Robin's Artful Musings

The Pink Elephant Challenge #39

2009-11-02T00:01:00.002-05:00

It's Monday, which means another fun challenge from The Pink Elephant!

This week we are having a color challenge!

Use brown, yellow, neutral and a color of your choice. What fun! These colors definitely aren't in my comfort zone color wheel!!! lol

This is what I came up with:

This card was super fun to make. I colored one of my newly released digis with Copics. Then, I used a Marvy Puffy marker to color the marshmallows and then heated it to puff it. It is hard to see in the picture, but irl, it is super cute!!

I also hope that this yellow counts. It is yellow-like, right? I went through my patterned papers and couldn't find any that had brown, yellow and just one other color...so I figured this tan-yellow tone would be okay!

Obviously my 'other' color is pink.

Other big news...we have another new dt member at TPE! My bud, Vicki Garrett, is now on our team! You will love her work....she rocks!!!! So, please stop by TPE, check out the other designers' samples, join in on the challenge and don't forget to welcome Vicki to the crew. Also, welcome Hannah and Betty who joined the crew 2 weeks ago!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creatively wonderful week!

Squigglefly debut....

2009-11-01T18:01:00.000-05:00

The day has come. My new digis are available for sale HERE at Squigglefly!

I am still in shock that I am finally selling something I have created. Everything has happened so fast. I had a few days to create some images to sell and didn't even have time to make samples to show! So, I spent the afternoon making a few things to spark your creativity and maybe make you want these digis to use in your own creations!!

First, I used the snowman digi:

I colored him with Copics, cut out with Nestabilities and layered it on card with foam tape. The background is Cuttlebugged and inked with white ink. Pretty simple card.

Then, I used the Indian girl Thanksgiving image:

She is colored with Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol. I wanted to show that even though these images are round, you don't have to cut them in circle shapes. I think she looks very cute on a rectangle with the corners punched. I embossed the orange panel and white strip. Added buttons from Rusty Pickle and I have a quick and easy card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a creatively wonderful week!

PS...stop by tomorrow to see my TPE challenge card, it uses another one of my newly released digis!

Halloween Pics

2009-11-01T17:49:00.000-05:00

I thought I would share a couple of pictures of my girls all dressed up last night.

Shanyn is such a goofy girl. She found a nose that squeaked at the Halloween store and just HAD to be a clown this year. Funny part of the evening:

(driving in the car, halfway through the evening)

Me: Shanyn, what shoes did you wear tonight?

Shanyn: My clown shoes, what else?

Me: Those are shoe covers honey. What are you wearing under them?

Shanyn: um.....nothing, I thought they were regular shoes. No wonder it is so hard to walk!

I love her guts!

Here's a closeup that is quite boring. We had face paint, but it kept raining and she decided it would make a mess if she got it wet. Silly girl went to 90% of the houses forgetting to put her nose on too. It hung around her neck most of the night!

Then there is Shelby. She is entirely too cool to hang our with us on Halloween now. Makes me a bit sad....

She went to a friend's party last night and she totally made up her costume from mostly stuff on hand and bought a few accessories (eyelashes, tattoo).

She is wearing black boots too, but I didn't get a full body shot, I guess!! Oh and it is hard to see, but she DOES have shorts on under the shirt and on the pantyhose. lol They are black bicycle shorts, but they are there....she didn't go pantless as it appears. The shirt is actually a long shirt, almost like a short dress, but in this pic, you can't tell that. I didn't want you thinking I let my 13 1/2 yr old go out half naked!

Here's a shot of her face....

So, that's it for our Halloween. Nothing exciting....

But a couple of cute girls.

Crazy 4 Challenges #9

2009-10-31T00:01:00.003-04:00

Happy Halloween!!!

It's time for another super fun challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges!

This week, our October hostess Vicki asked us to share Halloween creations of course!!

Well, I don't think it is any secret that I LOVE Halloween so I jump at any excuse to make something in that theme!

