~Blog Hop! Fun New For Paper & Digi Scrappers!~

Good morning my crafty friends!!!

Today is a fun day, a NEW goodie happening....

Samantha Walker has decided to delve into Digital Scrapbooking!

Which means I got to dabble in the digi world.

Now I know alot of you are paper only crafters, but guess

what? She has the similar images on PAPER!

My projects today for this blog hop are digital

with the new A To Z Collection (digital format).

First my boy picking green beans this summer, it was quite

a learning experience, so when I saw the "school" theme I was

excited to change it up and use these photos.

And for this layout, I had these photos of the little blue jays

learning to fly this spring. Right outside my house. It was so fun!

You should see the papers that match this set! OHHHH so fun.

I just got a box of them yesterday, I cannot wait to get the glue

out and play with the new line!

In fact Samantha is giving away a new 6X6 paper pad

from her new line so keep on hopping!

The next stop on the blog hop is my friend EVA!

Just click the picture below and off you go.

http://evafromca.blogspot.com/

And of course Samantha Walker's Facebook Page

http://www.facebook.com/samanthawalkerdesigns

~Happy Surprise- Upcoming Blog Hop~

Good morning once again!!

I had a nice surprise in the mail this weekend, the brand new

October Issue of the Cricut Magazine.

And if you look on page 90.....

You might just see my face! :)

I have had cards published but it was very exciting to have my

first layout published. To be honest I don't submit very often

so this is very exciting! :)

This is a glimpse of the layout.

It is me and my girl Adrienne, I love these "facebook" picture shots LOL

So if you get to a Joann's or a store that carries the magazine

look me up! :) WOOHOOOOOOO!

Oh and tomorrow it is the Samantha Walker Blog Hop, so

be sure to come back! She is giving away a couple goodies,

plus all my digital scrap-booking friends, there is a special surprise

for you...you are going to LOVE IT!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

~Cricut Fun W/ Teresa Collins Carts~

Good morning my crafty friends....any Cricut users out there today?

I was ESATIC when I found out that Teresa Collins was partnering

with Cricut for a new Iimagine cartridge a few months ago.

I rarely get to share my work because it goes straight to the magazine,

but this one was old enough I get to share today.

I used the Baby Boutique Imagine Cartridge to make this card.

If you get the magazine you saw I also made a banner, and

Bacherlorette/Bachelor Party invites.

I fell in LOVE with the cartridge, not only for baby but for

every day uses too. I need to go buy it! :)

It is fun to stray off the theme of a cartridge and just go crazy.

The banner I made was for BABY but it easily could have been

a Bride, or even Winter banner.

Teresa Collins goodies are just so fun to work with!

The entire card is printed and made from the cart.

Ok I am off to rest today...and finish a few more Cricut projects!

Love to everyone who stopped to say get well.

This weekend was rough but the kids go back to school

today so I get to rest and have quiet.

Happy Monday!!!

~Spina Bifida Awareness~

Good morning my friends,

I have amazing friends all over the world, they open up their

lives and their hearts to me, as I do to them.

My friend Tracy, whom I met through scrapbooking-her son

has Spina Bifida. She is not the first friend of mine who's son

has Spina Bifida and I am sure she will not be the last.

I am posting this video for her today, in the hope of

raising awareness for this disease that affects so many.

You don't have to be alone, there is a network of help

and support out there.

As I always say...it helps to be open and talk about it.

Have a blessed Saturday.

~Fun Video My Friend Made!~

Good morning my friends!

I have been sick in bed for two days, not really crafting.

After 7 days of 3 boys being sick- momma finally crashed and burned.

BUT I have a FUN video I wanted to share real quick with ya

This is my gf Michelle, she is a hoot and she is sharing

the Tally Kit for this month (usually my job but too sick)

and you have to watch to the end, her son comes in and

it is tooo too funny! Watch his face as he comes in...I was cracking up!!

Tally Scrapper

Anyways have a giggle on me today!

Happy Saturday my friends~

~Think Different~

Good morning my crafty friends,

I was heartbroken to hear Steve Jobs passed away so young.

You know he was very close to the age my grandmother was

when she passed away. Anyways I had not thought about it again

until Christine posted the new Survivor Challenge on Tally Scrapper.

The challenge was to use the Title "Think Different" and use

this photo as inspiration.

I love the unique challenge and decided to just DO IT!

I printed off the Apple logo, and made my own mask.

Then I smooch spritzed it on white cardstock.

I edited my photos to the colors of the computers and

basically stuck with the theme of the photo.

I kept it simple like the ad, and just went with it.

I struggled and struggle with this stinking photograph so I finally

laid it on a canvas I had and snapped the shot.

I apologize for the poor quality, it was just a bad day.

You know what I tried on this new layout?? My brand new Multi-directional

Glue Arts Glider Pro glue, you can flip it to PUSH or you can flip it to PULL it.

It really did glide smoothly...and they are giving them away on the Glue

Arts Blog this week, GO ENTER! :)

http://gluearts.blogspot.com/2011/10/enter-to-win-new-glue-glider-pro-plus.html

A little birdie told me I might be hosting a giveaway on my

blog soon too, so stay tuned!! :) Tell them PINKY sent ya

and you want to see a giveaway here too! :)

Journaling:I love the “Think Different” quote. It's more than just a logo.

