I am Card Crazy...

Yep...I've been bit by the card making bug...for years I never made a single card...had absolutley NO interest whatsoever...then one day I found Unity Stamps....and they do ALOT of card making with their stamps...then I found Papertrey Ink..need I say anymore...I was sold...I loved them all...everytime I look in galleries I scour them for beautifully stamped cards...now everytime I sit down to work on something I have to make a card...so I guess the question to you all is...i've made like 50 cards...what the heck do I do with all of them...?????

So here are a few more that I made....Enjoy...thanks for stopping by...

Supplies used: Cardstick, pp paper, stamps, ink - Papertrey Ink; punch - EK Success; ink - Unity Stamps; machine stitching

Supplies Used: cardstock, pp paper, stamps - Papertrey Ink; ribbon Maya Road; machine stitching

Supplies used: cardstock, pp paper, saying stamp - Papertrey Ink; pumpkin stamp - Unity Stamps; copiic markers; swiss dots - cuttlebug; spellbinders label die; embossing powder - AC Zing; glitter - Great Impressions

Supplies used: cardstock - Bazzill, Papertrey Ink; pp, stamps -Papertrey Ink; stamps - Inkadinkado; Martha Stuart punch; black glitter embossing poder - AC Zing

Gotta Love...Little Yellow Bicycle

And "UM"

Go Canes!!!!!

Ok...Back to Little Yellow Bicycle.... ;)

I always love everything that they come out with and I love that they have a HUGE variety of embellishments with every line that they make...

I cannot wait to use their new Autumn Bliss line...

Love Love Love all the beautiful fall colors...

I got to use their new Halloween line which is alot of fun....

Supplies Used: PP, Embellishments - LYB; CB Letters - Pink Paislee; Cardstock - Bazzill; Machine Stitching

Supplies Used: Carstock - Bazzill; PP and embellishment - LYB; Cats Ete Chalk; Machine Stitching

Supplies Used: Cardstock - Bazzill; PP - LYB; Brads - Creative Imaginations; CB Letters - Pink Paislee; Stickles; Machine Stitching

And a quick card using Papertrey Ink....

Supplies Used: Cardstock - Bazzill; PP, Stamps - Papertry Ink; Bling - Basic Grey; Machine Stitching; Archival Ink, Cats Eye Chalk

Thanks for stopping by...Have a great weekend!

Nice long weekend...and a little scrappin'

Hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing day off on Monday for the Labor Day Holiday....

Mine started with laundry and cleaning up the house...

so not relaxing in the beginning...

But it ended nicely went out to a nice dinner with hubby and

Jake to the Melting Pot...

Love that place...

then I was able to actually get some scrapping done...Hurrayyyyy!!!

I know..it's been too long! :)

This week has been a little hectic I am still struggling with all the homework and projects that Jake has to do in 4th grade!!!

It's unbelievable!

We don't get much downtime either...

I race home from work and then we dive into homework for at least 1 1/2 hours...

then dinner..bath...reading before bed and then bed...

the nights just seem to FLY by so fast with all this homework and stuff...

Is summer here yet ;)

Here are a few things that I was able to complete

on this nice long weekend that just passed...

ENJOY!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Unity - Le Chic Vintage...and a few cards

Ok...

Got my new Unity Le Chic Vintage kit today and all I can say WOWIE!!!

It's awesome...

I love all the fabulous stamps, plus the paper and the awesome new Unity ink!

I am seriously going to have some fun with this kit....

Here are a few more cards that I did tonight...

I did two of each and will be putting them together as a set for a gift...

Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by and have a WONDERFUL holiday weekend! :)

I am SOOOO in love with...

PAPERTREY INK!!!!!!!!

If you have had the pleasure of using their products

then you know exactly what I mean!

I have been stalking their website for months...thanks to Betsy Veldman....

But I held back because I am a touchy feely kinda girl...

I need to hold products in my hand and buy it right then...LOL

So I waited...

and to my surprise Papertrey Ink was the booth next to ours

at the CHA Consumer Show :)

Can we say OH SO HAPPY!!!!

I bought ALOT of stuff from them...I was a happy little girl!

So with that being said... YOU HAVE TO TRY THEIR STUFF!!

It rocks!

Their papers are OUTSTANDING...

their stamps are AMAZING...

the ribbon just BEAUTIFUL...

and the colors are to DIE for!!!

Not to mention the girls that own it are FABULOUS!

