HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Hello and Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all

had a fun weekend! Mine was super busy and it will

continue to be that way for awhile! Last week I told ya

I had something to tell you... But I wanted to wait til

this week to announce it.... It was Good News & Bad News...

I guess I'll start with the BAD NEWS first! With a very, very

heavy heart I have to leave the blogging world for awhile.

Something very exciting has come up and I won't have any time

to blog or craft. I've acquired a Thrift Store! YES! I said a

Thrift Store. As of tomorrow I'm the new owner and I've

spent this last week working on it and trying to clean it up.

And this is a HUGE deal for me and I'm super excited about it!

 I just had to give up my First LOVE- CRAFTING! Not forever

of course.... Just until I can get the store more organized

and just the way I like it and then I should get some free

time to craft again! (I hope anyway)! Between Homeschooling

and this new venture I won't have any time to even blog hop!

I can't believe I just typed that! If I get any spare time at all

I will try and visit all my wonderful Blogging Buddies!

And Please don't be sad! This is a great thing that's

happening to me and my family and I know once I get

it all squared away it will be a great store!

So to those who e-mail me.... please keep e-mailing me...

I want to know how things are going and I'll tell ya

about my crazy adventures too! You guys know I LOVE

to TALK! :o) So e-mail me often! And I will try to make

time to say hi whenever I can! I told ya there was

Good News & Bad News! They kind of go hand N hand!

I do have a card for you today to! Soooo here is my Hybrid Card!

 I got the template from My Digital Studio (SU)

I basically printed out the pumpkins and the rest

is all traditional crafting! That's it! :o)

I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween and I will

be back on Wednesday with my last design team

card for awhile... Sooo I hope to see you then!

Have a SPOOOKYYY HALLOWEEN!

HUGS!

Theresa

EEK! A Spider!!!

Hello and Happy Thursday! The Week has gone by so

fast... Where did it go? Seriously? Who pushed the

fast forward button? Hummm? I know I didn't do it!

I need time to sllloooowwww down! Not hurry up!

Oh well... I guess I will just show ya my card before

someone pushes that button again! :o)

Yes it's a Hybrid card! I used a Digital Template to

create this card and turn it into a Digital/Traditional format....

Gems are Bazzill
Bakers Twine

Martha Stewart Border Punch (Goo)

Everything else is Stampin' Up

The paper is regular designer paper and the

only part that's digital is the stamped items...

Yup! I did not stamp them myself.. I printed them

on the purple designer paper... I did some inking and

attached everything... And BAM you've got yourself

another quick Halloween card!

Well... it's the end of the week for me so

I'm hoping to get some time to create something...

ANYTHING! I'll just have to wait and see what time

is available for me... In the mean time I hope

everyone has a Terrific Week/Weekend and I'll

see you all on Monday! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Monster Mash!!!

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! It's super

cold outside today! I just feel like curling up under

the blankets and staying warm! Ahhh I LOVE that idea! :o)

Today's card is for the Cricut Cardz Challenge!

This week's Challenge is:

“Spooks, Monsters, Ghouls and Goblins” Make a card for Halloween using ANY Halloween image you'd like from any cartridge(s), and using any colors you’d like.

Halloween is almost here.... so this is a great challenge right

before the BIG Day! Let's see what I created....

PHOTO REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION!!!

Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - DCWV

I used Bo Bunny for ALL the cuts

White signo Gel Pen

Black Stickles for the eye

Cartridges - Happy Hauntings (Frame) Cut @ 3 1/2"

(Monster Mash) Cut @ 1 1/2"

Bump in the Night (Monster) Cut @ 1 3/4"

Now that you've seen what I've created, I hope you

join us for one last chance at making a HALLOWEEN CARD!

Head on over to Cardz TV (Cricut Cardz Challenge)

I can't wait to see what all of you create!

Thanks soooo much for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

31st......

Hello and Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope all of you

are not as busy as I am right about now! :o) It's getting

super cold outside since we have 2 lovely cold fronts

coming through which may also bring us some snow!

