Tadeum (Today I'm) Crafting

Check This Out!--My daughter has her own business!

2010-06-23T13:31:00.003-04:00

My 14-year old daughter is now creating digital stamps! This is her new website--Pawsitive Sketches--please leave her comments--she loves to be encouraged!!! If you have any requests she would be glad to try to fulfill whatever your needs! She also offers digital pet portraits for reasonable rates! She has been inspired to become a vet since she could talk!! She has been drawing pets since she could hold a pencil! I am a proud mama-- cant ya tell!! ;0) You can help support her by spreading the news and grabbing her button (that she also created herself) on the sidebar and posting it on your blog!! Thanks for supporting the young and upcoming artists!!

Manic Monday!

2010-06-21T20:46:00.004-04:00

I had one day free of appts this week.. I can't believe it! That has not happened to me in a long time--usually I am free most days!! Soo I filled Monday to make it all filled this week.. lol!! I made cards to put in the guild for next weekend!

Here is a doggie bathtime card!! I had sooo much fun designing this one!! I am SOOOO loving my DS!!! I am seeing myself with a Gypsy very very soon!! I will need for days like tomorrow sitting at the guild all day!! Hmmmmmm

This one is done using the design of the fancy fold pop up card found by searching that on Youtube! I had to get a wedding card done for my daughters friend at work who is getting married next month!! Wow-- I am for once ahead of the game!!

Cards made that never got posted...

2010-05-25T11:01:00.004-04:00

Here are some cards that I created using inspiration from blogs that I visit from time to time!

Here I welded bits and pieces together using my new DS! How fun to experiment!

Here I used the heart corner punch as a circle border punch--love that technique and fun too!

Here is my first shaped card...it turnedo ut upside down and backwards from what I had intended--practice makes better!! Still very fun!

Here are a few more cards that I made while "away" from blogging! I hope you enjoy!

Returning from a Hiatus

2010-05-25T10:29:00.006-04:00

Hi all ~ I have been MIA for a bit now.. ohh my almost 6 months it seems! WOW I wish I could say it was soo much fun that time flew that fast! I have had some medical issues and have been down here and there! I have also had PC issues in between those which has added to the "fun"!!
I have made a few "needed" cards in that time and will attempt to try to share those if my camera will cooperate!

Here are a couple that I made for my husbands doctors that he has had to see lately.

Oh oh oh--for Mother's Day I received Design Studio and had to play--Here is the second card that I did for the doc--I used my george cart and created a guitar since my husbands request was for a rocking guitar card for his male doc who is in a band. This is what i came up with following a card from Jeannie's blog using IA cart, which I don't have--YET! Sorry about the quality of the photo... my camera is being nasty!

Happy Spring --Sketch 47 Challenge

2010-01-18T17:48:00.003-05:00

I made this card based on the sketch from Card Patterns.
I really loved this sketch and was happy with the overall card as well!! This is only my second or third entry for a card ever! I have made some in the past but never enter them in time for one reason or another!!

Thanks for looking! I hope you will be inspired to try out this sketch too.

Hurry to play along the deadline for posting/entering is:

Friday, January 22, 2010 at 11:59PM EST

The Prize:
Nina Brackett's Gina K. Stamp Set, Lovely Shelf --found HERE!!
I am in love with Gina K. Stamps!! Wish me luck!

Can the Flowers!

2010-01-18T17:44:00.004-05:00

I have been anxious to use this watering can on my cricut! I love the flowers from K & Company! They are prepunched, so just punch out and layer up! I luv 'em!!!

Love is in the air....

2010-01-18T17:31:00.004-05:00

I have been busy making valentines! Here are a few more to add to the scene!

A quick valentine...

2010-01-13T00:20:00.002-05:00

..I say quick because I used items I had made previously that I have been holding on too for some time now and figured it was about time to clean house on the hoarded items! I used up my quilled flowers, some assembled punched flowers and a precuttlebugged greeting and prepunched MS border thanks to my friend, Sandy!! Thanks again Sandy!!

Vintage Valentines!

