Under the Weather

Just a quick post today. I stayed home from school this week a few days so I was busy making cards. Here is one I paper pieced. Sometimes I think the image turns out better when you do it this way. I really like how this card turned out. The image is from MFT. The paper I'm not too sure about, it was in my scrap drawer. Off to run many errands. Tomorrow my son makes his confirmation and all he wants special to eat afterwards is Oreo pie from Bakers Square. That's an easy one to do. So, I'm off to buy some pie. Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Get Well

Here is a really simple card I made for a neighbor of mine. Isn't this little guy cute?! I think he is an SU image (I was at a friends house when I stamped him and can't remember where he is from).
Once again, the public schools around here are off for the day (Casimer Pulaski day) and my school is not. That's okay, I have a great class this year. Anyway, thanks for stopping by.

What a Cutie Pie!

You can never have enough birthday cards for kids. Every time I send one birthday card out low and behold another birthday sneaks up. I guess that comes with being from a family of 11 children and oodles of nephews and neices. So I like to stock up on birthday cards. Now sending them is another story. Anyway, This cutie pie girl stamp is from a CTMH set. I have no homework tonight and it's pouring outside (thank God it's not snow!) so I guess it's a great night to scrap. I'm off to get something done tonight!! Thanks for stopping in!!

Looking For Spring!!

I just the SU stamp set with all the different petals (I'm not sure the name of it). I borrowed it from a fellow stamper and this is what I came up with (so far). I decided to stamp a sentiment on the left side when I am ready to use it, I just couldn't decide what I wanted it for. The paper is SU riding hood red and the petals were stamped on paper from an Archivers pack. Anyway, on to more stampin'.
By the way, here in Chicago we were teased the last two weeks with some pretty good weather, 50's and 60's. However, yesterday was another story. We had another snow storm and more snow was dropped on us. ENOUGH WITH THE SNOW! Thank goodness we purchased a snowblower this past fall. So have a great week and I am going to pray that all this melts as fast as it came. Thanks for stopping by!!

Cheers!!

Well, here is my last card I have made to post. I had better get busy stampin'. We are off school this Monday so I have plans to stamp with a friend of mine. Woo Hoo! So, if you are from Illinois then tomorrow is a special day around here. It is Abe Lincoln's 200 birthday. My school has many awesome activities planned for the day, including balloons all throughout the school. At 12:00 noon there will be bells ringing statewide. It's sort a cool. My class is really getting into Abe Lincoln and having a blast with fun facts about him. I know, I probably sound corny, but that's the teacher in me. Oh and by the way it's also my son's birthday tomorrow. He will be 14 and he has the "I'm so cool" attitude that goes along with it. Fun, huh?! I don't know how my parents made it through 11 teenagers. Anyway, have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Sweet Treats

Just a quick post today. It's been a long day and these old bones are heading to bed. Today was the 100th day of school and in first grade it's a BIG deal . Our children came to school dressed up like they were 100 years old. What a hoot!! You should have seen them, canes, walkers, housecoats and powder in their hair to make it look gray. We even had a visit by a 100 year old great grandma. Then we strolled through all the classrooms throught the school and a ton of fun 100 day activities in the afternoon. It was a blast and the children really enjoy the day. Now only 76 more days left.
This card isn't one of my favorites. The image is a fun one from MFT but I just don't like the colors or even the way it turned out. I thought I would post it anyway because I am running low again on cards. So, thanks for stopping by and a have a great rest of the week!!

A Sweet Treat

Here is my first Valentine card I made this year. The ice cream image is from a MFT stamp set.
The patterned paper is from DCWV and the red is riding hood red from SU. This card makes you want some ice cream, doesn't it?! Nope, not me! I would much rather have a bowl of popcorn, believe it or not. Don't get me wrong, I do like ice cream but it doesn't like me, so I just stay away from it. I guess it's not a terrible thing, huh! Well, the week is almost over. It's been so crazy at school. This was Catholic Schools Week so we don't have regular schedules and that really throws the kids off. Especially when they are out of uniform. The kids have a blast with all the extras planned but it's so good to get back to normal . Needless to say, Friday can't come soon enough. I plan on going out to dinner Saturday with our scrappin' group for some good eats and lots of laughs. So have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Cake Anyone?

Here is one of my favorite SU sets. This guy is so funny! I colored him in with my prisma pencils but as you can tell I'm still not the best with hiding the lines. Go figure, a first grade teacher and she can't color well. who would have thunk!! At least I stayed in the lines. Anyway, the deep freeze is back. Today and tomorrow is supposed to be a high of 11. I know this is Chicago in the winter but it's getting old by now and we need some temps at least in the 30's . Oh well some day it will come. So, I'm off to more blog hopping , errands and then Bingo! Sounds fun, huh? Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Fun in the Sun!

Last Thursday, while sitting and sulking about how cold it was outside (and my school was NOT called off for Friday) I decided to make a "warm" card. This is what I came up with. I'm not too sure where the stamp is from. The paper is from SU except the flower paper which is from DCWV. It did make me warm up a little. The freezing temps have warmed up a little. Today is a day off because of MLK. Thanks, MLK!! Anyway, if you would like to see a picture of the cutest cheerleaders in the world head on over to Michele's blog at http://www.blogger.com/www.chelemom.blogspot.com/ The girls are adorable! I can't wait to go to one of their games. So that's it for today. I'm off to enjoy the day off buy running errands and stamping. Happy Inauguration Eve!!

CHEERS TO YOU...

...and certainly not the weather here in Chi Town. The temperatures have been -17 with wind chills -30 or so. Imagine that, you fellow bloggers who live in a warm place!! I think every school had called off for the last two days EXCEPT mine. Yep! We had to go in. So I warmed up my car for 20 minutes each day, bundled up and headed to the trenches. Thank goodness I have a wonderful class this year and I enjoy them. That did make it a little easier to go in. Today we are going to be in the 20's but the wind is already picking up. Sheeesh! I'm ready for summer(so I can complain about the heat(tehe). Anyway, here is another card I made for a friend. The stamp is a Bella, red riding hood paper from SU and the circle paper is from DCWV pack we were given at a scrap at Archivers. The good thing about this paper is that it's peel and stick. Just peel it off and stick it right on (but once it's down it's down, no adjusting). I feel like I have my mojo back so I plan on getting more stamping done this weekend so I have more to post. Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!