I decided to use this super cute Pink Cat Studios image. I think the frogs hanging on for dear life is hilarious!

I colored the image with Prismas and added highlights and polka dots with a fine paint pen. It is a pretty straightforward card. I obviously went with a polka dot theme throughout. lol

I made the sentiment using Teen font. Pink Cat Studios has tons of free digi sentiments to go with their digi images, but sadly, there were no Halloween ones.

Be sure to stop by C4C to see what the other super talented designers did this week. You won't be disappointed!!

Hope you all have a FABULOUSLY SPOOKY HALLOWEEN!

Lots of News!!!

2009-10-30T21:46:00.000-04:00

First off, I must let you all know that my dear friend, Lori Boyd, has some INCREDIBLE new stamps out. I have been begging for ages to try to get some of her adorable drawings made into stamps. Actually, I think I asked her in one of our first email conversations! I fell in love with her sweet people and FINALLY it is a reality! Today, they were released. I spent all morning checking to see if they were out yet, then got too busy at work to check...but when I came home.....YAY!! They were available for me to start shopping. I am so excited for her. If you want to check our her SUPER sweet Lollipops----> click here

Now for my big news!!

A few weeks ago, I decided to share some Halloween digis for all of you. I thought maybe a few people would like them and maybe use them in their creations. I have been truly overwhelmed by the response they have gotten. I never imagined so many people leaving wonderful comments, following my blog and sharing creations using them. I thought they were cute, but never imagined they would be so well received. I had decided that I would maybe make some more in the future. Then, about a week ago, I was contacted by a lady asking me to contact her daughter who owned Squigglefly

I was so busy, I didn't have a chance to do so. Then, Ashley (the owner) contacted me a few days ago and asked if I would be interested in creating digis to sell at Squigglefly!!! I was shocked, stunned, amazed....well, you get the picture!! lol I am so honored that I was asked to do this. I first worried that I wouldn't have the time to dedicate to this. Lately, I find I have VERY little time for creating. But I asked for details and really had a good long think about it. I decided on Wednesday that I would love to give this a try and see if people would really like my drawings. I have some digis coming out on November 1st and I am very excited.

I still can't believe this is happening. I never thought that playing around on the computer for a couple of hours would end up being so rewarding!!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a creatively wonderful weekend!

Using my digis for what they were intended!

2009-10-26T15:38:00.000-04:00

Okay, so I finally got around to doing the project that I made my round Halloween digis for!

I came across a site where someone had made small treat holders out of cardstock that looked like coffins.

Of course, I can't find them now to give credit, but I am sure if you did a search, you would come up with instructions. I just winged mine. I think that the tut I saw had an small holder inside that held the candy bar, but I just put a glue dot on the back of each one and stuck the candy to it. lol!! I am all about easy.

I also think that they used a small velcro dot to hold theirs closed, I preferred tying it shut with a small ribbon. I thought it added more interest. To make the coffins, I just cut 8.5" x 2.75" strips of gray cardstock and used my kewl tool (a textured sponge on stick type tool) to add speckles of black ink. I scored them at 4", 4.25" and 4.5" and and folded. While flat, I cut the top corners off and then cut from the bottom fold up to the corners created on each side. I hope that makes sense. I really just eyeballed the shape and cut. Once cut, I inked the edges with black ink to add dimension. Added a Kit Kat bar to each one. Punched holes at the top and tied bows on each one to close.

I then resized my digis to 1.5" on the largest side. Notice that bat's circle is much smaller because his wings extend beyond it. I cut them out with the #2 (#1 is smallest) Petite Circle Nestie and cut out black scallops with the coordinating size of scalloped Nestie. I colored random parts of the digis with Copics and then added Stickles for interest (floor under cat, lines on bat wings, spider's eyelids, bubbles in cauldron, facial features of pumpkin, band on witch's hat).

I thought they came out quite cute and will be a nice little gift for me to hand out to my co-workers!

