Ladybug Swap

I was looking at the swap board....lol...not like I don't have enough swaps. Which I don't anymore....I just have 2 to make 2 and mail 1 I have already done...A lot better than the 17 I had to make. So...since I was looking, I decided to sign up for a Ladybug Swap. My rational is that I am already sending her one set of cards, so it is cheaper to do two.

The other day I was looking on SCS and saw a gorgeous card by Markie's Mom. I saved it into my Favorites and used it as the basis for these atc's. Here is a link to her card.

And here are my ATCs. I made them a little different. I used patterned paper for the LB and created my own sky background.


Hopefully spring is almost here. Jennie

Do Kitties & Cards Mix???

I sure think so. :) I actually made this card a couple of days ago....and of course took these pictures right after. I read on someone's blog that they take 45-1 hour to photograph/edit/write up their blog piece per card. Yikes that is a long time....but maybe that is why he has more hits on his blog than I do. LOL


I was using my new set by SU....I am always a little late on the band wagon. But I have always loved all the cards made with this set. One of my problems is that I don't want to make cards that everyone else has already made....on Split Coast Stampers this set called Fab Flowers has over 41 pages of cards. The Here Kitty Kitty set I used the other day has only 4. So I guess you can tell which one everyone has and uses.


However...who can resist a card with a kitty wanting his photo too. Batman jumped up and decided he was going to join in the fun. :)

Have a great day!!! I have to get ready for my accounting test. :)

Break from School

Well, I have my first test this week in accounting....we are supposed to have all of our assignments done before hand otherwise we get a 0 on the test. Not good...luckily for me...I only had 1 assignment to do. The bad thing is that I did it and still missed a big portion. Some reason I am having problems with stocks and selling after trying to figure out cash/stock dividends and all that stuff. So I will try again tomorrow. Luckily we just need to submit the work and not have it 100% before taking the test. However, it helps to get a good grade on the test.

Yesterday, Sheldon and I watched Rush Hour 3. While watching the movie I decided to create. I made a gift for a friend. I used a plastic wrap method....everything is adhered to the board using plastic wrap as the adhesive....that and an ironing board. Besides burning the paper, almost burning myself several times, and worrying about dropping the iron on the floor...it was a fun technique. And it works....everything is sticking.


Today, I made a couple of projects....one I cannot show...yet! It is for a card contest swap that I joined. So...in a couple of weeks....vote on PCMB. Of course you won't know which one is mine...but I would want you to vote for me. LOL

Finally, tonight (around 11:30) I was watching a Twinking H20's youtube tutorial. So I asked Sheld if he was going to be up for awhile....as it was a minimum of half an hour to get the supplies to set up. So I made this card. I like the way it turned out and have several images to use now. It is cool because it gave me a new technique....

Thanks for listening to me ramble. Have a great night or morning! Jennie

Fun Cards

Hi, Today was a boring day. Sheldon has been put on a bland diet....I guess he decided to bring back some not fun bugs from Tunisia. The doctors first gave him some antiboitics...and they worked for a bit. But now he has been put on a clear liquid diet for 24-36 hours and then he will be on the BRAT diet (Bannanas, Rice, Apples & Toast). I wasn't very nice. I made myself a roast beef sandwich yesterday. It was yummy. And he looked very pitiful eating his vegetable broth.

We had a lazy day....we watched Sponge Bob and napped. LOL Tonight is more productive. I hate being a night owl. I can stay up to 2-3 and get tons done...but during the day I can be a slug.

Here is a card that I have made. From the cat Birthday Card.

New Cards & Announcement!!

Hi,

Yesterday, I went for my job interview. I found out that they didn't have a specific opening but wanted me to put a resume and application on file. They like to preinterview for jobs that might come up. Oh well!!!!

Sheldon on the other hand....was offered a job which he took. It is nice because it is only 5 minutes from the house and will be an interesting job. He will be doing research for the EPA on effects of nanoparticles from cosmetics on groundwater & surface water.

