Frosty the snowman

What I like about spring and summer is the wide variety of cards I can create, butterflies and flowers, little kids and ice cream cones, purses and shoes.... boom, once the fun of Halloween is over, card makers move on to the holidays and SNOW! That's a four letter word I no longer like! Humbug!!!

Although I do love a cute snowman!!!! Like the saying where 'some assembly required'.... but then along with snow means the holidays, the holidays mean there are countdown calendars every where telling me how many shopping days left! Yikes, then that becomes really scary. Sissy asked me the other day if we could go shopping on Black Friday.... gulp! I'm not a black friday shopper, never was, dont want to be...there is nothing I really need/want that I would be out there with all the crazies!!! How to I tell her gently, she needs to go and find a friend, and her mother can take them, just be careful and I'm only giving you $20!~

Hand drawn snowman.... I guess he looks like he is floating in a sea of snow, cuttlebug embossing folder and Martha Stewart snowflakes!!!

Thanks a latte!

I love all of these 'pun' type of cards. Now that I expanded my liquid horizons, it's fun to ask someone to join you for a cup o joe, with a cute card like this. Right now I'm drinking some hot Chai tea, to warm my innards. Not that it's that cold out.... warm drinks or I should say "hot" drinks totally warm up my inside.... sometimes so much that if it's just a tad warm outside, I start to sweat. (hand drawn, but not my design dad:0)

I think because of the fuss over Starbucks and gift cards last spring, I started getting interested in iced coffee. I haven't quite found THE recipe, yet.... but a little bit of ice, brewed Starbucks coffee (chilled) skim milk, little flavored creamer and a packet of sweet n low.

Wow, busy.... the temp job I got on Friday that was only two days, last night they asked if I could come back three more days! Little bit boring work, but.....

A Zindorf

Here's a beautiful birthday card.... done at Stamp Camp... and not through one of Michelle's recent tutorials. I always like to try different parts of her tutorials. This was fun!!!

Not much to report today... off to work!!!

Sing, sing a song...

this happy little gal looks like she is ready to burst out into song. At this time I'm not sure which creative stamp company she is from, but I will inform you once I know. She's singing her heart out beneath a window canopy. fun & happy (although she has no lips on her face! hmmmm) I like the yellow shading vs. the always grey/blue I've used previously.

So yesterday I 'worked' 9-5 at a gift card company. If you are familiar with the SCRIP program... or just gift cards in general....(somebody, this company gets the gift cards from the manufacturer and then sends them to private companies as incentives?) We were just dealing with Visa gift cards, but I overheard, PF Changs, Toys R Us, Target..... I 'made' 94 boxes for shipping thousands of gift cards for one order..... after the boxes were made (3 of us) then we packed 200 numbered envelopes into the box, then had to flip the numerical order of the envelopes and then seal the boxes. So, lots of lifting and touching of envelopes numerous times... I go back on Monday to finish the job!

It can't be all black & white

Eight layers I believe.... Have a good day! Simple $1 clear stamp from M's about a year or 2 ago. Martha Stewart butterfly punch, the rest SU! This isn't too elegant... but it could be, if needed.

Hey, thanks for checking in! Have a great weekend. I'm actually off for a 2 day temp. job Friday and Monday... more... later!!!!

You can never have enough....

birthday cards! Although I feel as though I make a ton of cards, I find sometimes that the cards in my inventory, be it they are ALL wonderful, just don't fit the bill when it comes to someone special. I found this layout here, at Lauren's blog and decided to make 2, exactly and only two cards..... no, these were fun, but a little more work than I'm used to. Wow! once again, well always, I'm blown away by the creativity of some of these designers.... I can't imagine trying to come up with something new and fresh all the time. I'm one of the lucky ones and I USE these designers to get my base idea and create from there!

I have to give credit to my dad! I'm not one to actually say this out loud... but "bless him", he thought all those cute critters I drew for my cards were my own!!! Hasn't he been keeping up with me on this blog??? Really!!!! I will state in my post when a drawing is strictly mine.... like Charley the dog is mine... and mostly Cooper the dog is mine... but pretty much everything else is CASED.... now would I get in trouble with a trademark or a copyright.... I'm sure my drawing which is NOT traced... has enough oddities and quirks that I've altered it slightly ~ that although I admit I'm a good copier.... my drawings are very close... yet different!! Some would ask, and there are those who have.... why don't you draw your own characters (or submit your cards to magazines) it's way much easier to copy these cute imaginative creations!!! I'm lazy! I admit it!

Wishing you joy!

Here is an anniversary card that required no drawing from me. Yay! Used the Cuttlebug to get the dots for the background paper (prior to I stamped the swirl). Punched out some hearts, stamped the sentiment,the rest is the assembly required. The Purples all look better IRL (in real life). I'm liking the thread (floss) in the buttons, and sometimes I'm liking them plain.