I'm Trying to Hold On!!

I just wanted to let you all know how I am doing. At this point I am so nervous and so besides myself. I keep watching the scrapbox voting page and I see my votes going up and down, mostly down today. Although I am still in the lead, it's still anybodys prize. My husband and daughter are both trying to calm me down, but it's so stressful and I keep hoping that I will be the lucky winner.

I did try to work on making a card to post today, but I wasn't able to get it finished. I have to run now, my husband just came home from work and I have to get supper on the table.

If at all possible, please feel free to share my story with your family and friends. It would be a great help if I was able to obtain some more votes. As of now I am ahead, but it's not over yet! Thank you to all of you for helping and supporting me!

Have a great day and I'll try to post again tomororw. ***Wish me luck***

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME TO WIN THE SCRAPBOX!

Good Morning everyone! In case you haven't heard I have been chosen as a finalist on Splitcoast stampers as a finalist to win a fantastic Scrapbox prize!!! I still can't believe it and it was so hard for me to get some sleep last night. I did sleep about four hours and then the baby woke up.

I'm asking you all (pretty please) consider voting for me. To enter the contest we were to come up with a creative way to describe why we needed the scrapbox. Here is my entry, if you would like to read my story.

Here is the link for the voting. Remember you can only vote one time, but if there is anyone else that you know might vote for me, please feel free to pass along my entry.

Thanks you so much for looking and I truly appreciate each and every vote! I promise to update my entry with more pictures if I win the scrapbox!

I'M A FINALIST! PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!!!

Happy Monday to you all! I just found out that I am one of the 10 finalists to win the scrapbox! I am super excited! Please, consider voting for me. I really, need this scrapbox! Here is the link to the voting and here is the link to my scrapbox story if you would like to read it. Thank you soooo much! Now onto my card for today...he...he..

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! This weekend we spent some time with our family. Yesterday my family and I went to visit my grandparents and today my mother in law and my husband's grandmother came over for a visit. We had a nice quiet weekend at home and I'm looking forward to more of them now that the weather is getting colder. We tend to stay home more in the winter time.

Here's my card for tomorrow's clean & simple challenge. This challenge is a technique challenge. We were to create a card using a technique called thumping. Here is a direct link to this week's cas challenge if you would like to play along. Here's a link to a tutorial on splitcoast stampers, just in case you are unfamiliar with this technique. It really is a quick and easy technique and it can give your image a different look!

The stamp that I used is from SU's Lovely As a Tree stamp set. I inked up my stamp using Close to Cocoa ink and then using my SU markers I thumped the following colors onto my stamp to make some fall leaves: Ruby Red, Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, Mellow Moss, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, and Pumpkin Pie. It seems like a lot of colors, but they blended so well together.

The colors of my card stock are: Mellow Moss, Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, and White. I layered these colors on my background, but I left just a bit of white showing. My sentiment is from SU's Thoughts & Prayers stamp set, but I wanted the sentiment to stamp across the card, so I colored the words using my SU marker and then I stamped in along the bottom, then again I colored the second half of that sentiment stamp and them stamped it again so that my wording was together all in one row.

I've added some paper piercing in each corner of my tree image and my ribbon is from Offray.

Unfortunately I will be sending this card to my former co-worker who lost her mother three weeks ago and now she just lost her father. She's really going through a tough time right now losing both of her parents within the past 20 days.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

October 10, 2009

Hi everyone!!! I'm still working on this scrapbox contest and I just had to make a card about the scrapbox that I'm hoping to win. It sure would be a dream come true to win this awesome prize!

I've written a cute little story with pictures and everything! I'm keeping my fingers crossed! If you have a minute come check out my story, my children and even the family dog are trying to help me win!!! Here's the link to my scrapbox story thread.

For my card I printed out an image of the actual scrapbox and I layered it using Chocolate Chip card stock. I assembled my card using SU dp and Mellow Moss card stock.

My sentiment is from SU's Cute Converse, it's layered using my large and small oval punches and I added two cut out flowers from the DP that I used. I also added two ribbon tabs and a scalloped border on the left side of my card and along the right side I did three rows of faux stitching.

Wish me luck!!! Thanks for looking! And good luck to those of you who have also entered! The 10 finalists are supposed to be announced on Monday. I'll keep you updated if I happen to be one of those lucky 10 finalists.

