•Scrappy, scrappy!

Happy Monday morning everybody!

Earlier this week, I submitted for the Unity Scrapbook Design Team! I am still waiting to see if I made it or not, but thought I'd share one of the layouts I did for my submission!First off, I'm going to explain the title, "Where Are Whoo?" The DP I used is Sassafrass Lass and it has an owl theme, so that is where the "whoo" instead of "you" came from. I showed my mom the LO and she asked me about that and so did Kolby when I showed him, so I figured I'd start off by explaining that! :D As for the rest of the LO. The arrow and the journaling card (in the pocket) you see is from Unity's Our Life, Our Stories scrapbooking kit and the tree is from the November Kit of the Month! I colored it with Copics and stamped it on Papertrey Ink's Stamper's Select White CS. I stamped the arrow using Riding Hood Red ink and stamped it on Buttercup CS. I stamped the journaling card in Chocolate Chip ink and it is also stamped on Buttercup CS. I also stamped the Worn Grid Background you see behind the photo onto Buttercup CS and stamped it in Chocolate Chip. I used Chocolate Chip CS for the pocket and Ocean CS for the title! The ribbon you see on the White Daisy Eyelet is from Wal-Mart!

The other LO I used for submission can be seen HERE.

So my next LO is one I did over the weekend. I've been feeling pretty scrappy lately if you can't tell! :D
For this page, I used Sassafrass Lass' Serendipity Paper Packet! I also used this week's sketch from Triple the Sketch! (with a few minor adjustments of my own :D) The base of the page is Kraft CS, I used Unity's Giggle Grove set for the trees at the bottom of the page and the journaling box is from Unity's Sept. Kit of the Month! The journaling reads: "you love going and seeing your Uncle Jarret and Uncle Kyler. You are always so happy and playful when you are with them and they love you so much!" The ric-rac you see is CTMH and you can't tell in the picture, but I stitched on the upper right and lower left hand corners of the page and the pictures!

So that is all I have for now. I have a busy week, as I'm sure most of you do, so I'm not sure how much more I will be posting! But I will be sure and post pictures from Christmas if I don't post before then!

Be sure to go check out what Jess has in store for you this week! She is Unity's Growing in Unity, Day by Day, All Week Long blogger for the week! Check her out and leave her some love everyday!

Blog Header!

Do you like my new blog header? De made it for me! Isn't she awesome?! Thank you so much De!

Well I've been a little busy lately. This end-of-the-year-business-crap is kinda getting to me. There is sooo much to do!

I've also been working on some layouts for the Unity Stamp Co. Scrapbook Design Team! I am sooo excited, but soooo extremely nervous! So our submissions have to be in by tomorrow and we are hoping to find out by the 23rd, so we'll see.....keep your fingers crossed for me........

Well that is about it for now! Hope you like the new header! THANKS DE!

• Please do!

....Wake me when it's Christmas, that is! I am so ready for Christmas, but soooo tired! So, please, just wake me when it gets here! :D

As you can tell, I finally made it down to my stamp room! And I FINALLY got to ink up a stamp set from My Favorite Things! Isn't it so cute?! The stamp set is called Merry Christmas and I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I used DP from SU!'s Frosty Day packet! I used Ripe Avocado, Chocolate Chip, and Tangerine Tango Cs. The image is stamped on PTI Stamper's Select White! I ran the base through the Textile Texture Embossing Folder and mounted the images with Dimensional Adhesives!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! Have a great rest of the weekend! Monday I will be gone for a doctor's appointment! I will post ultrasound pics of the little peanut when I get back!

• I know! Where have I been?

Not stamping! That is for sure! And it's driving me cu-razy!

So, obviously I have absolutely nothing to share with you guys, but I just wanted you to know I am still kickin'! :D

If, like me, you are totally in the Christmas baking spirit, go check out my girl, Bakerella! She has some Christmas-y things going on her blog! I think I'm going to give her little ideas a shot!

Have a great rest of your Friday and a great weekend! I think I'm going to get to do some stamping tomorrow, so definitely be watching out for it! ~toodles!~

• I can't keep a secret......

