Whoo Hoo, Yay Me!

Happy Friday everyone, well I didn't have the chance tomake any cards within the past few weeks, I have been so busy with school and my projects that I haven't spent much time in my crafty room .... blah!

Looky what I got from my good friend Dawne, she sent it to me for my birthday .... THANK YOU Dawne! I love it all!

Man, I'm happy the Spring is here, but it's really messin with my allergies! Sneezing and runny noise ... grrrrr ... but Stefani and I are still having fun ... riding bikes, walking and doing yard work.

Thank goodness the semester is almost over, I have to say that I will NOT take more than 2 classes a semester ... this semester is kicking my booty.

In other news, My Stefani needs to have TWO root canals done on Monday, she has NO idea what she's in for and I'm not telling ..... so wish me and her luck! Well thanks for stoping by ...

Happy Saturday

HI all, well it's been a lazy day, Stefani isn't feeling to good, she's sneezing and coughing ... blah, I hate it when she's sick. I have to say that she's a trooper though, she hasn't complained at all and will do her best to keep up with me. She hates taking naps or resting, I think she thinks she's going to miss something ... hehehehe

Looky what I got in the mail today, I got some money for my birthday (next week) and i got some Anya Stamps from the greeting farm, I also got some from Jen at Little C's .... I'm so excited. I have always seen my blogging buddies using them, but never had the chance to get any, well now I do, I think I have at least 20 new Anya stamps ... yippie for me .....

Well as you can see, no card for today, I'm going to try and post something tomorrow, I have been working on a paper for school, it's due Monday and I'm not even close to being done, but I have been working on it and doing my research .... so with that said, I better go and get on that paper. Thanks for stopping by! Have a good weekend!

The Queen Has Arived!

Hola blogger friends, I was at the Scrapbook Expo a few weeks ago and found this stamp, isn't she cute?? I had to have her and I knew just who to make the card for ... one of my Professors, she always calls herself the Queen, I made a Thank you knote for her with the stamp and she loved it!

Well it's a short post today, I have school tonight and then it's Spring break! Yippie .... Hope you all enjoy! Oh and be sure to check out Little C's for some new stamps... you can find the link on Jen's - Pieces of Me blog .... I just bought some new Anya stamps, I can't wait to get them!

My First Anya Stamp

Well it's kind of hard to see, but this is my first Anya stamp, I bought some more but was so excited that I had to make a card right away, she is so cute! I'll be sure to post more as I make them.... perhaps on spring break, I have one week of school left and 2 midterms, I hope I do well...

Gosh, as I sit here and type out this post, and i'm so excited about my new stamps, I do it with a heavy heart, a friend of mine passed away yesterday ... I worked with her for several years at Target and Providian Finanical ... she was sick for a few days and now she's gone ... I'm not sure what she passed from, but I know she was sick with bonchitis (sp??) ....

well on that note, I better go, I still need to shower, study and go get my car, it's in the shop for an oil change and small tune up .... hope you all have a blessed day!


** My dear friend Perlita, may you have a safe and quick journey to Heaven, may God wrap his arms around your family during this difficult time **

It's Spring Time

Hello, Hello, hello .... it's such a beautiful day here in Northern Cali, I think it's going to be in the mid to high 70's, i'm lovin it, but the bad thing is that - that means summer is right around the corner and I don't like the heat ..... but on the other hand, that means that Stefani and I will be hanging out at Water World on the weekends ... woot!

This little card reminds me of SPRING, all the bright colors I used .... I love the background striped paper, it's one of my favorites ..... I also used my oval spellbinders, LOL when I was putting them together, i was off a bit ... hehehe oh well, I guess that's what makes this card an original. I love the stamp, it looks like the girl is going to be carried away ..... I was so excited, I used my Smooch ink for her hair, pants and shirt and balloons ... it's kind of hard to see, but I used that crystal stuff on the balloons .... then of course I used some flowers.

Well short post today, I have to get the day started and do some laundry, food shopping and the dreaded homework.... thanks for stoppin by .....

~ Toni

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!