New Room!

Finally! After all of the talk...and waiting...and planning...I have a new office! (and Isabel has a new bedroom, but I sort of like my office better). It took a full day of painting and then a few days of moving stuff around...and then another full day of me re-organizing my stuff. Are you ready? Here is Isabel's new pink Tinkerbell room...very clean...very pink. LOL

And here is my new office! It is hard to take pics. in small rooms, but you do get to see my favorite part...my new "store" LOL. We got the slat walls and all of the trays/shelves for $60! Gret deal and I love the way it looks!

Cricut Cartridge Contest week #3

I haven't won yet, but I still hold out hope! LOL Pop in on the cricut site to put your name in to win a new cartride! And be sure to check out their new 100th cart...Winter Woodlands! So beautiful and lots of great cuts on it: http://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=361&s=1&sc=2

Harder than I thought

Getting 2 rooms switched and painted is harder than I thought! It is overwhelming actually, but my scraproom cannot be in limbo forever. LOL Gotta get r done!

It is week 2 of Provocraft's 100 carts contest! Head on over there to sign up to try and win a new cart. Here is the link they asked us to post for the cool Winter Woodlands cartridge! http://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=361&s=1&sc=2

Good luck!

M.I.A. and a great contest!

I know...I know...I have been M.I.A. I have been helping out some friends lately and busy, busy with school stuff for Collin and Belle, so I have not been able to really create much. Plus I feel sick. Really sick. The kind of...don't want to do anything buy lay here and be miserable and stare at the wall sick. That is unbelieveably frustrating for me, but what can you do?

First, I have a long overdue thank you for Scrappy Piglet. Isabel won her challege awhile back and recieved a great package, but I neglected on properly thanking her for the great prize. Isabel LOVED it! So Thank You, Scrappy Piglet and mommy! You guys are the best! Here is a pic. of Belle and her prize.

Big weekend for me this weekend! Despite not feeling good, Billy and I got to celebrate our anniversary (from July LOL) and have a kid free hotel weekend. It was nice just being together. Good food, a lovely hotel room and SLEEP! Uninterrupted sleep! My darling husband also gifted me with some really cool stuff to help me put together my new new (smaller) scrapbook room. (I am switching with Belle so she can have the much larger closet. We got a great deal and I can't wait to get Isabel's room put together so I can work on mine! Here is ONE of the 4x4 slat walls and a sample of each type of shelf he got to go on them. The total? $40!!!! What a fantastic deal. Of course there will be more pics when I get it together.

And last, but not least! Cricut is celebrating its 100th cartridge with a huge contest to win a new cart of your own! Here is a link to one of their great new carts (I REALLY want this one). http://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=361&s=1&sc=2 and hint, hint...Michaels has them on sale this week!! So have fun shopping! If you want to enter the cart contest...go here: http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=5248058 Good luck!

Simply Stamping

Today I thought I would break out some stamps and just made some simple cards. My new found love is kraft card bases, so I broke those out to work with, too. I had no rhyme, reason or plan...I just picked stamps I like and just stamped. I broke out my embossing powders, too. Fun!




This card is for my sister. I thought the stamped sentiment inside was very appropriate for us. LOL She is going to hit me. :)



My challenge for you: get out some of your stamps and start creating!

I-Top Review

A month or so ago I won a prize package from Give Away Today and it arrived! I am excited to show you my prize and let you know how I like it!

My first impression of the i-top was YEAH! A package that I can open without scissors! LOL Sounds silly, but when I get a new toy, I don't want to have to wrestle it to the ground trying to get it out to play. The tool has a cool textured handle (not a big fan of pink, but that is a minor thing) and comes ready to go with picture instructions and a DVD that shows again how to use it and some project ideas. They also sent me the carrying case...really fun design on it and removable pouches inside to store the tool and brads as well as a pocket that I put the DVD in and some papers. My only wish would be for it to be slightly bigger so I can store the punches in it as well.


Next in my box was a set of templates so I can trace the correct sizes to make the brads (seriously, probably would not happen...LOL...too much work) and ALL THREE PUNCH SIZES! I am excited about this because so far Michaels only carries one size of the punch, which seems pointless to me. the punches work really smoothly and the cut out design actually would be a fun accent all on its own.

Last but not least was the attatchment to make the larger brads, one set of each side of brads and some SUPER cute pre punched and STICKY BACKED papers so I could just peel, stick and make the brad.

I watched the DVD (although the package directions were good) and made a brad immediately. It was very easy to do and I like the way it came out. I have heard some complaints about the paper being a bit wrinkly around the edges, but, honestly, I think it looks fine. I can't wait to put it to work on some projects! So if you are on the fence, I would say climb on over. It is a great tool. My only concern (and it is a small one) is that it will go the way of some other tools I have liked and I will end up with the tool and no way to get the brads for it eventually. But that is a risk with any tool, I guess. For now, I am going to stock up. LOL

Finally Friday Inspired

If you have not check out Kristina Werner's videos, you are missing some great stuff. She does Finally Friday and Make a Card Monday videos (found on You tube and 2 Peas) and they are so fun and unique sketches. When I need some inspiration to get going, I always watch her videos and copy her sketches. They are so universal that even if you don't have the exact same products, you can swap things out to get wonderful results. And they are quick to make, too!

Today I was inspired by 2 of her Finally Friday cards. Here is the first one and beneath it is mine (sorry for the wonky picture):

And here is the second one I worked on today (Kristina's first and then mine):

Wow! Her pics look so much nicer than mine. I wish I had better lighting, but it is a gloomy day today. Beware, she uses super cute product, you will will be running out to get whatever she is using. LOL (I am totally wanting the Sassafrass lass stamps she used in the above card.)

Here is a link to her 2 peas:

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/cg_list.asp?t=153

And here is you tube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/starofmay

Have fun!