Unbelievable!!

I came home last night from work to find that my home had been burglarized.  Most of my electronics, except for the televisions, are gone.  Laptops, game systems, games, cameras.  Even my jewelry.  Not that my jewelry had much value, it was mostly items you would pick up from Claire's or Target. 


I called the police but unfortunately, no fingerprints were obtained.   I suspect a boy that my son goes to high school with since the thief used our key from outside and cleaned out my son's room.  I have two dogs that should have scared the person away but apparently the thief knew where the dogs' room was because the door was simply pulled closed.


Creativity will have to take a back seat while I sort through endless mounds of papers looking for receipts and thus serial numbers for the stolen electronics.

Summer's Over

I think it's time to get back in the swing of things.  I have to admit, this summer I had no desire to do any kind of scrapbooking (or crafts for that matter).  However, now I'm back in school and I have a new job so I can feel the creative juices starting to flow once again.

Father's Day Card

I bought this cute little guy with a specific card idea in mind, but this wasn't it. LOL.  The original idea was for a friend with the saying that a nap was great at any time.  But this works for Father's Day too. 

The inside of the card states "Spend it any way you choose."  Who doesn't like the idea of getting permission to nap?


I humbly submit this card for the following challenges...
Card Patterns Sketch 68
Cupcake Craft Challenges  One For the Boys
Fantabulous Cricut  Celebrate Dear Dad
Drunken Stampers  #20 Father's Day


Recipe
Cardstock: The Paper Studio DCWV
Stamp:   Stampabilities 'Beary Big Yawn'
Flowers:  Bazzill Wings
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Misc: gel pens, prisma pencils, Dovecraft chalk


Until next time...
Christa

Happy Hopper Birthday

I've had this little happy hopper stamped and waiting for the right card to come along for him. I have a cd container that I repurposed and it now holds stamped images waiting to be coloured. 

When I saw this sketch from A Crafty Little Place, I knew my happy hopper had found his card.

My happy hopper didn't want to be an exact diamond though so I shaped him the best the image would allow.  I like the way he turned out.  I hope you do too.

And the inside of the card...

Paper: The Paper Studio, DCWV

Stamp: Stampabilities

Embellishments: Bazzill Wings Flowers, brads, Colorbok vellum, Dovecraft chalk, PrismaColor Pencils

Challenges:

A Crafty Little Place Sketch

Ooh La La Creations #54 Bright and Cheerful

Crafty Card Makers #21 Inside Out

Inky Impressions #35 flowers and brads

Little Red Wagon #30 Birthday

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog punches

Until next time...

Christa

Just Us Girls #34...Template Challenge

This week over at Just Us Girls, their challenge is to use one of Lauren Meader's templates or create one of your own.

 

I chose to use Lauren's Bouncing Baby Buggy template.  My sister in law is having her third child and I thought this would make a lovely gift.

I also made a card to go along with the buggy.  The card opens up at the shoulders to reveal a gift card.

Challenges:
Roses on Paper  #38  create a gift
Just Us Girls #34 Template challenge
There's Magic in the Air Anything but a card


Until next time...
Christa

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I'm ashamed...

...at how long I've been gone.  I can hardly believe it's been three months since I've posted anything.  Well, acutally I can since it's been about that long since I've created anything.

Unfortunately, I lost my job in August.  I was able to enter college right away and have been working on my accounting degree.  About mid February is when my professors started throwing homework at me and I was swamped so everything but that fell to the way side.  Now school's over (for the summer) and hopefully I'll be back with a vengeance!