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Good morning! We are doing some more holiday traveling today.  We should be in the car for a good 4 hours today. Wish us luck. It's bitterly cold out and there is a fresh layer of snow out there.

Today I thought I'd share one of my grungy cards.  This stamp is by Tim Holtz. I used distressed inks, some grunge, the dauber top gold to paint my grunge hinge, and some clock pieces. All supplies are by Tim Holtz other than the paper. Oh and look at my crackle paint on the bottom. I really like hoow this card turned out. I'm having so much fun with my grungy supplies!  I tried to lighten up this photo so you could see it realy well and in doing that the green card got a little bit bright. It's not really that bright in real life.  I love playing with the distressed inks and water on my matt. Each piece changes into it's own unique piece!  Then you stamp more on it and dirty it on up! Oh I'm having so much fun! 

Happy day to all!  We'll be home late!

Sheepdog Thanks!

Ruff ruff! Good morning to you!  I'm getting a later start today than normal!  I slept it a bit! I ordered some of this cute paper from my friend Cindy, and couldn't wait to try it out. It's byOctober Afternoon (Hometown) and it is awesome paper! I will probably have to order some more some where down the road!  I had pulled out my Whipper Snapper Doggie and stamped off a few images.  When the paper came in, I just grabbed the image to make him work with the card!  Isn't he cute?  He makes me smile BIG!  And of course my cards would not be complete without buttons or Stickles Glitter Glue! 

So what are you going to do today?  I'm going to do some more organizing in my stamp shop. I'm proud of my accomplishments so far.  I came across this book the other day at Barnes and Nobles, call The Organized Life by Stephanie Denton.  From what I've read so far she has some excellent tips!  One quote that caught my eye was, "Keep only what is beautiful, useful, or loved". So I'm keeping that in mind as I go through stuff!!  I have tons to go through my I'm devoting this year to getting organized and staying organized!  I have some books to read, and I'm on a mission!  I will share any tips I find to be useful with you all! 

Exercising in 2009

Hiya Kids!  One thing you may not know about me is that I think EXERCISE IS VERY IMPORTANT in our lives.  Just about 2 years ago, I made a New Year's Resolution to exercise 3-5 times a week. When I made the resolution, I committed to exercising for a FULL YEAR!  Yes, a full year!  And I was not going to stop at any less. Well I have a strong will (some say I'm stubborn), and that is exactly what I did. I exercised for a full year and kept going!  My reasoning was that if you do something long enough, it becomes habit, right?  So I figured that if I exercised for a full year, it would be a lifestyle change that I wanted to make.  I'm very proud of my accomplishments in the exercising world over the last two years.  I only stopped when I started having knee problems.  I ended up having knee surgery (torn meniscus) this last summer. After surgery, I started rehabbing my knee on my exercise bike. I have stuck to it like clockwork. I start over each week on Sundays and that has really made a difference. I set goals for the week and stick to it as best as I can.  Whether I succeed or fail at those goals, I start over each week. I never quit because of this.  I log how long I exercise, what I do, and the total distance I go.  So this is where my above project comes into play. I've been keeping track on a spreadsheet on plain, boring white paper.  I decided this year, I need something special to log my time and miles. 

Exercise is very important to me for a few reasons. One, my dad has had heart problems the last 15 or so years.  It's a genetic thing,and I want to take care of my heart.  Second, exercise gets all of those endorphins going and makes you a happier person.  Third, and the biggest reason is that I have Psoriatic Arthritis (which is comparable to Rheumatoid arthritis).  I live with chronic pain every single day.  I don't think of myself as any different than anyone else. We all have our trials in life, but I'm here to tell you that EXERCISE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.  I believe in that whole heartedly.

So if you decide to make a New Year's resolution to exercise more this year, I hope you can be inspired by my story.  The motivation I have to exercise touches my heart. I know how hard I have worked over the last two years, and you can bet I will be continuing on! 

Stamps:  Whipper Snapper Designs
Paper: My Mind's Eye (paper pack from Hobby Lobby)

Other: Rubi Coil binding system, Rub-ons (doodlebug), Making Memories file tab, Stickles Glitter Glue, Copic Markers

Anna Wight-Valentine Tin

Good morning!  It's time to get blogging again!  It feels good to be back home and getting back into a routine.  I'm still on winter break so I have had more time to work on things.  Plus now that Christmas is over, I don't know what to do with myself!  It's funny because before Christmas you are hustling and bustling, then bam, Christmas is over! So I decided to start working on Valentine's stuff!  Woohoo!  This little treat was easy as could be. Covered the front of the hinged tin with the new Stampin' Up! designer paper called Candy Lane (this is the paper that is part of the bundle that I talked about below).  I LOVE IT!  Then I used Anna Wight's (Whipper Snapper) set called Bear Hugs.  He is my favorite new Valentine stamp for sure! Today I may dig out some of my other favorite Valentine stamps and start playing around!  WOOHOO!  Now to start my coffee!  Have yourself a great Sunday!

Put some love into your Valentines Promotion

  

Good Morning! We are home from our Christmas traveling.  We really had a nice celebration this year.  It's good to be home and sleeping in our own beds!  I spent yesterday putzing around in my stamp room a little bit. It feels good to have moved on to something other than Christmas cards and projects!  In keeping with that theme, I wanted to share the new Stampin' Up! promtion with you!  From December 23rd-January 31st, you can purchase this bundle of Valentine goodies for 20% off!  WOOHOO! Who doesn't love a good sale!?  You can go to my Stampin' Up website at www.inkyfingerswithLana.stampinup.net and order at any time by clicking "shop now" in the upper right corner!  You can even be in your jammies to shop!  And the order will be shipped right to your house!  Also be sure to check out the retired list on my website!

