This cat is an image from Artchix which I embossed with black embossing powder and then embossed the collar and attach a small moon to it

Close up of my witch.

Colour challenge

This card was also for a challenge on Outlawz.  It is a colour challenge and we had to use orange and brown or black.  I used my cricut for this one, which I just love

Greeting card challenge

This is a very pink and black card made for a challenge on Outlawz.  The challenge was to make any greeting card for a girl or mothers day.

Very busy, just putting up some of the work I have been doing

Hi everybody, I have been very busy crafting, but not getting to my blog like I should.  I have posted a few bookmarks that I have made for a swap on Gingersnaps.  I love doing all these different kinds of art.  Making me really think.  It also challenges me to use different techniques.  At the moment my stocks are not that big.  Only been buying stamps for a few months, and even using all the downloads is new for me.  So I have had to figure out how to use what I have, instead of running out and buying new things.  Really fun!  I love being able to see what other people are doing, and am in awe of their work.  Everyday I learn something new, and if I even inspire one person, then learning all about blogging and downloads and uploading pictures is worth it.  Well enough rambling, thanks to everybody out there.

Last bookmark for challenge

Another bookmark

Bookmark for swap on Gingersnap Creations

This last week

This last week was crazy so I did not get much crafting done.  It was payroll at work and also month end payables.  This weekend I did decide to do some scrapbooking.  And this afternoon I had a reptile party so did not craft today.  Hopefully this next week will be more productive.  I have put up some pictures which I hope you will enjoy.  Have a good week!!

Finally these are two of four closets in the room.  The are all full.  The first one is full of papercrafting supplies, the second is full of my painting supplies, the third sewing and the fourth general craft supplies.  Crazy.  But fun

This table holds my cricut but is also there if my daughter wants to craft with me.  Extra space is always needed!!

I thought I would post a few pictures of my craft room, after I had tidied up.  This is the main work area.  My husband just put the shelves up for me.

The last page is one of my son who did a community theatre play a couple of years ago.  He was in Grease, he has done a few others but I liked these action pictures. 

Red and Gold Page

This is a page of my older daughter.  She had just had her hair done before going to Cuba for a holiday.  She teaches drama, hence the word `Dramatic`  The image is one of Graphic 45 papers.
I am going to enter this page for a red and gold challenge on Gingersnap Creations

I did some scrapbooking this weekend.  Not something I do very often, I normally leave that to my mom.  This is a page of my youngest daughter, an action picture of her doing her solo.  I used my distress inks to do the swirl and I used my cricut for the writing and the oval.

My other hobby

My other hobby is Reptiles, and I have had requests for some pictures, and as I have not figured out how to make a new page, I am just posting them here.  I do not keep snakes, spiders or scorpions, just the cute little guys.  Enjoy

My reptile room

This is my chameleon Boy

My bearded dragon Joey

My daughter standing in front of some of our smaller critters at a presentation at our church

Kids enjoying my tegu, named Killer

OK ladies these are my cards for a swap on splitcoaststampers for clean and simple christmas cards.  I had loads of fun making these today

Back of same cards

These are my 3 fatbook pages for a swap on Artchix.Sister site.  Front of pages

My Easter weekend

Hi everybody, thank you for taking the time to check my cards.  I have been very busy this weekend doing cards for some swaps.  The first swap I have completed was to use my cricut.  I have had my cricut for about 2 years and honestly have never really used it.  So out it came, and did I have fun.  There are quite a few pics that I hope you enjoy.  Now I just want to use my cricut all the time, but other swaps are calling me, so I have to get busy with those, and also some mothers day cards to be done.

A halloween, and 2 christmas cards

Another two, one a thank you and the other for a new baby

These are three cards I made using my Cricut.  The first one is for best friends, the second could be valentines and the third is Thanksgiving

This is a card I did and the background paper is a sheet I got from our dollar store.  The stamp is from Michaels.  The cute images I got from Retro Cafe.  I love their images.
http://krishubick.blogspot.com/2011/04/atc-frame-contest-150-in-prizes.html

Weekend Easter cards

Well this weekend I made some easter cards.  The top picture on the left are small cards that I made for the ladies in my office, and idea I got from Helga at Artchix.  Thanks Helga.  3 of the cards are made using art from Artchix and the Just Hatched I did using my cricut.  I had so much fun making these.  I am really hoping to get more time to craft now that our dance festivals and my sons kiwanis is a thing of the past.   This last week I did get my first art swap cards in the mail, that was very exciting.  I love seeing what everybody does on the computer but actually being able to touch and see up close was amazing.  I will defintely be doing more swaps.  I also earned my first Gingersnap badge, which had me even more excited.  Amazing.  Have a wonderful art day!

A week of making simple cards

This week I decided that instead of getting myself very stressed out doing swaps which I am new to, that I would go back to basics, which is actually where I still am.  I seem to have dived into the deep end before getting used to the paddling pool.  So I got out my stuff and just enjoyed creating for myself.   Stamping images, colouring them in, which I have never done before.  As I did not have any markers I used what I did have which were the coloured spots from Stampin Up and my watercolour pencils.  I then cut them out and used them on cards.  I have a few more ready and will be doing some more cards this week.  I also took out my Cricut, which I have hardly ever used and got cutting.  I only have 4 cartridges but I was able to really get alot of different images cut out.  Because everybody seems to be using the die cutting machines, I felt my Cricut was obsolete before I had even tried it.  But I discovered it can really be quite versatile.  So this week, I decided to explore what I had instead of going out and spending money on new things.  Have a wonderful week crafting and I will hopefully have something to show you this week