Becoming my own follower ,,,

So I for some strange reason I  am following my own blog? Any suggestions on how to change this please leave a comment. TIA

A touch of Sweet Spring

Hello all! Happy Valentines Day! WOW there were a lot of blog hops this week end. I hope everyone had fun :) I participated in the Sweet Shop Blog Hop @
http://cookingwithcricut.blogspot.com/ . The challenge entry was to create something sweet. One of the prizes is a Prize pack from " oh My Crafts" and also there are draws for files :) This is my challenge entry :)

oh and Hannah my supervisor and The eyes of Left Brain! Dont look at the mess please. This file came from CWC I inked all the flowers and used sparkle nail polish for the glitter. My gazelle was a dream when it came to cutting all the delicate layers. Always enjoy what you do!

Mark Your Calendars

Mark Your Calendars

Mark your calendars for the first ever Little Scraps of Heaven Designs blog hop. There is going to be so much fun you won't want to miss it! There will be tons of great projects and inspiration, as well as lots of fun blog candy. Oh, and there is going to be an AMAZING overall prize that you WON'T want to miss! 

Mayhem and Destruction

I was brutal and it hurt. I must admit it was hard. I made a resolution of sorts to try my best to grab paper from the scrap BOXES. Rather than start a new piece of paper. I am getting better at using 4 or 5 different papers on my mat at one time. Soooo this was my day:
9am- Started to look for paper for a piecing I wanted to do. Pulled out scrap Boxes , dug thru and found my paper
9:45- Started to collect paper  for may second mat. Started to dig , Looked at my mess , realized these Boxes contain 4 years of paper crafting and learning, maybe it would be time to go thru them It won't take me long..... ( famous last words ). I took the first few inches of the box and plopped it into my chair to start sorting. I decided I was making a box for the local elementary school. Away I went in my sorting glee!

9:50 I look over at the Boxes and at my chair and decide this was not going to work, so I dumped The BOXES:

 10:00 am  cutting everything with scissors and trying really hard to sort but the paper is soooooooo pretty. I really dont want to throw it out no matter how small. Okay DEEP breath and repeat after me I CAN DO THIS < I CAN DO THIS < I CAN DO THIS !
10:45- Left Brain walks in and says Why are you cutting those buy hand do you not have a gillotine cutter?
11:00- Cutter is dusted off and Now I am Rockin!
12:15- The small 2 inch stack I originally put in my chair is done an I have not even started on the pile.
12:45- First coffee in hours, First trip to burning barrel. First thoughts  of " WHAT THE HECK HAVE I DONE? " What was I thinking? I wasn't thinking that was the problem.
2:00- Second trip to burning barrel , arm is getting sore from the cutter action. Hmmmmm
3:30- Third trip to burning barrel and the floor is swept and I am done! I did not get my piecing done that I wanted to but I did mange to get my scrap paper boxes down to the one cardboard box for the school and the crate I use is half full of squared off paper of various sizes. I will never let it get that bad ever again " again famous last words" Have fun all I am going to go look for A535 or something like it! ( ben gay?) Oh here is the last pic .....

Is it Too Bright?

As you can tell I was trying to update my Blog. Get some colour in here. Please tell me what you think? Is it a might to bright? I kinda like the bold and pow! I am going to try it this way for a few days, Let me know what you think!

Thank yous are in order!

I have two very special Thank yous to send out
1> I won a blog award Thank you so much Sheri Corwin!
http://www.mycardspot.blogspot.com/ http://www.mycardspot.blogspot.com/
And as well I won a free file from
http://blingology.blogspot.com/ http://blingology.blogspot.com/
I had a very hard time making up my mind!

so to both of you I send ...

Card/Trinket box

This idea came from :
http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/01/30/magic-boxes-a-life-as-lou-online-class/

things on a winter day!

Included is a photo of a card I came up with last night and the wonderful view from my craftroom window this morning :)

rain

Help Katie please if you can :)

http://www.jakheath.com/2011/01/help-for-katie.html

Oh yee poor Blog...............

Well here it is a new year! YIPPEE! I made a pac with myself to try yet again to keep my blog updated. No matter if I just say Hi or I share some work with you. I have been busy cutting with my new Gazelle , I think we may understand each other now :) I had a very quiet holiday, kids spread out to much :(  I have been busy online with a couple of sites. Make the Cut being number 1 of course. I love their forum. Everyone is very helpful. Me .... NOT in the technical end of this. Meaning cricut versions/ firmware/etc. The hook your machine up stuff. So after giving out the wrong information to someone, I now try and find someone who can help or I refer back to an old thread. There has also been alot of talk about copyright ...... MY VIEW.... Let me say right now , If I seem to have an image, or file or such , on my blog that is not given proper credit or has been used in the wrong way ... It was not done on purpose. I love the files I create , weather I trace an image , or I use a square and a triangle and such and build a file. I am creating which is why I bought Make the Cut in the first Place. It seems people are very easily offended which I mistakenly found out the Hard way.. Oh well. Live , Learn and Enjoy what you do!

