Something old and something new...

Just like any paper crafter, there is a tendency to collect (or hoard) designer paper...I am no different!  I have a personal challenge...to use the designer paper which has been procuring since the being of time!  So I went digging into my stash of paper and pulled out something a little funky!  And since it was Sunday, I used the funky challenge to go with it: Retro Sketches challenge

Check it out:

Be back later in the week!

A day of leisure...

Yep, today has been a day of leisure! And I'm enjoying every minute of it! I've straighten up my craft room and it provides the creative juices to kick it in high gear.  I've created a card for a friend of mine using the latest MojoMonday challenge.

And as many of you have been told...we are a little over half way until Christmas...and this year the following will happen: 1. I will have a Christmas tree skirt 2. I will have a Christmas quilt to hang 3. I will have cross stitched 8 Christmas stocking for my brothers and their family.

Uffda, I'm already exhausted....oh, did I forget that I need to work in 2014 projects listed on my blog?!  My goal is to have at least 1/2 of the projects completed!! 

I definitely need to have a pretty structured routine...it will be interesting to see what I can accomplish!

I've ordered the everything for the first stocking...and I noticed the shop has everything ready for the mailing...I'll be able to start early next week!

Oh, let the fun begin! And as always I'll keep you posted...

it's been busy week in the craft room...

It's been a busy week in the craft room; my work place has kicked off the annual United Way campaign.  Every week, work has events to help raise funds $$$ for them...usually, Sarah (co-worker) plans the following events: For a $1 you can pop a balloon which has free stuff in them, $1 Rootbeer Floats, Craft sale and bake sale....the later of the two which always interest me.  The idea is to get co-workers to sell craft and bake items for the sale...and every year I've wanted to participate but it always creeps up on me...and then I didn't have any time to plan and participate!

Well, this year, I'm ahead of the game...this week I've been making cards to sell at the craft sale. Honestly, I am having a lot of fun...using paper and stamping...and I've realized that I have a lot of stamps which I'd forgotten about!  So I'm trying to make every intention to use them in the cards.

Here's what I've completed so far...stay tuned...there's more coming....

Lovely little birdies...

It was nice to create a card today...very thankful I didn't have to struggle with the creative juices! Retro Sketches challenge offered a great sketch to help...

Here's what I created with those creatives juices:

Busy, busy, busy!

Um, I'll be really busy all day today! I just received my Stampin Up! catalog! A lot of great things going on in these pages! Thank you, Ann Stach...I'm very grateful! Creative juices...here I come! Honestly, some really cool things are included in this year catalog!

My life has been crazy...

My life has been crazy...in the last month...I've been moved into 2 different departments...which for my employer is crazy!  My last move has me starting early morning hours...which has been an adjustment.  I've been doing early morning for the last 3 weeks...my life has not been my own...except for today.  Hubby went fishing...and I went to my craft room!

After creating this birthday card for my twin brother....seen below...I went to my local craft store...to do some browsing.  I got a couple of Tim Holtz's items...but nothing super exciting!

Anyho...back to the card...I loosely followed the layout from Retro Sketches # 38...you might be thinking...what's up with the beet?  I agree...but I liked the Stampin' Up! stamp set when I purchased it over a 1 1/2 years ago...and was so excited with the stamp set that it's the first time I used any of the stamps from the whole set.  Yeah, me!

Enjoy your day!

Here's a Cute Yellow Card...

Here's a cute yellow card which I created for the Paper Craft's Moxie Fab World:

I thought it would be fun to work with the ice cream cone...since it's a summer time thing and I wish it was summer time in Minnesota!

RECIPE: (supplies are SU! unless otherwise noted)
Stamp Set: On Your Birthday and Mix-Up of Cuteness (Unity)

Ink: So Saffron and Black

Cardstock:  Sweet Pea DP Paper (retired), So Saffron and Whisper White Cardstock

That Little Something: Watercolor Crayons (retired-Earth Elements), So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Nestabilities, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Smooch (moonlight), Stampin' Glitter (dazzling diamonds), Texturz Plate (Flourish)

That Little Helper: Roller thingie, Crop-a-dile and Stampin' Dimensionals

Thank you Mr. UPS...

Look what the UPS man left for me:  Check out all of this goodness...so much fun to be created!

Birthday card for Mojo Monday...almost a week late...

Yep, you read it correctly.  It's a birthday card for Mojo Monday 171...which tomorrow will be considered a week old.  I really wanted to created a card, but the hardship is if you are not a Splitcoaststampers.com (paid) member, you are requested to not upload anything on Sundays.  Yes, there are several other challenges out there, however, I don't know where to find them.  If you have some suggestions, please leave me a comment.  I would greatly appreciate some other challenge opinions.  But any ho, since I had some creative juices flowing, I had to take advantage of them.  Right?!
Here's the sketch from Mojo:

Here's what I created from that sketch:

RECIPE (supplies are SU! unless otherwise noted)

Stamp Set: Sanded, Birthday Bliss and On Your Birthday

Ink: Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black) and Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Pad (Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint)

Cardstock: Basic Grey's Oliver with SU! Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler cardstock

That Little Something: SU! Linen Thread, Basic Grey Button(little rhinestones)

That Little Helper: nothing really...

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