets!

May Stamp of the Month

Auld Lang Syne
TAC2778
Set of 7
$6.96 with $30 purchase

 

May Vintage Set

Flag Quilt
TAC540
Set of 2
$4.25 with $30 purchase

Aren't those fun?  Remember you can get one or both with the same qualifying $30 purchase. 

Tonight is stamping night out - I hope you are able to join me!  I am demo-ing a nifty little book - and have kits to offer for it as well.  You may have seen it in my crop preview posts.  I did a few twists and made it better than others I have seen - and will share those here later.  We will have be doing 2 fun make and takes - and the May card kit will be released!  (I will post that here tonight too!)

SO what are YOU up to today?  Have you had a chance to play with the card sketch?  If so be sure to let me know so I can add a link to you in the post too!  You will also be entered into a drawing for some goodies - everyone is  welcome to play!    I hope you get a chance to be creative today - I know for me that is the perfect day!