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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Gift Tags

Some cute and simple gift tags for you today! Layering scalloped circles really dresses up a plain jane tag! Enjoy!


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Friday, November 20, 2009

surgery- or not......

Today has been one big clusterfLuck. Hubby didn't sleep one wink, we get to the hospital only to find out the ARNP who I talked to last night LIED to me by saying all was lined up with hubby's hematologist and they couldn't do surgery b/c the meds for his transfusion take 3 days to process. She flat out LIED. Then she tried to save herself by blaming it on everyone but her mother. Poor Dust was so upset, I was just plain irate- and it takes A LOT to make me that mad. So, the surgeon calls us to ask why we left (Are you serious?????) We explained to him he needed to talk to his staff and his ARNP to figure it out. Poor guy felt horrible. He is wonderful, his staff sucks eggs. So, long story shorter- we are now scheduled for surgery on FRIDAY. AHHHH! Good news- I have time to create tomorrow to get he frustration out-----so, you will have lots of new stuff to look at!!!!!!! I am the first person who knows that everything happens for a reason, but after a month and half of waiting for this surgery, THEY should have had their ducks in a row. We are people, not just appointments. We have lives, jobs, children, families too. I had to miss my son's 1st program at preschool b/c of this, both sides family Thanksgiving dinners were changed or moved b/c of this surgery, my parents had made plans to keep our son, and we had mentally prepared. If they don't understand, they are in the wrong business.

Okay- thanks for listening to my rant. lol. inspiration and new things are a coming, promise!!!!!

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Surgery Day

Surgery day. Hubby is having another surgery today. So, we will be in the hospital for a little bit. The surgery back in August (if you want to know more, head to the August posts in the archives) had a hardware failure and they are having to remove one of the screws. Poor guy has been living with this since the 7th of August. It took until mid October for them to realize he wasn't a wimp and just slow healing and then after a rec from a PT= they did a CT scan and this is what they saw from one of the three sets of screws. The one on the right is seriously crooked and went in wrong and just missed his spinal cord. Scares me when looking at it. (Yes, I know all the medical reasoning (short pedicle and such) and such behind this- along with the correct terminology, but it's easier to say- it's messed up, they are going to try and make it better :)

So, they will be removing it and putting in an inter process plate to hold the fusion in place and we get to start over with the recovery. Surgeries are no stranger around here. He will be fine and we will get through it. (Did you know I had back surgery at 16! I have 8 rods & screws in my back too! Aren't we just a match made in heaven :) (P.S.- I have never had problems with it and it is the only surgery or medical issue I have ever had- never set me back and I can still do a back handspring :)

So, just letting you know that I won't be around for a few days to comment on your blogs or answer questions. As always, I have post pre scheduled so you will hopefully feel like I never left!!! Say a prayer for hubs and I! Here are a few pics of us :)

Cruise 2009
WAYYYYY too early in Nashville airport when leaving :)
Day at the Downs- Churchill That is :)




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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Spotlight!!! Cricut & Vinyl!

Hi everyone! I am super excited to be doing the Spotlight Post over at Die Cuts R Us Design Team Blog today! Please head over and leave me some love! I am showcasing using Vinyl with your Cricut!!!!

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

29 & Holding....

Seems like all my girlfriends are turning 29 this year! So, when I saw this 29 & Holding sentiment stamp from Rubber Romance Stamps- it had to be mine!!! I also used the cute image stamp by RRS too! Colored with my copics, added crystal effects and some flock (only $2.99 at Archiver's!) and this image really came to life!


