More vacation

Hit the maximum pics on my last post... here are just a couple more!

Not only Stamping

I know my intended purpose for this blog was to share stamping... but I just got back from vacation. One of the very few "real" vacations I've been on (alone with my DH, on an airplane, without kids, tropical)

We went to the Riveria Maya (aka Play de Carmen) butween Cozumel and Cancun

Here are some pics

HAPPY 2011!

One of these years, I really will figure out how to keep up with my blog.
Since it's still January - I'm starting here!

Here are a couple cards I made recently... The first I CASE'd off SCS. I left a sentiment off so I could use it for any occasion! Loved the combo of Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke (colors)

The other I made while doing a challenge. In the stamping world different people, groups, etc. will issue a challenge to use a certain color, layout, or something. So this is mine for Stamping Sisters In Christ (due Jan 8th)

Ok, last group of projects to post :-)

Here are projects created back in January/February 2010
to catch my blog up,

If you saw the last post, you've seen me use this bird punch
from Stampin' Up!
I love it!

Made these 3... just "goofing" around
SU!'s RMHC set for 2009-2010

I purchased a Cricut used when a friend from SCS upgraded to the bigger one
so I finally pulled it out and figured out how to use it
Had fun cutting - and was able to make a bunch of cards with what i cut
(this is just one of many, all similar but different... didn't think I should post them ALL)

I got to design a Make-n-Take card
for the SCS Michigan Mingle
Here was an early draft... pretty close to what I ended up doing
I think the only things different are;
I used different flowers/stems, and added ribbon under the vase.

January 4th, my cousin Shawn passed away at only 35
A real shock to me - left a HUGE hole in my heart and life
so I tried to make a special card for his family
(It's SOOOO hard to make sympathy cards "on demand"
and even more difficult when your heart is hurt & not into stamping)

More (older) projects

Here are some I made back in February/March

This one was for a SCS color challenge
the faux leather belt was a tutorial I learned on there
and was able to use it here
(the tutorial was for a faux leather purse)

This one I made for my friend Jill - who's loved dog, Bear,
was very sick, and has since passed :-(

These faux suede flowers were taught to me by my friend Debra on SCS

This one uses Stampin' Up!'s extra large bird punch
(from the Occasions Mini Catalog)
and the scallop edge punch
(from the Sale-a-bration Mini Catalog)

I forgot where I saw the original of this one
but I know I CASE'd the design
(probably off SCS somewhere... if it's yours, I'm sorry.
If i had posted back when i made it, I might have remembered)

Ok - I'll check back one more month - January's projects
and catch myself up
And hopefully I won't get so behind again...
HA HA HA

Finally Posting some pictures

I've had a couple weeks of good stamping MOJO...
Here are some of the my recent projects
(I've been working feverishly, because I'm hoping to have a booth at the Mom's Night Out Vendor Show at my children's school on Friday, April 30th)

Shhhhh...
This one is for my Grandma's 90th birthday next month
J/K - I'm not worried she'll be on-line checkign out my blog... LOL

This one is one I started out not happy with - my stamping was "off", so i watercolored over my spotty stamping, and it looks AWESOME, like I watercolored the whole thing :-)
I love happy mistakes

I love this new set & matching die, and textured plates

This one was inspired my a stamping friend Kelicat (the flower), but mine is so different than hers, I may need to ask her to show me how she did her flower...

Another with the fun new set and die I was enjoying this week.

Thanks for stopping by...
more older cards coming
(that I made but never had the chance to post)

So Much for my Grand Intentions

Hee Hee... I checked my blog to see I haven't updated it since i wrote abotu how I was goign to make a resolution to keep it up better in 2010.
Ummm. March 17th... I guess I failed.

I've been stamping, just not enough time to scan and upload the projects

I will try to - SOON!!!