Hey there! I know, it's been a long, long time and ya probably think I melted in the hot temps. But rest assured, I was sweating and miserable as everyone else out there. lol, well, I say LOL, but I was a like ready to pull my hair out. It was too hot for too long! If you are Facebook friends with me then you know I was ranting on there!
This weekend I am teaching at Stamping Bella and I finally have my cards done and ready to show anyone who is signed up and wondering what's in store. I am teaching in the p.m. class, unlike the last time I mentioned it on here. hehe, Emily and I got our emails crossed and she said she had Linda in the a.m. Now this should not come as news to anyone in the class, but it was news to me when Emily and I spoke...so just so you know we ain't too crazy in the head. {well, maybe a little?} The boss says I come in the p.m., I come in the p.m.
I told ya this class is all UPTOWN Girls!! I am so excited... So here is what I have prepared for us...
LUCIELLE sends her LOVE, because love is sent all the time and not just for Valentine's Day!
Ava loves to CELEBRATE, because who doesn't want their best friend to bring over a three tiered cake on their birthday!
VICTORIA & JULIETTE's night out, because we all have that 'fun' friend who needs a girly card!
ISABELLE loves her ICE CREAM, because we all have a sweet friend or we are always on a diet. LOL, the calorie sentiment that comes with this image is on the inside of the card.
So there ya have it. Linda and I have one crossover card that she & I are doing...the AVA loves to CELEBRATE. haha, lets just hope we picked different color schemes!!
Now, here comes the part of my post that I don't know how to say other than I am taking a blogging break. In my mind I'm thinking that's what I'm calling it.
Maybe you wondered what was going on in the almost month since I last posted and while that stretch wasn't planned out, it just happened that way. I was doing some summer things around here, working on class stuff, and I kinda let the blog sit on the back burner. I sent a few emails back and forth to Emily, went up north to see my parents over the 4th of July and still...I worked on class stuff, but didn't miss the blog.
My mind has been preoccupied by other things, and for the first time in nearly 5 years...I didn't feel guilty for doing them. Or, as was the case many times, didn't do something because I had cards to make. I have gotten my deck finished and now buying stuff for it. It's my deck and no one enjoys it at my house except for me, and the animals, lol. I have been redoing a flower bed and it all started last fall, and I am happy to say...it is almost finished. I want more dirt and need to plant some perrenials.
Work has been busy and while my hiatus these past few weeks wasn't planned, it has gone right along side of overtime. Yes, it's that time of year when we are looking at 6 saturdays...starting with this weekend and I am in Toronto. There is a part of me that is very relieved that these two paths are headed in the same direction. Because one thing that I have learned is that when I have worked overtime and tried to keep a blogging schedule, I get stressed out. Part of your brain says go color and part says just chill out.
During this period of 'non blogging', I am going to take the time to REALLY leave Typepad and take myself to Blogger. When I do blog, or pick up my pencils to share something with you...it will be from a whole new site.
I have paid for my paulatracy.com address, and the NEW blog will be accessable from there, when I switch to Blogger. I will stick with the 'paula 2.0' name...i think.
I am happy to have been a source of inspiration and I am looking forward to trying some other interests out. {I have stuff pinned on Pinterest that I wanna make!!} But, after that, I am not sure where the wind is blowing me. :)
BellaRIFFIC Friday reporting for inspiration!
This week we were all asked to color up our favorite girl...mine just happen to be those UPTOWN chicks. lol, I can NOT get enough of them. :)
Here is the gorgeous bride-to-be card I made with Brigitte...
I was never a little girl who dreamed of her wedding. I can't recall one time ever imagining I would have such a dress as our Uptown girle here. Today, I feel a little differently, LOL, maybe it's watching the tv shows 'Say YES to the Dress', 'Four Weddings' or 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'! I do like to wonder what I would pick out for myself or maybe Jordan. Though, I would be so practical and get the cheapest one I could find that I liked. haha
I decided to put my Brigitte in a lovely cream dress, with sparkle from neck-to-train. She is just pretty as pretty can be and sparkle is a must, right? I don't go to many wedding showers at all, but this is the image I would use, hands down.
You see what I did with her bouquet? I popped that baby up with my Helmar Scrap-Dots. Hmmm, it was a case of paula running out of double sided tape, so the flowery part was not solid. I was about the restamp and I thought about this. I stamped out another bouquet and when I was all done, I set it on top of the original image and then added a few flat back pearls. Teeeny tiny pearls. This Uptown girl doesn't come with a sentiment so I generated my own on my computer.
