Stinkin Cute Blog Hop

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by!!!! ;) Today is a super fun blog hop where we are all showing you the awesome files available over at Stinkin Cute Paper Piecing. I just think these files are super dooper adorable!!! If you just happened upon my blog you'll want to start at the beginning over at the Stinkin' Cute Site but if you got here from Esther's blog then you are in the right place. ;)

Without further ado let me show you my fun project...

Here is a different view just because I loved it so much lol

I used the super adorable Coloring Eggs Patterns. I used the little bird on the bottom left and then I inked her up nice and good and gave her a cutie pie Peachy keen Stamps face.

This box was really fun to make. I used the scallop square die from Stampin Up and I scored it at 2 scallops on parallel sides and then at 3 scallops on parallel sides and then I adhered it all together. Then I added some twine and a brad on either side. Tied some pretty purple twine around the whole thing and bam that was that. I'm planning on making about 20 of these for my nieces and nephews.

Here is the hop line up in case you get lost along the way. :)

Stinkin Cute Paper Piecings- http://www.stinkincutepaperpiecings.com/

Abby- http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/    

Michelle - http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

Jamie-http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

Ruthie - http://septemberninthdesigns.com/

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

Raven- http://loveforstamps.com

Candace www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com

There is some yummy blog candy $25.00 to the store so please be sure you comment on all of the participants blogs and here of course ;)

Have a great day everyone and thank you so much for hopping.

Jaded Blossom~Funny Mail

HEYYYYY!!! So today I am IN VEGAS!!! Yeah I know its pretty dog gone awesome if you ask me. Our beautiful LOBOS just won the Mountain West conference and we couldn't be prouder so we are going to the state they won in to show them some love. LOL totally not true we've had this vacation planned for a few months but...well anyway!

I am super excited to share a project with you today...

Okay so you know how Smash books are all the rage these days? Okay maybe that's just me but they are pretty awesome. I actually just recently bought one. I LOVE the concept behind them and I wanted the kids to have something similar for our trip to Vegas this week. 

Here let me show you the cover and then I'll fill you in on what I did. 

Super quick and easy. The kids got to help a LOT on this one!!! LOVE THAT!

Okay so you know when you get a pack or set of 12x12 pattern paper? Well it normally comes with one sheet of this thicker cardboard right? Yeah it does, you'll have to just trust me on this one. So what I did was I took it and cut it into 4 6x6 pieces. Yeah super original I know ;) I took the two pieces and painted on the front using white acrylic paint. Actually I kinda let the kids do this part. (Family projects and all) Then I found some fun chip board that wasnt being used and plastered that on there; again the chillins did this part. Man I'm taking the credit for all of their hard work. Next up and the perfect finishing touch IMO is the beautiful Lips from the Funny Mail set! (I betcha wanna know who stamped the lips don't cha?) I think this is my most loved set. ;)

Then I used paper from my stash. Since I wanted this to be asexual I had to add both masculine and feminine colors so I just cut what I had into 6x6 squares. Most of the scraps ended up being 3x6 those were added as well. And then I also found some envelopes (mostly the ones that come in the mail with BILLS) and added those. 

Since I'm new to the whole bind-it-all thing (and I was trying to be cheap) I only punched 6 holes. Totally regret that now because it will only stand like this. Note to self (or anyone else who just got the bia) make more holes! 

But I truly believe that those lips make is just perfect!!! Thanks yall so much for stopping by. I hope you are all having a great week! ;)

Project Life

Hey crafty friends! I am so excited I just had to write up a quick post about it. 

So my AMAZING UPS man just showed up at the door about an hour ago. I've been waiting for him all my life ;) Okay kidding maybe only since Friday but when I ordered this stuff I was just bursting at the seams with excitement. (And to be honest Girl Scout cookies; note to self... "STAY AWAY FROM THE TAGALONGS")

Okay, so you want to see what it is that I'm so excited about????

Yeah that's all you get for now...just the box. But it is a big giant lovely box with tons of pretties inside and I just cant wait to get started. 

So a little about Project Life and what it is...

