In the latest issue of Papercrafts

I am so excited to see my name in Papercrafts this month. Not once but twice. They picked up two cards I submitted a while back that I made using Outlines Rubber Stamps. These stamps are so versatile. You can use the whole stamp and keep cutting and popping and creating such unique, dimensional designs. These cards were for the JOCM feature and used both recipes this month. I used Basic Grey Fruitcake papers and Crate and DCWV rubons. This second card appears on their website as their online feature.

This last card appeared in their November issue in the JOCM feature. Using more Basic Grey papers and K & Co. rubons for the Let it Snow. That's it, that's all!! Now I must get ready for school, I've got a test this morning. Happy Humpday!!!

Happy Sunday

Hi all, another weekend gone and that much closer to Christmas. I've got to get out and get some shopping done!! My kids have their lists just about done, but need to get the letters out to that big guy up north!!! I received some excellent news this weekend and I am just about busting, but I can't tell you yet!! Trust me, as soon as I can spill, I will!!!

Here's a couple of Christmas cards. I think I am just about done on these, I've been making them since spring I think!! haha. They both use K & Co. papers from a gorgeous glittery pad I bought. This bottom one was a good idea gone bad. I had the card front finished and it was crooked, so I tried to make it straight, but the more I tried the worse it got. Anyway, here it is. I see from teh picture I need to trim up the edges of the ric rac. Ooops!! Hope you all have a fantastic week!!! Hugs!!

Holiday Magic...

I am just about done with my Christmas cards, I think, but I just keep making more cards. I don't know what I am going to do with them all!! I made this this morning for the sketch challenge on Janelle Richmond's new site Card Studio Designs. I really like this sketch and thought this new K & Co. sparkly paper would work for it. I don't normally do pink and blue Christmas cards. The rub on is Melissa Frances and the button is Making Memories!! Hope you all have a great long weekend and please remember all the soldiers who fight or have fought for our freedom! My dad was one of them, he served overseas in WWII.

Here's a couple of

Christmas cards I just made this weekend. The first one is for a challenge on Melissa Phillips' blog to use chipboard, buttons, ribbon, rubons, glitter and polka dots. I used this gorgeous Santa paper that I think is from K & Co as well as a K & Co. rubon. Buttons are from Making Memories and did a ton of distressing.

The second is all beautiful Daisy D's christmas paper and rubons. Imaginisce flower and buttons from my stash.

Hope you all have a great week, must get some studying done today.

CPS # 36

This is one of my most favorite sketches yet. I love long cards. This is for a challenge on another site. I love these colors, very 'rustic'!! Used all MF papers and sticker.

I've been tagged!!

My buddy Deb tagged me!! Thanks Deb, we need to get together one of these days!! We need to spread a little J O Y!!! haha. OK, here we go!!

1. If you could have 100.00 worth of scrapbook paper or assorted embellishments, which would you choose? I think I would have to say embellishments, cause right now I've got so much paper I'll never use it all!! I need some embellies to use up all that paper!!
2. If you had to choose between using only stamps or rubons, which would you choose?Rub ons by far. I am so not a stamper, I am envious of all you girls who can stamp, but I really don't have much desire for it.
3. If you knew how to do both awesome cards and layouts but could only do one for a whole year...which would you do?CARDS!!! nuf said.
4. Would you rather own a scrapbooking store or have your own scrapping room at home...(can't have both he he he)I would choose the scrapbooking store and then I'd have my own Scrappy room with all the supplies I want at hand. I have my own room at home and I am always in a mess and I am constantly interrupted by little people.
5. And last but not least, what is your CURRENT cardmaking or scrapping style....Tough question!! I just do whatever suits my fancy at the time!!!

OK, now I have to find five people that haven't been tagged yet, YIKES. I am just going to tag anyone who reads this -- consider yourself tagged!!

What's black and white and red all over???

No, it's not a newspaper, it's a couple of Christmas cards I made this weekend. I saw a challenge on someone's blog (sorry, I lost track of whose in all my blog hopping) to make Christmas cards that are just black and white. Well, some of these are masterpieces, gorgeous. So I decided to make a couple too, but I added just a splash of color. The first one I used 7 Gypsies paper and Imaginisce Pointsettias and Thicker letters that were painted and dipped in glitter.

The second one is Doodlebug embossed and polka dot papers and May Arts ribbon and an old vellum sticker from my stash. Hope you like them, it sure does feel good to be a little creative again.