Feels like spring...

Here is a little Spring time project I did a while back showing of the use of scrapelastic from Paper salon. This elastic could easily be replaced with twill or full trim or ribbon. I have been using this to record special events in my jobs...Things I have learned from and things that inspire. Get out your ribbon scraps And play. I would love to see what you come up with!

Happy Birthday!!! Grandma...

What a group of ladies... The one sitting in the center is my Grandma... 93 years young. She is the most amazing woman ever and I am so lucky to have her as mine. I was fortunate to eat dinner with her on Saturday and Sing her Happy Birthday. The other 4 ladies in the picture are my Aunts. This little plaque was altered with Chesapeake Papers by Karne Nueberger and given to grandma and was also featured in the Paper Salon Catalogue last year.

Thanks for all your words of Wisdome Grandma and HAPPY BIRTHDAY...A little late.

Hmph! internet struggles.

My internet has been down now for 5 hours. SO very frustrating!

So here are some pictures from the Mall of America, fun was had by all! No clean up done really...Plan on making them better with some PS assistance later.

I will also update more about the rest of our spring break later....The Circus was a definite circus... Long story to be shared at another time:)

Sunday CPS card is all DIGI....YIKES!!! I will give you a hint first, I am not a digi person...YET! This was a challenge. But a fun small peek of my end result is actually in one of the above photos...

CAN YOU find anything you think may be my inspiration, besides the sketch of course?

I am off to take pics of some of the paper craft items I have done...Will try and share a few this week. OH and I got a delivery of the new Coredinations cardstock today....alll I can say is NUMMY!!!!!! WOWZERS!!! Way better that the images show good stuff! I'll create with that too and try and post something tomorrow!! Fun stuff!

Have a happy Sunday!

Later...

I am unhooking the computer and rehooking it up elswhere is then house will be back later with Nickelodeon Amusement Park Pictures... and a couple other crafty things!

Once you go MAC you never go back, or so I've been told

So I am in love with this computer, well maybe not love yet, but definitly lust. Nummy! Nummy!

DROOL

So seamless, so wonderful, so easy to use, or so I hope and have been told. I have been told once you go MAC you never go back! We will see. So within the next couple months this will be mine. I am very excited to say the least, I think of the MAC, as the same as when I was a kid... I was SOOOO WRONG!! YEAH!!! First it is tower free... More space. The screen is a protected screen no LCD. The graphic capabilites is outstanding and the have Word compatibe files which could have been a deal closer but that makes it even better. There is 52 hours of 1 on 1 education with the purchase on one of these and all data transfer for less than 100.00 They will help you with whatever you are trying to achieve! So again Can I (SCREAM) the excitement is getting the best of me!!! Dh was even impressed and he sees no point in upgrading until we were in the store. So for Mother's Day... Momma is getting a MAC. Bring on the digital cards and Layouts then. I may just figure them out yet. :) http://www.apple.com/imac/technology/

Question to pose If you are a Mac owner...One tip to help out a new user/buyer.... I will have a New Hard to find, Ranger white pen to send out to a Random poster.

Gina K Stamps

Today I am headed out to play a bit. Kids, DH and I are going to Ridemakerz in the Mall of America. We are then going on some of the rides in the Nickelodeon Theme Park...After wish a necessary stop to IKEA. Wish me Luck!

As a part of the CPS team I had the opportunity to play with this great set of stamps by Gina K.

The first card uses American crafts papers, I pleated the 'ribbon from paper' a tag from Jenni Bowlin. I also stamped on the vellum creating a more 3-d look layering the vellum over the card stock stamped images. Of course I am also a bit in love with my new continuous border punch, threading water, from Fiskars.

The second card uses a bit of Crate paper, Printable cotton, Colorbox ink, COPIC markers-num. The buttons are the clear and white package from buttons galore. It is a great package of buttons, because you can color to match anything you are creating with the Copics. I again Punched the cotton with my punch. Was not sure if it would work...but it did! I then stamped on my twill and tied in a knot. When I distressed the card base, I used a cotton ball. It gave a more defined brush stroke...and I liked that for this.

Random question... What is you favorite color? can you narrow it down??? I know I can't.

Busy week

It is amazing how fast the time goes by when your kids are home on Spring Break.

I wanted to stop in a share a card I did today and I will have a few more to post tomorrow. I have some others I just cannot share now... Sorry. Thanks to all that came and played and congrats again Sharon the package went postal today. I hope you enjoy it and link me to your creations!

Love these paper by Crate Paper NUMMY!!! Just a quick card for a new friend and a non-stampy ( the sentiment is GinaK ) take on This weeks CPS sketch! You need to check out what these ladies are doing...AMAZING!

I have 2 more Cards I did for CPS I will post tomorrow and several other things in the works. Will be back tomorrow have a great night!