Roxy's Ramblings

28 Years!

2010-12-20T21:21:00.002-05:00

28 years ago tonight I married my best friend and true love. Happy Anniversary Andy! I love you!

Working on the new Craft Room

2010-10-03T16:01:00.009-04:00

So I'm finally in my new craft room. It's still a work in progress, but at least it's mostly done. This first picture is of my old space in the study. Very cramped!
Here's hubby installing my Bygel rails from Ikea for my punches. Our daughter lives in New Jersey and Ikea is only an hour away, so you know where we went when we visited her last month.
This table is Ikea as well. It was given to our daughter by a friend when she graduated college. He was moving into a tiny apartment and didn't have room. So guess who got to store it until she found a place of her own? Since she was given an antique dining room table and didn't need it, we made her a deal she couldn't refuse....We kept the table and chairs and in turn we gave her money towards her new sofa.
I found these Jetmax Cubes at AC Moore on sale. You know me, I can't refuse a good deal.
I re-purposed white shelving from our kid's closets for my storage. It's not like the kids are using them. The table is a garage sale find. The totes under the table store my card stock and I had hubby mount a shelf just above the table for my stamps. It works perfect because I'm able to use the shelf brackets as bookends for my stamps. I unmounted most of my stamps this summer and it was the best thing I could have done. The boxes, also from Ikea, on the white shelf hold various papers, envelopes and cards I've completed.
The closet houses wood mounted stamps, 12 X 12 paper and will hold a bunch of other stuff.......like I said, it's a work in progress.
And this corner? This is the pile of stuff I have yet to sort through and store. Eventually I want to have some comfy seating here and a place for hubby's guitar. I also want to find a black and white print of Audrey Hepburn to hang on this wall as well. So thanks for stopping by and seeing my new space.
Blessings!
Roxy

Retirement Journals

2010-10-03T15:45:00.006-04:00

I haven't been blogging lately because I've been busy. Recently we had 10 people retire from our department at work. I was asked to do their journals. Whenever someone retires, we always have a journal of well wishes that everybody signs. You'll also find pictures of the retirees from days past scattered throughout the journal as well.

What I did was alter composition notebooks. I had never altered books before. Let me tell you, taking on the task of doing 10 of them in only a couple pf weeks was quite a challenge......but it was a labor of love. I tried to personalize each journal by highlighting the retiree's interests.
Themes I used were : cooking, art, theater, fishing, golf, sports, antiques, classic cars, beagles, and bling. One woman has such a sparkling personality and lovers her bling I just had to make her journal sparkle.
I was honored to be able to make keepsakes for my former co-workers and friends. and now they are all sporting that perpetual retiree smile......and that makes me happy.
Blessings!
Roxy

A Sneak Peak and a Couple of Cards

2010-08-15T20:15:00.005-04:00

In my last post I said some changes were coming. Well, they've begun. I'm in the process of changing the guest room over to my craft room. Part of it will be for guests, but mostly it will be my craft room. This is a wall decal to give you a hint into the way the room is headed. What sold me on the decals was the bling that went along with it. A girl's gotta have some sparkle.
This first card is part of a set of thank you cards for some friends who are expecting their first baby. They're going with a nautical theme for the nursery, so I thought these would be nice for shower thank yous.
And this is a birthday card for my favorite 7 year old, Braedon. I just thought this little guy was so like him.

More to come as things progress.

Blessings!
Roxy

Changes Coming

2010-07-31T14:04:00.004-04:00

It's been forever since I've posted. Life has a habit of getting in the way. Well changes are coming and changing my background is just the beginning. This card is my inspiration. It reminds me that no matter how insane things get. God is good and is ALWAYS with me. With God, all things are possible.

So how about some updates on the family. Our oldest moved out to California back in January and is doing well. Our youngest is moving her stuff out of our house next month ans I will get my very own craft room! Woohoo! I don't know if I'll get to post Before then......lots of things going on.....but I will definitely be posting once I get my craft room up and running.
Blessings!
Roxy

Blessings Galore!

2009-11-22T21:11:00.004-05:00

Hi All!

It's been over a month since my last post, but it has been insane. I'm happy to say that my daughter who graduated last month fomr the Culinary Institute of America is now employed! Woohoo! She and her sweetie are working in their field in New Jersey. My eldest son proposed to his sweetie, and she said yes! Yea!!!! another daughter!!! I put in for a transfer at work last month and they approved it. I'll still be in the Design department, but working for ROW/Mapping instead of Bridge Inspection.

And when you think things couldn't get better, they do. I won a gorgeous stamp set from Belinda at Clear Artistic Stamps. It's called Shadows of Memories. Here are some of the cards I made with it. It's hard to see in the photos, but the gold paper is shimmer paper that I got from CAS and the red paper is textured paper that lends itself nicely to the Asian theme. The images are embossed in gold. The sentiment on the last card is from an SU set....can't remember which one though.

I also won a stamp set and some embellishments from a wonderful lady named Wendy. She's a blogging sister of my friend Kim. I hope to show some cards using those goodies in my next post.....which I hope won't be too long from now.

Can you say GOD is Good! I sure can!
Blessings!
Roxy

A Lot to Celebrate!

2009-10-16T21:07:00.007-04:00

Hi All,

My darling hubby and I just got back this evening from a trip downstate. Our daughter received her bachelor's degree from The Culinary Institute of America yesterday in Hyde Park. I actually was able to get one decent photo of her in her cap and gown. Isn't she beautiful?

While we were down there, we ventured out onto the new Walkway across the Hudson, which just opened on October 3rd. It crosses the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland. The walkway is the world's longest pedestrian bridge, over 6,000 feet long. It's 25 ft wide and bumps out to 35 ft at the lookouts.

Now, this was a BIG deal for me. I have height issues. More importantly, I have bridge issues. I love bridges, architechturally speaking, but am not so keen about being on them....Heck, they terrify me! So with the help of my darling hubby, I walked the bridge. Of course I stayed in the middle of the bridge and clung tight to Andy's arm, but I did it. This is me standing in the middle of the bridge freezing my tush off. That's the Mid-Hudson Bridge in the back ground.

Here's Andy. He's not afraid to stand by the rail. In fact, when I got home and looked at the pictures, I could tell which ones I took and which ones Andy took. Mine have rail in the photo,( since I wouldn't leave the center of the bridge), and Andy's all have no rail in them.

Here's the plaque that's on the rail at the center of the bridge,( and yes, Andy took this photo). If you click on the photo it should come up big enough to read.

Here's another photo Andy took. Though you can't see it too well, the building in the photo is of Roth Hall at The Culinary Institute of America.

Well, it's late and I'm tired. Goodnight all.

Blessings!

Roxy

Happy Mail from CAS

2009-10-12T14:35:00.003-04:00

Hi All,
I know it's been awhile, but I've been kind of busy. So on Friday I got some happy mail from Clear Artistic Stamps. And of course I had to play as ASAP. These first two cards are from Belinda's Sympathy Garden set. Isn't this pink shimmer paper just gorgeous! It was an unexpected treat I found in my order. I used colored pencils and Gamsol to color the image.
On this card I used copic markers to color the image. You know, when SU came out with groovy guava a couple of years ago, I wasn't too impressed with the color. But I still have some and pulled it out the other day. I was surprised at how well it goes with the blush blossom that I used for the card base. Then I matted the image with mellow moss and it all seemed to come together.

I used the fairy image from Belinda's Whisper in the Wood set for this card. I used a mixture of copics and water color crayons to color the image.

Well, that's about it for now. Hopefully I'll have a post ready for this weekend. We're headed to Hyde Park in a couple of days for our daughter's graduation from the Culinary Institute of America.

Blessings!

Roxy

CAS-Can't get enough!

2009-09-11T18:04:00.003-04:00

Have you ever gotten on a kick where you only use one set of colors, one technique or one artist's stamp sets? Well, I'm on a CAS kick at the moment. Ok, so here is yet another card featuring a Clear Artistic Stamp set. Autumn Treats by Belinda Landtroop. This is such an adorable set. I'm sure to be using it a lot in the near future.

This card is the invitation for my daughter's graduation party. She graduates next month from the Culinary Institute of America, (CIA). I chose the grape vine image because wine is a big part of cooking. And it's more grown up looking than a peice of cake.

Blessings!
Roxy

Some Cards!

2009-09-07T16:38:00.003-04:00

Hi All,
I finally got a chance to play with my stamps again. My friend, Kim, blessed me with this set a couple of weeks back and I finally got to ink it up. The stamp set is called Whispers in the Woods and was designed by Belinda Landtroop of Clear Artistic Stamps. Paper, ink and ribbon are from SU. I used my watercolor crayons and blender pens to color the image.
With this card, I used my SU markers to color the stamp and then "thumped" with two other colors to get the variation in the leaves.

Hopefully I'll have a few more cards to share soon.

Blessings!

Roxy

Stamp Camp

2009-08-30T20:12:00.005-04:00

Hi All!
I just survived my first stamp camp! Man am I exhausted! Ruth's hearty laughter in this first picture says it all.....We had so much fun!!!!
And this is my good friend Angie. Showing one of the cards she made.

And here is Doris, our newest convert. She told us in church this morning that she went home and spent the evening just thinking of ways to create.

From what I'm told, this stamp camp was a bit different than most. We spent the first part of the morning teaching techniques, then a yummy lunch and then we did the make and takes. Oh yeah, and did I mention we had chocolate too? You can't have a room full of womaen and NOT have some chocolate.

Well, that's all for now. Hopefully I'll be back soon with another post.

Blessings!

