Stamping on The Farm Part Two

First Christmas Card for 2009

2009-09-07T11:53:00.000-07:00

Well as you can see there is a little bit too much going on....I had a vision for this card....lol....NOT!!!!

I wanted to use up some of my Christmas paper scraps from last year....so I quilted the top note die....and then it went from bad to worse....haha...too many colors and patterns for my liking...but I decided to post the card anyways as a reminder to myself.....

The Santa image is actually pop dotted and it rather high of the paper...but you can not see it in this photo....

Well it is that last day of the last long weekend of the summer...the weather has been wonderful for the past two weeks....it is still very warm today...but cloudy and windy...weather forecasters are calling for severe thunderstorms today.....it will not be long and the leaves will have all turned and winter will be upon us here in my part of the world.....

Only 10 more weeks until my son gets married...WOW has time flown by....then Christmas...still a millions things to plan for that as well....I seem to make up things to worry about these days....maybe not enough crafting going on in my craft area.....

Later Gators!

Alanna

A Birthday Card

2009-08-29T05:35:00.000-07:00

I have 7 grand children and one of the promises I made to myself this past year, was to start making up birthday cards to have on hand for my grandchildren to use when they are invited to birthday parties....so the other night I sat coloring images....and this is one of the images that I colored....I went back to this image last night...and completed this card...very simple layout....I used some of my Basic Grey Paper and some flowers from my huge stash(let me tell you, I will be 150 years old and will never be able to use all these darn flowers up)...

Card is pretty simple, but good enough for a child's birthday.....

Well it is Saturday the last on of August 2009....and how the summer has flown by here....you can see fall approaching by the changing in the colors of the tree's....it is starting to be cool in the mornings as well....but this leads to fall....my favorite time of the year.....

Well have a great day!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

New Stamps Arrived...So Excited!

2009-08-25T18:26:00.000-07:00

I stopped off at the mailbox today on my way home from work....and was totally excited to see a parcel from Scent My Cards today....I have been waiting for what seems likes months ( but really only a week or so) for these super cute stamps to arrive.....I did not even wait till I got home to open the package to have a look see at my newest possesions....lol....these cards were more then what I was expecting....the images are large and very easy to color and work with....I just new that I needed to use them as soon as I arrived home.....on my short drive from the mailbox....I visioned this card....although I have featured a card very similar to this one on my blog before.....this card is just so darn cute and bright in real life....

I stamped the margarita glass on white card stock and colored in the drink....adding in a little grey to the bottom of the glass....I then cut out the glass and glued some ultra shiny glitter around the rim to represent the sugar....not sure if I really captured the bling of the sugar......I used pop dots to raise the glass image off the card front...the layer that the glass is on is a combination of two of the stamps from the set...some rubons, and some coloring that I did....

Ladies if you have not already done so you need to buy these wonderful stamps....you will not be disappointed....thanks Cindy for the details and the hard work that went into these stamp sets....you will all be seeing more cards made with these sets......oh yes the stamps can be found here: www.stampingscrapping.com

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Friendship Frame

2009-08-13T16:13:00.000-07:00

Here is another one of the frames that I made a while back...they are very hard to photograph for some reason...I must have taken about 20 pictures before I got one that I could use...and this is after I used a photo editing program....I made this frame for a friend of mine who has been my friend for over 18 years....darn how time flies...we were single mom's both with three children to raise....and darn did we have some good times back them....never had a lot of money...but we sure could have fun....we continue to be very close today as do our children...

I found these frames at Michael's for $1.50 each and the paint for $1.00 a bottle....a pretty cheap gift if you ask me....the sentiment was stamp and placed where a picture should go.....the white flower on the side is a combination of a stamp and a rub-on from Basic Grey....

Well I need to make Cowboy some supper, so I better be getting at it!

later Gaters!

Alanna

Bradi Turned Two

2009-08-11T17:38:00.000-07:00

Wow how time flies...and beautiful babies grow up to be beautiful little princess's....it seems like just yesterday that Bradi was born....waited for days for her....and now she is two.....

This is the card I made for her birthday....I wanted something that said girl....I hoped I achieved that with this card...each of the layers on the card are popped up to give the card some dimension....took me forever to make it....lol

Bradi had a huge birthday party on Sunday and then the whole family came out to our home last night and Bradi and I shared a birthday supper and cake with the family....such a good time....she is sure growing up and becoming very independent....and talk like a trooper.....

It is the warmest day of the summer today temps were in the high 30"s or around 88 degree's and that was not including the humidex....it is supposed to stay this way for a few more days....not used to it.....

Well I best be getting the supper dishes done!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Must be Summer!

2009-07-21T04:52:00.000-07:00

Here is another sweet little yellow card that I made for a friend to give to her great niece for her 7th birthday...the party will be held at one of our local resort areas, where her grandparents have a cottage....

It is so fun to be finally be able to stamp just for fun, and now that I am really learning how to use the Copics, it makes using and coloring these images so much fun.

This is another image from ATS....love the summer images that Christine brought out this year....I bought these images in June and am finally starting to use them.....

I am on a self-budgeted lack of purchasing new supplies(did that make sense)....lol...Trev and I have a Mexican holiday planned for this coming winter...and I need to stop spending....also our son is getting married in November and a new grand baby on her way....all things that are going to require great gobs of money in the near future....so I decided to really start using up what I have here....

So I hope you enjoy my card!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Bright Sunshine Hello

2009-07-17T04:22:00.000-07:00

Well I have been busy once again making some cards...not sure what I am going to do with them now that they are made...I guess I will post them to my BLOG...I had thought that I would maybe try out of a design team...but the one I was looking at required a one year commitment...hmmmm....I thought I am not sure I can commit for a year...so instead of keeping these little babies under wrap...I thought I would just post them...

This little bundle of sunshine is a Digi download from ATS...love her stamps....it was just calling me to make a bright and sunshiny card....so hence the yellow card that I came up with...

"PHOTO REMOVED FOR SUBMISSION"

I used my copic markers to color in the image...it was so fun to do...I used a white gel pen to give the bikini the polka dots that I needed to finish the inside of the card.....

I used pieces of the same paper from the card front to complete the inside....I just love this saying...it is one of AmyR's stamps that are also available at ATS...all in all I felt wonderful once this card was complete...really made me feel happy....

I think I may drop this card into the mail so that my grand daughter may have some happy mail....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Bradi's Birthday Invites

2009-07-15T19:11:00.000-07:00

Well our grand daughter is turning two soon and her mom asked me to make some invitations for the party...well anyone that knows me well....knows how many stamps I own....I asked my daughter what is the theme...and she replied Princess....well this is the best that I could do in the Princess theme for stamps....

