200 Followers Blog Candy!

I'm getting close to 200 followers so it's time for some blog candy! This time I'm going to give away a $25.00 gift card from my favorite store, Michael's! Ok, so it's the only craft store in Redding besides a Joann's, a small LSS and Walmart, but hey, they get A LOT of my money!!! lol So, as soon as I reach 200 I will draw a winner using Random.org. Thank you to all my current followers, without you I wouldn't be holding this drawing, and to the new followers, welcome! Thank you so much everyone!

Challenge #30 at CTO

Good morning everyone! It's time for another challenge at CTO! Today's challenge is to make a tall card, anything birthday, but it must have a present. Now if you're not familiar with a tall card, the card fits in a regular business size envelope. I usually cut the paper at 9" x 7 1/2", scored at 3 3/4". I don't make them very often and I really don't know why, they can be a really cute card and I always have that size envelope on hand. So for my card I used all Recollection paper except for the present, which was from Bazzill Swiss Dot paper. Even the pattern paper was from a new Recollection pad I got at Michael's. The ribbon and gems are from Michael's too and the sentiment stamp is from the set I won at My Craft Spot a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't pass up using Stickles on the ribbon part of the present.

I really hope you decide to join the fun this week, and be sure to stop by the other Design Team members to see what they created. They are a super talented bunch. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Winner from Teddy Bear Blog Hop!

Good morning all!! I hope you had a great weekend! Now it's back to the grind. I have a winner for my blog candy picked by Random.org. And the winner is....

Dana from Paper Memories 4 U!!!!!

Congratulations Dana!! Please e-mail your address and I'll get that out in the mail. I also want to thank everyone who joined the blog hop and those who are now followers, and especially Jen for hosting it. It was a lot of fun and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.

Have a great week!!


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9-11-11 - Ten Years Later

Good morning. It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years since that fateful day. The day that forever changed our world. As so many do, I remember exactly what I was doing when this tragedy hit us. Just going about the normal routine of my morning like so many others until I heard the news and watched on TV what was happening before our eyes. How could this happen? But it did. I just couldn't pass this day up without commemorating it. My heart and prayers go out to each and every person that has been affected by this, and I know that there are many. Please take a moment of your day and think of the families that were and still are being affected by this. Please also think of our troops who are still fighting for us so that it never happens again. Let us always remember not only those lost, but also how strong our patriotism was immediately afterward, we need to feel that each and every day. God Bless America!

Thank You!

Hello everyone. I just wanted to post a quick thank you to everyone who joined the Teddy Bear Blog Hop and to all my new followers! I hope you had as much fun as I did, especially since this was my first hop! Please stop by often and be sure to leave a message when you visit. Also, remember to stop by on Monday when I announce the winner of the blog candy! Have a great evening!

Some Exciting News!

Hello all! If you're looking for the Teddy Bear Hop, please go here. Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, it's been extremely hot here which is perfect weather to play in my room. But first, I just wanted to share with you that I'm going to be the September Guest Designer at Scrappy Moms!!

Woo Hoo!!! I am so excited!!! Thank you so much ladies for giving me the opportunity. And I will be a part of a VERY talented bunch of ladies. I can't wait! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE Scrappy Moms stamps!! And of course since it's in time for their September stamp release, I get to create all kinds of fun fall things. I just love fall!! Not only do they carry clear stamps and blocks, but yummy baker's twine too! If you haven't seen any of their adorable stamps, you really need to visit their site here and check them all out! You won't be sorry, and you may even become as addicted to them as I am!! ;) Ok, now it's time to go play. Have a great Saturday and thanks for stopping by!

Welcome to the Teddy Bear Blog Hop!

