It's no robin, it's a turkey!

I'm finally done with my jury duty obligations.  What an inspiring, exhausting, anxiety inducing, and wonderful bonding experience. 

Since that experience was so intense and exhausting, I haven't created much this past week.  I snapped this pick on Monday morning as I headed out to court.  It seemed a little fallish so I was inspired to share the Thanksgiving card I made for the "Old School Tweet" basket my cousin is putting together for her high school auction.  I know, I know.  A little early to be thinking of fall holidays when we haven't even hit the spring ones yet. LOL!

Fun little card & envie pair.  Hope the combo of all the feathered friends cards brings in the dough at auction. :)

I'd give more deets, but all I know is the image and base are Amuse.  The chrysanthemum paper is PTI and I colored with Copics.  The rest was in the scrap pile!

I hope to share some jewelry I made last weekend in tomorrow's post!  

Hugs to all of you,

Things that Niggle!

My friend Amisha (Gorgeous and Fun) is hosting week four of her "Being Creative" blog party.  This week she wanted to know what are the things that niggle.  Translation- what keeps you from being creative?

That's a mutlipart answer for me.  Sometimes it's simply that sleep overrules creativity.  For me sleep overrules pretty much everything. LOL!  You can only imagine the dread in my house when Spring Ahead rears it's ugly head.  Daylight, schmaylight.  I need sleep!!!  Of course if I spent time outside in the daylight I might have more energy...  ;) 

Most often my niggle is getting crippled with indecision.  Maybe I spent so much time with my "I survived the Depression" grandmother that it rubbed off on me, but I hate to use anything without a plan.  The idea of "wasting" the supplies weighs heavy on me.  I mean you have seen the number of creations that came about from my scrap pile!!  Many of the scraps are ones most of my friends would toss without a second thought.  Can you imagine what I go through thinking that I am about to use something, it may not work, AND I'll have to kiss those materials goodbye 'cause it turned out so yucky my DMIL(who really adores all my creations) wouldn't even like it (Hi Barb!).

Then every once in a while my "I'm turning into a hoarder" complex emerges.  I give myself the creative kick in the pants I need and get to town making something- anything- 'cause what's the point in having these cool toys if I never use them?!?  Speaking of using toys- What's your favorite toy?  What keeps you from using it more?

PS- For those of you wondering how my reduced TV for Lent experiment is going- so far, so good!

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This yet another card made for the "tweet basket".  More goods from that yummy kit like in this and this are what I used to make this little goodie. :)

 

I've been trying to get better about deets, so here they are:

Ink- memento- rich cocoa

Markers- spica

Paper- crate paper restoration collection

Ribbon and Die cuts- PTI
Stamps- memory box- cat o nine tails

Sorry I haven't been posting much this week.  I got picked for a jury and have been serving this week and will be continuing into next week.  Wow, it really puts your life in perspective.  It's very stressful to have someone's fate in your hands.  That being said, I'd much rather be on a jury than have to be in the situation where I need a jury!

I miss my students and hope they are practicing their reading!  We have a big standardized test coming up and I've had to leave them on their own to get ready these past few days.  Please keep your fingers crossed for my little gang. :)

I've "perched" this card for viewing here:

Moxie Fab World- Tuesday Trigger Image (the colors and flowery shapes of the ppr)

E.A.D.- Color Challenge
The Kraft Journal- Spring Fling
Really Reasonable Ribbon- Use Green
DYSU- Layers

Last Wolfeboro Tablescape

Ahh, here it is.  The last tablescape from my vaca in Wolfeboro NH.  Hopefully you enjoyed this tablescape and this one too.

This is yet another gathering table they had for us at the cottage.  The whole place was decorated with such beautiful shabby-chicness!

Notice what I forgot on this tablescape?  Same as last week- the silverware!!!!  Oh well, the Amish purposefully put a mis-stitch in their quilts as a reminder that no one is perfect.  This tablescape is certainly not as awesome as a handmade quilt, but it was just as fun to create. :)

 

Would you believe all the beautiful flowers in these tablescapes are silk flowers?!?  They are so gorgeous!

