VETERANS DAY - HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED AND STILL SERVE

*****HAPPY VETERANS DAY*****
As you enjoy this day off from work or school, or are just spending time at home, please take time today to remember those who have sacrificed all for our country in order for us to enjoy the freedoms we have today. And, remember those who are still serving and are far from loved ones right now! To all my brothers and sisters in uniform - I salute you!

WHO WANTS CANDY??!!

Hey all!! As promised, I am posting the last of the candy for the big drawing on Friday!! I hope you all like what I have added to the stash, I am trying to make this a really fun blog treat for one lucky winner to receive!!! And, since we all love to papercraft and I am sure one or two of you out there are stampers, I thought I would make sure that there is some fun stuff to stamp with too *wink* And, of course no good papercrafter can make ANYTHING without some ribbon so I made sure that there is plenty of that as well! The bag is literally stuffed with all kinds of fun ribbons - I took some of my faves and made sure that they will become your faves as well, heehee!!! And, to top off the goodies, I added a complete kit with paper, die cuts, and embellies that are going to come in handy since they are fall themed and well, it's fall, LOL!!! And, I know I told you I would share a project tonight, but guess what??!! I got an email today that said it is going to be published!!! Yep, little ole' me - WHOOHOOO!!! I had submitted this one awhile ago and figured since I had not heard, that it would be okay to share, and well, voila! I can't share too much right now, but needless to say, I am thrilled! And, since I submitted a bunch at the same time, I will wait to share any of those to ensure I don't mess anything up, lol. So, you will have to wait until I stamp some more, probably tomorrow, since I will have some time now that soccer is out of the way!! I have to say, having that email in my inbox really made my day!!! So, enjoy yours and I will be back tomorrow!! And, for the candy, make sure you sign up on the original email and follow the three steps to ensure you get a chance in the drawing - you DO NOT want to miss out!!!

WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE!

I am sooooo sorry ladies!!! I ended up being out of town for 12 days instead of the original five days so I have not been able to post! Nothing to worry about (THANKS FOR ALL THE SWEET SWEET EMAILS!) it was a business trip that I ended up having to go on for the University, BUT it meant leaving you all in the lurch and for that I truly do apologize. This job is WAAAYYYY busier and more stressful than I thought it would be, and I am trying to get a handle on everything so that I can still do the things I enjoy such as blogging and stamping, but so far, it seems I have failed miserably!!!! So, what I am going to do is extend the candy drawing until the end of this week, and my first post with candy AND a new project (yes, I took time and STAMPED!) will be tomorrow!! Thanks for continuing to check on me, you all are keeping me sane:-) Big hugs and kisses to Corrinne and Denise especially - your emails totally made me SMILE!!!! BIG SMOOCHES!!!!

BATTY FOR YOU....AND MORE CANDY!

Happy Hump Day all!!! I am soooo happy it's Wednesday.....because that means the last day of work for this week AND I get to leave to see my mom and sister, WHOOOHOOOO!!!! I am really looking forward to my short break and time away, I just know it will be fabulous!!! So, as promised I have another halloween card to share although not the one I originally planned. Why not, you ask??? Weeeeelllllll, my golden retriever decided that my sweet treats card was indeed sweet and HE ATE IT, UGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! All I have left is the chewed up sweet treats cup and some really soggy card stock *sniff* I loved that card....that will teach me not to take a pic right away!!! Soooo, I have another to share that we made that night using the Batty for You stamp set which is such a favority for me. I just love it! And, I used the Big Shot Texture Plates as well - if you click on it, you can see the dots design on the Elegant Eggplant piece of card stock. And, to make the embossing pop even more, I too a sponge and sponged Elegant Eggplant ink all over the background as well!! I love how it looks!! Lots of fun colors on this one - all the colors of Halloween!! We had lots of fun making this card. Here is the recipe:

Card Recipe:

Paper - Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White card stock, Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper

Inks - Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive classic inks

Stamps - Batty for You, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories - Elegant Eggplant narrow grosgrain ribbon, Circle Scallop Punch, 13/8 inch circle punch, Modern label punch, Old Olive brads, white gel pen, Big Shot Texturz plates

Now, I am sure you are waiting for the next piece to the candy.....well, I have decided that tonight and tomorrow I will give you bigger pieces since I won't be posting while I am gone through the weekend(I will be back with a post on Monday). So, if you know me at all, you know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE butterflies, ladybugs, dragonflys, etc. I use them ALOT in my scrappin' and stamping and love all the different ones out there. Well, I decided to share some with the lucky winner and here they are - just check out all those fabulous embellies!!!! I decided to take a pic of these on their own, but they will be added to other goodies I have already shared. Now remember, to enter, you have to do three things - leave a comment ON THE POST AT THE TOP OF MY BLOG, sign in as a follower of my blog, and post a link to my blog on your own!! That's it - pretty easy!!! So, off to work now but I will be back to share a very special birthday set for a very special person in my life!!! See ya then and thanks SO MUCH for stopping by - you make my day!!!

