FYI, The List of Fours & an Award

Hi Everyone,

Today I am finally getting around to my List of 4's that my fab blogging friend Tanis tagged me to do.  Want to get to know me?  Here is my list:

Four shows you watch on TV

1. Modern Family

2. Mad Men

3. Raising Hope

4. The Closer

Four Things I'm Passionate About

1. The Husband aka Rod ( or as some have called him, Mr. Karin...lol. He loves that, NOT!)

2. Literature

3. Food

4. Paper

Phrases or Words I say A Lot

1. Shut. Up. (As in, No Way! Not the literal, be quiet)

2 .Mmmm, Hmmmm...(Everyday while walking with my dad as he tells me some story I've heard a billion times before)

3. What time is it? (Even though I have a watch and there is a clock in every room.)

4. What do you think of this card? (Rod's personal favorite)

Things I have learned from the Past

1. Celebrate Everything

2. Don't save anything for "good".  Everyday is special enough to use the fancy soap, candle, towel etc.

3. Say "I Love You" everyday

4. Drink the wine

Four Places I Want to Go

1. France

2. England

3. Germany

4. Canadian Rockies

Four Things I Did Yesterday

1. Laundry

2. Made Dinner

3. Made a birthday card

4. Laughed. A lot.

Four Things I Love About Winter

1. Nothing

2. Nothing

3. Nothing

4. Nothing...Can you tell I don't like Winter?  

Tag Four People

 While I love these type of things, I know many don't.  So...,

1. I choose my followers

2. Anyone who wants to blog about something that is not about paper...C'mon it's fun!

3. Anyone who is on a DT with me

4. You!

That's right, grab the questions for yourself and blog away, Spread the love...

I also want to thank my teammate Cat, for passing on the Stylish Blogger Award....

I have to list 8 things about myself, but the list above covers that, as well as tagging 8 people :)

Lastly, an FYI...Today is the last day of the Retirement Sale....Tons of sets from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff at My Grafico are on sale for only $1.00!

Grab them while you can, because after today,  they will no longer be available from the shop at My Grafico.

 

Many Awards and A Card

Hi Everyone,

Hope your day is off to a great start!

Well, I have been a crummy blogging friend lately. Over the past month or so, I have recieved many fun blogging and friendship awards, but I have been lagging in posting them and saying thank you to these wonderful ladies.  They are all so sweet and special in so many ways.  Some are team mates, some are blogging friends who lift me up with their kind words, (some are both!)  but all are creative and inspire me each and every day with their generous spirit and talent.  So, today I'm posting a collective thank you...You mean so much to me and you all rock! 

Cheryl

 (Definately see Cheryl...She has Stampin' Up blog candy and it ends today!)

Ali

Leanne

Tanis

Belinda

Some have specific rules for accepting them, but I cannot possibly do them all or think of that many folks to pass them on to, so will just ask you to visit these fab folks and leave them some love on their blogs!

                                                                                                                                                   

Please, if you would like one of these awards for yourself or to pass on to someone who needs their day brightened...Take it and spread the love my blogging friends!  

Finally, my card.  I saw this idea on a blog here, and just loved it.  Simple perfection.  When I recieved this stamp (Spirit and Hand) from Scrolls Work,  I knew I could finally use this idea for inspiration and create my own card. 

  Lovely quote, genius idea. Thank you to where ever it was originally from since this blogger who posted it saved the idea for a while herself.

Have a fabulous day!

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Rubber Stampede

Oui!

Hi Everyone,

I have been itching to get these stamps from Scrolls Work inked up, but with all the Easter clean up and yard work, they have been sitting in my crafting area calling my name.





My niece is a huge fan of anything French. When she was just a child, she went as a little french girl for Halloween. She had a beret and a scarf and really looked, Oh so French! She is now in high school, taking French and has visited France with her family and been on the Eiffel Tower. So, this card is inspired by her!


I decided on white and black color combo, with pink as an accent color. This I felt would keep the card nice and girlie. The Eiffel Tower stamp #2001 is the main image. After stamping it, I sprayed the entire main image piece with adhesive and sprinkled it with stamping glitter. I then chose the Sheet Music stamp #7104 for the background of this card.

Here is a close up...but the sparkle was hard to capture in a photo. A ribbon and three half pearls completed the project.

Scrolls Work has a huge catalog of stamps beyond these, and I invite you to check them out. There are cards featured by the design team members on the Scrolls Work Blog as well...Get inspired!

