Desperate Pinterest HELP

No card for now, but I have a request for help with one of my Pinterest boards. What's happening is kind of freaking me out...and I'm not getting any response from Pinterest.

Someone is pinning on my "Card Inspiration" board. I have never followed this person, nor pinned one of her pins. I've tried Pinterest "help." They are exactly NO help. If I roll over one of this person's pins on my board, or click on it, no little pencil pops up to edit this pin. I blocked her yesterday, not out of meanness, but just to stop the pins. FOUR more appeared today!!! She's still blocked. This may not be her fault, so I don't want to mention her name, nor do I want to contact her at this point. All I want, is to stop her pins from appearing on my board. If anyone out there can offer advice or solutions, I would be ever grateful.

While this pinner might be the nicest person on earth, I don't want her pins on my board. It feels like I'm being invaded. Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Bev

Twofer Twofer

Wouldn't it be nice if all stamp sets, inks, and any other craft supplies came as a twofer? You know, buy one, get another one free! Ah....I can always dream, can't I?! Today's twofer is two cards for two challenges. One came really easily, one was like pulling teeth. Eventually they both got made....

The first card up is for the Muse Challenge. This was actually the easy one. The idea came fast, and the process was more or less fast. For my card, I pulled the die cut sentiments, primaryish color scheme, and linear design of the pattern. Wait till you see Therese's card...it has so much inspiration, and you can just take this and run in a million different directions.

Here's my interpretation:

I found this piece of OA dp, and loved the bright colors. The rest of the papers are scraps. I cut the two happys using MB dies. A few Michaels sequins and done! Inside it actually says 'birthday.' So easy peasy lemon squeezy!

The next challenge is Less is More's use the colors of your bedroom. My bedroom is full of yellows, blues, and whites. It's sunny, cheerful, and a bit girly. But not too froo-froo. I have to say it's a joy (nearly) every morning to wake up there. Not a fancy place, but it's just right for me. It's one of my favorite places, and the place I miss the most when I'm traveling. This card started out with flowers. Lots of flowers. Lots of flower stamps...they are still strewn all over my work space...In the end, I didn't use a single one.

And my card:

Scraps of yellow and blue cardstock, and a bit of white, on a Neenah white base. I cut the yellow apart and popped it up, which doesn't really show here. The big stamp is an old one, from Stampabilities, and I used some Studio G blue ink. The sentiment is from one of my favorite birthday sets by PTI. Three Michaels blue pearls and done. And so is this post! Happy dances everyone.

Why is that?

DH wanted to run a few errands this morning, and as he's not driving anymore, that means I take him. I don't mind, it can be a nice break in the day. After a couple of stops, we headed for the grocery store. He only needed a couple of things, but while I was in there with him, I ran into three friends! Why is that? While I stood there talking, he checked out, and came back for the keys so he could go to the car. It must be time to make a few coffee dates and reconnect with some of those friends. That's probably why God put those friends in my path this morning. And what better excuse for a good cup of coffee, than chats with friends! I like the idea! Will be making some calls and sending texts later. : )

Bless her heart, our friend Darnell has found another challenge. Not only did she find it, she's GD this week at Words 2 Scrap By. Passing the link along so you can play too. This week's words to live by, are "Oh The Places You'll Go." Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss?!! And while we're on the subject of challenges, I thought I'd find a way to play along with the Lawnscaping Challenge, where we're directed to emboss. Either heat or dry. Went with the dry on my card. Imagine...I managed to make one card for both challenges!

   

And my take:

There's a Neenah white base, and all of the other bits of paper are scraps! You'd think that as much as I use scraps the two boxes would be near empty by now...not so much! I used an LC embossing folder for the clouds. All dies and stamps are from LF. A few different markers for the coloring, including Copic and Promarker. An SU white colored pencil for the road lines, and SU ink for the sentiment. I think that's about it. Gotta go haul the vacuum out now (crap!). Happy dances everyone.

Sweet!

About an hour ago, I went outside to absorb some vitamin D. My labs indicate I'm way low on that particular vitamin, and sunlight is cheap. It's not quite 70 degrees, but the skies are clear and only a gentle breeze is blowing. I stood in the driveway, closed my eyes and listened to the sounds of my neighborhood. Maybe silly, but I was curious. I heard a nest full of young robins clamoring for food from their parents. I heard a male cardinal sing from my neighbor's tall pine tree. I heard the leaves gently rustle on the Siberian Irises in one of the flower beds. I heard a speed boat churning the waters of Lake Michigan. I heard neighbors up the block talking. I heard a bit of traffic from Main Street. I heard insects softly buzzing. Then I smiled. When I opened my eyes, the world took on that blue hue that occurs when going from dark to light. I smiled again. Simple things. But don't those simple things just help to make a lovely day? Try it sometime. It only takes a minute or two, and I'll wager that you'll smile too.