Roxy

I'm still around

2009-08-26T19:21:00.002-04:00

Hi All,
I know it's been a long time since I've posted. My laptop is up and running again so postings will be on their way. Some of my friends and I are hosting a stamp camp this Saturday, so things are crazy right now tryong to get ready for it. Im hoping to have some photos to share with you on Sunday. So until then..........
Blessings!
Roxy

Proud, but tired Momma

2009-06-21T19:21:00.005-04:00

Yes, I am one proud Mom. This photo,( fixed by the wonderful Etha),is of our oldest. It was taken this past Friday. He was down at Ft. Dix in NJ for a leadership training course. This was taken at the graduation. But I'm also a tired Mom as well. You see, our son's car went in the shop before he headed to Dix and it wasn't ready in time for him to drive it there. He rented a car for the drive down, but it was extremely expensive. So Hubby and I drove down to get him.

This is where the adventure begins. We were supposed to leave around lunch time on Thursday. But I couldn't get the time off from work, so we had to leave late afternoon. We drove down to NJ and spent the night with friends. Got up bright and early Friday to go to Ft. Dix for the 10 am ceremony. After the ceremony, we brought our son and another soldier back to upstate NY. Here's where it gets crazy. Our son lives almost 2 hours north west of us. And because he left his keys at our house, we had to go back to our house to get the keys before continuing on to his place. I took this opportunity to bow out of the last leg of the trip. I got our other son to ride along to keep hubby company for the ride back.

So our New Jersey adventure started in Rochester at 4 :30 Thursday afternoon when we got on the Thruway. It ended 931 miles and 31 hours later ,(11:30 pm Friday night),when hubby pulled in our driveway after dropping our son off at his place.

Oh yeah.....no cruise control either.
Blessings!
Roxy

It's been awhile

2009-06-21T18:54:00.003-04:00

Hi All,
I know it's been awhile since I've posted. I went back to work June 1st after having the entire month of May off for recovery. Needless to say, things have been crazy! And the laptop is down again so computer access is limited.

This first card was for a nephew who graduated highschool this year. He's very involved in his local volunteer fire dept and his graduation invitation featured that along with a patriotic theme. So I ran with that theme to come up with the colors for this. the pattern paper is from Gina K's free digi downloads on Stamp TV.
I recently purchased an Ott lamp for my work space.....thank goodness for 50% off coupons :-)
This was the first card I made using my new lamp. I just stamped some random images and then colored them with my Copics. Amazing how good lighting can improve your coloring.

This card was made using an image my friend, Kim, gave me. I made it for a 3 year old's birthday. Again, playing with the Copics. The purple flower was made from the Cricut that my friend, Deby, let me play with for a few days.

So that's it for now.

Blessings!

Roxy

Clean and Simple

2009-05-28T13:22:00.005-04:00

Here are some clean and simple cards I made recently. I've been really trying to go this route with my cards. Sometimes I tend to get heavy into the layers and the embellishments.
I paper pieced the purses on this one and colored the flower with my marker to give it a deeper color.

I went for my first motorcycle ride of the season last night. Baby brother stopped by on his Harley. It was good to get out of the house for a couple of hours. I don't go back to work until next week and I'm going stir crazy! I've only been out of the house this past month for church, doctor appointments and my son's graduation.

Time to do some laundry.

Blessings!

Roxy

Today's challenge at SCS

2009-05-18T16:26:00.003-04:00

Here's one of the cards I made for today's challenge at SCS. This was fun to make. Here's what it looks like closed.
And this is what it looks like opened. Once again, the photo loaded sideways

Blessings!

Roxy

The Happy Graduates

2009-05-18T16:20:00.003-04:00

Hi All,
Here's a picture of my eldest taken on Saturday after he graduated from SUNY Fredonia. And the pretty girl with him is his girlfriend, Amber. She graduated from University of Buffalo Saturday morning. Yes, I am a proud mama!
Blessings!
Roxy

Kutie Pie Ketos

2009-05-15T12:56:00.002-04:00

Hi All,
I just wanted to share a couple of cards I made today with images given to me by my friend, Kim. This is a Keto image found at Stampingbella. I used Koh-i-noor pencils and gamsol to color the images. Paper comes from SU and PTI. Th sentiments are from PTI's Handwritten Notes.

I'm not a fan of the color orange, but used in small amounts it's not too bad.
It's all about the bling baby!

Time for a nap,

Blessings!

Roxy

From the Minds of Engineers

2009-05-12T19:48:00.005-04:00

Today I received a big envelope from my office in the mail. I couldn't figure out what they would be sending me. Turned out to be a get well card....civil engineering style. I work for New York State Dept. of Transportation. I work in the Regional office in the Bridge Inspection and Inventory Unit with a bunch of engineers. So this is what they sent me.....I LOVE IT!!!!
Gotta love these guys,( and gals).

Info behind the comment in the photo below: When a bridge gets inspected, sometimes the inspectors find issues with the bridge that need to be repaired. When that happens, it gets flagged. Then the paperwork starts and the owner of the bridge is responsible for repairing what casued the inspector to issue the flag. An engineer with a professional engineer's license is required to inspect the repair and certify that it is acceptable. Engineers..... what a crazy bunch!Another comment from a friend.

Of course when my husband saw this card, he said the gang at work knew they couldn't get away with sending me a store bought card.

My next Dr. appointment is Monday and if all goes well, I'll be back to work later next week. Hopefully things at work aren't in too bad of shape. I don't know though, a lot can happen when you leave a bunch of engineers to fend for themselves.

Blessings!

Roxy

More cards

2009-05-12T18:45:00.006-04:00

Hi All,
Here is a card that I made yesterday. I made about a dozen of them. Francis Bellamy, author of the Pledge of Allegiance, was born in near by Mt. Morris. Because I did mass production on this one, I stamped and cut everything before assembling them. It wasn't until I assembled the first one that I noticed how perfectly things lined up. Notice how the flag lines up perfectly between two of the lines of the pledge.
I did a bit of an experiment on this one. I embossed the leaves on the cardstock and then colored them with a versamarker. Then I embossed it again with the flowers. I think it looks kind of cool.

That's all for now.

Blessings!

Roxy

One Deckle of a Day

2009-05-11T17:09:00.006-04:00

Hi All,

I bet you're wondering what I mean by my post title. Well, I was extremely blessed yesterday. My friend, Kathy, gave me a treat....deckled nesties! So today, I gave myself a challenge....use the deckled nesties on each of the cards. So here are some of the results of my play time today.

This first card shows embossing only with the nesties. It's a neat look,(even if the flower isn't the greatest).

This second card shows just cutting with the nesties.

And this last card shows cutting and embossing with the nesties. (Pay no mind to the sideways photo, the laptop is messing up again.)

I've made many more cards today, but these three best show the different ways I used the nesties.

Blessings!

Roxy

May is B-B-Q Month!

2009-05-08T13:38:00.003-04:00

At least that's what I've heard. This card was done for SCS challenge today. Make a card that highlighted one of the many holidays or awarenesses that happen on the month of May. So for this I used Rupa Shevde's King of the Grill stamp set from Gina K. Since I didn't color so well in between the lines, I cut out the main part of the grill and glued it on another image. I also coloered the background with Kuh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol. Paper is SU whisper white, real red, wild wasabi, and ballet blue. Cuttlebugged the wild wasabi paper.
This one Uses SU very vanilla, baha breeze, kraft, and Manchester DP. I also used a linen BG stamp.

This is the same as above except I used always artichoke and the iage is colored with copics.

Well, time for a nap.

Blessings!

Roxy

More playing with Copics

2009-05-07T13:46:00.005-04:00

Yes, I'm on a Copic kick, and it's fun! I decided to play some more. Check out this duck. I used 10 different colors on him. Good thing I wrote it all down so I'll know when I do some more. I've yet to decide how to put him into a card, but that will come eventually.
I colored the images for these cards yesterday. I wanted to make cards with them yesterday, but I misplaced the pattern paper. It was a free download from Gina K. It's called Jersey Shore and is so versatile.

Ok. back to the card making.

Blessings!

Roxy

Practicing with the copics and goofey computers

2009-05-06T16:48:00.005-04:00

Hi all,
Today I was practicing with the copic markers. Here are the cards that I made today.

This will be a short post as far as typing goes. For whatever reason, The images on my laptop are coming up upside down. That's right, upside down. The only thing I can think that caused it was that I moved it into the dining room earlier and was holding it somewhat upside down while it was still on. It's not easy moving about with crutches and carrying a laptop. Hopefully Andy won't be too terribly upset when he gets home.

Blessings!

Roxy

Blog Candy!

2009-05-06T08:00:00.001-04:00

Hi All,
Marcia is celebrating her birthday by giving away blog candy. Stop on over and see what goodies she has to share. http://marceascraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
Blessings!
Roxy

Just some cards

2009-05-05T13:41:00.006-04:00

Hi All,
Here are some cards that I made yesterday and today. This first card was made with one of the stamps I got on my big score the other week. Before my surgery, I stamped up a bunch of images to color while stuck on the couch. Because this was stamped with Versafine, I used my SU Markers to color instead of my new Copics. The card base is Gina K's 120 lb. Other paper is SU's whispering white, mellow moss and dp. I paper pieced the blanket and then did some shading on it with bashful blue marker. SU markers I used are mellow moss, so saffron, basic grey and going grey, creamy caramel,close to cocoa, sahara sand, basic black. The sentiment is done in brocade blue. I also used my spritzer tool on this.
The paper for this card is mellow moss, elegant eggplant, barely banana, almost amethyst, whisper white. I did use my copics on this one. It's hard to see in the photo, but I used 3 different colors for the blossoms. The image and sentiment is from Gina K's Wreath of Wishes.

This last card uses SU's parisian breeze, kraft and chocolate chip paper. botanical blooms stamps and PTI's handwritten notes for the sentiment. SU sahara sand and chocolate chip markers. I also used EK susccess' new flat edge punch and my spritzer tool.

So I'm back on the couch and I think it's nap time.

Blessings!