Happy National Teddy Bear Day and welcome to the Teddy Bear Hop that Jen at Jen's Craft Corner has put together to celebrate. If you're here from Elaine's blog Expressions By Elaine, you're hopping in the right direction. If you're just visiting (thank you) and would like to start at the beginning, start here. So, for my project I created this card. When I think of teddy bears I always think of my middle daughter who carried one forever. I tried to make this bear look fuzzy like a new teddy bear by stippling the brown cardstock with white ink. It shows much better in person. And of course all new teddy bears come with a ribbon around the neck, right? Maybe not googly eyes, but I couldn't resist, I just LOVE googly eyes!! lol

And I had to share the inside of the card. I found this stamp at a garage sale but have never used it. It was one of those items that you just couldn't pass up. I thought it was a perfect choice for this hop.

Ok, now for some candy!! Just a little goody bag, some Studio G stamps and bling and a Tinkering Ink peek-a-boo chipboard mini album. To win this just leave a comment on this post with a way to get a hold of you. You don't have to be a follower, but I'd love it if you were! I'll pick a winner on Monday using Random.org.

So now on you your next stop which is Peggy Sue at I Crea8cards. In case you have forgotten the list of stops along your way, here's a list.

www.jenscraftcorner.com

http://jeanscraftycorner.blogspot.com

http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com

http://annetteasalinas.blogspot.com

http://youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com

http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com

http://teachdanz.blogspot.com

http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com

http://1krazeemama.blogspot.com

http://stampinpearls.blogspot.com

http://expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com

http://Scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com you are here

http://ICrea8Cards.blogspot.com your next stop

http://edoggsugarlipsandprincessbuttercup.blogspot.com

http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

http://www.mypassion4scrappin.blogspot.com/

http://oneheartscrapper.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshumberas.blogspot.com

http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com

Thursday Night and Football

Hello everyone! How has your week been? I don't know about you, but the short weeks at work always seem to be the busiest and for some reason the busier I am at work, the less time I have to play in my room...what's up with that?!? But the best part about today is the beginning of the football season!! woo hoo!! Now don't get me wrong, I don't know much about football at all, just that it signals the beginning of fall for me, so I'm REALLY excited! Now if only the weather would cooperate! It's only 101 outside right now, but that's how it is in September around here.

So, I finished the card I made to support Team 1 from CTO and thought I better get it posted. If you haven't had to chance to check out this week's challenge, it's to make something for Grandparents Day. I used Bazzil cardstock for the card base and the pattern papers are from Hot Off the Press' Heritage pack. They really do have some beautiful papers. The black mat and sentiment mat are Recollection and I inked the cream paper with some gray chalk ink. The sentiment stamp is from a Scrappy Moms stamp set and the ribbon was actually tied to the stamps when I opened the package. I thought it went perfectly. I found these cute swirl glitter brads the last time I was at Michael's and thought they made the perfect accent. I don't know about your Michael's, but the one here in Redding has been adding all kinds of new brads and embellishments. Just so fun to see all the new stuff every week! (like I need an excuse to cruise by there!! lol)

Oh, and before I forget....tomorrow is the Teddy Bear Hop and I'd love it if you hopped by! Have a great evening!!

2 Cards and 2 Challenges

Hello again everyone! Just got home from DD #2's BBQ, and boy was it yummy!! She did good! Guess she was payin attention to her mama when it came to cooking!! lol So, I thought I'd hurry and post these two cards before I head to bed. The first one is just a little one which I think can be so fun to make. It's for Challenge #30, Fall Colors at Die Cuttin Divas. I used Recollection cardstock the entire card except for the pattern paper which is from DCWV, one of the newer fall mat stacks. I cut and embossed the pumpkin with the combo set from Cuttlebug. I just love that pumpkin!!! the sentiment stamp is from a My Pink Stamper set stamped with Stampin' Up ink. That's it! Nothing to it! Love these simple little cards don't you?

The second card is for Challenge #25 at Birthday Sundaes which is to make a Birthday Card. I made this card for my BIL who's birthday is coming up. I used Recollection cardstock and a piece of pattern paper from another DCWV mat stack. The stamp is from TCP Studios that I got at Michael's. I colored it with my Stampin' Up pencils. I don't have Copics, but maybe some day. The ribbon is from my stash as are the nail heads. I used my Nestabilities to cut the mats for the stamp. Well, that's it, hope you liked my cards and that you have a great evening!