I now want to take a moment to thank sweet Leanne for passing on this Award to me. So thoughtful of her to think of me and I really appreciate her kindness:)

So, to accept this award, I must name 10 things that make me happy and list 5 pieces of trivia about myself. Here goes....




10 Things that make me happy






1. Coffee


2. Chocolate


3. Sunny days


4. Being on vacation


5. A good book


6. Stamps


7. A great romantic comedy


8. My Hubby




9. A great nights sleep




10. Listening to the Cleveland Orchestra play at Blossom Music Center on a warm summer night! How I wish I was there right now :)





5 Pieces of Trivia




Frankly, my whole life is pretty trivial, so I will just refer you to an older post with 7 pieces of trivia, since nothing much has changed since then :) Click Here.






As far as passing this on, I would like to give this to all the members of the Design Teams I am on. They are all much more creative than I, and I'm inspired by their work and blogs on a daily basis. So, please grab this award ladies and gents and pass it on!





Thanks for the visit and have a great rest of the day!





Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Me & My Big Ideas, Ink: Versafine, Glitter: JoAnn's, Ribbon and half pearls from my supplies.

You're Dandy

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for visiting me today...I have been so busy, I feel like I haven't been able to gather my thoughts and share anything lately! Sheesh!

First off, I want to thank Nancy, my My Grafico design teammate for thinking of me and passing on this sweet award. She is so kind, and lives all the way in Norway! It still amazes me how small the world has become due to the Internet. The closest I've ever been to Norway is Epcot at Disney World...LOL!

As far as passing this along, I want to give it to everyone! In the past I have selected some folks who have been especially kind to me, and of course they can have it again. But maybe you know of someone who is deserving, so my invitation this time is for you...take it and pass it on! Spread the love my friends! Isn't it cute?
Now, on to my random cards that I made just for fun. I originally purchased this stamp set from Practicing Creativity for someone else. She has been looking for dandelion stamps for a long time. Well, this set sat on my table for 3 days and I just couldn't take it...I HAD to stamp with it! Look at those cute dandelions with the seeds blowing off...How could I resist?

It also came with a kite that I paper pieced. Instead of the bow that came with the set, I chose to add real ribbons to the tail.

This card has some rainbow embossing powder.

And the stamp I used to make the rays of sunshine on one the previous cards? I used it to make the background on both of these...How's that for versatility?

I guess my generous spirit wasn't quite so generous. I will, however, send her one of these cards and tell her she can borrow the stamps whenever she wants :)

Hope your day is just dandy!

Details: Stamps:Practicing Creativity, Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Versafine, Stampin' Up!, Embossing Powder: JoAnn's, Punches: Stampin' Upp!, Paper Shapers, Ribbon and rhinestones from my supplies.

Sweet Award and a Card

Hi Everyone!

I recently received this award from two sweet blogging friends Cassandra and Cheryl. They are both so kind and encouraging to me...Thank you so much for thinking of me!

The rules for accepting this award are as follows:

Thank the person who gave it to you

Post the award on your blog

List 10 things that you are grateful for or make you happy

Then pass it on to 5 other bloggers.

My 10 things, in random order, are:

1. My hubby

2. His gainful employment in these economic times.

3. My extended family

4. My friends

5. My faith in Christ

6. My hobby

7. My blog visitors

8. Coffee

9. My health

10. My love of reading and my new book club!

The people I would like to give this to are:

Kristen

Martha

Ted

Heidi

Jennifer

And a million others! Thank you everyone who creates and inspires!

Happy Crafting!

Part two of my post... The Moxie Fab World Blog has an Anne Taintor inspired card challenge at the moment. You can go here if you want to know everything there is to know about her, but basically the cards, and other bits of kitsch have these vintage images and witty phrases on them.

I love these items and think some are so funny and inspired, but I didn't even think of participating until I saw this card, by my Lindsay's Stamp Stuff team mate Kristen. Isn't it cute??? So, if she could make one, so could I.

Well, not only did I make this one... I made two more! You'll have to check back in the coming days to see those...All the images came from the public domain stuff on the Internet and I made up the funnies and printed them out. I think I'm addicted...Somebody stop me!

Hope you have day that contains some laughs!

Details- Paper: Bazill, Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls folder, Fiskars corner punch and ribbon from my supplies.

