Life is good.

Winner!!!

andeecate — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:18 +0000

Hey girls (and maybe boys too??), I wanted to post quick that I have drawn a winner for this awesome blog candy…

CATHY MYERS!

Congrats Cathy! Please email me your address and I will get it out ASAP!

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Also, please check my FOR SALE page (the tab at the top )

I have added some new stuff and really need to start getting rid of all my listings. All prices are negotiable, so just ask… the worst I can say is that isn’t do-able!

Hugs,

Altered Tin and Blog CANDY!

andeecate — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:33:34 +0000

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh… Saturday. I love lazy Saturdays! I haven’t had one in almost 2 months! No joke! Today I got to play a little with a tin. I plan on using this for a gift card for my good friend who has a birthday in a couple of weeks. I used some awesome Bazzill paper that I have had for eons. I covered the tin with a red shade.

I stamped random shapes from a Autumn leaves set I had. I stamped the shapes in Versa Magic ink in Red Magic and Sea Breeze. I popped up some of the shapes with SU! dimensional. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the A Muse Birthday Builder set. The ribbon is SU! taffeta ribbon.

I felt that something was missing so I added some bling… isn’t that always answer?? This was a really simple project and fun to do!

Remember in the fall when I gave away that awesome A Muse blog candy?? Well, I still have one that went unclaimed! Can you believe that???

To win, just leave a comment, I will draw a winner on Thursday. Enjoy!

Happy Saturday,

Andrea

Penguin Paradise

andeecate — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:49:00 +0000

Is it Friday yet? It’s already been a long week and I am super tired! I have to be up at 5am tomorrow (insert grumble and eyeroll here). But I didn’t want to leave the reader I still have… which I appreciate you more than you know!

Here is one that I did b/f I went on “sebatical”…

This Elzybells image is too cute! I stamped him in Palette Noir and colored him with Prisma Color makers (I really need to get on that Copic bandwagon!)

I put Icicle Stickles on the flakes for a little extra sheen. Mr. Penguin’s pom-pom on his hat is done with Liquid Applique and then heated with the heat gun. FYI- that is what makes it pop up, in case you didn’t know, but you probably did.

The sentiment is by A Muse and stamped in Palette Brown. I used A Muse’s 4 bar note cards for the base and the accent paper behind the scallop. That delicious ribbon is by Strano.

Remember, check out my For Sale page… there is a lot left. If there is something you really want, make me an offer, we’ll talk!

FOR SALE and an update

andeecate — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:47:43 +0000

Another year has come and gone… and the past few months I am sure like for the rest of you, has been exhausting! We went to Vegas, visited numerous family and friends, bought gifts for 18 kids, brothers, sisters and parents, had a FABULOUS Christmas and super relaxing New Year.

I am now fighting off my second bout with a bacterial infection (sort of like a viral infection, it just sounds super gross). I feel lousy and want to crawl into bed. I can’t though, I brought work home today because I missed 2 days of work and I still need to put Christmas stuff away. I am so behind on everything!

It will be nice to get back to normal and find my life again! Oh, and to begin creating. I need that more than you know! I didn’t do hardly any Christmas cards, and I didn’t even send out store bought ones… so if you are a friend of mine, don’t feel slighted, I still love you!

Here is a picture I did manage to take of Gracie in front of the tree though… isn’t she the best????

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Please check out my “For Sale” tab at the top. I am unloading a lot of stuff and plan to add more. This is not a store, I just need to thin out my collection. I am running out of room!!!

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I should be checking in more regularly now… Life is still good!

I bailed… again!

andeecate — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:34:23 +0000

Life is getting crazy around here. I have had so much going on that I haven’t had any time for things I want to do. My job has gotten really busy, I had my brother’s kids for 5 days last week, and this past weekend I packed up to go to Pittsburgh. It’s been a lot and I need a break! And work, well don’t get me started on that… our server died on Monday. It was bad- still is. We lost everything that we had done since November 5th. It was awful. So needless to say it’s been a bad week. And TGIF for me tomorrow!

Soooooo… our trip to Vegas in January got a curve ball thrown at it and we needed to reschedule it. BUT we are leaving at the end of this month. I am WAY excited. That is the light at the end of my tunnel right now.

Not a lot to report, but enough to bring you back in, right?

Here is a little Elzybells card I have from last week. So cute! I am still enjoying these images a lot and hope you all got your hands on some and are enjoying them too!

