Another Find

As I just shared a great card idea, I figured I should share a great page idea. This page was made by Gretchen Barron:

Great Find

I found this great card on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts this morning. I think this card would be easy to CASE (copy) and could even be used as a great scrapbook page idea. Hope you all enjoy it.

Blog Searching

This morning I was blog surfing (instead of cleaning, or spending time with Chris), and I came across an idea. The idea was to list a bunch of things that you want to do in your life time, or have already done. Then, highlight or underline those things as you accomplish them. Now, you may be asking your self.... "How is this stamp related?". My idea, take your camera with you and use the list as a starter/title for a scrapbook. Think about it.... family vacations, the sites you may see, the people you may meet. The possibilities are endless.

So, here is mine:

1. Swim with wild dolphins
2. Climb a mountain
3. Take a Ferrari for a test drive
4. Go inside the Great Pyramid
5. Taken a candlelit bath with someone 
6. Said “I love you” and meant it
7. Hugged a tree
8. Bungee jumped
9. Visited Paris (not in California)
10. Watched a lightning storm at sea
11. Seen the Northern Lights
12. Gone to a huge sports game
13. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
14. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
15. Touched an iceberg
16. Slept under the stars
17. Changed a baby's diaper
18. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
19. Watched a meteor shower (with Wally and Alex a couple of years ago in our front yard)
20. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
21. Seen a total eclipse
22. Ridden a roller coaster
23. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking (I don't know any other way to dance)
24. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
25. Visited all 50 states in the US
26. Watched whales 
27. Backpacked through Europe
28. Taken a road-trip
29. Midnight walk on the beach
30. Visit Ireland
31. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
32. Visit Japan
33. Milk a cow
34. Pretended to be a superhero
35. Sung karaoke
36. Lounged around in bed all day
37. Gone scuba diving
38. Kissed in the rain
39. Played in the mud
40. Played in the rain
41. Gone to a drive-in theater
42. Visit the Great Wall of China
43. Start a business
44. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
45. Toured ancient sites 
46. Gotten married
47. Gone without food for 5 days (it was actually 7 and I wouldn't want to do it again)
48. Made cookies from scratch
49. Ridden a gondola in Venice
50. Get a tattoo
51. White Water Raft the Grand Cayon
52. Gotten flowers for no reason (on Wally's Birthday- he got me flowers)
53. Go to Las Vegas
54. Kissed on the first date
55. Go to Thailand
56. Go on a cruise 
57. Spoken more than one language fluently
58. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country (even Hawaii would count)
59. Go to San Francisco
60. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
61. Written articles for a large publication 
62. Lose over 100 pounds
63. Touch a stingray
64. Helped an animal give birth (my little Hanna Bell and her 3 puppies)
65. Broken a bone
66. Gone on an African photo safari
67. Ridden a horse (but I would do it again in a heart beat)
68. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
69. Visited all 7 continents
70. Take a white water trip that lasts more than 2 days
71. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about 
72. Gone back to school
73. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read them
74. Skipped all your school reunions
75. Had a booth at a street fair
76. Go back to my normal hair color and stay there
77. Saved someone’s life 

So, there's mine. What does yours look like?

Tuesday's Color Inspiration

Tuesdays is now Color Inspiration day, and I am posting early because I have errands to run in the morning and I didn't want to miss posting this. This color combination is brought to us directly from KWernerDesignBlog.

The colors for this challenge are:

• More Mustard
• So Saffron
• Taken with Teal
• Old Olive
• Whisper White

Of course you can use any colors that are close to these colors, just try to stay close. For more fun, try combining this color combination with the sketch posted today (Monday, February 9, 2009).

Once I finish this challenge I will post my project.

Mojo Monday

Today is the first Monday of a new series that I am going to be hosting on this site. It is called Mojo Monday. 

What is Mojo Monday?

Mojo Monday is actually the name of a blog site that is dedicated to offering new sketches to happy stampers out there every Monday. I will be copying these sketches and posting them right here for you to use (oh, and myself too). If you decide to play along with us, then please leave a comment with a link to you picture. Every week I will pick one winner and send that person a free SU! gift.

Here is this weeks sketch:

Now, go grab your supplies and start stamping and cutting!

Today's Share

I was just looking at a few friends blogs tonight and seen something that I had to share!

Isn't this set of 6x6 pages just too cute! Yes, I am going to CASE these for sure.

If you would like to see the site that I found these great pages at, please click here.

Thanks for looking!

Blog Candy

This weeks winner will receive this very cute Valentines Day basket. Of course, I am going to fill it full of goodies (after all I can not send someone an empty basket).

Here are some of the items that you will receive with your Valentines Day basket:

For your chance to win, leave me a comment on any of the posts on this site between today and Thursday, February 12th.

After next weeks drawing I will be posting directions on how to make these baskets. These are great to use for any type of occassion simply by changing color combinations and decorative elements.

Good luck to every one!

P.S. Sorry my pictures are blurry. For some reason my camera was not being good today.

Blog Candy Winner!!!!

IVOLINA is our winner! Congratulations!!! 

Our winner was picked through RANDOM.ORG: 

There were 4 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. ivolina
2. colleen
3. mshoagie
4. mshoagie

Timestamp: 2009-02-06 20:17:00 UTC

Ivolina please contact me by email so I can send your prize out to you: ana4stampin@gmail.com

I keep forgetting!

I keep forgetting to post Chris's Valentines day cards. I used the guidelines that I posted in the "Straight from Me!" challenge to make these cards.

Each card is a little over 4 x 2 inches. I still have the envelopes to make, but that should be the easy part ( I hope ). The big heart is stamped on glossy cardstock and then sponged in Real Red ink.

I ended up making 32 of these cards. Chris will be passing these out to his classmates on Friendship day on February 12th!

Oh and don't forget to check back tomorrow for our blog candy winner, and the new blog candy giveaway!!!

New Classes Added!

I have just added three new classes to this months calendar. I will add pictures of the events in the next few days but for now here is what I am offering:

Progressive Scrapbook Class: This is not the page we will be making at out class but just an example of what kind of pages this technique can create.

• February 20th: Progressive Scrapbook Class (4pm to 7pm)- Come and learn how to turn a 6x6 page into an 8 1/2x11 and 12x12 page. Class cost is $10.00. For more information or to join in the fun please contact me at ana4stampin@gmail.com
• February 26th (my birthday): Stamp A Stack (4pm to 7pm) - Help me celebrate my birthday by making 8 birthday cards (2 each of 4 designs) that you can use this coming year. Class cost is $15.00. For more information or to join in the fun please contact me at ana4stampin@aol.com
• February 27th: Altered Scrapbook Class (4pm to 7pm) - Transform plain paper bags into a treasured album that is great for your photos and keepsakes.

Next month we will be having another Stamp A Stack class, a class to make a Circle Flip-up Album, and a Easter Scrapbook Class. 

Oh, and don't forget to leave a comment so that you can enter this weeks Blog Candy give-away. So far there is only 2 entries!