BEE happy

Here's a little friendly guy... telling you how to BEE. Don't you just hate it when someone you don't know tells you smile? I can't tell you how many times I was told that in my life... mostly by old men. You know if I walked around with a goofy smile on my face all the time I'd look like a dork.... they're going to take me away!!! Not that I take life so serious, but my face doesn't naturally hold a smile, only when the inside is feeling that euphoric happiness does a smile appear. Hopefully that's what my cards do, bring a little happiness to a not so bright day, so turn that frown upside down!!!

Did you know that weathermen lie? They said a light dusting of snow. So I went and got my filthy car washed. We are up to two inches right now with no end in sight. Light dusting means you can sweep away little areas of snow.... I say HA!!!!

Simple Sympathy

If that can be simple. Just a few twigs off to the side with the sentiment. I just barely edged the left side and bottom to give it a little more dimension.

12 Hours of volleyball tourney time this weekend, and I didn't hit the ball a single stitch... well I lie... I got hit on the shoulder with a ball and defended myself once with a kick save protection move. I thought Sissy played quite well, but she is frustrated with her team and coach. There is nothing I can do about that, except lend a sympathetic ear! Watched the movie UP! en-route to the tourney.... mixed feelings to review it. I thought the animation was great, but the story and inner stories with the animal 'cruelty' too sad for a Pixar movie. But that's just me.

Sweet stuff

Okay, so what can more more delicious than a chocolate chip cupcake, the sweetness can warm your heart! Hearts and cupcakes aren't just for Valentine's day, or for a Birthday!!!!!

Have I said lately how much I love making cards? The instant, well almost instant satisfaction of creation. Voila!!! Some day to be completely original, nah, that's too much work.

Happy Birthday!

It is some one's birthday, somewhere, isn't it? Here is a purple card or is it eggplant... I got embossed images with the cuttlebug, I got ribbon, I got layers, I got dots, I got doodle images, and a wish for someone to have a very happy day!!!

All this on a little card, I'm happy, I can handle it, I'm in control!

But give me real life as a parent of an athlete, and boy do I screw up. All I thought I was doing was helping. The situation now is something completely out of my hands. My child is mad at me. We're upset at the place we pay hundreds of dollars to train our daughter to be a better player and it seems we get the run around, a few carefully placed remarks and comments to appease our outrage. How do we teach our children to do the right thing, when they now 'hate' the place they are supposed to love... when they feel this place makes them out to be a loser rather than a winner! Just a vent! No answers needed....

Wishing to Espresso my thanks!

When coloring in an image you may want to match the background paper (if that is important to you) It is a key ingredient when making a card. Unless you want a totally off color weirdo card!!! Nothing wrong with eclectic cards! I'm just sayin'. But when it turns out that you have the image, had already colored it in, put the image in stock, then one day you find some great background paper and in looking through your images you find something 'hey' that will work! It's a good day!!! I like the minty green and blue together. Sorry, I don't know who the coffee image is from.

Brrrr!!! At least the sun is shining today! Wasn't quite feeling up to par yesterday. Winter blues... no, more like Winter blahhhhhhhsssss!!! One good thing, we had something delish for dinner.... A chicken pasta salad. Sissy's first look was ugh.... "That's a summer dish" ..... so? She had to come back and apologize after her first bite that it indeed was quite tasty!!! She is so quick to judge and show negativity! (nut doesn't fall far from the tree , eh?) The salad had seedless grapes, celery, red onion, chicken, egg, pasta and roasted cashew nuts! On a bed of lettuce with Red Lobster Kopy Kat recipe Chesapeake Cheddar Biscuits. Yum-O!

Zindorf Cards

I created a few Zindorf cards last week from Michelle's tutorials. She is so good at explaining each step . I think all of the cards turn out amazing!!! I always feel they need some words on the front, but they are just great for a blank greeting card to write a special note inside.

Had to take Sissy in for an orthodontic appointment this am at 7:40, so after I dropped her back off at school, I decided to go back the way I came and buy all those fun household things like: parchment paper, sandwich bags, hangers and Downy Softner. It is really nice to shop Target at 8:40 am..... all the shelves are stocked, the associates are friendly to help you find what you are looking for and checking out is a snap!

Since we've decided to keep Tucky, I'm tired of finding our bathroom garbage can knocked over. It's like we have a scrounging paparazzi checking out our stuff... so I found a cute little stainless can with a lid that you step on to open. That should stop him!!!! What we do as pet owners. (But I was looking for a new can for the can anyhow!) Great way to justify the purchase!!!

Brief-ly

This is a happy and fun kind of card.... I Love You boxers. The upper part is supposed to be the elastic waist band. I might have to work on this a bit if I were to do any more of these cards. Of course it's a CASe. Used versa mark to do the background hearts.

We've had a lot of rain and warm weather here(40's) in the mid-west. There are large patches of grass showing all over. We were able to take down all the outside Christmas lights that were lost under the 12" of snow we got over the holidays. The weekend was filled with sports.... v-ball and hockey and of course NFL. Today I have to motivate myself and be the 'house' wife.... I think I'll clean mirrors and dog nose smooches on glass and then vacuum the dust bunnies. Tonight it's Chicago style Hot Dogs.... yum!