No Syracuse Regional BUT fun at Missy's

Yea I was supposed to go to the Syracuse Regionals with my sister Annette as my guest. We had been watching the weather closely and Annette decided to leave work early so we could drive up Thursday afternoon ahead of the storm. We had already prepaid for our hotel room and planned on staying 2 nights. Yes we beat the storm made it to the hotel and finished up our swaps and cards for the shoebox event we would be attending Friday night before doing anything....We were so excited and chatting about everything that we might get to see and do (this was our 1st SU event ever).

Our Swaps

Then I turned on my lap top...opened my e-mail... and there it was :(

The e-mail from my upline Missy...

FRIDAY REGIONALS CANCELLED

...my heart stopped.

After a few moments of silence Annette and I decided the room was paid for and we were going to make the best of it and stay in Syracuse for the 2 nights we had planned. Plan started to form... ideas started to roll... decisions were made... Call Missy

Missy informed us she had ladies from out of town staying with her for the regionals and yes THEY WERE STAMPING!!! we were so excited... but then we looked out the window and reality...The Snow :( and we were stuck in the hotel thinking about the ladies gathered at Missy's house stamping, sharing stories and eating Carols homemade cookies, sad sad sad moment.

Okay so on to plan B

Feed our broken hearts at the hotel resturant

Drown our tears in the hotel pool

Relax our sore stamping muscles in the hot tub

Put on our PJs and cheer on the USA Olympic Atheletes 

Get a good night sleep and hope tomorrow is better.

New day, sunshine, going to Missy's house to stamp

It gets even better

Get to Missy's house...a dear friend Carol VanBork is there :|

Start meeting new friends and...

Missy's house guest was Heather Summers yes thats right Heather from Stamp with Heather and her friend Anne P:)
Swapped some cards, Stamped our shoebox items

Mine                                                                        Annette's

Went to lunch at a fav of Missy's- Copper Top Tavern YUMMY

Went to a new quilt store, Calico Gals

Then off to Hobby Lobby
Wegmans to grab some dinner things and back to Missy's for more fun!

    Missy's                                                Heather's

  Carol's                                                  Carol's                                               Anne's

I have to say it was the BEST SNOW DAY EVER!!!!!!



I will be posting instructions on Annette's shoebox swap as soon as she sends them to me.

Thanks Bunny

My sister Annette let me use her Chocolate Bunny stamp to make cards for club. I like to make a card from any stamp I borrow as a thank you and an inspiration. I cased this card from Dianne Sisneros, thank you Dianne.

Stamps: Chocolate bunny, Inspired by Nature, Itty Bitty Backgrounds & Three for You(retired)

Inks: Mellow Moss, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron & chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Mellow Moss & Very Vanilla

Accessories: Trio Flower punch, Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon & the rhinestones form the Eggcellent Eggs Kit

Syracuse regionals swap

My Swap was inspired by the Mojo Monday 125 challenge. I made 68 swaps. I hope they reschedule the regional so I will get a chance to swap them.

It can hold a gift card or even cash

I will be posting pics of my Annette's swaps soon plus our shoebox projects that we took for an event Friday night but also had to be cancelled.

Wasted Time

I know I haven't posted for awhile but I was working on things for the friday Syracuse Regionals, that were unfortunately cancelled :( The good side is that my sister Annette and I still had lots of fun in Syracuse. It was going to be my first time going and I needed to have something to carry my swaps in. Now being the mother of Allissa from T.A.P.E.D. by A. Hand that of course ment I needed a bag made from duck tape.

The front flap has a clear pocket so everyone can see my swap.

It even has 2 spots for business cards

Allissa'a 16th B-day

I forgot all about posting this...oops sorry Allissa. I did this card as a challenge awhile ago but then I jazzed it up for my daughters 16th birthday card. She loved it! She wants a older truck like this so bad she goes on the computer just to find them and tell me all about what she wants to do with it. Its wonderful to look at my beautiful young lady and hear her share dreams and ideas that still make her my little girl that she will always be in my heart.

