¡Ay Caramba!

Just made my very first card in Spanish. :) But, let me tell ya this card gave me grief. I have no Spanish-language stamps so I figured, no problem, I'll just use my Justrite block and letters and I'll make my own, right? HA! I don't have all the necessary squiggles, wavy lines and accents necessary to make it "right".

I did so much research trying to find the correct way to simply say "celebrate" in Spanish that my eyes were crossed. After about an hour I still didn't know how to say (or stamp) it correctly that I just texted my boyfriend and asked him. (I should've done that at the beginning!)

Here's the result... and please forgive my lopsided "¡" :



So, my supplies... Paper: SU! Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Whisper White, & Windsor Knot DP. Ribbon: SU! Sage Shadow. Brads: Making Memories. Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip pigment ink and Tsukineko Versamark. Stamp: SU! Stitched Exotics. Embossing: Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes.

I didn't take a picture of the inside of this card (I hardly ever do), but I did manage to stamp "Feliz Cumpleaños" inside of it. I had to handwrite the tilde (~) but it looked okay. As long as Eddy's dad likes it...I'll be happy. :)

The Queen of Slackers

I can't believe how time has passed since I blogged last. Just unbelievable. I meant to post my pictures of the notecards I made...and didn't. Ugh. So, I'll do that today. I also made 2 cute Valentine's Day cards. I'll post those pics, too.

First up, the notecards that I made:



I really liked, how they turned out and my sister loved them. I used Nestabilities by Spellbinders and JustRite Stampers for the monograms and a variety of papers, ribbons and other embellishments.

The Valentine's Day cards also turned out pretty good, but VERY different. The first one was for my parents:



I used the Loads of Love Stamp set (and Accessories) from Stampin' Up! and all the paper is also SU. I used Prismacolor watercolor pencils to color in the images and then used a SU blender pen to (duh!) blend the color out. I also used my Cuttlebug Distressed Branches embossing folder on the Real Red SU paper for some texture.

My other V-Day card was for my honey. I used paper from Basic Grey (Bittersweet) and a Valentine paper pack from My Mind's Eye, SU in chocolate chip and natural white. I also used Ranger Stickles in Pink and SU hemp twine and some MM copper brads. (I think those are all the supplies, but I'm probably missing something on this one!)



Hope you like them. :)

I also see that I have my FIRST follower to my blog. Sarah...I adore you! Can't wait to get busy on making your cards. xoxoxo

Wishing you all love this weekend...

Been a while...

Didn't realize how long it had been since I posted, but that's what happens when life gets in the way.

I finished a few more card projects...or...just one big one. Depends on how you look at it, I guess. I've been trying to get a monogrammed notecard set (using JustRite Stampers which ROCK!) completed for my sister (who's been patiently waiting for her DVD's of Dancing With the Stars...I don't watch it, just record it). Well, I just finished it today. Yay, me! Just can't believe how long these things take me. :/ I did an odd set of 7 cards since I was going to do 6, then changed it to 8, when I decided upon 8...the 8th one fell apart. So it became 7.

I also did a card for my sis using a cartoon strip that my mom sent me spoofing DWTS from Bizarro. It's pretty weird, but funny. She'll "get" it.

I'll post the pics tomorrow since I'm too tired to do it now and I want to watch the American Idol auditions. hahhahahaa! :D

Tomorrow I spend 3 hours learning more stamping and creative techniques with Mary. I can't wait. I need the help to get more motivated and be more organized when it comes to my cards. That's one place I feel so messy. Hate it.

So pics tomorrow!