Paper Castle

OK, I have no idea what to title this post because it’s going to cross multiple topics.

First, I’m totally diggin’ Shoutcast Rockabilly.  Call me weird, but I really REALLY like ‘50s music! Just do a simple “shoutcast” Google search and I’m sure you will find it.

OK next . . . on to the Phat Basturd . . . check this out . . . . here he is, in all of his questionable glory, sucking up to the heat register.  You’d think I never turned the heat on in my hut.  But when I arrived home from work, I turned up the heat so that I’d be warm in the basement where my studio is, and he crawled right up the register in the kitchen . . . he even ignored his dinner dish!  From a male perspective, I’m pretty sure that ignoring the belly is pretty much unheard of.  He totally went against his male cohorts, ignoring his stomach for heat  . . . . he’s such a rebel.

I’m sure he’s really starving too and later on he’s going to eat as if it’s his last meal.

OK, next up, we had a sketch challenge issued over on Stampin’ Canada today by Brandy.  She is a top ranked Canadian CTMH consultant and I tried to rise to the challenge.  You can view her sketch challenge here: Brandy challenge. Brandy’s blog link can be found here: Canadian Scrappers.

Anyways,here’s what I came up with for her challenge.  I had to skip the flourish because I didn’t have one that would fit, but I’m generally happy with the outcome.

On an even different note, I stopped by Michaels today to see what they had that was new and exciting.  If I’m not looking for Nestabilities that I don’t have, I’m on the hunt for border punches.  I picked up these two:

I bought this one because I thought it would give me a nice border, but it turns out that I was hugely mistaken.  What it gives you instead is a fully trimmed out embellishment that you can add to your cards or scrapbook pages.  Once I got over my initial disappointment, I started think about the possibilities of this punch and they’re huge! It’s so pretty that I can see using it on my 3D projects as well as cards.

Now this punch, actually performed as I expected.  It furnished me with a nice daisy floral border.  It’s a deep edge punch, so careful planning will be required.  If you don’t care to put the thinking into the project, then trimming the interior of a card is a perfect solution.  It not only looks real pretty, but it also adds a nice flair to the inside of your cards.  Of course, you will need to carry out some minor trimming, but overall, there is no real thinking required.  I love not having to think!

I looked at the packaging to find the names of these punches, and sadly, I could find none.  Hence the photos.

Thanks so much for tuning in.

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