An Award

Hi Everyone,


My sweet friend Tanis, whom I have never met because she lives in my computer on the Internet (Hey, that rhymes!) passed on this award to me the other day. Even though we haven't met, from reading her blog I know that she rides horses, likes to bake and eat, which means she likes(?) to run, makes great cards and has a passion for Almond Joy. Which, to her dismay, is not readily available in Canada! Thanks Chickie, you are a great blogging friend! Here are the rules for accepting this award:

Answer the following questions using single word answers. Then pass the award to 5 other people. (I'll try my best with the 1 word thing, but that is hard!)

Your cell phone? Purse

Your hair? Highlighted

Your mother? Heaven

Your father? Here!

Favorite food? Chocolate

Your dream last night? None

Your favorite drink? Coffee

Your dream/goal? B&B

What room are you in? Office/craft

Your hobby? Expensive (This was Tanis's answer...too good not to copy!)

Your fear? Pain

Where do you want to be in 6 years? Florida

Where were you last night? Home/kitchen

Something you aren't? Filthy rich

Muffins? Chocolate chocolate chip

Wish list item? Jaguar (Car, not the real animal!)

Where did you grow up? Ohio

Last thing you did? Walked

What are you wearing? Sweats

Your TV? Old

Your pets? None

Friends? Awesome!

Your mood? Grateful

Missing someone? Mom

Vehicle? Saturn Ion

Something you're not wearing? Tiara

Your favorite store? Target (They have everything!)

Your favorite color? Plum (at least at this moment)

When was the last time you laughed? Breakfast

Last time you cried? Breakfast

Your best friend? Amazing

One place that you go to over and over? New York City!

Facebook? Yes...unfortunately.

Favorite place to eat? Lola

The five wonderful bloggers whom I have chosen to pass this on to, are people old and new to me:

Cassandra

Gina

Cheryl

Nettie

Jackie

Thanks ladies for inspiring us with you blogs!

My Card is Featured!

Hi Everyone...It's the weekend!



Yes, my wild plans last night consisted of eating soup and salad for dinner, (I must add that it was Homemade Split pea with Ham...So yummy on a cool fall day!) and going to bed at 9:30. Boy do I feel old.



I was texting (there is no real talking with teenagers) my niece yesterday, and she was on a Greyhound heading down to visit her sister for the weekend at OSU. I remember when it was ME on the Greyhound visiting my friend at Penn State! Boy do I feel old.



Well, to make me feel better, I found out my card was featured on the MG Inspiration Board. It's the one from my Monday post, bottom row third from the left! YAY!

So, what are you waiting for? Be inspired and go get you craft on!

Kreativ Blogger Award!

Many, many thanks to Mary G. for nominating me for the Kreativ Blogger Award! I am truly HONORED that you would have selected me for your list of people! To visit Mary, and see what creative things she is making just click HERE....

So, to accept this award, I must do the following things:

1. Thank the person who nominated me.

2. Include a link to her blog.

3. List 7 interesting things about myself.

4. Nominate 7 Kreative Bloggers

5. Post links to their blogs.

6. Leave comments on their blogs and let them know they have been nominated.

Well, here are my 7 Things... which are kinda quirky and random!

1. I have, on more than a few occasions, had strangers say to me, "Has anyone ever told you, you look like Leann Rimes?" Frankly, I don't see it...(Well, maybe her older sister! LOL!)

2. My dream is to own my own Bed & Breakfast.

3. I have shaken hands with Oscar Award winning actress Eva Marie Saint.

4. I secretly wish I could have the super powers of Sabrina from Bewitched.

5. My picture was in the local paper shaking hands with Democratic Presidential candidate Jerry Brown. (Yeah, it was awhile ago!)

6. I think rubber stamp images of snowmen without hats are weird.

7. Back in college, I acted opposite Tony award winner Rodger Robinson in Othello.

Now, the next thing I have to do is nominate seven of my own fellow bloggers. I must confess, I find this an impossible thing to do. I have been inspired by soooo many talented people, many of whom have already received this award and others like it...I just cannot narrow it down. So, if you don't have this award and wish to display it on your blog, just leave me a comment and it is yours to pass on. Or, if you would like me to visit your blog, just leave me a comment and I will drop in.


Thanks again for choosing me Mary! And thank you to all the bloggers out there for sharing and continuing to inspire others with your creativity...I am thrilled to be part of this fabulous community!


Happy Sunday everyone!