I don't wanna!

I don't want to go to work today, I would much rather lay around sleeping like Ruby! Isn't she just hilarious, take a look at her lip. She was sleeping like this!

Have a great Monday!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #29

I thought I might give the Weekend Sketch Challenge a try. I have been using the Embrace Life set quite a bit and wanted a little change. I checked out the color challenge for the week and since it was Real Red I thought I would play with the crab!

This is my first card that is 4 1/4 by 4 1/4. I used the cuttlebug swirl embossing folder on the taken by teal piece. I added Crystal Effects to his eyeballs to make them look more real. I watercolored the sand and the sky. I added a little dazzling diamonds to the sand. I stamped the background with Eclectic Backgrounds and Itty Bity Backgrounds. I used Tiny Talk to stamp the "Love you" and then put a flower behind it and popped it up. Lastly, I added some faux stitching to the bottom.

Criss Cross Applesauce!

At the checkbook class we are also going to be making a criss cross card. Supplies will be provided for students to make their criss cross card unique.

Checkbook Class

For my January stamping class we are going to be making checkbook covers. Here is an example of one. We will be using the Embrace Life stamp set along with the Ginger Blossom designer paper. If you live in the Tucson area and are interested in taking this class please contact me.

New Bedding Set!

For Christmas, my parents bought me a new bedding set. This is actually the third one. The first one my mom ordered was the wrong colors. The second one was very poor quality, we then found this one which was very far from what I was originally looking for, but I love it! We rearranged the furniture and put up some curtains. I really like my new bedroom.

Chatty Needlers Christmas

Every Wednesday I get together with some amazing ladies to craft. We bring our own projects to work on and of course we chat. Sometimes all we do is chat! Each year we have a Christmas night were the hostess makes us dinner and we exchange handmade gifts and then we have projects to do. A few years back I was asked to bring a project and so the same was true this year. I always have a hard time deciding what to make. This year I saw the tutorial on how to make those lovely paper bows. I made one and decided oh, I have to do something with paper because these bows are just lovely. So you can see the things I made using Stampin' Up Designer Paper. I made the ornament, a pen, a meander book, and the bow using DP. I also made the magnet and the card. In each card was a sticky note with my message so they could send the card to someone if they wanted. I also included a $10 SU Gift Certificate. I packaged everything in a clear paint can that I was going to decorate but decided that if I didn't then they could have fun decorating it and passing it on to someone else. I filled the remainder of the can with York Peppermint Patties. We had a great time and the gifts I received were wonderful!

Band-Aid Tin Class

For the month of December, my stamping class is going to be decorating a Band-Aid tin and filling it with Christmas tags made from the Tags For All stamp set from SU. I just got the tins from Oriental Trading this week and decided I should make up an example for the class. This is how the tin will be decorated. I am going to spend a little time each night this week making up the tags to put inside. We will also make a Christmas thank you card which also needs to be designed. This class should be lots of fun.