...braggin' on Auntie CJ

Wow wee!! Check out these awesome creations by my Aunt CJ!! She sent me a pic via email of what she has been busy doing -- and guess what?! She is NEW to stamping and is already creating these lovely items!! Amazing!!

The little word window punch tag on the candle says "wonderful you". When I asked her where she came up with this idea here is what she said - she is referring to the new SU! Idea Book & Catalog...

I tried to copy the one on page 91# in a different color as I am giving it to Judy next door. Can you tell I love Spring yellow and green?? LOL... I am drawn to those colors, always.

Thanks soo much for sharing your creative projects with me Aunt CJ ~ you are doing such an awesome job!! Keep em' coming and I'd be happy to keep sharing them with the world here on my blog ;o)

~Enoy & TFL~

Happy Easter!!

Here is a wish for each and every one of you ~ ~ Easter Blessings!!!

How Awesome!!! ...& FUN TOO!!

Isn't this just the coolest card that SCS'er Donna Moore has created? I found it over on SCS tonight ... its a new tutorial they have put together for all of us!! WHOO HOO SCS!!!

The flower fold is called a 'Dahila fold'. I have done an entire flower using this fold and it was soo fun! I posted it here on my blog back on February 7th of this year if you would like to go back and take a peek!!

Donna also has featured our SU! rub-ons with this card too!! I love the layout of the actual card too - how cool!!

Here is a link to the Dahila Fold SCS/Donna Moore tutorial

Here is a link to another worksheet showing this folding technique too - I had posted this link back in my February posting as well

Here is a link to the SCS Dahila Fold gallery too

HAVE FUN!! These are just a blast to make!!

~Enjoy & TFL~

In Circles Over You!

WOW! What a fun circle card!! I recently received this from my Sista' Mike - SCS: MissMike. It's just adorable as can be ;o)



Sista' Mike and I spent a Saturday together recently while I was out in AZ -- that was the best day evah' Sista! Michaeleen picked up this cute little horned love monster while we were checking out a stampin' store -- doesn't he just give you a warm fuzzy feeling?! LOL


You always come up with the cutest card layouts Sista!! Thanks sooo much!!

~ENJOY & TFL~

Thanks Aunt CJ!!!

What another FUN & CUTE birthday card I received from my Aunt CJ ~ She is just getting into the whole stampin' thing --- isn't she doing just a fabulous job already??!!!

I love all of your detail here Aunt CJ ~ Love the extra dimension below the star that you have done -- cute cute cute!!!!

Thanks soo much for remembering me ;o))

Love ~ Teresa

Happy St. Patty Day!!

Here is wishing each one of you a very happy St. Pattys Day!!

GO GREEN!!!

Huggs to Lisa!!

WOW! More fun mail has been received! Thanks soo much to SCS'er Lisa (lisahenke) for this totally fun birthday card that I have received ;o) It's just adorable!!





It's hard to see in this picture but Lisa added glitters to the piece of cake -- just adorable!!

Thanks soo much Lisa ~ I appreciate you !!

Stampin' Huggs~

Thanks MamaKim!!

WOW!! My first 2008 birthday wish has been received ;o) SCS'er MamaKim is on top her game of wishes!! Yeah!! Thanks sooo much Kim!







I really appreciate your thoughtfulness Kim ;o) You made my day!!

Stampin' Huggs to you!

I'm Wishin!!

I'm hoping and wishing to get back to my stampin' space soon! LOL
Here is another fun card direct from our friends at SU! to share with you!!

