Here Comes the Sun!

I'm in denial about the snow. Really though I can't complain. Last winter was WAAAAAAY worse with snow and truth be said, I kinda like looking at it.  It does make the backyard pretty. But I digress...

Sunny sunflower time!  I'm happy to once again say that this is a "two bird" card.  The goods are all from the scraps stash (number 5 in my 50 projects challenge) and it's a birthday card for my friend!

I've only been late on a couple cards since September.  Yaayyy!  All the anniversary celebrants and birthday peeps have gotten some happy mail in their mailbox, which is huge for me.  I'm terrible at remembering birthdays unless it is 2 months ahead, or 1 day behind!!!  (None of you ever have that problem do you?)  Thank heavens for FB and iPhone reminders!  Between the 2 they remind me to get my toukas in gear and get cards done. :)  This is going to go out to a gal I used to work with and just caught up with again recently. 

So here's a challenge for you!  Send a note to that someone you haven't talked to in a while.  It'll make both of you smile. :)

Have a sunny day!

A Bouquet in a Blizzard

Happy Snow Day!  Well, it is for me anyway. :)  My town dodged a snowbullet with only about 3 inches of snow.  My school is 30 minutes south, so they called off school late last night.  Still haven't heard from anyone sown there about how much they got, but some towns have 15 inches.  It's light and fluffy, which is great, but it is BITTER COLD.  Wind chills are 20 below.  Frankly, I'll take 20+ inches if it means no sub-zero temps.  Tomorrow will be worse.  7 below as the air temp (I shudder to think what the windchill will be) & I am facing 20-30 minutes of outdoor bus duty.  Y-U-C-K!

With all the cold, it seems like ages ago since we were all complaining about heat and humidity! LOL!  Seems like a good time to share a paper bouquet. :)  This is a simple set that is a more girly take on this book themed set.  I'm counting it as my 4th 50 Projects Challenge.  I think I might add a tally of this personal challenge and my Christmas cards personal challenge (mostly so I can keep track for myself!)

Everything is boxed up and pretty for gifting.  I loaded it into my Etsy Shoppe, but if it doesn't get sold, I know it will get gifted. :) 

The papers are mostly BG with some MB kitchen dots (I think), the card bases are MB, ribbon is BB & Doodlebug, button is MFT, and the luscious sentiment is Avery Elle (my new favorite crush).

I'm going to spend a little more time under the covers, snuggling with my corgi, sipping my coffee, and blog surfing before venturing out (dentist appointment & PO run).  How 'bout you?  Any fun plans?

Reindeer Make 3!

I've managed to get some pictures taken of the next couple projects I've completed in my 50 Projects challenge. Yaaayyyy! :)

These little guys have been waiting to be colored and put on cards for ages.  They were stamped and put into a baggie with all these ingredients ages ago.  Now they finally have a chance to say "hi". :)

Full disclosure:  I was inspired to finish these cards yesterday when I saw the challenge on Festive Friday (I'm so happy to have a chance to play again with their challenges in 2014!).  They are giving inspiration photos this year for each challenge and the first photo was a red barn in the snow.   I remembered that I had these cards, with their country vibe and red/cream colors, begging to be created.  All-in-all, a win-win with four cards made for Christmas 2014 AND I used only good from my stash.  :)

Dashing through the snow with this set to these fun festivities:
Festive Friday- Photo Inspiration---Inspired by the colors & the country feel
Merry Monday- Kraft, Red, Vanilla, Chocolate & ribbon

A First and a Second

Hiya Peeps! This weekend BB was having a sale on Surface tablets.  I've been eyeing one for the last year- my poor old laptop is a very abused 10 year old Dell.  She's been wiped once already and her slowness & hiccups have been making me think she needs to be put out to pasture before something catastrophic happens to all the goods she has on her drives. She this weekend we decided if we got at least 1/2 our chores done we would head to BB and then out to our favorite pizza joint.

So this post is my first foray into blogging with my new toy. :)  I'm wicked excited because my Surface is about 100X's lighter than my Dell and it's small enough that I can even fit it in my purse when we travel!!!

The cards are my second project in my 50 to be completed using only my stash.  These are going to be cards to keep in my drawer at school.Teachers can never have enough thank you cards!  There are so many people that help us get our job of "building people" each day.  Parent Volunteers, fellow teachers, and students themselves can always use a note of thanks, so I try to keep some handy. 

The papers are all goods I had cut up a while back and just never assembled.  The card base is eucalyptus from Memory Box, the felt is from My Favorite Things (not sure the color name), the designer paper is Basic Grey and Amuse, the die is Papertrey Ink, and the sentiment is from my new favorite company Avery Elle (LOVE THEM!).

Yippee! 2/50!  Only 48 to go...

First of 50!

One of the New Year's Resolutions I gave myself was to get 50 projects completed using just my stash.  I'm so pleased to say that I am on my way!

This card used scraps I had sitting in the bin on my table, so your guess is as good as mine on designer. :)  The teacups are one of my favorites and I had stamped out a few of these on some Neena paper ages and ages ago!  When I rummaged through the scraps and found all the juicy oranges and refreshing blues, the teacups called out "color us, color us"!  This is going to be a birthday card for an aunt.  To date I have managed to send all the birthday & anniversary cards on time (or pretty gosh darn close) and there is a big hole in my stash!  My hope is that this 50 projects challenge will help fill the hole before I fall off the mailing cards wagon. :-D

I've gotten a couple more projects completed and photographed to share, but first I'm off to make a cuppa and surf Blogland!  Have a wonderful weekend!