Woohooo..my first award, how exciting!

Thank you to Shannon over at My Scrappy Creations for this award! OK, here are the rules:
1. Post the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who gave you the award.
3. Nominate 7 other bloggers who you think deserve it.
4. Add links to their blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on your nominees blogs.

I nominate:
Marlene
Sam
Roni
Norma
Heidi
And finally my 2 favorite gals blogs:
Lindsy
Heidi

My two little rascals...

This page was created using a digi bracket album kit from www.acherryontop.com

Some pics from St. Andrews Park~ Panama City Beach

My little guy Jeremy...

Meet Jeremy...he's our little smiley guy!

Another layout for today...

Perfect Partner Swap..

My Partner for the Perfect Partner Swap on Luckybug is Pat. I altered a little box and personalized it for her with a mini scallop album inside. Hope she likes it!

6x12 layout

Another fun beach layout...just love the bright colors!

How about a digi layout for the day...

I love the Shabby shoppe! The kits are just my style..you can find everything from name badge albums, CD albums...to page kits and calendars. Go check them out here. The I used for this layout is called Painted Summer. Don'tcha just love the colors!? I love the notebook paper and the colored flourishes...Go check them out and see what neat things you can pick up. OH..they also have blog toppers..check out mine~ fresh from the Shabby Shoppe! hugs,T

My beach trip....

Being that my life is one big adventure...vacation is no different! I got jelly fish stung twice. Shaun caught flipper while deep sea fishing and almost got jerked out of the boat. The beach was closed to swimmers most of the week because of so many drownings from riptides, so we decided to go exploring..now that was an adventure all by itself! But we had a wonderful time with all our family and we were all sad for it to be over. Here are a few pics to share. hugs,T

2 sketches for you..Laura's sketch

Thought I'd try my hand at Laura's sketch this week over at 2sketches4you
PP: Fancy Pants
Cardstock and scallop: Bazzill
ribbon and charm: Making Memories
Chipboard and quilted words: Amy Butler for K&Co.
flower: prima
Button: Autumn Leaves
chipboard heart: Maya Road

Hope you like! hugs,T

Heidi rocks!!

I just love Heidi..she sent me the most awesome prizes and RAKs! What a wonderful surprise after a rotten day! For those of you know me, know that I am prone to bad luck..I've become use to it lately..haha...and tonight I drove almost 2hrs. home from work to find that I was locked out (I live in TN and work in NC).. Hubby had to work late and he had my key because my BIL and SIL have the spare. Thank goodness for them..they met me 1/2 way to get the spare...
Back to my RAK..Heidi is amazing and knows exactly the kind of stuff I love! We are so alike in our styles that she sent me (without even knowing)some paper I have been looking for..WE R Memory keepers Promenade!! How awesome is that! I won a blog challenge she had going, as well as a points challenge on her group and she sent some RAKs as well, so I received all kinds of goodies!
clear skittles, a rainbow of colored stardust pens I've been lusting over (haha!), Tombow refill, some blingy fourishes (love these!), and two rolls of ribbon to match the pattern paper!! How awesome is that!! Love you Heidi!! Go check her out at www.luckybugcreations.blogspot.com

Blog hopping...

Today I hopped over to Lea's blog and was thrilled to find that she designed the cover cards for the CARDS mag I just got in the mail..YAY Lea!!! So checking out her blog is a must for today! http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Happy Sunday! hugs,T

friday sketchers card

OK...thought I'd try out my coloring skills with this cutesy little Tilda image..I bought some stamped images of her off Ebay, I thought she was darling!!! So this is my very first Tilda card, woohooo! How exciting!! I used this weeks sketch from

Friday sketchers

Need a little inspiration??

Head on over to http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/ and check out all the great card sketches, you'll be amazed at all the talent you find there!

ok....non scrapbook related but..

