mommy scraps alot

Project Life week 4

2012-01-27T21:21:00.001-08:00

Note To SELF: Let it go...keep it SIMPLE

so in honor of that idea

here is last weeks page...
yeah not really fond of it but it captures my week.

Spent the weekend with my dad and pretty much everyday

is filled with my little boy singing, dressing up and dancing, watching you tube videos all about MICHAEL JACKSON...it's cute but

all week....argh!!!

Anyway I would love to see your project life pages...

Have a great weekend.

tina

Birthday Love

2012-01-26T22:12:00.000-08:00

I found the sweetest stamps recently at the HOBBY LOBBY

nearest me...and just fell in LOVE with the simplicity of them.

I used this first set to make a fun & colorful

BIRTHDAY card...

I gotta tell you I am really loving this color combo

it's different. Orange, pink & lime green - cool!

Now to find someone to give it too.

I gotta work on a card for my brother - his birthday is

Monday - so I need to get crackin and try and make something

MANLY...sounds silly.

Well if it is your birthday today, tomorrow or this weekend.

Happy Birthday to you.

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

abc challenge - H- Happy Birthday

anything goes - to the one I love

sisterhood of crafters - stripes {my flowers :)}

Have a lovely Friday.

tina

Easy up-do

2012-01-25T15:43:00.000-08:00

no not your HAIR...

Valentines day is one of those holidays that I don't have a box filled

with decorations that I take out and put out every year.

I kind of wing it and make NEW stuff each year...but this year I wanted

to start making some "YEARLY" decorations...

so here is my first up-do - {re-do}

I bought these frosted glass votives at a yard sale for 50 cents each and they were

nice enough as they were but I decided to add some paint

and a little LOVE to them

here is what I started out with:

vases - MS red paint for glass - sponge dauber - & some punch outs

oh yeah and to make it easier I decided using stickers(the negative)

Here is what came out after I took the negative parts of the stickers off

except for the centers -- see the white goop left from the stickers - don't panic

it comes off pretty easily...at least that what my hubby said (wink& smile)

But hey - for a little bit of effort - here you go a fun set of votives

of which I can keep year after year...

Yeah me - what have you been up to?

Leave me a comment and I will come by and visit you...

I am linking this up to the following parties:

whatever goes wednesdays

wednesday wowzers

tutes & tips tuesdays

what i whipped up wednesdays

have a fab night

tina

Pure Sweetness

2012-01-24T19:44:00.000-08:00

sometimes it's the littlest bit of sunshine that really makes my whole day worth it.

what makes things even better are when those rays of sunshine are from strangers

people that are my blogging neighbors...you think that you have to physically know someone

to really connect, but then you meet cool fellow bloggers that you

connect with - without even ever meeting face to face...

Recently I met a wonderful blogger with a really cool blog

jeanna from drama queen seams

just a normal comment left and now we kind of keep in touch via comments..

just the basics that all us bloggers do...

well today she gave me a fun award

sweet right?

so there are a bunch of rules and I truly could never pick JUST 15 people that deserve this award

but please know that all you that stop by my blog - regulars or new I GIVE this award to you

it's because of your versatility that I continue to visit you and leave comments...

Thank you Jeanna for the award - you rock!

Have a wonderful Wednesday.

tina

Playing with Paper #2

2012-01-23T19:28:00.000-08:00

I LOVE to play with paper and I especially LOVE to play on days like today.

It's rainy & cold out and I am snuggled up indoors in front of the fire - cutting and

pasting and making pretty things...

Here is my second project - along the lines of the first project

yes a banner..sorry but I am feeling those right now.

Here is what I started with and I used my CRICUT

(I know - it has been used more in the last few weeks than ever before)

these pieces are actually cut using my XL sizzix pennant die all these pieces are part of the die...

cool right & easy!

I then used my cricut and cut out these letters from my new

cherry limeade cartridge and I even went so far as to cut it's silhouette...

watch out - I am on a roll.

the pennants come with holes in the corners so it was all easy to string.

My banner reads SWEET VALENTINE

here is an UP CLOSE shot the letter mats are in black so it gives just the slightest

definition - I guess when you take the time to do something right it always looks alot better

then if you only did a little ---

I can't wait to share my easy and quick mantel re-do tomorrow...

dollar items and my fun banner - can't get cheaper and cuter...

I am linking this up to the following parties this week:

market yourself monday

craft-o-maniac

just something I whipped up

mad for crafts

inspire me fridays

have a lovely night

tina

Playing with PAPER

2012-01-19T10:44:00.000-08:00

part 1:

I love me some scrapbooking papers. I have a small hoard of papers and tons of left over scraps from cards & Layouts that I just can't part with so I decided to lay around and made some fun projects that you can make really quick and they are all perfectly done in time for the Valentine Holiday coming up.

I will be doing this in parts so today is part 1 - one:

this is pretty easy - I had a bunch of fun left over scraps of paper by Cosmo Cricket

The Chemistry line and it is double sided which is in MY opinion the best paper to use that way

it doesn't matter which way the heart falls you will still have something fun to look at.

So just take any heart punch and just punch out a bunch of hearts from your paper then

just sew right through it all. this banner is about 6 feet long and is draped over my hutch

but I could see bunches of this in a horizontal line and used as streamers hanging in a door way

or in the kitchen above the diner table -

Just adds a dab of LOVELY in small areas - pure sweetness.

Stay tunes for Part 2 tomorrow...

I am linking this banner to the following parties

whatever goes wednesday

sweet peas & bumble bees

we did it wednesdays

wednesday wowzers

tues & tips tuesdays

what i whipped wednesday

a crafty soiree

Have a great day!

tina

5 Reasons...

2012-01-16T18:23:00.000-08:00

I LOVE YOU

I love making little scrapbooks and here is one perfect for the upcoming

Holiday---the LOVE day - Feb 14th 2012

I made this using a a keychain style mini album and used some

yummy papers from Cosmo Cricket and some handmade embellishments.

I titled it

TOP 5 REASONS I LOVE YOU

this is the back view

{I added some fun rub-ons}

on each page I used a prima flowers (to match) and a number

circle sticker from JBS to number each "REASON"

I think this would be a great little personal album to give to your

sweetheart or perhaps cute-sy it up for a special little person(your child)

I am listing this in my ebay shop tonight - in case you love it but don't think I can do it!

I am linking this up to the following parties:

market yourself mondays

craft-o-maniac

just something I whipped up

made with love monday

one project at a time

have a great evening

tina

FEELING SWEET

2012-01-14T22:38:00.000-08:00

Cute Puppy right

another fun image from the monthly progressive challenge over at

CDAC - check it out and play along

sweet right?

left it really simple and kind of neutral could work for either a guy or girl.

I am linking this up to the progressive challenge over at CDAC

have a great Sunday

tina

Project Life - week 2

2012-01-14T20:40:00.000-08:00

I have been checking out several different bloggers that are participating

in Project Life 2012 and are taking the simple route and even Becky Higgins says that this is all about

getting back to basics and simple scrapbooking. I realize that I don't have ANY

of the pieces from Becky Higgins and well no real reason other than just

haven't purchased them...but I - being the scrapbooker- that I am DO have

a ton of stuff - so I am improvising and really trying to be about the moment &

the photos...not the stuff...so what do you think?

I added a receipt from John's Incredible Pizza in the upper left corner

and have been adding some CS mats to my photos

lots of journaling on small tags and some smaller

embellishments - but keeping it real simple.

I am doing all my own printing of photos on my home printer.

and lots of my OWN writing...

The other day - I left this out on the couch while I put my son to sleep and my

hubby came home and found my album and told me he read it and thought it was really neat.

He thinks it's cool that I am planning on covering a year week by week.

I think that is approval enough - and quite the compliment from my hubbs...

I believe it is a job well done so far...

LOVE this whole idea.

I am linking this up to the following parties:

If you are playing along would love to see what you got going so far...

have a great weekend - xo

tina

Guess What?

2012-01-12T11:51:00.000-08:00

here's what...

{wink&smile}

with my scrapbooking paper out I decided I would try something fun & new..

so I made this fun little banner

I had really wanted to go with a new baby theme but then I thought the colors

were so very Valentine-y! All I did was use some glue stick to add the paper to the banner

shapes, cut around it and punched my holes for hanging.

Then I used my oval punch and cut out a background for the letters

I cut my letters with my cricut --yeah another attempt at using my tools.

then added my letter with glue stick as well. I hung the banners on some bakers twine

and added some fun prima flowers to different sides of the letters and on each end of the banners

I added some extra ribbons to give it a little poof...

Gotta tell you that I am loving playing with my papers and embellishments.

