More oldies but goodies :)

You just can't go wrong with stamps from The Cat's Pajamas or My Favorite Things :)

It'll be okay...

I love the "Pure Innocence" stamps by My Favorite Things - the images are bold, simple and lots of fun to play with. I enjoyed paper-piecing the umbrella, raincoat and boots on this card, and added some Paper Glaze to add a "wet" look to the raindrops and umbrella. I think this card would definitely make someone's day better! Have a super week :)

Is Spring in the air yet?

So, Spring is not too far away, but you wouldn't know it from looking out of my window today :) For the last 3 days it has been snowing heavily on my drive home!

Just over 2 weeks until Spring break - yeah! We're finishing up with CSAP testing at school for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade kiddos, and then next week I'll be working hard on checking over the books, counting them, packing them and getting them back to the warehouse. It's a pretty stressful time for students and staff at schools, so we'll all be glad next week when those boxes are gone :)

Things are going well at home...we have Jamie's 8th birthday this coming Friday! Iain's going to stay here on Thursday night so that we're all together for Jamie waking up on his birthday, and then on Saturday he's having his party down at Jump Street in Littleton. No birthday cake for Jamie, though - he wants to have Krispy Kreme doughnuts instead!

I'm trying to "think Spring" with today's card made with one of the "Pure Innocence" stamps from My Favorite Things. The inside of the card is stamped with a great sentiment - "Start every day with wheeeee!"

Movie Night

I picked up this "Chick Flick" set from My Favorite Things right after the February release - you can see the entire set here. I like sets for friends, ones you can use for "just because" occasions :)

Bunco was tons of fun last night. There were 12 of us playing, and our hostess Melissa was terrific - we all had a night with friends, food and fun, and we're getting together again next month.

It's really chilly here today! I went to the grocery store first thing this morning and it was only 14 degrees. I stayed home for the rest of the day - did some reading, had a snooze, and caught up on some of my TV shows. We're expecting more cold (and some snow!) tomorrow...enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Sunny Weekend

It's been a sunny (but cold!) weekend here...at work we were all talking the other day about the lack of snow so far this winter!

The kids are with Iain this weekend, so last night I went out with my friend Kelli for a belated birthday dinner. We went to a restaurant called Brio - the food was delicious!

I'm heading down to the basement to work on some cards this afternoon. I've got my card ready for this week's TCP Tuesday sketch challenge, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It has pink, black, white, and bling :)

Today's card is an all-occasion card made using a stamp by MFT and patterned paper by Basic Grey. Thanks for stopping by - have a great week!

More Pure Innocence

Here's another card made using the adorable "Pure Innocence" collection from My Favorite Things. This one is called "Flurry of Love" :) I used "Frosted Lace" Stickles for the snow to add some texture. I hope you're having a super weekend - we're having some unseasonably warm weather for winter - we were in the mid-40s today!

Pure Innocence by MFT

Check out this beautiful image from My Favorite Things' "Pure Innocence" collection. I love this little girl! She reminds me a lot of Nattie when she was younger :) The image could be used for a birthday card, a thank you card, or even just a quick hello. And for those of us who like to color, these images have lots of space for coloring. I used some of my favorite paper by My Mind's Eye along with ribbon by American Crafts and a Fiskars border punch.

I hope you're having a great week!

BRRRRR!

This card made with the new Pure Innocence line of stamps from My Favorite Things is perfect for today! We aren't expected to get above 15 degrees! Yesterday when I got home from work around 4pm the temperature was 5 degrees...

I used the patterned kraft paper by Jillibean Soup on this card, and as you can see, I paper-pieced the little girl's coat, hat, scarf and boots. I added some sparkle to the snow with some Stickles (Frosted Lace). The layout is from the Card Patterns blog (Sketch 42).

It's time for me to head off to work, so I'll catch you later! Stay warm!

Bookworm :)

Check out this little guy - isn't he sweet with his glasses on, reading his book? This image is another one from MFT's "I {Heart} Books" and the layout was from the Card Positioning Systems sketch challenge. The patterned paper is from DCWV's "Retro Stack".

I don't have a Featured Blogger for you today, but I'll have one lined up for next week :)

I wanted to add: the bookworm's book is popped off the front of the card using foam dots; that's what's causing the shadow there.

Bookworm...

here's another card made with the "I {Heart} Books" set from My Favorite Things. This is a pretty simple one; it probably took me longer to color the image than it did for me to assemble the card :)

This morning I'm heading out to pick up a few bits and pieces for my classroom. Throughout the week I met up with all the teachers I'll be working with (2nd, 4th and 5th grade) and we got ourselves organized with materials for this coming week. I figured out I'll be seeing over 150 kids each day! I wonder how long it will take me to remember all their names...

And this afternoon I'm going to get my eyes tested. We'll see how that goes; my vision hasn't been the same since I had that allergic reaction to some eye drops earlier this year. Have a great Saturday, whatever you're up to :)

Back to School

It's back to school for the kids today; they each went in for a half day at the end of last week, but today is the first official day when all students are attending. Nattie is starting 7th grade and Jamie is starting 2nd grade. Yikes!

