Funny Card!

OK, so I made this card and will be sending it to my mom, to give her a laugh (hopefully she won't read this blog before she gets the card!LOL)

Anyhooo, the image is from Whipper Snapper, but I modified it a little. The stamp came with a saying underneath the image, plus the figure had wings on it. So I cut all that away until I was left with just the lady and her cup of coffee.
I colored her in with Copic markers then used my Coluzzle system to make the circle and its mat. I've been using that tool a lot lately, not only in my classes but also in my own projects. No matter how old a tool is, when it's good, it's good!
The saying is from Inkadinkado, and those who know me know, that if I can find a way to get out of housework and craft, I'll do it!LOL
For some final touches I used DewDrops and Jewels. Hopefully you like the card or can find some inspiration in it.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Birthday Bash was Awesome!

This weekend was fun and super busy. We had our annual Birthday Bash, an overnight crop! Ladies were working on a variety of projects from small candy boxes,

to just about anything else you could imagine. All our tables were full, along with aisles!LOL

As always we had a wonderful group of crafters, but I have to admit, I did have problems working on only ONE table. I mean let's face it, normally I spread out to at least 3 or 4 tables!LOL
We had two contests, one for a 12x12 layout and another for a 5x7 card. Here are the pictures of both winners, and it was difficult to choose because there were wonderful entries!


Michelle won for best layout and Tess won for best card! We also had a Let's Make a Deal game plus a Scrap N Stamp Scavenger Hunt. Both games were a blast, and hopefully I'll have more pictures to follow! I didn't get too much done this weekend, but I'll have some projects to post later on in the week!
Everyone have a great day and please don't forget to check back often.

What I've Been Working On

It seems like forever since I last posted. My girlfriends and I had a great time in Georgia. We went on a scrapbooking retreat for 4 days and it was a blast. I got a lot of projects done, some of which I can't show you because they are Christmas gifts, but here are a few cards I worked on.

These cards look complicated but they are so easy. We have a lot of these 3D punch outs at the shop. You simply punch them out and layer them. These asian designs are amazing, here are a few others,

plus...

Hope you enjoy these and please don't hesitate to leave a comment or two. Have a great day!

Little Pages

So...as some of you may know I'm a big swapper, sometimes I get too excited and join more than I can handle. I just get swept up in the thrill of the sign up! LOL In one of my yahoo groups, ATC Swapping, we are swapping pages for a mini book, with pages measuring 4" square. Here are pictures of a few that I sent out...

I stamped a rose stamp from PSX (Personal Stamp Exchange, unfortunately now out of business :-(), did watercoloring with Tombow markers then tucked my clipart image behind it. These pages were fun to do, very freeing!
With this next one...

The background was spritzed with Glimmer Mist, a bunch of different colors, so lots of depth. Then the images were stamped with StazOn, this one was quick but with the shimmer & glimmer it really sparkled!
Hope everyone has a great day and to leave you with a thought, if a train station is where the train stops, what is a workstation?

Congratulations to Todd & Vicki!!!!

I just had to give a quick shout out to my wonderful brother, Todd and my fantastic sister-in-law Vicki for welcoming in the latest addition to the McCulloch family, Logam James McCulloch, born Aug. 12th...

He looks adorable and I can't wait to see him in person. Love you both and we'll talk to you soon!

What's Up with the Rain

OK, I don't have any crafting things to post today, but I just had to comment on the rain, I mean yikes!!

I was working in our crop room and heard what I thought was the heaven's opening up, I walked to the front door and was greeted by a wall of angry, horizontal wetness. I couldn't believe how thick it was coming down, so being a crafter, I ran to get my camera and take a picture.
It was even heavier than the picture showed, the visibility was hardly anything. Gotta love Florida! Tomorrow I promise to upload pictures of what I've been working on.
Have a great evening everybody!

Still Having Lots of Fun

Jeanne and I are in Village Inn, enjoying our coffee, still in disbelief that we're heading home in a few hours.
Yesterday was another long day, ending with Jeanne and I each taking classes, Jeanne with Kandi Corp and me with Tattered Angels. Both classes were amazing, and us receiving LOTS of product.
Now of course yesterday was my favourite day, and let me tell you why...or maybe those of you who know me can understand why...
, I mean look how close I am, and that's without a zoom. By the time we were able to stand, watch and listen to Tim, we'd been walking for 6 hours and I was beat. But let me tell you my feet were asleep because of the standing, and my leg was cramping, but I was NOT going to leave and loose my primo spot!LOL
Jeanne was able to get pictures of me from across the table...

Actually Tim is extremely sweet, funny, and very patient with all his many fans, and believe you me, we had to wait a while in order to get this close, he was always surrounded by students and fans alike.
Finally here is another picture that Jeanne captured as me acting like a sponge trying to get all the tips & tricks I can...

So, on that note, we're finishing our breakfast, and are getting ready to return to the show to drop off orders and of course do a make n' take from you know who...
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!