2010-01-13T00:15:00.003-05:00

Well I thought I should try putting together some Valentine cards while dabbling with the Easter too! Here is an Adrienne/Mommy make and take...lol!

This is Adrienne's version of the vintage look! She wanted so to sit and create a card like mine to she followed a step behind and interpreted my doings in her own way! She did a wonderful job on her creation!

This last one is my take on the card! I have some serious competition, eh!

Hippity Hoppity...

2010-01-11T21:47:00.003-05:00

Easter is on its way! I love love LOVE Easter! Like it's my next favorite holiday to Christmas! I love what it stands for and I loved celebrating it with my kids when they were little!! Playing the Easter bunny and all--leaving bunny tracks, hiding the eggs and filling baskets with yummy and fun things! I loved seeing their smiling and surprised faces as they lifted their lil heads and opened their eyes wide!
I was so excited about getting the new Easter cart that I got started right in:
Here are two to get me AND you all started. I hope you feel inspired!!

New Year, New Projects!

2010-01-11T21:33:00.004-05:00

I am going to try to make a point of posting at least one ormore times a month on here... I am soo undisciplined and I am working on it!! Really I am!
Here are some neat "Treat Boxes" that I saw over at splitcoaststampers!
I made one in a theme to suit each of my girls!! They are soo fun to make I can see myself making many more of these for all occasions!!

Cards for a Dear Friend!

2009-12-14T21:57:00.000-05:00

I have a dear friend that has been struggling with her health for a while now and she hired me to do card classes for a bit at her stamp shop a few years ago before closing up the doors now. She was real good to me as far as some nice deals on some of her inventory she had remaining and always lends me supplies/stamps when I ask. In return for using some of her stamps this past week-- she mentioned not having time to make any Christmas cards and I knew it wasn't just all about the time either --since her memory is leaving her and she is discombobulated most times now! I offered to make her however many cards she needed to send out to her family and friends this year! Here are the three that I repeated and created a gift package for her to send out:

These ornaments were inspired by an almost identical card created by someone on StampTV! It was a simple idea and I appreciated it so much I scraplifted it to mass produce! Thanks for the inspiration (Im sorry I cant remember the name).

This was another simple and easy card to mass produce with the cuttlebug and cricut to thank!

I used this real nice shiny blue paper for the snowflake too--I really love that paper!!!

I stamped this candle and colored with the magic colored pencil technique! It also was an easy one to mass produce with elegant results!!

Wow --share the new news!!

2009-10-14T09:44:00.005-04:00

Well, I can see now exactly how long it's been since I last posted... shame on me!! I was sitting here this morning thinking it had been a little while--it sure has!
I have been very busy with the new school year starting and all. Some of you know, but for those who don't, I homeschool my girls and they keep me very busy! We have just finished volunteering at the State Fair for the week! That was soo fun--yet tiring! I managed to sell a few cards there in between the sour weather--yayyy!! That was uplifting!!
I also am honored to be spotlighted for the month of October as guest designer along side Jeannie Phillips, who is amazing at making the most beautiful cards!! She is one talented woman for sure! You can see more of her beauty HERE! I almost shriveled when she asked me to be her guest for the month of October! I have been out of commission on the card front for a short length of time (6 months or so) and I started getting in the groove of things again when my friend, Sandra Flake, bought a Cricut!! She called to share the news of hers and tell me all about the machine, when I surprised her by telling her that I already owned one and had had it for a year...lol!! I was inspired to get it chirping like crazy..and have been chirping regularly since! I love the support found at the MB on the Cricut website--this is how Jeannie found me! I am truly honored! Thanks for sharing a part of ME Jeannie, for the month of October!

Okay okay...More for September!

2009-09-17T21:53:00.003-04:00

Well my dear friend sent me a sweet gift for Christmas and sent it early so that I may get some Christmas cards made with it! I have been busy cricuting like crazy with the Joy of the Season cart. I hope you enjoy looking!! I have enjoyed making them!

