a little bit of this...

I Deserve it All Kit....

2009-11-06T09:09:00.006-05:00

Happy friday! hope everyone has had a great week...personally...it feels like i didn't sleep last night, LOL!

I wanted to mention for you to check out the myStampBOX blog here! ;) ;) ;) AND here for a give-a-way. The Passport set is one of my FAVES! but i think i keep saying that about all the sets...

I wanted to share with you a few things I did for Serendipity Scrapbooks this month. I looooved this kit! I will call it...Boys Gone Wild hahaha....no seriously it is the I Deserve it All kit packed with Fancy Pants Rough and Tough, DS Urban Graffiti and other goodies that you will love....

For this first layout, I used the Maya Road Coaster Gears from the kit as a mask {Shimmerz not in kit but available in the Serendipity Store}. Then I cut out circles, embossed some of them with my Cuttlebug and sewed them. I added some journaling about our trials and tribulations of Kindergarden and then added the flippin' awesome American Crafts Letterman Alphas that come in the kit.

Here is a close up of the masking....

First, can we please talk about how much this kid cracks me up? This is H. The Henerator, Henrold and all the other nicknames Henry got b/c of how much fun he is....for this lo, I used the Imaginisce {p.s does anyone else struggle with spelling that? LOL} papers that came in the kit, along with the buttons and fancy pants glitter cuts. Lovin' this kit!

Be Inspired # 56

2009-11-04T08:23:00.008-05:00

First, I wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all the amazing comments everyone left for the Caardvarks and Cc&M blog hop! I hope you got some simple and creative ways to add flair to your Holiday decorating. Pls make sure you visit CC&M for your die-cuts. Terry is really wonderful and has a wide variety of boxes, bags, small and large die-cuts for any project.

Over at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog we have the wonderful Teresa Collins and Jamie Harper guest designing for us! It is so great having them and using the fun journaling spots and envelope templates that Teresa Collins designs. They make such cute and quick projects.

I made a thankful journal with mine. I used the middle size envelope die-cut and then I cut the journaling spots out and attached them with a staple for my little mini book that goes inside.

Supplies:

Teresa Collins papers and die-cuts

Cuttlebug and Embossing folders {Morracan and Houndstooth}

myStampBox stamps {funky alphas on cover and the Sigh Gush Gasp set}

Core'dinations Color Cardstock {black magic}

This is the envelope....

Then this little guy goes in the envie...

This is one of my FAVE stamps sets from mSB! love the whimsical feel to them....

Welcome to the Caardvarks and CC&M Blog Hop Day THREE!

2009-11-03T00:00:00.004-05:00

Welcome to day THREE of the Caardvarks and CC& M blog hop! I just realized now that I forgot my links yesterday. I do apologize for that. I hope you are all having a great time hopping and getting some great ideas for the Holidays!

If you are here for the hop, you are coming from Chris's blog. Don't you love what she has been creating??? Don't forget to hop over to Jennifer's blog when you are done. I know I am...I just loved all of her projects from yesterday.

The one thing I have been focusing on during this crop is simple and cost effective ways to get your Holiday deocrating jump started. You just can't go wrong with Creative Cuts & More die-cuts when it comes to decorating for the holidays. Here are a few things I have done for some easy and inexpensive table decorations.

First off, I created some napkin rings. For this first one, I used some craft wire and wrapped it around my foam snowflake to make a "hook" to attach it to plain napkin ring I already had.

I added a vintage button from my stash {I am SO loving the blue and silver combo right now for the Holidays} with a pop-up dot and then threaded the wire around to the back.

Next, I twisted the wire and bent it down to form a hook to slide it into the napkin ring.

Now you have a clean and simple napkin ring. At 35 cents a piece, if you had 8 people for Christmas dinner, this would cost you $2.80 cents to spruce up your table.

Now for this table setting I used the the Sleigh die-cut. The great thing about the Metallic Cardstock at Creative Cuts & More, is that they don't need a lot of help to look great. I added some holly from my garden, silver balls, pine cones and some gift wrapping ribbon to finish this centerpiece off. Oh, and we can't forget the ambiance ;)

Now you have to check out the Velvet die cuts. They just SCREAM winter and holidays. For this quick napkin ring, I used the velvet snowflake, some hemp and a Jillibean Soup button.