Not that we haven't already gotten snow but more of it! UGH!!

Today's post involves my Digital Program called

"My Digital Studio" from Stampin' UP! You guys remember

all my "Thank You" cards that were Hybrid's = Digital & Traditional

combined! My MIL LOVED them! And so I have more because they

seem to be the only ones I can get done a lot quicker than

my regular ones! :o)

This one was super simple as you can tell!

The (BOO) Punch is from EK Success

Everything else is Stampin' Up

I Printed out the Designer Paper and adhered it to my card

Then I punched out the Boo Border and attached it

Then I printed out the Happy Halloween Stamped Image

and cut it to size... I used my We R Memory Corner punch

and pop dotted it up... Super quick card to get out to

someone right away for Halloween! Can't get any easier! :o)

Thanks sooo much for stopping by and saying HI!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Yummy Holidays!

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all had

a Fabulous weekend! Mine was super busy! I barely had

anytime to craft! There is sooo much going on in my world

right now that I think I'm gonna go stir crazy! LOL

The visit with my son was wonderful! We really enjoyed

seeing him... He'll be back for Thanksgiving... Can't Wait!

Juston never got to make dinner for his brother but he did

make dinner last night with help from his dear old mom! :o)

It turned out yummy and all is well in the cooking world! tehehe

I've got some news to tell ya but will wait a little longer

before I do... (I know bad tease!) But it involves a HUGE

change in my life and maybe a lot less crafting!  So it's a

good/bad thing so to speak... I will explain more later....

Luckily for me I always have a stash of cards that I've made

to help me out on days I'm not able to craft... Sooo today's

card would be one of those! Heck this weeks cards are!!! LOL

Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Echo Park

I used Bo Bunny for all the cuts!

Red/White Bakers Twine

Googlie Eyes - Darcie

Red Christmas Stickles

Stamp - My Pink Stamper (Happy Holidays)

Circle Punches - EK Success

Cartridges - Just Because (Gingerbread) Cut @ 3"

4x's flipping 2 of them

Sugar & Spice (Shapes) Cut @ 1.85" 4x's

I hate to chat and run but I really do have

a MILLION things to do today! Thanks soooo

much for stopping by... I always appreciate it!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Thank You Series #3....

Hello and Happy Thursday Everyone! It's the end of

the week for me and I've got a whole list of things I need

to get done! Plus my son didn't come home last night
like he planned so he'll be home this morning! Hunter
was so disappointed when I told him he wasn't coming
yesterday... But he's super excited that he'll be here today!
Mathew received a letter from Hunter about a week ago.
So he told me he would talk to him about what he
wrote him..... Brothers bonding! How great is that? :o)
 I got my grocery shopping out of the way yesterday
so I can feed him some home cooked meals... And now
I'll just try and enjoy the long fall weekend! 

This one started out as a 5 x7 designer template card until

I altered it! I changed the floral design to white then printed it out...

I printed the "Thank You" on white Card stock along

with the colored circles... then I used my scallop punches to

punch them out and adhere them to my card.....

I added a couple of buttons with some twine and I

added some green ribbon.... I really like how this card

turned out! Such great colors! :o)

This one started out as a Happy Birthday Designer Template....

I printed out the yellow dots and added the the green dots and

rust color dots... they were also printed out! Then I added the

"Thank You" to the blue label and printed it out... I cut it out by

hand... Then I enlarged the flowers so I could punch them

out with my flower punch and added a button with some twine

and there you go again.... Another quick and simple card to make

and mail off right away if you need to!

Well that's the end of my "Thank You" series of cards....

I'm pretty sure my MIL will love these cards and she'll have

nooo idea that I used my computer to print out the pretty

papers or add the sentiments because you really can't tell!

Thanks for joining me this week with my "Thank You" Card

series in Digital/Traditional design! I hope you guys

think about digital crafting in a new way and maybe

even try it! I would LOVE to see what you make!