So if I haven't possibly gotten through to you at this point!

CHECK OUT PAPERTREY INK...

You won't be sorry!

http://www.papertreyink.com/

This is a card I did for my boss' bday this coming week.
A total scraplift from Julie Cameron.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock - Raspberry Fizz, Patterned Paper - Raspberry Fizz, Stamp - Floral Fusion: PaperTrey Ink

Cardstock: Bazzill

Cuttlebug, Martha Stewart Punch, Fiskars Punch, DewDrops, Machine Sewing

Supplies Used:

Cardstock - Ripe Avocado, Patterned Paper - Autumn Abundance, Stamp - Autumn Abundance: Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: Bazzill

Buttons CI, Ribbon Michaels, Copic Markers, Stickles, Machine Stitching

And a couple of layouts - the first one is from Jake's first day of school.

Supplies used:

Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye; Cardstock - Bazzill; CB Letters - American Crafts Thickers; Labels - Jenny Bowlin; CB Accent - Little Davis; Sheers - Maya Road; Machine Stitching

This next layout I used Basic Grey's lemonade collection...

Love love love all the colors in this collection.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock - Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Chipboard Letters and Shapes - Basic Grey

Pearls- Kaiser; Cats Eye Chalk; Machine Stitching

Thanks for stopping by! Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Studio Calico...Take Flight LO

Finally got some down time to actually sit down and do a layout!

School just started for us this past Monday and I have to say that

Jake actually enjoyed his first week of 4th grade...

I know the big 4th grader!!!

I cannot believe it!

So I took some pics from the first day and for whatever reason

I LOVED this pic of him...

he's not even looking at the camera but he was just

SO determined to walk by himself to school that day...

I had to "follow him"....

So this is what I came up with using Studio Calico's August kit.

Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

WOW....4th Grade & Kreativ Blogger....

Today my little guy entered the 4th grade!!!!!!

I cannot believe that he is already in 4th grade.

The time has just flown by...

It actually hurts my heart to think that before I know it he will be all grown up....

I just adore him...

I hope he has a great first day today!!!!

This is Jake and his little friend Jacob on their first day of 4th grade!!!

A big thanks to Kim for the award!!!! You my friend are way to SWEET!!!

You can check out Kim's awesome work at http://myrandomscrapthoughts.blogspot.com/

With this prestigious award comes the fine print:

In order to accept this award you must:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award - Check
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog. Check see above
3. Link the person who nominated you for this award - Check
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting - not so sure about this one...
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers - Check see below
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate - Check see below
7. Leave comments on all 7 blogs letting then know you nominated them - done

Here are my 7 Kreativ Bloggers:

Hilary Kanwischer: Because she is so incredible talented...

I could look at her stuff all day long...

www.hilaryscraps.typepad.com/hilary_kanwischer

Angela Unity Stamps: Because she is the sweetest thing in the world....and I am slightly obsessed with her stamps ;) ....her stamps ROCK!!!!!

http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

Betsy Veldman: I don't think I need to explain this one...She's amazing!

www.scrapbookgirl.typepad.com/paper_scissors_and_superh

Nichole Heady: Because...I met her at CHA Summer 09 and thought she was the sweetest thing EVER...and then fell in love with her blog....not too mention that she is the amazingly/talented person behind Papertrey Ink!

www.nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment

Brooke Lien: Because her blog is totally fun and inspiring!

http://www.brookelien.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Howell: Because she has the CUTEST little girls in the world...

and she seriously makes me laugh!

www.stephaniehowell.typepad.com/my_weblog

And last but not least...

Laverne Boese: Because she is an amazing person and I adore her...

www.laverneboese.typepad.com/ebb_and_flow

Here are the 7 things people might find interesting:

1. I have to read a magazine or book everynight before I go to bed.
2. I could survive on mashed potatoes alone...and would be quite happy.
3. I am NOT a morning person ;)
4. I was a total tomboy as a kid.
5. My dad taught me how to shoot a gun when I was a teenager....I was pretty good at it to... But would never ever pick one up now...
6. The night my dad died was the only night I didn't go to the hospital to see him.... I had a dream that he said goodbye to me and woke up to the doctor calling and telling me he passed :(
7. I used to be a hairdresser.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

I promise I will be getting crafty soon and posting stuff....I just need to get through the beginning of school...ugghhhhh!!! Who knew at almost 40 I would be doing 4th grade homework everynight... ;)