Thursday, January 21, 2010

28 years....

Yep, tomorrow is our 28th year anniversary. And to be honest, I really struggled with this card...and if you have been reading my blog, I think you will understand, lol! But here is what I finally came up with:



Pretty simple, but then its a guy card, lol. Billy has always liked the 'old scraggly' looking cards, as he calls them, rofl. Anyways, no matter what we have been through, this statement is true with me...more tomorrow...

thanks for stopping by and TGIF!! (in a few hours anyways, lol!)
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Card Details:
Stamps: Love Notes from Gina K Designs
Papers: All cardstock from Gina K
Accessories: tim holtz charm, fun wire, pop dots, jumbo eyelets, sponge and ink, tim holtz crackle paint, heart punch, labels 6 nesties.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Herrrreeess ya card!

No, not THAT kinda card, the one Bill Engvall talks about in his stand up comedy thingys, lol! But MY card or rather cards I promised!

This week on StampTV Gina did such an awesome video called Memory Keeper . I HAD to do one. I made a little card set:



I used the new StampTV kit, Organize It! I also used Nina's new set, Heartily Yours, LOVE this set! I have bunch more cards made with this same image too, another card set I made. My sister bugs me all the time to make her sets, so getting her some made up. Plus my daughter likes taking them to her work to sell, lol. Anyways, pretty simple design. I wanted to keep it flat for easy mailing and then I even made matching envelopes too! I really love how this turned out and so quick and fun to make!

Ok, thats it for now! I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend! It's rainy and yucky here, but I am getting in lots of fun stamping time! And we are going to my daughters house here in a bit to see Blake, cant wait!
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Card Details
Stamps: StampTV Kit, Organize It!, Heartily Yours by Nina Brackett from Gina K Designs
Papers: All cardstock from Gina K, Dp is Basic Grey
Accessories: scor-pal, scor-tape, twine, oval nesties, jute ribbon.

Hello hello hello.... is there anybody out there?

Here that echo? LOL! I do! wow, 10 days since I posted last! For shame Cat! I will have an update for you today with a new card creation later today, but for now just letting everybody know I AM still here! And a few developments in my life...read on if you care to know!






Wellll, since I last wrote, so much has happened. REally? It almost seems unreal to me. Let's see...first? If you have been following me for a bit, you know that back in August, I found out about an affair with this little young girl (my daughter's age) that hubby had been having...had the heart attack after that one..NOT blaming the heart attack all on that, but I do believe it was a contributing factor...the stress thing and all, lol. Wellll been working on through that with him, its been hard, but I do know how much I love him and he is starting to convince me that same, lol. Anyways....I find out just last week...well, there is a child involved..maybe...there is one that COULD be his. No blood tests have been run YET, but will be. It's something that HAS to be done. Him thinking its just gonna go away..well, its not. and its an innocent child involved....that is what is so sad. He acts embarrassed about the whole thing, I mean very much so...which I am too....that is one reason I dont post much about it. Another is that HER and her step mom do read my stuff, on here and on facebook, so not saying much. I will not stoop to their level....I will say this much..for some reason, her step mom is concerned about my butt size....and is angry at ME for some reason, rofl. She called me and just went on and on about my "fat azz" sorry, but her words, not mine. ANYways....so here I am again, NOT dealing with this very well, not really. I have CHOSE to stay with him though. You dont just walk away from nearly 30 years of marriage...but I do think I need some...prozac or something, lol!! Ooookay, sooo after that? we find out Wednesday, that his job is no more. URS Corp. lost their contract out there at the army base. I think there is alot involved...lots of lawyers...its been a mess since he went to work there a year and half ago though, we know that much. But the Red River Commerce Park decided not to pick him up as an employee...which we kinda expected that response...thats another long story, but anyways, bottom line, he doesnt have a job now. He is still on their payroll up until the end of this month, as a severance package they said. A 2 week severance package, lol. WOW...ha. He will be able to draw unemployment though, that wont be a problem. Just takes a bit to get the income coming in and its not near as much as he was making. AND we are looking at all options. About moving AWAY from here even. That is what I want to do. This small town is just....more than I can take right now. I was raised here, I KNOW how this town is...I want to GO.