Let me know if you've done some so I can stop by and take

a look and leave you a comment!

I guess that's it for me this week... I hope you

all have an AWESOME Week/Weekend!!

Theresa

Thank You Series #2....

Hello and Happy Wednesday! We are in the middle of the

week already.... WOW! This month is sure flying by!

My oldest will be home tonight and Hunter can't wait!

My other son Juston is actually gonna cook dinner Friday

night for all of us! I'll let you know if I get poisoned or not! LOL

He works at a burger joint so I think I'm OK... But he's not

making any burgers! Sooo I'm not completely sure! tehehehe

I'm still hoping to get some crafting done this weekend but

we shall see on that too! With the older boy coming home to

visit and I have my card swap tomorrow and Hunter has a

Halloween Party on Saturday.... It may be a tight squeeze to

get some work done! I guess you'll know by Monday how

I did by what I post! LOL So here's today's "Thank You" Series Cards!

The only thing digital on this card is the Sentiment!

It was printed on white card stock, the Felt Flower

is glued on and I used an EK Success Flower Border

Punch and some pretty Pearls, the Striped paper

is SU Designer Series paper call Sweet Pea. This

card went together super quick! And it's mostly

all traditional supplies with an added twist of

 a  little digital sentiment! :o)

 I used a Designer Template for this card...

It was a HAPPY BIRTHDAY Card before I got my

hands on it! I changed the center circle from the Happy

Birthday sentiment to a flower, I cut out the green flower

with a flower punch then added a button with some twine...

I added the yellow ribbon and I put the "Thanks" on this card...

So it's traditional with some digital elements! Quick & Easy

yet again! What do you guys think of Digital? Are

you liking it at all? Just curious to know what your

thoughts are on Digital programs! :o) Well That's

it for me for today! I'll be back tomorrow with the

last 2 cards in this series! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Thank You Series #1

Hello and Happy Tuesday everyone! I really hope your

week is off to a great start! Mine is going pretty good so

far! I'm looking forward to the school Fall Break so I can

get started on some Christmas cards! We shall see if I get

anything done! :o) I've even designed some tags I'd like

to get done! Can't wait to get started!  I've made another 

Simple project for today, because my MIL asked me to make

her some "Thank You" Cards! Don't worry... there are only

6 cards for this series! So I'll show 2 today, tomorrow and Thursday!

It's like a bonus! 2 cards a day! How often do I do that?

Hardly EVER! I know! Right! LOL  :o)

First off... there is nooo Cricut involved in any of the cards

I made this week for my MIL! I went DIGITAL  again!

I hope you guys don't mind... But I do love my Digital Program

and I've been seeing so many blogs giving away a free digital

Program that I thought I would share with you some of the things

you can do with a digital program! Of course my program is

from Stampin' Up! And it makes creating Quick & Easy

when it needs to be! But they are ALL that way!

I have some digital templates in my program so I took

advantage of using them to create quick simple cards...

With a Digital Program you can alter anything

which I LOVE! This design had snowflakes and

some mittens and a winter sentiment.... then I changed

it to butterflies, thank yous and printed each piece out

to make it more traditional! Everything is layered instead of just

1 flat design because I still LOVE my traditional ways but

in a more modern digital age! :o) I used some staples and

a little bling to make this card! :o)

This is the color Combo : Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red,

Chocolate Chip, River Rock, White

 I altered this one too with a digital template!

All Digital programs offer lots of templates or you

can design your own... Which I like both so it makes

it fun and easy either way you do it! :o)

I printed out the "Kind Thanks" with the Soft Suede

Color Card stock, then I printed out the colored

circles on the white Card stock so they can be layered..

Then I added 2 different colored ribbons and some bling...

And there you have a quick, simple and yet traditional

looking thank you card! :o) This one is suppose to be a

5x7 card.... but I altered it to fit a standard A2 size card!