October 9, 2009

Happy Friday!!! I've been busy lately adding some more pictures to my scrapbox thread on splitcoast stampers. Like everyone else who has entered, I am so excited about this contest and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I might become a finalist. I really need a new storage area for my stamping items. Please stop by and read my story. It's a cute picture story (and the pictures are really cute). Feel free to leave a comment for me, I would greatly appreciate it. Here is the link to my scrapbox thread.

Today I'm posting the card that I made for today's limited supply challenge, and was this ever a challenge for me!

We were to create fall card without using any embellishments. I couldn't quite figure out how to add some extra dimension without any embellishments, but I think it works.

All I did to create my card was to stamp my image and then color it in using my watercolor crayons and a blender pen. Then I added a corner embellishment using my word window punch and a few score lines on the background using my scor-pal.

Thanks so much for looking and an even bigger thank you for checking out my scrapbox thread!

October 7, 2009

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday! I don't have too much going on today, my son is at preschool right now and it's pretty quiet here at the moment.

This is my card for today's sketch challenge. As soon as I saw the sketch I knew exactly which stamp I wanted to use. (I ended up turning the sketch sideways).

My background is embossed using my Cuttlebug and my Snowflakes embossing folder. On my Glorious Green layer I did some faux stitching using my paper piercing tool and SU mat pack.

My main snowmen image was stamped using black stazon ink and then colored using my SU markers. You might be able to see it in the picture; I decided to add some glitter along the bottom of the snowmen using SU 2 way glue and DD glitter.

My sentiment is from SU's Warm Words and it is punched using my large and small oval punches. My ribbon is from Offray. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

October 6, 2009

Hi hope you all are doing well! Today is a beautiful day here in PA :) I spent the day today coming up with an idea for the scrapbox giveaway on splitcoast stampers. You still have until 12:00 CST on Friday, October 9, 2009 to enter. Here is the link for more information on how to enter for your chance to win a scrapbox.

To anyone who might be reading this, feel free to visit my thread (and post a message for me) and see why I so desperately need a scrapbox. Here's the link to my thread.

As you can see, the baby still sleeps in our bedroom because my craft room will have to turned into her bedroom pretty soon. I'm not quite sure where I'm going to go with all of my stuff, but winning a scrapbox would be the perfect answer to my storage problem. I'm really hoping that I win, but I never win anything and after looking at some of the other threads that were posted I don't think I have much of a chance, but I thought I would give it a try.

The thought has crossed my mind that I might have to give up my stamping hobby, but it would really kill me to sell my stuff and I truly enjoy my stamping. It's one hobby that I started and I didn't give up on it.

I would love it I received some posts on my scrapbox thread, plus it is a cute little story!!!

October 5, 2009

WOW! I just realized today that I am at my 100th post and I have 30 followers. I am grateful for all of my followers and I just love sharing my work with all of you. Thank you for visiting!!!

Well, did you all see that moon last night? It's so nice a bright! I was reading that we should be able to see the moon again tonight, so if you didn't see it last night be sure to check it out! I took some pictures of it, but it didn't come out that great. My husband said that it was a harvest moon. Of course I've heard of this before, but I just had to read about it.

Technically the harvest moon is when the moon is at it's fullness that is nearest to the autumn equinox. The Harvest Moon usually falls in September, but sometimes it will arrive in early October (as it did last night). The next time we can expect another harvest moon in October isn't until 2017!

I wanted to make a card for yesterday's featured stamper, but I didn't have time until just now. Yesterday's featured stamper is clownmom, congratulations Lois!

I chose to case this card from her gallery. I do not have any poinsettia stamps, well I had one and then I sold it on ebay, but not a problem. I found this poinsettia digi image on splitcoast. I used the same colors and a similar image as Lois did, but I changed the layout and I used a different sentiment . I didn't use gold cardstock on my card, but instead I used Old Olive and I also added the gold brads.

I downloaded the image, printed it out, and colored it using my SU markers. Next, I just cut out my poinsettia image, added some gold highlights and gold brads, I paper pierced each corner, and then assembled my card. My sentiment is from SU's Snow Swirled and my ribbon is from Offray.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day and be sure to check out that moon tonight!!!

