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!

Polished Rolling Stone

I am so sorry I can't seem to get a clear picture. I have been trying to shoot in different environments, and with different cameras and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. when I shoot pictures of the kids or the dog they turn out clear. I will keep trying to get you better pictures. I am still posting, because I haven't posted in such a long time.

I wasn't thrilled with this card when it was a thought in my head, but I did like the way it turned out once it was done. I had signed up for a swap that used the Polished Rolling Stone technique. I also wanted to use a microscope slide since I hadn't used them in quite some time. So for the polished stone I used More Mustard, Summer Sun, and Gold on glossy cardstock. I rolled marbles in Basic Black and then rolled them over the polished stone. I used the Wrought Iron punch for the corners and the Flower is for Stampin Up's Heartfelt Thanks set. You can't see it very well but the microscope slide cracked, giving a great authentic cracked glass look.

I will try to Post a better picture of this one, because I am proud of this one. I didn't even case on this card. Which is huge for me, because a large amount of my stamping is cased with a twist.

I Hate Windows Vista

Sorry I haven't posted in a bit. I have Windows Vista on my new computer and nothing seems to work with it. I can't get it to recognize my camera. I am struggling with this. So, I apologize for not having posted in a bit. I promise I will have some new posts before the end of the weekend. I have some fun things I want to share.

Please stay tuned...

Paint Can Challenge

I have fallen in love with these paint cans. I was given a batch of clean gallon size paint cans a few months ago. I work in the construction industry and was able to coax some out of a local paint supplier. Score for me! I am thinking to do this as a stamp camp project. This little one is a quart size can that I thought was too cute. I was thinking that this would be the perfect size to fill with a cello bag of cookies.

To make this simple design I used all Stampin Up products. I really like the versatility of the Spring Flowers patterned paper and the coordinating Spring Bouquet Flower punch. I finished it off with a piece from the Hodge Podge hardware kit and some Apple Green gros grain ribbon. Let me know what you think.

I Got Mail!!!

I received my first order from Eclectic Paperie . I received the most adorable Primas, and Prima purses. I also received the coolest papers from Basic Grey's Pheobe collection. I can't wait to place another order. I am very impressed with how fast I received my order. I have the privilege of knowing the owners personally and let me tell you, these ladies Rock! I will play with my new treasures this weekend and post some of what I come up with.

My First Punch Card

Well, I have labored over this punch card. I have taken elements from so many things I have seen I don't even know where to give credits to. I entered a swap that grew to 21 samples. Can you believe I am almost done with 21 of these? I think I am on the verge of insane. Thank goodness for the tweezers in my SU tool kit. Let me know what you think.

I am working on better photos and learning how to work with the programs. this whole things is a learning experience for me.