CCC #29 - Sweethearts

Hello everyone, happy Sunday! Hope it's going well for you. I've had some quiet time today and was able to get some serious playing done. Here's a card I made for our 26th wedding anniversary which is on Wednesday. Wow! Can't believe how time flies!! So, what better cartridge to use than Sweethearts and I get to submit it for a challenge...a 2-fer!!!! :) So I used Stampin' Up cardstock (I know, a shocker! no Recollection or The Paper Company!) for the card base, BUT, I used Recollection for the mat!! lol And a sheet of DCWV pattern paper from the All Dressed Up mat stack. The shiny paper for the lock and key was from my scrap stash, so I don't know where it's from. The sentiment stamp is from Pink By Design and I used Stampin' Up ink. Oh, and can't forget my White Gelly Roll pen. Pretty simple card over all, but I like it. Well, gotta run, DD #2 is having a BBQ so we're headed over there. Hope you like my card, and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Saturday Night!

Hi again! Hope your Labor Day Weekend is going well and everyone is safe. Thoughts and prayers with those of you affected by Tropical Storm Lee. These past couple of weeks have been rough, so sorry. So today I was able to play in my room most of the day, good thing to do when it's 103 outside! I made this card for 2 Halloween Challenges. I was hoping it would make it feel more fall like, but not so much, still hot out!! lol The first challenge is over at My Creative Time which is for a Cricut-less project using the colors Purple, Orange, Green, and Black and the second challenge is for the Wacky Wednesday Challenge at More Than Favors. I used Recollection cardstock and DCWV pattern paper from one of the new mat stacks. I used my Martha Stewart border punch to make the gate. Now, I can't take credit for this swinging gate idea. I'm sorry I can't remember whose blog I saw it on, but I had to try it.

The sentiment stamp and cat stamp are from a Studio G set that I got at Walmart, and the jewels on the house were included with the stamps. Great deal for only $.97!! I then used a Sakura Glitter Gelly roll pen on the fence to color the webs and give the crows spooky eyes. The cat has Stickles on his eyes. Pretty simple card, but it was fun to make. Hopefully it will start feeling like fall soon. Well, thanks for stopping by, hope your evening goes well.

My First Blog Hop!!!

Hi all!! Hope your weekend is off to a good start. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm going to be in my first blog hop!! woo hoo!! Jen over at Jen's Craft Corner has asked me to be in her Teddy Bear Blog Hop on Friday, September 9th. I'm pretty excited since I've never been in one. How nice is that?!? I didn't know that the 9th is National Teddy Bear Day. Here's a little background on the teddy bear:

(Taken from: http://www.festivology.com/topics/teddy.html)

Teddy bears are, of course, named after US President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. The name came about after a 1902 hunting expedition. The hunt had found no game, so at the end of the day someone brought out a baby bear and suggested that Roosevelt might like to shoot it instead. Roosevelt understandably felt that this was not exactly sporting and refused. The incident was illustrated in a newspaper cartoon entitled "Drawing the Line" - which also referred to the political situation at the time. An enterprising New York toymaker saw an opportunity and brought out a cute stuffed bear named "Teddy's Bear". The rest, as the say, is history.

So, please come join the fun next Friday and stop by to check out the talented ladies that will participating with me. I'll even have some blog candy! ;) Take care and be safe!

Happy Thursday!

Hello everyone! Happy Thursday evening and the beginning of my weekend! woo hoo!!! So glad to have the next 4 days off! Hopefully I can get some serious crafting done. I came home this afternoon, (after a stop off at Michael's after work! hehe) to make this card for the "Relax" challenge at Cricute 360 and the "Sew Much Fun" challenge at My Craft Spot. Well, by the time I got the card done and came home from a dinner date with DH (who's going to turn down reservations??)the challenge at Cricut 360 was closed. Oh well, that's ok. I used The Recollection cardstock and DCWV pattern paper from the Crafty stack. This paper reminds me of my craft desk because I have a big green cutting mat that looks just like the paper! And of course, the little Expression cut from the Cricut Everyday cartridge matches my E too. Love that cartridge, but some of the items should be cut larger than 3 inches to really see the detail. The buttons, floss, and brads are from my stash and of course I had to add some Stickles! The sentiment stamp is from the Paper Princess set from My Creative Time. VERY cute set too! I used my Stampin' Up paper punch and ink and the doodling is with a Zig marker. Overall I like my card and I hope you do too. Well, thanks for stopping by and have a great night!