There are so many fun things I can do with it all. One of which is scrapbooking.

I am happily going back to playing for the sake of playing and what a feeling that leaves me in.

I am linking thi sup to the following parties:

what I whipped up wednesday

a crafty soiree

strut your stuff

hookin up with house of hepworths

Have a great week.

tina

Personal Challenge

2012-01-11T14:33:00.000-08:00

I decided to give myself a personal challenge - which I gotta tell you

I am not really good at. I have a hard time keeping to things.

But I know this will make me happy if I can complete it...

I want to try and scrapbook 1 page a week - that's really not much right?

Imagine if I can get a page a week for one year - that'll be 52 new scrapbook pages to

be proud of come Christmas 2012...So here is my first page - that I did last week

This is a page I made from our recent trip to Oregon over Thanksgiving break 2011

I titled it A DREAM REALIZED

because that is where I DREAM of moving in a few years.

I printed my photos in 3 x 5 size so that I could add a bunch of different

snap shots from our trip...

A little bit of all the different things we did - which I have embedded in my mind

and are things I look forward to living by someday. I love a page with lots of photos.

But I gotta tell you sometimes one PERFECT photo can be enough too....

O.k. week 1 done...

I am linking this up to the following parties:

scrapping everyday miracles

have a great day!

tina

from ordinary

2012-01-10T21:05:00.000-08:00

to NOT so ordinary...

Before Christmas a friend of mine had asked me to make her some plain sachets out of muslin & burlap - and well I finally got them to her last week. She was thrilled...not sure why but

maybe it was because of the way I had them wrapped..Cute right?

Made them in a 4 x 4 square and left the seams on the outside

Here is the muslin one and i think I may make a bunch of these up and put them

in my etsy shop. These are nice to scent as you like...something light in color of course.

Being the crafty chica that I am - I kept a few for myself and

decided to pretty dem' up a bit and added some brown satin ribbon and some pink lace.

I like it alot and I can see these all stashed in my drawers making my goodies smell delish!!!!

My friend said she got them scented and used lavender essential oil on the muslin ones

and cedar & patchouli on the burlap ones....sweet and how personal right?

Well, just another idea to try ---

these would make great gifts all stacked up

Here's wishing you a sweet week...

I am linking this up to the following parties this week:

sew cute tuesday

made with love monday

what I whipped up wednesday

one project at a time

too cute tuesday

show me what you got

tina

Have a HEART

2012-01-09T13:46:00.000-08:00

just a little pun on words...

But since Valentine's Day is just around the corner I thought I would

get a jump start on my crafting and of course hearts came to mind FIRST

I am also on this kick with burlap - it began in December

and I can't make enough with it.

I especially love this key burlap...cool right?

Super quick and easy I sewed up some hearts and left the seam on the

outside then filled'er up with some polyfil

and then the fun part - EMBELLISHING them

Here is the back - secret: I sewed the hole heart then made a slit in the front of the heart

to stuff then I stitched it up close - the BOW covers up the stitching

You can use just about any bits of trim and really go to town with these hearts

I kept them simple - I think I thought the hearts were already too busy with the keys

to add to much more.

I can see these with some sweet tags and a special little note for someone special

or perhaps just to put up some love in your studio...

These perties measure 7 inches tall from point to top of heart & 5 inches wide...

I am linking these up to the following parties:

market yourself mondays

craft-o-maniac

made by you monday

just something I whipped up

mad in crafts

tutes & tips tuesdays

tina

embracing the camera

2012-01-06T23:06:00.000-08:00

I think this is something that we all have trouble with.

I know I am usually the one behind the camera - my choice ALWAYS!

But I would LOVE to be in photos with my family and that is something

I need to work on and I am starting this year...

I am playing along with the anderson crew

& embracing the camera

here are some of my everyday iphone photos...

yes puffing the cheeks is VERY un-sexy!

no pictures please---haha

I'm going to try really hard to get out from behind the crew...more this year, and

be front and center...

I will be linking this up at

the anderson crew

have a great weekend...

PROJECT LIFE

2012-01-06T15:27:00.000-08:00

Have you heard of project life? I have and have wanted to play along for some years now

and well this is the year to...DO things differently...so here I go taking the plunge to

try and keep up with this year long journal/scrapbook.

I gotta tell you how this started...I had been thinking about playing along but

truthfully didn't have the money to buy the products from the

BECKY HIGGINS shop so I kind of let that be my decision maker for along while

then on a recent trip to GW...I came upon this brown binder and inside were these fun

photo holders different then any other I had seen and guess what they looked alot the

ones used in project life...so I bought it for 5.99 - score and even better now I could

participate...

gotta tell you that it came in this ugly brown binder and I will

tackle that later but can you see how many photo protectors it came with?

totally a years worth I am sure

here is my first page featuring the first week of January

see how the photo slots are different sizes and directions...LOVE that

and I am thrilled that I can play along this year.

Have a great weekend.

linking this up to the following parties:

freestyle friday

a crafty soiree

tina

My Word for 2012

2012-01-05T19:26:00.000-08:00

Five days late to post but I had my word picked out already...

Have you picked your word for the year yet?

I know there are a gazillion words I could have chosen especially

a word that could have been more socially admired but I needed to

stick with a word that inspired me...and was TRUE to me...

so I chose

This is my journal page I created to represent my WORD...

it says it all - this year I want

to THINK differently than I did last year.

I want to ACT differently than I did last year

I want to BE different than I was last year...

I LOVE me but there are things I want to change or make

better......and that word is DIFFERENT...

I have already started BEing different and watching what I eat and exercising more

and I am working really hard to ACT differently, especially towards my kids

I need to work on having more patience and relax with them more...

I am praying that this year is way DIFFERENT than last year...

Here's wishing you a GREAT year!!!

tina

DA MOJO IS IN DA' HOUSE

2012-01-03T22:16:00.000-08:00

love the start of a new year...

the ideas and the plans

the wishes and the dreams! It all seems so incredibly exciting.

I officially started my exercise routine with a good friend of mine...

she is fit and is all about the yoga so we took a 4 mile hike on Sunday (the 1st)

then today we went on a 3 mile run/walk...boy am I sore...but happy.

I feel like my artsy mojo came back and I got on a crafty painting session.

I sat at my desk and made these beauties...

what do you think?

I am feeling pretty proud of these babies...and to prove it to myself

I listed a bunch of my small bits of art in my ebay shop

(click on the link at the top left)

Well hope your year has started off wonderfully...and that you set your goals high

have a fabulous night...

I am linking this up to the following parties:

ta-da tuesdays

something I whipped up

market yourself mondays

a project at a time

tina

What a great day!

2012-01-01T17:05:00.001-08:00

With today being the first of the NEW year...gotta tell you that today was pretty great.

Took a hike with 2 great pals of mine for 3 hours then came home & got the family ready and we took off to the beach. It was the most beautiful day ever & no crowds --- now if all days are like today this year is going to be fabulous!

Here' wishing you all a great year!!!
xo
Tina

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2012-01-01T00:33:00.000-08:00

Here's wishing that you get all you wish for this year

HAPPY 2012----

This year I want to....

2011-12-30T23:08:00.000-08:00

not necessarily in this order....cool editing done in PICNIK

what are your plans this NEW year?

Wishing you the best New Years EVER!

may all your resolutions, wishes or plans...come true.

linking this up to the following parties:

freestyle friday

friday favorites

ta-da tuesdays

tina

Happy holidays

2011-12-23T16:49:00.001-08:00

Merry christmas to you and yours - may you have a special and blessed weekend.

See you next year!

xo

Holiday House tour

2011-12-21T23:29:00.000-08:00

Hello and good morning-tis the season for some Holiday house tours they

are going on all over the place in BLOG land and I thought I would join in...

this is a great shot of my living room - and yes that is my gold tree

The next few photos are of my mantel! I love the way it came out

this year. I left it fairly simple and added some pieces that I made to

the walls.

Below is a painting I made years ago when country was COOL.

painted it with acrylics on an old window panel... that there

snow-girl - is one of most treasured gifts...from my hubbs...

I love those vintage mini houses and I love this one because it is pretty big. Dreamy!

this photo is of some of my newer pieces from the hubbs...he is great at

choosing these vintage inspired pieces.

I made that small burlap bag sitting next to my snowman box...

I'll share that tutorial next time...

I made up this small snowglobe with no water below

I was inspired by some globes I saw at ANTHROPOLOGY

just added a Santa

Please visit my other blog

http://www.prettypaperposies.blogspot.com

for the how - to on the snow globe...