Turkey Thanks Pedestal Card

2009-09-07T16:49:00.002-04:00

I was told about this BLOG! I am totally in love with her projects and techniques!! I will be returning to be inspired often!! I thought I would attempt the Display card, only I twisted it inot a turkey!!! LOL I added some little twists besides the turkey too--the CB folder, leaf punchies, glitter! TFL!!

Some Card Catching Up!

2009-09-07T13:03:00.005-04:00

I have been slacking in my posting AND my Mojo--what is going on!?--I do believe it could be the change in the season's! Well, my card making buddy, in TX has gotten waaaay ahead of me and I took the day yesterday to get my rear in gear--Forward! Here is what I did:

I have been playing....

2009-08-31T20:28:00.001-04:00

I have been watching new stamps come out and it has reminded me of some of my unmounted that I have tucked away that I have not seen for a while...like this pear, I just love this pear!

More August creations

2009-08-29T22:33:00.000-04:00

I have been dabbling in a little of this and a little of that!! Here are a few of the dabbles:

CPS-Card Sketches

2009-08-04T19:47:00.004-04:00

CPS-127 ... I have finally tried a Sketch challenge!! This is my first attempt any of the many challenges I hop over each day!! I thought I would try this one at CPS --It was/is a neat looking blog and seemed/seems like a fun place to hang out and join in!! I will definitely be adding them to my blog log so I can regularly hop over and see the fun!!

More busy busy...

2009-08-04T19:41:00.003-04:00

I have been busy trying to make card s for all the ones I need to get some made for ! I have put some in a shop to sell and I have many many thank-yous to make up for my daughters sponsors for her Italy trip! I also offered to make a card for a forum poster's friend who has cancer! These are two from the above mentioned causes!

Been on a paper playing bender!

2009-07-31T19:22:00.000-04:00

These are some cards that I have have been making this past week!! The thank-yous are for my daughter to give away! The other is for me to use for whoever I'd like to send it to!!

Christmas Challenge

2009-07-28T20:04:00.000-04:00

This is a card my friend and I challenged on! She chose the Christmas theme with the red and green and to also use the Cricut! So here is what I came up with...

Thanks Hubby!!

2009-07-15T14:06:00.003-04:00

For my Cuttlebug!! Here is the card that I made my DH for sayig we can afford to buy me a new toy!! I soo love it! I sooo LOVE him for getting it!!

Challenge #2

2009-07-15T13:56:00.004-04:00

This week Adrienne has chosen a dog theme! So here are our cards that we have made! Adrienne has made hers using a pawprint that she drew herself and embossed with white EB and same wit hthe word woof! Mine is done with 2 of my new CBF! I really just love them!! We both used our boxer stamp since this was the breed of our buddy we just lost after 9 years, Charlie! He was such a good boy! We are waiting on Miss Sandra's version of her doggie card as soon as her back will let her work it!!

New cuttlebug and folders!!

2009-07-15T13:50:00.002-04:00

I bought a cuttlebug last week! I do love it and I love the new folders I got too!!

Cupcake challenge--1st challenge!

2009-07-13T22:23:00.003-04:00

My friend, Sandra, has began making cards again and I am glad she has hollered at me to get myself going on making them again too! She and I have just decided to try doing a weekly challenge, taking turns determining what the idea will be. She chose this one with an adorable cupcake freebie from StampTv with Gina K. I had a great time with this one too and my daughter jumped in on the challenge too with an adorable chocolate cupcake card!

Labels, labels, labels and more labels!

2009-07-13T22:17:00.005-04:00

I found this technique at the Hero Arts website and thought I would give it a try! How fun it was and I loved the labels for sure! It was a simple card to make too!

Sorry about the blurriness in the corner with the gems.. the bow and flowers in 3D lifted it from my scanner a bit! Didn't have my camera at the time of the finish!

New Blog Things

2009-06-25T09:23:00.003-04:00

I have decided to start putting my crafty things up on a blog site now too! I surf and see that most people have already got their creations up. Of course, I am always a wee bit of a late bloomer and much slower at catching up or keeping up with everyone else!

But anywho, let's get started! I will start with these that I have already made last week and will work from here!