Challenge #28 at CTO - Sketch

Good morning everyone! Time for another challenge at CTO. This week's challenge is to make a birthday card following the sketch shown here. I don't know about you, but I like challenges that have you follow a sketch, especially when I'm having a hard time finding my "mojo". :) So for my card I used The Paper Company cardstock and the pattern paper is from a pad of Colorbok that I got at Walmart. The sketch shows some stitching so I thought I'd try my hand at machine stitching. The ribbon turned out ok, when I tried to do the stitching around the paper, not so much. I tried 3 different times then gave up and used my Zig marker. So much easier!! lol The button is from Stampin Up, floss from my stash, the flower is from Prima, and the sentiment from a My Pink Stamper set. Aside from the stitching fiasco, this was a simple card. Note to self....stick to faux stitching!!! :) Now, it's your turn! Join the fun and follow the sketch to create your card. If you haven't had a chance to check out my fellow DT members, please do so because we have a talented bunch! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Sunday afternoon, 1 card, 2 challenges

Hello everyone! Hope your Sunday is going well. Thoughts and prayers still with those on the East Coast. I can't even imagine what that must be like, but I do know that I pray for everyone's safety. So, as I hide in the house avoiding the heat, what better way to spend an afternoon but playing in my room! I made this card for the the Terrific Tuesday Challenge at Scrappy Moms Stamps using Straight from the Nest Cricut cartridge, and Challenge #24 at Birthday Sundaes using an inspiration photo. The best part of this card is that the entire thing was made with scraps!!! woo hoo!! Even the kraft card base was a scrap! The sentiment stamp is from one of Scrappy Moms stamp sets, the twine was from some that I just received from Kimberly at My Craft Spot, the jewels were in my stash, and I used a Stampin Up border punch. And don't forget the Stickles!! Well, time to get dinner started. Hope the rest of your Sunday goes well and that you have a great week. Thanks for stopping by!

Donation for a Cause

Happy Saturday! Hope this finds everyone well. My thoughts and prayers are with those on the East Coast today. I've never been in a hurricane, but we have had some storms come through here with 90 mph winds which is enough for me!!

So, while I was waiting for my daughter to pick me up to go see "The Help", I put together this card for the donation that Robyn from The Pink Stamper mentioned. If you haven't read my earlier post about it or Robyn's post, you can read about it here. I made this card using The Paper Company cardstock, leopard print pattern paper from my stash, jewel from my stash, ribbon from Michael's, and stamps from Pink By Design. I just LOVE leopard lingerie!!! :) So I hope this card puts a smile on someone's face at that luncheon, because it sure made me smile! Thanks for stopping by, and if you get a chance and find it in your heart to send a card, please do. Have a good one!

A Butterfly Award!

Hello everyone! Hope your Friday finds you well. I received another blog award! woo hoo! Shelly over at My Paper Lovewas sweet enough to choose my little blog for the Butterfly Award. And such a cute award too!! Thank you so much Shelly!!!

Now, to accept this award I need to pass on the 'Butterfly Award' to 10 other bloggers, contact the 10 bloggers to let them know they have been given this award, and I also need to show a link to the person who gave me the 'Butterfly Award', and finally I need to answer several questions. So here goes:

Q1) Name your favorite color?
Blue
Q2) Name your favorite song?
Sweet Home Alabama
Q3) Name your favorite dessert?
Anything chocolate
Q4) What wizzes you off at the moment?
Wasteful people
Q5) Your favorite pet?
My daughter's Pomeranian "Monster"
Q6) Black or White
Black - it's so slimming!! lol
Q7) Your biggest fear?
Losing a family member.
Q8) Best Feature?
Like to make everyone feel loved.
Q9) Everyday attitude?
Just be happy!
Q10) What is perfection?
Being with my family and everyone getting along!
Q11) Guilty Pleasure?
Anything chocolate!! (trend?)
Q12) When you're upset you?
Clean my house