HEY THERE!

So, many of you have probably been wondering where the heck I've been? I've been kinda busy with Thanksgiving and catching up on a huge swap. Plus, I'VE BEEN FIGHTING MORNING SICKNESS! Yes, you read right.....last week I found out I am prego. I wasn't going to say anything until I went to the doctor and got my first ultrasound, but I am lame at keeping secrets. So I think I'm around 5 weeks, but my morning sickness just started and it is lasting through the afternoon, not to mention I am exhausted....I thought that part didn't start until waaaay later on? I have to tell you the truth, though. I'm not real excited, yet. I don't know why? It's not that I don't want another kid, but I didn't think it would happen so quickly...... so, obviously it was a huge surprise! Maybe after I go to my first appt. I will be more excited........

Well I do have some stuff to post, but somehow my camera got left on over the weekend, so I have no charged battery, yet.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was ok. I probably gained around 2o pounds, but the food was well worth it! ;)

•Laughing my butt off....

I don't remember where I first saw this video, but you HAVE to watch it! It's 6 MINUTES long, so take a seat and enjoy a good laugh!
**Go the the bottom of my blog and turn the music off first!**

• HiP hOp HaNgOvEr FrIdAy!

TGIF! UGH! This week drug on for me! I'm so glad it's over!

Did anybody go see Twilight last night? I didn't. I don't even think it was playing at either of our two theaters! NO TELLING! I want to see it so badly. I am hoping that when it does get here, Kolby will go with me. When he asked what I was reading (when I couldn't keep my nose out of the books...I don't read all that much.....) and I explained to him what it was all about, he looked at me like I was losing it! :) TeeHee....so I might need to make a movie date with a girlfriend or something b/c I think it's going to be like pulling teeth to get him there! :)

Oh yeah.....my project. :) This week, I FINALLY did a scrapbook page! I am so proud of myself! I'm not too crazy about the way it turned out, but since it's only my 5th page ever doing, I will give myself SOME credit. AND I used stamps from my FAVORITE stamp company in the whole world! Can you guess which one?!

So here it is. Like I said, I'm not too crazy about it. I think I did too much distressing, or I used too much Pacific Point ink. I should've used black or something...... The title reads, "I'll love you...4ever....." then the journaling says (on the side of the picture) ".....I"ll like you for always...." (on the right side top) "........as long as I'm living....." (right side bottom) "......my baby you'll be...."

Stamps Used: Unity Sept. KOM, Worn Grid Background
Ink: SU! Pacific Point, Copics
Paper: CTMH White Daisy, SU! Rainbow Sherbert DP, Pacific Point CS, Green Galore CS, Blush Blossom CS
Accessories: Cricut and Cartridges, Fabri-Tac, Dimensional Adhesives

Has anyone ever read that book? It's called "Love You Forever." It's a little kid's book, but it was one of my favorites when I was little. If you don't know what I'm talking about....the book talks about....here's a little excerpt:

"The baby grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was two years old, and he ran all around the house. He pulled all the books off the shelves. He pulled all the food out of the refrigerator and he took his mother's watch and flushed it down the toilet. Sometimes his mother would say, "this kid is driving me CRAZY!"

But at night time, when that two-year-old was quiet, she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor, looked up over the side of his bed; and if he was really asleep she picked him up and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked him she sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be."

Cute, huh? It goes on talking about how he grew and grew and she would go in his room and do the same thing. Then when he is grown, he comes home and she is old and sick and he rocks her and says, "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my MOMMY you'll be....." So that is where I got the idea from. My son is walking now and, as expected, getting into everything! So it really does explain a mother-son relationship. Especially since MOST BOYS are MAMA'S BOYS!

• BeLlA sKeTcH cHaLlEnGeS 54 & 55!

Happy Thursday everyone! And HIP-HOP to the Unity peeps! If you don't know what Unity or Hip-Hop is...go HERE

So today I have last week's Bella Sketch Challenge (#54) and this week's 55th sketch challenge!

The first one is #54. For this card I used Clover Meadow and Sunny Yellow CS. The image is Tinkerbella and is stamped on PTI Stamper's Select White and colored with Copics. The glitter on the wings is Martha Stewart.