There is a card coming, I promise. Inspired by dear friend, Hannelie, who is on the DT over at AAA Cards. It's a challenge for CAS and nearly CAS cards. Mine's nearly CAS. For Game 6, it's a color and a sketch challenge. Pinks, Oranges, Turquoises, Greens; reminiscent of tropical colors. Here's the sketch:

This is my take:

For this card I started with a Neenah white base, and large white panel. The turquoise is a scrap, as were the bases for all those little mints. All the stamps and dies are from Clear and Simple Stamps. SU black ink, and various Copics to color up the candies. Pretty easy. Happy dances everyone. 

One for Two

Instead of working on a scrapbook for my granddaughter, I made a couple of cards. Bad grandma. I'll probably get to that tomorrow afternoon. I'm only going to show you one of the cards I made right now, but you'll see the other one eventually! I'd looked all week at City Crafter Challenge, where this week the theme is nautical. I have exactly three boat stamps, one fish stamp, and a few (very few) sea creatures. Didn't feel like moving the crafting supplies surrounding my Silhouette, so die cutting was out of the question. I have to say I was surprised that I came up with something that I actually liked! Took more than one trip to the recycle bin, but I got the card I wanted eventually. It also contains two NBUS stamps, so will qualify for Darnell's NBUS Challenge as well! Yippee Skippy!!

   

I'm very excited to be meeting up with a special friend, so I thought I'd make a card and tell her. This is the result:

About 18 months ago, maybe 19, I won Paulina's 10-Minute Craft Dash, and the prize was a GC for DeNami Designs. I chose two sets of four sea creatures. They included this sailboat and treasure chest. That's my NBUS. I stamped them all in black and colored them with Copics. The bubbles are stamped with Memento ink. A Neenah white base and white scrap, and a scrap of light blue.  The sentiment is made up of various letters masked and carefully stamped from the TAWS Adorabowl set. The Twinery twine, and that's about it. Enjoy the last bit of Sunday, and happy dances everyone.

Recycling Memories

The ever creative and inspiring Virginia Lu, of Virginia's View Challenge has a new one for us. This one was not difficult at all for me, at least as far as following the rules went. I often use scraplings, and I'm still loving my tag die from Lawn Fawn. What got me into a bit of trouble, was the recycled item that is also required on our creations. I just had too many ideas! The first several (recycled...), didn't measure up to the picture I had in my mind. I then pulled out an old pair of dotted swiss curtains and was going cut them up, or maybe that piece of muslin...nah...well, what then???! Then a memory pinged. When I was about 13 or 14, my mom made me a green jumper, and a pink flowered blouse to match. I. Loved. That. Outfit. After a while, the ensemble was no longer in fashion, and was a bit too "little girlish" for me to wear. Couldn't get rid of it though. Eventually the jumper went (and it was a mini anyway), but I hung onto the blouse. Until it began to wear out. I cut the good sections out of it, and for well more than 35 years, these scraps have rested in the bottom of my sewing box. Every time I try to clean that mess out, I can't part with them. It's a memory and a connection to my mom. You see, my mom is waiting for me in heaven. She's been there for 34 1/2 years. So you can understand why I can't part with these bits of fabric. She touched them. She made something for me with that fabric. She was my mom. There's a photo of a card I'd made in February for Lily's birthday below. I was inspired by that dress. My tag today actually has a bit of the original fabric. I felt like I could use a smidgen of it and am pretty certain mom would like that.

   

Here's today's tag:

All the papers are scraplings! The white base is actually a recycled chipboard paper protector from SU. I also pulled scraps of green, and a bit of vellum from my scrapbox. I applied spray adhesive to another section of chipboard, smoothed my precious fabric scrap onto it, then die cut the flower with a Sizzix die. The tag is from LF, the leaves are from MFT, a scrap of ribbon, and the stamp is from AE with SU ink. The 'for you' is actually under the vellum to give it a softer look. Two green blings from Creative Imaginations, and one enamel dot from BG in the flower's center. Please forgive the lighting. The blings and ribbon actually do match the leaves...just couldn't get them to photograph nicely. *sigh* So...I'm pretty sure my 40 year-old fabric swatch qualifies as something recycled. (hi mom)

My next card is for the ever sweet, ever funny, 42 Long, and dear friend Darnell's brand-spankin' new challenge. Now. If you haven't ever heard of Darnell, then you are either a newbie to this blogosphere, or well, I just don't know... She's brilliant. She's funny. She's one heckuva crafter! And she's my friend. Darnell has a great vocabulary; you only have to read her posts to see just what I mean. One of her acronyms that has filtered through the blogoshpere is NBUS. It stands for Never-Before-Used-Schtuff. New. Or new but it's been sitting in that pile next to your desk for weeks, or in a drawer for a really, really long time. My card contains all of the above... To go to her blog, click on her name.  And if I've done it correctly, you should be able to click on her moniker below to be taken to her challenge post!