The tree below is NOW the kids tree - where they decorated with every one

of their favorite ornaments - everyone is happy.

p.s. this tree is in the kitchen...

and the tree skirt is one I found years ago and decided to use as a

yearly growth chart - it has all 4 of my kids hand prints on there year after year.

kind of neat to see their hands get bigger every year.

it's a real treasure.

I have more to share - hope your holiday decoration is done

and maybe most of your Christmas shopping too.

I am linking this up to the following parties:

HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY @ jenifer rizzo's

Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year!

tina

Baking Frenzy

2011-12-20T18:04:00.000-08:00

it's that time of the year...when the oven is on daily and the house is smelling like

yummy goodness...

I have been a busy little baker these days and have made quite a bit of cookies

I wanted to share a bit of what I have been up to...

I made some of these yummy peppermint cake cookies (just named them that)

I think they have an official name but I can't remember what it is

I got this recipe from

SUMO'S SWEET STUFF -

pay careful attention to HER directions

because I didn't and the first batch turned into cupcakes...of which I didn't need

but here are the yummy cookies - don't they look fabulous - I used peppermint

kisses instead of mint kisses - my hubby and kids loved them better then the

chocolate on chocolate ones....the best part is they like a small bite of cake

just rich enough - YUMMERS!!!

Here is one up close...needless to say they are all gone as of today...

Here is the second batch of cookies I made

soft ginger snap cookies and YUMMERS x 100!!!

that's the word from my hubby - he adores these

and can you guess where I got the recipe

yup - from sumo again! which was BY guest blogger SEW DANG CUTE CRAFTS

She has the serious cookie scoop

make sure to visit her and see if she has got anything else you

may be interested in trying.

So excited with the first few batches of cookies that I forgot to set the timer

on the last one and burned them all - dang it! what a waste - but the upside is that

the house smelled divine for quite sometime last night.

second round of baking begins Thursday - making more ginger snaps & cake cookies

and adding peanut butter & pumpkin chocolate chip cookies...

ohhh - yeah! I love baking this time of year.

linking this up to the following parties:

whatever goes wednesday

we did it wednesdays

i love blogging wed - hop

sugar & spice

i made this

Hope you are getting your baking on.

Have a great Wednesday!

tina

Cookie Wreath

2011-12-19T14:03:00.000-08:00

OMG-can you believe that Christmas is only 5 days away....where did this

year go. I have been a busy little baker, gift wrapper, personal shopper, party planner,

party thrower, taxi driver & calendar scheduler...I was able to make up this really sweet

cookie wreath I got from the website VERY BEST BAKING & thought it looked easy enough...

Here is the finished product:

Here are the ingredients:

chocolate chip cookies

(to make it quick use the pre-packaged kind)

some store bought icing, 1 fruit roll up & some m&m's

I added some icing to a small Ziploc bag & some green food coloring

I guess you could leave it white - duh!!!

then just cut a small hole into 1 pointy end and begin to add dots to the

plate where you will be placing the COOKIE wreath on.

Dot icing - then add cookie

Keep going around dotting & placing for your first row...

for the 2nd row add a line of icing to the back of the cookie

so that it can grab onto the bottom cookies

Then stagger these cookies - between 2 of the bottom cookies

like this

this is what the wreath looks like when all the cookies are stacked

last but not least add the bow & tails from the fruit roll up and

use the left over icing to add the m&m's in all the right places and

wah-lah!!! you are done

I think this is definitely conversation in the making when you show

up with this at your next party!!!

martha Stewart eat your heart out! (heehee)

I am linking this up to the following parties:

market yourself monday

craft-o-maniac

just something I whipped up

too cute tuesday

ta-da tuesdays

Here's to your final preparations for the holidays

tina

old time Christmas

2011-12-18T09:45:00.000-08:00

o.k one party down and now to prepare for our party

here on Sunday...gosh it's been pretty crazy busy over here...

almost tiring but I LOVE that this time of year, lights the fire under my tush...

I live for chaos and pressure. Weird right? anyway,

I made this cute card up and wanted to create a vintage feel to it...

I used some fun Melissa Frances paper & just stamp I have had

and added some fun prima poinsettias...

what do you think?

I am really diggin this.

I am linking this to the following challenges:
party time tuesdays - red & green xmas
tuesday throwdown - for someone special
for fun challenges - anything goes christmas
fresh brewed designs - christmas
the sisterhood of crafters-christmas

Hope you have a fun Sunday. time to get ready for another party.

tina

something sweet

2011-12-14T21:35:00.000-08:00

Just taking a quick break from the traditional Christmas card and decorating for a few moments

and decided to make a bright and cheery card using another fun image from CDAC

isn't he the cutest?

I left the card without a sentiment so that it could work for various occasions.

Great idea - right?

I think this would work for someone special, a new baby, just hello and even maybe cheer up!

I am linking this cutie up to

CDAC - progressive challenge

tuesday throwdown - for someone special

have a great day

tina

SNOW happy

2011-12-14T09:06:00.000-08:00

I am so lovin' the winter-y weather we are having right now in Sunny Cali...

I hear the mountains are covered with snow...may have to take the kids up there for a sleigh ride.

I was lucky enough to get a visit from a sweet and kooky snowman

this is Neil...doesn't he look like a NEIL..a bit odd & nerdy but still cute...

I wasn't sure about the layout of the card or the colors but this paper

by October afternoon made it all come together...Cute?

If it's snowing where you are stay warm & if it's hot where you are

keep cool...have a great 2 weeks before Christmas...

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

friday mashup - snowmen

play date cafe - color challenge

going grey - snow cards

aud sentiments - winter holiday sentiments

tina

It's a Good Day

2011-12-12T10:53:00.000-08:00

Today is a good day...

mainly because it is my little girls 11th birthday today

she is becoming such a wonderful little lady - she is smart and funny & sassy

let's not forget a cutie too.

Another reason today is good - is that it's rainy outside - it feels like winter

I am also feeling the pinch of the holidays - meaning the hustle & bustle.

I like the stress of shopping & wrapping and baking...

It wouldn't be the same if I didn't feel rushed...

I wanted to share this sweet pin I made literally this morning for my birthday girl

step 1: - I typed out the BDAY message

step 2: I punched out the message and used some CS to mat it

step 3: (not necessary) I laminated the message

Step 4: I made small ribbon petals to add to the back & used hot glue to adhere them

then added to longer ribbon tails to finish it off

FINAL STEP: added a pin back and pinned the princess

She was thrilled with it.

As it should be...

I am linking this up to the following parties:

market yourself monday

craft-o-maniac

just something I whipped up

meet me monday blog hop

one project at a time

ta-da tuesdays

mad in crafts

show me what you got

have a wonderful day!

'tina

Be Merry

2011-11-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

OMG - really Christmas is only 26 days away...

yowzers...gotta get my shopping started.
I haven't even decorated the house yet...this weekend

for sure. Been so busy with vacation & shows that I hadn't even

had the chance to bring out the goods...

One thing I have been able to do is make some Christmas cards and

here is one of them.

Cute right?

another sweet image from CDAC that I got last month...

But am so glad that I waited until today to use it. It is so

cheery - wouldn't you say?

Used my copics to color her in and some stickles to add some sparkle

and some flower soft for the dress trim & on the gingerbread men...

added only a few embellishments and tah-dah cute Christmas card.

I am linking this up to the following challenge:

craft your passion - tis the season

royal digi challenge - xmas & digi

digital Tuesday - green w/digi

going grey - Christmas theme

fun stuff...

tina

Joy

2011-11-29T14:26:00.001-08:00

Sending you a little bit of Joy

After feeling pretty bad the last couple of days

I am glad to say that I am feeling lots better...even the cough is

almost gone - YEAH!!

I felt crafty today so I made up this sweet card.

isn't this the sweetest little bear ever?

Once again I got this image thru my CDAC - progressive challenge...

I think it looks like a happy card -especially

with that striped paper I chose. Used my copics to color him up

and added some fun little flower embellishments to finish it up.

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

CDAC progressive challenge

Hope you are having a wonderful week so far...

tina

Happy thanksgiving

2011-11-24T14:45:00.001-08:00

Hope you have a wonderful day with family.

xo
Tina

Brrr...

2011-11-22T09:00:00.000-08:00

OMG - I swear, we knew it would be cold but OMG!!!!

It's a-fereezing....

But can I just say that it is beautiful despite the cold and rain

and frankly I love this weather and I love it up here.

O.k. So here is another fun Snowman card

in honor of all of us feeling pretty "FROSTY" ourselves.

I am love red, turquoise & white & a bit of bling all together...

Hope you are nice and cozy

have a great Couple of days.

tina

Frosty

2011-11-21T08:00:00.000-08:00

and then some...chilled to the finger tips is more like it!

