Super Samples!

Hello! Hello! Hello!!!!! I hope everyone is having a good summer so far! Anyone ready to send their kids back to school yet? {giggle} We have been soaking up the sun and taking care of business around here. We (and by we I mean me, lol) got our pool set up and the kids have been swimming in it just about every day since. It's just one of those vinyl ones that is about 4 ft tall and 16 ft across. It suits our needs! Anyway, I have also been purging lots of the stuff in our house. I just broke down our dining room table and reclining chair the day before yesterday and it's sitting in the back of Joe's truck ready to take in to the incinerator. Before that I took in one of our desks, our old grill, our old trash can, and Franklin's (may he rest in peace) cage. I also send a big load of yard sale stuff with my sister this past weekend when she came up with my mom. I told her just to keep the money made from it because all of it would be going to the Salvation Army anyway and she could really use it being a single mom of 3! We went to the Strawberry festival this past Saturday and we had a nice time. There weren't too many people there (normally you can't even squeeze through the crowds!) because we went immediately after we got a big storm. It was a little muddy but I'd way prefer having dirty feet then huge crowds!

On another note, I got my hair done last week and am now a semi-blonde instead of redhead. I like changing my hair every year or so because I get bored with it. It's still long but I'll probably chop it all off in the fall. Who knows! I am getting really tan too from working outside a lot with the garden and chickens. I mowed the grass today so that should help out too.

Okay, I think I've bored you enough with my silly details! Family does read this so I try to keep them a little up to date with the family stuff!

The following cards are all Queen Kat Designs! This past month I got to work with the Harlequin stamp set. Love It! It's now available for purchase and you can find it here. I also love the new sets that have been released this month! Be sure to check them out! I really loved the samples I made this month! Here they are.....

• STAMPS- Harlequin BG, Just Whalin' Around (QKD)
  
• PAPER- Certainly Celery, black
• INK- Brilliance black, Versamark
  
• OTHER- Copic markers, Cosmo Cricket rub ons, white Souffle pen, Nestabilities, scalloped edge scissors
  

• STAMPS- Harlequin BG (QKD)
  
• PAPER- pink, Chocolate Chip, white
• INK- Versamark
• OTHER- Cosmo Cricket rub ons, ribbon, button, rhinestones (the fab Lindsay sent me the button and some of the ribbon in a RAK package! Thanks girl!)
  

• STAMPS- Harlequin BG, Mini Circles set {retired} (QKD)
  
• PAPER- Paper Trey white, Cosmo Cricket
  
• INK- Versamagic Sage and Wheat, Cranberry Crisp
• OTHER- Chipboard heart and arrow, Cosmo Cricket rub ons (the word was BELIEVE but I cut it apart to make the word LIVE)
  

I really love the ribbon flower but I love the 'Live' one too! I was really happy with these!

Here are the new 'Take 3 Club' sets! Aren't they adorable! I love the bikini, flip flops, and Hula girl! Remember you can get a 10% discount on your order by using the code HK10 at checkout!


Want some more good news? YOU could be the net Design Team member for Queen Kat Designs!!! Vicki is looking for 3 new members for the next DT session! For all of the details check it out here on the QKD blog! The deadline is June 15th so hurry and apply!!

Well, I'm off to hopefully put our new grill together that Joe got for Father's day! We have had it for almost a week now and it's still in the box. I'm hoping it's not too complicated and I can get it together without his help! Wish me luck! Have a fantastic day everyone!!!!!

A day late...anyone have a dollar?

Can't be a day late and a dollar short if you don't have any dollars right? lol Maybe I have some change in my purse. Anyway, yesterday was the QKD challenge and I had my project done and I was all ready to go until Blogger was acting wonky and wouldn't even load. I had lots to do yesterday and didn't get done with everything till late last night. Painting a chicken coup is not as easy as I thought it might be. So, here I am right now with yesterday's challenge. We were challenged to make something that wasn't a card! I stamped the skull from Happy Skullz set 5 times onto white shrink plastic, cut them out, colored the heart eyes (each one is a different color), and used my heat gun to shrink. I attached them to one of her bracelets with jump rings. The whole thing only took me about 25 minutes to do. She loves it too!

