Just a quickie set of 3x3 cards for today, as I have a couple errands to run before I head to my doctor's appointment.

Supplies: All CTMH. Paper: Notebook. Embellishments: Just Blooms, button, embroidery floss. Tools: Edge distresser.

Supplies: All CTMH. Paper: Floral Tapestry. Stamps: Thank You and Spot On Backgrounds. Embellishments: Just Blooms, button, embroidery floss. Tools: Circle punch.

Recipe swap: Seafood

I'm in a recipe swap with eight local ladies. This month's theme was seafood, so I did yummy crab dip. I used a blue theme (think: water).

Here's my creation for this month:

Supplies: Paper - CTMH Notebook. Stamp sets - Star Struck, Today's Date and Playful Flourishes. Embellishments - bling and Doodlebug ribbon. Tools - Fiskars eyelet border. Foam adhesive. Recipe fonts - all CTMH.

Congratulations, Graduate!

So, while I was doing the recipe card (next post - recipe card), I really liked the layering with the flourishes.


I have two male cousins who graduated earlier this month, and I wanted to make a card to send to each of them. I finished one tonight.


Here's what I created:





Supplies: All CTMH. Stamp sets: Playful Flourish, Today's Date, Star Struck, and Dainty Thoughts. Ink: Creme Brulee, Sweet Leaf, Grey Wool, and Crystal Blue. Foam adhesive.

Happy birthday

I so love making 3" x 3" cards! This is a simple one (which is "my way", if you haven't already gathered that). Except for the trimming of the stem & leaves image and the threading of the button, this was pretty quick and easy!

[I'm sure you realizing that I have used to same stamp set and paper set for the past few days. Umm ... yeah, not feeling the drive to clean up the table, so I'm creating with what's out. Consider it a "use up your stash" challenge -- but it really is an confession of a lazy scrapper who doesn't want to clean.]



Supplies: All CTMH. Paper - Notebook. Stamp set - Dainty thoughts. Ink/Marker - Cocoa, Olive. Embellishments - minibrads, button, Just Blooms paper flower, embroidery floss.

FaithSisters Speed Scrap Challenge

I meant to post this Sunday, but forgot.

This is the layout I made when I participated in Saturday night's speed scrap on FaithSisters.com.

The picture is from my trip to Kansas City in January 2009 when I was able to catch up with two scrapbooking friends.

Here is a close up the bottom left corner:



Here is the top left corner:

[Using a silver gel pen, I wrote "scrapbooking" between the stamped words.]



And here is the other side of the title:
[I stamped on the Color Ready alphas, then added more words with the silver gel pen.]

Supplies: All CTMH - Desert Sand ink; Intrinsic Backgrounds, Express Postage and Moments in Time stamp sets; Just Blooms; minibrads, ribbon, bling and buttons. Silver gel pen.

Take Ten magazine sketch

It took me more than ten minues, but this is what I created using the Take Ten sketch.

Supplies: All by CTMH: Notebook paper, Just Blooms flowers, Hollyhock buttons, Designer ribbon rounds, Antique minibrads, Hollyhock ink, Cocoa ink, Desert sand ink, Dainty thoughts and Intrinsic backgrounds stamps.

WSC 79: Thinking of you

Back from the abyss, I am.
Hopefully I am here to stay.
Time shall tell.

I completed a challenge on FaithSisters.com, but the lighting is so poor this late at night that I cannot get a photo of the layout that is worthy of sharing. I'll try again with the morning ambient light.

As I was looking around tonight (believing I had some creative mojo tonight), I found a card sketch and was able to create something based on it. You can click here to see Beate's weekend sketch challenge.

Here's my take on the sketch:

Supplies: Paper - CTMH Notebook; Stamp - CTMH Dainty thoughts; Ink - CTMH Cocoa; Embellishments - CTMH Designer ribbon, CTMH Edge anchor, CTMH Just blooms paper flower, CTMH button, white thread; Tools (punches) - Fiskars scallop border, CM circle, SU! scallop circle

Update

I am cleaning up the craft room.
I am GOING TO CRAFT.
You've probably lost hope in me, knowing that I've attempted to return to the crafting world several times (unsuccessfully).

Actually, you would be surprised (happily) to know that I went to a crop this month and completed eight simple pages.

I have 12 (well, ok, 24) recipe pages to complete by April 25.

So, I not only WANT to craft, I need to craft!

But, what I wanted to post today is an enabler alert. One of my friends passed this on to me - and so I encourage you to visit this site for daily specials.

I am alive ...

and I found that under all the stacks of &^$%@ in my craft room is a table and a workspace. Who would have thought?

I have been creative a little ...
So be on the look out.

Maybe a spark of creativity might make a post here ... Now, wouldn't that amaze you all?

Gosh, I'm still out here ...

I'm such a loser.
I really do need to find time to craft ...

But, I have a long list of excuses.
If you follow my other blog, you know that
1 - I started a new parttime job on Nov 4
2 - I am now sporting a pretty red cast on my left foot
3 - My husband is deployed, so I am parenting three kids solo
4 - I am not disciplined about making time to craft

What to do? What to do?

I'm home alone tonight, but I am so very tired, that I am just laying on the couch. I mopped the kitchen floor (which was gross, BTW - since it hadn't been mopped in over nine days) and now my foot (the bad one, the one in the cast) is sore. Ugh.

Back on the couch. Leg propped up.
Erg.

I did, though, do a workshop last month - so I should post the set of five 3x3 cards we made ... and I did a gathering last weekend - so I have a make and take that we did there ... and I am in a swap with some Kansas City gals - so I have that card to post ...

Well, geesh, I guess I have been creating -- just a little.
I need to get the camera out, take some pictures, and post them here.

But, I am still around ... really, I am.