My card for this week's sketch challenge is probably a favorite right now. I used Emmybella for the image and stamped her in Archival Black and colored her with Copics. She's stamped on PTI Stamper's Select White. The sentiment is from MFT's E-Girl set and is also stamped in Archival Black onto SSW. I used Pale Plum, Certainly Celery, and Pretty in Pink CS. The DP is Basic Grey Euphoria. The ribbon is from Pebbles Inc.


So that is all for right now. Stay tuned for some Hip Hop Unity Challenges!!!!

• This is what I get, for not posting all week! LONG POST!

So I did stamp this week, I was just too lazy to post it! So here goes!

Last week I did a week long of Unity on my blog. I made these cards also, but was going to post them on Friday....obviously that didn't happen! The first card is for Bella Sketch Challenge #54 and the other card is for Bella's Favorite Stamper Challenge #1. We had to CASE one of Vicki's (giffysk8) cards from her gallery!



So for this week: here is Bella Sketch Challenge #54 and some Papertrey Ink cards. I used Amber's sketch on the owl one. I just got these stamps in, so I was very excited to use them!





Which brings us to today.......this is my card for Hip Hop Hangover Friday! I did get to Hip Hop for just a few minutes last night and had total fun doing so! If you didn't get to Hip Hop yesterday, be sure and take a look at all the Unity DT goodies they have on their blogs! They did so amazing this week!


So that is all for this week! I am off to Big Piney, yet again......roping tonight! Will try to get pictures! Toodles!

•HUGE Blog Candy!

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS???? I am giving away 12 ORIGINAL COPIC MARKERS! Yes, they are used, but minimally. I thought that I liked them better than the sketch, but I don't, so I am GIVING THEM AWAY! Here is a list of the colors:

B00 - Frost Blue R35 - Coral G40 - Dim Green YR21 - Cream
BG02 - New Blue R20 - Blush V12 - Pale Lilac E00 - Skin White
BV31 - Pale Lavender RV10 - Pale Pink Y06 - Yellow E37 - Sepia


All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and a winner will be chosen on Friday, November 7th by NOON (12:00 p.m.) MDT....that's THIS FRIDAY!

**PLEASE NOTE** I WILL BE USING THESE UNTIL I GET MY NEW ONES IN, BUT I WANT TO SHIP THEM OUT AS SOON AS MY NEW COPICS ARRIVE!

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AND THE WINNER IS..........................

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105

Timestamp: 2008-11-07 19:00:34 UTC

TEENA!!!! YOU WON THE COPICS! Here is what Teena said:

Teena said...

That Would Be An Awesome Birthday Gift. My Birthday Is Nov.17. Thank You For The Chance to Win Some.

November 4, 2008 8:45 AM

CONGRATS! email me at ramseystepp@mac.com with your info!

• Growing in Unity, Day by Day, All Week Long: Day FOUR AND FIVE

Happy Friday! Hope everyone had a fabulous week!

Yesterday, I had a bad day and wasn't able to stamp, so I couldn't post anything! Sorry. I feel horrible for missing a day. Also, yesterday was HIP HOP! Did you go? I popped in and out a couple times, but I wasn't there nearly as much as I usually am, so I was pretty bummed.

So the hip hop challenges yesterday were to do a double ribbon card and a single layer card. I put both challenges into one card. Here it is!

So it's a pretty simple card, I know, but I think the ribbon actually did a lot for it. I used Unity's Just Be - Single and I stamped it in Archival Black ink and onto Cameo Coral CS. The ribbon is from Pebbles Inc. So that is it for that card. Pretty simple!

So here's my Day 5 and final card for my week-long Unity adventure and for HIP HOP HANGOVER FRIDAY!

For this card I used SCS's sketch and color challenge and combined them into one card! You likes? I loves! So the color challenge was to use Kiwi Kiss or Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, and Pretty in Pink. I used Old Olive and didn't have Pretty in Pink, so I used Pink Pirouette. The image is from Unity's Growing in Unity set. I love this bird! At first, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the pretty little thing, but I think he worked out perfectly in the card! See the sentiment? I used that special for this day.

