Relay for Life...American Cancer Society!

Happy Thursday to you! I have been so scattered and busy lately that I completely forgot to post my pics from my weekend walking for the American Cancer Society. All the teachers I work with walked with me and raised money for this event. Our booth sold several things to raise money, one of which were these little note cards. The teachers and I had a fun night prior to the cancer walk just stamping in assembly line fashion! I kept the LO simple so that we could stamp a bunch and bundle them in groups of 3 to sell. The stamp is by Papertrey Ink. We embossed, stamped, and used a Spellbinder's die to cut the image out.

One of the teachers was a good sport and let us do her hair as crazy as possible! The idea is that you collect money from the other people at the event. And hopefully because you look absolutely ridiculous that people will pity you and give you donations! LOL!

One of the other booths had a station where you could make a cement garden stone. : )

All in all it is a fun night for a great charity! Our team won the Silver Medal! We raised over $4,000! Awesome!!!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!!!

Applique' Card by JustRite!

Good morning! The weather in the Windy City has been glorious the past two days! The humidity is very low, and for the first time all summer, I was able to open up the house and turn the air off! I love listening to the summer noises....lawnmowers, kids, cicadas, birds singing.....all of it!

I have a little card to share with you today. It measures 3 x 3 and was cut out using the Spellbinder's scalloped square. I then left the die on, and ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder. This leaves the edges embossed-free! I stamped JustRite's Applique Decorative Centers twice with Versamark and embossed it using white embossing powder. I colored it with my Copics. I cut out the center and placed it on a pop dot. I cut that out using a smaller Spellbinder's scalloped square and a piece of Hibiscus felt behind it. (Papertrey Ink) I added a ribbon from Papertrey, a button, and a few rhinestones for the middle.
I hope you have a fantastic day!!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!!!

Halloween Crafty Secret's Style!

I have a couple of Halloween wall hangings to share with you today! I know it is only August, but seriously, Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year! So it is never too early! : ) I found these little cheap wooden frames in the kid's crafty section at Michaels and bought a bunch to alter. They work perfectly with the Crafty Secret's Creative Scraps. I painted the frame black, let it dry, added Crystal Effects and tons of black glitter to it! The images are from the Halloween Double Sided Creative Scraps! The bat was punched using my Martha Stewart punch. The little witch was cut out and Crystal Effects was added to her as well. It makes the paper heavier and more substantial.
This next frame is actually chipboard that Crafty Secrets carries. I love it because it takes the Glimmer Mist so well! IRL it is super sparkly! I inked the edges a bit and added black Stickles around the image. (Also from the Halloween Creative Scraps) I stamped the stars at the bottom using the mini stamps that come in the Halloween Postcard kit.

The back was stamped using those stamps again from the Halloween Postcard kit.

Maybe tomorrow I'll post something summery......since it won't be long before we are all grumbling about the snow! LOL!

Off to run a million errands! Have a great day my friends!!!!

Sunday Post!

My house is quiet at the moment.....hubby golfing, kids still sleeping, and it is just me and my cup of coffee this morning! So I decided to post today! I have a JustRite card to share with you that was originally created for CHA. It uses the Birthday Centers 1 5/8 set and Melissa Frances papers, tulle, vintage lace, and lots of stitching! The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed in gold. I did a bit airbrushing to give it a bit of color and added 3 pearls. Don't forget that JustRite is offering everyone a FREE catalog! Click HERE for more info on how you can get yours! : )

I am so thrilled that I have nowhere to go today....no chasing, no errands.....just hanging out with the kids by the pool. Only one week left before we all go back to school.....so I want to savor this last bit of summer! Have a fabulous Sunday!!!

Free Catalog!!

As a Special Thank You to their loyal blog readers JustRite has a special surprise for you today.
They are giving away their Idea Book Free to you!! Simply visit our website and place an order for our catalog. During check out use this coupon code IDEAS811 in the box marked promotional code and the catalog is yours absolutely free - we will even pay the shipping for the catalog (shipping offer applies to USA only). Coupon Code expires on August 31st! Once again a huge Thank you for making JustRite a regular part of your day!!

Cutting Cafe' Winner and a Color Scheme!

Good morning and happy weekend to you! First I want to announce the winner of the Cutting Cafe' giveway! Random.org chose number 14!!! (For some reason I can't get it to copy and paste to my blog.)
This means Crystal is the winner!
She said: "OOOOO WEEE Michele I LOVE this the lemons look FABULOUS and the added sparkle for sugar SOOOOO CREATIVE!!!! AWESOME work sweetie! "

Congrats Crystal!!! : )

I have a fun color scheme for you today! I found this picture on the Better Homes and Gardens web page. I loved all the white space with dashes of pink, green, and orange. So I decided to use this is as inspiration for a page about Cortney.

Cortney loves the water. She lives for the water. She is a fish in the water! Her little crippled body becomes FREE in the water! So every year I have to take pics of her participating in her favorite activity. I used Noel's Sun-Kissed kit (sold out) and my Cricut H20 cartridge to create the sun. I kept the LO clean and simple. (Which is a pretty big change from my usual "layered like crazy" LO's!)
I inked the edges of the sun and hand stitched the perimeter. I love the depth and interest it adds.

I also added clear buttons tied with brightly colored twine and clear Dew Drops to emulate water.

Have you seen Noel's latest kit, Sweet Sue? It goes up for sale August 20th! Click HERE to see peeks........it is another fabulous kit!

Hope your weekend is wonderful! I am heading on a "Date" with the hubby tomorrow night. Dinner and a movie. I love our time together.......

New JustRite Sets and Last Day for Blog Candy!

Good morning! I have a new JustRite set to share with you today! All week JustRite has been posting about all of their new Christmas sets! Unfortunately, I've been behind the eight ball this week and haven't posted until today! So be sure to click HERE to see ALL of the new sets! Just when I think they can't get any better.....they do! The set I am showing today is called Christmas Nested Frames! I love that these stamps are rectangular and fit inside one another! It makes cardmaking so easy....no coloring....just stamp, layer, and voila!

I decided on this particular sentiment......Hearts come home for the Holidays. I took it quite literally and added a Spellbinder's heart behind it. I stamped the sentiment in Papertrey Ink's Poppy Red. The 2 borders were stamped in New Leaf and Chartreuse. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Distressing Ink in Frayed Burlap. The scalloped oval is a Jenni Bowlin Journaling spot.

I added some twine....also from Papertrey Ink. The rhinestones are from Imaginisce's I-Rock. (My favorite new tool!) I did a bit of scoring with Scor-Pal. It adds a subtle touch without being overwhelming.

Don't forget tonight I draw a winner for the Cutting Cafe' Giveaway! So be sure to click HERE to throw your name in the "hat!"

Off to take the kiddos to the doctor and the ortho today. Fun.

Have a great day!!!