I Need To Update More, Huh?

I haven't posted in a while... I've been kind of busy and haven't made any cards.

I started back to school at the beginning of September. It's been going pretty good. I've been taking guitar lessons, too. I can play piano, and I'm learning guitar now. I might try to learn how to play drums in a few years, but I guess we'll see.

Okay, I'll stop boring you now. :P

Prima Contest!

Prima just posted the finalists in the teen contest they had this summer, and I'm one of them! Could you please vote for me? Thanks, it's appreciated!

http://prima.typepad.com/prima/2009/08/teen-contest-finalists.html

My Cards

Here are the cards I made earlier. I meant to post them earlier, but never got a chance to get back on the computer until now.

Hugs:

Supplies:

DP: American Crafts

Ribbon

Stamps: uh... they were my sister's... not sure. I'll get back to you on that one...

Ink: Clearsnap Chalk

You Make Me Smile:

Supplies:

DP: Daisy D's

Card Stock: Prism

Stamp: Sweet 'N Sassy

Ink: Clearsnap Chalk

Prismacolor pencils

The last card was for a Featured Stamper challenge. Here's Teresa's card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1432270?&cat=500&ppuser=141637

More cards!! Finally!!

Whoo-Hoo!! I finally got some cards made!! My sister and I made cards earlier, and I actually got two done. I'll get some pictures in a minute. Gotta clean up first.

My Layout

Wow, I actually did a layout yesterday. It's been SO long since I did one. Here's a picture:

Prima had a contest for teens over the summer, and you had to do a layout about who you are right now. I finally got around to working on it, and this is what I came up with. So what do you think? I'd love some feedback!

STAMP GIVEAWAY!!!!

Starving Artistamps is giving everyone a chance to win FOUR new stamp sets!! Enter to win HERE. You have until July 27th, 2009 (midnight PST) to enter. So go enter! The winner will be announced on or before July 28th, 2009 (midnight PST).

More Favorites!

Ok, so last week I asked what your favorite cardmaking/scrapbooking brands were. This week I'd like to know:

Which card that you have made is your favorite?

If you can include a link to a picture of that card on your blog or SCS, go right ahead. I'd love to see it!

I think my favorite card that I've made is this one. What's yours?

Favourite Products/Brands

Hey, everybody. I don't have any cards to post, but I'm going to ask you a random question.

What are some of your favourite brands to use on cards and scrapbook pages? And what are your favourite type of embellishments?

Some of my favourite stamps come from Hero Arts, Sweet 'n Sassy, and Hanna Stamps, and my favourite brand of card stock is Prism. I like to use brads and ribbon on my cards, as well. Especially ribbon! :D

So what are your favourites?

G2!

What is G2? Well, it's awesome! Seriously, though, here's what Gina K. posted on her blog about the site (NOTE: this is copied and pasted, just so you know):

"StampTV G2 is a website, very similar to StampTV except it's a place for tweens and teens to hang out in a creative environment that's safe and fun.

Some of things you'll find when you visit G2

~ My daughter Alicia is 14 and she is the administrator there. (She calls herself the Admin) We also have some adult moderators. Kids will have to apply for membership, free of course, and they will be watched closely until we feel they are a safe member.

~ There is a main music player so the kids can listen to music while on the site. Alicia and I are choosing that music together and making sure it's not offensive in any way.

~ There is a forum area with different categories such as Stamping Junkies, Manga Maniacs, Scrapbook Freaks, Digi-geeks, Photography Buffs, Art Addicts and Everyday Stuff.

~ There is a Freebies page that currently has a couple of digital images that can downloaded, printed and colored for those wanting to practice coloring. Feel free to print them yourself and resize them to use for cards. Alicia drew them and they are very cute, especially for making kids cards.

~ There will be some challenges with prizes such as kid- teen friendly stamp sets, iTunes cards and other fun things that kids, tweens and teens enjoy. All prizes will be by random drawing so no feelings get hurt. It's the luck of the draw kind of thing. (Just like StampTV. )

~ Each person gets their own My Page that they can customize with colors, layouts and add RSS feeds and music to make it their own.

