My Craft Zone

FWF 2/10

2012-02-10T19:34:00.001-05:00

Quick post today.I'm thinking about entering this card for the Unity L.OV.E. challenge. L- laceO- one stampV- velvet flowerE- embossingNot sure if it will be this one or a different one. I have some time to decide.You might want to visit Unity. There's new Ippity and new Phyllis Harris and SALES!

3 ATC's

2012-02-06T13:26:00.001-05:00

I bought a set of Crayola 24 watercolors and decided to make some ATC's.The first one was stamped with a Unity itty bitty called smile.giggle.laugh. by Simple Stories.The second one has Unity stamps from Donna Downey's Insightful Meadows. The last one was inspired by a Unity video by Angie Blom. It's hand drawn and the Ippity stamp Dots For Sure was used on the right side. Thanks for looking.

FWF

2012-02-03T19:28:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday!!I had fun with this owl Itty Bitty called Bright Eyes. I thought I could enter one of these for the Pinterest challenge but it's not one of the mid season releases. Oh well....I now have cards for FWF. Be sure to stop at the Unity blog to see all the other blogs. Lots of talent to be seen. Don't forget to leave comments as well because there will be a prize for a lucky blogger and commenter

FWF-inspired

2012-01-27T13:39:00.000-05:00

Happy FWF! I have been sorta, kinda wanting to start an art journal. When I saw Angie Blom's Unity TV video I decidedto start. I've had this sketch book for a long, long time and figured it would work. I glued 2 pages together to make the pages a little thicker. I started with a base of Making Memories paints in green and purple...my favorite color combo. I stamped the butterflies from the Webster's Pages dream.Big. Itty Bitty. The letters are from the June 11 KOTM. I cut them apart so I could use the individual letters. This is just the first page and I really enjoyed making it. I'm hoping to keep going with it. Thanks for looking!!Be sure to stop at the Unity blog. There's more blogs to see and of course, a prize to be won. Since it's almost CHA there are lots of fantastic NEW STAMPS on the Unity website. My wishlist is growing!!

FWF-Friday the 13th

2012-01-13T17:36:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday! Another week, another Friends with Flair. While cleaning out my daughter's closet I found a bag of mini books. I decided to make a book of birthdays out of one of them. When it's finished it will have one page for the month and the facing page will have a list of the birthdays for that month. After a couple attempts at designing the cover I finally decided on this one. I just had to use my one and only Spellbinders :-) . The kits I used are 'best day ever' and 'simple party' itty Bitty. I also used a dimensional glaze for the first time. I started the pages but I'm not sure yet what I want to do with them other than maybe bordering them with colors that match their birthstone. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.Remember to stop by the Unity blog for the rest of the participants. It's also Angela's birthday today. I guess my project today is appropriate!Thanks for looking!

the 1st FWF of 2012

2012-01-06T08:44:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Mine was filled with lots of family time. Lots & lots of family time.Today's card was made using a Marah Johnson Itty Bitty. I entered it for Unity's Facebook challenge to use an Itty Bitty, but I think facebook ate it.Be sure to stop by the Unity blog to see the rest of the bloggers. So much inspiration!

FWF Penguins

2011-12-09T19:51:00.001-05:00

I finally get to do FWF again. I had family in town and I made a couple crochet wraps. Anyway....I used the Tinsel in a Tangle itty bitty. I love this stamp! The second card is from Christmas Eve Chowder. The background and sentiment are from the Nov. kit of the month. Don't forget to check out the Unity blog. Lots of other blogs to see and a couple prizes to be won.

Helmar blog hop

2011-12-03T19:10:00.001-05:00

There's a Holiday blog hop going on here http://www.helmarusa.typepad.com/

FWF Oct 28, 2011

2011-10-28T20:34:00.000-04:00

I made these minis for the Ippity challenge. I used the Ippity kit Kissmas & Mistletoe. If you haven't played yet, you should. Don't forget to check out the Unity blog (www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com) for all the other FWF participants...there's a prize for commenters and participants.