So that is that for all the Unity goodness! Next week be sure to check out and follow MARIA all week! She is an amazing crafter and I know she will have some good things in store for you!

So I'll be back in a couple of hours to announce WHO WILL WIN THE 12 COPICS! Also, I am going to be posting some of the other cards I've done this week. I wanted to keep each day solely for Unity stuff, so tonight I will post my other stuff! 3 POSTS IN ONE DAY?!?!?! Holy moley! :)

•Growing in Unity•Day by Day•All Week Long•Day Three

Day tres, baby, yeah! *said in Austin Powers lingo* :D It's my 3rd day of Unity all week long! I'm having such a great time with this! Here is the card I made for today!
This card is inspired by the Unity's Challenge Wednesday. The challenge is an inspiration challenge. Here's the inspiration.

So I didn't really follow anything, other than I was inspired to use a butterfly. Isn't it so prettiful? It's from Unity's Growing in Unity set. So basically I just ran Red Bazzill CS through my Divine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder, but only on the top and bottom. Then I stamped the butterfly and the decoration behind it, with Archival Black ink. Then I glued that part to black CS. I added some ribbon that I got from my Bella sistah, LeAnne, and voila! It's done! Oh! I used the scalloped edge punch on the sides, too!

A couple of other things......ARE YOU COMING TO HIP HOP, TOMORROW? Hip Hop, in case you don't know, is the biggest event of the week! It takes place in the Unity forum on SCS and starts at 10:00 a.m. Central Time and goes until MIDNIGHT! Unity gives away over $300 worth of prizes! It is such a blast! There's a blog hop that starts at Angela's blog at 10:00 a.m. and tons and tons of fun! PLUS, if you are a BRAND NEW customer and order $25 or more, tomorrow, you get a Growing in Unity Tree stamp! Here's an example of what the stamp looks like! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?! Angela is amazing!

ETA: I forgot to tell you.....I GET TO GIVE AWAY A FREE SINGLE TOMORROW AT HIP HOP TO SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN COMMENTING ON MY "GROWING IN UNITY" POSTS! BE SURE TO STOP BY TO SEE IF IT'S YOU!

Speaking of Angela and her blog.....be sure to check her blog out each week. She added an icon in the top left corner, showing the person that is showing Unity all week long on their blog.

So I hope everyone is having a GREAT Wednesday! Be sure to check back tomorrow for Day four and some HIP HOP creations.

**DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE COPIC GIVE AWAY! COMMENT ABOVE BY NOON (MDT) FRIDAY****

•Growing in Unity, Day by Day, All Week Long! Day Two

Happy Election Day! Did you vote, yet? I didn't! I left my wallet at my mom's house, with my i.d. tucked snugged inside and I haven't registered yet! UGH! I've been kicking myself all day long!

Onto more important things....today is Day 2 of my all week long Unity posting. Here's my card!
For this card I used Unity's Oct. KOM. Isn't this house so cozy looking? I used Amber's weekly sketch for the card. The base is Bamboo CS. I also used Orange CS and Clover Meadow. The image is stamped on PTI Stamper's Select White and colored with Copics. Speaking of Copics, have you entered to WIN 12 FREE COPICS? Do so in the post above although I'm sure you saw it before you did this one!

• Growing in Unity -day by day-ALL WEEK LONG! Day ONE!

So, for those of you that don't know, I started a sort of blog hop - I guess you can call it. Michelle challenged herself a couple weeks ago to post a Unity creation all week long. This gave me the idea to do it myself, but have other join in doing so. So I am starting this week and next week I will pass it on, to one of my Unity peeps and the next week they pass the torch to someone else, so on and so forth! Unity is going to be showcased on people's blogs, EVERYDAY, through March! Isn't that FANTASTIC! So here is my first day's card:


This card, I made for a special friend and Unity DT member, Amber. Amber had to have surgery on her ankle! This is for her!



