Do You Do ATC's?

I had heard somewhere--most likely in one of my many scrap mags--of the ATC's--Artist Trading Cards. I hadn't really thought of doing one--what would I do with it?
So out comes a challenge on a site to make an ATC. What the heck, right? But--what premise? What theme? I didn't even know where to begin.
It seems that the only "rule" is that they have to be 2.5" X 3.5". Well, I perused some galleries, and checked some out. There were a lot of Vintage sorts, some cartoony ones, and some really weird stuff that I don't want to know what they were! :-O
I had some graphics that I really like, and put the angel as the center. Then, I decided on an inspirational theme (maybe it would get my creative juices flowing, right?), and came up with some of my favorite words. A lot of them, scrappers have on their walls of their studio. So--here it is.It looks bigger in the scan than in real life. Of course, being the "rebel without a cause" that I am--I had to do a 3.5" X 2.5". He, He, He. Hey--I gotta be me! LOL :-)


So has anyone out there made one of these? I can see where they could get quite addictive. I may have to get one of those baseball card binders to keep them in--if I don't use them for page accents. Hmmmm--so many possibilities!

In other news, I have completed 16 Layouts, 2 altered items (a can, and a Sarabinder), 2 cards, and an ATC. Not too bad for February 22nd!
With the crops, challenges, and contests--I'm getting a lot done. I think I'm scrapping faster than I used to, also. I'm learning. :-) It helps having my scrap space organized. And--the more equipment and tools I get, the faster I can go. I just have to keep making space for all the new stuff. Aiy-Yie-Yie! Oh, well. I'll manage. Hee, hee, hee. :-)

Our weather here has warmed up, but we desperately need rain. I hope that we get some soon. I just hope and pray that we don't get any more hurricanes this year.

Well-stop in any time--hear y'all? :-)

Cool Teeshirt Design From My Blog

This is how mine came out, Abby:

Pretty cool, right? Tee Hee Thanks! http://http://www.snapshirts.com/custom.php

Anyways, I can finally do my tag from Abby from about 3 weeks ago. Hopefully, Blogspot won't eat it this time!

4 jobs you've had:

1. Waitress at my Dad's restaurant.

2. Asst. Service Manager at Ford, and at Lincoln-Mercury dealerships.

3. Manager of an exotic bird quarantine station.

4. Warranty Coordinator over two Ford dealerships.

4 movies you could watch over and over again:

1. Overboard

2. Pretty Woman

3. Casual Sex?

4.Wizard of Oz

4 places you've lived:

1. Newark, New York

2. Jacksonville Beach, FL

3. Brownsville, TX

4. West Palm Beach, FL

4 TV shows you love:

1. Cold Case

2. Law & Order (all of them)

3. Big Brother

4. Survivor

4 web sites you visit daily:

1. Timeless Inspirations

2. The Untamed Scrapper

3. Weather.com

4. Blogspot.com

4 places you've vacationed

1. Watkins Glen, N.Y.

2. Canada (all over)

3. Spain (all over)

4. Key West, FL

4 foods you love:

1. Veal Parmigiana

2. Spaghetti

3. Pizza

4. Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

4 places you'd rather be:

1. My daughter's to see her and my grandchildren.

2. My son's to visit him.

3. Buying a bigger house.

4. Building the ultimate scrap room. >:->

4 bloggers you tag:

1. Torreh

2. Lissa

3. Kim

4. Share

I think that I've fixed my blog! Thank you Abbykins!!

February 6th, 2006--Happy New Year!--Finally

I am soooo glad that 2005 is over with, and we’re into a brand new year. Whew! With 3 hurricanes in a year here, my being so sick over and over, and then, the holidays—I’m ready for some peace and quiet!

So—I’ve been organizing my scrap room. I even took pics. I’ll share some, so that you can see where I scrap, surf the web, watch TV, and just about everything but sleep. LOL
Here’s most of my main desk area:














This is to my left:














This is to my right:



















This is behind me to my right:














Once I got things sorted, and set—I was ready to scrap!

I went to a three day crop this last weekend. I got 7 LO’s, and 2 altered items done! WhooHoo! And, I was honored to be named the Timeless Inspirations Scrapperbowl 2006 MVP! I am so flattered, and honored!
I was also on the winning team—the Steelers team.And, they won at the real Superbowl, too! LOL It was a fabulous crop full of fun, games, and challenges!
I can’t wait until the next one!

Well—I’m back, and there will be more coming soon! Stay tuned!

Rude Awakening......