FWF

2011-10-21T09:50:00.000-04:00

I was wandering through YouTube and found a couple videos about using stamps to dry emboss on vellum. I took out my vellum and gave it a try. I used the snowman from Kissmas & Mistletoe set. Although I like it Ithink smaller images would work better. For the second card I just dry embossed the pattern in the vellum and added some little flowers.

It's FRIDAY

2011-09-30T09:26:00.000-04:00

Today is Friends with Flair on the Unity blog. It's also that last day for the Kit of the Month sketch challenge. This card came together so easy. I love the butterfly :-)

Be sure to stop by the Unity blog to see all the participants. There are also 2 prizes; one for commenting and one for participants. So...join in the fun!

2 cards :-)

2011-09-29T19:29:00.001-04:00

I started making a card for the Unity KOTM sketch challenge. I kept playing with different papers and stamps and finally came up with this one.

While I was trying to figure out what to do for the challenge I came up with this one:

I used different colors of ink on the stamps and then edged them in brown. I really had fun making them. I embossed the quotes on both cards. I used Martha Stewart embossing in evergreen on the first card and antique gold on the second.

If I don't get to make another card for the Unity challenge (it's using leaves), I'll enter the second card in that challenge.

FWF!!

2011-09-16T14:56:00.000-04:00

This is just a quick card I made for today. I used the Unity/Melody Ross "all worth it" set. I even used the frame to make the faux ribbon. All the details for Friends with Flair can be found here. Thanks for looking! I'll be (hopefully) hopping later.

It's been a while...

2011-09-08T14:11:00.001-04:00

I can't believe it's been so long since my last post! It has been a busy summer. My daughter had her prom, graduation ceremony & graduation party. My sister came up from Florida for a visit that lasted about 6 weeks :) My kids are now learning to drive. And I made this afghan in white for my niece who is having a girl in October. As far as card making goes, I've only made 2 cards. That has to change. I miss my Unity stamps. I am hoping to get some done soon. Till then, thanks for reading & hopefully understanding.

FWF...A first for me :)

2011-04-29T08:41:00.001-04:00

This is my first time participating in the Friends with Flair blog hop. All the details and blogs can be found on the Unity blog.

My first card is from the May '09 Kit of the month. It's for the monthly Unity challenge. It's my second entry.

These two cards are for the Ippity monthly challenge. The first card is the week 4 challenge. It is to make a card with no sentiment. The second card is a sketch challenge. The stamps for both cards came from the Where You Should Be Ippity set.

Hopefully I can make that ever elusive Time to play along with FWF again! Go check out the other blogs & leave comments. There is a prize to be won on one of the blogs.

Unity & Ippity Challenges

2011-04-27T08:48:00.004-04:00

Unity & Ippity have recently changed the way they do their challenges. Unity now has a monthly themed challenge. This month, April 15th to May 14th, is to use a bird stamp. You can check it out at the Unity blog. There's an awesome prize to be had...100 random stamps and FREE KIT of your choice valued at $45 or under! The first card is for the challenge. I used the April Kit of the Month.

For this next card I used the March (leopard print background & butterfly) kit of the month and the January (Happy Birthday) kit. This one isn't for any challenge, I just love the stamps :)

The next 2 cards were for last month's Ippity challenge. Each week there is a new challenge posted. The first week is a sketch, next is color, then inspiration, and last is anything (a twist). You can participate in any or all the challenges. There's an awesome prize for one lucky person. I haven't started this month's challenge yet. Hopefully today I'll get a couple cards done for it.

Ippity kit, I think, is the same name as the stamp I used.

Ippity kit: You Deserve
I can't seem to get the pages to link but they can be found here: http://www.unityopportunity-blog.blogspot.com/ The challenge info, kits, and a list of Ippity chicks are all there.

New things :)

2011-04-27T08:04:00.002-04:00

I was at Michael's recently and found a few things on clearance that I've been wanting for a while now. First up is the Making Memories Distressing kit. It has ink pads, stains, paints, files, sponge brushes, and an edge distressing tool. The sponge brushes are unusual in this kit. Instead of having a wooden handle there is a clip (that round green thing in the pic) that holds the sponge tips. The box is cardboard that can be altered. This kit was originally $29.99 on sale for $12.99.

