Inky Halloween Paws

I almost forgot to do my blog post today. I would have broken my streak on day four. lol I played around this morning with the new (to me) Distress Resist spray and my distress inks. I used the colors from the current Newton's Nook Inky Paws challenge as my inspiration. I love this Halloween silhouette set of theirs and definitely don't use it nearly enough. I tried to make some dimension in my card and I hope it worked.

Now I'm off to bed. It's been a long day and I have to get up early tomorrow and try to get Laila to garden club on time. 

Inky Paws 64

Happy January 31st! Can you believe it? It seems like a long month, but at the same time, it seems like we just rung in the new year a day ago. I haven't felt much like creating, but I did make this simple card for the Newton's Nook Inky Paws challenge. The papers did most of the work for me. Always nice when you can use a mix of them for most of your project, right?

I just love Newton and this cute set of stamps. Coffee plus cats? Yes, please!  :)

Laila has had a great week so far at school. She's made all her points for the day each day and has been so proud of herself. I wasn't sure about the program after the first few days, but she's really flourishing now and I have hopes that what she's learning will help her when she transitions back to her regular classroom. Her teacher has been over several times to work with her. The counselor and vice principal have also been over. She missed the principal's visit on Friday because she was out sick. It's nice they are working to maintain the connection with her. 

I ended up at the doctor today after 5 days of a constant headache. Sinus infection. I'm crossing my fingers that the medicine she gave me works quickly. I've been in bed most of the week and I'm so behind on everything. I hate that!!  I'm off to drink more fluids and rest...again. lol I think that's all I've done for days.  

Enjoy the last day of the month!

Rita 

By the Numbers Halloween Style

Happy World Card Making Day!  I hope you found some time to get inky today.  I managed three cards and am debating another before bed.  MFT has some fun challenges, so I've been working on those.  This one is for the By the Numbers challenge. I hope you can see my numbers. I didn't really have number stamps or dies, so I used my Cameo to cut out numbers.  Kinda fun to play around with different ideas. :)

It's been a very low-key day here.  We needed one! I hope you are having a great weekend.  Enjoy your Sunday! Here's Little Lady having a stressful Saturday. 

Newton Needs Coffee

Wednesday means a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  I love Jen M's sketch this week so much!  I also used it for the card I posted yesterday; it was just flipped for that one!  :)   I love this week little coffee and kitty set from Newton's Nook.  That looks like me every morning as I want on my coffee to finish brewing!  The colors from this card come from the Cupcake Inspirations challenge.

  

Owl Birthday for FMS

Wednesday again?  It is going to be Christmas before we know it!   It's Freshly Made Sketches day!  This will be our last sketch of the year, so you have some extra time to play along!  It's always nice to have a little less stress over the holidays, right?  :) We will be back on January 6th for a brand next sketch in a brand new  year!  Linda is our last hostess of the year and her sketch is just awesome.  I made a birthday card for someone special for my card.  I'm also entering in MarkerPOP's challenge since it is anything goes.  :)  

I just love owls. Monday night I was watching some being released from a wildlife rescue here in Texas and I think that influenced what I used for my card.  The cute Winter Owl mini set from Lawn Fawn is just adorable!  The sentiment is from a flamingo set from Newton's Nook.   

I hope you have a great holiday!  I should be back with more cards before then, but you never know...  I have some crafty Christmas gifts making their way here to me, but who knows if I'll get time to play! 

Holiday Coffee Lovers

It's time for another Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!   This one is the winter/holiday edition, so I had to try to make an ombre red cup for Newton!  :)   I am so addicted to the Starbucks holiday drinks.  The Holiday Spice Flat White is so good that I might cry when it is gone!   Seriously!    I went with a gray/red theme and I hope that's holiday enough. All my kitties are gray, so I had to make this one gray as well.

Curtain Call with Newton's Nook

I loved the challenge at Curtain Call and since the sponsor is Newton's Nook, I knew I just had to use my Flirty Flamingo stamps.   I ended up making two cards as I was in a total mojo-less crafting spell this week.  I like them a bit better now that I'm in a better frame of mind, but they almost had me in tears earlier this week.  

Similar cards, just a bit of a different look.  :)  

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday weekend.   We are hoping to do some grilling on Monday, but it looks like we might be rained out.  Bummer!  

Sunshine and Flamingos

This was my first Hope You Can Cling To card for this year.  It is for Lori's challenge, Hope Shines Bright, and I love the sentiment.   The stamps are from Papertrey Ink and I love all the sentiments in this set.  Here's the link to all the challenges.

The first HYCCT challenge was to use a technique that seriously scares me, Paper Tole.  lol  Leave it to Lydia to do that, right?   I finally got a card made though.  I hope I did it correctly as I felt a bit clueless!  

Can you see the dimension?  It makes for a super fun look if you have the patience to try it.  :)   The flamingos are from Newton's Nook, the sun from SU Kinda Eclectic, and the sentiment from Mama Elephant Up & Away.   

We had a bit of a battle for control of the guacamole the other day.  A certain little toddler LOVES it and wanted to steal the bowl!  :) 

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I had a few more of this cute bird digital image from Newton's Nook printed out, so I decided to play along with the new Inky Paws challenge.  I did have to flip the sketch a bit, so I hope that was okay.  I REALLY hope to get some of their stamps for my birthday, but until then I can enjoy this cute bird.  :)  

I just love Jason for getting me Copic markers for Mother's Day.  I enjoy them so much.   I am still learning how to use them, but it's fun to play around with them.  Here I used Tangerine Tango and Bermuda Bay and tried to match up the markers with them.  

Someone is ready for basketball season.  :-)    My dad raised us to be big sports fans, so I hope Laila will love college basketball and NFL football as much as I do.   Right now she's all into the new cat piano we got at Target today with some of her birthday money.   lol    I was pretty happy with my pumpkin spice latte as well.   Yum!   Now if we can get the Fall weather to go along with it!

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I found a bit of time to stamp on and off today!  I've been feeling so stressed and anxious for days, so I needed some crafty time in the worst way.   I loved the challenges at Newton's Nook Inky Paws and the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club.   They went together so well, too!  

  

I flipped the sketch to make it work for the digital stamp I wanted to use.  I am having fun experimenting and practicing with my Copics.  I am never going to be an artist, but I do like to color.  

Laila had a fun birthday on Friday for the most part.  She had a meltdown at the Children's Museum that resulted in a rough afternoon for everyone, but we recovered by dinner and were able to enjoy a nice dinner out.  I'll share the funny ending to that on my next post.

Sunflower Bloom

A night of firsts!  I finally opened my new Copics and tried to color something with them.  It is definitely going to take a lot of learning, but it was fun.  I can't wait for my class in two weeks!   It was also my first time coloring a digital stamp.   I loved the Inky Paws challenge that Newton's Nook has going and wanted to play along.  I used wood both on my background and my button is also wood.  :)

Just a simple card before I go crash for the night with some ice cream and The Good Wife.  I'm hoping to catch up and watch the season finale before it gets spoiled.  :)  I hope you had a great weekend!

LOL   Is Jason wrapped around her finger or what?!   He's such a good daddy.