October 4, 2009

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! The last picture in this post is my card for Monday's CAS Challenge. This week's challenge is an inspiration challenge. I chose this pillow for my inspiration.

In choosing this pillow I was trying to think of a way to mimic the pattern and this is what I came up with. I have some pictures posted below to show how I made the squares. My card was super easy and fun to make!

The first thing I did was to punch out some squares using striped pattern paper. I used my 1 1/4" square punch because I knew that I was going to layer the squares and I wanted to use my larger punch for the layering.

Once my squares were punched out I took my scissors and I cut each square on a diagonal from one corner to the next. I tried to show how I cut them in the above picture.

Now I have lots of small triangles. I arranged the triangles in the pattern that I wanted. When I was trying to arrange the triangles I discovered that for every two punched squares I had I ended up throwing one away. So in making my card I punched out six total squares in order to get the three shown on my card. Confusing, I know, but trust me it will work out.

After I had my triangles arranged the way that I wanted them I then adhered them to my colored card stock. Then using my larger square punch (1 3/8") I punched out my square.

Here's a picture of my finished squares. Next, I added a silver brad to the center of each square and then I assembled my card.

I layered my three squares on white and blue card stock. I scored a line above and below both layers just to give it some interest. My Happy Birthday sentiment is from SU's It's Your Birthday stamp set. I stamped my sentiment using silver Encore ink.

My husband says that I should have added a ribbon on my card, but I sort of thought that this could be used for a masculine birthday card, so I left the ribbon off; besides masculine cards are harder for me to make and I like to have a few on hand for when I need them.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

October 3, 2009

I made this card on Saturday for World Card Making Day. The challenge was to create a card using a quote. I really like this quote from SU's Live Your Dream stamp set. I'm not much of a quote gal myself, but I think this quote is just perfect for graduation cards.

For the quote portion of my card, all I did was stamp and add some dots along the edges. The bottom portion of my card is made using SU's patterns pack decorative paper (retired). I used one side of the paper for the middle portion and the other side for the outer two pieces. I also added some black dots throughout the pattern paper using my SU black marker.

The flowers were made using my SU Spring Bouquet Flower Punch. I punched out two of the five pointed flowers and layered them. They are held together with a black brad.

I didn't make any more cards for World Card Making Day, I just wasn't too excited about the challenges this year and I didn't have any stamps from the different companies that were hosting the challenges. To be quite honest I liked last year's World Card Making Day challenges much better, but I tried and I made at least one card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

October 2, 2009

Today's limited supply challenge is to create a card using Christmas tree! WOW! This year is flying by so quickly. In just a few weeks I'll be putting up my Christmas trees! I'm not looking forward to chasing the baby and keeping her away from the tree. And especially that my tree spins! I can just see her now grabbing the ornaments!

I have to admit, it took me a while to color in this image. You should have seen me! I was coloring while I was feeding the baby her lunch today.

I'm pretty happy with the way my coloring turned out, but I'm thinking maybe it's a tad bit too dark. I tried to stay within the Earth Elements color family while I was coloring.

Once my coloring was done I assembled my card. I wasn't sure how I wanted to assemble it because the image is so busy I didn't want to add too many layers or embellishments, and this is what I came up with; just one layer of Old Olive and a small ribbon treatment. I didn't even stamp a sentiment; I thought I could stamp something inside and leave the front less cluttered.

Well, tomorrow is World Card Making Day and I'm planning on making some cards tomorrow, that is if my husband lets me have some time to stamp ;)

Have a great weekend and Happy Stamping!

October 1, 2009

Can you believe it? It's the first of October already and the leaves are starting to change colors. I'll have to post some pictures of the trees in my back yard once the colors reach their peak color!

It's only a few more weeks until Halloween and I thought I'd better make a card for my little niece. Her mother isn't too fond of spiders and I didn't want a scary card for her because she's little, so this is what I came up with.

The bear image is from SU's Costume Bears stamp set. I just stamped and colored the image. I colored it using my watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I decided to use my black marker to color in the black hat and cape because the black colored pencil just wasn't dark enough.

I purchased the dp from Target's dollar spot. The sentiment is from SU's A Haunting We Will Go stamp set and my ribbon is from Offray. Have a great rest of the day!