Sunday, November 22, 2009

And the winner is....

EMILY! Yay! You won my American Craft blog candy girly! Email your addy to me at scrapcandydesigns @ yahoo.com and I will put it in the mail! Make sure to check back soon for some big blog candy I am going to give away to celebrate my recent blog-i-versary! Gotta finish going through my stash and getting all the yummies ready!

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Fan Girls!

OMG! New Moon absolutely rocked! I wasn't sure if it was going to be possible, but it was definitely even better than Twilight! We were all like a bunch of giggly school girls and Mel even made us up a Team Edward cheer, since we are all fans of Edward! I laughed, I cried, and yes, I even screamed! We got there two hours before the movie started and the line had already formed, but we got there soon enough that we got excellent seats when we finally got into our showing. Kel loved her little Edward card and her present...hubby picked her up an Edward throw blanket. So she got to cuddle with him after the movie! LOL! She declared that it was the best birthday ever while we were at the theatre!

But seriously, the theatre we went to had everything under control and it all went so smoothly. Definite props to them. And everyone was so friendly and upbeat...just a great crowd. And it was very reassuring to notice that at least half of the women there were over 30. Made me feel so much better! LOL! And, we were all surprised by the number of guys too...which was very cool. Such a fun atmosphere and we all grabbed food from the theatre's diner while we waited. Ended up being the best two hours I have ever spent in line...and that is saying a lot because I am totally not a patient, standing (or sitting) in line kind of gal!

So, here is the birthday girl herself, my fantastic sis-n-law Kellie. Team Edward all the way!


This is all of us as they were finally letting us into the theatre. Clockwise, from the center, Julie, Kellie, Me, Mel, and Faye.

And here is a random pic of Faye and I relaxing in line!

Kel also got Twilight Scene It for her birthday so we are already trying to plan a game night for us gals next weekend...after we see New Moon again that is! So, did anyone else brave the crazy throngs of screaming fans to see the movie? If so, what did you think of it? If not, do you plan on seeing it? And yep, Eclipse comes out June 30th, tickets go on pre-sale May 1st and we are all planning on doing it again!


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Friday, November 20, 2009

Mojo Monday Challenge...Twilight Style!

First things first - Make sure you sign up for my blog candy I am giving away below! Some yummy American Crafts goodies! All you have to do is be a follower and leave me a comment! Just scroll down a little bit and you will see it! You have until midnight tonight!

Isn't this little Edward stamp from The Greeting Farm absolutely adorable??!! I thought so too when I had seen it for the very first time on a card by the awesome Stephanie, who operates Scrapsketch. You can check out her card here, by the way! I knew I just had to do a birthday card for my fabulous sister-in-law, Kellie, who loves Edward and the Twilight Saga as much as I do!

As I mentioned above, cutie patootie Edward is from The Greeting Farm. After coloring him with my watercolor pencils, I made sure to add some diamond Stickles to make sure his skin sparkled when the light hit it! LOL! The cardstock is Bazill, the polka dot paper is We R Memory Keepers, and the rest of the patterned paper is Making Memories. The ribbon is American Craft & I used my Cricut Mini Monograms cart to cut the scalloped circle and regular circle. The sentiment is leftover letter stickers from my stash.

The layout for this card came from Mojo Monday's weekly sketch challenge. I love their sketches and knew it was just perfect for this card. I had an absolute blast making this card & my son got a big kick out of "sparkly" Edward! If you have a chance, hop on over to Mojo Monday's site and check out the challenge and their awesome DT projects! Lots of great inspiration!

Now, I am so very impatiently awaiting the end of my day as a bunch of us gals (Twi-hard moms!) are going to see New Moon tonight for Kellie's birthday! We pre-ordered the tickets about a month ago & I am so very psyched! I love, love, love the books and have read them three times this year alone, not counting when I read them last year too! I am definitely Team Edward and my hubby even bought me a poster for my scrap room...such a sweetie that hubby of mine! So yes, I guess I am a little obsessed, but it is so much fun! I am not a romance kind of gal, but there is something about this love story that definitely speaks to me. And with all the things that have gone on this week, I am definitely glad for an evening to get away for a little while too. So, are any of you going to see New Moon this weekend?


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Thursday, November 19, 2009

A DCRU Girly Challenge & Some Sad News

First, make sure you check out my blog candy that I am giving away! It is some yummy American Crafts goodies and all you have to do for your chance to win is be a follower and leave a comment! Super easy...so just scroll down to that post or click here. You can enter until midnight Friday, Nov. 20th!

I think I am on pink overload thanks to an awesome challenge going on over at Die Cuts R Us! My family consists of boys - hubby, son, & even the fur baby. And, I must admit, I am not the girliest girl there is anyway either! However, this challenge peaked my interest and I decided to go gung-ho with the pink! I also have to say thanks to my crafty friend Sammye Jo, who not only turned me on to this groovy site, but who also happens to be one of their DT members. And for very good reason...she is awesome! Check out her blog too if you get a chance and you will see what I mean!

