Just In Case...

I have a bad feeling that I am going to forget to get a Valentine's Card for my husband this year. I leave on a trip tomorrow and don't get back until late Sunday night. So..if I forget to stop tomorrow, Valentines will be here and I will be cardless. Therefore I made him one tonight! If I don't stop I will have one on hand and if I do stop, well then, he'll get 2!! He actually likes to look at all the cards I make so he will probably love to get a handmade one.

I used the color challenge over at ColourQ and the 'Love Is In The Air' theme challenge over at Paper Players as inspiration for my card tonight.

I've fallen in love with this little owl!

Couldn't quite find my Mojo..

I couldn't quite find my Mojo to do much of anything yesterday. I fiddle-faddled around all day in sweats not quite accomplishing much of anything. The little bit of creative ambition I had I used to make this card for the Mojo Monday challenge. And I rather like it. I had never stamped a Valentine's card and promised a friend I would make her one. I hope she enjoys it!

How can you not love this cute little owl from the Punch Bunch stamp set?!?

Embrace Life...

These can be the dog days of winter. It's cold, it's windy and the pretty snow is starting to melt revealing piles of crusty, old dirty chunks of ice and debris. But I'm learning to embrace these days...I hunker down in my house and complete all kinds of projects, and bake and catch up on t.v. shows and just RELAX..(which is not easy for me). The only thing I am truly missing this winter is an outdoor run as my love affair with the treadmill is waning!

When I saw this weeks Stamping 411 challenge I knew right away what stamp set I wanted to use and how I was going to design my card. Gotta love when that happens! I am so pleased with the way it turned out and can't wait to give it to someone special!

SNOW DAY!!!

Magda watching the snow fall...so grateful to be warm indoors!

I had my first snow day of the winter today. I have been fortunate enough to either already be on a day off or somewhere else in the country when the other storms have hit so my schedule has been undisturbed until now. Off to Miami tomorrow where I can hopefully eat my lunch in the sun before turning around and heading back north.

I used the Sketch over at Stamping 411 to make this sweet birthday card. I've used this stamp set many times before and it just never grows old for me. I added some Dazzling Diamonds for the frosting and and Crystal Effects onto the cherries to make the cupcakes look even more delicious! Enjoy!

Good Monday Morning!

I started my Monday morning off with a 90 minute yoga class to warm my body and soul. After weeks of running mile after mile the stretch felt good. Last night I ventured over to Stamping 411 to see what the new challenge was for the week and to my delight there were two for me to participate in. I made this card for the Saturday Sketch Challenge 187 and for Color Inspiration 148. I wasn't too sure about the colors at first..(I have NEVER even used my More Mustard or Always Artichoke) but I really liked the way the colors worked together in the end. They just may get more use in the future! I hope you enjoy the finished product...as you can see, I am still loving the little butterflies!

Mojo Monday

Tomorrow is my Monday...back to work for me. I've had 4 great days off. I hunkered down in my nest for the majority of the time off trying to catch up on life...(cleaning, DVR, sorting pictures to be printed, balancing checkbooks!) I think I can leave tomorrow knowing that just about everything at home has been taken care of. I did take a little time to stamp today to participate in this week's MoJo Monday Sketch Challenge. I wanted to make a thank-you card but...that didn't happen. This is what I came up with!

Happy Hump Day to you and Happy Sunday to Me!

I'm Back...Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge

Today was the perfect day to stay home and relax...besides for the 8 miles I had to run in preparation for my 1/2 Marathon in 7 weeks! Otherwise, there was nothing pertinent on my agenda that had to be done. After taking a couple of weeks off from stamping because of work I thought I would get my creative juices flowing again with the sketch from Stamping 411. I had yet to open my Greenhouse Garden set and thought I would use it to add some color contrast to this card. I hope the recipient likes it...going to get caught up on Christmas Thank-You's tomorrow.

I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday weekend!