chitter chatter

Hi!  You aren't going to get a lot of chitter chatter out of me today, too busy.  I am sure for some of you this  is sad and for some of you a relief! :)  I'll be happy to hear if you are missing me, but not if you aren't, so as the saying goes, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all!"  :) :) J/K!

Anyway, just a quick post about something I made for my fun neighbor Karen a week or so ago.  She let me borrow some taco seasoning one night (I was having one of my gourmet chef nights- ha!), so I had to return the favor. :)   

This fun little holder, it says, "is it hot in here or is it just me?". I tried to make a little western on the front, although you can't really see the cowboy boots very well in this pic. On the inside I put the packet of taco seasoning and crossed out the word mild and replaced it with hot below. It is dorky, but fun, at least for me. I was thinking she could reuse it and put something fun inside for her husband. ;)  What is something hot, western, fun and romantic for a spouse???  How about a pepper dipped in chocolate?!

 

Tuesday Trigger

I know, I know, it isn't Tuesday!  In fact, even though it is Thursday it is MY Friday because I don't have to work tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!  Did I mention I was excited? :D  So...it doesn't really matter what day of the week it is, today I am showing you my response to last weeks Tuesday Trigger from Moxie Fab World.  They are a branch of from Paper Crafts Blog (Paper Crafts Connection) and if you haven't checked them out, I highly recommend you do.  They have had some great interviews and articles this week, including Tim Holtz and some awesome pencil carving art...  I am sorry, but can I get a HOLY COW on that...(insert your Holy Cow here).... that is carved into the freakin' tip of a pencil!!!!!  That is incredible!  Err....back to the topic at hand.  So here is the Tuesday Trigger pic from last week entitled "Light and Bright".

The object here is to make something inspired by this picture.  Now when I hear light and bright, I think of clean and simple.  So I took that notion and combined it with Taylored Expressions TEC126 Challenge.  Here is the card that I came up with below, just simple and fun, light and bright.  Whaddoyathink?  Happy Friday...I mean Thursday ya'll!!!!

It's a wrap!

Well I don't know about you, but every January (or December if I am on the ball!) I get my next year's calendar and start transfering information.  In particular, I transfer all the important dates from one year to another, like anniversaries and birthdays, etc.  I can tell you, that since my sweet little bambino has arrived (...I am referring to my almost three year old...) I have been slacking off in this department.  Actually, maybe slacking off isn't the right term...it is more like nodding off (at the breakfast table & dinner table) cause I am pooped!  Either way, I haven't been getting all those dates transfered and low an behold, I'll remember someone's birthday a few scant days before the grand event (that's on a good day, sometimes I remember after- frown).  Now, let me take a moment to note that if this has happened to you, please don't take it personally, it isn't about you, I just can't keep my head on straight.  Honestly, sometimes I can't remember where my phone is when it is in my hand!  (Did I tell you about the time I locked myself out of house and car with out shoes?!  Now that is a funny story!)  So please don't despair!  The good, no GREAT news is that I have devised a system so not to forget anymore, at least as far as birthday's are concerned.  GO ME!

Drumroll please......Here is my Birthday Box!!!!  This fun little box, which hopefully is bright enough that I won't loose it...heh, is my little filing system to remember birthday's.  Inside there is a series of "files" by month, and behind each month some index cards to put a list of birthday's that fall with in that month.  Now, granted, I still have to go in and look each month, but I never have to transfer the information again!!!  I only have to add birthday's as new wonderful people come into my life.  So, I am hoping get this index cards populated and the box full so I can remember YOU and YOUR birthday.

That's a wrap folks, thanks for stopping!!!

Before and After

I know I already said this in the post below, but sometimes a little tinkering is just what you need to make a card how you want it. 

Check out my card from before on the left, aka. my first draft (pervious post) and my second/final draft on the right.  Which one do you think is better?

Not only do I think the second/final draft is better, I did a better job with my lighting and the image looks better.  I guess the lesson here is that if at first you don't succeed, try again!!!  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

who done it?! Updated 8/27

Updated 8/27 to add:  So do you ever look at your card one night and think that is what you wanted and then wake up the next morning and frown and say to yourself, "what was I thinking?!"  I do it ALL the time!  I just like to think of it like writing a paper, this is just my first draft.  Many time's the cards I make change in one way or another from the original either before or after I post.  Well, this card was no exception.   Aside from the color being off in the photo, I decided I didn't like the bottom half of the card.  I made some updates the next day, but have yet gotten to take a photo (hopefully a better quality one!) to show you.  Check back tomorrow, because I plan to have the update of this and one other project posted.

