Happy Saturday!

Morning all, i was up early due to the birds chirping and the sun shining, I guess that's a good thing, but I wanted to sleep in ... oh well .... I'm going to my cousin's baby shower today, she is having a little girl after having 2 boys, so she is super excited..... so here is one of the cards that I just got done making, the shower is in 2 hours and I'm making cards and blogging ... LOL


I made this one for my Momma, she figures why should she buy cards when I can make them for her for free, and she's right! I love this little one, I think it's because all of the pink in it and the little images.....

Well, it's a really short post today seeing that i'm running late, hope you all enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

~ Toni

Hola Senorita

Isn't she so cute?? I call her my little Senorita, she actually reminds me of my good friend Anna, I got her at my favorite stamping store in my neighboring city! I used my new spellbinders for her .... I have to say that it came out pretty good.

I used my NEW brown Smooch ink for her hair and then my copics of course for her dress .... it's kind of hard to see but I also used some crystal stuff on her little dress to make it puffy .... Oh and I can't forget the use of the flowers .... over all, I love it ...

So Stefani and I were up early this morning, well at least I was, a friend called me at 5:45am ... perhaps he's not a very good friend for calling that early ... Just kidding .... he saw that I called him so he was calling me back, but had he looked at the time, he would have noticed that I called last night at 8:40pm.

well a short post today, as you all know I have tons of homework to do and little time to do it in ... Thanks for stoping by .....

~ Toni

Time Flies

Wow, time flies when your so busy! As you all know, I've been busy in school .. so many papers to write, lots of reading and most of all trying to deal with everything else.

So I found this little stamp in Berkley and fell in love with her, I used my copics for her hair and flowers, but used my shimmers for her dress. I was trying to find a way to use my new "Smooch" stuff, but I think i'll make another little gift bag for my baby niece and nephew for St. Patty's day.


It's hard to see, but I used some diamond embelishments for the flowers .... well, i bettet go, I have lots to do today including, laundry, reading, homework and cleaning the house, oh and lets not forget making dinner.

Hope you all enjoy!

Heirloom Craft Fair

Stefani and I went to an Heirlooms craft fair yesterday and had so much fun, I only bought a few things as money is tight right now ... we did some make and takes and I found this thing called Smooch's. It's new to me, and I love it ... AND they had this lady there that did dry embossing, I forgot about that, she made me want to come home and pull out all my stuffs ..... Anywhoo, here are some pics of the Smoochs that I found, and the card that my Steffers made ....



This isn't a very good pic, but my Steffers made this card at one of the make and takes .... isn't it so pretty?

It's kind of hard to see, but they used some of that soft puffy flowery stuffs on the flowers to make it really stand out ... Good job Stefani!

These are the bags we made, we made them out of envelops .... awesome huh?? anyways, we used some of the spray Smoochs and dried it with a drying gun and then stamped out image, mine is the one with the coffee cup and the other one is Stefani's, she kind of got carried away with spriting her bag ... hehehehe she still did a good job though!

so in this pic, we have the Smooch's sprit spray and the other one that looks like fingernail polish is another kind of Smoochs .... and then of course I bought the embossing templet .... well that was our day yesterday .... hope you enjoy!

Playing in the Rain

Hi all, well is's been raining here in Cali, I love it, but I really need to get into the back yard and mow the lawn and I can't do that while it's raining .... So I saw this little stamp in one of my fav stamping stores, I knew that I had to have it. I LOVE it ..... and it fits with all the rain we have been having here.

I have been busy with school and have several semester projects to do .. ugh! the good thing is that I know what needs to be done, it's just doing it ... hehehehe

I've been feeling some what better, my kidneys are still a bit inflamed which is very painful, but it's not as bad as it was several weeks ago.

So tomorrow is my oldest nephews birthday, I can't believe that he's going to be 26 ...man that makes me feel old. I love him so much .... I was looking at the calendar and noticed that my Steffers birthday is on Easter this year! Woot, i'm so excited ....

Well I hope you enjoy my card, I used my H20 on the rain coat and my copics to color in the monkey. I also mixed some glitter and embossing power and put some heat on the swirl on the end of the card ... I should have used a different color ink so it would show up better, but I guess it's trial and error ... next time I'll try something different. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day!