On a personal note: I am not sick today. It was wonderful to wake up feeling normal again. But, sadly, Shanyn is VERY sick. I stayed home with her today because I was not comfortable leaving her. She is feeling much better now though, so I think she will be well enough to go back to school tomorrow.

Have a great week!! Thanks for stopping by!

The Pink Elephant Challenge #38

2009-10-26T00:01:00.002-04:00

WooHoo!! It is Monday morning and the ONLY good thing about Mondays is another challenge at The Pink Elephant! We have another fun challenge for you this week.
It's a recipe challenge and we are asking you to use
black, hardware and distressing

So much fun!! Wish my card looked better though :(

It was a very overcast day and I ran out of time to get a decent photo. I promise I will take another one asap and put it up here and over at TPE. This picture makes this card look horrible!!

So, I will just apologize in advance. lol

**this is a better photo I took while the sun was shining...now it doesn't look like a dark and dreary card**

The bottom band of purple is run through my corrugator so it is textured. My metal hardware was some stuff I pulled out that hasn't seen the light of day in AGES. I got out a dogtag, ballchain and a clipiola. Talk about blasts from the past! I also used brads, but I use brads all the time, so I wanted to use something different...

On a personal note...

We are sick here in the Willis household. I just hope I can muster up the strength to go to work today.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to drop by TPE and see what the other fabulous designers did this week!

Have a creatively wonderful day!

Crazy 4 Challenges #8

2009-10-24T00:01:00.002-04:00

It's time again for another fun challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges and I LOVED this one!!

Our hostess, with the mostest, Vicki challenged us to use 3 different geometric shapes for our creation this week. I decided to go with a triangle, circle and rectangle. The circle is only half a circle, but I hope it counts! lol I had two rectangles too...the card and the image.

I made this card for my nephew who will be 2 on the the 30th. Inside, I put "YOU" cut out of the plaid paper and another little Changito monkey, but my camera battery died, so you have to take my word for it! lol

Be sure to stop by C4C and see what my fabulous fellow dt created!

Have a creatively wonderful weekend!

Happy Halloween

2009-10-21T20:20:00.000-04:00

Here's a little ATC I just made from some scraps that were sitting on my desk and the outer border of one of the free Halloween digis I offered last week. Scroll down if you would like to see (snag?) them!

I used images from one of my favorite Artistic Outpost plates. I just adore this little witch from Vintage Halloween! She is just so sweet and sometimes, I don't want scary Halloween cards....this is when I reach for this plate of stamps. I made the distressed/crackly background by stamping the tree from the set randomly around the witch multiple times between inkings. I thought it looked kind of cool. I then inked the edges and stamped "hello punkin" in the same ink. I loosely colored the girl with Prismas to just add a hint of color. Finally, I cut out the border from one of my digis and just added it on the corner. The bats are just confetti.

Materials: PAPER-Colormates cardstock (WorldWin Papers) STAMPS-Vintage Halloween (Artistic Outpost), Halloween Digi (Robin's Artful Musings) INK-Spiced Marmalade & Milled Lavendar Distress Inks (Ranger), Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko) OTHER-Prismacolor Pencils/Gamsol, Confetti Bats

The Pink Elephant Challenge #37

2009-10-19T06:33:00.000-04:00

Yay!! I am back and able to play along with The Pink Elephant!

This week we have an awesome sketch by Lori!!

I really loved the sketch and couldn't wait to try it!

I just turned the sketch because it seemed to work better with this image from Stamping Bella.

I used a glitter matstack from DCWV. I added Stickles to her jewelry, sash, scarf and brads. I also used Glossy Accents on her purse, shoes and glasses. Image is colored with Prismas and Gamsol.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to drop by TPE and check out what the other fabulous designers created this week!

Crazy 4 Challenges #7

2009-10-17T00:01:00.004-04:00

I'm baaaaaaack....with a brand new challenge from Crazy4Challenges.

