Win a Gypsy!

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The Gals over at The Gypsy Spot are giving away a Gypsy!! Head over to enter to win.... I don't know about you but I would LOVE to win one of them!!!

Good Luck!!

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My Black Friday score! My Aunt bought me 3 and i got 2 for myself!

I was able to price match at Walmart and get Storybook for under $30!!! yay!! I am just so thrilled!! I still didnt' get two of the carts I wanted (Christmas Cheer & 50 States) so I will be looking for those at a great price in the New Year. I did decide on From My Kitchen since I couldn't get the other two .... I've seen so many amazing layouts using it so I 'had to have it' LOL!!

Simple Girl birthday card

I made this card for kid in my son's class. I used a card kit bought off QVC (miss those crafting days) then used cuttlebug to emboss the green paper, I think it is called swirls? Four paper flours spritzed with purple glimmer mist... and two rhinestones attached.

I try not to do too much for kids because.... well.... they just usually tear through! LOL!

Sorry I haven't posted much in awhile craft-wise... I have been working on several things at once and nothing is complete. Those Thanksgiving treat bags took up a good bit of time to make as well.... :D I hope to spend some serious time crafting on Saturday!! :D

Thanksgiving Gifts for the school kids

Every Thanksgiving my kids get to have a 'Feast' at their Private School. The little kids dress as Pilgrims or Indians and they put out a ton of food for lunch. I wanted to make a little something for my boys to give to their friends....

I used a paper bag to put microwaveable popcorn in, then decorated the front.

I think the leaf was from Everyday Paper Dolls.... that cart has so many things on it besides Dolls. I also used target $ section paper for the fall papers. Stampin Up ticket corner punch (which I love) Oh and the 'Grateful' stamp was a Provo Craft rolling stamp... and you can spell out anything on it....

Spending Freeze!

Well, Christmas is just a few weeks away and typically I have all my presents bought by Black Friday. I have NOTHING so far!! So I am going to put myself on a Scrapbook spending freeze. (Goodbye Micheal's , Joann's, AC Moore ~ I will miss you all!) I wonder how long I will be able to go? Luckily my Aunt is buying me cricut carts for Christmas!! I was planning on buying one (Storybook) on Black Friday and may still do that... but other wise nothing except adhesive til January!!

Can I do it???? We shall see!!!

Today's Mama giveaway!

Mama’s Holiday Wish List MemeTodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
Storybook Cricut cartridge
A large Coach pocketbook
Bind -it- All
$$ to finish my Christmas shopping!! LOL!
Amazing Grace Shower Gel & perfume!

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?
Cookies ~ gotta love some cookies!

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
Those cookie mixes in jars.... I think they look so neat!

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
My Barbie dream house!!

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
two boys they want Star Wars everything!! A lego death star, star wars jedi mind control toy, wii games, DSI...... Xbox

6. What is your favorite holiday food?
Turkey dinner with all the fixins' ~ we usually only have it on Thanksgiving and Christmas!

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
Altered composition books for the girls, and Christmas ornaments from the kids!

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?
While you were Sleeping ( it is set at Christmas time but really it is my fav all-time movie too)

9. Favorite holiday song?
Believe by Josh Groban

10. Favorite holiday pastime?
Christmas Shopping!! I love picking out the perfect gift!!

Click here to see an example.Send us a link to your post via email with “Wish List Meme” in the subject line. You can even tag a few friends to participate in the meme. (Spread that holiday cheer!)
Thanks to all of our generous sponsors that helped make Mama’s Holiday Wishlist possible!

Want to see those prizes in more detail? Click here.The deadline to post and send us an email is Sunday, December 13th. We’ll annouce the winner on Monday, December 14th. Good luck!

Scrapbook store closing ~ boy did I get a lot!!

So.... my friend Sarah Jane calls me and says this store is going out of business and is having an 80% off sale..... who could resist! http://www.thehappyscrappernj.com/ ((Feel free to contact them if your in the area there was TONS of paper and stamps there is no way they will sell out all that stuff today!! They really want to get rid of everything!!))






LOADS of stickers..... A few more stickers, ribbon , die cuts, Alcohol inks, magic mesh, rub ons, metal tags....

Stamps..... the cd cases are sets of stamps!

glitter, stickles, ink refills, alcohol inks, spray, brads, ink stampers, ribbon, lots of tiny embellishments, mini misters......

PAPER,PAPER and more PAPER!! (did I mention that my friend bought 170 sheets of paper!!! :o)

Two boxes perfect for gift giving of card sets!!

Ok so this stuff all retailed for over $300!!! And my final sale price........ $55.98!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great great deal!!!! woot!!!!

Flower & Craft Warehouse ~ WOW!!!!

OK so I went to Lancaster for the weekend with DH for our 10th anniversary.... he said ~ let's find a scrapbook store in the area. We asked the desk clerk at our hotel and she said try Flower & Craft Warehouse in BlueBall ...... Well!!! It was HUGE!!

http://www.flowerandcraft.com/

They had every kind of craft in one place! They also had a huge Christmas area, candle area, wood furniture... pretty much anything and everything!!

So now to what I bought!

