Spring Break Blahs!

Digi from San's Design. Card published in Nov/Dec11 Ready-Set-Create e-mag.

Spring Break is here, and I so want to be happy about it. BUT I'm yet again having sinus issues and have had a fever all day. I took some meds for, like, everything earlier, and I hate taking medicine. Right now, I have sweat running down the backs of my knees and just about everywhere else! Not pleasant! I'm just hoping that this bout with my sinuses is over quickly so my whole break isn't ruined! Hugs to all of you going through similar or worse issues right now!

That's it really. I'm trying to do better about posting over the weekend. Oh, the new Ready Set Create should be available very shortly! I'll post the calls for the next issue once it's published.

**I've turned into a Coin Dozer addict! My poor phone battery!**

Churros! + LMMS

I just want to tell you all that I happen to love churros! I just had some churros flavor yogurt that wasn't bad; it wasn't churros, but it was not bad at all...  :D

Today, I'm back with a Little Miss Muffet card. My card was made quite easily by using a Basic Grey card kit I found at Ross one day. I just popped out the pieces, ran a couple through my Xyron, then colored up Cocoa and pop dotted her up! I added some Stickles and a few Liquid Pearl drops, too.

Remember, there's one week left in our Silhouettes challenge. You don't have to use a LMMS stamp to play along! (BUT there are so many in the store and for a really great price! There's also a free bunny silhouette right now over at the blog!

Challenges: Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes, Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes,  Squigglefly - Anything Goes, Make it Mondays - Anything Goes

SOG for the Sketch!

I'm rushing. I'm woofing down my breakfast before heading out to work.  BUT, since I hate not posting the sketch for the Sketch Challenge on The Outlawz until it's late, I'm on it now.

Here's my card:

I should have put her eye specks on the other side! Oops!! I didn't see this stamp last night in the SOG store; I got mine at Oozak.com where it is still in stock.

I've had papers picked and Hollyday Gwen from Some Odd Girl mostly colored since January; I was supposed to be making my BF a Valentine's Day card. I couldn't figure out how I wanted to color the dress or how I wanted to lay out the papers and stamp! SO... maybe I'll give it to him as a surprise over the weekend.  I tried something different when coloring Gwen. I was thinking about how I'm pretty yellow under my brown, and tried coloring her skin in one of the yellows (I think it was Y04.) before I went in with the normal browns. I think it came out nice!

Here's the sketch:

As usual, I had to do a little something different...

Please remember that the Sketch Challenge has Guylou's Inimitability ($20) and Paper Temptress (20 sheets of Cryogen) as its sponsors this month. This is the last challenge for the month; make sure you play along! An entry into any of the challenges at The Outlawz this month also puts you in the running for prizes from Oozak, Gilli Rubber Stamps, Paper Temptress, and Color Me Creative Classroom!!

Challenges: My Mum's Craft Shop - Stamp It, Divas by Design - Stamp Something, Creative Mondays - Anything Goes, Ladybug Crafts Ink - Spots & Stripes (my spots are really hearts)

Silhouettes!

So, over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Barbara has created silhouettes of all of the stamps! You can pick any three silhouettes for just $3!

Today, the team is showcasing some of what you can do with these awesome new images. My card features Anna Kristine Hatter in both regular digi and silhouette. Please note, as usual, this card hasn't quite managed to become what I planned for it to be. YET. I have thrown a few more things at it and, if I like them, I will update the post after work in about 12 hours... (I'm not at work now, but I should be in bed so I can get up in a few. Bless all of you who work more than 8-9 hours a day!)

The digi on top is actually really light grey not white. (What's your default spelling of gray/grey? Mine is, for some reason, not the American way!)

Anyway, my original plan was to use the silhouette and paper piece parts of the clothes on top. Then, I thought to print the original digi in white on top of the silhouette so that the features and things could still be seen. That's kind of where I was going here...

My teammates have done WAY more fabulous things with the new silhouettes. Go check them out, then go get yourself your favorites!

Challenges: Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - Anything Goes, Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes, Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

This Week's Sketch!

Since I haven't gotten enough sleep before work the last two nights (my fault), I figured there was no need to try to find a clever title for today's post. It is what it is... So, here's my card!

I used another digi from MayzyArt; this one is called Jean. It doesn't really show in the pic, but her accessories are glittered. That extra bright colorful paper is from one of those $1 bins at Target, and the sentiment is from Fiskars. Can I just say that the smell of rubber makes me ill? Like, I opened that pack of stamps and was immediately upset by how strong they smell. Anyone else with this issue??

This week's inspirational sketch at The Outlawz.

There's the sketch. I know you can come up with something for this one! Remember, if you decide to play along this month, you'll be eligible for prizes from Guylou's Inimitability and Paper Temptress AND our site-wide sponsors! Oh, I just saw that there's an exclusive MayzyArt stamp in the Freebies section of The Outlawz! Make it happen, y'all!

Challenges: Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes,Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes, My Mum's Craft Shop - Digi, Can You Digi It? - Over the Rainbow

I'm So Excited!

Reasons for Excitement:

1. I won the birthday candy at my buddy Gina's blog! Gina packed a shoebox full of amazing stuff which included Basic Grey chipboard stickers, a Tim Holtz die, a set of Nesties, embossing folders, stamps, twine, paper, ribbon and even some Grumpy Girl soap! (The names of their soaps are too much!) Gina and I always joke about winning each others' candy, and I was really shocked to have won.


2. The newswoman just said that today's pollen count has broken a record. I am a serious allergy sufferer year-round, but it gets way more horrible during the spring. I'm excited, though, because I received some sample eye drops last week that have practically ended my eye issues! They taste nasty (drops drain into nose then run down throat), but it's so nice not to have watery, itchy eyes that produce sticky, slimy stuff all day. I've been able to go outside, open the windows in the house, and ride in my car with the windows down! I'm calling the doctor today for a prescription!!

That's it! It doesn't take a whole lot for me some days...  I know a lot of folks are going through a lot of things; I'm trying to do better about being happy with the little things!

As I was adding this pic, I realized it goes perfectly with what I just typed! I made this card for a recent issue of Ready, Set, Create. The image is from Dilly Beans.

New Releases at Little Miss Muffet!

This week, there are some new stamps over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps!! As excited as I am by all of their goodness, I have to make this quick. It is burning up here in Georgia already, and I have sweat rolling down the insides of my elbows! It's worse in the house than outside, and I'm dying to get out and enjoy the sun and, hopefully, the breeze!! (Hope my allergy meds are working or I'll be paying for it later...)

Anyway, here is my card using one of the new Sugar and Spice images. There's a sentiment too for folks who want the text version of this picture equation. (Yeh, equation. Told you I was dorky...)

The Nice circle isn't really this red in real life. I don't have the right pink, but it's definitely not red. May have to redo that panel...

Alright, head on over to the Little Miss Muffet blog to see the awesome creations by my teammates then run to the store to pick up your new favorite images!

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Challenges: Lia Stampz - AG + a Sentiment, Delicious Doodles - The Wonder of Life,   Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Add a Sentiment, Crazy 4 Challenges - Green