Valentine's Day Card for Totally Stamps/Holy Cricut Swap

Hey everyone! :)

I promise I have not been M.I.A! :) I have just been a little busy, but really that is no excuse. I really should try to get on all the time. You deserve that! :)

Well Michelle at Totally Stamps/Holy Cricut has card swaps open to all of you who would like to join us in the fun. We do one card swap a month and you can even join in the challenges if you would like. With the swaps, please NO FLAKING! Just to be fair to everyone. :)

I did the Valentine's Swap (which is closed now). I had a hard time at first, but my friend, Valerie, lent me her CTMH "Amore" Stamp Set. I just started messing around with it and came up with this!

The "Love" image is actually pop-dotted! :) This was a fun and quick card believe it or not. :)
This is what I used: American Crafts (white CS), CTMH (Amore Stamp Set), Ranger (Distress Stamp Pad in Aged Mahogany and Pine Needles for the image and scattered straw and Vintage Photo for the stained look), Flair Designs (Patterned Paper), Studio 18 (bling), Walmart (tulle).
Thanks for stopping! :)

Birthday Wishes Card for Totally Stamps Swap

Hey all! :) It is SO LATE here in Montana, but I wanted to share this b-day card I did for Michelle's swap over at the Totally Stamps (Holy Cricut) Blog .

Here it is:

What I used: American Crafts CS (white), Bazzill (black and pink), Michael's (pink bling), colorbok (iridescent bling), Scrappy Cat Stamps (birthday wishes sentiment), offray (ribbon), memento (pen for dots), cricut, Create a Critter (scalloped oval), Summertime in Paris (cake).

Thanks for looking and have a nice day! :) Happy Friday! :)

My Challenge at The Colorful Creations Blog...JOIN US!!

Hey all! :) I was asked by Brenda (aka. Paper Diva) at Colorful Creations to do their Blog Challenge #7 in January. I thought it would be fun and I had never done it before, so I figured,  "WHY THE HECK NOT?!" LOL! Well, Brenda said I could go to the blog and check out the past blog challenges and I did. The last one happened to be a sketch so I figured, "Hey, I have never done a sketch (either worked with one or designed one) and that may be kinda fun." I also thought that since I have been stepping out of my comfort zone lately that maybe I should  try it. So I did! :) You can got to The Colorful Creations Blog HERE and see my sketches. BUT....here are my projects. :) I did a card and a layout sketch.

Layout

Card



What I used on my Beauty Layout: Bazzil CS (12x12 teal, black used for matting) , American Crafts (Thickers Alpha Stickers), Bo Bunny (Patterned Paper), Queen and Co (Felt border), Petaloo (flowers), My Mind's Eye (Chipboard Journaling Tag, Today's The Day,  Believe in Yourself), Jenni Bowlin Studios (butterflies), Making Memories (metal "perfect" tag).

What I used on my card: Recollections CS (Kraft), Graphic 45 (Patterned paper), My Mind's Eye (how many? how much? chipboard embellie), Tim Holtz Idea-o-logy (clock face and spinners), Michael's (ribbon).

Thanks for stopping and drop by the Colorful Creations Blog and join us in this challenge! :) 

Two Challenges in ONE!

Hey all! :) Well, I would have thought I would never create something that I would use for two things, but I have been super busy here in my studio. :) I have had a lot of things popping up that need to be done for design teams, friends, family, etc. On top of just the regular daily stuff....Thank God I am not a working mom. I am not sure how the career ladies do it out there. :) Being a stay-at-home mom is hard some days, but I LOVE MY JOB! :) Ok....enough of that. You all didn't come here to here me preach about that stuff! :) LOL!

So, Evelyn at Colorful Creations is having an Altered Card Challenge on the Colorful Creations site. The challenge will be going on now to January 15th so get over there and join. :) You will have so much fun! :) This challenge will take place every month so that at the end of the year we will have 12 cards! :) Now you can use whatever cards you want. I used my Heidi Swapp playing cards I bought A LONG TIME AGO! I really just bought them for the queen of hearts, but have been slowly using them up. :)

Also, you all know from reading this post of mine, that Michelle at Holy Cricut is also having a challenge. So this is where the TWO CHALLENGES IN ONE comes in. As all of you know- a snowman, ribbon, stickles, and patterned paper needed to be used for that challenge. So, I figured...AWESOME! :) So, here are my creations for both the challenges. :)

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What I used: Heidi Swapp Playing Card, bazzill cs (teal), CTMH (January stamp set, Ocean Ink), American Crafts CS (white), Pink Paislee (snowman's gloves, hat, and scarf), Michael's (ribbon and bling), Stickles, The Paper Company CS(black), Cricut, Snow Friends Cartridge. Thermoweb (pop dots), Glossy Accents, scotch

Think Pink Challenge!