Lots of 95 cent stamps...stickles, jump rings.... and a really cool foil set.

Paper! LOL! The bottom paper is silver like a mirror.... I have a page invisioned with a mirror and Snow White's Evil Queen!

Last a 2 page paper set for school pics...

So if you haven't been to this store and you live in that area... RUN!! LOL!

My 10 yr Anniversary!

So Friday was my 10th anniversary being married to my hubby! I can't believe how fast it went! So he spoiled me with many things!! A big old bouquet of flowers, New Moon Cd and Graphically Speaking cricut cart!! yay!!



We also went to Lancaster, Pa for a night away and some shopping. It was a lovely weekend!!! :D

I love to shop!!

I finally got my dh to take me to Joann's in Mt Laurel, NJ. It is a BIG store unlike the one much closer to me. They had the hugest section of paper! If I need to find a certain color/theme that is where I am going from now on!! Especially since my LSS closed down I've been just making due with what I can find. Well, I bought a bunch of Christmas paper ( I still want more) I had been going to the Micheals near me but they didn't have any out. So I bought this lot. (I also ordered a bunch from Stampin Up .... shhhh!!) I still want to get a bit from Micheals ~ I figure I won't have to search when I am scrappin the last few years of Christmas if I already buy all the paper I can find!! haha!! Thats what happens when you are a chronological scrapper and you are 3 yrs behind. You can never find the right paper themes for the right season! Iam about to scrap Easter from 2006..... Like I have Easter papers!!! :S

Great Blog Candy!

Holley is giving away a Cricut Cart!!

http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-blog-candy-time.html

Head on over and check it out!! :D

Blog Candy

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Check out the blog candy at Jess's blog. She is giving away a Martha Stewart around the page punch. They are so cool!!

First dates.....

Hope you all have a safe & fun Halloween.

I don't know what it is but I kinda love Halloween. We try to have people over each year and I always make a big crock of meatballs. I am 33 and I think I didn't dressup a total of 3 yrs! LOL!! My hubby and I had our first date 13 years ago today. I wish I had a pic we went trick or treating..... he dressed as a girl & me as a boy. His parents remarked later that they were worried... because they met me in costume and at 20 yrs old I really was little and young looking.. I guess they thought I was either 12 or really a boy!! LOL!!

Twilight / New Moon ~ Altered Composition Book

I am in an altered notebook swap ~ New Moon~ themed!




This is the front page. I printed the awesome pic of Edward looking so cute!!



Scroll cut on glitter paper from Home Decor. I added amber gems to the ends ~ that would match Edwards eyes!!



Prima heart rhinestones.



Ribbon with heart charm, flowers...



Back cover featuring Jacob!! He really grew up for this movie!!



I found the image online... used paint to add quote " I won't lose you, Bella. Not like this" ...... then used Home Decor for the love.



Another prima rhinestone thingy finished it off.

Notebook was covered with some cheap paper I got in a huge pack on clearance at target.

Hope you enjoy!! Less than a month til the next movie!!

Another Graphically Speaking Layout!

Did I mention how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cart!! These pics are from my son's school trip to the park. It is the best trip they take. We take a nature walk around this beautiful lake then the kids play on the playground while the teachers barbq!

Easter Layout - Graphically Speaking

As I said in another post a good friend lent me her cricut carts. Well, Graphically Speaking was one and I can tell you I am totally buying this one!! It is AMAZING. Until you look through the book and see all the different words and designs you can cut. The Best of Friends was cut from there. Paper was from an old pack I bought at target on clearance. Green & Blue papers are DCWV ~ I used white ink to rough it up and match the green gigham background paper. Alphalicious used for Easter 2007 ... and the little eggs are from a sticker sheet I won off of blog candy!

I love how this turned out!! Prob one of my most favorite layouts and it was of course a simple /quick one to produce!!

Thanks for looking!

Zoo Layout

I borrowed Animal Kingdom from a friend and it worked perfect for the animals on these layouts. I used AK for the rhino, giraffes & Zoo. Alphalicious for font title. Little animals are Forest Friends stamps... and giraffe paper is from Creative memories zoo series.

Christmas layout ~ Winter Wonderland, Doodlecharms

I am a basic scrapper. I like embellishments and I really enjoy making my own ( paper piecing mostly cricut!) My good friend recently lent me some cartridges and Doodlecharms was one. I really like the cutsy images... it is similiar to Stretch Your Imagination though which I already have. Joy is cut from Winter Wonderland... Santa/reindeer from Doodlecharms

Stockings from Doodlecharms cut on charm feature. I added my family's names on them just like real ones would have.

I should've cut a black mat for Santa but I had already did it in white when I started building my page so I just chalked it red. Googly eyes finish him off.

Love the JOY font from WW!! I think the googly eyes make the reindeer!!

Thanks for looking! I love comments and would love to hear yours!!

Speaking of Fall ~ cards!

I made these cute guys with my cousin Erica's Speaking of Fall cartridge. I've found yet another cartridge I want!! There were some really cute cards on there!!

The little leaves on the inside of the cards are from Creative Memories leaf punch out. I stickled them in copper and then decided to 'glimmer Mist' em with my homemade green mist!!

