Demolition Derby & a Moxie Fab Challenge

I've got some master bath "before" photos for you but first:

This is for the Moxie Fab Treat Yourself Tuesday Trigger this week.  It's a good thing it's only a photo because if I had a spoon.....

I was smitten with those warm colors, the lacy ironwork of the table and the apple garnish.  Now, where's that spoon?!
Supplies:
Card base - The Cutting Cafe Apple Card
Cardstock - Papertrey Kraft, Dark Chocolate; Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk Collection
Stamps - Papertrey Fall Jar Fillers
Ink - Versacolor Jumbo Java, Gingerbread
Other - sewing machine, doily, hand cut leaves, Papertrey Ink die

I don't have a Foodie Friday post but I do have some eye candy for you.  Look what my sweet DH brought home

18 beauties..I think I love him.

Now the bathroom! Here are a few before shots.

My side 2 days ago - we have NEVER used that giant pink tub.

His side- that glass door is the shower.

My side yesteday - good bye pink tub, pink tile. I won't miss you.

                                    His side yesterday - good bye pink shower, I won't miss you either!

The drama continues..........

Boo!

I love to make and fill little "boo boxes" for Halloween to give to the special people in our lives.  This one goes to our grandson.  Head over to the May Arts blog for all the details and to see the rest of the project.

WOYWW #122 - You Rock!

I'm late...again...no use apologizing because it's sure to happen often now that the remodel has begun.  I do have a card for you and a peek at my new IKEA pieces...I love my studio now...it stays clean, I can work somewhat neatly and I can put everything away when I'm finished...YAHOO!

First up is a card for the son of our youngest son's girlfriend....say that 3X real fast!  He just made all A's and B's on his report card for the first time.

 His school colors are gold, black and white.  The "you Rock" sentiment is embossed in black ep and popped up on the card.  Anyone know how to get those eyelet brads on without indenting them in the middle?  I mangled the first set with the Crop-a-dile and then decided to hammer these in with somewhat the same result but less mashing.

Supplies: 

Paper- Neenah, SU gold, black

Stamps - Fiskars Thanks Much

Ink - Versamark

Other - black EP, brads, SB star dies

Now for a peek inside my studio.  I have only two useable walls as one wall is sliding glass doors (for which I'm grateful but they do limit workable space) and the other wall is closet (a walk in for which I'm also thankful) and the room door.  The third wall has another door on it to the attached bath but I still have have about 80 inches of space.

I LOVE this wall unit.  Everything organized and easy to find! 

This sweet kitchen unit is only 42 long, and is in the center of the room.  I am in heaven.  Guess what I store in there?

3 big drawers full of ribbon...easy to find, easy to cut, and sorted by color....

This unit used to be where the shelves are.  It's the cutting, embossing station.

I love my room now!  Much less clutter means the brain works so much better...well, that point may be up for debate but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I took this before it was light.  You may notice that I moved the plastics units around.  This configuration is much more efficient.

I'm off to paint an old wooden file cabinet that holds my SU papers...Happy What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday!  Be sure to head over to Julia's to see the workdesks of lots of crafty ladies around the world.

Teapot Tuesday - Amazing Grace

Dear Readers..I am a bad blogger and for that I apologize.   I haven't been able to visit your blogs but I promise to try to get back at it this week.  We are preparing for a major master bath remodel and finding a place to store everything that's in there has been "interesting".  I think I'm coming down with something too so I'm all grumpy and out of sorts...you wouldn't like to be here today. 

At any rate, I took a bit to try to get the Teapot Tuesday card done...I've missed them.  This one goes to Sharon who has had to have multiple foot surgeries and many months in rehab.  Sharon misses her granddaugher's in Arizona and loves the color purple as well as flowers and faith based cards.  You can read the entire story here if you'd like to send her a card.    My card looks nothing like the teapot this week.  I just went with what Sharon likes.

I took some "before" photos of the bathroom so I'll share those with you later this week...if I'm brave enough...it's pretty awful!

Supplies:

Paper - Papertrey Ink, K & Co.

Stamps - Rubbernecker Stamps Amazing Grace 582-18

Ink - Versamark

Other - May Arts Silk ribbon, beaded pin, Tattered Angels die cut, Spellbinders oval die, glass glitter, distressing tool, corner rounder

Thanks for hanging in there with me!

Happy World Card Making Day and Operation Write Home

Hope you all get a chance to make a card today!