~ We will be teaching some very basic classes in the future such as how to color and shade with pencils and markers. We will also be providing some art tutorials for drawing manga style, card making, easy scrapbooking, photography tricks and techniques. (Check out Alicia's photo gallery and look at the cool photos she did with a flashlight.)

~ This is a no-drama zone.

We hope this will be a place where your kids will come and hang out and get their creative juices flowing. At some point we will be looking for a tween-teen design team too so your kids are encouraged to upload their cards, scrapbook pages, artistic photography and artwork. All levels of skill are welcome and encouraged.

We are leaving the site open for all to enjoy throughout the weekend. Then, we will close the site off to the general public on Monday and only members who have signed up will be able to see what's going on inside by logging in. So, if your son or daughter likes it, they may want to sign up so they can keep coming back. They will still have to be approved.

Parents are welcome to be members however, we want to try to keep the site "cool" so I would encourage you to be more of a lurker than an active member and let the kids do their thing.

Most of the Design Team and StampTV Cast and Crew are members because we need adult eyes to remove anything that we feel in inappropriate. If you ever see anything that concerns you, please bring it to our attention and we will handle it right away."

So there you have it. And here's the URL for the site. Have fun!

I'm still here!!!

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, don't worry. I just really haven't done much cardmaking lately. There's a lot of stuff I do in the summer, and I kind of forget about cards sometimes. But, hopefully, even if I don't make any cards soon, I'll start making more again when I start school again in September. I count making cards as part of art class, and if I write it down in my assingment book, I'll hopefully remember to make some. So, I'm still alive, and so is my blog... it just has a very weak pulse :P.

Happy 4th of July

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

Happy 4th of July

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I just thought I'd share some little pictures I found:

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God Bless The USA by Jump5

If tomorrow all the things were gone
I hoped for all my life.
And I had to start again
Just my family by my side.
I thank my God above,
To be living here today.
Cause the flags still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away.

I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died
And gave that right to me.
And I'll gladly stand up next to you
And defend ourselves today.
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land.God Bless The USA

From the lakes of Minnesota,
To the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston,
And New York to L.A.
There's pride in every American heart
It's time to stand and say.

I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died
And gave that right to me.
And I'll gladly stand up next to you
And defend ourselves today.
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land. God bless The USA

God bless The USA

VBS has started!!

Our church is having VBS this week. If you want to hear about what we're doing, check out my other blog.

My banner...

Well, I have my first attempt at a banner up... It's a little off center or something, but it's up. I might make another one later.

Hey, Have You Noticed?

If you have visited my blog lately, you'll notice that I've added my non-crafting blog to the right-hand sidebar. It's got Bible verses and song lyrics that I like. Soooo, do any of you have suggestions on any good verses or songs I should add?

I'm a Loser...

Let's just pretend I remembered to post this at the end of May... *adjusts date* :D. Yeah, You'll notice that I'm actualy posting this on June 4th, despite what this is telling you...



Anyway... here we go!



Thanks to the following people for commenting on my blog this month:

http://stockingstufferaday.blogspot.com/

http://craftynumnums.blogspot.com/

http://enjoythevasunshine.blogspot.com/

I am putting Teresa Kline's blog on my permanent blog list.



Well, now that that's taken care of... Is it ironic that my last post was entitled "Don't Forget!"? LOL

Don't Forget!

Today is the last day to upload your cards over at SOA. You can also make a last minute donation if you wish.

Supply lists

Flowers and Circles:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Flowers
Brad

A Friend Loves At All Times:
Supplies:
DP: Paper Salon
White card stock
Stamp: Unity
Ink: Clearsnap Vivid

Look To The Lord:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
DP: The Paper Loft
Stamp: Unity
Ink: Clearsnap

You Rock with stitching:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Inque Boutique
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk

You Rock:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Sweet 'n Sassy (digital), Hanna Stamps (sentiment)
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Flowers
Ribbon

Flowersketch:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Brads
Flowers

God Loves You:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Close To My Heart
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Flower
Brad

Thanks A Bunch:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Sweet 'n Sassy (digital)
Sharpies
Ribbon

More SOA and Others

Here are some more cards. The first two I did for fun, and rest are for SOA. I will link the cards to my gallery when I post my supply lists.