Roxy

Pictures

2009-05-02T20:22:00.004-04:00

So here are a couple of pictures. These are the balloons that were attached to the bouquet from my sister. And here are my birthday and get well goodies. The flowers on the left and the big pink card are from my sister. The copic markers are from my hubby. The other flowers are from my church family, and the card in the middle is from my friend Deby. I'll post a close up of it later when I have better light.

Blessings!

Roxy

It's My Birthday!

2009-05-02T12:05:00.004-04:00

Tha's right it's my birthday and I'm getting spoiled. My wonderful hubby gave me Copics! The 36B set. And yes, I've already been playing with them. It's so nice to have a hubby who supports my habit.

My sister in Ohio sent me flowers. A beautiful spring bouquet with tulips,roses,iris, snap dragons and some other flowers that I can't remember the names of. Attached to them are two balloons, a birthday one and a get well one.

And yesterday I received a gorgeous card my friend Deby made me with a couple of images tucked inside. I don't have pictures to share since I'm laid up with the foot.

Well, Time to play a bit more.
Blessings!
Roxy

More blog candy!

2009-05-02T09:14:00.002-04:00

Wow! The candy is just flowing! Check out Stef's blog to see what goodies she has.
http://stephmuchadoaboutnothing.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-candy-50000-hits.html#comment-form

I really need to learn how to put the link on my blog where you click on the picture and it takes you to her blog. I think I'll have to ask my friend Kim for help on this.
Blessings!
Roxy

Blog Candy

2009-05-01T12:56:00.002-04:00

Hop on over to Kathy Tidwell's blog http://catdidit.blogspot.com/ at a chance to win some blog candy. She's a great new designer over at Gina K with a great new stamp set. It's on my wish list.
Blessings!
Roxy

Home resting,some cards, and a big SCORE!

2009-04-30T18:09:00.007-04:00

Hi All,
Just want to drop a note to let you know that surgery went well this morning and say thanks for the prayers. So I'm on the couch with the foot up being spoiled by my hubby. He's been upstairs working and every 20 minutes he comes down for ice detail, putting ice on my foot, taking it off, and making sure I have everything I need. Have I mentioned how much I love him?

Oh yeah, my big score...... One of my coworkers brought in 2 paper boxes to work the other day filled with stamps and stuff. His neighbor had a yard sale last weekend and had some stuff left over. I got 21 stamps, including 2 house mouse, 1 bottle of liquid applique still in it's package, and 13 containers of flocking, embossing powders,glitters and other cool textured mediums. Now here's what makes the score big. Most of the containers were full or slightly used and I got it all for $25! What a blessing!

So, here are a couple of cards that I made last week. Both cards have 120lb luxery white card base from Gina K, The sentiments are from PTI's Handwritten Notes, (Ijust love this set), and the papers and embellishments are SU. I also used one of the new flat edge punches from EK Success.

Have a great evening!

Blessings!

Roxy

Prayers appreciated

2009-04-30T05:10:00.002-04:00

Good Morning All,
As I sit here soaking my foot in betadine and water, I thought I'd drop a quick note. We're headed up to the city in about 20 minutes where I will be having foot surgey. It's out patient surgery, so I'll be back home on my comfy couch this afternoon in a drug stupor :-). I would appreciate any prayers that come my way as I'll be laid up fpr a few weeks and on crutches for 6 weeks.

But there's good news in this......besides the obvious that I will not be in any more pain, I'll have all sorts of time to create.

Blessings!
Roxy

Blog Candy!!!!

2009-04-28T06:44:00.003-04:00

Oh my goodness! I have never seen such a give away before! I was perusing my friend, Kim's blog this morning and came across a candy give away on Debbie's blog.
http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/04/blogoversary-candy.htm
While checking out Debbie's blog, I came across another blog candy! being given away by her friend Kim.
http://craftsbykim.blogspot.com/
Someone will definitely be blessed by these ladies.
Blessings!
Roxy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUCK!

2009-04-20T21:18:00.004-04:00

How do you drive a bunch of engineers nuts? Make something where nothing is lined up, a bit off kilter. That's what I did with this card. I work with a bunch of engineers, and tomorrow we're celebrating one of their birthdays. I purposely made the image crooked and the brads not line up. It will drive them insane! Chuck, the birthday boy, is a great guy! I have learned so much about our work from him. He definitely knows his stuff.
This one is just because. I really like this stamp set from Gina K. Flowers for Daisy was designed by Asela Hopkins. The sentiment comes from PTI's Handwritten Notes.

This card features SU image, Springtime something or another. (Leave it to me not to remember). and PTI ribbon and dp. I colored the image with SU markers.

So that's all for tonight.

Blessings!

Roxy

Can't get enough!

2009-04-08T22:43:00.002-04:00

I just can't get enough of this top note die from SU! This card I just finished. Old olive textured, real rose, and raspberry tart dp. The ribbon and sentiment come from PTI, the swirly leafy things are SU and the hummingbird is something I found at Joanne's a long time ago. I spritzed on bashful blue.
I made this card last night. The image and sentiment is from SU's Thoughts and Prayers stamp set. I stamped the image in close to cocoa and then used the always artichoke marker to do the leaves. The paper is close to cocoa, so saffron and the dp is SU as well, but I don't remember which. I also used my new spritzer tool to spritz so saffron around the tree.

DD is coming home from college tomorrow. Woohoo! Do you know what that means? Her chocolate mousse YUM! and hopefully I can convince her to make a carrot cake for the family gathering Sunday. She makes the BEST carrot cake! Wegmans has got nothing on her when it comes to carrot cake.

Blessings!

Roxy

Here it is!

2009-04-07T19:02:00.002-04:00

Here it is! The card I made late last night after my goodies were delivered. Isn't it pretty? I was so excited after I completed it. It came out so nice. DH said I was almost giddy about it. (he was right, I was!)
The paper and ribbon were freebies from the SU sale-a-bration catty. The top note die cut and the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set are SU as well. I ran the die through my CB with so saffron and white paper. I cut the outside edge of the white piece along the perforations. Used my SU makers on the stamp.

Off to finish fixing supper and then it's PLAY TIME!
Blessings!
Roxy

Happy mail X2!

2009-04-06T21:29:00.003-04:00

I just got home about 30 minutes ago to some MAJOR happy mail. My SU order was waiting for me, but so was my Scorpal! I ordered it from Gina K on Friday. I didn't expect it to arrive until Tuesday, maybe Wednesday, but Monday! Woohoo!

So, since I don't have time to play tonight, I'm posting a card I made over the weekend. SU paper and image, sentiment from PTI's Handwritten Notes.

And a PS to Deby....Thanks so much!

Blessings!

Roxy

A day of play

2009-04-04T16:58:00.004-04:00

Hi All!
Happy Saturday! It's blustery and cold outside today. One of those days when you don't go out if you don't have to. So I didn't. I stayed in and played. Here are a couple of cards that I made. This first one was fun to make. the image is from Asela Hopkins' Warm and Fuzzy set I got from Gina K. I used colored pencils and gamsol for the bird. The sentiment comes from PTI's Handwritten Notes.
This second one is all SU products. The stamp set was a hostess set from the last catty. I used colored pencils and blender pens on this one. I had colored the image months ago, but just now got to use it. I used the new EK Success punches for the corners and the scallop on the bottom. I just love these punches! They store flat.

I made several more cards,(in between loads of laundry), but then this would be a very long post if I showed them all to you. These two were my favs.

Blessings!

Roxy

Is this fast enough Wendy?

2009-04-03T12:37:00.003-04:00

I was on the phone earlier with my friend Wendy while I was making this card. She wanted me to hurry up and post it so she could see wht I was working on. So Wendy, is this fast enough for you? :-)

This card was made for a friend at work whose neice is getting married. Making this card made me realised how much I NEED round scalloped nesties. They would have made a perfect mat for this image by Melanie at Gina K.
I used SU purely pommegranate paper and ribbon, SU markers and little pearls for the center of the flowers. As I was scoring the lines above and below the ribbon, I was thinking about how nice it will be when my Scorpal shows up next week. woohoo! The names are computer generated.

Off to do chores.
Blessings!
Roxy

Just Some Cards

2009-03-27T17:42:00.003-04:00

Hi All,

It's been awhile, but I finally got a chance to upload some more cards. This one was made for a very courageous woman. She's battling cancer right now so please keep Cheryl in your prayers. This is another Sarah Kay image from my friend Kathy. She so spoils me with images. I colored the image with watercolor crayons. The paper is some of the new specialty designer paper from SU. Parisian Breeze. I also used close to cocoa and bajha breeze paper. The ribbon is SU's kraft taffeta. Oh, and the card base is Gina K's 120 lb stock. It's all I use now for white card base.
Now this card is for my friend Kat, who just celebrated her birthday last week. The paper is PTI's bitty dot basics. I just LOVE this paper. The sentiment is PTI's handwritten notes. The stamp set is Botanical Blooms from SU's sale-a-bration catty. Paper is whisper white, soft sky and pacific point. Ink is old olive, kiwi kiss, pacifi point, bajha breeze and versafine black.

Blessings!

Roxy

2009-03-20T15:05:00.003-04:00

I made this card for my nephew and his bride. They went away a couple of weeks back to the Bahamas on vacation and came back married. Very romantic! I used Gina K's Wreath of Wishes and Melanie Muenchinger's A Charmed Life. I've been wanting to play with a Charmed Life all week, and just got a chance to today. The paper is SU's textured not quite navy for the base, not quite navy and soft sky and urban garden dp for the mat. The ribbon comes from PTI. SU markers for the coloring, crystal effects on the charms and little pearls on the charm and the pearl brad came from Michaels. I also used a prisma color pencil and gamsol to give the glass a bit of color.

Blessings!
Roxy

Happy Mail!

2009-03-18T21:00:00.004-04:00

Anyone who stamps knows the excitement when goodies come in the mail. Well I got some goodies on Monday. I just got to play tonight with my newest goodies. Gina K had her March release on thursday last week and I just HAD to order. These two card are made with Rupa Shevde's "Easter Blessings" set that was just released. It's such a beautiful set!

