Another Halloween card with instructions and Luna update.

Single, shy, blue Merle, female with dark brown eyes looking for friends. I love chewing on carpet, licking the cupboards, licking the dishes in the dishwasher and eating cat poop. My interests are tug of war, chase, licking the toilet bowl and biting ankles. If interested, please sniff my butt.


A halloween card made with stamps from eat cake graphics. Colored in watercolors and embellished with iridescent paint. As always, the colors aren't accurate and the picture is skewed.

For the Halloween card:

1. Stamp the "porch with light" with black versafine ink on watercolor paper. Hot press paper is best for stamping, as it's smoother than cold or rough.

2. Line up the "candy hands" with a stamp-a-ma-jig and stamp that in front of the porch, then stamp the trick-or-treaters (side). (I got the stamp-a-ma-jig just for this, too. I don't know how I lived without it.)

3. Color the stamped images and layered the colors until they are as vibrant as you want them to be. Layer with multiple colors so the stamped images don't look flat. For example, the sky has around 5 colors blended into it.

4. For the sky, wet the entire background and start blocking in colors, blending the yellows into the blues. Clean the brush off every time so the darker colors don't muddy up the lighter ones.

5. The card is embellished with iridescent medium on the light fixture, bowl, candy, mask, and pumpkins. (It can't be seen in the front view though; only from the side.)

6. Trim the image and layer it onto white card stock. (I made a 6x6" card out of orange card stock and affixed some Halloween type paper to it with double stick tape.) Tape down the matted image to the card base. (I stamped the "trick or treat" stamp onto orange polka dot paper and matted it onto black cardstock.) Lastly, tape it to the front of the card, and it's done! :)

Edited 8/24. Added a better picture. Edited 8/25 with instructions.


I don't approve of mommy's earlier post. That's just not true!


I do enjoy talking to myself. Forgot to mention that I've been so sick the past few months and that's why I haven't updated.

Olivia placemat

I can't have a post without Gimli.

Perky ears, doe eyes, juicy lips=pure cuteness!

Placemats I made for our dining area. I have no idea who Olivia is but she was sure cute. She's almost too cute to eat on. These are the first placemats I've ever made. Finished dimensions are 14x18. My husband says these aren't very manly. Can you believe that? He suggested I make more manly ones. I thought they were neutralish. I'd consider pink placemats with lace not manly. He has no appreciation for the piggy.

A close-up of the fabrics.

Placemats on the table.

Pictures from a random Monday

Gimli is so beautiful

Such a bootiful puppy.

Luna-10 weeks





Look at that tongue!

Oxalis with a faerie figurine.

Gimli and his rings.

Action shots. He likes to shake them like mad and they pound against his sides.

This and That

Luna giving Gimli a huge kiss!

She may look innocent butreally she's a minature beast of burden.

Eating something she shouldn't be.

First produce of the year. An eight ball squash, a strawberry and a Christmas grape cherry tomato.

More family pictures.

Luna taking a break from chewing everything. Phew!

She's dragging off Gimli's newest toy.

Daddy says I'm such and angel. He won't mind if I ruin the drip system he put in.

A rare picture of our kitty cattus. She's wondering why the new dog is so freaky. Chloe is the oldest critter of the household.

The adorable duo!

Gimli helping me watch the terror monster.

Even mister Gim get's tired from babysitting.

I'm an angel!

Garden pictures

Purple flower from Anne's house. Look at those little guys huddled up together.

My hollyhocks started blooming a week ago. Aren't the beautimiss? These have to be my favourite variety of hollyhock.

Lavender from Anne's place. I like the river rock lining the bed. I may steal it.

Osteospermum 'Sunny Sheila' this is one sexy flower. I do believe I like this more than the other variety. Aren't they a cute couple? awww

Smiling for the camera.

Even more. I just can't get enough!! Now I have that song in my head.

Some pink flower from Anne's. It looked neglected so I thought i'd take a picture of it. It looks as if a buggy took a nibble out of it. Oh noes! Someone must slay the evil flower villian!

Dianthus from Anne's. I think that's what it is. . hmm

A faery figuring from Anne's. I may steal that too.

The most beautimiss doggy eveh! That's his mister yellow squeekers. He has a green one too with solid feet.

More of the dazzling hollyhock. I can't believe they are so big :)

So cute! Love that smile. Flash those pearly whites!

Even more cuteness.

Chocolate cosmos. Smells soo good... just like dark chocolate!

More chocolate goodness.

A geranium that Mike picked out at the store. He liked it so I got it and it grew on me. I really do like the leaves. Even though the flowers are tiny the leaves really make up for it. Look that one is waving bye bye!

Drooly boy

Gimli drools excessively when it comes to sniffing some of his favourite treats like cat poop. Even when he's disgusting I think he's adorable!

Late update - Photos taken on March 11th 2007

A day of fun at Hewlett Packard.





Water that was found in a first aid kit.