Next up is the Making Memories Tool kit 2. I have the original tool kit but this one has more to it. Instead of a separate hole punch & setter there is one tool with interchangeable tips. There are scissors, a blade, dual tipped embosser/piercer, and mini mat that are not in the original kit. The only thing that I'm not real impressed with are the scissors. They're a little weak. Other than that I'm happy with this kit. The price on this kit is the same as the distressing kit. There is a pink kit too but it wasn't on sale. That's ok by me...green is my favorite color :)

This last item is the reason I went to Michael's. It's the Dymo Caption Maker. I have been wanting this since I saw Tim Holtz use it on one of his Christmas tags. It has 3 interchangeable discs. There is an upper case, lower case, and lower case script. It uses the same labels as the original embosser. It comes with a little drawstring bag for storage but the embosser doesn't fit inside...only the discs. This was only $9.99 instead of the $24.99 online price.

I was really surprised to find these things. Usually the only scrapbooking clearance I see are empty pegs.

Elmers & X-acto

2010-10-18T09:40:00.006-04:00

I have been doing BzzAgent for a couple years now & I finally got a crafting campaign! I was sent this assortment from them for review so here it is.
From X-acto I got a corner rounder and 2 pair of scissors. I like all three of them. The corner rounder cuts great and is so easy to use. The scissors are scalloped and zig-zag. It's been a while since I've used deco scissors. I like these ones better than the shorter ones I have. I actually used them on a couple cards :)
From Elmer's there was a tape runner, glue stick. glue spots, and a glue pen. The tape runner in the package was the worst. It didn't run, only made an occasional step. I still used it all but not in the way it was intended. I had to take out the spool and use it like a roll of tape. I read comments from other BzzAgents about the tape runner. Most loved it. There were only a couple of people that had trouble with getting it to work right. I've used the glue stick and glue pens from Elmer's before and I like them both. The glue pen is double ended with rubber tips, one wide & the other narrow. I like the rubber tips because it gives me the ability to spread the glue as I use it. The glue spots worked out well. The only thing I don't like is the way they're packages. I'm used to having spots on a roll instead of a sheet. But I still like them.

American Crafts...MINIs

2010-10-04T12:08:00.002-04:00

SUPPLIES:
miniMARKS-accents book 3, spring & summer book 2
matchtone scrapbook stickers
matchtone patterned cardstock.

I came across some American Crafts paper, stickers, and miniMARKS. I thought they would make some cute mini cards and made these 2 sets. I'll definitely be making more of them because they're fun, quick, & easy.

I'm on the unity blog!!

2010-09-01T07:59:00.004-04:00

I can't believe I'm on the Unity blog today! Maria asked for challenge ideas and using an ATC on a card was my suggestion. These are the other two cards I made for the challenge. On the red and black card I used the Unity tree. I only stamped the top of the tree...right side up then upside down. On the second one I used the Love Bug set.
Lissa made a card using this idea and her card is in the previous post. She drew her ATC and added it to a card. Only things is...she didn't use Unity. I still think she did a great job. I wonder if I can get her to create some drawings for me to use as digi stamps?

Etsy entry

2010-08-13T10:16:00.005-04:00

The last entries for the Etsy Inspired 100th Challenge!

Hey! So it's Jamie's daughter here, and I used the same inspiration as my mom did in her last entry. The "Be Free" one. To be honest, it was hard picking just one, so I think I kind of incorporated all of them, mainly because I think all the pendents are just gorgeous. But the one that struck out to me the most was the Be Free one. Now I like to draw, so my 'freedom' so to speak, mainly comes from my art. And so, I couldn't just place an image on my entry without it meaning something. So yes, I did draw the girl on the right of the card. That is not something I printed out! lol, I hope you enjoy!

Jamie here. My inspiration from Cathy Walters Etsy shop. Love the pop of red :) She does that on several of her pendants.

ATC using Unity stamp and a Prima flower. The stamp I used was the tree one. I just stamped the branches twice.
It was fun doing this challenge.

