Lazy cow

Is that a lazy cow or what? lol This card cracks me up!

All the stams (the cow, the tractor, hay wagon, fence, and the sentiment) are all seperate images, and all from A*Muse. I stamped them all in hybrid ink and colored them with my Prismacolor markers. Then I added some yellow stickles to the hay to glitz them up a bit.

I cut a slit with my craft knife in the hay wagon and slid the cow in it and taped it on the back so that he looks like he is in the hay.

The card base is Garden Green stamped with the Flannel Plaid BG. To finish it up I added some stitched yellow grosgrain that I picked up at Michael's forever ago. I think it was on one of thoes tiny little baby spools. Funny, now that I have the ribbon in my jars, I am feeling much better about using it. Guess it's because I can't see the spool getting empty, lol.

Secret Squares

Have you checked out the AmuseaPalooza blog lately? They have a new game posted this week. It's called secret squares. Kind of like Hollywood Squares for stampers. How fun does that sound? Go check it out CLICK HERE.

Oh yeah, you have to be registered to play. You're registered right? You're not? Well register while you are there, and tell 'em Cori Bravo sent ya!

Doesn't San Diego sound nice about now?

Sure does to me. It was 102 today. Yuck! I am so not fond of heat,lol. I think I was supposed to live somewhere cold...like Denver. Thank goodness convention is in July- gives me a week escape from the nasty sun here in Tucson.

Anyhow, on to the card *wink*

I made this card for the weekly challenge on AMPA. The challenge was to create a "scene." The beach sounded like a good scene to me.

Everything is stamped in hybrid ink and colored with Prismacolor markers. The ocean was created with a strip of Cool Caribbean cardstock that was stamped with the A*Muse wave stamp (I think that is it's name).

I have a ton of other beach stamps I wanted to use but decided that would be overdoing it. You know "Think simple. Think A Muse"

Ribbon storage

I love looking at other people's scrap space. I get tons of great ideas, and really just love it. I think crafters like the organization of their stuff almost as much as actually using it, haha.

Anyhow, I am in the middle of revamping my stamp studio (which is actually my dining room LOL). I figured I would start with my ribbon stash shelf cuz at the moment, it is my favorite.

I am a collector. I love to collect, and I have accumulated tons of glass jars. Big ones, small ones, cool ones, spaghetti sauce ones...you get the picture.

Anyhow, so this weekend I decided to reorganize my non Stampin' Up ribbon (I'll show you the SU! ribbon on another day) and this is what I came up with. I split the ribbon into 9 groups; pinks, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, purples, browns/creams, and black/white. I put each group into it's own cool jar, and stashed them on this shelf. Pretty huh?

Above this shelf I have my background stamps. Next to them are my A*Muse stamps. They are stored in two big glass cylinders that I got at Mike's. I also have my Basic Grey 6x6 paper pads, my gamsol and blending stumps (also in a little jar...lol), and in the little tin bucket are my sponge daubers.

This shelf is right next to one of my tables that I stamp at, so it's convenient to have everything nice and close.

As I get my room organized, I'll post some more pics

SCS Sketch and color challenge

It has been forever since I did a challenge on splitcoast, so today I decided to do both the color and sketch challenge in one fell swoop.

The colors for this card are Cool Caribbean, Garden Green, and Chocolate Chip. I kind of wondered how it would turn out, but I'm pretty pleased. I made the scalloped back to the photo with 4 scalloped squares that were just taped together on the backside.

A little faux stitching, some Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and two of my favorite backgrounds (Paisley Print and Weathered) and this card was finished. Fun card, fun challenges...not sure why I hadn't done more of them lately...oh yeah...finals *yuck*

A little friend...

Jaden caught this little guy in our driveway yesterday. For those of you who don't live in the desert, this is a baby "Horned Toad" or as most people call them...a horny toad **chuckle** It is actually a lizard as opposed to a toad or an amphibian. They are pretty slow, so they are easy to catch, and are really sweet when you actually get one. This one just sat quietly in Jaden's hand for a couple of minutes while he pet it. Jaden has learned to be very gentle with them, and puts them right back where he finds them "so they can go home to their mommy's." Such a sweet boy.

Just thought I'd give you a peek into our desert, where it is already over a 100 everyday. **YUCK!**

Time to break 'em all out!

