Hi Everyone!!! It was a busy week but a fun one :) ...I decided today to get a head start on my March card class cards ;) ..I have a ton of coasters and really wanted to use them again, so this is what I came up with a.. twofer! ...you get a card and a bookmark, on the bookmark you can write a personal message or attach a gift card to it...I was able to try out the new SU dies and I love them!!! I still have a website for the time being but I am more then likely going to shut it down since no one uses it..The bird (Take It To Heart) is water-colored..I hope my class really likes this card and can't wait to make it hehehe :) have an awesome day..I want to go back to sewing my blocks so I will see you tomorrow Thank You!!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I am busy this week but hope to post something all this week :) ...as I'm cleaning house I am watching The Brady Bunch! I loved that show growing up (born in 74) ..I love that it's on TV ..I have two more Swoon blocks to show you..I hope you all have a great day :) ..see ya tomorrow Thank You!!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! Did you all have a good weekend? I did, let's see I ate all day on Saturday, Tim barbecued delicious food and on Sunday he worked so Cordell and I ate all day but I was productive I sewed! whoo hoo! I am finding that I really do enjoy it..This Swoon quilt I am doing is a challenge but I love the end result..I can't wait to be done and see the completed project...I was able to sew 4 blocks yesterday, here is 2 for today :) ..I hope to sew more today but probably isn't going to happen, the poor hubby is sick and I have a Luau to get ready for :) ..but if I do it all today that means maybe I can get another block done tomorrow Yay! ..I hope you all have a fantastic Monday! did any of you see Celebrity Apprentice and Amazing race..I love when these shows are on because now my Sunday is complete again..dang FOOTBALL why O why can't you be on year round! :) see ya tomorrow! Thank You!!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! Sorry for ditching you.. my hubby works two jobs and when his second job has no work he stays home with me..I find that I pretty much ignore everything and focus all on him ..we have fun together and we LIKE being together :).... so I will try to post something tomorrow like hopefully another block or show you another pillowcase that my big boy wants (his 5Th) :) ...he's off till tomorrow then back to posting on Friday :)..this card is made for a guy or boy, see we all know not to make a male card to showy because more then likely it's going in the trash at a later time..so never use to many precious embellishments on those pesky boys..leave them all for the girls baby ;) ...this is a simple card but has a few techniques ..All SU Thank You!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I had so much fun yesterday at the sew day ..I came home and finished off my block..let me tell you this is an intermediate pattern NOT a beginner..holy cow it was hard to figure out but I can honestly say I did it all on my own..by the time I'm done with this quilt I will be really proficient in Half Square Triangles and Flying Geese..sheesh! and this is a huge quilt! I have 8 more blocks to do..when I'm done it should be a queen/king size quilt :) ..let me tell you something else..I tried to figure out who the maker of this fabric is and I could have sworn it was Riley Blake well I typed in the browser Riley Blake and I clicked on images and wow lots and lots of penis showed up, so if your shocked by that kind of stuff don't click on images for Riley Blake LOL!!!! ..I wonder if the company knows that hmm hehe...anyways the pattern is called Swoon and you can buy it here ...I will be back with a card tomorrow ..the winner of yesterdays candy is Agustina :) ..have an awesome day Thank You!!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! the winner of yesterday's blog candy is Jovanna...I love when we put names in a bag and draw a winner :) it's much more personal then the auto pick :).. Yesterday was my oldest niece's birthday party she turns 15 today..Happy Birthday Baby J ..I wanted to make her a quilt and I'm surprised that I got it done on time but I did..her favorite color is Pink and she is a really good singer so the quilting on it is music notes..she's a good kid and I like her :) ....I have another blog candy for you today..I ordered the new Edgelits-Adorning Accents #125595 but I ordered 2 on accident (I guess I really wanted them) ..instead of selling them I am going to give it away! all you have to do is tell me if you could have any talent what would it be? (mine, I wish I could draw :) .. I will pick a winner tomorrow morning ..O and the candy you will receive isn't opened I took a picture of mine to show you what you will get :) ...Have an awesome day today! I will be with some really cool people including my mom sewing all day! whoo hoo! so I hope to show you another quilt this week...if your curious I am attempting to make the Swoon quilt here's a link to the Swoon-Along :) .. Thank You!!