sil's stamping,scrapping and stuff

Excitement in my neighborhood

2011-12-02T23:00:00.000-06:00

A prison inmate who went to great lengths to carry out a whimsical escape plan ultimately failed when he was caught Friday night hiding in a portable toilet in Rockdale.

Cesar Sanchez, 37, escaped from a moving Illinois Department of Corrections van in Lockport several hours earlier, made his way to a grocery store despite limping and being handcuffed, then stowed himself away on the top of a semi truck’s cab and hitched a ride to Rockdale before going into hiding.

Sanchez was being taken from the Bridgeview courthouse to Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill when he kicked the door of a DOC van open and hopped out near 159th Street and Farrell Road in Lockport about 2:15 p.m., officials said.

About six hours later, police dogs from the Joliet Police Department and Cook County sheriff’s police tracked Sanchez to a portable toilet in the yard of the Waste Management Depot in the 1800 block of Moen Avenue in Rockdale.

The area where he escaped from the van is a few miles from my house and about half a mile from the high school.

I am soooo releived that he was captured.

Happy December

2011-12-01T21:38:00.001-06:00

November has been such a crazy month at work. Since it is nearing the end of the year, so many patients want to get in for exams because their insurance deductibles have been met. December will be crazier, but I am going to try my best to post on my blog at least 5 times a week. I am also going to visit my blog and forum friends as often as I can.

Today I made a flower from a tutorial at Santa's Workshop at The Flying Unicorn Forum.

I hope that you all will stop by The Flying Unicorn and join the festivities.

Flying Unicrn Gives Back

2011-11-06T15:03:00.000-06:00

Together WE will make a Difference !

POST YOUR WORK AT FLYING UNICORN!

This month Flying Unicorn is donating up to $1,000 to Women in Distress. You can help and here's how. For each project uploaded to the Flying Unicorn gallery, Flying Unicorn will donate $1. Help us get $1,000 for Women in Distress. We need 1,000 uploads to reach our goal. Come on everyone, load up the gallery!!

If you have never suffered abuse at the hands of your partner, count your blessings. So many of our sisters have had to endure abuse, both physical and mental. Some of the Flying Unicorn members have lived these nightmares but somehow found the strength to remove themselves from these situations. They have shared their horrific stories, not for your sympathy, but to inspire other woman and give courage and strength to those in need. Their stories are purposeful examples meant to empower. Women in Distress is ready and waiting to aid those women who so desperately need hel

Please help us help Women in Distress by uploading your creations to the Flying Unicorn Gallery.

Halloween Projects

2011-10-19T20:17:00.000-05:00

I finally found a little bit of scrappy time and made a card and Halloween treat holder.

Pink Pumpkin

2011-10-13T21:52:00.001-05:00

Now that I am back at work, I realized that my mammography room was looking a little barren. I made this pumpkin for Yolie,Gaby and Celeste's Link Up For Pink and to display in my mammogram room.

Link up for Pink with Celeste,Gaby and Yolie

2011-10-06T21:25:00.001-05:00

I made this cute pink raccoon card to Link up for Pink
Visit http://www.justyolie.com/2011/10/first-annual-link-up-for-pink.html to Link Up for Pink too!!

Mummy Card

2011-10-06T21:03:00.001-05:00

I made this card for Halloween. The mummy is a Rubbernecker stamp that was stamped oncanvas and colored with Markers. I made this card for a challenge at Flying Unicorn.

Ghoulie Challenge at Flying Unicorn

2011-10-06T17:35:00.000-05:00

What can you do with

01. paper/ cardstock only one sheet any size of one of the colors purple or black or orange

02. 3 paper clips ( if you do not have paper clips you may use straight needles )

03. one button

04. 6" of ribbon/trim

05. paper towel/tissue

06. stick/branch from the outdoors

07. 2 brads

08. one leaf

( look no scissors or glue or tape or cutters allowed )

to create something Halloweenish?

This is today's Scrap-O-Ween Challenge at The Flying Unicorn

Well...This is what I came up with

More cards

2011-10-05T22:30:00.001-05:00

It was soooo nice of my hubby to let me have the day to play in my craft nook today.
I made some more cards for Inking It Up Crazy's WCMD.

This one is for the Holiday Card Challenge

And for the Friendship Challenge

and Birthday Card Challenge-this card did not photograph well,the background is actually acetate with the edges inked pink

Inking It Up Crazy Bling and Glitter card

2011-10-05T19:56:00.000-05:00

Another card~This one is for Kassidy's WCMD Glitter and Bling Challenge

Breast Cancer Awareness card

2011-10-05T19:49:00.002-05:00

I ordered this stamp set from Paper Smooches the other day and it came today.

I couldn't wait to use it and made this card for the WCMD Stamped Image challenge at Inking It Up Crazy and also for Link Up For Pink at Gaby Creates

WCMD with Inking It UP Crazy

2011-10-05T14:09:00.000-05:00

Kassidy has some great challenges on her blog for World Card Making Day.

I made this card for her sketch challenge

and this card for her Pink-White Black only Challenge

Sweet Peach Crop Shop Back To School Crop

2011-10-05T13:51:00.001-05:00

I found out about the crop at http://www.sweetpeachcropshop.com/blog/ on Saturday, so I am behind on completing projects.

I did finish this one for Crop Challenge #2 – All about Numbers

And This one for Back To School Crop | Office Supply Challenge (I used masking tape and staples)

Here is a close-up

Another RAK thank you

2011-10-02T16:21:00.000-05:00

This Thank You goes out to Chelle at http://www.hanwayink.com I won this prize during the Fall Fun Blog Hop

And her adorable fall card

Thanks Chelle~You ROCK!!!

Thanks Lori aka Mrs. Swandog

2011-10-02T16:10:00.005-05:00

This is a very belated thank you to Lori at http://swandog-4scraps.blogspot.com/ I won this awesome RAK on her blog a few months ago.

and with it~she sent the cutest card

Thanks again Lori!!!

I'm BAAAACK

2011-10-02T15:57:00.000-05:00

I'm FINALLY back to blogging. This is what my foot looked like when the post surgical stitches came out. It feels soooo much better now and i should be able to back to work next week.

Stampin' Dymonz ZENTANGLE Challenge

2011-08-09T11:50:00.003-05:00

Hello friends!!! I am soooo behind on posting, visiting blogs and sending e-mails. I will be feverishly playing catch-up in the next few weeks.

I missed completing the last several challenges at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space and I promised to be better about doing her challenges. Challenge #8 Your challenge this week, then, is to create a Zentangle design. Your Zentangle must be an A2 sized card (4.25" X 5.5") on white cardstock and the Zentangle needs to encompass the entire front and back of the card in it's design. The inside should have a half inch border of Zentangle on each of its longest sides. You are allowed a quarter inch border on the front/back if you so wish. All you need is white cardstock and a black Ultra Fine Sharpie Marker.