• STAMPS- Happy Skullz (Queen Kat Designs)
  
• PAPER- white shrink plastic
• INK- Stazon Jet Black
• OTHER- heat gun, Sharpie markers

Be sure to check out what the other gals posted yesterday! Click the links!
Juliet
Lindsay
Tanis
Penny
Toni


Thanks for stopping today and I hope you have a great day!!

I think I'm still alive!

Give me a second to check my pulse...... Yep, I'm still here. Not going into too great detail, I have been very busy with lots of different things lately. We have been starting a garden which means we had to dig it, till it, fertilize it, and today I have to plant everything. By the way, the tiller must hate me because my arms and hands are so sore! The kids and I have been doing more homeschool subjects too which has added to the lack of time during the day. We are getting rid of our extra couch, chair, end table, dining room table, chairs, and a few other stands so I have been trying to take those things apart and get them ready to go to the incinerator. All of the things we are getting rid of are older and not so sturdy anyway. The only thing we do at the dining room table is school anyway. And we are also building me a super cool desk that I designed! I am so excited about it! Hopefully it actually gets done and in a timely manner! It's got everything I need on it! Anyway, the girls started gymnastics too (which they love) so I'm stuck trying to get everything I need to do done on the day of their class since gas is so high!

So, other than a few things I left out, you can tell how busy I have been the last few weeks. However, I have gotten a lot of DT cards done in the process! Mother's Day cards too! I'm gonna share a card from each company today that I have been working on.....

STAMPS- Blip of Doodle Factory Urban, Lil' Squares BG (Starving Artistamps)
PAPER- black, white, gray, metallic adhesive back paper
INK- Brilliance black ink
OTHER- Copic markers, Nestabilities, ribbon, pop dots

STAMPS- Harlequin BG (Queen Kat Designs)-soon to be released
PAPER- Basic Grey Sultry
INK- Versamark
OTHER- buttons, chipboard

STAMPS- Daisy Trio #1, Proverbs 31:28 (smARTworks)
PAPER- MME, brown CS
INK- Versamagic Agean Blue, Colorbox Chestnut Roan
OTHER- Nestabilities, pop dots

STAMPS- Beautiful, French Quarter (Inque Botique)
PAPER- Cool Caribbean, Certainly Celery, black
INK- Palette Hybrid black, Versamark
OTHER- Marvy punches, edge distresser, sewing machine, ribbon, pop dots, Stickles

Thanks for stopping in today and I'll probably be back on Wednesday to share some more Doodle Factory goodies!

I scream for Ice Cream!

Good morning all! I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday morning and looking forward to the weekend! I know I am! I will be visiting my momma and sisters tomorrow! My mom is making my favorite food......macaroni in a tomato/bacon/onion sauce. It's poor people food, but I grew up with it and I will eat it until I feel sick! I am sooooo looking forward to eating that tomorrow! Then on Sunday the kids and I are going to Ruby Tuesday's (I am in love with their garlic mashed potatoes!!!!!) and his mom is going to come and take them to their camper (more like a second home!) for the night so Joe and I can have an evening at home (he works 12 hours on the weekend) together. THEN! On Monday I am hoping to get in to the salon to get a facial and a hair trim. It will be a most wonderful Mother's Day weekend! Yahoo!

Now, moving on to the card. This is one of my favorite cards using the Queen Kat Designs 'Sweets' set (which is now available in the store). I wanted to keep it really simple with the kraft paper and the ice cream, although it is hard to see, is shimmer paper. I attached a button for the cherry and viola!

