Time Off

Hello my friends,

Long time no post. I needed some time off. You know how things have a way of piling up on you? Well thats what happened to me. But I'm back!

I've got so many things I want to tell you. This past weekend there was a CK Convention in Manchester, NH. My 2 girlfriends and I always meet there. We had such a fun time. I did very well on my purchases too. I think as the years go by we don't need to buy as much. I enjoy the convention because it lights a fire under me and makes me remember how much fun my craft is.
I think everyone gets stuck at one time or another.

I have been working a lot with the Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers lately. I go back and forth between them and Copics. I love them both. Well Crafter's Companion has put out the Spectrum Noir Color Pencils. OMG! I am loving them. You can use them by themselves or on top of your image that you colored with the alcohol markers. I really like when products compliment each other. So anyway I've been printing stuff of there website like crazy. I also bought a DVD at there booth at the convention. It was great! I could watch it over and over. They even have a resource folder with all the images they use or show on the DVD. I highly recommend the DVD's. They have another coming out in a few weeks. I can't wait for that one either.

Well I think thats good for now. Hopefully I didn't scare you away by being away myself. Take care and until next time. :)

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all are having a good week. It's hump day! Love the camel commercial.
So for the last few days I have been cataloging all my stamps. What a job. I didn't realize how many I had until I started doing it. I finally finished last night around 11.
Now my plan is to photo copy all the pages to be put in a binder. Then take the stamped images which I stamped on card stock. I wanted the paper to be stronger than copy paper so it would hold up coming in and out of the pocket sleeves they are in.

It's really hard for me to get going sometimes, so I'm hoping having a stamped image in front of me will give me a kick start. A lot of the times I buy stamps when I see them used on a websites. I have every intension of making that card but lose focus once I put it away.

The same goes for ink pads and markers. I have so many that I forget what I have. I have ordered several swatch books from Simon Says Stamps just for that purpose. If you go to there site you will see a good example of how to use them. I know they are for ink pads but I'm going to see if I can make it work for my markers too.

Well thats it for now. Until next time :)

Hello Everyone,

Well the week is almost over Yeh! The last photo is a picture of a card I made for a friend who lost a love one. It is probably my new favorite even if it is a sympathy card.

Today starts week 4 in my on line class at My Creative Class room. I have to say I did not do very well in lesson 3. I have been sick for almost a week so nothing got done. So catch-up begins.

So have a nice weekend and I'll be back next week. Until next time.:)

With sympathy...

                               This was made for a very special person who lost a love one.

Hi everyone,

As you can tell I haven't posted anything in a while. I have been sick. My lovely honey brought home whatever was going around at his work and gave it to me. This is the first day I feel good enough to get out of my pj's. When you don't feel good your pj's and my girls (my 3 cats) are the best.

I just wanted to pop in and let you know i'm still here. Hopefully by Thursday I'll feel even better and have more to say. So take care.

Until next time :)

My Creative Classroom

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a nice weekend. I know they go by so fast.
Today I wanted to tell you about a new class I signed up for at My Creative Classroom. It's an online class which is nice because I canto at my own pace. I like the fact that there is a workbook with it as well. I don't know about you, but I like things in print. I like being able to go back and use it as a reference. I know a lot of people are trying to cut down on paper. There are just some things a girl has to have.

I love coloring but I struggle with putting everything together after that. The videos are great, they make it look so easy though. I'm sure I'll get it. Some things look so obvious. Thats when you have to say to yourself "less is more". So if you get a chance go to there site www.mycreativeclassroom.com and check it out.

Until next time. :)

Friday!

Hello everyone,

Well we made it to Friday. Some days just fly by faster than others.
I order a planner from Erin Condren.com. It came in the other day. I love it! I am a person who likes to write down all the things I need or want to do. It helps me to see things in print. I am a visual person.Which sometimes conflicts with my OCD. I like everything put away nice and neat, but then if I don't see it I don't use it. Humm?

 It has all kinds of stuff you can have added to it. I chose from there selection what I wanted for my cover. Pink and white of course. I was able to have my name put on it as well. There were so many choices. You should really check it out. They have different planners for different things.

Well I know this is short but the dirty floors are calling me again. I need to get a new number :) So until next time. :)