Well~I have NEVER zentangled, but I am quite pleased with my 1st attempt.

Have a FABULOUS day!!!

HUGS!!!
Silvia

Pumpkin Spice DT entry

2011-07-16T00:06:00.002-05:00

Shop Pumpkin Spice is having it's 1st ever DT call. I found this out on the LAST day of submissions. The requirement for the submission was to create a project using at least 2 of the following manufacturers:
Bo Bunny, Cosmo Cricket , Crate Paper , Echo Park ,Graphic 45, My Mind’s Eye

To create my card I used my favorite manufacturer~Graphic 45 as well as Cosmo Cricket and Bo Bunny.
I also used Paper Studio cardstock in Hunter and a TCP Stamp that was inked with Fired Brick Distress ink.

My Ouchie

2011-07-15T17:43:00.002-05:00

For those of you who remeber my pretty cast~ I was in it for three weeks as a last resort to treating my plantar fascitis. It did not work. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the thick band of tissue on the bottom of the foot is overstretched or overused. This can be pain and make walking difficult.

Initial Treatment includes:

•Acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) to reduce pain and inflammation

•Heel stretching exercises

•Resting as much as possible for at least a week

•Wearing shoes with good support and cushions

Other steps to relieve pain include:

•Apply ice to the painful area. Do this at least twice a day for 10 - 15 minutes, more often in the first couple of days.

•Try wearing a heel cup, felt pads in the heel area, or shoe inserts.

•Use night splints to stretch the injured fascia and allow it to heal.

If these treatments do not work, your doctor may recommend:

•Custom-made shoe inserts (orthotics)

•Steroid shots or injections into the heel

•Wearing a boot cast, which looks like a ski boot, for 3-6 weeks. It can be removed for bathing.

Wearing a walking cast.

In a few patients, nonsurgical treatment does not work. Surgery to release the tight tissue becomes necessary.
I had my surgery on July 7th.

This are not images from my actual surgery, but of the procedure that I had done (In-Step Plantar Fasciotomy)

My postoperative orders.
A walker boot will be used from the day of surgery until 6 weeks post-operative. The walker boot is used for all walking. For the 1st 3weeks, it is used day and night. After 3 weeks (when my stitches are removed), it can be removed for showering.

I will be spending the next few weeks catching up on blogging :)

HUGS!!
Silvia

Today our community mourns

2011-06-16T16:31:00.000-05:00

With a war that’s lasted longer than any other, the reality is that if you wait long enough, sooner or later the statistics will catch up with you. More than 250 Illinois soldiers have given their lives for our freedom. Now that number has grown by one.

Pfc. Michael Olivieri and four others belonging to the 1st Infantry Division in Fort Riley, Kan., were killed in Baghdad when insurgents launched an attack on their base, division officials said. The soldiers deployed to Iraq in November 2010.

They were part of the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, supporting the development of Iraq forces and the improvement of civilian life in central Iraq.

Each of the soldiers had served less than two years and each was on his first deployment.

Homer Glen is a small but close-knit community, where plans are already being made to honor Pfc. Olivieri in the form of a special memorial at the Homer Township Public Library, where his mother Jody works. They are creating a “Heroes” quiet reading room as part of a library expansion to honor the 26-year-old soldier and others in the military.

Olivieri was due home on Monday June 13, which would have been his one-year wedding anniversary with his wife Sharon, and was also due to attend his sister’s wedding on the 25th. All of this makes his death especially hard for his family and friends to take. From all accounts, however, they have been nothing but proud of his service to his country.

Olivieri was a 2002 graduate of nearby Lockport Township High School and attended Southern Illinois University. He also started and played in a local band called The Moops. His friends called him, “The glue that held us together.”

Hundreds of mourners of all ages turned out this morning to honor U.S. Army Pfc. Michael C. Olivieri during the soldier’s funeral procession through Homer Glen en route from the Modell Funeral Home to Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

The funeral procession included about 200 vehicles. En route to the cemetery, it passed by crowds of supporters gathered on all four corners at all the major intersections along the route in Homer Glen. Other towns took part in paying tribute, too, with fire departments using their ladder trucks and flags to form arches across the roads.

Fathers Day card

2011-06-09T23:56:00.005-05:00

I created this Father's Day card using this weeks challenge sketch from Mojo Monday

Paper: Bazzill, SEI, Recollections, Graphic 45, Stamp: Rubbernecker stamps Ink: Distress Ink

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Challenge #194

Lexi's Creations Challenge #45 Father's Day

Woodware USA Clear Stamps Challenge #30 Masculine cards

Hand-Stamped Sentiments Challenge #70 Father's Day (Masculine)

Ladybugs Craft Ink Challenge #31 It's all about the males

PaperTake weekly Anything goes

Paper Play Challenges week #23 Father's Day/Masculine

The Paper Variety For the Guys

CRAFT Challenge #106 Father's Day

Craft Us Crazy Challenge #10 Fathers Day

Delightful Challenges Fathers Day

2011 World Oceans Day

2011-06-08T09:34:00.003-05:00

More oil reaches the oceans each year as a result of leaking automobiles and other non-point sources than was spilled in Prince William Sound by the Exxon Valdez

Eighty per cent of all pollution in seas and oceans comes from land-based activities.

Three-quarters of the world's mega-cities are by the sea.

Death and disease caused by polluted coastal waters costs the global economy US$12.8 billion a year. The annual economic impact of hepatitis from tainted seafood alone is US$7.2 billion.

Plastic waste kills up to 1 million sea birds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year. Plastic remains in our ecosystem for years harming thousands of sea creatures everyday.

Tropical coral reefs border the shores of 109 countries, the majority of which are among the world's least developed. Significant reef degradation has occurred in 93 countries.

Although coral reefs comprise less than 0.5 per cent of the ocean floor, it is estimated that more than 90 per cent of marine species are directly or indirectly dependent on them.

Nearly 60 per cent of the world's remaining reefs are at significant risk of being lost in the next three decades.

The major causes of coral reef decline are coastal development, sedimentation, destructive fishing practices, pollution, tourism and global warming.

Studies show that protecting critical marine habitats -- such as warm-and cold-water coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves -- can dramatically increase fish size and quantity.

More than 3.5 billion people depend on the ocean for their primary source of food. In 20 years, this number could double to 7 billion.

Populations of commercially attractive large fish, such as tuna, cod, swordfish and marlin have declined by as much as 90 per cent in the past century.

Each year, illegal longline fishing, which involves lines up to 80 miles long, with thousands of baited hooks, kills over 300,000 seabirds, including 100,000 albatrosses.

As many as 100 million sharks are killed each year for their meat and fins, which are used for shark fin soup. Hunters typically catch the sharks, de-fin them while alive and throw them back into the ocean where they either drown or bleed to death.