Pretty basic stamps....I stamped the image and colored it with some Copic markers...then used some Nestabilities to cut both the white and pink layers....I then punched some holes on each side and threaded the ribbon through the back...popped the layers with some pop dots and layered it onto the DSP...pretty simple...added the flowers for a little bit of bling....the inside I generated on the computer and layered it onto the brown paper....finished it off with a little bling on the stamped image.....

All in all I am happy with the finished product.....hope the children that are receiving them will be happy to get a little bit of happy mail....

Bradi's birthday is on August 10...but we are anxiously waiting the birth of her baby sister....seems to be taking so long.....my daughter Christine is so uncomfortable....and the Dr. says it will be any day now.....I am so happy to be adding another grand child to our mix...this one will make it number 7....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Fisherman Friend

2009-06-27T04:57:00.000-07:00

Card Removed for a time being....will be back.....

I must have taken 20 pictures of this card and for some reason the flash wanted to go off for this picture, I took this the same day that I took the last 4 cards that I have shown, and this is the only one that required the flash....yikes....it is so bright and cheery in real life...but I could not capture that in this picture.....this is the last of the cards I made last weekend so I guess that means I need to get busy again....I have had so much fun coloring all of these images...I have another big batch ready to make into cards...I think my coloring is starting to get a little better.....I do not feel like a grade school student anymore......

I made this card for my hubby who went fishing for the first time in his life a month or so ago and caught his first fish.....lol....he was so proud and has in fact decided that maybe he likes fishing...who would have thought...a farm boy on the water....hmmmmmmmm.....

Once again today it is rainy and over cast......I NEED sunshine.....

Well I got a million little things to do today as I am having my grand baby Julie over for a sleepover tonight....she just loves to craft and color and all things neat....so I need to get things organized so that we may have some fun time...

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Bella for Me a Bella For You!

2009-06-26T04:22:00.000-07:00

I belong to several yahoo groups that are stamping related....and one of them is predominantly for Bella stamps...last month there was a swap of images and I received this cute little image in the swap package....isn't she cute and a little wild....this is another of the images that I colored first and then had to match paper and flowers....not much really to say about the card....so bright in real life....just a little touch of summer on this dull cloudy day today....

Well it is day three of my new job...and I have to say I think I have found my home...or place in life...it is so nice to be able to go to work with a smile upon my face....I have been looking for this type of environment for the last few years...good old family owned business, where everyone has a stake in it and they make it work....does that make sense...I just seem to fit in....family owned business values seems to be the key....

Well I have completed the wedding invitations for my son and soon to be daughter in law and will get them in the mail to them tomorrow....wow it will not be long and the big day will be upon us...so much planning to do before then though....

Well have a great day!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Some Beach Fun

2009-06-25T04:33:00.000-07:00

Isn't he just the cutest little boy you have ever seen? I had so much fun making this card...this is a Digi Image that I got at AllThatScraps....she has the neatest images for coloring...such talent in the drawing department as well...these images come in both digi and rubber...so whatever you choice in stamping is...she has it all...

I started this card by just coloring the image...then I went from there...I added the kraft cardstock on the bottom and tried to layer it to look like sand....I popped the sentiment up with popdots and left a raised area in the centre of it...all in all I am very happy with this card....not sure who I am going to send it to yet.

Well I am off to work....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Froggy Morning To You All!

2009-06-24T04:50:00.000-07:00

The following card is one that I made for a very special friend who has been in the hospital since January 17, 2009....he and his wife(a very special person in my life) went to Arizona for 6 weeks last December and the morning after they arrived home....Mr. D....had a massive stroke.....for the last 5 months he has worked diligently with the physio department was just starting to be able to walk a little on his own....well he graduated to a leg brace and a cane...and low and behold...he fell two weeks ago and broke a hip....so his stay in the hospital will now be a little longer then thought....I always call him my little french frog....so hence the card for today...

I actually made two different cards using this same sketch....(I will post the second one later in the week)....I have had this DSP paper in my stash for over a year and decided yesterday was the day to use it....lol...I am learning to use my copics so I have been coloring anything and everything that I can get ahold of.....this was the first image that I colored the other day when I sat down to really use my markers....not bad for my real first attemp at shading and such....although the camera is not kind to our mistakes......

Over all a pretty simple card to do....and I like the way it turned out.....

June 23, 2009, the day I start another new job.....I worked forever like 18 years in my first profession, took an early leave from it...and for the last three years have had three jobs and a business...I am hoping that this new job is the one I am looking for...or maybe I am looking to retire...hmmmmmmmm...just need Cowboy to see it my way...hahaha....wish me luck....I am a little nervous...

Later Gaters!

Alanna

AMYRS70 Sketch Rendition!

2009-06-23T08:46:00.000-07:00

Well for a while now I made myself a promise that I would eventually start participating in Sketch challenges that are posted to the various blogs that I follow...so this past weekend I spend hours learning to use my Copics....it was fun and I felt like a child again learning to color.....while looking though my looooooooong list of stamping blogs that I follow...I noticed that Amy Rysavy had a Sketch challenge posted.....I thought hmmmmmmmmmm...I can do this one....so here is my rendition of her AMYRS70 posting..

Photo Removed for DT Call

I had such a great time coloring this image...I am not sure why I went with the blue and yellow....just did...although Amy's card is originally done as a regular A2 card...I could not get my image to fit properly...so I went with a 5x5 size card....the yellow and designer paper is from the Lime Rickey collection from Basic Grey....(Oh yeah I am still loving it) the card stock used is from stamping up, I used a border punch from the Martha Stewart line (although it is hard to see it)...as for the prima's....I did not have the right colors so I just used my Copics to color them to match...such a bright pretty card in real life.....so that is my submission for today....

Keep checking back this week as I have been busy again....I have Bella's and Digi Image cards and some more of these cute little stamps oh yeah and a couple of ATS images....I have had such a great time making some cards once again.....hope you enjoy!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Ebony and Ivory

2009-06-17T06:14:00.000-07:00

Good Morning!

It's been awhile since I last posted...bee having some problems with my back and for the last few days have not been able to sit here very long.

This is a card that I made for a swap called Ebony and Ivory....the picture does not do this card any justice....I have added some glitter to the x and o pattern board, which you can not see....the black corner and the I love u is popped up with pop dots.....so pretty in real life....

So I have one more swap to finish for the VC_Rocks group for this year and then I can make some cards for fun....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

GOD IS GREAT...ALL THE TIME!

