This is the card I created for The Greeting Farms April 26th Monday Mania. This Monday Mania was a color challenge using khaki, sand, olive. I used TGF Hope & Grace set along with these colors to create my card. And since the stitching is so in I used my trust old sewing machine to zig-zag stitch around all the top paper layers to add some texture and detail since the paper has not other designs.

Yeah, Tomorrow is the day for the May NEW release with The Greeting Farm. I am so excited to see all the NEW stamps and digi's that are being released this month!!! We only got a few sneak peaks and I don't know about you but I'm totally excited about what I've seen and completely beside myself wanting to see what the other releases are for tomorrow and also hope to win something delightful in their blog hop!

Well since there is nothing I can do but wait I guess I will go create something new, maybe something for this weeks Farm Fresh Friday challenge. Until later be happy and create something extraordinary!

Well here I am at it again!

Well here I am at it again; what is that you ask. Trying out for another design team that's what. I have been madly creating cards this week 10 specifically for the DT Call and I'm just not completely thrilled with the results I'm coming up with. I think all the rejections in the past are causing me some creativity blockage. I know that this is the way these things go but it is hard when you want something so bad and cannot seem to achieve that goal. I know when the right place for me is open that I will win the call, but the rejection is hard on you all the same.

I did take a short break this week and created something purely for my own pleasure. I've been thinking about this Christmas tag since Michelle and I were creating tags this past Sunday. I only knew what colors I would be using to color the tag. Then low and behold I found these great little stamps in me drawers and the rest of the supplies on my shelves. It truly is wonderful when a plan comes together so beautifully! And I do mean beautifully, look at how gorgeous this Christmas or Winter Tag turned out.

I think I have decided which samples I will be sending off for the Design Call; after the weekend I will show you some of the cards that didn't make my cut for the DT call. When I find out if I win the call or not I will of course let you all know and share the items that did make my final cut to send. I can tell you at this point it looks like I'm sending an 8"x 8" scrap book page, a card and a tag. Then I'm hoping they will check out my blog here to see all the wonderful thing I can and do make. Yes we are only to send in 3 items; that is what made it soooo hard to decide. I wish they had said 5 card because then another make of the lemon & tequila card I showed months ago. I used a different glitter this time and the supposed salt looks better on this one. So I'll show the new one after the weekend.

The DT call end on Tuesday so I'm sure a decision will be made promptly as they want the NEW DT to begin their duties in June 2010. I'm going to keep my finger and toes (well if I could cross them) and hope that I win. This company has such a wide range and variety of great stamps to work with.

Mellow Monday

Today is rather dreary & rainy day so we are just sitting inside today, staying warm and dry. Not to much to do on this rainy miserable day gut to sit indoors.

Yesterday I got to go down to my friend, Michelle's house and we created some tag. Which is what I have to show you today. Distressed Tags or distressed anything is my favorite style right now. We had such a good time. It was so good to get away and spend time playing with a friend just playing.

So here are the lovely tags I made and hers were very similar as we were working together and learning some new techniques. I hope you enjoy viewing the pics of the tags as much as I had making them.

SE Make & Take for week of April 25th

Almost forgot to post this weeks make and take for Stamp Express. If this month went by as quickly for you as it did me you are as not thinking about Mother's Day being here, well it is!

This weeks is the 1st of 2 Make and Takes for Mother's day or if you prefer Thinking of You. I know not having my own mother this year I would be grateful to have that choice so the card is the same but you get to choose between the two computer generated phrases: "Happy Mother's Day" or "Thinking Of You".

What an Extraordinary Week.

TGF Farm Fresh Friday Contest Entry

This week on The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday Contest the Theme is "Going Green". I just finished my card this afternoon and uploaded it for the contest. Yeah!

I started my project with the bag I got when I purchased designed paper from the Stamp Express last night. Then I used Su Sage Shadow for my Green as it matched the Green in the bag closest out of all the papers that I have. And as we all know I do have paper issues. For crying out load I kept the bag for designer paper, now that is issues! LOL

The Flutter Anya of course has color other than green; I didn't want the entire card to be "Green" just going green! Now that I'm looking at it I wish I would have put some a pearl or gem in the middle of the bow. So I'm just hoping everyone likes my card as much as I do and that maybe I will win the contest this week, if I'm lucky!

Getting By With a Little Help From Our Friends...

I also wanted to share this card with you that I made and sent out to Jackie this past week. All of you who are SE customers know Jackie and the recent medical problems she continues to recovering from. She seemed to need a bit of encouragement So I made and sent her this darling list card. The stamp is Belles 'N Whistles and then with my calligraphy marker I wrote my own sentiment and of course the title for this post!

Congratulations Stacey!

Today I'd like to take the time to wish my dear daughter-in-Law Congratulations. Even after getting married this past October after turning 18 when my son was home on leave and they had gotten married, then moving the whole way to So Cali she stayed in school and has Graduated from High School.

She has finished school and is has finalized all her paperwork but must wait until her class graduates to receive her diploma. She really pushed herself to get her assignments done early so she would have school completed before Chuck's pre-deployment leave this May.

We are all so happy and proud of her. So without further chatter from me here is the card I made to send her. This cute and chubby little Bunnie is like a paper stuffy, just not quite so fluffy and it is from stampavie.