WORK WITH ME-wednesday, LOL

Ok I am still waiting on mailing info on the following people (email me--susanscraps AT comcast DOT net):

WENDY---the year of the Cats-winner of one of the little prizes from the 21 days of YULE
SUSHIQ---Mommy Needs a Midnight Margarita-winner  "  little prizes  "  YULE

JENNIFER---Confessions of a Kitchen Witch--Winner of Ornament from The Longest Night Ball

the ORNAMENT only will be re drawn if I have not rec'd the mailing info by 1/21
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SUS--Sips from the Fire Hydrant**1-1-5 blog candy runner up
TRACY SUZANNE--Cotton Pickin Cute**1-1-5 blog candy runner up

** these I will re-draw for if I have not rec'd the mailing info by 1/21, as it has been a really long time

I thank you all in advance!

a couple more cards!

This one is for the weekly digi image challenge on Designed 2 Delight...I am hoping I made the deadline...I fell asleep before making my post. :(  I think I am ok, though :)

This was a quickie, not my best work.

pre made card- Colorbok, printed transparency card sheet-Colorbok (I tore it so it would fit to the sides of the card. Sharpies, misc. ribbon and button, German scrap trim by ARTchix studios, Digi stamp and sentiment by Designed 2 Delight! (also for OPERATION WRITE HOME)

This next card is NOT for OPERATION WRITE HOME, We are in the beginning of "Fishing Flea Market" season. Ron and I are vendors, I make crafty stuff and gift items, he makes sinkers, lures, rigs, jigs etc. I am starting to resupply my inventory, and making new items as well.  BUT, I digress...

this card was made with the sketch from I {heart} 2 Stamp "Sketch for you to try"...

This is a 5.5"sq. card. Card stock by STAMPIN' UP and California Paper Goods (Gold mica), Printed paper-unknown, bl;ue painted and sanded German Scrap Medallions by ARTchix studios,

 Sanded brass-tone fleur de lis brads. Circle punch by Creative memories, Scalloped circle punch by EKSuccess, sentiment by My Sentiments Exactly, Penguin by Inky Antics

6 inches snow = creativity

I have 3 cards here, and I am getting ready to write up that recipe for the Beef Barley Soup which was PHENOMINAL! LOL (I am still trying to make my own deadline of having a "Recipe and Other Kitchen Creations" page up by tomorrow :D we'll see)

OK, first card, just a cute note card for a friend, fulfills 2 challenges; Sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches  and also  the use of buttons for "Do You Stack Up?"

pre made card base by DCWV, printed papers rec'd as RAK, Sentiment-STAMPIN' UP, Buttons- MAKING MEMORIES, Liquid pearls, Digi Stamp by Dyhana, BIC Mark Its!

Next up is a card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday  obviously a sketch challenge (my favorite kind)

 2 views because of glare.

Card Stock-STAMPIN' UP & California Paper Goods (mica brown), printed paper rec'd as RAK, Misc. ribbon. Brads-MAKING MEMORIES, Flowers-PRIMA, Stamped moose rec'd from swap, Digi-sentiment by Digital Doodling.  The rust looks kind of red, sorry. (This was supposed to be a square card, but since 90% of the cards I make are for OPERATION WRITE HOME, they request A2 size)

Lastly Jacque's sketch for Friday Sketchers  I really LOVE sketch challenges, they are my favorite...in Scrap booking also.

Card Stock- STAMPIN' UP  & California Paper Goods (mica wine color), Cuddlebug embossing folder-swirls, 3 printed papers- all rec'd as RAKs or swaps, misc. ribbons, Sentiment-STAMPIN' UP, Angel Image rec'd from Swap, BIC Mark Its! and dew drops. (this was supposed to be a square card--but since 90% of my cards are for OPERATION WRITE HOME, they request A2 size)

Thanks for looking!!

another card but 2 challenges

This card is utilizing the sketch from MoJo Monday, and Fulfills the mid-week throw down at the Stars n Stamps blog for missing you/thinking of you cards.

Crad stock, Misc. & STAMPIN' UP, Green(embossed) and Blue paper scraps--misc.

Clay butterfly, Prima flowers, brads, liquid pearls, letter stamps-STAMPIN' UP, Digi stamp-- dragons designs, colored pencils-CREATOLOGY

this weather = Home made soup

Today/last night/wee hours of the morning etc. I did all the prep for  Home made

BEEF BARLEY SOUP

This is to be cooked in my slow cooker. I have searched high and low for a good recipe for this soup for a slow cooker, and finally decided to glean some parts of a handful of recipes and adapt it into my own. So far, it looks and smells sensational.  if it turns out the way I think it will I will glad post the recipe with  a picture.  ON a NEW Food and other Kitchen Creations page. Look for this new page by Monday.

off to get some sleep, catch Y'all later on. Peace and warmth!!