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Triple Whammy


It's a new challenge day at Just Buggin. Today your are challenged to use 3 die cuts on your project. A Triple Whammy! Head over and check it out!! You will see my project on the Just Buggin Blog every Monday here on my blog, but on the days I introduce the challenge, I thought it might be fun to include another project that uses the same challenge details. (This is also for those of you who look here for fun, inspiration, and so on and who don't really care about challenges :) I love you too! :) I know I showed this layout a while back, but it fit today's challenge too so I thought I would pull it out again! All the new people may not have seen some of my fav's over time :) It's fun for me to show some again! Here are three cuts, all from Accent Essentials- one of the carts that came with my Expression. (And yes, that's my Daddy. I love hiM!)
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Cuteness in the form of a Card :)


You know how it feels when you make a card, layout, or project and you just really really like it? Well, that would be this one for me :)I just love it! I used the sketch from Everything But The Kitchen Sink challenge blog to make this cuteness. :) (yes, bias)lol. I made the flower and added the tulle to pull in the pink!!! How fun would it be to be on a design team to make stuff from sketches to your home! Thanks for looking!
Recipe:
PP: Jillibean Soup
Solid Paper: American Crafts (Pink) Recollections (Black)
Brads: Making Memories
Other:Tulle, Adhesive, Cardboard (Recycled priority mail box)
Entered into:
Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Creative Pandimonium
Little Red Wagon


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DCRU CHallenge- Girly Fun!!!

Hi everyone It's Tuesday and That always means a super cool new challenge at DCRU Design Team Blog! Today we all used the Delilah Collection from Bo Bunny. The Challenge this week is to make a Girly Themed Project! Easy enough with a paper named Delilah! Head over and check out the FAB creations by my design team sista's :) You have until midnight Saturday to link your's up to win too!!!




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Monday, November 16, 2009

Cricut!!!

If anyone is looking for a BRAND NEW Cricut Expression (for $250) or Cricut Create ($160) this year for Christmas- email me at sammyejo@62cards.com!

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Just Buggin- Monkey Business!

I just love a cute monkey! I know I told you that last week when I showed the monkey card, BUT it's true :) So, when the Just Buggin Challenge was announced for Challenge 11 "Into The Wild", I knew I had to use a monkey!! Head over to Just Buggin to see other examples by my fellow design teamers! If you want to play along, we'd love to have you!!

I used the tag feature on the New Arrival Cartridge, Brown Vinyl I got at www.diecutsrus.com and the cute ribbon I found at Michaels!








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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Swine HaHa-CHU!


Hello everyone! Welcoem to the new followers! Please take a sec to leave a comment and a link to your blog so I can come say hi!! So, question- Can I get your opinion on the swine flu shot??? No arguing here people :) just opinions, and everyone's counts! Speakingof :) (great segway, huh?!lol) DRS Stamps has this stamp and I smiled the entire time I colored it! Not really crazy about the card, but just love the stamp!


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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Tastefully Simple

Hey everyone. This isn't crafty news, but I am hosting an online Tastefully Simple party. You can view the items and place an order here if you want! I love TS! I always have some of their products in my pantry for a quick go to- appetizer, great dip mixes and soup mixes (Potato is YUMMO!) and quick sweets. Everything takes like one or two other "wet" ingredients and it is done. People always rave about the items :) Just wanted to let you all have a chance to order if you needed anything! Ecspecially with the holiday gatherings coming up!


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Turtle Turtle


Seems like I have been a walking advertisement for QuicKutz this week. LOL. I have used the owl, monkey, and now turtle and love how simple this came out. I just look at it and say, "Turtle Turtle" with a shoulder shrug and all! (What movie was that again????)
Cardstock: Bazzill
PP: Bo Bunny
Tools: QuicKutz Dies, Martha Stewart Punch
Other: Rub On Sentiment, Glass Beads, marker, adhesive
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Simple Guy...


I love simple cards for men. Obviously my dad probably doesn't appreciate my love for pink or bling :) So, this is a great alternative! I love the simpliity of the stamped image and no coloring! Papers & ribbon are Cosmo Cricket.


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Thursday, November 12, 2009

I won :)

Remember this card I showed? Well......
It won an award this week!!!
Thanks so much! I appreciate it!!!


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Monkeyin' Around


Monkey Business :) I call my little guy monkey, so this card just made me happy the second it was finished!!! Ribbon is SU, QuicKutz monkey :)



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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Hi!!!

First- Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you to all those who have served in our armed forces. I am happy to say that in my family we are represented by the Army and Navy, but not to forget the Marines & Air Force. My sincerest thank you to each!
Next- a bit of yummy news- I made the Just Buggin' Design Team! So excited to bring you more fun Cricut projects- Did I mention that I love my gypsy more and more every time I use it :) Head over to the Just Buggin blog to sign up as a follower or to bookmark it! Great inspiration for sure!
Next- I am SLOWLY transition my store to a new storefront. Etsy is great, and I love the people, but I pay CRAZY fees each month for listings and percentage of sales, on top of the expected PayPal fees. My new storefront costs a flat fee up front, 1/10th of what my Etsy bill is a month, and no listing, no percentage. This translates into lower prices since I don't have to add a dollar here and there to the price to cover those fees. For bigger ticket item stores, it's not much, but when you are selling for 1.50-10.00, it adds up! SO, what to expect?- No signing in or account needed to buy, you do need to pay with credit/debit/paypal balance with PayPal though, and ALL my cards going on the site will be $1.75 each. Period. I sold a ton at the open house recently and needed to move them, so this will be perfect! I will let you all know when it is fully stocked and ready :) I will be keeping my Etsy until I feel like my customers are comfortable with the other cart!
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Owl Ways :)-UPDATED

UPDATED- Those of you who asked about the owl. It is a QuicKutz die (4x4)and you can see/buy the die here! The branch is another die from Quickutz!:) Thanks for your kind words!!***
Did I mention I was on a card making roll last week, lol?! More goodies to share today! Love this owl card! So much fun!


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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

DCRU Tuesday Challenge!- Emboss Something!


Tuesday means another challenge at Die Cuts R US Design Team Blog! Today the theme is to "Emboss Something!" Even if you don't have a cuttlebug or other embossing able machine, Amber of DCRU DT showed you HERE how you can still use a simple kitchen rolling pin to get the same effect! How cool!!! Join in!!! I used the Retro Diamonds folder from QuicKutz, Bazzill Cardstock, Stampin Up Ink & Ribbon. Enjoy!!


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Monday, November 9, 2009

Rudolph :)


Hi everyone! Just had to share these cute tags with you! Made with my Cricut of course, the Doodlecharms & Accent Essentials Carts. The ribbon is American Crafts, & Stickles by Ranger! Love the clean, simple. but festive look! I am entering tem into the Just Buggin Challenge, Allsorts challenge, and I also have this set up for sale in my Etsy store :)



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Pink & Aqua!




More cards to share that I made last week! I am crazily trying to catch up on orders! SHEW! Got a little behind with the madness around here!



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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Cards & More


Hola everyone! I have been super busy this weekend. I had a Holiday Boutique Open House I set a table up at and I sold a TON of cards! So excited. Many I had been hoarding and needed to move! So, here are a couple newbies I made for the boutique! I LOVE the Fight Like A Girl- supporting breast cancer research! I alwaso love the vintage feel of the "for you" card! Thanks for looking!!



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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Winners of the Digi Giveaway are up! Head over to the DCRU DT blog (Link at bottom of this post to see if you won!!!!!

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Happy Saturday! (Yes, a lil early, lol.)

Just wanted to share! I was asked by a customer to make tags for her to use on the tops of baby food jars as shower favors. (She is filling with Jellybeans in the colors too!) I LOVE that I could combine this with this weeks challenge at Just Buggin'. The paper has bling to it and I used the stork cut on the New Arrival cartridge :) Happy Saturday!

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Check it out....

Hey everyone. Check out the Rubber Romance Blog Post today! I posted a super cute gift bag with a great Rubber Romance stamp! Leave me a comment over there!!! Thanks for the support!

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Scrappy Good Time


Here are a few more Holiday Tis The Season cards I made with the scraps of the others I made and showed you Wednesday. I HATE throwing scraps away and usualy find a use for most of them! Again- love these fun colors for Christmas Cheer :) (yes- I try and use pink everywhere, lol)


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Thursday, November 5, 2009

It's Fall Ya'll


This card is perfect for this Kentucky weather! The leaves are changing and falling, but in KY you never know what to expect. One day last week it was 80 and gorgeous and the next day 55 and raining. Needless to say, my allergies are confused :) The PP - patterned paper- is from the SU Hostess Level 1 choices. The Stamps are SU- Season's of Friendship & The ribbon is Soft Suede, one of SU's In Color's this time. I cu a few leaves and popped them up to give it dimension and slit the sides of the tree to "wrap" the ribbon around the tree! Happy Fall Ya'll :)


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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Mod Christmas :)


I know I promised to show these the other day, just haven't had time! I used the One Sheet Wonder Technique and I embossed and stamped these sheets and ended up getting 20 cards out of the pieces. I took pics of the steps and I will share soon! I love using other colors for Christmas and not just red and green, so this modern set fits me!!! These are up in my etsy shoppe too :) Love ya'll!!!



