A few Thank You cards

One of the girls I work with asked if I'd make her a few 'Thank You' cards for her son's teachers. So these are what I came up with:

I guess I shouldn't have said, "I came up with." really because I think all of them were sketch challenges from somewhere....either SCS or someone else's blog.

You KNOW I couldn't resist a changito!!! :)

That's all for now.
I'm off for the next couple of days so HOPEFULLY I'll get a chance to create and play some more before going back to work. First, I guess, I should clean up my mess from today!
Check back in when you can and leave a comment too...I enjoy the feedback/suggestions! :)
Have a GREeeeaaaaT week! -I reminded myself of Tony the Tiger there for a second!! LOL

I've been tagged........

...by Tera at stampqueen
I know this has been floating around in an email, because my daughter sent it to me! I wonder if my answers will be the same???
Anyways, here goes:
#1: Four jobs I've had in my life:
CNA (in high school), Sales Rep (Garden Botanika), Independent Consultant (Home Interiors, Pampered Chef, Close to my Heart and now Stampin' Up!), Nurse
#2: Four movies I'd watch over and over again:
I'm SO NOT the one to re-watch movies but I would and HAVE watched these over and over:
The Notebook, King Kong, Second Hand Lions, A Knights Tale
wow-that was easier than I thought.
#3: Four places I've lived:
Born and raised in Hamden, Ct., Adak, Ak (18 months while in the Navy), Kingsville, Tx (still in the Navy), San Diego, Ca (Navy and husbands job) and currently living in North Central Washington.
#4: Four TV shows I watch:
Hmmmm, lets see.......I don't have time to watch much TV these days.......
SOOO, when I can...
Biggest Loser, America's Next Top Model (with my daughter---OK, I like it too!!), Two and a half men (LOVE this one!), Mind of Mencia
#5: Four people who email me regularly:
Nikki, Vic, my Aunt & Regina
#6: Four favorite foods:
ONLY FOUR?! I didn't get like this with ONLY four favorite foods ya'll!
Ice Cream, Seafood, Mexican, Greek, Thai (esp.curry dishes), Italian.....
#7: Four places I'd rather be right now:
In bed-I just got home from work and as MUCH as I'd LOVE to say shopping or anything else...the truth of the matter is RIGHT NOW I just want to be in bed sleeping.
#8: Tag four people:
You know, I started thinking about WHO I would tag....then I thought ya know....half the people are going to wish I hadn't tagged them, then there's going to be those that are going to wonder WHY I didn't tag THEM--So, I decided if you're reading this consider yourself tagged if you feel like participating...just leave a comment or link back so I can learn more about you!! :)
G'night....or 'mornin or whatever it is for you....I'm going to bed!! :)

My new 'do'

I got my hair cut shorter on Monday. I liked my 'old' style alright, it was just time for a change.

Joe likes my hair longer but to me it's more work. Yes, it sometimes takes a little longer to style it when it's shorter but once it's done, it's done. I don't have to worry, for the most part about it falling down, out etc, etc....PLUS I had a hard time keeping it out of my face sometimes at work..so short I went--for a while anyways. We'll see how I like it.

I Nikki and Salvador JUST took these pics for me. I'm getting ready to leave for work here in a few....I actually got on hoping Vic had sent those pics of Joshua but as I was logging on he called....he's on his way home from the hospital now and won't email them for about 30 minutes. I'll probably be leaving for work by the time he gets to email them so I won't get a chance to see little Joshua until tomorrow morning (frown).

Until next time...

-S

One of a kind.....

It's one of a kind alright.....I'm not so sure about this card. I thought the flower puff would be good on this card but I'm not sold.

I just LOVE this paper....the colors, the pattern...

I work tonight so I'm going to TRY to take a nap this afternoon. Joe is getting ready to take the boys outside and get some more work done out there and Nikki is probably still sleeping--so it's about to be NICE and QUIET in here. Hopefully I can get a few more cards and some more laundry done before nap time.

Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!

-S

WELCOME JOSHUA CHRISTIAN

Some of our closest friends, Victor and Adrianna-and 'lil Vic- were scheduled to have their second baby on Thursday via scheduled C-Section. Vic was in Texas, Adri back in California. Vic planned on leaving Texas today to go back to be in Ca. in time for the baby's Thursday delivery. Well, little Joshua had different plans....he decided HE wanted to come into the world today!!! So, weighing in at 6 1/2 pounds, 19 1/2 inches long and looking like Vic, Joshua Christian made his entrance.
Little Joshua has a cool story behind how he got his name....
A few years back Vic spent close to a year doing some teaching for his job back on the East Coast where he and Adrianna met another couple and their little boy Joshua. Vic and Adri spent quite a bit of time with this other couple and Joshua and would go to his baseball games and such. They really had a connection to this little boy. Sometime after Vic and Adri returned from the East Coast Joshua's dad called Vic to let him know Joshua had died. Joshua had been hospitalized after his last baseball game when they found out he had Leukemia. Within 3 short days Joshua died.
In Joshua's memory, Vic and Adri decided to name this baby Joshua.
So again, a BIG heartfelt WELCOME to Joshua Christian!!! We can't wait to see you!!!
and CONGRATULATIONS to Vic, Adri and BIG brother 'lil Vic!!!

Vic emailed me some pics last night of the new 'bundle of joy'.....How TOTALLY adorable is he?!!!

This really was an easy peesy card--I used the same paper as earlier-I just LOVE this paper!! Actually the middle of the scalloped circle is a sticker. It came in a CHIPBOARD PACK I picked up at JoAnn's a while back and haven't used yet. Actually, truth be told, it was STILL in a bag-I'd forgotten I'd even had it- I was looking around for something else yesterday and found it. Yeah! Anyways, all I did was adhere the sticker to a circle I made with my nestabilities (SO LOV'IN these!!!) and then adhered that to another scalloped circle, put a bookplate over the sentiment, stickled the flowers and 'smile' and we are 'good to go'!

Card size is 4.5x4.5. I'm finding, now that I've found envelopes for this size card, I'm REALLY liking this size!

I'm thinking I know JUST who I'm going to send this card to..........

Nikki at Nikki's Card Creations has had over 15,000 hits to her blog (YOU GO GIRL!!!) so she's having a give away--blog candy--mmmmm.
Click on over to her blog and enter for YOUR chance to win!!

Mas Changitos

I tell ya-I just can't get enough of these little guys!

The stamp set, Changito Amigos, is by Stampendous, of course. This is another stamp I picked up last week. I've been DYING to use it. I picked up this paper a while ago and kind of forgot all about it.

I don't really have a 'reason' for the card....just made it. I've been WANTING to 'create and play' all day, I just haven't been real inspired. I go back to work tomorrow evening so I figured if I was going to get ANY play time in I'd better get going and since the boys are all outside....

I FINALLY took a minute to make a 'ribbon blossom'. I've been wanting to for some time and just haven't but I thought it would be perfect for this card what with that one chango giving the rasberries and all! Pam Bassett (aka 4 Hounds on SCS) has an AWESOME tutorial on her blog. It was A LOT easier than I thought it was going to be. I have a feeling I'll be using MORE of them!!

Leave a comment and let me know what you think. ;)

Well the boys just came in for lunch--it's finishing up in the oven but I'd better get down there and see what they're up to. The sooner I make them happy the sooner I can get them back outside working so I can get back to playing!!