Scrap Card #1...

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope you all had a fun weekend!

I had super duper fun at my crop

Friday night and can't wait til next month! :o)

Didn't make anything all weekend except

what I took with me to the crop....

Sooo I do have a few things  to show you! :o)

Today's card was made using the scraps

I didn't want to throw away last week...

I had strips of designer paper that probably

should have been thrown away but I found a

good use for them! Sooo Here is one of

the cards I made using scraps! :o)

Card Stock, Designer paper strips, ink, Gem - Stampin' Up

Ribbon - My Stash

Button - Papertrey Ink

Cartridge - B is for Boy

(Elephant) Cut @ 3 1/2"

This is going to be a Congratulations Card...

I just didn't get the Congrats part on the card yet!

I kind of did that with all the cards

I made with the scraps... I designed them all in my

Design Studio then cut out all the pieces then put

them together at the crop... So no Sentiments on them...

Well I hope you like my Scrap card! :o)

I'll be back tomorrow with another one for ya! :o)

Thanks for stopping by have an

AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Awards..... Awards....

Hello and Happy Sunday Everyone!

I know you are all surprised to see me here today!

Well... So am I! hehehe I just wanted to send a

special THANK YOU out to a couple of people...

We have been given a New Award and an older

Award yet again.... Sooo I thought I would take

a few Minutes today to say Thanks to Gloria

over at http://girliascards.blogspot.com/ 

She gave us the Stylish award....

 Which We've received a couple of different times... So

Thanks so Much Gloria!!!! On this award we are

to Thank the person/people who gave you the award

and link it back to their blog (Did that already)...

Share 8 things about yourself

and pass it on to eight people....

Inform the individuals about their award....

That's pretty much all there is to it... 

Here is the list of 8 people who I will

be giving this award too!

Connie - http://createdbyconnie.blogspot.com/

Suzy - http://scrapwithsuzy.blogspot.com/

Stacy - http://mycraftingtime.com/

Lalo - http://naniwale.blogspot.com/

Kristin - http://pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com/

Melissa - http://simplexpressionscards.blogspot.com/

Candy - http://stampinwithcandy.blogspot.com/

CarrieAnne - http://theserendipitousscrapper.blogspot.com/

Every one of these ladies is super duper talented!

So please take a moment and stop by their blogs.

Since I've actually already listed 4 down below I will

only list 4 more... I hope that's ok with all of you!

1. I own 3 Expression Machines...

2. I own wayyyy to many Stampin' Up Supplies (LOL)

3. I have curtains throughout my house (hate blinds)

4. I like to color my hair (to cover up the grey) :o)

And the second award came from Tanya  

over at http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU Tanya for giving me

A thing of Beauty Award!

This is a lovely award which you are to

Choose FIVE (5) worthy recipients and list them.

Next to their blog name, give ONE reason

why you think their blog is special.

What catches your eye about them? What do you love?

and, On your blog page, list 5 things about yourself....

Include at least one thing you enjoy about your craft...

Grace has one small request. It's not a rule, but she would very much

appreciate a link back to her blog attached to the award badge

when you display it on your site

(after choosing all five of your faves). Thanks so much!

She has kept the requirements few and simple so that 

people will not feel it is a chore to accept the award.

It is meant to be fun and encouraging! But since there are only

five recipients each time, select them thoughtfully and carefully

This was very hard to do... There are soooo

many amazing blogs out there.... but here

are the ones that I chose....

 http://girliascards.blogspot.com/

Gloria - Has an amazing knack for making pocket cards!

http://cardsbyjovan.blogspot.com/

Jovan - makes fun and wonderful cards...

http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/

Norma - Is just super talented with all things Stampin' Up

http://scrappingwithglitter.blogspot.com/

Anita - Is sooo Amazling Talented and has such a

pretty blog

http://iluvmybugs.blogspot.com/

Terry - Makes the most amazing crafts!

Please take a moment and stop by these wonderful ladies blogs...

I promise you will be inspired by them! :o)

Now about me... Hummm... Well...

1. I am a Punchaholic

2. I enjoy taking long drives in my car

3. I listen to music while I craft

4. I'm addicted to DCWV paper

5. What I enjoy most about card making is being

able to share it with all of you...