Michelle over at Totally Stamps has been coming up with some really fun challenges lately. Last week she had us using pumpkins. This week??? It was all about PINK! :) Since October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month Michelle thought this challenge would be perfect to honor those who are fighting, have fought, or have lost someone to Breast Cancer.

Although, if anyone knows me...I AM ALL ABOUT PINK! :) It is ONLY my FAVE color in the whole world! :)

So, I went to my friend, Jamie's house last night. She was a Cricut Virgin (there are still some out there, people!)...but she used my Cricut for some of her scrappy layouts and fell in love, so you could say I think I converted another one! :) YAY! :) Here is the deal....I love my Cricut and feel there needs to be one in EVERY home no matter what your hobby is! :) You get me?!? Good! :) Anyways- Jamie had a beautiful get together of  crafters and some people who just wanted to visit and get some adult conversation. Thanks Jamie! :)

So here is what I made! :) I was so inspired by what Crazy About Cricut made for the Pumpkin Challenge on Totally Stamps. That I made my own PINK version. :)

What I used: American Crafts White Cardstock, Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More Cricut Cart, Bo Bunny Patterned Paper, Prima (butterfly and flower), Nik Bantok brown stamp pad for inking. :) I also used my Scor-pal and bone folder.

Thanks for visiting! :)

U ROCK!!!!

Hey all- I am so happy that it has been only about 2 weeks since I last blogged and I hope it gets closer and closer in the gaps. :) I have been bitten again by my "Scrappin' Bug"! I wonder where it has been hiding. I sure hope she isn't afraid of the "Gardenin' Bug". Believe me....both can co-exist quite nicely in my life. :) TeeHee! :)

So, here is a question I asked on FB last night: Have you ever seen a pic when you were looking over all of your pics for scrapbooking and been just AUTOMATICALLY INSPIRED???? I am not sure I asked it with quite that much zest, but I did ask it. :) Well, friends, I did just THAT just last night.
I was looking over some pics on my camera and BOOM!--there was a group that SLAPPED me! :) I was inspired to create this:

Yes, this is Miss Sasha, our Aspiring Rock Star. She loves to ROCK OUT! :) Especially to Katy Perry's- "Hot N Cold". This is new for me, because while I can be out there at times and very out going, my first child, Jon, isn't quite the performer..although he IS very out going. :) Sasha will perform where ever, when ever the time seems right--well, to her. ;)

Journaling reads: June '10- Uncle Jack let you use his sunglasses and you had just gotten your own Rock Guitar for your b-day and you loved performing...Especially to Katy Perry's... Hot N Cold. You are such a performer even at 3 years old!

A little side note: Sasha has been calling guitars "rock guitars" for a while. We went to one of Jon's friend's houses the other day to pick up the boys for a trip to the waterpark and Sasha walks right in and the kid's mom had a guitar right in the sun room as you walk in and Sasha got so excited and says: "OOH, a rock guitar!" (Thanks Cynthia!)

What I used: Here's the deal...I hate making lists for my creative stuff the way I used to. I am just gonna write it in the paragraph and I think most of my reader's are smart enough to get what I am saying. AND..remember you can ALWAYS email me if you want me to clarify and I would be MORE THAN HAPPY to tell you! :) OK?! :) BTW- I have a new email addy: goldilocksnthe3bears@hotmail.com. Please put what post you are questioning on in the subject line.

I will say...I had originally bought the WeRMemory Keepers Teen Angst Paper Pack because I thought the papers were perfect for a lot of what I do when I am scrapping my son. BUT...I just had to use it for this LO. I also pulled out my American Crafts Metallic CS out and cut the "U Rock" and Guitar from the Hannah Montana Cricut Cart. I just love this cartridge. It is awesome for girl LOs. :) I also pulled out my Maya Road Office Sheers for the 1,2,3 journaling. :) The 1,2,and 3 were rub-ons from Kand Co. :)

Thanks for stopping! :) ((HUGS))

Hey Chicky! :)

Well, now that it's over...I can now blog the card I made for the Pink Stamper Design Team call. :) I didn't make it, but she has a smaller design team and there were a TON of people going for it! :) I love the work of the girls that made it! :)

I love this card for so many reasons. One is that it's cute...the other....it was so stinkin' simple! :) I just love the birds from the Home Decor Solutions Cartridge. That is where I got these two little cuties from, but cut off the long tails.

I used The Home Decor Solutions cart for the birds, because I wanted them to face each other I decided to glitter them, also, it is gorgeous and makes them POP! :) LOVE that! :) For the "Hey Chicky" letters- I used the Jubilee Cricut cart. The cardstock I used on this was Bazzill for the red letters and Bazzill embossed cardstock for the card base. I loved the leaves on this! :) For the patterned paper... I just couldn't resist American Crafts (Craft Fair) patterned paper and the birds on that! :) I did use a Zig paint pen on the eyes and the legs of the birds.I also used some bling from Michael's Dollar Bins. The glitter was from Michael's also.

