Good News from McMahon Five Designs

Do I have good news for you or what?  McMahon Five Designs is now carrying Studio 313 digital stamps!!!  You know, Shawnee, that Studio 313.  You may have wondered where she went.  Well, I’m tellin’ ya’—we’ve got her!!!

So here are the digis (both black and white and colored versions) of the images that are up in the store.

 

Halloween Ghosts & Frankie

 

Trick or Treat Molly

 

Oak Tree in Fall

 

Sweet Dreams

 

Love Swirls Designer Cake

 

Fabulous & Feathered Lou Lou

Harit (by Shawne's daughter)

Stay tuned for more beautiful digis from the lovely Shawnee!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Simple Woman’s Daybook

FOR TODAY September 28, 2010

Outside my window...beautiful, sunny day.  It’s going to be a little warm (low 90s for the end of September).
I am thinking...how blessed I am.
I am thankful for...for everyone that helped at and came to my garage sale on Saturday.
From the kitchen...probably a frozen dinner, as usual.
I am wearing...gray shorts and a Nebraska t-shirt.
I am creating...projects for McMahon Five release on Oct 1.
I am going...to take garage sale stuff to the thrift store.
I am reading...the same two books.  I haven’t been reading much lately. :-(
I am hoping...to get a lot done today.
I am hearing...the news.
Around the house...I’ll mostly be creating today.
One of my favorite things...cool fall days of which I’ll be seeing when I go to Utah this week.
A few plans for the rest of the week:  going to Utah tomorrow.

If you would like to take part each Tuesday, go to the Simple Woman’s Daybook blog and share your link.

Blessings,

Christine

So Busy and So Tired

I have been missing for the last few days because I’m been very busy around the house.  I had a neighborhood garage sale this weekend and decided to participate.  So that mean very quickly going through all the boxes that I hadn’t unpacked in over five years.

 

First of all, it felt GREAT to rid my home and my mind of all that junk.  I worked most of the day Thursday and all day Friday (with the help of my mom and sister) to sort and price all the junk.  I was up at 7:15 am to set up for the sale and spent all day in the heat to make $30.  I wasn’t really in it to make money, it was more because I just wanted to get the junk out of the house!!!

So, at about 3:00, we loaded all the unsold junk into my truck to take to the thrift store tomorrow!  It’s all gone!!  But (and a huge but), my house is now a shambles.  And to make things worse, it’s going to have to stay that way for awhile because I will be going out of town on Wednesday.  My sisters and one of my nieces are going on vacation to California and I will be staying in Utah to dog sit.

I’m driving down on Wednesday and then on Thursday Rose and I are taking a drive in the mountains to see and photo the beautiful autumn colors.  I LOVE autumn in Utah.  On the way home that evening, we will be stopping at the Making Memories warehouse sale.  That promises to be great.  We will be there within a few hours of the start of the sale.  Making Memories is one of my favorite scrapbooking manufacturers.

Then the thing I’m looking forward to the most is getting a pedicure.  One of the things that they don’t allow transplants to do is go to nail salons and I really used to enjoy my twice yearly pedicures.  Rose has talked to her lady and she is going to sterilize everything before we arrive and then give us pedicures.  I just can’t wait!!!

On Saturday, I will have to get up in the wee hours to take them all to the airport.  There flight leaves at 7:30 am and the drive to the airport is over an hour.  Ugh!

I will be on my own the next week.  I’m bringing a few artsy things but I’m planning on mostly doing some crocheting for a Christmas present.  Hopefully, I will be able to get most of it done before I come back home! 

On Oct. 13th and 14th I will have my annual transplant checkup--two VERY long days of doctors appointments and tests.  On the second day, Rose will need to come with me because they won’t let me drive for 48 hours after they do the heart catheter.  The hospital has been under construction for the last couple of years so I’m not even sure what it will look like when I get there!

Anyway, that’s my next couple of weeks in a nutshell.  I’ll be posting sporadically but I’ll still be around!  Then I can’t wait to get home and get ready for the holidays.  I love the fall and winter holidays.  First off, I’m going for my pumpkin, squash, gourd gathering trip and decorate my deck.  Then decorate my house with all my fun lovely fall decor.  I don’t do a ton but I like it to look fall-ish.