I used SU markers to color the stamp on this first card. Paper is SU elegant eggplant for the mat, some white cs I had laying around and Gina K's 120lb White for the card base. The ribbon is PTI.

I embossed the image in gold for this second card. Colored the tulips and leaves in with SU markers. Then I sponged around the edge in gold and matted on elegant eggplant. I used always artichoke ink for the leaves and sentiment. Once again Gina K 120 for the card base.

I also got 3 other sets and can't wait to play with them as well. In fact, maybe I'll head back to my craft area to play some more right now.

Blessings!

Roxy

Lessons Learned

2009-03-14T16:51:00.002-04:00

I learned a very important lesson this past Thursday......don't drink 2 large cups of green tea for dinner. I went to bed at 11, but couldn't sleep. So I got up and went to play a bit. Never got to sleep until about 3am. And then of course the alarm went off at 6am.
This adorable Sara Kay image was given to me by my friend Kathy. I finally colored her the other night, using prisma colored pencils and gamsol. I just finished the card today. The patterned paper is a digital from Gina K. The rest of the paper is SU's old olive textured for thebase, and blush blossom for the mat. I paper pierced the DP and used my creamy caramel marker to do the faux stitch. The vines and blossoms are from my stash that's been hanging around for at least a couple of years.

DH really likes it and says it good enough to be framed. Personally, I think he likes it because there's no ribbon on it, (he is definitely not a ribbon kind of guy). Well, there's laundry to be done so I'm off.

Blessings!

Roxy

Birthdays and Babies

2009-02-27T15:39:00.005-05:00

This card was for my friend Mary Jo. The image is from my friend, Kim. This was my first time playing with Copics. I know what I want for Christmas now....or mayber my birthday. Paper is SU tempting turquoise, PTI bitty dot basics. Sentiment is from PTI Handwritten Notes, and SU apricot appeal ribbon. Now this one is for my sister. I can post it now because she should have received it in the mail today. The image came from my friend Kathy. I used Kuh-i-noor pencils with blender pens. Patiently waiting for my pump bottle for the Gamsol. SU chocolate chip and certainly celery paper. PTI bitty dot basics, , ribbon, and Hand Written Notes.

This one was just made today. My order from Gina K was delivered today,(120lb. CS and pump bottle for Gamsol), and my stamps from Bella came yesterday. Card base is Gina K 120. SU barely banana and PTI bitty dot basics. I used Kuh-i-noor pencils w/Gamsol. The ribbon is SU. You can't see in the picture, but it's strung through white eyelets.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Blessings!

Roxy

My first Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge

2009-02-21T15:41:00.003-05:00

Happy Saturday!

I made this card for challenge #20 over at Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge http://cinemasaturdaycreativechallenge.blogspot.com/ My friend Kim turned me onto this site earlier this week. For those of you who don't know, CSCC bases their challenges on movies. This week's challenge is based on The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons.
I used SU's natural ivory, always artichoke paper and a pattern paper from the craft store. The sentiment is from PTI's Handwritten Notes. I have to say that I am LOVING Handwritten Notes. This is the 5th card I've made today and all 5 have Notes on them.

Well, I'm off to create some more.
Blessings!
Roxy

Happy Birthday Paulie!

2009-02-17T21:47:00.002-05:00

Hi All,
This card was made for my friend Paulie, who turns 59 tomorrow. The image came from my friend Kathy. I colored it with Kuh-i-noor pencils. The party hats are from SU's Favorite Teddy set. The sentiment is from an Inkadinkadoo set. I also sprinkled the inside with confetti, ballons and a gift, also from the teddy set. All the paper is SU. It's late and I need to get some sleep.
Blessings!
Roxy

CPS103 Challenge

2009-02-16T21:03:00.003-05:00

This was for this week's challenge over at CPS http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ . A site I just found out about this past week.
SU not quite navy textured paper, certainly celery and urban garden dp. Kiwi Kiss/very vanilla ribbon and the butterfly is from SU's Essence of Love stamp set.
Blessings!
Roxy

Happy Birthday

2009-02-16T16:03:00.003-05:00

This first card was made with some of the goodies DD got me for Chrstmas. SU apricot appeal and pixi pink paper. The stamps are inkadinkadoo.
This second card is for my sister-inlaw's birthday.

Isn't this image just the cutest? My friend Kim gave it to me. It comes from Stampingbella. I went to Kim's after church yesterday to play a bit. she also showed me one of her toys. A xyron machine. I've never played with one before, but I could get used to it. We ran the image through it and then sprinkled dazzling diamonds all over it. Su's kiwi kiss textured, bashful blue, and summer picnic dp. The sentiment comes from King of the Grill set that I got at Gina K.

Blessings!

Roxy

Stamping by Candlelight?

2009-02-12T13:27:00.003-05:00

Yes, you did read that title correct. I was stamping by candlelight this morning. Shortly after we woke up this morning the power went out. Thankfully it was only out for a few hours. We live in the country, so no power means no water. Can't get water from the well if the pump can't pump. I decided to stay home today because quite honestly, the thought of going to work without a shower just did not appeal to me.

So this card has minimal stamping. I made 4 of these. The ink and paper are SU's wild wasabi. The ribbon is PTI berry sorbet. The green paper is only a couple of inches wide. When you open the card, the inside edge of the green is scalloped.

My niece had her 2nd child over the weekend. A boy. I can't say he's little because he doesn't even fit in newborn clothes. Size 3-6 months! Time to pull out the baby stamps. I made 7 of these baby cards. I used one of the sketch challenges from Splitcoast. (I wish I could remember which one). SU's ballet blue, certainly celery, regal rose and wild wasabi paper. Appricot appeal ribbon and CB folders. The patterned paper came from Joann's.

So that's about it for today.

Blessings!

Roxy

Freindship Card Challenge

2009-02-09T20:28:00.002-05:00

This is for today's challenge over at Papertrey Ink. The anniversary celebration continues. Today's challenge was to make a card for a friend.
Stamps, ink and paper come from SU. The ribbon was found at A.C. Moore. Not quite navy, barely banana and old olive make for a great color combo. I love the sentiment on this card because it's how I feel. I have friends who do make my heart happy.

Short post tonight as I have things to do.
Blessings!
Roxy

Another challenge

2009-02-08T16:16:00.004-05:00

Ok. My computer has done it again! It flipped my photo sideways. I apologise now for any cricks you may get in your neck looking at my blog. This card was done for a sketch challenge over at Card Positioning Systems , http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/. It's part of celebrating PTI's 2nd anniversary.

I used SU pink piourette textured and basic gray paper. The image is stamped on watercolor paper with versafine black onyx ink and colored with Koh-I-Noor woodless pencils and blender pen. The ribbon is PTI sweet blush. I used one of my new CB folders for the lace edging at the bottom. The jury is still out on the little ribbon loops scattered in the flowers.

Blessings!

Roxy

Celebrating over at PTI

2009-02-07T21:36:00.002-05:00

Nichole and the gang are celebrating their 2nd anniversary over at Papertrey Ink. This card is for today's challenge.
I don't have any PTI stamps yet, but I'm hoping to change that in the near future. I do however, have some of the Berry Sorbet and Sweet Blush ribbon, paper and ink. Heck, I have it all. I purchased the I want it all collection in BS & SB when it was released last year.

This cards uses some of that paper, ink and ribbon, along with SU kiwi kiss and old olive paper. I also used some little pearls. Something else I discovered while making this card that was so cool. The little flowers from the paper were the perfect size to use with my little flower punch. So I punched some out and attachedthem with glue dots.

This would be one sweet challenge to win. The prize.....a complete collection of PTI ribbon! That's 95 spools! woohoo!

Blessings!
Roxy

A bit sideways today

2009-02-07T17:40:00.003-05:00

Happy Saturday!

Here's a card I made today. I have no clue why, but It will only post sideways. I've been so busy making, and selling Valentines that I needed a break from them. For this card I used SU dp, blue bayou and basic gray paper, basic gray ink and ribbon. I paper pieced the dress with dp. The stamp set is from Inkainkadoo and was on clearance at Joann's this past week. This dress is so pretty and just perfect for paper piecing.
I finally broke down and bought an ATG. Now I know most folks have the 3M 714, but I found a different ATG at the Tapedepot.com for a lot less. I scoured the forums on SCS to see which ATG people seemed to like. I hadn't heard anything bad about the one I got so I thought I'd give it a try. It should be here this week. woohoo!

I still don't have a logo made for Roxy Designs. I've got some ideas jumping around in the brain, but I jusy can't seem to get them down on paper.

Back to the drawing board.
Blessings!
Roxy

It's official!

2009-01-30T20:23:00.006-05:00

Hi All,

Roxy Designs is now open for business! I filed my DBA this morning. Now all I need to do is get my tax id and design a logo. I have a couple of ideas for the logo and as soon as I have one I'll show you.

The last time I posted, I promised pictures. So here are a few.

Isn't this little bird adorable? It was a free download from Heart Warming Vintage. I used SU textured red riding hood, garden green, so saffron, and brocade blue paper. Birds and swirls CB folder behind the bird and I can't remember the name of the other CB folder I used under the sentiment.

For this one I used the new inchies from Inkadinkadoo. The sentiment is from one of Joanne's $1 stamps bin. I wanted something clean and minimalistic. SU's redriding hood textured paper and ink.Now this one uses SCS sketch challenge #204. The stamps are from the Inkadinkadoo inchies again. SU purley pommegranate ribbon, ink and textured pink pirouette. The shimmer paper came from Clear Artistic Stamps. The hearts are embossed on silver shimmer paper with silver EP. I really like the look of this shimmer paper embossed. Swiss dots is one of my favorite CB folders.

Well, it's time to sign off for tonight. Things to do, things to do.

Blessings!

Roxy

I've been tagged!