The patterned paper I used is by SU, as well as the scallop punch & the stamp. The cardstock is Bazzill, the ribbon is Offray & I used Staz On ink. The adhesive pearl, rhinestones & dragonfly bling are from my stash. I know the pearls & rhinestones came from the $1 section at Target a long time ago and the dragonfly I received in a swap, but I believe they can be found at Wal-Mart.

It was an easy card to make and I enjoyed doing it too! Especially the girly part since I don't get to do too much of that with all my guy projects! Make sure you check out DCRU and Sammye Jo's blog for some beautiful projects if you get a chance!

Now, on to some sad news unfortunately. My son's grandfather passed away yesterday. My ex-husband called me & gave us the news yesterday morning; we stayed home from work & school. It was very unexpected and he was young...just 61. The funeral will not take place until after Thanksgiving more than likely and then we will be traveling out of state for that. It is just especially sad that it happened right before Thanksgiving. So, if you could keep the family in your thoughts and prayers it would be very much appreciated. I am so thankful to have such wonderful, crafty friends that I can share things with and I just want to make sure y'all know how special you are to me! Sending hugs your way!


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Monday, November 16, 2009

Scrapsketch #184

Oh, how I love being on the Scrapsketch DT! I just love being able to play with Stephanie's awesome sketches and work with so many talented scrappers on the design team! This is sketch #184 and I decided to venture out of my safety zone a little by doing a horizontal 81/2 x 11, something I had not done before. So far, I just love doing this size layout! It really is a nice change of pace from having done 12 x12 for so long!

This layout is of my hubby and what we now call his signature pose, well, at least one of his signature poses. He does have another but that is best saved for another layout! He is always doing the thumbs up sign...especially at NASCAR races, which is where these photos were taken. Although it sometimes drives me crazy, we do giggle about it and it is kinda cute.

The background paper is by Elsie, I believe. I am not sure because it was part of an unamed stack my awesome mom in law bought me at a recent scrapbook yard sale we went to at our LSS. I do love the paper though and if anyone knows for sure, leave me a comment! Would love to know! The patterned strip is MME and the scalloped polka dot is an adhesive border I have had for ages that I picked up at Target. The white chipboard arrow is by Junkitz. The other arrow, the chipboard circles, and the stars are all by Miss Elizabeth. The journaling tag is Basic Grey and the ribbon is American Craft. For the title I used my Cricut and the Opposites Attract cart. The brown polka dot paper is DCWV and the orange is Chatterbox.

Please take a moment to head on over to Scrapsketch and see all the amazing sketches Stephanie created and the rockin' layouts the DT created to accompany them! They are completely awesome!

And, don't forget to sign up for my blog candy! Either click here to go directly to the post or just scroll down a few. All you have to do to win some fun American Craft goodies from my stash is sign up to be a follower and leave me a comment! Easy Peasy! Happy Scrapping!

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

American Craft Blog Candy!


How about a little blog candy? I realized the other day that my blog anniversary came and went last month without me noticing thanks to all that went on in my world during October. So, I thought I would start out celebrating with a little blog candy and then follow it in a week or two with a lot more! I am steadily going through my stash and am coming up with some cool stuff to give away to all my awesome friends and followers. So, what do you need to do to win these funky little adhesive buttons and cool ribbon? Make sure you are a follower and leave me a comment before midnight on Friday, November 20th! Yep, pretty easy! I will draw the lucky winner that weekend and post it! And, make sure to keep checking back for the big blog candy that is to come.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

More GA Circle Journal Goodness!

Oh, how I love Gauche Alchemy! I am still so glad that I stumbled upon them while visiting Callista's site - especially since I am part of GA's circle journal group! I have done several posts about the circle journal, including making mine and altering Callista's. This time I got to work on a journal that had listening and dancing as a theme, which was totally fun! I do want to say a big thank you to Maggie though. She is who I mail off to every month and this month I am definitely late! I am still playing catch up due to everything that happened in November - mom going into the hospital, family getting sick, me getting sick, going to a convention for work, and everything else that seemed to happen. Please forgive me girl!

So, this is definitely not my usual scrappy style, but that is what I love about GA! I feel challenged to step outside of my box and not be afraid to do anything because I know I won't be judged negatively. That is definitely freeing...especially artistically speaking. So I really branched out here and did several things I don't normally do like using drywall plaster (yep, i really did!) and a masking technique, as well doing a transparent page.

The first page features some punk music greats such as the Sex Pistols and Patti Smith. I wanted to add in The Ramones and The Clash, but just didn't have enough room on the page. As I said earlier I used some plaster on the background page and then covered it in some acrylic paint. I used DCWV & Bazzill cardstock for the mats and the crinkly, slightly sparkly, yellowish square I got from Joyce, who is also in this CJ group with me! I loved its look and feel and she totally has to let me know how she made the piece! The chipboard letters are by K&Co. and I painted a couple coats of white acrylic on them and while they were still wet, I pressed some glitter embossing powder on them. I sprayed them with good old hairspray to set the glitter. The mask is just various letters I cut with my Cricut (OA, George, Mini Monograms) and used red acrylic paint over top of them. The other letters I trimmed out of my Sunday circular.