Becky Higgins started a way of scrapbooking that is really easy, basically. For me I talked myself out of it and into it about 30 times before I just took the plunge and bought it. I LOVE scrapbooking I really do but I notice that I scrap the stuff that is "special" you know Holidays, birthdays, special celebrations? Yeah, but then I got to thinking my life is special. I don't mean that in a superior or uppity way I think all of our lives are special and I don't really want my kids to forget about all the fun we have together when they get older and start wanting to hang out with their friends more than their mom, ya know?

I was also hung up on the fact that most people start on January 1 and they do 365 pictures with 52 weeks documented so on and so fourth. WELL its March. Yup I said it and I'll say it again ITS MARCH! School is almost out and January and February are long gone so whats a girl to do? Then I remembered I'm no ordinary girl. I like doing things that just make me happy. I don't do them because they are conventional, or what every else is doing. I definitely don't do thinks because I feel like I HAVE to, so why not start in March right? RIGHT!!!!

Okay so here it is my first post about Project Life. I hope to have tons more and I'm excited to share the journey. Hope yall are having a great week.

Joseph's Image

Hey y'all! How are you on this fabulous Monday? I am having a great day super dooper productive from the standpoint of a mom. We are on an organization kick right now and I hope it lasts for EVER!!!! lol 

Anyway, that's not why you come here do ya? So let me share a project I made last night and I just now shot a pic of it. ;)

 My amazing friend Haidee has a super dooper talented son, actually she has two of them lol. But Joseph does some AMAZING drawings and this here gal is one of them. Isn't it fabulous!

You can see more over on Haidee's blog HERE! ;)

Here's a list of What was used:

Embellishments- Prima flowers (tryin' to use up my stash)

Stamps- I think this one is called Haidee?, The awesome sentiment says, "Love at first sight" I thought it was cute because she is so original. When I met my husband I was wearing pajamas at work. Yup that's how I roll! lol. ;) Anyway the sentiment is from my good friend Abby's stamp line Dilo En Espanol.

Tools- Spellbinders, big shot, star embossing folder, notebook punch

Paper- random paper from my stash

Adhesive- ATG and 3L dimensionals

Color Medium- Copics~e13, e33, e000, e00, r35, r37, b00, b02, c3, c5, c7

Okie dokie! Thanks yall so much for stopping by ;)

Jaded Blossom March Challenge

Hi Jaded Blossom fans!!!

We have a brand new challenge for you. The challenge will run 2 weeks.

All you need to do is Create a card/project where the color green is one of the main colors used. Does not have to be St Patty day themed. But needs to use a Jaded Blossom stamp.

Sound fun ? We will draw a winner at random and they will receive 100 1x8 stick bags (known as M&M and skittle bags)

Now to share my project. I have to warn you I wasn't thinking St. Patty's day although my DT Sisters were and they did fabulous. You'll have to go over and see their projects HERE. 

I ended up making a set of 6 thank you cards using the Thank you Owl set and NEW AND FABULOUS Die!!! ;) I also used some buttons from Papertrey Ink  (My first purchase from them.) I think I like em!

Also, I thought I'd mention I've been having a blast with toilet paper rolls andddd that little box there is one of my most recent creations I kinda love it!

Okay yall thanks for coming over and be sure you come over and play along with us HERE. 

Peachy Keen Stamps Inspiration

Hey hey hey its Monkey day!!!!

Okay not really, but something like that. Today is another fabulous Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge and this one was super difficult for me because...it is a sketch. But this girl sure does love her some challenges. 

I don't do sketches all too well. Why you ask? I don't know, I always start with a general sketch in my head and then I just let it go from there but this one...this one I tried to keep to the sketch so here it is...

This little cutie patotie is on a wobble. I love these wobbles!!!! They are sooo adorable and they give the kids something to enjoy once I'm done with my projects. ALTHOUGH, recently I've been adding them to everything and the kids keep swinging them so much the image falls apart. YUP...hope you weren't planning on getting this little gem in the mail ;). 

 What do you all think of this adorable monkey? Its another cutie from Nancy who has been doing some cuteness over at Lettering Delights. 

Glasses...UM YES PLEASE! I love glasses and this is my favorite stamp from the Critter collection. I feel like the Critter assortments are the best ones. I have every size with the exception of the smalls. Just because they are super dooper adorable. ;) After my card was finished I thought, "man I really should have put some glossy accents on those glasses". 