The colors I used for this card are: Taken with Teal, Apricot Appeal,

Soft Suede, Old Olive, White

Well I hope you guys like my cards... I'll be back tomorrow

with 2 more and an explanation on how I created them!

Thanks soooo much for stopping by! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

P.S.- If you have any questions about my digital program from

Stampin' Up or another type please let me know and maybe

I can help you out or explain something you may not know or

let me know something I may not have known! :o)

Theresa

Owl-o-ween....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you guys

had a wonderful weekend! I had an interesting one! :o)

I found out that my oldest son who's away at school

will be home this week! They have a "Fall Break" this

Thursday/Friday so instead of staying at school he's decided to come

home and visit us! I think he was getting bored of being up

there by himself another long weekend! Apparently the kids

like to go home a lot to visit family and my son said it was to

soon to come home... But with everyone gone most weekends

he has nothing to do and no one to hang out with. Sooo I'm

guessing with this one being a Looonggg weekend, he didn't want

to be stuck up there alone again! LOL I'm sure it will be a nice

visit. My youngest is excited about him coming. He keeps asking

me when he's coming, what day mom? what Day? LOL

Any who.... here's my project for today! :o) 

Card stock, Ink, Window Punch, Owl Punch, 2 Ribbons - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - DCWV/Bo Bunny

Googlie Eyes - Darice

Embossing Folder - Skeleton Scroll

Stamp - My Craft Spot

Ghost Brad - Oriental Trading

Cartridge - Pooh & Friends (Witch Hat) Cut @ 2"

I totally think this came out cute! But that's just me!

It was super simple to make and perfect for mailing

out to my sweet Great Niece & Nephew! That's all I

have for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Spoookieeee.....

Hello and Happy Thursday everyone! The week

is just about over and I get to create tomorrow! :o)

Remember 2 weeks ago when Hunter created the

Fall card? Well My Blogging friend Stephanie suggested

he make a Halloween card. Well I told him that and he

decided to create something different than a card!

Soooo today you'll get to see what he created.... :o)

Isn't it CUTE? I think he did a wonderful job!

He decided to make a Halloween Treat box for

2 of his friends that live across the street!

They're Brothers so they'll share the goodies inside!

He drew his box on paper first and then he

decided what cuts he was going to use...

Then he chose the Designer paper and colors!

Designer Paper - DCWV

Bo Bunny Double Dot was used for all the cuts!

Googlie Eyes - My Stash

Orange Ribbon - Stampin' Up

Gift Bag - Walmart

White Signo Gel Pen - Faux Stitching

Cartridge - Mini Monsters Cut @ 3 1/2"

Sweet tooth Boxes Cut @ 10 1/2"

He wanted the Word "Spooky" on 1 side of the box...

Cartridge - Mini Monsters Cut @ 2 1/2"

He even wanted to add white dots like I do...

Sooo CUTE! As you can see, he did! :o)

Cartridge - Happy Hauntings Cut @ 3"

More White Dots! :o)

Cartridge - Mini Monsters Cut @ 3 1/2"

He liked the idea of a shadow when I showed

him something I made so he copied it! :o)

He also liked my stitching... Sooo He copied that too!

I thought he did pretty good for his first time....

He also did the Stitching on the Monster's belly...

Although I still would have LOVED to ink everything

he said NOOO MOM! UGH! :o)

Cartridge - Happy Hauntings Cut @ 3"

I totally LOVE his idea for the inside.... He said Mom....

when the candy is all gone they're gonna say EEK! LOL

He's probably right about that! And yes... he did the dots

on this too! :o) Cartridge - Happy Hauntings Cut @ 1"

He did this box about a week ago and he's been asking

me to put it on the blog... so I promised him I would

do it today! I hope you guys like his treat box, because

he's already told me he has a Christmas Card he'd like

to make, and it sounds pretty nice from what he described.

Of course he'll do a drawing down on paper first and we'll

go from there! :o) Anyway.... Thanks so much for stopping

by and I hope everyone has an AWESOME Week/Weekend!!

