Missing My Friends

I am missing all of my stamping friends like crazy. I have been so busy with life lately that I am not sure when my days are ending and when my next one is starting. It seems as though I am currently running through my life and I need an end to my current marathon. Things have been good for us. We are doing well with things, the kids are all doing very well, we have jumped both feet into our church and we seems to have a plan for things lately. This being said, I can't seem to find any free time to stamp, sew, bake, or even nap... I want so much to get back into the swing of things and I truly hope that I will be able to do that soon. Please know that I have all of you in my thoughts and prayers and I am hoping that things are going well for all of you. I look forward to getting back into the swing of things and hope that you will still continue to follow my blog and give me the same encouragements that you have in the past. Thank you so much and many blessings upon all of you....

DDIC

Experiencing some minor difficulties this morning so my DDIC card will be uploaded shortly... Please stop back to see my first card of the New Year... :)


Blesings,

Happy New Year!!!

So with the New Year comes more time right? I seem to have gotten lost the last year. I failed to find time for myself and put all my time and energy into Church, my house and my kids. This is a great thing don't get me wrong, but I really am burnt out and NEED time for me. I am resolving to find time for me this year along with maintaining time for the kids. The house will just have to be what it is so long as we don't have bugs.. :) In my "me" time, I plan to stamp again. It seems as though it has been ages and I am starting over a new stamper. I don't know where to start or what to work with. I feel so behind the times with what is new and fresh and have no idea what is out there. I just found out today that Hanna Stamps went out of business... You have no idea how sad this makes me. I absolutely fell in love with Kristi and her Riley and Hanna line. It just won't feel the same ordering from someone else. I am truly saddened by this news.

I hope very much to get back into the swing of things in the next week... But putting Christmas stuff away will definitely have to come first. LOL... Thank you so much for your continued support and your faithfulness to my blog and me. I am truly grateful.

Blessings for a happy and healthy 2010,

DDIC 15

It is an ABSOLUTE MIRACLE that this card is up today... My computer has been fritzed out for several weeks and it is finally back to normal. I have missed so many challenges and I am so sorry to all who have wondered where I was. I promise you I have NOT fallen off the face of the earth :)

Without further delay... This week's Divine Divas Inspiration Challenge was a rough one for me since I haven't been stamping due to computer failures and I am also deathly afraid of the bright color families. I wanted to use the colors of the challenge piece but I had a dickens of a time working with them. I will try my best to get a better card this afternoon. Here is the inspiration piece for this week:


Here is my card for this challenge... Again I am sorry it isn't up to par.... I will work on this later...

Color Dare 38

This is my attempt at this week's color dare challenge. The colors were...

Crushed Curry
Mambo Melon
Taken W/ Teal
Basic Gray

I had been so busy lately that I have zero time to stamp. I am dealing with a massive flea infestation in my home, 2 sick kiddos and a sick hubby, my parents were in to visit last week and of course I had to get sick when they left, we had to get rid of our puppy, and I am knee deep in a bible study that is consuming my life right now ( it's a great thing!) Needless to say, I can't find time to sit and relax let alone stamp. I am trying to make my schedule calm down a bit, but I feel that until the twins start school, they need my attention more than my stamp room does. :( (Oh the responsibilities of a good parent)

I hope you like what I was able to make for today. I am not happy with this card at all, but only found a wee 30 minutes to sit and finish this. I wish I could find more energy to stay up later and stamp when the kids go to bed, but that seems to be my cleaning time now. Thank you all for stopping by and looking at my work. I really appreciate the love and support

Blessings,

DDIC Again

This is a great inspiration piece. I loved the look of the 3x3 squares so that is the route I took when creating my card this week. I really thought of going more toward the browns and neutrals when I ran across some awesome retired DSP from Stampin' Up! and decided to use it. Here is my take on this week's inspiration piece.


Please make sure to check out what the rest of the team has created for you today. I know you won't be disappointed. We encourage you to play along with us and we want to see what you create. Please leave a comment here and link your project.

Blessings,

Sketch Challenge 248

Here is a quick card I whipped up for today's challenge. I haven't had much time to play lately and I am really starting to miss my stamp room. I was hoping the twins would start school this year, but they are still on a waiting list. I had hoped to get some more free time to do the things I enjoy. As it stands now, I find whatever time I can when I am not running an errand here, or dropping a child there or running my home. So this morning I was able to find a nice quiet few moments all to myself and of course you know I sat down to stamp.

So here is my card for today's sketch...


I hope you will find time to let me know what you think. I absolutely love hearing your comments. Have a Blessed day!

Blessings,

Color Dare 36

Well this was an interesting week for the Color Dare. The colors truly scared me when I first put them together. Then I started brainstorming and realized they were great colors and would work perfectly together. So I sat down and go to work. I love these colors and I think you will too. Here is my card for this week's Color Dare

Colors:

Creamy Caramel
Bermuda Bay
Barely Banana


Make sure you check out what the rest of the Design team has done with these colors. You won't be disappointed by what you see. The team is amazing and always rocks out with the most wonderful of projects. We hope that you will join us and play along this week. We'd love to see what you come up with.

Blessings,

DDIC Do-Over :)

Here is a much better card to take from today's inspiration challenge. I think the first card was from sleep deprivation. I put the twins down for a nap and had a chance to play over. I really like how this card turned out. The cuttlebug seems to work nicely to show the delicate details and really show off the beauty of this cake.

I hope you like what I have done the second time around and I hope that you too will feel that I have improved upon my mistake. :) Check out the rest of the DT, they have all made such wonderful creations... You don't want to miss any of them.

Blessings,

DDIC

This is the challenge piece for this week:


This is my card for this challenge:


I am not at all crazy about this card. I tried to go with the look of the flowers cut out... My thought looked so much better in my head. I plan to sit down and try to rework this card before the end of the day so please check back for a better take on this week's challenge piece

Make sure you check out what the rest of the DT has done for you. I am positive you won't be disappointed with what you see.

Blessings,