Candy's Craft Corner 100 Fan GIVEAWAY!

Well let me start off by saying I feel so bad I haven't posted anything in so long.  Not what I had in mind when starting my blog, that is for sure.  I hope I can get back into the swing of things soon, I surely miss it.
So onto AWESOME news!

Candy from Candy's Craft Corner is having a 100 Fan Giveaway!  How fun is that.  All you have to do is go over to her blog and become a follower, then leave a comment she will pick a winner on Halloween!  So easy peasy and so worth it because Candy has GREAT ideas, so following her blog is actually fun!  So click on over and enter for a chance to win a Robotz Cartridge!

Thanks for still stopping by, I really appreciate it!

I swear I am still here hahahaha

Well hello my fellow scrappers.  I am sorry I have been away for a while.  I was in Ohio at the Cleveland Clinic with my Grams who had open heart surgery.  I am finely home and it looks like my Grams is all brand spankin' new.....thanks goodness!  She is my favorite person in the whole wide world, and the foundation of my extended family.  I think we would all fall apart if it wasn't for her. 

I am posting the ATC I made later today when I download the pics.  I made them for Little Scraps of Heaven swap and they were SO MUCH FUN!!!!  I think I went overboard with them though....I signed up for 2 groups and made 4 cards :) for each group...They may get sick of me lol

Be back soon with some pics!

Pay It Forward

So I found the sweetest idea over at Scrappin Mamma!
If you follow blogs I am sure you have seen and follow hers, and if not get to getting, she is amazing!

Here is what she posted.

"Pay It Forward" is the idea of blessing someone with a random act of kindness without expecting anything in return. It’s passing on a kindness, hoping that your recipients will do the same, and forming a never-ending chain of goodwill. But it isn’t only kindness, it is also a means to connect and share instead of just keeping it to ourselves.

"I promise to send an original creation to the (1st) 5 people who leave a comment here. They must, in turn, post this on there blog, and send something they make to the 1st 5 people who comment on their status."

Here's what you need to do:

1. Leave a comment on this post. I will send a handmade gift to the first 5 commenters.

2. Create a post on your blog offering the same.

3. Send a handmade item to your first 5 commenters.

4. It must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011.

Please do not sign up unless you are fully committed to making your 5 items!

I know I don't have many of you followers yet but I know the ones I have are special.  If you would want to participate, it is such a sweet and special thing to keep going I am sure we wont be disappointed!

StampFairy Blog candy

Head on over to StampFairy and become a follower... Once she reaches 800 Followers she will pick a winner.....

Still Waiting......

Well I have to say I am sorry for not posting anything lately but I have to say I am patiently waiting for my Cougar Black Cat to arrive in the mail.....Okay so at times I am not so patient :0)
My husband surprised me with this fantastic gift to say thank you for all the support and encouragement I have been giving him as he finishes Medical School. I thought that was so sweet because he is the one that is so busy! 
I ended up getting the 15inch, because I didn't want to wait even longer for the 13 inch to come in....bad I know but what can I say, I am GOING CRAZY HERE!

I received an email yesterday saying my new baby is in customs and will be shipped to me soon :)
I will post pics of my addition as soon as it arrives.

Best Wishes to Prince William and Kate!

Well today I don't have a scrapbook post for you but I wanted to put something on here about the Royal Wedding.  I know, I know we are all hearing about the Royal Wedding from every which way, but its sad to think that Princess Diana will not be here to see her son marry in person.

I always felt like Diana was a diamond in the rough, not many people in this world can touch the lives of many and still have values and not let it change them.   I feel like Princess Diana was one of those such people.  I was in my first year of collage when she died and I guess just like my parents generation always says...I remember right where I was (about JFK) I remember exactly where I was.  I am not comparing JFK to Princess Diana by any means its just something that sticks out in my mind.  She is one of the few people that I actually respected and admired growing up.

So today with her ring her son will be married.  I hope her ring brings them luck and love, and it makes William feel closer to his mother on such a special day. 
Here are a few pics I thought you might like. 

Both of the engagement pictures

A mothers love :)

May her love story continue!

Happy Easter!

