Basically Im super busy but wanted to post some sort of eye candy for you

Read to the end because I have a bit of a challenge for you all who, like me, am short on stamp time this week.

SHORT POST TODAY

Saturday I have a super HUGE announcement that is going to get every stamper excited! I know I can’t even sleep over it! Because of that, Im tying up some loose ends here to get everything ready for everyone Trust me, its a DO NOT MISS! The biggest thing I have ever done-enough said.

In the meantime, I have been meaning to post these 4 cards, all done with the Silent Night from Lizzie Anne Designs.

I went with the attempt at under 5 minutes each.

Sometimes its gorgeous, other times, maybe a few extra minutes would help! LOL!

Here is what I got-

Wise men

I think this card is STUNNING!

I just used glossy cardstock, and sponge daubers with my ink.

Layered it with vellum cardstock, and in seriously like 4 minutes this card was born

 A perfect under 5 card!

Keeping with simple……

Silent and soft

OK Im truly not crazy about this but again I tried to get this done in under 5 min. Not my best work.

I stamped the vellum cardstock with white StazOn and made it a soft window card.

The cardstock is a shimmer baby blue.

I think its a bit too plain, but the die cutting of the windows took me a little time, so keeping with my time limit, its OK.

Spectrum City

OK remember “back in the day” when people would stamp their Spectrum ink pad onto some cardstock, then stamp the image onto it? Well that is what I did with this. Not loving the brightness of the blues, but I do like the look.

I then cut out the layer and layered it onto white.

Stamped my sentiment, and done!

Well that is it for me.

I’ll be back later-the release for All That Scraps release party is tonight! 8pm EST-don’t miss it.

As always thianks for stopping by! I hope you get inspired in some way when you visit.

Today I want to challenge YOU to make 3 cards, same stamp set-in under 5 minutes!!

DON’T over think it!! Just go with it. Use an old layout, and keep it SIMPLE! OK!

Ready-set-GO!

This is a super simple project, great for ANY age.

One thing my kids LOVE to do is read.

That is a total God send to me, especially with Alexa. You cannot go anywhere in life if you cannot read. How can you take a bus to the right place, or take medication? How would we BLOG HOP!! EEK!!Seriously, there are a million reasons why reading is important. This isn’t a lecture or anything, Im just sharing my excitement over my own children’s enjoyment in reading books.

I think its important to keep that excitement going, and reward their accomplishments.

This project is one even they themselves can create, to get them more involved and excited too.

Flopsey Book Tracker

After seeing the Reading Flopsy set  from MFT, I knew it was time to make a special project to encourage my kids to do more reading. With the tracker it will remind us all what we have read, and let us reflect on each book, so my children can talk about each one, and which was the favorite.

I created a magnetic book tracker to go on the fridge. Once the kids have read 20 books, they will be rewarded with a trip to the book store, to purchase more books! They will each get their own money to spend (that helps with math too!!) and can pick something else to read then.

Let your children write the book titel names on the tracker to encourage spelling and writing skills too!

I just created a document to print out onto my cardstock! Easy Peasy!! That way I can make more each time they fill this one up! If you NEED the document, shoot me an email, and I can send it to you that way. I have NO IDEA how to attach it here-SORRY! This is where my computer challenged issues comes into play.

Also think, what a great gift addition this would be! Get a child a book for their birthday or Christmas, make them a book tracker, and include a gift card to the book store!! Now THAT may just be what I will do for a party we have this weekend!

If you are wondering about my GORGEOUS flowers, they are felt and Paper. I believe they are American Crafts! I love them. The box even comes with buttons to match! Totally inspired my colors too. When you have a boy you can’t girly up everything-KWIM?

A fun project even the kids can do-a large Paper-clip bookmark.

Now I didn’t come up with this idea myself, but it certainly was a great one!

This is one I created, and plan on letting the kids make their own to match their new books. I just used my Marvy Giga Flower and the sentiment from the Reading Flopsey set for this one. Just get a large Paper-clip (sold everywhere is the office section-really cheap!), and use punches and cardstock to decorate. I kept mine super simple.

