Have a Fluffy Day...

Hi guys.
   I have so much to share with you all, but my carpal tunnel (that I have had to deal with off and on since I was pregnant with my oldest)  seems to have become very irritated with all the hours I have been putting in at work lately.  :O)  It's not too bad, but it does mean wearing my braces once I get home from work,  and not being able to get around to leaving too many comments on everyone's blogs.  Do hope you all forgive me and know that I do still try to check out all your wonderful blogs and creativity in the mornings before work...
     So with that and and all the overtime I have just been so so busy and just not able to do all that I want to do in my own time..  It looks like it is going to be several more weeks before we are hoping to get back to our usual schedules at work.  Keep your fingers crossed for me.  Don't mind the extra hours, but I would LOVE  to be able to feel my fingers again.  lol...
     I did however get some time to clean my desk today and make up a few cards that I am hoping to share this week.
     Today's card I made because I really really want to get 'heat embossing' down.  Then I realised that The Greeting Farm's Double-Take Tuesday challenge was to use brown and blue and as I had this adorable ribbon in my stash I decided to go with it.  lol..
     Well as this is taking a very L.O.N.G. time to type this post I will wish you all a wonderful Monday and talk at you tomorrow.
Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:
Stamps-Anya Lifts & Mini Clouds-TGF
cs-Desert storm & Classic crest solar white-Neenah
ribbon & button-stash
powder tool-EK Success
embossing powder-White-Hero Arts
baker's twine-stash
corner rounder-EK Success

Close up of some of my embossing...

Springtime Wishes...

Hello everyone.
      I hope that you all are doing well and that you have been one of the lucky ones to have some much wanted and needed Spring like weather.  :O)  We have had a ton of Sunshine and a bit of cold, but all in all no complaints as we have been snow free.  I tell you I don't care how busy I am or how tired I get it is always very hard for me to be in a bad mood when that glorious Sunshine is coming through a beautiful blue sky.  You just have to be happy,  right?
       I want to thank everyone for hanging in there with me with my absents lately.  You all know that I have been working longer than normal hours due to one of our crew members leaving. They are in the process of interviewing, but that takes time and then training to work in the needs of our store.  So, with all that I am sure I will remain quite busy for a little while longer.  I really don't mind it as that is helping me to save up for a 'Special' semi-formal dress for Madison as she will be going the 'Sweethearts Dance' this coming month with her sweetie.
     Ok, so on with the card.  I sat down today to make a couple of cards, but I wanted to use some paper and not really color anything right away. So, I grabbed a newer paper pad from WeR Memory Keepers and one of their tags.  I cut down the tag and matted my papers added some flowers and a little brad or two and there you have it.  :O) Yes, it is a simple card, but I really like how it came out.  I even pulled out some of my LSG Magicals to make my flowers compliment the papers.
     Hope you all have a wonderful Monday and I will try and talk to you later.
Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:
stamps-Say Cheese-LF
cs-Stampers Select White-PTI
dp-Simply Spring-WeRMK
Boarder punch-MS
pearls-Kaisercraft & Doodlebug-boy assortment
brad-stash-?
flowers-My Moments
Magicals-Fuzzy naval peach-LSG

Hello there....

Hi guys, so sorry for being MIA for so long.  It has just been so busy around here.
     I am not sure if I mentioned  that one of the girls at work decided to quit and go back to school as her Parents were willing to pay her to do it.  So, because she was leaving all of us wanted to get her a gift card as a going away present  She is a very big fan of drinking Starbucks, so we all chipped in and bought her a gift card.  I then made her a fun to make card holder that just happens to be in the shape of a coffee cup.  :O)  Needless to say she was very surprised and really happy with both the card and the gift.
     Then we have Madison and her boyfriend Daniel that are getting ready to go to the Sweethearts dance next month. Madi and I have been trying to go shopping for a new dress for her and you all know how easy that is to do for Madison,  lol... She is a great girl, but her just knows what she wants and she won't settle for anything less than what she thinks it should look like. :O)
     So, as I am sure you really don't want me to spend too much time going over the every little thing that has kept me off my computer for the better part of two weeks, I will just leave it there. lol..
     I want to welcome all of my new subscribers and I am working away on what I want to do as a give a way for getting over 150 finally.  It is very exciting to me, so I am hoping that my life slows down a little bit as for right now I am working 40 or more hours a week  until we get the position filled and that really isn't leaving me much time to do much else.  I will tell you that is has been so sunny and beautiful this weekend that Jerry and I have been able to take a couple of much needed and wanted walks.  That makes me sooooo soo happy I can't even tell ya.
     Ok guys, I hope you have a great week just in case I don't get back here for a few more days.
Take care all and I will talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G.

You & Me...

    Hi guys,
     I hope you have all had a great weekend.  I had a very nice but quick one,  I also had good intentions of getting a few cards made, but alas that didn't really happen. :O)
     I did however manage to get this simple, but very cute Valentine's Card made for Madison to give to her boyfriend.  As they have only been dating just a few weeks she wanted it to be a sweet card, but not overly mushy.  lol..
     At first I was going to pull out a couple of my Greeting Farm stamps, but then I found this awesome card by Leslie Webster in the Jan/Feb. 2013 Paper crafts magazine.  I thought is was just perfect when I ran across it, and when I showed it to Maddie she thought so as well.
     On Leslie's card she stitched around the outside border, but I really didn't want to bring out my machine and I didn't have any brown thread, so I grabbed my Momento pen and made some faux stitches that I think turned out ok, cut I think I would have liked to have sewed it.  Ggggrrr.  
     All in all this was a really fun card to put together and it really didn't take me too long to do it either.  I even pulled out my heart shaped Coluzzle and made a couple of hearts for the center of my card.  It is always fun for me when I get a chance to pull out tools that I just had to have and really haven't used in forever.  :O)  If you want to check out Leslie's card  remember it is in the Jan/Feb. 2013 issue of Paper crafts magazine on page 33.  I hope it is ok to CASE this card as I really think the whole card is just so sweet.
    Have a wonderful Monday everyone and I will talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G

supplies:
stamps-Happy Everything-LF
cs-Desert Storm-Neenah , Dark Chocolate & Pure Poppy-PTI
dp-Basic Manila-BG
Heart Shape-Coluzzles
Heart Punch-Carl Crafts
Spellbinders-page images-Office supplies
label maker-DYMO
Inks-Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug & Rich Cocoa-Memento
Rich Cocoa pen-Memento Pen

Young talent....