Stamps:
A LITTLE BIRTHDAY CHEER STAMP SET
CLASSIC BACKGROUNDS STAMP SET

Paper:
CARD STOCK OLD OLIVE 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK WHISPER WHITE 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK KRAFT 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK BASHFUL BLUE 8 1/2X11

Ink:
CRAFT STAMPIN PAD BRILLIANT BLUE
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD OLD OLIVE
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD BASHFUL BLUE

Accessories:
SPONGE DAUBERS
GLUE DOTS MINI
CRAFTERS' TOOL KIT
PUNCH 1/2 INCH CIRCLE
RIBBON GROSGRAIN REAL RED 1/4 INCH
ON BOARD HEARTS AND STARS BULK

Instructions:

1. Color chipboard star using Brilliant Blue Craft ink and sponge daubers. Set aside to dry.

2. Stamp argyle background in Bashful Blue ink across bottom of Bashful Blue card stock (4-1/4″ x 3-1/2″). Pierce row of holes along top of card stock using paper-piercing tool from Crafters’ Tool Kit. Adhere to Kraft card.

3. Adhere Old Olive card stock (4-1/4″ x 1″) to card. Punch five 1/2″ circles from second piece of Old Olive card stock (4-1/4″ x 1″), and adhere to card.

4. Stamp saying in Old Olive ink on Whisper White card stock (1-5/8″ x 1/2″), and adhere to chipboard star. Tie knot in Real Red narrow grosgrain ribbon, and adhere to star. Adhere star to card.

On Board chipboard adds interest to any project, and you can color and embellish it inso many ways. It’s designed especially for use with rubber stamping and scrapbooking, so it’s light enough to make application easy. The new Book Basics makes it so fun to createpersonalized albums and journals. Just cover or embellish it and bind it with book clips,ribbons, rings, or anything you want.

~TFL & Enjoy~

Hi & Hello 2U!

Hello Everyone!!
I'm hoping to get back into a 'normal routine' here again shortly! lol We've been crazy busy since returning from vacation!!
Here is something I'd love to share with you today - direct from our friends at SU!
Stamps:
HI & HELLO STAMP SET
Paper:
CARD STOCK MORE MUSTARD 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK REAL RED 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK TEXTURED IN COLOR 12 X 12
CARD STOCK TEXTURED BOLD BRIGHTS 12 X 12
DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRINTS SOFT SKY 12 X 12 DBL SIDED

Ink:
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD REAL RED

Accessories:
PUNCH 1 1/4 INCH CIRCLE
BUTTONS CLEAR
RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
PUNCH SCALLOP CIRCLE
PUNCH 1 INCH CIRCLE
PUNCH CORNER 3/16 INCH
RUB ONS SPRING/SUMMER 2008

Instructions:
1. Cut 3/4″ from front of Real Red textured card, and round bottom corners using 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch. Adhere Soft Sky Prints Designer Series paper (4″ x 1-1/4″) behind front flap.

2. Stamp saying in Real Red ink on Real Red card. Tie More Mustard narrow grosgrain ribbon around front of card.

3. Punch scalloped circle from Soft Sky textured card stock (2″ x 3″) using Scallop Circle punch.

4. Punch circle form More Mustard card stock (2″ x 3″) using 1-1/4″ Circle punch.

5. Apply star Rub-Ons to Real Red card stock (2″ x 3″), and punch out image using 1″ Circle punch. Layer circles on Soft Sky scalloped circle, and adhere to card. Adhere Clear button over Real Red circle.

~TFL & Enjoy~

History Mystery

Have a history teacher explain this -- if they can!

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Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.


John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.


Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.


John F. Kennedy was elected Present in 1960.


Both were particularly concerned with civil rights,


Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.


Both Presidents were shot on Friday.


Both Presidents were shot in the head.


Now it gets really weird.


Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.


Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.


Both were assassinated by Southerners.


Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.


Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.


Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.


John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.


Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.


Both assassins were known by their three names.


Both names are composed of fifteen letters.


Now hang on to your seat.


Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford"


Kennedy was host in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford"


Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.


Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.


Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.


And here's the kicker...


A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.


A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

Spring is Coming!!

I just love this stamp set ~ and I'm thinkin' Spring!! Are you?