I had to miss doing the last two because of my lack of internet, but I am happy to back among my fellow crazies. lol

This month, our hostess with the mostest is Vicki and it is a sketch challenge.
I just loooooooove sketches!!!

My interpretation is very literal this time...

see I CAN follow a sketch. lol I know it is a simple card, but I think it would be a great card to use as an invitation or any card you need to make a lot of.

I used one of my digis that I shared on Wednesday. I simply printed it on a pale lavender cardstock and colored the hat band with Copics. Super simple, but I love it!

We hope you visit us at C4C, check out the other designers' fabulous creations and maybe join in on the fun!!

Have a great weekend and be sure to stop in on Monday to see my TPE card!

Halloween Digis

2009-10-14T19:03:00.000-04:00

Okay, this is the last post today, I promise.

I just had to share one last thing with you before I end my day....

One day, I was playing around with PSP while I was on the phone with my friend Lori. I needed some round Halloween stamps for an upcoming project I need to do. I found some from a couple of places, but couldn't justify the cost just for one little project. So, I tried my hand at making my own. These were just going to be for me, but Lori insisted that I share them and possibly start doing some digis in the future as well.

Please keep in mind that I have never drawn on the computer and I did these with a mouse, not a tablet (mine is old and not compatible with XP). But, they are free, so you can't complain. lol!!

You should be able to click on these and get the larger file, but if you have any problems, just leave me a comment with a way to contact you and I will send them to you.

The only rules I have for using these images are:

1. please don't share with others, direct them here to get them for themselves

2. these images are 100% mine...I didn't use clipart, I drew them, so give me credit for the image if you use them in anything

3. if you do take them, please leave me a comment and let me know

4. please share anything you make with them, I would LOVE to see!

Finally...

this isn't a rule, but would be appreciated...

5. spread the word about these free digis...if I get a good response, I may be encouraged to make more for you all to use!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a creatively wonderful rest of your week!

Come back Saturday for my Crazy4Challenges card...it may use one of these digis!

Pumpkin Carving 2009

2009-10-14T18:27:00.000-04:00

Okay, here is another thing I did during my internetless fun....

At work, we are trying to do different fundraisers to try to build up our scholarship fund. The CEO thought it would be really fun if all of us decorated a pumpkin and then have the members vote on their favorite by placing money in the dish next to it. This week is credit union week, so there are lots of other fun things going on too. But, this pumpkin thing wasn't high on my list of fun! lol

First, I will tell you that I HATE carving pumpkins. John does them with the girls while I watch. The thought of touching pumpkin guts turns my stomach. So, my sweet dh did the gutting for me and got it all prepped. lol I drew the house and just carved the doors, windows and moon. I sprayed it with glossy sealer, so it was really hard to get a good picture of it. I added a foam ghost to the door, bats flying on wires and a witch flying past the moon in the distance. I glued the pumpkin to a piece of cardboard and then glued spanish moss down. Added some homemade and premade gravestones and a stone walkway. I thought it came out really cute!

Here it is lit up. It is a TERRIBLE picture, but you can see the witch better and see that it does look nice all lit up.

There are 12 really amazing pumpkins at work for members to vote on. I was amazed at the creativity and I think we will raise tons of money this week!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Sarah Kay

2009-10-14T18:19:00.000-04:00

Miss me?!?! Well, I wasn't goine because I wanted to be. I had the lovely honor of being internetless for almost 2 weeks. Hughesnet just decided I didn't deserve to get my emails and shortly after, decided that I didn't need internet either. I was sooooooo lost and frustrated!

I couldn't participate in challenges and I couldn't do dt work because I had no way of uploading it. I did make a couple of fun cards though. I am so in love with Sarah Kay images, but don't really have the extra money to be buying any right now. Then, my SIL mentioned that she loved Sarah Kay and wondered if I ever used those images to make cards. I decided I had to use one to make a birthday card for her. I went searching for Sarah Kay stamps and was thrilled to discover a site that has 11 coloring pages that you can print! I just resized the image and used it on a card. If you do a search, I am sure you will be able to find these images yourself.