• STAMPS- Sweets, Mrs. Piggie (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- kraft CS, shimmer
• INK- Stazon Jet Black
• OTHER- Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, ribbon, button, pop dots
  

Because I am a big dope, I completely forgot to announce Queen Kat Designs Big News! Starting May 1st they are offering a stamp kit called "TAKE 3" Here are the details:

Each month we will have 3 large stamp sets exclusive to the club. If you don't subscribe to the club, you won't be able to get ALL of the images ever again! Sure, we MAY release 1-2 of them... But you won't EVER get these sets in their entirety ever again! Tanis, SJ and QK have been working hard to bring you the best sets possible and man, you don't want to miss out on this Take 3 club!!!! Here's the film strip for May's stamps..

There are bunch of cards in the gallery that use these stamps. Click here to go see. Retail value of the stamps will always be $27.00 or more.

Prices are as follows: (free shipping included)
1 month: $22
6 Months: $21/month
12 months: $20/month

You can add this club onto an existing club from Queen Kat Designs. Just check out in the store and let us know it's to be added to your kits club. You can send this as a gift to someone. A handmade card will be sent with the first month's subscription.

Get your subscription today!! Kits will ship on the 15th of each month.

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If I'm not back on here before Mother's Day (I hope to share some MD cards tonight that I plan on making today) then I hope all of you beautiful ladies have wonderful days/weekends! We have the best job in the world!!! God bless and thanks for stopping by!

Cupcake Spinner Card!

Afternoon all! Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Today is another Queen Kat Designs challenge! Nancy hosted this time and asked us to make a spinner card. I think I have made one other spinner card before years ago, and that's it. So, this really was a challenge for me! I still feel like something is missing or it's lacking something. Plus, it was hard to take a picture of!

• STAMPS- Sweets (Queen Kat Designs), Snap Stamps (Karen Foster)
• PAPER- Basic Grey 'Cupcake', pink
  
• INK- Palette Hybrid black
• OTHER- Copic markers, ric rac, metal flower, Word Window punch, Slit punch, foam, penny
  

Be sure to check out what the other girls created this time!
Jules
Lindsay
Nancy
Penny
Tanis
Toni


I posted my article on Craft Critique today too. It's on the Provo Craft 'Sew Crafty Mini'. Check it out and leave you opinion if you get a chance.

Hope you have a pleasant day! I'll be back tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by!

Time for Cupcakes!

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a pleasant weekend! We hung around here, cleaned a little, and then went to a birthday party that the girls (and myself) had a great time at! Today though we need to get some more things done around the house so the rest of the week will be laid back other than school (which is pretty laid back anyway) and a trip to the grocery and library so we can play outside. The temps are supposed to get back up to the 60's and 70's this week. Woo-Hoo!

I was so excited to play with my new stamps from Queen Kat Designs this weekend!!! The set is called Sweets and I will be giving sneak peeks of it all month until it is released on May 1st! I know that it stinks that you'll have to wait till then cause it's so darn cute, but that's life, right?

Before I show the first one I just wanted to point out that the rub on from Cosmo Cricket (which I love!) is spelled wrong. LOL When I first pulled it out I went "That's spelled wrong", and then of course I thought maybe I was crazy. Surely a large company wouldn't produce rub ons that are misspelled, right? I guess they do because after I was questioning myself the rest of the night, I looked it up. Sparkle is spelled 'le' not 'el'. Well, at least I know I'm not crazy!

• STAMPS- Sweets (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- yellow, pink, and red CS, Marcella DP
• INK- Brilliance black
• OTHER- Cosmo Cricket rub ons, scalloped edge scissors, Cuttlebug embossing folder, chunky glitter, pop dots

This next one is the one I made for the little girl's birthday party we went to on Sunday.

• STAMPS- Sweets (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- DCWV Nursery DP
• INK- Brilliance black
• OTHER- ribbon, Stickles, pink Copic marker, pop dots

Well, that's all for today! Tomorrow I will have a Starving Artistamps flower silhouette card. I really wanted to share it today but figured I should save something for tomorrow! Hope everyone has a blessed day! Thanks for stopping by!

Ahhh, my head is back!

