Just a reminder

Hey guys, I just wanted to remind you that although the hop has ended, you still have plenty of time to get your projects for your touchdown completed and posted.  You have until the 12th to get them uploaded in the Scrap-Friendzy gallery and posted in the Get You Game On post on the message board to be eligible for both the hop prize and my personal prize if you use twine and are a follower of my blog.  So don't worry if you were too busy this weekend.  There is still time to win!

Get Your Game On Blog Hop

Welcome to your final blog stop on Scrap-Friendzy's "Get Your Game On" blog hop!! If you landed here from Shannon's Blog then you came in the right way.  If you haven't visited all the other blogs, beginning with Scrap-Frienzy's Blog then make sure you go back there to begin so you don't miss anything along the way. We are so excited about the fun and inspiration our amazing DT will be sharing with you on this hop! The hop runs from now until midnight (CST) February 5th.

But this is not your average Blog Hop! We're gonna throw in a little extra fun with a Touchdown Challenge! At every stop on the hop, you will be given a special "ingredient" from each DT Member. Your Challenge is to take any 6 of the "ingredients" and complete any ONE project of your choice!! If you are feeling confident and think you can make that extra point, use 7 of the ingredients and you will get 2 draws. Simply upload your project in the Gallery and link it back to the "Get Your Game on" blog hop thread in the forum to be eligible for the Grand Prize AND earn 25 bonus Friendz Pointz in the month of February!

Don't forget: This BLOG HOP is just the beginning and there will be challenges all through the month of February for your chance to be our next Girlfriend of the Month!!

So back to the BLOG HOP! Are you ready for the fun???? Before you head to the locker room (your scrap area) to work on your touchdown project, please become a follower of my blog and post a comment letting me know you have made it through all the blog along the hop (SF's and the DT members' personal blogs).

And finally, my layout with my ingredient for you to use for your touchdown project.  I have to say, As much as I love high school and college football, I am not a huge die hard fan of pro football.  My favorite part of pro-ball is the cheerleader.  I love the watch their athletic ability.  And I am really partial to my very own cheerleader that you will see inspired my LO : 

We all know how important the lacing on the football is.  The quarterback like to have it lined up just right when he throws the ball, as does the kicker, want it to be lined up perfectly as well.  So with that in mind, my ingredient is TWINE.
Now, I'm not picky as to what kind of twine you use.  It can be bakers twine, or the natural twine.  Shoot, you can even use homemade twine if that's all you've got.  All I ask is that you point it out to us when you post your LO at SF if it isn't obvious.  On my LO I used both bakers twine and natural twine.  My bakers twine is stapled across the top where the black and aqua paper meet.  My natural twine is covering my buttons in the center of my handmade flowers.  You also don't have to use as much as I did, just a little will do.  The best part, is you have until Sunday February 12th to get your project finished and upload in the appropriate thread at SF!

Now on to the fun stuff...I am offering up a small prize of my own.  For everyone who does use my ingredient on their touchdown project and is a follower of my blog, I will put your name into a random drawing for that small prize. So make sure if you aren't already a follower, that you do that before the deadline to post your touchdown. The winner will be announced on or before the 15th of February.  That will give me time to go through the projects and confirm who all used twine.  Make sure you check back here to see if you are the winner! However, whether you use twine or not I can't wait to see what all you create for your touchdown!

Since I am the final blog on the hop, I won't be providing you with a new blog to visit, but I will give you a direct link to the thread to score your touchdown in: GET YOUR GAME ON TOUCHDOWN PROJECTS
See, we try to make it as easy as possible to get a touchdown here.  No defensive line to get in your way!

Two great "events" I'd like to invite everyone to.

I can not believe we are already into February.  It seems the older I get, the quicker time passes by.  Is there a slow motion button somewhere I can push to make time slow down?


 Anyway, on to the two great events I'd like to invite everyone to.  The first is a blog hop that I will be participating in for Scrap Friendzy. It's this coming weekend and starts Friday night at 6:00 pm. 

It's going to be a lot of fun so make sure you come play!

 The second event is a non elimination contest we have this month at Cookin' Up Creations.  It's called Crop Chef and it's going to be a blast.  Each week you will be given two challenges (on Monday and Thursday) requiring you to use a certain "recipe". 

