Wow-It's Saturday already!

Where did the time go? I have so much to do today! Well, First sad news--the other day I opened my email and saw a newsletter from my local scrapbooking store-Scrapbook Lady. They are going out of business and will closed up end of November. I'm bumming because there is only one scrapbook store and she is located about an hour away. I know she wasn't doing well with the way econmcy are going but i was hoping she would stay open. so maybe some day another will open up in my area if not I'll just order online if i need something. My to do list keep growing with several projects going--I needed a break from working on various layouts of my kids so I started working on my recipe swap project- got all my 6x6 papers cut to size needed- now I'm working on my embellishments. I recently purchase From my kitchen cricut cartridge and creating my own crockpot since it isn't on this cartridge. I will post pictures later today when I get a chance. It so cool! Don't ask me how i thought of this but I did. lol My second project is creating two birthday albums for my nephew and neice by tomorrow. Very simple to do. My sister has combine their birthday party together as Fireman/princess theme. Very cute. Will post pictures of them later today as i'm working on them. I'm planning to use the paperdoll and my commuity to create embellishments for album. My third project--Relax after creating the albums lol Then either monday or tuesday I will be creating halloween treat bags for my sister using from my stash. Again, I will be using my Tags, boxes, and more cartrige to use. I'm trying not to create so many projects at once but it's hard to stop. lol I have decided I need to upgrade my bug to expression so I'm currently saving for black Friday as i know there is always special going on. I'm hoping to get one and start using as i have so many ideas for my layouts but limit because I can only go up to 5 1/2. I know I will be using both of them once I purchased an expression. I was planning to work on these projects last night but I had a scare from my 21 months old daughter. She fell and hit her head on concrete porch. She was crying then suddenly stop and it looks like she had a seizure-like symptom. She came out of it. So I took her to ER to get her check out. Better safe than sorry. She is fine. Doc say it may have been an shock from fall. She didn't fall very far but enough to scare this mommy. She is perfectly fine today getting into more trouble. lol She loves to climb on everything. Well, i should get off of here and start working on those projects. :)

Why carve Pumpkins?

I was searching for pumpkins muffin recipe and came across this on recipe site: An interesting fact Why Carve Pumpkins? The story of the Jack o'Lantern comes from Irish folklore. Jack was a crafty farmer who tricked the Devil into climbing a tall tree. When the Devil reached the highest branch, Jack carved a large cross in the trunk, making it impossible for the Devil to climb down. In exchange for help getting out of the tree, the Devil promised never to tempt Jack with evil again. When Jack died, he was turned away from Heaven for his sins and turned away from Hell because of his trickery. Condemned to wander the earth without rest, Jack carved out one of his turnips, took an ember from the devil, and used it for a lantern to light his way. He became known as "Jack of the Lantern."

Partner Swap-Part 2

hi, all

I finally find my pictures of items I have made for my partner in previous swap. I had so much fun making them for her.

These banners were use from my stash--color papers came from Wal-mart pack that came with ribbon buttons and brads. Don't know if you all remember those! I love them. Too bad Wal-mart don't sell them anymore. I use black glitter paper as mat with pattern paper on top. Images i had them long time in my drawer they were all i have left. This was my first time making the banner. I didn't get a chance to do any scrappin this weekend. too much to do. I did do a blog hop from Pink Cricut. that was fun. Crossing my finger in hoping I win something. you never know. lol

That's it for now. Thanks all for stopping by!

Good morning, all! I have been up since 4am not by choice. lol My son Caleb was ready for his feeding then my daughter decide to get up half hour later. She jsut fell asleep around 6 am for short nap. lol So I know I will be crashing tonight. :) In previous post, ccomrie23 --Charlies was my partner for that swap. I'm trying to find my pictures of stuffs I made for her but can't find it in my picture files. I really made some cute stuffs. Anyway, I'm hoping to get into my scrap room later today to finish up some projects, upload pictures to Walmart, and do some organizing some stuffs around to make it easier for me to scrap. For past two days, I sorted my buttons into colors. I tend to scrap by color. I orginally have them all in this tin container but it wasn't working for me as it take me too long to find what I want for layouts. With having two kids, time is not on my side. lol Currently, I'm saving up some money to purchase Micheal cubes to store all of my embellishments together except ribbbons by colors. Ribbons will be in separte cubes as I have to many of them. I will post pictures as each month go by. Thanks for reading!

Partner swap-Box in a budget

Hi, all This is way overdue but I wanted to share some things i have gotten from my partner in a swap I did few months ago. Not all the items are pictures here but these are some that she did. I love everything she send.

Tim HOltz Blog Candy Giveaway!

That's right--you read it here: a NEW TIM HOLTZ Merchandise blog candy giveaway!!!! Scrap with Stacy is doing a blog candy givieaway. She is keeping it open until 11:59pm PST on October 31, 2010. The winner will receive -All of this stuff -1 pkg Grungeboard (plain elements 94 shapes)1 pkg Grungeboard (alphas- 234 letters, 9 fonts)1 pkg Ranger Enamel Accents (black & white)1 pkg Fragments (48 pieces- rectangles & squares)1 pkg Sprockets Gears (12 pieces)1 pkg keyholes (5 keyholes, 10 fasteners)1 pkg Word Keys (7 keys)1 pkg Muse Tokens (12 tokens)1 pkg Swivel Clasps (6 small, 6 large)1 pkg Trinket Pins (15 pins)3 Mini Masks- 1 Floret (7 pieces)1 Compass (1 piece)1 Regal (2 pieces)1 Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy3 Ranger Distress Ink Pads - Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade & Wild Honey Wow is all i can say. I have to admit I do not have any Tim Holtz stuffs. I've been on strict budget and chocing what i can get. I do have some of distress Ink pads, just relize that they are part of his trade. lol but i haven't use them yet. lol I need to get into my scraproom and start creating and using those distress inks--i just love the look of them. I'm behind in my projects that i need to catch up. My sister came over other day to use my cricut machine. We created a birthday invitation combing princess and firetruck together. Of course, i forget to take a picture of it so I will create a mock. lol Both kids love it.

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day everyone! We just stay home and enjoy each other. I was planning to scrap but it seems that I have lost my scrappin mojo this week. lol Anyway, I'm trying to get back into my routine with my new little guy. What a difference he is from my first daughter! I'm loving it every minute. Today he is 4 weeks old. I can't believe it. Where did the time go? It just seem yesterday I had him. lol

I did this layout for How much is too much? challenge 143:

Create a layout using:

1 photo

7 blue things (can be anything, as long as it is blue)

4 circles

5 pieces of chipboard or grungeboard

(http://hmitm.blogspot.com/ ) I didn't get a chance to enter it. I was too late. lol Oh, well I'm not really loving this for some reason. It stills need something but not sure what. I may change my journal to computer print. I just not loving my handwriting. lol I did use my cricut to cut out chipboard for my title placement and journal space. I had fun using this challenge to move out of my comfort zone. Thanks for looking.