~ Valentine Lovebug ~

Hey all ....
Happy Tuesday, it's a beautiful day here in Cali, the sun was out but now it looks like it's going to rain. I managed to mow the lawn and edge the grass. My Steffers pulled weeds and did the best she could to help.

In other news, I think my kidneys are inflamed, my back is killing me, not sure if I shared, but due to my diabetes and not taking good care of myself, I was diagnosed with Kidney disease. I have been taking my meds and shots so i'm not sure why my kidneys are hurting. i'm very bummed ... because it's very painful.

On to the card, I love this little guy, I use him all the time, so I hope your not tired of him! The Lovebug stamp is from Michaels, it was a dollar stamp .. well I better go, I have school tonight and I didn't read the chapter ... Opps! Thanks for stoping by and hope ya'll have a great day!

Tis the Season for Valentines Day Cards

Hola blogger friends ....
Today has been a good day, I got up went to church and then cleaned the house. Stefani and I went and got a starbucks seeing they don't deliver (how rude) ... hehehehe and then headed to Fairfield. Did a little running around and came home. I did manage to make this little card at my fav Stampin Store, I thought it was a cute way to kick off Valentines day .....

it was pretty easy and something that can be duplicated for any Holiday! Easy Peasy ....

Well most of you know that I have been going to school, I have also been out of work for a year, I was laid off from Washington Mutual when Chase purchased us ... I was there over 10 years ... anyways, I really need to get out and working again, and there is an opportnity to work in retail (i really don't want to work retail) but it will conflict with school. I know that If I stop going to school, then there is a really good chance that I won't go back.

working right now will also prevent me from doing my fieldwork that is requored for me to graduate..... I'm putting it in God's hands, I have been worrying about this and I'm sure that's why I haven't been sleeping well ....

Anyways, hope you enjoy the card! Stefani and I had fun making it....

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Hey people, Jenny from Jenny's Creation is giving away some awesome blog candy, be sure to go and check out her site, she does awesome work ... Oh and be sure to wish her a very happy birthday as well ......... Congrats Jenny on your Blogaversary! Check out the candy below!

Second Post of 2010

hello all .... not sure if anyone still follows me, but here's my second post for 2010.. I'm hoping that this is my year, 2009 wasn't to kind to me ... so with that behind me, I'm hoping that this will be my year!

I read somewhere that odd years are never good for Aries', and wouldn't you know, I'm Aries! LOL - After all the trials and tribulation in 2009, I'm ready for anything!
As you all know, I have been going to school, I'm trying to get my degree in Human Services, In May 2010, I should be graduating with my certificate and then hopefully in 2011, I'll graduate with my AA. I'm really interested in helping families with children with Mental Illness. During school this past year, this area has really touched my heart and this group is often over looked and needs help.

Aside from school, I have to say that I have enjoyed my time home, but it's time to rejoin the working world. I miss the hustle and bustle of it all. I want to make new friends and have fun again, I'm such the social butterfly ... I want to have deadlines, talk with other adults and work on projects. I'm sure once I find a new job, two weeks in, I'll be crying that I need a vacation ... hehehe

Since my time off, I thought I would be in the craft room all the time, but the fact of the matter is, I was really bummed and was somewhat disappointed that I didn't have a job. I remember working and I couldn't wait to get off work to come home and craft something up .... well today is a new day, I’m going to try harder to post to my little bloggy and follow others. I guess you can say that I was somewhat depressed, but i'm done with that now. I'm only looking at the brighter things in life and will put all that energy in school and crafting.


Well now on to other things, I was in the craft room the other day and make the MLK card in honor of MLK and my daughter Stefani, she is obsessed with him .... I made the Happy Birthday card for a friend of mine, I used some white puffy stuff as the frosting ... so cool. I also used my NEW copics for the candles and I used my shimmer paint for the cake ...

Now on to the Thanks You card.... My Steffers made that one, we were at one of my favorite stamp stores (Mainely Stampin) and she did a make and take .... I hope you enjoy and sorry for the rambling!

This isn't really a good pic of all the cards, but it will have to due, I have been having issues posting so hope ya'll don't mind. well hope you are all having a good day! Thanks for stopping by!

UGH- Issues posting

I'm trying to post the cards I made, but i keep getting an error... I'll try tomorrow