Not complaining just saying....

I am in Oregon right now and boy is it feeling a bit chilly here.

We came out here for Thansgiving vacation to visit and driving up to Seattle

Wednesday to see my aunts & cousins....so can't wait.

We may even see some snow here this week up in the mountains...

so in honor of our trip I made a few snowman cards...

here is the first card.

that yellow piece was cut with my paper trey dies and as you can see I

stamped the sentiment on the wrong part of the tag and had to fit it in

on the front of the card so that's why it is sideways...but overall I am digging it.

Here is to making winter memories here in the Northwest

Hope you have a great start to your week.

tina

2012?

2011-11-18T12:56:00.001-08:00

Already-it's like right around the corner! Yikes- time sure flies when your having fun!

Every year I make a calendar for the new year...and I made these - it's not a new idea but it is for me... I used downloaded calendars from taylored expressions...cut up fun papers then added them to these "special" cd holders...I am planing to stock them in my shop soon!

What do you think? Cute right and they would make great co-worker gifts!

Well I hope you are looking forward to the new year too! Have a great day!

xo
Tina

Red & white

2011-11-16T22:50:00.001-08:00

OMG - I can NOT believe that it is almost time for the red & white!

The big man himself - the guy in the white beard.

Christmas is about a month away - yikes!!!

So in honor of the holiday I thought I would throw together

a fun digi inspired card

Cute right?

I wish I knew who it was by but it is from my stash from last year.

Used my copics to color it and added a fun punched black border...

kept it pretty simple.

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

digital tuesdays - christmas digi

hope you have a great week

tina

Blue Bear

2011-11-14T23:14:00.001-08:00

Yowzers - took a walk tonight and boy was it chilly ---

I am feeling quite happy with the WINTER weather we are getting here.

Makes me feel all cozy and warm...

I made a sweet card using another free progressive image from

CDAC - and I am loving the look of this card and again

I have leaned or fallen into a monochromatic scheme...

what's the deal? I seem to go that direction alot!!!

What do you think?

I used my copics to color this sweet polar bear and added some washi tape

to the edges to hold up the image and some basic grey papers & ribbon.

Totally fitting my mood and LOVE for the weather around here.

I am linking this up to the progressive challenge over at CDAC

Have a great day!

tina

Almost turkey Time

2011-11-14T07:01:00.001-08:00

Can you believe next week is Thanksgiving already?

Yikes...and then the countdown to Christmas begins...

wow this year has really flown by...fast!

I am busy getting ready for another show so I will be

in and out here and next Sunday we leave for Portland for

a mini vacation - can't wait we are planning on going to

Seattle (my all time favorite city next to Portland) and visiting family and friends...

I have been making some Thanksgiving cards to give when we leave next week.

Here is one using that cute Thanksgiving turkey I have used already but in

a totally different way...

what do you think?

Sorry for the brightness it's early and still dark here.

I used some fun background papers, used my copics to color Tom Turkey in

and even used my sewing machine

You can see the sewing on the left edge it's holding a small piece of

punched scrap paper and then added my cool prima flowers & a button.

I love the way it came out and who cares that I used the image before -

that's the beauty of digi images...

I am linking this card up to the following challenges:

the sisterhood of crafters - giving thanks

anything challenge- stitches real or faux

digital tuesday - anything digi

the queens royal digi - digi fall or thanksgiving

aud sentiments - thank you or thanksgiving

I hope you have a great week...

tina

Hello Friend

2011-11-11T15:55:00.001-08:00

Telling you that I am so feeling the shabby groove right now.

Lovin' the way this card came out and have been having fun

playing with my paper trey stamps.

And what do you know but I drifted towards a monochromatic theme again too...

Happyy with the overall look...

Sending prayers to all our American veterans - and thanks for fighting for our country.

Have a great weekend...

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

flutter by wednesdays - friendship

party time tuesdays - bling it

going grey - sentiment as the main focus

tina

wednesday SHARE

2011-11-09T09:48:00.000-08:00

I thought I would try my hand at having a a linky party...

it'll officially begin next week - but I thought I'd like to call it

Wednesday Share!

It is open to anything you are proud of that you accomplished this week...

no challenges no gimmicks, no PRIZES - just a place to share something of yours thats cool. And hopefully meets some new friends.

wednesdays is my longest day around here and I always feel like I am half full

so I thought what great pick me up for the middle of the week.

So here is a sampling:

Got those Halloween photos finally down on a page - YEAH me!

I used to eat, sleep and drink, scrapbooking but sometimes these large

12 x 12 pages take so much time and patience. I don't usually have a lot of that...

I used a double sided halloween paper (last years)easy

and was able to add photos to both sides to complete my layout.

I also printed my photos 3 x 5 instead of 4 x 6 - I like them that

size so I can add more photos to a page....and I left the whites of the

photos attached to the pics so I didn't have to add mats...genious? I think so!

close ups!

and added a little journaling on a tag. Easy peasy.

O.k. so there you go...think about joinging me next week.

Have a great day!

tina

Birthday anyone?

2011-11-07T23:15:00.000-08:00

I was feeling a bit shabby this week and decided to just

throw some stuff together to make a quick birthday card...

Love when things look thrown together - kind of my style & taste.

gotta tell you - there is alot going on here and I love it!

Love the paper which is by Prima, added a crocheted flowers

used my papertrey ink die & banner stamp for the label

and a bird punch from Stampin Up! handmade tea stained stamp and some seam binding

really easy and the colors are not the usual ones I would put together but it works

dontch'a think?

I took of the crocheted flower and think I like it best without it.

Here's wishing you a wonderful Tuesday...

my card works for the following challenges:

the play date cafe - grey pink & yellow

for fun challenge- special b-day card

abc- challenge - crochet flowers

tina

Mellow Yellow

2011-11-01T10:08:00.000-07:00

First of all Happy Belated Halloween

Yesterday was a blur...did you know that we didn't even get around to carving our pumpkin

this year. How sad is that? But we did have fun...

Not only did we trick or treat last night but my daughters god-father got the kids

a pumpkin pinata...extra large and extra full...

they destroyed it in a matter of minutes...where so they get the energy at 9:00 p.m. at night???

they even played after all that...

here my crepe paper mummies &

our little pumpkin

So wow - how quick we go from one holiday into the next...

Now it's time to prepare for Thanksgiving...and then...

Christmas - oh won't life slow down for a bit???

Here is another monochromatic card I created using some stamped

images I found while cleaning out my studio...

I love the mellow yellow with the pop of deep gold

Nice right?

The images are stampin up and the sentiment is from Paper Trey ink and I

used a Martha Stewart craft punch for the gold CS trim.

Well hope you had a great Halloween

now it's time to clean up and try and unload some of the CANDY we scored...

way too much for my three.

I am linking my card up to the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - thanks

Party Time Tuesday - inspirational photos

anita be stampin - anything goes

Have a great Day!

tina

Thankful

2011-10-30T23:34:00.000-07:00

I am so very thankful for quite a bit in my life.

Mostly my family & close friends but my position in life as well.

Afforded to me by my husband who let's me stay home.

I hate the word LET but really he could be a jerk and force me to get a job

or nag me about money and guilt me into getting a job.

But luckily he gets me...

He also gets my addiction to crafting and creating.

I am always busy making "SOMETHING" and my "STUFF"

is all over the place usually...but he doesn't nag. YEAH for me.

anyway I am also grateful for my silly kids and the close friends they make

me happy and they "GET ME" too. LOVE that.

I am thankful for all of you too. I love that you come and visit...

I cherish my bloggy buddies, although they are few I cherish you all.

I made a card with another image from CDAC their progressive challenge...

isn't he cute?

I actually made this card. I used CS and folded it instead of

a pre-made white card - yeah me!

Inside the card it says YOU...I am going to add the word OF

well just wanted to take a minute and share what I am thankful for right now!

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday -

This card will work for the following challenges:

CDAC - progressive challenge

simon says stamp - anything

scrapbook sisters - anything

whimsical wednesdays - animal

tina

Feeling like Fall...

2011-10-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

Wow - the weather her in SoCal is finally feeling like FALL. It is bright and sunny but

cool...thank goodness because last weekend it was like 90 degrees - ridiculous I say!

We are off to the pumpkin patch tonight and they are excited.

I am in total FALL MODE - I have been making cards and halloween decorations for awhile NOW.

Here is a card I made with a super sweet image from the CDAC continuous challenge.

cute right?

The paper is actually from basic grey Christmas line (last year) added a strip of green CS

and some cute red trim sticker to the edge and colored the Squirrel and acorn with my copics.