The annual global by-catch mortality of small whales, dolphins and porpoises alone is estimated to be more than 300,000 individuals.

I posted this manatee photo because they are on the endandered list with only 4000-5000 living in the wild.

Together we can make a difference in saving our oceans.
It starts by wearing a blue shirt on June 8, World Oceans Day, and telling two others about the oceans’ vital role in Earth’s ecology. It continues by making it a habit to reduce our daily personal carbon footprint (ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is acidifying waters), and choosing seafood that is sustainably harvested or farmed without harm to coastal waters and seafood stocks

Please be sure to visit Shellbelle's Tiki Hut join the Ocean Celebration

Another card using Rubbernecker Stamps

2011-06-06T21:42:00.002-05:00

I fell in love with this weeks sketch(#87) at J.U.G.S and created this card

Paper: Fancy Pants, Tim Holtz and Paper Studio Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps Dandelion Garden Border , Rubbernecker Stamps Imagine with All Inks:Studio G chalk ink, Staz-on

The Dandelion Border sztamp didn't photograph as well as I would have liked.I double stamped~1st with white and then with apple green

I am entering this card in the following challenges

J.U.G.S. Sketch #87

Critter Sketch Challenge Blog~ use Kraft

Craft Your Passion~ Anything Goes

Mixed Media Challenge At Stampin' Dymondz

2011-06-06T21:08:00.001-05:00

For the challenge this week, at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Place we will be making a decorative background paper. Hint: You will need this background for next week's challenge, so make sure you don't do anything further to the page then what you are directed to do in this post.

Select an 8.5 x 11 sheet of decorative or plain paper which you want to turn into your background paper.

Select 3 different colored paints and 1 metallic or glitter paint.

Use the paper you chose and the 4 ink colors to create a background page using the Credit Card Painting Technique for you to use as your base for next week's challenge.
Submit your challenge by noon Eastern time on Tuesday, June 7th

This is my creation

2011-06-03T20:54:00.000-05:00

I am entering this card at the Sisterhood of Crafters for the "Button Box" challenge (use buttons on your project) In addition to my buttons, I used stamps by Rubbernecker Stamps,Colorbox ink, Viva Pearl Pen and a MLYB fabric border.

The mammographer in me

2011-06-03T20:22:00.001-05:00

I made this card for a Challenge at Simon Says Stamp using my favorite stamp. It must be the mammographer in me that makes this Rubbernecker Stamps stamp my favorite. I stamped the image on velvet paper and heat embossed it using Stampendous silver embossing powder and colored parts of the image with Copics and added Pearl pen accents.I used Core'dinations cardstock and dry embossed it with Sizzix ribbon plate and mounted it on MM paper.

Blanketflower card

2011-06-03T19:59:00.001-05:00

For the Center image ~I used a Rubbernecker daisy stamp but colored the daisies to resemble blanketflowers.

Products used:Stamp~Rubbernecker Stamps  Daisies 506-05 Paper:Paper Company,Fancy Pants, Wausau,and Heidi Swapp Ink~Colorbox and Staz-on Markers:Sharpie and Copic Brads: MM alpha brads Tools: Spellbinder Beaded Oval,Martha Stewart double loop Border punch

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafts 4 Eternity  Challenge #22 (Sketch)
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge #11 Anything goes
Paper Play Challenge Week 22 Citrus splash~green,yellow,orange
Fab-n-Funky Challenges What'eva challenge
Woodware USA Clear Stamps   Challenge#29~Use a forgotten embellie (I used alpha brads)

Ta-Dah!

2011-05-30T17:12:00.000-05:00

It's not so easy to stamps on or to color on a cast.

Blank Canvas

2011-05-29T19:39:00.000-05:00

It has been raining the last two days, so I haven't been able to garden. Ordinarily I wouldn't let a little rain stop me~but I am in a cast up to my knee. I partially tore some ligaments in my foot.
Scary thought~I was thinking about adding some stamping to my cast. I really want to heat emboss on it but I don't want to waste embossing powder.

Challenge at Stampin' Dymonds Creative Space

2011-05-26T09:33:00.001-05:00

Challenge #2: At Stampin'Dymonds Creative Space Working With Digis

This week, theywe have a sponsor for ther challenge! Tellen's Place Designs has graciously provided the digital image (digi) that will be used for this challenge:

"Say What"

Courtesy of Tellen's Place Designs

Challenge Details:

You are to create an A2 sized card (4.25 x 5.5 inches) using this digi from Tellen's Place Designs.

The digi is to be hand colored using markers -- Copics, SU! Stampin' Write Markers, ProMarkers -- any marker sets you have/use.

Your card needs to be made using the following cardstock colors: Purple, Fuchsia/Magenta, and Black.

As part of the use of this image, it must be matted using all 3 cardstock colors.

This is my card .I am getting ready to head out the door for work so I am lacking time to give you the details on my card

A close-up to show the glossy accent on the glasses

Back Porch Memories Crop

2011-05-13T15:53:00.000-05:00

Head on over and check out the crop at Back Porch Memories. There will be 22 challenges, classes and games.

Friday, May 13 @ noon EST – Sunday, May 15 @ 6 p.m. EST (main weekend)

May 16-21 (extra time for SOME challenges to be completed)

Each challenge, game and class has its own prize! Plus they are giving away a six month autoship subscription to Back Porch Memories Kit Club ~ What a great prize!!

Tim Times Ten~ Day 9

2011-05-06T20:27:00.000-05:00

It's day 9 of the Tim Times Ten Grand Giveaway challenges at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Place.
How high can you go? Today's challenge is to create a dimensional tag. At least two elements must lift up off the page. The edges of the tag should be inked. At least one dimensional flower and 3 buttons should be incorporated in the design.

My tag did not scan as well as I would have liked and my son swiped my camera to shoot pics of the High School Production of GREASE.
Paper Tim Holtz Idea-ology,Stamps~Hero Arts(tree trunk)Studio G(leaves)Flowers~Primas Punch~Martha Stewart Rub-ons~KaiserCraft Ink~Disress Ink, Colorbok and Studio G

Tim Times Ten~Day 8

2011-05-05T22:02:00.000-05:00

Challenge for Day 8 of the Tim Times Ten Grand Challenge at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Place
Your challenge today is to create a distressed tag. You must use a minimum of 3 colors of ink. You must use at least 1 image stamp and 1 sentiment stamp. You must color your sentiment stamp using two different ink colors and stamp -- this should be one press on the tag and not "stamp one color, clean stamp, stamp second color." A unique piece of ribbon or other embellishment should be used for the hole in the tag

My inks are Distress Inks and Colorbok. My stamps are Rubbernecker and Inkadinkado. My butterfly embellie came from Michaels Dollar Spot.