Below are some cards which include , Treasure Box files, Lettering Delights files, and My very own " built" files. Please enjoy!

Just a note to say Hello I did not run away

For some reason my poor blog gets put on the backburner. Well alot is happening around here. We got our first snowfall last night. Argggggg. I dont mind snow I just dont like driving in it. I have my second craft fair on Sat. So have been busy getting ready. I also received my New Gazelle and It is a learning curve but the more I learn the more I am in LOVE! I am on mission today so I best get going!

Oh there is another MTC crop coming up I will post more details! Take care all and remember to enjoy what you do!

Make The Cut Crop!

Make-The-Cut Forum will be hosting their second Cybercrop this weekend! There will be a prize for EVERY challenge posted, and we have approximately 11 challenges. There will also be $25 grand prize and a runner up grand prize! All you have to do is to post your completed project in the challenge of your choosing. You do NOT have to do all of the challenges.

 We will also have our chat webinar open on Friday and Saturday Evening to chat other MTC's and to get assistance with your project if you need it! This is a great way to finish up some projects that you have sitting around or just to get some new inspiration! Anybody is welcome, you do not have to do just scrap book pages, we welcome all forms of creativity, including glass etching, vinyl, altered paper projects, card making, etc.

The Crop will
 Begin: Friday, October 8th at 5:00pm Central
 End: Sunday, October 10th at 8pm Central

Thank you Dana for the information.

http://svgandmtcfiles.com/blog

What is distracting me .....

Here are a few cards I did today , I thought it would be nice to share so....................  I got the grinch file from " the grapevine scapper" tyty

I am alive....

Hi all I thought I had better touch base and at least say Hello ,.... I have had a crazy turn in life so was not here for a bit But am back and will be working on posting better and more often. I have been in my " room" and thought I would share my latest creations with everyone.......

New Cutter Time.....................

     Do you not own a cutter or know someone who does not. Do you just not have time to make embellishments for your cards or layouts? 
     I'm trying to raise money for a new cutter ( yippeee yahoo a Gazelle). I will be offering for sale a set of embellishments designed and inked by me. Each week the contents of the set will differ. 
        This weeks set will contain:
4 - 2&1/2 inch flowers
4 - 2 inch flowers
2 - 4 inch Butterflies

Each kits shapes are the same but the colours will vary. Each kit is $7.95. Shipping is listed with pay pal.  Please press the buy now button on the right to order your set. Thank you very much! Smile and always enjoy what you do.



   

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and such.

Hi all. Yes I got my glasses so I have ignored blog land the last few days. Sorry. butttttttttttttttt YIPPEEEEE. I attended an online crop and worked on filling my embelishment drawer this week end. And loved every minute of it! This pic is about half 

Please keep smiling and enjoy what you do!

ty for craft glue

Hi all. Well my glasses are still not here, arg UPS says next week, soooooooooooooo I got inventive with aleene's tacky glue. As long as I put 5 or 6 coats of glue on the break , I get 5 or so hours of wearing my glasses. Yippee. The first thing I did was start my cricut and told her how much I loved her and how much I missed her. Then I proceeded to cut out 100 snowflakes. Yp I said 100. The thought being .... last year i bought these small metal snowflakes from wal mart ( nice but expensive) so this year I tried cutting them. It worked great except I would suggest having something else to do in the time being. I think it took my cricut 1 and a half hours to cut them. They are great and I would cut them again.

I thought I would share my mat cleaning tactics ...

1. Wipe your mat with baby wipes after a few cuts , it helps with the little bits of paper

2. When I want to do a complete clean ( about once a month or so) I was my mat with GO-JO , the stuff    used in car places for getting grease and stuff off your hands. Put a tablespoon or 2 on your mat and rub it with your finger tips. Rinse well let dry, they are like new( very sticky). My favorite trick!

3. When I do find I need more stick on my mat, I use Krylon  Easy-tack repositionable adhesive.

4. Always keep mat covered when not in use .. the dust will play a part in cuts if it builds up.

5. this hint is not about the mat but It helps my cuts ...... I soak my blades in a little bit of methyl hydrate at night, you would be surprised the gunk that comes off. I use methyl hydrate because that is what left brain had in his shop, but I am sure other things would work.

Have a great day all and always enjoy what you do! I hope this helps.

BEST BIRTHDAY CARD EVERRRRRRRRRRR

Hi all. I had to share this video, it was from my daughter who lives 450 miles away. Yes I cried all thru it the first, second, and third time. Is the best! I love you Jamie!