maria's craft room

Loonie Stampers Challenge

Hi there!  It's Friday, Friday...gotta get down on Friday!  Sorry for that, but it's what's going through my head.  This week was Rho's pick and she went with pink, red and lace.  I was determined to not make a Valentine's card and so I ended up with crocheted flowers as my lace and a very girly birthday card.  Wahoo!

Let's go see what the girls did:

Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Stripes

Hi there!  TGIF...again.  This week was my pick and I went with stripes.  Not sure why...maybe I've been having thoughts about being a bad, bad girl and I'm picturing myself in prision stripes.  I'll have to think about it.  :)  And no, still haven't gotten that camera fixed.  Haven't found my waistline, either!

Let's go see what the girls did:

Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge

TGIF!  Holy cow...my camera died and I had to use my cell phone.  Ick!  But hey, this week was Wendy's pick and she chose colors:  brown, aqua, white and kraft.  Yum!  I challenged myself to only use scissors and glue dots this week...so I stole the sentiment from an old card and crumpled away!  (Can you tell my craft room is still such a mess that I can't use it?!?!)

Let's see what my favorite Canadians did:

Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Funny Card

Hi there!  I'm back:)  And it's Loonie time and Dee picked a funny card challenge for us.  Well...of course I took it in a twisted direction!  I've been having fun playing around with assicons (the dirty alternative to emoticons) and I decided to make a card for those times when someone really pisses me off.  An 'assh*le' card.  I'm laughing my ass off right now.

Let's laugh some more and see what the girls did:

Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Kraft on Kraft

Hi there!  It's Loonie time and this week was Reg's pick.  She went with a math equation:  kraft on kraft + 1 color.  Well...I cheated and bought the already patterned card base.  Ha!  But this was a brilliant challenge and I think I will make some Christmas cards like this.  Don't know if I'll send them, but I'll make some:)

For now it's time to go to work.  Should be an interesting day...the seniors had me film a segment for the closed-circuit news show that airs on Friday mornings.  One of the other girls in the office and I are participating in an Epic Rap Battle that will be shown today.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I rapped.  And it was as awkward and dorky as you might imagine.  But I do love those kids...how could I say no?  The backing music track is 50 Cent 'In The Club'  (or is it 'da club'?)...you know...gonna party like it's your birthday...but with words about us written by the kids...oh my it will definitely be epic.  And aired to @ a thousand people.  

For people with actual talent, let's check out the girls:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Pointsettias

Hi there:)  TGIF!!!  It's LSC time and this week was Char's pick.  She went with pointsettias and I most certainly did not have any other than the itty bitty ones in these patterned papers.  But they count!  Ha!  I've earned my glass of wine:)

Let's check out the girls:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Christmas Colors :)

Hi there!  Happy Friday to you.  And holy washed out photo!?!  I had a ton of fun this morning making this card.  It's Rho's turn to pick the challenge and she went with a Christmas card using light pink, red and lime green.  I think I might be getting into the spirit sooner rather than later:)

Let's go see what the girls made:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Welcome Baby Girl

Hi there:)  Happy Friday!  It's my turn to pick our challenge and I went with a baby girl card.  So many of my friends have been having baby girls lately that I needed to make one for my stash!  Not surprisingly I went with a traditional pink and lace scheme.  Fun stuff.

Let's go check out the girls:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Buttons

TGIF!  Yet another early morning crafting session for me...but this was fun:)  It's Dee's turn to pick and she went with buttons as our challenge.  I'm running late to get to work, so let's cut straight to the girls:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: 3x3

Holy cow it's Friday again!!!  This week's challenge was picked by Regan and she went all 3x3 on us.  At first I thought it would be super easy but then...holy crap it takes more thought per square inch than a regular one! 

Let's mosey and see what the girls made:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Colors

Hi there!  Phew this week is almost over:)  It's been good but busy and so here I am again making a card before work and taking pictures in the dark.  Sheesh!  This week was Wendy's pick and she went with the colors cream, kraft, pink and yellow.  Yes, I did cheat.  I used white instead of cream.  I wonder if I'll be the only cheater?!?!?

Let's run and see what the girls made:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Recipe Time!

Hi there and happy Friday!  It's LSC time and Rhonda gave us a recipe:  one image, two embellishments and three patterned papers.  FUN!  I wish I'd made my card in advance because taking a picture in the dark before work...not my best idea ever.  But I do love playing with my girls.  (Err...my Canadians.  Not my actual 'girls'...hello awkward moment!)  And I swear to you that the band in the middle is yellow patterned paper.  Honest!  

