Happy After Christmas!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday and was able to spend it with family and friends.  Mine was great and I am looking forward to a new year and some new projects.  My NUMBER ONE PROJECT is to re-do my scraproom.  It is so unorganized, it is driving me crazy so I am hoping that I can get it the way I need to in order to be able to function like I need to in there.  So stay tuned for some organizational tips that hopefully will help.  Happy New Year!!!

Blitsy.com - Great Store!

This is a great store.  It is a "deal of the day" type store.  They have new deals three times a week - Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  If you go to there site by this link I will get credit for your signup. 

http://blitsy.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/10281/
When you sign up, you can give your link to others and do the same thing.  It's great.  Try 'em!

Our Christmas Cards 2011

I made our Christmas Cards this year so I did a short video on them. I meant to do a video on me actually making them, but I was in such a hurry to finish them and get them out, I forgot.  Geez!  Anyhoo, here is the video.  Enjoy.

Huge Giveaway!!!!

Creating from the Heart is having a mega giveaway!  Go here to check it out! 
http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-annual-end-of-year-christmas.html

Another Challenge!!!

Below is a Christmas card I did using a digi from Digital Delights.  I cuttlebugged the background and used a nesti for the image. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges - Doodling

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles - Colors of Christmas

Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate the Season

Creative Craft Challenges - Faux or Real Stitching

Come and Get It - Red, Green and Choice

Christmas Wreath

This is my FIRST attempt at a fabric wreath.  I got the idea from Sarah (PinkCricuit).  I think hers turned out a little better than mine but I thought it was okay for a first try.  I used four different patterns of Christmas fabric and some sparkely tulle.  Just tied strips around a wreath form until it was filled.  I bought 1/2 yard of each one and I did not even use half of each for this wreath.  So I can make about 1 or two more of these.  Let me know what you think.

Christmas Challenge

Here is another Christmas card using a digi from Bugaboo Stamps.  Isn't it so cute!  I jazzed it up a little with some glaze on the red parts of the candy cane and used some Sakura glitter pens on parts of the outfit.  Used Christmas twine also.

I will be submitting this card in the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Tis the Season
Come and Get It - Anything Christmas
Belli Challenge - Winter & Christmas
Heart Song Inspirations - Christmas and/or Red, Green and White

Craft Show 12-3-11

Had my third craft show this year.  Went better than the last two probably because it was close to Christmas.  However, this event is always busy so I was glad to get in on it.  Here are some photos. Video is below.

 

 

 





My helper (my son).  I know he did not want to be there but he was sweet enough to help me since my hubby was not able to make it.

Christmas Creation

I got into the "Christmas Card" spirit so here is a card I did.  I used a digi stamp topper from Digital Delights.  I put some extra "bling" on his hat.  The ribbon is a bling mesh ribbon - more like glittery mesh. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

The Poodles Parlour - Christmas
Crafty Catz - Colours of Christmas
Clearly i Stamp - Christmas
Craft Your Passion - Tis The Season
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Divas By Design - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

RAK from Colleen and a Christmas Card

Received some goodies from Colleen!  Thanks girl.  One of the items she sent me I had to do a card with and so I wanted to show you what I did.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.  I hope you stay safe during this holiday season and are able to spend it with family and friends.  I am thankful for my family most of all, even though we are kind of spread out this year.  This is the first year since hubby and I have been married that we have spent Thanksgiving alone.  The kids are spending it with their girlfriends' families and other family members had their own plans so hubby and I are having our own little private Thanksgiving today.  Weird.....

Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I Got Happy Mail!!!!

Received Happy Mail from Jeni!!!  She is ScrapinJeni on You Tube.  She is a Close to My Heart Representative and she sent me some goodies.  Thanks Jeni - you are so sweet!

Thanksgiving/Fall Cards

Been working on Thanksgiving/Fall cards and here are a few... (sorry for the bad pics).

These two I used digi from Digital Delights...



The first one is a digi from Whimsey stamps, the next one from Digital Delights...

Scrapbuck.com Haul

Small haul from Scrapbuck.com.  New place I found out about that has really cheap prices.  Love it!

Swap/RAK from CallyAnn

Received a RAK/Swap from CallyAnn.  Here is what she sent.  I love the card she made. Very cute.  She sent me some Halloween goodies.  Love the Owl. Thanks CallyAnn!

Michael's Haul

Have a short Michael's Haul video to share.  Enjoy!

