Today's color is....Orange

Today's post contains two items and the featured color in both is ORANGE. Tangerene Tango to be more specific.

#1. The first item is a double 8X8 scrapbook layout I have been thinking of for a while. Well actually all I new is that I wanted to use this picture series and that the background would be orane and the title would be carrots....hmm, what to do, what to do?
So finally I created it, because I had gotten the pictures printed (that is always the hardest part for me- picking and ordering them). I am really happy with it, my daughter is so cute!
Everything used is SU including my NEW circle scissor cutter, except the little carrots- which I got from the dollar bin at Joann's- little foam things- perfect for this! Now that I know how to use my new circle cutter I LOVE it!


#2. is a wonderful gift I got in the mail from my secret sister! Thank you wonderful lady!!!!
I organized a secret sister swap with some other SU demos. It is like Secret Santa but in spring and lasts for 6 mos! Each person has someone they send something to made with SU product, likewise, you have someone send stuff to you but you don't know who sends stuff to whom. Anyway, I love Reeses and this wonderful lady send me some- YUMMY! Is that what inspired the colors in this BEAUTIFUL card and CUTE jar? I'll have to ask...6 mos from now.
Thanks Again Sista! :)

Easter Eggs-press!

As promised, here is my second Easter post for the day. This is the Easter Eggs-press! I made this card with my nephew in mind, I think he is going to love it. Stamps are the new choo-choo with tracks wheel in the mini. The eggs are from the Egg Hunt wheel. The tree is from the trendy trees wheels. This card was a LOT of work with all the cutting, but still fun.

It's April 1st, are you being a fool?

DON'T ANSWER THAT!!!! The question was rhetorical. I am the one being the fool today. Althought I guess not totally, since I did take a vacay day and am at home in my sweatpants. :) And that is a good thing because it is SNOWING here. This is not an April Fools joke, it is snowing! What the???? I mean March I get, it is right after Feb- so close enough to winter but April? Man, what weird weather...So happy April, snow day, whatever.


Now why am I am fool (besides the obvious-wink!)? I wanted to make this quick post and was making the little something to put up here but I couldn't find my black ink. Of all the ink to loose, not the black! so I looked and looked and looked and after about 5 passes of the same areas, I found it (20 min later...). Thank goodness though, that is didn't get permanently lost, but I did feel like a fool since I passed it so many times.


To my credit though, I think the main problem that I have is that there is no space for my supplies and/or for me to stamp. Entering exhibit A below:



Yep, sad but true but this is where I store my stuff, in and next to the hutch in our "dinning room". I dont know if you noticed but there is not space here. What ends up happening is that every time I want to use something it is like The Hunt for Red October with Sean Connery. Eventually I find it, but how much time do I waste getting there?!

Anyway, whine, whine. I am not going to get more space- two bedroom condo- but I am going to get something bigger to put stuff in and get more organized so I don't go insane! I will probably still be a fool- lol- but at least not mental. ;) Stay tuned, hope to have a new system in place soon (and by soon I mean in the next month or two since I have a toddler and a full time J-O-B).


**Oops- that gives me another one of those mom quotes by I don't know who, "the term working mom is redundant." SO TRUE!**

OK, now what you really came here for. I know you were thinking, "stop babbling Katie, get on with the goods!" This adorable little box was pretty easy and quick to make (minus organizational mishaps). I found the example and instructions on Julie Korber's blog- http://www.outtoimpress.blogspot.com/. So cute, so easy. This is the perfect size for a little Easter Candy- say an Cadbury Egg- YUM!

I used all SU, the new egg wheel for the Occasions mini, so appricot appeal paper and the Tea Party DSP. Add a little coloring with markers and some ribbon wha-lah! Oh- just a note, the only thing I added to Julie's idea was a peice of paper to line the inside of the top of the box to reinforce it. You may have to read the instructions to understand what I am talking about, but the ribbon around is the only thing stabilizing the box sides, so a little something extra was nice for me.


Anyway, think I will make a few to send on to my neice and nephew, they'll probably destroy them, but that's OK. :) Oh and I have a card coming up later for them as well (tonight or tomorrow). Hope you enjoyed this (minus the whining) and check out the tutorial. Meanwhile, watch your back today because it's April Fools! :)

Thank you Sale-a-bration

Well Sale-a-bration is over, no more free SAB stuff until next year. Hopefully you got some of that action. If not, never fear, SU is coming out with yet another special for April! YEAH for SU!