Since I have been posting so much lately, I hadn't realized how weird it would feel to go a whole week without posting. Although, if it would have been any week, this last one was it! I had lots to do and in the end it paid off because the girls had such a great time at their party!!! Here are a few pics of them all dressed up. I even dressed up! However, although I wanted one, didn't end up getting a picture of myself with my girlies. You guys know how that is!

































And here is the new go kart! I just love Ava's face in this pic! And Jolee is concentrating so hard!



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I haven't had much time to stamp this past week but trust me, I will make up for it this week! This morning I made my card for the bi weekly QKD challenge! Tanis gave us this sketch.


And here is my final product!

• STAMPS- Happy Skullz (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- Basic Grey 'Gypsy'
• INK- Palette Hybrid black
• OTHER- chipboard star, Coluzzle, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Stamping Bella baubles

Check out the other creations from these talented gals too!!
Nancy
Tanis
Penny
Lindsay
Toni


Well, now I have to go clean the mess from what looks like a tornado that ripped through my house! Hope you all have a happy Monday!

Now I know how headless chicken feel.

**If you don't want to read a little rant then skip down to the card! {grin}**

I am anticipating and fearing the week ahead. I know at several points I will probably scream, or at least want to. I have to clean my house from top to bottom. I've got to get all the crevices in between and my goal is to also steam clean the carpet. We'll see if the latter happens. The big reason I have to do this is because I will be having a house full of people on Saturday. Another reason is, it just needs to be done. The dust bunnies have been comfy too long and need to be evicted! I guarantee I will try to think of a reason NOT to do several things, but in the end I will realize that I have to do it.

On top of cleaning, I have to but the food for Jolee and Ava's party, get a few other small things for their party, and decorate the house like a princess castle in an extremely cool way. BTW, if you have done a princess party and have a few ideas, I'd love to hear! We are having everyone come in a princess dress and we are doing hair, make-up, and nails along with lots of games and prizes. I have the food and snack planned out pretty well but could always use some good ideas for decorations!

Other than those two things, the Go Kart should be coming tomorrow (don't ask!) which means I have to be here when it comes. If any of you read my blog often, you know Tuesday is my 'out' day. We go to Blockbuster, Kroger, Hobby Lobby, etc.... and usually play at Burger King or MD's. I have things I need to get done tomorrow and I have a big feeling that like every other delivery person or cable person in history, if they say they will be here at 11am then they will most likely be here at 2.

Wednesday is Jolee's actual birthday, therefore we do whatever she wants to do the whole day. She chose Chuckie Cheese's this year. I'm excited for her and the kids to have fun but I have a feeling I'm going to be thinking about things I need to get done before Saturday. Well, actually before Friday because my mom and sis are coming up a day early so they can stay 2 nights to spend extra time with us. They will be happy to help me decorate and such though, so I'm not stressed at all about them coming up early. I'll have to have my house clean by Friday though.

Joe has to replace the brake pads and front rotors on my van. It's supposed to rain all week. I can't go (and don't wanna with the way my brakes are now) to Dayton to get a few of the party favors at Michael's like I need to if my brakes aren't fixed. And just so you know, I'll have most likely screamed a few times at this point of the week.

I also have a few deadlines that I need to get done. I am so very excited to have a super cool birthday party for the girls and I am going to be so happy to have my house clean clean, it's just getting there that sometimes stinks! If any of you read this whole rant then God bless you and thank you! You are a true friend!

I need something cute to make me smile! Here she is! I made this last week and my sister gave me the idea for the stage. Thanks sis!

• STAMPS- Mrs. Piggie (available April 1st via Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- black, kraft
• INK- Stazon jet black
• OTHER- fabric, ribbon, flower, rhinestones, white Souffle pen, Stardust glitter pen, pop dots

On another note, Joe and I finally agreed on the rest of our Homeschool curriculum! We are going with Explode the Code for reading/phonics, Math U See for math, BJU Press for Science, Bible Study, and Heritage (which is like geography, history, etc..) and we will supplement here and there with little things. I got some really great Sight Words work books at B Dalton too. We are really excited to get more of a structure than we had before. Joe will be switching shifts net week so we will be switching off teaching during the week too. Yay! Alright, I think I have blabbed enough for today! I hope all of you have a wonderful day!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Oh, just one more thing. I took this pic last week. It is the first flower of spring that we have seen!