Note: yes that is a Vera Bradley Catalog It matched my project OK! LOL!

So that is it.

I hope you like my project and I encourage you to try your own.

I soon have a few photos to share of gifts from friends. Many from far away. So many amazing people out there!! I cannot even begin to tell you how many have blessed our lives

So thank you to each of you, who come to visit me here, as I share daily, whatever goes through my cluttered brain. I appreciate each one of you!

Later

I told you this week is insane for me and you haven’t seen the half of it, I promise you. Only a few more days!!

I still have to plan my projects for my class at The Paper Tree. I need to actually go there and get my supplies so I can get my samples done. I am teaching 2 classes this month on the 25th. Check it out, and if you can sign up!! I’d LOVE to meet you I wanted to do more, but with all my kids activites-birthdays, soccer, dance, girl scouts…to name a few, then throw in yearly check ups and doctor appointments, color me insanely busy

I know I always say I’m busy. That is because I am. You know what though, I don’t know what to do with myself if I’m NOT busy. I think I really thrive on the one thing after another. Seriously! Also the less busy I am the creative! isn’t that wierd? I swear its true. Its like my brain won’t work if Im not thinking about a bajillion things at once, or if Im not stressed.

See stress = creativity for me. Its my outlet.

I have so many amazing things to share with you over the next couple days, I really hope you will share my excitment when the time comes

In the meantime, while I sit on my excitment, I have some peeks to share. I have done so much work lately that I ran out of my ATG Adhesive! OMG! How am I going to work without that?!!

This one is quite SIMPLE!

I do have a couple other designs to share, but none that I really like, so its back to stamping I go. Don’t you hate when that happens. Everything turns out SO not like you planned. Or you have a dream that is about an AWESOME card/creation and forget! BLAH!

OK enough rambling…….

Your cave or mine?

I love that sentiment. I made this cared for my hubby. How can you not? Its so cute.

They remind me of the cartoon Caiiou (?sp) or Dennis the menace. Please tell me you know what Im talking about. I love their pudgy lil faces

The boy & girl are a separate stamp (just so you know), and I used elements from the set fo make my “scene”.

This set I used for this card is a new set called Eric & Chrissy GO Prehistoric. It will be released tomorrow at All That Scraps, with the rest of the sets I have shared here. There is such a wide variety to choose from this month with the introduction of 3 new lines.

So the party is tomorrow night 8pm EST. Check out the forum–> here! The release of the sets is at 10pm!

So if you like any of the new stuff, there you go!

Be back with more shortly

I have SO much to share today. I didn’t realize it until I began going through all the recent photos.

I have 3 Smileboxes to share!  I know, its alot ot take in for one post. But I know many of you follow my family, and enjoy what I share. The funny thing is our family time is NOT perfect, and I think anyone with kids will laugh at some of what I am sharing. I know I laugh, AFTER its over.

I LOVE making these Smileboxes because they take NO TIME, and I don’t even need to resize my photos. I also like that I am preserving memories without having to scrapbook! LOL! Sorry that is just not my thing. Plus I think its more interesting to view photos this way. You can send these via email too. Great for long distance family. I know my own mother keeps up on my CRAZY life by reading my blog-so you usually know as much about me as my family! LOL!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Alexa turns 9!

 As promised I have the Smilebox of Alexa’s Bowling party from last weekend. Many of you sent her cards and whatnot! Thank you!! She felt very special.
We all had a blast at Alexa’s party. I spent the day taking photos.

Some fun details:

Alexa’s friends would hand her each ball, when it was her turn. She likes being “waited” on. Her very first ball she got 9 down! I thought that was really cool since it was her 9th b-day!! I did get a photo of it, but you can’t see it, so I was bummed. She even won the very last game! YEAH!

Noah was a bowling pro and may do his party at the bowling alley.

Amber cracks me us because this girl can do anything, and still twirl her ponytails in the process. Im mean she is running and playing soccer, kicking the ball down the field, and twirling her hair at the same time. Hilarious.