I am feeling very festive...the weather really has that effect on me.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

My card works for the following challenges:

CDAC-monthly challenge

whimsical wednesday - animal

digi darla challenge - fall fun

make it monday - anything goes

o.k. be back tomorrow.

tina

Sweet treats

2011-10-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

It's almost Halloween. Costumes are bought...and have been worn once already

I have a Geisha girl, a cute bumble bee and franken-baby!

We have a soccer game this weekend and it's my turn for snacks

so I wanted to make something really cute to give to

the kids...

I made a hang able tag...

Used some basic grey paper and a halloween digi from last year, used

my copics to color her in and sewed down the sides...I punched a hole in the top of the tag

this piece of paper is 12 inches long and 3 inches wide and just folded it up part way.

Then I added a kool-aide packet and some pixi sticks...

cute treat right?

But I may have bitten off more than I can chew since there are 11 girls on

our team and 4 little boys on my sons team...that's alot of coloring....oy-vey!

This works with the following challenges:

daisy doodles creative challenge - halloween digis

mims challenge - orange, black & halloween

scrap-creations - digis

abc-challenge - b for BOO

for fun challenges - halloween

freshly brewed challenges- spooky sweet treats

sisterhood of crafters - halloween

Hope you have a fabulous day - tonight we are off to the Pumpkin Patch...

tina

Just had to share

2011-10-24T21:23:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy week and I am happy to report that this little girl here

just turned 9 - on the 20th...we had breakfast at Norm's and she had

an ice cream waffle treat after her breakfast...yummers.

We also hit the pumpkin patch...which by the way can I just let out my complaint...

it was about 85' degrees with about 80% humidity - ick and crowded like no ones business...

did catch my girls in the garden of sunflowers - can't tell by this photo but

they were balls of sweat here and dirty...icky!!!

later on we went to John's incredible pizza and she invited a friend and

the rest of the peeps were her immediate family. But she was happy

and we had fun...

Here is a NO stamp card I made with my pretty girl in mind. I have to tell you

a secret about these cards...on another day but it was a simple & oh so quick

idea...you'll love it...

I hope you had a great week...I am finally ready to get back into the

swing of things. Hope you didn't lose faith in me and hope you will be back again soon.

tina

Such a bad Girl

2011-10-20T00:15:00.000-07:00

Gosh It sure has been a long while since I posted but I am up to my

eyeballs in paper, stickers, ribbon & paint...I am putting the final

touches on all my goodies for my big show this weekend. I am

excited and nervous. I always worry that my stuff won't sell or that I

don't have enough stuff...anyway I always do good so I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Please forgive me for not posting more often this week but I will be back

with a vengeance next week,,,here is a small sampling of the items I have

been making lately...

Have a great weekend and I do so appreciate you stopping by.

tina

Care to join me?

2011-10-14T20:33:00.001-07:00

you in?

have a great weekend

tina

Oh Frankie Baby

2011-10-13T10:20:00.000-07:00

Thursday already...OMG - this week is flying by.

I am getting kind of anxious since I have about 7 days left until my big show and

well still lots of stuff left to do.

I did however have time to make another fun

Halloween inspired card...

Isn't he cute?

I used literally scraps for the background...some of last years

spooky embellishments (cauldron & bat) and another fun image

from my monthly CDAC challenge...

That white looking accent on his jacket & bolts are actually a silver gelly roll pen.

I think it looks cool in the photo..real simple yet makes a statement.

Well back to the crafting table...

Have a great day

This works for the following challenges:

CDAC

scrap-creations - halloween

cupcake craft - halloween

abc - challenge - anything goes

tina

It's almost time...

2011-10-10T09:11:00.000-07:00

Time for Halloween that is.

My kids are full swing into figuring out their costumes for the big day.

I have one skeleton, a bumble bee and the bride of Frankenstein...

interesting mix right?

I have been up to my ears in Halloween goodness here - actually

it looks like a tornado of Orange, black & purple flew through my house

and just threw stuff in every corner...the tornado's name TINA (me)

yes I feel like a totally out of control person right now with my home in disarray

but I do have so much to show for the mess....

One of the things I am trying to get done are cards...I have been drifting in and out

the card making feel lately. But I made up some of the cutest cards ever with some images

from CDAC---it's that month long challenge I spoke about previously.

Here is the first image - which I think is sweet enough...

I used last years MM halloween papers and my copics for coloring and some

stickers from last year too. Do you think people can tell things are last years?

Hope not. I have another fun card to share using another fun image from CDAC...

hopefully your home and life is NOT chaotic and moving smoothly for you.

Hey maybe you have a secret you can share with me and let me know how you handle it all.

this card works for the following challenges this week.

abc-challenge - a for anything goes

cupcake craft challenge - halloween

one stitch at a time - anything goes

stampin sisters in christ - anything goes

cdac - monthly challenge

Hope you have a wonderful day

tina

Is there any other way?

2011-10-07T21:41:00.000-07:00

Sending you HUGS and feel good vibrations...

may your weekend be spent with friends & family doing what you LOVE.

Don't forget to keep your DREAM alive.

Feeling like FALL

2011-10-05T19:36:00.000-07:00

Loving days like today

It was dark & cold & RAINY

it was a remarkable day! I adore being rained IN...especially when my

sweet hubs is with me - makes my day go so much smoother...we laugh

and "GET THINGS" done...I love him {bashfully blushing}

I was able to make up some cards and here is one that I feel represents my TRUE LOVE

for this season. I think I am especially looking forward to Thanksgiving..cuz

this year I am going out of town and am ~~anxiously~~ eagerly awaiting the trip.

I used some fun FALL papers and punched the edges on the solids to make

a mat - then used my copics to add color to the stamped image & an orange bow.

the colors are wonderfully beautiful.

Hope you are enjoying the weather in your neck of the woods.

Happy Wednesday

I am linking this up to the following challenges this week:

FOR FUN CHALLENGES - leaves

FRESH BREWED DESIGNS - pumpkins

ANYTHING CHALLENGE - DIE CUTS/PUNCHES

TINA

Spooky tag collection

2011-10-02T08:15:00.000-07:00

I am a big fan of Tim Holtz and have purchased & WON quite a nice collection of goodies

from his line -I even own his Compendium book & it's signed by him...so then what is my

issue? Why don't my tags and projects come out looking like his or even close to his...

Probably because I am NOT him...so of course my projects come out like TINA'S art...

Example #1...a Halloween tag

Used his tags, used his tamps and his paper (31) and a mask (so him)

and while I love this tag - there is just something so NOT TIM...

I am such a Tim wanna be. But can you blame me - his work is AMAZING.

What I am good at is basic stamping and I love making seasonal tags.

They are easy and fun....gotta love that!

Neat right?

Is there are crafter you admire? Maybe it's Martha Stewart, maybe Heidi Swapp...there are so many

cool crafters out there - who's your pick?

Hope your weekend has been spectacular.

tina

Keeping it simple

2011-09-28T09:05:00.000-07:00

I posted recently that I was really trying to keep things simple - I am amidst

preparing for a big holiday craft show and so my mind is racing with so many things

that I need to get done. So when doing my "In Between" crafts I try and make simple things.

Take this card - it is just some layers...NO stamping again.

The sentiment is by Melissa Frances and just some Anna Griffin papers...

easy peasy but I love all the different pieces - they work together.

What do you think?

Something about the different patterns that I think works well together and

of course the PINK just makes me happy!

This works for the following challenges:

scrap-creations - its a girl thing

anything goes - anything goes

crafty creations - clean & simple

Hope you are keeping busy today.

Have a terrific day-xo

tina

Take Flight

2011-09-26T13:26:00.000-07:00

Feeling like keeping things simple here - my mind is filled with

TO - DO lists. I have so much to do and am feeling totally disorganized.

I wanted to make a card or two and didn't feel much like stamping.

so here is what I came up with.

I used some fun script paper and a piece of tape measure paper

from Theresa Collins, a fabric flower and a bottle cap.

There was a time when I loved and used bottle caps quite often in

my crafting...

I added a sweet collaged image in a bottle cap shape ( 1 in. circle)

and added to the center of the flower.

Gotta tell you the adage is true -

SIMPLE IS BETTER...

fell in Love with this card!!!

(here is an up close of the flower center!)

Happily this sweet and simple card works for the following challenges:

sisterhood of crafters- for the birds

bloggers challenge - travel

scrap-creations- anything goes

pink elephant challenge - case

crazy challenge - 3 colors of choice

hope you have a magical day!

tina

giving thanks

2011-09-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

When I saw this image over at CDAC I knew I would use it

for this weeks challenge (ongoing) and it was screaming FALL

I used my copics to color her up and now that I look at this

boy do I need some practice on the copic coloring indeed.