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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Tuesday Challenge at DCRU!


It's Tuesday and Tuesday's means Challenge Day at Die Cuts R Us Design Team Blog!!! Today we challenge you to make a "Nest Something!" type of project. We are all showcasing the Speelbinders! I loved playig with these! They make the simpliest card look very elegant! Die Cuts R Us has several in stock!!! I also used my FAV Cuttlebug folder- Swiss Dots. The cardstock is all Bazzill, embellie by Making Memories, and the paper ribbon is Martha Stewart! Simple, but to the point! Sometimes less really is more :)

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Monday, November 2, 2009

BLOG HOP- SPREADING THE LOVE FOR JAIMIE- SCROLL DOWN FOR DCRU GIVEAWAY POST!

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Welcome to the Blog Hop for Jaimie! If you are needing to start at the beginning- GO HERE!
"On October 4th, 4 teenagers armed with knives broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone and sleeping inside were a mother and her 11 year old daughter. These 4 boys broke into this home with the intent to rob and kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings."
Our hope is that everyone hopping around today will stop for a moment and think about Jaimie and her father and what life must be like for them now. One moment in time has changed their lives forever. We are asking that everyone reading this message please take a moment to make a card and send it off to Jaimie. You can make something very simple or much more involved, but please share some words of hope and love and let her know that people do care and want the best for her. Please send your card to the address below:
Jaimie Cates
c/o Mont Vernon Fire Station
Main Street
Mont Vernon, NH 03057
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DCRU NEW DIGI RELEASE DAY!- & GIVEAWAY!!!

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Hello all! Exciting stuff happening at Die Cuts R Us today. The brand new Digi Stamp, Inkin' Isabella, is being released and she is CUTE as can be :) Her See more on the DCRU Store Blog, be sure and become a follower there too!!! Claudia always has great giveaways and inspiration! We have LOTS of fun goodies to give away to celebrate. Each DT member has created a project using the new Digi Stamp and is giving that project away to you guys! All you have to do is visit their blog! Here is my project for the new Digi! (Buy it here, FYI!)Want this card, envelope, and a ribbon bundle???? Just make sure you are a follower of my blog by clicking the follow button on the right, leave a comment saying you want in on this post, and on DCRU Post HERE, and you are entered! Be sure and check out the other girls blogs for a chance to win their too!! Winners will be announced soon! Here are the other DT girls!

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Home for the Holidays!


This may be one of my ALL TIME fav cards :) I made it the other night and I just love it! Love the Little house and Home for the Holidays Chipboard piece. (All Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses)The Ribbon is from American Crafts and the punch is Martha Stewart! The chipboard makes this card have a nice weight to it too!! Happy November everyone!
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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Tootsie Ghosts!


Hey all HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I am going home to visit my parents and take Matthew and his friend and his mom to see the family and go trick or treating. I feel more safe doing so in my small little hometown "where everybody knows your name" :) (Think Mayberry here, lol!) I made these tootsie pop sucker ghosts for Matthew's halloween party yesterday! I remember my mom making them for us as kids, so tradition is good! Oh- some of you asked abou tthe "leaves" on yesterday's post- the chipboard elements including the ribbon slider chip piece are from Cosmo Cricket and I picked tem up under teh embellsihment tab at http://www.diecutsrus.com/ There are a ton of cool shapes in the pack! Have a great day and be safe!!! OH- and Stephenie- SUPER excited about the Cats! (University of Kentucky for those who don't know me :) I bleed blue!!! Tomorrow is a "black out" game where everyone is wearing black- so fun get it "black cats" + Halloween :) Favre has a HUGE game on Sunday- And yes, we are Yankees fans around here! SO GO YANKS! The walls of the "man cave" at my house is adorn with framed jerseys of all the Yankees greats- Jeter, Ruth, DiMaggio, Munsen, Rivera, ARod, Mantle, etc. Matthew nursery bedding was all Yankees too :) So I proudly wore my ALCS Champs shirt today and my new UK Black & Pink tomorrow I got from Big Blue Madness :) (What can I say I have always been a sports junkie!


