True Luv

Hello! How are you this fine Friday? Got any good weekend plans? I plan to run to the post office when I'm done with this post and while I'm out and about, I think I'll swing by my two local second hand shops and see if I can uncover a treasure! I let you know. Then I think I'll swing by the deli and pick up my favorite chicken salad sandwhich! It's the little things that make life so sweet!

On Sunday, my partners in crime and I will be heading to Selma, a sleepy little town with a strip of antique stores! We're packing the cooler once again and going on another vintage adventure!

I can't believe I have another scrapbook page to share with you today! I'm on a bit of a roll here! ;)

This lovey dovey hybrid page was created with a new kit at Two Peas in a Bucket called 'Love Actually'by Polka Dot Pixels. I'm smitten for the colors, patterned papers and the elements that include the adorable vintage children image on my page! Swoooooooooooon!

As usual, I had to add some hand stitching. It's an addiction with me! I love the look and texture it gives my projects!

I used up some old Thickers chipboard letter stickers from my stash. These are called Prancer, originally for Christmas themed pages, but I think they work beautifully for candy heart type words!

I made some paper hearts with my ancient old Sizzix heart die. I used Ali Edward's Hand font for the 'together' phrase. The little red and white buttons, years old product from Karen Foster!

I used lots of my stash up for this page...the red borders are Just the Edge from Bazzill Basics! I also used a brand new favorite for my journaling tag, the Wizard and Spellbinders dies! This page was truly lots of fun!

Well, I hope you have a fantastic weekend. I'd love for you to tell me what's on your agenda....so leave a comment and have a great one! :) Kathy

October 1st Halloween Card

Hey everyone! T.G.I.F! It's a three day weekend in our county since schools are closed today for a teacher work day. So Christopher is here in my office typing a story. He loves to write which is somewhat of an unusual interest for a nine year old, but I'm delighted with it and love to read his stories. Maybe we have a future author on our hands?

I have a card to share and a couple photos of my Halloween house to show you this first day of October. First I'll show you my card.

Oh how I love the vintage shabby chic look, but don't pull it off as well as some of my favorite designers like Betsy Veldman or Melissa Philips. I'm giving it my best shot though.

My jack-o-lantern started as as a plain piece of chipboard from Bazzill Basics Chips and I painted it with a mix of Making Memories paints. I didn't want the orange to be too bright so I mixed in a bit of tan and brown. Once dry, I inked the edges with a walnut color cat's eye inker and then I took some Martha Stewart glitter to him. Eek! He's so handsome! ;)

I rarely make a project without some buttons on it somewhere! I just love those little things! The bingo card is from Jenni Bowlin and that ribbon, can you believe it's from Dollar Tree? Yep! Lovely and the perfect weight to make bows, not too stiff.

Now to share a little of my Halloween house. It was rainy and cloudy yesterday so pictures were not very good. My friend came over to help me decorate and we had a splendid time until I nearly knocked the entire mantle display to the ground! Wow, did that rattle our nerves!

I was adjusting the cream colored netting and pulled a little too hard which in turn made the window come falling down! I quickly caught the window, but that antique iron scale came crashing down! That thing is heavy and only made a little dent in the wood floor! Ouch! I was surprised the dent wasn't at least twice as big!

The window is salvaged piece that I purchased it from one of our local antique shops. I decided to leave it dusty since it made the look more authentic. It's hard to tell from this photo, but the black item in the glass jar is a glittered skull on a bed of moss. I got the skull from Dollar Tree last year. What a find! ;)

I recently purchased the green divided box at an antique store and need to find a couple more little items to put on the little shelves. I wish the photo did the mantle justice. It appears somewhat plain because of the large wall space above the green box.

I'll share some more photos this month as I get some better pictures. Do you decorate for Halloween? I've always put out a candy dish or two and a few token Halloween items, but last year I decided to start collecting some fun things to decorate our Halloween home with. It's fun and keeps me out of trouble! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Kathy :)

Farewell to Third Grade

You would think my son would be on cloud nine this morning since today is the last day of school before summer vacation! No, he's feeling a bit sad and says that third grade has been the best year! Christopher actually wanted to go to school last Saturday so he could spend as much time at school since the year is ending. Is this my child? The one who at times throughout the year hated homework and a few times refused to go? Kids! :)

Well, the end of a year is also a time we like to recognize teachers for their hard work and a job well done so this year we got the teachers Target gift cards and I made these adorable little pillow boxes to put them in.

The template for the pillow boxes is from Silhouette. Have I mentioned recently just how much I adore Silhouette? I think I do at least once a week! ;) The ribbon is May Arts, one that I carry in my Etsy shop. Love to work with it and stock it in five colors! The stamp is new from ippity...I love it! I think it would be perfect for bookmarks too!

One other item of business is who won this week's Digital Doodles 'String Bikini' stamp. The winner is Ujjwal of Handmade with Love! Congratulations Ujjwal, I'll e-mail your stamp today! :)

Oh happy day! Guess what just arrived in the mail this morning?  My iPad! :) Yippee! I love reading and saving trees so this will help me do both. And I love to keep up with all your blogs and keep you posted on the latest Digital Doodles, so my new iPad will allow me to do that from anywhere in the house. I could blog and search the net while I'm hanging out with my boys in the living room. Right now, my computer is in the attic on the 3rd floor so when I'm working I'm isolated. That's a good thing some of the time, but it would be nice in the evenings and on weekends if I could spend a little more time in the same room with them!

Well, that's a wrap for the day. Hope everyone has a wonderful day! The weekend is almost here and time to enjoy the family. Hope you make a lot of memories and enjoy the little things!