And Don't Forget the Prizes!!!

Halloween Mini Album

Fall Card Kit

Creative Cuts & More $25 Gift Card

So make sure you hit all the blogs listed below to be entered to win!

*Also a 15% Shopping Discount for our readers. Enterholidayhop2009 at checkout.

Discount good from November 1st - 4th.

Now let's get BUSY!

Blog Roll Order

Tanis

Mel

Lucy

Heidi

Kelly

Steph

Sue-ann

Amy

Ashley

Catherine

Peet

Eva

Michelle

Nathalia

Holly Brown

Carla Mayfield

Chris Dickinson {where you came from}

Ellen Sosnoski {you are here}

Jennifer Johnson {your next stop}

Kayla Dupont

Lila Holgate

Lindsay Weirich

Pamela Smerker

Diecut Divas Blog

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Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop)

Caardvarks and CC&M Blog Hop Day 2

2009-11-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to day TWO of the hop! If you missed yesterday, click here to see the deets.

Today I am showcasing probably my favorite die-cut, the Candy box. You can fit your favorite candies in here and they are just perfect favors and little holiday gifts. And you can get them in the gorgeous metallic cardstock that CC&M carries if you wanted to make the a bit more fancy.

So for this one, I added a journal spot and a stamp from myStampBOX. I also sprayed it with Glimmer Mist but I couldn't get a good photo of it...it has rained here for 2 weeks straight.

I added a small 2" x 2" card to coordinate. I just had to use my new Cuttlebug embossing folder! Again, more myStampBOX stamps and a bit of Core'dinations.

Welcome to the Caardvarks and CC&M Blog Hop

2009-11-01T12:00:00.003-05:00

I am so glad you stopped by for the blog hop. For today's hop, I made a festive Holiday card using the Christmas Tree die-cut #4 found here. If you search the store go to Holidays, then Christmas you will find all the holiday die-cuts.

For this card, I ran the Tree through the my Cuttlebug. I love embossing Creative Cuts & More die-cuts because it is an easy way to add some pizazz to them. I also wanted to show you that you don't need a lot of patterned paper for your holiday cards. All you need are some die-cuts, cardstock and ribbon to make a great card. I know we have been on a budget for some time so this is a great way to save some money.

Next, I added some of my favorite stamps from myStampBOX. You can find the HoHoHo stamp set here.

Okay...now for the good stuff! Here is the DL on on the blog hop...first off...

Prizes!!!

Halloween Mini Album

Fall Card Kit

Creative Cuts & More $25 Gift Card

So make sure you hit all the blogs listed below to be entered to win!

*Also a 15% Shopping Discount for our readers. Enter holidayhop2009 at checkout.

Discount good from November 1st - 4th.

Now let's get BUSY!

Blog Roll Order

Tanis

Mel

Lucy

Heidi

Kelly

Steph

Sue-ann

Amy

Ashley

Catherine

Peet

Eva

Michelle

Nathalia

Holly Brown

Carla Mayfield

Chris Dickinson

Ellen Sosnoski {you are here}

Jennifer Johnson

Kayla Dupont

Lila Holgate

Lindsay Weirich

Pamela Smerker

Diecut Divas Blog

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Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop)

Creative Cuts and More and Caardvarcks Blog Hop and Core....

2009-10-30T18:32:00.005-04:00

Could I get anymore C's in that title, LOL!?

I hope ya'll are ready for the big day on Sunday! I know we have been gearing up for this for awhile now....ready for some serious Holiday inspo? Well make sure you come back here Sunday ;) We are going to be doin' it right!

Here a few sneaks of some goodies i made with my die-cuts from Creative Cuts & More. I also whipped out my Christmas stamps from myStampBOX! So get ready for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday!! We are ready to go and so are the girls from Caardvarks!

Here is a layout I did for the Pimp Your Bra crop over at Serendipity Scrapbooks the other week. There is still a few days to order your Bra mini chipboard album...remember...it's exclusive so once they are gone...they're gone. My challenge was based on the extraordinary Dr. Maya Angelou so the poem I have on there is Phenomenal Woman and the layout is about celebrating ourselves. And she has 30 honorary doctorates so I included that you needed to have at least 30 buttons.

