The Life of an Art Chick

It's Hot in Here

2009-02-17T18:57:00.001-08:00

This was a perfect card for me..."Is it hot in here? Hell yes, it is hot in here." The standing joke with the girls is that I'm always hot and we ask if Terry turned up the air (one day we were at her house and she swore she turned the air on but it was only the fan). I guess that was funnier when we were there. Anyway. Melisa has been my conscious lately, telling me to use what I have and not buy more. I bought this set almosst a year ago at the Orlando stamp show. Thank you, Terry, for helping me get the papers and ribbon right...I struggle with that.

Box Office Hit

2009-02-17T18:53:00.000-08:00

I can never get these pictures right...oh well, you get the gist of it. This is my February swap in honor of Valentine's Day. I found the saying on the computer "If your friendship was a movie, you would be a box office hit." I immediately thought of my Clark Gable stamp and the drive-in movie (which was stamped on the inside of the card). Getting solid black with these stamps was difficult. Finally figured out that needed glossy paper.

Merry Christmas

2009-02-17T18:44:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! OK, so it is February...at least it's up for Valentine's Day...OK, so it isn't...sue me! I love this card (thank you, Tori--I want to be just like you). I had to find a Martha Stewart punch and ended up buying the wrong one. I ordered one off e-bay because every Michaels was sold out. Punched out a zillion ferns (each card took about 60 ferns) and the punch broke before I was finished. Terry (thank you!) found me one at the Michaels at the airport and I was able to finish up my cards. I printed the banner off the computer and added rhinestones (can hardly see them).

Happy Fall Ya'll

2008-11-25T19:04:00.000-08:00

My camera is sick and is with the Geek Squad as we speak getting repaired. I finally dug out my old camera but took about 30 pictures before I got anything decent to post. I love this card and it is so simple! The metallic paper and ink make the card! Thanks to Donna at a Small Cleverness for this idea.

In "Dog Talk"...

2008-11-25T19:01:00.000-08:00

I made this card for my friend, Courtney, as a thank you card. Inside says "That is "dog talk" for thank you."

Brayer Technique

2008-11-25T19:00:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love Tori's cards with the brayer background technique. I imagine there is a more official name than that but I don't know it. Anyway. Here is my attempt. It isn't too bad but I haven't been able to repeat it!

Halloween, Finally!

2008-11-25T18:55:00.000-08:00

Here is another monkey! I love these pirates and have enjoyed all the ways to use these sets. I just extended Halloween...these cards finally went out in the middle of November!

My Dear Friends

2008-11-02T17:17:00.000-08:00

I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your pictures, Melisa! On the left is the every-talented Tori. She made a wonderful Halloween book. On the right is me with Terry and Melisa.

After the Wedding

2008-11-02T17:15:00.001-08:00

It's Sunday evening and we just got home from the airport. The wedding was wonderful and the spiders were a hit at the rehearsal dinner. I'm looking forward to working on my long-overdue Halloween cards for the "Chicks" card swap. I'm going to try and do two to compensate for my lateness! Thanks for looking!

The Rehearsal Dinner

2008-10-29T18:03:00.000-07:00

This is the invitation for my brother's rehearsal dinner. The picture does not do it justice! I used a burnt orange cardstock (Kari--my soon-to-be sister-in-law--would say it was for the Texas Longhorns. Hardly, it was a pretty fall color :-) Then, I have a pretty fall-color leaf patterned paper. Anyway, John and Kari's picture is behind the velum. I made RSVP cards also. This was a fun project!

Halloween ATC

2008-10-26T11:13:00.001-07:00

We traded our Halloween ATCs and again--so much talent!!! I'm blessed to be a part of this incredible group of artists! Here is my ATC--I need to get some different ideas other than my monkey!

Scrapbook Oasis Halloween Bash!

2008-10-26T10:46:00.001-07:00

We had so much fun Friday night at our Halloween bash. You should have seen the incredible talent we had with all the wonderful Halloween projects. I love my bucket!!! I spent all day working on projects...still cutting and pasting on spider legs for my brother's rehearsal dinner THIS FRIDAY!

Boo to You!

2008-10-23T19:06:00.000-07:00

I made these tic tac boxes as treats for my friends at work and for goodies at our crop on the 24th. I love these! I'm obsessed with this little monkey!

Halloween Bouquet

2008-10-23T19:00:00.000-07:00

Wow--it has been a while!!! I have been busy making my brother's rehearsal dinner invitations (I need to get a picture of them) and Halloween goodies. This is a bouquet that I'm taking to the Crop Shoppe on the 24th for our Halloween crop.

Apple of my Eye

2008-08-23T18:50:00.000-07:00

I made this one for a Card Chick swap. They design is from the adorable Stampin Up, "Tart and Tangy" set and coordinating paper. This is a waterfall card with the sentiment inside "You are the Apple of my Eye."

Limits?

2008-08-23T18:48:00.000-07:00

My parents will get a kick out of this one. My daughter, Elyse, makes that same expression. Shop 'til you drop comes to mind--too bad there is a limit!

Monkeying Around

2008-08-23T18:45:00.001-07:00

I love these monkeys!!! I can't take credit for these creations--they were originally created by my Card Chick buddies Terry and Lesley.

Freddy the Flamingo

2008-08-23T18:17:00.000-07:00

I love Freddy the Flamingo...just chillin'. I made him for my Card Chick swap.

Purple Passion

2008-08-23T18:15:00.000-07:00

I needed to make some note cards and my Card Chick friend, Melisa, was a lifesaver! She gave me the colored flower and helped me create a beautiful note card! There are four cards which will say "A Note for Linda." These are for my future sister-in-law's, mother.

Goodbye Courtney

2008-08-23T18:11:00.000-07:00

This card was affectionately created for my dear friend Courtney Sellers who I worked with at Flagler. She recently accepted another job and these were my words of wisdom.