Remember Super Parents?

I blogged about Doodle Factory's newest release several days ago and finally got a chance to use these great new sets.

This is Super Mom with her sentiment.  How awesome is she?!  Doesn't she look great?  I wish I could be her- perfect make-up, perfect hair, a snappy outfit and a kick butt attitude!  ;)

The paper is Marracheck from Basic Grey.  I also used one of the new EK Success punches- scallop photo corner.  These punches are great because they take up a lot less room and have great designs!

TCPTUES55- Pirate birthday

Lauren needed a birthday card for a classmate's party.  I thought he might enjoy a pirate card.  :)

The sketch was simple and fun.  It called for an embellishment on the bottom left part of the card.  I had some bigger brads that matched nicely but they needed something.  I cut up Yo Ho Ho and stamped each word onto each brad with Jet Black Stazon.  It was a little messy but I think it turned out alright.

Tired of death

Man, this last month has been so hard.

I lost my third friend in a month today.  I am feeling overwhelmed and unable to grieve.  

I may take a couple of days off to just process things.

Hope your 2009 is going better than mine.

2 Sketches 4 You-Kazan's sketch 24

My TCP card and this card look very similar.  I just loved this sketch and used it for my other challenge.  It was fun and easy.

Stella Ruby paper and Saltbox Designs stamps.  The brown behind the stripe paper is actually ribbon!  :D

TCPTUES54- Cactus card

This week's challenge was to use stamps from the Havin' A Pow Wow stamp set from the Cat's Pajamas.

Guess what?

I don't have that set!!!

Wow.  I seriously heard everyone's gasp of shock and horror from here!  I like the set but didn't buy it because I'm just not a cowboy kind of gal.

I still wanted to play along though.  I love TCP tuesday and look forward to it every week.  Hmmmm... what do I have that will work...  I have this little cactus (old TCP stamp), maybe some flowers, what saying will I use though...

This is what I came up with-

I lived in Tucson for years and remember the beauty of the cactus flowers.  They are amazing colors!  Very bright and so pretty.

Hope you liked it.  :D

Make a card in 20 mins or less challenge

I am not at the point in my card making skills where I can throw away a crappy card.  I will peel off the layers, cut more paper, cut more ribbon, stamp another image, etc. until I am happy with it.  Sometimes it takes me way more than 20 minutes to make just one card.  :P  So when I saw Glenda's challenge on the A Muse Lounge, I decided to give it a try.  Can I really make a card in less than 20 minutes?!

I discovered that no, I can't.  But it's not what you think...

3:30 Sit down to make card

3:34 Kids friend comments that my house is messy but theirs is clean.  Wallow is self pity and wonder if I should be cleaning instead of card making...  Put away some paper and then decide to get back on track and make the card.  Cleaning can wait.  

3:39 6 year old comes and says, 'Look at the menu I wrote for dinner!'  Admire said menu with pictures and sounded out words until 6 year old happily skips away to recruit siblings to make the dinner and play restaurant tonight.

3:42  7 year old comes and says, 'Can I dance ballet upstairs?'  Yes, go dance ballet.

3:45 3 children come through the living room on the way to the office to print copies of the menu for the family.  I must stop and tell them that their 3 year old brother took all the paper out of the printer to make pictures of all the pets he wants to get for his birthday (April 20th)  and they need to go find the paper, stack it neatly and put it back into the printer.

3:47 Mom calls and had a bad day at school.  Little stinkers at school are stealing.   Talk to my dad too and tell him thank you for sending the 3 year olds train table for his upcoming birthday.  Hand the phone off to the kids to talk with grandma.

 While talking on the phone with my mom, holding the phone with my shoulder and trying to make my card-

The 13 year old says, 'Mom, move your eyebrows!'  My eyebrows are not moving very well since I had Botox yesterday (for migraines) and the 13 year old laughs in an EVIL way.

The 6 year old has returned with a penny.  She says, "Give it to me when I am done."  Done with WHAT? I wonder...

*Now I am holding one penny, the phone and various card making supplies all at once.

Everyone seems to be running in and out of the basement.  No one is remembering to shut the door and chilly air is creeping inside!  Brrrrrrr!

4:14 Hang up with Mom.  Tell 13 year old that she may not charge family members for their meals at the restaurant tonight.  Listen to her argue that it will only be $3 a person.  Anyone in need of a teenager?

4:21 Have a wrestling match with my Koyoto adhesive thing because it is at the end of the roll and gummed up.  I think that happened when I was trying to stick my card together, hold a penny and phone at the same time.  Make a mental note to buy more adhesive at A Muse tomorrow.  Take a second to do the happy dance!

This card took 20 minutes or less.  I am sure of it.  Minus all the distractions, I probably had that puppy whipped up in 20 SECONDS!  

Yeah, right...

A Muse lounge challenge #4- think simple, think A Muse

I love A Muse images. They are simple but they also have a ton of character and are really fun. I just bought my first Saltbox Co. image from the on saturday and thought I would ink it up for this challenge.

It doesn't get more simple than that.  :)  I just cut out the rectangle and stamped the image inside it.  I colored it with my copics and added some new ribbon I recently bought.  I really like this card even though it is very different from my normal style.