The second page is obviously dedicated to Elvis and all his rockin' moves! I used SU cardstock for the mats and the rub ons are by DCWV, ColorBok, and American Tradition Designs. The little rhinestone flowers are by Petaloo, I believe. The flower is one I made a while back using scraps of paper around my craft room, some Stickles, distressing ink, buttons and thread. Super easy and super fun to make too!

I have really enjoyed stepping outside of my creative comfort zone and really exploring my mixed media art side. I have already received the next journal and can't wait to get started on it so that yes, I can make sure it gets out on time to the fabulous Maggie at the first of December! I also should be back with another post tomorrow as I should have some cards to show you that I have been working on for The Lime Light DT. Like I said earlier, I am still playing catch up from last month but it looks like I won't be behind much longer! Yay! Happy Scrapping!


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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Fall, Fun, & Fondue!

Okay, so you know how I told you that last week was very hectic with work due to a convention, but that it was made better since my bestie, Annette, flew in to go with me. Well, I thought I would post a few photos from last week, as well as a great one that I took yesterday morning of the trees turning for fall. My backyard is turning into a beautiful, colored frenzy right now and I am loving it!

The next photo is of Annette and I at a pub where the convention took place. We actually have a tradition that we go to a pub together at least once each and every year, usually during convention. Our fav so far, that we have been back to repeatedly and from which I have clothed my family in multiple t-shirts, is Kilkenney's in Tulsa. Best darn pub....EVER...and it is an authentic pub too! If you are ever that way, make sure to check it out!

The next pic is of the two of us at convention during an awards luncheon. We were so pooped by this time! But isn't she gorgeous! My bestie is definitely a hottie! LOL!

And last, but not least, is a photo of our yummy fondue that we had at the Melting Pot to culminate a week of hard work mixed with a little fun coming to an end. Our friend and co-worker, Lisa, joined us and we had a blast! The funny thing was, every fondue we ordered ended up having alcohol in it. The cheddar fondue had beer, the entree broth had red wine, and the desert fondue had an amaretto liquor. Not to mention we ordered a bottle of wine (which i must add, was like the best friggin' wine ever!), plus had mixed drinks too! The waitress was cracking up at us and we definitely enjoyed ourselves! Plus, to make it even better - it was our boss' treat! Yep, he paid for it and we love him for that too!

So, did everyone have a great Halloween? We ended up going to Frontier City's Fright Fest with some free passes that my boss had given us a while back. Our son wanted to do that instead of trick or treating, but we still had a good time. I will make sure to post some pics from Fright Fest later on! Happy Scrapping!


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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Blog Award Goodness!

I just want to say that I am so very blessed to have met so many wonderful friends through my papercrafting! And those wonderful people have given me some new blog awards which just tickle me pink! It really brightened up my day and I so appreciate it!

The first one is from Leanne & Natalie! Thanks so much to the both of you! You are so super sweet! Now, I need to pass it on to five others so here goes!
1. Alecia
2. Sammye Jo
3. Leah
4. Sandy
5. Annalise

The second award is from Sammye Jo. I am a little late in posting it since I had so much going on with sick family when she originally gave it to me. Thank you so much sweetie! You rock! And now, to give this to five other wonderful people!
1. Jenny
2. Crystal
3. Lorraine
4. Diana
5. Cindy

Again, thanks so much ladies for thinking of me! It just made my day! Lots of love! Happy Scrapping!

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

ScrapSketch #177 - Night of Frights!

Whew! This past week has been crazy busy for me! I had to go to a convention for work, and then there was halloween, and then my fabulous in-laws came over for dinner on Sunday! Here I thought I was gonna have some time to scrap! LOL! But all is well because the convention went great...especially since my bestie, Annette, flew in from Virginia to attend with me! Hopefully I can play catch up all weekend long as I don't have anything planned for this coming weekend!

This is one of the latest awesome sketches provided by Stephanie at Scrapsketch! She is so cool and I absolutely love being on her DT! All of the members are so super creative! For this sketch I decided to stay with my Halloween theme for the month of October. And no, I didn't meet my goal and get all my previous Halloweens scrapped. However, I only have one or two more to go! Whoopee!

The photos for this layout are of our son and his bestie at Frontier City's Fright Fest three years ago. The patterned paper is The Paper Studio and the solid is Making Memories. The cardstock is Bazzill. I used my Cricut Mini Monograms cart for the title and the George cart for the hidden journaling tag. The webs are patterned paper that I cut and then added Stickles too. I also added Stickles to the foam frame I used. The frame, Boo!, and ghosts (which I added googly eyes to) are part of a foam Halloween kit I picked up at the Dollar Tree. The spiders are some old rings I had leftover from a few Halloweens past and the ribbon is from my stash.

If you get a chance, make sure you stop by Scrapsketch and check out all the other awesome sketches and layouts the DT did! They are so amazing and you will definitely be amazed! Happy Scrapping!


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