I hope to see everyone participating in both of these fun-filled events.

Tim Holtz "12 Tags of Christmas" Day 1...

Okay, if you are a fan of the great Tim Holtz, then you know that for the past 4 years he has done the 12 tags of Christmas starting on December 1st.  Well Tim did not let us done because he has decided to do it again for the fifth year ...YEA!

 Anyway, I decided to give a shot at the tags even though I never have what he uses on his.  So I thought I could just wing it.  And wing it I did. Her is my very first  Tim Inspired tag...

And here is a close-up of my home made pine cone:

So, I know Mr. Holtz does not have to worry about me over taking him in the creative talent area any time soon, but I am pretty proud of myself for trying.  In fact, I am in the process of completing the day two tag...WAHOO!

And for those who don't know where to find the original tags posted by Tim Holtz you can check out his blog : HERE

Thanks for looking.  And please, keep the laughing to a minimum HAHA!

By now, I'm sure you've noticed...

just how addicted to Bugaboo Stamps I am.  And here are even more cards I created this past week using their awesome stamps.

Crop Chef Challenge #1 layout

I am participating in the Crop Chef challenge at Cookin' Up Creations.  This is the layout I created for the first round:

The requirements for this challenge was to use the following on our page:
chipboard
bling
a heart
FOUR or more DIFFERENT alphas in your title
ephermera
misting
make a photo strip

Now we are finishing up round two and working on round three...come by CUC and check them out.

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner...

Sorry I haven't announced the winners earlier.  I used random.org to randomly choose the winner...

And without further Ado your winners are:

 So the winner of the first prize is Min!  Congrats Min.  PM me through SF with your addy and I'll get your prize out to you.

And the second winner is:

Jenny!  Jenny PM me your add and I will get yours out as well.

For a third chance at a prize head over to SF and guess how many "Jelly Beans" there are in my jar...You have until 11:59 pm Friday night to guess :o)

Cards using bugaboo stamps

Y'all should know by now I love me some Bugaboo Stamps...Well here are a couple more cards using Jodie's fabulous stamps:

Both of these cards use a sketch from Hub Pages and were completed for a challenge at Cookin' Up Creations

Welcome to Scrap-Friendzy's BUNNY{blog}HOP!

Welcome to your 8th stop on the BUNNY{blog}HOP sponsored by Scrap-Friendzy! If you are following the links from the beginning of the hop, you should have come from Chris's BLOG. If not, and you wish to participate in the blog hop, please start at the Scrap-Friendzy blog HERE.

Now, on to my projects created especially for the Bunny Hop.  On this card my main "ingredient" was using mist.  It's a new thing to me because I sometimes let things intimidate me.  Especially when you really don't have a lot of control on what it is going to end up looking like.  And for a clean line scrapper like me, that can be just plain stressful at time.  But because I misted my base piece and layered all the other pieces on top, it wasn't so bad :o)

Bugaboo stamp, DCWV papers, Bazzil Cardstock, Smooch Spritz, Ribbon Boutique ribbon

And on this layout, my main "ingredient" was inking.  I used a bright yellow ink pad to ink all my edges.  It sure does make me think of all those buttercups I have been seeing around here lately.

DCWV Cardstock, Cosmo Cricket papers, AC ribbon, Doodlebug stickers and sugar coating, MM alpha stickers. Studio G ink pad, Inkadinkado flourish stamps, MME button, unknown rhinestones, unknown trim

Your next stop on the blog hop will be CHERYL'S BLOG. Don't forget to leave a comment here, and on each stop on the blog hop. Then, make sure you finish up at the Scrap-Friendzy forum and post that you have completed the hop. Your name will be entered into a drawing for a fabulous grand prize!

If you are taking the additional BIG BUNNY HOP CHALLENGE, my "ingredient" is: COLOR MEDIUM (mist, paint, or colored ink for inking)--After all, we can't have dyed Easter eggs without dye!

In addition to the BUNNY{blog}HOP grand prize given by Scrap-Friendzy, I'm offering 2 fun RAKs too!! To be entered into my drawing, all you just have to do is: Become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post!! Easy-peasy!!!  I will randomly draw two names that have done this to be my winners.