So, first, is my SIL Natalie's bday card. She received it today so I am safe to share it now.

I scanned this one because it was overcast here and I had to get it into the mail for her. I colored her with Prismacolor Pencils and gamsol. I added some glitter to the flowers and to Raggedy Ann's apron.

The next one was just a fun card because I was having a blast coloring these images!

I punched flowers and placed them along the vines on the fence for some dimension. I thought this was such a sweet image and it looks like the girl is thinking about someone special, so I added the sentiment. Again colored with Prismas and Gamsol.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I have a couple more posts to share with you, so stay tuned!

Happy 2nd Birthday Artistic Outpost!

2009-10-01T01:00:00.005-04:00

WooHoo!! My beloved Artistic Outpost is celebrating their 2nd birthday this month!

In celebration of this happy event, they are issuing a super fun challenge for everyone. To enter, you simply need to use Artistic Outpost stamps to make a birthday or fall themed card following this sketch:

You have until October 23rd to create something and add a link to the Artistic Outpost Blog

to be eligible for the prize. The winner will be randomly drawn from all participants and be announced on the AO blog on October 31st. What is the prize, you ask? It is a $25 gift certificate to Artistic Outpost!!! How cool is that?!? Remember, you MUST use Artistic Outpost stamps ONLY to be eligible.

*note-AO designers are not eligible for the prize*

The Pink Elephant Challenge #34

2009-09-28T00:01:00.002-04:00

Its time again for another fun challenge at The Pink Elephant!

This week, we are asking you to create a project using something with dots, punches and a tag.

Our sponsor this week is Your Next Stamp. They generously gave each of the dt members a stamp set to play with. These stamps are a very nice quality and come pre-trimmed and ready to stamp with. I really liked how crisp the stamped image was! I just LOVE the Shopper Fhiona set. Can she be ANY cuter?? When I saw this, I just had to use some pp that I have been hoarding for a few months now. It has adorable little shopping bags all over it.

At first, I was trying to decide how on earth I was going to add dots to this. But, then I realized that I had A LOT of dots! The Swiss Dots folder, dots in the scallops, the ribbon, her headband and the background stamp on the sentiment. So, I am good, I think. lol The punch I used was Treading Water border punch and the tag is a Spellbinders die that I added a brad and ribbon to and made it tag-like (hope that counts!). Image is colored with Prismas and Gamsol.I added Stickles to her shopping bag, purse and headband dots.

Materials: PAPER-Colormates (WorldWin Papers), shopping bag pp STAMPS-Shopper Fhiona (Your Next Stamp) INK-Versafine Onyx Black, Versamagic Purple (Tsukineko) OTHER-Prismacolor Pencils/Gamsol, Nestabilities-circle, scalloped circle, labels trio (Spellbinders), Stickles, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Threading Water border punch (Fiskars), ribbon, brad

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out what the other fabulous designers did over at TPE!

A special thanks to Your Next Stamp for their generosity!!

Homecoming 2009

2009-09-27T13:39:00.002-04:00

Shelby went to the big game on Friday (our team won! YAY) and then the homecoming dance on Saturday. I can't believe my little girl is slowly becoming a woman!! She looked so pretty when she got all ready for the dance last night. Here is a picture of her and her 'date', Mitch.

They really weren't into me taking a ton of pictures...but a mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do, right? lol

Shelby's dress was a little 'wild' for me, but she loved it and their homecoming WAS a jungle theme, so I guess it fit well! lol They were absolutely adorable trying to give each other their flowers! They didn't have a clue what to do. Finally, John put Mitch's rose on him and Shelby just grabbed her corsage and slipped it on her wrist. The corsage he got for her was soooooo pretty.

It is just so hard for me to believe that this beauty was once a 4 1/2 pound baby!!! Sigh....

Crazy 4 Challenges #4

2009-09-26T00:01:00.000-04:00

We are on week 4 at Crazy4Challenges and we are all having a blast!