Again... thank you for the Awards...

they are most appreciated and I hope that

we inspire you.... It's a joy to craft but mostly

it's a joy to inspire all of you as you do for me!

I'll be back tomorrow have an

AWESOME SUNDAY!!!

Theresa

Hello Phone....

Hello and Happy Thursday Everyone!

I hope your week has been going well...

I can't believe February is almost over already...

I can just picture seeing the green grass and

the pretty flowers growing in my yard... Alas...

We still have snow on the ground and more to

come yet...but that's ok... I'll keep my image for

that wonderful first day of Spring and hope it

arrives Early! :o) Tomorrow is my Crop and I

think I've got enough cards to make while I'm there...

I actually used some of my scraps that I just couldn't

throw away.... They are strips of paper and I just kind

of used a bunch on some card stock and made a few cuts....

I'll show you them next week... once I get them put together....

For now.... Here is today's simple card! :o)

This is one of the cards I made for my Mother in Law...

She wanted some Hello/Hi/Howdy types of cards

so she could practice her writing skills... I've mentioned in the

past that she's been ill quite a lot in the last few years and

one issue she has is not having full function of her hand...

She's had therapy and is working with it... so she wanted

cards that she could write on the inside of... I've received 3 cards

from her already... not any that I've ever made her of course...

Cause she said she doesn't want to send me cards I made her! LOL

Soooo Sweet.... I think her writing is pretty good and I can read

everything she writes in the cards that she sends me... I've told

her that and she's happy that I can read her writing... sooo

I thought this would be a great, quick, easy card for her to

just stick in an envelope without extra postage...

Cartridge - Wild Card

The cut was designed in my Gypsy to

fit in a regular A2 size envelope

Well.... That's it for me this week....

I've enjoyed doing challenges this week 

and actually getting time to visit some blogs...

I hope you guys have a great weekend and

I'll see ya back here on Monday!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

3 Challenges 1 post....

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone!

I spent yesterday trying to create some

cards to make for my Crop til you Drop

on Friday night.... Man... It seems slow going...

I told my hubby that I need to get some projects done so

I'll have something to do beside Chatting all night long!

Not that I mind that.... but getting some work

done is kind of the whole point... Right?

Maybe? Sorta Kinda? tehehehe

Any who... Today is the Cricut Cardz Challenge

over at http://www.cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/

We are to make a St. Patrick's Day Card

using any cartridges or colors, but NOOO Shamrock's!

Wow... What's St. Patrick's Day without a Shamrock?

Well.... Let me show ya! :o) 

Isn't it CUTE??? :o)

 Card Stock, Ink, Stamp - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Imaginisce

Cartridge - Simply Charmed

(Leprechaun) Cut @ 3 1/4"

(Pot o' Gold) Cut @ 3"

Face Stamps - Peachy Keen Everyday 1", 1 3/8"

Stickles - Gold and Yellow

Embossing Powder - Hampton Art

Embossing Ink - Rangers

Yup... I did the inside too!

Cartridge - A Child's Year

(Hat) Cut @ 1 3/4"

I used my Design Studio to Hide the Shamrock

that is suppose to be cut with this Hat!

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Here is a close up of the Pot... I cut the black pot out

twice to add Dimension to it.... All in All I really like how this

card turned out! Now it's your turn! Go ahead and make something

for this fun challenge and I'll try and stop by to say Hi!

Don't forget to stop by the other Designers blogs....

They all did a fabulous job on this weeks Challenge!

I also noticed over at http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/

and http://lindascreativity.blogspot.com/

they have a challenge to make a project and incorporate some

type of EMBOSSING in it! And since I did emboss

the cute face on the Pot.... I'm entering this in those challenges as well!

How fun is that! I got 3 challenges in one! Yeah for me!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have an AWESOME DAY!

Theresa

Horse Howdy...

Hello and Happy Tuesday everyone!

I hope all of you enjoyed the 3 day weekend!

I was suppose to be crafting yesterday but for

some reason I decided to go through all my

scraps.... and BOY do I have a ton of scraps!!!

Soooo I decided to throw a bunch of them out!

(GASPS) that's what I'm hearing from you... YES

I said it... I Threw a bunch of scraps away... WHY?