Stamps:
PRETTY PEONY STAMP SET
HOLIDAYS & WISHES STAMP SET
Paper:
CARD STOCK REGAL ROSE 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK OLD OLIVE 8 1/2X11

Inks:
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD REGAL ROSE

Accessories:
RIBBON TAFFETA WHISPER WHITE 3/8 INCH
COLOR SPRITZER TOOL


Special Thanks to:
Marilyn Goodrich for this beautiful creation!!

Just a Little Trivia Info to share with you!!

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand

And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".? (Are you doubting this?)

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.)

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?)

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u) TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out)

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that's about what my memory span is.)

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.!)

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that also)

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

The cruise liner, QE 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that.)

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

On My Mind...

Isn't this beautiful? Another fave of mine to share with you from our friends at SU!

Stamps:
ALWAYS STAMP SET

Paper:
CARD STOCK WHISPER WHITE 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK ALWAYS ARTICHOKE 8 1/2X11
CARD STOCK SOFT SKY 8 1/2 X 11

Ink:
CRAFT STAMPIN PAD ROSE RED
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD ROSE RED
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD ALWAYS ARTICHOKE

Accessories:
SPONGE DAUBERS
STAMPIN DIMENSIONALS
SCISSORS CRAFT & PAPER
RIBBON DOUBLE STITCHED RIVER ROCK
ON BOARD HEARTS AND STARS BULK

Instructions:

1. Color chipboard heart using Rose Red Craft ink and sponge daubers, and set aside to dry.

2. Stamp heart image in Always Artichoke ink on Always Artichoke card stock (2-1/2″ x 3″), and adhere to card.

3. Stamp heart image in Rose Red ink on Whisper White card stock (2-1/2″ x 3″). Cut out heart, and adhere to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4. Stamp saying in Always Artichoke ink on card. Stamp again in Rose Red ink on Whisper White card stock scrap. Cut out “Heart,” and adhere to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

5. Adhere chipboard heart to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Tie River Rock double-stitched grosgrain ribbon around front of card.

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On Board chipboard adds interest to any project, and you can color and embellish it inso many ways. It’s designed especially for use with rubber stamping and scrapbooking, soit’s light enough to make application easy. The new Book Basics makes it so fun to createpersonalized albums and journals. Just cover or embellish it and bind it with book clips,ribbons, rings, or anything you want.

~TFL & Enjoy~

I'm Back!!

Hello Everyone!!

We are back from a wonderful vacation!! I am getting back in the groove of 'reality' again!! I have a demo tomorrow night so I'll be posting pics of cards again soon ~

I just received this info in an email so I thought I would share these helpful hints with all of you!!!

1. Budweiser beer conditions the hair
2. Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish
3. Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes
4. Mayonnaise will KILL LICE, it will also condition your hair
5. Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any
6. Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea
7. Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water
8. Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste
9. Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!
10. Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too
11 Bee stings - meat tenderizer
12. Chigger bite - Preparation H
13. Puffy eyes - Preparation H
14. Papercut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)
15. Stinky feet - Jell-O
16. Athletes feet - cornstarch
17. Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks vapor rub
18. Kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. (Wow, and we drink this stuff)
19. Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!
20. Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper
21. Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray
22. Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby
23. Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls
24. When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on
2 5. Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar!
26. Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice!
27 Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak
28. Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!
29. A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!
30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste
31. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.
32. To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.
33. Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with Peanut butter
34. Baked on food - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets, soak overnight!
35. Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush!
36. Dirty grout - Listerine
37. Stains on clothes - Colgate
38. Grass stains - Karo Syrup
39. Grease Stains - Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from car batteries!
40. Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again.
41. To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer Add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer aspirin, or just use 7-up instead of water.
42. When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so! you "squeeze" for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie. They are: Monday = Blue, Tuesday = Green, Thursday = Red Friday = White and Saturday = Yellow So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie; not white which is Fridays (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue- Green - Red - White - Yellow , Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. I thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors. You learn something new everyday! Enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping.

Pass this information on to friends so they can be informed also