May Arts has joined with Operation Write Home for a Blog Hop to celebrate our men and women in uniform by sending them cards so they can send Christmas greetings to their families.  Be sure to pop over to the May Arts blog to see what the Ribbonistas have created.  If you decide to participate, remember that your cards must NOT have any glitter on them and that they shouldn't be too "bumpy".  You can find all the instructions on the OWH site.

I created this card (just under the wire) for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Delightfully Random Challenge . 

Here's the Delightfully Random Trigger.  I love the colors and all the fun elements.  Didn't catch them all but think I have a few covered.

Here's my card:

Thanks for popping in...Off to gardening class today.

 

Foodie Friday - Zac's back!

While I had this cute little piece of rubber on my desk, I thought I'd make another Zac card for the Christmas stash. 

I made a frame using my Spellbinders Square dies and popped it up around the image using foam dots.  The background is stamped with Versamark and one of the new snowflakes from the Rubbernecker Winter Holiday Snowflake set.  There are tons of gorgeous big and small snowflakes in that set!  Love it!!

Supplies:

Paper - PTI, Beckett Radiance

Stamps - Rubbernecker Winter Holiday Zac 596-01, Winter Holiday Snowflake Set 587, Winter Holiday #4 Joy Text 209-02

Ink - Memento,  Versamark, Copics

Other - foam dimensionals, glitter, glitter dot, glue pen

Since the rest of country is celebrating fall, it's still stinking hot here!, I thought I'd make one of our most favorite fall desserts, Apple Crisp.  The original recipe was called Apple Crisp Pudding although I have no idea why.  Hint:  Men LOVE this!

You can find a printable copy of the recipe here.  The link is also on the Recipe link above.

Thanks so much for stopping by...Happy Friday!

Clean and Simple...Thursday?

Yahoo...my studio is nearly finished!  All I have to do is label all the storage boxes then I won't have any excuses for not being organized...I hope!

I was able to get in a tiny bit of stamping this evening.  The CAS challenge CAS137 on SCS this week was paper piecing.  I just got this adorable "Zac" image from Rubbernecker Stamps Winter Holiday line and couldn't wait to see him in ink.   I didn't add a sentiment as I'm not sure if this will be a Christmas card or just a holiday greeting card.

Supplies:

Stamps - Rubbernecker Zac 596-01

Paper - Neenah, Papertrey Ink

Ink - Memento, Copic markers

Other - May Arts Ric Rac, SU Dazzling Diamonds, foam tape

Our other "busy" work has been putting in the vegetable/herb garden.  I know what you're thinking but it's backwards here in the sub-tropics.  Our summer is your winter, your winter is our growing season...I guess it's a good thing because then you get all that yummy citrus and strawberries and Florida tomatoes in January!

I should be back on a "normal" posting schedule...unless life happens again! 

SSSSSSSSSSSnakes! Halloween Tutorial

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth...yet but it's super busy around here.  I haven't been able to get into my craft studio because DH is building the IKEA furniture in there for me.  I'm stepping over piles of "stuff" but hopefully, it will be negotiable by the end of the week.

In the meantime, I have a fun Halloween tutorial for you over the May Arts blog.  Just in time for some spooky decorating.

This guy has friends...so pop over and check them out!

Psssst...it's the Ribbon Lady's birthday...head on over the blog or the Facebook page 'cause she's giving away presnets!!

Foodie Friday and Copic Cert. Class Update

I may have shared this recipe before (I can't remember) but  some good things are worth repeating.  I make this delicious hummus about twice a month.  Once you try it, you will NEVER be able to eat grocery store hummus again.  I promise. 

I didn't have any parsley to sprinkle on top and my mint was newly planted so I just sprinkled some mint I had dried. 

You can find the link to the recipe at the recipe link above.

Oh my goodness...what fun we had at the Copics Certification Class.  Our instructor was the awesome Jennifer Balcer.  There was an intermediate class at the hotel next door and if we could have walked right over there to take that one too, we would have.  I learned soooo much and even found a new cardstock that the girl next to me was using that blends Copics like nobody's business.  It's called Beckett Radiance.  I came right home and ordered some.  (wink)

Another cool thing was that there were ladies there from all over the Western Hemisphere...Newfoundland, Brazil, Columbia and of course, the good ole USA.  I even got to meet  Karen, aka kstamper, a fellow SCS CAS DT member who came all the way from Colorado!