QKD Challenge

Hey all! I hope everyone had a blessed Easter!! We spent time with each other and with my family so I had a very nice time!

Today is round 2 of the Queen Kat Designs bi-weekly challenge and this week I was hosting. I am posting a little late today because I went to Target today to pick up a few bags of jelly beans for the jelly bean jar guessing game Jolee wants to play at their party. Well, I didn't find many jelly beans but I found almost every single thing for Jolee and Ava's birthday party! I was so happy! It was flowery spring stuff that was 50% off because it was considered Easter! We really made out nicely!

Anyway! The rest of this post will be short and sweet!

It was my turn to challenge and I dared them to make a one layer or no layer card! Here is my take!

• STAMPS- Mrs. Piggie (QKD)
• PAPER- Bazzil pink
• INK- Chocolate Chip (SU)
• OTHER- Nestabilities, white Souffle pen, ribbon, sponge

Don't forget to check out the rest of the gals' creations!!!!
Nancy
Tanis
Penny
Lindsay
Toni

I'll be back tomorrow!! Have a great night!

Easter is creeping.....

When I was at the store with the kids last week there was Easter stuff everywhere! Jolee says, "Mom, it's almost Easter". "Not really" I say. Then I think about it. Holy crap! It really is almost Easter! It has completely snuck up on me! I haven't gotten anything for their baskets yet. They are with me all of the time, therefore I can't shop them. I'm going to have to have Joe watch them one night this week while I run in and get some things. I have been so caught up with their birthday party that I have been distracted! We finally decided we are going to get them a Go Kart. It took a lot of thinking but we decided that it would be the safest and something they could both ride in at the same time. I just can't wait to see the look on their face!!! I even bought a huge pink bow to put on it yesterday!

Anyway, I need to really catch up on my QKD stuff. I have been in a stamping slump the last 3 days. I have had no inspiration and no desire really. Bleh! I even BOUGHT the birthday party invites! How sad is that?! First time I have purchased a card of any kind in years! They are super cute though so no biggie! Alright, back to what I was saying. I actually wanted to stamp and was inspired this morning! Although this card looks a little Valentine-y, I just thought I had to make her in pink and red! She is so cute! And she will be available at the first of the month from QKD. Tanis has made a wonderful little monster family! This gals name is Mrs. Piggie!

• STAMPS- Mrs. Piggie (QKD April release)
• PAPER- Marcella (Target brand), red CS, pink CS
• INK- Brilliance black
• OTHER- Nestabilities dies, Cuttlebug embossing folder, rhinestones, glitter, pop dots

I hope all of you are more prepared for Easter than I am! Have a great Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!

Queen Kat Challenge

Hey all! I'm adjusting to the time change so I'm posting kind of late this morning. Sorry! I decided to organize a bi-weekly challenge for some of us girls over at Queen Kat Designs. I love being able to have a challenge every other week at smARTworks so I thought it would be cool to start one with QKD too using only QKD stamps!

So, here is our very first round was provided by Penny and her challenge was to use tan, white, gray, black, and red. Love the colors! However, I had no gray (hmmmm, I guess I need to take a trip to HL to fix that!) so I just stuck with tan, white, black, and red. Here is my take! I stamped the paisley in black and then added some dots and stripes with my white Souffle pen.

