Here's The Thing...

I only had a yellow t shirt available for my first t shirt attempt. It looks a bit of color on the computer but adorable in real life. You have to remember things like Blue and Yellow make Green. See, I colored the tent blue, but it came out green on the t shirt. My son loves this though and he thinks it is perfect! The moose are Riley Moose stamps from Hanna Stamps. The post below will give more details to those who are interested.

It's a Monday!

I have been thinking for a while now about stamping on t shirts. Niki on the Hanna Design Team stamped on a kitchen towel last week and I told her all about my t shirt plans. Within minutes she had a photo uploaded and she had already done it! Just when you start to think you've got a great original idea, you realize you aren't so special anyhow....

I made a shirt for Seth with penguins from my Memory Box collection. Niki had the idea to stamp onto transfer paper/iron on and then color it in and iron it to your fabric of choice. I also made a moose shirt for Seth with 2 moose together. I ironed it onto a yellow shirt, as white does not last long around here. It is a cute camping scene and I'll have to post a photo when the shirt comes out of the wash bin.

My head is full of shirt ideas at the moment, and not enough time to make them. I have yet to determine how they will hold up to repeated washings.

Today I have been to the doctor (so Noah could get some shots) and have been to both Target and WalMart as well as Burger King today. Seth is at day camp and I dropped him off this morning and have to go back and fetch him soon. I hope your day is more restful than mine.

A Saturday to Sleep In

We had a rockin' good time at the Hanna Stamps Party on Splitcoast last night. Who would have guessed that trying to post and keep up with conversations on the computer would be such hard work?! Above is a card I made for the challenge to use stars on your card. I chose the "Patriotic" set from hanna and used the grill for a 4th of July card.

I also used one of the new Riley moose stamps. I chose the football stamp and cut out the little guy. The card looked great in person, it wasn't until I took the photo that I saw all the fingerprints.

I had a great idea to make some shirts for myself and the boys with the new Riley stamps. I asked Seth which stamp he liked the most and, like the rest of us, he loves them all! Of course, as we were all madly uploading last night, Design Team genius Niki had her shirts for her boys already made. Dangnabit!

I am learning summer is no time to try to keep up with blogging. Sorry for the delay in posts but the boys have me running ragged. seth has day camp this week, so maybe I will get a small break from the sibling fights and be able to update regularly.

Tuesday Update

I saw a card on Sherry Cheever's blog and knew I had to hunt down the Rubbermecker Stamp Company and get me some of those stamps! (A link to Sherry is in the sidebar where Hanna team members are). As is my luck, my package got lost in the mail and needed to be re sent to me. I tried to contact them, but they were having an e mail problem. Thankfully Sherry took care of it for me and I got me some new rubber!

The phrase says " I am African, not because I was born in Africa, but Africa was born in me." And let me tell ya, I'd like to be in Africa right now. Noah is under my chair and desk area poking at the dog who came here to hide from him. Kadi has boundless energy and Noah is refusing to walk her today saying that she does not pull him correctly. Pull him? Yes. He rides his skateboard and has the dog on a leash and she pulls him around. So much for good manners and teaching your dog to walk correctly. He claims actually walking the dog is not fun. I don't care much, I just want her exercised.

It will be a beautiful day out today. I have a neighbor college boy coming over to demonstrate those expensive knives I'll never buy. When do I need to cut rope? If I have to tie someone up, they are not likely to be cut loose. Then we are off to Seth's annual cardiology visit and Vacation Bible School.

Just A Note....

Just a quick post to say we survived the India Children's Choir. We had 6 kids and 2 adults. the adults were men and it was quite interesting to see that they really were not caretakers of the chidlren. In the morning the men slept in and Scott and I took the kids to a local sprinkler park. They were all well behaved and courteous and good eaters.

The water bottle (above) was made with a lemonade pack from Crystal Light and leftover paper. I just eyeballed what I needed to do and don't have any exact measurements. I did not put paper on top of the usual water bottle belly band because I have had a hard time with that in the past. I have laminated the paper before and used the red sticky tape, but it still does not want to stay on an item so round.

I made a couple of bookmarks with this set, too. Sorry for the shine, the lamination gives it that flash reflection that can ruin a photo. There is a table stamped under that pile of books.

Tomorrow we will be at the local library again, there are books left unread that Noah thinks he has to have. I should be happy he is a reader. And really, I am. I am just not happy to be a cab driver.

Friday Fanatics

I made this for the Anthony Challenge on the Hanna Forum at Splitcoast. I paper pieced Hanna's dress. Paper by Cloud 9 Designs This is again the Bookworm set, paper by Daisy D's.

The kids are crazy today. I get a small reprieve in that I only have 6 children coming to spend the night tonight. They will be here with 2 adults. I like those odds better than 8 children. Mostly we will be a bed and breakfast for them, so I am in a amd dash to get loads of laundry done so I can do theirs, and make sure all the bed linens are clean. I have to make the pull out couch into a bad, which means I have to find those sheets, too.

The basement legos need picked up which is a lot of the chaos in the basement. The kids are not helpful, but are instead running around like chickens without heads and their friends have already been in and out of the house today. I put the friends to work, too, which may have contributed to their going out part.

Random Thursday

So as not to bore you with too much card stuff today, I present a picture of my little cutie, Seth. He recently dropped out of Irish Dance class with just a couple of lessons to go. There were 12 girls in the class and 2 boys and he felt a bit out of place. He liked the other boy in the class but said recently, "When we dance in pairs, I never get to dance with him!"
I made a pack of cards for our school librarian out of the new Hanna Stamps set, Bookworm. This may get some bling or metal added, but all the cards are actually cute in real life. For this one I used some random scrap paper, so please don't ask what it is, I haven't a clue.
The paper here is from an Autimn Leaves' adhesive paper pack.
And here we have some paper from a daisy D's pack. I loved stamping extra books and piling them beside the chair? Why? It's the way we live around here, I am always picking up books and trying to reunite them either with their rightful owner or put them in their place.

Tomorrow I am hosting children overnight from the India Children's Choir that is performing at our church. Last I heard I had 8 children coming. I called today to check in and am hoping some of the children found other hospitality for the night. Otherwise we are breaking out the sleeping bags. I can comfortably sleep five extra in my house. Any more than that and we have to use the floor or couches.