Oh WHY? You know.... when you start to see more and more

scraps and they're not being used it becomes a headache and hard

to store them.... The idea came to me after watching Joy over

at http://joyslife.com/.... She was showing people how she stored

her scraps.... Well I don't need to know how to store them.... :o)

I've already got the storage binds for them.... but what got me was when

she had said "Don't Love the Paper Love the Project"!

and a BELL went off Or someone hit me upside the head.... LOL

So I thought, I better get rid of the tiny pieces

I really don't use/need and the paper that has been sitting

in the box for well... a year or 2.... Sooo yes I threw a bunch

of scraps away... and I made room and it looks neater/cleaner.....

And I felt soooo guilty doing it at first...

then My hubby came into my room and asked me

what I was doing and I told him.... and he said it was a great idea!

He told me he use to do the same thing when it came to storing his

tools and such for his shop.... He said if he kept it all he would

have a big ole' mess in his shop so he started to throw things away

he didn't think he was gonna use or need and it kept his

shop cleaner and neater... Sooo Yes I felt a little guilty at first

but then I started to realize it was such a waste to keep it when

I truly wasn't using it.... Sooo that's what I did! :o)

On with today's card!!!!

Everything is Stampin' Up

Copper Pearls - Prima

Cartridge - Old West

(Horse) Cut @ 4"

(Fence) Cut @ 2 1/4"

(Howdy) Cut @ 1 1/2"

This is a regular A2 size Easel Card

Ok... I really like how simple this card came out and yet it

has a nice rustic look! I'm putting this in with the

Challenge over at http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/

Their challenge is to make a Country/Western theme

for a child's birthday! I totally think this would be

great for that! You have until Thursday February 24th

to get your project in! Well thanks for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Stage Coach....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone!

I've had a busy weekend crafting....

I finally got all 24 "Hello" cards done

for my MIL..... I'm thrilled they are

completed and I'll be mailing them out

to her tomorrow... Of course with making

all those cards I made a HUGE mess in my

craft room.... Soooo I got to spend the rest

of the time cleaning up my mess.... I mean I

usually make a mess but this was a much bigger

mess than usual... Because I dug out my dinky

little sewing machine that I got over 10 yrs. ago...

I wanted to try sewing on a card for the first time....

And I CAN'T SEW! Sooo can you just imagine how

much FUN that was! :o) Sooo I have a huge pile from

digging in the container trying to find this little machine....

Needless to say..I threw away a bunch of stuff I never

used nor will for that matter.... and made some space

for more STUFF to purchase in the near future!

YEAHHH for me! LOL :o)

Everything is Stampin' Up...

Cartridge - Old West

(Stage Coach) Cut @ 3"

(Howdy) Cut @ 1"

(Cowgirl) Cut @ 3" and she was cut out

4 times to give her clothes and skin color

 Here is a side view to show the Cowgirl up on Dimensionals

and so was the "Howdy" Sentiment... Hubby Says I have this

stage coach in the wrong direction? But I cut it just

like it shows in the book... Sooo I don't know...

I still think it's cute and his mom will LOVE it!

And that's all that matters to me! :o)

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Spring...Spring...

Hello and Happy Saturday everyone!

Mi-Mi is still not better yet so she

called and asked if I would post again...

Of course I was like great, cuz I didn't get

my project finished until late last night sooo

now I have a chance to post it in time for the

Challenges! Over at http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/

They have a "Challenge me Monday" challenge every

week and this week it is to make a project featuring

your favorite seasonal weather... Well I know I have told you

guys before that I LOVE Fall but I ALSO LOVE Spring....

You can keep Summer and Winter in my book! :o)
This is also going to be entered into the "All About Spring"
Challenge over at http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/
Mary has challenged everyone to make a SPRING card!

And since I feel like SPRING is Coming soon

(keeping fingers crossed) I came up with this card....

I designed it in my Design Studio, then took forever

choosing the paper then started the cuts... Here it is.....

Everything is Stampin' Up

Cartridge - April Showers

(Flower) Cut @ 3"

(Birdhouse) Cut @ 2 1/2"

(Stem Flower) Cut @ 1"

Cartridge - Hoot N Holler

(Owl) Cut @ 2"

Here is a close up of the Stem Flower over the

Owl... I thought it would look cute having a flower

look like it landed on the owl....

The Sentiment was typed and printed from

My Digital Studio (SU) I used the brown as

the shadow look then added the orange on top...

