I am BACK!

Phew, it has been awhile since I posted on my blog. I have had so many computer issues that we finally had no choice but to purchase a new one. I wanted to post what I made for the shoebox swap that Kelli hosted. We had a great time and I loved all the cards and projects that we created that day. I wanted to use the hugs and kisses love notes and the bird punch. The idea was from the occassions mini catalog. Love the bird punch.

brag book

I am making these little Christmas brag books for gifts this year. They are so so easy to put together. The inside pages to hold your photos are made using StampinUp's clear envelopes. All materials used were SU.

Shoebox Swap

I designed this card for a shoebox swap this weekend. I used all SU products. I used the swirl from Baroque Motifs and embossed with versamark and silver powder. The ornaments are from Delightful Decorations. Used night of navy ink. Add a little rhinestone in one ornament and the new shimmer paint for the sentiment. Love it!!

Pumpkin Treats

I made this cute little pumpkin treat holder this weekend. It is made with the SU large oval punch. I found the directions on a blog. (sorry, I forgot which one).

MOJO is back!

I am finally posting, it has been a crazy month for me. These 2 layouts are 6x6 for a swap that teach0123 is hosting. When swapped we will have the 2 page layouts for the entire year. I signed up for a bunch of spots because I plan to give these to all my scrapbooking buddies for Christmas this year. For June I used on of my SU kits that was retired. For January I used the Cold and Cuddly set.

U2

Not much crafting done today. Getting ready to see my favorite band.... U2. I got the tickets for my husband and I for our 20 th wedding anniversary. Whooo!

Life's a beach

My layout for the Cricut swap the Melanie is hosting. This layout is perfect for photos from a day at the beach. I used my SU shell wheel for the sand and cut the various shapes from the Life's a beach cartridge.

Down on the Farm

This is another layout that I designed for swap that Melanie is hosting. This is my day at the farm layout. I used the My world cartridge to cut the barn and tractor out, paper dolls for the fence and hay/grass. I made the door of the barn open up and inside it says" A day in the COUNTRY is worth a month in town". . I think I will add some white clouds, it looks like it is missing something. I am also attaching some ribbon and brads for each person receiving this swap. The brads have are cute little farm animals. I love to visit farms in the fall, we are looking forward to apple picking and going to the pumpkin farms this year. Hope you like my layout.

THe Best Day Ever Spongebob Layout

This is another Cricut Layout for a swap Melanie hosted. I actually had 4 different spots. Can you believe that coffee got spilled all over all 3 of the 4 sets. The Spongebob was the only one that was not effected as it was bagged already. I would have been really angry if that layout was ruined because that little sponge is time consuming to put together. I really love the 12X12 glitter paper I found on clearance at Target. It is really a nice background for this layout. It is the best day ever for me as my cricut swaps are all on the way to Melanie (coffee free)!!

Cricut Layout

I created this layout for a Cricut swap I am in that mnewby is hosting. This is my 4th of July Layout using the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge to create the stars and letters. The design and layout was a complete case, I liked it so much.

Finally

It has been awhile since I posted, I forgot how hectic August can be. Last minute vacations, children returning to school makes for a very chaotic home. It seems like I lost my crafting mojo this summer. I am attending a stamp camp in September and that usually gets me back in the swing of things. I have so many projects to catch up on and I know how quickly Christmas will be here. I will post some photos in my next post.

LOTW

Photos are of 2 LOTW (What a character and precious moments) swaps hosted by stampingforgooddeeds. My first set got lost in the mail so I had to recreate them quickly.

What's in a Name??

After much much discussion our family finally agreed on a name for our new puppy. She is a Havanese (weighs in at 3.16lbs and will get to about 12 -15 lbs) We decided to call her Harley Quinn or just plain Harley for short ! No, I am not into motorcycles nor do I read romance novels . So here is the significance behind her name...... The dog has a constant grin (it is really a line of black fur that makes her look like she is smiling) and reminds us of the Joker from Batman. Anyways when she is laying on her back her ears go up her eyes get goofy and her Joker grin is very prominent. Since she is a female we couldn't name her Joker. Did you know that the Joker has a girlfriend in the comic series/animated series? Neither did I, her name is Harley Quinn. So here is a photo of the Joker's girlfriend Harley Quinn and our puppy. Hence the name for our new puppy Harley! I know I am strange but It is the creative part of me that is always present even when choosing a name for our pooch!

New addition

I have been very busy lately, not posting on blog etc, because I have been getting ready for my newest family member. Her name is........ We do not have a name for her yet. Anyone have any suggestions?

CCC # 7

Made this little tin box for my son to put his little treasures from our trips this summer. It was made for the Crafty Critter Challenge to make a 3d item that screams SUMMER. The paper and ribbon was from the Target $ section. The paper is cute...but way to thin for my liking.

Happy Father's Day!

Finally got a chance to post on my blog. I have been very busy working on swaps, gifts for people etc. I decided to put together a Bo-Bunny Dad album for my hubby. I am pleased with how it came out, just need to put the photos of the kiddos in the album.

DD Drawings

Here are a few more.

DD art

Here is a drawing that my DD did recently. It won 3rd place in the congressional art competition and will hang in our Congresswomens office for the next year. The 1st place winners art gets hung in Washington DC and the family is flown to a reception in DC.

Dream Room

I need to clean my room before I can show you my real room. Right now it looks like a tornado hit my craft room.

Craft Room

Okay, so here are some photos of my craft room. Well the one I dream about every night. The organized clean scrappers dream room, the one we all long to have. One day I will have a room like this. My real room looks nothing like this in fact I am to embarrassed to take a photo.