Another entry

2010-08-11T19:40:00.003-04:00

I made this ATC for the Etsy Inspired 100th Challenge.

The inspiration from Cath y Walters' Etsy shop

I used Unity & Ippity stamps to make this ATC.

I'm hoping to do at least one more. My daughter even made a card to enter that I'll post here on the blog.

It's been a while.....

2010-08-09T19:43:00.004-04:00

I can't believe it's been so long since I posted last. I want to start doing challenges so maybe I'll get better at posting.

I made this ATC for the Etsy Inspired Challenge. We had to pick inspiration from Cathy Walters' etsy shop. I chose the butterfly pendant as my inspiration. I've been thinking of my mom lately. It will be 7 years in Sept. since she passed away. I used the butterfly because it reminds me of her. After she passed, I asked her to send me a butterfly and there was a beautiful butterfly on my porch the next morning.

This is an altered One bath and Body box. I used an Ippity stamp and my Cricut to make it. I added a little black Stickles around the top to give it a little sparkle. She really liked it :)

Unity & Ippity Hip Hop

2010-04-01T13:05:00.002-04:00

Just a quick post today. There's a blkog hop going on today at Unity & Ippity.
If you are need of Ippity, check out Rona's blog http://scraprona.blogspot.com/. She has a sale going on right now with a contest too! http://scraprona.blogspot.com/2010/03/flatterday-saturday.html. I hear you'll have a great chance at winning ;)
Almost forgot...there's a chat going on at SCS in the Unity forum with prizes!

Playing with Word

2010-03-11T14:58:00.003-05:00

I really love Just Rite Stampers but they're not in the budget & I don't have the room to store them. So I decided to try and recreate the look with Word. I looked around the net for some new fonts and dingbats. I found all sorts of dingbats...flowers, teddy bears, guitars, music notes, flourishes. I made these and then I printed them on cardstock. I used a circle punch or my coluzzle to cut them out. Then I made shadow flowers on my Cricut to back them. I colored them with copics and zigs. These were fun and easy. All I need to do is add them to a card. If you want to know how they're done just leave a comment.

Using my stickers..

2010-02-21T11:23:00.005-05:00

The PaperCrafts blog has a post about using letter stickers...a whole sheet of them. It inspired me to use up some of those stickers I've had forever. You know the ones....bought because they were cute, on sale, or some other reason. They sat in your stash...forgotten. Well I pulled out a stack of Me & My Big Ideas stickers and went to work. They're not the greatest but I cleared out at least a dozen sheets and started using some letter stickers I've been "saving". Most of them are border stickers that I cut to make backgrounds on the cards. I still have a few cards that need sentiments added.

Operation Write Home also has a new challenge posted on the Homefront blog. It's a 50/50 challenge and the details are here...http://www.owhhomefrontblog.org/2010/02/half-and-half-challenge-due-march-15.html
Hope your having a good day & USE THOSE STICKERS :)

Almost forgot...Paper Hugs has a challenge with candy http://paperhugs.typepad.com/paper_hugs/2010/02/some-fun.html using PaperCrafts as inspiration...

Happy Valentine's Day

2010-02-14T14:45:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone is loving their Valentines today. I just finished up a few projects from the Cosmo Cricket kit....all 'LOVE' related.

The mini book was fun to make. I love how it turned out. Just need to add pictures.

This accordion book uses the letters from the banner. I decided to make it a tribute to those that are no longer with us. I'll be adding more pictures to the tags as I find them.
I finally have a Valentine's Day decoration!

