March Card Club #2

This is the second card I made for the March Card Club. I like this one a little better than the one I posted yesterday. Wait until tomorrow, they get better. Also, I just want to say thank you to all my daily visitors. I just checked and I see that I'm creeping up on the 2000 mark. When I reach that magic number there will be Blog Candy to give away. So, be sure to tell your friends....Thanks for looking...
~~Rita~~

TideScrubber/March Card Club

OK, so you're wondering why I have my Tide Stain Scrubber in my stamping space....Well it's like this, I don't have any stains to use it on and it works great on cleaning rubber stamps. I had some stamps that needed some special attention and this really did the job! Just spray some stamp cleaner on the stamp and use your little scrubber to get into all those little crevices...................












I just finished my March Card Club cards and will now share them with you. This month the featured stamp set is All I Have Seen. This is another one of my favorites because it can be used for masculine cards as well as feminine ones........Thanks for stopping in.
~~Rita~~

My Baby Turned 38 Today

Yep, that's right. My baby turned 38 today. I know, it doesn't seem possible since I just had her yesterday, but that's her blowing out the candles on her cake. That's her baby watching.......

My card for today was done using Wild Rose stamped on Linen Background.
All products used are from Stampin Up! Thanks for looking and have a Blessed weekend........Rita

A Little Buggy

I bought this ribbon a long time ago and couldn't wait to use it. It laid in my ribbon box all this time until today when I decided to get it out and play with it. My bugs from TAC wanted to come out and play too so This is what I ended up with. I love pink and black together and these matched the ribbon perfectly. I put glitter on the wings to give it some sparkle and chalked a little pink on her eyes. Card Stock and Ink are Stampin' Up!
Hubby is doing well and things are back to normal once again.
Thanks for stopping in..........Rita

ATC's

First of all I would like to thank you all for the prayers and kind comments concerning my husband. He finally came home today. It's been a long week and I'm really wiped out. I did get some time to stamp today and decided to work on an ATC swap I'm in. Once I got started I couldn't stop and I finished them all. I signed up for 3 groups and this is what I came up with. The stamp sets are Happy Harmony,Very Punny and Delight in Life from the Sell-A-Bration Mini Catalog......Click on the picture to enlarge it.Thanks for looking......
~~Rita~~

March Christmas Cards

My husband is still in the hospital so I didn't have time to stamp today. He's scheduled for more x-rays tomorrow so hopefully everything will be OK and he'll be able to come home.
These are the Christmas cards I made for March. So far I've made 30 cards for next Christmas, woo hoo! For these I used Let it Snow from TAC for the main image. The card stock, ribbon and designer paper is from SU. I used Not Quite Navy card stock and ink. I ran out of designer paper and didn't want to cut into another sheet so I embossed the last four with the CB Snowflake embossing folder and added the ribbon. I didn't really think it would be this much fun making Christmas Cards all year. I'm glad I joined this challenge.......Rita

Checking In

Sorry I don't have anything to share with you today, but I did want to let you all know my hubby is still in the hospital. He's doing well but things are not "moving" as quickly as expected. They did a CT scan this morning to make sure everything was healing properly inside. The big news was the biopsy showed no cancer. As you probably know he's not a happy camper, more like a grumpy bear. He just wants to come home. If I have some time tonight I'll try to get something made to post tomorrow. Thanks to everyone that has asked about my husband. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. Thank you very much!
I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Happy stamping........Rita

Oops! I don't know what happened to this card. It was here and then it was gone....Now it's here again!
See description below.....

MIA

I will be MIA the rest of this week due to my husband having surgery tomorrow morning. So today I'm sharing two cards I made this past week. The first one didn't scan very well and looks a little washed out. I used Bareback and Wide Open Spaces. The tabs were done using the Slot Punch and I then added eyelets, attached a leather strip with beads and tied in a knot........
This next card was done using the stamp set Set Sail. I decided to do it in Black and White. The purple is not part of the card. I had to use it for the scan so you could tell it was a white card........
That's it for this week. Thanks for stopping by.
~~Rita~~

Let's Go Shopping....

I found this stamp on clearance at JoAnn's a few weeks ago and decided I had to introduce it to an ink pad. So, today was the day. I like this stamp because I can identify with the saying.......All supplies except the ribbon and the ess clip are from Stampin' Up!.....Card Stock is Confetti White, Night of Navy and Brocade Blue...Ink is Brocade Blue and Night of Navy. The main image was stamped on generic white CS...The background is Print Pattern...
Thanks for stopping in............
~~Rita~~

Stephanie's Blog Candy

I know I don't usually post on the weekend but Stephanie is having a give-away over at her blog. All you have to do is answer a few questions and you could be the winner of something really beautiful. Go check it out and see what it is...............
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Seeing Spots

I made this card the other day while the kids were napping. It's not very often that they all sleep at the same time. So I had a few minutes and this is what I came up with. All supplies are from Stampin' Up! The colors are Old Olive and Rose Red. I used the Seeing Spots and Terrific Tags Stamp Sets and the large and small Tag Punches. The circles accross the bottom were done using a corner punch (non SU) with the guard removed.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by........Rita

No Time To Stamp......

