Loni's Life

A lot of the non-card projects that I completed for my Roomie Box are old ideas that are being re-visited.   This is a quick and easy project that is great for stocking stuffers and party favors.  Stamps: Yippee Skippee! Ink: Island Indigo Paper: Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper, Island Indigo, White Naturals  Accessories: Crisp Canteloupe 3/8 Ruffle Stretch Trim ribbon  And yes, here's a video tutorial from New Advisory Board Member  Dawn Griffin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJeQ1YvTLlc Return to VCRocks Home Page for more great projects!

It's a card!   It's a box!   It's a Box Card!  I'm loving the Seasons of Style Designer Series Paper and Very Merry Tags stamp set available in the upcoming Holiday Catalog.    The box is quite roomy for a gift card or as shown here the Pretty Presents Designer Tags also available in the Holiday Catalog.  Check out the video tutorial  Box Card – Dawn Olchefske http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZS7j5uYXjQ&list=PL2uRJVvNrE2luw6Om0TWFF8NuWINKHnFA Return to VC Rocks Home to check out other great projects! 

Another non-card item for my VC Rocks roomie.  It is a great size for lip balm, chocolate nuggets or squares, or a gift card.  Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes Ink: Cherry Cobbler:  Paper: Cherry Cobbler; Naturals White; Season of Style Designer Series Paper* from the upcoming Holiday Catalog ( available August 1, 2013 thru January 2, 2014). Accessories: Modern Label punch; Word Window punch; Oval Punch; gold mini-brads.  Want to learn how to make these?   Check out Kim Burmeister's video tutorial http://youtu.be/CQCOkkdAL9w Return to the VC Rocks Blog Hop to view more great projects!

I made this great 12x12 gift bag for my VC Rocks Roomie using retired designer series paper... but the stamp set is NEW!  It is the 2013-14 set that Stampin' Up! designed to support Ronald McDonald House Charities.  For each set sold, Stampin' Up! donates $3 to RMHC! To learn how to make one, check out the video -  Gift Bag From Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (DSP) by Jackie Bolhuis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7eA2RBNgHQ Return to VCRocks Home page to check out other great projects and tune in Aug 17-18 for our final blog link up of the 2013 season. 

Welcome back to Loni's Life and another Blog Hop with VC Rocks !  One of the great swaps we do at VC Rocks is a Virtual Roommate Swap aimed at those not attending the Stampin' Up! convention.    Just like with an in-person at Convention hotel roommate, we do a small gift box swap of goodies with our Roomie. This year the requirements were at a minimum 3 hand-stamped cards, 1 non-card stamped item, and 1 item to go with our Hotel Floor theme either Pearl or Rhinestone.   I was on the Rhinestone floor. I am usually at a loss for non-card ideas, but with a little help from YouTube, SplitCoastStampers, and Stampin' Connection, I found quite a few projects to do and I'll be sharing them this weekend. First up is a cute gift box that is made from a 12x12 sheet of designer series paper.   This box really can hold quite a large sized item (Vintage buttons shown).   You can make a bunch up ahead of say Christmas holiday and store them flat!   They really ...

Well life with an active kitten in the family is never boring. I could have used a little boredom last night. Had to visit the Emegency Animal Hospital of Collin County with Tazzy.   I was hoping it would just be over-anxious, over-protective mommy syndrome and that it would just be a strained or sprained foot or ankle or something of that nature... but my gut said it was a break... And the X-rays says... Mommy was right. So now it's 4 to 6 weeks in a splint/kitty cast.. with weekly changes of the cast under anesthesia because he is a growing kitten.  The challenge for the next day or so is just to keep him relatively quiet and comfortable.   The challenge as he starts to move on and heal from this initial shock, dragged to the vet, x-rayed, poked, prodded, and stuck with an evil cone of doom.. is to try to keep him from running, climbing, jumping.. you know all the things that this high-energy kitten loves to do.   So it's relegated to the guest bath of quara...

Nothing better for nesting than fresh laundry....

Had a great time at the Grease Sing-A-Long at Cinemark - part of their Summer Series of Digitally Remastered Classics. Only $30 for the 6-week series. Grease Sing-A-Long Back to the Future Animal House American Graffiti Ghostbusters Dirty Dancing.  This theater was pretty full. Some folks even dressed in costume. Quite an enthusiastic bunch of singers - unlike the Sound of Music Sing-A-Long.

I was blessed today to get to witness two of my young friends, Sarah and Stewart, join their lives in marriage.  It was a beautiful ceremony with a great blend of traditional and modern contemporary.   I am sure that Sarah's cheeks must have been sore by the end of the day for she was rarely without a smile.   Stewart had plenty of smiles of his own.  I am happy for the pair of them and look forward to watching their love for one another deepen and grow. 

Serious, in no mood to deal with you and your camera Mom.. I don't care that it is Monday. Very much like her "twin"  - a certain Snarky young college man I know and love (in spite of his Snarkyness)