I came down with some kind of bug over the weekend--sore throat, sniffles, achy all over, feel exhausted--you know the drill. Ugh. I knew it was bound to happen. It's that time of year. Not only is the temperature going back and forth--warm, cold, warm, cold--but--every time we go into any of the stores there's--people. People coughing, and sneezing everywhere. Yuck. And, the adults are usually as bad as the little kids with not covering their faces. How rude! So--there's all those little germies flying around in the air, just waiting for us to breathe them.
So--last night I couldn't sleep. I tossed and turned, but was awake until around 4:30 or 5:00 this morning. Apparently, I finally fell asleep, because around 10:30 AM, I was awakened--quite suddenly--with the door bell ringing, someone pounding on the door, and the dog barking his head off! You know how you come up from the layers of sleep, thinking what the--heck? Man!
So I jumped out of bed--ran to the closet for a robe--went flying down to the door. I'm thinking that it must be a neighbor in quite and emergency, or something, right? Well--there was some lady delivering flowers. What the heck?
She says, "Amy Littleton?" I say, "No". She says, "Amy Littleton, right". I say, "No". She says, "Well, this is 24th Place, right?" I say, "No--this is 23rd ! She was "oh, so sorry." Argh.
Well, the damage was done. There was no going back to bed. At this point the dog was doing his pee pee dance, as well as his poo poo prance. He wanted out NOW. I let him out in self-defense. After all--I'd have to clean it up if I didn't. Sigh.
So, now I'm exhausted, feel yucky, and don't feel like doing anything productive. Oh, well. Such is life. What can I do? I guess I could go take a nap. It's getting kind of late for that, though. Maybe just a little one, though........

Saturday, November 26th, 2005

Well, Thanksgiving went well on Thursday. Our guest was our 85 year old neighbor lady. She's down here for the winter from Michigan. She's a real pip! She's healthy as a horse, doesn't take any medicines, and doesn't go to the doctor. She said that if she goes that he'll find something wrong with her! LOL
She gets up at 5:00 AM, and goes to bed at 9:00 PM. She trims her own bushes, washes her own windows, vacuums, cleans the bathrooms--everything herself. She drives a beautiful red Cadillac. She goes to church, does her shopping, and everything all by herself.
I only wish I had her energy!

My husband smoked a turkey out on the grill using apple chips. It was fantastic--so nice and juicy! We had white and rye bread stuffing made with portabella mushrooms, Yukon gold mashed potatoes, yams, baby carrots, rolls, cornbread, and gravy. For dessert there was cherry pie with vanilla ice cream and Cool Whip. My neighbor brought a whipped Jello salad made with carrot, pineapple, and nuts. It was topped with Cool Whip, coconut, and nuts. It was delicious.
She played my piano for a lttle bit, too. She loved it!

Last night we did a little shopping-groceries and things mainly. We did find the Doodle Bears that our grandkids wanted, though. We had never heard of such a thing! Here I am--walking around the Toy Dept. in Wal-Mart-talking to my daughter in Virginia from Florida on my cell phone--trying to figure out what these bears were, and where they would be. They're teddy bears that you can write on with the special markers. You can wash them, then you can write on them some more. The pink bear that my granddaughter Hannah wanted has a flashlight that you can see the writing glow in the dark! The one my grandson Bruno wanted was a green Doodle Monster. I finally found them! Whew!
Now, tonight, we still have to go out and find the "Hulk Hands", a Barbie Pegasus head that changes hair color, and a bunch of other things. Plus, I have to buy for my nieces and nephews.

I really hate going out, fighting the traffic, finding a parking space, fighting the crowds, standing in lines--it really puts a damper on my Christmas spirit. I do, however like it when we're all done. I don't mind sitting here wrapping--knowing that I don't have to go out, anymore! Yay!

Well--I'd better get going, and get ready to go. Hopefully, we'll get a lot done tonight. Stay tuned!

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

I have been soooo busy today. There was so much to do to get the house ready for company tomorrow. Yes, we're only having one guest, but I want the house to be clean, and presentable!

It's been really tough with the hurricanes. Three in the last year! Frances was bad enough--but, then, along came her big, mean sister Jeanne exactly 3 weeks later to the day!
It's been very traumatic, and we're still not repaired from them. The insurance company is being a real pain. Then, Wilma had to come along last month. Man, oh, man. We lost more soffett and fascia, and have more repairs to do. We were without power for 5 days. Plus, all the money we spent on supplies, and gas to run the generator. Sigh.

Now, here it is the holidays. I can't believe that Thanksgiving is tomorrow. That means Christmas is in ONE MONTH! Aahh!!. No pressure, no pressure.
I know that someway, somehow, I'll get through it--I always do. It's just getting to be a bit much with so many hurricanes, plus life, plus the holidays. Beam me up Scottie!

So, I'd better get back to mopping that floor. Times a wastin'!