Another Favorite!

My favorites feature would not be complete without mentioning my favorite cleaning tool of all times- The Mr Clean Magic Eraser. If you've never tried it you absolutely HAVE to try one. When we moved into the home we are now renting, I used this marvelous wonder on the refrigerator which was layered in grime. (I often wondered why they texture the outside of refrigerators.) And the handles? They were a dirt trap! But, my Mr Clean Eraser made the frig sparkle!
I am not kidding!
We also have white counter tops and the eraser takes off almost any stain with ease! Textured bathtub bottoms, scuffs on kitchen floors, even sneakers can look like new.
There are store brands now which offer similar products and I've found they work almost as well. But, Mr Clean also has a heavy-duty eraser which lasts quite a bit longer.
I have made the mistake of using my Mr Clean Eraser on a flat painted wall and it was not a good thing. So be sure to test in an inconspicuous area first.
You'll love this little tool!
~Angel

ODBD Blog Candy!

Kelley at Our Daily Bread Designs is giving away 3 FREE stamp sets on her blog! Be sure to go HERE and leave a comment to be entered to win one of those gorgeous ODBD sets!

Blessings~
Angel

Happy "Late for Something" Day!

~Angel

Challenge Catch Up

What do you do when you want to play along with Splitcoast Challenges, but life comes along and steals your time? You incorporate as many challenges as you can into one project. That's what I did here when I made this little prayer journal and To-Do list pad for my prayer partner.

The small prayer journal which is made from a spiral 4x6 notebook combines Tuesday's Color Challenge which was to keep it Monochromatic, Wednesday's Sketch Challenge and Thursday's Ways to Use It Challenge which was to use a specialty paper. For the last one I used a lovely sparkly embossed black paper that I had been hoarding by Fiskars' Cloud 9 Design called Romance. I love this verse which comes from Our Daily Bread's "Hope" set. I'm one of those people that stocks up on things so I wish I had another of this stamp because I know I'll probably wear it out!
I've got to help with dinner. We're having Teriyaki Chicken on the grill.
Hope you're all having a great week!
~Angel

Project Recipe~
Stamps: Hope (ODBD)
Ink:Versamark
Paper: Black and Basic Grey CS, Fiskars and Paper Studio DP
Accessories: Black EP, Cuttlebug Harlequin die & Textile folder, White Blossom epoxy word, Darice jewels, SU rhinestone brad, black trim(?), distressing tool

Black Magic Lion

No, I am not losing my mind and I do not believe in Black Magic. But that is what the technique is called that I used on my project today. The concept is to stamp your image in white ink onto black or dark cardstock and color in with colored pencils using Odorless Mineral Spirits. I didn't have the OMS so I used Goo Gone which was mentioned as an alternative for this Splitcoast Challenge.

I used another great new set from Our Daily Bread Designs. Isn't it a beautiful drawing of a lion and lamb? Looking at the image I envisioned it in a half circle so that is where I started. This card gave me many struggles along the way. Not exactly excited with the end result, but I am posting it nonetheless.
Thank you for visiting. I'll be back!
~Angel

Card Recipe:
Stamps~ Peace on Earth (ODBD), Timeworn Trim (SU)
Ink~ White, Choc Chip, Mustard
Paper~ Naturals White, Choc Chip, Mustard, Garden Green
Accessories~ Circle Cutter, Dec Brads, Ribbon FX ribbon, Watercolor Pencils, Goo Gone, Circle Punch

Labor Day Weekend

I hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend and remembered to fly your flag! We were busy with the house and yard. Kevin's been on the lookout for a riding mower. He had been looking on CraigsList and in the papers for a used one. Most of the ones he found were priced as much as a newer machine so we decided to go the new route. When we moved and changed our address with the post office we were sent a coupon to Lowe's for 10% off our entire purchase so off to Lowe's we went. Kevin got his riding mower and a new charcoal grill as we freecycled our last one instead of bringing it with us. (We had T-bones on the grill last night and they were delish! We've been a month without grill cooking and that's too long for us!)
Kevin and Katie promptly mowed the lawn as soon as we got home!

I bought a new bird feeder and some seed.

This morning I was able to get a good pic of one of the Tufted Titmouses (Titmice?) that found our feeders. I've got a bird field guide on order so I can identify more of the birds who find us! I think I may be getting older as I call this FUN!

We changed the "juice" in our hummingbird feeder since I read online that it doesn't last long in the heat. And this morning I have watched as our resident hummingbird has I am sure drank more than he weighs! We have one little hummingbird who believes he owns the feeder. He is quite territorial. He'll perch on a nearby branch and swoop down whenever another hummingbird tries to take a drink. We can now identify him and have named him "Flash". He's so much fun to watch!
We also bought a salt lick, but have not yet seen any deer. I am sure we will when the weather changes. We thought about buying a deer feeder, but are just too naive on the whole wildlife scene. Kevin and I are city kids wanting to be country folk! Any advice is welcomed. *wink*
I see it's almost noon and I've got lots of work to do both in my house and in my stamp room which is coming along. I am organizing my embellishments by color and am thinking it's going to make life a little easier! Kevin bought me a little cabinet (at Lowe's) to go under my window and it will hold my color coded embellishments quite nicely. I hope to have lots of creations to share with you this week.
Have a Happy Monday!
~Angel

Allison Turns Two!

Be sure to visit Allison this week.

She's giving away some great stuff to celebrate her Blogaversary!
Blessings~
Angel