New Family Member

Here is the newest member of our family. Her name is J.J. which is sort for "Just Jewl". If anyone watched Will & Grace should remember Jack and his one man show "Just Jack" with the jazz hands. Well my husband and I were texting each other trying to come up with names. We both like Jewl. I suggested Black Jewl and my dh wrote back just jewl- so it was sort of a joke when I asked just Jewl or Just Jewl. So then we came up with JJ. She is such a little spit fire compared to our 11 1/2 year old cat, Lacey.

Frankie Challenge

Here is a cute Halloween card that I made. It was a challenge that Dawn had. I used different colors than she did; and I used the word window punch from Stampin Up! for Frankie's neck. I don't like how the mouth came out on my card.... When I finish my craft room I will have to try to make another one. (That might take me awhile). But what a sweet & simple card that I could make the students I get this year.

Broadway Bound

I have to post this because I am so excited! My girlfriend and I are going to NY in a few weeks. We are going to see Equus. We said last year that if it came to Broadway we wanted to go. Well tickets went on sale & we were all excited. Then we figured the cost and it was just too much to take the train to NY, hotel etc. We were so bummed. Then my girlfriend remembered this tiny little tour bus company that she and another friend went on a long time ago. Well, they just happened to have a tour bus going to NY that weekend!! Well guess what. We are going. Bus reservations have been made & tickets have been mailed! Look out NY here we come. Hopefully I can get some really nice photos with my camera.

Off to College

Here is a card I made my son. It will be a surprise for when he arrives at college. It is from his cat that he has had for 11 1/2 years. My husband picked her out of the litter but my son named her & he has belonged to her ever since. The stamp is a retired TAC stamp. I used the cuttlebug smoosh from Technique Junkies Newsletter


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Mosaic Activity

Do you think I like black? LOL When ever I am shopping for clothes I always pick black & white items first! (I think it is all the years of waitressing & it goes with everything) If it is for my house I pick bright colors. Two rooms are bright yellow, three are bright blue & the boys got to choose the paint for their rooms (bright green and teal) And another funny thing, I have a carousel horse collection & a carousel tattoo.

Here is a neat idea I found on the Stampin' Librarian . Go to Flickr!

What you do:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.

b. Using only the first page, pick an image (I orginally didnt do this so my "photos are a little off)

c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.Answer the following questions:

The Questions: (of course you could use any questions you'd like...)

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name

Do you think I like black? LOL When ever I am shopping I always pick black items first! If it is for my house I pick bright colors.

1. Stacy Smith, 2. Caramel Hazelnut Latte, 3. Living Hope, 1 Peter 1:3-9 VerseVisions, 4. carrousel de paris, 5. Daniel Radcliffe, 6. Bailey's, Kaluha & Vodka, 7. Sunset Cruise, 8. Some more M&M's, 9. La Femme, 10. The Eyes Have It, 11. Falling Through Blue, 12. Day Lily 6197

butterfly swirls

Here is a quick card that I made the other morning. I have been dying to use this butterfly set from TAC (The Angel Company) and the verse if from PSX. The card opens at the chocolate & pink layers even though it doesn't show well in this scan. I will have to take a photo of it sometime.

Here is a few pictures of a fire we had in our backyard. There was brush that needed clearing so my friend could paint the garage. It may look like a large fire but it is actually in one of those metal firepits you buy at the dept. store. All evening I had been looking at it thinking it was so pretty and finally it dawned on me to go get the camera. I messed around with different knobs & dodads on my camera just trying to learn how to use. Some pictures came out really well, others were just so so. I took a picture of the red hot coals & sent it to my friend asking her to guess what it was. I will have to wait to see if she can figure it out.