     Awwww, it's finally (almost) Friday and I have made it through yet another very busy week.  I am going to keep this quick a I still work in the morning, but can't seem to go to sleep yet and it well past my bedtime as I get up at 4:45 every morning.   :O)
     I really wanted to make sure you guys were able to see this picture that Maddie's boyfriend Daniel has been working on.  I had posted it on my (Kidscreatetwo blog) but come to find out the sketch wasn't completely done.  Daniel still wanted to touch it up and also come up with how he wanted to sign and date his pictures.  I think you will all agree with me that this 15 year old has really got some  talent.  I think that talent no matter who has it or makes it should be shared, so I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
Thanks for letting me share this with you.  I think it really means a lot to Daniel and I know it does to me as well.  Have a great day, and I will talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G



Cherished...

Good Morning all.
     Can you believe it is once again Monday morning?  I don't know I read once that Fridays are so far from Mondays, but Mondays are so very very close to Fridays. Why is that? lol.. Oh well, it is once again Monday and I had a great weekend spent with Jerry and the M&Ms as well as Madison's boyfriend and his 10 year old brother.  Nice boys and we truly had a great time with them.
     I have a long day ahead of me, so I will get right to my card for today.  I wanted to play with my Friday Night stamp and when I pulled her out of the stamp box I noticed that poor James was just sitting there having never been inked up.
     So, I decided to do a little masking and make a none traditional Valentine's card.  I am thinking this might be the last one for the holiday. :O)  Anyway, I didn't notice until I had stamps them both together that they are actually looking at each other. Don't you just love happy accidents? I sure do!   So, other than the masking, no body swapping or any other fancy stuff I added a little bit of MME accents with two ornament hangers from the Dollar Store and my card was good to go.
      I always seem to use the same colors for skin tones and even though I have been trying to change it up a bit I can't seem to find one that I am happy with.  What's your favorite combo for skin tones?  I'd really like to know what your go-to combos are  so that I might practice and see what I like.
     Ok guys, I am off to shower and get the kiddies and myself off to work and school for the day.
As always thanks so much for stopping by.  I want to wish my new followers a huge welcome, so happy to get to know you all.  Have a great day and I will talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G

Oh yes, for those that remember Sunday please head over to my Pawpawrazzie blog to see a sweet surprise that Jerry received yesterday!  Thanks again everyone.

Two ornament hangers with a
MME brad on top for a little
accent.  The color of the heart
worked so well with my papers.

Supplies:
stamps-CC James & CC Friday Night-TGF & Happy Everything-LF along with some HeroArts
cs-Neenah classic crest solar white & Ocean Tides-PTI
dp-Away We Go-MME
Spellbinders-Lacy Squares
boarder punch-MS
mini pearls-boy assortment-doodlebug design, inc
twill ribbon-Forever in Time
corner rounder-stash (I so want to buy a corner chomper from WeR)
fluid chalk-Chestnut Roan-Colorbox

Copics:

James
skin-E50-E51-E53
hair-E71-E74-E79
eyes-B99-B95
shirt-E41-E42-0
jacket-E49-E47-E44
jeans-B45-B41-0
shoes-E49-E44-W6-W0

Friday Night
skin-E50-E51-E53-R20
hair-YR21-E97-E99
hat, skirt & vest-BG75-BG72
shirt-E49-E44
shoes-E42-E43-W6-W0

You're Positively WONDERFUL...

Hey there all.
     Just a quick blog post to share with all of you that don't have to head off to a  party before the big game.  Jerry is planning on watching, but I am hoping to put on my headphones and some Glee Music so I can start crafting away.  We'll just have to see as the kids have their friends coming over again today and I really didn't get too much down yesterday.  Seriously, I think we spent more time laughing with these kids than any other thing at all.   lol...
     I don't know if any of you knew about my other two blogs that I have, but as I did put up a couple of posts on them today I thought I would just remind you that they are there and if you have a chance to check them out that would be so great.  The first one is of some of  the creations that my M&Ms make and now I even have a drawing that my Daughter's boyfriend Daniel made.  You can check that out here.  My other blog is about our cats of course and it is called  Pawpawrazzie.  You can check that blog out here.
     So for today's card, I used a couple of new stamps from The Greeting Farm and did a little bit of body swapping to have a little different look to my card. I then used some of my Die-Namics to add a little flourish as well.
     I hope you all have a great day.  I for one don't really care who wins the game, but I always love the commercials and of course I like to see the half time show.
Talk at you all tomorrow.
Hugs, Lisa G

 Supplies:
stamps-Awareness Anya & Sitting Wonderful-TGF & Happy Everything-LF
cs-Neenah-classic crest solor white
dp-Tea for Two-Cosmo Cricket
Die-namics-Fancy Flourish
buttons & accents-MME
pearls-Basic Kaisercraft
inks-Versafine & Tuxedo Black-Momento
Copic Markers:
skin-E50-E51-E53-R20
hair-E50-Y32-Y21-E33
dress-YG93-R32
boots-T7-T9
chair-W2-W1
hearts-R32-R24