A Friend Loves At All Times:



Look To The Lord:

You Rock with stitching:

You Rock:

Thanks A Bunch:

God Loves You:

Flowersketch:

Flowers and Circles:

Supplies

You're The Best:
Supplies:
White card stock
Ribbon
Brad
Sentiment: Hanna Stamps
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk


Three Spring Flowers:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Flowers
Brads
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk


Cute As A Button:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Buttons
Stamp: Unity
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Prismacolor pencils


Gobble Til You Wobble:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Ribbon
Prismacolor pencils


Riley:
Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Hanna Stamps
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Ribbon
Prismacolor pencils

Smiles:
Supplies:
White card stock
Ribbon
DP: Doodlebug
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk

SOA cards

Here's some more cards. Most of them were made for SOA.

(I'll link the cards to my gallery when I post the supply lists)

Cute As A Button:

Three Spring Flowers:

You're The Best:

Smiles:

Riley:

Gobble Til You Wobble:

CPS designers!

Want to be a CPS guest designer? Then check out THIS post!

Clean And Simple

Here's three more clean and simple cards. More to be posted later!

Thank You:



Supplies:
White Card Stock
Card Stock (green): Prism
DP: Scenic Route
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk


Thank You Hero:



Supplies:
Card base
Ribbon
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk


Friends:

I made this card for a challenge in SOA (Stampin' Out Alzheimer's). For a $5.00 donation, you can join and help the cause. There are also challenges in which you can participate. http://stampinoutalzheimers.ning.com/

Supplies:

White Card Stock

Card Stock (colored): Prism

DP: Paper Salon

Stamp: Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Clearsnap Chalk

Flowers

Stamp Out Alzheimer's

http://stampinoutalzheimers.ning.com/

For a $5.00 donation, you can join Stamp Out Alzheimer's AND help the cause. There are also challenges to enter (with prizes) and freebies you recieve for joining. Check it out!

Cards

Here is another card. I made this one yesterday, along with others. I'll upload the pictures when I get 'em. This particular card was inspired by this card by Tami Mayberry. Enjoy!


Take Care:

Supplies:

Card Stock: Prism

DP: Basic Grey

Stamp: Papertrey Ink (star), Hero Arts (sentiment)

Ink: Clearsnap Chalk

Punch: Papertrey Ink

Card base

I Saw This On Facebook

Just thought I'd share....

Supplies!

Here are the supply lists for the cards I just posted:

Bella Friend:
I made this card for challenge BTC2

Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
DP: ??
Stamp: Bella (Image), Hero Arts (Sentiment)
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Prismacolor pencils


Saying Hello:
I made this card for challenge IC181.
Here's my inspiration: http://www.forestprints.com/itemprof...itemcode=B1260

Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Papertrey Ink (Flourishes), Hero Arts (Sentiment)
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk


Rockstar:
I made this card for challenge CAS15.

Supplies:
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Card base


Pirate Hanna:
I made this card for WT219.

Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Hanna Stamps
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Prismacolor pencils


Enjoy Life:
I made this card for challenge WT219.

Supplies:
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Clearsnap Chalk
Card base

More Cards!

Here's some more cards I made yesterday, and one from today:

Bella Friend:

Rockstar:

Pirate Hanna:

Saying Hello:

Enjoy Life:

Father's Day Digis!

Need some stamps for Father's Day? Head over to Tami's blog and check out her blog candy!

Guess what?

If you head over to the Prism blog, they have blog candy! Check it out!