2009-01-28T20:26:00.003-05:00

My laptop is up and running! yea!!!!! So of course I had to catch up on blogs. My friend Kim tagged me. I'm to go to my 6th folder in My Pictures and post the 6th photo here. Well, folder #6 only had 2 pictures in it,( my son's Harley he bought when he returned from Iraq). So I went to my 7th folder and pick the 6 th picture. Here it is.........

This picture was taken October 23, 2007. The day my son returned home from Iraq. This was at the welcome home celebration at the Armory. The person holding the umbrella is standing in front of the Armory. The flag flying from the fire truck was at the intersection by the armory. The bus carrying our soldiers came down the street toward us, under the flag and turned into the armory parking lot. It was a cold damp day, but all were warmed by the love for their soldiers.

Ok. So now I need to tag 5 friends.

Liz http://pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/

Teresa http://treesawardincrafts.blogspot.com/

Dawn http://dawnscrafttime.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://happyscrapper72.blogspot.com/

Toni http://stampingmadtoni.blogspot.com/

Just pick the 6th photo from your 6th folder in your My Pictures folder.

Ok, I need to run, but I promise I will have cards to share in my next post.

Blessings!

Roxy

Birthday Cards

2009-01-10T21:43:00.006-05:00

Hi again,
Just wanted to share some birthday cards I made recently. This one was for DH. He turned 46 last week. The stamps are from Gina K, King of the Grill set. DH wanted Korean for his birthday dinner, so we met up with our oldest son in the city to celebrate. He was in the city for a gun collector's show. It was a nice meal and visit. Unfortunately DD had to go back to college earlier in the day, so she couldn't join us. It was just us and the boys.

This was for a co-worker's birthday we celebrated yesterday. The BG paper was a christmas gift from DD.

And this was for my supervisor who's birthday was this past week. He is a jack of all trades. He's quite the Magyver, fixing things with what ever he has laying around. These images also came from King of the Grill.

This card was done for a co-worker's daughter. She loves plm trees. And because her brother and cousin got Roxy cards for their birthdays, she was expecteing no less from her mom.

My craft area is disgusting! I can't find anything anywhere. Maybe tomorrow I'll be able to make some sort of sense out of it. I doubt it because the reason it's such a wreck is that there's no space for anything. At least there is a path through the study. :-) I think it's time to clean house....at least the study.

Blessings!

Roxy

Happy New Year - SBS23 Challenge

2009-01-10T21:31:00.003-05:00

Long time no blog! It has been the craziest time lately. The laptop has been down again, and DH has to fix it. He thought he had it fixed and then found out today that there was more to it than he thought. So I'm on the desktop and it is horrible! So here is tyhe card I made for the January challenge for SBS # 23. The challenge was to incorporate a time piece, drink and bling into our card.
The BG paper is black and gray striped with glitter dots down all of the strips. It really is very sparkly, but doesn't show up too well in the photo. I used silver embossing poweder for all of the images to give it some more bling. It's not one of my best, or my favorite, but heck, it's been one of those days.

So here's the link to the challenge page http://sbs23challenges.blogspot.com/ to see all of the other cards. The challenge closes tomorrow.
Blessings!
Rox

3 Hams and some flowers for Christmas.

2008-12-26T17:05:00.005-05:00

Aren't these two a couple of cuties? Actually, they are a couple of hams. They are the children of our niece. DH's sibs and kids came over yesterday for a Christmas visit. Let me tell you about these two. VERY energetic, but VERY well behaved. They kept all of us entertained. My kids, all in their 20's, had a blast with them. The little princess wanted to go home when they first got here, but when it was time to go, she wanted to stay.
We had a nice visit. I was still not feeling the greatest, but DH and DD took care of dinner for me,(they spoil me you know). We had a ham and some other yummy stuff. I did make my Grandma's recipe for Gingerbread. You serve it fresh out of the oven with fresh made whip cream. I was told it was delic. Of course, I couldn't tell because I really couldn't taste much.
So there are the 3 hams,(2 toddlers and an actual ham to eat), now what about the flowers....
This photo is one of several Christmas gifts I made for special friends of mine. Stamp and paper is from SU. I stamped the image with white craft ink and then used prisma colored pencils and a blender pen. Interesting thing was that when I used the blender pen, it kind if brought up some of the ink from below, giving it a painted effect. Wasn't what I had planned, but I was very pleased with the results.

Well, off to get ready for tonight's visitors. DD's friends from high school are all home from college so they're all coming over here tonight.

Blessings!
Roxy

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T07:53:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas everyone! Unfortunately I don't have a photo to share. I've been sick these past few days and haven't had the energy to create. Just getting off the sofa takes all my energy. I'm feeling somewhat better this morning and am praying for much improvement throughout the day. I don't want to miss Christmas Eve service at church tonight. The Christmas Eve service has to be my favorite service all year. The Children's Ministry at our church, along with help from other church members, share their presentation of the Christmas Story.

I remember my participation in the Christmas Story as a child in our church. They are such wonderful memories. Whether it be playing the part of an angel, or Mary, or a shepard, it was
being able to participate in telling the story of the birth of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ.

I think of Mary and what it must have been like knowing you were carrying God's son. What it must have been like to raise God's son.

Having memories of Christmas time with family and friends is nice, but when those memories include celebrating the birth of Jesus, it just magnifies the joy and wonder of the season that much more.

So from my home to yours,
Prayers, Blessings and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Roxy

Happy Wednesday!

2008-12-17T14:19:00.004-05:00

And why is it so happy? Because I'm home today. Home today working my tush off. Getting everything ready for Christmas. And yes, I took a bit of break to finish up some gifts. I made this card just because......no special plans for it yet. I used SU very vanilla and rose red paper. SU markers to color the daisies, (Flowers for Daisy set from Gina K.). Stamped once on very vanilla, masked to stamp the greenery and then stamped and colored images on watercolor paper and cut out to put on with dimensionals. Now this did need to get done today. My wedding anniversary is Saturday and I needed a card for DH. I wanted to go simple. You can't get much more simple than this. And he is my everything .

Ok. Back to the grind.

Blessings!

Roxy

My first Gina K's

2008-12-15T19:49:00.004-05:00

We got home late saturday night from DH's company Chritmas party to find goodies in the mail box. Gina K stamps! I've been drooling over these stamps for months, and finaly got a chance to order some. but it was late, so I had to wait until yesterday after church to play. This first card is from the Flowers for Daisy set, designed by Asela Hopkins. Paper, markers, ribbon, all from SU. I made another card with this set, but I can't share with you yet as it is in the mail on it's way to friend who's recovering from surgery. This next card uses The Magic of Christmas set by Rupa Shevde. The holly is from SU's Sleigh Bells set. I emossed with gold and then colored in with wondercolor crayons and blender pens. The color on the sleigh body came out pretty good, even though it wasn't meant to look that way. I thought I had gotten all of the green out of the blender pen, but that wasn't the case. So when I went to use the burgandy, it gave it a mottled look.

I also got Rupa's King of the Grill set and Gina's Tree Silhouette set. Haven't had a chance to play with them yet. Hopefully soon.

Well, I had better get going. I'm doing a big baking day on Saturday when DD comes home from college and I need to check recipes and supplies on hand to make my grocery list.

Blessings!

Roxy

The Boss's Gift

2008-12-12T21:56:00.002-05:00

Hi All,
It's late and I'm tired. I spent the afternoon doing some shopping for DH and then came home to package it. DH works for a very small company,(8 guys includ. the boss). So The guys all chipped in and I went shopping. We have the company Christmas party tomorrow night. We only had a few days notice, and the guys just figured out yesterday what they wanted to get! Good thing I had the afternoon off. The little envelope with the coffee cup on it is a GC to the coffee shop. And the rectangular card holder with the apple paper on it is for the GC for the Apple Store. The boss has an Iphone and the guys wanted to get him something for it. I stamped some apples and snowflakes on the inside. The box is just a paper mache box covered with DP. And the card on top of the box is for all the guys to sign. All stamps and paper are SU.

Have a great weekend everyone!
Blessings!
Roxy

stamping again...finally!

2008-12-06T14:31:00.003-05:00

This is a card I made just a bit ago. I haven't had a chance to stamp since before Thanksgiving. Actually I made two of these. It felt so good to be able to create again.
I used SU's purely pomegranate and pink pirouette paper. Played with my new nesties. The ribbon is SU also. I punched out the snowflakes and then pressed them into versamark and then embossed with glitter EP. It doesn't show up too well in the photo, but they do have some shimmer.

Time to go do a bit more creating.
Blessings!
Roxy

Last Week's Stamping - LOVE

2008-11-30T19:59:00.005-05:00

Hi All,
I wanted to share 2 cards with you that I did last week. The images on both cards were given to me by my sweet friend Kathy. I'm fairly new to 6 X 6 cards, but I'm loving them. The images are done SU markers and SU wonder color crayons. I did a reverse mask and sponged with mellow moss and always artichoke. Threw some bits on and there you go.
The coloring on this card is the same as last. I sponged with baha breeze and pacific point. The base is baha breeze textured and the DP is from SU's green tea collection. I then framed with elegant eggplant. Oh yeah, notice the beautifully straight cuts on the sentiment. That's because I did the white piece and the DP piece with nesties. That's right, I bought my first nesties over the weekend. Of course I can't emboss with them yet because I don't have the tan pad,(next week), but that's ok. I can see why these things are addicting. I went around looking at the images I already have stamped out that I could nesty.

Blessings!

Roxy

Getting Ready for Christmas

2008-11-30T19:23:00.007-05:00

My DD heads back to college tomorrow. It's been a wonderful time having her home.....and not just be cause she's been cooking lol! Friday we did just a bit of shopping. None of that crazy early morning running all over type stuff. She loves to decorate for Christmas, so that's what we did this weekend. We have 2 trees, one in the family room and one in the living room.