Birthday Card for "My Girl"

My son's girlfriend had a birthday and he asked if I would do a card for her. Of course, I said yes.  She loves owls and so here is what I made for her.  She loved it!  Happy Birthday MacKenzie!

Cutest Video Ever!!

Sorry I saw this on a fellow crafter's site and had to share.  It is the most adorable thing! 

Door Hangers

Made a few door hangers and I thought I would share...

This one I covered with paper and then glued a tinsel pipecleaner around the opening.  The rest are stickers.

I lifted this idea from someone..don't remember who but I love the ants going everywhere.  I used weird sticker letters for the BUG.  When you look at it, your eyes may hurt!

This one I lifted also but could not help it becasue I had the same mouse!  I changed it a bit with different background. I had this great paper with presents on it and it just fit the theme of the hanger.  The mouse is a paper piecing. I put tinsel glitter on his hat for the silver parts.

This one I love because it has a denim background and I used twine for the rope. 

Thanks for visiting!

Another YouTube Milestone Giveaway!!

Luvleescrappin is having her 2000 YT subscribers giveaway!  She has a lot of goodies to give away so go check it out.  TELL HER KSUE1616 sent you!  Here is the link to her video.  Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6118Px49h4

The Night Owl Scrapper BIG YT Giveaway!

The Night Owl Scrapper (smscrapper on YT) is having a 2000 YT subscriber giveaway.  So go over to her channel and see what she is giving away! Here is the link for her video: http://www.youtube.com/user/smscrapper#p/a/u/0/Un5gdmkcliQ  She has some YUMMY stuff!

Digi My World "Name That Teen" Contest - I'M A WINNER!

Whoo hoo!!! I won day #6 on the Digi My World's Name That Teen Contest.  The teen for Day #6 just looked like a Cassie to me to that is what I would name her - and that name got picked!  She is so cute too.  Congratulations to the other winners as well!  Here is my Teen!

ScrappinMamma Ribbon Swap

ScrappinMamma is having a ribbon swap.  Go to here to find out more!

Inking It Up Crazy Birthday Card Challenge

Inking It Up Crazy is having a Birthday Card Challenge.  Below is my entry.  I used a digi for the focal surrounded by a Nesti and an embossed background (Cuttlebug Daisy folder). 

Second Craft Show - Carthage, MS Ocktoberfest

Had another show today in Carthage, MS.  Although I did not do as good as I had hoped, I was excited to show my new goodies I had created.  I have another show in December that I am really excited about because...since it is closer to Christmas I am hoping for a better turnout!  Here are some pics from the show today and a short video.  Enjoy!

My Pink Stamper Christmas Card Challenge

My Pink Stamper is having a Christmas card challenge.  Here are my entries.

This card, I used paper twine (not sure the name of it) and simple embellishments.

This one I used pattern paper and blinged it up with stickles.  The mat is a from a glitter stack.

TubeYouMaster1 Awesome Giveaway!!!

Small Haul

Have a small haul video to show you.  Enjoy.

Crop Connection Goodies

I totally forgot about this video that I made showing all the stuff we got at the Crop a few months ago.  Oops!

Altered Notebooks

Did a few altered notebooks awhile back and thought I would show you some of them.  These are fun to make. These are not all the ones I made but a few.  You can see all in my Scrapbook.com Gallery. 

Poopie Layouts!

Here are some doggiepoo layouts I did.  These are our precious doggies Stogger (lab), Abbey (beagle) and Zoe (Pom-a-poo).  The "poopies".

 This next one I did the background with the Elegant Edges cartridge and wove ribbon into it.

BEST BLOG CANDY EVER!

The Crafter's Cafe blog has a great give-a-way.  To enter the drawing for this candy, you first leave a comment on their blog with your e-mail address and make sure you're a blog follower and member of TCC. Second, you put the blog post and photo on your blog with the link back so others can enter as well. Alao, if you inform a friend of the candy and she enters and posts on her blog, let us know in a comment and you'll be entered twice!!!  How sweet is that!  So get to it!

Circles, Circles Everywhere!

I love circles!  Yeah weird, I know.  So when I saw Dawn at DawnsStampingThoughts do one, I had to do it too.  Very simple card and simple design but fun to make.  The inside was just as fun as the outside.  I just punched out 3 sizes of circles and glued them to cardstock, embossed the cardstock and so on....  Thanks Dawn for the idea. I love it!