~Holiday Layout Fun~

Good morning my crafty friends, 

Oh have I been blog slacking or what? I think these holiday 

get togethers just throw my crafting into a tizzy~ :) 

We have a lovely weekend with friends and I had a sick little man on Monday, 

then Game night with the girls after....BUT in between that I did sit

down to create this layout using the new All Of The Lights Kit

and Add-on from the Scraptastic Kit Club....love this kit!

 I know it is not traditional Christmas kit, but who says you can't make it a 

Christmas kit if you want to? Not me! :) 

 I love the colors and the feel of it...it's a fun time!

I think the snowflakes add a fun touch, I used the white cardstock

from the add-on to make them and used a lot of glitter!!

Ok now I am off to do some last minute Christmas shopping, we have

family coming next week and a Christmas Party happening this weekend!

So very grateful for amazing holiday get togethers and friends who make

our lives that much sweeter!! :) 

Happy Holidays my friends~

~EveryDay Cards For Extraordinary People!~

Good morning my friends and Happy Holidays! 

I know it is that time of year to make Christmas cards and 

the holidays are in full swing. But during this time of year

I also like to have those "everyday moments" cards on hands 

because the holidays aren't always the easiest for friends and family.

I think you will find a sweet card is one of the best pick me ups!

I love the sentiment on this one...Hello Today...Handle With Care...

Perfect for those not so easy days right?

 And this one too...todays we...be the best you can be.

 Anyways the entire set of cards I made using the Scraptastic All Of The Lights 

December Kit and the Add-on of course! FUN and beautiful kits I tell you what!

Jessica sure knows how to put a kit together! She is amazing. 

Good stuff....all fun. 

Now I am off to finish decorating, we are in a rush this week.

Party at a girlfriends tonight plus two sweet peas coming to visit,

then a birthday party for sweet Michael 

at my house Saturday! Good times and even better people...

Happy Friday everyone!

~There's SNOW Friend Like You~

Good morning my amazing crafty friends, 

Clear I am in the mood for SNOW, oh how I am wishing...

I am so very blessed with incredible friends who just amaze me daily 

with their love and support. When I received this Smitten With You 

stamp set in the mail from Avocado Arts I had to use it!

This isn't even for my DT work it's just for my friends and fun~ :) 

I just adore this igloo I mean it is the best stamp evah!!!

 And I always have to bling-a-ding it up~

 Now I am off to try to finish Christmas cards and mail them this year, 

we will see how far I actually get LOL

Happy Hump Day!!! :) 

~Clear Acrylic Glitter Word Ornament Tutorial!~

     Merry Christmas to my crafty friends!!! 

I am really in the ornament making mood and when I found these mini Expressions from Clear Scraps in my pile of goodness I thought it would be PERFECT to create even more fun ornaments. 

Step 1. Remover protective film from the back of the Expressions. Leaving the front film in tact.

Step 2. Coat back of Expressions in adhesive and Clearsnap glitter, set aside to dry. 

Step 3. Take Bell Mini Album or any wintery design from
Clear Scraps, remove both sides of protective film. 

Step 4. Using Piccolo embossing adhesive- apply embossing enamel
 or powder to edges on the adhesive. 

Step 5. GENTLY and slowly heat set using embossing gun. Just lightly place heat on and remove quickly, working your way around the Clear Scraps acrylic. If it begins to warp immediately remove heat then press gently with finger or tweezers. 

Step 6. Using Crop-A-Dile punch small holes where you want to thread ornament. 

Step 7. Thread ornament using thin mesh ribbon. Knotting in the back.

Step 8. Create bow using same ribbon, adhere to top of Bell Mini Album Page. 

Not only easy but beautiful and handmade! 

I wish I had my tree up to photograh but it's not quite ready yet,
I will be sure to share when it's up and on the tree!

~Best Birthday Layout!~

Good morning! :) 

I have a fun layout to share today, remember my birthday night this year?

Where we all went to Dairy Queen and the guys started throwing ice cream...

ok well one guy started flicking ice cream LOL

I grabbed pictures and thought it would be fun to use them with the

new Scraptastic Kit Club's December Kit All Of The Lights. 

 I am TRYING to catch up on my scrapbooking from 2012,

and I am going to be honest, it ain't going to happen so now I am

just randomly scrapping photos that make me smile LOL

 This kit was so fun and bright I am super stoked! 

Totally reminded me of the best birthday EVAH!

 I love these Heidi Swapp Buzz Words from the add-on as well. 

(the pale pink "friends"). 

OHHH and the October Afternoon SEW FUN Banners! I totally

grabbed my sewing machine and went to town. 

Anyways this is what the kit looks like...it's a fun one. 

Now I am off to get this house decorated after a very fun weekend with 

the kids and friends....we had a painting party with our friends on Friday,

then on Saturday a fun 31 Party. Then Sunday a wonderful birthday

party for one of the sweet baseball kids Derek- So blessed to have such

amazing kids in our lives!

Now we are planning the Christmas decor, I just love the holiday season. 

Happy Monday my friends~

~GOLD & Silver Snow Globe Card~

Good morning everyone,

Can you believe it is December 1st already?? Where has 2012 gone?

