Goodies From All That Scraps!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  Wow, it's 2012 already, where does the time go?  I hope you had a great Christmas and received everything you asked for ;o). 

This year for Christmas I had a hard time thinking up something for my husband to buy me.  I knew a million dollars or a new house wouldn't be easy to come by so I asked for a mini shopping spree online for some crafting supplies.  I wanted to get the most for my money, especially since we have a little one now so I decided to wait until boxing week to look around. 

My husband did surprise me on Christmas with a couple of great gifts.  I was spoiled this year to say the least.  He picked out a book for me call Chicken Soup for the Soul: On Being a Parent.  I've read many of the stories and it's a good read, nice short stories I could read before bed.  I also picked out a few comic books online called Baby Blues, they are HILARIOUS and I must say they make me LOL and giggle.  I just finished reading the Eat, Cry, Poop comic and it's fantastic.

I'm getting off track a little... I subscribe to the All That Scraps email and they had a boxing week promotion that I couldn't resist.  I was so excited, I must have looked at all their products, this isn't the first time I've done this ;o).  It was my first order and I would definitely order from them again in the future. Once I placed my order I tracked it until it arrived here this week, there's nothing like receiving another Christmas gift in January!

So I decided to shoot a video of the goodies I bought and share it with you on my blog.  This is my first video and maybe I'll do others if I learn how to edit them.  If you want to see more videos I'd suggest heading over to Prairie Paper and Ink Amy Rysavy does a fabulous job.  And now I have a couple of her stamp sets : )

Thanks for joining ME today!

Chocolate Friend

4 more days until Christmas!

I managed to get some crafting done this past weekend and wanted to share it with you.  I ordered this stamp set from Stampin' Up! a while ago and finally inked them up for the first time.  I think it was from one of their mini catalogues.  Needless to say I'm a chocolate lover and had to have this set because I also enjoy giving it away.  Here's the first card that I made...

Card Materials & Tools: Stampin' Up: Early Espresso, Real Red and Whisper White Cardstock, Eat Chocolate Stamp Set, Stamping Sponge, Paper Snips, Scallop Edge Border punch, Chocolate Chip Ink and Craft White Ink, Michaels: Brown Ribbon, Tim Holz: White Gel Pen, Brazzill White Diamond Cardstock.

If you're interested in where you could buy some of my cards they are being sold in Kitchener, Ontario at The Bead Boutique (http://www.facebook.com/#!/TheBeadBoutiqueKitchener).  The owner Jess is really nice and liked my cards so they'll be there for a little while.  She has a photo album of the cards I gave her on the facebook page.

Thanks for reading and have a very Merry Christmas!

Blessing Mini

I'm still here!

Yes, it has been 3 months since my last blog.  I do have a good excuse for not being around though... I had a Baby Girl!  She's my first and it's been a very busy few months, so busy that I have not had any time to do any crafting.  Even when I received my big Stampin' Up! order!  I had just enough time to put my clear mount stamps together, get out some of my papers and well that was it.  I figured the crafting could wait since she'll be little for only a short period of time.  Even now at almost three months I could tell she's gotten bigger, I don't want to miss a second with her.  I know I'll have all the crafting time I want when she gets a little older.

I can't believe Christmas is just around the corner : )  I do have a really simple little card I made this past summer for a special friend who's second baby had her blessing.  We bought her a little statuette and this is the card I made to go with it. 

Card Materials & Tools: Stampin' Up: Regal Rose, Melon Mambo and Whisper White Cardstock, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Michaels: Ribbon, Clear Rinestone and Creative Memories: Flower Punch.

I'll be back to write more about my cards and where they are being sold as well as more about my baby. 

Thank you for dropping by!  Have a super week!

Birthday Whale

G'morning!  Where did last month go?!?  And the summer!  I hope you all had a chance to sit back, relax and enjoy the sun.  As much as I enjoy the summer, I love seeing the autumn colours : )  The bright reds, oranges and yellows, nature looks soo pretty during the fall.

For the past month and a half the roof at the apartment building we live in has been getting replaced.  I am soo glad they are almost done!  The early morning banging and drilling, the smell, the leaks, I'm definitely not going to miss it.

Here is another card I made using the silhouette.  I think the whale is really cute and it was themed to go with a couple of marineland tickets.

And the images I used on this card: Wave Border, Whale and Happy Birthday.

Stampin' Up! has a new Holiday Mini Catalogue if you're interested in looking at some of their new products.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful rest of the week!

Mr. Happy Birthday Card

This blog is long over due!  I have exciting news to share with you today.  I purchased a Silhouette!  I had been looking into purchasing a die cutting machine since last year but couldn't bring myself to spending the money and I couldn't decide between a Shilouette or Cricut. 

There are so many cute images from Cricut and after seeing the hundreds of online videos, it looks really easy to use.  The only draw back for me was that the cartridges take up space; something I don't have much of.  Also I love watching Robyn's video's over at My Pink Stamper, she makes it look like fun.

I found another blogger Nichol Magouirk who's made Silhouette videos.  She does wonders with her scrapbooking layouts.  And after asking her about the die cutting machine she said she's had a cricut before but preferred the Silhouette.  So I figured I couldn't go wrong with either machine. 

One day I stumbled upon a kijiji ad for a Silhouette, it was in the price range I was looking for and close by.  I jumped on the deal which was posted in the morning and by the evening, I had it in my hands.  The seller was super nice and gave me cardstock too.

Since then I have created a couple of birthday cards and a mini scrapbook.  They have tons of online images to choose from and they only cost from $.50 to $1.99 each. I'm very happy with my purchase and look forward to using it when I scrapbook.... now if the Cricut drops in my price range, I might just have to pick that up too ; )

This is the first card I made with the Silhouette.  I remember reading the Mr. Men™ and Little Miss™ books by Roger Hargreaves when I was young so the images were nostalgic (for me and my Husband). 

Here are the images I used on this card Mr. Happy and Clouds with loopies. 

Thanks for stopping by!  And have a great weekend!
If you're in Canada, I hope you saw some beautiful fireworks yesterday : )  Happy Canada Day!

Hitchedafellabella for T&S

Hi! And thank you for stopping by. Last month Jamie and I attended a wedding at the Old Mill in Ancaster. The venue was perfect and the food was delicious. I whipped up this card for the bride and groom using Stamping Bella's "hitchedafellabella", I hope you like it.

Have a wonderful Week!

Cupie Baby Girl

Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted.  I haven't been feeling well and I'm planning on posting once a month until I start to feel better.  I cased today's card from my Baby boy design.  I hope you like it!

Have a great Week!