I didn’t include too many photos of her friends, kept it mainly our family. I think you will see how much fun she had. I also didn’t include her home gift opening. Its sort of the same thing. The faces she makes when she opens gifts always makes me laugh. She always has a look of “OH THAT IS THE BEST GIFT I EVER GOT!” and totally surprised. Too funny.

Now I have one of my most favorite things to do with the kids-apple picking. I think I look forward to it more than they do! Each year gets better and we all have so much fun. Some of my favorite photos every year come from this time, as you will see why.

Make a Smilebox photobook

This day was for Amber’s class field trip. I kept Noah & Alexa out of school to got with all of them! SHH! Don’t tell! LOL!

Now we have a Smilebox of our time at the Deerfield Fair, and Canobie Lake. Lets just say we were tortured at both! LOL!

At the fair-it was cold and rainy, which we tried to smile through. Noah complained about the “smell” of the animals and would NOT go in any of the barns! Well, given it was a FAIR, and aside from rides (which hello it was pouring) that was the only thing to do. It is usually a favorite, but not for Noah this year.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Now as for Canobie Lake Park, that is a park of rides. Once the kids found the “kiddie” rides they only wanted to go on them. I know its selfish but Jay and I were BORED out of our skulls We did go on some big rides but Alexa was not happy about that!

Her and I were on the Rooster ride, when she began freakin out and telling me she was scared. OK nothing I can do about that right now. Then she says “Im going to pee my pants!” I screamed!! LOL! I was lie you better not pee on me! I will not be happy. Thankfully she didn’t, but after the Tilt a whirl it was time to go. They had enough. Oh well, we tried.

OK that is it for today.

I am going to share Amber’s birthday Smilebox later today or tomorrow. Lots of photos to go through for her. She had a amazing time, as did her friends!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you are enjoying the day!

This is my 3rd post for today-so scroll down! Oh and don’t miss the Sat sketch OK!!

Birthday Girl

This card was made for Amber’s friend. We are going to her party next weekend. She looks just like this little girl, I swear.

Well if you haven’t seen yet, my dear friend Jen Ofiana has come out with her very own line (I know crazy!) called Stampin Spot. HUGE Congrats to Jen!! She is also having a giveaway –> here! That is an amazing accomplishment. I can only imagine how weird it would be to see your drawings made into stamps, then used by others!

This little girl is named Sadie. This month you can choose from 3 different Sadie singles. I think each one is super cute, but the birthday is my favorite She will be released on the 7th.

Of course seeing the heart on her shirt made me think pink, red and black. I love that combo of V-day stuff, so figured why not? I think she also looks like a cheerleader (yeah!).

So I used the Big Ol’hearts bkgd stamp colored direct to stamp with red and pink markers for my patterned piece. It was a match made in heaven!

OK I need to run. We have company coming over, and I have things to whip together before they get here. Guess I will NOT be stamping on WCMD :C Oh well. There is always tomorrow. I was already “informed” that football is on in the afternoon-BLECH.

Well I am back from Amber’s party and we had so much fun! The girls looked beautiful after getting all done up. I’ll report more on that in a separate post soon. Im truly exhausted. Its amazing how much a little party can take out of you!

More Christmas cards to share today. Seems so crazy that I started making this stuff in AUGUST! Now its getting colder out, so I’m not minding the holiday stuff so much.

 I want to share a card that was on the WCMD weebite, in representation of Lizzie Anne Designs.

Christmas in the city

It uses a set called Holiday lane (on sale today only). I create a little “city” of houses with that set, and just fell in love with it. They houses are just so cute. I paired it with some Basic Grey paper (which I found Papertrey Inks Aqua mist to be a great Holiday color too). I did some sponging  and added some snow with a singlo white gel pen. Perfect snowy city

Now for another-

You can see the step by step directions and photos for this card shown below—> HERE

Now the ALL the stamps used on the Santa’s workshop cards, are 20% off TODAY ONLY!!

