Not AMAZING, but COOL nonetheless!

Although nothing AMAZING happened on my recent overnight with a friend (other than not having to jump out bed to meet every demand of hungry children at 7AM!!), I was able to complete 23 cards in the span of about 5 hours. And I had a great time just enjoying what I love while listening to awesome music on a new little electronic gadget, my Ipod Shuffle.

Here are a few of my creations - simple design, fast and easy to accomplish, a great outcome with little effort. And once I do one I can just reproduce in a different color scheme. Of course, I have my "old standbys" that rescue me all the time - like the baby card design. This is a Jennifer classic. Scoring two vertical lines from top to bottom gives the card depth. The colored image can be coordinated to whatever the occasion, the eyelets are a nice, simple embellishment, and the ease of completion makes it fun to create.

I LOVE matchbook cards - the design is so cute! The stamp set I used here is called a "builder" set because you use several different stamps to build a scene. I'm not a very flowery girl, and I really hesitated before buying this set from Stampin Up, but I have used the heck out of it. Definitely a worthy purchase. (Makes up a little for all those unworthy stamp purchases I've made over the years!) And the paper is glossy - LOVE IT! Makes the colors really pop. And you don't need embellishments on this card. The ink transfer is so fabulous with glossy paper.

You can see the same thing on the butterfly card. The purples and pinks just pop out. This card took like 2 minutes to make. Two stamped images - bam, bam - you're done!

Are you beginning to see the pattern here? My stamping used to be so much more about the creative process. I would spend 2 hours (or more!) meticulously piecing together the perfect work of art (which, btw, I send to that one person who doesn't even notice it's handmade and casually tosses it in the garbage, CRINGE), but since having children it's really become - "What can I do really fast that will look really good?" Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not, but Hallmark hasn't gotten any money from my wallet in years. And that's all that matters...hehe.

THE WORLD’S SHORTEST FAIRY TALE

Once upon a time a guy asked a girl, "Will you marry me?" The girl said, "NO". She lived happily ever after and went shopping, drank martinis with her girlfriends, always had a clean house, never had to cook, had a closet full of shoes and purses, stayed skinny and was never farted on!
The End

Missie's Memorial

Missie Swiney was born March 23, 1998. She was one of three girls in a litter of seven border collie puppies born in Arlington, Texas. She was chosen very carefully and lovingly by Clint & Jennifer Swiney of Grand Prairie, Texas to be a companion and mate to their ruggedly handsome boy dog, Sly Swiney, of Circle J Ranch in Commerce, Texas. She was a happy, playful puppy full of energy and kisses. She loved swimming, camping, eating leftovers, licking faces, chasing balls and laser beams, digging, barking, running, jumping, going for rides and walks, and cuddling on the couch. Missie's life was unexpectedly cut short on April 9, 2007. She is survived by a litter of puppies she bore including Titus Garrett of Arlington and Trinity Gaines of DeSoto. She will always be remembered as the wonderful dog she was and will remain in our hearts forever.