Tim Times 10~Day 7 Challenge

2011-05-04T20:36:00.001-05:00

Today is day 7 of Tim Times Ten Grand Giveaway Challenge at Stampin Dymonz Creative Space.
Today's challenge is an acetate tag. The acetate must be dry embossed. It must be inked. Your tag must be two-layered, include an image, and you must use some type of "dimensional" product to embellish your image -- fun flock, flower soft, heat embossing, etc. The weather is supposed to be cold in Baltimore today; therefore, your tag should depict a cold scene -- could be winter or fall and does not have to include snowmen/snow, just ensure you make a good representation of colder weather. The acetate should be from some packaging that you may have at your craft spot in order that you recycle the plastic and help prevent us from killing our own planet with non-biodegradable materials such as plastic...

My tag did not scan well at all and my son has my camera for the day.

For my acetate tag~ I used recycled clear x-ray film. I dry-embossed it using a cuttlebug folder and sanded the embossed image.I used Staz-On ink at the top, bottom and sides of the acetate tag. I colored the snowman with Bic Markers ans Highlighted some of the words with dimensional paint. I used Paper Studio paper for the 2nd layer.

Tim Times 10~Day 6 Challenge

2011-05-03T20:34:00.000-05:00

Tag for Tim Times Ten ~Day 6 Challenge at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space
Today's challenge is for you to make a gift card holder tag. The gift card pocket must have at least 2 of it's corners punched with a corner punch. You must show in your picture the "card" in the pocket. The tag must contain at least 3 handmade flowers (meaning no Primas or other pre-made flowers -- you must make the flowers yourself with paper/scissors/glue), a sentiment, and the background of the tag must be inked -- not covered with paper. You may use Color Wash or other spray type ink, or pull out your stamp pads and sponges. The inking technique for the tag background is your choice; however, the background must be created using only ink.

Stamps used: Hero Arts ,Studio G Markers:BIC and Sharpie Punches: Martha Stewart Ink:Colorbok and Distress Ink Bling: Hero Arts Pearls:Want 2 Scrap

My HANDMADE flowers were a big pain in the BUTT to make. I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch and cut around the punched area and then I added bling to the center.

Steampunk Tag~Stampin Dymonz challenge

2011-04-30T20:31:00.000-05:00

I created this tag for "Tim Times Ten~Day 3 challenge at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space.

The directions were to create a steampunk tag which incorporates the sponging and heat embossing techniques somewhere in the tag. Your design must incorporate a key, 3 arrows, and a pointing hand. At least one of the elements listed must be a metal embellishment and one stamped image must be manually (hand) cut out.

Tag sponged with Studio G orange Chalk Ink and then accented with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (fired brick). My pointed finger brad was colored with alcohol inks (lettuce and currant), covered with clear embossing powder and heat embossed. Two of my ballons were cut from Graphic 45 paper and the 3rd balloon was a Michaels stamp (stamped on Graphic 45 paper) and cut outMy Key (Graphic 45 paper) is on one of the balloons. .Arrows(red~Maya Road)(vellum/one way)(metal~Tim Holtz Game Spinner) Flower paper (Recollections) and brown twine were also used.

2011-04-29T23:23:00.000-05:00

It's been quite a while since I've felt any spark of creativity until today.

I am soooo sad that I missed the 1st day of Stampin Dymonz "TIM TIMES TEN" challenge.

I made this tag for Day 2 Challenge "MASKING"

I used Distress inks on my tag and a Glimmer Mist mask. The Butterfly stamp is by Innovative Stamp Creations and the branches are from a set of Rubbernecker stamps.

I also used Glossy Accents and bling from Hero Arts .

BUTTERFLY blog linky party

2011-03-13T01:00:00.001-06:00

Eva decided to have a BUTTERFLY blog hop. I absolutely adore butterflies and was so excited to play along. Life has kept me too busy to create, so I am posting "not so new" creations.

First up is a page of my "baby", who turned 18 on 3/9. The large pic on the page was his freshman school picture (and the last school photo that I ever saw an order form for).

Next up is an altered clock that has a few butterflies resting on it. :)

Thanks for fluttering by..For all the links, please go to Eva's blog and follow along to find so many beautiful butterfly projects!!

OWOH Winner

2011-02-22T21:25:00.000-06:00

I apologize for the late posting of the winner. I had a sinus infection and the flu. My *scientific* method of choosing my winner was to have my son choose a number between 1 and 107. He chose # 47 which belongs to June .

Congratulations!!

JUNE said...

Thx for the comments about my before/after photos..I've got a ton to get together to share, we've been working hard over here...anyway, thx for the nice comments on my blog...and I left a comment on one of your posts...fun stuff! thx again, june #75

Too Close to Home

2011-02-18T14:13:00.001-06:00

This article appeared in the news today.The article does not mention that there were injuries Derek's 8 month old brother also. I heard about it on Tuesday because I had worked with the childs paternal grandmother. Derek's parents were amist a divorce due to abusive behavior on her part.Please keep this family in your prayers.

Mother's boyfriend charged in Griffith toddler's death

Prosecutors charged a man with neglect of a dependent Thursday in the death of a 20-month-old Griffith boy.

After telling police his girlfriend's child was injured by falling off a love seat, David Steven Golub, 24, admitted he was actually "twirling the child around very fast by his ankles when the child's head struck the side of the entertainment center," according to a police probable cause affidavit.

Derek Hansen, of the 1000 block of East 35th Avenue, died at 12:10 a.m. Thursday at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

A preliminary medical exam indicated Hansen suffered from retinal hemorrhages and cerebral hemorrhaging, according to the affidavit. Medical personnel determined Hansen's death was the result of child abuse, the affidavit states.

The Cook County medical examiner's office did not immediately schedule Hansen for an autopsy Thursday because he is an organ donor. Once his organs are harvested at the hospital, his body will be examined.

When officials arrived at the boy's residence Tuesday, Hansen was lying on the floor struggling to breathe. He was taken to The Community Hospital in Munster and then airlifted to Comer Children's Hospital.

Golub was baby-sitting Hansen and an 8-month-old infant when the incident happened. Golub told officials he didn't call 911 after Hansen struck the entertainment center because he was scared, the affidavit states.

A neighbor saw Golub carrying Hansen and screaming in the parking lot of his apartment complex. Golub met his mother in the parking lot and told her the toddler had fallen. When the neighbor heard the toddler wasn't breathing, she called 911.

The Indiana Department of Child Services also is looking into the death.

One World One Heart

2011-02-12T23:01:00.004-06:00

One World One Heart is a worldwide event for bloggers only.It is the brainchild of Lisa Swifka . It gives all those who blog a chance to meet and mingle and form connections with those they may not have otherwise met from all over the world. In the past 4 years this event has grown to over 1,000 participants with lasting friendships (and even one love connection) formed along the way. Think of it as a GIGANTIC open house allowing you to travel without ever leaving your home........going from blog to blog(in various countries) seeing the wonder each one has created and meeting all the fabulous people behind those blogs. As a bonus each blogger participant will offer up a "door prize or prizes"....just for dropping by, saying hello and seeing their world. It's really that easy.

