Wow, TWO posts in one day! You are in for a treat now :)

I thought you would enjoy seeing a bit of the weather we are having here in Ohio. We have well over a foot of snow out there today and it is still coming down. The icicles are growing on everything today. It is about ten degrees out, so not too much snow play today :( Sorry kids.

Here is the card I made with the wild card cricut cartridge. I like the result although it was sort of tedious putting on all the little details. That is what makes it special though, right? The envelope has candles on it too which it hard to see in this picture. I also cuttlebugged the "icing" on the cupcake. I think my niece will love it though, cause her favorite Aunt made it!

This is a card I made just playing yesterday while I was talking to my mom on the phone. I think I do my best work when I'm distracted, because I don't put as much thought into it. Do you know what I mean? Sometimes I can take it a little far thinking, does that really match?? Onto the details! I started by stamping the image in craft brown and embossing it in gold EP. It looks way cooler irl. Then i painted it with my watercolor crayons and blended it with a paintbrush and water. Love that technique. I also used watercolor paper which really helped. You should really try to use watercolor paper if you never have. It is a whole new world!
Punched the strip with the Martha Stewart border punch and added some embellys and Voila! I haven't made this many cards in six months. I may go back to the stamp room today too. How exciting is that? Maybe I really am getting my groove back!

Day 4- pics as promised!

This is a picture of my stamp room. It is always a work in progress as any of your with craft rooms would understand. It is always out with the old and in with the new! Which since my husband lost his job at General Motors, there hasn't been as much new as I would like. BUT, being the complete crafter that I am, I have enough supplies to last me for a little while ;)

Back to my stamp room!

The wood island in the middle is our old TV stand. We ripped all the extra junk off of it and I saw the perfect island! It is housing my cuttlebug and all kind of supplies inside. I got the ink pad holder made online a few years back, if you are interested, I could probably find you a link. It is a wonderful piece for my room. I absolutely love it. Then of course is my cricut! The gem of my room. It is an amazing tool, and I use it all the time.

A close up of my gem (aka the cricut). I made the little tray to hold my cartridges. I don't have a whole lot of carts, yet but it is enough to do what I need to do. My recent edition is wild card, and WOW! It is amazing. I also house all my pens and adhesives and such in the pampered chef turnabout. I highly recommend it also. My room would be a mess without it.

Here's a pic of my baby girl all bundled up ready to go play in the snow. This kid loves snow. She would stay out all day until every part of her was frozen solid. When she finally came in, she made a nice discovery...... hot chocolate! She was loving it :)

Make it a great day!

Day 3

Wow, I have to say this blogging business is pretty cool! I am thoroughly enjoying it. I have been checking out bunches of sites to get ideas and have made a few new friends along the way. One of those friends being Elizabeth of Elizabeth Designs. Here is her link http://goodbloghelpers.blogspot.com/
I totally owe the beauty of my web page to her. Thank you so much Elizabeth! I plan on adding way more for your future enjoyment!
So onto my day......
Here in Ohio, we got a bit of snow and are in the middle of an ice storm with much more snow on the way. I LOVE snow! We had a snow day today for my girls, too. Oh joy..... I thought i wanted a snow day, but it was just a bickering mess all day! Until the mother wised up and sent them all to their respectable rooms! Go me! Then i went to my stamp room and proceeded to make my niece a birthday card and another card just for fun! I also took bunches of pics that I plan on uploading tomorrow for your viewing pleasure! I'm certain tomorrow will be a snow day also, I'm going to have to plan some constructive activities to keep my little angels occupied. Got any ideas?

Hope you are all enjoying my blog! Have a wonderful night and a good sleep!

Hello again! It is Day 2!!!

Well we are on Day 2 already, who knew time would go so fast? So im working with some wonderfully smart talented ladies on Splitcoaststampers.com to make this blog pretty. I know, i know it is totally ugly. Trust me, i know! But alas, my friends, not for long! Im on the job.

So yesterday I had my parents over for dinner. It is always nice to visit with them and chat for a few. We also rearranged my living room up a bit and now i have the long awaited island for my stamp room. I would add a pic if i knew how ;) One day you will see it, in all its glory. Trust me, i love pictures and love to share them. What a perfect outlet for me to blab now.

Make it a great day!

Day 1

This is the beginning of me entering the world of blogging. In the next few weeks I will be working on this blog to make it interesting and to be able to share a little of my life with you. The good, the bad, and the ugly! I love to make crafts, surf the net and hangout with the family. I hope to be able to share this with my family and friends all around the world!
Make it a great day!