2009-06-09T20:34:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I have had in my head for quite some time now....I love this Basic Grey Paper and have wanted to do something with the butterfly pages that were in the package....I was sitting here in my little domain and looking around tonight for something to do...my eyes fell on this package of paper and hmmmmm...the rest they say is history or in this case a card....I hope that I was able to capture the true rich colors that are found in this paper....as they are truly bright.....

When Digiments came out with this sentiment, for everyone to use for their challenge...I just knew that I had to make a card for my dear kind friend...who is always telling me..."God is Great"...to which I answer "all the time"....so I just new that I would use this to make her card....

So lets just call this card...When Basic Grey meets Digiments.....I love the these little downloadable sentiments that she has produced...the fonts that were used are amazing...and I am looking forward to this months release...a girl can never have too many sentiments....rofl...

This is the whole card that I made with all the elements in place...I just love the way that the butterflies look like they are moving, when you can see the card in real life.....(I did notice though that I need to replace my blade in my cutter, I can see rough edges on the paper)....I am pleased with the way this card turned out....

Today was the second day of rain in a row that we have had here...weather man is saying two more day of it yet to come...then I hope we get some heat....it is not really warm here nor has it been....

Well you know what is coming next.....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Digiments Challenge!

2009-06-07T20:27:00.000-07:00

Good day...finally getting around to getting a post on here once again...this is the first in a series of photo frames that I have been working on....one day while Blog Surfing...I found my way to the a site called Digiments the website can be found here www.digiments.com .....well I was so impressed with the sentiments that were created...I purchased all of the ones that were offered...while looking around her site I found that there were a few free offers on there as well....but the free ones were to be used in a challenge...I downloaded the free ones and finally had some time today to play with one of them.....I made this frame with a $1.50 frame that I found at Michael's...painted it with black Acrylic paint.....the white swirl in the top corner is actually a rub-on from Basic Grey that I have had in my supplies for awhile now....the white and black flower in the bottom corner was made using the new Stampin' Up Flower die.....took about 1/2 hour to complete this little gem....and most of that time was waiting for the paint to be dry enough....I can not capture the glitter of the flowers...they are so sparkly in real life......

One of the things to do for this challenge was to link this picture with Mr. Linky....hmmmmm....well I guess I better be learning to do that.....so off I am to teach myself another lesson in Blogging...

Hope you have enjoyed this little gem....I made 4 of them in total and will be sharing more throughout the coming week.

Later Gaters!

Alanna

No Card...Just Some Ramblings!

2009-06-02T18:29:00.000-07:00

Well I do not have any card for today....I am slowing down a little I think...but I did get some really exciting new rubber and digi's this past week....I need to sit and make myself a list of what it is I want to make and accomplish with this last round of purchases...I seem to be caught up in the cycle of having to have...but never seem to use....lol...I know that there are lots of us out there like that..

I have a couple new BLINKIES at the bottom of this BLOG....I have a couple more to add, but I do not know how to maneuver around this BLOG....I want to be able to put the BLINKIES on the side.....maybe I am going to have to pay someone to fix up this BLOG for me.....

Well I have some cards to start so that I can meet my commitment for the VC_Rocks group for this year and then I can get onto creating with these new purchases....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

ALL IN!

2009-05-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

Well I have been away for a few days again, but I have been creating....each year for approximately 4 months there is a Yahoo Group called VC_Rocks and it is open for business....it is a really busy, fun-filled group...that swaps only Stampin' Up swaps....some of the ladies are SU demo's, but for the most part the group is made up of just customers.....there are swaps for many different themes....I have chosen to do 6 swaps this year, that is a total of 66 cards that must be made and mailed by the 27th of June....so lets just say I have been busy.....

The first card that I am wanting to show is you, is one which I made for a swap called Game Time....we had to use a real game piece on the card...so off to town I went today to try and find some really small playing cards and the poker chips that you see on the card....we must of went to 10 different places in town and could not find one single package of mini playing cards....lol...so I came home and cut and embellished all 48 little pieces of paper that I would need to make the cards that are on the card.....the stamp set is from Stampin Up and is called Game Night...the paper is also from SU and is called Jackpot....it is a mix of really nice game themed papers that can be used for many different game ideas....the card stock is also from SU

The card is really heavy as a result of adding the poker chip to it....could not find plastic chips so had to buy clay chips and darn are they ever heavy.....

The inside of the card was finished by adding a layer of white cardstock and the layering on black and a piece of coordinating paper from the Jackpot paper line.....this card was easy enough to do once I got the first one completed....but doing 12 of them took some time....lol...I am going to have to take easier layouts for the rest of the card swaps that I need to complete....lol

I am hoping that this blog entry works right....I have never tried to add two photo's before...so heres hoping....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Praying for You!

2009-05-27T04:24:00.000-07:00

Good Morning!

Here is another card made with the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set from SU...and Basic Grey Wisteria paper.....I am loving both of these products right now....use them on everything it seems.....another great product that I have purchased in the last month or so is Perfect Paper Panels from MFT....these are pieces of white card stock cut to the size of an A2 card front.....now here is where they are different from most papers....they are heavy....a lot heavier then my 110 pound card stock that I normally use....the weight of this paper makes it especially good for coloring with Copics, or water coloring....the feel and workability of this paper is amazing.....albeit a little expensive...I wish they sold it in full sheets...I would be all over this like ink on paper....lol...

I made this card for a friend of ours that is in the hospital recuperating from a stroke....so I tried to keep away from frills and girly extras on the card....I think I succeeded by suing tones of purple, grey and brown....

It is foggy today I can hardly see across the yard site right now....fog usually means a fair day here....it was a perfect spring day yesterday....sun was shining and the birds were singing.....

Well you know it is that time...gotta run....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Couple of Cards

2009-05-26T04:47:00.000-07:00

WOW how do these women that BLOG everyday, come up with such fun titles for their BLOGS?

The title of my post is pretty self-explanatory....just a couple of cards....haha...actualy they are part of the series of rub-on cards I made with the rub-on's from SU.....these are so easy to use...and they actually look like they have been stamped (in real life)

I made the whole series...nine I think is just a little over an hour....and had such fun doing so.....

I have a late night tonight so there will be no stamping for me today....that makes me sad...as I have actually been trying to do some type of creating each day...it makes me feel so much better....I have a few more cards ready for posting and then I need to buckle down and get another batch saved and edited.....