Now to pass this on to 10 other talented ladies. I have chosen the following:

Cindy at Cindy's Little Creations
Jen at Jen's Craft Corner
Rachel at love and sushi
Shen at My Curious Crafts
Jenni at My Lollipop Garden
Nadia at Nadias Beautiful Mess
Katie at Katieo Creations
Tammy at Paper Pastimes of a Scrapbooking Mimi
Suzy at Scrappin Suzy
Tammy at The Purple Muse

When you get a chance, please visit these talented ladies. They are all very deserving of this award!

I won Challenge #8 Back to School!!

Good morning all! Happy Friday!! And it is starting out that way for me! Just found out I won the Back to School challenge at Cricut 360! How exciting is that?!? lol I really do have so much fun entering all these challenges. Now that I'm back to work I don't have nearly enough time to play though. Oh well, just gotta play when I can. ;) Well, need to get some chores done so I can play a little before pizza night with the fam. All the kids and their guys will be here so it should be fun. Have a great Friday!

Card Donations Needed

Good morning everyone! This is just a quick post this morning since it's a work day. As I was blog hopping this morning I came across this post at My Pink Stamper:

"I received the following letter and wondered if any of you have time to send a few homemade cards for her cause. I would really appreciate it and we could really brighten someone up!

"I really need your help along with the your followers. Long story short. I am a nurse at the Medical of WI in Plastic and Reconstruction dept. We specialize in the forefront in reconstruction for breast cancer. Women from all over the country come to us. This year I/we decided to sponsor the breakfast for breast cancer survivors. 1500 women who have had breast cancer or who are actively dealing with it now will attend this breakfast before the run/walk.
Every year prior to this year I have made something for the women and handed it out at the end of the race/walk. To my astonishment people would be grabbing-pushing aside other women and men to get what I was handing out. Ex: white and pink chocolate covered Oreos, wrapped pink and white M&M's mini bags. TO my astonishment again the cancer survivors really didn't receive what I made.

Well this year, the breakfast will be catered by one of the best chefs in Milwaukee. I feel it is an honor to sponsor this. Where you come in - Please if one person could make a card to support uplift make someone smile. It would make their day. The card would be placed at their seat. Please Please help!
I would be happy to give my address if you could ask people to help me with this. Just 1 card - 1500 Pink Stamper followers. The Breakfast is on September 28th.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Mortl RN,CPSN

Kathy Mortl
10261 N Sunnycrest Drive
Mequon, WI 53092"

This request really struck home because one of my co-workers is fighting breast cancer now. So please, if you have a chance to help out please do.

Thanks and have a great day!!

Tuesday Night

Hi everyone! Hope this finds everyone well. Had some time to play tonight since DH had band practice. woo hoo!!! So I made this card for two different challenges. One of the challenges is over at Celebrate the Occasion, and you know I just had to support my fellow DT members. The challenge this week was to make a circle card. The other challenge is the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #28 over at Tattered Time. Their challenge was to use the Birthday Cakes cartridge. So I used my Elegant Edges cartridge and my Gypsy to create the card base with Core'dinations cardstock. I used DCWV pattern paper from the Nana's Kitchen stack and the coffee cup was cut from the Birthday Cakes cartridge with scrap of Bazzil cardstock. I then ran the cup through my Cuttlebug using the Sizzix Wedding embossing folder. Then I inked the embossing with a Colorbox cat's eye chalk ink. I wanted to give it a "china" look so I then used my Versamark ink pad and some Utee and did some heat embossing on it. It doesn't show as well in the picture, but it looks very glassy in person. The sentiment stamp is from Pink By Design. Well, I should head off to bed, it'll be time to get up before I know it. Have a great rest of your evening, and as always, thanks for stopping by!