7-8-9- 10:11:12

So like, wow! It's been a while eh? I know I said I would be better about this blogging thing but it's harder than I thought it would be. LOL I don't know how many times I have sat here and started to write and then never finish. I guess all I can do is try again!

So anyway, I'm sure those of you who are scrappers know who LizzyK is but if not, she was the winner of CK's scrapbooker of the year contest back in '08. (at least I think it was 2008) Ya so, she has this awesome blog that I love to read and she and her hub-de-dubs came up with a fun idea to have everyone take a picture of what they were doing at 7-8-9 @ 10:11:12. Ya know, since it's kind of a once in a lifetime thing.

Well I missed out taking my picture in the am but Liz said it could be in the pm no biggie. So I went ahead and did it. I got my coffee pot all set up and took my picture. (yes, I drink the full on caffeinated stuff that late at night. Don't judge.) I was all excited to be a part of something so fun only to look at the date/time stamp on my camera to find that it is WAY off!! It said 9:22 pm. Hello!?!? Not even close. I mean I can understand if it was set to Hawaii time or something but not even the minutes were right! What the...?!? Oh well! Guess folks will just have to take my word for it. :/

So with out further blathering...

Don't ya just love that coffee mug? Yup it's my fave!

Guess I should throw in some cute kiddo action. It's been so long since you've seen him you may not recognize him! lol

Big Shot fun!!

At the SU! Seattle regional conference they demo'd the coolest project using the Big Shot. I just knew that this would make a great kids class or even an adult class really! It's a way to make your own iron on patches using the SU! Beautiful Butterflies die. Well a friend of mine has a little girl who is having a birthday party this Saturday and my friend was trying to come up with something to do to entertain 4 little girls. So I suggested a craft day and we are going to try out this project and a few others.

So I decided to do a test run and it worked perfectly! I'm so happy with it!! The girls can pick the fabric and arrange the butterflies whatever way they want. I really hope they like it!

First tutorial!

Hey folks!! I'm sure this is already out there somewhere in the blogosphere(sp?) so I won't attempt to take credit or anything. I just discovered this the other day when I was trying to do a card sketch that required using brackets. I don't have any in my stash and while looking at my top note die a light bulb went off! So here is what I ended up doing. Using my Big Shot (that I won from LizzyK) and my SU! Top Note Die, I took two pieces of Old Olive card stock cut to 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 and ran then through like they were one sheet of paper. You can cu tit in half after but for me that was just an extra step. That's really up to you. ;) Then remove the negative pieces and slide the two sides out. (see photo #4) How far you slide it will depend on how thick you want your brackets. Then run that baby through the big shot again and VIOLA!! Isn't that so cool? They kinda look like little fancy mustaches! lol Cute! Here is a card I made using them. I also used the same technique in my last post. I really think these would be great for using in scrapbooking too. All product SU! CS: Whisper White, Old Olive, Pale Plum(?)

Ink: Craft Whisper White

Stamp: Eastern Blooms

Ribbon: 1/4" Grosgrain Whisper White

Accessories: Top Note Die, Small Oval Punch, Chit Chat Rub-Ons

Like I said, someone else has probably discovered this already but I was all proud of myself for figuring it out. So if you've seen it around, feel free to tell me. Just don't rain on my parade okay? lol Hope this wasn't too confusing for you! If you have any questions feel free to ask! Oh and sorry about the quality of the photos. It's been pretty gloomy here lately.

NSD Challenges

Just a quick post about a challenge that I did for The Pink Scrapper's National Scrapbooking Day Virtual Crop.

All product SU! except "mother" stamp.

CS: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss

PP: Raspberry Tart DSP

Ribbon: 1/4" grosgrain rose red

Ink: Rose Red

Stamp: Studio G

Just a few cards I've made lately...

These are some projects that I have completed recently. The first three were made for my card class and the last one is a card I made to send Peter's Grandmother.

All Product SU! CS: Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Watercolor Paper

Ribbon: 5/8" Grosgrain Certainly Celery

Stamp: Soft Summer from the occasions mini catalog, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive Classic pad, Stampin' Write Markers-Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa

All product SU! CS: Whisper White, Old Olive, Bashful BlueRibbon: 1/4" Grosgrain Bashful BlueStamp: Wagon Full of Fun from occasions mini and Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Ink: Old Olive, Bashful Blue Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin, Chocolate Chip Classic pads, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories: Silver brads and scallop border punch

CS: Kraft, Baja Blue, Parisian Breeze textured DSP

Ribbon: 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Baja Breeze

Stamp: Matchbox Messages from the occasions mini catalog

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Matchbox Die from the occasions mini catalog

All product SU! except bling. CS: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Ribbon: Certainly Celery twill (retired) from SAB promo

Stamp: Thoughts and Prayers

Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Big Shot small dots texture plate

This photo is from the Woodburn, OR Tulip Festival. It's a horrible photo quality wise but it makes me giggle all the same!