YOU'VE GOT MAD SKILLS

HELLO FRIENDS,

it will be before we all realize it my son will be gone to start a new chapter in his life and,

i think the "empty nest" syndrome is attacking me already. i feel so anxious these days.

BUT...

   this card that i will give him after his lead in the musical "Lil Abner" made me happy. i needed to craft to take my mind off things :P

You've got mad skills

4.25" by 5.5"

using the "nifty fifty" cartridge and image#44 with all its layers.

 all images were cut at 3.50". the shoes are so darn cute, aren't they?

 the sentiment "you've got mad skills" is from my pink stamper clear set called

"sport-tastic".

 i stamped it on a scrap of cardstock and mounted it on a ticket shape.

i also used a handy action wobble for the dancing shoes.

it was really easy and fun to make this card.

hope you like it.

note: i purchased the new everyday pop-up cards cart but it is not so easy and i  lost my patience the other day with the first image which is the eiffel tower, lol. i need more practice, hehe. any tips are welcome! :)

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on another note: here is a photo of the local newspaper where you will find my son and some cast members. they will be performing this weekend.

he had to get a funny haircut for the part

 the top is really long and the sides are really short. hehe

 anyway...sunday he will be going for another haircut, lol-- to get his style back.

and i am so very sorry i haven't been around your blogs and i really really feel bad but i believe things will be like this maybe until after the graduation party. maybe not as bad as lately but some things are going to required extra time and this poor body can do so much a day. after so many hours i am good for nothing. :P

see you on friday tough for my pink stamper blog hop...a small candy might be chanced...lol

 love you all!
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ANYTHING FALL

Hello to all my friends, followers and visitors.

As we all know: TIME FLIES. This is already my fourth week with 

"The Cuttlebug Spot" 

as one of Nilda's designers. Go ahead and click on the above link and have fun participating in the challenge. Nilda has some sponsors and you know that means giveaways :)

This week the challenge is 

"Anything Fall"

This is my take on it. 

A Shoe-House Fall Card

5.5 inches tall

This shoe-house is from  the

My Community 

Cricut Cartridge. 

Don't you love it already???? :)

You can find it on page #22.

I flipped it on my Gypsy so it will be looking to the right.

I used the Tiny Mosaics cuttlebug folder (one of my favorites) for the roof and the chimney. The chimney was added because I felt it needed something else in the top. As you can see it was a good addition, nothing fancy but it did make a difference. ;)

 The beautiful papers are from Prima. The orange cardstock from American Crafts.

 Remember you can click on the photos for a bigger view.

 The leaves to the left are from the Cindy Loo cartridge and the flower I made with a paper punch.

 Everything has been inked and blinged ;).

I added some glossy accents to the windows for a "glass like" shine.

The wheel barrel is from the Freshly Picked cartridge and the pumpkin from A Child's Year. I used the hide contour feature on the pumpkins.

 This is how the back of the card looks.

 and this is the inside.

 I added another pumpkin and more punched oak leaves to the inside.

 and here is that beautiful shoe house card again.

Awesome!

(many hours were invested in the making on this card)

lol...for real....I guess you gotta love what you do to really enjoy the process. 

 On another note,

 I want to acknowledge a person I met through Etsy. Her name is Krista and she used to be my customer when I first opened my shop. You all know I neglected my shop while taking care of blogging and I just started listing  again. When Krista saw my name on Etsy, she quickly contacted me to welcome me back. She now has her own shop and she just became my follower here. Krista was always a darling to me and as you can see a good friend too. 

This is one of the reasons I love the internet. I have made so many nice friends. 

You guys are a great example of it. 

I am very happy knowing Krista was real to me too.

Thanks Krista for the nice Welcome,you really warmed my heart.

Now, really quick........click HERE to go to "The Cuttlebug Spot" and see what the other designers have made for your enjoyment this week. Get inspired and have fun participating on this week's challenge 

"Anything Fall".

Love You!

and I see you again on Wednesday when I will be presenting the 

finale of Playing with Serenade.

 

TREATS OR MORE TREATS

Hello friends/followers!

Time goes fast and I am are already presenting to you my second project as a designer for
The Cuttlebug Spot.
Nilda, the owner asked us to: 

"Share your halloween containers for treats..... if you don't do Halloween, birthday or other party  treat containers are ok".

I should also remind you about the weekly challenges at The Cuttlebug Spot. You click here to go to the site, enjoy the other designers projects and have fun entering the challenge. Nilda  normally has sponsors but at the time I am writing this I am not aware of who will be this weeks sponsor.

Anyway, I looked on the internet for various Halloween containers and I came across this SITE where you can find the template I used for my project. Thanks to Ellen Hutson for providing the free to use template on her blog. Please, if you are using this template she has a copyright on it but you can find many others on the net too.

I am proud to present you

Which   
Witch's Shoe?
shoe template 

 I used three different embossing Cuttlebug folders:
Swiss Dots on the black shoe, Tiny Mosaics on the green shoe and Divine Swirls on the orange one.



 

The purple buckle is from Sizzix and the orange ribbon from Martha Stewart. I used Stickles on the buckle for the BLING.

Once again, inked everything: even the bottom of the shoe, hehehe

The purple embellishment on the orange show is a button from my stash and the spider is a sticker from Sticko. The EYE on the black shoe is from K&CO Halloween embellishments.


The candy is from my personal stash. hehehe.

I hope you like my Which Witch's Shoe Halloween treat container.


They are super easy to make and I enjoyed the process a lot.

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Playing with Serenade by Flowerdisco & Friends will be showcasing Round 5 this Wednesday...Don't miss it!  wink-wink.

Hugs to All!

 

A FOREVER YOUNG BIRTHDAY CARD

HELLO

We have been very busy today cleaning and getting ready for Easter. We have some more cleaning to do tomorrow but in the meantime I am going to present a

Forever Young Card.

I guess I deleted the file by mistake so I can't remember what I used for the base of the card.

The greenish-brown cardstock is actually more of a lime green from 

The Cafe Mediterranean cardstock is from DCWV.

ENJOY!