Okay, now that I’ve bored you to death, I’ll let you go.  Don’t forget that starting October 1st, you will have a chance, every time you comment, to win an awesome giveaway.  I’ll tell you all the details on October 1!

Blessings,

Christine

New Name for Giveaway

One of the peeps that originally won my giveaway hasn’t contacted me yet so I used random.org to choose another number and the lucky lady is…

Jenny

Congratulations Jenny!!!  You have until Sunday evening to contact me and if you don’t, sorry, but the prize will be forfieted  I won’t be drawing for a third time since I will be going out of town next week.

However, the Comment for a Giveaway game was so much fun that I will start it again on October 1st.  All comments made during the month will count towards a giveaway at the end of the month.  Sometime during the month, I will announce what the prize will be.  Maybe something I made that I’m especially proud of or maybe some artsy crafty supplies!!!

I have loved reading all the comments each day that I just want it to continue!!!  This will continue each month until further notice.  Doesn’t that sound fun!!!

So, come back here on October 1st for all the details!!!

Blessings,

Christine

It’s a Birthday Party!!!

Everybody loves a party, don’t they!!!  And I brought the presents!

I’ve already told you about this:  and this: 

and now I have this. 

That’s right three winners.  Prize two and three will come with some of my favorite embellies from my stash.  The first prize will be mailed directly to you from the shipped.

Who won, you ask? 

Larisa

Lynn Stevens

Nikki

Please email me at changeofheart56 at gmail dot com with your choices in the order of which you want the most.  The first person will get there first choice and so on.  If you haven’t contacted me, I will draw another name on Saturday.

It’s been so much fun reading everyone’s comments.  Thanks for playing along with me!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Birthday Candy Time

Remember—Comments on every post during the month until September 23 will be counted towards the blog candy!!!

Scroll down for the new posts each day!

I forgot to mention--in order to be eligible to win, please mention my candy somewhere on your sidebar!!!

It’s my birthday on the 23rd of September and you are getting the presents. There will be more than one—at least three—gifts!!! Yay!!! So what do you need to do, you ask? Comment on every post, every day added chances of winning. And please, follow my blog! I love it when that number goes up!

My first birthday present! Making Memories Passport Album kit. I bought one of these for myself to scrap my pictures from the Oregon Coast and I liked it so much, I got one for you as well. The kit includes:

1 8x8 album with window, 8 8x8 designer papers, 4 journaling tags, 94 alpha stickers, 43 label stickers and 13 pebble stickers. Everything you need except the photos!!!

This won’t be all. I’ll have another photo soon!!!

So start commenting!!!

More Stuff

I’m adding a new prize for my giveaway. So that means there will be at least two winners!!! Yay!!! This time it’s a set of Tim Holtz clear stamps.

Whatdaya say? Would you like some of these?

Keep commenting on every post until Sept. 23 for your chance to win.

Edited to say that I will be adding some of my favorite vintage embellishments to this prize!

Stay tuned because I will be adding one more item in the next few days!!!

Simple Woman’s Daybook

FOR TODAY September 21, 2010

Outside my window...beautiful, sunny cool day. 
I am thinking...I need to go to the store.
I am thankful for...Marion from my ABC swap for sending me some nice things to use on my pages.
From the kitchen...frozen dinner.  What I make most nights.
I am wearing...gray dress.
I am creating...finishing up my “V” page for the ABC book.
I am going...to finish my pages.
I am reading...the same two books.  I haven’t been reading much lately. :-(
I am hoping...to have a great week.
I am hearing...Dr Phil.
Around the house...feeling good about the things that I’m getting done!!!
One of my favorite things...chocolate cake.
A few plans for the rest of the week:  get my dresser finished up.
Here is a picture or thought I am sharing..beautiful red roses from my garden and a bug.

If you would like to take part each Tuesday, go to the Simple Woman’s Daybook blog and share your link.