Even though I still have ALOT to learn, my Copics aren't so scarey anymore. 

Big smooches to DH who drove me up there, then went to IKEA to buy shelves and a new work station for my studio...how sweet was that?!!

WOYWW - Notebooks!

It's Wednesday, already!!,  and that means another What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday WOYWW120 over at Julia's Stamping Ground.

This is only part of the 60 workbooks.  Another couple of crafty ladies are putting some together as well.

 

Working on some DT projects so will pop in to see the ladies of WOYWW a bit later.  Copics Certification class tomorrow in Orlando...WHOOPEE!!

May Arts/Tattered Angels Blog Hop

Woo,Hoo...The May Arts Design Team is blog hopping with Tattered Angels this week.  You know there will great projects and lots of giveaways so grap your coffee cup and come hopping with us!

Here's a sneak peek at my project.  I've got a tutorial for you as well. 

Two posts today so be sure to scroll down for the Teapot Tuesday post.

Teapot Tuesday

So happy to be creating again! My little big job is finished so I can breathe a bit. 

This week's Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT164 destination is young music major named Breanne.  She suffers from MS and has been having a very difficult time.  Not only does she major in music, she's an awesome swimmer as well.  I know how hard it can be not to be able to do the things you love to do because your body doesn't cooperate. 

If you have a bit of extra time...I know Breanne would love to receive a card from you.

Supplies:

Paper - Neenah, PTI

Stamps - PTI Faux Ribbon, Inkadinkadoo

Ink - Versafine

Other- May Arts Crochet ribbon (see my Etsy shop), ribbon from stash, beads, head pin, charm

I've also had 3 projects (whoopee!) published in this month's Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, Volume 4, Issue #9/10.

Clean and Simple Monday

The CAS Challenge on SCS this week (CAS136) is leaves...in any form.  Thankfully, it's still summer here and we don't rake leaves.  I do miss the colors of fall though.

Here's my simple card...

Supplies:

Paper - Papertrey Ink Oranze Zest, Rustic Cream

Stamps - Rubbernecker Wildflowers 496-03, sentiment

Ink - Kaleidescope, Memento

Other - EK Success edge punch

I forgot it was Friday!

Goodness, I've absolutely lost track of time and totally forgot it was Friday...already!

Today, I've got dinner for you and it's sooooo good that DH doesn't even ask, "Where's the beef?" as he sometimes does when I spring vegetarian dishes on him.

This is a version of Spanokopita or Spinach Pie that is absolutely decadent.  The good news is that it's delicious hot or cold.  I serve it with a baby greens salad dressed with my homemade Mint Vinegar Dressing.  If you have mint growing in your yard, this is a fabulous way to preserve the flavor.  It keeps literally for years.

You can find the recipes here.

geesh...where did Thursday go?

WOYWW 119 - pretty petals

Happy WOYWW to all you at Julia's Stamping Ground.  Still working on that BIG project but I did take a quick picture of the flowers we made for the workbooks...I should not say "we". I showed the ladies how to do it, and they took off.  They ended up on my workdesk because we're doing the assembly here since I have all the cutting, punching and sticking "stuff". 

I love the rich colors compliments of May Arts Ribbon, of course!!

I can't show you the notebooks just yet...there might be eyes reading this that I don't know about and they're top secret.  ;-)

It's a Girl!

You remember the sweet onesie invites I made the other day?  Well, here's the gift I made for sweet little Leyna when she makes her world debut. 

and I wrapped it up like this

If you want to see a tutorial on how I did it, head over to the May Arts blog today! 

I'm entering this in  Really Reasonable Ribbon "I've got you Babe!" challenge, too.

Clean and Simple Monday

Just want you to know I'm still here!  I'm working on a BIG project for May Arts that you will hear about soon but right now...my lips are sealed.  I have about another week of work but I promise as soon as they give the word...we'll let you in on it.

I did take a break last night to make a quick card for the CAS135 Sketch Challenge this week.  The sketch is by Jen (MissBoo) our moderator, who's been a bit under the weather.  The girl is "fussy cut" and popped up on dimensionals.

Supplies:

Paper - PTI, Girl's Paperie

Stamps - Rubbernecker Stamps Girl with Bouquet - 532-09, PTI

Ink - Memento, Copics

Accessories - sewing machine, foam dimensionals, $1 spot bling