Feb. Card Kit - part IV

Here is my last project using the Scrappin' Mojo February card kit from Beth.

I started with the speech bubble die cut. I decided that I wanted to use the outer portion of the bubble, but I wanted it printed. I took out my stamps and decided that since my background stamping leaves a lot to be desired, that I would print a pattern on it. I taped the frame to the paper and printed out a nice blue design. When I pulled the frame off... SURPRISE!... I had this cool reverse print.



Well, that left me 3-speech bubble options. I was inspired and made 3 cards:










I'm entering these in the Crafty Creations Keep it Simple challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Please visit the other ladies in the card kit to see what they have created:

Beth - bethiejs.blogspot.com
KimP - Mojo Card Kit Reveal
Diane - mumblebeedesigns.blogspot.com
Terri - jazzyscrappertidbits.blogspot.com
Mary - justanotefrommary.blogspot.com
KimO - Mojo Card Kit Reveal
Jan - Mojo Card Kit Reveal
Niki - ellenaspaperhouse.blogspot.com

Art Envie

This week I won this FABULOUS envelope from the stamp designer Roc.



She has inspired me to create my own envelope art... Here it is:



I picked a couple cute bunnies out of the LINE UP stamp by Kira Nicols as my focal image.

I'm entering this envie in the Stampotique Perfect Pairs Designer Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!
And Thanks Roc for the WONDERFUL envelope and the inspiration!

Happy Valentine's Day

A Start of a Season

Tonight as the first Galaxy game of the season... well, the pre-season anyway. Galaxy played Shirak (an Armenian team) There were more Shirak supporters there than Galaxy!

It's been a while since we drove to Home Depot Center. Tonight we got a glorious sunset on our way:







Wait a minute... who are those guys?!! Galaxy made a lot of changes. We have some new names to learn...



Cheryl says... "Mom your camera sucks!" Yeah, my camera doesn't take very good pictures in the dark. Thanks, Cheryl! I think I deserve a new camera ;oD





Thanks for stopping by... Oh, and Galaxy won 2-1! Go Galaxy 2014!!!

Thank You

There is a new challenge blog on the block called Sketch N' Dies. I used MFT oval scallop die and LJD Pretty Poppies stamp set to make this card.





Visit Sketch N' Dies to see some other great cards and inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!

Chalkboard frame

Start with a regular wrapped canvas, cut out the middle, spray with Dilusions Ink, add a blackboard painted board in back, embellish, add a cute girl stamp from Julie Nutting and here is what you get:



I LOVE how this turned out! I'm entering this in the Off the Rails Scrapbooking Challenge.

Thank-you for stopping by, and I hope you have a great weekend!

Welcome to Death Valley...

... where it is 70F during the day and 40F at night. It took us 6 hours to drive to Death Valley, thanks to the road closure on the South side. We had to drive around and enter from the West. Then our campground was all the way on the North end of the valley. It was out of the way, but a great little campsite!

We didn't have much daylight left on Thursday, but we managed to see Ubehebe Crater which was caused by volcanic activity in the Park a few hundred years ago. This was my favorite site in the Park. A short .5 mile hike uphill took us to a view of the smaller craters.



We also drove up to Scotty's Castle. This was a family's vacation home in the park and cost them 1.5 million to build in 1906. We arrived after the tours ended, but that's okay... taking tours of inside of houses is not my "thing."



The next day was a hiking day (I LOVE me a good hiking day :oD ). Our first hike was through Golden Canyon. And the walls of the canyon were a yellow-y color... I guess you could call it gold... or maybe there was gold discovered here. We don't know for sure because we didn't pay the 25 cents for the interpretive brochure. We made it 3 miles round trip to the Red Cathedral.



Our next hike was through a canyon that we hiked about 15 years ago called Mosaic Canyon. 15 years ago, we got there so late that we didn't make it to the end, and I really really wanted to make it to the end... it was such a beautiful interesting canyon. The walls and floor of this narrow canyon are made of smooth white marble. It opened up into a wash and ended at a dry waterfall... 4 mile round trip.



We also drove past a couple interesting spots... Artist Pallet where the hills are infused with soft watery colors (I took that description out of the tour book):



This is Salt Creek. There is actually running water in Death Valley and it's supposed to be full of Pup Fish... not a pup fish in sight...



After our 7+ mile hiking day, the next day was a driving day. We took a drive out to the Rhyolite Ghost Town in Nevada. My favorite building was the house built out of 30,000 bottles from the local saloons.



Our drive back to Death Valley was though a narrow one way trail. It's hard to see the majesty of the scenery from these shots. It was really breath-taking!



Here are a last few pics from the campground... and Jim's 62nd birthday! Happy Birthday, Jim!



Thanks for coming on our trip with us!

Happy Birthday Part II

We had Cheryl's family party at Grandma and Papa's house. We cooked eggplant parmesean, balsamic roasted veggies, pesto pasta salad, chocolate cake and we picked up a Trader Joe's spinach salad. We also had, from my mom, brocolli salad, fruits, veggies. And Papa picked up FIVE pizzas.

And she had THREE desserts: the cake, blueberry pie AND apple pie!



... AND CHRIS IS BACK!!!



Welcome Home, Bud! Love you! Missed you!

It's a baby (card)!

My friend is expecting a grand-baby. So, I want to be ready with a little boy card.

Here is the boy card. I used a freebie from All Dressed Up. So, I'm entering it in the All Dressed Up Clean and Simple Challenge.



Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great weekend!

Happy Happy Happy

Here is a happy card that I wanted to share using Diana's cute December card kig:





I used a cute Dilly Beans digital stamp called Amalia's Daisy. I just adore her cute digital girls. This is being entered in the Dilly Beans Celebration Challenge this week.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

One Little Word 2014

My goal for 2014 is to live healthier and make better choices. When I eat better and workout diligently everything seems to work better. Better sleep. Less weird aches and pains. Clearer thought processes. More confidence.

Turns out it is true what they say... being healthy makes you feel better on multiple levels.

So my word for 2014 is IMPROVE. This year I want to feel better and be a better person.



I'm taking charge and improving my life this year!

The stamp used on this card is from an old Unity KOTM. In fact, I bought this kit just for the sun and cute clouds. So, I'm sharing this in the Unity Friends with Flair Friday. Welcome Unity Friends!