Welcome to the February Tour de Freaks, a wondrous exploration of what people who are anal very particular create with stamps ! If you just arrived here from Lisa Young's blog, you are in the right place! But if you started here, fear not, you will be able to continue the tour full circle and arrive back here where you started by following the links at the end of each tour post.
I know it's been a while since you've seen me and I just have to say I have been FREAKIN' BUSY, man! I have a second transcription service added to my roster and have spent the last week or so driving all over tarnation for training, as well as trying to keep up with my original service. But I could not miss the Freak Tour! Life just would not be RIGHT!
ANYWAY, this month's theme is BIRTHDAY! And I have two cards for you that I think you will LOVE!
About these cards...February has been going on for a while now, and in particular WINTER has been going on for...sniff...QUITE A WHILE NOW!!!!
I just got used to the incredible heatwave of 50-odd degrees we were having for a precious few days, but now it's back, baby. And just about this time of year I. Am. SICK. OF. WINTER!!!!
Bill Murray expressed it perfectly here:
Yes, that's the way I feel...it's cold...it's gray...and it's going to last the REST OF MY LIFE!!! ACK!!!
So you can understand that by this time of year, I am ready for some bright colors and ZINGA ZINGA in my cards, right? So guess what? That's what I got! Lookie:
Ingredients: Stamps - Birthday Bliss; Paper - Celebrations DSP & Quick Accents, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight; Ink - Versamark; Other - Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlets, Scallop Square punch, Brights brads, white EP, dimensionals, 2-way glue, 1/8" Real Red taffeta ribbon, Elegant Lines Textured Impressions folder, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.
OMGojus!!! (YILM!) Doesn't this just help you feel warm all over! After I made it, I began to long for green grass, blue lakes, and bright...bright...FLOWERS! 
So after I pulled myself together, I sat down and made THIS card:
Ingredients: Stamps - Build a Blossom, Heard from the Heart; Paper - Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight; Ink - Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Daffocil Delight; Other - Blossoms Petal punch, 1" circle punch, Ice Cream Parlor ribbon, dimensionals, white gel pen, 3/8" corner rounding punch
GOJUS!!! (YILM!) Can't you just feel the breath of spring on your face, the scent of flowers, the warm sun on your face, and the promise of better days to come.....ahhhhhhh...
Yes, any day now, ANY DAY NOW!!!
I was really excited after I made this card...then I checked the weather channel...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS...
* ICING ON EXPOSED SURFACES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO BREAK TREE BRANCHES AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES.
* EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES MAY BE POSSIBLE.
* ICY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL MAKE TRAVEL BOTH IN VEHICLES AND ON FOOT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS... WHICH MAY HAVE BIG IMPACTS ON THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THEN CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURS.
* UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Any day now...any day now....
I guess you had better go on to the next person...I need to go sob quietly somewhere, so go on to Patty Bennet's blog, I am sure she's in a MUCH better mood than me! Ta!
This would have to make anyone smile with such bright happy colors!
Posted by: Mary Brown | February 19, 2011 at 08:26 PM
I'm with you...so ready for spring! Your cards are so nice and cheery!
Posted by: Connie Babbert | February 19, 2011 at 08:45 PM
Jan -- I'm hearin' you about the weather! Love the zinga-zinga (LOL) in your cards! Just think how much we'll all appreciate spring when it finally gets here! Blesings, Gretchen
Posted by: Gretchen Barron | February 19, 2011 at 10:33 PM
So bright and colorful and delived with such humor! ha! Becky
Posted by: Becky Roberts | February 19, 2011 at 10:36 PM
Our weather forecast here in Western Colorado sounds the exact same as yours! Boy am I wishing for spring, too!! Your projects are warming me up now!! Love 'em!!
Posted by: Debbie Currier | February 19, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Ahhh...Groundhog day...great movie! Oh, that's right! This is about your projects! Well, if the bright colors and cheerfulness of your projects don't scare away the gray weather, nothing will! Fabulous job!
Posted by: Lisa Martz | February 19, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Your cheerful colors are wonderful and brighten an otherwise dreadful winter...understand you are busy with...LIFE?! WORK!?! Hang in there! Miss seeing you post, hope all is well.
Posted by: Stephanie Perry | February 20, 2011 at 03:09 AM
Nice projects. Love that jumbo flower.
Posted by: Pockets of Inspiration | February 20, 2011 at 05:13 AM
Great cards! I love the bright colors on them!
Posted by: Jennifer S. | February 20, 2011 at 08:35 AM
Beautiful cards Jan! I too LOVE the bright cheerful colors. Plus your cards just have so many details...they make me smile :)
Posted by: Jeanette | February 20, 2011 at 08:57 AM
That cupcake card just makes me smile!!
Posted by: Dawn Olchefske | February 20, 2011 at 11:13 AM
So glad to see you posting again - I love to read your posts almost as much as I love you projects! Beautiful cards with lots of great stuff goin' on!
Posted by: Lisa Young, Add Ink and Stamp | February 20, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Oh, these cards make me sit up and take notice...Love the bright, WARM, cheery look!
Uh, if you're tired of the cold come on down to my house in SE AZ and we'll warm you up! ;)
Posted by: Judy McMullen | February 20, 2011 at 12:09 PM
If there was ever a perfect birthday card, that cupcake card is it!
Posted by: Debra | February 20, 2011 at 12:33 PM
I feel your pain with this weather! We're under a Winter Storm Warning with predictions of snow, then freezing rain, then rain, then more freezing rain, and back to snow with 3/4 inch ice accumulations before 3-5 inches of snow. Thank you for your bright and sunny projects to cheer us all up!
Posted by: Kerry McDonough | February 20, 2011 at 01:00 PM
Missed you, Jan Tink! Gojus cards! Sorry about your weather...I hung my sheets out to dry today! Don't hate me because I live in California!!! =) Come visit!!
Posted by: Debbie West | February 20, 2011 at 06:03 PM
GOJUS is right, and I don't mean your weather! Have been wondering where you've been lately as miss your anecdotes and lovely creations. Keep warm and safe!
Posted by: Kathy Mc | February 21, 2011 at 01:14 AM
Love the bright colors!
Posted by: Miranda | February 21, 2011 at 04:52 PM
Wonderful. Fabulous. Perfect. What more can I say??/ Not fair that you can just "pop" these out somewhere in between all your crazy-business!! :P
Posted by: Wendy W. | February 22, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Hey girl, love the birthday card! It just shouts partaay!! And the floral is just what we need to combat all this snow and cold. Keep up the great work!
Posted by: Sharon Carr | February 25, 2011 at 09:40 AM
Loved your projects so much, I featured them on my Sunday Favorites blog post. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!!
Posted by: Krystal/skdeleeuw | February 27, 2011 at 10:16 PM