Anyway, kept it pretty simple since the image was pretty big and I really wanted

the sunflower to take center stage...I added the stamped BLESSINGS

and some pearls and 1 button...see simple...

I am giving thanks right now for LIFE in general...I am very Happy today!

Hope you are feeling happy in your life and if not then hopefully

HAPPY TODAY.

this card works for the following challenges:

CDAC - ongoing

craft your passion - anything goes

flutterby wednesdays - open

paper pretties - fall

bloggers challenge - who's got the button

Have a spectacular day!

tina

Sweet Love

2011-09-19T14:36:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share a sweet card I made for my sweety.

Yesterday was our 12 year anniversary!

We went out for a steak & a movie - steak was DELISH - the movie was so-so

we watched DRIVE - it was long and weird and pretty graphic...

boy - lets rewind...here is my card - I gave it to him at dinner...

Sweet right. I used some yummy basic grey papers and used my MS punch for the

brown paper to add some texture. I used one of my vintage photographs (thats not us)

then added one of my hand stamped tickets and a pin to some vintage seam binding.

Oh yeah I added the our anniversary date on the side (see it there)

Here we are - still in LOVE!

I gotta tell you - I am happy to say that we are very much in LOVE still.

Is that weird...or just to early...regardless I couldn't see myself being more

comfortable, feeling prettier or laughing as much with anyone else.

o,k. enough sappiness...

Luckily this card works for the following challenges:

craft your passion - anything goes

one stitch at a time - punch it

the pink elephant - inspiration challenge

Hope your Monday is wonderfully fantastic.

tina

Mono Red

2011-09-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

I am really diggin these monochromatic schemes lately.

Here is another one I threw together in RED...

Cute right?

This will work for the following challenges:

tuesday throwdown - recipe

my time to craft - just between friends

paper take weekly-anything goes

Hope your week is off to a great start

tina

School's Cool

2011-09-12T09:22:00.000-07:00

I wish I thought that when I was in High School...

I think I would have paid more attention and tried alot harder.

I definitely would have gone to college, longer than a year and some trade school.

I can only hope that my kids do better than I did.

I have 4 kids, oldest is a boy (20) and youngest is a boy (4)

two girls in the middle - 11 & 9

Oldest just skated by in school - youngest like school to play but hates doing school work...

Oldest daughter loves school and youngest daughter well NOT to much...

We'll see how that goes...Keeping my fingers crossed.

I got this image as a freebie from CDAC

its part of a long challenge...for great big prizes...

I made this card as my:

POSITIVE ATTITUDE leads to positive change mentality-hopefully it works.

Here are the youngest members of the School Crew...

I am linking this card up to the following challenges:

tuesday throwdown - recipe

creative card crew - anything goes

high hope stamps - back to school

CDAC - image

Hope you have a fabulous day!

tina

Friday already???

2011-09-09T13:26:00.000-07:00

Omg - where does the time go...

I swear this heat has got me a bit loopy!

Not to mention that I have been pounded on by 1st sinuses that seems to have

turned into some wicked allergies (at least I hope they are) I hate being sick.

I have to be honest - I have yet to make a card but did get a custom paper bag album

done for a sweet lady I met at a Farmers Market I did.

She wanted a sweet princess album....

I adore these papers and embellishments

It's dainty but still sweet.

It says princess all over it...dont'cha think?

I hope she likes it!

Well, dearies - I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Soccer starts tomorrow - so we have 3 games to go to...hopefully it's

not to hot...Stay cool.

Tina

so Blue

2011-09-05T10:03:00.000-07:00

My card is anyway

I am loving this monochromatic color scheme here.

I think I love this robins egg blue color mostly - I think it is so soft and happy - sort of freeing

Do you get that? Sorry for going so deep on a color...

Anyway - today is Labor Day and I had to take a minute to make a card that represented how proud I am

to live in this amazing country. Thanks to all those that fight to keep this a FREE country.

I think this card says it all - no matter where you are in the world...

HOME IS WHERE YOU HANG YOUR HEART

For those that are far & away from loved ones to those that have family living close by

we can make home just about any place...

Have a fantastic day - hopefully you'll be spending it with family

My little brother is coming over and we will be meeting his new baby girl - can't wait.

God Bless

p.s. this card works for the following challenges:

sisterhood of crafters - flowers

creative card crew - anything goes

bloggers challenge - monochromatic

crafting when we can - anything goes

fashionable stamping challenges - ribbon or lace

charisma cardz - anything goes

tina

Sunday fun DAY

2011-09-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

Not sure about you but sometimes long weekends get tough with little kids.

I guess they get bored and then begins the fighting.

So today I pulled out the colored, quick & easy to make

play-dough recipe

The fun part is that each kid gets to pick their color of food coloring and since it

is really so easy and quick they can pour the items into the pan themselves

and get'er going...

It's a win win situation and if you stop by the dollar tree and pick up 3

small plastic containers for a buck - they can keep it in their rooms - no mix-ups!

yeah and hopefully for your house it'll keep them busy for an hour or more...

here it only kept them busy for about 25 minutes::: oh well!!! I tried.

Here is the recipe:

ingredients:

1 cup water

1 tbs vegetable oil

1 tbs cream of tartar

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

few drops of food coloring

saucepan

directions:

Combine water, oil, salt, cream of tartar, flour and food coloring in pan; heat on medium and stir until it starts to form a ball - mix well

turn out onto a cutting board and begin to knead (very hot - adult should knead)

add some flour to the board and knead into dough

let kids have fun with it ---- super safe in case you have a little one who like to try everything (like I do)

store dough in air tight container or a zip-lock freezer with air pushed out.

Have a great weekend...xo

Halloween Idea #1

2011-08-29T09:52:00.000-07:00

Halloween is MY absolute favorite holiday...I think I love the decorating the most.

I wanted to share a quick idea with you - a sort of jumping off point - so to speak.

I also tried something NEW to me...I used my cricut to cut out the words out of

vinyl and used the outside or the negative? {i think}

What you'll need is a 2 by 4 cut into different lengths and some cut vinyl and paint...

*paint a base coat first (wait for it to dry)

*adhere your letters to the base coat and smooth down vinyl really well.

*then pounce the paint on...

I thinking pouncing is the best way to put the paint on so it doesn't

slide under the vinyl....then wait for the paint to dry BEFORE you lift up the stencil.

I plan to add something to the top of the boards - not sure yet what?

You could do this on just about any surface really...oh The Possibilities of it!!

I am adding this to the following parties:

market yourself monday

craft-o-maniac

just something I whipped up

tina

Schools Cool

2011-08-25T14:33:00.000-07:00

GAWWWW---I adore the way this card came out.

It has a sort of Christmas-y feel to it. Its a happy card - dont'cha think?

I had this going in a different direction...but once I added all the

embellishments it reminded me of a vintage shabby card

just different colors...

My girls are back in school already going on a month now and I don't

really have anyone to give this too...so If you love it - let me know and I

will send it to you!

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

aud sentiments anything goes

for fun - back to school

flutterby wednesday - open

paper play time - inspiration color challenge

bloggers challenge - sketch

have a great day -

tina

wordless wednesday

2011-08-24T14:51:00.000-07:00

this how we act when we get bored (even at 10)

i am linking this up to

7 clown circus

5 minutes for mom

here's to goofiness...

tina

It's a boy!

2011-08-21T21:38:00.000-07:00

Psych!!! NO NOT ME!!!!

My hubby had a baby shower to attend this weekend and I put

this sweet shabby GORGEOUS album together for him to give...

I gotta tell you that this post is filled with photos

above is the cover - simple

Used some fabulous papers by My Minds Eye

and kept is simple - I am thinking black and white photos in this

it would be a total shabby vintage stage...LOVE

I hardly ever use stamps in my albums but I decided to try them here and stamped

WELCOME LITTLE ONE in white ink

This page is kind of not usable in that you cant add s large photo but

you could put a bunch small black and white pictures like a

photo booth style picture (do you get that?)

the page on the left is a pocket page and I included a tag with another

stamped image with the baby info on it.

cute pages - right? love these - the colors are amazing

light blue, greys, and silver accents LOVELY

The last page in the book is another pocket that I added a small

JBS bingo card --- love these small accents. I used my CINCH to bind the book

and only bound it in the center - cuteness....

I am anxiously awaiting to hear the response to this cute album.

Hope she loved it!!!

Been working on so many more albums - and will post them soon.

Im linking this up to

Inspire Me Fridays

market yourself mondays

craft-o-maniac

just something I whipped up

making monday marvelous

Hope you had a great weekend.

tina

thankful

2011-08-18T23:16:00.000-07:00

all this lovely goodness is by Basic Grey ---love love love these colors.