Thank you so much to all of our participants. We are so happy to see that you are enjoying the challenges!
This week, we have another awesome sketch from Cindy Haffner. She can create a sketch like no other!!My card doesn't look nearly as nice in the picture as it does in real life. I hate not being able to capture the glitter on camera!! This card uses one of my favorite techs with embossing folders. I absolutely LOVE to ink the side of the folder that does the background or indented part for the embossing (does that make any sense??) with Versamark and emboss with glitter ep. When done, you have the background all sparkly and the raised areas are plain and it looks so cool. It can be elegant or whimsical depending on how you use it. For this card, I embossed both the white and black panels with the Textile folder and glitter embossing powder...it looks so elegant irl. Sadly, in the picture, it looks quite blah :( I also love the look of a black and white card. It sometimes, we just don't need alot of color! lol
Materials: PAPER-Colormates (WorldWin Papers), STAMPS-Heidi Grace (Fiskars), INK-Versamark (Tsukineko), OTHER-Textile embossing folder (ProvoCraft), Glitter embossing powder, Black detail embossing powder, White satin ribbon
Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out what the other C4C designers did with Cindy's sketch this week!!

Playing today

2009-09-23T14:15:00.003-04:00

and I needed to make a couple of cards. One is for an upcoming challenge, so you won't be able to see that one until Saturday. But, the other one is for my nephew whose birthday is this Saturday. I have such a hard time coming up with ideas for teen boys' cards!! Why are they so difficult?

I am absolutely NOT going to claim that this was my original idea. I wish I could tell you whose idea it was though! I saw it on someone's blog a few weeks ago and stored it in my mind as a great idea for my nephew's card. I honestly would have never thought of using the tiny bubbles (I don't know if that is what the OP used or not...but it looked like it would work for a football!) for the texture of a football and adding the laces. It looked so cool and I just had to do it for this card. It is a VERY simple card since it is for a teen boy. I didn't think he would like all the fru-fru.
Materials: PAPER-Bazzill cardstock, STAMPS-Melissa Frances, INK-Memories Chestnut Brown (Stewart Superior), OTHER-Tiny Bubbles embossing folder (ProvoCraft), cream satin ribbon, awl, brass brads

Oh wait....I just remembered where I saw the idea for a football. It was on this post on the Club Anya blog. Airforcemommy created a card with the football as a background. But, I see now that she used the Swiss Dots folder which looks super cool too!! Told ya I was working from memory on the card!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a creatively wonderful rest of the week!

The Pink Elephant Challenge #33

2009-09-21T00:01:00.004-04:00

Hey Pink Elephant fans!

Did ya miss me? I took a small hiatus from the challenges (not intentionally...life just got in the way!) but I am back and ready to play along again!

This week at The Pink Elephant we have a sketch challenge for you:

And here's my interpretation:

I recently bought my first Stamping Bella stamps (I know...shocking that I didn't own any...where have I been? Living under a rock?!?! lol) and just adored this sentiment when I saw it. So, I hunted down a knitting Bella image so I could buy the sentiment. It just makes me laugh! I colored knitting Bella with Copics. I have discovered that 40+ colors is NOT enough and that is why I get frustrated. I need MORE! lol Its a pretty straightforward card that doesn't need much explanation.
Materials: STAMPS-Knitting Bella, Knit Happens sentiment (Stamping Bella), INK-Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), PAPER-Cascasta & Colormates (WorldWin Papers), Fun In The Sun glitter cardstock (DCWV) OTHER-Copic Markers, Nestabilities Labels (Spellbinders), Rain Drops (Cloud9), Red grosgrain ribbon, foam tape

Thanks so much for stopping by. Don't forget to head over to TPE and see what the other fabulous designers did with this sketch!
Have a creatively wonderful week!

Crazy 4 Challenges #3

2009-09-19T00:01:00.000-04:00

Wow!! We are all amazed by the amount of participants we are getting on Crazy4Challenges!