For this card I used PTI Spring Moss CS and ribbon. The butterfly is from Unity's Sept. Kit of the Month. Did you know you can now get past KOMs? Check them out HERE. The sentiment is from October's KOM and is stamped in Spring Moss Palette Ink. The DP is also PTI. The butterfly is stamped in Archival Black onto Baby Pink CS. So there you have it! Stay tuned for another Unity card tomorrow. Also, on Thursday, during HIP HOP THURSDAY, I get to choose someone that has commented on my blog all week to receive a free single, of my choice. I'm not telling you which one, but let me just say, it's from Unity, therefore, you won't be disappointed! :) HAVE A GREAT MONDAY!

***DON'T FORGET TO ENTER TO WIN 12 FREE COPICS!***

• HiP hOp HaNgOvEr

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! AND HIP HOP HANGOVER TOO!
Yep! It's Friday, the day after HIP HOP THURSDAY! Are you hungover? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you HAVE to go check out this thread. Brought to you by Unity Stamp Co.I, unfortunately, am not hungover. I didn't get to HIP HOP much yesterday. :(

So here's my card for Hangover Friday. I used Unity's Move Mountains single and some CTMH CS and DP.

So are you all pumped for Halloween? I WAS. We had plans to take our son trick or treating then dress up and go out for a little birthday celebration and I was SO excited until Kolby called and said we had to go over the mountain, so he could go work for the weekend! Grrrr......I'm SO bummed! Oh well, though. I get to see my family, so I guess that is a plus!

So that is it for now. Be sure and come to the Unity forum for Hip Hop Hangover. All day is just chatting and fun with Unity peeps. Hope to see you there! Have a VERY SAFE and FUN Halloween!

•UnIty ChAlLeNgE WeDnEsDaY # 10

Happy Hump Day everyone!
Sorry I'm so late on this post. I've had a crazy morning/afternoon! Hope everyone is having a great day.

So this Wednesday's Unity challenge is to do a card with a "HOPE" theme. We had to use ribbon, lots of pink, and something that starts with the letter ~m~ for mammogram. Also, Unity is sponsoring Card Positioning System's (CPS) sketch this week, so I used that sketch.For this card I used Unity's Floral Fantastical set. Isn't this butterfly so pretty? I like it a lot. I used Copics to color the butterfly and I stamped it in Archival Black onto PTI Stamper's Select White CS. I keep forgetting the name of the green CS I used and for the base I used PTI Stamper's Select again and ran it through my Divine Swirls CB Embossing Folder. The ribbon is from Pebbles Inc. Now you may be wondering where the ~m~ part is. Well....teehee....I used Tombow's Mono Multi adhesive! Do you think that counts? :D Probably not, but I couldn't come up with anything! Well have a great rest of your Wednesday and THANK YOU all for the warm birthday wishes. It means so much!

• YuM-o! ChEcK oUt THIS rEcIpE!

Photo taken from Bakerella's blog.
Happy Monday everybody!
I had kind of a cruddy weekend, but I hope everyone else's was great! So I have been DROWNED in paper work this morning, so I haven't had time to do ANY stamping! So as I'm going through my daily readings of blogs look at what I come across! Click HERE to go to Bakerella's blog! She has a post up for Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Maple Brown Butter Frosting! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! I just gained 20 pounds looking at the recipe! Some things I love:
1) Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
2) Pecan ANYTHING
3) Maple ANYTHING...even the tree...oh how I love a maple tree!
4) Brown Butter Frosting....once again....ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!

Oh my my my...yummilicious! I think I'm going to give the recipe a whirl........

Have a GREAT rest of your Monday everyone! I PROMISE I'll be back tomorrow with some stamped stuff!

• HiP hOp HaNgOvEr FrIdAy(and cards from Thursday)

....are you hungover? If not, it's probably because YOU DIDN'T COME TO HIP-HOP THURSDAY! It was soo much fun. I always have fun with the Unity peeps! So here is my card for HIP HOP HANGOVER FRIDAY! If you want to hang out and chat with Unity peeps go to this thread.