Pretty sure I followed the rules for my card:

The Neenah white base, the smidge of navy cardstock,  woodgrain paper, the LF tag die, and the SU twill tape are not NBUS. Everything else is. That's a brand NBUS LF 'hello' die. The letters, the paperclip, the coral colored paper, the tag's paper and the enamel dots are also NBUS. There's a story behind all these goodies, but I'll keep it short. A darling, sweet friend sent me a huge box full of goodies which I've been hoarding. It came with alphabet stickers, papers, paperclips, stickers...just tons of wonderful stuff that I've been saving for something special...Time to stop hoarding, and start using!!!! So in your honor, Miss G., here's my NBUS card for Miss D.'s very first challenge! This is going to be fun!! So....what are you waiting for???? Go over and PLAY! Happy dances everyone.

I'm baaaacck....

I have a birthday card to share this afternoon. It's for my really, really nice neighbor, Michael. He's so helpful with gardening tips and he's the one who helped me take down those two bird's nests a few weeks ago. So I wanted to do something nice for him. Naturally I made him a card. I drew inspiration from the current Colour Me Challenge, as well as Simon Says Stamp Wednesday. At SSS, we're to make a Father's Day or Masculine card, and at CMCC, there's a Monochromatic color scheme. Take a peek see.

   

This one came together pretty quickly:

I started with a Neenah white base, and used a scrap for the top part of the smaller panel. Using some Studio G pigment ink, I stamped the sentiment with a NBUS PTI set. Cut down a scrap of Gina K. white wood grain cardstock, which I then lightly colored with some MME ink. Really shows that grain, doesn't it?! Found a matchy-matchy scrap of the aqua cardstock, and added it. Four MME enamel dots, and done. Sure wish you could see this in person! Happy dances everyone!

Feeling like a Disney Princess

The last several days, whenever I step outside, I feel like a Disney Princess. All the little critters in my backyard, and those of my neighbors, seem to know I'm there, and aren't afraid. Chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, and nearly all kinds of birds just see me and go "Oh, it's her. She won't hurt us." Just this morning a bunny hopped back and forth a dozen times, all within 2 feet of me. He eyed me, but didn't care that I was standing right there. Go figure...One of these days, the chipmunks, squirrels, and rabbits are going to sit on my lap and the birds will perch on my arms and shoulders, and I'll be obligated to burst into song with full orchestra accompanying me. Now all I need is a fancy ball gown, a fairy godmother granting me wishes, and a prince charming... oh, wait! I already have one of those (awwww.....)!

I was gone over the weekend to my niece's wedding, and had running to do the first three days this week. Hence, I've been pretty much absent from blogland. Making up for it a bit today, however. I've got a couple of cards for several challenges, so bear with me.

Card number one is going into The Card Concept, and Seize the Sketch. TCC has an awesome color palette including a couple of my favorite colors, yellow and gray. It feels Clean and Layered to me. And a fantastic sketch at STS:

  

And my card...

Looks purple, doesn't it? Trust me, the panel behind the frame is this lovely deep gray, and the bicycle paper is not lavender, it really is light gray. (crap!) Couldn't get the light to work for me, neither would Picasa cooperate... Neenah white base, scrap of deep gray and yellow, a (to use Geri's word) smick of MME Cut and Paste 6x6 dp, an SC wood veneer bike colored with a black marker, and some NBUS; LF Happy Trails stamps! I cut the frame with my MFT die, and used SU black in for my stamping.

The next card is for my dad, obviously. I'm lucky to still have him around. He's in great health, is as ornery as ever, and believe it or not, he still golfs 18 holes almost everyday whenever weather permits. Not bad for an almost 85 year-old! And yep, he still bowls in a league.

This one will go into Curtain Call, "Something Simple," Less is More, "use more than one stamp," CASual Fridays, "What a Catch," with no use of kraft and using ribbon, and CASology "Shine." Whew! My card is pretty simple, I used two stamps, it's masculine and uses ribbon, and there is shine...

           

Here's my card:

Alrighty then. The stamps are from TAWS and I stamped the pins in SU black, then colored the bands with a couple of Copics. I did some masking, which was really quite fun. Then (be proud of me here...) I pulled out a remnant of watercolor paper and swirled some green and blue together and once it was dry, I used the SU black ink to stamp the bowling ball. There's a smick (thx for that word Geri) of navy ribbon from Michaels. Neenah base, panel, and sentiment. The sentiment is computer generated and edged with Copic green. I sure wish you could see it, but there really and truly is shine on this card. I covered the bowling ball with Glossy Accents, and that's where the shine part comes into play. Only you can't see it. (pooh!) And I'll stop here. Happy dances everyone.