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Friday, October 30, 2009

Birdie Love!


I LOVE this little card. Papers & Chipboard from Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg Collection I got from Die Cuts R Us.com and ribbon from Stampin' Up. It just makes me smile when I look at it :)





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Birthday Girl!

Always fun to make an easy and cute birthday card! This Birthday Girl is from Rubber Romance Stamps and is one of my fav's. Colored with my copics from DCRU, embossed with my cuttlebug, and punched at the bottom with a Martha Stewart Punch! WAH LAH- Quick and easy!


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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Long day :)

Did you think I had forgotten you all today??? NO!!!!!! I was actually gone all morning with Matthew on his preschool field trip to the fire house! He had a blast! Did you know that the total weight of a fireman's gear is 68 lbs!!!! I didn't! :) We all learned a lot. Well, I was super busy yesterday. I made 28 cards!!! :) Well, 20 of them are all the same! I will show you those and how I made them later on this week! Here is a cusotm order I made a sample for. The lady is throwing a bridal shower and it's lingerie type of theme :) How cute are these guys all going to be! I will show you the matching Bride-To-Be banner when i get it done too!!!! Hope your day has been great!!



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Award :)

Thanks to Carrie at TinkeringL8 for this sweet award! She is super sweet and cracks me up with her comments! Here's the rule: I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.
1. Where is your cell phone? lap

2.Your hair? unpredictable :)

3. Your mother? perfectionist

4. Your father? strong

5. Your favorite food? mexican

6.Your dream last night? none

7. Your favorite drink? Sweet Tea

8. Your dream/goal? travel

9. What room are you in? "man cave"

10. Your hobby? papercrafting

11. Your fear? failure

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something that you aren't? shy

15. Muffins? blueberry

16. Wish list item? health (for husband)

17. Where did you grow up? Kentucky

8. Last thing you did? dinner

19. What are you wearing? sweats

20. Your TV? world series

21. Your Pets? none

22. Friends? special

23. Your life? Blessed

24. Your mood? Fun

25. Missing Someone? Brother

26. vehicle? Hummer

27. Something your not wearing? earrings

28. Your favorite store? Scrapbook

29. Your favorite color? pink

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? saturday

32. Your best friend? many

33. One place that I go to over and over? Michaels

34. Facebook? yeppers!

35. Favorite place to eat? home!



It is super cool to get this award! I've only been blogging a short time and I have found a great community of super crafty women out there that have brought me lots of Joy!!!Now I have to pass this on to five people, and some blogs that I love are:

1. Stacie

2. Samantha

3. Sherry

4. Beth

5. Terria

Check them out!


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Halloween Banner :)

I had a custom request for this Halloween Banner the other day in my store. I LOVE the way it turned out with the colors, die cut spider (Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge) and Just Jawing Skeleton from SU! I hope this girl in Florida loves it too!!!! Speaking of Halloween, I need to pick up some candy just in case we have trick or treaters! What is your fav candy????
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009


It's Tuesday and Tuesday's means Challenge Day at Die Cuts R Us Design Team Blog!!! Today we challenge you to make a "Male Friendly" type of project. We are all showcasing the Boyfriend Collection by Cosmo Cricket. I sat down with my DT goodies and made this cute card and a gift tag to match. My favorite thing is the ADORABLE chipboard thumbtack!!!!!!!!! I was so excited when Die Cuts R Us got the chipboard elements in stock! I saw them at Archiver's but she is SO much more reasonable than Archiver's and since her shipping is always Priority, I had them in my hands in 2 days! (Along with a few other things I picked up for great prices, lol!) OH- I was not happy that Archiver's only offered some of the CC collection and the rest were all in $15 packs. Well, there are some papers in the pack I didn't like! I hate it when you can't buy one of this one of that!!! Guess that is why I buy it at DCRU! lol. Have a great day! Tell the male in your life you love him! - Whether it be your hubby, son, dad, or doggie :)



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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Fab Fall- SPCC Challenge!