• STAMPS- Paisley, Happy Skullz (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- kraft
• INK- Brilliance black
• OTHER- white Souffle pen, ribbon, rhinestones, pop dots

Make sure to check out the other QKD gals creations throughout the day!
Nancy
Tanis
Penny
Lindsay
Toni

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On another note, I have to get some ideas today for the girls' birthday party invitations. It's a princess-tea party-sleepover party. I don't have any princess stamps so I was trying to come up with something sweet but not babyish. Plus I have a million other deadlines I have to get done this week also. I am excited about getting them done though because I am really looking forward to using the stamps and hopefully finding some untouched creative genius! We'll see about that though!!

On another other note, {grin} I am working on a new banner. I ended up having a lot of Joe time this weekend, which was nice. We played the Wii and looked at truck bed campers and just plain snuggled. He is really looking forward to switching shifts at the end of the month. When he does, he will have Monday-Thursday off and work Friday-Sunday on 12 hour shifts. It will be awesome to have 4 days off so we can go wherever we want and have mini vacations here and there. But, our social life will come to a dead hault (which was never really going anywhere anyway, lol) and I will have to do a lot of weekend things (birthday parties, holidays, etc..) by myself with the kids. It's definitely more of a positive thing though. I know it will be a lot better for his stress level too!

Well, I am off to make the kids lunch and get a few deadlines finished. Hope you all have a fantastic day!

P.S. This is what the girls and I did yesterday!

Need a Change

Hopefully, with all of the snow we are supposed to get this weekend (5-10 inches, so vague aren't they?!) it will give me time to revamp my blog. I have been tired of my banner for a while now, just no time to change it. I also need to remove some links and add some different ones. Maybe change up my background too. I need FRESH!

This is also a reason I need something fresh! I am so done with winter! This is a pretty cool picture though, I have to admit. I took it with my Macro lens.



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A friend of mine is got some bad news recently and I wanted to send her a card to let her know I am thinking of her. I thought the Queen Kat Designs 'Huggy Monster' was perfect for what I wanted. Plus, I had to dig into my Gretel paper I got awhile back.

• STAMPS- Huggy Monster (QKD), Need a hug? (Inkadinkado)
• PAPER- Cosmo Cricket 'Gretel'
• INK- Stazon jet black, Colorbo Chestnut Roan
• OTHER- Nestabilities dies, Prismacolors and OMS, Copic gray marker, ribbon, brad
  

Check this out! The code in this blinkie will give you 10% off your order at Queen Kat Designs! http://www.katstamps.com

If you add this blinkie to your blog (make sure it links to www.katstamps.com, if you need any help doing so, just ask me!) and then leave a comment on this post letting me know you did, you will be entered into a drawing for a prize given on April 1st!

I can't tell you what the prize is, but I know you won't be disappointed! AND, the more people who get entered into the contest, the bigger the prize will get!

So........SCREAM IT! Let everyone know how much QKD stamps rock and have a chance of winning at the same time!!!

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I hope everyone has a good day!! Stay warm and make a great creation!

Rockstars welcome!

So, the Hannah Montana 3D movie was awesome! I think I might have enjoyed it more than the girls! My only complaint........$15 a ticket, no matter what the age! I paid for all of us so it was $60. Ouch! We did have a fun time though and there were only a few other people in the theater so we were singing along and dancing in our seats. I'm one of those people who has a hard time sitting still when there is music playing. If you get a chance to take your little girl (or not so little girl) to go see it, then you should! Make it a mommy daughter day!

I have been really inspired by my Queen Kat Designs stamps since I got them so here are a few more! I picked up the Nursery stack from DCWV the other day. I have no need for baby paper but more than half of it is really cute glittery paper that can be used for anything. Plus, it was half off. And, I'm a a paper addict. Now that we have THAT out in the open. {grin}

• STAMPS- Let's Party (QKD)
• PAPER- DCWV Nana's Nursery *baby girl*
• INK- Stazon jet black
• OTHER- ribbon, white brads, Primas

Okay, so I did another glittery skull. I know! But doesn't it just rock?! This time I mixed the 'Let's Party' sentiments to make the phrase You're a Rockstar. Clever huh? Man, I am so smart! {rolling eyes} The card size is also pretty different.....3x6.