So happy to see that you are enjoying them and want to play along.
This week, we have another fabulous sketch from Cindy Haffner. I just love sketches and she makes really fun ones to work with!
My challenge card is quite simple this week. I wanted the focus to be on these super sweet BFFbugs from Stamping Bella. Aren't they the sweetest?? I colored them with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol and then added Stickles to their wings and hearts. Cut the two panels out with Nestabilities. I added a bow in place of the three dots on the sketch, but at least this week my card LOOKS like the sketch!! lol
Materials: STAMPS-BFFBugs (Stamping Bella) INK-Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko) PAPER: Cardstock (WorldWin Papers), Fun In The Sun Glitter cardstock (DCWV) OTHER: Nestabilities-Labels One (Spellbinders), Prismacolor Pencils/Gamsol, Yellow satin ribbon, Stickles Crystal glitter glue

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out what the other incredible C4C designers did with the sketch this week!

Live....

2009-09-16T17:32:00.004-04:00

It's Wednesday and that means its time to share another Artistic Outpost creation!
This is another ATC I made using stamps from The Old Grist Mill plate. These stamps are so versatile! I just simply stamped the leaf on textured cardstock with Brilliance ink (sadly, you can't see the shimmer) and then I stamped the text repeatedly at an angle across the entire panel. The green leaves were stamped and cut out. I wrinkled them up a bit and attached them to the ATC with foam tape for dimension. The 'Live' is part of one of the sentiment stamps. I just put tape on the parts I didn't want to use, inked, removed tape and stamped using my stamp positioner. Super simple, but I thought it came out really nice.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a creatively wonderful rest of your week!

Robin-ology

2009-09-12T14:57:00.003-04:00

***second post for today...scroll down to see my C4C challenge***

I Saw this on Tina's blog and decided to play along!

***********FOODOLOGY***************

What is your salad dressing of choice?
French

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
Don't really have a favorite....maybe Alfie's since I LOVE their chicken parmesan!

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
I don't think I could eat anything for 2 weeks and not get sick of it...

What are your pizza toppings of choice?
buffalo chicken and cheese...unless you mean a normal pizza and then it would just be cheese and pepperoni

What do you like to put on your toast?
butter

***********TECHNOLOGY***************

How many televisions are in your house?
3

What color is your cellphone?
pink...can't wait for the new contract to get a red one, I am allllllllll about red gadgets right now!

Do you have an iPod?
yep, we all have them...we love our music!

***************BIOLOGY******************

Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Right.

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
nope

What is the last heavy item you lifted?
a stove that we had to buy a couple weeks ago

Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
No.
************BULLOLOGY**************

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
absolutely NOT

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
never thought about it, but I do love unique names, so it wouldn't be a common one if I did

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
I think I would and I can't tolerate hot sauce, but it would only hurt for a little while, right?
**************FAVORITOLOGY****************

Season?
Fall & Spring.

Holiday?
Halloween

Day of the week?
Sunday (now that I am working, it is my only guaranteed day off! lol)

Month?
October
***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************

Missing someone?
everyday....

Mood?
happy

What are you listening to?
silence

Current worry?
am not really worried about anything at the moment...
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First place you went this morning
bathroom

What’s the last movie you saw?
been a while since I watched a movie....
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How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
9 I think. I LOVE flip flops!

Last time you had a run-in with the cops
never

Last person you talked to?
Shelby

Last person you hugged?
John

Do you always answer your phone?
yep

It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
I would think a family member with an emergency and it wouldn't be good news :(

If you could change your eye color what would it be?
I love my brown eyes, but green would be fun sometimes

What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic
never been to Sonic

Do you own a digital camera?
Yes.

Have you ever had a pet fish?
yes, many times over the years

Favorite Christmas song(s)
don't know....not really a Christmas song kind of girl

What’s on your wish list for your birthday
supper made, house clean, laundry done...