Today is my last Challenge as a Guest Diva at SPCC!!!! Sad yes, but someone else will get a chance to showcase work!! Be sure and play along! The colors this week were again, out of my norm. I know I know, that's why it is a challenge! lol. So here is the card I created. I used Basic Grey Indian Summer Papers & Buttons I got from DCRU and Stampin Up Cardstock!


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6x6 Paper Pads

Just had to share- Look how cute this Paper Pad is from Die Cuts R Us.
I just love paper pads. They are such a great way to sample all of a collection for a VERY reasonable price. (She has like 25+ in stock!) Once I use a paper pad, I then know which papers in the collection I want or would use and then I order them! Where else for under $5 bucks can you try all those papers! Also- Paper pads are GREAT for card makers! You know how sometimes on 12x12 pieces the pattern is so large you really just can't make it look right on a card, well, in the paper pads, the images are to scale and since the pads are 6x6, PERFECT for card makers!!Okay- Just had to share! lol.



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Sketch Challenge at Rubber Romance!


Card Sketch Challenge is going on on the Rubber Romance Stamps blog! This is the sketch.

Here are the rules:
-Complete a card by Nov 9th at midnight eastern with this sketch, and Rubber Romance stamps for your chance to win a great Rubber Romance prize.-Post your card on your blog or public gallery and link it here, using the Mr Linky below.-Please link to your actual post and not your entire blog.


Several people who participate in the Stamped Image Swap got a Rubber Romance Girl. Stacie won the last stamped image giveaway, so I know she has some :)

I would LOVE for you all to join in!

Oh and if that wasn't reason enough to join- check out the latest tutorials by my fellow design team members- making wine charms and adhering images to candles! WOW - Just in time to work on Christmas gifts!!!

Winner of challenge gets a great RRS prize!


So- anyone out there who wants and WILL participate if had any Rubber Romance Stamps??? Let me know! ***HINT*** :)



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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Petite Banners

Back again as promised :) Be sure and read the posts below because one has winner info! Got some great news this morning, 2 more of my projects have been selected to be published AND as if that wasn't enough- they want to do a full out feature on me in a spring issue!!! She loved my Etsy what nots! So excited!!! Can't wait to see what their DT girls do with my creations! Today I am working on finishing some Kit Club Embellies for the upcoming JuJuBee's Kits. They are AWESOME! You really should check them out! Can't wait to play with my October one!!! I have a new item I am going to be offering. It's the Petite Banner! I have made several bigger ones, but I know some people have wanted smaller ones! Here is one I made for a super adorable girl named Anna! She loved it and her cool mommy blogged about it here! Leave her some love and see some of the great swap pics she took from our card and stamped image swap!! She is crazy talented herself! Much love!!!

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Wishes & Wants & Giveaway Deets :)

MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL DOWN FOR WINNERS POST BELOW!
Ever sit back and look at your work and say, "WOW- this is where I was when I started, and this is where I am now!" I really only began seriously paper crafting about a year ago! I did the construction paper, crayola, Elmer's thing through high school and college making goofy cards and memory books, but never a real card. I scrapped an album in 2003 for a cruise my family went on, but I knew NOTHING about this industry. Now, I can see myself evolve every week. I learn more, I try more, and I guess the biggest thing of all, I have pride in what I have done. I sometimes look at some of the things other create and say, WOW! Wish I could be that awesome :)" lol
So, here are my "wishes and wants" for the next year.
I want to learn more about my copics!!
I want to make more buttons!
I want to use at least every Cricut cart I own more than once, lol.
I want to not forget to use some of the embellies I have bought!
I want to host another swap or two!!
I want to give more away and do more Pay It Forward gifts!
I wish I could Destash!!! (HA!)
I want to inspire others and be inspired by others!
I hope I can keep up the great business in my Etsy Shoppe!
I want to get together with local scrappy gals more!
I want to nurture my son's creative side through this hobby of mine!
I want to thank God for allowing me to be able to have the resources to craft as I wish. (Time, Freedom, Money, Space, Support, Inspiration, etc)
Anyone have any awesome wishes or wants to share? I'd love to read them! Comment along.
Thank you to new reader Andrea. She placed an order in my Etsy shoppe that sent me over the 500 sales. I sold my first item in my shop in August of last year . 14 months later I have over 500 sales and I am so thankful for the friendships, business, and support. You all just ROCK :)
Another cool milestone. In under 1800 hits, I will reach 30,000 blog hits! Serious blog candy will be going on, so keeping coming back, lol!
Remember to get your comments in for October! The month ends Saturday!! For the newbies- for every comment you leave during a month, you get entered into my monthly Prize giveaway :) All you have o do is comment and be a follower over on the right sidebar!! Easy Peasey!!
Check back later today for more crafty goodness as I will have more pictures to post soon!!!

