I made a rude card, and I love it. It was simple to make and I love love love the stamp. I bought this card with my best bud in mind. She loves cats and has the type of sense of humor this stamp was made for (this is the same recipient of the cat butthole card). The above video is me putting it together. I’ll post the finished result below.
I might colour in the woman and the cat if I make the card again. Right now I’m loving it the way it is.
This week my Halloween craft supplies came in, just in time for the month of October. It was a mix of cutting dies and stamps. I’m very excited to start playing with them. There was a lot of packages to open so instead of pictures, I did a video of me opening them. I hope to post some Halloween cards soon.
I felt in a crafty mood this evening and made this simple Halloween card. I used stamps from a recent set that came in the mail. The stars came from a past Paper Pumpkin Stampin Up set.
This week I got some crafting supplies in the mail.
These two embossing folders came. I love plants and grow many of them in my home. They couldn’t be more perfect for me (especially since my favourite plant is a monstera deliciosa, which is the leaf on the right).
I love these sweater cutting dies. When I look at them I hear a line from a Lana Del Ray song “You fit me better than my favourite sweater”, which would make a perfect sentiment for a card with these dies.
These rain drop embellishments came. They are bigger than I thought they were. I hope I can make them work. There is a very slight difference in colour.
I ordered this double sided adhesive to see if it was a better deal then going to your local dollar store, but really I think you might as well go to the dollar store. The adhesive isn’t would tight and I don’t think there is as much of it. I’ll go to the dollar store for it.
As for the wine, I bottled a batch of Merlot at the wine shop, last Wednesday. It made 30 bottles. We drink a lot of wine at our home, so I ordered a batch of a blend of Gewurztraminer and Riesling. I’ve never made wine with Gewurztraminer before. I hope I like it.
I had a bunch of letters to mail this morning, that I finished last night. I don’t think any of them contained any cards. I don’t always send cards, usually just a letter. I love hearing from friends through letters, or in person. It’s just not the same through text messages, or phone calls (I would prefer to never to talk on the phone, which is strange because that’s how I happily spend large chunks of my younger years).
I mistakenly used my work address for my Amazon shipment and the delivery agent left it outside a locked office door in a big commercial building! On a Saturday. I was not happy at all. Luckily someone went to the office the same day it was delivered and took it inside for me. I was so happy it was there waiting for me this morning. Amazon did say they would refund me if it wasn’t there today, so they are really good about it. I’m happy to say it wasn’t an issue and I got my parcel.
I got some double sided adhesive sheets and these punches. The adhesive sheets are for die cutting and the punches for shaker cards, or general craft purposes.
I need another vacation so I have time to play with all these things.
This came in the mail awhile ago, from a gracious friend and talented writer, Shannon (you can find more about her here). I finished the book I was currently reading (The Escapist, by Gabriel Filippe and it was SO GOOD) when she sent this one . I like to read every night before I go to bed. I usually only manage to read a couple pages before I get too sleepy, so it takes me a really long time to finish a book. I’ve never read this author before and I’m looking forward to it.
I made a couple cards while I was on vacation as well. I like the minimalist aspect of them. I only added sequins to the one because I got some ink smudges on it, otherwise I would have left it as is. I don’t care for the pink ink as much as I prefer the dark ink, for the Thank You sentiment.
As for my vacation, I went to a cottage on Lake Huron. It was on an island and the water was so clear and beautiful. One of the highlights of my vacation was snorkling. I saw lots of little bottom fish they told me were called gobis. They were really cute, but apparently invasive. They reminded me of mud skippers, but the lake bed was all rock. I saw lots of little shells, I think they were zebra mussels (also invasive). The company was lovely and the water was beautiful. I made it up to visit my folks as well. I’m always a little nervous to visit them during these difficult times, COVID is still a big threat here in Canada. There has been rain the last few days, so I’ve had some time to play with my newest craft supplies.
As for OMAD, I’ll be restarting that tomorrow. I had lost three pounds, but I’ve since gained it all back. I ate like a fiend during this vacation.
This months Paper Pumpkin came. It’s $34.00 a month Canadian including shipping.
When I opened the box I thought it was going to be Fall themed. The pumpkin flyer threw me off.
It was sports themed… It wasn’t my favourite box from Paper Pumkin, but I’m sure lots of people were happy with it. I’m one of those “Goooo Sports!” people, which means I have zero interest in sports.
This is what the cards looked like when they were completed. There was supposed to be three of each one.
But this one… This was a nightmare. It took me four tries to make this one, and only two made it. It was my first time making a shaker card and I kept gluing things together wrong, tearing things, and having the little stars get stuck in the wrong spots. I am happy I managed to get two of them completed and I’m excited to make another shaker card. I’ve always wanted to try to make one and this kit showed me how. I feel confident I could make another one on my own.
These two cards were easy to make. The matching envelopes are really cute and made with good quality paper.
If I found sports more exciting, or knew people who liked them, I might have been happier about this box. I’m not sure who I will send these to. I will probably use most of them in the mini library. I’m still putting local gift cards in it every week with a card. Maybe they know a sports fan whom this would be relevant for.
The mail came with a lot of really great things that I’m excited to try.
These cutting dies make a really nice tri/quad fold card. On the example it was done in red and gold and really pretty.
This alphabet set it cute. It’s letters with a stitched like pattern on them.
A couple embellishments came. I love the rain drops and the circles are cute.
I adore these gnome stamps and cutting dies. I like that you can use them for things other than Christmas. I’ll probably use There’s Gnomebody Like You.
Ah yes, and the new band for my FitBit (that I never wear anymore). This must be a sign I should put it on again. Now that it’s cooler, hiking might be back on the table.
I made another card today.
Sorry my photos are blurry. I used this embossing folder and mermaid stamp and die set I got on Aliexpress. I also used parts of the sea themed Hero Arts kit I got awhile back.
I used a water brush and ink pads to colour the mermaid, then embossed the sparkly paper with the fish scale embossing folder. I adhered it to a plain craft card base and glued on the mermaid and sea floor. I added a sentiment and stuck on a couple embellishments.
I have been having to cut my glad flowers off. I didn’t plant the bulbs deep enough and they are falling over and growing flat on the ground. So far only one of the grown bulbs has been able to stay upright.
I bought a bag of glad bulbs at my local Costco and they are BEAUTIFUL! I only planted half the bag and the colours have been gorgeous. So far pale lilac, soft pinks, red, and white glads have grown. There are a few more that still haven’t bloomed and I can’t wait to see what colour they are.
I wanted to use the new cutting dies with this spider web embossing folder. I haven’t used either one of them yet.
I loved the spider web background and the doll dies are cute too.
I have no idea why I chose Thinking of You as the sentiment. It really didn’t go with the card. It came off as bad creepy, not good creepy. I’m still struggling with embossing. I powdered the background of the Thinking of You sentiment before I embossed it, but the embossing powder still ended up sticking everywhere.
In the end I chose a craft paper card base, took the wings off the doll, and used the pink arrow background. It suited it much better. I’ll try an eraser to get the powder sprinkles off, but it’s melted on. I’ll keep practicing.
Lobster Shorts 