Blessings,

Christine

Halloween

I won the items for this next card in the Paper Maniac blog hop.  As soon as I opened the package, I new what I was going to make.  I watercolored the house because I new that I could do a sunset with watercolors.  Wasn’t sure if I could with Copics.  I colored the beautifully dressed witch with Copics and then applied Distress Ink over her because she was too bright.  I distressed everything you see except the fence (which was cut with my Cricut).  I wanted more color in the paper and I didn’t have any black lace, so there ya’ go.  Customized supplies!!! 

And that’s it.  I’m off to the grocery store as soon as the news is over.  You may have noticed that I updated my weight loss tracker.  The first time around didn’t work out very well.  I lost about seven pounds before going to Brave Girls and then didn’t get back on it.  I’m starting over with Biggest Losers as they start the new season.  Hopefully, I will have lost my 33 pounds along with the hundreds that the lose.

I have been keeping up my walking since Brave Girls camp.  That’s two months.  Speaking of Brave Girls camp, I’ve signed up for camp next fall.  I would love it if some of you could come and join me!  Obviously, I loved my experience since I’m going again!!!

I hope you  all had a great weekend and have a good start to the week!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-watercolor, Copics, ink; Image-Artistic Outpost; Ink-Stazon, Palette, Distress Ink; Paper-The Girl Paperie; Buttons-PTI; Cricut-Heritage cartridge; Stamp-Making Memories, Other from stash-lace.

Challenges:
Artistic Outpost Referral
Sir Stampalot--All distressed
Gingerloft Challenge--Happy haunting
Paper Sundaes--Fall or Halloween colors

Wishes

Once again, I was able to play along with Linda’s Compendium of Curiosities Challenge.  While I was at the store the other day, I picked up a couple of Tim’s masks for the current challenge, Masks Basics but do you think I could find them when I was ready to make my tag. No-ooo!  But I used some butterfly stencils that I had instead.  I am loving Linda’s challenge because I’m trying a lot of things that I wouldn’t normally do.  I decided to make a tag this time because I wasn’t really sure what I was doing so let’s just start small. 

I started by sponging Victorian Velvet Distress Ink over a couple of butterfly stencils and then some Spun Sugar around the butterflies.  Then I inked Tumbled Glass on the surrounding areas with some more Victorian Velvet around the edges.  I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and then used Distress embossing powder.  Some of the embossing powder stuck to the butterflies and other surrounding ink that was still not quite dry, but it was a happy accident.  I really liked how it turned out.  I made a couple of rosettes out of wrinkly rayon seam binding with a MS butterfly and button.  For a complete “fly by the seat of my pants” creation, I really like how it turned out.  Isn’t it great when that happens!!!!

That’s all for now!  I hope your weekend is going well so far!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-ink; Sentiment-Tim Holtz; Ink-Distress Ink and Distress Embossing Powder; Paper-PTI Cardstock; Buttons-PTI; Punch-Martha Stewart; Other from stash-rayon seam binding died with watercolor paint.

Challenges:
Compendium of Curiosities Challenge at Studio L3--Basic masking
Flutterby Wednesday--buttons
Cute Card Thursday--Bird or butterfly
Daring Cardmakers--Come fly with me
Stampin’ for the Weekend--Tag it
Papertake Weekly --

My Pink Home

I thought it would be fun today to give you a tour of my (imaginary) pink home.  

Welcome! 

I bought a new dress for the occasion.  Do you like it?  Okay, let’s start the tour.  

Of course here is the living room.  Don’t you just love our new pink sofa?  If you need a drink, the bar is on your left.  Help yourself.  

The dining room is right over here.  We won’t be eating in here today, it’s such a lovely evening we’ll be dining outside.

Just through here is our lovely kitchen.  The maid has her daughter helping us out with dinner tonight. 

Shall we go upstairs?   My bedroom is simply to die for!  I sleep so beautifully in here.

And of course, the restroom is to your right. You’ll find anything that you will need during your visit.  

Now let’s go outside and sit on the patio until dinner is served.  We’ll grab a cocktail on the way.