Need card stock? Check out Prism.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is this Sunday. Need some stamps? Well, Sweet 'n Sassy's gotcha covered. They have a "Flowers For Mom" set, and the great thing about digital stamps is that they arrive instantly. No waiting for shipping! So, if you need some stamps, why not check 'em out?

Guess who's sponsoring CPS this week?

CPS has a new sketch every week, drawn by Tami Mayberry. Sweet 'n Sassy is sponsoring this week, and the DT used the digital stamps on their cards. There are some cool cards, so go check it out!

It's the end of April!

I would like to thank everyone for the comments this month, and I'm excited, because this month, I got an award. I've also had 248 visitors since this blog started, according to my Sitemeter.

Here's the people who commented this month.

http://craftynumnums.blogspot.com/
http://enjoythevasunshine.blogspot.com/
http://lifefullofsunflowers.blogspot.com/

Awards

I got this cute award from Teresa Kline aka va.sunshine. Thanks, Teresa! This is my first award, and it looks like I'm supposed to pick a couple people to pass this on to. And I think Tami, Keri, and Laura should have this award. They have such cute cards, and their blog posts are so fun.

Prism

Do you love Prism Papers? Well check this out!

Here's Those Cards I Told You About Yesterday:

Well, I didn't get these posted yesterday, but here they are now. Excuse the fact the Hanna card is a little crooked. The sides are are even, a perfect rectangle... It's just the picture. And I'm not sure why I got double spacing at the bottom. But enjoy:


Thanks Butterfly:

Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Rubbernecker (Image), Hero Arts (Sentiment)
Ink:Clearsnap Fluid Chalk Ink

Hanna Spring Showers:

Card Stock: Prism

DP: Scenic Route

Stamp: Hanna (Image), Inque Botique(flowers at the bottom)

Ink: Clearsnap Fluid Chalk Ink

Prismacolor pencils

Butterfly Hope:

Card Stock: Prism

Stamp: Unity

Ink: Clearsnap Fluid Chalk Ink

Ribbon

Brads

Just A Bit Of Stamping News

Unity's turning one! Laura has a little more info for you here.

Also, Christian Paper Crafts Magazine debuts August 1. You can either subscribe for the online publication, or the printed version, if you would like. You can also check out the message board.

I'll be back later today (hopefully!) with some cards I made yesterday. See ya!

Sweet 'n Sassy has Digital Stamps!

Have you been to Sweet 'n Sassy lately? They have new digi stamps! They now have categories such as All Occasion, Gretchen and Friends, and Play Time. Other categories include A Bug's Life, Banners and Things, Birthday Buddies, and Moths and Butterflies, as well as Congrats Grad!, Through the Garden Gate, and Under the Sea.

Also, there is a Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps gallery, where you can upload cards that you have made that use Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, or check out some cards that others have made.

If you have made any cards using these stamps, or just have a card you would like to share, leave a comment linking to your card, and I'll check it out!

Just For You (another of my cards)

Here's a card I did for SCS challenge CC212. I made it a few weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to upload it until now. Enjoy!

Just For You:


Supplies:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Clearsnap
Prismacolor pencils

I went turkey hunting this weekend, and look!

This is TOTALLY un-stamp-related, but look! I went turkey hunting this weekend for youth season, and I shot a 24 lb gobbler. His beard was 10 1/4 in. long, and his spurs were 1 1/8 in. long. Big ol' turkey. I'm excited! :D

End of March message

Yay! I've had over 100 people visit my blog this month! Thank you one and all, and thanks again for the comments. If you haven't noticed, I have added the blog of each person who has commented on my blog this month (if I forgot yours, comment on this post telling me so, and I will add yours to this months). I will be doing the same for April. Here is a list of the blogs that were added this month:

http://diamondintherough24.blogspot.com/
http://chrissyd723.blogspot.com/
http://bellichallenge.blogspot.com/
http://enjoythevasunshine.blogspot.com/
http://shirleys2girls.blogspot.com/
http://my5bratzcreations.blogspot.com/
http://blog.papermonkey.org/index/
http://stampingsunshine.blogspot.com/
http://susansdayoffcreations.blogspot.com/
http://shamrockstamper.blogspot.com/
http://withastampandasong.blogspot.com/

*note: you are not on this list if your blog is on my permanent list*

Thanks once again! I'll see you later. :)

So, what do you think?

