What's Your Laundry List?!!

Happy Friday & Happy Weekend to you all!  Well as I'm writing this the snow is falling once again here in Northern VA and we're expected to get a few inches along with high winds and temps in the teens--blech!!  When is spring again?  LOL!  Today I have a project that involves chores and to-do list--we all have them and we all have ones that make us happy and ones that probably don't.  I don't mind cleaning--I really don't--I like my house to be neat, clean & orderly--I can't stand clutter/mess.  But laundry & ironing is a whole 'nother story for me, hee hee--I HATE THEM!  Now granted neither chore is hard to do, but I just strongly dislike them--I will wear every piece of clothing in my closet that doesn't need to be ironed before I iron something, LOL!  And laundry, I don't mind putting it in the washer/dryer but the folding, the putting it away and the fact that the chore seems never ending. Just when you get all of the laundry done, the dang hamper is filled to the brim again.  It doesn't help that hubby comes home, strips off his suit to put on jeans & sweatshirt for a bit then changes AGAIN into his jammies and throws everything into the hamper like the 5 MINUTES he had it on it got SOOO dirty---it irks me, seriously!  And don't get me started on the kids--there are so many discarded clothes in my daughter's room that I don't know what's clean or dirty so I have to wash it all and my son well, let's just say he can't ever keep his clothes clean, LOL!  And no I don't want them washing anything cuz' I don't trust any of them to do it right (yes, my control freakness setting in) but they are all required to put their clean laundry away (ha ha--yeah right, like that happens only 50% of the time)!

So I would put laundry at the top of my "HATE TO DO LIST", hee hee!  So what's your least favorite chore to do and why?  Funniest comment will win a NEW pad of Basic Grey's "Sugar Rush" and a $15 gift certificate to 7 Kid's College Fund just because I hope to get a good laugh to make me forgot about the laundry I have to do and the snow that is outside, 'kay!!?  Let me know by Sunday at midnite and then I'll pick a funny winner & share it with you all!  If I get enough comments, I'll pick a 2nd winner just because and they'll win a Gift Certificate as well!!

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From My Heart

Isn't this the sweetest lil' Valentine Gal you evah' did see?  This is "Shy Nessa" from Mo's Digital Pencil--there are 4 of these cuties and you can see them all HERE but you can buy her separately HERE too!  I just adore her and I colored her with Copics and added diamond glaze to her shoes and heart!  I added stickles to the rim of the circle and on top of the diamond glazed heart (it's the only way to use stickles on digi images cuz they smear the ink for some odd reason--that irks me too, hee hee)!

The papers are from SU and the sentiment is from the PTI "Vintage Picnic Sentiments" set--I love that this card could be sent not only for Valentine's Day but just a Hello/Love You or Birthday card as well!  The swirls got some stickles and pearls to dress them up (find the scroll punch HERE).  And I had to add a cute metal charm--I added pink Smooch to the center to add some color (Smooch paints and Spritz can be added to any metal, plastic, wood or paper & even flower soft)!

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The Laundry List!!

Well I figured since we all chores to do I might as well make them look pretty right? LOL!  I used this cute NEW "Laundry" stamp from Lockhart Stamp Co. to create a pretty clipboard that could be used to clip to-do lists, notes or even recipes or pictures to!  And I made a matching "To-Do" notepad that could be slipped in your tote or purse with all your to-do stuff inside!  All the papers are by Anna Griffin and cs from PTI!

I made a fun lil' clipboard (get mine at Michael's for $2 and they have a peg on the back so it can be stood up or hung on the wall if you like)--I just love dressing them up!  I always adhere the paper to the clipboard with Modge Podge--a nice even coat and then add another coat of it on top so the clip board holds up well to spills or smudges!  The top and edges got a coat of soft white acrylic paint and then I modge podged that too once it was dry.  I added a bow made with my Bow Easy and some pearls to finish it off.