I'm also returning to work, but this year I'll have a different role in the school. I'll be working 9am - 3pm in the classrooms every day with the 2nd, 4th and 5th grade kiddos. Our main focus will be reading :) It has always been one of my favorite things to do with Nattie and Jamie, and now I get to spend my day helping other kids to improve their reading too. I'm very lucky :)

Keeping with the "Back to School" theme, here's a card I made with a sketch from Unscripted Sketches and a stamp set from My Favorite Things called "I {Heart} Books". The little girl on this image reminds me of Nattie with her dark hair, her glasses, and with lots of concentration on that book...have a great Monday!

Happy Wednesday :)

Hi all! Today's card is one of several that I made for my circle journal group challenge for June: we were challenged to make as many cards or scrapbook layouts as we could using 3 sheets of patterned paper plus some cardstock. I chose some paper by October Afternoon, and for this card I used MFT's "Reading Flopsey" stamp.

Jamie had a friend over to play yesterday. It was the first time these two had played together outside school, and they got along really well :) They split their time between playing with Legos in Jamie's bedroom and playing on the Wii.

I'm in Week 5 of my latest school class (Criminal Justice Policy Development). I have to say, I think this is the least interesting of all the classes I've taken so far. Just 3 classes to go after this, though - and my next one doesn't start until after our Maui trip (we leave in 2 weeks!).

For all you stampers out there, I wanted to let you know that Kristin (the owner of Artful INKables) is looking for new Design Team members for the next term! The current team's time ends in the middle of August. This has been a terrific group of ladies to work with! If you're interested in joining Kristin and the new team, you can find all the details here.

Your blog rocks!

Isn't this a fun set from My Favorite Things? It's called "Digital Girl".

We had a nice weekend; yesterday Iain took the kids to Elitch's in Denver and I stayed at home. I did some cleaning, reading, school work, and enjoyed the quiet time :)

Owls and Bluebells

Here's a card I made with a new set from My Favorite Things. The set is called "Owls and Bluebells". Isn't the image sweet? For the sentiment I used the "hi (jj mix)" stamp from Odd Bird Planet, and colored the word with my white gel pen. The patterned paper is the "Brunch Collection" by Crate Paper.

Do you have any weekend plans? Iain finished painting the guest room this week, and he might start on the family room at the weekend...we don't have specific plans yet. I do have a paper due for school on Monday...

Just Cards 13

I got some happy mail the other day - my copy of Just Cards 13! I have two cards in there :) It's a great issue with tons of different ideas!

Shower Time :)

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you're having a super weekend. I've been catching up on some of my DT work; this is my card for this week's "Who's That Girl?" challenge which I host on Splitcoast Stampers each week. This week the challenge is to use the "Shower Time" set (or any other MFT set) and at least 3 different patterned papers. I found this paper pack at Hobby Lobby; it's by Paper Studio and is called "Pink Armadillo". Isn't it fun?

We're watching the forecast here; we're expecting some snow tonight! I can't believe how little we've had this winter. My Auntie Joan, who lives on the south coast of England, has more snow than we do right now!

MFT February Release Blog Hop :)

Hi all!! Some of you may be joining me from Shannan's blog as part of the MFT Blog Hop for this month :) Thanks for stopping by! The card I've made for this month's hop is a very simple one using the brand new "Tea for Two" set that will be released on Wednesday along with 2 other sets! :) MFT will be hosting the New Release Party on Splitcoast Stampers: click here to find the fun from 9pm - 10pm EST on Wednesday.

The next (and final) stop is right here at Donna's blog - and she has a treat for you! Happy hopping :)

Day 5 Blog Candy :)

I know, I'm posting Day 5 on the same day as Day 4, but there's going to be a little more work involved for Day 5, and I wanted to give you as much time as possible :) For this final giveaway, there are 2 stamp sets and a white gel pen as the prize! The first stamp set is one of my favorites from The Cat's Pajamas - it's called "Smells Like Cake" :) The second set is by My Favorite Things, and is called "Bunny Slippers". Both of these sets are perfect for those of us who like to color our stamped images!

Yep, I'm gonna make you break out your cardmaking supplies for this piece of candy :) I'd like you to make any celebration card - birthday, blogoversary, anniversary....any happy theme you'd like! Post a link to your card in the comments here by Sunday evening (January 25th) at 6pm (MST). I'm going to have Nattie (my 12-year-old daughter) choose her favorite one, and that person will win the blog candy! So, what are you waiting for? Have fun!

Day 4 - Blog Candy!

Here's today's set of goodies, again from My Favorite Things :) There's another white gel pen, and the stamp set is "Serenity Now", which I thought would be a nice one for the weekend giveaway :)

For today's entry, keeping with the "serenity" theme, I'd like you to leave a comment telling me your favorite ways to relax. All entries should be posted before 6am (MST) on Sunday, January 25th. I'll draw a winner that day :)

Enjoy! And....breathe.... :)

Blogoversary Blog Candy - Day 3

Here we go with Day 3! Today's stamp set is another set of goodies from My Favorite Things. First, there's a white gel pen - this is one of my favorite things to use to add detail to my cards! And, of course there's a stamp set - today's set is one of the most recent "Flopsey" stamps from MFT. This one is called "Reading Flopsey" :) Isn't he sweet?

And...what do you need to do to enter today? Well, since Flopsey has his eyes on a good book, I'd like you to leave a comment to this post telling me about your favorite book ever. I'm always on the lookout for a great new read, and I'm sure the other readers wouldn't mind some book recommendations either! All the comments added by 6am (MST) on Saturday, January 24th will be entered into a random drawing, and I'll draw the winner that morning.

Good luck once again, everyone! And as always, thank you for stopping by!