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Does anyone know WHY when I type a post it bolds it and underlines it? The last post did it on only part of the post?!?!?! I tried unbolding it, and erasing the format, but nothing got rid of it. It was GREEN writing, but I managed to change that!! LOL It's like a little ghostio is hanging out in my blog!!! Strange!!! (and this one is fine!! WEIRDDDDDDDDDD!!!)

Puff Pillow gift boxes

I made these Puff Pillows as little thank you gifts for a couple friends of my Mom's. She wanted something to give her friends for gifts & visits while she was in the hospital. The template is from Snooks and Boo - and it was so simple - I mean SIMPLE!!! Trace the template, score in the grooves on the template, cut, decorate, and fold!!! VOILA!!!! CUTE and easy!! And the templates are a very reasonable price. The pillows are about 8 inches long and about 3 or 4 inches wide so you can fit some nice things inside - gift cards, chocolate bars, jewelery, a stamp or two, etc. I used More Mustard and Old Olive as my base colours, stamped them with my Hero Arts leaf set and the SU set for the "Thanks". I used my square punches (scallop & plain) and some leaf eyelets I've had forever!!! See?!?!?! I AM using up things like I said I would....LOL....but, I'm still buying....gulp!!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!

I love Easter!!!! For this card, I took Tilda with a basket and the Magnolia tree and stamped them with Stazon jet black. The tree was so hard to stamp - it is huge - I had to use the cutting plate from my Cuttlebug as an acrylic block!! LOL I used gamsol (OMS) and my prismas to colour the tree and Tilda. The eggs are from the mini occasions set from TAC (The Angel Company) and are the perfect size to fit in Tilda's basket and behind the tree!!! I wanted to poke one out of the hole in the tree but it was an afterthought and I already glued down the image!! Ahh well - next time!! This stamp is SO versatile - you can put anything in her basket!!! I popped out Tilda & placed her under the tree, and added stickles to some of the eggs!

Happy St. Patrick's Day & BLOG CANDY!!!!

I have put together a great little "green" package for some blog candy today!!! All you have to do is make a card, 3D item or scrapbook page using green. It can be one you previously made within the last year, or it can be brand new! Post a link here to your blog or gallery by Wed. March 19 at 6:00 pm (MST) and I will pick a winner using random.org!!!! Enjoy your day everyone!!

Here is a card I made for a friends Dad - who's birthday is today. The pocket is from "Pocket Fun" (SU) and the shamrocks are from a Hero Arts box of 4 shamrocks. The background is Always Artichoke (SU) and the DP is from a huge pad I got from Costco a few years ago. The "tab" sentiment is from Verve Visual's set "wonderful wishes". The photo corner punch is SU and there are copper brads on the pockets and corners.

Another penalty?????

I made this card for my 13 year old nephew. I got the images from SCS Wish RAK (Thanks Tina!!) and they came at the most PERFECT time!! I went to watch one of my nephew's play off games last weekend and he got TWO penalties!! He is the smallest kid on the team & the big guys always pick on him! He is an amazing hockey player & he will go far with it because he is so small and FAST!!! Anyways, when I opened the envelope and saw these images I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them!!! The card base is basic black (SU) & I added white stripes to look like a referee shirt. I layered the image on black as well. I coloured the image with my SU Pastels - I used a few different colours on the penalty box because they are always dirty and gross!! I added a black brad to resemble a hockey puck at the bottom. The image is from a new line by the same lady who draws the House Mouse and Happy Hoppers - they are called GRUFFIES!!! Cute eh??? I did seal the image when I was finished with a Krylon sealant spray so the chalks didn't smudge.


I entered this card into a challenge on the CUTE CARD THURSDAY blog!! Check it out - they have amazing prizes!!!!

A couple challenge cards

I made these two cards for Kimmmie's sketch challenge this week in hopes of winning a new Magnolia stamp. I used Sweet n Sassy stamp set called Penguin hugs - absolutely adorable!!! The other one is a House Mouse stamp. The Penguin hugs card is made using the new Papertrey Ink paper - Spring Moss & Aqua Mist & their new pattern paper. The sparkley prima and the dew drop in the middle are from PaperWorks Co. The paper on the other card is So Saffron, and Cutie Pie DP - both from SU. The rhinestones are from Michael's.

You make my day award!

THANKS MARJORIE - You made MY day!!!! Marjorie, my fellow SBS4 sister, nominated me for this award!! I am honoured that you would think of me!! Thanks!!! :) Now I have to nominate 5 people, so check your comment banks for a nomination!!!

Tilda in wellies

I made this card for my friend who has moved to the UK for 4 or 5 months with her husband for his job. I used a ready made card base from a box from Michaels - I know, it's cheating but it was so cute!! I coloured her using prismas & gamsol (odorless mineral spirits) That is a technique I'm always working on - trying to improve my colouring!!! I added a bunch of flowers from K&Company that I got from Michael's. The other paper I used is So Saffron and Cameo Coral. The white I used is Wausau Bright White cardstock from Wal-Mart. I still prefer my Cougar white that my friend picked up for us - it is THE brightest and whitest I have seen yet!

ETA - "Wellies" are the British term for RUBBER BOOTS!!!!

Accordion Card

I made this card using the tutorial from SCS here. It was fun & really cute!! We are going to make this on Friday night at my workshop! I hope the ladies will stop talking long enough so I can give directions!!! LOL It has so much potential - it could be used as a card, or an album, or a journal - the options are endless!! Of course I had to use my Tilda's again! This is an image sent to me, but I MUST have this stamp too one day!!!! LOL She is so cute and springy - I love her!!! The Tilda on the inside is one I own, so I was able to crop her with my scallop heart punch.

Cleaned out my room today - STAMPS FOR SALE!!!

Hey everyone! I have a few stamp sets for sale, and thought I'd post here before I hit eBay!! Let me know if you are interested in any of them. The prices (Canadian dollars) do not include shipping - once you tell me what you want, I can figure out how much shipping will be to your location. These sets are ones I THOUGHT I needed but haven't used them, and have to make room for more!!! LOL!!! I take PayPal. THANKS!!!

- Stampin Up! Best Friends lower case alphabet - $30 (new, unmounted, current)
- Stampin Up! All in a Row - $25 (new, unmounted, current)
- Stampin Up! Polka Dots and Petals - $20 (new, unmounted, current)
- Stampin Up! Statement of the heart - $5 (new, unmounted, current)
- Stampin Up! Funky Flowers - $20 (mounted, like new, retired)
- House Mouse - Pocket Fuzz (mice in the pockets of a pair of jeans hanging on a clothesline; 5 1/2 " x 4 1/4 ") - $10 (used once)
- Loopy Letters Alphabet (Image Tree) - $5 (used once)
- Son Light Impressions - Easter Egg & Chick - $5 (used)