Stylish Blogger Award!!

WOW!  I am such a lucky gal that my cute blogger friend Glora from www.glorascrafts.blogspot.com wanted to pass an award on to me!  I have felt terrible about my days of crafting being swallowed up by many other things in life, and something's gotta change.  It just has to!  But I want to sincerely thank Glora for being so gracious and such a sweet crafter.  She is truly an inspiration! You must check her out... 

This award does come with some rules, so please play along:

1.Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this

2. Share 8 things about yourself

3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered

4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards

8 Things about Me:

1).  I have 2 brothers; one younger, one older.

2).  I dated my husband for nearly 5 years before we got married.

3).  I have never broken a bone.

4).  I have been crafting since 1997.

5).  I had never been on an airplane until my honeymoon, almost 11 years ago!

6).  I have two beautiful daughters, and one brand new nephew.

7).  Brownies are my favorite food.

8).  I love to iron clothes.  Nothing better than a perfect crease...  

I would love to pass this award on to the following fabulous crafters.  They are amazing, and I love to see everything they create:

Mad Crafter at www.funkycards.blogspot.com

Kerry at www.mommakcrafts.blogspot.com

Dorcas at www.4craftyangels.blogspot.com

Terri at www.treasuresbyterri.blogspot.com

Vicky at www.luvmygypsy.blogspot.com/

Anita at www.scrappingwithglitter.blogspot.com

Jen at http://www.jennyscards.blogspot.com/

Diana at http://www.dianasdesignsblog.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for visiting!

Bear Birthday Card

My sweet daughter has another birthday party to go to this weekend, not to mention her own parties... she has a bear themed one on Saturday and I thought it would be so fun to make a bear shaped card she could sign.  She wanted pink on it and when I got it finished and presented it to her she was truly giddy about it and told me she might not want to give it away.  I was so happy to hear that!  I feel that way about some of my handmade things, so I'm happy she got that gene!  Thanks so much for stopping by...

Wow... Sorry about this image.  It's the "Happy Birthday" from Create-a-Critter in brown and pink... 

Ready Made Scrapbook

I have been working like crazy for what seems months to do this book for my cute friend Courtney.  She just had the sweetest baby girl in October and I wanted to do a little memory book for her.  It was 20 pages (10 two page layouts), and  I really loved how it turned out. I used the Cricut for everything...  The 8x8 squares for the pages, the mats and the journal blocks and tags, and of course, all of the cute images.  It was so much fun!  That certainly is an amazing tool.  Thank you so much for visiting!







My Cute SIL's Halloween Project

I have the most darling SIL.  In fact, she was the one who took it upon herself to teach me about crafting.  And boy, am I glad she did!  She bought these wood blocks at our local Scrapbook Store and decoupaged them and glittered them up and made them as cute as can be.  She's amazing.  She did 5 sets of these in what seemed like no time, and I was soooo excited that she gave me one!  I will cherish it forever, and my girls LOVE to look at it.  Thank you Missy for sharing your talents with me.  And, for helping me become the crafter I am today.  

Halloween Treat Bags

I realize Halloween has long since passed, but I had made these treat bags for a party my daughter was going to.  I used Mini Monsters, and I have to admit that I LOVE that cartridge.  It has lots of layers, and sometimes those aren't too fun to glue, but they look so sweet when they are finished! I made 15 bags and didn't have one left over.  They were so fun and a big hit!

Thanks for visiting, and stay tuned for a premade scrapbook I have been feverishly working on... Can't wait to deliver it so I can share pictures. 

Halloween Boxes

My daughter's school is having their Halloween parade today.  She asked me if I could make her teachers a box or a bag she could put candy in for them.  I was happy to do it.  I would like to thank Emma at www.creativetimeforme.com for the inspiration... and the tips on welding a different shape to the bags and boxes on Mini Monsters!  Thank you Emma!  I really enjoyed making these, and reinforced them with chipboard.  My first time ever cutting chipboard with my Cricut.  Thank you so much for visiting!!

My Creative Time Challenge - Create a Critter

I was so excited to join Emma for another of her awesome Throwback Thursday challenges today.  She chose Create a Critter and asked that we do a shaped card that included the color orange.  I was beyond happy about this. I absolutely love orange with pink, so it was pretty easy for me to throw a card together.. plus, my daughter needed a birthday card for a party this weekend, so it worked perfectly!  Thank you so much Emma for hosting another challenge.  Please be sure to check www.creativetimeforme.com for all the beautiful entries. Thank you for visiting!!