It's been forever....

Wow... Don't ask me what I've been doing, but it's not stamping! Actually, I did finish some scrapbook pages and just made a sympathy card, my least favorite to make. I'll post those below. Unfortunately, I took photos of the scrapbook pages while in the protectors because I was too lazy to take them out, sorry ;-) Nothing too exciting has been going on here. I've decorated for fall and have been working on putting together a Christmas wreath and garland. The wreath is for our first fireplace, woo-hoo! I'll post a pic when it's all decorated. I've been debating on whether or not to go on that stamping cruise next October. My favorite stampers are all going to be there and I will feel SO left out if I don't go. I certainly wouldn't want to leave Jake at home though and my husband doesn't want to go. My best friend said she might be interested in going. Perhaps my mom will be interested after we take this Disney cruise in Nov (her first cruise). We'll have to see. ANYWAY, here are some pics. Gotta get Jake up from his nap or he'll NEVER sleep tonight!

I'd rather be stamping

Wouldn't we all? I had this stamp shop stamp from A Muse and just got the two sentiments to go with it, along with some extras at my LSS and at Archiver's while shopping with mom, my favorite stamp buddy. Anyway, I came up with this yesterday while Daddy was hogging my computer and everyone else was sleeping. LOVE this patterned paper I picked up at Archiver's, along with the rhinestones. The ribbon is SU's taffeta (so nice!) and the ric-rac is from Hobby Lobby. The cardstock is all SU! and the embossing is a Cuttlebug folder, of course. I glittered the shop all up, but you can't see in the pic :-(

I got my swaps out today (yes!) and immediately signed up for two more, two of each. One is a floral ATC swap and the other is a Cuttlebug swap. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. I'll be posting mine!

Pixie Dust

Well, it's about time I got this Disney ATC done! I was having such problems, coming up with one that I liked. I think I went through 4 mock-ups until deciding on this one (sorry for the not-so-good photo). I had a little help though, I have to admit. My dear friend Deb (non-stamper) came over and helped me come up with this. The patterned paper is DCWV (I think), the cardstock is SU!, along with the brads and ribbon, the sentiment is Papertrey Ink, the oval is A Muse and Tink is All Night Media. I was so excited when I remembered that I had the tiny mosaic embossing folder for my cuttlebug, since it complements the patterned paper quite nicely, no? Anywho... I'm done with swaps for awhile. Now to get my focus back on the cruise scrapbook. Mom and Dad are coming Saturday, so I'm not sure how much I'll be able to get done. Wish me luck!

Ugh, MIA!

So I can't really explain why I haven't completed anything lately. Maybe it's because I'm having serious issues trying to come up with my 2nd Disney ATC. I thought I had it and started to pre-cut, but decided I was disappointed with it and it wasn't good enough. Then, we painted my office this weekend. I use "we" loosely because my husband did most of the work. My parents are coming to visit Saturday, so hopefully I'll find time to get in here, complete the ATCs and get some stuff posted. Wish me luck!