Okay y'all be sure to go on over and play with us at Peachy Keen Stamps this week. I love seeing your creations so I'll be sure to stop on over at your place ;)

Happy Crafting!

Jaded Blossom Release Blog Hop #3

OHHHHHHH! This is my favorite release! NO I am not just saying that. It really really is. I LOVE the...die ECK!!!!! Who doesn't love working with fun new products. There are some amazing things going on over at Jaded Blossom so you'll have to hop onto all stops along the way. You will truly LOVE everything you see. Trust me.

Sooo the bow on top was made using the new FABULOUS JB die. Here is a video showing how to make this...

Now off you hop. Next up is the beautiful Jenny whom I just adore.

In case you get lost along the way here is the line up!

Blog:

http://www.jadedblossom.com/

Candace

http://papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/

Ruthie

http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Jamie

http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

Raven

http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/

Jenny

http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Kim

http://www.puppiesandpapercrafts.com/

Abby

http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Michelle

http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

Thank you all so much for stopping by!

Jaded Blossom Hooray!

Hey everyone! How are you all on this beautiful Wednesday morning? I have something fun to show you all. A little celebration card. I never seem to have enough birthday cards so I took this opportunity to make one. ;)

I ended up doing a sneak of some AMAZING stuff coming up in March. ;) SOOOO Excited! So I cant really link properly but...if you stay tuned...you'll know what I'm talking about. Here is a link to the Jaded Store you will want to stalk the site, trust me ;). 

I hope you all enjoy my little projji and that you are having a great day! 

Candace's Surprise Birthday Bash

ECKKKK...I'm so excited today is Candace's Surprise Birthday Blog Hop! Her actual birthday was yesterday but we decided...to be sneaky. No one expects a surprise birthday hop the day after their birthday right?


Sooooo if you just got here from Crystals fabulous blog you are in the right place. If you just happened upon my  blog then please start at the beginning over at Kim's Blog. 

And after I made this little card I thought...this isn't enough Candace and Michelle are the best people to work with I can't even tell you how blessed I feel to be on such a fabulous DT. Also, on this card I used the Sweet Celebration stamp set.

Here is a video showing what I did. Errors and all ;)

Kim- www.rickettscricuts.blogspot.com

Michelle- www.scrappinwithmybug.com

Abby- www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com

Jamie- http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Crystal - http://crystalscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Raven- http://love4stamps.blogspot.com

Ruthie - http://Septemberninth.blogspot.com

Sarah- http://creatingmyfavoritememories.blogspot.com/

There is some yummy prizes to be won but you must...
The only thing you have to do is comment on all blogs and wish Candace a Happy Birthday on her blog here or her facebook page here! 

Thank you all so much for stopping by. Please go on over to my good friend Ruthie's Blog!!

Peachy Keen March Sneak

Hey everyone! How are you? I'm super excited to show you a little sneak this week...

Are you just seriously in love with the Stamp of the Month kits?!? I am, I think they are absolutly AMAZING!!! Its so fun to get peachy mail on a regular basis. HEHEHE

Okay so the idea behind this sneak is Girl Scouts...Yup you heard that right. I made a mini party for my Girl Scout troop. They are going to love it. 

To explain I used the March Stamp of the Month and one of the extra add ons. I LOVE every single set this month soooo very much. You are going to die they are just so cute. 

This fun little party is going to earn the Daisies their Be a Sister to Every Girl Scout petal. 

For any of you troop leaders out there here are the directions...

The girls will earn their Zinni petal (light green)

1. Enjoy "Zinni's Story," then talk about it. 

2. Come up with ways to be like Zinni

3. Practice being considerate and caring

This covers the art of sharing and being considerate. 

The picture on the bottom left hand side are seed containers cut out of the Freshly Picked cartridge and then stamped with a cutie pie Peachy keen Sentiment. The girls will fill these up with seeds and give them to someone or plant them to give to someone else to demonstrate considerate and caring. 

Also...I'm linking this up to the fabulous Moxie Fab World!!!! Wont cha go over and check it out. There is some beautiful inspiration. Also, just to let yall know I was inspired by the picture to do a "house" type of project and no house is a home without a gnome. lol ;) I crack me up yes I do. lol

That's it thank you all so much for looking now off you go check out the rest of the design team sneaks. ;)