I loaded it with some fun buttons, a myStampBOX date stamp and some Core'dinations. I am in LOVE with grey! it's the new black for me...even got some grey nail polish!!

S.A.V.E and a Holiday Bazaar

2009-10-27T14:07:00.004-04:00

I am teaching my first Core'dinations Class in January at S.A.V.E and I am super excited! If you live in northeast PA or in the Jersey area you should come to this fun weekend!

I will be teaching a class on this frame loaded with Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions along with Mimi {we got to meet last year which was so fun!}

AND I got an email for one of my projects from my Guest Spot over at Websters Pages..it is going to be in Somerset! It is an altered journal I made...yeah! Oh and make sure you head over there...they are having a fun crop/online thing {no that's not the technical term, lol} over at their Ning site Inspire me starting November 12th.

I just wanted to tell you about the annual Holiday Bizaar on Saturday, November 14th at Serendipity Scrapbooks. We are focusing the weekend on easy cards, ornaments and gift giving ideas. We will have exclusive sketches from Becky Fleck and 2Sketches4you has graciously allowed to use some of their sketches for inspiration as well. But it gets better! Lydia Jackson and Ellen Sosnoski {me ;} from Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock and Tanish Long from the Shimmerz Education team will be providing exclusive online tutorials with wonderful holiday projects utilizing unique techniques with their product lines. There will be online specials, loads of inspiration and a tons of fun so make sure mark your calendars for November 14th. Also, Becky Fleck will be joining us for an online chat on Tuesday, November 10th prior to the Bazarre.

the last week of october...

2009-10-26T10:16:00.007-04:00

can you believe it? this is one of my fave months of the year and i feel like i have missed it ;(

things have been so crazy but i am discharging a few clients this week so things will slow down for me a bit which is good. i know i have been a bad blogger when it comes to visiting and i promise to change that this week!

Here are a few lo's i did for some crops the other weekend at Serendipity Scrapbooks and A Million Memories...

This is my very good friend, Beth...her brother and brian are best friends and we hit it off and are mad friends. we love texting each other with fun inside jokes...she has a sick sense of humour like me ;) and just moved to NC which makes me sad but when you are young and free you gotta do that kinda fun stuff. i know i am glad that i got to do all of that...so this lo is about hoping we stay friends...

And...if you haven't seen Darcie's papers and products before you gotta get some here...

I used Chocolate Box from Core'dinations {this is my fave line of theirs for sure} So when you and the brown, the color core comes through and how fun is pink and brown????

and this layout is when owen and brian went flying with our friends...owen actually held the controls! i sanded the swirls from the plane through the Chocolate Box Core'dinations. seriously...if you have gotten some Core'dinations Color Cardstock yet, you better! click here to check out my fave place to buy it ;) okay...okay...Serendipity Scrapbooks!

Love this plane from Studio Calico and I added some Collage Press goodies.

baaaad blogger syndrome...

2009-10-22T12:26:00.005-04:00

yes, i have bad blogger syndrome...i just needed a break this week. the weather has been gorgeous here so i have been taking the kids outside as much as we can {we are having ladybug infestation right now, bleh} and i have been working alot. i have a few clients i am losing at the end of the next two months so that will free up quite a bit of time for me. yes!

Creative Cuts & More is sponsoring 2sketches4you so you have to run over there and check out the card kit you can win!

I used the mug card found here. I used this awesome technique that Liz showed us over at Serendipity Scrapbooks for the foam. You could use it as icing, snow...whatever! oh...it's called Faux Frosting. I added some Core'dinations and Jillibean Soup goodies and a fun quote i googled.

here is a close-up...i used my NEW Shimmerz on the frosting to give it a bit of sparkle ;)

and don't forget to mark your calendars for this ...it's gonna be a BLAST!

Creative Cuts and More Blog Hop

2009-10-15T21:00:00.002-04:00

Welcome to the October Creative Cuts and more blog hop! Aren't these fun?! If you are hopping than you made your way here via Lindsay's blog. Didn't you just love her projects? If you didn't arrive here from the Creative Cuts and More Blog Hop you may want to start there because that is where the directions are posted to win the Fall All Occasions Card Kit.

