Monday, October 31, 2011

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

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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!
I can't wait to see what all of you create!
Thanks soooo much for stopping by!
Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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

Monday, October 24, 2011

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

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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