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Winners!

I promised some buttons a while back didn't I? LOL- Well some of you already have them coming as your PIF gift from the post I did a few months ago. But for the set of 80's Throwback, the winner is:
Rita said...
LOVE, Love, love those buttons...off to check your etsy site.
Also- Winner fo the Rubber Romance Sentiment Embellie Giveaway I post on the RRS Website-

lundgren79 said...
Thank you so much! These step by step instructions are great! I cannot wait to try this.

You all were randomly slected by a 3 year old with your names on paper cuts in a bowl :)
Email me your addresses PLEASE :)


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Friday, October 23, 2009

Blast Off!!


Sorry bloggy buddies, quick post. Fall Festival at my little guy's preschool today and I got to face paint all morning. SO- Here is a card I made last week I needed to get posted :) Of course I used my copics and cuttlebug folders from DCRU- great prices on them both.
Quick story- for those of you who are parents- know when your little one does something unexpected that makes you so proud of him/her. Well today at Fall Festival, Matthew asked the director for another trick or treat bag. He said he needed to win prizes for his friend Trenton. Trenton is another kid in his class who had to miss b/c of being sick today. I was so proud of him. He was more concerned about filling Trenton's bag to take to him than his own. Kids have such kind hearts. Love that.



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Thursday, October 22, 2009

And a banner to match!

Welcome to the new followers!
Please leave a comment with your blog so I can stop by to visit :) Yesterday I showed you the super cute door hanging I made, well what I didn't tell you was that I made a custom banner to go along with it! This will be going over the crib of the baby it was ordered for! Love it! Being that I have a boy, not much pink around this house, but my craft room- DIFFERENT story :) I do love pink brown combo though! The master bedroom and bath in my house is the chocolate and aqua, another fav! Do you have a favorite color combo??? If so, please share!



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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Door hanging!

So, I am in LOVE with this door hanging :) I made it as a custom order yesterday and I now think I will be making them often! I have to get some boxes ordered to ship them in though! They are about 11 inches tall! I got the great patterned paper at http://www.diecutsrus.com/ and the rest is history, lol. OH- thanks for all the sweet comments on my tags yesterday :) Oh- I am also entering this in the Just Buggin Challenge :) YEAH!



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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

DCRU DT Challenge!


Tuesday means great things over at the Die Cuts R Us Design Team Blog ! It's challenge day!!!! Here is my project for the day! I wanted something different than a layout or card, so a set of tags it was! The DT this week all used the Earth Love Collection from Cosmo Cricket. TOO fun! Head over and join in the fun!!!!


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Monday, October 19, 2009

My friend card :)


Hi All!!! Hope you had a great weekend! I am SWAMPED today trying to get orders out! My little guy is with my mom and I will meet her to pick him up this afternoon! So, time is crucial :) Made this cute little card the other night and wanted to share. I love the little Bella image! It's on my wish list- I got stamped images of it in a prize pack a while back! The sentiment is from the Butterfly Wishes Set from The Greeting Farm. Too cute! Enjoy! I will be back for more later! Gotta get the rest of the card swap packages out and stamped image swap packages out too!!! And remember how much fun I have been having with my crimper??? Of course I pulled it out here!



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