I an very late in joining the party. I got a new computer in late December to replace my broken one. My old computer had digital media ports so that I could just pop in my camera card and get my photos.My new computer does NOT have this function and uploading pics is now a project (especially since I misplaced my camera cord.) This is my first time joining the festivities.

I am Silvia a fulltime mammographer who lives 30 miles south of Chicago with my husband, two teenage sons and 3 feline furbabies.

I enjoy creating home decor items

I enjoy paper crafting.

I also enjoy gardening and photography

My "door prize" is this 6x6 altered canvas that I created

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you'll visit again :)

Silvia

My computer died.

2010-12-11T13:54:00.000-06:00

I woke up this morning to a "dead"computer. After some research and help from my son~the computer that I will be purchasing is only available online. I will be back and blogging as soon as my new baby arrives :(

Paper Secrets Holiday Hop

2010-12-10T06:57:00.002-06:00

Welcome to the Paper Secrets Holiday Hop. As you hop along the 25 inspiring blogs, be sure to leave a comment at each stop and then post here to let us know that you finished the hop. You may win 1of 3 RAKS.

You should have arrived here from Giovanna

If not, you may want to the start of the hop

I will be posting new projects each day of the hop. For today I have 3 ornaments and a card.

My first ornament was created using chipboard,some DP from my "scrap pile", paper, felt ,resin and acrylic snowflakes, bling and a transparent tag.

Second up is a glass ball ornament that I dapped with alcohol inks. (cranberry and tobacco)

This little birhouse was made from chipboard, Paper Studio pp, a sticker from the dollar store and sequin trim

Last up is this card. Basic Grey pp, DCWV pp, Bazzill cardstock. I stamped "happy winter" and heat embossed it. The snowman was stamped on a ceramic ornament and then colored.

Your next stop is Kathy Carr

Simply Betty Stamps Tree Challenge

2010-12-02T00:19:00.001-06:00

This is my "creepy Christmas Tree" done with Simply Betty Stamps. Sadly, my computer was acting up and I was unable to get this uploaded in time for Simply Betty's Day 3 Challenge.

Jesus is the Reason for the Season

2010-12-01T22:07:00.002-06:00

I happened upon the Jesus is the Reason for the Season blog hop and was inspired to create this card.
If you would like to check out the fabulous projects~you can start at Heathers blog
http://joemamainks.blogspot.com

Simply Betty "Grinch" challenge

2010-11-29T21:18:00.003-06:00

Simply Betty Challenges 12 Days of Christmas Day 2. Make a "Grinch-mas" project.

Grinch (n.) Definition" one who ruins enjoyment.

I thought that Victorian Beauty James and this sentiment from "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
fit the challenge perfectly.

Stamps: Simply Betty
Inkadinkado
Paper: Bazzill
Ink/pencils/markers: Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Copic Markers, Sakura Glaze Pens, Pearl Gel pen, EK Success colored pencils

Simply Betty Christmas Challenge

2010-11-27T20:32:00.003-06:00

Simpy Betty Stamps is hosting 12 Days of Christmas. The Challenge for day 1 is to use a Simply Betty Halloween stamp and use it to make a Christmas card. I used Pumpkin London and turned her into a Holiday Helper.

Paper: DCWV, Heidi SwappMaking Memories and Paper Studio(cardstock) Stamp: Simply Betty digi Pumpkin London Embellishments: LYB bling Tools: Spellbinder Shapabilities Pendant snowflake, Paper Shapers circle punch

Veterans Day

2010-11-11T07:00:00.000-06:00

In honor of Veterans Day~

Papercraft Star Challenge #21

2010-11-10T23:01:00.004-06:00

Challenge #21 at Papercarft Star is to use this photo as inspiration to create a Holiday card,tag, LO or project.
This is my card

Rubbernecker Stamps bold ornament stamp, Paper Studio pp, Core'dinations cardstock, Distress Stickles, glitter gel pens, bling, pop dots, Reminisce sticker

2010-11-10T21:54:00.002-06:00

Mark your calendar! Paper Secrets is having a Holiday blog hop . Hope you''ll come hop with us! In the meantime, come join the fun and participate in Paper Secrets November Challenges.

: ( Not a winner

2010-11-05T17:23:00.002-06:00

Okay...so this HUGE pile of cards is the pic on Paper Connections blog that shows the cards sent to Paper Crafts Magazine for their World Card Making Day Contest. The card circled in blue is mine. It was not one of the 20 chosen winners.

This is my card

and this is a close-up of the watercolor technique that I used on the stamp.

Happy 1st Anniversary Little Red Wagon

2010-11-03T20:28:00.004-06:00

Little Red Wagon is celebrating it's 53rd Challenge by having a "Red" challenge. I was shopping at Kohl's today and they were *gasp* already playing Christmas music which put me in the mood to create this card.
I just LOVE this stamp!!!

Paper Studios pp, Bazzil cardstock, Viva Las Veagastamps stamp,Bic Markers, song lyrics printed on the computer

Scrap Whispers Challenge#79

2010-11-03T16:46:00.004-06:00

Scrap Whispers Challenge #79

This is Tippi Hedron who stared in Hitchcock's "The Birds". It just seemed fitting that her pic is in Black and White since her film was in black and white.

Okay~ so I am doing challenges backwards.

Georgina~thanks for the heads up that challenges were due TODAY.

This is how the challenge read on the blog "We challenge you to craete a card or layout using black and white.You can use either a color photo with nothing but black and white papers and embellishments OR you can use a black and white photo with a clored background OR you can use a black and white photo with a black and white background"

Scrap Whispers Challenge 80 -

2010-11-03T16:33:00.002-06:00

I made this page for Challenge #80 at Scrap Whispers . The challenge is to use the words Wish/Dream or Jorney in a LO title.I couldn't resist drawing a hand and having it hold the picture.

Happy Halloween

2010-10-31T07:15:00.003-06:00

Have an AWESOME Halloween!!!

I hope that you get into the "spirit" of the day!!

Totally Frightful

2010-10-20T18:48:00.009-05:00

I made this card for the "Totally Frightful" Challenge at the Cuttlebug Spot. I FINALLY got to use the cool monster stamp that I bought a few years ago.

I am also entering this card at:

Creative Inspirations~Challenge #83~Spooky

Fab 'n' Funky ~ Things that go "BUMP" in the night

2 Sisters~ Challenge #9~Halloween

paper: DCWV, Recollections, K&Co. , Paper Co. c/s, Cuttlebug embossing folder,Martha Stewart punch, Hampton Arts glitter glue, Ancient Page ink,EK Sucess colored pencils, Bizzaro stamp, bling

And... speaking of totally frightening~ I got this creepy pumpkin from a local nursery. Isn't it FUN!?!