I want to remind you to check out the store and the Killer Red Tacky Tape. It is the bomb when it comes to putting die-cut boxes together. I don't know about you but I don't have time to sit there and hold it together until it dries. Also, just enter the coupon code octbloghop1509 to receive15% off your order {good for one week}!

Make sure you head over to Chris's blog when you are done here for some more AMAZING inspiration! And if you get lost along the way click here to go to the Diecut Diva blog.

I used the card portfolio for my first project and the football die-cuts. If you have a football player in your family you have to get these!!! They are PERFECT! and you can run them through your Cuttlebug too....I used pop-up dots to accent the one in the middle.

I added some MyStampBOX Just Add Notes stamps on here too for the journal stamp and note stamp inside.

The is portfolio will hold six cards and envelopes but I chose to use it for photos.

For my next project, I used the pumpkin die-cuts for a mask and then accented the one in the middle with some pop-up dots.

And lastly, I used the short kraft puff box for this project...I put some dried marigold seeds inside for a gift for my friend. We love to garden ;) And some more MyStampBOX Funky Flower stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

It's a hump day....

2009-10-14T14:32:00.003-04:00

Just a quikie post for today....

I am so psyched...got a call for March Cards for one of my St Patty's cards. That is one of my FAVE holidays to make things for. I love to celebrate it with some green beer, too! WOOT WOOT!

I made this card using TaDa papers, MyStampBox stamps {A Flower For You set} and Core'dinations Color Cardstock. I love how versatile their cs is. This is just the plain white...you don't have to sand it for it to be fabulous...it does beautifully on its own. AND this is one of my first projects for MyStampBOX! yeah!

I used the white rubon on the Core'dinations Color cardstock b/c it has such great texture and then I took my dauber, daubed it in some blue ink and then rubbed it over the tag...this way the white part of the rubon stays white but the cs takes the ink. Then I layered it on the flower with some pop-up dots.

AND check me out here!!!!!!!!!! I am so stoked. I hope you take a moment to check out the site. The vision of this company is so cool. We will be doing a lot of multi-cultural events reaching around the world. I just can't wait. It is so inspiring!

Good Monday Morning!

2009-10-12T09:34:00.006-04:00

What a gorgeous weekend!!! Oh man, it felt so good to get outside this weekend and enjoy this awesome fall weather...there is nothing like the Northeast during fall...amazing. There is a huge craft festival here and a few of us went and got some goodies, nothing major just some dried flowers and I had to get some of my fave cream of crab soup....YUM!

I was surfing the internet this morning in search of the best Star Wars costume for owen this year. Since I am such a huge fan of Star Wars, it gets me totally excited for Halloween! Here is layout from last year with owen in his Optimus Prime costume using my kit from Serendipity Scrapbooks. Remember...precrop challenges for our Pimp Your Bra crop are up!

This bat is a wooden embellishment {you get 3 in the kit} and I covered it in Doodlebug Crushed Velvet {it took a few layers} and then added the googley eyes.

And I have some exciting news!!! I won the monthly contest over at TaDa! I am so excited...I used MyStampBOX stamps on it and thought these fun oval shapes would make a cute flower. They sent me a really cool card kit so make sure you check out their contest for October using circles.

Happy Weekend!

2009-10-09T08:56:00.005-04:00

yeah for the weekend, right?

well, i work tomorrow and from 2-9 today so booooo! jk ;) I get to be home during the day with henry and we are scrapping so that is a plus.

speaking of "boo"...

here are some more projects from my Serendipity Scrapbooks Kit this month. click here to check it out! I keep tellin' you guys how awesome Kristen's kits are!!! I loooove how she mixes papers and product. For me, I can buy the same line of paper and embellies on my own, I love it when some mixes coordinating product for me. Makes it sooooooo easy!

Don't forget that our Pimp Your Bra Crop is next weekend and precrop challenges are getting loaded today in the forum. If you look to the right of my blog, you will see a blinkie there...just clikc on it to donate and win stuff! LOTS of STUFF from fab manufactures. BUT this is not a requirement to join the crop.

so here is henry in all his masked glory. {sigh} he loves this mask from owen's Incredibles mask...he wears it all day long {that or his orange sunglasses} and this particular morning...he wore it with his diaper and wouldn't let me dress him. he was cutting some teeth so he is a big, well, slobbery. whenever he dresses up like this, brain tells him, "you're a beauty"...so i thought a play on words for this would be perfect.