So I found myself feeling extra thankful these last few days:

thankful for my hard working husband - his patience is what keeps me going

thankful for my kids - they really keep me on my toes

thankful that I have made some great new friends that I enjoy being with

thankful that I am healthy and thanful for my commitment to get 'HEALTHIER"

by that I mean lose some weight...I need to - want to - should...

wish me luck...I have been trying for 5 years now....

the sentiment reads:

BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE; YOU'LL END UP

HAVING MORE. IF YOU CONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE YOU WILL NEVER, EVER HAVE ENOUGH...

I am thankful...

especially for you!

thanks for stopping by!

tina

Blue Sunflower

2011-08-17T11:20:00.000-07:00

I gotta tell you I think this card came out so sweetly!

It's simple but I think the colors are just amazing...brown and anything I think works!

and who says in the land of "TINA" there aren't blue sunflowers with glittery accents.

It is so hot here in SoCal and the humidity is not helping my anxiousness.

I hate - loathe - despise feeling STICKY!!!

So I have been spending alot of time in doors in the comfort of the AC

and have been busily painting and making lots of good stuff like this sweet card.

What have you been up to lately?

this card works for the following challenges:

paperplaytime - anything goes

the pink elephant - stitching

the shabby tea room - polk-a-dots

Have a great afternoon

tina

This is what happens WHEN

2011-08-13T21:09:00.000-07:00

you try and make a card for a specific challenge:

I was so fixated on making several challenges work that

this is the outcome...yuck!!!

I was working this for a color challenge,

wiinged things challenge, fairy challenge and a under the sea

challenge...I know - crazy right....

This was actually a fairy stamp that I ~~turned~~ tried to turn

into a mermaid better yet a fairy mermaid...

See what I mean it just sounds strange...

Well here it is and not my best work.

But I will stand by my card....sort of

This works for the following challenges:

flutterby wednesday- open

delightful sketches - things w/wings

play date cafe - color {fudge, teal, golden rod}

digital tuesday - i love the sea

my time to craft - fairy tales/fairys

p.s - lesson learned

tina

Scrappy Post

2011-08-11T13:58:00.000-07:00

I love scrapbooking and that is where I started but I do believe that I have ADHD

meaning I can't do one thing for a long period of time. My brain has

so many ideas and wants to do so much all in ONE day..

Occasionally I will stick to what I do best and today it is

SCRAPBOOKING...and what better subjects than 2 favorite men of mine..

Here is my oldest fave and youngest fave!

I used paper by wild asparagus {remember them?}

I bought this bundle ages ago. It comes with double sided papers,

title blocks and matching embellishments...Love the kit...

Kept it simple because the picture is what's IMPORTANT here.

no real journaling either - just a note to remind us..

Mainly I made this page for my boys scrapbook...so he can always remember

days like this one.

Hope you are getting your scrapping done...

they'll appreciate it one day, really.

Have a great day - xo

tina

Sweet Lovely

2011-08-09T22:12:00.000-07:00

ok so I am participating in this cool challenge over on

CRAFTERS DIGITAL ART CENTER CHALLENGE

it's a PROGRESSIVE FREEBIE CHALLENGE...

I decided to use this cute little dance happy girl

and make a card fit for a BIRTHDAY ~~girl~~ QUEEN.

At least I think so.... AND I added the message inside in case

you couldn't tell from the outside what was intended.

Best part is that this sweet thang works for the following challenges:

cupcake craft challenge: sew mad (faux or real)

anything goes : happy birthday

creative card crew - best foot forward

paper take weekly - use flowers

tuesday throwdown - birthday

& can't forget

bloggers challenge

o.k. so nuff said - But wait if it happens to be your Birthday today,

tomorrow, or anytime soon...consider this for you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL...

thanks for stopping by!

tina

Scrappy cake

2011-08-07T22:26:00.000-07:00

I swear I am SO not lingering on my birthday but I wanted to share

this cake I made awhile back. I am going to tell you how easy it was to make.

and CHEAP...

You know those dollar paper machie boxes that you get at Joannes or Michaels?

so get them in graduated sizes...then get some fun cheerful papers

and "decoupage" them to the outside of the boxes and then the fun...

add some fun trim, ribbon or even some bling

I added flowers and of course the very important CANDLE.

I wouldn't light it - unless of course you are RIGHT there to watch it.

But the coolest part of this cake - is that each of the boxes opens up.

How cool is that? To fill each box with some little trinket-COOLness.

Anyway - these would be cool to make for thank you gifts for a party, or perhaps

~~make them your signature gift~~....oh wait - scratch that idea...I'm keeping that one.

Hope you had a fabulous weekend..

p.s. girls are back in school tomorrow...life goes back to normal again..:)

pretty in pink & green

2011-08-04T16:02:00.000-07:00

I am so in LOVE with this card. I love the papers and it just looks happy.

I actually bought the papers and that MS flower punch at ROSS - paper pack was 3.99

and the MS punch was 4.99 - ridiculous right?

I am thrilled because this card works for the following challenges:

mim challenge - things with wings

stampin sisters in christ - any type of creature

scrap creations - buttons or bows

colour create - pink green & white

delightful sketches - stitching real or faux

have a great night

tina

Happy Birthday to ME

2011-08-02T13:44:00.000-07:00

Is it totally narcissistic of me to make myself a birthday card?

I gotta tell you I woke up today a 41 year old and was feeling a bit DOWN.

I woke up feeling like nothing special---see my hubby left last night for

a conference and won't be home until Friday - he did celebrate my bday last week

and was very apologetic for not being here but still I woke up

sad and I woke up missing my mom...she would call me bright and early

on my birthday and sing me a Spanish birthday song...loved that and looked forward to that.

So naw - I don't feel bad making myself a card...after all.

I wrote myself a note inside and will put it away for later reading.

I didn't do much stamping on this one used some fun Cosmo Cricket paper,

MS chipboard BDAY stickers and some fun prima flowers - I also used a

7 gypsies clear button and some number stickers to finish it off and I think it

came out lovely!

Happily this card works for the following challenges:

craft your passion - anything goes

cupcake craft challenge - how old w/numbers

the crafty pad - use something clear

I sure hope you have a wonderful Day...

tina

TAG your it!

2011-07-28T06:52:00.000-07:00

As I was gathering things for yesterdays tag - I found an old embossed

tag (trying to be Tim Holtz) that didn't make it to the old finished pile.

and it already had some tape attached to the top. I grabbed up some more

little die cuts and went to town.

Not to much had to be done; added the piece with some pop up

tape and BADDA BING BADDA BOOM- done!

I am thinking about making a ton of these.

night one in VEGAS - off the hook!!!!

happy that WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS...

tina

a THANK YOU

2011-07-27T11:42:00.000-07:00

So today we are off to Vegas for an early birthday celebration just me

and the hubbs...and my mother-in-law is watching the kids.

Let me tell you - that is NO easy task. I am one to keep things real here...

So as a thank you I decided to buy her a bottle of wine...now I am no wine

drinker so I am hoping this is a decent flavor...being the crafter that I am

I decided to give a bit of sass appeal...Just a quick tag and now it looks like

a gift from the heart...dont'cha think? I literally used scraps of paper - sometimes it

doesn't take much to make something look fabulous and QUICK...

Best part - is I left it blank so she could use the tag for someone else

later...2 fer...love that. At the last minute my sweet little girl decided

to wrap up a painted rock for her grandma and this is her sassy touch...

need to work on that with her.

O.k. I am off - have a great week...wish me luck.

tina

summer colors

2011-07-26T10:42:00.000-07:00

what do you think about this one?

I made this card specifically for a challenge and while it is out of

my comfort zone - I am beginning to like it. It reminds me of summer.

The challenge was to make a 1 layer card...no extra DPs...ouch it was tough..

I used theses awesome stamps by Tim Holtz and just used a yellow, and red & black

ink, on the solid white card front.

I gotta tell you those stamps look amazing on here - but what would you expect from Tim.

Our summer is slowly coming to an end. We are going to Vegas this week for a pre-birthday celebration.

just me and the hubster...can't wait...then 1 more week and the girls go back to school.

can you believe it already? crazy...so early august 8th - absurd really!

I am hoping you are having a fantastic summer

thanks for visiting

tina

this card works for the following challenges:

crafty card makers - 1 layer card

paper playtime - summer

daisy doodles - anything goes

paper crafting world - red/yellow/orange

the pink elephant - fun in the sun

Making Pretty Mondays-albums

2011-07-25T09:58:00.000-07:00

wanted to share the newest albums I have made.

