I'm a dunce

     I'd have to check to see if I'm the official winner, but I think I'm at least in the top running for the fastest opening and closing of an Etsy store.  LOL  Yes I closed it already and I'll tell you why.
     Some of you may think I'm being silly, but my hubby and I are both rather cautious about how much personal info we give out online.  We are constantly hearing horror stories from friends.  I did not realize that to accept payments to PayPal from Etsy sales you have to have your bank account connected to PP.  That makes sense since they would have to have some way to reimburse customers who had problems with sales, but that hadn't occurred to me.  I just assumed everything would be handled with my cc.  Putting banking info out there is just not going to happen with us so I closed up the shop.  My cards are still available for sale through regular PayPal methods.  The "Send Money" function makes it super simple and it's free for both the buyer and seller.
     So I'm out of the Etsy business and back to just being a regular Joe Jane card maker.  ☺
  Here are the latest pages for my desk calendar.  They are SUPER simple but after all they only last a year.
     For March I used a cute digi Easter Bunny from Karen's Doodles.

     For April I used another one of the adorable bears from the TSG "Beary Best" set.  Told you I was in love with these little guys.  The raindrop stamps are part of the set too.  I stamped them randomly and then added some glittery opaque embossing powder.

     Like I said, nothing elaborate, just something that makes it soooo easy to keep myself straight with projects, challenges, and life in general.  :-)
     Stay tuned for another post with my card for this week's "Flower Power" challenge at the Catered Crop.
     Hugs!

Herbert's cupcake

     Whew!  I've been playing along with all the birthday bash fun over at the Designed to Color blog and Facebook pages for the last couple of days.  Tomorrows the last day to play if you'd like to join in.  They have four rounds of challenges for the grand prize.  

     The first challenge was a Tic Tac Toe board for you to create a card with.

     For my card I've gone diagonal and used cake/banner/bling.  The image is a cutie I won from Karen's Doodles.  I think he's so sweet.  I've used the brand new sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  LOVE those sketches!   :-)
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Eclectic Ellapu--something for a child
Pile It On--Happy birthday
Catch the Bug--anything goes
QKR Stampede--three of something

     Hope you all had a fabulous weekend and are ready to start a new week of craftiness.

Supplies:  Paper--American Crafts, MFT, Recollections, Copic Xpress-it Blending card; Stamps--Karen's Doodles "Herbert Birthday Cupcake", sentiment from There She Goes Clear Stamps "A Little Treat"; Ink--Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black; Tools--Nestabilities Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles, Memory Box Classic Scallops die, MFT Die-namics Fishtail Banners; Miscellaneous-- Celebrate It ribbon, Diamond Stickles rhinestones from my stash

It's Turkey Time!

     Well tomorrow is Turkey Day!  Actually tomorrow is about so much more than turkey.  It's about being thankful for all the things that God has blessed us with--family, friends, health.  Every breath we take is a blessing from God.  :-)
  Jan decided this week would be our "Anything Goes" challenge so I hope you can find some time inbetween eating all those yummy Thanksgiving goodies to do some card crafting and join in the fun at Papercraft Star!
     This little turkey was a free digi from Karen's Doodles and I just thought he was so cute I had to use him for a card that was going to post the day before Thanksgiving.  He's colored with Distress inks and I've used my 7 Gypsies Venice paper pad again.  Love those papers!  The inside sentiment was created using a cool frame from the Frames and Cartouches (028) digital sheet from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay.
     Our inlinkz will stay open until 6:00 a.m. EST on Monday so link up!
     Hope your holiday is filled with thankfulness and wonderful times with family and friends!
     Be blessed!

 

Supplies 

• Papers:  7 Gypsies Venice, Recollections, Georgia Pacific, Strathmore 90lb Watercolor paper
• Digital Image:  The House Across the Bay "Frames and Cartouches (028)"
• Stamp:  Karen's Doodles "Turkey Time"
• Ink:  Black Soot, Frayed Burlap, Weathered Wood, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany Distress inks
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Cherish edge punch, My Favorite Things Fishtail Banner Die-namic die
• Miscellaneous:  waxed linen thread