Happy Thursday!  I’m today getting my laundry done and packing to leave tomorrow morning.  I’m sure I told you, BUT. . . if you are in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area, I’ll be demonstrating in the Rubbernecker Stamp Booth this coming weekend at the 1st Annual Fall Rubber Stamp Show at the Expo New Mexico State Fairgrounds.  If you happen to be at the show, please come by and say HI!

Not too long ago, a close family friend asked me to make her some cards.  She knew exactly what she wanted and for whom she wanted it for.  It pleases me when I get to make cards, with just that right touch of humor, for someone special.

This card was for her mother, who happens to love leopard and well . . . enough said.

The sentiment on the next card is the most important thing about the card.  It was for a friend that recently had surgery (yes, some female surgery).

This last card, I honestly can’t remember who it was for.  I do vaguely remember however, there was something about being 50+ years old, toe shoes and being flexible.

Well, that’s all I have today . . . how I love a bit of twisted humor!  I hope you have a great day!

Good morning! Are you ready for some fun? A little humor? Some slightly twisted humor? I KNOW I AM! It truly has been a very long time since I have sat down to stamp and intentionally make a twisted card! Since I started thinking about this, I’ve become a little overjoyed actually – some fun stamping, just for the heck of it!

I calling for all you twisted stampers! You know who you are! Anyone who wants to stamp for the fun of it and add a little humor to your stamping. Please join me for the very first . . . Twisted Humor Challenge!

The important thing about this challenge is to simply have fun and enjoy what you are stamping! All you have to do, is make a card and upload it to your online gallery and/or blog. Come back here, and post a link so that we can all enjoy your creations! There is no time limit either. To make it simple, if you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use keyword THC1. Hopefully there won’t be any conflicts with that keyword (crossing my fingers and all 9 toes here). Now here is my only restriction with this challenge. Please don’t use any nudity or drop the “F” Bomb. You can push the envelope, etc., but let’s remember that we have young stampers among us!

My challenge for you (if you wish to accept), is to make anything your little heart desires, with the SOCK MONKEY. If you don’t have the Sock Monkey set from SU, that’s okay! Do you have a sock stamp, a monkey stamp, or any sock monkey stamp? If you do, you can still play along because I know you are creative!

Oh how much fun I had making this card -

I colored all the images with Copic Markers, and cut out the chicken and sock monkey. They were placed on the toilet with foam tape for a little dimension. Do you see where the hen is sitting? On the handle ready to flush! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! (Oh I just kill myself!) The sentiment was computer generated.

• Stamps: SU Sock Monkey and Best of Cluck; Way to Go! From Gina K. Designs
• Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, True Thyme and Cranberry Crisp; BasicGrey Sugared; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White
• Ink: Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black and Black Soot Distress
• Accessories: Copic Markers; Venture Foam Tape; Black Gel Pen; Ribbon; Computer

Have a great day, and I can’t wait to see your creations! I haven’t decided yet how often I’ll run this challenge, right now I’m thinking once a month, probably the last Wednesday. But that may change, depending on participation and how well it is (or isn’t) received.

I’m at the end of Day 2 of the Rubber Room Remodel. I didn’t get as much done today as I had hoped, however I did finish painting the room. I ran an errand with Kate this morning, we had brunch after and then headed to Kmart. I had seen a table in the store last week that I thought would make a great work area and when I opened the store sales ad on Sunday it is on sale. Luckily they had one left and it found its way into the trunk of my car.

Here’s a picture of the whole grouping, but I only purchased the table.

My goal tomorrow is to paint an old bookcase and start painting an old cabinet that I have stored in the shed.

For a little humor, I’m going to share a card that I made a few weeks back and haven’t posted. On the outside the card says, You know you’re old when . . . and on the inside . . . you and your teeth don’t sleep together. I was telling my mother about this card the other day, and there is no doubt in my mind that she’ll end up with it.

