Challenge card

I decided to try out Jen Del Muro's sketch challenge for this week. It didn't turn out how I had envisioned (like usual), a bit busier than I had hoped for, but it is what it is! :D Sometimes you've just gotta go with it and not worry too much. I think I made a card pretty similar to this a couple months ago but there are some definite differences. It is a pretty sketch and I had fun playing again! Thanks for the challenge Jen!

All stamps and papers by A Muse (except white), Memories Black Ink, Copic Markers, ribbon by SU and Michael's, Button from Doodlebug Designs, SU Scallop circle punch, Making Memories silk flower, scallop scissors.

Workshop Cards

Hello!

I've been meaning to post these cards this past week but got busy doing other things and hadn't gotten around to it. I was gonna break them up into smaller posts but decided to go ahead and post the rest of them all at once.

These are the other cards I made for my SU workshop a couple weeks ago. Like I said before, I get tons of inspiration from SU publications and SCS so these are not ALL my original designs. I did change up things on all of the cards to do what I needed for my workshop so they're not completely the same as cards I got inspiration from, but a couple are VERY similar.

I did design this One of A Kind card, very simple and cleaner than most of the cards I tend to do. The one below it was a sample I worked up before my workshop but then decided not to do it and made the one above it instead.


All stamps, papers and accessories used on these cards are from Stampin' Up!
Have a great day everyone!!
~Rhonda

E is for Excellent

Hi there! Did you all have a fun weekend?? Happy President's Day!!

Two of my favorite online friends, Kim and Jennie, awarded me the Excellent Blogger Award! How sweet of them!! I'd like to pass on the sweetness and award a few of my friends that I don't think have been awarded yet, Nancy, Lexi, Tracy and Stacy! They are all so inspiring and wonderful to me and I'm thankful for their friendhips, they mean so much to me!! :D

Stacy also tagged me with this game:

Stamping Style - hmm, tough one, I like so many different styles and trying new things. Not sure I've really found my style yet. But I do like cute and pretty. I'm not really a vintagey kinda girl and haven't mastered the simple style yet, so somewhere in the middle.
Inspiration - I find inspiration from many different things. SCS is a huge resource for me, I love looking at all the creations that other stampers have made and am in awe of the talent on there!! Sometimes I get inspired by ads and things in magazines, maybe colors or themes.
Color - I love pretty colors, soft and earthy. I'm not too big on bright bold colors although, I'm coming around to them a bit more and have been attempting to use them a bit lately.
Work space - Umm, messy?? LOL! I have a little office that was supposed to be my hubby's and I quickly took it over and made it my craft room! I have too much stuff to fit in here though so it's a huge mess!! :D
Perfect day - Hmm, sleeping in, my kids all being sweet and lovey and not fighting or whining, no chores to do and stamping to my heart's content!! :D
First job – I worked at a little drugstore as a checker. I loved that job!! But, it went out of business about 6 months after I started working there and then I got a job at a pizza restaurant as a waitress.
Wildest dream – Not sure? Would have something to do with being on the island with all the hunky men from LOST and no smoke monsters or Others!!! (Sorry DH!!! It's only a dream!) :D
Ink – I love Palette Hybrid inks, chalk inks and Memories Black ink. SU inks are great too since they match all the CS and papers so well!
Family – Me, DH, 1 son and 2 daughters. One Kitty, 2 water frogs, 3 fish.
Beverage - Pepsi!! Iced tea too!!
Biggest challenge - Adopting my son. Raising kids in general is a lot tougher than I thought it would ever be! :D

I'd like to tag:
Jennie
Michelle
Geeta
Amanda

Thanks girls in advance for playing along! Can't wait to get to know you even better! :D

And last, I'd like to leave you with this card I made for Ghazal, the winner of the blog candy I posted last week! I got her package sent off on Saturday! Did you know she's coming to this blog all the way from Iran??? Amazing to me that the internet can connect people from all parts of the world!!

Pocket card: Stamps by Elzybells and A Muse, A Muse notecard, SU Certainly Celery and white cardstock, Memoreis Black ink and Copic markers along with Certainly Celery SU ink, Marvy circle punches, SU Round Tab punch and horizontal slot punch, Michael's ribbon, dimensionals, paper piercer, Making Memories blue staple.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting today!
~Rhonda

Another try at the Celeb Look Alikes!

Hey! I thought I'd try out that celeb look alikes site again with a different pic of me to see what came up, here it is:




This was fun!! Thanks Nicole!! :D

Celebrity Look Alikes??

LOL!! This is funny!! I just found the link to this website on Nicole's blog!  I don't think they really look like me, but it was fun to see what the site came up with!!  You should try it!!

One more Mailbox!

Hello!!

My neighbor boy that I nanny for along with his baby sister, was over last night and loved the mailboxes I made for my kids and asked if he could have one too! So I whipped this up for him with his favorite colors!! :D


Supplies: Stamps by A Muse and Elzybells, all papers by SU, ribbon by SU, Copic Markers, CM Precious Metals silver pen, Stardust pen, Clear Glaze pen, Memories Black ink, Really Rust and Ruby Red ink, sponge dauber, paper piercer.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hey Everyone!! Happy Valentine's Day to you!! I hope you're all feelin the love today!

I thought I'd share these mailboxes I made this afternoon. I know mailboxes are everywhere and you've seen them a million times, but this is only my second time making them and was excited to do them anyway!


Remember how I said the other day I hadn't made Valentine's for my DH or kids yet? Well, I still haven't!! LOL!! But, I did these mailboxes for my kids so they could exchange cards with each other. So, since this was so last minute I went for SUPER SIMPLE!! I didn't even cover the front and back lids!! I saw Michelle's mailboxes today and got the idea from her to throw some ribbons on the flags, just what I needed to embellish easily and quickly! Sorry for the bad angle on the mailboxes, I realize I shoulda taken the picture from the other side so they look a little more interesting with the flags! I need to take a photography class to get some picture taking tips!! :D

Supplies: Papers by SU, all ribbon, except Sheer Creations polka dot, by SU, Stamps by A Muse, SU and Lockhart, Marvy Heart Punches, Memories Black ink, Colorbox Chalk inks, Copic markers.