Genuine

I am so anamored with the whole BoHo-West line Stampin' Up has designed. The Outlaw paper is YUMMY, very masculine and the stamp sets are awesome. Plus I finally have a use for the Sage Shadow card stock that I hated until now!
This card used the set Bronc Buster. I stamped the Genuine stamp with Chocolate Chip on Sage Shadow and cut around it and layered on the main image.I used the sponge dauber around the main image. I cut out the star, put a brad in it, and popped it up with a glue dot. Finally, the main image is popped up with dimensionals.
I used the Outlaw designer paper with Sage Shadow card stock.
The scallop was made with my corner rounder.

Party On!

I added the set Block Party to my order at the last minute. I am so glad I got it! It goes so well with Big Bold Birthday!
I stamped the Block Party and frosting in chocolate chip craft ink and embossed with clear EP. The frosting is popped up with dimensionals.
Stamps: Block Party, Big Bold Birthday
Ink and CS: Groovy Guava, Chocolate chip, Vanilla
Acc: Groovy Guava double-stitched ribbon (LOVE this ribbon! It feels so wonderful!)

NOTE to my swap group: This is NOT my swap card! LOL!

Thank You, Nancy Grant!

I recieved this pretty card from Nancy thanking me for the blog candy she won! How sweet! The stamps are from paper Trey. Great card, Nancy!
Nancy's blog is Inkcicles.

Who-hoo! I'm a Rockin' Girl!

Michelle at Stamper's Dream has nominated me as a Rockin' Girl! I'm so excited!
I must now nominate 5 other Rockin' Girls...hmmm...tough decision. All the blogs on my blog roll are AWESOME that's why they are on my blog roll!
Maria at Card Inspired. She is very talented and shares all of her cool sketches!
Colleen at Distinctive Touches. Her Thursday Throwdowns are a weekly addiction!
Corie at Creations by Corie. She is a loyal visitor, very creative and her blog is so fun!
Sherry of Walking on the Bad Side. VERY talented and funny!
Teresa at Aunt T's paper arts.

I also wanted to nominate other awesome blogs, but they'd already been nominated!

Lots of catching up to do!

I've been absent from Blogland for a week! I have so much catching up to! Blogs to read, challenges to try, cards to upload!
I still have 2 weeks of vacation left, but my renos are done! So I can RELAX and play with my new stamps!

I'm on Vacation, Baby!

Today is officially my first day of vacation. No kids for 3 weeks!
I am doing my renovations first so I have time to enjoy everything, so I'll be off for a couple of days!

New Blogger Featured Artist (7-13)

As most of you know, I began this New Blogger Featured Artist to share some new and amazing talent out there in blogland! This week's entry is no exception!
Lynda Benden is an artist. Truly. her work is stunnung! She's only been blogging a month, but her blog, Stamp Act, is FULL of beautiful cards! And check out her blog candy giveaway!
Lynda has been paper crafting for 4 years. She lives in Virginia and has been married for 11 years. She has 2 children, a dog, a horse and a myriad of birds!

Tagged Again!

This time I was tagged by Malieta!

Seven more random facts:
-I love toys. (I've blogged about my Littlest Pet Shop and Webkinz addictions...uh, hobbies before). I had toys growing up, so it's not like I was deprived, I just really like to play!

-I used to be so skinny...my whole life, right up until I turned 30. Then I started to gain weight...and now I'm 160 pounds (I'm 5' 5" tall). Is that fat? The thing is, most of the time when I look in the mirror, I don't see myself as fat. The odd time I'll say, "Whoa! I should only have ONE chin!"

-I love to read, but the problem is when I start a book, I need to read it til it's done. So I can read a novel in 5 hours. My faves are James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Jeffrey Deaver, David Badallucca.

-I drink Pepsi everyday. maybe that has something to do with my fat?

-I LOVE Chineese food. But not actual Chineese food, the Americanized Chineese food that we get in Chineese retaurants. LOL! (yeah, probobly contributes to my fat).

-I hate to drive. I'll do it if I have to, but usually DH drives. he LOVES driving.

-I know the script of Monsters Inc by heart. The whole script. ALL parts.

I just tagged 7 people not long ago, so I won't do that! LOL!

Free Stuff!

Just kidding! I couldn't think of a title for this post so I thought I'd freak everybody out! LOL!
I made this for SC132 over at Splitcoast Stampers. VERY different for me. I have a hard time with triangles. But I can do ANYTHING with Baroque Motifs! It's a magic stamp set!
Paired Purely Pomegranite with Soft Sky and off-set with black. (Black makes anything look good).

Lavendar Lace

No challenge, no sketch, just me. I do not remember the name of this stamp set and I'm too lazy to go downstairs to look. Dusted off my watercolour crayons to colour the image. Used Canvas on the background. Tore a piece of Buckaroo Blue and stamped Canvason it, as well. Added the Lavendar organdy ribbon to soften it up.