This is the tree in the family room. The picture was taken as the sun was begining to set and was coming through the front window. I really like how it captured the shadow of the tree and lights on the wall.
This is the one in the livingroom. It has all of the kid's ornaments collected over the years. Of course this ornament has to be my favorite. Keep in mind this beauty is now 20 years old.

And here are our stockings. The two stockings on the left are counted cross stitched. I made them for the 2 younger ones 20 years ago. We don't have a mantle to hang them on so the railing to the upstairs does just fine. Of course the decorating isn't done yet. There's still the garlands to hang in the kitchen, the nativity to display and the garlands and wreath for the front porch.

I haven't done one bit of stamping all weekend. (sigh), but the alternative, (spending time with DD), was definitely the better of the 2.

Blessings!
Roxy

Ham for Thanksgiving?

2008-11-27T20:19:00.004-05:00

No we didn't eat ham, we ate turkey. But this little doll is quite the ham. She is my brother's grandaughter. Lil' Tootsie just loves having her picture taken. That's a soft cast on her hand. She burned it the other day at the babysitter's. She decided she wanted to help with lunch. A trip to the burn unit for debriding and back again next week for the same. Hopefully no more trips to the burn unit after that. A lot depends on how she heals.

My Dad, my brother and his family were here. It was nice because my nephew flew in from Georgia. He's in the army and was able to get some leave. All 3 of our kids were here as well. What a blessing!
My husband prepared the turkey and my daughter, a Culinary Institute of America student, prepared everything else. Everything was delicious! And there's plenty of leftovers. YUMMY!!!! All I had to do was clean the house and set the table. I definitely got the easy end of the deal. And I didn't even have to clean up. DH and DD are doing that as I type. I am SO spoiled!!!

Here's Little Tootsie and her papa, (my brother). Like I said, she's a ham. She would find my camera and bring it to me so I could take her picture. I have several photos of her, but I just had to share these two.

So tomorrow my daughter and I are going to do a bit of shopping, no crazy early bird stuff. And then when we get home we'll decorate for Christmas. She heads back to college on Sunday and wants to decorate before she goes. Who am I to stop her?

Happy Thanksgiving & Blessings!

Roxy

yummy candy!

2008-11-20T22:04:00.002-05:00

Check out this site http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/ for wonderful candy. Copics and some adorable stamps and other goodies. Major candy rush.

Blssings!
Roxy

A couple of new things

2008-11-16T18:07:00.009-05:00

So it's been awhile since I've posted any new cards. This one is for our friends, Mark and Linda, who hosted Deby and I when we went to DC for the walk. They are the ones that introduced us to Five Guys burgers and fries. So Deby and I got them a gift card to FG's.

FG's colors are very simple; plain brown paper bags, white cups with red printing. I
used the company's colors scheme for the card.

This set of cards is for my friend,Wendy Sue. Her name was drawn from the list of sponsors from my walk. I used SU's urban garden dp, gray taffeta ribbon, kiwi kiss, basic gray papers. I also cuttlebugged and used some of the new filigree brads.

This card was done for a friend who needed a
wedding card. Extremely simple. I really like
the textured paper and the little rhinestone
in the corner.

Well, dinner's ready so I'm off to eat.
Blessings!
Roxy

Where God Leads Us

2008-11-01T20:05:00.002-04:00

Who hasn't wondered what God has planned for us. I learned a long time ago that it's best to listen and be obedient, because he always manages to get us where he wants us. We can be obedient, and go the best route, (which may not always be easy). Or we can run away from him.

It was like that when God chose my DH for me 28 years ago. I met DH at a wedding. We went on a couple of dates, but I got scared and blew him off. I wasn't use to a guy paying such attention to me. Anway, fast forward 9 months. Out of the blue DH shows up in my mind....I hadn't thought about him since forever, but there he was in my mind. After a couple of coincidences,(like who really believes in those?), I contacted him. 2 months later we were engaed and 13 months later we were married.

Where am I going with all of this? Well, about 18 months ago, a coworker asked me if I ever thought of selling my cards at craft shows. Another co-worker, who has her own jewelry business has been after me to start a business. Several since....and a lot more recently have made comments that have gotten me to seriously think about starting up a business. After talking with my daughter yesterday, I decided that I was going to move ahead with this.

So where do I go from here? Craft shows, sell on-line, or put my cards in various small gift shops in the area? Well, today, God showed me which direction he wanted me to go in. One of my good friends from church has her own little gift and craft supply store. Today I helped her do a card making class at a local church. We were talking afterwards, and she offered me a business proposition. She asked me if I would design handmade card sets for her. She has such vision for her business and I'm honored that she would consider me to be part of that vision.

So, I'm going on a new adventure and I'm excited about it. If it's one thing I've learned, it's to Listen and obey. Nothing but blessings come to those who do.

Blessings!
Roxy

Challenge card

2008-10-26T20:40:00.002-04:00

This card was done for the mini virtual stamp night they held on SCS last night. The theme for the night was "cabaret". The theme for this particular challenge was "all that jazz". We were to use frills that would be on a flapper's outfit. We're given 45 minutes to make a card.

I stamped the imagine in versafine black and then used my SU real red marker to color in her dress. I used a silver pen to accent the feathers on her dress and head piece. The sequins along the side came from leftovers from costume making.

Blessings!
Roxy

October Swap

2008-10-26T17:40:00.002-04:00

Isn't this card great! My SBS, Carol, made it for me. It's hard to tell in the photo, but there is crystal effects accenting the image,( lips, headband, hair, dress). The butterfly is metallic and very shiny. It catches the light so that you get to see all of the colors in the wings. Both peices of paper behind the image are edged in gold. This is just gorgeous!

I haven't posted in awhile as I have been having technical difficulties with my camera. But I am back in action now....... except my computer has been extremely slow these past couple of days.

So now I'm off to fix some supper for DH.

Blessings!
Roxy

Gone.......again

2008-10-20T20:31:00.002-04:00

Hi All,

I just received a wonderful card today from my SBS#23 Carol. I hope to be able to get a photo of it and get it posted later this week. I'm having technical difficulties with my camera and I'm getting ready to head out of town again....this time on business. Hoping to be able to post on Friday or Saturday. Hoping to catch up with everyone then as well.

Have a great week!
Blessings!
Roxy

Get Inspired!

2008-10-12T16:46:00.002-04:00

Check out this post about inspiration on Donna's blog.
http://donnadowney.typepad.com/simply_me/2008/10/join-the-campai.html

Let me know what inspires you. I frequently get inspired by a co-worker's clothing. sha has some of the coolest jackets.

Blessings!
Roxy

Honored !

2008-10-10T21:32:00.003-04:00

My SBS Joey http://joeysworldofstuff.blogspot.com/ blessed me with this award....could it be becaus of my crazy DC adventure? :-)

The award is called the Wylde Women Award and its purpose is to send love to and acknowledge women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy.

1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between

2. Make sure you link to their site

3. Link back to Tammy at http://www.tammyvitale.com/ so she can visit all these great women

4. Remember the purpose of the award

So I'm giving it my fellow DC adventurer, Deby, a.k.a. The Sofa Lady. http://thesofalady.blogspot.com/

Hey Deby! beep, beep, beep.

Blessings!

Roxy

Oh no!!!!!

2008-10-09T20:44:00.002-04:00

Hi All,

Remember how I mentioned earlier that it's a good thing that Five Guys, (the burger joint we went to in DC), wasn't up here in NY? Well when I went into work yesterday I found out that a Five Guys just opened up this past Friday right down the street from my office! Literally! It's maybe a half mile away on the same street. Well, I do have a safety net ......Since my hours at work have changed, DH drops me off, so I don't have a car. So no access. phew! But DD is coming home this weekend and we're heading up to Rochester to do some shopping. Of course she wants to go to Five Guys.........Mark and Linda introduced her to them when she was visiting them a couple of years ago. Ah, the sacrifices we make for our children lol!

Something just occurred to me.......you may think a half mile is nothing for me to walk, especially since I just walked 52 miles this past weekend. Well, let me tell you about Jefferson Rd.......no sidewalks and way too much traffic to walk safely. I may like a Five Guys burger like no other, but I cherish my safety much more.

Blessings!
Roxy

The 3 Day Walk, Part 5

2008-10-07T14:02:00.005-04:00

This is a photo of our new dear friends, Mark and Linda. Their daughter and my daughter are college friends. These two people have been an amazing blessing to Deby and I. They opened their home to us to stay the night before the walk and the night after the walk. They fed us, transported us, and Mark even entertained us with some funny stories. Now I understand why my daughter enjoys visiting them.

Linda dropped us off at the airport yesterday morning on her way to work. when we got there, we found out our flight had been delayed. For how long, we didn't know. While at the airport, we came across other walkers heading home.

It was getting lunch time and we were getting hungry. Imagine our suprise when we saw a Five Guys burger joint at the airport! So of course we had to stop there to eat. Yummo!

Now, I'm not one for burgers and fries, and to eat them for supper one night and lunch the next day! It was a first.....and will probably be a last......unless of course I'm near a Five Guys LOL!

While at the airport, we met a fellow walker who was on our flight as well. We had a great time talking with her about all of her experiences doing the walks.....DC was her 5th!

We made it to JFK and it was quite chillier than DC.
And since we were wearing flip flops, ( who could put on shoes?),
we knew our feet would be freezing when we got home. These are
the fluffy, comfy socks we bought at the airport. We were quite a
site, but who cared.

We made it home, later than expected and exhausted, but very happy. This last photo was taken when we met up with Deby's family. Yes, after 12 hours of traveling, we were still smiling!

The 3 Day Walk for breast cancer research has been an amazing journey. Please consider participating in it if you ever get a chance.

Blessings!
Roxy

The 3 Day Walk, Part 4

2008-10-07T12:20:00.007-04:00

Day 3 began at 5 am. We needed to get up, pack up our stuff and take down the tents and get some breakfast before heading out. We walked about a half mile down to the boat launch to get on the buses that would take us closer to DC.

