Simon Says Stamp Coffee and Tea

Back with my coloring for yesterday.  I love coffee sets, so last month's card kit from Simon Says Stamp was perfect for me.  I am always drawn to red and kraft (aka Crumb Cake), so I used it. Why not, right?  :) I colored the cups with grays and browns, added an embossed piece, and that was pretty much it.

Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Coffee and Tea
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Stampin; Up! Real Red and Crumb Cake, Neenah Solar White
Other: Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles dies, Tim Holtz On the Go embossing folder

I'm working on a card with the SU Indescribable Gift set that is very different from my last one.  I'll try to post it later today, but Jason's working overtime... It may or may not happen.  Laila isn't the best at entertaining herself.

Speaking of Laila, I do have an update on her testing.. We finally got her reports back this week and they diagnosed her with ADHD, combined type and Oppositional Defiant Disorder.  The recommendations were a playgroup, which she's in already, and therapy for her and our family  I hope we can get that going and help get her prepared for kindergarten in the fall.  I'm so nervous about it.  Our experiences with school haven't been positive at all.  I am going to make an appointment soon with the principal so he knows us and can maybe help with placement  She will need a teacher with the patience of a saint!

Day 3 Simon Says Stamp Some Bunny

I had to use the new card kit from Simon Says Stamp this week.  I love eggs and bunnies so much.  This was my coloring for yesterday.  I was just too tired to post it last night and then got behind today.  So many people at the grocery store had on perfume or cologne this morning and I came home with groceries and a headache.  If I ever run for a political office, my platform will be banning all perfume and cologne forever.  lol  I joke about it, but it triggers bad headaches and sometimes migraines for me.

Anyway... I got way off track.  One of the techniques I struggle with is masking.  I don't know why, but it just seems so hard.  I tried it on this one and I think it turned out okay.  I guess that masking paper was worth it!  :)

Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Some Bunny
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  Neenah 110lb and 80lb solar white, misc scraps
Others:  Avery Elle Wonky Stitched Dies

Now I'm off to work on more organizing.  My friend Meg told me about tracking our stamps in Evernote today and I can already see it will be a life changer!  If you haven't heard of it, google Evernote and stamp organization.

Have a wonderful rest of the weekend.

Day 2: Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift

Are you participating in the coloring challenge this month?  Don't know what I'm talking about?  Check it out here.  Today is day two, so you can still jump in!  I colored a cute cat yesterday, but I  haven't put it on a card yet.  Today I colored this beautiful image from Indescribable Gift by Stampin' Up!  This is such a fun image to color.  I couldn't figure out where to put my sentiment, so I decided to use a word die to add some interest.  I cut it out on my panel and again on fun foam and then stacked them.  It's fun to camouflage your sentiment sometimes.

Stamps:  Indescribable Gift
Dies:  My Favorite Things Friends die
Paper:  Stampin' Up! Early Espresso, Neenah Solar White, Authentique Classique Elegant
Copics: B0000, B00, B01, B02, E44, E47, E49, G21, G24, G28

Laila discovered that the shopping carts (we called them buggies back in Kentucky, but I guess in Texas they are carts) at Michael's were just the right size for her to push around. We walked all over the store that day.  :)  She cracks me up.



Happy Almost Friday.

Power Poppy Get Wool Soon

I didn't get a very good picture of this one, but I had already mailed it by the time I figured that out.  :)   One of my friends, Fran, is a knitter and also a weekend coffee buddy, so I thought this image from Power Poppy was perfect for her.  I was a little intimidated by it, but I think I did okay coloring it.  She send me a text yesterday that she loved it and her husband wanted to frame it, so that was nice to hear.