Spooky Blog Haunt Winner

2010-10-19T10:49:00.002-05:00

First off, I want to thank Kristi for organizing such a super blog hop.
I also want to thank everyone for their kind comments. I have read all of them and you have all brightened my week-end!! I will be participating in the Paper Secrets Holiday Hop and hop to *see* you all again.

For those who asked~ my blue pumpkin came from a local nursery
my Wicked Witch was purchased about 8 years ago at Spencer's (before Universal Studios sold them) It took me 3 years of searching before I was able to get her on clearance.

All that being said.... I used Random.org to choose my winner

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:16
Timestamp: 2010-10-19 15:42:53 UTC

Teresa ~ That's YOU!! Congrats!! I will be contacting you for your information :)

Have a FABULOUS day!!

Paper Secrets Spooky Blog Haunt

2010-10-15T06:23:00.012-05:00

Welcome to the 1st annual Paper Secrets Spooky Blog Haunt. You should have arrived from Kathy C.'s If not please return to the start of the hop at Paper Secrets Forum.
The haunting will begin at 10am PST. You have until 11:30pm PST on October 18th to complete the haunt. Remember to leave a comment on all 31 blog posts AND post a comment HERE on this post to let us know you have finished, for your chance to win 1 of the 3 treats Paper Secrets is giving away.

Even though this is not a project~ I just HAD to share my blue pumpkin. (He is prettier IRL)

First up is a Halloween Tag made with Creative Imaginations Stamps and black Staz-on. I made several of these and will be attaching them to treat bags.

Next~a simple Halloween card made using Pink Paislee and Imaginisce papers

And lastly, a page made using Cosmo Cricut pp, Fancy Pants felt shapes and a Scenic Route chipboard tag. The witch in the pictures is my favorite Halloween decoration. It is a 5 foot tall Wicked Witch of the West that TALKS.

To be entered for a Halloween RAK from me~please leave me a comment telling me what your favorite Halloween decoration is. I will draw a winner on Tuesday.

Your next stop is Tina

World Card Making Day at Cropstop

2010-10-09T19:29:00.003-05:00

I did not get to make any cards on World Card Making Day because I was at my sons college for the homecoming festivities.

I did make this card for the Crop Stop "Around the World" progressive blog hop. I used all of the prompt and fit them on one card.

1. Tatterered Angels ( I used "Key Lime Pie" Glimmer mist)
2. Cricut (pumpkin was cut using the "Pumpkin Carving" cart)
3. Use multiple embossing folders AND emboss something "unique" (Quickutz Goosebumps, Sizzix~ Tim Holtz and Cuttlebug) I embossed a metal star
4. Tim Holtz (embossed star with a Tim Holtz folder, inked and sanded star)
5. Quickutz (Quickutz Goosebumps embossing folder)
6. Cuttlebug (Cuttlebug embossing folder , Cuttlebug spider die)
7. Spellbinder (circle Nestabilities~used to cut circle in center of web)

It was also made for Sweet Stampin Challenges, Challenge #47~ Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend

Design Dollies Grey, White, Green Color Challenge

2010-09-12T22:36:00.003-05:00

I made this card for the 1st color challenge of the month at Design Dollies. The challenge is to use grey,white and green.

paper used,The Paper Company, Karen Foster and K & Company

Remebering 9/11

2010-09-11T10:19:00.006-05:00

Today is a day of remembering...
Remembering thos who bravely tried to save those trapped in the wreckage .
Remembering those who died and those left to carry on without them .
Remebering those who are serving our country overseas .
Remebering those who lost their lives while serving our country .

In the wake of 9/11 many stepped forward to volunteer

Volunteer to serve or to help in other ways.

Pat Tillman of the Arizona Cardinals did just that. He left a successful career with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the Army after the attacks occurred. Pat served our country until his death in April of 2004. He was 27.

In addition to remembering those terrible acts and how it affected us all, we need to remember these words UNITED WE STAND.

These words are forgotten in the hecticness of our daily lives. We forgot to be knid and courteous to others. We forget to find time in our schedules to volunteer.

Our local high school has issued MANDATORY community service hours for graduation and many parents are PROTESTING instead of standing beside their students and voluteering their time as well.

What's up with THAT !?!

Peace and may you find beauty in every day.

Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful challenge

2010-09-06T20:03:00.011-05:00

I made this card to fit 2 challenges.

Flourishes BBB02

Artful Inkkables Think Ink #28 ~distress out

This is a close-up showing the detail in the stamping

This is a close-up showing the distressed embossing
And THIS is the card .

I thought that the copper paper and "aged patina" on the embossed floral image fit the Flourishes challenge perfectly.

Paper: American Craft, Core'dination, Bazzill, Paper Pizzazz
Stamp: Rubbernecker
other, Nestabilities Pendant die and Embossing plate, Judykins embossing powder, Souffle pens, LeeHo dimensional paint , JoAnn acrylic sentiment

Paper Playtime anniversary challenge

2010-08-29T09:12:00.002-05:00

Anniversary card for Paper Playtime Challenge #13

Websters Papges PP, DCWV pp, Bazzill c/s, Jo-ann feather,
JoAnn brad, 7 Gypsies rub-on

Birthday drink

2010-08-28T23:55:00.004-05:00

A Birthday Margarita~isn't that what we all need?

This card is being entered in the following challenges :

Corrosive Challenge #78~ Drinks are on us

Let's Ink It Up Challenge #1 ~ use yellow

Totally Stampalicious~Texture-Licious

This is a close-up of my card showing the liquidy effect of the drink and the "salt" on the rim of the glass and on the flowers

Paper:D CWV, Graphics 45, Bazzill c/salso used, Rock candy Distress stickles, Prima flowers, Rubbernecker stamp, Staz-on ink , plastic (from packaging) Bic markers

Just for Fun Color Challenge #25

2010-08-26T16:50:00.002-05:00

I found this super fun color challenge at
The colors just SCEAMED Halloween to me and this is my card

And a close-up to show thw subtle shading of the pumpkin and the dimension of the cat and graveyard

Paper: Bazzill c/s, Prism c/s, Basic Grey pp, Graphics 45 pp

also used: Martha Stewart border punches, Sizzix dies, Cricut Pumpkin Carving cart, Michaels bling, Bic markers, pop=dots

Thanks for stopping by :)

Happy Holidays

2010-08-23T21:03:00.004-05:00

Yes, I do know that it is still summer but I couldn't resist making a Christmas card in this fabulous color combo for PDCC43 at The Play Date Cafe

PAPER: Bazill and Basic Grey STICKERS: Penny Black and JoAnn's STAMP: unknown snowflakes Technique: bleach stamping and Cuttlebug embossing folder

2010-08-22T20:27:00.003-05:00

I was blog surfing and came across Fantabulous Cricut and made thid card for their Challenge #23 which is the great outdoors. I started making a "bonfire" using the Campout Cart, but then it evolved into the card you see here.

