My Inkspirations

I Love Boris

About 4 months ago I went on a Spender Bender over at AMuse.  I will not divulge the dollar amount spent....so I will let the photo speak for itself

 

Yea...Ouch!!!  You should see my Fluffles & Elzybells drawers..well, maybe some other time..

So, I finally inked up by buddy Boris!  I just love him! 

Isn't he just a riot!!!  This was a super simple card to make.  He is stamped with Palette Noir and colored in with my Copic markers.  Isn't the bubble thought adorable?  It's from The Cat's Pajama's and I thought it would go well with Boris.  What do you think?  The sentiment is also from Amuse.  After I colored Boris, I masked his feet and stamped one of the clear Ovals from Amuse to "ground" him.  All the way to the left is some piercing I did with an Ornare Template that I bought from Ellen Hutson's store.  The ribbon is from Michael's I think, I bought it last year.  Cardstock is PTI white, Pumkin Pie and Basic Black from SU.  The rectangels were cut using my Nesties!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget about the BOOTY!!!!!

Thank You & Some Blog Booty Too!!!!

I want to take a moment to Thank all of You for your kind comments and emails!  It really means so much to me.  Thank you for letting me share my life with all of you! 

I am truly Thankful for so many things...my Family (which I babbled about yesterday), Brandon who has been my rock for all this time, he does his normal teenage stuff with attitude (which he should) but he is always there for me when I need it the most.....and of course Ryan who makes me laugh everyday!  My termite err I mean dog, Rocky who makes sure I get out of bed every morning!  I am Thankful for my home, my health and my  wonderful friends!  I say Thank You before I go to bed every night and when I wake up in the morning.  I could go on, but I'm sure you get the drift..I am Thankful and Grateful for all I have.  Put some Gratitude in Your Attitude..that's the motto I am living by right now!!

I needed to make a quick Thank You card for someone so I pulled out my PTI set Out on a Limb with the accessories and whipped this up. 

Cardstock:  PTI Vanilla, SU's More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip and Really Rust.

Ink is Chocolate Chip, More Mustard and Really Rust (rock and roll technique)

The little {thank you} is from SU's All Holidays and was punched out with the Word Window punch, add some brads and voila!  Oh, I did use the Canvas bg stamp on the base of the card with More Mustard ink but I'm not sure if it shows up well in this photo.

So, onto my next card. 

 

Again, the base is More Mustard stamped with the Canvas bg stamp and the little thank you guy is the same from above. 

I used the masking technique to create the main image.  I then stamped the pumpkin a second time and about 7 leaves by themselves.  I watercolored the image with an Aquapainter and ink from the lids of the pads.  I then covered the "seperate" pumpkin and leaves with Crystal Effects.  Instead of leaving things be.......I sponged MM and RR ink around the edges.....oh well...I will leave it alone next time!!!

CS:  PTI white, More Mustard, Basic Black, Old Olive & Really Rust.

Ink: Palette Brown, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Really  Rust & Old Olive

I think I heard this morning on the news {I was still half asleep, so I'm not sure I heard correctly} that they will start working on a Pirates 4?!  Yippee!!  I Love the Pirate movies...so in honor of this..well, not really...in honor of all of you..I will move on to the Blog Booty!!!

You will receive the Pumpkin Card above and this

An SAB set Friendship Blooms with coordinating Rub-Ons, Tag-Line chipboard pieces from We R, brads, ribbon and 2 containers of paper flowers from American Crafts.

Soooooooooo, what do you have to do?  Just leave a comment on this post and tell me what you are Thankful or Grateful for.

You have until Sunday the 28th at midnight (eastern time) and please, only one post per person.  So tell one...tell all!!!!

Thanks for letting me babble!!!

Rocky Update

So, this past Wednesday Rocky went back to the Vets to have his stiches removed..I made this card for the staff of Ardmore Animal Hospital as a Thank You for taking such wonderful care of our Rocky!

 

This is the same Elzybell image from my previous post, just a different card design.  Rocky just loves visiting the Vet's office...Can you imagine??!!  That definately says something about their office!!!  Well, Ok....he is a love bug too!!!! 

The collar and boo-boo was stamped twice and is raised....though my photo of the detail is blurried....