So that is a big strain off of us financially...he will still be able to work on his dissertation as they will be flexible with hours and such.

Today, was a try and get all my homework done day. I finished my social work but am still a bit behind on accounting. I am a bit brain dead again. I don't think I have ever done this much homework. I should have excpected that since they are both online classes. This afternoon Sheld and I went to Joann's and I found a great deal on paper...$20.00 packs on sale for $5.

Here are a couple of cards I made today.

One is for my nephew's birthday. He turned 9 this year...wow!!!



The other one was using one of my new $ stamps from Joann's.

I entered both of these into Paper Crafts Magazine's online monthly contest. It was using clear stamps. I have never one of their contests yet...but I will keep trying.

Thanks for looking. Jennie

Quick & Dirty

I found this on someone elses blog and thought I would try it. I was pleasantly surprised....

Your IQ Is 115

Your Logical Intelligence is Exceptional Your Verbal Intelligence is Exceptional Your Mathematical Intelligence is Exceptional Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

I have been tagged....

My blogger friend Deb tagged me awhile ago...back in December. I have been a bit slow about getting to it. So I guess here we go....

This is my first tag and I am supposed to answer 7 things about myself. This will probably be more than you ever wanted to know.....

1. I am extremely shy...but nobody believes me. Growing up I wouldn't answer the teacher if called on in class. I am a lot better but overall am still really shy.
2. I "met" my husband a few years before we really met. I worked at a real estate office and he bought his house from there. I thought he was pretty nerdy. I always tell him that he is nerdy...but what I don't tell him is that I like nerds. Which he should have figured out by now...since we are married.
3. I was born in Chicago, moved to Washington State when I was 8, California when I was 19, back to Washington at 23, then to Georgia at 30. And in another year or will move again. And that wasn't due to military either. :)
4. I have an older sister and a younger brother. They both have 2 boys. So I guess when it is time for dh and I have to have kids we better have a girl.
5. I used to be a perfectionist when it came to creating....when I first started I would take hours on 1 card. I realized part of that was being afraid to create. Now I just go for it. If there is a mistake, I see it as part of the creativity. I still compare myself a lot with others...and am learning to accept my own creativity and talent and not worry so much about others. It is hard though when there are so many creative and talented people out there. I always want to be the best. :) I guess as long as Sheldon thinks I am...then I am happy.
6. 3 out of the last 5 companies I have worked at have gone out of business since I have left. LOL I am not sure if that is a good sign or bad sign. It is a killer, looking for a job though....luckily I have some really good letters of reference. Also, before meeting my husband, 3 of the guys I dated married someone within 6 months of us breaking up. One guy, I told, don't worry...you will find someone....everyone does...and sure enough when I talked to him a few months later he met a great girl.
7. I want to be a writer and like other parts of my life I am a bit afraid.....my mom just bought me a couple of books on writers for graduation and it is helping me. I have been doing some freeform writing. But, overall, they say that people aren't afraid of failure as much as they are of success.

Thanks for reading 7 things about me...now I guess I need to tag a couple of people....I think I am going to tag both Heidi and Katie....LOL They tagged me, but it is on another totally different subject. Check out their blogs...they are both very talented.

Heidi amazes me with her work and making cards with embossed images...I never know what to do with them and she comes up with fantastic ideas. Katie is really blossoming, she has started teaches classes at a scrapbook store in her area and really finding a niche.

One More Swap Down...and don't tell the cats

Hi, I joined a puppy dog swap. :) I love dogs...growing up we always had animals and usually it was both dogs and cats. It wasn't until I was living on my own and in apartments that I just had cats. Though I have to admit...I have known Rocky for a long time. I bought him for my birthday back in 1996, right after I moved back to Washington from California. That means he will be 12 this year. I should find his baby picture. He was the cutest cat.