Woooohooo....I am now typing from my very own new laptop..early birthday present from hubby..yippee for me. Thank you to my sweet SIL for calling and putting the bug in his ear, teehee! Now we don't have to fight for puter time constantly, and I got really tired of trying to type on the teensy Ipod screen while he was having his puter time. Now I can plop down in my chair while he's watching sports and type away...HOW EXCITING!! OK..just had to share in case anyone wants to share in my joy, lol! hugs,T

Artscow prints

I received my Artscow prints last week and I have to say they are really nice!! I wanted to get my first shipment in before I recommended them to anyone. Now that I have them in my hands and see how great the quality is, I feel comfortable sending everyone to the site. You get tons of freebies..constantly. Right now I have freebie coupons for 12x18's, 8x10's and tons of 5x7's and 4x6's. Also have freebie ornaments, photo books, and other gifts. So head on over to http://www.artscow.com/ using this link: http://www.artscow.com/default.aspx?Ref=371140 to receive your 400 free prints. It is out of Hong Kong so it takes about a week to get the pics back but it was well worth the wait..especially since I only had to pay shipping!! Right now when you sign up, you can use one of these coupon codes:
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And get a photo book for $11.95 with free shipping. Its great! I have been designing digi pages to use for my photo book!! Can't wait to get them all finished~ I'll share one of my finished pages..This is a digi kit by Tia Bennett...love it!

"Way to Go" mini cards...

Had a few moments of peace..(very rare in my house!) so I made up some "Way to Go" mini cards to mail to the ScrapbookPlace Jewelry box. The background PP is by My Mind's Eye. The Paisley is from a Cuttlebug embossing folder~ Perfect Paisley~ and is rubbed with a burgundy Fresco chalk pad to make it "pop". Stamp is CTMH. Hope you like them!

Fall cards

I just finished up some fall card fronts for an upcoming swap, I like the vintage feel to them...The bird stamp is from a 1998 set by Stampin' Up called Feathered Friends~ 10 years old and still stamps great!! PP by Fancy Pants (stripe) and DreamStreet Designs.

More 6x12 layouts

Trying to weed down my stack of pics from the beach. This is a 6x12 layout I did with the cutie Dream Street Papers Birdie Bits collection..This is Lanie and Jeremy ages 5 and 4, they played together constantly the whole week at the beach..Lanie says: "he's my boyfriend and I think he's sweet on me too"..hee hee..too cute!

6x12 layout DreamStreet Designs Birdie Bits

I am loving these 6x12's..here is another with DreamStreet Designs Birdie Bits paper

Christmas in July swap cards

Here are a couple Christmas in July card fronts I made for a swap..I love that Stamp made by Tin Can Mail. Patterned paper by Basic Grey.

Bo Bunny Beachy Keen 6x12 layouts

BoBunny supplies available at http://www.croppinsville.com/ :

Clover Dot Cardstock

Beachy Keen Lei PP

Beachy Keen words PP

Beachy Keen stripe PP

Beachy Keen Board PP

other:

chipboard Letter B by Accucut Happy Day font

Chocolate twill

Heidi Swapp deco tape~ summer

Bazzill cardstock

Beachy Keen BoBunny layout

This paper is so stinkin cute for beach layouts..I just love the colors!

The chipboard alphas are by Maya Road

Cardstock is Bazzill

Pattern Paper ~ BoBunny Beachy Keen Stripe and Lei

Making Memories paint

rubons: Fancy Pants

Photo~ Little man Jeremy

Beachy Keen 6x12 layouts...

I've jumped on the 6x12 bandwagon and I'm loving it! I feel like I get more out of my beautiful paper that way, hee hee! Won't you join me in my 6x12 adventure...

Here we have some Beachy Keen layouts I've been working on for Croppinsville, USA. Come join in on the fun at http://www.croppinsville.com/ and check out the forum and gallery.

Bo Bunny items:

Day at the Beach Cardstock stickers

Deep Sea Dot Cardstock

Beachy Keen stripe PP

Beachy Keen Lei PP

other:

Bazzill cardstock

Making Memories Paint ~ sky

Beachy Keen 6x12

Another Croppinsville, USA project..lovin' these 6x12's!!

BoBunny items:

Day at the Beach Cardstock stickers

Deep Sea Dot Cardstock

Beachy Keen words PP

Beachy Keen Lei PP

other:

Making Paint~ sky

Bazzill Cardstock

Crate Paper paper band, Crush collection

Bo Bunny Beachy Keen project

I've been a busy bee this weekend at work, ROFL! Here is a wall hanging I designed with the new Beachy Keen collection by BoBunny.

