Which means its the weekend!! I love the weekends and like I mentioned before we dont have ALOT to do which is SO nice.
We do have my nephews 3rd birthday party today...it makes me sad that hes 3...I was there when he was born..doesnt seem like 3 years ago....which also means Aiden is ALMOST TWO!!!
Let me tell you..I think we are getting to the terrible twos a little early.LOL
Im kidding..well......I blame teething (how long can parents blame this?!?) He honestly is getting the rest of his little molars in and for the past 4 days (not that Im counting) he has been up before 6:40am and doesnt want to play or eat or read books anymore. He is always chewing on his fingers and we have to change shirts 3x a day. Poor thing...
So hopefully he gets a nap before we head the almost 2 hours there.
Anwways..here is a card that I have entered for the Treehouse Stamps Guest Designer for May...and I also used a sketch from Midnight Madness.
Check out the cherry...its shiny! AND check out the cupcake....it looks like sprinkles..I love diamond dust SO SO SO much. This card is almost to yummy looking to use ;)
Its been a few days since I have last posted...mainly because I have been very busy dealing with all the snow we got here and of course being creative in my scrapbook room and trying out for several design teams. I really wish I could show the projects off as I am SO proud of things I have created and what makes it even better is I create things I actually will use and put in my scrapbooks and thats cool.
Its Monday so that means its a different Mojo Monday sketch challenge...so here is the sketch that was posted on the website:
And here is my style of the sketch
I love the sketch today....works really well with this stamped image I have had laying around for a little bit (I did a video on the mudd puddles product). I am pretty happy with the end result and would love to give it away to a little boy! Perfect boy colors and stamp.
Stamp: Great Impressions
Cardstock: Stampin Up
Pattern Paper: Jillibean Soup
Ribbon: American Crafts, craft store twine hemp
Cipboard Buttons: Jenni Bowlin
Punch: Fiskars
Other: Glossy Accents, mudd puddles, COPICS!
I had a wonderful Valentines Day...Aiden stayed with his grandma and grandpa (THANKYOU) and Brent and I had alot of fun and spent the weekend together...he took me to Archivers which is always good and I always get spoiled (thankyou sweetie) and he gave me a few other surprises..love that guy to death!!
Aiden was spoiled as well...when isnt he though lol.
Okay well hopefully I will start posting more now that I have turned in all my design team applications by their due dates.
Today was payday which means YAY for $$$ but BOO to having to go to Walmart for groceries lol. I know I know..I'm not complaining we have money for food but who really wants to go to Walmart on a Friday night. But I also get to go to Target, which always scares my husband who is afraid when I go there alone and with the debit card in hand haha
Im kidding..I have gotten alot better with spending..especially at Target and even with scrapbooking. OKay, so maybe thats because I dont work at Archivers anymore and Im not tempted everyday but hey..I can say its all willpower cant I?! lol
I now have made it easier on me. I create lists and try to find coupons galore for everything! Another trick of mine is to take money out of the atm so that I cant spend anything more than that and I have to choose the little extras that seem to just beg and jump into my cart for me to adopt. Aiden always comes first though and I spoil him greatly even when its snacks to clothing to those silly 5.00 movies Target always gets me with at the checkouts...As Brent calls it..I am a markerters Dream baby...make anything pink and blinged out and I HAVE TO HAVE IT!!
I have to share this money saving thing for all my fellow mommies out there with children in diapers. If you have a toys r us or babies r us near you...sign up for the rewards programs!! I never buy diapers full price (We buy Aiden the Pampers Cruisers Value Box) which is 41.99 plus tax..its crazy but he comes first (see above paragraph) I can always find coupons in the newspaper...I get babies R us coupons, and I also get pampers.com coupons. They take their coupon AND a manufacturer coupon..so I never pay full price and the rewards is when you buy 9 they will send you a coupon for a free value box.. It was SO nice to walk in last week grab his huge box and not pay a dime!! Hey..Im going to buy these diapers anyways we might as well get a freebie or two.
Back to stamping...this time for my video I wanted to do a quick tutorial on how to color a wood image. Here is the finished card that is listed in my etsy for sale and below him is my video. Enjoy!!
CARD RECIPE:
Stamps: Inkadinkado $1.00 stamp
Paper: Target $1.00 Valentines Paper, Pink Cardstock, Brown Cardstock, Neenah Paper
Isnt this card and stamp set just adorable!! This stamp set is one from several others from the iguana set that my mom got from Stampendous (she bought hers at Archivers)
It was so much fun to color and its for sale in Etsy!!
Product List (I have been asked to include this again!)
-Cardbase is Stampin Up Real Red
-Pattern paper is from last years Target 1.oo paper (LOVE IT!)