Hey Lady!

I just love my Cricut...most of you who know me know this! :) I am addicted to my BUG and its little "seeds" (aka-Cartridges). Yes, most of you that know me also know that I have surpassed the 40 mark a couple of weeks ago. YES, YOU SEE THAT NUMBER RIGHT....40 CARTS! :) Sick, huh? ;)

Anyways- I am working for another DT call and I hope I make it, but I love that I am creating around my Cricut and its carts again. :)

So, now for my first card/project! :) I was looking through all of my carts and started thumbing through my Doodlecharms booklet and fell in love with the ladybug in there. :) She was too stinkin' cute! :) I also LOVE Spring (ok-and the other seasons too!), but this lady bug card just came to me.

I used my Doodlecharms cartridge for the Ladybug and the Doodletype Cart for the "Hey Lady!" letters. I did use googly eyes on the ladybug....how could I resist? LOL! The flower is from Bo Bunny. The brad is from the Dollar Tree actually and the fun, yellow dotted paper is from American Crafts (Craft Fair). I also used my corner rounder for the corners of the patterned paper as well as the cardstock. :) The cardstock was from Warden Paper here in Great Falls. :)

Thanks for looking! :)

BIA's Summertime Challenge!!!

WOW! I have been out of the blogging scene for quite some time this month, huh? I have been doing a lot of projects and hopefully a couple of them will pan out for me. :) We will see though! :) Now let's get to the fun!!!!!

The Zutter Zisters had another fun challenge on the BIA Blogsite. I have been really loving challenges lately. When I see one..I have to do it! :) Well, the challenge was to make a Summertime project using your Bind-It-All. I himmed and hawed for a while and then realized what would be one of the funnest projects out there and really needed at this time of year. :) My project was a Floen Family Summer Envie Book! I was thinking that it would be nice to keep certain things within reach, so I could just grab it when I needed it. :)

So here it is:

What I used: BIA 5/8" o-wire and BIA tool

Cricut Accent Essentials Cartridge

BoBunny Dotted Cardstock, flowers, cardstock stickers, cutouts, and brads.

My Mind's Eye "Breaking Free" Just Chillin' Accessories

American Crafts Plastic Flowers

Bling is from Michaels

Square Bling is from Glitz

DCWV Patterned Paper

Metal Flowers are from Colorbok

CTMH Waxy Flax

Beads are from Walmart

Bazzil Bling Brads

Polymark Puff Paint

I hope you like it and thanks for looking! :)

Simply Priceless (March 2008)

Are you all scratching your head about the dates here? LOL! I am that far behind in my scrapping. I am one of those scrapper's (I use this description a lot, don't I?), that has to "feel" a pic before scrapping it. :) I can NEVER just take any old pic and scrap it. :) So that is why my scrapbooks are all over the place as far as the dates go. I still have pages I have to do with Jon's pics....YES I AM THAT FAR BEHIND!!!

This layout is of Sasha and her Godfather-to-be (yes, another thing we are behind on!), Justin. Justin is also Jon's godfather too. He is a very special guy in our lives and I so enjoy having him in our lives. :)

What I used: I used the 12x12 paper that comes in the American Crafts page protectors that are included in the 12x12 American Crafts D-ring binder, Stampin'Up (striped and flowers), I did cut the flowered background diecut BIG flower with the Cricut with the Accent Essentials cart, CTMH (bubblegum, for sponging the edges of the papers), Heidi Swapp (XXL Brads), Bazzill Bling Brads (pink), My Mind's Eye (Quote chipboard block, chipboard tag, and Simply Priceless)

Sasha Swingin' Layout! :)

I have to say that when I took the pictures of Garth swinging Sasha on the swing set like a big girl...I wasn't sure what the pics would look like or even how I would do the layout. I am one of those scrapbookers at times that likes to KNOW what kind of layout I will want to do with certain pictures I take. This time I KNEW I wanted the pics but wasn't sure when I would even be able to do a layout. :) Well, that came this week when I wanted to take a little break and just do a girly page! :)

Also, a few PaperClipping Lives ago, Noell Hyman was talking about using patterened papers from different manufacturers. I am one of those scrapbookers whose "comfort zone" is frequently fed by those companies out there who do "coordinating" paper lines. BUT...I saw the colors I was lucky to be able to play with and I went for it this time. I used 3 different types of patterned paper. :)

Here is the result! :)

What I used: 12x12 paper was October Afternoon, 12x3(or so) patterned paper is Junkitz, 12x1 strip was Stampin' Up

Bazzill cardstock for matting

American Crafts Plastic Flowers

Heidi Swapp-Bling Brads

Recollections-Jeweled Brads

Colorbok Metal Flowers

American Crafts scrappin pins

Colorbok Jounraling Tag

CTMH Bling flowers

Memento Marker/pen in Rose Bud

My Time To Color Challenge! :)