Laila and I went to the part yesterday and I did some cleaning, so no new cards so far this week.  I was worn out and went to bed early yesterday.  I did get my new card kit from Simon Says Stamp, so I'm hoping to ink up that tonight.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!  I'm off to clean out the 'fridge.  Such a glamorous life!  :)

Stamps:  Power Poppy Get Wool Soon digital stamp, Stampin' Up! Watercolor Trio (sentiment)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Caribbean Coast
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, 80 and 110 lb
Dies:  Avery Elle Wonky Stitched dies, MFT Stitched Mini Scallop Circles

SSS Wednesday Challenge with Tim Holtz

One of my goals for the year is to finish up three of the classes from Online Card Classes that I've signed up for.  I thought I'd work on the Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry 102 a bit this week.  Again, EASTER!  lol  I had never inked up this particular stamp, so why not?  I used Distress Paint for the background.  I tried to match my Copics with the same colors when I did the egg.  I think I got pretty close.  :)   I'm entering it in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

I'll try to get back to adding supply lists when I have time. Hopefully that will help with some of the questions I get and have no way to reply to the person asking.

Stamps:  Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Easter Blueprints, Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Archival Black
Paper: Neenah Solar White 110lb, Manilla Tag
Other:  Dreamweaver Embossing Paste, Heidi Swapp flower stencil, misc sequins, Stampin' Up! Island Indigo ribbon and twine
Colors:  Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Cracked Pistachio
Copics:  BG02, BG05, BG07, BG09, YG01, YG09, YG09

The butterfly center had an amazing display where you could watch as they came out of their pupa.  It was the coolest thing!  We've watched them in our backyard, but only 1 or 2 at a time.  They had so many!  It's just a really cool place.

Stampin' Up! Chocolate Bunny

Happy Friday!  It's beautiful weather here in Texas.  It's been a bit warm this week, but that's Texas for you. :)  For some reason, I keep thinking Easter is next month, so I made another Easter card yesterday.  I found my cute chocolate bunny stamp and felt like inking him up.  I wanted to try making up some card kits to sell on Ebay, so this may be the first one I try.  We'll see.  Sometimes selling and shipping is difficult with Miss Laila.  Don't you love the Perfect Plum and Wild Wasabi together?  I haven't been a big fan of the plum even though purple is my favorite color. Not sure why, but I do love Elegant Eggplant and Concord Crush.

Yesterday we ventured out to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.  It was so crowded with kids on field trips, so it was a little stressful.  We did find a sanctuary in the butterfly center though. It was nice and quite, not crowded, and there were butterflies everywhere!  They have to look you over before you leave to make sure you don't have any on you.  It was just amazing.  Laila loved it and so did I.  I didn't take my good camera, but I sure will next time!

Freshly Made Sketches 276

I seem to be making a mess in my room more than cards lately, but I did mange to put together a card for Freshly Made Sketches. The very talented Amy is our hostess this week..  The team put togetther a wide range of styles and ideas, so I look forward to seeing the gallery this week.

I found my cute Simon Says Stamp set with the cute Peeps this week, so I had to use it.  My mom is such a fan of Peeps.  I'm undecided on how I feel about them, but they do make fun s'mores.  :)  And I think Concord Crush is still my favorite purple EVER.  It makes me happy.  I think I have a little stashed away.  :)

I'm worn out, so Amazon Video and Hannibal are calling my name.  I'm scheduling this and heading to bed.  

Papertrey Ink 2012

One more card to share for the Papertrey Ink Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future event.  I actually had a set from the 2012 day, Hello Sunshine!  I love sunshine (well, as long as it's not over 75 outside) and love stamps that feature it.  I did a wash with Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry and then used Crushed Curry to make the sun and rays.  It's a fun and cheery card and I can't wait to mail it out.

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  We didn't do much. Jason had to mow yesterday and I felt bad most of the day.  The pollen is just awful already.  I seem to have a lot of days that start with a headache that doesn't go away.  Yesterday's was bad, so I was lazy.  Now I have a lot of clothes to fold.  Ugh.  Folding clothes and emptying the dishwasher are my most dreaded chores.  It's also bathroom day, so man!  So much fun, right?  lol  It's raining, so I guess there's not much else to do anyway.  

Have a great week!