cards

2010-02-09T09:01:00.004-05:00

Outside there is 20" of snow. Today they are forecasting about 6"-10" more. No newspaper, no mail, no school for the kids....only SNOW! Since I am snowed in I decided to make some cards. They were all made using scraps from my never ending pile. I even started figuring out how to use my Cricut!
The front card is DCWV paper and a See-D's birthday stamp. The card on the left is Provo Crafts paper, embossed happy birthday stamp, & a Prima flower. The card on the left has swirl vellum and a flower from Prima.
I can't remember who made the papers. The rose was downloaded from Microsoft (I think) and colored with Copics. The Hi card is Provo Craft(blue) and HOTP(blue/purple). I used Making Memories Clears flowers and Simply Stated rub-ons.
These were made using the Cricut. The pink one has a rub-on from Royal& Langnickel layered on a scalloped circle. The birthday card is Provo Craft paper and a flower technique I saw on a lot of blogs. It's 3 cuts of the same flower that are layered then scrunched around the brad. Once they are flattened back out this is how it looks. The flower layers can be the the same size or different and they can be punched or torn.
I've been wanting to try this weaving technique for a long time & finally decided to do it. The paper is probably DCWV edged with brown ink and the flower is Prima. The second card is another take on the petal card above. These flowers are so easy to make! In case you're wondering...I tend to wait until I need the card before adding the sentiment because I might use it for a birthday, thank you, hello.....
I think I'm going to make some things from the Cosmo Cricket kit today.
Thanks for looking! :)

One sheet...

2010-02-05T13:35:00.005-05:00

I found a sheet of Making Memories snowflake flocked vellum from the Fa La La collection in my stash. I had been "saving" it. I put it to good use re-doing a Christmas layout, making 2 cards, and an ATC. There's still some left over that I'll use for a recipe page for snowball cookies (Russian Teacakes). In addition to the paper I used Thickers velvet letters, Adornments fibers, and a Making Memories snowflake with crystal brad.

I know I said I wasn't going to buy any mre paper till I used up more of my stash but....I couldn't resist. Tuesday Morning had the 9,000 piece kit that was on QVC for $48+ for only $14.99! Look at all this! There's albums, paper, frames, a LOVE banner, magnet sheet, brads, ribbon, adhesive squares, sticker & chipboard alphas, and more....all sorts of goodies. At $14.99 I couldn't even get the chipboard stuff. Wish me luck using it all :) *photo from QVC

There's a snow storm that started today and will last through tomorrow. Since I don't like the snow, especially driving in it, I'll be spending the weekend scrapping!

Making Memories

2010-01-29T15:08:00.004-05:00

I came across my Making Memories paints and foam stamps the other day along with a box of Avery cards that were for use with a printer. After cleaning and some organizing yesterday I decided to play today. The paints had thickened up but a little water mixed in made them good as new.
I made these gift cards with matching envelopes.
Two of the cards were made with the stamps and one just with the paints. The painted one was my attempt at Donna Dewberry's technique.
Speaking of Making Memories, Crop Chocolate has their Distressing kit. I don't have it but it looks very useful.

I'm Back :)

2010-01-28T15:22:00.003-05:00

I can't believe it's been over 2 months since my last post. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's always takes up time for me. My computer was being uncooperative & forced me to reinstall windows. Can't afford a new computer yet. Add to that a January Bridal shower, it's been busy. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!

Here are pics of a few of my recent projects.
This was a gift for my daughter's boyfriend. It's done with 2 strands so it worked up quickly and it's WARM. He really liked it.

Last summer I bought a few boxes from Walnut Hollow's clearance sale. Two of the boxes were painted and decoupaged for Elissa's 2 friends. I forgot to take a picture of them. Anyway, I still had one left. When shopping after Christmas at Michael's I wound up buying a pack of 8 note cards for a quarter. I added some cardstock & stickers from my stash to 3 of them and used the other 5 for the last box. After painting it black I used the cards to hide the straw looking insets. Elissa now wants to keep it.

Now that things are settling down, I am trying very hard to work on scrapping. I started my son's school pictures. I just have the background & pics done on most of them right now. Still have to add the accents/embellies. I'll post them when I get more done. My other scrapping projects are to catch up on these:
6x6 favorite pics-one for each kid
8.5x11 school pics-one for each kid
12x12 school pics of the kids
8x8 all about me
8x8 Christmas
There's more that I want to do, including cards, but these are first. Wish me luck & I promise to post more.

Cards for OWH

2009-11-19T18:03:00.008-05:00

These cards were made from my scrap stash. The stamp on the purple/blue card is from Unity and you can see it better here . There's also a sale on at Unity so you might want to check it out.

