Television

I love watching television. I'm such an addict. The problem is that most shows I like run either at the same time or at the time I'm trying to get my daughter to go to sleep. My VCR has become my favorite gadget. I usually watch them while I stamp or scrapbook. It is rare that I can sit an watch television without doing something. When I was younger, I remember my mother always doing something else while watching TV. It used to drive me crazy because she'd always miss something and I'd end up missing something else while I was explaining what happened. Now that I'm watching a tape it's no big deal to miss something. I just rewind. Now that the new season has started I don't read or watch movies anymore. Just TV. I am a sucker for crime dramas so I've created a poll to see if there are any others out there like me. My absolute favorite is Medium but have left it off since it doesn't premier until next month. What was NBC thinking?

With all this useless talk I thought I would show the results of my television watching last Saturday.


The first group of cards were made with Stampin' Up's Summer by the Sea stamp set. I used generic Costco cardstock and other scraps that I had collected over the years. I am very new to coloring so I have not invested in supplies until I can learn more about shading at the very least. I used my daughter's generic pencil crayons. All images were stamped on Stampin' Up's Whisper White paper. I was very impressed with the results of the pencil crayons on the ultrasmooth paper. I framed most images by doodling with my Zig Millennium Black marker and did faux stitching with my white Souffle pen. I didn't like the Souffle pen at first because it goes on almost clear. I was miffed and tossed my card aside. A few minutes later I was amazed. The pen dries opaque so it just takes a little patience for a great result.

The next group of cards I made because I was trying to use some suede papers that were cut in shapes. I stamped on them with Stampin' Up's Fun Filled stamp set using Whisper White craft ink. Again I really liked the results. All of these cards are pretty simple. I love using ribbons and charms but I was really trying to keep things simple. The middle card is a birthday card for Wade so Darlene, if you are reading, don't tell.