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Stamps: Elzybells Girl and Sleigh and sentiment, A Muse clear Fancy Boarder stamps

Paper: SU! Cardstock in Natural white, Real Red and Cool Caribbean

Ink: SU! Real Red, Versafine Black

Accessories: Prisma Markers, Miscellaneous Bling

BLOG CANDY WINNERS!!!

andeecate — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:11:01 +0000

Hello 2nd rounders! I hope your weekend was fab! It is so late and I am just exhausted. I actually almost forgot to post (yikes!)- so I am not going to chit chat tonight, but just draw my 2 random winners. Drum Roll Please!!

Comments 26 & 3is what random.org says! So…

Allison of Jostamper’s Ink Spot

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Edie, faithful reader and commenter here!

Girls, click contact me under my pic to get me your snail mail addresses!!! I hope, I *know* you will love this stuff!!!

andeecate — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:54:31 +0000

Happy Sunday friends! Today was semi-productive and I made several cards. Also, one of my closest friends had her baby today. I went and visited them. He is just beautiful and so chubby! They have asked me to be the babys God Mother and at first I felt aprehensive. But with a lot of thought and prayer, I decided to say yes. I think this is a good thing.

I got to work on several projects today with my Elzybells stamps and my A Muse clear stamps. I am really enjoying haveing some time for me to stamp.

For this card, I enjoyed taking the Elzybells Igloo stamp and making it look icy and snowy. It’s a lot of fun!! The image was stamped on SU! Naturals cs and Pallet Noir. I colored the image in with Prisma Markers and added stickles to the tree for “ornaments”. I also used Close to Cocoa and Cool Carribean to accent the layers.

I am starting to think that the Ice Skater might be my favorite Elzybells image. She is so cute and easy to work with! This card came together from a card I saw in a magazine. I can’t say I case’d it per se, but I liked the over all look of it, so I used it as a guideline for this card.

The image was stamped in Pallette Noir, and colored in with Prisma Markers. I used the 4 bar note cards and a strip of Real Red. I faux stitched the strip. The ribbon is by A Muse.

I hope you all have a great week. I have a lot going on, so I look forward to being super busy!!!

Elzybells in my house

andeecate — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:50:14 +0000

I did it. I bought them. And I love them. Elzybells stamps are awesome! I purchased a few last week after their launch by A Muse. I must say, I wasn’t one bit disappointed. But I knew that if A Muse was distributing them, they’d be great!

One of my favorite purchases was the Reindeer Star. Isn’t it just the cutest?? If you haven’t already, go and check out the Elzybells Blog for lots of ideas and to shop!

This cards uses the A Muse 4-bar note cards in green, SU! Real Red and Natural Cardstock. The Elzybells image is stamped in Versamark in black and colored in with Prisma Markers. The sentiment, also by Elzybells, is stamped in SU! Real Red. The ribbon is by A Muse.

I hope you have a great weekend everyone. Please don’t forget to comment on the “Unclaimed Blog Candy” post to win some great A Muse stuff!!!

Unclaimed Blog Candy!!! Come and get it!!!

andeecate — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:51:15 +0000

Well, readers, I have 2 sets of unclaimed A Muse blog candy! Leave a comment and get entered in for a chance to win! Included in this delicious variety of A Muse goodies, is 25 5×5 note cards and 50 assorted A Muse gift tags!!!! You will also get a sampling of the A Muse sheer ribbon in orange.

I will draw the names on Monday evening. Have a great Friday and enjoy your 2nd candy opportunity!!!

Yawn Stretch

andeecate — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:09:10 +0000

It’s raining and it’s Friday. It’s 10:52am and I just got up! I love that! I took off work today because I am leaving to go to Dewey Beach, DE for the weekend with 2 of my closest friends. I am really excited.

We plan to shop the 5 bazillion outlets, go to dinner and have lots of drinks!! The weather is supposed to be in the 70’s which is unusual this time of year, but I will take it! We are only staying until Sunday, but I am sure this will prove to be a fun and relaxing weekend!

I wanted to share another creation with you all before I left. I am really enjoying the new A Muse clear stamp mini sets. They are so great to work with (have I convinced you yet to get some??). This card was a snap to put together. The only thing is that it took up a ton of bling! So if you hoard stuff like me, I wouldn’t make too many of these cards, or compensate Stickles in place of the bling. Make sure someone super special get them! They are simple, but so pretty in person!

For this card, I used the 4 bar Maderia Note cards in Red, the Holiday Greetings Clear Set and the Tall Skinny. The Tall Skinny is stamped on SU! Shimmery White and I colored the image in with Prisma Markers and then added the bling from various packets. I used some Bazzill paper to layer the image. Tidings of Joy is stamped in Versafine black.

Have a fabulous weekend and take care