These mini papers are from Elle's Studio as part of their Christmas line. They're cut just the right size for cards! I decided to use them for Miss You and Happy Birthday instead of Christmas.

I was digging through a folder of patterned papers and came across some Valentine Looney Tunes papers and punch outs. I can't even remember when I bought them. I didn't think I had anything for Valentine's Day. It's amazing what I find when I start looking through my stash.

In case you haven't guessed, I'm still in use-it-up mode. I have a lot of 8.5x11 paper that I bought when I first started scrapbooking. I know I'll never use it for my books but it's great for making cards. One of these days I'll get to buy some new papers :)

The book is done

2009-11-06T15:30:00.004-05:00

I've been working on my nephew's book trying to get it finished by the anniversary of his death. I have it done as much as I can. My sister needs to do the journaling and I'll probably add a little more to it after she's done. It's hard to believe that it's been a year....

October Birthday

2009-10-07T14:45:00.004-04:00

Today is Elissa's 16th Birthday.

Happy Birthday to my Beautiful Girl!!

World Card Making Day!!

2009-10-03T20:29:00.006-04:00

I've been making cards today! I"m still trying to use up some of my stash. So here's what I have so far:

This one is for the Little Paper Shop. The challenge was to make a Christmas card using non-traditional colors.

These cards are for challenges on SCS.

"Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog Candy"

2009-09-27T19:28:00.001-04:00

All the details are here....http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-candy-good-through-oct-23-2009.html
While you're there check out the DT. Awesome talent.

The Gypsy

2009-09-15T15:55:00.002-04:00

There are 2 website that are giving away the new GYPSY.
Cutting Above has all the detail on entering the contest on their NEW site.
Christmas with the Cricut just announced on a live video that they'll be giving 2 Gypsies away but haven't posted the details yet. Go to their blog anyway as they have daily Christmas ideas and weekly giveaways of carts and other goodies.

Operation Write Home

2009-09-12T15:48:00.007-04:00

Cards for Heroes has a new name...Operation Write Home. The blog is having a birthday celebration today. Here's the link for it Birthday Par ty. Here are the cards I made for the party...

These are the cards for the Christmas card challenge...

And these are more cards I'm going to send..I used OVC & HSN card kits, Unity stamps, Prima flowers, Making Memories rub-ons and stamps, and stuff from my stash.

Come Join the FUN!

More of Bruce's book

2009-09-05T09:59:00.004-04:00

I've been trying to get this book finished. In case you're wondering why there's so much 'white space' my sister will need room to journal and possibly add more pics. If anyone has any suggestions for the pages please let me know. On the family pages I got to use my new Cricut...love that thing :)

In other news, There's a new challenge blog called Saturday Spotlight withHidden Potential. I can't wait to see what kind of challenges they'll have but for now they have BLOG CANDY! Go take a look. I already follow a few of the DT blogs & they're awesome so I'm sure I'll love this new blog too.

Altered wall hanging

2009-08-11T20:16:00.006-04:00

My daughter used to tape all sorts of things to her walls in her room. After we painted, I told her no more tape on the walls. I thought we could use corkboard but it refused to stay up. I was at Target looking at the scrapbook clearance and saw some Making Memories chipboard calendars. It didn't dawn on me at first that I could alter them. I went back the next day and bought 3 sets along with a Paper Crush scrapbooking kit. I used 2 sets for the wall hanging (the last one is for me). After taking off all the embellishments I cut the papers to fit the chipboard, added eyelets at the corners and tied it all together with ribbon. I ended up having to tape up the back to give it more stability. The kit came with a ton of diecuts so she can add them as well as all her magazine cutouts, pictures, and whatever else she wants without damaging the walls. The first thing she put on it was her Creed concert ticket. There are stars hanging from the bottom that in their original form were earrings.

Whiff of Joy

2009-07-18T20:35:00.003-04:00

I love the Whiff of Joy stamps and Katharina is giving away 2 Fall stamp kits on her blog http://katharina1704.blogspot.com
The link on the side bar will take you to the online store. Take a look!