But back to point....we are talking about dogs. :) I bought a clear stamp set from cddollarstamps the other day. Actually I bought 9 sets for $25.00 including shipping. That was a pretty good deal. One set was a kitty set on sale for $2.00. I couldn't beat that. I have been wanting to get a dog set, especialy since my mother-in-law works with animals. I would like to send her a set of cards.

I might actually use the idea I came up for with this swap today. I made 6 different cards but used the exact same supplies and pieces. I cut everything out and then decided to figure out how to put it together. LOL I wish I was someone who drew sketches and planned everything out because it would be nice to know that I wasn't going to have a huge mess on my hands. But I don't. So the final outcome is always a surprise...not always a pleasant one either.

The long weekend is over...back to the real world tomorrow. :) I already have 2 tests for school and a job interview. I never heard back from the University on the part-time job. This new job is with a bank. I had called in a few weeks ago on another opening, which had been filled. But she had me send in my resume and she called me last week to let me know they had another opening. I am excited. Wish me luck.

Hope you'll have a great week. Jennie

Brain Dead

Hi,

I have to say....school is hard. LOL I am taking 2 online classes this semester and my accounting class was getting away from me for awhile. I was studying and doing the homework but kept having the same problem on different assignments. It took me several trys to figure out what was going on--and let me tell you---my brain was fried. Once I figured it out, it was a duh moment.

So now that I am all caught up with classes. I decided to try and get caught up on swaps. I was going through my swap list and getting all organized and realized I am in 21 swaps. I guess I was a little sign up happy while Sheldon was gone. Luckily for me though I only have to complete 7 more of them.

Tonight, I finished 2. Yeah! The bug swap I had already made a set of cards, but decided I didn't like them. The other one I did tonight was Pampered ATC's. I decided to use a travel theme because that is the ultimate in pampering.

Actually, all in all, today was a busy day. Sheldon and I had our first official date night since he has been back. He suggested it, and he also suggested, making it like our first date. :) Isn't that romantic. We actually had our first date on December 27, 2002 and we went and saw 2 Week Notice and had Thai food for dinner. So today, we went and saw 27 Dresses and then ate at Fatz Cafe. (Not the same as Thai...but Sheld still isn't feeling 100%.)

Do you remember your first date with your significant other?

Take care. Jennie

Sheldon is Home

He is back from Tunisia. Yeah. Though he isn't feeling very good today. I guess his body needs to adjust to being home. So we took it pretty easy and did some minor things. Like....fixing my computer!!! Yeah, it was a pretty easy fix. He just had to clean out the fan area. We probably have lots of cat hair and it was really dusty recently.

We were supposed to go listen to a lecture on 300 today...but since Sheldon wasn't feeling good we didn't go. Which was okay for me, I spent from 3 pm to almost 9 working on school work. Yikes...it is a lot of working taking online classes.

Plus, in honor of Sheldon coming home...I created this cute dog card (don't tell the kitties).

Hope you have a great night...we might actually get some snow here.

Fun Spring Card

After making those sympathy cards I decided I should try and make something else. It was only midnight. LOL Plus, they had a Monk Marathon on and it hadn't ended yet. I stamped a few images and started playing with my copics. I did this image 3 different times and it came out a bit different each time. I just made one card though for the moment.

I ended up using my copics. I have to say some of the tips that I have read I have made a huge difference. I still haven't figured out hilighting yet. However, the picking up one color with another has helped a lot. Especially since most of my colors are darker. I am going to start going to Hobby Lobby and picking up a color here and there with their 40% off coupons.

Take care and remember Easter comes in March this year.

Jennie

The Hardest Cards to Create

This week 2 of my friends have lost a parent. That has to be the hardest thing for anyone to go through. I don't think I can even explain to each of them my condolences. I am glad that they both have great families to help see them through this.

I have never been good about creating Sympathy cards. I believe those are the hardest to do. However, I have this beautiful garden collage set and I used it for both of the cards. I hope that they don't mind that the cards are the same but it reflects my feelings how I feel about their loss.

If you can, please send a prayer for Jacque's mother and Lidia's dad.

Thanks....

Jennie