Hey all-

If you are one of my friend's I haven't had a chance to tell yet....I didn't get on the Design Team for Lauren Meader , but you should all see the women's work who did! :) Can you say, SIMPLY AMAZING!!!! These ladies are just awesome at their work. :) I am getting inspired and hopefully, one day, I will be awesome too! ;)

I saw that Lauren is doing different challenges every week and this week is a color challenge! :) Lauren, if you read this, I loved the colors you picked for this week! :) I didn't have exactly what you wanted, but I got close! :) I am so glad it isn't an "anal" challange! :) LOL! I had so much fun creating and this card just came to me. :) I did get a little inspired by the circles the colors were in on the challenge. Take a look at them here.

So, without further chatting (you know how I can get!!!) Here she is:

Ok....is she not cute and sassy?!


Not only is she cute, but look how she pops!!!

I love the saying, Born to Shop...not to mop! Can we all not relate??

What I used: CTMH Ms. On the Go!

CTMH Stamp Pads (chocolate, outdoor denim)

Marvy Stamp Pad (Black)

Staz-On Stamp Pad (Jet Black)

PrismaColor Colored Pencils (Black, Light Peach, Lemon Yellow, Crimson Lake, Warm Gray 90%, Dark Umber, Chocolate, AND.....Colorless Blender)

American Crafts (red cardstock)

Bazzill (yellow cardstock)

Stampin' Up (aqua cardstock)

Pop Dots

Thanks for looking and I will be back soon with another project! :)

Nona and Sasha (June 2007)

See how behind I am?! LOL! Miss Sasha will be in 3 months and she is almost as tall as my mom!! LOL! Sorry MOM! ;) If any of you know my mom..you know that she is a very short lady! :)
What I used: DCWV- Garden Party, Tattered Angels' Glimmer Chips (butterfly, Nature Rouge), Perfect Pearls Mist- this was homemade using Ranger Distress re-inker and Pearl Ex Powders (check out Tim Holtz Demo on Perfect Pearls Mist at: http://www.timholtz.com/demos.html), Tag is from Avery inked with blending foam (Ranger) with CTMH inks (taffy, pink carnation, and cocoa)..the technique I used for this tag is demoed by Tim Holtz in the Distress Ink Stamp Pads part of his demo videos at: http://www.timholtz.com/demos.html, American Crafts- brown cardstock for matting, Tim Holtz (idea-o-logy)-Keyhole and brads, Studio G Stamp- Flourish

"Full of Beauty" Sasha and Cassie

My niece had come over when Sasha was about 5 1/2 months old without her two little ones and had some one on one time with her. :) These were pics I took of that time! :)

What I used: 12x12 DCWV-Garden Party, Stampin'Up paper (mats), My Mind's Eye-Diecuts (Full of Beauty and the clock face), American Crafts- Metal Photo Turns (on clock), Stickles, paper flowers (sticker bin), CTMH- ink for distressing- cocoa and dutch blue.

My Project For MOMS' Chocolate Crop! :)

I was so worried that I would not like the outcome and that my project for Friday's Chocolate Crop would suck, but I am so happy with the outcome! :) Can you see me doing the "happy dance"?

What I used: **I am giving measurements this time for my peeps who can't be there! :)**

-2 pieces of Cardboard/chipboard cut 3.5"w x 5.75"h

-2 pieces of American Crafts cardstock cut 3.5"w x 5.75h (I used brown, but you can do whatever you want...make it yours!)

-2 pieces of patterned paper cut 3.5"w x 5.75"h (I used DCWV, but use whatever!)

-BIA (Bind-it-all)

-5/8" BIA coils (6)

-Ribbon (I used 3 different types and I get all of my ribbon from Michael's $$$ bin.

-I used a metal rimmed, vellum tag that I got from QVC, like 5 years ago.

-Stampin' Up Set: For the Love of Chocolate!

-Versamark stamp pad

-Embossing powders: Silver Tinsel (There was this lady that did a stamp store out of her house here in town and I think maybe she got it in bulk) and Teddy Bear (I got this at Stamp Happy in Helena...I think maybe they made it?!)

-CTMH Stamp Pad- Chocolate

-American Crafts- Metallic Paper

-Parchment Paper for your printer

-I made the lines for the notebook by doing CTRL+U (underline) and tabbing to the end of the page. Then I printed it out on regular printer paper 10 times. :) CINCH-O!

This is a totally simple project and I LOVED doing it and I am positive I will do ok teaching it. Some of you that know me, know this is a HUGE fear for me! But...I am prepared and excited for this. Besides those who matter will be cool with it and those who don't.....well, you know what I want to say, but I would like it if I didn't always have to use that type of language! :) LOL!