For this card I did a gate-fold card. I used Beate's Tutorial on SCS. It was so much fun to do! I just got my Scor-Pal in the mail, yesterday, so I decided to do something with it! If you don't have one, I think you should get one. They are {heavenly}. So I used Taffy CS for the base and I just forgot what color the green is in the Spring Harmony Colors.......anywho....I used my Cricut to cut the main circle and I stamped the image from Unity's Oct. Kit of the Month....isn't it fab? It's stamped in Archival Black on Papertrey Ink Stamper's Select White and I colored the image in with copics and I added some ric-rac and baubles at the end of the card!

I didn't post yesterday so here are my cards from the Hip-Hop Thursday Challenges:



This challenge was to make a stripey card. I had some Crate Paper DP that is stripey, so I stamped some images from the Giggle Grove set on it. After I cut them out, I realized it didn't look to stripey.....hence the stripey ribbon. :D For this card I used Baby Pink CS and Papertrey Ink Stamper's Select White. As I mentioned before, the images are stamped on Crate Paper DP....I think it is called the Caitlin Collection?









The other challenge was to make a pink card. Once again, mine isn't that pink, but I think you get the effect? :D If you can't tell I am really into square cards right now. I make them 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. This card is pretty basic....I used Black CS and Stamper's Select White and the pink DP is from the same collection of Crate Paper. The image is from Unity's Growing in Unity set. I LOVE this tree! So I think that is it for this card....... I had so much fun at Hip-Hop. If you haven't participated yet, you NEED to! It's every Thursday and starts at 10:00 a.m. Central time and is in the Unity forum.

• MaKe A cArAmEl MaCcHiAtO - sTaRbUcKs StYlE

Happy Hump Day everyone! Gosh I can't believe this week is flying by like it is! No stamping, yet for me. :( I'm hoping to get some done in the morning before HIP-HOP! Are you ready?

Ok, so I found a Caramel Macchiato recipe HERE at Coffee Sage. They have some UHMAZING things on their blog and I {HEART} Caramel Macchiatos. Head on over to their blog and check it out!

"Let me tell you when I'm gonna get you an iced Venti Caramel Macchiato…”
- Sam Fuller, in Miss Congeniality 2, Armed and Fabulous

• HiP hOp HaNgOvEr FrIdAy

Shut up, it's true! There now is a hip-hop hangover! We all have so much fun at hip-hop and CAN'T get enough of it, so on Friday's we have a chillax day! Here is my card for the hangover!
So for this card I busted out the Cupcakes A'La Yummy set. Isn't it soooo yummilicious? I colored the images w/ me Copics and stamped them on PTI Stamper's Select White CS. The other CS used is Clover Meadow and Orange. I used K&Co. Glitter DP for the bases of the images and ran them through my nesties. The ribbon you see if from Pebbles Inc. So there you have it!

Be sure to go to Angela's blog and check out HANGOVER stuff from other UNITY CUSTOMERS! Yes! She showcases her customers too! What a sweet, sweet lady! :D




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•HiP-hOp!

Ok...I know I'm late on this, but yesterday was Hip-Hop Thursday! For once, I completed both of the challenges that were given! The first challenge was to do a KID CARD. Here is mine-----
Ok..so it's not the best.....I don't know why, but on Thursdays I lose all my mojo. I think it's just the excitement of Hip-Hop! For this card I used PTI Stamper's Select White for the base and to stamp the image from Unity's Diva-Lish set. I don't know if you can tell, but I also added some Martha Steward glitter (love this stuff) to her tiara. I ran the base through my Divine Swirls Embossing Folder. I also used Watermelon and Black CS. I used Copics to color the little diva and I stamped the image and sentiment in Archival Black! That just reminded me I need to order some different ink! I use CTMH Archival Black and it works good, just not with Copics. Oh! Like my little additions I added into the picture? TeeHee....it's silly, I know.


So the next challenge was to do a card and use flowers. I immediately knew I was going to use Unity's Floral Fantastical set for this one! It was one of my first sets and YESTERDAY was my first time to ink it up! Can you believe that?! So for this card I used Hydrangea, Watermelon, Ocean, and PTI Stamper's Select White CS and also some DP from the Whoops-a-Daisy Collection. I ran the base through my Bloomin' Dots Embossing Folder and I colored the image with my Copics! I added some Primas and Pebbles Inc. Ribbon to finish the card off!