Theresa & Hunter

Breast Cancer Awareness.....

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you are
all having a Fabulous week so far! Mine has been going
pretty good too! I've been designing some cards and 
hopefully over the weekend I can get them cut and put
together! Today is our Cricut Cardz Challenge!!!

“Think Pink!” October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. To help promote this worthy cause, make a card for a friend or a loved one for Breast Cancer Awareness month. It can be a reminder card for self-exams and mammograms, a card congratulating a breast cancer survivor, or a card of encouragement for someone currently going through the trauma of breast cancer. Use any cartridges you'd like and use Pink as your primary color.

Card stock, Designer Paper, Label Punch - Stampin' Up
Glitter Card stock - DCWV
Sentiment is Computer Generated
Cartridges - George & Basic Shapes
(Shapes with corner rounders) Cut @ 3 1/2"
Art Philosophy (Scallop) Cut @ 3"
Stand & Salute (Ribbon) Cut @ 3 1/2"
I Hope all of you participate in this wonderful
Challenge over at Cricut Cardz! This is a great time
to tell someone how much you care about
them or to remind a dear friend to make sure they
get an exam done. I look forward to seeing what
everyone creates! :o)

I'm also putting this into a couple of challenges as well:

My Sheri Crafts - Think Pink

Just Yolie - Link Up for PINK PARTY!

Cricut Circle Blog Weekly Challenge - Make a card
for world Card making day!

I'll be back tomorrow with something different to show you!
Thanks so much for stopping by, Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

2 more cards for the Challenges....

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! I first want

to start by saying "THANKS" to all those wonderful

comments you left me yesterday! And Yes I was a busy

little bee trying to get these designed and completed!

I was able to get the other 2 cards done for the Circle

Blogs Challenge.... So this is the last of them! :o)

This first one is for the Sketch Challenge they are having:

Here's My Version of it...

(Click on Photo to Enlarge)

I really like how this turned out! I used some

of my Favorite DCWV paper to make it shine!
I don't know if you can see my 3 Gem stones in the
corner above the cake... But they are there! :o)
Here's the Recipe:

Card stock, Stamp, Punches, Silver Organdy Ribbon - Stampin' Up

Black Zig pen for the Stamp

EK Success Border Punch

Bling - Bazzill

Black Stickles

Cartridge - Everyday Pop-Up Cards

(Cake) Cut @ 2 3/4" (Rings) Cut @ 1 1/4"

Here's the other card...

(Click on the Photo to Enlarge)

The Challenge for this next one was to Have a Title,

At Least 2 Cricut Cuts, 3 Buttons....

Card stock - Stampin' Up, DCWV Shimmer, Bo Bunny Double Dot

Designer Paper - Echo Park

Baker's Red/White Twine

Xmas Red Stickles

Buttons - My Stash

Cartridge - Holiday Cakes

(Garland) Cut @ 1 3/4"

 (Ornaments) Cut @ 2 1/4"

(Happy Holidays) Cut @ 1 1/4"

I designed both cards in my Design Studio

then transferred them to the Gypsy for cutting....

Once I figured out the Design & Paper... they

both came together pretty quickly... Well That's

it on the Circle Blog Challenges... Thanks so much

for stopping by! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Lots of Cards.... Lots of Pictures...

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you guys

had a wonderful weekend! I know I did! It was my

19th Wedding Anniversary! So I made a lovely dinner

and we just kind of hung out together! It made for a

nice relaxing Sunday! :o) I also made him a card....

Nooo surprise! :o) But I also managed to get a few

other cards done as well... The Cricut Circle Blog is

Celebrating their 1 year Anniversary and they have

a few challenges going on.... Normally I don't participate

in the challenges... But I got 4 of the challenges done

already and have 2 left to do.... They're designed so

I just gotta cut the pieces out and put together...

Sooo Today you'll See 4 different cards! WHAT?

4 different cards? I hope you like them all... Here ya go!

One of the challenges was to make a project using

any of the Circle Cartridges... I chose SOPHIE!