ATTEN: CARD MAKERS

I have a question for you. I like sketch challenges, they are my fav. challenge for card making.

I am looking for a blog that has a card sketch challenge on THURSDAY and also one on SUNDAY.

If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd be very grateful!

Thanks in advance, Sue :)

Alphabe-Thursday

 It is back to class time, here at Jenny Matlock's "Off on my Tangent"...for Alphabe-thursday.

This week we are learning about the letter "M".


 "M" is for MANY things in MY life. For example; The MALES out-number the females in the house right now. Naturally this is not a good thing, as the females are ME (disabled) and MY angry female cat (she is angry because of the extra MALES in the house of the furry & feline kind). It is also not good as MY son, has been blessed with extra testosterone! This MAKES him MEAN and MAD sometimes, MORE often than I would like.

I know I call MY Husband Ron, because that is what he has been called all his life, but that is actually his MIDDLE name, his first name is MICHAEL. Our daughter Amanda; does not like being called MANDY, she prefers MANDA.

When it rains a lot our driveway becomes MUDDY, because it is dirt and stone...it used to be MORE stone, but it is a hill, and well there is erosion. We have lots of MOUNTAIN LAUREL, which is an endangered plant here in the NJ Pine Barrens, it has shiny long oval-ish deep green leaves and only blooms once about early to mid summer, white with pinkish center cluster blossoms.  They are all over down here, our woods are full of them, like all the other woods around our property. 

The people next door have horses, so in the summer we get the wiff of MANURE, MORE-SO up the hill near the barn than by the house-Amen!
My son says  ....MORE POWER, as in when he has a "campfire" he tries to MAKE them into Bonfires! (can you say lots of lighter fluid or gas...Holy MOLY!)

Lastly, I wouldn't be here if I didn't have a MOM! MY MOM is 84, she was born in Springfield, IL in 1926, a few MONTHS later they lived in Louisville, KY, and then MOVED back to the family farm in Scottsburg, IN. I have a lot of admiration for MY MOM for MANY reasons. The MAIN reason is that her dad only let her go thru the 8th grade, telling her "Girls don't need an education".  MY MOM self taught herself as MUCH as she could by reading and trial and error, and MADE for herself a career as a Bookeeper +. MY Dad died 3/10/05, their wedding anniversary that year- 4/13/46 would have been 59 years, to ME that is aMAZING!  There is a lot MORE to MY MOM than MEETS the eye. Even some not so good stuff, but hey we all have that, right?

Here is Mom and I  in early 2009:

SNAFU...it will not upload the picture in the right direction making us look like we're in a carny mirror...I'll try to figure it out later.

1 card 2 challenges

This card is this week's sketch(#50) on the STARS n STAMPS website, and it fulfills the challenge at Sentimental Sundays for a card on friendship.

 Pre made card by DCWV, card stock STAMPIN' UP (retired), printed paper hand made rec'd as a RAK, Marvy calligraphy pen, prima flower, punched flower misc. brad, fancy fiber by creation station. Digi Stamp _Milly and Lily, Digital stamp sentiment-inside card_ Raindrop Echo Designs (below)

New Counter but sad...

I finally found my counter, but sadly it started over at ONE. I was well over 9,750 hits. (since 4/29/10) blog started 2/5/10. 

I also got my slide-show back and even added some of last year's art to it.


NOW I have to figure out how to get my play list back...any ideas??


Thanks again so much for all the help...going to a cached version(on google) of my blog was very helpful, SophiaDawn & Aisha, and anyone else who suggested that.

Saturday sketches-edited

These 2 cards are both for SketchSaturday  It is sketch is #136.
I did one the way the sketch was posted and one I turned upside down, and moved the 3 dots.
Both cards are for OPERATION WRITE HOME.

Card stock-STAMPIN' UP, Printed Paper (old)-ProvoCraft, Misc. - RicRac, white Liquid pearls,

BIC MARK ITS!,  Digi sentiment- (I think) Raindrop Echo Designs, Digi stamp-DSB--STAMPED TWICE, one colored and raised on foam tape

This is the upside down version, with a smaller circle, and the 3 dots moved to the side.

Card stock-misc., Printed paper-ProvoCraft and misc. BIC MARK ITS!,

Stickles, Digi Sentiment-DigiDoodles, Digi Stamp- Sew Many Cards