I love this new Smitten With You stamp set from

Avocado Arts and thought it would be fun to play with embossing

enamels and the snow globe stamps...just for the holidays. 

 I will be the first one to tell you this was a nightmare to photograph! LOL

These stamps are so crisp and clear but I could not get them to show as 

much as I wanted. Don't you hate that?! :) 

Anyways it is an amazing stamp set from the snow globe

to the beautiful snowflakes and I think the embossing enamel in 

silver and gold really set it off! :)  I love it. 

I used Globecraft/Piccolo embossing powders and Momenta papers. 

Fun stuff

Dont forget to visit all the girls, they are incredibly talented!

Ashley Harris

AJ Otto

Latisha Yoast

Vera Yates

Becky Oehlers

~I Am SO Crazy....Smitten~

Good morning and happy Friday thank goodness!!!!

I have a fun little project to share today using the brand new 

Smitten With You Avocado Arts Stamps set. 

How adorable is this set??!!

I decided to make it look like the penguin was shaken in the snow

globe just because it made me giggle. 

Here is the full set and it is a good time. 

Here are the rest of the girls who are sharing today and

come back tomorrow for another fun card with a special technique!

THE PIT CREW (DT)

Ashley Harris

Becky Oehlers

Vera Yates

Latisha Yoast

AJ Otto

Avocado Arts

~Chocolate...Better Than Sex?? Humor In Crafting~

Good morning, Ok Ok I know I SHOULD be crafting

Christmas cards right? But I'm NOT. haha

I needed to escape these boys of mine for a few minutes last night

so I snuck into my craft room after spending the day baking and 

used my new Viva Las VegaStamps to create this fun card. 

 I am always needing a fun girlfriend card, so why not right?

I love how sassy it is...and I know the perfect recipient as well. 

I figure it's a good break from painting the living-room and 

running around. :) 

So happy Thursday my friends, I hope you had a giggle today~

~Acrylic Fun In The Snow~

Happy Tuesday my friends, 

Well yesterday was an eventful day, I went to the beauty parlor

(yes I know I sound 60...just shut it LOL)...and got my hair chopped off. 

A good 5" for winter. Its a fun do, and we also went to buy some paint for the

livingroom!! Very excited to be painting my livingroom. 

But I also was finishing off the videos for my Holiday Card Class

This is one of the last two cards for this class of 8. 

Just thought I would share with y'all. 

I have really enjoyed making these holiday cards. 

I love using acrylic. 

I had a similar one published last year. 

All fun times~

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=676

I guess I better get cracking on these cards since I need about

30 more in the next week for Christmas card mailing. 

I also wanted to share my stash clean out in my craft room.

If you are interested in anything please just holler at me! :) 

 These All In One Cuttlebug systems I am selling the entire

kit for 50.00 plus shipping it is new except the one plate I used it twice

and it retails at 100.00 for all so it's a good deal! :) 

Ok I am off to finish these classes and fix this hair! 

Happy Tuesday and Happy Holidays!~

~*GIVEAWAY ALERT* Happy Bugs & Embossing w/ VLVS!~

Good morning my friends and happy Cyber Monday! :) 

I spent the holiday weekend with the family and had a beautiful

time, relaxing and enjoying the kids and friends. 

**Giveaway below**

I also managed to sneak away and craft quite a bit. 

Happy Bugs contacted me last week and asked me if I wanted

to do an honest review on their Static Free bags.

I thought I would try it but really didn't understand the premise

UNTIL I tried it! :) 

I decided to get out my new Viva Las VegaStamps plate 1302 and 

try heat embossing. I figure that is pretty much an ultimate test. 

Look how clean and clear my image came out even with the embossing.

I wanted to make some home decor for Christmas, so I went with a canvas.

I had never tried heat embossing canvas before but it was a fun time.

I LOVE the texture for sure! 

But where the Happy Bugs came in was the paper stamped image.

I tried it with and without the powder and it was noticeably crisper with the 

Happy Bugs pouch. Both images were clean and crisp BUT the embossing 

powder really stuck around on the paper without the Happy Bugs

and even though it was clear it definitely was not as crisp.

 Here you can see every letter, and the window streaks too! :) 

For embossing that's pretty cool. 

 Anyways I am super stoked about my cool new project!

Very happy with the Happy Bugs pouch.

And they sent me TWO so I can give one away...

that's the super awesome part of the day. 

I will throw in a goody in the bag as well if you win. 

If you want to buy one of your own they are on sale Cyber Monday ONLY

for 2.99!!! CRAZY reduced price right here

http://www.stampingscrapping.com/item_12620/Happy-Bugs--ANTI-STATIC-CRAFTING-BAG.htm

But also please enter to WIN right here!!!!

Just leave a comment for your chance to win and YES I am

throwing in a prize of my own worth 10.00. 

Just for the holidays and because I love my fans. 

If you share this post on your FB or Twitter and let me know 

I will enter your name twice. Happy Holidays and thank you for 

your amazing friendships and following~

Products Used: Viva Las VegaStamps Plate 1302

Momenta paper and Metals

Joanns Ribbon

Blick Canvas Panel

Globecraft/Piccolo Embossing Enamels