Homemade Glimmer Mist!

Ok so my friend Sandy was cleaning out supplies and asked if I wanted anything... and this is what she brought me... 6 jars of Pearl EX!!! Which of course I immediatly knew I would make Glimmer mist. So I asked over at the cricut messageboard how to do it and of course the gals over there all know how to do EVERYTHING!! I was directed to a youtube video from Tim Holtz... and this is what he said...

Buy those mini-misters , and some ink refills (I bought alcohol inks).... add a scope of pearl ex and water ( not quite to the top) and shake well....

I made green, red/pink and purple... you can't see the sheen but it is pure glitter!!! They came out beautiful!! I used my heat gun to dry the paper faster.... Now what to use them for????

So here is a question... what else can I do with those alcohol inks???

Echo in Bone ~ Diana Gabaldon's newest

****POSSIBLE SPOILERS ~ JUST KINDA ***

Ok so Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series ( this book is the latest from it) is amazing. However the last book was supposed to be the last!!! So I still grabbed this one to read because I am a devoted fan ( and you have to be because the books are almost 1000 pages each!!) Well, while this was a good book it was a CLIFFHANGER!! Which means after reading over 800 pages I still don't know what happens to my beloved characters!!! Sorry to rant but well who else can a rant to? My DH doesnt' get me crying over characters in a book at all!! LOL!

If you are looking for an amazing historical series ~ this is it!!! Lots of facts and a beautiful Scotch Highlander to drool over!!! :D

blog spotlight!

Check out this new site! There is a cut guide that is really detailed and they are doing a ton of giveaways!!!

Quick Get Well Card

I love the dollar stamps at Micheal's. This cute little Owl is one of those wooden ones for $1!! Inside stamp is from a Stampin Up set. Patterned paper is from a pack I got at Target on clearance at least 4 yrs ago!!

Hope you enjoy... sorry I haven't been posting but I haven't been feeling well and when I don't feel well I tend to read/watch tv instead of crafting. I have a big project I will be working on soon for my kid's classmates so I will post that as soon as I get it going!

Do you dream of scrappin?

I think for the last week I've been dreaming of scrapbooking! I've dreamt of the gypsy, my cricut...stamps, Projects to make! I think my mind is just "there" lately! It might be because I just don't have the time to 'create' like I did in the summer. :D

40 sucks bouquet ~ lollipops included!!

My step-brother is turning 40!! yay!! I made this for part of his gift!




I bought the bowl at Walmart, along with wooden dowels and the shredded paper. The shiny happy birthday thing is from the dollar store and is a center piece. Made the center banner using Cricut Design Studio (for the first time!! yay!! And it cut slow but perfect!!) and Cuttin up / Plantin Schoolbox.






And for the card:



This is the cassette tape from Indie Art. I added the birthday sentiments by hand with the year... to be like we used to do it back in the DAY!! LOL!!

Blog candy came!!

Thanks to Tracey over at http://www.craftycat957.blogspot.com/ for the GREAT blog candy!! Can't wait to dive in and get crafting with it!!!

Twilight Gift Bags

I made these for a Twilight DVD party we had on the night the DVD came out. Each person had a picture of Edward, sweethearts candy, an apple, wax lips and a pin...

We did themed food too. We called the red punch ''blood'' and garlic dip was Vampire's Demise! LOL!! And I decorated cupcakes to look like mini vampires!!

Thought I would post these up since I had so many hits on my New Moon invites. Perhaps I will be motivated to do something for the New Moon movie event I am going to.









I forgot to mention the cricut carts used: Plantin Schoolbox for font, Indie Art for lips & heart.

Looky what my Aunt gave me!!

So my Aunt works at a school and offered to get me some 'supplies'!! This is what she picked up for me. The paint is washable (gonna use that for the kids as well as the elmer's glue) she also got me 2 packs of crayons. Two pairs of Provo Craft ((yay cricut maker)) scissors ~ the kind that do decorative cutting. Last is a stack of paper. Heavy duty stuff... it isn't acid free but for cards ~ WHO Cares!! LOL!!! I made her a thank you with my cricut and the supplies she sent me.

Thank you card using some cardstock , some from the stash, green stickles, swiss dots cuttlebug folder, white versamark ink, and Walk in my Garden cricut cartridge.

Stampin Up stamp used for sentiment.

quick card

I used Friendly Forest paper pack for the butterfly paper. The butterflys were cut from WIMG. Stickles used to accent the butterflies.

My tip is if you are making 1 card you might as well make 4! Or at least more than one. This way I didn't waste half the paper because I used it on all the cards.

Finally found it!

I've been yardsaling all summer looking for a cassette tape box to hold my stamp pads. I saw on the cricut message boards that was what people were using and I instantly knew I wanted one too! I've heard they hold the stampin up pads quite well. I don't actually have the stampin up ink pads as of yet but I plan on starting soon.

I spent $2 on this wood box. The only problem is that the slots don't go all the way to the back. Hope it doesn't matter with the stampin up pads but it means it wasn't a cassette holder originally. No worries I will make it work!! :D I am just so excited to have finally found something and for it to be in such good condition!