The weekly challenge (#5) has been posted on the AMPA blog, and it sounds like so much fun! This time around you need to make a "scene" on your card. Time for the houses, grass, trees, fences, etc!! I can't wait!

I promise to have some cards posted tonight. It just didn't seem right to be posting cards yesterday. Memorial Day just felt a little more important. But, no worries..I have plenty to post to make up for it, hehehe!

Did you know?

That A*Muse is giving away awesome prizes every week? Like a ton of seriously great stuff? All you have to do to win one is register (don't forget to tell them I sent ya!) and then participate in the weekly challenges! Fun and easy peasey! Kind of like blog candy on steroids, lol.

Ambassador weekly random winner

A Muse picked a random Ambassador on the amuseapalooza blog for a yummy prize!

If you're like me...you are now dying to know what "they" won, right? Well, go check! Just click HERE and you can take a peek yourself.

Don't forget to register and tell 'em I sent you if you haven't yet!

Let us not forget...

What Memorial Day is about.

Let us not forget about the great men and women who have died for this country...for us...for freedom. Freedom of not just ourselves, but freedom for the oppressed everywhere. On this day, let us forget our political feelings about this war (ya'll know I have some strong ones) and remember...

The blog candy winner is...

Terry Molineux!!!

Terry said...
what that really stinks no computer...I would be lost without mine....I don't have a life so I spend it mostly on the computer when I am not stamping or shopping!!! LOL

I will go register and mention your name...thanks!

Now can I please win........... I NEVER WIN ANYTHING...

BTW have you been watching Young & the Restless...? I thought Nick was alive? Where is he? When is he coming back???????

Hahahaha, well I guess you can't say you've never won anything before now Terry! I used random.org to generate the winning number, giving each of you who had registered at A*Muse using my name an additional 5 entries. For example if the first person who commented had registered at a*muse, she would have been given #1 for her post, and numbers 2-6 for the extra entries. :)

Anyhow, the winning number was "unlucky" number 13, so Terry, please shoot me an email with your snail mail address and I'll get your goodies in the mail asap!
(and I don't know what the deal with Nick is on YnR, but I know his contract was extended for 5 years, so he WILL be back!! ) lol!!

Just sittin' here thinkin' of you...

Is the sentiment inside this card. Cute huh?

I decided to use up some of the patterned paper I have been hoarding. The paisley piece and the orange scalloped piece are from SEI. Petals and Paisley I think...pretty isn't it? The stamp and the sentiment inside the card are both from A*Muse. You didn't think I could skip my daily A*Muse card did ya? Gotta get my ambassador points. hehe

The ribbon is from May Arts. It is truly yummy....ties awesome because it is so soft. I also used some waterfall stickles on the chair and the lamp. They are all sparkly in real life :)

A Muse challenge 4

Did I mention that the 4th A Muse challenge is posted?? It is, and the prize this time is a surprise...what fun! Head on over to the AmuseaPalooza blog and check it out. It's quite "punchy"!

Love monsters

Ok, so I think I am going to stop with the step by step directions when I post a card...Whatda' ya think? If anyone will just die without them, let me know, otherwise I will just do a short run down. :)

I made this card with a couple of new A Muse stamps. Meet Skywriter and Monster Duo...cute aren't they? I stamped them on WW cardstock and colored them in with Stampin' Write markers. The "boy" monster is colored with a Bravo Burgundy marker and is almost as dark as the Chocolate Chip skinny oval. GRRRR! I wish SU! would come out with a better burgundy/raspberry color...oh wait, they are. Purely Pomegranate is coming in July!!!!!

The card base is Rose Romance and the burgundy scalloped square (giga) is Basic Grey. I am IN LOVE with the new ribbon. It's from May Arts and is to die for.

Don't forget to scroll down to the blog candy post while you're here!

Don't forget...

To scroll down to this post and leave a comment so you can win some great blog candy. The candy even includes an A*Muse stamp!

Also, if you haven't yet, head over to the AmuseaPalooza blog and register to take part in the amuseapalooza events.

And even better, if you tell them that I (Cori Bravo) sent you when you register, leave me a note in the comments section of the blog candy post, and I will give you 5 additional entries!!!

Run!