YUMMY HOSTESS TREAT

Hi all!!! Well, I am back as promised and I want to share with you this fun hostess gift I made for a workshop I did a couple of weeks ago. My hostess Andrea asked me to do a Halloween theme and we had soooo much fun!! There were twelve of us there and we laughed, ate, stamped, and laughed some more....such a fun time!!! Andrea LOVES candy corn so I made this especially for her - and she loved it!! This is called a Diaper Fold Pouch and I found the pattern on SCS - VERY easy to put together! All the products used are Stampin' Up! and if you have a question or want to order any of them, just contact me! I used one whole sheet of 12x12 designer series paper from the Cast-a-Spell paper pack....I love this paper and designed the whole workshop around it!! I made the scallops using my Big Shot Die and my large scallop circle punch. The little ghostie(the sentiment says the ghostest with the mostest, too too cute!) comes from the set Batty for You stamp set and is filled with these cute little halloween figures and sayings. I topped off the whole thing with some basic black and pumpkin pie ribbon and added some white dotted accents to my scallops with my white gel pen!! Quick project but I thought it turned out cute and most importantly, my hostess loved it!! Now, tomorrow I am going to share a card we made at that same workshop using the sweet treat cups - sooooooo fun!!!!! But, for now I am going to give you another peek at what the lucky winner will find in the box of goodies I am filling for my blog celebration....are ya ready??!! Here it is: I have added a 6x8 scrapbook that has 35 pages - that is 70 pages total if you use both sides! I love these and have used several of them myself as gifts and for special occasions I want to highlight!! Now remember, in order to qualify for the drawing, you must do three things: (1) Leave a comment in the blog candy post(one at the top of my blog), (2) become a follower of my blog, and (3) leave a comment on your blog linking my post. That's it - easy peasy!! Now, I did notice that some of you all who left a comment and linked me did not become followers - remember, you have to do all three to qualify!! So, that's it for today folks, I will be back to share some more fun halloween creations tomorrow!! Thanks for stopping by, you all make my day!!!

WHOOOOOHOOOO!! 100K HITS AND A NEW CARD!!!

Hi all!!! Whooohooo!! I am BACK and even have a card to share today!! And, I was checking out my counter and saw that I just went over 100, 000 hits - that is sooooo AWESOME!! Thanks to all of YOU - that is what makes me keep blogging!! I have met sooo many wonderful people and I have to say, it brightens my day to read all the comments, and visit all of you as well!! At the end of this month I will have been blogging for two years - I cannot believe that!! So, now that I have hit such a GREAT milestone, I will have to decide what fun blog candy to have in celebration - I will put my thinking cap on and figure it out and let you all know by Friday *wink* But, for now, I do have a card to share - it's a simple card but I love how it turned out! It's using one of my fave sets called Cheep Talk - I just love the birdies, they are sooo cute!! And, I have to say, I am not a huge fan of purple but I do love the different shades here with that gorgeous designer series paper called Cottage Wall - it's just so soft and pretty, it makes me smile!! This is one of the cards I did for a workshop recently and they really enjoyed making this one too!! I hope to be back to stamping regularly again now that I am feeling more like myself - I tell ya, that virus is really something - I am still recovering and have not been able to shake the cough and congestion that goes along with it. But, at least I am able to get back into a routine, which makes me happy!! I am off to blog hop a little before I hit the office, and I will be back tomorrow to share another fun project!! I hope you all have a FABULOUS day!!!

Card Recipe:
Paper - Old Olive, Pale Plum, Lavender Lace, Whisper White card stock, Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper
Inks - Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant classic inks
Stamps - Cheep Talk
Accessories - White gel pen, 3/4 and 1/2 inch circle punches, large and small oval punches, Elegant Eggplant narrow grosgrain ribbon

I AM ALIVE....BARELY

Hi there all!! Thanks for all the nice emails checking up on me - I am doing a lot better than I have been these last seven days. See, my daughter got sick, then my son, then me....and we have ALL had the dreaded H1N1 virus aka the Swine Flu. Yep, I am here to tell ya that it is NOT a fun flu at all!! High fevers for days, and total misery for all of it!! I am definitely on the mend now as my fever finally broke yesterday afternoon, but I am still very tired and weak so I guess maybe in another few days I should be feeling much better! I have had to cancel two workshops and miss lots of work, but my kiddos are doing a LOT better and are back in school - seems I am the one who is lagging....must be my old age, lol! Seriously though, if you have the flu, get checked out because this is no joke - I am a very healthy person and it knocked me flat on my rear! I hope to get back to stamping this week as I do miss it...now - a few days ago I could care less about stamping - so you know I was sick!! Thanks for checking in on me - you all are the best!!