The corgi has some serious concerns.  Today is the first day of Lent.  I didn't grow up giving up things for Lent.  About 10 or so years ago, when I was in grad school, a bunch of us decided to support a good friend and we all gave up something for Lent.  I gave up TV.  Wow, huge thing for me to give up.  I am addicted to TV.  I really went through MAJOR withdrawal and ended up having to allow myself to watch a 2 hour video of some sort each day.  Yup that bad.  I know I have a problem and can't quit whenever I want.  Really.  This year though I am revisiting this idea.  In the interest of my marriage, my pets, and my young students, I'm not going totally without TV.  I'm just not there yet.  Baby steps, baby steps.  The TV will be off from 6-8 each night.  Today is day 1.  Keep your fingers crossed for me.  Seriously.  I have something like 1000 movies and TV shows ranked on Netflix.  Who knows, maybe this will help me get more creations completed.  Help me prove to the corgi he has nothing to worry about and I won't be too horrid giving up TV. LOL!

Are you giving anything up for Lent (or for any reason)?  If so, what are you going to go without?  If it's for Lent, do you include Sundays or not? (I'm including Sundays, it's seems like more of a sacrifice that way).  Let me know.  It's always so interesting to hear from all of you!

I've pulled up a chair with this post here:
Between Naps on the Porch- Tablescape Thursday

Birthday Celebrations at TTT

This week at Top Tip Tuesday we are hosting a "Birthday Celebrations" challenge!

I made this little card to go along with a "Old School Tweeting" basket my cousin Bridget is putting up for raffle at her school auction.  Senior class families each put together baskets for auction as a school fundraiser.  The basket is going to be filled with a bunch of bird themed cards.  Too cute!  This is one of the birthday cards.  The basket has a turkey card for Thanksgiving, 2 Christmas cards, a couple blank cards, Easter, and even Mother's Day and Father's Day cards.  Hopefully her basket will rake in some "top seed". LOL!

The scrap basket got a little lighter thanks to the creation of this card and I'm loving the colors.  Hopefully this card is a harbinger of Spring!  Whaddya say?  You ready to break out the birthday greetings and join the fun over at Top Tip Tuesday?  We'd love to have you and we're whipping out some fun prizes, so come on over!

What's you favorite go-to image or combo for a birthday card?  Leave a comment and share your inspiration. :)

Size Matters

It's Week 3 of my friend Amisha's "Being Creative" challenge/party.  This week she wanted to know how you decide the size of your projects. 

I'm a huge fan of small creations.  It could be because I'm not terrible large myself, could be that when I was younger I never had much money to spend on lots of supplies, or it could simply be that I am a member of "short attention span theater". LOL!  Possibly it's a combo. :)

Mostly I like the little details and the scale of smaller art.  I'm not gonna lie though, I can get smaller projects finished.  Larger scale projects can be overwhelming and can take too long for me to stay inspired or to store in a safe place (my corgi and tabby are good- but who wants to tempt fate!).

What size projects do you like to create?  What gets your creative juices flowing????

More Pics from Wolfeboro

This is the second tablescape I made while I was up in Wolfeboro last week.  It was so sunny and the cottage porch was so bright it made it seem like spring was here already. :)

It was beautiful when we were there.  Can you just imagine the warm breezes in the summer.  Love-Lee!

Did you figure out what I forgot to put on the table? LOL!  I was so excited to take the pictures while it was sunny I forgot the silverware and napkins!!!!

Parting shot is a shabby-chic wedding card.  I was all set to post it to Etsy and one of my co-workers needed a wedding card for her nephew.  The wedding is this weekend and luckily this Saturday is supposed to have some sunshine. :)  It's sure to be a gorgeous ceremony 'cause the groom is a Marine so he'll be in his dress uniform.  Keep your fingers crossed for an unseasonably beautiful day for him and his bride.

Don't forget to stop by Top Tip Tuesday for a chance to enter the Favorites challenge.

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Tablescape Thursday