I'm Buggin'

This is my first Cuddle Bug card, and my first SCS challenge card. I really liked this layout and really wanted to try it. I entered a swap that uses both Stampin Up products and Cuddle Bug images and this is what I came up with. I really like how clean and simple this card looks. I used Stampin Up's Cool Caribbean and Basic Black cardstock and Classic inks to create this design. I used my Aqua Painter to paint my Doodle This flower in with Cool Caribbean Classic ink. I used my Cuddle Bug D'Vine Swirl for my background.

I'm trying different things with the photography side. I think I am too close to my image and that is what is causing the blurring. Thanks for being patient with me while I learn through this. I am getting better with my staging of my photo, I think.

Can You Believe....

Can you believe how adorable this frame is? My cousin Lisa made this one. She had stopped by my office to show me before she gave it away, I had to snap a quick pic of it. I am so proud of her work. She is really a talented crafter all the way around. I have no idea which products she used on this project, I just know I fell in love with it.
Stay tuned for another absolutely fabulous project Lisa made for me. You are going to be blown away; I just know it, I was.

Relay For Life Weekend

Happy Cinco de Mayo to everyone. This weekend in Fresno, CA it's Relay For Life. For those who don't know what Relay is, it's a 24-hour walk/run continuous relay to raise money for cancer research. My mom's best friend is one of the chairpersons this year and a cancer survivor herself. We also lost my dad to cancer a few years ago so this event is personal for our family too. So, since my mom is participating in this event, so are her children whether they wanted to or not. One of the things my mom was responsible for was collecting donations for the survivor's tent. Naturally as a Stampin Up demo I was one of the first ones on her list. This is my donation to the event. I realized I still had one of the cancer fund raiser stamp sets SU sold about two years ago, so what could be more appropriate as the set. I added a pink and lavender stampin spot as these are the cancer colors, some pink, white, and lavender cardstock, and a Stampin Techniques booklet. I hope the recipient likes this gift.

This event is fun to see. there are many teams not only completing laps, but they have other competitions too. There will be a parade later this afternoon as one of the laps, complete with competition for the best floats and costumes. The local high school teams really get into the spirit competition. Tonight is the really moving part of the event, the lighting of the luminaries that individuals have purchased in memory of a lost loved one. I hope to have a good picture to post from tonight's event.

Well, I'm off to run errands for my mom and pick up the forgotten supplies she just remembered this morning. So with shopping list in hand, off I go.

My First Trifold Card

Oh My Goodness! You have no idea how excited I am that I have finally taken a clear picture of my project. I have been struggling like you can't believe with fuzzy pictures. I think the trick for my camera is it has to be in a good mood; not too early in the day, and not to late into the evening. I have to talk nice to it, and then it will produce something I can be happy with. Now if I can figure out the paint part of adding the SU and my name part, I am half way to rocket scientist. So far I have been able to add it to the photo but you have to be a knat to be able to read it. I haven't figured out how to change the font size without messing up the picture. So I'll take this one step at a time. I'm tellin you, I can't believe how amazed at myself I am right now.

Alright, this card is my first try at the tri-fold cards I have admired in blogland. I did have one boo boo on my first try with the angles of the folds. Guess who ended up with a V-fold pocket card because she scored one side of the card the wrong angle. Oh well I had been wanting to make one of those cards too. I am now hooked on these cute and oh so simple cards. This card was made for a swap I signed up for in my on-line group Utah Divas International (Email me if you are a SU Demo and are interested) that is for Mother's Day cards. I can't wait to see what comes back. I used all Stampin Up! products for this card. Here's my recipe: C/S - Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Petals & Paisleys DP; Ink - Pretty in Pink; Stamps - Alphadots; Accessories: Daisy Punch, Spring Bouquet Flower punch, 1/2" circle punch, white grosgrain ribbon, and soft subtles deco brads.

I can't wait to get out and take some more pictures to post. Look out!