My nephew's book

2009-07-15T07:37:00.003-04:00

I'm making this book for my sister. It's about her son who died in November at the age of 36. Although his death was ruled a suicide, the actual cause should have been mental illness. Ten years ago his "friend " though he needed to relax & have fun. She slipped a dose of ecstasy into his drink. He ended up having a psychotic break. He should have had a happy, full life.

Good news/Bad news

2009-07-08T20:26:00.003-04:00

Good news-I get to scrap again! Hubby will be working overtime so I dragged most of my scrapping stuff back to the dining room. I just need to figure out where to put my two carts or some of the stuff that's in them.

Bad news-Living room won't get painted any time soon so we'll still have things in boxes for a while.

Oh well, can't have everything. I'm just happy to get back to scrapping. I got so bored this past week that I actually read the Twilight saga, all 4 books. I did enjoy them though. A good read but a little too much romance for my taste.

Look for some layouts or cards or something from me soon!

SEI Lifestyle

2009-07-03T19:07:00.001-04:00

SEI's blog is having a giveaway for it's 100th post!
http://seilifestyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/100th-post-giveaway.html

Some more ATC's

2009-06-20T20:37:00.003-04:00

Here a few more ATC's. They are of my dad, mom, maternal grandfather (Gidu), and maternal grandparents with my aunt & uncle. It's their passport photo. The one of my grandfather needs something but I don't know what. Maybe someone can give me an idea for what to add to it.

Whiff of Joy stamps

2009-06-13T09:29:00.002-04:00

The release of the new Whiff of Joy collection is June 14th! The stamps are stunning. They are called Woman's Delight and are about weddings and new babies. They will be available here http://www.whiffofjoy.com/

The PENS win the Stanley Cup!

2009-06-12T22:59:00.001-04:00

Not scrapping related but hey...they WON! Go PENS!!!

Until I can scrap again...

2009-06-02T14:56:00.002-04:00

Some links to check out...
Bev's Crafts
http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/06/little-bit-of-candy-for-300000-hits.html

Scraps 4 Fun
http://www.scraps4fun.com/2009/05/june-blog-candy.html#comments

Tip Top Toppers
http://tiptoptoppers.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-blog-candy.html

Painting to be done..WOOHOO!!

Through Emily's Eyes

2009-05-31T11:53:00.003-04:00

http://singem1.blogspot.com/2009/05/blog-candy.html#links Ends 6/16

Some awesome blog candy, huh? But you really need to check out the rest of her site. Emily has some great layouts!!

Some ATC's

2009-05-30T11:06:00.005-04:00

I really like making artist trading cards (ATC's). They're usually for artwork but most of mine are like a mini scrapbook. It's a fun way to scrap those wallet sized photos. They fit onto a 7 Gypsies ATC holder that you can see here...http://www.shopatron.com/index/533.0.31531.31536.0.0.0 It can also be seen here...http://sevengypsies.blogspot.com/ 7 Gypsies also makes a photo carousel that I'd love to get eventually. I'll post more soon.

Cards For Heroes

2009-05-26T07:21:00.000-04:00

Here are some of the cards I'll be sending out this week. I asked my sister to get her preschool kids to write Any Hero letters too! Hopefully they will. You might recognize some of them from the QVC kit. I even made a few patriotic ones.

Cards for Heroes

2009-05-23T20:40:00.000-04:00

Here's the link for you to check out a wonderful cause http://cardsforheroes.org/bloghop/I just finished going through all 135+ blogs. Took me a while but I did it. I'll be sending out my cards this week.

Smells Like Homemade has blog candy!

2009-05-15T21:33:00.000-04:00

http://smellslikehomemade.blogspot.com/2009/05/100-posts-or-100-followers-its-blog.html

Cards

2009-05-11T11:16:00.000-04:00

I'm in a use it up mode. These were made using QVC kits & scraps.

Scrapbook Giveaway

2009-05-03T18:30:00.000-04:00

I'm spending the afternoon blog surfing and came across this site...http://adamsacres.com/. Her name is Charity & I'm loving her blog. She is hosting an awesome giveaway!

The FIRST POST

2009-04-02T13:03:00.000-04:00

My space on the web to share what I love to do...CRAFT!