Halloween Projects

I will post my Halloween project here updating/editing as I go.
This is the first.  Still need to fill with crinkle paper and goodies.
When I have them all finished I will post a picture of the group.
Can toppers cut with my cricut expression. Oh how I love it.

Cuttle bug Challenge #49 50th Birthday

Here is my mini album for the Cuttle bug challenge.
My theme was 50th Birthday.
I wanted to follow the same look as the cards that I embossed aluminum cans.
So for my book I used aluminum foil in my cuttle bug with the matching embossing folder for Happy Birthday.  I think it gave it a very sharp look.  Everyone loves it and I hope you like it too.
I also used my BIA (I admit I am BIA challenged because can not for the life figure out the book of instructions to get my punches centered.  This time I got lucky, and it did line up.

Okay I will give you a peak inside but this only a few of the pages there are several more and still more to add--when I add my pictures I am sure I will add a few things.  I am using this challenge to motivate me to get my pictures scrapped from hubby's 50th party we held last year.  Pictures do not do it justice--it is very shiny and blingy.

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Weekend Marathon Crafting

Great weekend!  Friday night girls night at my house.
Ordered BLT Pizza's for Dinner and just hung out working on our own projects.
Barb did some scrap pages.   Ni spent time playing with her cricut  (Create) trying to learn a little more
about her new toy.  I worked on my cuttlebug challenge entries.  We worked until 3:30 in the morning and then Saturday at 2:00 went to archivers to shop for 3 hours (me and Ni) then on to a couple more then dinner and came back and worked on Halloween cards and halloween cans.  We worked all night until Sunday morning at 10:am then went to see a movie and then to the cider mill with a stop at Michaels.
Very productive weekend and FUN.  Although I was dragging my behind come Monday.
I will post pictures of the quick cards I made for Halloween in a couple days. (and paint cans).

Cuttle bug Challenge #47 50th Birthday

Here is the invitation for Birthday Palooza.


My Theme is 50th Birthday!
Decided to try out the Pop Can tutorial that I seen on your site.
Invitation and Card w/Bag used Metal Can in Cuttlebug Folders See Challenge #48
Liked the look and will continue to carry the look forward to the upcoming challenges.

Cuttle Bug Birthday Palooza Inspiration Challenge #48

Here is my Card and Bag for the Birthday Palooza.
50th Birthday

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Lots of giveaways going on when I find them I will post them on my blog.
Good Luck to us all!

Centerpieces and my Cricut CUTTLEBUG CHALLENGE (Be Inspired #50 -50th Birthday Centerpiece)

Theme: 50th Birthday
I was not able to participate in all the Birthday Palooza yet but did want to enter for your centerpiece challenge.  I thought it might be too late to post to the other challenges (now work has slowed and I have time) But I emailed and was told by Maggie I still had time till October 3rd.  I have been up all night completing my projects-Will post them over the next few days.  Thank you Maggie and everyone at the Cuttle Bug Challenge.

I have been busy making centerpieces and taking care of putting other things together for both a 50th birthday party and a graduation party. Just thought I would post some pictures of centerpieces I made for my Husbands 50th Birthday (Surprise Party)

Also some from my daughters graduation party. Feel free to tell me what you think.

I used my cricut for these. I also used other items in the graduation ones.

Update on Blog

Well, here I am just waiting to go off to work again.   Reading all the blogs trying to stay informed so I do not miss anything "especially a chance to win a gypsy".  I have been playing with my cricut and some in the trial DS.  But last night I realized someone had borrowed my USB cord -so I could not connect my laptop to the cricut to cut the files I had designed.  If it does not find its way home today I will have to run out and buy another one.  Stay tuned to see what happens.  I have heard the disks that are included in the infomercial contain lots of projects from the infomercial and another disk of a project each month--I have been trying to locate them---if you know how to get them please comment or email me.  I have also been doing a little experimenting with video and hopefully will be able to get my tutorials posting soon.  I am also working on scanning my card/layout/project into photobucket to get the gallery going.  It all takes time.  Well off to work I will check in later.  I see Christina is a follower welcome Christina you are the first (I hope the first of many)  Thank you for your wonderful email.