Ok, so that is my life in a nutshell as of right now, LOL! Crazy huh? I think I should sell the movie rights, haha! Wait...I think there already was a movie sorta like this, lmao. I can say this much though. I am so very thankful to have my card making buddies and friends. I HAVE been making cards. I have lots like half finished though...I do that when my mind is bouncing around everywheres...start a card, and jump to another one before I finish! LOL! But it gives my mind some relief...it truly does. And I JUST got my Gina K goodies in the mail yesterday and am just itching to play with them...wow that new Basic Grey, Origins, is GORgeous! :D See ya later with a card!



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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Gina K January release, Day 4!

Welcome back to that last day of previews...but not to be sad, the party is tomorrow night! With lots of more sneak peeks, and full stamp set reveals, and LOTS of chit chat! Here is a link to that party thread, and it will be hopping 7-10pm CST Thursday night!!

Be there or be Square! PAARTAY!!

Ok, up tonight we have Nina Brackett's newest set called Heartily Yours...fun fun!! Here is what I did for tonight:



I apologize for the picture, this is about take..oh...1000!! LOL! It is just so hard to get a good picture when using the clear cardstock..for me it is anyways! But that is what it is, a clear card, and I stamped on the bottom edge of it with a stamp form the set too with Stayz-On ink. I just love that look! Isnt that little Bee the cutest?? This is such a versatile set, and such fun images in it!!

Next up is the new One Free With Three set called Love Notes and once again I was in a distressing mood, lol!



I used Gina's Tutorial for inking a cuttlebug folder on this card, and I used some distress ink for it so it would not be as ...solid I guess you would say. I love how this turned out, looks like real leather IRL! Worn out leather out that, lol!



For even more inspiration with our new stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these GinaK Designers' links:
Nina Brackett {Illustrator of Heartily Yours}
Gina Krupsky {Illustrator of Love Notes}
Jen Charboneau {CSS Designer}

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Stamps: Heartily Yours by Nina Brackett from Gina K Designs
papers: All from Gina K
Accessories: corner punch, copic marker and SU! marker, ribbon, hole punch, scallop border punch, mini brads, white stayz on ink


Stamps: Love Notes, one free with three for Jan from Gina K Designs
papers: all from Gina K
Accessories: cb folder hearts, heart charm, twine, brads, vellum, clear embossing powder, distressing tool.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Gina K January release Day 3!!

Welcome back to Day 3 of the Gina K release! And its the new StampTV Kit today! WOOHOOO!!! And talk about a good one! Well, they all are, but this one, omg is just gonna have so much you can do with it! Just wait till you see! I have two creations to show you tonight. First up is a card I did with the stamp set in the kit called Picture It!:



I so love these corner flowers, for lack of better name, that is what I call them, lol! you can turn them any which way and they work! I started to frame the whole sentiment but then just used it in 2 of the corners! The little butterflies are from Theresa's newest set that we previewed last night, Purr-fectly Delightful.

And next up is a journal of sorts that I altered. It uses the stamp set in the kit called Organize It!



I just purchased a 2.99 journal at Hobby Lobby and took it apart to add divider pages that I made with the kit sayings. Then just covered the outside chipboard pieces of the journal. I got lucky and the cardstock matched this journal's pages Perfectly!! And its also for the color challenge this week at StampTV, blue and greens!! I sooo needed something like this! With hubby's time and payroll all being online and all of my online stuff I do, I am constantly forgetting username and passwords, lol!! This will be sitting beside me on my desk now!!

To see more projects made with the new StampTV kit, check out these designer's links:
Then, tune in to the newest StampTV video available tomorrow morning at StampTV as Gina will be sharing a special project she made with the new kit too!


Ok, thats it from me for tonight! I cant wait to see what new video Gina has done with this kit! And dont forget, come back tomorrow night for ONE more sneak peek!! We have Nina's newest set and the new one free with three!!

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Card Details:
Stamps: Picture It from the StampTV Kit, Purr-fectly Delightful from Gina K Designs
Papers: All from Gina K
Accessories: ribbon, half pearl rhinestones, copic markers, pop dots

Journal Details:
Stamps: Organize It! from the StampTV kit from Gina K Designs
papers: All from Gina K
Accessories: rhinestones, ribbon, oval nesties, purchased journal from Hobby Lobby

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