Tomorrow I will have a beautiful Fall/Thanksgiving card for you all.  It is covered in Crystal Effects right now...so I must let it dry.....Me thinks I am quite pleased with the outcome so far!!!!! 

So sorry, but James Bond is on right now......I am FANATIC....so I must run...

And....tomorrow I will post The Most Wonderful Blog Boot Ever!!!!!!  Lots of goodies will be up for grabs!!!!! Squeal!!!!

My Beautiful Family

I just wanted to share a picture of my Wonderful and Beautiful Family...just to give you all a background of me...who I am... 

Back Row: Greg (my Husband who passed) Me, My Oldest son Brandon, My Brother Harry, My SIL Anna

Front Row:  Ryan (my youngest, Harry my Father and Mary my Mother

Ok, so disregard my photo...I am not  photogenic....eeeeewwwww... I do look very different now though......BUT....I am the luckiest person ever!!!!  I have the most wonderfully supportive family ever and  I thank the powers that be every day for them.  This picture was taken December 2006 when my Father "Harry" turned 80! Go Pop!!!  He will be 82 in just a couple of months...He really misses his "Coffee Buddy Greg" every morning.  Sheesh don't we all!!!  I am not posting this to depress anyone, but just to shed a bit of my life.  Please, thank your blessings everyday, and hug your loved ones!  I sure do!  I wouldn't be here without them!!!  I LOVE my Family... and we have gown since then...I now have a niece/Godaughter Sophie and I will show pictures of her soon as well...miss grumpy....oops....did I say that out loud?!

My Poor Little Guy.....

So, this is why I was unable to post anything yesterday......

  This is Rocky!!  I bought him about 7 months ago and he is a wonderful Therapy Dog.  He fit right in with our family.  Talk about personality!!! He cracks us up everyday.  Well, Rocky is just about 10 months old and was beginning to "hug" us a little too often (if ya know what I mean!!!) so he had to go visit Dr. Snip-Snip.. Poor little guy!  I picked him up from the vets early yesterday morning.  He was just a hurtin' little guy and had trouble getting around on his own, and since he is the "baby" that warranted some carrying up and down the steps and a lot of extra TLC!! That cone really hurt when you get wacked with it!

Rocky inspired me to make this card yesterday.  I just received some images last week from Elizabeth over at  Elzybells UK, her images just make me smile!!!

  The puppy image was colored with my Copic Markers E31 and E33.  The cone was colored with B60.  His little boo-boo bandage was colored with C1 and C3 and his "grounding" is with C1.  I am still trying to really learn how to color with my markers, but I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.  I sure wish Copic would have a class here in the Philly area..

I stamped the image twice so I could "lift" his head and boo-boo.  They are popped up with SU's dimensionals.  I also purposely did not line up his head perfectly so it has the illusion of him turning to the side a bit.  And even though you can't really see it in the photo, I applied Crystal Effects to his nose and boo-boo bandage.

The ovals are cut with my Nestablilities, the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Pond Life Sentiments, and the Pawprint is from Elzybells.

Full Recipe:

CS:  Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, PTI white

DSP: Retired SU (can't think of the name right now)

Ink: Palette Noir, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa

Extras: Dew Drops, ribbon, Crystal Effects

Stay tuned cause there is some Blog Booty coming your way!!!  I just have to gather the "stuff" and take a picture.  Also, for anyone living near me, I am having a Craft Yard Sale on September 20th.  I am cleaning house "Big Time" and you will benefit.

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

I'm coming back, but please bear with me!

Ok, so it's been about 9 months since my last post........First off I would like to Thank all of You who sent well wishes, cards and just plain supported me and my family during our crisis.  We are on the road to recovery (though I did go on a depression bender for a few months!) and are doing much better now. 

So, as I am trying to re-learn Typepad, things may look a bit wonky here and there for a while!  Kristin..if you're reading this I may need to ask you a few questions!!! heeheehee

I will share a card I made a couple of months back when we were able to Pre-Order some of the new stamp and hostess sets from Stampin' Up!

This card used the Level 2 Hostess Set "Serene Spring" and the new In Color cardstock!

Recipe:

Stamps: Serene Spring (Hostess Level 2) and retired Garden Silhouettes

CS: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, SU watercolor paper

Ink: various for watercoloring

Extra: brads, SU ticket corner punch, 5/8" chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll be back either later today or tomorrow!!!