The notepads I get from PTI HERE (they come in packs of 10 and in cream or white) and the sentiment on the front is from the PTI set "Take Note" and embossed in white (with Stewart EP my fave).  I created a lil' notepad cover and then a small pocket on the inside so you could slip appointment cards or recipts in.  PTI has a template HERE that you can download to print right onto your cs to make these covers if you like---I make my own, but the template is nice if you need help with it.

And here is this fabulous NEW Lockhart image "Laundry"--I colored it with my Copics, added some stickles and some Sparkle Fluff in white to the towels!  I used my Nestabilities Labels 4 to cut the image out, left it in the die and then sponged around the edges of the die to keep the frame nice & white (did that on the Valentine card above too)!

Both of these projects are for sale HERE in my Etsy store along with some other new stuff if you want to check them out!  Have a fab weekend & I'll see ya back here tomorrow!!

Summer Notes Blog Hop!! Oh My Stars!!

Hello & Happy Friday friends!! Yay--its the weekend again! The weather is actually supposed to clear up & be sunny & in the 80's this weekend---great weather for a Pool Party & Pig Roast! I'm going to try & be outside as much as I can, but I've got sooo much work & sooo many projects to get done before I go away on the 20th, so that there will be some posts up while I'm gone for ya! Alrighty then let's move on to the Magnolia-licious DT BLOG HOP!!

Welcome to the Magnolia-licious Blog Hop which is called "Summer Notes"! I am the START of the blog hop and at the end of this post is the link to the next DT gal on the HOP--so make sure and hop all the way to the end! All Blog Hop Details and info on how you can play along & win prizes are on the Magnolia-licious HighLites blog!

So the DT was challenged to make a "Post-It Note Holder & Gift Box" in a summertime theme. You can find a tutorial and instructions (by Bridgett Owens ) on the Mag Highlites blog HERE.

I chose to make a Patriotic 4th of July themed project with this fabulous "Sailor Tilda"--this was in stock at Magnolia-licious but I can't find it now, so if you love it & want it let Diana know & perhaps she can get more in! But there are a ton of cute summertime stamps IN STOCK at Magnolia-licious for you to choose from! My dp is by Melissa Frances and the cs is PTI's "pure poppy". The actual post-it notes are inside a little covered chipboard cover--I decorated with a frame & some more stars. (If you don't have chipboard, use coasters or an med. density cardboard like what comes in the SU dp packs)

Close-up of the Post-It Note holder box which I decorated with some fun elements including a fun star tag tied on with Scrappers Floss. Because this Tilda has her hands in a position to hold something--I printed out the "Notes" sentiment & made a lil' sign for her to hold. I love the way the stars peek out the top of the box from the actual post-it notes. I wrapped this fabulous Offray ribbon around the sides of the box to make a fun handle too!

I made a coordinating card so this would be a fabulous gift for someone! I just love it--will be hard to part with, LOL! But you could actually win this project along with some of the DT's projects if you hop along & then head over to the Magnolia-licious HighLites blog to see how!! To WIN this project by me, just leave a comment by Tuesday, June 9th on this post, and I will pick a random winner to win this set!!

A close-up of cutie Sailor Tilda--I used Diamond Glaze to make her shoes shiny and added some stickles to her outfit. And yes, I spritzed the ENTIRE card (not the image) and the Post-It Note Holder & box with my new fave Shimmerz Spritz (baby's breath)--gives it such a fun & soft shimmer!

Okay so now you need to HOP on over to Suzy's blog HERE to follow along on the Blog Hop!! And when you're done hopping, make sure to stop by the Magnolia-licious HighLites blog to get all the details on how to join in & WIN!! Have fun & be inspired!

**Don't forget to stop by tomorrow to enter for my 200,000 hits BLOG CANDY too--its a good one!!**

hugz & have a great Friday,

Suzanne


Project Recipe: Melissa Frances dp, Paper Trey Ink cs and "Mixed Messages" sentiment, Copics, Offray ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Glitter Dots, Diamond Glaze, Stampin' Up star punches, Scrappers Floss, chipboard, nestabilities, dimensionals, Shimmerz Spritz