Stamps: You Know You’re Old When by Gina K. Designs

Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Basic Black and Real Red

Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black

Accessories: Copic Markers, Cuttlebug, Birthday Embossing Folder, Square Punches, Pilot Black Gel Pen, Signo White Gel Pen, Mounting Tape, Brad, Ribbon, Circle Punches, Ticket Corner Punch

Happy Saturday! I hope some of you are going to find time to stamp today! I know I plan on spending the entire day in my freshly clean and organized rubbah room! No, I haven’t gotten to move yet – still waiting on that daughter of mine to finish getting her stuff out of her room. I’d be glad to help her if she would only tell me what her schedule was – I can’t get a definite answer out of her! To give her credit where credit is due, she is a full-time college student and just took on a full-time position at her job – she is one busy young lady! BUT I’m soooooo anxious to move downstairs, just as I’m sure she is soooooooo anxious to get out on her own!

How many of you have seen the new Tickle Your Funny Bone release by Gina K. Designs? It’s called You Know You’re Old When and I’ve got to tell you, it is one of the most fun sets I’ve had my hands on in a long time. Better than the toilet bowl even - and I thought that one was hilarious! The minute I started putting ink on this set, I couldn’t stop – all I could see were cards my mother would want to send to her lady friends!

Here’s one I worked up that day, on the outside it says You know you’re old when . . . And the inside says . . . Getting lucky means you found your car in the parking lot. I know my mother is going to love this one!!!

The first picture I took of this card, I had striped ribbon and a bow at the top. I took it off and photographed the card again. I think I like it better without the ribbon, and it makes it easier to mail, which is very important to most of my family!

Stamps: You Know You’re Old When by Gina K. Designs

Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, SU Real Red and Basic Black

Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black

Accessories: Copic Markers, Pilot Black Gel Pen

Hope ya’ll have a great Saturday and get to do something that tickles YOUR funny bone!

For the heck of it, I decided to show the card withe the ribbon — which do you like better?

Happy Saturday!! Gina K. Designs is having a huge Release Party tonight! Gina has been showing Previews of the new sets on her blog, A Day in the Life, for the last few days, and tonight is the big party – WOO HOO! Don’t forget to stop by the Gina K. Designs Member Company Forum on Splitcoast tonight from 7:00 until 10:00 p.m. There will be contests, giveaways and much more!

I have to tell ya that I’m lovin’ the new Tickle Your Funny Bone Set! This set is perfect for little notes, birthdays and just plain, old silliness! Not only that, there is finally a set that you have an opening sentiment for the front of the card, and then when you open the card, there’s the zinger!

My first card with this set . . . well you’ll just have to see it!

It’s a 4.25 square tent topper card. The outer sentiment reads: You know you’re old when . . . and then on the inside, your bra size is 38 long. BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHA this just cracks me up!!!! Kinda reminds me of tube socks flappin’ around!

I colored the bra with Copic Markers, and there was nothing to do but color it leopard. The inner sentiment is stamped lightly on the background of the front of the card, and then stamped in black on the inside. Faux stitching was done with a black gel pen and there are liquid pearls on the outer scalloped circle. The little flower on the front of bra was glitzed up with Ranger Gold Stickles.

Stamps: You Know You’re Old When by Gina K. Designs

Paper: Georgia Pacific White, SU Kraft and Basic Black

Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and Old Paper Distress Inks

Accessories: Copic Markers, Ranger Liquid Pearls and Gold Stickles, Black Gel Pen, Mounting Tape, Tsukineko Sponge Dauber, Mounting Tape, Ribbon, Marvy Uchida Punches

My second preview for this set is based on a Sketch I found on Anna Wight’s blog, Sweet and Sassy. Anna I am so loving this sketch, and think that it has become my new favorite and one that I’m going to be using a lot! This time, I decided to go with the prescription bottle – notice the little blue pills sitting beside the RX bottle. Plus, there are all those little pills stamped in the background – they’re blue too! Oh this set does slay me!!!!!! You know you’re old when . . . . everything hurts - and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work. Yep, that’s on the inside – BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Stamps: You Know You’re Old When by Gina K. Designs

Paper: Georgia Pacific White, SU Soft Sky and Basic Black, Radiant Heartwarming Vintage Collection from Crafty Secrets

Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, SU Soft Sky

Accessories: Copic Markers, Sewing Machine, Ribbon, Mounting Tape, Tsukineko Sponge Dauber