I hope you enjoyed your visit!  I’ll see you next Saturday for some more lovely pink to be shared on Pink Saturday hosted by the lovely Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

Blessings,

Christine

Autumn Lady

McMahon Five Designs has some nice seasonal images.  I’ll be getting started on some of there beautiful Christmas images soon—some great digis!!!  But for today I have the beautiful Autumn digi stamp.  Doesn’t she look like the State Fair Queen?  She’s just beautiful!!!  I used some Basic Grey Kioshi paper and these beautiful Prima Autumn Leaves.  I love these leaves.  You get 24 leaves and they are beautifully embosses and have such a nice color range.  You need to go over to M5D and check it out!!!

My next project is going to be from the stuff I won at Paper Maniac that I posted about yesterday.  I can’t wait to dig in!!!

I hope you all have a great Friday and an even better weekend!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-Copics; Image-McMahon Five Designs; Paper-Basic Grey; Ribbon-Papertrey Ink; Buttons-Papertrey Ink; Punch-Paper Studio; Cuttlebug-Nestabilities.

Challenges:
Gingersnap Creations Spicy Supply--Punches
Pollycraft Monday--Autumn colors
A Spoon Full of Sugar--Fall colors
Creative Card Crew--Autumn or fall
Delightful Sketches--use ribbon and inspiration
Sketch Saturday--sketch

 Every comment left until September 23 will be entered to win my Birthday giveaway.

I’m a lucky girl…

in a lot of ways.  Today I want to talk about this:  I won the grand prize on the Paper Maniac blog hop.  All of this was in a box that arrived today from Patti.  Lots of paper, stamps, paint, dies, even that cute little Xyron.  I can only guess at the value. Now, time for a commercial break.  I love to shop at Paper Maniac.  I place an order at least once month to get my Copic fix and many other goodies as well.  They have Copic kit club where they send you ten (I think) pens plus tutorials on a given subject.  They also send a link to a video tutorial.  How cool is that?

Plus, she stocks so many wonderful products and and many of them at a discount.  What can be better than that, you ask?  You get free shipping on your order over $75.00 and she sends the order out the very next day.  Her customer service is excellent.  Last month I accidently ordered the prior month Copic kit and she emailed me to check if I had made a mistake.  She already new that I had that kit!!!  Now, that is personalized service!

I hope your day is as good as mine!  Thanks for coming buy today!

 Every comment left until September 23 will be entered to win my Birthday giveaway.

Blessings,

Christine

Why dinosaurs are extinct

Willow’s Book

I love this image—loved it the first time I saw it, ordered it and hadn’t used it since.  I worked on organizing stamps a bit yesterday and came across it and set it to the side so I could ink her up for my next card.  As of I’ve said a few times, and as you’ve probably noticed, my art has moved into a more vintage/shabby chic style but I still love some of my cute stamps.  Elizabeth Bell, Magnolias, Paper Makeup Stamps and The Greeting Farm.  I really have narrowed it down to those companies.  And, come to think of it, just about any of those images would work for a shabby chic card! 

So, here’s my card for today.  Pretty straight forward.  Same things I do with most cards, colored her with Copics, added pearls and flowers colored with the Copics to match.  I need to get a few more Copics in the kind of peach color family.  I only have one color so it’s hard to do much shading but I got it done!  But this time, I did some paper piecing.  Where, you ask?  Her apron, I say!  I cut it out with the kinda’ solid Basic Grey paper.  After I put it on, I thought it needed some shading so I did some shading with C1.  It looked much better!!!

I had kind of a lazy weekend.  I haven’t been feeling very motivated but I did get a couple of artsy things going.  Including coloring this little girl last night.  Not very productive but a nice one anyway!!!

I hope you had a great Monday!!!  I have lots to do tomorrow and I’m getting up early to get started.  I’m going to run my errands and get my ABC book finished so that I can package it up and send it in the mail on Wednesday!  Phew!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-Copics; Image-Whiff of Joy; Ink-Momento; Paper-Basic Grey; Flowers-Wild Orchid Crafts; Pearls-KaiserCraft; Punch-Martha Stewart, EK Success.

Challenges:
Etsy Inspired--
Whoopsi Daisy--Pile of the flowers
The Pink Elephant--Back to school
ABC Challenge--charms
Creative Belli--Old stamps
Whiff of Joy Challenge--layers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge--
Basic Grey Challenge--paper piecing
Card Patterns--sketch