Hi!
I haven't had much stampin' time lately....hopefully next week will be better!!!! I was able to squeeze in a quick card yesterday for Michele's Ways to use it challenge at SCS which was to use Green. There were other recyclable things you could do as well but my card did not include any of those, just Green!! LOL!!
No wonder I never have time to stamp!!! Between cleaning, kids, grocery shopping and our animals...who could have time for ANYTHING else!!! LOL!!! First thing this a.m. I received a call from my neighbor letting me know that our horse was over at his house! I have no idea how long he had been out so I got his halter and some grain (he'll follow you ANYWHERE if you have food!!! LOL!!!), went over to my neighbors (mind you, 2 days ago it was 80 here and today it is snowing BUT that does make it easier to find where my horse went!! LOL!!!), so I am looking around for him and since he is big, I should be able to find him right??? Well, I can't find him so my neighbor was out and said he saw him go back to my yard....how the heck did I miss him??? He was EATING, as usual, out by our pool. I didn't even look over there! My biggest concern is that he would go out to the road and cause an accident. We live about 200 yards off the road and are on around 200 acres but horses can cover A LOT of ground!!! LOL!!! Well, he is all locked up now!
Now, on to another reason I never have time....back before Christmas we adopted a couple of stray cats that found us! We (the kids and I ~ DH only likes cats for killing mice!! LOL!!) were really excited to have them because they were so sweet and felt so bad that they didn't have homes and now they would have a home and food!!! Here I was thinking how wonderful we were because we "SAVED" them...well, fast forward to January, 2009, Blackie starts looking fat and then a few weeks later, Callie starts looking fat. Maybe I should cut back on their food.....NOT!!! They are both pregnant!!! WTH!!! I fully expected to get them in to get them fixed after the first of the year, well OBVIOUSLY I didn't do it quick enough! Fast forward to last Thursday/Friday....this is what happened ~
Each cat had 4 kittens and BOY are they cute!!! Mary and I have had a blast with them!!! They are a week old today (above pic is from last Friday) and they are starting to open their eyes. Blackie had 4 black ones that actually look kindof tiger like and then Callie had 2 black and white ones, 1 orange tiger one and a calico. SO, in 5 weeks or so if anyone would like 1, 2 or 8, let me know!!! LOL!!! We are going to keep Callie and Blackie of course and as soon as they wean the kittens, they are going to the vet!!!
Sorry about the rambling....Crazy Cat lady's do that sometimes!!! LOL!!! Anyway, here is my GREEN card and it was an easy one!!!
Can I just say that I LOVE the Imaginisce Twitterpated paper?!!? I am sure I will get sick of it but haven't yet (hope you haven't because I still have more left!!! LOL!!!). The base of my card is Wild Wasabi with a mat of Real Red then Whisper White and then the Twitterpated DP. The first ribbon is SU!'s wide Pink Pirouette grosgrain which I ran on top of the Real Red oval. I then added the red and white polka dot May Arts ribbon on top of the Pink Pirouette and added a bow at the top. The image is from Serendipity Stamps and is called Chick with Egg and was stamped on Whisper White card stock using Basic Black ink. I then cut and embossed using my oval Nesties and matted on a scalloped oval cut from Pink Pirouette card stock. I colored using a combination of Prismacolor Pencils and a blender pen & Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Barely Banana (chick) and Real Red ink pads. I also added Opal and Angel Wings Shimmerz to the flowers and the egg. I used my Quickie glue pen to add white flock to the chick. Here is a close up of that ~
OK, I am off to get my house straightened up before I have to go to the kids school to work on some stuff! I hope you all have a great day!
~Lynda
Awwwwwwwww, Horses, Baby Kitties and and adorable little chickie card!!!! I LUFF it!
Posted by: Rachel Hope | March 13, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Love your sweet card and kittens.
Posted by: Cindy Haffner | March 13, 2009 at 11:24 AM
What precious kittens! and your card is marvelous! Question: Do the kittens nurse off both moms? Or do they instinctively know who their mother is?
Posted by: Gabriela (Gabi With An Eye) | March 13, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Lynda
I wish I lived closer. I'd put in a request for a kitten. My dog, Tessa, weighs 5 pounds. She thinks the 12 pound cat is her cat. Poor cat! LOL! I love your cards. You are one talented lady. I just about fell over when I saw the card. Love the stamp. I will be drooling over this for days.
Sharon
Posted by: Sharon | March 13, 2009 at 01:14 PM
Oh my gosh, they both got pregnant at the same time. Wow!...yeah, I'd be saying WTH too, LOL! They look so cute though...they're so tiny!
ADORABLE card!! What a cute stamp and I love the papers.
Posted by: denise (peanutbee) | March 13, 2009 at 04:11 PM
Could you hear me squeal when I saw those kitties????? SOOOOOO cute!!! And your card is adorable too! (But I didn't squeal like I did with the cats. lol.) That is one of the cutest images ever! Love what you did with it!
Posted by: Shel9999 | March 13, 2009 at 04:39 PM
LOVE that card and those sweet kittens!!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 13, 2009 at 04:43 PM
WOW You sure have been busy!! Have fun with the NEW kittens, I bet you and Mary are having a blast with them!! Your card is SO sweet, great job with the challenge.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Jennifer :)
Posted by: Jennifer Meyer | March 13, 2009 at 07:49 PM
well you have been busy how do you keep up with things LOL
love the chick card
Hugs
Norine
Posted by: Norine | March 14, 2009 at 07:44 AM
you are so fortunate to have a horse-even if he's an escape artist! I used to take lessons but I can't afford them anymore :( I love the card-too cute!
Posted by: Rebecca Ednie | March 15, 2009 at 03:10 AM
LMBO! If in 5 weeks anyone would like 1,2 or 8....hahahha....sitting here gigglin'...I'm thinking I would rather shovel than have 8 kittens! Yikes girl! Hope you can find homes for them :) Who wouldn't want such little cuties?! Glad the horse is back safe and sound too!
Love that card...that image and dp are awesome...looks like I need it...thanks for enabling girl!
Hope you enjoy your weekend!!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | March 15, 2009 at 10:23 AM
oh my.... kittens... my heart is melting. Your card is super sweet with the Twitterpatted paper. oh... those kittens.... adorable.
Posted by: Jenny Gropp | March 15, 2009 at 03:56 PM