I have a soft spot for all things shabby chic style....

the soft pale colors - the patterns - the embellishments.

Here is a trvel album cover (above)

and 1 inside layout (cute)

See those shabby papers work for so many different occasions...

here is a shabby birthday album.

yummy insde pages.

Just a few more albums I got done and listed in my ebay shop...

What are you making these days?

have a great Monday

tina

Pirate layout

2011-07-22T07:33:00.000-07:00

I finally got to scrapbook my sons 4th birthday - yeah for me.

But can I just ask - is it just me or is hard for you too to scrapbook

boy pages? I think this is missing something like flowers and ribbon - just

takes up more space really...but this page looks so empty to me.

and let's not point out the obvious that I have no idea how to

play with banner stickers...ummm really Tina...could I not even make

it swing and sway properly?

Gosh!!

Most important thing is I got er' done...and now just to add it to the album.

Here's wishing you a creative week...

thanks for stopping by

tina

Pretty Writing

2011-07-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

I just had to share this really fun super inexpensive journal I made.

It is made from one of those 1.00 store composition books and then I just used

some fun scrapbooking papers and covered up the front and added a cool

vintage card to the front...

the white flash got in the way of the paper here

but doesn't this just make you want to start writing...

I think it is inspiring really...I plan on making more and adding them to my ebay shop.

These really would make great gifts too.

Have a great day

tina

Hello again!

2011-07-18T00:54:00.000-07:00

Gosh...wow - life is CRAZY right now...do you know the feeling?

But I decided that I would not feel guilty about not blogging. Do you KNOW

that feeling? I hope so...I am not really big on PRE-posting...

never really got into that although I hear it saves on valuable time...

I just rather talk about what is in my NOW...hope you can appreciate that.

I did take the time to make a card tonight and I guess I am dedicating it to me.

My birthday is in 3 weeks. I made this card using purely scraps and the

items I had on my desk...I love the colors and I gotta tell you it makes me HAPPY! It's

very cheery - wouldn't you say?

What makes me even happier is that this card works for the following challenges:

color throw down - color

simon says stamps - anything goes

lollipop crafts - anything goes

party time tuesdays - blue skies & sunny days

inspire me fridays - anything goes

Here's hoping you have a great week.

tina

thanks for stopping by!

Clever?

2011-07-14T08:38:00.000-07:00

I found these really cool SUPER LARGE GINORMOUS
CLOTHESPINS - at a local stamp store for $.75 cool right?

I added paper to the front side with matte medium and then added a flower-easy peasy!

cool to hold your own photos - or perhaps your favorite ATC card.

dontch'a love alterable items?

xo
tina

New albums

2011-07-14T08:35:00.000-07:00

very shabby sinpired for sure

isn't this the coolest paper?

chipboard album self bound...

LOVE this!

so watch'a think?

Well have a great day!

back to creating!

tina

Summer fun

2011-07-10T23:25:00.000-07:00

Hi there - Happy Monday

I wanted to share this cute card I made with summer time fun in mind...

I have been busy getting ready for vacations and such and making fun new albums

I have lots of photos to share...

Here is my card---

I had this stamp set from Stampin Up for like 2 years...

and finally inked it up --- it's cute right?

Those things inside are suppose to be bubble gum. Yum!

o.k. ya'll have a great Monday

this card works for the following challenges:

paper take weekly - anything goes w/buttons

scrap-creations - summer

the stampin boutique - summer

my time to craft - food { is gum a food}

hugs

blog awards

2011-07-08T08:00:00.000-07:00

The above is from a dear bloggy friend - Kim (basement stamper)

she makes the coolest cards and is a true sweetheart...

stop by and visit her - please.

The bottom award is from another sweetie pie - Maria (Joyful Stamper)

she makes amazing cards and some pretty cool crafts...stop by and see

her coolness..

So the gist of the award is to name 7 things you may not know about me...then

pass it on to some other cool cats...

{while I have lots of people and blogs I admire. I think I will give this to all of you who stop by

and visit me - I really appreciate you all.}

here goes:

1. I met my hubby in a cheesy bar

2. I get closterphobic in MY own home

3. I have to sleep with ear plugs - everynight

4. I am a starbucks addicted girl

5. I get suckered into those 90 minute time share speels ALL THE TIME

(4 this year already - doh!)

6. I have super BAD time management skills

7. I think I am a little ADD

***one last thing...I have zero, zilch, nada - amount of patience (sick right? and with 4 kids)

Have a great weekend

tina

love ya***

SPonge WHAT?

2011-07-06T18:24:00.000-07:00

I can't hear you?

Yeah I think this kiddie show is OBNOXIOUS but my kids

love it. I love making scrapbooks and decided to make one

featuring this crazy spongy dude...

I just used some primary color papers...and some cut outs

fun right - any little dude or dudette would love it!

I have it up in my ebay shop - if you were just DYEING to have one for

yourself or to give as a gift.

have a great week - preparing for a big show on Thursday - hence the

lack of projects to post...

Hang in there with me please...

dang it sure is STILL hot here - 90' hate it!

off to get some yogurt,,,stay cool.

Happy 4th to you

2011-07-03T21:18:00.000-07:00

Here's wishing you all a fabulous fourth of JULY -

we are going to be busy - going to see the movie

MONTE CARLO with Selens Gomes with my girls and a family friend

then later on we are going to my pottery teahers house to celebrate in the pool,

eat some yummy food and watch the fireworks,,,should be the best 4th

we have ever had...in a long while.

We went to the beach today and it was hazy but boy did we catch a nice

BASE coat (burn) for the summer vacations planned in July...

I love the card I have here - it came along really easy and love the look

best part is there is NO stamping I used rub-ons...

cool right...best part is that this card works for the following challenges:

our creative corner - 4th of july

lil red wagon - patriotic

ellephantistic - celebrations

i heart 2 stamp - sketch {totally coincidental}

send a smile - red/white/blue

Have a fantastic day

xo-tina

Seeing Red

2011-07-02T11:24:00.000-07:00

and yellow and pink and all the colors of summer.

I wasn't really feeling this card at first but then I added that rub-on

on the bottom right, and the buttons and SHAZAAM I Love it.

It is in the high 90's here in So Cal and is going to get hotter...

I can't bear this heat luckily for me our air conditioning is working FULL BLAST

and there goes the SCE bill - cuz the poor AC has been working overtime...

Needless to say, that summer is in full swing here and I decided to make a card

just for the occasion...

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

my time to craft challenge - here comes summer

paper pretties - red,yellow,orange,neutral

craft your passion - seeing red

Happy weekend to you all...

tina

Star bangled BANNER

2011-06-28T16:07:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things is decorating for the holidays but it seems some of the smaller holidays

are so quickly over that I just don't get around to getting down my decorations

and putting them up. So I wanted to come up with a super simple and easy,

that I could basically make for each holiday - and would be QUICK>

o.k. so the easy part is if you are card maker or scrapbooker than you probably

have all these items at home already!

You just need a punch, a sewing machine (don't be afraid - just straight stitching)

and paper....

punch a bunch (depending on how long you want your banner) of stars from

preferrably double-sided papers in an americana theme...

and get on your sewing machine and sew right through them---and keep going

until you reach the length you desire...double-sided paper makes it so you can

hang this up anywhere and not worry about which way the stars hang.

then find the perfect place to hang this baby up - I chose my mantel.

I made 2 strands - the longer is 50 stars long and I added a small rosette in the middle

of the strand - just to make it stand out a bit.

I love it and best part is if it gets crushed no big deal...I can make another one next year

and it'l be just as quick...

How are you decorating for the 4th?

I am linking this up to the following challenges:

tuesday throwdown - red/white/blue

scrap-creations-anything but a card

just us girls - red/white/blue 3-d project

stampin for the weekend - favorite things

tina

The 4th

2011-06-26T23:07:00.000-07:00

feeling the love for my country today!

Today was so relaxful...we stayed home all day and I was o.k. with it.

I was enjoying being home and just relaxing...I have to admit I normally don't

enjoy sitting around...but I got stuff done, our wash, made breakfast lunch and dinner,

made a few cards, took picutres of stuff to list on ebay and watched THE GLEE PROJECT...

very cool show - so much talent out there.

I gotta admit that by 8 p.m. I needed a small excursion and a breath of fresh air..so

the hubbs took me and the kids to JOGURT - its yummy yogurt and it is FAB!!!

So all in all a great relaxful day spent with the family - it's good to be free.

have a great week

my card works for the following challenges:

catch the bug - red,white & blue

designed 2 delight - red, white & blue

stampin sisters in Christ - red white and blue