Let's go see what my favorite Canadians made:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

ps - Wendy?  You made my spaghetti sauce recipe and didn't use onion?  Oh a dagger to my heart!!! :)  Miss you all terribly.  I promise to get back on my emails.  I'm such an email loser right now.  You're all in my thoughts and I can't wait to start giving Rhonda a hard time.  In the Loonie way.  Oh my...another awkward moment!  Hugs :)

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Snowflakes

Hi there:)  It's Loonie time again and my pick so I went with snowflakes.  Yes, I'm already dreaming of having a snow day.  With that in mind, I made this as a 'gag' card to give our school president after our first snow day off!

Let's go see what the girls made:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Butterflies

Hi there!  It's LSC time and this week was Dee's pick.  She decided that we should wish summer a fond farewell by using butterflies:)  Ahhh summer...

Let's go see what the girls made:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge

Hi there:)  This week's challenge pick was Regan's and she went with this cool inspiration photo.  That gorgeous rust color plus all of the cold weather that just rushed into my corner of the world had me thinking autumn and thick sweaters!   I remembered I had a cute little purse die, added some houndstooth for texture and even some vellum.  Done!

Let's go see what the girls made:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge: Black, Green and White

Hi there:)  Happy Friday to you!  It's LSC time again and this week was Char's pick.  Would you believe that she went with black, green and white?  On the opening weekend of football?!?  So I just had to do an Eagles card...somehow.  It's not easy finding Eagles 'stuff' and it was a tad expensive, but I found this embroidered patch and some rub-ons.  Yes, rub-ons.  I actually spent ten minutes figuring how to get the Eagles logo off of the cardboard and onto my card.  I figured some manly football texturing of the card and some messy white pencil marks on the edges made it manly enough to actually give this card to someone.  Maybe.

Let's go see what the girls did:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge - Back To School

Hi there!  It's that time again!  We Loonies enjoyed our summer break (especially me...a whole summer off from work:) and now we're back with our weekly challenges.  It was Wendy's choice to pick the theme and she went with back-to-school.  A little ironic for me since that's what I've been doing for the last two weeks!  Ahhh...there's nothing quite like walking back into a school building at the end of August.  It's so fun to see all of the kids returning and to see how much they've grown over the summer.  I do love my job.

And guess what?  Wendy's BFF Rhonda agreed to join our crazy group!  She makes beautiful cards...Welcome Rho!!  Let's see what the girls did:

Char   Dee  Regan  Rhonda  Wendy

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

Homemade Marinara Sauce and Chocolate Cake!

Hi there:)  I've been cooking up a storm lately!  Yesterday I made marinara sauce from my garden tomatoes, I roasted chicken and asparagus, made more blueberry muffins for the husband to take to work, and I baked a chocolate cake...from scratch.  I was so proud of myself that I took pictures to share, though it's been so long since I crafted that I had to use my cell phone camera because my 'real' camera has a dead battery!  

And before I started cooking, I made some more homemade liquid laundry detergent...it starts with Fels Naptha soap.  Love that stuff.  Yesterday it felt like I used every bowl, spoon, cutting board and baking dish that I own!  And today we have leftovers and clean laundry.  Ahhhh.  Hand me my Kindle, would 'ya?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M 

Blueberry Muffins

Hi there!  Hope you're doing well:)  I've been indulging my inner domestic diva lately and just had to share this recipe with you.  I found it online yesterday afternoon, made them last night, and cursed the bathroom scale this morning.  The recipe is titled 'To Die For Blueberry Muffins' and wow...they are.  The recipe can be found here, and I have a few tips for you in the event you give them a try:  1) use paper liners in your cupcake tin and 2) also grease the top edges of each tin so that your totally awesome muffin tops don't stick to the pan and 3) even though it doesn't seem like you could pack all of that crumb topping on each one, trust me that you can.  *snort*

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

Loonie Stampers Challenge #149

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Hi there:)  TGIF...and happy Canada Day to my Loonies!  This week's LSC was Regan's choice and she went with gray, ocean tides and aqua mist.  I've been continuing my reduce and recycle attempts and so I took the sparkly aqua tissue paper my Verve stamps arrived in and glued it down to some white card stock.  You would not believe how awful I am with taking pictures (err...well, you might have some idea at this point) but I was determined to get those sparkles captured on camera!

And you would not believe the crafty DIY things I've been up to.  I've been re-finishing furniture, painting walls, sewing (and my crewel sampler kit from Alicia Paulson should be arriving shortly so I can start on that, too!), repurposing items around the house...having the summer off has been so much fun so far!!*  And guess what happened two days ago?  I picked the first tomato from my garden!  Yes!  

Let's go see what the girls did with the color selection:

Char   Dee  Regan   Wendy 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Until next time...M

*The Loonie challenges are taking a summer vacation, too.  We will start up LSCs again at the beginning of September.  Until then, I'll be posting some of my crafty summer creations!!!