...card recipe:
Finished size is 5 1/2" x 6", Bazzill cs, Bella's BEST paper {for image}, Konnichiwa 6x6 pad from Basic Grey, 'Uptown Girl BRIGITTE the bride' from Stamping Bella, colored pencils, gamsol, glitter, flat back pearls & sewing.
If you are my friend on Facebook, you may have caught the pic I posted wednesday night, of what my deck stain looks like. Today, when I get home, Jordan and I are going to do more staining and I am hoping that it gets finished this weekend. I can hardly wait. The weather is not supposed to be in the 90's...maybe get that flower bed worked on too! {haha, noticed I only said worked on...anything with digging and pulling out in the yard...WAY down on paula's FUN list}
If you are feeling crafty...here is our sketch for next weeks BellaRIFFIC Friday...check it out!
I can handle this, how about you?? I have some more ~NEW~ release images to get colored up.
See ya soon!!!
Happy Wednesday!
We are sitting pretty in the middle of the week and I can see the weekend from here. Not that I am wishing my weeks away, it's gonna be 4th of July before we know it! But I am praying I can get cooler weather and maybe more of my deck finished. I am taking advantage of being inside and getting some class prep done. My class at Stamping Bella is also gonna be here before I know it. haha
I have another Inky Antics card to show ya today and you may get the hint that I like animals. Today is turtle time!
oooh-ey, you know that I have a hard time putting my images on an angle, but I forced myself to try it for this card.
I fall for anything with a big ol' smile on it and this turtle is grinning from ear to ear. If you check out the post HERE, by Jackie, you will see two more turtles in the 'Flower Turtle' set that are smiling just as wide. I picked to do a get well kind of card, because I don't do many of these and they are good to have on hand.
The post on the Inky Antics blog has all the details, tips and instructions.
This week's BellaRIFFIC friday is 'INK UP YOUR FAVORITE GIRL'. You have until thursday eve to get your card to Emily.
See you on friday!!
Hey kids! Heat, humidity, sun and then rain, have kept me from finishing my deck, but I did get a good portion finished friday & saturday. I asked who wanted to be my 'helper' with my extra paint brush and I found my volunteer. I was not expecting it but my friend Rachel showed up and was a HUGE help. I am loving how the color looks after it's soaked in and dry. I can't wait to take a finished photo with my new rug. I was talking to Lindabella and she suggested a pretty rug and I told her that I had already thought of that. Great minds think alike, I guess! I hit Target saturday night and carried one home. :)
I have not been doing a lot of coloring {though that'll be changing} but I still have some cards to share with you, that I did for my Inky Antics June guest spot.
Is this little mouse peeking from between the daisies, CUTE, or what! Now, I never want to see one running in my house or anywhere near my feet, but I LOVE a cute 'pretend' mouse.
Teacup Mousies #1 fits the bill for sweet & tea-rific! Once again, Jackie {over at Inky Antics blog} has written up a great post on my card, with tips and instructions. Check it out HERE.
There are more Inky Antic cards to come, so don't go far, ok!
Hey guys! I hope you are all enjoying the start of summer so far. Since I was outta commision for what seemed like the entire month of May, not feeling like doing anything other than the reallly needed stuff...I have kicked into high gear at my house. Part of my plans for cutting back on some card making, was to get some home projects finished. I wanted to powerwash and stain my deck & I still have a flowerbed that needs tearing apart. {not looking forward to THAT} Last saturday evening I decided to break out the powerwasher. 2 years old and not working, so a trip to Lowes had me grabbing another one and it worked WAY better than the non-functioning one.
My deck is scrubbed clean and wednesday I took a palm sander and hits some furry areas and it's nice, smooth and ready for the stain. I get to start the railings tonight, with a friend helping me and I am really happy!! This weekend, it should be finished and I can go looking for a cool rug for under my table. My deck is really nice ceder and I have put off doing this for several years now. LOL, don't even ask about Jim. I am the only one who sits out here.