Up until now, all of our walking had been in Virginia. This morning they dropped us off in Arlington. From there we made our way through Arlington and crossed the bridge into Georgetown. We made our way through Dupont circle and then up Pennsylvania Ave. past the white house.

The most amazing moment for me was when we crossed the finish line. The music, the crowds, the cheering....It was just overwhelming. I was brought to tears. Of the 3000 walkers I was number 1362 to cross the finish line.

After everyone had crossed the finish line, we prepared to walk a block down to the closing ceremony. Imagine 3000 walkers, arms linked, walking into closing ceremony surrounded by cheering crowds.......then the staff came in......300 strong.....and then, over 300 survivors who had walked with us those 3 days. Truly an emotional moment. And what it made it most emotional was when all of the walkers took off one shoe and raised it in honor of the survivors.

So after ceremonies, it was off to the metro to get back to our friend's house in Virginia. Now getting to the Metro was an adventure in itself. We had to pick up our duffles and head down 1 block to get the bus to get to Metro Center. We got half way down the block when we realised we were heading in the wrong direction! At this point we decided to get a cab. Trying to find a cab was next to impossible. Thankfully a woman came by and helped us get a cab. We finally got to the metro and then on our train to Virginia.

Here's Deby at the station while we waited for our ride. When Mark picked us up, he took us to grab some supper. We had the best burger and fries in the greater DC area. Five Guys was the name of the place. I have to say, that it's a good thing Five Guys isn't up here in NY....I'd be quite huge if they were. LOL!

So with our bellies full, our bodies sore, we turned in for our last night of our adventure. Oh, and we stayed up past our bedtime.....we went to bed around 9:00 LOL!

Blessings!
Roxy

The 3 Day Walk, Part 3

2008-10-07T11:45:00.007-04:00

Day 2 began at 5:30 when we got up to go get some breakfast and head back out on the route. We were doing what Deby nicknamed "The 3 Day" shuffle. Everyone was doing it. Walking with blisters, sore and stiff body parts. We all looked very funny, but no one cared because we ALL were walking that way.

This first photo is of an arch that we passed under while out on the route. Day 2 was full of beautiful paths....some spots were extremely rough going, but still beautiful none the less.

You'd never guess it, but one of our favorite sites along the route were the port-a-johns at the pit stops. You can tell here that Deby was happy.

My knee was still bothering me. I had put on my knee brace, and would ice my knee at every pit stop. I made it to the pit stop before lunch and knew I couldn't go on. So while Deby went on the 3 miles to lunch, I took the sag van to lunch.

After lunch, I decided to continue on with Deby. Along the way, there were many supporters cheering us on, passing out candy. And the motorcycle crew was out there doing what they did best, keeping us safe as we crossed the roads.

Even though I lost 3 more miles, I crossed that finish line with Deby. What a great feeling. And waiting for us there were staff and others cheering us on.

So it was off for showers, foot massages and food again. But this time we were in bed by 6:45! Yes, you read that correctly, 6:45.

Blessings!
Roxy

The 3 Day Walk, part 2

2008-10-07T11:06:00.006-04:00

Day 1 of our adventure began bright and early at Ptomac Mills Mall in Virginia. Even at 6 am, the atmosphere was that of a party. Men and women of all shapes and sizes, ages, walks of life coming together for a common goal.....to put and end to breast cancer.

After the opening ceremony, all 3,000 of us began our 3 day trek. We were blessed with a great staff. My favorite of the staff was the motorcycle safety crew. They would be there at every major intersection with music blaring and dancing to cross us safely across the road. They had come from all across the country. One guy, was from Atlanta and this was his 18th walk!

Along the way, we met some intersting people, Phat Phil and the Phunky Bunch....a father and his two daughters walking in memory of their wife and mother. Laura, bad knees, bloodied feet, yet she walked in memory of her sister.

My knee gave out on me 7 miles in, but I continued on for 8 more miles. I finally had to get on the sag van to be taken back to camp. When we got to camp, we gathered our duffles and picked up a hot pink tent and headed off to find our spot in the neighborhood. Once we got our tent set up, we headed over for showers, foot massages and food. Speaking of food, There was not a shortage of food anywhere during this walk. At every pit stop, there was snacks of all sorts.

Look at that smile on Deby's face. You'd never know the pain she was feeling from blisters and a hurting knee and hip. Ibuprofin was our best friend this weekend.

Day 1, we had gone 15 miles before our bodies finally said enough! I admit that part of me was kind of bummed out. I had hoped to make the entire 60 miles, and now I was down 5 miles. I had knee surgery 3 years ago and my knee had never bothered me during all of my training. And then 7 miles in on Day 1 it acts up! I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to walk anymore and that thought was very disheartening.

Deby and I were in bed by 7:45! We were so exhausted and 5:30 comes early. So off to bed we went. To rest our bodies for Day 2 of our adventure.

Blessings!
Roxy

3 days, 60 miles & 1 AMAZING journey!!!

2008-10-07T08:30:00.006-04:00

Deby and I are back from our 3 day adventure in Washington, DC. It was the most incredible, amazing experience! If you ever get a chance to participate in The 3 Day Walk for breast cancer research, do it!!!! Words can't describe the experience.

This photo was taken at the airport in Rochester as we were getting ready to leave for DC. That's my friend Deby on the left and me on the right. We flew out the day before the event as we had to be at the starting point between 5:30 and 6:30 am on Friday. Deby doesn't do well flying,(motion sickness), but she was quite the trooper. Not once did the barf bag come out. :-)

So a dear new friend picked us up at the airport in DC. Linda is a wonderful woman whose daughter goes to college with my daughter. She and her husband, Mark graciously housed us, fed us, transported us, and entertained us before and after the event.

There is so much to share that I will put up multiple posts on our great adventure, including pictures. And if I ever figure out how to do a slide show, I'll post that too.

Blessings!
Roxy

It's Here!

2008-10-01T06:39:00.002-04:00

I wanted to post one more time before I head to Washington DC for The 3 Day Walk for Breast Cancer Research. My friend Deby and I leave tomorrow. I can't beleive it's here already!

I have a favor to ask of all of you....PRAYER!
Specifically:
1. Pray for safe travel to and from
2. Pray for good weather
3. Pray for strong bodies and strong spirits
4. And most importantly, pray for divine appointments. Pray that we will be the light of Christ for all to see.

Have a great weekend and I'll be gabbing at you all next week.

Blessings!
Roxy

I've been tagged

2008-09-26T21:03:00.002-04:00

My friend, Deby, The Sofa Lady, has tagged me. http://thesofalady.blogspot.com/
RULES:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

1. Kristin http://krrrristin.blogspot.com/
2. Sue http://suesstampingstuff.blogspot.com/
3. Anne Marie http://stampinggalore.blogspot.com/
4. http://apinksunshine.blogspot.com/
5. April http://aprilhall.blogspot.com/
6. Lisa http://happyscrapper72.blogspot.com/
7. Anne http://artisanne10.blogspot.com/

Seven facts about me:
1. My hubby and I still chase each other around the house after 26 years.
2. I like to go for motorcycle rides.
3. I love the architechture of bridges, but am afraid of heights.
4. I like peanutbutter on pancakes.
5. I will not shop in Walmart because of their business practices.
6. I was a lunchroom monitor in the middleschool for a few months,(those women deserve hazard pay).
7. Cupcakes!

Today's SCS Challenge

2008-09-26T17:36:00.003-04:00

Today's challenge at Splitcoaststampers was to make a Christmas card with a critter on it. And since I just received this stamp set in the mail yesterday from Clear Artistic Stamps, I had to use it. Now, I'm not a cat fan......probably because my Grandma's siamese scratched the side of my face when I was 2......but I thought this little guy was just adorable.
I've been awake since 2:30 this morning. LAter this morning,(at a decent hour), my friend Deby came over so we could make our team shirts for our 60 mile walk next weekend in DC.....raising money for breast cancer research. Anyway, I finally was able to catch a couple of winks earlier this afternoon. So I've caught my second wind and am ready to stamp again.

Blessings!
Roxy

Totally Blessed!

2008-09-26T06:55:00.002-04:00

I have been so blessed this past month! I won some blog candy again! This time it comes from Belinda at Clear Artistic Stamps http://www.belindalandtroop.com/ . Thanks Belinda! These were made from one of her new stamp sets, Joy of the Season. They just came in the mail yesterday. This is my second set of CAS stamps. and I LOVE them!!! They ink up so nice and the images are so clear!

The little one is a 3x3 that can be used as a gift tag or Christmas ornament. I inked in Versafine black onyx and then used my SU wondercolor crayons and blender pens. I was playing around with the colors. The leaves are first done in always artichoke and then I went over them with handsome hunter

I was awaken at 2:30 this morning by the sounds of a coffee grinder. Our son decided he wanted coffee in the middle of the night. So since I couldn't sleep, I decided to get up and play. Thanks goodness I don't have to work today! So I've made 4 cards and a gift tag this morning. Am I nuts? DH thinks so. lol!

These past few months have been really tough at work. September has had it's moments, but they've been made tolerable by winning blog candy.....4 times! And on top of that, my dear friend from church, Kathy, blessed me last weekend with several images.

Well, my belly is grumbling, so I had better get some breakfast.

Blessings!
Roxy

Isn't she sweet?

2008-09-26T05:03:00.005-04:00

Isn't this card gorgeous! I received it in the mail the other day from Chris http://craftlingscosycorner.blogspot.com/ . Inside were some adorable images: Tildas, Sara Kays and some others. Thank you Chris!
I immediately had to color Tilda and make a card with her.
Tilda is colored with SU markers and wondercolor crayons and a blender pen. I used SU's perfect plum paper and ink, oval punch and eyelets. I cb'd sweet blush paper from PTI. the dotted paper is PTI as well.

