I'm back!!!

Hello folks, soooo sorry for all the delays. I'm finally getting situated with my financial woes and schedule. So here I am, ready to create and share. I want to start off with a card I made all my own with no help of a sketch.

I went to the local craft store and bought the elegant set of clear stamps from Inkadinkado called "Chandeliers". I started with basic black cardstock for the base of the card, followed by plain white paper and the Pretty in Pink cardstock from SU! I dried embossed pink piece for texture using the cuddle bug "Swiss dots" and added the black and white fancy print paper... Now I'm not quiet sure what you would call the design on that piece... you can really tell by the picture but it a fuss or felt on the actual print, which I thought bought out the black.

And finished it with the sentiment of "Birthdays count" doubled sided stamp from SU!, square brads and a black sheer ribbon on the top the card. As for the inside of the card, I never put too much thought before on adding anymore embellishments, but I think it adds more appeal to the card, dont you think? Well thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend... tooddles.

Wow....

This economy has kicked me in the a** really bad.... What with no camera and no job to buy supplies, that I don't have any motivation to create with what I do have? But I have to keep on moving to pull myself back up. I have faith that things will be looking up very soon. I'm lucky to have such great support from my mom and sister to have patience with what I'm going through. I just wanted to keep in touch and I hope to be in better moods and have the resources to be able to do the one thing I really love.... to create.

Beaten, but not out!

Well folks, I've been home for a week now and couldn't love it any more! Fortunately I made it home by the time the rolling earthquake hit,... I prefer to be at home for those things, rather than on the road. It's kinda funny to think of such things as comfort of earthquakes, right? lol Anyway, while in Las Vegas, I had the misfortune of having my purse stolen along with my cellphone and awesome camera.... In the meantime, I have to wait til things pick up for me to buy myself a new one. It sucks to be hindered that way, having to wait, while everyone else gets to share their creations.
So, for now I just stop by to fill you in on my predicament, and wish you all well. Hope to see you all soon.
Tooddles.

And I'm back in the game.....

Hi folks, while being in Las Vegas I grew to appreciate L.A. a lot more than I thought. If you asked any one I know, they'd all say I loved Las Vegas, but I know now that I rather be a visitor than a resident. Life is soooo different here when you're trying to make a living here...... everyone is here for the hustle. I guess you can say I came here to "gamble, collect my winnings and put it to go use." Even though I've known my friend for about 5 to 6 years now, I took a big risk coming out here by living with her and working with her. Some friendships dissolve when you're not use to their work ethics or living habits, but I adjusted as best as I could and make it work. My goal also included making some money to pay for my studies, whether is was here in Vegas or back in L.A. Unfortunately, there are no adult schools here where I can enhance my office skills at a low price... only trade schools where you have to pay $12,000 to $25,000. One, I don't have that kind of money and two, no time to spend 2 to 4 years acquiring those skills. Fortunately, I'll be going home next week in time to enroll at a vocational school back home that offers a great accounting program. And the best part, is that I'll be home to create more cards... yahoooooo!!!

Temporarily out of order!

Hi everyone, I just want to stop and let you know my where abouts. I've been unemployed for a couple of months now and I received an opportunity to go to Las Vegas to help out a dear friends with her business. So while I'm just out here temporarily, I couldn't bring my entire stamps and supplies to create. So in the meantime, sit tight and I should be back in L.A. to create... then again if things turn out better for me here, I just might be relocating? Til then, tooddles.

With sympathy

Hello everyone, I just want to share my latest creation. While watching the Oscars tonight, I made a sympathy card using this weeks Our Creative corner sketch.

I started with a simple white cardstock for the base, layered it with Pink Pirouette (discountinued) and the Ginger blossom dsp (discountinued). My centerpiece comes from Inkadinkado's Spiritual sketches.

This was a lovely piece to work with. I wanted to share the intricut details of this stamp, I thoroughly enjoyed coloring this with the SU! blender pens to make it really delicate. You can barely see the subtle blue outline, but its there. I hope you like. Toodles.

Thanks so much

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by. Today I wanted to post a pretty card where I learned a very fun  technique. So with the help of Sweet Sunday sketch challenge #58 , I want to show you my first attempt at sponging and stamping with its same colors.

To start, I began with 4 1/4"x8 1/2" Old olive cardstock for the base. Next I cut three Very vanilla pieces at 2 1/2" x 2 1/2". To get the neat sponging edges, I covered 1" of the pieces with post-its and sponged the edges with the color I want to stamp my image with. Very easy! Finally i added the ribbon and the sentiment from the SU! Seasonal icons set on the corner. I hope you like. Tooddles.