Supplies

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Stamp:  Ipitty

Markers:  Copic

Die Cut Machine: Silhouette
Tag Die:  Sizzix

Ribbon:  May Arts

Craft String:  DMC

Scrappy Shares & A Winner

Happy Saturday everyone! We are waking up to clouds this morning here in Raleigh, North Carolina. How about you? Is the sun shining in your neck of the woods? Do you have some fun things planned for the weekend? I've got some work to do, but I love what I do so I'm happy as a bird with a french fry hanging out in my scrap room!

I have some crafty shares for you today! Would you like to see? Well, that's why you're here, right? :) This first share is a card I made with a fun Ippity stamp I got in the mail yesterday from Michelle. I couldn't resist this stamp because I can make some great graduation and teacher appreciation cards as well as some adorable book marks with it.

Do you recognize this design? It's from my pals over at 2 Sketches 4 You. I had a bit of time to play along again this week! :) Thanks for another fun sketch ladies!

This next project is a scrapbook page I made of my darling husband riding on a zip line that our friends put up in their back yard. They live in the wine country in California and have a beautiful yard with a creek. Anyway, my husband is a constant joker and always goofing off so this was 'typical' of him.

The last order of business today is to announce the winner of the Basic Grey Kioshi goodies. If you scroll down to the previous post you can see the photo of this prize package. I drew a name from the comments left and Vera Yates is the winner! Congratulations Vera!

Happy to have you visit again. Whatever you do this weekend...I hope you create a lot of lasting memories! :) Kathy

Supplies

Congratulations

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  October Afternoon
Rubber Stamp:  Ipitty

Markers:  Copic

Craft String:  DMC

Rub-On Sentiment:  Pebbles Ink

Paper Frills:  Doodlebug

Chalk:  Craf-T Products

Kid at Heart

Card Stock :  Bazzill Basics
Just the Edge:  Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper:  Jillibean Soup
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Machine Die Cutter:  Silhouette
Alphabet Stickers:  Making Memories

Die Cut Accents:  October Afternoon

Snag = Delay

Hey everyone! TGIF! Hope you all have some wonderful plans for the weekend! Maybe you will do something special or just hang out and relax at home; either way I hope you enjoy every little moment!

Well, I ran into a little bit of a snag with regards to my new digital stamps. Seems I didn't read some of the fine print clearly and I missed the deadline to have my stamps released on March 9th. No worries, they will be released the following Tuesday, March 16th. So the sneak peeks will be coming next Friday, something to look forward to.

Today I'd like to share an Easter project. I don't really know what you would call this little creation. It's just cute and something you can hang somewhere in the house during springtime and Easter.

Buy this Bunny Cone

Isn't the little bunny rabbit too cute?!?! I saw him at the craft store last Easter and thought I could do something creative with him! The fun little cone style container was cut with my Silhouette. I added a white satin ribbon for a handle and attached it to the cone with some adorable brads from Doodlebug Designs. The bunny is attached with a pretty double ribbon bow. I used the same white satin ribbon along with some thin pink gingham. Then I topped my bow with a felt flower from Jolee's. Done. Cute! Fun!

Well that's a wrap. It's a short and sweet post today. Again, hope you have a super weekend! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you know it's greatly appreciated to have visitors and really exciting to see I have comments when I check in! :)

Supplies:

Bunny Cone
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette
White Ribbon:  Ampelco
Pink Gingham Ribbon:  Paper Mart
Brads:  Doodlebug Designs
Bunny:  Craft Store
Felt Flower:  Jolee's

Baby it's Cold Outside!

Is it cold outside or what? Even Florida is experiencing below normal temperatures. Here in North Carolina we've been below normal for days and there's no end in sight. It only got a couple degrees above freezing today! Where are you and how cold is it there? Well, cold weather means indoor activities like scrapbooking! Here's a page I finished last night. I think I posted my baking adventures with Audrey a couple weeks ago. Well, here's the page. Great memories!

I also had a chance to make this simple Valentine card last night. I really like my Silhouette! The die cuts you can make are so fun! If you are thinking of a die cutter, I highly recommend the Silhouette!

So what do you like to do when the weather is a bit frightening outside? Have you been making Valentine cards or crafts? I'll have to go blog visiting and see what's going on your way. If you're reading this, leave me a comment with your blog address so I can go check it out!

Supplies

Holiday Baking

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  Fancy Pants & Making Memories

Chipboard Alphas:  American Crafts

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Corner Rounder:  EK Success

Holly Accents:  Martha Stewart

P.S. I Love You

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics and Neenah Paper

Patterned Paper:  Cloud 9 Design and Scenic Route

Chipboard Heart:  Heidi Swapp

Conversation Heart:  Recollections for Michael's

Floral Rhinestone:  Hero Arts

Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette

Sew Much Fun!

Recently, while shopping at my favorite place, my home away from home...can you guess where that would be? Archivers, the Photo Memories Store! I found these cool stitching cards from Bazzill Basics. They're called 'In Stitch'z and they come in a variety of sizes and a large assortment of patterns from flowers and winter snowflakes to borders for your scrapbook pages.

While I was stitching away last night, making the above friendship card I was hit with a memory of doing an almost identical craft as a child. Remember those lace cards with holes punched in the chipboard that came with shoe laces? These are just as fun to do now as when you were a kid! The difference in these stitching cards is you use them as a template to pierce holes in your greeting card or scrapbook page and then stitch the design directly on your project. It's 'sew' simple!

If you would like to give these a try, I'm selling the four templates picture above in my Etsy shop at http://www.cardblanc.etsy.com/ in the supplies section. Additionally, I'm giving the photographed card away in a drawing. To enter, add a comment to this blog entry now through November 28th and I will randomly select one of those entries. Please check back to see if your entry was selected.