I am also submitting this card to Belli Challenge #98. Round and Metal (using old and forgotten embellies)

paper: BoBunny and Bazzill , Metal embellies, Tim Holtz and JoAnn's

2010-08-22T19:43:00.002-05:00

I made this card using the cup from Cricut Cart~ Joys of the Season for a challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2.

Paper used: Rhonna Farrar, Cosmo Cricket, Paper Pizzazz
also used: Copic Lavendar BV20,felt snowflake, bling,buttton

Caardvarks Christmas tag challenge

2010-08-16T00:14:00.002-05:00

The current challenge at Caardvarks is to create a Christmas tag or mini card. I made this tag.

S2G challenge

2010-04-27T22:33:00.002-05:00

At S2G , Challenge #53 This week your TWIST to follow is to add FLOWERS to your project/card!!!

I just LOVE the "Shower Chick" Stampendous stamp and it worked so well for this challenge.

Wedding card

2010-03-27T22:31:00.003-06:00

I haven't been able to play along with Couture Cardstock's daily challenges for the past few days.
I was able to make a card for todays challenge.

Today’s Challenge: Journal about your goals, OR create a card for someone who is reaching a milestone or achieving a goal.

AiFactory Challenge #29

2010-03-24T23:56:00.004-06:00

Yippee!!! I was invited to be a guest designer for AiFactory Challenges this week :)
I rec'd this LOVELY Ballerina Ella image to use for this week's challenge of creating an Easel card. You can win this image this week.
Come join the fun and make an Easel card. You don't need to use an AiFactory image to enter, but they have a FABULOUS freebie section(http://www.aivault.com/store/category/freebies.html)
Your Easel card is due by Midnight EST, Wednesday, March 30th
If you are uploading to a public gallery., Please use code AIF029 .

supplies: Couture Cardstock c/s , Paper Studio pp,
FloraDoodles butterfly, Ellison ballet slipper die,Colorbok transparency frame, Copic markers, chalk, lace,sentiment stickers

Couture Cardstock Challenge~ RED

2010-03-22T19:59:00.003-06:00

Today’s Couture Cardstock Challenge: Use RED on your project.

Couture Cardstock Challenge~Vintage Vibe

2010-03-20T21:50:00.000-06:00

Today's challenge at Couture Cardstock is to create a card with a "Vintage Vibe". I think that this image from Graphic 45 pp is just perfect for the challenge.

Couture Cardstock Challenge~Masking

2010-03-19T21:49:00.002-06:00

It was 66 degrees today and supposed to snow tonight~go figure...

Today's Couture Cardstock Challenge is to use MASKING

My SIL was wearing a fall colored flannel shirt today and I was inspired to create this card for todays challenge.

Couture Cardstock Marker Challenge

2010-03-18T21:50:00.004-06:00

Stop by Couture Cardstock today~ Broni has a super cute card that she made using Copics markers to create a tie-dye effect on a stamped image .

Today's challenge at Couture Cardstock is to use markers on a project . I used makers to color a stamped Bella image.

Front of card

Inside of card

AI Factory Challenge #27 - Clear & Simple

2010-03-17T18:13:00.002-06:00

Here is a card that I made for the Clear and Simple Challenge at AiFactory.

Basic Gray pp, Hambly transparency, ribbon, sentiment sticker

Happy St. Patricks day

2010-03-17T07:01:00.002-06:00

I made this card with today's Couture Cardstock challenge which is to use pop dots to make our project POP.

I cut the shamrocks using my Cricut and Designers Calendar cartridge. The shamrocks are popped up with pop dots.

Couture Cardstock Circle Challenge

2010-03-16T20:52:00.002-06:00

It would seem that I got my holidays mixed up but these Halloween images worked perfest for todays challenge at Couture Cardstock which was to use at least 2 circles on a project.

Couture Cardstock Teal or Aqua challenge

2010-03-15T21:22:00.003-06:00

As quoted from the Couture Cardstock blog

Today’s Challenge: Use teal or Aqua on your project.

Couture cardstock challenge 3/14

2010-03-14T21:53:00.004-06:00

Today at Couture Cardstock ~ Challenge today is to create a project which reflects your sense of style or self.

I am sooo excited about the arrival of spring and I LOVE butterflies (and the color blue). I chose to make a banner to hang in my scrappy area.

Couture Cardstock Embellishment Challenge

2010-03-13T23:04:00.002-06:00

Today' s Couture Cardstock Challenge~
Your challenge is to make an embellishment which transforms a project from “blah” to “wow.” Good luck makeover masters and don’t forget to share your results!!

I made the tag on my card. It started as a plain black tag. I used Versamark and lime and pink embossing powders for the background. I used an Inkadinkado sentiment stamp as well as a Colorbok transparency and Maya Road chipboard buttons.

Chicago River turns GREEN

2010-03-13T08:24:00.002-06:00

For over 40 years the dyeing of the Chicago River has been privately funded~this year will be no different.
On Saturday morning, an hour or so before Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade, members of Chicago's Journeymen Plumbers Union add dye to the Chicago River, temporarily transforming a stretch of the waterway into an Emerald green.
What a gorgeous view!!

Sadly, I will miss the dyeing of the river and the parade this year, partly because the weather forcast calls for rain (and I might melt :P ) and partly because I am helping out at work today.
But I will be there in spirit!!!

Couture Cardstock Spring Challenge

2010-03-12T21:50:00.002-06:00

Today's Challenge at Couture Cardstock was to use the word "SPRING" on a project.

2010-03-10T16:00:00.004-06:00

Todays Challenge at Couture Cardstock is Use pastel or muted tones on your project.

With it being 62 degrees with sunshine (and rain) in Chicago today~I was hit with a case of spring fever. I was excited to see my tulips and hyacinths begining to come up.
With SPRING on the brain~ this is my LO. :)

Couture Cardstock 3 Shades Challenge

2010-03-09T15:32:00.006-06:00

I am continuing to create with Couture Cardstock's Daily Challenges.

Today’s Challenge: Use 3 different shades of the same color!

Even though it feels like spring in Chicago~ I went with a Fall LO. I am WAAAAY behind on my scrapping :( My son in the picture turned 17 today.

Happy Birthday "G"

2010-03-08T22:39:00.003-06:00

I have been so much fun participating in the daily challenges at Couture Cardstock. I haven't been able get every challenge done, but I do visit the blog daily.

Today’s Challenge: Use paint somewhere on your project!

