A L'il Craft Talk ...

Saw this on YouTube and thought of you:



Thanks for stopping by today; hope your day is craft-tastic!

~Hugs,

Water Babies, Baby!

I just HAD to share this with you!

~Hugs,

I'm Havin' Some Back Issues ...

So back you go:



I'll be back (I HAD to ...) tomorrow! Till then, get your 80's groove (back) on!

~Hugs,

You Make Me Feel Like Dancin' ... Kinda.

Happy Tuesday, my friends! I hope you're still nibblin' on l'il chocolate Easter bunnies and hard-boiled eggs. Or Peeps. Oh! And jelly beans; mustn't forget them!

Okay, so I feel like total crap today. And I don't have anything pretty to show you.

I'm sorry; I tried, really I did, but I jess feel completely awful. But, 'cuz you're pretty and nice and everything, I DO have THIS for you:



Now get up and dance! While I go lay down ...

~Hugs,

Funky, Fun, & Frugal Finds:

Ahhhh, alliteration ...

Hey, there you are! And happy "Old Stuff Day!" Now, if you have any old stuff at your house that you don't want anymore, jess let me know and I'll make arrangements to take it off your hands ... 'cuz I jess love old stuff! When I go out, the DH never knows what I might come home with. Especially 'road side' stuff. Why, I can see something, assess it's worth, and come to a screeching halt in seconds ... all at 45+ mph! I know, it's a gift.

And if anyone has an old Hoosier they don't want, well, lucky you 'cuz I'm ready to take it off your hands!

ONward H-C-M's:

Today's old-lookin' card was created for SCS's "Way to Use It" challenge. This week's challenge, WT207, is "Frugal Finds." For all the challenge deets, click HERE. For the ginormous view of this card, clicky on the photo.

I'm also linking this card to Michelle's "Stampers Dream Dreamy Challenge." To check out the SDDC5 challenge deets, click HERE.

My funky frugal find is the corrugated cardboard I used on the bottom panel of my card. This piece was packed around the sides of a box of card stock I'd ordered. I'd planned on using it in a project sooner or later; the Splitcoast challenge was the perfect opportunity to do so.

For all the card info, check out the supply list, below.

So, today I thought I'd share this quick l'il video with you. If you're under 35 or so, you might not get this but ... watch anyway:

BTW, I'm liquidating my eBay store inventory and closing up shop. If anyone would like to purchase wholesales lots of paper, and other fun mixed media goodies, drop me a quick note and let me know what you're interested in. Trust me, you'll get a good great awesome buy!

To check out my eBay store, clicky HERE. Thanks!

Later!

• Card Stock: "Dark Chocolate" and "Vintage Cream" by Papertrey Ink
• Designer Paper: "Forget-Me-Not" Collection by Daisy D
• Other Paper: Packing Cardboard from Papertrey Ink
• Stamps: "Just because" by Papertrey Ink; Flower Silhouette by Club Scrap
• Ink: "Vintage Cream" Hybrid by Papertrey Ink; Versamark by Tsukineko
• Accessories: Dark Chocolate Embossing Powder by Comotion; Twill Ribbon; Waxed Linen Thread by 7gypsies; Jump Ring
• Tools: Die-Cut Machine; Tag Die by Provo Craft; Nestabilities Dies by Spellbinder's; ATG 714; Heat Gun; Dimensionals

Cats are Kewl ... They Rule

Hi, boy (hi Curt!), and girls. I got something for you to look at that will make you giggle and grin:



Dang, I love cats ... they are jess too kewl fer skewl!

Have a great weekend all and one!

~Hugs,

Blog Candy Winner ... and The Yogurt Video!

If you read Carol Burrage's blog, you've prolly already seen this video. But if you haven't, or want to watch it again 'cuz it's hysterical, well, here you go:


Okay, now that I've gotten that outta my system, (LOL - that statement is way funnier after you see the video), it's time to announce the winner of the Diva Impressions rubber stamp give-away. I went to Random.org and plugged in the number of comments (not including deleted comments), and got this:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers: 9
Timestamp: 2008-05-20 22:58:18 UTC

Comment #9 reads, "Favorite technique, huh? I'd have to say distressing. Right now everything I do needs to be distressed in one way or the other. Love the look and the process. Thanks for offering these great stamps as blog candy. You rock!," and was posted by Sheila D. Congrats to Sheila and please send me your snail mail addy so I can get your new stamps off to you! Oh! And you rock too ... almost as much as J.K.!

Thanks to all of you for visiting, comment, and posting. I have lots more of these stamps to give away ... so check back for another chance to win some time this weekend.

Finally, I quickly wanted to respond to a couple of questions I received about THIS project.

First off, the secret to creating these particular flowers is the punch:

This is called the "Mega Lily Theme Punch" ... I purchased mine some time ago and don't remember exactly where but I believe I found it online. A quick Google search indicates it's still available ...and can be purchased for around $17.00. This punch contains all the lily petals and the leaf.

I shaped my punched petals with a molding tool but a small spoon will work too. I use tweezers to curl the tips and the edges of the flowers and the leaves and a stylus to create veins. The whole shebang is created on a punched snowflake base; if you don't have a snowflake punch you can do what I do, which is I cut a snowflake die in my Cuttlebug and glue all the flowers and leaves in place on the 'fingers' of the snowflakes. And speaking of glue, you want the fastest drying, strongest hold, clear-drying glue you can find. For me, that's "The Ultimate" glue by Api.

And I think that about covers it ... if I can clarify anything for you (and that would prolly be every thing since I'm sure my explanation is as clear as mud), I'm happy to try.

Thanks so much for spending part of your busy day with me!

~Hugs,

I Can't Get This Song Outta My Head ...

So, I'm puttin' it in yours ... but no worries, you'll like it in there.

Hope you're having a great weekend!

Hugs,

I Can NOT Get this Song Outta My Head ....

So, I'm puttin' it in yours. But no worries, you'll like it in there.

I'll have a project or three for you tomorrow.

Thanks for sharing part of your busy day with me!

~Hugs, Deb

Do You Remember This:

If this isn't the best. rendition. of the National Anthem. ever ... well, then I don't know what is!

I think today is the perfect day to revisit Whitney's amazing performance at Super Bowl XXV!