Yesterday was a rainy dreary day here...the rain was much needed, but still made it seem so gloomy...today is starting off with sunshine and blue skies.....the week long forecast is calling for temps in and around the 70's....that I can handle....no garden for me this year....this makes me have mixed emotions....this is the first time in 15 years that I have not planted a garden....but with us moving...there is no need to do so.....still have not really looked at many homes....I have a home in mind that I would love to have....and when the time comes to purchase one....if it is still available.....then I think that will be the one we choose.....

Well it is that time of day again....need to get ready for work.....see you all tomorrow...

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Thinking Of You!

2009-05-25T04:58:00.000-07:00

This card is probably one of my favorites that I have put together over the last couple of weeks....so plain and simple to do...nothing fancy...but I think it says it all...I love the papers from Basic Grey and have used a lot of them on my cards lately...the tree and sentiment stamp are from SU.....another set that I am loving...so much you can do with this set....

I got a big dent made in the wedding invites yesterday...should be ready to mail to them by the weekend.....it was a lot of work....but so worth it....I guess I could have asked for help to make them but did not.....

Well to my American friends have a great memorials day...to my Canadian friends have a great day at work.....lol

Gotta run as I am running late as usual....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Wedding!

2009-05-24T08:02:00.000-07:00

I am getting ready to complete the wedding invitations for my son and soon to be daughter-in-law....this brings back so many memories for me....my son always the strong one...and never really gave me any problems....he was very much into football...and I could always find him either at the football field...watching football...or hanging with his football buds....he is getting married in November of this year and he will be 29 when he takes his vow.....

It just seems like yesterday that he was born all 10 pounds of him.....yep....he was always a goer...and kept me on his toes...he was so proud to be a big brother as each of his sisters were born....although he was not sure of Christine....lol...when I was pregnant for the 3rd time...he told me he was going to have another sister and she was going to be named Tiffany....so that is what it was in the end....he and his sisters have a special bond and it continues to grow as they grow into wonderful adults....

As young children, I divorced the children's father...I know it was hard on my son....and I allowed him to spend as much time as he wanted with his dad....he often lived with him for a school year at a time....although this was hard on me...it allowed a special bond to be built between him and his dad....

Michael grew up so fast and the years speed on.....he went to work in Churchill one summer and met a girl who is now going to be his wife...I remember when he brought Brenda home for the first time....it is a wonder she ever came back....lol...I invited family and friends to come and meet her...cause I just new in my heart she was the one...

Brenda joined Michael here in the south as they started to make a life together....but in her heart she was homesick....Michael sent her home to be with her family and joined her a couple of months later.....to this couple two beautiful little girls were born, making their family a family of three children.....Brenda has a wonderful son named Rayn....he looks so much like Michael did when he was young it is uncanny....Michael has accepted Rayn as one of his own....I am so proud of my son....even if I do not tell him very often.....

So now they are going to take the next step in their life and for this I am so grateful.....

Mike and Brenda I love you two so much and am so proud of what you have accomplished so far, I look so forward to helping you along this journey as we plan and prepare for your special day.....

Love Mom xoxoxoxo

Monkey See Monkey Do!

2009-05-23T06:16:00.000-07:00

Okay I could not come up with a name for my posting today....so this is the first thing that came to mind....lol...I have oodles and oodles of stamps and digi images....but for some reason I have been on a rub-on kick for a week or so now....the rub-ons that you can buy now are so easy to you...and once placed on the cardstock, you can not tell they are there....it either looks like a stamped image or patterned paper...once I get an idea in my head for the card....it only takes minutes to put them together....

This is a card I made for grand daughter Julie...she needed one for a birthday that she was invited to....so easy to make and such fun colors....all of the paper and rub-ons are from the Safari Kids DCWV line...I found it at Michael's one day while I was snooping around....teehee....this card is done as a 6x6 card....and the paper is so shiny and sparkly in real life....it is full of both male and female appropriate papers, some are shiny, some are sparkly and some are plain....all following the safari theme....I have some stamps from various companies and I will be combining them to make some card in the coming week....my goal is to use the whole matstack of paper...goodness know that the grandbabies get invited to enough birthday's.....they can use them.....

Well it is Saturday today and the sun is shining....cowboy is outside mowing the lawn so that we maybe able to enjoy the day together....he is working tomorrow...so my goal for tomorrow is to get my son's wedding invitations completed....lots of printing and cutting on them....not too much stamping though....I will share them when I am given permission to do so....lol...

I would love to start a business making wedding invites and all things needed for a wedding...I guess I need to advertise and see if I get any interest....hahaha

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Inchin' Along to Say Hello!

2009-05-22T04:48:00.000-07:00

How stinkin' cute is the caterpillar...I have had him for ages and ages....it was a stamp that I bought from Gina K Designs....it was when she sold most of her stamps individually...I think I may have put ink on him once before....lol...he is so cute....

These little scrapplings were made for another swap that I participated in.....these are just little cards....haha....as you can tell the theme for this month was Thinking of You......these are fun to make, although I do tend to have problems when it comes to these smaller size canvases.....

After spending many many hours in this here craft room cleaning, sorting and re-arranging...I made a decision to start using up some of these supplies that I have here.....I need to quit my job and just stay home and create for 24-7 before I will ever make a dent in this huge pile of supplies....oh why oh why do I hoard.....

I have been busy creating again each evening, trying to get cards stockpiles for various events that are coming up in my life shortly....and to also have something to post on here.....I am going to go and check out camera's this weekend....maybe I will get a new one...we shall see.....

Well it is that time of day again.....must get ready for work!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

SU and Rub-Ons!

2009-05-21T04:40:00.000-07:00

WOW how easy these cards were to make....I needed some RAKS and was not sure what I was going to do...sat down at my desk and had a look around the room....my eyes landed on these wonderful and cute rub-ons from Stampin' Up.....now what to do....nothing fancy as the rub-ons are so darn cute all by themselves.....got out some white paper, cut it to card sizes and started to use the rub-ons....they go on so easy and are so nice to work with...I made a series of these cards so for the next day or so...I will be posting them to my blog.....what do you think?

The sun is finally shining here this morning, but the temps are below freezing....will spring ever arrive to out neck of the world....the yard work needs to be done...but it is so darn cold and the wind never stops......maybe this weekend it will get better....we shall see....

Well better be off to get ready for work!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Wondering Mind!

2009-05-20T04:30:00.000-07:00

This card was really quite fun to make...it is for a swap that I am in...although I do not do many swaps any more....I did want to join this one as I purchased this set from Stampin' Up and had not put ink to it....lol....story of my life these days.....I stamped the image on white card stock that I have purchased from MFT....colored it with Copic Markers....the paper I used was from the Basic Grey Line called Lime Rickey.....I love this paper, so bright and colorful....the rest of the card is pretty self explanatory....lol....