And from the same kit, I used the Pink Paislee canvas tags to make treat bags. I ran my Core'dinations through my cuttelbug and then sprayed it with Glimmer Mist and rolled it a bit so it would curve like a bag. Then I just sewed them together and using my leather needle, i ran the hemp for a handle.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!

Cuttlebug Weekly Challenge and Some Blogger Awards

2009-10-06T23:14:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to share a card for the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog Be Inspired challenge. We got to use the wonderful digi stamps from Digital Designs. Since I don't have copics and am not a watercolor kinda stamping kinda girl, I printed out the stamp on a scrap paper and then cut it apart. Then I traced bits and pieces of the stamp on Core'dinations and some Dream Street new Spooktacular Halloween paper and added them to the stamp I printed out on cardstock {the grass and outline of the tombstone}. Then i added some googley eyes b/c i love them ;) Using your scoring tools on the black magic Core'dinations is the bomb! That is how i created this super easy border around the card to let the orange show through. { i think i need a better closeup}

Then i used that same yummy Dream Street paper for the inside of the card with the Digi Stamp Halloween sentiment!

I just want to give a quick "shout out" to Citrus Tree Studios. They are having a dt call there, i would highly recommend it. the kits are GORGEOUS! unfortunately since we are on a budget these days i haven't been able to splurge on one but it is the first place i am when i can!

Here is a wall hanging i did with the Serendipity Scrapbooks Just Enough Kit. How flippin' COOL is it that kristen put guaze in the kit???????? AND these COOL foam houses?????? sorry, the googley eyes don't come with the kit, that is just my weird obsession with them.

Chris AND Julie gave me this cool blogger award! thanks guys ;)

So I have to list 10 honest things about myself...

1. i am not always honest. BAWAHAHAAWA! now let me clarify that...i am not always honest with myself about things such as the need to slow down, say no, things of that nature....

2. i am really really really really really really really bad at paperwork and both of my jobs need me to be good at it.

3. i can't stand smacking noises. smacking when you eat goes through me and when i hear that smacking noise of kissing on tv i have to change the channel!

4.i wanted to be an art historian and run a museum one day but i chose to move to colorado with my boyfriend and " be free" and then i just never followed that dream

5. i struggle with my faith everyday. i know a lot of people that i met online always seem so sure in this area but my faith isn't like that.

6. i never wanted to have kids. let me rephrase that...i never saw myself as a mom, in a house, cooking, with dogs and a husband... i wanted to live in NYC in a loft and just do my own thing but i met brian and he changed all that for me. now, i can't imagine not having them in my life and cherish every day with them.

7. i love my friends and think spending time with them is just as important as spending time with my family. i never understood how some people never have friends they hang out with.

8. i could eat pizza for every meal of every day.

9. i love sports and desperately want season tickets to the Phillies one day!

10. last but not least, i am a wino. i love to have a class of shiraz or cabernet when i come home from work and sit down to relax and do homework with owen.

okay here are my 9 fan-tabulos ladies!

drea
brandy
kayla
merrick
melanie
andrea
steph
pearl
carrie

have a great week!

2009-10-01T18:00:00.001-04:00

nope, that's not a typo. I spent a good day today trying to find out when my class was coming up for Small Business Management that I am teaching in the next week or so and I was staring all this info in the face and one of them was "section id". okay. fine. turns out ME = monday evening...TE =tuesday evening...WE=wednesday evening and guess what = thursday evening is? yup! HE. So I say, "Happy HE!" go figure. now, for the record...Brian wants to call it he day. and i say. negativo.

BUT....{that was my sidebar}!

guess what today is??????????????????????????????????????

the official announcement over at myStampBOX! WOOT WOOT!

Here is a layout that I did with some of their stamps that I won over the NSD weekend...ever since then...I have been HOOKED! and they have the coolest storage! check it out here.

SO easy...flip them back and that's it!