April is the release of the Occassions mini and if you spend $40 from the mini, you get $10 FREE from the last page (pg 208) of the regular catty. This page features some really great individual stamps and some mini note kits. Did you even know that existed??? It does and is a great way to suppliment existing stamp sets with a sentiment or floral image you want, or to have a mini notes to go with gift bags, etc. So check out the new mini and get $10 free (you can see it on the right side bar).

Before I leave you for the evening, I wanted to show you a fun card I made tonight. I borrowed this set, Fifth Avenue Floral, from my friend Anne-Claire (check out her blog on the right bar as well). I stamped the image in Rose Red on Pretty in pink paper and embossed with glassy glaze, this allowed the outline to set a little better for the next part. Then I used my aqua painter and rose red to watercolor my flower. Watercolor paper is good for this too, but I didn't have any and wanted the pink to show through. I used Kiwi Kiss and the same pink for the background layers of cardstock and used my ticket corner punch on the corners. Next I used my bigshot Top Note with the bella rose paper and again the big shot swirly sizzlet in kiwi for the flower "stems" and once they were set mounted my dried and cut out flower above with dimensionals. I took another peice of the pink and stamped the sentiment in rose red and embossed and adhered. I finished it off with a button from my button boquet and some leftover little swirly's from my swirls die. Wha-lah!














I have to admit, I do like this card (yes, tooting my own horn) because I feel like this was outside my normal realm of creation. I always feel excited when I do something new or break my own mold. This card is soo not my style as far as creating goes, but I did it and think it worked out well. Hope you like it too. :)

PS- I know I have been promising some easter stuff and plan to post some tomorrow. I am taking a vacation day tomorrow from my "real job" so I can get a little needed R&R. Reality is that I will probably stamp all day, but we'll see. I MIGHT go see a movie- yep by myself. I haven't been to one in so long with the little one, and although normally that would seem lonely to me, right now it sounds lavish. Funny, the things that become treats when you have young kids and never get out! Oh and last month we went to Applebees (I used to loath that place) and it was a huge outting- LOL!

Yarrow

One more time for this color Challenge by Kristina Werner. This idea came last night while I was lying in bed, to use the yarrow stamp from Organic Grace that is. The rest came while playing with it. I have to admit, I don't much like this color combo, it is a hard one to work with. This card, however, is a little more successful in putting those colors together than the last.

The fun part about this card though, is that I have a co-worker who's daughter's (born two days after mine) name is Yarrow. So I will take it into work and give it to her. :)

CASEd

As promised, here is my second card for the night. It is a CASEd card (copied and shared) for a challenge on Laura Fredrickson's Scrapin' Extra's blog- http://www.scrapnextras.com/scrapnextras/2009/03/celebrating-300000-hits.html. The challenge was to CASE one of her cards, and here is the link to the card I cased- http://www.scrapnextras.com/scrapnextras/2008/11/verve-preview-two-sets-today.html. I also did the splitcoast stampers color challenge this week- colors were Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink and Kiwi Kiss. I am sorry I don't have the energy for more tonight- I have to go to bed. Thanks for stopping by!

Are you ready for Chester?

I am sure you are thinking who is Chester?!? Well he is this darling little bunny here. I guiltily bought this guy from Whipper Snapper Designs with a little girl stamp named Sofia. I initially saw Sofia and couldn't resist, I mean she was cute like my daughter (not as cute of course, but you know) and her name was Sofia, my daughter is Sophie, so you can see the temptation. And of course, if you are buying one, why not two!?! Lessons to live by from Katie right! LOL! Anyway, so my Sophie stamp (renamed her to something more appropriate) has yet to debut, but Chester was ready for his adoring fans. So here he is....

And to your suprise I am sure, I made this card for a couple of challenges. First the colors are from Kristina Werner's color inspiration challenge- http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=1122. My goal is to one day be on the round-up. The color round up is always so fabulous and the entries are to die for, so I am working toward "to die for." In case youa re wondering, I colored sloppily on purpose, I thought it just added a little something.


The second part of the Challenge is the Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge- seen below. I followed this layout.


I hope you enjoy my little Chester card.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your weekend.

All supplies are SU with the exception of the stamp. Did you notice I FINALLY used some of my hodgepodge hardware. :)

Oh and you can expect one more challenge post from me tonight.