Countdown to Pool Closing and Some Stamping!

Happy Wednesday everybody! It is hump day!

I always feel like I have accomplished something when I have reached Wednesday. So today, Izzy and I have already been outside pretty much all morning. On Friday the pool guys are coming out to close up the pool. It is always so sad. I wish we could keep it open all year so that we wouldn't have to look out at a giant blue tarp all winter, but that is part of living in the Midwest.

Yesterday I taught Izzy how to dance! It was so much fun. I don't usually listen to a whole lot of music during the day, but since we were trapped in the house all day, I thought it would be fun to turn on the radio. Now since I am a wonderful dancer (NOT!), I had to show Izzy my signature move, bouncing up and down in one place. She caught on immediately! It was so funny, she would bounce up and down and smile and laugh. The best part is that she kept overbalancing and falling down. She would laugh and then go hang on to a chair or cabinet for support. She is so funny.

Okay, so Tuxy and Izzy have finally decided to become best friends. Izzy throws the ball or the ribbon or whatever and Tuxy goes and chases after it. It has been wonderful! The two of them have been keeping each other entertained for long stretches of time. Finally! The only down side is that Izzy doesn't always understand that Tuxy is playing and Tuxy doesn't always understand that Izzy wants him to give it back. Ahh, life with kids/pets!

Alright, on to the the stamping and projects!

This first card was Halloween inspired (wonder why?). I wanted to create a scene, almost as if you were looking into somebody's house. This is what I came up with.

Isn't it cute. I started off my printing off a cat, cauldron, and girl on computer from Simply Sista's and Card Scents on a piece of vanilla card stock. They were all digi stamps, so I was able to flip them and resize them. Isn't that fantastic?! You can't do that with your regular stamps. Love them! I colored them in with my markers and pencils. Next I created a background scene with some Halloween DP, card stock and my markers. I placed her on top and and popped off the cat and cauldron. I stamped Itty Bitty Witch's Hat by Lockhart Stamp Company. I then framed the scene with a piece of black card stock and then layered Halloween DP and black card stock. I added three orange brads at the bottom, printed off the sentiment on my computer, mounted it on black and threaded through a piece of Halloween ribbon. I think she looks so fun!

The next project I created about a week ago and thought that it would be perfect for last weeks' pink challenge at Hannah Stamps.

This is what I call a Lady's Tool Kit. Inside are a woman's essentials; nail polish, emery board and some lotion. I created this with a rectangular tin and added some fuchsia card stock to the top. I made the fuchsia paper look like boards with my stampin' write markers and added screw brads to the corners. I then stamped Hanna from Tool Time Hanna by Hanna Stamps, along with her tool chest and colored them in with my pencils. I printed off the sign on the computer and mounted it on a piece of DP. Instant gift. I love this idea! It is the perfect size for your purse, it keeps all the essentials together and looks way cute!

Well that is it for me today! Hope you have a wonderful rest of the day and thanks for stopping by!

Get Well Soon, Potions and Bonus!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

What is it about Tuesday that always makes me think it is Wednesday. I think it is because our trash day just recently changed from Wed. to Tues. I guess I am just so used to it, it is going to take me awhile to adjust.

Well today Izzy had her 18 month checkup. We are so fortunate to have found a wonderful pediatrician. The bad part is, she just changed offices and now she is about 40 to 45 minutes away. That is okay though because I am not switching, it was too hard finding her. So we went to the office and everything was okay, the nurse showed us into the exam room and you would have thought I was killing her. Izzy started screaming. They could hardly get an accurate weight or length on her. She was freaking out! I finally got her calmed down and our wonderful doctor came in and examined her, which got her a little bit more riled up. But to top it all off, she didn't even get any shots! I almost felt like telling them to give her one so at least her fit wouldn't have been for naught. As we were leaving though she was all smiles, laughing and waving at the doctor and nurses. What a giant con artist!

Some more exciting personal news, we are getting new siding on our house. I know that isn't very exciting for you all, but it will be for us. It is really going to freshen and warm up our house. It definitely needs it.

So today was a pretty dismal day and we found out last night that my mother-in-law isn't feeling very well. This put me in the mood of wanting a soft and cozy card. I was on SCS yesterday and saw the new Monday Who's that Girl Challenge. It is paper piecing (my favorite) with the Meet Me at the Cafe set. I just recently paper pieced a card with this set and considering my recent mood and my mother-in-law's illness, I decided to use the Bunny Slippers set instead.

Doesn't it make you just want to curl up with some warm chicken noodle soup? I really wanted to challenge myself with this card and stick with two main colors, blue and yellow. It is not my usual choice of colors, but I appreciate how well they go together. I also wanted to use white as a background especially since I find it hard to work with. I don't know why. I started off with a light blue card stock as my card base and then embossed a piece of white card stock with my swirl embossing folder. I then stamped the main image from Bunny Slippers on a piece of whisper white, a piece of bashful blue DP and a piece of apricot appeal DP. I colored in the girl's skin with my stampin' write markers and pieced the robe and slippers together. I then added yellow flocking to the collar, cuffs, pockets, belt and bunny slippers. I then mounted it to a piece of apricot appeal DP and bashful blue DP that I positioned at angles. I added some faux stitching with my white gel pen. I stamped the larger bunny slippers on a piece of whisper white, colored them in with my markers, added flocking to the ears and distress the edges with bashful blue. I then cut it out along with two other pieces of DP with my oval and scalloped oval nestabilities. I attached them with an eyelet and threaded through a piece of ribbon. I completed the card with three blue buttons down the side. I hope that my mother-in-law can find some comfort in this card.

The next project was done completely for fun. I am planning on making it one of our door prizes at the Halloween party. The great news is that it was so quick and easy to make.

I started off by picking up a locking glass jar from Michaels. Guess what? They are only a buck. How great is that?! So then I stamped Potions and Spells by Lockhart Stamp Company on a piece of very vanilla. I colored it in using my prisma color pencils and added some crystal effects to the crystal ball. I then cut out a fun scallop on each edge and mounted it on a piece of Halloween DP and mimicked the edge design on the DP. I distressed the label with basic brown ink and attached it to the jar with a piece of black ribbon. I then stamped the Toe of Frog jar from Totally Witchin' by MFT, colored it in, added crystal effects, mounted it on a piece of perfect plum and tied it onto the label. I finished up the jar with a circular piece of Halloween DP that I attached to the lid and distressed. See, I told you, quick and easy!

And now for the Bonus! It is IZZYYYYYYYY!!!! Yeah!!!!

Isn't she cute. Our future star!

Have a great rest of the evening and thanks for stopping by!