On this layout, I stamped the flowers in red on patterned paper and then cut them out...then I layered them and used some hemp {sigh...love hemp} as the stems. click here for the set. i also used some Jillibean Soup on here....this is the perfect time of year for soup.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! make sure you head over to the myStampBOX blog for this: YOU CAN WIN AN AWESOME PRIZE! you gotta start at the beginning for the sentence!

AND! i have a goodie from Serendipity Scrapbooks, too. October kits are UP and they ROCK! Pink Paislee, Dream Street, Kaiser Craft and MORE! I used Dream Street papers on here and I spayied the Pumpkin with Maya Road Mist and then with Glimmer Mist.

Twisted Cherry Designs Exclusive Chipboard Bra Album

2009-09-28T12:13:00.004-04:00

Are you read to Pimp Your Bra???

Twisted Cherry Designs, a unique company to Serendipity Scrapbooks, has made these EXCLUSIVE albums for us!

50% of the sales from each bra album from Sept. 24th-Oct. 31st will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Organization. And don't forget to mark your calendars for October 16-18th for the Crop. We will be showing off our altered bras and raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness!

don't forget we have a TON of sponsors for TONS of give-a-ways!!! and Queen of the Crop gets to pick a past kit of their choice!!!

Jogger Bra

Racerback Bra

Full Cup Bra

Here is a sneak from one of my DT projects for October just in case you were curious to see how FABULOUS these kits are....

It's {almost} FRIDAY!

2009-09-24T22:20:00.000-04:00

and i am stoked. my girls are coming in from Philly and jersey this weekend. it is bittersweet though. it is for a ride for a our best friend who lost her sister 3 years ago to a massive heart attack. she was 8 mos pregnant at the time and they lost the baby, too. so the last saturday in september we do a ride for her and we bar hop and raise money for the American Heart Association and the Harley's are a blazin'! if your the praying kind, this would be the time to say a prayer for her 15 year old son, tyler, and her husband {tyler's step dad} and the rest of the family. every day is still a rough one for them. she was only 35.

okay, debbie downer is done now...on a happier note! I participated in the Collage Press challenge again this month. I just flippin' love their papers. I did the altered challenge last month here. The stamp is a myStampBox stamp, 2 of the buttons & ricrac are Jillibean Soup and a touch of Core'dinations.

one more thing...Don't forget about the Pimp Your Bra Crop over at Serendipity Scrapbooks! We have a TON of sponsors...Core'dinations, books from Ali E, Sherry Stevenson and Becky Fleck, DCWV, Stampin' up! and more! And we are having a Critter Craze contest this month!!! Got Critters??? this would be a great way to use them up! AND you can win 50 bucks in product! if you haven't seen kristen's kits then you are missing out.

Creative Cuts and More & Be Inspired # 50

2009-09-22T23:41:00.000-04:00

Hope everyone is having a great wednesday! this is a super crazy busy week for me at work but that is okay, i have all day friday free and my scrap room is calling me! i also got good news last week that the business school where i teach asked me to come back for two more classes next term so i am super pumped about that.

Here is my latest project from Creative Cuts and more. I cannot get enough of these fun little die cut boxes. They are so fun to make. I thought this would be a great gift card holder for a baby or kid's birthday. This particular box is the crayon box. Make sure you check out 2Sketches4you b/c they are sponsoring this week's sketch with a card kit!

I used Sassafrass Lass pp's, ran it through my Cuttlebut and added a combo of Shimmerz spritz and Glimmer Mist to the raffia.

I did a tut on how to make paper bows over at the Cuttlebug Challenge blog this week! I have to admit, my wonderful friend Joanne showed me these first so this is not my original idea. But I love it and use it a lot...I have the measurements memorized, LOL.

Happy Sunday!

2009-09-19T23:57:00.003-04:00

I rarely post on Sundays, LOL...

esp when we are golfing ;) so i am doing this on Saturday and scheduling it...i have been participating in the Scrapperie and Scrapadilly crops this weekend and I saw this My Mind's Eye challenge and I just had to scrap with all this inspiration!