I'll be back later with another post. I got some awesome stamps from CAS and I want to share that story as well.

Blessings!
Roxy

More Blog Candy!

2008-09-24T07:08:00.002-04:00

Pop on over to Stardust gems and ribbon where Carole has some yummy blog candy. I particularly got excited when I saw a Tilda stamp. I don't have any, but I just received my first Tilda images in the mail yesterday,(Thanks Chris). Needless to say I'm in love! Tilda was so much fun to color and as soon as I get a chance, I'll post her so you can see the card I made.

http://stardustgemsandribbon.wordpress.com/

Blessings!
Roxy

Remembering the Caregivers

2008-09-23T20:11:00.002-04:00

It's time to thank the care givers of Alzheimer's disease. My great aunt suffered from this disease and now my aunt is as well. This card is for my uncle and 2 cousins who care for her.

If you click on this link,http://myblogbycammie.blogspot.com/2008/09/heart-to-heart-blog-candy.html You'll come to Carolyn's blog. Carolyn has designed a gorgeous stamp set for Gina K Designs calle Whimsical Autumn and all of the proceeds go to Alzheimer's Association.

Companies like My Favorite Things, Gina K Designs and Flourishes, and many many others have generously donated to an amazing blog candy give away. So let's get those cards made to thank those caregivers who deserve our thanks and so much more.

Blessings!
Roxy

Blessings and more playing

2008-09-17T20:45:00.004-04:00

Hi All, This is a card I made early last month...before I had the blog. My friend Deby, an SU Demo, shared some of her new in-colors with us right after they came out. So I took my piece of riding hood red home to play with. I used my dotted swiss CB embossin folder and SU Bothway Blossoms set. I used the large oval punch to cut out the sentiment. I then masked it with a small oval punch cut from a post it note. Heavily sponged the outer rim in summer sun ink. Colored the daisies in with summer sun as well. Other paper used in this is textured white and old olive. Tos on some brads and ribbon and there you go.

I got some good news today at work. I've been approved to do a compressed pay period at work. I will still work the same number of hours in the pay period, but I'll only have to work 9 days instead if 10. My husband and I carpool to work. But because my hours are less than his, I drive 8 miles past my office to drop him off and then drive the 8 miles back to my office. And then do it again in the evening after work. I figured it out and it means we will be driving 260 miles LESS each pay period! Can you say PRAISE GOD!!!!!! How does this work you ask? Well, becaus I'll be working longer hours, he will drop me off on his way to work and then pick me up in the afternoons. That's 16 miles a day and 100 miles the 1 day I don't work. Hubby will be working from home that day.

Another way that this is a blessing is that I can schedule all dr. appoinments on my "pass" day so I won't have to sick leave to go to the dr. AND we will get to sleep in an extra half hour in the morning! Woohoo!!!!

This new schedule starts tomorrow. I am so happy that God has provided some relief for our car and our wallets. :-)

Blessings!
Roxy

A snowy birthday

2008-09-15T19:36:00.003-04:00

So here's another card I made over the weekend. A co-worker of mine wanted a snowman birthday card for her son who turns 40 in November. Proceeds from this sale goes to Breast Cancer Research.

I used a pattern paper I found at Micheal's. Everything else is stamping up. It's Snow Time stamp set, bravo burgandy, always artichole and natural ivory cardstock. Oh and some watercolor paper I found at Joanne's. I used my SU markers and blender pens to color the images.

It's been a strange day here. We had a nasty wind storm come through last night. Remnants of hurricane ike. Tree branches all over the place. We had to clean the neighbor's fallen bracnes from our drive before we could leave for work this morning. We lost power during the night. Thankfully it came back on shortly before we got home tonight. We are very fortunate that our power came back on so soon. We heard on the news that there are some homes that may not get the power back on until late Wednesday.

Blessings!
Roxy

Just having some fun

2008-09-14T19:52:00.006-04:00

So I was playing around yesterday and decided to pull out a stamp set I haven't used in a long time. It was a SU hostess set a couple of years back. I got out the watercolor pencils and crayons and started to have at it. I wanted the balls of yarn to be a bit darker, so I used my SU markers on them.

You know what I love about paper crafting? I love that if you make a boo boo on your card, you can usually cover it.....which I did on one of these cards, but I'm not telling which one, or where the boo boo is.

So tomorrow starts another work week, (sigh). Oh well, I guess I better go clean up my craft area.

Blessings!

Roxy

My first Bellas!

2008-09-13T18:52:00.004-04:00

I was so blessed by my friend Kim when she gave some Bella images. So here are my firsts.

I just love this image. I used the new SU in color pacific point. I colored the car in with it using a blender pen. Still need to work on my technique. The DP is SU also. The sentiment came from a fiskars stamp set.

I have to admit I was a bit intimidated at first. I was afraid I'd mess up on my coloring. I thinkI did pretty good. Of course there was a slight boo boo, but you can't tell because I hid it with the sentiment. I used SU's ruby red, cameo coral, old olive and PTI DP and ribbon.

Blessings!

Roxy

So Blessed!

2008-09-07T21:13:00.002-04:00

My friend Kim had a sketch challenge last month on her blog. http://frogoffaith.blogspot.com/ She gave away two prizes. One to her SBS #9 and one to her friends. And I won! Here's all the goodies. There was so much that it wouldn't fit in 1 photo. Can you say BLESSED!!!!!

Stickers, embellishments, an eraser, a circle grid thingy for making dots, vellum sayings,( on love and romance, ooh la la ;-) ) And bella images!!!!!! yippeeeeee!!! And there was also a Paper & Crafts magazine and Stampin'Up STAMPS!!!! I've already cut and mounted the stamps. They are still ink free, but that's because I was making my son's birthday card tonight.

The laptop was down again, but DH got it up and running today. How ever did he do that while watching the Buffalo Bills football game? DH is a MAJOR Bills fan, and has been ever since he was a child. My guess is that he fixed it during commercials.

Well, it's getting late, well not too terribly late, but I am extremely tired. My friend, Deby, and I did a 13 mile training walk this afternoon after church.

Good night all, and be blessed!

Roxy

New stamps and paper

2008-09-06T18:43:00.010-04:00

I just received my latest batch of goodies, so of course I had to play. I used the threading waters punch that was suggested by one of my SBS's.
The stamps, ink and paper are all SU.

Card #1 uses not quite navy and baha breeze paper and baha breese ink

Card #2 uses kiwi kiss, and so saffron DP and
more mustard and kiwi kiss inks

Card #3 uses pink pirouette, kiwi kiss and versafine and
kiwi kiss ink. I also CB'd the white paper with dotted swiss
embossingfolder.

Saturday seems to be my favorite day after Sunday. Usually I get to stay in comfy clothes and stamp. Of course I still have to do laundry throughout the day....and other chores, but I still get to work in quite a bit of stamping. So now it's time to go check out some other blogs.

Blessings!
Roxy

Blog Candy....X2...Make it 3!

2008-08-31T07:51:00.003-04:00

http://javablustamper.blogspot.com/ I just found this blog. Adorable!

http://zoescardcreations.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-candy-2000-hits.html

http://stempelglede.typepad.com/ Check it out to see some wonderful items at both of these blogs. Both end today so hurry!

Blessings!
Roxy

2008-08-29T20:29:00.002-04:00

Two of my SBS have nominated my blog for this. How very cool!http://kraftykitn.blogspot.com/ Lindsey

http://tandrward.blogspot.com/ Teresa

So now I get to choose 7 blogs as well.

http://frogoffaith.blogspot.com/

http://kathysknook.blogspot.com/

http://stampinggalore.blogspot.com/

http://krrrristin.blogspot.com/

http://cruisincrops.blogspot.com/

http://papermadnessinc.blogspot.com/

http://jerrikay.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

I've had limited time on the computer these past few days and am now just getting to respond. All of these blogs are wonderful and very full of inspiration, not only for crafting but for life as well.

Blessings!

Roxy

Today's Challenge at SCS

2008-08-28T10:34:00.004-04:00

Today's challenge at SCS was to use your color pencils. I really don't do much with my pencils because blending is not my strong point. I don't have blending stumps or gamesol or any of that stuff. But I just read somewheres recently about using blender pens. So I gave it a try. I think it came out pretty good for a first attempt. I love to embellish my cards, but I thought less would be more with this one.

I found the stamp at Joannes quite awhile ago. I used prismacolor pencils and the paper is always artichoke and so saffron from SU.

Blessings!

Roxy

Today's Challenge at SCS

2008-08-26T10:28:00.003-04:00

This was for today's color challenge on Splitcoaststampers, kraft, black and rose red. I used the birds and swirls embossing folder from Cuttlebug. The image is from SU's Happiness Always set. The sentiment is a stamp I picked up at Joannes awhile ago. Add some black brads and ribbons and you're done.

This is for my friend, Deby. Her birthday is this week and I wanted to bless her because she has been such a blessing to me. She's on vacation this week with her family so I know she won't see my blog before she gets to see the card in person.

Off to tend to laundry.

Blessings!
Roxy

Blog Candy from Caroline

2008-08-24T20:49:00.002-04:00

Check out this page. Caroline has some yummy treats in store. The deadline is September 1, 2008.
http://carolinesglede.blogspot.com/

Scroll down a bit on her blog to see a photo of some adorable puppies.

Blessings!
Roxy

Even more blog candy!!!

2008-08-23T19:18:00.002-04:00

One of my sisters , Dawn, is giving away blog candy!!!!

Guess how many types of ribbon she has in her ribbon caddy. Here's the link to her blog.
http://dawnscrafttime.blogspot.com/

And while you're there, check out some of the fabulous projects she's done. Very cool!

Blessings!
Roxy

Blog Candy!!!!!

2008-08-23T13:42:00.001-04:00

Check it out! More non-fattening goodies! Yummy!!!!!

http://julietspaperpalace.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-candy-alert.html

Blessings!
Roxy