No creations.. but some fun.

Saw this on a blog awhile ago, and thought I'd share mine.. the ones I've done are in bold. Interesting to see differences!


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Did my years in Color Guard count - with the marching band - count?)
4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (or Disneyworld)
8. Climbed a mountain I call it a small mountain, in my younger years. LOL.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped (Not yet!)
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables Does it count if it was back when I was a kid?
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (I don't skinny dip, I chunky dunk.)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse I think I did at one point in time...
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors Trying! In the country now, at least!
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (Had a bit of help, or do computer languages count?)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt Probably when I was really young, but don't remember that. Perhaps it was that trip that my nightmares started...
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant -
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (Do home movies count???)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business Direct sales....
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching - Dolphins?
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - Dachau,  "Never Again"
67. Bounced a check sort of, but I had overdraft protection so it's not quite the same.
68. Flown in a helicopter - um, no, but quite a few times in very small recreational planes..
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt(does a pillow count?)
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House - they wouldn't let me in though. LOL.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating Hey, fishing counts, and I did help with that when I was younger. Maybe that's one reason I don't like fish. LOL.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life I am a nurse....
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby(3)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake. Didn't swim, water is gross. Lived near there for 3 years though.
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee too many times!

Now, I have my own LIST of things to do before I croak, that I wrote back in either high school or college, but that's private and I'm not sharing. ;)  Happy Sunday!

It's been awhile!

I can't believe I haven't posted a project for this long!!! Oh my!!

So here's some eye candy.  My calendar contribution for our local Demo Swap.  These are 4 5/8" x 5 1/2" in size, and my month is June 2011. I made 14 of these.. last night! LOL! Nothing like putting things off till the last minute!

The background is Baja Breeze.  The next layer is Naturals White, on which I stamped, from the Style Beautiful stamp set,  the Sentiment in Early Espresso and heat embossed another of the stamps in the set using clear embossing powder and Versamark. I sponged the edges with Early Espresso. (Sponging thanks to an ink mishap! LOL!) Then, I cut out the scallop square of Greenhouse Garden DSP using the Big Shot and Scallop Squares Duo Die (new, in the Holiday Mini) and cut a slightly smaller square of Vellum CS to lay over top. The Fleur De Lis is in Rich Razzleberry and is also part of the Style Beautiful set. The flowers are Fast and Fabulous (a hostess set) stamped in Pale Plum and Rich Razzleberry, outlined in Early Espresso and cut out. I attached a twine bow with mini glue dots. The brad is from the Antique Brads set - my new faves!  The calendar itself is sponged in Baja Breeze.

I probably overdid it, but this is my style. I am very pleased with the results!

Thanks for looking, and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to my wonderful Husband, who is over in the Arabian Peninsula!! Can't wait to visit him next month!!!

Wedding Word Play

This card is for my wonderful friend Linda. I held off posting it, hopefully she gets it soon. The post office has been weird on the "outgoing" mail.

I used Whisper White as the base (with extra padding inside to thicken it up). Perfect Plum panel, and then Embossed the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder using Vellum Cardstock and my Big Shot. Saying/Image is Word Play in Perfect Plum, accented with a Rhinestone.  Punched out the Scalloped Circle in Perfect Plum using the new Big Punch in the catty, and the 2 3/4" circle punch.  Hung it on the Whisper White Satin Ribbon and added pearls around the scallops and on the flower centers in the embossed layer.

Can I just say, this is one of my FAVORITE cards?  The idea came from the 2010-11 IB&C Pg 214, although mine turned out much better, if I do say so myself ;-) Embossing on Vellum is a challenge though, and involves using the rubber pads rather than both cutting pads. Just FYI ;-)

Thanks for looking, and Congrats, Linda and Einar!

It's H{ippity} Hop Monday!

It's my first H{ippity} Hop! I hope I can do it justice! Be sure to check in at the {ippity} blog to see a list of all Hop participants!

I used Now and Always for the butterflies and Flower, and The Simple Things for the sentiment. DSP is Websters Pages, and Card Stock is SU Kiwi Kiss, Rich Razzleberry, and Naturals Ivory. A bit of sewing, a bit of piecing, a bit of embossing (the sentiment), a bit of distressing; add a "build a brad" (which was stamped on Kiwi Kiss with the "itty bitty bits" stamp set) and tear some paper, and voila!

(I really need to create a light box for pictures.. LOL!)

I also entered it in the StampTV color challenge (just ended - under the wire or too late.. should have done it last night! OOPS!) "stvcolorcs3"

Thanks for looking!

House Pretties..

First of all, Happy Father's Day to my Spouse who is across the Pond.. and of course I guess that means to my Dad who is as well.

Now, onto the topic. Honey, don't shoot me, okay?

Here is a little bling I added to our patio door.  It looks really nice, if I do say so myself!!

And, it is 100% removable.. so there. :-P

Thanks for looking!