More Scrapbook Pages

I used the Bazzill In-Stitch-z templates on these pages. The templates were a "must have" that i have never used -lol.

New Blog Format!

I found a website that helps you customize your blog. I was so excited to find this because I was getting so bored with my current layout. Go HERE and check out their tips and free backgrounds.


Happy Valentines Day!

100 Things....

I found this list on Sophia's blog and thought it would be interesting to see how many of them I have actually done. So here goes. I highlighted the ones that I have done. Be sure and let me know if you do one too so I can go take a peek.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9. Climbed a mountain (how big of a mountain??)
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - will that ever truly happen??
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa - I really really want to!
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48.Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Walked in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published in a book (thank you scrapbooking!)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89.Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (David Soul from Starsky and Hutch )
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (2)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Well - I have done more things than I expected!

Snowmen!

I found the instructions for these snowmen on Betz White . As usual, I do not have any wool on hand but I decided it was a great way to use up some while felt that was taking up space in my basement. I made the scarf and hat out of red polar fleece. I ran out of orange wool balls so i had to use a large wooden button on one of them. They turned out great and are going to be teacher gifts this year.

More Christmas Cards

Here is the set of Christmas cards that I made. I found the original idea HERE . Of course, I changed the basic idea some because I don't like to completely copy someone elses hard work. But her card was so cute that I wanted the ones I made to look pretty close to the original. I used paper I already had on hand and because I will be mailing out these cards I did not tie the ribbon because it is too bulky in the envelope.

Stamp: Fluffles Garland #N221 by Stampendous - I got it at Hobby Lobby

Ribbon: Grograin Brdeau S #3097 - I think it came from Michaels

Paper: Basic Gray - Fruit Cake - it was left over from some scrapbook page. Except for the paper with the words on it, i'm clueless about who made it and where i got it.

The oval is cut with the Cricut at 4" using George and the outside layer is also 4" but on shadow.

Christmas Card

If you know me then you know that I start making Christmas cards in early fall. I usually make 2-3 differerent kinds of cards. This is if the first. I got the idea from HERE. I really like the colors used and I love the stamp. I made changes to the card to fit my style. It was a messy project and my kitchen is covered in glitter. My son has started calling me Sparkle.

Paper: The Paper Company - Ice Blue 10205-027

Stamps: Rubber Stampede - Santa Collage 3408F

Ink: Brilliance Pigment ink - Lightning Black BR-95

Ribbon: Red and Silver both came from Walmart

Embossed the background with the cuttlebug using the snowflake folder

Glitter: Magic Scraps Glitter - dark Silver - IMHO I think their glitter is the best glitter. It has the best sparkle.

A Return to Blog Land

I am finally posting some scrapbook pages that I did waaaay back in May! I have been working on other crafts and will post those sometime soon as well. (hopefully not 4 months from now - lol)

Look Here to see the rest of the pages that I did.