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I wanted to give away this brand new stamp set called Kindness Matters, all you have to do to win it is: SAY HI! that's it :) and yes my FB friends you are also eligible to win it :) ..I hope you all have an awesome Saturday! I will be back tomorrow to show you a project I made that I busted my hump to get done in time :) .. and I may have another blog candy to give away tomorrow too :)..I will pick a winner tomorrow morning.. Thank You!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I'm so late today! The pictures I have today make me smile :) ..The first one is an effect I did on my Ipad..I was playing around and I couldn't stop laughing with this one so I wanted you to see it too LOL! ..the second picture is one that never gets old, it's what Rocks looks like when we are driving and he's my co-pilot, he always makes me smile and have a better day :)..Love him :)..Have a great day everyone I will be back this whole weekend :) Thank You!!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! Ugh! I can't seem to take good pictures with my phone, so sorry! this card is way cuter IRL I swear! I used my new stamp set from SU called Sweet Cake..I absolutely adore cupcakes..I love collecting little things that have cupcakes on them..In fact I just saw the new line of fabric coming out and yep need to have all 25 fat quarters (here's the link) go check it out!!!... Back to the card ..I embossed the whole image and used glitter for the swirl..I do wish I used a darker color for the sentiment but next time :) ..have an awesome day everyone!! I have been working on a fun project and I will show you on Sunday :).. Thank You!!! Come Again!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! well my Giants won and I couldn't have been happier ..what an intense ending tho OUI! I just made this card this morning :)..the Stickles are still wet on the butterfly wings..I found this old SU stamp set and matching sentiments in my "stash" ..I love this color combo..This will be a card for next Fridays card class..I wanted to make something that was bright and reminds me of Spring..I hope you all have a great day! Thank You!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! I had a relaxing morning and after finishing my book I had an idea what kind of card I wanted to make.. I like how it turned out! I love skulls and when I was at that bead store I just told you about I found this cross and I knew I would want to use my Eerie DP from Basic Grey ..I also used the sketch from The Sweet Stop ..the image is from The Greeting Farm :) ..I hope you like it :) ....I of course will be watching the Super Bowl tomorrow and when it's over I will be in mourning ;( ..FOOTBALL is over boo hoo! and you know how much I love FOOTBALL! so I won't be blogging tomorrow, instead I will be eating chicken nachos and meatballs with my hubby! I can already feel the fatness on my thighs, bring it on baby! so everyone have a awesome day tomorrow and have fun with whatever you do :) See ya Monday! Thank You!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!!! I will be back tomorrow with a card..yay! I had to show you the before and after of Rocks going for a walk :) ..top picture, loving the smells, the freedom of grass under his paws..the lovely feeling of pooping in public and not caring who sees ..yep that's Rocks for about 15 minutes (that's his max) (once every two months) and coming home drinking water and 5 minutes later you get the bottom two pictures (minus the snores that I SHOULD post on here) ;) ..so Yep he's done for the day and the weekend :) ...I hope you have a great Friday..I already did with my hubby, we went to the movies and watched Underworld in 3D LOVED IT!!!!! I would own it :) See ya tomorrow Thank You!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! sorry been on sick leave..I'm finally getting better! sheesh! being sick sucks..I made this card this morning and I like how it turned out but I don't like my picture, sorry for the glare..Turkey's are in the backyard so I couldn't go outside to take a better picture :) ..I went to my mom's on Saturday and she took me to a bead shop and O man! I bought so many charms for my cards that I can't wait to use them! One of them is this beautiful black butterfly heart..Love it!!! ..The sketch I used is a sketch from Mojo Monday but I forgot to upload it but it's this weeks challenge..The DP is Studio G ..the flowers, sentiment and ribbon are all from my "stash" ..the image is from The Greeting Farm...I hope you all have a fantastic day! Thank You!!!! Come Again!!!! Mandy
Hi Everyone!!! It was a busy week but a fun one :) ...I decided today to get a head start on my March card class cards ;) ..I have a ton of coasters and really wanted to use them again, so this is what I came up with a.. twofer! ...you get a card and a bookmark, on the bookmark you can write a personal message or attach a gift card to it...I was able to try out the new SU dies and I love them!!! I still have a website for the time being but I am more then likely going to shut it down since no one uses it..The bird (Take It To Heart) is water-colored..I hope my class really likes this card and can't wait to make it hehehe :) have an awesome day..I want to go back to sewing my blocks so I will see you tomorrow