 So remember how I told you it was my upcoming anniversary last week?  Well, it has come and gone and we had such a fun time on Argosy Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise.  If you get the chance and live locally, you really should try it.  Now I won't boast about the food, pretty mediocre, but the entertainment was great!  It was full of fun audience participation and theories about who done it!  Now, had I known (I am sure I got an email from them but it likely went straight to my junk mail) I would have signed up my husband to be a particpant (aka murder suspect!!!!!).  If we ever go again, I'll be doing that for sure, it will be worth a giggle.  :)  Anyway, check out the lovely flowers the sweet man bought me....  Pike Place Market, best place in town for flowers, we even bought wedding flowers there...aren't they beautiful?!

So I was checking this gorgeous arangement out and admiring the nice color combo there.  Definitely a fall ensemble, although you could use it for spring/summer too.  So I decided to whip up a fun card wtih some fall flair.  I just L-O-V-E this stamp set, Greeting card kids, it is so much fun to color and the varous kiddos for various occassions, one of my faves.  Anyway, this was fun to make and enjoyed using this color combo.  (Sorry the card is a little blurry, I was in a rush to get out the door this am, but wanted to have a pic to post).  What do you think this combo would be good for?  What would you make with it?

Regarding last weeks post- Whooooo do you love? I'll be sending owl cards out to the three lovely ladies who left me comments:

Betty
Tib
Monika

Please send it to me your addresses so I can get you some owl cards in the mail (Tib I have yours already).

Thanks and have a great day.

Happy Anniversary to my hubby!

Today is my 4th wedding anniversary!  Go me, go hubby, go us!  We've been together for 7 years now, not forever, but quite a while, and guess what?  I still love my hubby!!!! :) Tonight we are going on that cruise I mentioned in my last post.  With the tot around (referring to my kid here) we haven't done much celebrating of our anniversary over the last three years (no time, no money), so this one feels extra special and I am very excited to go on a date with my love.

I didn't, however, make my hubby a card.  Am I a bad wife?!?  :( I hope you don't think so.  I've come to learn that cards really aren't my hubby's thing and they aren't fully appreciated.  After 7 years together, I have finally get this (no I am not a slow learner! wink).  But even more importantly, I've learned not to take it personally or be offended by it, if my husband isn't into cards, that isn't about me.  I love my man for who he is and I can appreciate that it isn't his thing and that is OK.  I think, (and hope you agree) that is a sign of a good marriage; we understand eachother and love one another unconditionally just as we are. :) 

I will, however, show you the card "Sophie" made for Daddy for father's day this year, since I didn't get that one up at the time.  Even though I have learned cards aren't his thing, I still get some joy out of making them for him from time to time.  I know he loves this one, cause he loves that little bambino with all his heart. :) :)  We are some lucky ladies in the Brooks-Welch household!

ps- don't forget to leave a comment below and I'll send you an owl card. :)

Whooooo do you love?

Hi peeps!  How are you today?  I am quite good today, enjoying my day and accomplishments.  I am also looking forward to celebrating my 4th anniversary on Friday- whoohoo! :)  My husband and I are taking an Argosy Murder Mystery Cruise on the Puget Sound and it comes with a 5 course meal!  Sounds like a fun night to me!  I haven't done one of those type of things before, who knows, maybe I'll be the murderer!  :)  I don't know if that is how it works but I know there is some audience participation....looking forward to it.

So, with my upcoming anniversary, I know who I love, my hubby, on the forefront of my mind, but also my daughter and the rest of my family and friends.  Although this card wasn't made for my anniversary, any of those people or special occassion (it was made for a shoe box swap I did a few weeks back) I think it is appropriate for the topic don't you?  Did you notice the sentiment, "Happy thoughts make for Happy days", perfect !  So leave me a comment and tell me whoooo you love and why or what you love about my card and just maybe... I'll send one of you an owl card of your very own! :D

PS- in case you are wondering this is the new Two Step Extra Large Owl punch from the 2010-2011 SU! catty and the Play Date DSP- perfect together!