CHA RELAY CHALLENGE...

Hi guys.

Can you believe that it is February already. I have to confess that my January didn't go out on a fun note, nor did my February start out any better. As I mentioned, I ended up being sick on Saturday and then had to go to the ER Monday night to see if I was having an appendicitis attack. Turns out (and I am so happy) that I was just super dehydrated from having a bad case of the flu. I am however very happy to say that I am feeling sooooo much better today.

I did start to feel like myself yesterday evening so I was able to get my March page done for my calender. I had already colored up my Anya and Ian on Friday night so I figured that I could get it to work for my entrance into the CHA Relay challenge. I am so excited for all the new stamps that are coming out soon. I just had to enter this challenge so that I might be able to win a stamp or two... Hey you have to have dreams right? lol..

Well guys let me get to my post this morning. Part of the challenge was to see everyone's wonderful cards and get a clue from each one of them as to what was the one thing that they used. You needed to use - a TGF stamp, Copic markers, patterned paper, card stock, button(s) , ribbon, edge punch, stitching, flower(s) and a touch of sparkle. What a fun idea!

So I used Fleur Anya and Hello Ian with some flowers, rub-ons, a button from MakingMemories that I have had forever and some faux stitching (I hope that counts. I sure didn't feel that well.) I also used some ribbon, stickles and a great MS punch. I have to say that it really came out better than I had originally planed to make this one, so either way I am happy.

Have a great day everyone. Thanks for checking in on me. I am so happy to be getting back into the grove of life again. I hate wasting days. Poor Madison however has started to be sick as of last night. She seems to catch everything. Again, have a wonderful day and thanks for checking in on my corning of the world.

Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:

cs-Neenah classic crest solar white & Colorbok

dp-Webster's pages Hollywood Vogue & wonderful combo pak

Spellbinders-Nestabilities-Labels one

Calender rub-ons-Karen Foster Designs

ribbon-Accents & assecories

boarder punch-MS

stitches-DaisyD's

rhinestones-Kaiserscrapbook-Peachycheap

button-MakingMemories

flowers-eline-Prima & My Moments

diamond-Stickles

Copic Markers:

Fleur Anya

skin-E000-E11-E21-E00-R20

hair-E99-E97-Y21

dress-G28-G24-G20

flowers-V17-V15-V12

Hello Ian

skin-E000-E11-E21-E00

hair-E37-E47-E57

hat,scarf, jacket & pants-E31-E30-G20-G28-G24

shoes-E44

flower-Y17-Y15-E44-E47

SUNDAYS WITH LUCY...

Lazy Cat Crafting!

Hi guys.

I am trying to make myself feel better this morning. I worked yesterday and I was fine until about 10:30 then all of a sudden I was getting super sick. I ended up coming home about 45 minutes early, but I spent the rest of the day and most of last night sick or in bed. I still feel icky, but I thought if I checked a few blogs I would feel better. Wouldn't you know Lucy had to come up and help me. I thought I would make Sunday posts here in Gobea world "Lazy cat crafting" and share how Lucy "helps" me make cards. No, she is not dead...She is just stretched out under my light. She just loves to get the heat on that black fur. Talk about a Lazy Cat.

Ok guys, I am heading back to bed. My computer therapy just isn't working today.

Have a great day everyone. Talk at you tomorrow.

Hugs, Lisa G

FEBRUARY IS THE MONTH OF LOVE...

Good morning all. I have to say that even though I have to work this weekend and next weekend that I am very glad it is Friday. Mini Yay.... :O) Of course because it is Friday morning and the kids have the day off from school I am running behind and have to make this a quick one.

I finally had five minutes last night to retake my pictures of my February page of my calender. Even though they all turned out ok I still think my heart page looks a lot better in person. For some reason the pretty pink metallic paper is showing up a lot darker than it is. All of the hearts where cut on my Cricut and so were the swirls. I had such a great time pulling out my Cricut and getting use out of it.

Thanks for all of your wonderful comments on my Wedding page yesterday. I really do love how it turned out. I think once this year is over with I will make a book of all the pages just so that I can keep them and look back at what I thought was cool in 2011. lol...Thanks for the great idea Amy. :O)

Well guys that's gonna do it for me this morning. I hope you all have a great Friday and an even better weekend.

Talk at you later, Lisa G

Supplies:

stamp-Cheeky Rockabilly

cs-Neenah-black-AC, pink-Metallic paper pak-Best Occasions

dp-stash

pearls-eline-Prima

Copics:

skin-E000-E11-E21-E00-R20

eyes-E29

hair-E71-E74-E77-E79

dress & shoes-R81-R83-R85

hearts & swirls-Home Accents & Home Decor-Cricut carts-PC

AN APRIL TO REMEMBER...

Good morning guys. No, it hasn't been that long since I posted. lol... I have to apologize for not sharing anything yesterday, but OMWord! I went to bed with a major headache and woke up with it yesterday morning. I tried to check out a few blogs, but I just didn't get that far before I had to quit. I knew it would only make it worse, and I had to work all day.