When I saw the challenge at MME, I had to jump on it. I live in area where so few people care about recycling and the environment that i could just SCREAM! they don't pick up recycleables here so people just throw them away b/c driving to the center {which is 30 secs from the school and they can drive their kids to school} is just toooooooooooooooo far. And more..kids growing up not knowing that their actions directly effect the lives of so many, including themselves....there's more but I don't want to go there here... ;0

So this is where it went for me ;) It sums it up, I think.

All patterned papers and the diecut are from My Mind's Eye...I rolled the pieces around a thin paintbrush and then layered the tag over them...just for something different...they remind me of scrolls and time and all that plays into the challenge. I also used the NEW Core'dinations Core Impressions Jenni Bowlin cardstock SOON to be released!

I put my letters through my Cuttlebug! Just put them on wax paper and they come right off!

Circut Love

2009-09-17T21:28:00.004-04:00

I wanted to share a Cricut creation I made for the contest going on over at Two Peas. I punched these circles out of My Mind's Eye paper and layered them along the bottom and once I was done with that, I thought...how can I make a title that will

1.) be quick and easy and

2.) light enough to layer over these circles.

Aha!

yes, my Cricut. I have to admit, I go to my Cricut for quick and easy titles and inspiration and that is why I love it.

After cutting the titles with my Jubilee Cartridge, I ran them through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and added a button....voile! title done.

Be sure to check out the latest Cricut Promotion, The Great Gypsy Escape! Purchase one of 4 new Cricut catridges for a chance to win a new Gyspy (handheld design studio for Cricut), $2,000 travel vouchers and even a $30,000 trip to one of 5 fabulous locations!

Cuttlebug Be Inspired Challenge No. 49, etc...

2009-09-15T23:57:00.000-04:00

Before I get started I have some EXCITING news to share....thanks to all your awesome comments for my Halloween post with my Die Cut Diva goodies, Terry ask me to stay on permanently!

AND I got an email today with some exciting news that has to wait until October 1st...booo! jk ;). At least I can tell Brain and the kids and they can keep my secret, especially since Henry is only 1.5 yrs old, I can count on him for his silence.

Anywhoo...let's get down to the good stuff!

First {technically I think this is third since I posted 2 things already, LOL} my DEAR friend Maggie whom I love and was my FIRST online scrapping buddy is launching another site {b/c she doesn't have enough to do, LOL} called Cutting Above. It is a challenge blog that focuses on all kinds of cutting machines. So if you have a Cricut, you want to stop there and check it out. They are doing a lot of talk about the Gypsy. And HSN is doing live coverage starting at 12 am on September 24th and Maggie is doing an informercial using the Gypsy. How fun!? So make sure you run over there and check out the blog, get signed up and follow for some exciting stuff.

Here is my mini album for the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog Be Inspired challenge this week. I decided to make the mini as a matchbook and the pages are actually bowling score sheets i found here.

Again, bowling balls with the jenni bowin core'dinations cardstock.

this is how we bowl...get it...this is how we roll...??? LOL!

Die Cut Diva Guest Spot & Blog Hop

2009-09-13T21:00:00.005-04:00

WELCOME TO THE DIE CUT DIVA BLOG HOP!

didn't Chris have some amazing goodies???

I have been so excited for this post for weeks now! I am one of the September Guest Designers over at Creative Cuts and More. YOU have to check out these fun die cuts! Terry has a ton of them in her store and they are SO awesome! she cuts them herself and you can pick from smooth or textured Bazzill, acrylic, tacky tape {just peal it off to adhere glitter}, felt, chipboard and more!

For my first project, I filled this candy wrapper diecut with Halloween Treats and then used some Brand new Jillibean Soup Ribbon, fibers and a Journal Sprout and a touch of Graphite Glimmer Mist to finish it off. Oh, and a new Pink Paislee Twilight Press on ;)

Next, {and a personal favorite of mine} I created this Halloween "Tree". I got this on sale last year during a fall clearance and it had some dried flowers on it. I snipped them off and had the twiggs left so I grabbed some guaze, Art Institute glitter, stickles, Glimmer Mist, Doodlebug crushed velvet flock, and Doodlebug Jewels and my dies and went to town!

Oh and how could forget my Cuttlebug!? I used the Swiss Dots and Moraccan folders. Not sure ifyou can tell but on this acrylic spider I used a MyStampBox stamp on it to give it some spots.