It looks pretty cool live and in person.... :o)

I wanted to show you the side view with the

added layers on the Birdhouse and Flower Center....

Well there you go.... That's my SPRING Card for

the Challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut...

You have until February 20th to get your

project in... And the Spring Challenge over at Cardz TV

is going on until Thursday February 24th! 

I believe that's it for me...

I'll be back on Monday... so enjoy the

rest of your weekend and

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Snow Sledding Layout....

Hello and Happy Friday Everyone!

I bet you're all surprised to see me here!

Mi-Mi called me yesterday and asked

if I could post for her since she wasn't

up to par again.... Sooo here I am! :o)

I had my card swap last night and

everyone made such cute cards! I had

fun chatting away with my new found

crafting friends! I never thought I would

have sooo much fun hanging out and

crafting... It certainly beats me crafting

alone like I always do... I have my

crop til you drop next Friday and I found

out last night that people are requesting to

sit at my table with me and my friend....

I told you guys we had soooo much fun

laughing and carrying on that more people

would like to join us.... How fun is that?

Sooo... I'm super excited about it again and

I gotta get a bunch of stuff pre-done so

I can just put it all together while I'm there and

chat away like I'm doing right now! LOL :o)
Today I'm gonna show you the layout
I made at our last Crop night.... Remember I
told ya I didn't make it while I was there but
I got some free time last week and put it
together.... Sooo here is the Layout! :o)

Now this is the KIT we all did that night....

The Card stock is Bazzill and it's shiny...

Designer Paper is Bo Bunny (I Think)

Awhile back I showed you some pictures of my

kids going sledding just after the 1st of the year....

and when I seen the layout... I knew those

pictures would be perfect for this LO!

I was going to make them Black & white

but changed my mind... the colors seem to

match really well so I left them alone...

The photo's are 4 x4

Now the designer of this LO said to use

epoxy for the snowflakes and letters....

but.... I prefer Glitter.... So I used my

2 way glue pen then sprinkled

glitter on each letter.... I like it better! :o)

Same thing for the snowflakes... I think (1) was

suppose to be glitter and then epoxy.... But I decided

mine look better glittery... :o)

It's a very pretty LO and the creator (Jessica) did

a fabulous job on it and it was fun to put together!

The next one is a Valentine's/Love one...

It's sooo pretty... looking forward to putting that

one together! :o) Well that's all I got for ya

right now.... I may actually be back later today

with something I'm working on for a Challenge!

So... I'll see ya then! Thanks for looking! :o)

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Flower Pitcher.....

Hello and Happy Thursday everyone!

My Goodness.... this week flew by!

Before you know it, it will be St Patrick's day!

I did get my 16 cards done for my card swap

tonight! :o) But I do have a lot of things

to make this weekend... Let's hope I

have time to get them done! :o)

I want to thank everyone who comes

here to our blog and I also want

to thank everyone who leaves comments...

They are soooo appreciated and I LOVE

reading them! You all make my day everyday! :o)

On with today's card! :o)

Card stock, Ink, Stamp, Punches - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Chatterbox

Signo Gel Pen for the Faux Stitching & Dots

Cartridge - Country Life (Pitcher/Flowers)

Cut @ 2 1/2" w/Shadow

Well I believe that is it for me this week!

I will be back on Monday with something

to show ya! :o) I hope you have a marvelous

rest of the week and have a

SUPER AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Get Well Scallop....

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone!

I hope your week is still going well...

I had my Stampin' Up Party last night and

we had a ball! It started at 7pm and the last

gals to leave, left around 10:30pm.... We just

chatted and laughed and they learned a few

things and then I showed them my scrap room...

They really liked it and well I Love my space sooo

it was nice to show it to other people... Were gonna

do it again next month.... My house is basically the most central

place to have it so I don't mind if they come over and hang out

and craft and well just have fun! :o) I am going to

be working on my 16 cards for my swap today cause

my cards are due tomorrow....

But I do have a card to show you... so here it is...

Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Chatterbox

Stamp - Stamps with joyslife.com

Cartridges - Disney Pooh & Friends

Icon Key #11 (Flowers) Cut @ 2 1/2"

Walk in my Garden (Vase #21)Cut @ 2"

Straight from the nest (#13 Scallops)Cut @ 3 1/4"

Well.... that's it for me today...

I better go get started on my cards! :o)

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa