Monday's Fun Day!!

Hey there! It's been awhile... again. lol!
I have LOTS to blog about, but let me start off this week with a set of clear stamps that I collected at Michael's a few weeks ago.



If you have received a Monday's Fun Day package from me, you will know that it comes with other goodies too. It's just a surprise until you open the package! :)

To get a chance to receive a package from me, just post a comment here.
What I would love to know from you is...
If you could take any card making class, what would you want to learn about or make & take?

I have a few more thanks to give for birthday presents and LOTS of pictures to share from my sister-in-law's baby shower, including a diaper cake and Strawberry Gingerale cupcakes! Stay tuned for more!

Happy Birthday... me!

Yes! My birthday was today... full of surprises and birthday wishes from friends and family. Even a lovely phone call from my dear friend Anna up in Reno! Thank you, everyone, for making today such a wonderful birthday!

I have LOTS of pictures to share with you!

A RAK from Jessica (jessicaluvs2stamp) ~ SCS (Unity RAK)


DDSS Reveal from my Big Sister, Maureen Stivala:

~ Just wanted to mention that she has been shouldering a lot lately and still managed to put all this together for me.
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU, MAUREEN! I love it ALL!

*edited* I found her blog! You can see more of her fabulous work at More of ReenS Creations. What a creative blog name!!

























I have lots of more pictures to share, but my eyes keep closing shut as I type so I am going to go crawl into bed and post more in the morning.

Before I head off...
BIG thanks to some very special friends over at the Stamp-Shack for remembering my birthday... Jan (LOVED getting your email at midnight last night! lol!), Joanie (such a precious and happy little card... and NO... it was not late!), Annette (I love owls and your owl card is just adorable!), Cathy (I am going to have to get that stamp with those three little monkeys! SUPER cute card!), and Sally (LOVE your CAS card with the beautiful black embossing.) I know I haven't been there in such a long time. I miss you all and think of you often. Thank you for making my birthday extra special!

Shawn & Kari... it was a fabulous birthday! Thanks for the birthday card! :)

Steph and Caro, thank you for hanging out with me tonight!

Michelle & Craig, HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY!!

love and hugs,

Fresh Notes for Friday

How about a sneak peek at a new stamp set from the NEW Fall - Winter Idea Book & Catalogue 2008, due to be released August. 11th?

Introducing "Fresh Cut" stamp set (#111634)



I created this quick card for our administrator at the preschool, since it was our last day of school today. *sniff* I still can not believe Ken will be going into kindergarten in the Fall!



Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa
Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon (Chocolate Chip), sponge dauber
Techniques: Rock-n-roll (Stamp first in Old Olive, then "rock" the edges of your image in Chocolate Chip.)

So you can get your hands on this beautiful stamp set during the month of June for $21.95 and add a pack of coordinating die-cut Fresh-Cut Notes for $5 (limit one Fresh-Cut Notes per customer at this price)! The 4" x 4" die-cut note card set includes 15 cards and envelopes in Whisper White. Additional Fresh-Cut Notes may be purchased for $8.95. The note cards may be purchased without the stamp set for $8.95.

As a hostess of a workshop, you can earn this fabulous stamp set and note cards for FREE with a workshop of $400 or more!

Always feel free ask me any questions anytime!

Breaking in the Copics!

Well, I did it! I stared at my beautiful box of Copics all morning and all afternoon long. I finally took off the plastic wrap after the boys were in bed. I didn't know where to start, so I picked out a few colors for the leaves, branch, and the owls. Then I decided to write down the item code and scribble each color next to it so that I had a better idea of what they looked like on the Whisper White cardstock (also so that I could remember what I had picked out). Then I just went for it.





So... what do you think?

Please remember it's my first time ever using the Copics... construtive critism is greatly appreciated. If anyone has ever used the Copic Markers before and can offer me any advice, I would love to hear it!

Butterfly kisses and wishes...

My new Unity Butterfly stamp set arrived today!
Funny thing happened too... UPS guy knocks on my door as he drops off the package and when I step out to get the package, this beautiful butterfly danced all around me. It entertained the boys and me for at least 10 minutes! You can see how it posed for my camera. Considering how blustery it was outside today, the butterfly sat quite still for each of the shots. My boys had just wished the other day that they could get up close to the butterflies that have been visiting our garden.




My new butterfly set will get inked up tomorrow, since I have been running around on less than 4 hours of sleep during the past 48 hours. But I have something new to play with along with my butterfly stamps! My birthday isn't for another four days, but Kevin surprised me with this most amazing gift:





My dear sweet friend, Carolina, gave me this super cute owl set from Gina K Designs for Mother's Day.


I can feel the stamp sets just BEGGING for some Copic markers to color them in! lol!

Whoopsie daisy!!!
I never posted last week's Monday's Fun Day winner!!

Here it is:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

6 - kim3timemom
Timestamp: 2008-06-04 05:10:49 UTC


kim3timemom said...
Summer plans are to relax and have fun playing with scrapbooking supplies. Thanks so much for the chance to win.


Congratulations! I have your email address, so I will email you for your address.

Stay tuned for some new tutorials, a new SU! special stamp set, and more Monday's Fun Day give-aways.

Cheers!

Card #1 or Card #2?

I changed up the card that I posted on Sunday.
I ran out of brads and also wanted to use the color spritzer.
So tell me...
Which card do you like better?

Card #1



Card #2



For more information on Card #1, you can go back to "Catching Up", posted on Sunday.


Here's what I did to card #2:

Sponge daubers were used on the edges of the Jersey Shore Designer Series Paper, Wild Wasabi cardstock, Pumpkin Pie punched stars, and 1/4" punched circles (not shown).


Have you ever used a Color Spritzer before?
This was my first time... SO easy!


I put a mask over the "Happy Father's Day" stamped image and spritzed Brilliant Blue around the edge of the mask.


Here's my favorite part of this card:


The punched star has a natural curl to it after it has been punched.
I just warm up the cardstock between my fingers and get it to bend a little more after adhering the punched 1/4" circle. Cut a Stampin' Dimensional in half and pop it on the card as an accent.

Happy Stampin'!

Monday's Fun Day!

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend!

We spent yesterday with my parents up in San Francisco.


We had such a fantastic time!
Keiji was asleep the minute the car started down the hill on the way home! lol!
Ken would not stop talking about his day with his Obaachan and Ojiichan.

Not much stamping done this weekend, but I will up late working on some swaps.
Hopefully I will have something to post tomorrow!

Monday's Fun Day!
I do have a few clear stamps that I found at my local Michael's the other day to give away! I picked out some that I thought you might like to have... I know that not everyone's Michaels carries the same stuff.





Just post a comment... I want to know what your plans are for the summer!

A number will be randomly picked on Friday.

Off to get creative!
Cheers!

Catching up!

Yet another week goes by where I don't post!
It has been a little crazy on this end. The latest is a wicked sinus headache and cold. It all started with the aftermath of the fires in the Santa Cruz mountains. The wind carried a lot of the smoke and ashes over the miles and I could really feel it on Friday.

Ashli... thank you! The peppermint tea is so soothing! I read your post and bought some right away. Yummy too! :)

Here's a quick and easy Father's Day card:



Cardstock: Brilliant Blue, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Jersey Shore DSP
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain ribbon, Star Punch, 1/4" Circle punch, Paper Piercer, piercing mat, Bold Brights brads, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensionals

Here's a tip for getting the tiny brads on the star and 1/4" circles:

Use a paper piercer and mat to pierce a hole in the center of the star and circle:


Then keep the star & circle on the mat and push the brad in through the hole and mat.





Here are a few tags I made uniquely for each of my Japanese workshop ladies who placed an order. I tried to match a tag to a stamp set that they ordered.




I managed to get my reveal package out to my DDSS!
I put a lot of little things in this clear bucket that I decorated with Ginger Blossom DSP, Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, and hatpin & beads/pearls from Pretties Kit.





OH! I can't forget our latest Monday's Fun Day winner!

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

5
Timestamp: 2008-05-25 08:26:07 UTC

Congratulations, Lorie!

Lorie posted:
What a great card and tutorial! I'm a coffee drinker but do love a good tea sometimes too. My favorite coffee is a non-fat, sugar free caramel latte...I know...why bother. But it is good anyway! :o)

Send me an email to: whoopsie.daisy@sbcglobal.net

hugs,