I am not sure why I find this image so amusing, I just do...teehee.....

Well today is not promising to be very nice, we woke to rain...we have not had much of a spring here of of yet...we had a rotten rotten winter and spring is not looking much better,...the long range forecast is calling for hot humid weather starting in June......hot I can handle....humid ussualy means rain....lol....

Well I best be getting off here to get ready for work....need to work to feed the stamping addiction....lol

Have a great day!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Basic Grey Meets MFT!

2009-05-19T04:02:00.000-07:00

Wow I have had the picture of this card in my head since I bought the Basic Grey rub-ons.....this was such a fun and easy card to make.....apply the rub-ons, stamp the glass twice, color both glasses, cut one out, layer it onto the other, use some nestabilities...glue together and voila a nice bright card.....lol....

I so need a girls night out, I am thinking of getting a group of women together to have a night out...something fun and exciting.....oh what should be do....lol...

I spent almost all day yesterday sitting her at my desk creating cards to post on my BLOG, I am such a bad blogger, but yet each and everyday I spend hours looking and drooling over other peoples BLOGS.....so I am ready for about another week of BLOGGING, hopefully this weekend I will have the opportunity to sit here for another few hours and get more cards and projects completed....

It is back to work for me today, after having a three day weekend here in Canada....I thoroughly enjoyed my time off....did some shopping, some cleaning, some stamping and had some alone time as well, just a nice balanced mini vacation......

Products used for the card:Stamps - MFT Girls Night Out

Paper - MFT, Basic Grey Lime Rickey and Stampin' Up

Ink - Black Memento

Other things include - Basic Grey Lime Rickey rub-ons, Spica Clear Pen

Hope you enjoyed the card today!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Same Card Another Attempt

2009-05-18T10:30:00.000-07:00

Okay I played with this card again to see if I could capture the color any better.....hmmmmm

Alanna

Back Again! Card to Share

2009-05-18T10:23:00.000-07:00

Good Day to all that find their way to my BLOG...it is a holiday here is Canada today, so that means a day all to myself to stamp.....

This card is one that I have made for a swap that I am in....the only sad thing about this card, is that you can not tell that is has a very light green paper on it....so pretty in real life....I could not capture the color, no matter what I tried to do....

Also there is absolutely no stamping on this card....I was busy cleaning and organizing my stamping area and came across these wonderful rub-ons from Stampin' Up that I have had forever.....so I decided to finally put them to use.....the card is very pretty to see in real life......

Products that I used are as follows"

Rub-ons - Stampin" Up
Papers - Light Green from Basic Grey, the white and black are from Stampin' Up
Punch - Martha Stewart

I am loving all the new products that I have purchased over the past few months...and have been busy making cards with them all....I think I am good to go for posting on the Blog for another week.....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

STuff A Little Late!

2009-03-31T16:00:00.001-07:00

Okay awhile back I talked about posting some pictures with stuff in it....well I finally got it done and today is the day to post the stuff...part of this post is for accountability purposes for me......I do not need any more stuff and yet I continue to buy and hoard it....first picture is of the one small area of one wall of my crafting area......

These shelves are about four feet long each....aand they hold some ribbon(the ones that I have actually rolled on doll pins, prima flowers, baubles and other small things....now tell me do I need any more ribbon, any more flowers, and any more embelli.....NO....yet I continue to buy them and hoard them......so this is my plea.....do not sell me anymore ribbon.....no more primas and no more baubles......

Oh wait just one more package of Prima's please...I need a red one to match some card I am making...............

Later Gators!

Alanna

A Bright Birthday Wish!

2009-03-30T04:27:00.000-07:00

Good Morning!

Well day three and I have another post for you...I just love this new designer paper from Stampin' Up it goes so nice with the stamp set Cheep Talk, that they have...I ordered the stamp set on my last order and it has not arrived yet....but I belong to a group on Yahoo and we send birthday cards to the members that have birthdays each month....I had an idea for this card...but alas no stamp set, so I used a different one.....not sure that I like the flowers in the corner....but it works for this months card....the saying is from a SU set also, it is one of the Salebration Sets, it is a promo that SU does each year, i believe that the promo is done today though.....the card is very straight forward to make...I will probably remake this card using the Cheep Talk Set once it arrives.

Well it is Monday morning and still no real sign of spring around our neck of the woods...it is actually kinda depressing....I want to start seeing some greens of the grass starting to peak through.....two weeks and it will be Easter and I would love to be able to hid some goodies around the yard for the grandbabies....oh well we will see what happens...

Card Stuff:

All products are from Stampin' Up....

Later Gators!

Alanna

A Bunny, Reading and Friends!

2009-03-29T05:43:00.000-07:00

Good Morning!

I hope your morning is going well....mine did not start as early as it did yesterday!....I was looking at yesterdays Blog post and was horrified to see that my card looked so washed out.....the actual colors of the card stock used were white, desert sand black and grey....you can not tell that by looking at this picture.....YIKES

I have talk to Cowboy about a new camera...we are going to price them out today...then we can decided.....

So today's card is for a friend of mine that I had sorta lost contact with over the past 6 months or so....it will be going in the mail tomorrow as soon as I can find the darn address...

It is a fairly straight forward card...started with a 5x5 card base, the patterned paper and the stamp set is from MFT, www.mftstamps.com , I love this bunny he is from the Flopsey line, I do not know why I always refer to the set as a he....but I do....the patterned paper is from on of the digital downloads that are available on this website.....I stamps the bunny on the original white centre and then stamped him again on a scrap piece of white, cut him out and used a pop dot to layer the second one over the first bunny, this gives the bunny dimension...(You can not see it on the card posting though).....for embellishments I used some Prima Flowers that I got from ...www.stampingreatdeals.com , and the silver centre piece and brad I got from www.cdstamps.com , see I have been spreading my stamping allowance everywhere....lol...and the black and white cardstock is from Stampin' Up......the inside of the card is also finished I layered white card stock inside and used some of the patterned paper and punched the edge with Martha Stewart's Doily punch and the saying inside is the completion of the front...."And they livid happily ever after".....pretty easy card to complete...but the little touches of red, gave it the punch that it needed....

Well I am off to do something around the house.....

Later Gators!

Alanna

I'm Back - Cards to Share

2009-03-28T08:13:00.000-07:00

Good Morning!

