Back from CKC

Well, we're back from CKC and I think I've finally recooped. I can truly say ... 1) I had a lot of fun 2) I received a lot of inspiration and 3) I spent a lot of money. lol. I tried to restrain, but... well what can I say. And true to my nature, what I bought most was paper. I'll have to try to actually use some of this stuff before next year. I won't mention how much stuff I bought last year that I still haven't used - that's another post for another day. So without further ado, here's this year's "lay it out on the table" photo of all I bought. Crazy huh?

Here's a pic of Criss and me at the end of day 3. Don't we look exhausted. Wait, don't answer that.

But stay tuned to see what we make with our new goodies and all the new techniques we've learned.

Until next time...and no it won't be so long.

Two days in a row...but I'm not patting myself on the back or anything. I got some crafting done and thought I'd share.

The first card I did for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge. I cheated though, 'cause I didn't stamp anything. I wanted to play with my new Pearlescent Liquid Acrylics. And I didn't have any oval cutters so I dug into my stash and found the KImemories label and added an American Crafts rub on.

The second card I made for Verve's Release sketch challenge. I decided to use the same papers to reduce the scrap pile and I like this color combo. The stamps are SU's Polka Dots & Paisley. It's pretty simple, but I like how it turned out.

Criss is creating today, too, so hopefully soon we'll have something new from her. Until next time...

It's been a while, huh? Well I could try to explain why we haven't posted in over a month and then promise to fill ya in on what we've been doing, but... We'll just skip all that. Instead I'll just show you the card I made for Wednesday's Card Sketch on Splitcoast. I finally cut into the Petal Patch Designer Series Paper. This was definitely one of those had to have purchases that I was never able to use. It only took a year or two...

And I'll show you an acetate card I made a couple weeks ago. One of the Virtual Stamp Night challenges on Splitcoast was to make a transparent card. I started one once before, but for some reason I never finished. This time I was motivated to stick with it once I had a recipient in mind. What ya think? Okay, that's all for today. Until next time...

An apology, Scrap Challenge #2, & 2008 Rewind Part II

First off, please let me apologize. I'm sorry that I failed to update as promised. Life has a way of sidetracking like no other. I could blame it on back spasms, or a sudden onset of arthritis in my right hand, or the fact that I'm waiting for Criss to email me a pick of her project. but what kind of woman would I be if I didn't accept the responsibility. So if you haven't clicked me off already, I'd like to show ya our 2nd Scrap Challenge. This is the remainder of two Making Memories Spellbound Page kits that were left over from our Nightmare Before Christmas make and take. We added a pack of vinyl stickers (also by Making Memories), ribbon and brads. So, since all the patterned paper and embellishments had been provided, the only acceptable addition was cardstock.
And here you have it ...

Somewhat similar and yet so different. I think she eyed my sketch. (he he). Why else would both our pics be on the same side of the page?

And for segment two of the 2008 Rewind:

For Valentine's Day we made mailboxes, cards, and nugget tins. We ended up making 17 mailboxes. That was a long night.

I made thank you notes for Criss' sister who had a beautiful baby girl.

A card I made for my sister, Donnetta, who got married this year.

Lots of milestones last year. Well, that concludes today's flashback. What milestones did you celebrate in '08? We'd love to know - feel free to leave us a comment.

Check back soon for our 3rd Scrap Challenge and more 2008 memories.

Thanks for stopping by!