To me it is who I have always been and accepting it with peace in my heart.

It's not a bad thing it's all about being YOU and being unique.

Even if you were not an Apple fan, you can still find inspiration

in the creativity of technology, and the attention to detail of Steve Jobs.

If you really look, you can find inspiration anywhere.

I chose to find inspiration in the ideas he had, and the "Think Different"

logo of Apple, because I do live my life in that way.

If you have not joined Tally you really should, it is an

amazing place full of artistic and creative inspiration! :)

Have a beautiful Friday my friends♡♡♡♡

~Spotlight Blog!! **New Segment**~

Good morning my crafty friends!!

I thought I would start something new.

You know I love being inspired by others so I thought

once every week or two I would start sharing a special "Spotlight Blog"

A blog that inspires me, maybe they don't have 5000 followers, maybe

they are not published everywhere (maybe they are) but someone who

just inspires me to be more creative.

For the first Spotlight Blog I wanted to share a friend of mine

Dolores Cancel. He blog and life inspires me.

Don't you love how she used the mask on this layout with spritz?

http://scrapperinnewyork.blogspot.com/

It totally inspired me to mask more! I love the layout.

On this layout, do you see the stacked teacups?

Right above the cups I see steam and she journaled between

the steam, isn't that fun??! Oh I love it!

Go check out her blog, she is an amazing woman and inspiring for sure!

Thanks Dolores for inspiring me.

So my friends...who inspires you??

~Halloween Decor & How To + Video Tutorial~

Good morning crafty friends! :)

I sat down the last 2 days and made this fun BOO Banner using

Clear Scraps Mini Bat Album, Cuttlebug & Embossing Folders, Momenta

Paper & Alphabet, StaZon Ink, Clearsnap Glitter, & Clearsnap Smooch Spritz~

And here is a quick video on how I embossed the bats.

(In the video I show how to emboss a flower, but the same

technique can be used for anything that will fit in the folder.)

After I embossed each bat (ok my son did it for me LOL)

I took Jet Black Stazon Ink and rubbed it on each bat, then

I rubbed it over the edges to add a little more darkness.

Then I took Clearsnap Charcoal glitter, and glittered all the edges.

Around each bat, it not only added bling but covered any adhesive.

I used Beacon Fabri-Tac for this because Beacon is so amazing on

Clear Scraps acrylic, it does not crack or yellow or fall apart later.

For the BOO title I used Glue Arts U CUT Rais'ems to pop them

up and added green glass beads around the middle O for some SNAZ~

Since I wanted to add green pearls as the ribbon strands, and I

could not find them in GREEN, I used my handy dandy Smooch Spritz.

In Citrus Tickle, I just sprayed them down and it gave the pearls

a fun green hue. I love it!

I feel like now I need to say Easy Breezy Beautiful..... hahaha

Anyways a fun Halloween banner...Loves it!~

Happy Hump Day Everyone! I am off to bake and cook for my little

American Horror Story premiere party tonight.

~Video Tutorial, Sewing Through Acrylic!~

Good morning my friends,

you know I realized while I was mowing my lawn yesterday,

that I had forgotten to post the video tutorials I have been working on.

This one I made for Clear Scraps and it is SEWING with your

Clear Scraps acrylic sheets.

Remember this layout I created last week?

I used my sewing machine to stitch down the side of it.

I have several more videos to post,

just little tips and tricks...I think this would make a great tutorial week!

~Happy Tuesday everyone, thank YOU for stopping by~

~Altered Art Class!! So excited!!~

Good morning my crafty friends!!!

I am so excited about this new class I am teaching.

It is an altered box class with snowy pinecones on top! :)

We will also be making a rose, but this is the piece de la resistance~

I just finished it last night...I used the Samantha Walker

Christmas In The Kitchen papers for the box,

and Bazzil for the pine cones.

I really need to make a video for these pine cones.

They are really detailed but so much fun!

If you are local you can come to my class on October 16th

in Mt. Juliet, TN at The Scrap Room. I would love to see you!

If you want to meet for lunch early just holler!!! :)

Ok off to spend the day with my family....we had a few

errands to run yesterday but the boys are still a little

off kilter. Hopefully this week on Fall Break will help.

Have a beautiful Sunday everyone~

~World Card Making Day BLOG HOP!!**GIVEAWAY**~

Good morning!

Today's blog post is a BLOG HOP to celebrate World Card Making Day

and the sponsor is MOMENTA! :)

You can win a Momenta BOXED CARD KIT

Here is the project I created with a fun box card kit!

I love it and it was so fun to create all these cards.

The NEXT STOP on the blog hop is ERIN

http://girlpaperscissors.blogspot.com/

More fun going on....here is the "Artfully Wicked" Kit I designed

for Tally Scrapper this month! It is ONLY 21.00!

I hand picked the embellishments and papers.

It will work for Halloween OR just fall, it has a fun candy

holder inside so you can make a bubble card or an altered project! :)
After the blog hop go check it out!!!! :)

http://www.tallyscrapper.com/cat/whats-new/1.php

I am really proud of this kit!!!