I did not want to start back on my BLOG until I was sure that I had enough cards made to keep up with posting on here....The weather will just not give up, it still wants to be Winter here...did anyone not tell the powers that be that it is spring here.....lol...I am sitting at my window in my craft room and wondering when all of this snow is going to melt and where is all the run off going to go.......

For todays cards I combined a couple of ideas, the KISS (keep it simple, silly) and I needed an Easter card for a one-on-one swap that I am in...so this was my final product. It took me longer to come up with an idea then to actually make the card.....The stamp set is one that I got last fall from Gina K Designs, I believe that it was released a year ago....I had so many ideas for this set, and yet here it is 6 months later and I am finally getting around to using it.....hmmmmmm.....all paper that I used was from Stampin' Up and the little dots in the corners are Black Pearls made by Kaiser Craft...pretty simple card and looks elegent...so hard for me to capture the true card with my camera...speaking of which I think I know why my pictures do not look good, my camera is a couple years old and the Pixels are not very high......so now I am out to convince the Cowboy that we "need" a new camera....lets see how long that takes......

Well that is my post for today...hope you enjoy!

Later Gators!

Alanna

What to Do!

2009-03-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

Okay I got up early today...(took a mental health day from work)...all set to take the pictures of my new cards I made and also of the "stuff" I wanted to share....wouldn't you know it, the batteries are dead in the camera and it is -38 out with the windchill....so needless to say I am not making a trip to town for batteries.......

Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary...Trev and I have been married for 15 years tomorrow.....oh how the time has gone....for the most part it has been smooth sailing...we have had the storms mixed in....but we always manage to weather them together......I look at him each morning...and realize that I love him more and more each day.....it is funny cause when I first met him....I was not interested at all.....he kept chasing me till' I caught him....or at least that is how he puts it.....I made a card for him and really wanted to share it on here.....but oh well I guess I will share it later in the week.....

So happy anniversary Trevor....I love you!

Hopefully I can find some batteries some where in this hours and get some pictures posted later today!

Later Gators!

Alanna

Stuff!

2009-03-10T04:59:00.000-07:00

Well already I missed a day....hmmm....as I sit here looking around my crafting space...I am overwhelmed by the amount of stuff that I have in this room....when and how did I come to have so much of it....and how will I ever use it all.....I have taken some pictures of some of it and am going to post them.....I will do that later today......my goal for the rest of the week is to use some of this "stuff", that I just had to have and now I am hoarding it...keeping it for just the right occasion....hmmmmm....is today not a gift and the right occasion.....I told the hubby the other night...do not let me buy anything else...and he started to laugh.....he said how would I know if you add anything new to this room....there is enough "stuff" in here for 6 women.....lol....so the goal is to use it up....or at least a dent in it.....
So after work I will be back to post the two pictures of some of the stuff that I have accumulated over the last year or so......

Later Gators!

Alanna

MFT Meets Basic Grey

2009-03-08T08:23:00.000-07:00

For this card I used one of the new stamp sets that I ordered from MFT...I am not sure if it is from January or February release......I paired it up with some of the new delicious paper just released from Basic Grey called "Porcelain"...this card is all paper pieced with the exception of where I used my copic markers......I made this card for a DSP swap that I was in...I made four of them and they took me like three hours to do....lol....I need to practice paper piecing me thinks......

I played around with my photo editing software this morning before I posted the card....I am not really liking the effects, but I have to make do with what I have.....maybe I need to do some reading about working with cards......so as promised I did in fact do a post today.....

Card Recipe:

Stamps: MFT (www.mftstamps.com)

Paper: DSP (Basic Grey), Card Stock (Stampin' UP)

Ink: Pallette Ink

Markers: Copic Markers (www.scrappingreatdeals.com)

Embellishments: Flower (www.scrappingreatdeals.com) Brad (Stampin' Up)

I think that is all for now......

Hope you enjoy the post!

Later Gators!

Alanna

Change

2009-03-07T06:58:00.000-08:00

I have been away from my stamping and paper world for so long that I am feeling so lost and overwhelmed by the work that I am seeing on other peoples BLOGS.....I have been away so long that I am not sure if anyone ever looks at my BLOG.....

So with these two confessions I am going to make another conscience effort to dedicate some time each day to this BLOG.....

Life has not been good for me this past 6 months or so, but I am not going to dwell on all of that (as most if not all was self-induced...)it will soon be spring here in my part of the world and with that comes more day-light and more opportunities to share my art......I love to papercraft and yet I do not share my work with many people...oh I join a few swaps....I give out a few cards.....but for the most part I do not share it.....it sits here.....and sits here.....I have been asked to make cards for the Church.....I will do it for awhile, then I start to loose the courage to make them....I have been asked to make many wedding invitations, but I choose only to make ones for the people that are close to me.....I do not make cards for my grown children or even my grandbabies......you ask why am I sharing this......well in order for me to start to really enjoy my art.....I need to start with a clean slate....

So for the rest of this year....I am going to set some goals and try to stick to them.....here are the goals that I plan to to do this year:

1. Learn to use my camera to it full extent
2. Keep this blog up daily
3. Learn to make my BLOG a pretty place
4. Make more cards and share them with my family and friends
5. Tryout for some design teams(I believe my art is good enough, at least in my head I do, I just need to make my heart understand)
6. Go to Mexico - yes this is a goal for me this year
7. Enjoy each day to the fullest
8. Enjoy what God has given me and not want for more!
9. Stop worrying - cause worrying never did anyone any good
10. And to remember every day we get an incredible gift - 24 more hours.....

Well now that I have posted it...I need to live it right.....so starting tomorrow I will be posting some of the art work that I have....if a week or so I will start to post work as I produce it......thanks for stopping by!

Later Gators!

Alanna

Recipe for Alanna!

2008-10-09T13:29:00.000-07:00

The Recipe For Alanna

3 parts Playfulness

2 parts Instinct

1 part Sexiness

Splash of Sensitivity

Chug!

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

Later Gators!

New Look for October

2008-10-07T15:22:00.000-07:00

While browsing through Karyns blog I noticed a little banner so I clicked on it...and found a real cool spot to get free backgrounds for my BLOG....so as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month....I thought this was fitting for a background...is it too much? let me know...

Later Gators!

Time Flies!