So that is all for right now...I will return later with some Bellas...I have been slacking heavily in the Bella department, so I need to figure somethin' out! :D Have a great Friday!

•NeW HeAdiNg & AdDrEsS ^^^^^^^

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You likes?
The story:
I've always {LOVED} kupcakes and koffee, and just became addicted to krafts. I thought my other heading/address wasn't very creative, so I knew I had to come up with something else. Recently, I haven't been stamping/scrapbooking much, and I HATE not having something to post everyday. So I decided....why not start posting about 2 other things (besides family and friends :D) that I CANNOT live without ----kupcakes and koffee? So I decided to go for it. I am not usually....what's the word? adaptable? to change, so at first this might be a little challenging for me, but I can't wait to see how it turns out! Let me know what you think!

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• Unity Wednesday Challenge #8

Happy Hump Day! :D
Today is Unity's Wednesday challenge. I loooove Wednesday challenges. They get me all fired up for Hip-Hop Thursday! :D

The challenge this Wednesday is to make a masculine card. I know, mine isn't very masculine, but it's for a VERY special someone who is.... :D I don't really like how the card turned out, so I think I'm off to try and create another one before my DS wakes up from his nap! TFL!

• JuSt Be

Happy Monday, everyone!
Usually, I hate Mondays, but today has surprisingly been pretty good! I am soooo enjoying the cold weather and the snow. I know, most people think I am crazy, but what can I say? I've grown up around it!

For you, today, I have a card that I made in a jiffy. I used Unity Stamp Co. Just Be -Single and colored it in with Chocolate Chip Ink from SU! I stamped it onto Crate Paper DP. I forgot what the name of the collection is. For the strips I used Bamboo CS for the base then cut out strips from the same Crate Paper collection and ran them through my Cuttlebug, using the Divine Swirls embossing folder. You can't tell, but the 1st and last strips are raised with foam dots from SU! (what are they called?) The base of the card is Chocolate Chip CS and the ribbon that is ran through is Pebbles Inc. So that is all for you today. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their Monday.

• It'S aBoUt TiMe!

I am SO glad it finally decided to snow here! I {HEART} the snow sooo much! Here is a picture of what it looks like at my house today. This morning we measured 10 inches on our yard! Isn't it fantastic! We are supposed to get more snow all through tonight and tomorrow! I am so freakin' excited!

I don't have any cards/layouts to show you yet. I haven't had much time to stamp. I've been cleaning like a mad man! My house is sooo purty now! Hopefully I will get some stamping time in during naptime!

• HiP-hOp!

HAPPY HIP-HOP THURSDAY! I love HIP-HOPPING! If you don't know what I'm talking about...you need to go to the Unity forum on SCS right away! It is soo much fun! They give away hundreds of dollars in prizes!!!!

So, yesterday was Unity Challenge Wednesday. I made this card for the challenge. The challenge was to do a non-standard card (4 1/4"x5 1/2"). So, as you can see, I made a square card. Never done a square card before, and it was so much fun! LOVE what I did with the COPICS? I am getting to know my COPICS pretty well and I have to say....they are UH-MAZING! The stamp I used is from Unity's Sept. Kit of the Month...don't you {HEART} it?!?! I do! :D
And this card is for a Hip-Hop challenge. The challenge is to use sewing on your card. This is the first card I've stitched and I am okay w/ how it turned out! Not sure about stitching yet......and AGAIN.....I used my wonderful, amazing, genius COPICS!
Hip-Hop! Back to chatting....................

• TaYlOrEd ExPrEsSiOnS CuPcAkE cHaLlEnGe #36

This was my first ever cupcake challenge to participate in. I don't know why I haven't before, but I just decided you gotta start somewhere! So for this card I used The Cat's Pajamas' Smells Like Cake set. I think these penguins are soooo cute! :D And now I have Nestabilities, so my cards are going to be 1,000 times better looking! So that is it for right now. Stay tuned for more TCP, since it's TCP Tuesday! Oh! I have more Copics coming!!!! They should be here this morning!!!