Now...let's hop! This is the order of the hop......HAVE FUN! and next is Stephany...

from Diecut Diva blog hop to
Angie
Melinda Ford
Carla
Kayla Dupont
Diana Stout
Chris
Ellen Sosnoski {YOU ARE HERE}
Stephany
Lindsay
Jen
Kim
Pam back to
Die Cut Diva ---> don't forget to go here for the give-a-way!

I am such a dork, LOL!

2009-09-11T04:17:00.006-04:00

so...it's 4:20 am here and i can't sleep. i have been up since 2 and took more benadryl but still, alas, i am awake.

Why benadryl, you ask? that would be b/c my right eye is completely swollen shut from poison ivy. i bet all you east coasters know what i mean about this stuff...and i get it bad...i must have run into it this weekend {where i still have no idea} and spread it all over...my foot, ankle, leg, back of my thigh {this feels great when you sit}, all over my neck, ear and eyes...my eye is getting worse instead of getting better but at least my left eye is pretty much back to normal b/c i got some prednazone {sp?} today.

the bummer is, i can't even scrap! booooooooooooo! i tried to read tonight but it hard too so tv is my only other option and i am spent on that already.

so anywho...have your laugh...have your chuckle at my expense it is quite funny, actually!

i wanted to leave you with a layout and card from the Serendipity Scrapbooks Altered kit for September...it is loaded with Dream Street Sam papers and My Mind's Eye goodies and i just love these wooden brads from Chatterbox, they take Glimmer Mist really well. Oh, and i added a My StampBox stamp. I found this company over NSD weekend this year and have quite a few of their stamp sets {Glimmer Mist and stamps not in kit}. I used the Prima packaging from the flowers we got in the kit for the mask.

don't forget to go over to the Cuttlebug Challenge blog and leave comments! even if you don't do the challenge, you can still win from commets!

And i would be remiss if i didn't add something about today. i have been watching memorials all morning long, remember those who lost their lives this day September 11th, i am wishing their families peace, though i cannot imagine that kind of grief. cheers to all of our soldiers that defend this country everyday!

Cuttlebug Be Inspired Challenge No. 48

2009-09-08T23:59:00.001-04:00

We are still having a blast partying away at the Cuttlebug Challenge blog! WOOT WOOT! I am loving my bowling theme!!! Owen always wanted a bowling party so now I am good to go with everything that I need.

Make sure you check out the tutorial on how to alter a tin for quarters for the arcade and how to alter a Jenni Bowlin bingo card for bing bowling! yeah baby.

So here is an altered treat bag and gift card. I used the NEW and FANTABULOUS Jenni Bowlin {kinda like Bowlin -g LOL} embossed Core'dinations cardstock from CHA this year. I sanded the embossed circles and thought, hey! these would make cute bowling balls! so i used my stylus and added some paint dots. Make sure you get your fave online store or LSS to get this stuff...it rocks!

and a close-up....

here is the bag and card....

ALSO! i have some BIG, HUGE news! We are having a Pimp Your Bra crop over at Serendipity Scrapbooks the weekend of October 16-19th!

We have loads of sponsors already! and they aren't all scrapbooking companies!!! ;) ;) ;)

Some scrappy stuff...

2009-09-05T18:00:00.002-04:00

so how is everyone's weekend going so far? these past few weeks have been crazy busy but i thrive off of it for some reason.

i have actually scrapped a lot despite working more hours and owen having football and school starting...i don't know how but i have, LOL! i think it is b/c i make time for it, kwim? i schedule it in my day just like i do my job and it works...even if i don't have any mojo there is always cleaning my room up, LOL!

i got to do my first blog post/tutorial over at the Cuttlebug Challenge blog! this is what i made so if you are curious, click here. And of course i had to use some Core'dinations ;0

i also did a tutorial over at Serendipity Scrapbooks for some Webster's Pages trim. they have THE best trim! i just love it and i made this flower when i had my guest spot there and i got a lot of questions on how i did it, so i made one with pom pom trim.

i like the one with the brown, satin trim much better but you get the idea. plus if you are like me, than you have a TON of pompom trim lying around! LOL! i should have started it up a bit more so it was centered better but once you start, you can't stop on this b/c of the adhesive.