• STAMPS- Happy Skullz, Let's Party (QKD)
• PAPER- Marcella (Target brand)
• INK- Brilliance black
• OTHER- rhinestones, pop dots, glitter, Marvy Mega scalloped circle and Super Jumbo circle punches
  

There is also a little contest going on right now over at Queen Kat Designs! If you love their stamps then shout it! Post the blinkie below onto your blog and if a member of the Royal Court sees you with it, you will be entered to win a stamp set! She will be drawing every month! How easy is that!? You can also leave a post on this blog letting me know that you added your blinkie! Be sure to link it to www.katstamps.com though!



Well, I'm off to get ready to take my van in to get inspected! Wish me luck! Have a great day!

"Nobody's perfect, I gotta work it....."

"...again and again till I get it right." Boy, ain't that the truth! I thought the title was fitting today since MIL, Jolee, Ava, and I are finally going to see the Hannah Montana movie tonight! And, it's also fitting since I haven't posted in 5 days! Shame on me! I was doing so well too! Well, my sister and niece came up and spent the weekend (Friday through Sunday) and we were all having a great time, so crafty stuff and blogging was put on the back burner. Well, other than the card I had to make to send with sis for my other niece's birthday. Oh, and I loved it too! You'll see it in a second.

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Ours was kind of hectic! Wednesday, Joe left for work in the morning and came home a few minutes later telling me his tire blew. He takes it off and I take it into town in my van to have them replace it. $90. Thursday morning he leaves for work and comes home again a few minutes later telling me the brand new one just blew too! Off to the store I go....again....to buy another new tire, only this time I go to a different place. Only $65 this time. When I get home, Joe figures out that it's a broken coil on the strut so he cuts it off so he can drive it in to have it fixed. He had to take off work both days. Bleh! It will be a little under $400 to replace the coils. Bleh again! Ah, well. We are blessed to have what we do!

So, here is the birthday card I made this weekend. I used Queen Kat Designs 'Happy Skullz' set. I love that set!!

• STAMPS- Happy Skullz (QKD)
• PAPER- Marcella (Target brand)
• INK- Stazon Jet Black
• OTHER- Marvy Super Jumbo circle punch and Mega scalloped circle punch, iridescent and red glitter, glue pen, ribbon, pop dots

This one is from the Doodle Factory Valentine's set. I just love this bee!! I glittered up his wings and heart with Stickles.

• STAMPS- Doodle Factory Valentine, Medium stitch set (Starving Artistamps)
• PAPER-DCWV
  
• INK- Brilliance black ink
• OTHER- Copic markers, stickles, artificial flower, pop dots
  

Here is my last one for the day!

• STAMPS- flower P20.14, thanks a bunch (only inked up thanks)46.04 (Starving Artistamps)
• PAPER- Brocade Blue
• INK- Versafine black ink
• OTHER- Nestabilities dies, Copic markers

Hopefully, if all goes well, I will be back tomorrow to share a few more that have been sitting on my desk!! Have a great night everyone!

P.S. Starving Artistamps is having a sale that if you buy ANY full sheet of stamps, you get the foam cling for free! The offer goes until Saturday the 23rd and all you need to do is put the rubber sheet you want in and the sheet of cling and you will not be charged for the cling! You can also use my 10% off code with the offer! To remind you, my code is heidis Go shop!

Love is in the air!

Good afternoon! There might be a few of you reading this that are snowed in today. We are supposed to have 4-6 inches accumulated by tonight but I don't know how much I believe that. MIL and I are planning on taking Jolee and Ava to see the Hannah Montana concert movie tonight and get some dinner afterwards. It's the first time just 'the girls' have gone out together. Usually, it's his mom that watches Clinton if I want to do something with the girls. It should be fun!

So, now onto showing some of my new cards I've done the past few days. First, my first 3 Queen Kat Designs cards! Yes, I wanna share all 3 at once! I am having so much fun with these! 2 out of the 3 are no layer cards because these stamps are sooooo easy to use! Love the designs! Without further ado.....

