Oh, Alice! Twinkly, Glittery, Sparkly Cupcakes?

I wanted to do something different for the

Oh, Alice! challenge - Twinkle Twinkle (use something twinkling, glittery, or sparkly)

I figured sparkly cupcakes were a bit different, right? Then I decided to go with a different color scheme other than pinks... so I stuck with the SU! Sweet Pea designer paper that I love so much and used the Taken with Teal & Pumpkin Pie papers. Ribbon, small brads & gemstone brads also SU!

Peace.

Unscripted Sketches Bella Kitty

I love sketch challenges - I make so many cards that I sometimes find myself sitting there staring at an image I'm dying to "play with" but not knowing how to put it together. Sketches really get me inspired and help get those creative juices flowin'.

I was DYING to play with this adorable new rubbah I got from Stamping Bella, Mavis builds a sandcastle. So I started creating, and flipped the sketch for the

Unscripted Sketches #61

I used the very delicious Stampin' Up! designer paper in Sweet Pea. Can I just tell you that I love it so much, I bought 2 more packages when it was still available? I have a serious problem with hoarding background paper. And the worst part is not wanting to USE it cuz I love it so much. hee hee I have been working on that, I promise. Anyway, I used mostly the Taken with Teal, Sahara Sand, So Saffron & Old Olive colors, a little Pumpkin Pie. I just love this sweet kitty image, I'm glad I decided to buy some new rubbah instead of more digis!

Peace.

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge

Oh yeah - gettin' back into the swing of things, posting 2 days in a row... ;) hee hee

I went on a bit of a cleaning/purging/organizing binge this weekend, and got motivated to do some challenge cards. This little honey (hee hee) is for the

All That Scraps Wednesday challenge *use caribbean, celery, & pink*

I used CC Designs Honey Bikini stamp, SU! cardstock in Certainly Celery & Pretty in Pink, and DP by DCWV. Flower brads & ribbon by SU! Bathing suit covered in pretty pink fluffy glitter by My Favorite Things.

Peace.

Pink & Black Tiddly Inks

My "stamps for sale" blog post has been updated as of today with ELEVEN new sets added! Go check it out here! Feel free to make me an offer, especially if you are interested in multiple sets. I charge actual shipping costs, and I usually use Priority mail with delivery confirmation.


I really enjoy seeing how many challenges I can combine into one really great card. I was able to fashion this cutie for 3 different challenges:

The Pink Elephant - pink & black challenge

Tiddly Inks - Embellies (use buttons, lace, or both)

Crazy4Challenges #43 - Sketch Challenge



I used SU! Pretty in Pink, Whisper White & Basic Black for most of this card. I used some beautiful pink buttons and pretty sparkly pink fluffy stuff from My Favorite Things on her skirt.

Sooooo - I have some news. :) Last week, my boss was out of the office unexpectedly all week, so I didn't want to publicize anything until I had a chance to talk to him. Unfortunately, he wasn't going to be back until Monday (tomorrow), so I had to talk to his boss instead and let him know that.... I was giving my 2-week notice as of Friday. We are doing it - WE ARE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA!!! I can't even believe I'm saying it out loud, but there it is. My last day of work will be July 9. I will then have just about one month to pack up my entire home, hopefully have a giant yard sale, and transfer our entire lives from one side of the country to the other.

Of course it's bittersweet - one minute I'm super-excited and giddy with anticipation. The next minute I'm nervous as hell and sick to my stomach! LOL I am looking at it as an adventure - if it doesn't work out, we can always come back. We don't own our home and we don't intend to buy a home in California, either. Jeremy and Trevor are flying out next week to check out some houses to rent. Jeremy has work lined up out there, and I am going to be doing some work-at-home stuff for Jeremy's mom (book-keeping and stuff like that). Trevor is totally psyched - Cassidy is coming around. It's going to be really hard to say goodbye to our friends - Cassidy and I are going to have the hardest time.

I'm sure I'll be blogging a lot about our impending move, so stay tuned! Peace.

Holy Earthquake!!!

So I'm sitting at work today with my friend/co-worker Judy and it's around 1:45 in the afternoon. My son Trevor calls me, so I interrupt her to take his call. While I'm talking to him, I realize my chair is shaking. Like SHAKING. I look down and around me and I'm thinking "what the hell is that?" and then I look up and Judy is doing the same thing. Looking all around her. So I say "Judy - did you feel that?" and she goes "I thought you were shaking your leg or something" and I said "Trevor - I have to go". My sister (who works in the office across the hall) sends me an instant message saying "I think I am losing my mind." and I replied "Did you FEEL that?" and she says "YES!!!" So Judy and I ran into her office and we were totally freaking out. But NO ONE else in our office building felt it! Four other people! Anyway - about half hour or an hour later, we find out that there was a 5.5 earthquake in Canada today where the effects were felt "as far away as Boston." Yeah - Worcester, too! Holy crap - what a feeling. I had goosebumps up and down my arms for an hour after finding out it really was an earthquake!!!

Just sharing a card I made using a Stampin' Up! set - I hardly ever use my poor SU! sets anymore!

I love this color combo of Old Olive, Rose Red, Regal Rose, and So Saffron.

Peace.

The Pink Elephant #71

Today's card uses the adorable new Honey image called Summer from All That Scraps. She is so much fun to color - I plan to paper-piece her next, isn't her swim cap just dying to be paper-pieced? LOL

I made this card for the

Pink Elephant Challenge #71 (sketch challenge)

Colors are Stampin' Up! Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Rose Red. I used SU! cardstock, DP, and gemstone brads.

Peace.

Paper Sundaes & JUGS

Second post for today, because this challenge card had to be entered by today for the

Paper Sundaes Challenge #21 (sketch challenge)

But I also followed the colors for the

Just Us Girls Challenge #38 (pink, chocolate, vanilla)

I used the Greeting Farm's digi image Twisted Tea from the Creepy Cakes line.

Jeremy and I are heading out to our friend's house to sit by a fire tonight and try to relax. Wish us luck. ;) Peace.