Our Craft Lounge.....

....is the sponsor for Scrap & Stamp this week! Their stamps are just adorable and I decided to pair their OCL pooch with mine. I colored him in with my Copics and added a bit of Crystal Effects for his nose. (cuz, we all know that dogs' noses are wet!) I think he looks a bit like my dog, doesn't he? : ) I kept the LO fairly simple and uncluttered so the focus was on his cute furry face.! The title was done with my new font from Quickutz called Candy Shoppe.

I just love this furry little guy! : )

Don't forget to head on over to Scrap & Stamp to play along with our theme this week.....Love is in the Air. You don't have to own any OCL stamps to play and of course there are prizes to be won!

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Since my house wasn't messy enough from redoing the scrap room, my hubby and I decided to redo Kyle's room on top of it. (Apparently we are glutens for punishment!) We have scraped most of the wall paper (yes, I think we've wallpapered every room in the house.....it was in, in the 90's!) and today we are hoping to spackle all the holes in the wall. Hopefully, we will be ready to prime them tomorrow.

I will take pics of my room soon......I am just waiting for a few more things to get done in there!

As always, I appreciate you stopping by my little corner of the world! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!

And The Winner Is......

# 11! Jingle said:

These are such wonderful projects! I love that cone! Just gorgeous!

I so appreciate you leaving such warm comments on my blog! Thanks for playing everyone!

Back to School & Blog Candy!

I can't believe how busy life seems to have gotten these last couple of weeks. I am seriously whooped by the end of the day and can't seem to muster a whole lot energy to blog or do anything crafty. I actually get mad at myself for being so tired. I want to do creative things, and then feel guilty about not creating......cuz I am so beat! Isn't that ridiculous? I am hoping once life settles into a routine that my energy will return and my projects will start flowing!

This week over Noel Mignon's Challenge Blog, the DT was to create a school themed LO. I chose this picture of Cortney starting her first day, last year, at Elim Christian School. She is so blessed to go to a school where the staff truly loves and cares about her. I always say it is like the show "Cheers." It's the place where everybody knows her name. She wheels in and every single staff member, whether they service her or not, says hello to her. She is so incredibly happy there, which in turn makes me a very happy mama!

I used Noel's Homeroom kit from last year. I used the little library pocket to include some of Cort's favorite things in school and some of her IEP goals that she accomplished.

I had a difficult time photographing this because the polka dot transparency was picking up my reflection when I was taking the picture. So I apologize that it's a bit wonky! : )

Don't forget to go HERE and scroll down a bit for your chance to win some blog candy!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit! It is so appreciated! (And that means my family too....who check on me everyday! : )

Crafty Secrets and Bitten by the Bug Blog Hops & Blog Candy!

I have so much to share with you today! I have two blog hops today......the first one is for Crafty Secrets. The design team used the fabulous new post card kits in such beautiful and creative ways. I decided to incorporate the Story Time postcard kit into a cornet. I love these and have been having so much fun making them! I used some fall foliage, Graphic 45 paper, and some miscellaneous trinkets. Some of my items were getting lost in the cornet, so I hot glued them to wooden skewers that you buy at the grocery store. Then I could vary the heights of my items. (Domino, clock face etc)

(Did you see a peek of my hot pink scrap room?) : )

The postcard kits come with a set of stamps to decorate with as well. I used them on the back of the postcard. Then the back of it is pretty too! : )

Make sure you check out the rest of the Crafty Secret's Design Team. They are sure to knock your socks off!

Vicki Chrisman

Anna Wight

Pam Hooten

Heidi Blankenship

Vivian Peters

Linda Duke

Michelle Van Etten

Crafty Secret's Blog

Today is also our Bitten by the Bug blog hop. We were to use the ribbon cut from the Paper Pups cartridge. (Which BTW, I got my new Cricut Expression a few days ago.....let me just tell you how much I LOVE my new machine!) I decided to create a fall card. I guess it is because it has been cool here in Chicago and summer seems to have ended. I used Melissa Frances paper and a sticker for the center of the ribbon. I used my Nesties and some leaves tied with a button and twine.

Since I have been cleaning and painting my scrap room for the past 2 weeks, I have some stuff, aka.......... blog candy that I'd like to pass on to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave me some love on the blog..... : ) Kyle will pick one winner on Thursday night. Make sure you hop on over to Regina's blog next!

And for those of you asking about my scrap room. It is nearly done. It just need curtains which my wonderful MIL is making for me. (Hugs to her!) I might also switch out a table I have in my room for a different counter.....not sure yet. I will take pics soon!

Thanks for sticking with me in this VERY long post today!

Sweet 'n Sassy's Blog Hop!

Sweet 'n Sassy is hosting a blog hop that started on Wednesday and ends today. We were to feature scriptures in our cards. I chose this sweet birdhouse. It is a digi set called Home Tweet Home. I colored the image with my Copics. I added texture to the grass with blending solution and a wash rag. I created (another) banner for the scripture. I tucked it into the "overall" hardware and felt flowers. (What the heck do you call those things on overalls? ) The paper is by October Afternoon.

I added a grey shadow around image to help ground it.

This is the end of my guest design spot for Sweet 'n Sassy. I have so enjoyed working with this sweet and very talented design team! Thanks so much for having me this month! : )

Off to School I Go....

Today marks the official end to summer........at least for me! I start school today, it is cool, and rainy outside. I am actually ready to go back, meet my new students, and get back into a routine again. Brian and I finished painting my room yesterday. It is really, really pink. Lots of pink. But my walls are bare and by the time all the things get hung back up and decorated it is going to look great! My MIL bought me a chandelier for my early birthday present, and Brian is going to hang that up today while I'm at school. : )

On to my card.....these are a couple of cards I created using JustRite's Thinking of You set. This is such a great set to color! I colored both images in with my Copics. I used Flower Soft on one of them and glitter on the other.

There is some embossing and satin ribbon on both. I distressed the edges a bit with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Guess, I better get a move on......time to get the 7th grader up and get myself ready for today!

Have a WONDERFUL day! : )

Holy Cow! Life is Busy!

WOW! I can't believe how the this week is flying by! Kyle and I start school tomorrow, Brian is off this week, we are still working on painting my scrap room, hanging curtains in the hallway, cleaning vents, light fixtures etc. We are going to start painting the pink in my scrap room today.....hurray! Pretty soon, things can start going back to their places, and hopefully, I can start creating again. Until then everything is on hold. So I just wanted to pop in briefly say hello, and let ya know what I am up to! : )

This card was created using a digi stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy. It is called Soar Above. I thought it was a perfect image for a little boy's birthday card! The DP is by Making Memories. I added flock to the clouds, popped one up on a pop dot, and added crystal effects to the windows. The plane was colored with Copics, cut out, and popped up also! I created a banner for the back of the plane. : )

Sweet 'n Sassy is having their Blog Hop today going all the way through to Friday. Stop Here to start the hop!

Have a great day!!!