The first winner will win this:

And my second winner will win this:

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of the hop!
 What are you waiting for...get thee to Cheryl's Blog 

And just in case you want a list of all the blogs here they are in the order::

Hop #1- Scrap-Friendzy Blog
Hop #2- Amy
Hop #3- Tracey
Hop #4- Alicia
Hop #5- Heather
Hop #6- Tracy R.
Hop #7- Chris
Hop #8- ~Sandy~
Hop #9- Cheryl 

You're Invited to a BUNNY HOP!

Hey guys, I want to invite you all to an online bunny hop (blog hop) for Scrap Friendzy.  It begins tomorrow and last throughout the weekend.  Come join the fun and enter to win the prizes on each of the DT member's blogs along the way...

Bugaboo Stamp card...post #2

If you read my previous post, you'll see why this card is being posting in a new post instead of in the same one as my other card.

This card is created using the instructions at Split Coast Stampers and is an easel card.

I used American Crafts paper, DCWV Cardstock, Colorbok ink and Paper Studios Gemstones.  I used my Bic Mark Its to color the image and my Dymo Labeler for the sentiment.

Another Bugaboo Stamp card...

Over on the Bugaboo Stamps challenge blog, Catch the Bug , this weeks challenge is to make a card with a different type of fold.  So I created two cards specifically for this challenge.  However I can never get the linky thing to let me add two different links using the same blog post and therefore there will be two posts back to back with cards in them so I can enter them both.  This first one is using the instructions form Split Coast Stampers for this Spring card.  I loved making this card and I am sure it will brighten someone's day who isn't feeling well.

I used Jillibean Soup paper, DCWV cardstock, Ribbon Boutique Ribbon, Staz-on Ink, And The Paper Studio Gemstones.  I did the sentiment using my Dymo labeler.  I used Bic Mark Its to color the image.

Bugaboo Stamps: I *HEART* Them

Here are a couple more cards using a Bugaboo Digital Stamp.  It was one of their freebies this past week and it's from their  Little Bit of Oz Collection.  The Tin man was also a freebie.

This one is blank on the inside right now so I can make it for whatever occasion I need it to be.

I made this to give to a friend of mine.

If you haven't checked out Bugaboo Stamps you really should.  They are by far my favorite Digi Stamp place.

Hello all...

Just thought I would pop in a share some "TWEET" boxes I made for mine and DH's Sunday school class.  I plan to put some Valentine's Cookies in there for the kids.

Here is the group shot of all 8:

Here is a picture of just the three girl boxes:

And aClose up of one of them so you can see the digital stamp better:

And here are the boys:

And again, a close-up so you can see this digital stamp as well:

The Digital stamps are from here:Digital Stamps
And the template/ directions for the box can be found at Splitcoast Stampers right here: 2-5-7-10 BOX

They were so fun and easy to make that I am thinking about making some more for party favors next time I have a party :)

Thanks for checking them out and I hope that you all have a very blessed day.

WOW!  It has been a long time since I posted.  Sorry about that.

I just thought I would pop over and post a card I made using a digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps.  If you've never tried digi stamps than you really should.  They are so fun to work with and I thing Bugaboo's are the absolute best out there.  And you can try them for free because each Friday there is a new freebie posted that you can nab to try them out.  Anyway, on to the card:

Isn't this the funniest image!

Hope you like it.  And make sure you hop over to Bugaboo Stamps and grab you a freebie to try.

Sketch-A-Thon

Hey guys, I want to invite everyone over to Scrap Friendzy for their Sketch-A-Thon.  It is a great way to get those holiday and all those everyday photos scrapped.

Scrap U--- come on over and have some fun

Hey guys.  Want to invite everyone over to Scrap U at SCRAP FRIENDZY for another great event.  These girls really know how to put on a party so come on over and get some scrapping' done with us.

Come on over to Cookin' Up Creations...

I want to invite everyone over to COOKIN' UP CREATIONS for an awesome cyber crop we have planned.  There will be lots of challenges, games and prizes.  So come on over and join us!

Another card

This is another card I made for a challenge at CUC. It was to use a certain sketch from Card Positioning Systems.

Spring Card

Here is a spring card I made for a challenge at Cooking Up Creations...

It was to create a spring card using the given sketch from the Clean and Simple Blog.

Here is the card I created (please ignore the bad scan):