DCVW c/s, Heidi Swapp paint, brick stamp, distress ink, Hambly transparency, Colorbok transparency

Couture Cardstock Challenge March 6th

2010-03-06T20:34:00.004-06:00

This is the card that I made for the Couture Cardstock National Craft Month Challenge a day contest.

Todays challenge is to use a sewing technique or supply in a paper project.

Paper Studio pp, May Arts ribbon,Target Dollar Spot dimensional sticker, butterfly photos ,Fancy Pants rub-on, misc. stickers, chipboard bird

Couture Cardstock Challenge 3/4

2010-03-04T21:49:00.016-06:00

This is the card that I made for the Couture Cardstock National Craft Month Challenge a day contest.

Today’s Challenge: Use a butterfly or other bug somewhere on your project!

Also being submitted to
Ai Factory Challenges Challenge #26 B Challenged ~ Blue, Bling, Bow
C.R.A.F.T Challenge challenge #40~ flowers,Mother's Day
Cute Card Thursday challenge #102~ Lucky Green
Pals Paprer Arts PPA-32~Spring themed challenge
S2G Challenges with a Twist Challenge 3/4 ~ use green
Color Throwdown Color Throwdown #82~not quite navy, old olive,ruby red
Inky Impressions Challlenge #31~use green
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #14~Color Theory Triad I chose to use the Split Complimentary colors of red,blue and green
Pink Elephant Challenges Challenge #56~add Green to your color combo

Coredination and Bazzill c/s, Basic Grey pp, Cuttlebug embossing floder, Unity stamp, Versamark ink, Stampendous embossing powder,Bic Marker, Kaisercraft bling, Petaloo Flora Doodlle butterfly, misc. ribbon

2010-03-02T21:36:00.002-06:00

To celebrate National Craft Month, Couture Cardstock is holding a month long contest. Each day during the month of March there will be a new challenge on their blog.

Today’s Challenge: Use an edge punch to add detail to one of your pages!

This is my page. I used 2 EK Success punches.

Another card

2010-02-14T17:22:00.002-06:00

Another card for a sketch challenge at Stamps, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays. http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/

Pink Paislee and Jenni Bowlan pp's. MME die cuts, red felt ric rack, cheery bling, stamp

Another Valentine

2010-02-14T13:19:00.003-06:00

I made this Valentine using a sketch from Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays first bloghop. http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/

Bazzill c/s, MSE stamp,Cats Eye ink, Jo Ann embossing powder, American Crafts pp, Making Memories 3D sticker, Twinklng H2O's, Bic Markers, Glaze pens,ribbon and SEI button,bling

Happy Valentines Day :)

2010-02-14T08:35:00.004-06:00

I just LOVE this sentiment stamp from River City Stampworks. I paired it up with a heart outline stamp that I stamped with bleach.

entered in

Simon Says Stamp Love challenge http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/02/simon-says-all-you-need-is-love.html

More for Floral Fantasies Challenge

2010-02-13T20:18:00.008-06:00

I made this LO for a challenge at Floral Fantasies.
http://stamping-fantasies.blogspot.com/2010/02/sir-stampalot-challenge-and-blog-hop.html
The challenge and blog hop are sponsored by Sir Stampalot http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk/rubber-stamps.php
The challenge theme is:
"MOVING"
The project can be a card, box, scrapbook l/o, whatever you choose and the theme is open to interpretation, moving home, kinetic card, vehicle or as simple as a dangling charm as long as it represents movement.

I made this altered wall hanging using a photo of the Navy Pier ferris wheel. (This was a regular photo that I covered with adhesive backed orange vellum.

I also made a card that resembles a swinging gate.

Floral Fantasies Challenge

2010-02-13T19:43:00.008-06:00

I made this LO for a challenge at Floral Fantasies http://stamping-fantasies.blogspot.com/2010/02/sir-stampalot-challenge-and-blog-hop.html
The challenge and blog hop are sponsored by Sir Stampalot http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk/rubber-stamps.php
The challenge theme is:
"MOVING"
The project can be a card, box, scrapbook l/o, whatever you choose and the theme is open to interpretation, moving home, kinetic card, vehicle or as simple as a dangling charm as long as it represents movement.

I thought that showing my son "moving" from childhood to young adulthood would be perfect for this challenge.

Valentine card

2010-02-09T21:50:00.010-06:00

I made this Valentine card using a digi stamp that I found on Cyndilou's blog http://cyndilou.blogspot.com/ I colored it with turquoise and aqua Glaze pens and added dewdrops. I used pop dots to raise my image. I used pp from MME and Pink Paislee. The cream textured paper is Provocraft. The rub-ons are Art Warehouse . The card did not scan well as it looks MUCH better IRL.

entered for Challenge #14 at http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2010/02/challenge-14-digital-delights-new.html

Maya Road tag

2010-02-09T16:13:00.003-06:00

I was soooo excited when I got this message ~
"Caroline Lau November 14, 2009 at 11:03pm Report
Congrats - we picked your tag to come with us to CHA. "

This is my tag that got to "hang out" in the Maya Road booth at CHA.
products used~ Maya Road sheer journaling tag, Maya Road Chipboard bird, tree, star and house. (tree was painted with metallic paint), Darice bling, puched snowflake, and PP from my "scraps"

Tim Holtz autographed die giveaway

2010-01-25T11:39:00.004-06:00

How cool is this?!?

Go to Blue Moon Scrapbooking (http://bluemoonscrapbooking.blogspot.com/2010/01/tim-holtz-sizzix-alterations-die.html) to enter to WIN this Autographed Tim Holtz Die -the will be shipping to thier store in late March. Tell others about this giveaway by posting a link to this BlueMoon Blog on your blog or facebook page. You need to leave a comment on where you posted AND you need to be a BlueMoon Blog Follower. Good Luck!

Blue Moon Scrapbooking will be offering 10% off of all the new Tim Holtz Sizzix products 10% everyday! They will be setting up pre-orders hopefully next week.

Not your typical Valentine

2010-01-24T22:34:00.003-06:00

I FINALLY had some time to create. I've been working some extra hours and trying to organize my scrap area. I found the challenge at http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.com/ intriguing. The challenge was to create a project using a "FALLEN ANGEL". I missed the deadline, but am thrilled with how my card turned out.

Click image to enlarge

used Bazzill c/s, Coredinations c/s,image printed on canvas,MM architectural texture,Rubbernecker Stamps background stamp,7 Gypsies rub-on, Tim Holtz philosophy tag,Smooch inks

Happy Mail :)

2010-01-04T20:02:00.003-06:00

Thanks Tracey!!! I came home to find a large package from the mailman today. I was the RAK that I won on Tracey's (http://tlocher.blogspot.com/) blog during the Rusty Pickle blog hop. These are the goodies that made my day.