And the sale is on!

The NSD sale at ScrapMatters that is! And there is some really great stuff new to the shop today. TONS of grab bags packed full of goodies. I snagged Chelle's grab bag and made something really cute with it. Want to see???


Also there is a "fireside chat" there tonight. Should be lots of fun! Hope to see you there!

iNSD is coming this weekend!

NSD is coming this weekend and there is TONS of stuff planned over at ScrapMatters! Go here to check out what all is going to be happening. There is going to be a blog train on Saturday (yes there will be a stop here!) as well as there is a free with purchase mega kit, and hybrid printables if you meet the respective purchase minimums. And let me tell you, there is going to be some great stuff coming out over there this week!

Wendy has been busy this last week as well. She has a bundle, a collab and a template set that are new in the store this week. And here is how I used them this week. First off I made this card with matching envelope from the Where the Heart Is collab. Isn't it just the cutest? I also used Krisi's Cover it Up: Rectangle template to make the envelope. Those are such a great deal because it takes all of the guesswork out of it. And there is something to be said for a matching envelope. I also played with the Shamrocks bundle and came up with a fun set of pins for the boys and I to wear on Saint Patrick's Day. I haven't decided who will get to wear each one yet. Problem is I love them all! The Irish for a day pin uses pop dots to raise the smaller shamrock off of the background and make it more dimensional.

another CT

When Sarah Bennett joined ScrapMatters on a permanent basis she decided to do a CT call. I love her designs so I figured I would throw my hat in the ring. I am excited to be able to say that I was accepted! So this was my first actual week on the CT and wow, does she have some goodies available.Spunky Monkey is a brand new release and it is so perfect for all those ornery kid pictures! The next offerings are all being re-released to the ScrapMatters Store. Starting off with the Lined Up Template Pack, the gorgeous Sister Sue, the fun Scribbly Alpha and Scribbly Alpha 2. I have only had a chance to play with the first three so far, but I am sure I will get much use out of all of them. Here is my first layout, featuring my niece being a silly monkey.
And I also did a hybrid project using the Sister Sue kit. It also uses Krisi's Not Straight Up:Hybrid Boxes template. Don't ya just love that flower on the top!Well, I think that is about all that I have for you today. Check back soon to see what Wendy released this week as well!

no more lost cards...

Flash cards that is. I used some of Wendy's new products out today to make sure of that. First off she has an awesome Cardstock pack out. Look at all of those great colors!

And to go with it she has some alpha's. The bundle is the way to go here.

So, what did I do with these? I made some flash card books! I used the above products as well as her Back to School: Overlays and my wonderful Bind it All to create these. Now there is absolutely no reason for them to be all over the place. I did "shuffle" them up so they would not be sequential. Now all I have to do is find the subtraction cards in stock at the store, and put it and the division together and they will have a full set!
Well, hopefully we don't get all of this snow that they are calling for. I am so ready for all that white stuff to be gone. Have a great day!

for Mom

Ok. I altered a clipboard for my mom this week using Wendy's new kit Fat Tuesday. I didn't have any New Orleans pictures, but the papers are just gorgeous and I wanted to play with them. My mom really loves the color purple so I figured this was the perfect kit for this. I also used some Bazzil swiss dot cardstock I had found at the store and really love. Anyhow, this is what I managed to come up with. Do you like it Mom?

Organization

First off I am very sorry it has been so long since my last post. My whole family has been sick , and not all at the same time. Of course we had to drag it out and all be sick one after another!

One of my goals for this year is to be more organized and I decided to make myself a file to help with that. I will be using it to store medical and dental receipts, unpaid bills and such. Isn't it just gorgeous? I even got to play with my new Bind-it-All in making this. The flower on the front is also raised up 2 times with dimensionals. Ialso used the kit Elegant Whisper by Legacy 4life, pop dots, a corner rounder and red bazzil cardstock.
I will be back with more again soon I hope. Have a few things in the works.

ballerinas

So, I hope everyone's New Year is going well. Ours hasn't been too bad, after all my Buckeyes finally won a bowl game! And my Browns also pulled off a win streak to end the season. If only I could get rid of this lingering cough. It has been hanging around for over a week now and is really getting old. Fortunately I seem to be the only one in the family affected.

Vacations are almost over. Les went back to work today and the kids head back to school tomorrow. I have almost forgotten what peace and quiet sounds like!

Ballerinas are currently a very big thing with my niece. She is taking dance class now and is TOTALLY loving it. So I made her some stuff with an awesome kit called Tiny Dancer which is a thrice as nice collab at Scrap Matters. I made her a shirt, which I hope to have a picture of her wearing soon and this barrette holder which I am so tickled with.

In with the new year!

Well, here we are about to start the new year. Are you all ready for it? I think I am. I have lots of goals for the new year but I think the biggest one will probably be to get myself into better shape. I will be using the planner that I made here to help keep me on track. I will also be trying to use Walker Tracker more often and hopefully my widget down on the left of the page will reflect that. I will also attempt to blog more regularly this coming year.

I have something to share today that I made as one of my Christmas gifts. I really liked how it turned out so I am thinking of making another one for me!

Supplies used:
Glam Tidings - Kim B's Designs
Terracotta pot painted with gold acrylic ink and Java Walnut ink (random strokes).
Dowel rod stained with Java Walnut Ink
Ribbon
Cone form
Floral foam covered with dark chocolate corduroy.
MANY dressmakers pins

Baby it's cold....

It has been cold and nasty here the last day or so. We had really high winds yesterday which knocked out our electric for over 9 hours total. I decided that it was something that I would probably want to look back on years from now so I scrapped it. Here is what I came up with.
Credits:
font - Alaskan Nights
Let it Snow - WM[squared] designs and Purple Tulip Designs
Save the Date V.4 - WM[squared] Designs
staple from D is for dog - WM[squared] Designs