Well I hope everyone had a very Happy Easter and a relaxing long weekend.  I got so wrapped up in all my Easter stuff I forgot to share these cute little carrots with you.  I made these for my daughter and son's class so they could give out a little Easter treat.  The little carrots pattern I got from Paper, Scissors, Ink.   What an awesome pattern she came up with!  Love her blog and all her other ideas so you should definitely go check her out, you will not be disappointed. If anything you will be hooked all day like I was just cruising through all the posts you missed before hand lol.  

I imported her file and with keep proportions I just make it 1/2 inch bigger.  I could still get 4 on  a 12x12 piece of paper but it held a little more eggs.   Loved making these and both my older kids loved sharing them with the class.

Thanks for looking, I will post again soon.

Mother's Day Cards

For this card I again used Lettering Delights Mulberry Lane Too collection set.  I saw this frame and fell in love with it!  If you go down to the next pic you will see the another element from the same collection that I added to the inside of the card to give it a little something extra. 

I just need to add too that Coordination's paper is just so stinkin' cool!  I love that stuff!  I have to say I love my Cuttle Bug too!  I know with all the lawsuits going on right now allot of you scrappers are boycotting Procraft...and I get it, but I still have a soft spot for all my embossing folders and my cuttle bug.

I don't know where I got this stamp but I thought it was just so perfect for the inside of a Mother's Day card! 
Thanks for taking a peek,
Theresa

Frogs! Catching Frogs!

Well I have been meaning to do this LO for almost a year now...I will hang my head in shame I know!  So when I saw the April Challenge for One by One the Flamingos are Stealing my Sanity (I just love that name!) I decided it was time to get it done finally!  I used the Hooked on U pattern from Treasure Box Designs 
The cattails just framed the pictures so perfect!

I also  used the Froggy pattern from Designs on Cloud 9 they just opened and I loved this frog.  They also have a chick and bunny I am using for another Easter LO.  The other cuts are just traced from other clip art but I think they turned out so cute.  If you would like them just leave a comment and I will send them over to you. 

My mom is an AMAZING quilter, and I don't even think that word does her justice, but she just recently got into quilling and she took to it like a duck to water!  She just whipped up that fly in seconds and right off the top of her head!  I love having a talented mom!  I hope my kids will feel the same way about me! 
So there it is I hope you like it. 

I wanted to enter and my daughter wanted to Create!

So one of my favorite blogs that I like snooping around had a contest and I just loved all the DT creations so I wanted to join in the fun!  I have got confess that I only own 4 carts....I know bad right!  I have the 2 that my expression came with, Tinkerbell, and Create a Critter (which was just to cute I had to buy it and I am waiting for it to come in the mail RIGHT NOW hehehehe) 
Well the challenge requirement is to have a cricut cart cut on your project, so I went with my favorite cut on the Tinkerbell cart and make a butterfly card to put on my daughters gift she is giving her teacher for Easter!  It is really my daughters project, she picked out all the colors and where to put them...I have to say for her young age she did great making sure all the colors I told her that had to be in the card were shown. It was allot of fun scrapping with her.  I cant wait till I can buy her her own cricut and we can scrap and create together!  She is my only girl so I have BIG plans for her lol.

Thanks for looking at mine and my daughters creation, she is VERY proud of it....so cute!

So go and check out Fantabulous Cricut: Spring Fling Cricut Crawl and see what all the talented ladies are up to!

Lettering Delights

Well I have been hearing allot about Lettering Delights lately and I decided I would go and check them out.  I cant believe the deal they have going on right now!  ALL SVG files are just $2 and all other stuff is $1!!!  saw a collection called Summer Treats and decided I would purchase it just to see how well they cut and if they were easy to use. They were sooooo easy!!!!  I am a huge fan of theirs now!  I am loving the whimsy feel of their cuts, so unique and pretty!  You should go check them out if you haven't already and if you have what collection is your favorite, I am needing more ideas hehehehe.  Happy crafting and here is a card I made from the collection I purchased.

Again I am sorry for my not so great picture taking skills....what can I say I am a scrapper not a photographer.  At least my pics for my scrapbooks are turning out okay :0)

My rainbow

Paper Playtime is having a really neat challenge!  You can make any project and submit it as long as it has something to do with the weather on it!  Here in Michigan the weather has been all over the place so it wasn't that hard to get inspiration lol.  You should go check it out, there are so many awesome entries and the DT came up with some fantastic creations as well!