So how do you like my new blog? New background, three columns....
But now, I want to ask you... What do you like most about my blog? What do you like the least? What is something you think my blog needs? I'd LOVE to hear your opinion!

Here's my supplies list

I just posted three cards: Wishing You Love And Laughter, sMOOches, and Riley is Thinking of You. Now, here are the supplies:

Wishing You Love And Laughter:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Rubbernecker (coffee mug) Hero Arts (Greeting) Technic Tuesday
Ink: Versafine
Prismacolor pencils


sMOOches:
Card Stock: Prism
Ink: Versafine
Stamp: My Favorite Things
Accesories: ribbon, a flower eyelet, a brad
Prismacolor pencils


Riley is Thinking Of You:
Card Stock: Prism
Stamp: Hanna Stamps (Riley), Hero Arts (Greeting)
Ink: Versafine
Prismacolor pencils

My new cards!!

Since today is Sunday, I can't upload cards to SCS. But I CAN let YOU see them ;). So, here they are:

Wishing You Love And Laughter:

sMOOches:

Riley is Thinking Of You:

Unity Blog Hop Completed!

I finished the blog hop yesterday, and let me tell you, there were MANY participants. Did anyone else do the blog hop? Comment and tell me about it!

Unity Blog Hop List

For a complete list of blogs that are participating in Unity's World Record Inspirational Blog Hop, click HERE.

Do you like blog hops? Well you're in luck!

The Unity Stamp Company is hosting the Unity World Record Inspirational Blog Hop. It's going to have st least 215 blogs to visit, lats I heard. This is happening tommorrow, March 28, starting at 10 AM. Here is Unity's blog. Have fun blog hopping! I'll be there! Will you?

More Digi Stamps!

For those of you who want to try digital stamps, there currently four free digital stamps over at A Walk On The Mild Side (Tami Mayberry's blog). Click here for the posts containing free stamps. Or, you can head over to Sweet n' Sassy Stamps to check out all of the great digi stamps they have to offer over there. Once again, if you have questions about digital stamps, try clicking here. If you have questions about what ink to use when printing these images, click here. For help with sizing and printing, click here.
I hope you are able to find a stamp you love. Feel free to leave comments here, and if you have questions I will try to help. If you use any of these digital stamps on one of your cards, and have it posted somewhere on your blog or SCS (or something similar) post a link here and I'll go look at it. See ya later!

My Newest Cards:

Here are the two cards I made last Sunday:

Spring Green:

Sunflower:

(Oh, and just in case you haven't noticed, the names of my cards are also links to the same card in my SCS gallery. Not only can you see the card, but it also has my supplies list and it tells what SCS challenges I made the card for.)

Digi Stamps!

Check out the cool new digital stamps over at Sweet 'n Sassy!

Sweet 'n Sassy's March Round-up

Check out all of the great cards at Sweet 'n Sassy's blog. A link can be found to the right with the other blogs, under "Other Blogs To Visit". While you're at it, feel free to check out the other blogs and sites as well.

Digital Stamps

Two of the cards I have posted on here have a little turtle named Timmy. Timmy Turtle is a digital stamp available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and was designed by Tami Mayberry. There are also other digital stamps available, including , Inchin' Along by Courtney Fowler, Cleo Clownfish and A Gift for You by Korin Sutherland, and Goliath Butterfly by Chris Dickinson, along with others.

For more about digital stamps, click here.

My Cards: Part 4

Here are my latest two cards (don't worry, more are coming soon):

Black-and-White:

Pink-and-Black shoe:

Also, I have made two ATC's:

Rubbernecker dog ATC:

Timmy Turtle ATC:

My Cards: Part 3

Here are three more cards:

Tool Time Hanna:

Inspired Congrats:

Timmy Turtle: