procrastination is in my blood

We have a surprise baby shower for my coworker tonight...after a 2 hour meeting. I hope I get home at a decent time! Anyway, I knew about it a week ago but yet I waited till the night before to pull something together. At first I wanted to make a scrapbook like I did my other coworker a few months ago. But they didn't have the cute Heidi Swaps book :( So I thought and thought and thought maybe one of those altered frames. Here's how it came out:


It was my first time etching. Photos were difficult to take but it's his middle name, Christopher. I only hope that it's not spelt a crazy way or I'm screwed. And yes, the baby shower is more like a welcome shower since she unexpectedly had it last Friday. Here is a quick card to go with it. Not my best but it was 12 midnight and I was kinda done :)

eighty nine: lazy sunday

I forgot how tiring working full time can be! I've been exhausted these past 2 weeks. Hopefully this week I will officially be teaching at this school!

I started this card of with Paper Cutz's "Get Well Card" challenge. They required it to be a get well card, duh, with something flying. This led to joining in with Alphabet Challenge's "B is for Bird" and
Fantabulous Cricut's "Bird Bonanza" challenges. To tie it all together it needed some embossing. That's where Made by Momo's "Embossing" and One Stop Craft Challenge's "Embossing" came into play. In the end, it all worked out great. This will be so sweet for someone who needs a little cheering up :)


IRock
Cuttlebug "Stylized Flowers"
TPC Studio "Whimsical Birds"
Hero Arts "Everyday Sayings"

eighty eight: stripes

Tried doing a collage type of thing. It was quite tricky. Still on the fence if I like it or not. I'll attempt the same technique again one of these days. I'll enter it into One Stop Craft's "Anything Goes" challenge. I found this challenge blog hopping around :)


Kraft cardstock
Scraps
Martha Stewart stamps
Hero Arts "Thinking of You"
Sakura gel pen

eighty seven: blue, circles, glitter!

This was a really fun card to make. And I really thought about this one so I could combine different challenges. Got these Martha Stewart stamps at TJ Maxx for super cheap!

Challenges:
Southern Girls "Glitter it Up!"
Meljens "It's a 2fer"
Ellephantastic "Blue"
ODBD "Sparkle"
ABC Challenge "G is for Glitter"
Delightful Sketches "Circles"
Papertake "Sparkly and Bright"


Scraps
Martha Stewart "Heart and Flower"
Stickles
Ribbon
Corner rounder

eighty six: new technique

Simon Says do a Wee Memories challenge! Or maybe something just because :)


DCWV Indian Summer Fall Stack
Sakura gel pen
Hero Arts "Everyday Greetings"

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And here's another anything goes for Tip Top Tuesday. My first time entering.


Kraft cardstock
Star punch
Hero Arts "Thinking of You"

eighty five: sunshine

Decided to make a close friend of mine a littel cheer up card. She's been having tough relationship problems and I just wanna let her know that even though we're far away, I'm always here for her :)

Anything goes for Wee Memories challenge.


Create a Critter cartridge
Stickles
Hero Arts "Everyday Sayings"
Ribbon

eighty three: but you

Polka Dots for Imagine Nation Monday. Here's my patterned paper polka dots since I don't have a real Imagine. And frankly I'm getting a little annoyed with Provo Craft for not responding to me about this faulted cricut they sent me last week. Very annoyed.


atd pattern paper
Kraft cardstock
Forever Young cartridge
IRock
Hero Arts "Thinking of You"

eighty two: happy sketch

I combined 2 challenges, Card Patterns and More Than Favors. I find it more challenging and rewarding when I can combine several challenges in one project :) And I'm really liking this craft cardstock too!


DCWV pattern paper
EK Success corner rounder
TPC Studio "Greetings" stamp

eighty one: first PKS challenge

I just HAD to try out these new Peachy Keen Stamps I won from Got Scraps? This is my first set of PKS and I love them. I love the feel of these stamps and how great they stamp. I never knew such a thing existed!


PKS Snow Cutie face Assortment
Doodle Charms cartridge
Scrap paper
Ribon
Alphabet stickers

seventy nine: just because :)

I had a pretty productive day today. Finished 4 cards, washed the dishes, took the dogs to the dog park, and ran a few errands. I still have to do laundry though...The day went by fast and I don't wanna work tomorrow. But I could possibly get a full time, permanent job so fingers crossed. No more annoying calls early in the morning just to "confirm my availability".

Saw this dollar stamp in my stash and I thought it'd be perfect for one of those Create A Critters. And I was right!


Create a Critter cartridge
Eyelets
Ribbon
Cotton string
Dollar stamp
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Here is a thank you card for Heidi from Got Scraps.


PKS Snow Cutie Face Assortment
Doodle Charms cartridge
American Crafts ribbon
Brads
DCWV glitter paper

seventy six: MPS color challenge

Here's my entry to My Pink Stamper's color challenge in 30 minutes! It was super close but I made it! Would've been a little less stressful if my ATG gun decided to run out of tape AFTER I finished the card! Thank goodness for back up glue!!


Create a Critter cartridge
paper scraps
TPC Studio "Greetings" stamp
Colorbox ink

sixty nine: thank you fall

There's a new blog in town and it's starting to really come together. Check out Pixel Layne Studio. She has some fun things stirring up there. Here is an entry to her celebrating of 1000 hits already! (Sorry again for the horrible picture, it's still raining here and the lighting is just terrible inside)


DCWV paper
Beading cord
Embossing
TPC Studio stamps

sixty eight: let it snow

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at More Than Favors. Here's my snowy card. Man do I miss the snow. Hopefully we can go snowboarding this year?? It's been years since I've touched the snow.




Snowflakes Cuttlebug folder
G Studio stamp
Ink
Stickles
Ribbon
Cardstock

sixty eight: mele kalikimaka!

I received this cute little santa image from a challenge I won in August. With this cold weather here in San Diego, it was quite fitting to make a winter card :) This is an entry for the challenge at Creations by Christie. This is one of several cards I will be sending to Operation Write Home. It is such a great cause and I hope you can all send out cards to these heroes.


Santa image
White ribbon
Core'dinations paper (red)
DCWV paper
Apricot alphabet stamps
Dotted Scallop EK Success punch

sixty seven: first card sketch

I was going to enter this in the Card Patterns but couldn't finish it yesterday. Today I sat and figured it out, the center circle completed the card. Sorry for the poor pictures, it's been raining all day here and I just can't get good lighting inside :( The first picture is the closest in color.



DCWV paper
EK Success 2.5" punch
Braiding cord
Alphabet stamps
3/4" punch

fifty eight: celebrate!

Paper Playtime's 19th challenge! Ribbons, buttons, or rhinestones. Pretty simple but still fun!


Ingredients:
TPC Studios "Greetings" stamps
Embossing
Rhinstones

fifty six: snow love

Another challenge is going on at My Pink Stamper. It is a winter theme. Still cricutless and still improvising! And I think I have the coloring down on my second try! Practice makes a whole lot better:)


Ingredients:
Popcorn the Bear Christmas Collection stamp
Martha Stewart markers
Embossing

fifty five: dancing frog

More Than Favors has a Critter Themed challenge. I used this stamp I just received from a challenge in August. Since I am still cricutless, it was great to try new things. This was my first time blending with markers. It was my first attempt and it kinda got..soiled? I'll have to practice some more. This was a thank you card for the challenge I won :)


Inredients:
Frog stamp
Chalk
Brad
Stickles
Martha Stewart markers
Embossing

fifty four: girlfriends

I forgot to post this card a few months ago. But it seemed perfect for Torendi's challenge.



Ingredients:
Hero Arts "3 Girls" stamp
EK Success "Fancy Flight" punch
"With Love" CuttleBug border
"Just My Type" CuttleBug border
Crayola color pencils

forty eight: if the shoe fits..

Just stumbled upon this fun little blog that does challenges, Paper Playtime Here's my take on it.




Ingredients:
Cardstock
Fiskars "Girls Night"
Rhinestones
Embossing