Oh what a weekend...

Okay, so Amy and I are driving along Friday morning, on our way to Laurie's house for a bit of stamping fun with Jen & Bren (wow... that sounds like a nursery story or something).  ANYWAY, once we get to Emporia, I (being the navigational ree ree that I am) somehow ended up on the wrong 2-lane highway.  No biggie, right... I mean it still leads to the right town eventually, it's just a different way... yeah, ok.  Little did we know, THAT particular highway is a favorite of semi-trucks... and not just a few... we were sandwiched within a dozen or so in some truck convoy headed west.

Let's throw another little wrench into the mix, shall we?  Just before Emporia, the snow started coming down pretty good... AND a nice little blustery wind decided to join the party.  Now, on this small highway, there are these lane sections every once in awhile for semi's to veer off to so that "faster" traffic can whiz on by.  Well... the dude in front of me was more than happy to oblige... nice right?  NotSoMuch... since the extra lanes were not plowed, all it did was throw more crap up in my windshield, further blinding us.  Did I mention you couldn't tell where any lines were?  30 mph?  Yeah.  I know.  It sucked... and NOT in a good way.

WELL, the 3-1/2 hour trip from Topeka was SO worth it :)  We had a great time once we got there!  Stamping, chit chat, a little alcohol, and loads of laughter were EXACTLY what we needed!  Did you see the CA-YOOT cards we made?!  We decided to each bring a shoebox project for everyone just in case the mojo wasn't flowing.  You've seen the card project I brought before... it was the Happy Heart Day rock-n-roll jobbie.

I've always loved doing shoebox swaps... it gives you a chance to  work with stuff you might not have, use techniques you might not know, and gives you design ideas about which you might not have thought.   

This bunny card was one that I watercolored while I was there.  This stamp was one that I bought a LONG time ago... pre-TAC :)  I've always loved it... I can't remember who made it... Art Impressions maybe?  My favorite is that cute aqua bunny... look at that face!

And now, I'll leave you with this...

...a nice row of bunny butts

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That's just how I roll.

What do you think?
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Hellooooooooo?

I know, I know... it's been awhile :) So I hope this makes up for it a little bit. This card is very similar to one you've seen before, but I liked it so much and I'm waaaay behind on my Paper Wings Christmas Card Club!!

Stamps: Vintage Christmas, Holiday Cheer (in the new Inspiration Avenue Magalogue available September 1st!!)
Paper: Reece, Lilly Anna, & White UltraSmooth cardstocks
Ink: Ballet Blue, Water Lily Green, & Toile Pink Palettes
Other: Crystal Stickles, Scor-Pal, Scor-Bug

I made this up for my Christmas shoebox swap for the Gardner Stamp Club last night, and I cut a bunch of extras on purpose! Typically when I cut up extra kits, I tend to assemble them to keep in my card stash or prep to sell at craft fairs.

I like this card because it has no lumpiness... easy to mail! No extra postage... BONUS :)
What do you think?

Dusting, chalk, and a little missing mojo...

Ahhhhh... Saturday night... and I'm at home :) I just finished cleaning up the house, and Poot has agreed to mop the floors!! OMG... I know! I'll wait for you to pick yourself up off the floor...

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I've been cleaning all weekend, and I even took everything off of all the shelves in my studio and dusted, vacuumed, and re-arranged! Oh... I'll wait again... :)

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THAT took for freakin' evah!! I HATE dusting. It always seems to settle again in 5 minutes and doesn't look like you did anything... maybe it wouldn't do that if I dusted every other day? :)

On to the fun stuff! I so enjoyed the shoebox swaps we did in S.A. This big tag was cased off of a card that Barbara Crooks created for the swap.

I loved how she popped the sunflower up using Tutti Fruitti paper, as well as, how cute the image is when using the Jewel Tone Pearlescent Chalk set. The little girl image is from Fall Harvest from TAC's Fall Supplement, and the sentiment is from a Level A Hostess set Feel Better, and both were stamped with Noir Palette.

I feel as though my mojo has been missing as of late. Check out this card. I'm just not feelin' it. I tried introducing another color with the purple & orange and nothing was jiving. So I finished it and immediately put it away. Far away.

So it won't be staring at me...

mocking me.

Stamps: Hotel Signs, Tag Tidbits, Linear Sentiments, Circle Sampler

Paper: DCWV orange, Bazzill Mono-Purples, White UltraSmooth

Ink: French Lilac & Orangerie Palette

Other: Orange Peel Stickles, Pop Dots, hole punch

What do you think about these?

Another beautiful mess and a little purple haze...

Don't forget the 50% off sale ends today at 5pm CST!! Email me ASAP or shop online! :)

Dude, I'm seriously tired. I decided to catch a cold yesterday on my way home from San Antonio... yeay {said dripping with sarcasm}. So, last night I down a little NyQuil and try to sleep it off... to no avail. As I am typing this, I'm still fuzzy-headed { different from the usual :) } so I apologize ahead of time in case my sentences don't make sense.

I thought I'd share a couple of pictures of what I brought home from the weekend! The pictures aren't the greatest since they have reflections of the packaging and all, but you get the jist.

The Angel Company is so generous. Stamps, paper packs, kits, embellishments, ribbons, a polka dot scarf, fun lapel buttons, ink, hardware, pens, stipple brush...

paper piercing kit, more kits, fun fun fun projects... just awesome.

The shoebox swap was fun, too! Here is a shot of all of the ones I completed { hey, Beverly... I still need to complete yours :) } Aren't they great?!

My favorite was this magnet created by Holly Mays... absolutely freakin' adorable. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the poofy floral!

Photos from tonight

Here are the cards/ project we did tonight. The top left is Vicki's, bottom left is Judy's, the nugget box is Toni's, and I did the purple snowman. We had a good time (as usual) and the next one is scheduled for November 27th at the Library. I believe Vicki & Jennifer will be teaching us new techniques this time.