•It'S aBoUt TiMe........

I updated this thing...........
I really have been stamping ( you will soon see)....I just haven't had much time to take pictures and upload and do a blog on everything....so hold on tight....it's another long post....I promise NOT to do this ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!

So this the card I made for Bella Sketch Challenge #46. At the time, I was feeling like poo, so I decided this would be a good image to use! One of my friends is actually sick this week, so I figured I could get some good use out of it. Oops! I just noticed the senty is a little crooked! Whops!

And this is a card I actually did for a Unity Wednesday Challenge, but I forgot to upload and submit it. Oops! I don't know where my brain has been. Isn't this a cool stamp. It is called Hullabaloo....There, obviously, are so many things you could probably do with this stamp, but I just decided to keep it simple! I just noticed I used a lot of embellies too! Hope it's not too much???

And here is another bella. Bella Sketch Challenge #47. I used Cosmobella for this one and cut the ovals out using my Cricut. I LOVE that machine! The scalloped oval you see behind the image is actually a regular oval cut out then I used my corner rounder to make it looked scalloped. I don't have the oval Nesties, yet, but I DID JUST GET MY FIRST SET OF NESTABILITIES and I {HEART} them so much!!! They are so much easier than using a corner rounder!!!!


THIS STINKIN' CARD took me FOREVER!!!! And I'm not too sure about the outcome. It didn't turn out how I had planned, but I think it will still do! I used the Spooky Nights stamp set from CTMH. I, first, stamped the house and the tree then colored them in with my COPICS which I {HEART} so much! Then I glued that to my card and cut out a piece of orange CS the same size as my card ( 4 1/4" x 5 1/2") I used my Cricut and cut the square out to make a frame. Then I used 3-D Foam Squares and placed the frame over the house. I ,then, stamped the pumpkin and the moon and glued them to the frame. I stamped the spider web and used Stickles (can you see it?) to sort of make the spider web "pop out." Last I stamped the Clear Stamps sentiment on the card and used Stickles on it as well.



Finally, here is a card I made for the Bella Sketch Challenge #48! I am LOVING the christmas {STAMPS}! Go check them out if you haven't already. http://www.stampingbella.com For this card I used Gifty tree and my favorite "just for you" sentiment. It's the only sentiment I have that fits in my circle punch, so I rolled with it. I don't really like the baubles on the sides, but I didn't have anything else to use.....that I could think of........I LOVE CHRISTMAS and am SO, mentally, ready for it!

• SuPpOrT aLzHeImErS

Support Alzheimers and my Great Grandma Adner (who is suffering from it) by clicking my purple ribbon to the right. With each click, caring.com donates $10 to Alzheimers research. This disbilitating disease hits close to home as both my grandmother and my uncle passed away with it. Its a horrible and deeply saddening disease. Please give it a click and donate to research. You can also create your own if you'd like to post on your blog.

• TCP TuEsDaY cHaLlEnGe (a little late..I know)

Ok...I know I am late on this, but my reasoning is in the former post.\/ \/ \/ So, here is a card I made for the TCP Tuesday Challenge hosted by Toni. This was my first TCP card and challenge to participate it. The challenge was to use Sprinkle (the cat).


It's a pretty simple card, but I did use 3-D foam squares to pop the main image up. You can't tell in my picture, but Sprinkle stands a little bit off the card! :D

And now for something VERY EXCITING!!!!! Yesterday when I got home this was sitting on my doorstep (it wouldn't fit in my mailbox).




This is from my Bella Sistah, LeAnne. Isn't she so amazing? She has spoiled me rotten in the last couple of weeks! Here is a picture (ignore the mess around ) of all the goodies.



LeAnne knows I LOVE Halloween, so she sent me a ton of Halloween stuff! There are stickers, ribbons, chipboard letters, buttons, stamps, stickles, and lots more! Thank you so much, LeAnne!

So that is it for right now! I will be posting again, today, with my Unity Challenge Wednesday card, a couple of Bella cards, and Hip-Hop Thursday stuff!