Card stock, Window Punches - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - DCWV

Bling - Bazzill

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Cartridge - Sophie (Frame) Cut @ 3 1/2"

(Birds) Cut @ 3"

Just a quick side view to show the popped up LOVE birds!

I soooo LOVE how this turned out! :o)

Another Challenge was to make a Monochromatic project!

I gotta tell ya this was HARD for me! It's just not

something I would normally make... Sooo I was

Happy to try it out! That's what a challenge is for....

To Challenge yourself! :o) I chose shades of Brown....

Card stock - Stampin' Up, Bo Bunny, DCWV, Core'dination

Ribbon - My Stash

Ink - Stampin' Up

Stamp - Peachy Keen Monster Mash 3/8"

Cartridges - Art Philosophy (Card Shape) Cut @ 4 1/4"

(Leaves) Cut @ 2" & 2 1/4"

Simply Charmed (Happy Fall) Cut @ 1 1/2"

I popped up the Happy Fall and the Leaves...

I'm actually very happy with how this turned out! :o)

Next Challenge was to create something with your Imagine!

You guys know I LOVE my Imagine! Sooo I came up with this

really fun Halloween Card! :o)

Card stock - Stampin' Up, American Crafts, Bo Bunny

Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Cartridge - Buccaneer (Pirate) Cut @ 2 3/4"

I used the Imagine Default Shape (Circle) Cut @ 3 1/4" 

and Flood Filled it with the Buccaneer Designer Paper

Then I used the Imagine Default Shape (Square) Cut @ 4 1/2"

and Flood Filled it with the Buccaneer Designer Paper

Happy Hauntings (Happy Halloween) Cut @ 1"

Here's a side view to show the added layers from

Mr. Pirate! I used the Layers feature to pop up his

Hat, Boot, Jacket Trim, Shirt Trimming, Face...

Another Challenge was to create something using

your Cuttlebug! Another one of my Favorite tools!

Of course... by the time I started on this card it was

super duper late.... Like 4am! Sooo It's not my favorite

card! Anywhoo here's how I made it....

Card stock, Ribbon - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Basic Grey

Embossing Folder - Pumpkin Harvest

Cartridge - Thanksgiving (Pilgrim) Cut @ 3"

I cut her out once then I used the "Hide Contour"

for a second one to be the background...

(Thankful Heart) Cut @ 1 3/4"

This is also an odd size card (4 1/4 x 6)

not my normal size! :o)

Well that's all I have for you today! Boy I'm pooped! LOL

I'll be back tomorrow with a couple more to show!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have an

AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Blessings one and all....

Hello and Happy Thursday! It's the end of the week

for me and that means crafting time! Yea! I don't get

much time in during the week like I use to so I look

forward to Thursdays because it means No school for

us on Friday and I can craft all day long! Gotta LOVE that!

Here's another one of the cards I made last weekend... :o)

This didn't take to much time at all to make....

No Cricut Cuts either! I know some of you shake

your head in shame! LOL But a girls gotta do

what a girls gotta do! :o) Here's the Details:

Card stock, Ink, Stamp, Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - DCWV Autumn Stack

Copper Eyelet - My Stash

Flower w/Button - Oriental Trading (I bought them a long

time ago and finally got around to using them)

Basically I took an 11 1/2 x 4 1/4" piece of Card stock

and scored at 4 1/4" and 9 3/4", then I took my

Scallop border punch and punched the one end

added a leave scallop border to that same end,

punched a hole to put an eyelet through...

Added the Designer paper on the other side and added

a piece of vanilla card stock on the inside....

Stamped then added the flower and put the ribbon

all the way around the card to make a bow

(Normally I NEVER use that much ribbon on a card)

I like to save my ribbon but this card needed the full affect

of the ribbon to go around the card... :o)

Well I hope you like my Thanksgiving card... Thanks so much

for stopping by! Have an AWESOME Week/Weekend!! :o)

Theresa