Can you do push ups?
um...nope

Can you do a split?
not anymore

Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
I guess excited....not nervous at all

Do you have any saved texts?
no, I don't text, I would rather talk

Have you ever been in a car accident?
no

Do you have an accent?
only to people who don't live in NW Pennsylvania!

What is the last movie to make you cry?
I don't know....but I cry pretty easily during movies

Plans tonight?
watching movies with John all evening

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
Sure have, but have come back up to the surface with some hard work

Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
groceries, can of ice tea, gas

Have you ever been given roses?
yes, but I am with Tina and prefer wildflowers picked by the girls or John

Met someone who changed your life?
yes, quite a few different people have touched my life in a special way

How will you bring in the New Year?
probably at home with the girls and John like I always do....nothing exciting

What song represents you?
I don't know...there are soooooooooo many songs that I relate to

Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
absolutely...would love to go back and do alot of things differently in my teen years. And I would give anything to go back and spend some more quality time with my mom since I lost her so early

Do you have any tattoos/piercings?
yep....one tattoo and my ears are pierced multiple times. I really regret the tattoo though! No body piercings. There is a reason they are called EARrings! lol

Does anyone love you?
YES!

Would you be a pirate?
No.

What songs do you sing in the shower?’
usually the most recent songs on the radio. I get them in my head and can't get them out! lol

Ever had someone sing to you?
Yes, my mom used to always sing me lullabies at naptime and I loved it!

Do you like to cuddle?
Yes, yes, yes.

Have you held hands with anyone today?
yep...John and I hold hands most of the time

Who was the last person you took a picture of?
my girls on their first day of school

Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
I would have to say new.

Do you like pulpy orange juice?
Yes.

What is something your friends make fun of you for?
would definitely be my height. I am the butt of all jokes for being such a shortie. But I don't mind at all. I can't get taller!!! lol

Crazy 4 Challenges #2

2009-09-12T00:01:00.001-04:00

It's time for another super fun challenge at Crazy4Challenges!
A very special thanks to those that played along with us on our very first challenge. The response was overwhelming! We are all so happy to see that you enjoy playing along with us!

This week, we are all honored to work with another of Cindy Haffner's awesome sketches.
No...really, I DID work with the sketch, it just strayed off at some point in the middle of creating!

Normally, I am such a stickler for following a sketch as closely as possible. I may turn the sketch of flip it, but my cards usually look like the sketch when done. This time, not so much! I originally was only going to change the squares to rectangles....see the 4 panels in the background? They're there...I promise! And then, I was going to make the main panel a rectangle. I did all of that, but then I didn't like the girl (who by the way is another byLoriDesigns fab drawing that will hopefully be a digi image soon!) in the center. So, I shifted her to the side, added a ribbon, sentiment and bride's flowers colored with Copics and it ended up not looking much like the sketch. I am really happy with the card...I just hate that it doesn't look much like the sketch.

Materials: STAMPS- Teen Girl digi (byLoriDesigns), sentiment (PSX) INK-Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Copic Markers PAPER-Colormates & Cascata (WorldWin Papers) OTHER-Bloom Dots embossing folder (ProvoCraft), Ribbon, Bride's Flowers, Rhinestones (colored black with Copic Markers), Foam Tape

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to drop in at C4C to see what my fellow designers did with Cindy's sketch! You won't be disappointed!

Artistic Outpost - The Outpost

2009-09-09T18:47:00.003-04:00

***be sure to scroll down to the next post to see the card I made using soon to be released digi images!!***

Here's another card made using stamps from the new releases at Artistic Outpost. I am truly loving these stamps and I hope you are too!! This card was made using The Outpost stamps. They are the coolest images ever! You just have to get yourself this set!

I wanted to be sure to keep the image the focal again, so I just placed it on a Cuttlebugged white card. I think it showcases the image nicely. I painted the main image with Twinkling H2Os and left a white border around it to be like a photograph. I just love doing that with the AO images of homes and barns! I mounted it using photo corners and then added the sentiment. Very simple, but I think it is a very pretty card.
Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a creatively wonderful rest of your week!