Whatzit?

A week (plus) ago I posted a riddle — what is this picture? And although the responses were underwhelming I keep my word and so here is the answer.


The cheapest storage solution for all those die cut letters that come out of my cuttlebug along with the letters I actually want — used medicine jars.

My uncle was collecting medicine jars for a clinic in his town. The whole family was collecting for him as well. I have allergies so I have a lot of these bottles. When my uncle got sick last year he didn't want to see anyone until he felt better. I kept collecting. Well if you are a reader of this blog you know my uncle passed away this summer. I still had a ton of jars and his wife said the clinic had moved out of town and she was not sure where to take them.

Being the frugal (read cheap) type that I am I found a use for them. I didn't have 26 jars but several letters can be used in place of each other. They are upside down because they were not as steady in the box lid right side up, the tops being larger than the bottoms and all. My next project is to put the letters on the bottoms as well.




So now for the big question. What do you do with all those extra die cut letters? Show me your storage or crafted solutions. There just may be a bit of die cut blog candy for your linking your solutions here.

Have a great day.
Kate

I love this bird

I never thought of myself as a "bird" person, unless you count penguins, but I am really liking all the bird stamps, dies, papers, etc that are out now. So here is yet another Cardinal Christmas card.


Stamps: Cardinal Christmas, Season of Friendship (for the snowflake), Baroque Motif (for the swirl), Flannel background (retired)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Real Red
Ink: Basic Black, Always Artichoke, White craft ink (for the snowflakes), Stazon White on the buttons
Embellishments: buttons
Tools: Aquapainter
Technique: watercolor from ink lid

If you're interested in getting any thing from the Holiday Mini Catalog call me. You only have until January 18th to order items from this catalog, but you only have 5 weeks until Christmas. Remember crafters love supplies for Christmas - I know I am one.

Here is the Season of Friendship stamp set so you can see the other images that come with it.

Christmas just keeps coming

Quick card. Love it when they come together like this. The bits of paper were lying on my stamp table waiting for a home and ... here it is.


I have so much going on lately that I'm uploading stuff as I find it. Ever have that? Too much to do and no time to get it done. Hmm. I must be the only one. Bwa ha ha ha

Stamps: Punch Pals, Frames with a Flourish
Paper: Brocade Blue, Watercolor paper
Ink: Basic Black, Brocade Blue
Tools: Stampin' Up! Watercolor pencils
Technique: Uh, watercolor.

2 challenges

The first one was put forth by Kristina Werner. The green card challenge was initially hard what can I do with these colors. Then I saw soap stamps at Micheal's and it all fell into place. I used the 50% coupon and it was only $5 to begin with -- what a bargain for 8 stamps.





The next challenge is from me: what is this? I will post the answer in a week.

A Cardinal Christmas

I've started playing with the Christmas stamps and really love this bird. I don't know that I can paint all my cards this year but there will be a few that go out with a lovingly painted cardinal on them.

Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas
Paper: Very Vanilla, Kraft
Ink: Mellow Moss, Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Riding Hood Red
Embellishments: Red/White Gingham Ribbon
Tools: Aquapainter, handheld punch
Technique: Watercolor from ink pad lid

TRIBUNE FORCED TO KEEP PRESSES RUNNING

The demand for today's Chicago Tribune is so great that they've had to start the presses up again. If you want one read the newspaper's blog linked above to find out how.

Halloween and Free stuff for Voting today.

Many asked, now all can see. My son was a king for Halloween. We decorated the crown together. I made the cape and the scepter, he picked out the crushed velvet 'dress' at the Salvation Army Family Store that I modified into a king's costume. A turtle neck for warmth and to keep the ruffles from scratching, a pair of dress pants and Viola! a King.  Never say he is wearing a dress - he'll deny it loudly and inform you, "it's a king's costume!"

Isn't he handsome, all curls and dimples.

One last thing...

I voted! Did you?

Go get yourself a new president. 

If you don't make your voice heard you can't complain if you don't like the outcome. If you have voted and don't like the outcome, suck it up. This is the best system out there.

Plus this year with this handy dandy sticker they give you for voting you can go and get yourself FREE stuff!

According to the Chicago Tribune if you vote your coffee break is free.
Starbucks Corp. is offering a free cup of brewed coffee to anyone who asks on Tuesday, while Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. is giving away star-shaped doughnuts. Ice cream maker Ben and Jerry's is offering a free scoop as part of a celebration of the election.
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There's also the possibility of free food from Chick-fil-A restaurants.

According to the Fox station in Kansas City you can get
• Free body piercing at Dyed Hyde Tattoo and Body Piercing in Kirksville, Mo.
• Attend a Free George Wallace show at The Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip. Good until Nov. 11.
• Enjoy a Free McCoy's beer at McCoy's.

According to MSNBC you can even get sex toys for voting. What a country.
Babeland, with stores in New York, Los Angeles and Seattle, is offering a pair of self-gratifying incentives for voters who present their registration cards, ballot stubs or “word of honor” that they voted next Tuesday.
The rewards are not-so-subtle reminders of this year’s campaign rhetoric. For men, it’s the “Maverick,” a "sleeve" for self-pleasuring. According to a press release, “He’s always there to lend a hand, he works for every man, and he bucks the status quo.” Women can choose the “Silver Bullet” mini-vibrator, which is “a magical solution to difficult problems” and “a great stress-reliever during these troubled economic times!” The promotion lasts through Nov. 11.

How any of these things has anything to do with electing public officials is beyond me but if you are thirsty, hungry or ..., now you know what to do — vote.

K