2008-10-07T05:50:00.000-07:00

Okay it has been two days since I posted and I refuse to make it three....lol...we were busy on Sunday and Monday after work, putting the finishing touches on our kitchen makeover....have you ever had an idea in your head of what a certain room should look like....well I sure did...so we went ahead with my ideas and now I am not too sure if we were able to capture what I was wanting.....oh well....I think that now that the room is painted, new floors are down....trim is up and blinds are in place...there are two things still wrong....my kitchen table does not fit my theme and my cupboards really look shabby....I can probably talk Cowboy into a new table or at least a different one...as for the cupboards...not gonna happen in this life time......or at least that is what he told me last night...when I gently suggested it.....better yet his answer was I think you spent your new cupboard budget on rubber stamps....that are still sitting in the boxes that they were delivered in.....(oh crap he noticed....)

So now that I have completed my home renovations with the exception of the infamous stamp room.....our daughter and son-in-law have purchased their first home....and they have asked us to help them do some minor painting jobs and help them lay some new floors....how can you say no......so for the next week or so my afternoons and evenings will be spent in the company of my daughter and sil while we get their home ready for occupancy...this is a bitter sweet time for me...these kids have worked hard to save for this home.....while living on the homestead with us in the old house that is here....I have always had my granddaughter Julie here with me...she has always spent hours with Cowboy and I each day...and now that her little sister is able to walk...she too is here each day for a visit or two...I am going to miss this so much.....

Okay on to todays card:

As my daughter are growing older, getting married and having children, so are all of their friends....I made these two cards to have on hand for baby showers....well wouldn't you know it....both of my daughters friends that were expecting had baby girls this past month....so I used the cards...I am going to make a few more...maybe for boys....lol...this is for my friend Wendy whose daughter is expecting, they have two little girls and are so badly wanting a boy.....maybe I have started some thing....lol....well that is all for today people....have a good one....

Later Gators!

World Card Making Day!

2008-10-04T05:42:00.000-07:00

Okay so I got up early to make a card for today....I got it done and loaded to the computer and it looks terrible...lol...the card itself looks good in real life...I get so frustrated with programs used to make these cards look good....the card really is not bigger at the top then the bottom....lol...and ribbon well that is another post all in itself..how can one person own so much ribbon and never have the color that you need...lol...or even an embellishment that will match....all supplies today are from Stampin' Up with the exception of the baubles they are from www.stampingbella.com...it is a true fall morning here, with frost on the pumpkins...we are going to tackle the renovation in the last room of the house that needs them and that is the kitchen...a little painting, some new floors and some new touches to the lighting and room decor and I think I will be done....then the big one will start...the reorganizing, painting and floors in my stamp room...woohoo...I can hardly wait.....I will take some before and after pictures of this...lol

Later Gators!

Same Thing Only Different!

2008-10-03T17:19:00.001-07:00

Well today I have not one but two cards to share with you....I needed to make a blue and purple card for a swap I am in.....so I set off to make two of the same cards one to send and one to keep for just in case....not sure why I keep all these cards...they are starting to take over my life....lol...I completed the first card and got tired of making it so I did not make it's match....I looked at my list of cards that I needed to make and noticed I also was in need of a card made with a "Bella" stamp.....hmmm went my little mind....I can use these papers to make a "Bella" card....so hence the post of the Same Only Different....I am waiting for my camera to download the pictures onto the computer....it is frustrating for me as I have a wonderful camera....but it takes forever to download the pictures onto the laptop...not sure why....okay here it is 12 hours later and I am finally getting this post done...good thing is...it is still Friday.....supplies used for the cards are listed under this.....

Stamps - Reindeer (Inkadinkadoo), Snowbunny (Bella Stamp), swiss dots embossing folder, two edge punches from Martha Stewart, cards stock and ink from Stampin' Up, patterned paper is some I got from My Favorite Things....bling, and pearls were some I had in my stash....

Well that is all for today people....later gators!

TAG I'M IT!

2008-10-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by Karyn one of my friends from my Swapping4Fun group!

She says I am it so here goes ...and the rules are:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog. Do not know how to link anything let alone my tagger...lol

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. Ok I can do that :)

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. I will not tag anyone...lol...as they all have been tagged

4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. Wh
ose BLOG... did you not read #3....

1. I an allergic to wheat products...but still eat them, then suffer..I know a sucker for punishment

2. Tattoo...already have one....since I was 18

3. I love my family and love to spend time with them, but I also really enjoy quiet time....just need to find the balance

4. I hate the snow but live in Canada!

5. I am the oldest of three girls...with the next one to me being 10 years younger and my youngest sister is 16 years younger....

6. My best friend is my hubby...he was my best friend before we married....we do everything together except stamp....no way can I get him to stamp....lol

7. I do not know how to add anything special to this darn BLOG...can not even add a counter......oh crap I am BLOG challenged....

Okay that is me in a nutshell, I think, or maybe just me as a nut....what do you think!

Later Gators!

Wanted!

2008-10-02T08:54:00.001-07:00

Well there are a lot of things I want...lol...but that is not what this post is about...I am actually going to post a card....and it was made with the set "Wanted" from Stampin' Up....all products used to make this card are from Stampin' Up....

You can sure tell fall is here, the mornings are cool, the tree's are all changing and loosing their leaves...I find that I really start stamping more once fall arrives...I am not sure if it is because winter is just around the corner...and I stamp a lot in winter to help pass the time...it does get really cold here....but for today the sun is shining and the wind in not blowing....so for that I am ever grateful.

I choose this card to put on the BLOG today as I think it shows what a true prairie horse is like...free to wonder....the sun setting here really does look that big....lol...

It is getting easier to BLOG....I am not sure if anyone other then Karyn reads it or not...but that is alright....anyway on to more stamping for me today....later gators!

Monday Morning!

2008-09-29T04:52:00.000-07:00

Okay where does the time go...it is Monday already....yesterday was a blur around here...Cowboy and I got up early really early and started our fall clean-up around the house and the yard....I have a laundry room off the kitchen and I love it...but it is the catch all....if we do not know where to put it...into the laundry room it goes.....lol...so yesterday at 5:45 a.m. we started the overhaul of the laundry room....I must say I think it is wonderful now that we are done.....teehee...lets see how long it stays this way....we bought shelves and organizers and such....looks good...once the sun was out we moved to the outside.....I really hate this time of year...we put away all the patio furniture.....pulled the last of the flowers.....stacked the wood for spring and just did an complete overhaul of the whole darn yard....about 2:00 in the afternoon the wind picked up and the leaves are now starting to fall from the trees...a sure sign of fall for sure.....both of our daughters and their families came for an early supper with us....we went through some things that we had here that belonged to them....it is time to do that.....I am not sure why this is the year to purge, but that is what is happening around here these past few weeks....our next project for the coming weekend is the reorganizing of my stamp room...yipee.....I have a whole room just for me...it is not very well organized any more.....I am out growing the space and need to better utilize it.....so stay tuned for that....I did work on a page for a Calender swap that I am in and will get it uploaded to the site later tonight....have a good one...later gators!