In other ~NEWS~ Lindabella & I are gonna each teach one class at Stamping Bella in JULY. Saturday, July 14th, to be exact! I am going to teach a pencil class in the morning and Linda will teach her copic magic in the afternoon. Obviously seating will be limited since we are only doing one class, so check in with Stamping Bella is you want to join us!! Plans are that Linda and I will be doing UPTOWN Girls. We LOVE them and it seems they are a hit with ya'll too. hehe I am prepping for 4 cards for my class and I gotta get this rolling along..soon as my deck is all finished. ;)
I know I said that I had to link up cards for SALE, and that is still coming, promise. I have a LOAD of cards to get onto my Splitcoaststampers gallery...woooo, I am so behind in lots of stuff.
Now, lets talk friday, TODAY & BellaRIFFIC Friday! You have come to expect a fun shot of inspiration and I hope I don't let you down here. This week we were told to pick a previous sketch and use that. I used a sketch from April and matched it up with 'Fixer Girl' {Mo Manning} from Stamping Bella.
Oh man, if any little girl looks like Emily's little girl Jayden...I think it's this little girl. I can just picture Jayden wanting to help out Ryan with some household chore.
I was flipping through my paper pads when I came upon this pair of papers in my Crate Paper 'Farmhouse' 6x6 pad. The yardstick print seemed perfect and the small flowered paper has lots of colors to bring out in the image. I may be a cardmaking sin, but I have not added any glitter on this lil girl. Can you believe it?? I did spice up the inside though...check it out...
For once I was looking to see what sentiment came with 'Fixer Girl', but there isn't one. It didn't take me long to decide on the one I used, 'like father, like daughter'. Little girls love to help out daddy as much as boys do, so I stamped this out with one of my $1.00 alphabet sets.
I LOVE using these and if you're lucky and in Michael's, sometimes they still carry these sets.
...card recipe:
Finished size is 5" x 6", Bazzill cs, Bella's BEST paper {for image}, Crate Paper 'Farmhouse' 6x6 pad, 'Fixer Girl' from Stamping Bella, memento ink, colored pencils, gamsol/OMS, alphabet stamps, micron 01 black pen & sewing.
Summer is not slowing the BABE's down and next weeks challenge is to ink up your favorite GIRL stamp. The choices, the choices, the choices...lol. Good luck picking just one. :)
I will share a pic of the deck when it's finished. Cross your fingers I find a cool rug too. Have a great weekend and I will see you soon.
Hey, guess what! It's BellaRIFFIC FRIDAY & it's time to show off our masculine cards. And I have a masuculine masterpiece that shou;d hopefully make up for the 'kiddy' style card I sent my dad for his birthday in Feb. After it was done and mailed it dawned on me that I could have used this...
'vintage HI WHEEL' from Stamping Bella. This is part of the 'Three Sisters' line by Beth Fuller. Linda had made an GORJUSS card for Mark last fall, and I had yet to use this rubber and get it all dirty. Last night I pulled out this card...must have been a magic hat somewhere, because how this came to be...it's beyond me. I just futzed -n- futzed, until I had somethig I liked. I emailed it to Emily last night and told her that this wasn't my usual card & it took me hours to finish.
I worked some embellishments on there and in case you were wondering where that checkered flourishy thing is from, it's Tim Holtz/Sizzix edge die. And it's not the easiest to see, because I didn't want dark ink to over power my bike... I stamped some texture using more Stamping Bella rubber. I used the french script from the eclectic mini sets by Isabelle Norris & also the checkered stamp from another ecelectic mini set. {when I use these I do not mount them, I just put them in my hand, ink and press. I used Distress ink in Vintage Photo & Soot}
The die cut letters DAD are also a Tim Holtz/Sizzix die.
...card recipe:
Bazzill cs, Octber Afternoon 'Sasparilla' 8x8 pad, kraft cs, 'vintage HI WHEEL', 'eclectic MINI french script' {set of 3} & 'eclectic MINI checkered' {set of 3} from Stamping Bella, VersaFine ink, Distress ink 'Old Paper', 'Vintage Photo' & 'Soot', colored pencil {bike seat, handle bars and ground}, twine, button, sewing, Scrap Dots, Tim Holtz/Sizzix edge die & alphabet die.
Next week the BellaRIFFIC challenge is a sketch, but we are picking our favorite sketch from the year, this far. How fun! {but which one???}
If you have yet to check out allllll the new release images from Stamping Bella, and have yet to 'meet' Emily's two ~new~ artists...check out the post HERE.
See ya in a few days!! Thanks for dropping in. :)
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