Thank you card

Okay, so I am really unsure about this "Thank you" Card that I made a few minutes ago...dunno what it is...it is either missing something or I just didn't do it right. Or perhaps I am just not happy with how it turned out...thinking I am going to have to play with this set a bit more.Lol, so I am hoping a fresh pair(S) of eyes will be helpful :)!

The patterned paper you see here, comes on a roll and I picked it up and another roll at one of my crafty stores Carousel. It is pretty thin and delicate paper, so you need to be gentle with it or it will tear easily but isn't it just gorgeous???

The stamp set is from the new "Hero Arts" 3 Japanese girls set and the clear single girl set.

Hugs,

my new crafty bag

Here is a crafty bag my mother in law just finnished making for me for an xmas gift. She doesn't have a blog to enter into Nicole's giveaway, so I am kind of doing it for her :p (sort of also a way to say thank you for making this bag too).  Here is the outside of the bag, and it has pockets of varying sizes all aroung the outside and in.

This picture is of the inside of the bag, yep it comes out, it just velcros into the bag :)!  It also has pockets all around this centre part, how cool is that?? 

This last picture is of the inside of the bag, am 

trying to show you all the pockets in this bag...great crafty bag :).  I bought the pattern at my local fabric store, and it is the only crafty bag that has a pattern for it.  Mcalls makes the pattern :)!

Hugs,

Catherine

my first attempt for drawing something using my tablet

So here is my first attempt at playing around trying to draw something using Photoshop, now I did cheat a little bit. I went to www.deviantart.com and got a few brushes to help me out, like: wings, hair, hands. I tried to draw hands, hair and eyes and it just wasn't working for me...but anyways, here is what I created using Photoshop and my Bamboo fun tablet. Neat eh??

Hugs,

catherine

Still the Same girl blog candy giveaway

Hurry on over to this gals blog because she is giving away a MUST HAVE stamp set and she is going to be drawing on Thursday :)!

Hugs,

catherine

I am 31 today :)!

 Yep, I turned 31 today :o *gasp* I know...shocker :p!  I didn't mention it this morning, because things just didn't start out well...I woke up to  "Honey, can you please come here and clean up your dd because she threw up in her bed (plus, everywhere else?"  So I had to give the poor girl 4 baths (might have to give her another one later), just to get her totally cleaned up...and when he said it was everywhere it was.  It was in her ears, in her nose, in her hair...poor thing...was so upset too, I think it scared her more than anything :(!  All the schools were cancelled today all over the province, I decided I would keep my middle son home from school today too because of the snow storm.  So when I decided that, it meant my bday stamping errands (tee hee, hubby unawareness program) were Kaboshed for today and we just stayed home keeping safe and warm. I would have to say that the start to being 31 wasn't good...but the good news is that we are all safe at home and I am going out Thursday night with some of my friends to celebrate.  Sadly, Julie won't be able to join us because she and her girls are all fighting colds/flus :(! 

You are probably wondering what I got, well...I got my family gifts last week at a joint family bday party at my parents house and here are some of the things I got:

~Michael's gift card

~Chapters bookstore gift card (one from my brother and family...plus I got one today from my sister in law)

~Visa gift card

~some donations to the stamping fund 

~a crafty 

bag that I posted a week ago

Now for what my dh is getting me :)!  He is getting me a score-pal, and he is making me a photo tent...how cool is that????  I have been using whatever I had at the time, like:

~blankets

~shelves

~pieces of computer printer paper

~chairs

Can't wait to have the photo tent :)! That means I will have to take a photography course then :p! Well, thanks for stopping by...and sorry this post sounded kinda sad but things are good :)!

Hugs,

patience is what is needed

The other night I lent out 2 of my stamp sets to Kim and Deborah, so Kim let me borrow 2 of her sets and this card was made from one of her 2 sets.  Yes, I know I am CRAZY to even consider or let the thought cross my mind or even doing this...but I did. I cut out by hand this intricate flower vine stamped image, that is after  I colored it all in first :p!!  By this picture it looks like I only cut out part of it, but I didn't...I cut it ALL out :)!! LOVE this card, and how it turned out!! I did try it out on 2 other card bases that I made, but it just didn't look right to me and so I just had to break out my Label 1 Nestabilities for this project.

Hugs,

Mommy and Daddy Blog Ipod touch giveaway

Mommy and Daddy blog is giving away an Ipod touch phone, so if interested I suggest running over there and checking this giveaway out :)!

Hugs,

catherine