I also have the other part of the video from creating a sidewalk ready to show you! This time I finished coloring the duck and blended oranges and yellows together and use Copic Spica glitter pens. I know my hand is in the way probably 90% of the time..I will start putting the camera the opposite way!!
Today Aiden and I are just relaxing at home. We were both sick yesterday but I think it was just a weird little bug and we slept it off!! Hopefully during nap time I can create another card!! Okay well I am going to get off here and get lunch ready for Aiden and I
Well for awhile now my mom has been telling me that I should do Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenged and well everyone knows moms know best lol..
I am so glad I did it! Do you ever get stuck in a cardmaking rut..where they all start to look alike. I am going to start doing more of these!!
Again, this is another image that my mom and I turned into a Love or Valentines Day image (the heart was not stamped on the orig stamp....we added it!!) One layer of the heart is glittered, one is flocked, and the last one has glossy accents. The turtle also has Copic Spica glitter on its spots and eyelashes ( I made it a girl turtle...she needed some sparkles lol)
Everyone have a great weekend and I will try to post later this weekend!
I feel like I havent updated in awhile. Halloween was busy for us and Aiden looked adorable in his pirate costume. I cannot believe he left it on for so long..he even rode the 30 min drive with it on!! Next year might be a different story when hes 2 though....
I am sick..once again...this time its just a head cold...so if you talk to me over the phone and dont recognize me...its me I promise lol.
I am still having the sale on the Copic sets. I will also be putting in a special order for refills soon from Copic so if you want anything special or sketch markers instead of the ciaos...now would be a perfect time to place an order...so its here for Christmas!!
Here is my video 6...its putting together the get well soon riley...haha looks like I could finally give it to someone...MYSELF haha....enjoy the video and keep checking back because I have 7 ready to upload and its a different type of project!
I finally did a video 5...arent you proud?! YAY! This time its using Riley (yes...AGAIN haha) and my copics of course...check it out if youre bored and look for video 6 soon...it will probably be transforming him into a fun card :)
Today was utterly embarrasing for me....I did the biggest wipeout today in a BUSY BUSY parking lot. I was wearing my stupid heels, had my huge coach purse, my drink in my hand, and running late and I totally wiped out. However, I must say myself it was kinda graceful (if thats possible when falling on ur butt) but my right leg NEVER touched the pavement..it looked like I was doing a lunge. AND just for the record..my drink didnt spill ;) I really just hope that huge white bus didnt have anyone in there.
so now my knee looks terrrible..sorry no pics of that one coming on here soon lol.
Thats all I have for now....Im embarassed lol..goodnight!
I am so excited for this weekend because A.) We have all started feeling a little better B.) Trying to go on a train ride this weekend C.) Some scrapping time!!!
Could it get any better?! I just want to let you know before I post this next video..you have to bare with me I am trying out a new site called Vimeo.com and it is just like youtube but you get 500MB a week and there is NO time limit unlike YouTube. They will only let you do 10 min and I like to talk so it looks like my videos are going over it :(
So just let me know if its okay to watch them on there..the quality isnt great or the best but you can still see whats going on!
So I hope you like the video..this time its putting together a card. I already have the next video done and ready to post!!! Perhaps later this weekend?
I will post more later...I need to go scrapbook and enjoy my Friday night!
I have gotten alot of great emails and facebook messages from people giving me GREAT feedback on my videos!! I had a blast doing it so heres another one :)
This video is demo'ing a new product that my mom and I recently got at a LSS here in Indiana. It is SO much fun to work with and I can see alot of use with it since we have little boys in our family (sand, dirt) and because I LOVE the beach. Are you confused to what it is........check out the video and please let me know anything else you would like demo'd.
What did you think?? Neat product huh. Look for a sample coming soon with that stamped image and put together.
I am starting to feel a little better. I have had a small fever again all day which isnt fun because you get really hot and then really cold and taking care of a VERY active 13 month old doesnt help at all. Luckily he took a 2 hr nap for me today and I have to admit...I took a little nap as well ;)
Check back tomorrow for card that I made using the Witch Riley stamp I colored for you in my first video! Have a good night and try to catch the meteor shower!!
Hey Everyone! Today I am NOT feeling too good (hoping its not the flu...yuck) but I have decided to start posting some tutorials for my blog to make it more fun and exciting!! I am so excited for my first one that I couldnt wait to post them!@Luckily I made this yesterday since my hubby was home to watch Aiden for me while I recorded. Right now it looks a little blury but it will get better once YouTube processes it completely! Also, my camera is stubborn and kept shutting off...so theres 2 videos but they are both very short!! Enjoy..and look for video 2 SOON!!
