HAPPY EVERYTHING!

So we survived the holiday hub-bub... stocking stuffed, gifts wrapped and now shredded paper. WHEW! 
So far one of my favorite seasonal paper lines is Jovial from Basic Grey it is beautiful (click the link to see everything in the line). SO the ISSUE challenge this week is to make a layout using your favorite "holiday line" it does not have to be Christmas, it can be Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter whatever.. if you have not entered any of the challenges, this might be the one for you.  I would encourage you to give it a whirl as I have several smaller prizes to give away and one album kit. Now that you have all that new scrappy stuff you got for Christmas, you should be feeling the need to scrap so enter for a chance to win one of the prizes (any and all entries for the 9 challenges must be posted by MIDNIGHT Dec. 31, 2010)  Well here are the samples I made and be sure to check out Basic Grey TV (BGTV-- click the Jovial link above) they have all kinds of great videos to show you the products AND ideas on how to use them.  Have a safe and happy new year friends! 

 and of course my card that I made from the scraps... be blessed friends enjoy this new year!

Fun little layout and card

Here is a fun layout I did from a recipe challenge... hard because the ingredients are very simple. I like it... don't love it, but I like it! here ya go.. I like the card a lot more thatn the layout.  Oh I made the pleats on the card by simply cutting a strip of paper about 1 1/2 inches then triming the strip with pinking shears, and then cut and folded in the sides on different size strips to make the pleat uneven. give it a go, it's pretty fun! IF you want to get in on the challenge and a chance to win prizes, here is the link

Challenge

Merry Christmas! 

Here is a fun layout I did last night

I used a lot of scraps and stuff from kits... I promised myself NOT to use anything that was not in a kit... so here ya go.. I also used this layout for the ISSUE challenge over on the Club CK boards.

Oh for the banner just cut a strip of paper about 1-1.5 inches and then cut a deep "v" into one end then fold the strip to make a fun banner... Try it, it is fun and easy technique

SERIOUSLY... THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!

I SO GET IT!  I SMILED AND GIGGLEED, BE SURE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND WATCH THIS

day late and a dollar short....

Happy belated Thanksgiving!  Well with my DD in town I have been a bit busy hanging out with her and doing homework... I just wanted to say hello and Happy Thanksgiving to you all.... Enjoy Black Friday as I will be doing homework and NOT missing the crowds or that I missed the "sales" 

OH here is a layout I made for the ISSUE challenge Which was easy one.. do a layout about something you are thankful for...

I would add the card, but I submitted it to Paper Crafts... so we shall see if they pick it.  IF not I will post it later!

Be blessed and thank you all for being here and keeping tabs on my little spot. I value each one of you and am greatful to be a part of your life, no matter how small or big.

helping hands...it's that time of year!

Over at Club CK, I do the ISSUE Challenge and I usually am driven by finding new little nuggets of joy in the magazine.  Well I found such nugget this week with the challenge, I used a punch on a photo to create a spot for hidden journaling.  SOOO here is the layout.. but something I wanted to add, this time of year I almost always think of these photos.  I remember that Bradley was sooo excited to "work" in grandpa's workshop... that joy, pure joy, was the best gift that anyone gave him that year.  Time with grandpa in his workshop is a memory that Brad will always have.  I love that grandpa let BRAD pick the wood and there was no "plan" to make something he just let Brad hammer the nails and use the wood glue... they made a little something that really was nothing to the average eye, but to my eyes... they made something better than the grandest woodworking.. they made a memory any way here is the layout and card I made to go with it.

OH yeah.. I used my CRICUT!  whoooo-hooo does that mean I can buy a new cartridge?  LOL

PS  I also have am in the new Tips & Tricks Magazine  not for a layout, but my mug as a moderator on the boards.. totally exciting! The gals I am moderating with are super amazing and I hope you come over to the boards and get to know all of them!

Oh yeah... She's sassy

Here is my layout for this last weeks challenge on the Club CK boards.  I was so excited to get the new TIps and Tricks Magazine, my photo is in it... yep that is cause I am a moderator for Club CK along with so pretty amazing ladies.  It is an honor.  SO here is fun using the CK article by Dorathy G. on Krafy Solutions!

And this card is inspired by my friend Kim Kesti's card in the new Paper Crafts magazine. What fun it is so be sure to get them both! They are VALUABLE sources of information this time of year... Later I will post about my trip to Houston, to the Quilt Festival... I picked up a fun new craft called FELTING.. OH fun!  I love it!  Thanks MOM for taking me!

Be blessed friends!