Here is my entry, I hope you all like it, it was allot of fun to make!  I am going to add a picture of my 4 little ones and put it in their scrapbook!

Fun Blog Hop!

There is an awesome blog hop going on from April 7 - April 10.  Go check out all of the awesome creations, very cool! 
Start here at Blessed on the Bright Side
Have fun!

Easter Bunny Time!!!

Well I wanted to post a double LO I did using the Easter Bunnies Collection from My Scrap Chick.  I love their designs and they are super easy to use. 

Easter at my house is a BIG deal.  I have 4 little ones so its as much fun for me and my husband as it is for them.  This year my oldest son who is 7 gave up candy for let....and candy is his most favorite thing ever!  He has been so strict with himself and I am so proud of him.  I bet that means the Easter Bunny will bring him lots of candy, even though I will tell him not to over do it on the candy like I do every year :)

My Lazy Layout

After I made the card for my friend Kristy I had allot of scraps left over so I decided to make a LO and use allot of them up.  I will put a pick of us 4 girl friends in it for her. 

The reason I call it a lazy LO is because I didn't use anything but scissors :)

The patterned paper was amazing and I didn't want to cover it OR not use it so I decided to make it pull double duty by cutting out just parts of the larger flowers so that the photo mat could slide under it.  I think it turned out so cute! 

Here is a close up of the flowers

Once again the shimmery pink doesn't look as hot pink as it really is but what are ya gonna do?!?!?!

Here is the paper stack I used.  There are so many more beautiful papers in it that I haven't even touched yet....I wonder what I will do next lol

If anyone has ever done a LO using a fab paper like this please let me know.  I love looking at others creations, that is probably why my blog following list is so looooooonnnnnnngggggg.

Purple Pumpkin Giveaway

Want a chance to win some awesome embellishments?  Check out Purple Pumpkin they are having an awesome giveaway.

Fun right...now head on over!

A Card for some Challenges

My VERY First Electronic Cutter Free Card

Well here is my first project that I am posting.  I whipped this up really fast and didn't even use my cutter....shocker!  I ALWAYS use my electronic cutter.  I figured I would give it a try to make a card the old fashion way :)  I made this card for a friend who's birthday is coming up.  She always wears black and white and if she does wear a color is seems to always be pink.  I look at this card and it screams Kristy lol. 

I apologize for the not so great picture taking I am excited to post this but the lighting isn't that great. 
        (Ok to be honest I am not the BEST at taking pictures either but this one is a little worse than most :) )

I was wearing a red shirt so some of the silver paper or highlights looks red....ooops.
Here is a close up of the flowers and I love making these.  I used glittery shear fabric and patterned paper with a gem brad in the middle. 

Flower Info.
For the black and white one I used 2 size flower punches and inked the edges in between some of the layers I added the fabric I didn't use any adhesive just the Zots glue dots.

For the pink small flower I used sparkly fabric again and just a 1/2 strip of paper.  I scored the paper every 1/4 of an inch and accordion folded it.  I then straightened out the paper and glued just a sliver of the edge to the side of the fabric I cut to about 1 inch.  I then re-accordion folded the strip and curved it into a circle and put a Zot in the middle of that to keep it in place.
Here is a close up of the flowers.

 *Just a note...your paper trimmer will cut through A LOT of the thin fabrics so you can get a more accurate cut.

Here is a list of the challenges I bravely entered

This card is my entry for these challenges:

Pause Dream Enjoy - Pink, Black & White Challenge

365 Cards - Day 28 - A Card inspired by someone you know

Digi's By Phooka #6 - Flower Power

Polly Craft #86 - Friends

Allsorts Challenge Blog, for Allsorts of Challenges - Wk96 For a Special Lady

Lindascreativity - Creative Sisters Monday Challenge #4

We all need to start somewhere!

Well here is my first entry in my new adventure of blogging!  I have been fans of a lot of blogs and decided that I wanted to partake in some of their challenges but couldn't because I didn't have a blog......so here I am.  I hope if you find this you are happy with what you see and decide to come back.  I am not a frequent blogger by any means but I am excited to start on my new adventure.  Thanks for finding me and I hope you may see some things here that will give you some inspiration and it puts a little smile on your face.
God Bless,
Theresa aka Tebug