BoBunny supplies:

3 6x6 chipboard refill pages (cut one in half for topper)

Anna Sophia worn dots PP

Beachy Keen words PP

Beachy Keen Day at Beach Cardstock stickers

Other:

Making Memories Paint

Heidi Grace deco tape (summer)

chocolate twill

cream twill

twine in cream and chocolate

Crate paper Crush collection green frame

All Bo Bunny items and twill can be found at Croppinsville, USA

Birdie bits by Dream Street papers...

I just love this birdie paper collection. The brights are really awesome with the stripes, dots and checks. I made this baby bird layout using a pic of Jake peeking around the tree. I thought the paper really accented his shirt. Hope you like!

Shout out

Ok as I was surfing around..I found another awesome sketch blog for all of you who love sketches: http://sosketchy.blogspot.com/ go check out her awesome sketches!

Cast your votes..

Everyone head over to www.luckybugcreations.blogspot.com and cast your vote for your favorite 4th of July card! Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday! We had a cookout today and watched fireworks from our deck of all the neighboring subdivisions it was awesome!! Food was yummy and everyone had a great time! Happy 4th!!

Final Cosmo Cricket blackboard pages....

Woohooo...got the last two pages finished! Just in time to add my beach pics!

a scrappy wall hanging

It was my Gran's birthday and I made up this cute little wall hanging of the boys for them to give to her. It was super easy! I took an 8.5" x 11" piece of chipboard and covered it with cardstock. Use coordinating PP to embellish the sides, add photo's and those cute little Heidi Swapp photo corners, add some stickers and chipboard letters for embellishment (I used boy 97% complete stickers from 7 gypsies and MM chipboard "boy" letters) When you are happy with the results~ use your handy dandy hole punch and hammer (in your tool kit) and punch two holes in the top for hanging your ribbon. I used 3 Bugs in a Rug designer brads "Seeing Stars" to attach my ribbon knots through the hole. Hope you like!

Well..I'm back from vacation

We had a wonderful 5 days at the beach with our friends.. the weather was wonderful, the water was perfect and the pina colada's were yummy! haha! Have to share some pics..

Happy 4th!!

To celebrate the 4th of July I invite everyone to head over to http://www.luckybugcreations.blogspot.com and check out Heidi's blog challenge. Heidi is giving away some great blog candy to the winner of her 4th of July card sketch challenge!! Woohoooo! Who doesn't love blog candy...its a great sketch, go check it out!!

WANTED...my fav. Cosmo Cricket line...

Here is one of my favorite layouts of the boys using Cosmo Cricket's Wanted line..I just love the colors and the shabby chic look!!

Blog challenge ~ Free Primas

This challenge is super easy..and the prize package is free primas..Allie is giving away some free Prima's to one lucky winner. All you have to do is head over to : http://tinyurl.com/5l7w3x and let Allie know your favorite primas...not only do you get a discount for submitting your suggestions but you may even get your order free. Wooohooo...what is better than that??? You have until Sunday night 7pm..so ya better get on it! lol! hugs,T

Bo Bunny Glee projects

I got this cute prize pack from http://www.croppinsville.blogspot.com/ Its a BoBunny purse board book kit!! How awesome is that! I decided to use some of the pieces for some flowers I have been itching to make, and an altered clothes pin from Creative Imaginations. Hope you like!

The cute little bucket is from Prima.

Other supplies:

Pattern papers: BoBunny Glee Plaid, Glee stripe, Glee Dots

Ribbon: BoBunny Sweet & Sour

Brads: BoBunny Sweet & Sour

Silk Flowers: BoBunny Soft white precious petals

Rubons: BoBunny spring jewels

Cosmo Cricket blackboard mini album pages

Woohoooo! Finished two more pages in my blackboard mini album..now we are moving right along, hee hee...may have it finished before the months up. Just in time for the pics from our beach trip at the end of the month...ahhh! I am so ready for the beach!

Fall Card fronts

Well, I've been playing catch up a little...organizing my room..cleaning..organizing some more..seems that part is never ending! But I did get something crafty done~ I stamped up these little bears playing in the leaves and made some fall card fronts for a swap coming up. The object of the card front swap is to design just the front on a piece of cardstock. I keep mine in a little deco box and when I need, say a bday card..I pull out a bday card front and adhere it to the front of a card base...easy peasy! Allie gave me this idea awhile back, I think its great! Cheaper shipping when doing swaps and takes up less room in your card storage.

more Blackboard mini book pages

One of these days I'm going to be finished with this baby..but for now I'm satisfied with doing 2 pages at a time, hee hee! Here are my 2 newest additions. Embellished with more Grafton with a Bazzill paper edge and some primas thrown in. Also used this cutey Basic Grey frame that I've been hanging on to.