Celebrating 100 Cartridge Giveaway!

Provocraft Launches New Promotion - 100 Cartridge Giveaways in 5 Weeks!  (Now in Week #3)
Here's the word on the Cricut message board"
Help us celebrate our 100th Cricut cartridge—Winter Woodland! That’s right, we reached 100 cartridges. As a thank you for our great Cricut community members we want you to celebrate with us. So, we’re giving away 100 cartridges over the next five weeks (20 per week).

Here’s how it will work. 

Each week we will be posting a thread. When you respond to the thread you will be entered to win. You can enter once by replying and you can enter a second time by posting on your blog about the celebration and linking back to the cartridge product page. Here is the link to include in your blog. Once you’ve posted on your blog with the link back you can post again to this thread.

this may be helpful :)
http://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=361&s=1&sc=2

Thanks for your continued support. Good luck.

So head over HERE! to the thread to leave your name for a chance to win! GOOD LUCK!

Cricut Meme Contest Submission

Tag I'm it!

This is contest entry for those crazy folks at TodaysMama and Cricut. Be sure to check out Cricut's cool new cartridges and the chance at $30,000 in travel for you and your friends at the Great Gypsy Escape site!

Great Escape Meme

1. If you could escape to anywhere in the world where would it be? 

I am torn between Italy, Paris or London.

2. What song do you play when you are by yourself in the car?

ACDC (ALL of their songs-Back in Black, Shook me all night long,  Hells Bells etc.....)

3. If you had a night to yourself, and money was no object, what would you do? 

Well laying on a beach on an island is out because the word was "NIGHT"--so what I love to do when I have "alone" time is Scrapbook and sew.  And with money no object I would get anything and everything I wanted and have an awesome scrapbook and sewing room set up to do just that. I would have Dinner catered in no pizza this time. (Although I do love Pizza)  I would do my favorite things all night long. (I would be stocked with Provo craft products)

4. What is your guilty pleasure? It is a toss up Smores, Raisinets, and Peanut M&M's.  I love them but they are oh so bad for me SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR.  But I am more of a salty girl.  (I should include Cheezits) Always around when scrapbooking.

5. What is the farthest place you have traveled away from your home? Easy because I have not been very many places but Europe Paris, France, London, Nice, and Monaco.  (High School French Class Trip with Son)

6. Last book that you couldn't put down? Julie & Julia and The Shack (They were both good) I love cooking so the movie Julie and Julia sent me right out to buy the book and I read it like lightening.  Loved it.

  7. When you want to escape into another time, what movie do you watch? Somewhere in time with Christopher Reeves or Officer and a Gentleman with Richard Greer

8. What is your favorite local escape? MJR theater to watch movies in second place is.... (Starbucks and Barns & Noble)  I would love to go to a spa for the day with everything but I do not do that because I could not afford that.  but a girl can dream.

9. How do you escape on a budget?  (I escape locked in my scrapbooking/sewing room-doing what I love) or Calgon take me away-----

Best food you've ever had while on vacation. Southern Cooking in Tennessee

Tag you are it!

Barb H

Ninfa S

Be Inspired #47

Hey you don't want to miss out on this one-go check it out at the cuttle bug challenge:

Back to School Challenge Be Inspired #46 Cosmo Cricket

Here are some sets I made.  The Black and White with silver accents I made for my son going back to college for his organizing his bills and important papers, statements etc.  Also a matching notepad to write down important phone conversations and to record his transactions.  I also made a matching pen to keep with it (that way you will always have a pen when you need one).

Here is a little set I made for a friend.  It has monthly inserts you can organize cards by month for important events like anniversary or birthday.  Or keep monthly coupons or receipts.

I made this box to help organize us somewhat.  I made a matching notebook and pen too.