The Fall Release is also now available–>Here!

That is it for now. Another post to write! This is 2 of the 3 for today, so scroll on down.

Well today is World Card Making Day. YEAH! I love an stamping “holiday”.

Unfortunately, I will not be celebrating by stamping, but I will be celebrating in another way. I am going to be having a blast at Amber’s birthday party today So Im off and running.

So my time here in blog land is very short. I will return with more to post (sneak peek stuff), but figured I better get to posting the sketch for those of you who wait for it

This week’s keyword is mytimess08

This should be a fun one. I wish I had more time to play and do another, but I have a busy week here. I think flipping it would be cool too.

So, that being said here is my take on the sketch-

Peace

It does say peace to me. Very calm looking, yet a little elegant.

I made this in pink’s (sweet blush, and regal rose, with a touch of olive) because of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Someone we know has a recent diagnosis, and this will be getting sent her way.

I used the In the Meadow set by Lizzie Anne Designs. Their Fall Release is today as well.

I colored my flowers, direct to stamp, with markers. My white layer is 1 X 3 1/2. Olive Layer is 1 1/4 X 3 3/4, if you are looking for an easy layout for the typical A2 size card.

I ran my gold maker quickly along the edges for a touch if gold in my border. I think it looks really pretty. Subtle and soft.

OK I need to run. Busy day, but I’ll be back later

I can’t wait to see what you all do with the sketch this week!

Make sure you check out the team-

Later!

Cute Candy Carton Carrier

Let the previews begin!

Told you the first week of the month is CRAZY busy for me . Lots more to share.

Now I am going to share my 3rd post of the day-and this preview is for a new to be released set from All That Scraps. This will be released on the 7th! The set is from a new line called Cookie Crumbs-designed by my fellow dirty girl Diane Zechman, and its called Annabelle. Congrats to Diane for all her hard work, and this new product line

Of course when you see a cow, you think MILK! LOL! The thing I love about this is all the amazing sentiments.

Well I had bought these little clear bridal shower gift boxes at Michaels. I decided to make a milk carton topper for the lids, so the lids just pop off, and you can get at your YUMMY Reese Peanut-butter cups, without ruining the topper.

Aren’t these SO cute?? I was just bouncin over it. Its a great way to give a yummy gift. Or an inexpensive favor for a farm themed birthday party.

I put 4 together, and made a little carton holder. I was really pleased.

Candy Carton Carrier front

The front says “Dairy Princess”, and the other side says ” All wishes granted today” I decorated both sides so its cute all the way around.

I hope this makes someone day.

Check out the blog for more samples. Also Diane will be giving away her set on her blog here!

Thanks for looking

More peeks today of the New! Fall Release from Lizzie Anne Designs.

All the sets featured here will be available for purchase tomorrow, in honor of WCMD!

This card uses a new set called Build a bauble.

Merry little Christmas

 This is the perfect card for those Christmas cards you need like 50 of! It is very quick and simple. For this particular card I used Shimmerz to paint my ornament. I then stamped it onto my ivory base. These little jars of shimmerz are perfect for adding a real wow to your card. I so wish you could see the shimmer my ornament has! I used the Pink and Olive found —> HERE! It takes a plain card and makes it a WOW! I swear. You know me & my bling

The sentiment is done in Encore gold ink, and is from Holiday Script which is a gorgeous collection of  holiday sentiments. So many perfect one’s to choose from

Next up we have a Bloomin Basket—>Tutorial here

That I decided to make a little different by making the sides come out at an angle.

This makes it much larger YEAH! I added some score lines for interest.

Happy for you!

The presents are from the Party Animals set! I stamped them each in different colors, and used embroidery floss for my bows. A very simple and fun look I think I also tied the ribbons in the black bow to match.

 The sentiment is from another new set called Circle sentiments(which I also used in yesterdays card! OOPS!)

You can find your peeks of the new sets–> here!

Need to run and do another post.

OK time for a CONTEST! YOU need to help Melissa. Let her know what YOU want her to release next!

Details HERE!