Christmas in May, ROFL!!

Well, its no wonder I can't get my scraproom organized...everytime I start on one end and before I get halfway across the counter, I find something that needs immediate attention. Well, tonight I found this cute pic of Jacob at his little polar express party at school. It was stuck in with some Christmas embellishments that I was going through awhile back. Yes..its that messy! haha! So, I had this partially done page with this awesome Rhonna Christmas paper (she makes the best swirly flourishes!!) So, I finished it up tonight..better late than never I guess. hee hee! Have a wonderful holiday weekend wherever you are~ I'll be heading to my SIL's family lake house to spend with Hubby and his family tomorrow night. Can't wait for a nice relaxing time. hugs,T

EK success corner rounder

Woohooo...I'm finally getting to play with my new EK success corner rounder, I love this little thing! I saw a tutorial a while back on doing your own scallop edges. You use this little darling. All you need to do is remove the edge attachment, turn it upside down and start punching. I couldn't wait to play with it so I practiced on this card for my nephew Josh who just turned 16. Notice how nice and crisp the scallop cuts are. I'm going give it a whirl with a circle next. I know my cricut cuts scallop circles but I love the large deep scallops.

Blackboard mini album pages..

Hooray, I finally finished up two more pages in my Summer mini album. I'm going for the beach theme. I'm using papers and embellishments from the Grafton line of Scenic Route..love it!

Another easy blog challenge...

www.croppinsville.blogspot.com is hosting another easy blog challenge. Go here http://tinyurl.com/3gg3nb and post your comments about what you are looking for in a good scrapbook store. You may win a cool prize pack!

A new Cosmo Cricket project

Ok, I have in my hands a new blackboard mini book...I love it! I love scallops, I love the black, I love the size..its just perfect! So, I started on the front page today and I've decided to use this one for a mini summer album. The large flourish stamps by Fancy Pants works great on these with a little white embossing powder.

Clock revamped..

Ok..I added a little something something to my altered clock. A shout out to all the girls on the Croppinsville Creative Crew for all their suggestions toot toot..here is my finished product. Hope you like it!

Overlays...

I was looking through my pics and found this layout using an overlay..ya gotta love these things! I think this one is from Autumn leaves because I recognize those Rhonna flourishes..she does the best flourishes! All you do is add a couple pics..a few embellishments and you have an instant layout...perfect!

Cosmo Cricket altered clock....

Isn't it amazing how when you go to the store you start visualizing how certain things will look altered, haha! I found this round wooden clock that originally had a rooster on it..it was begging to be transformed.

Step 1: sand off rooster

Step 2: paint entire surface with sage green paint

Step 3: grunge it a little with a brown paint leaving just a little bit of the numbers showing

Step 4: use your pattern papers, die cuts, and rhinestones to add a little spunk to the background.

I used Cosmo Cricket "Fleuriste" papers and die cuts.

This little creation is going to Croppinsville USA ~ Allie needs a clock don'tcha think?!

Croppinsville,USA

We are all super duper excited about Allie's new store... Croppinsville,USA... The grand opening is
fast approaching with the online store a few steps ahead of the brick n mortar. To celebrate the upcoming event
Allie will be giving away some great scrapbookey prizes to the first orders going in during grand opening. So come over and
join us in the countdown to opening day! www.croppinsville.blogspot.com While you are there, check out the awesome 'go green' blog challenge. See how Croppinsville USA is doing their part to better the world for our children, and see what things you can do to make a difference as well. You might even win a box of 'go green' blog candy for your efforts!

Stay tuned for more great happenings and creations as I 'dust off' this blog and get busy!

Its Springtime....go play!

New blog topper

I have made a new blog topper using a freebie digi kit from www.shabbyprincess.com I just love their site. Go check them out and try making your own blog topper, its super fun!

Little matchbox treasures..

Laura got me hooked on these little cuties...All you do is alter and fill a little matchbox. Too cute! Here are 3 that I did.

sketch

My friend Heidi over at luckybugcreations has a blog sketch challenge going on..so I thought I would use some of these cutesy pics of Pierson using the challenge sketch.