Too Busy

Hello all, Sorry I haven't posted anything but it has been a little crazy around here with the kids out of school this week. Plus I have been working hard on my swaps for the SU regional in Syracuse NY. I will share them with you next week and pics of my sisters also. I'm so excited my sister Annette is going with me. We are staying at an hotel for 2 nights! Why you may ask and we say because we can!!! It will be the first time we have been away from our families for some us time, could be the start of a new tradition. I promise to get back to posting soon.

Combined challenges

I combined two challenges, Mojo Monday 125 & Colour Q 19, and created a card that my 16yr old daughter, Allissa, said "was the most beautiful card I ever made and was by far her favorite!" Although I agree is is a wonderful card I can't say I agree its the "best" I have ever made. The ladies at my library class really loved it also. Let me know what you think.

Stamp set: Vintage Vouge

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Blush Blossom, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip & Choc. Chip DP

Inks: Regal Rose, Blush Blossom

Accessories: Glue Dots, 5/16 Brad, 5/8 Regal Rose Ribbon and Curly label punch

Valentines Treats

40 Valentines for my girls to share with friends.

I love these I Pods! My 16yr old wanted to make one for her boyfriend so I had to make some for my 11yr old to give to her friends too. Thanks Lorri for sharing the idea.

The Sizzix daisy lollypops were lots of fun to make. The little heart holders have peanutbutter cups inside of them. I have enjoyed working with pinks & reds but I will be happy to move on to pastel colors for Easter.

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge (MTSC59)

Okay I know this looks like a very simple layout BUT for some reason it wasn't for me. I don't know if I was over thinking the layout or if it was the colors I wanted to use but this was another card I struggled to put together. Okay call it stubberness, my husband does, but I was going to make my choices work if it was the last card I ever did! Lucky of you it finally all came to gether and I was happy:) make sure you try this challenge to show me how easy it really was ans then go to Lord Have Mercy! to post your card.

Stamps: Chcolate Bunny & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, Close to Cocoa & Tea Party Designer paper

Inks: Chocolate Chip & Almost Amethyst

Accessories: Rich regal Brads, Dimensionals & Sizzix Harlequin Texture plate

Colour Q #18

Yes I know this has a retired SU color but I still love the color combination.The button flowers are so creative. If you would like to see how they are made check out Artsy-crafty Babe. Anyway this is a new Tuesday Challenge I found while blog surfing. Arielle has some beautiful color combinations she uses for her challenge so be sure to check them out.

Stamps: For All You Do & Sanded background

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze (retired), Old Olive, So Saffron & Whisper White

Inks: Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze, Old Olive

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Dazzling diamonds

Mojo Monday 124

This Mojo Monday layout was perfect to create a card for my daughter's, Cassie, basketball coach. He does so much for these girls. Not only is he her basketball coach but he also coaches her soccer team. Don't forget to try out this challenge and then post it on the Mojo Monday Blog.

I earned Just Basketball Free from Sale-A-Bration

Stamps: All in the Family, Family Phrases, Family Accessories, Just Basketball, Full of Life & the horse is from a retired set

Cardstock: Whisper white, Only Orange, & Brilliant Blue

Inks: Really Rust, Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Only Orange & Going Gray

Accessories: Markers to color stamps

Hi to all. Sorry for not posting but I haven't been feeling to well. I wish what ever seems to be making me feel yucky would just let me get sick and be done with it. I did do some projects with the local 4H last night. That was crazy but sooo much fun. I will post pics later,  I hope.

Allissa"s Valentine Roses

Can you believe these are made out of duct tape! She will be selling them in school as part of her YEA(Young Entrepreneur Academy) class in high school. She is putting rose oil on them so they smell like roses. I'm so proud of her, she sits and works on them every night. She will be selling them for $3.50 each. I know that is cheap! They really should be about $5 each. I'm surprised at how much duct tape it takes to make one rose. Not to mention her time, about 25 minutes each. Thanks for looking. If you want to see her bags check out her blog that she is working on creating

T.A.P.E.D. by A. Hand

Curtain Call Act 14

Another color challenge from Stacey's Stamping Stage

I'm very happy with how the card turned out but it took me along time to pull something together, but that is why it is called a challenge. I hope you join me in trying this color combo.

Stamps: A Good Egg

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst, Orchid Opulence & Whisper White

Inks: Basic Black & markers

Accessories: Modern Label punch, Sizzix Movers & shapers & 1/2" stripped Grosgrain ribbon