• STAMPS- Let's Party (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- white CS
• INK- Brilliance black
• OTHER- Copic markers, push pin, stickles
  

• STAMPS- Huggy Monster (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- white CS, red CS
  
• INK- Pretty in Pink, Positively Pink, Brilliance black
• OTHER- Prismacolor brown pencil, OMS, pop dots
  

• STAMPS- Let's Party (Queen Kat Designs)
• PAPER- Rock Star Stack (DCWV)
• INK- Stazon jet black, Cool Caribbean
• OTHER- ribbon

Well, there you have it! I'll be back tomorrow with some Tea Party Valentines!! Hope you enjoyed these cards!

Stay Warm!!!!

Queen Kat Candy!

Just wanted to pop in and let you guys know that Vicki over at the Queen Kat Designs blog is doing a Valentine set give away! All you have to do is leave a comment telling her who sent you over {me}. Plus, you'll wanna see the tease for her last minute CHA set she will be selling! Run! Go leave a comment here!!

Oh, and I will have *at least* one Queen Kat Designs card to show tomorrow! I finally got my stamps and I am super excited!!!

*QKD Blog Party!* Wow!

Okay, so if I am a bit skitzy please forgive me but Vicki from Queen Kat Designs JUST emailed me and asked if I could fill in for a sick DT member (feel better Pooka) for the last leg of their blog party that has been going on for a month now. Each DT member has taken a 3 day turn at posting 1 challenge each day and then choosing a winner at the very end of the 3 days that will get an limited edition QKD stamp set! Would you like to see what you could play to win?!


How sweet is that!? Alright, so for those of you that have been following the QKD crew all month, you know the rules. For those of you that are just joining and would like to play along, here is what you need to know:

1} I will host a challenge for today, Friday, and Saturday with one entry allowed from each reader per day. You will need to leave a comment here with a link to you creation or if you don't have an album or blog to upload to, you may email me at pea_pods_mom@yahoo.com

2} For each challenge you complete, you will get one entry. The party will end on Saturday night at 11:59 EST so make sure you have all of your entries in and have left a post here for me by then. On Sunday I will put all of the entries in and draw a name to win the rockin' Valentine set!

3} You DO NOT have to use Queen Kat Designs stamps. Of course it is encouraged, but even I myself don't have my sets yet!

4} Have fun and be creative! I can't wait to see what you have to share!

So, I decided for today to go with a sketch challenge I whipped up myself in like 10.5 seconds so I decided to make a sample to go along with it. Now, show me what you've got!!





Thanks for stopping by and make sure to stop back tomorrow for a different challenge!!

Big News! And Blog Candy too!!

I have some exciting news in my neck of the woods!! I am now a proud member of the Queen Kat Designs design team! I am so excited to be working with Vicki and the rest of the QKD team! They have welcomed me so nicely too! Thanks guys! You need to stop in and see the awesome sets she has and she also sells *super cute* monthly kits too!



So, in celebration, I want to put a few of their sets up for grabs!! All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what stamp(s) you'd like to see on the market that you can't seem to find. Like for instance, I'd like to see a guitar! Not a real looking guitar but maybe a simple line guitar or maybe a few different styles of guitars. I mean really, how popular is rock star stuff right now?! It's as simple as that! Fill me in and you could win TWO free sets!! I will draw a random name on Thursday at Noon so make sure you come back to see if you won!

**If you are not a regular to my blog (are you crazy!? lol) and you sign up for the blog candy it's a good idea to either make a note to yourself for the day I will draw or bookmark my page to check back! There have been times in the past where I had to re-draw because I did not hear back from the winner! I want you guys to get your goods!**

You must be a US or Canada resident to be able to be entered. Sorry international readers!

Well, don't you wanna see what you will win!?!

Happy Skullz and



Paisley

Too cute huh?! I can't wait to get mine! Well, good luck and please post a link to here on your blog if you'd like! The more the merrier!

Have a great Monday!