Digiments Design Team Audition

So a fellow blogger friend of mine is starting her own company, Digiments, which is digital sentiments. So I decided I would audition for her design team. This was so much fun! I love sentiments as my main thing, so using a digital one then printed out makes it so much easier (and less mess too!) So here is my audition card. I used the whole she-bang on this card: buttons, ribbon, rub-ons, chipboard, popups, designer paper and all that fun stuff. Hope she likes it- Cross your fingers everyone!

 Also, if you haven't seen some of my previous posts, I did the Mini Virtual Stamp Night at SCS this past weekend, so check out the 4 cards I cranked out here.

I also made some Mother's Day cards for a Co-Worker of mine who saw my Etsy store. Check it out here. I may never sell anything on my store, but at least I tried. :)

Hugs to all my blogger buddies out there!

-M

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Virtual Stamp Night in April

Ok, so I am making this a super quick post. I am very tired and tomorrow I have a LOT of things to do- get my oil changed in my car (and have them check out my Air Conditioning, since I think it is low on that special fluid that makes your AC cold), stop by the Post office (I had everything to go on Friday, then I got delayed by a late lunch with the hubby and they closed by the time I got there! argh!), also I really want to just do something I enjoy before I have to go to work. Today official I became "run down" from working night shifts all last week. Ugh.

Anyways, on Saturday I managed to crank out 4 cards before our friends came over for dinner, board games, a movie (DeathNote 2- live action version dubbed with the original animated series' voice actors) and the usual Saturday night fun with the gang. The VSN mini challenge theme is Vegas, so I managed to participate in 4 challenges: Bellie up the Buffet (used at least 3 different embellishments), Gold, Gold and more Gold (use gold in your creation), The Strip (use strips of paper as your background), and Happy Hour (make a card inspired by your favorite drink). 

Bellie up the Buffet

Gold, Gold and more Gold

The Strip

Happy Hour: story behind this, my fav. drink is a creation at our local bar called the "Cherry Bomb" however now that the makers of Pucker has stopped making cherry Pucker, it is a very difficult drink to come by. It is a very sweet drink, almost like sweet tart candy. :) - The card had to be inspired by a favorite drink for those of you who missed that before.

I said this would be quick and I'm already getting long winded, so enjoy!

-M

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Sunday scraps

So it is a scrap card theme over at Fun-Frilled today. Make sure you check the card out fully over there. Also, if you join in on the challenge, you can have a chance to win some awesome loot. Check it out!

Here's a sneaky peak.

Supplies include Laundry Line green sparkle chipboard. All the rest are scraps and bits of items that I am not sure where they are all from. Enjoy!

-M

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Mother's Day cards for a Friend

So I have been awake all day/night today. It currently is roughly 11am here in PA and I have been up since noon yesterday. (whow!) I made the mistake of having a caffeinated beverage around 8pm last night at dinner, and me being on a healthier kick have basically given up caffeine, so when I do drink it, I get allllllll hyped. Anyways, cranked out 4 Mother's Day cards for a co-worker and one audition card for a design team on a fellow blogger's new digital sentiments company.  But I will just show  you the Mother's Day cards today, since this blog will be way too long anyways and I think I might finally crash after I post. Read the bottom of my post for the story behind why none of these cards have any words on them. *sigh*

Ok, so the story goes: about a day after I made my Etsy site, a co-worker of mine was surfing the net and came across Etsy. I happened to glance over at the right time and quickly mentioned I just opened my own store for my creations. She checked out my store then immediately requests that I make her some Mother's Day cards for her mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. However, since most of them do not speak English, she wanted to know if I could make them with no sayings or if I had to make sayings, she would specify what it was to say. So instead of having her go into the trouble of writing out things that I could say on the card and to avoid the possibility I would spell words wrong, etc. I let her know that I would do my best to create cards with no words on them. Ok, DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS!!!!??? Me, being the chipboard lover and sentiment-holic I am, was soooo challenged. Since there were to be Mother's Day cards and not like one of your other important holidays, I have very little to work with. Um, flowers, butterflies, stuff like that? Also, I was to not use glitter or markers on them. Another blow to my comfort zone. But I got through them, and half I like, the other half I only sorta like. So above are the fab four! Enjoy!

-M

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Giveaway and updates

Ok, so I have been working the night shift this whole week due to one of my co-workers being on vacation and I have to cover for him. So, I have not had a whole lot of energy to either make cards, etc. during the wee-hours of the morning or force myself to get up and work on some before work. (I just can't bring myself to start a project when I don't have a whole lot of time to work on it). So tonight and the weekend I *PROMISE* I will post some newbie ideas. I have a design team audition card to come up with, 4 mother's day cards to make for a friend (who saw my Esty site and now wants me to make cards for her) my Fun-Frilled card and I am determined to make a scrapbook page for once. So, among all the other busy stuff, I am determined to get it all done this weekend. PROMISE. 

Besides that little update, check out this great Blog candy here at Creating from the Heart. Check it out!

Ok, off to make some lunch then to get ready for work.

-M

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Etsy shop!

So I broke down and made an Etsy shop. I have a big pile of cards that I'm not sure who I would send to, and I always am making more cards, so I decided, "Hey, why not make a little cash for my time and effort?!"
So, check out my etsy shop here. It has a similar look and feel as this here blog, so you should feel right at home!
For right now, I only posted 8 cards, since it takes longer than you think to pop those babies onto online listings. (that and I have to resize all the photos, since my photos for this blog are way bigger than what they allow on Etsy).
Check my shop out and let me know if you see anything needing tweeking. I'm new to the whole Esty thing, so bear with me. Below is what I put in my shop!
Hugs all and check out my shop!
-M

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