HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHRIS!!!

Over at Twinkles Glow with Stamps Chris is celebrating her birthday with a great give away....it's that sweet to GIVE a gift on your birthday? You can go there and add yourself to the list http://twinklesglow-glowbug.blogspot.com/2009/09/birthday-blog-candy.html Hope you have the best birthday ever Chris!

Cutting Above...

Maggie and Michele have a great website that deals with anything to do with die cutting! They are hosting an amazing give-away for the brand spanking new GYPSY by Provocraft...you have got to go there and enter...the deadline is approaching fast http://cuttingabove.blogspot.com/2009/09/cutting-above-gypsy-giveaway.html

Finally a new project to upload! lol!

Gosh, it has been a long time since I have had the time or inclination to scrap. I made this mini book for a friend's teenage daughter who is crazy about Zac Efron as much as I am about Matthew! lol! It is for her birthday and I sure hope that she likes it! I mixed pages from those $1.00 mini albums that were sold at Michaels and I tried to keep it young and bubbly looking which I think I achieved. I used all sorts of embellies. Thanks for looking! I hope to add more soon!

A Springy layout of my baby Bandit

This is for the blog A True Friend found here http://a-true-friend.blogspot.com/2009/04/challenge-44.html They present challenges for scrapping your pets....cute idea I might say!

Have a money saving tip for you!

First let me apologize for not posting for a while. My life has been really a mess the last few months. I am trying to move on so I am going to try and post again more often. Thanks for your understanding.

I LOVE the look of the tiny Making Memories stickers on cards and layouts. Kristi (Kiber) at Scrapbook.com did an amazing job on her Altered Art piece where she used them to spell out "you hold the key to my heart" as seen below. Thanks Kristi for letting me show your work!

Well, since I cannot find them at any stores near me (just on line where I don't do much shopping) I decided to look around all my stuff to see what I could come up with. So here it is.......

I had a pack of self adhesive mailing labels (the kind you run through your printer, I think they run $3.50 for a pack of (10) 8.5 by 11 sheets at Target) and a Fiskars squeeze punch called Brick by Brick. I printed letters out on the adhesive sheet and used the punch to cut them out (see photo on left side). I know they are a bit wider than the Making Memories kind so I also cut the letters out with scissors to get narrower strips as another option see photo on right side. I personally like the ones made with the squeeze punch....the letters can be placed centered, up top or down on the bottom. (The second photo shows those done with the squeeze punch). The fonts are only limited to what you have on your computer as are the colors and sizes. You could also use adhesive backed cardstock in the same way if you wanted other than a white background. Hope you can use this idea in your creative projects!

Some more info to pass on to you!

This is such a beautiful mini book that Leah over at Life with Lou has created http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/12/04/christmas-mini-album-the-cover-and-other-details-and-a-little-contest-give-a-way/trackback/ She tells you how she did it and she has a RAK too so go have a look!

Sorry I have nothing else new to post...we are still packed for a move but keep getting postponed...ugh! I am so thinking I need to tear open my boxes with scrap goodies so I can get back to scrappin and posting here.

Thanks for being patient with me! :)

Just wanted to pass this on to all of you!

You need to check out Debbies blog http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/ She has great ideas there and she is celebrating all the hits she has had with a BIG giveaway! Check her out!



As far as I go, still have not moved...some personal issues keeping me here, so still all my goodies are packed away!



I recently won a wonderful prize from a challenge at Scrapbooks N Stickers......a Bind it All and lots of goodies to go with it! Thanks Kim! Do check it out http://www.scrapbooksnstickers.typepad.com/