Thought you might like to see why I can't find time to stamp. This is Amelia (4mo) and Madison (2mo). I also have Amelia's brother Nolan who just turned 3. They keep me pretty busy with diapers and bottles. Ok, now you can oooh, and aaah. Aren't they just toooo cute??? I made this card with Nolan's help. After putting the lattice down the center and wheeling down the sides I wasn't sure what stamp to use for the main image. Nolan picked the giraffe from In the Wild. So, what do you think, did he do a good job?
Until tomorrow, happy stamping............

AND THE WINNER IS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

This was sooooo much fun! I don't usually get very much traffic here, so you can understand why 34 posts would get me all excited.....Ok, I wrote all the numbers on paper and put them in a little bowl, that's me drawing out the winner (see what too much bottle washing can do to your habds). Now I suppose you want to know what number I drew. Well it was #30. So Chantale L. if you would be so kind as to send me your address I'll get these things in the mail to you. Thanks to everyone who posted, sorry you couldn't all win. I plan on having another give-away real soon so be sure to come back.......Thanks, Rita

Look What Mr. Brown Brought Me!

I had a workshop last week and this is what I got. It's all trimmed and mounted and waiting for me to play. Where oh where does the time go? I really want to play with these!!!!! Ok, this is not another snow picture, although it does have snow in it. Sorry, that couldn't be helped. What I want you to see is the Goose's new outfit I made. This one is for St. Patrick's Day. Doesn't she look gorgeous? Now you know, stamping isn't the only thing I do....... Don't forget to come back for the winner of the Blog Candy. I will be posting it at 8 pm EST. See you then................Rita

BLOG CANDY

That's right, I have blog candy. I've been visiting a lot of blogs lately that have been giving away "Blog Candy" to their readers and thought it was about time I jumped on the band wagon and gave something away too. So, here it is. I cleaned up my stamping space and found a few things that were crying to be used. Here is what you have a chance to win; A pkg. of Creative Memories scrapbook papers, 2 rubber stamps and 3 stencils (A basket and an Easter egg just in time for Easter). The stamps are from All Night Media and Art Impressions. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I'll draw a name on Wednesday night at 8pm EST. The winner will be posted as soon as it is drawn. Comments will be taken until 6pm EST to give me time to print them all out, put them in a hat and draw one. So there you have it. Be sure to tell all your friends.
Sorry I don't have anything to share with you today but I'll be back Wednesday with a winner and something I've created. So until then, have a wonderful weekend and good luck.........Rita

Be Mine

I know Valentine's Day is over but I had this card that I made the other day and it's the only thing I have to post. I started with Real Red card stock, layered generic white on top and then Cuttle Bugged another Real Red panel for the top layer. I cut the heart out of Pretty in Pink with my Fiskars cutter and heart template. After stamping BE MINE in the center with my Snap Stamps I then ran a bead of glue around the outside and sprinkled on the beads. This card looks soooo much better in real life. Thanks for looking........
~~Rita~~

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is what I made for my daughter. I stamped a sheet of Pixie Pink card stock and then used a template to cut out a top and bottom. The top slides on and off. I filled the box with Dove Chocolates and tied a ribbon around it to keep it closed. The tag was made using a tag die and my Big Shot.
I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's day and kept warm. It's still freezing here, we had more snow and sleet last night.
Thanks for looking.......Rita

Genie Bags

I made these cute little "Genie Bags" for my granddaughters for Valentine's Day. They were so easy and fun to make. The idea for these came from a stamper named Genie, hence the name "Genie Bag". Robin over at Rubber Stamped Reflections was kind enough to post a tutorial with the instructions so I was able to make them. I stuffed each one with some candy, a stamped note pad, some pencils and a Valentine pen that lights up when you write with it.
Tomorrow I'll show you what I made for my daughter.
Thanks for stopping by.......Rita

A New Toy

I left the house Saturday morning before noon with my shopping list and coupons in one hand and my 40% Hobby Lobby and 40% and 50% JoAnn's coupons in the other. I didn't get home until 4:30! I went to Hobby Lobby first, didn't find a whole lot there so I used my coupon on a $20 card magazine. I did pick up a few small things that were on sale but nothing real outstanding. Then it was off to JoAnn's where I spent the most, got a pattern and some brads on sale. I used my 40% coupon on a Cuddlebug Embossing Folder (set of 4 B'day) and the 50% one on the item to the left. I've always wanted to try one of these so I splurged and bought one. It's a Fiskars Circle Border Punch. This one is called Antique Elegance. It border punches 4" and 6" circles. I got it home and had to try it out right away...........

This is the card I made using my new border punch. All supplies except the white paper are Stampin' Up!
The stamp sets are Bodacious Bouquet and Curvy Verses. Ink colors used were Rose Red , Always Artichoke and Barely Banana marker. Cardstock is Almost Amethyst. I stamped the leaves and then cut them out and adhered them to the card. I thought it looked like it needed something else so I added the button.
So, what do you think? Go ahead, boost my ego and leave a comment...
Happy Stamping, Rita