Posting!

2008-09-27T09:14:00.000-07:00

I made a promise to myself yesterday that I would post on this blog each and everyday...well I have no pictures of cards to post again today so I will just type....lol...my online shopping stuff is starting to arrive, I have swaps due and all I can think of is nothing....I can not make my thoughts gather around stamping these days...the sun is shining and fall is in the air here that is for sure...I want to spend time outside before the long dreary winter hits.....all though I love to stamp...I find myself getting caught up in the hype of having to have all the latest stamps released by all the various companies....I get them and then here they sit...they need to be used and loved....lol...I have a goal set out for the next week and that is to make at least one card a day....lets see if I can keep this goal...well later gators!

MOJO Gone and a Spending Spree!

2008-09-26T04:46:00.000-07:00

Okay not sure what has possessed me to go shopping... online...to make matters worse...but I have managed to spend the countries annual budget in the last month and have not created anything...oh where oh where has my MoJo gone...oh where oh where can it be...it better get back soon or the Cowboy is going to divorce me.....lol...with life being so unsettled, I tend to spend...gives me the warm fuzzies...teehee....I have managed to buy every spooky house stamp ever made I think in this last round of spending...hmmmmm....best be getting some cards made for on here....I have discovered some new stamp companies and am loving the work the I see the DT's make...so of course I gotta buy the darn stamps.....maybe I should delete Google reader....would make my life so much easier......haha...I could not give up my daily dose of these women...they are my family...my life....oh wait...that is not right......oh well you know what I mean....

Gotta share a funny story about my little grand daughter Julie....well she has made the big excidous to kindergarten...she attends day care in the morning and one of the family must pick her up and take her to school in the afternoon...the grand parents have been taking turns for a week at a time....this was my week to do it....so before I start...you need to know that Julie is the love of my life....I would do anything for this little girl...she is at our home everyday...and I think Cowboy thinks that she belongs to us....lol...oh well onto the story....so on Monday I go off to pick up the little munchkin...she has started a new day care and Ms. Amanda is an amazing daycare provider....so I get to the door and remember I have never been here before.....I see Julie in the background just waiting me for...so anyway Ms. Amanda says to me...I am sorry I have never met you before....do you have any Identification with you.....WHAT I say.....hmmmm...yes I guess I do...off to the car I trot to get my drivers license....back to the door I go....Ms Amanda has a look at the picture and says yes that is you.....then in the background I here this little voice saying with a giggle...no no I do not know her that is not my gramma.....lol....I was absolutely beside myself...then around the corner comes my little Julie laughing and laughing.....she yelled April Fools Gramma....lol...okay a little late....but she was funny.....

Onto one other topic before I go off to do some more online shopping....oops I mean go to work......I have been chosen for a posting on this blog...from my dear Friend Karyn...I will get it posted to here later today.....and will answer all the questions involved......anyway gotta go later gators!

In a Funk

2008-09-06T06:24:00.000-07:00

Okay once again I am not very good at Blogging.....yikes...I am in a funk and really need to start working it through with the Cowboy(for those that do not know that is my hubby)...we have some pretty big decisions to make in the next few days.....and no we are not seperating or divorcing...oh well we will get through this as well.....I am not sure how to make my Blog pretty...I want a pretty Blog...one that will have people coming to it....hmmmmm...maybe I need to actually put some of my work on here.....teehee...that would probably help....I have been asked to make some more wedding invitations....another huge order.....have not said yes nor have I said no.....I need to see the template before I make the decision....it is cold and dreary here today...temps are not warm, nor is it warming up here much through the day...actually it is driving me crazy to see the end of the summer already...Cowboy is outside doing some winterizing to the pool right now....we did not plant a big garden this year so there is not much left to take out...we really downsized everything this year....good news is, my son and his family are in Manitoba as I write this and will be here at my home for the next five days...oh how I love these visits...although a little crazy when we are all here together I still love it non the less.....well I guess I best be going and seeing what needs to be done before all the family arrives.......later gators!

A Zindorff Wanabee....

2008-08-19T12:32:00.000-07:00

Okay I have found the most wonderful blog.....it is produced by Michelle Zindorff....hopefully I have spelled that right.....she does the most amazing work with brayers, sponges and inks....I have tried to follow her tutorials and I hope that I have at least given it a good reproduction....I have tried several of her cards, but decided to share this one with you as it will soon be fall and winter in our neck of the woods....and with this time of the year....our roads in the country look so forlorn and dissolute.....although very picturesque....(is that how you spell it....)so when I saw this card I automatically thought of a road that my hubby and I used to go down to check on the crops.....so I tried to reproduce it the best I could......this is the card size...but the Cowboy and I are going to redo our bedroom this coming week, and I am going to try and reproduce this card on an 8.5x11 piece of card stock and have it framed....wish me luck I am going to need it....
All products used are Stampin Up....I followed the tutorial that can be found here www.zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com Have a look at here work...it is amazing....

Well it is time to say later gators.....

Alanna

Cards for the VC__Rocks Group

2008-08-02T15:28:00.000-07:00

I have been fortunate to be part of a very busy and active group known as VC_Rocks on Yahoo....this is a group of ladies that get together for only 4-5 months a year and celebrate a virtual Stamping convention.....all swaps are Stampin' Up products only and are amazing in the quality that you receive back....this group will be closing down again for the year within a month....I am so going to miss them as it is a very busy and lively group...I only joined 5 swaps this year so over the next few days I will post the cards that I made for the swaps.....todays card was made for the "Thinking of Kids" swap....we were to make any card that was good for giving to a child.....I only have one grandson, so my male kid stamps are limited...but I knew I wanted to make a card with this set.....I am slowly trying to make some headway in my crafting space...I do not know how come this room gets so darn messy.....I am the only one that stamps in the family.....lol....

Later Gators!

Well Here is the First Post to the New Blog

2008-07-29T16:44:00.000-07:00

Well it is nice to be back blogging again...for some silly reason I can still find my old blog online, but I can not access it to up-date it...so I will just start again...blogging has become so WOW in the last year since I last put an entry on my old site.....I am not sure I can make this one look so pretty as the rest of peoples BLOGS...so I may just use this for my own personal use.....I will try to do a better job then the last BLOG, meaning I will try to keep this one up-to-date a little better.......

Later Gators!

Alanna