Stay tuned for some super cool cards coming your way this next week!  I love stamping!!!!!!!!! 

 

Snowshoe-in Tin!

Good morning! Good morning!  I made this sweet little tin for my friend, Debe Van. She had some big time stress going on for a little bit and I just wanted to brighten her day.  It's hard during the holidays when something stressful is hitting you in the face!  She remained calm and did a terrific job and everything worked out for her! 

The stamp is by Inky Antics. The paper is by Scenic Route and is a few years old (but I LOVE IT).  I glittered it up with some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter!  WOOHOO!

We're packing up the car as we speak!  We are heading home for the holidays!  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and take time to enjoy the simple things of the season.  Merry Christmas to all! 

Re-organization of my stamp room...

I've been working on this BIG PROJECT for a couple of months now. I've been trying to find some time at least once or twice a week to go through things. I have come across some things that I had when I first started CRAFTING (which was when my oldest daughter was about a year and a half). This is a long project, but I'm happy with the results that I'm starting to see. I put a few things on my Christmas list this year that I thought would really help me out in my reorganization. This is my favorite new thing!  This shelf is by Making Memories, and I am so thrilled with it.  We had our family Christmas over the weekend. We always sneak our little family celebration in whenever we can because we travel a lot over Christmas. I love it just being the four of us and opening up presents. I really enjoyed watching my daughters open their gifts this year.So anyways, back to my topic of this post.  The 2nd big thing I bought over the last couple of months were these ribbon Clip it up Ribbon Organizers by Simply Renee.  I have a HUGE RIBBON COLLECTION and this has really helped to organize my ribbon wall. In the pictures, the ribbon is doubled up. What that means is that there is ribbon in the guttter itself and then another layer on top of that.  It's going to be so much easier getting to the ribbon I want to use now!  I'm super excited about this!  Over the last month or so, I also re-organized this shelving area of my stamp room.  I found these cool collapsible totes at Target and new they were what I wanted. They were cheaper than I wanted to spend on something to store my things in so that was the deciding factor in this purchase!  This wall has been a MESS with all of the items I have on hand!  Do you see the Stampin' Up tins that I'm using for storage?  I am so glad I bought a bunch of these. They are the perfect size for storing lots of embellishments.  Once I get everything in place, I'm going to actually label my tins so I can see at a glance what I have!  The bottom shelf is still a bit of a mess, but I'm working on it! Like I said before, I'm pretty happy with my progress. I'm still no where near down, but at least I am seeing signs of progress now!  And my motto is:  You can't keep everying forever!  LOL!  I hope you enjoyed this little peak into my stamp shop! 

Anna Wight-Welcome to the Neighborhood

Good Sunday morning to you all!  We received MORE SNOW, the temperatures dropped, and the wind picked up.  It's a blustery cold day today. I'm staying inside.  Maybe I will even sneak in some stamping! WOOHOO!

This cards was made using one of the 3 new clingmount sets by Anna Wight. This set is called Hello Neighbor. I love it!  I had a lot of fun creating this neighborhood scene with her set!  Do you see the little apples I put on the tree?  HOW FUN!   

Have a super good Sunday!

Anna Wight-Butterfly Friendship Card

I was excited about sharing this card with you!  This card was made with Anna Wight's new cling mount stamp set, called Love at Home.  Anna's word sets at Whipper Snapper Designs are well worth the money. There are a TON of sayings in each set! This set also came with  butterfly that I used on this card!  This card is VERY EASY to make.  All I did was tear a piece of scrap paper and adhere it temporarily to the white background piece of cardstock. Sponge on two colors of ink (orange and pink).  When you get the desired look, it is time to stamp the butterfly using Black ink.  Once you get that all stamp, remove the scrap piece of paper and you are left with a little white area on your background piece.  That is the area you can stamp the saying!  I've used this technique years ago on cards, and I just love the look.  I dug out the metal flower from a stash I've had for a long time. I believe it is a Making Memories flower and then I attached it with a Stampin' Up! brad. Oh what fun!  I hope you like it!

Grunge Snowman Tag

 I made this tag up this afternoon, and it is pretty appropriate for today. We have a snow day here!  Over 11 inches of snow fell here today, and boy was it a coming down this morning!  We have shoveled a good 3 times, and my body feels ready for a nap!

The girls are heading out right now to go snow skate in the back field.  What is a snow skate?  We'll it's like a skateboard without wheels.  It's sort of a like a snowboard but without the foot clamps.  I will do a little bit of cleaning up around here while they do that!

All of the supplies that I used are again from Tim Holtz's line.  The Jingle Bell music background is an unmounted stamp that I bought at the stamp convention in November. I need to look that lady up because I got a fabulous deal on her background stamps!

I'm happy with how this tag turned out. Everytime I try to get down and grungy I feel like I'm getting better and better. I just love working with this stuff!  A big thank you goes out to Tim Holtz for inspiring me this holiday season!  

And if you are wondering where I buy most of my Tim Holtz supplies, I can recommend my two favorite companies. StarlitStudio and Eclectic Paperie!