Anyway, I was working on my cards Saturday when I decided to do a few more months on my calender. I had planned on doing each month at a time and posting it the first day of that month. Then I thought why? I can do any month I feel inspired to do and post it whenever I want. lol... Oh the things we put on ourselves that no one has a care about. lmbo... Well, I did get my February and April months done. Yay! I do however need to take the February pictures over because somehow they got deleted from my camera so I am going to show you my April first. I will be getting back to March just as soon as I figure out how I want to play that one.

Sorry to drag on this morning. Ok, April is the month that Jerry and I were married so I just had to use the "I Do" set from The Greeting Farm. Our wedding colors were black and white (not goth!) so it was hard to show the definition of Jerry's tux. He wore a black tux and bow tie with a crisp white shirt. My bridesmaids wore black dresses with white pearl down the backs. I used the card stock that I used to make our Wedding album and the sticker (yes, I said stickers. lol) all from Me and My Big Ideas that my Mom bought three rolls of for me when our LSS went out of business back in 2001. I have to say that I love how it turned out very similar as our album.. Even Jerry likes how this turned out. I figure when the calender is used I will just take this page out and put it into our album just for the fun of it.

Well guys thanks for putting up my uber long post this morning. I am happy to say that it seems as though my headache is going away so I am happy. I will talk at you tomorrow and hopefully get February up and ready to go by then.

Have a great day. Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:

stamp-I Do-TGF

cs-Neenah classic crest solar white & black and blue from my stash

stickers-Me and My Big Ideas-Wedding set

pearls-eLine-Prima

Copic Markers:

Ian

skin-E51-E50

hair-110-C9-C7-C5

tux-110-C9-C7

boutonniere-Ice White pearl pen-Viva & YG67

Anya

skin-E000-E11-E21-E00-R20

hair-E79-E77-E74-E71

veil & bouquet-YG67-YG67-Ice White pearl pen-Viva

dress-BG0000 & Ice White pearl pen-diamond stickles-Ranger-pearls-eLine-Prima

something SPECIAL just for you!

Hi guys, I am going to make this really quick once again as for some reason I am running behind this morning. OMWord... I just hate not making better use of my time. After work last night I headed home and picked up Jerry and the M&M's to get some shopping done and buy Madison a new pair of tennis shoes for PE. Her knees have been killing her and it finally hit me that it had to be the pair of cowboy boots that she wears to school each and every day. What do you know? I was right! Once we found a pair of shoes that fit her correctly and she agreed to them(1 & 1\2 hours later) she kept saying how much better her legs felt. :O)
I am really sorry, but I do have to get a move on. My card today is made for the Tickled Pick Stamps Challenge #3. I can not believe that it is the 3rd challenge already and this is the first one that I have gotten time to take part in. Once I saw the sketch this time I just had to use Willow and blow her up a little to make it look like a portrait of her. She just looks like sunshine with her pretty flowers. Well, I am off for now. Sorry I don't have my list of supplies. I will try to add them when I get home from work tonight. Have a great day everyone and I will talk at you tomorrow.

Hugs, Lisa G

YOU HOLD THE KEY TO MY HEART...

Hi guys. I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend. Yesterday was such a nice day here in Washington State. The sun was shining and it was warm enough for Jerry to fix the heater on my car. Yay Jerry! Nothing makes me happier than a car that runs and has a great heater/air conditioner. :O) So I say it again, "Yay Jerry!" lol....

Well, as you can see I am running a tad behind this morning so I will get to it. My card today is just a simple Valentine's Day card. I wanted to use Fancy Anya and I still had some of my BoBunny paper pad left so I thought I would put them together. I also decided to paper piece Anya's clothes and shoes just to do something a little different.

Speaking of trying different things, I also tried a new skin tone with my Copics. I am thinking that I like it. Let me know what you think. I was getting tired of using the same thing every time I colored. I really had fun with it. So here she is... I hope you all have a great day, and I will talk at you tomorrow.

Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:

stamp-Fancy Anya-TGF

cs-Neenah, kraft and sweet blush-PTI

dp-Crazy Love collection-BoBunny

Spellbinders Nestabilities- standard circles small

swiss dots-Cuttlebug embossing folder-PC

Key and Lock-CC Designs-ATS

boarder punch-MS

Copics:

skin-E000-E11-E21-E00-R20

hair-YR20-E35-E34-YR21

YAY! IT'S SATURDAY....

Hi guys. This is a non crafting related post. I have today off and I am working on my calender today. I am a happy girl. lol..... I just wanted to wish everyone a great weekend and show you what my cat Lucy loves to do while I have my light box up to use. I was trying to take some pictures of my projects and she decided that she wanted to be a part of the fun.... Yes, that is my black cat sitting in my white homemade light box with the lamp on. Isn't she helpful? lol I have to share a wonderful blog with you all. Thanks to Debra you can see even more wonderfully crafty pets over on Meighen's blog. Check it out guys. I know you'll enjoy this.

Ok, have a great day. Talk to you Monday.

Hugs, Lisa G