Frosted Designs DEC 10-Ribbon

I used ribbon to tie a bow on the flap of her pocket card. I inked it a tad to give it since it was too bright. I used the snowman and the I miss ya SNOW much from Regina's Fun with Frosty set. SNOW has black dimensional glaze along with the eyes and buttons of the snowman (she added those to the image). The snowman's hat has snow writer on it for some more dimension.

Scrapbookpal.com Holiday Blog HOP!

It's time for the ScrapbookPal.com Design Team Blog Hop! Participate in the hop and you are eligible to win a Cricut cartridge of your choice (including the newest releases) from ScrapbookPal.com!!

Here's how to play:
Start at the ScrapbookPal.com blog, become a follower. Visit each of the design team blogs below and leave a comment on their blog in their post regarding the blog hop. When you've done this on all the blogs, go to the ScrapbookPal.com blog, leave a comment stating that you have completed the hop. You have until 11:59 PM MST on Sunday December 5th to participate and get your name in the drawing to win a Cricut cartridge of your choice from ScrapbookPal.com. You can also become a follower of each of the designer's blogs but it is not a requirement to win. Here is the whole list in case you get lost. You should have come to me from the wonderful Jamie and when you are finished you will hop onto Amy! Happy hopping!


ScrapbookPal Blog (http://www.scrapbookpal.blogspot.com/)
Jamie Cripps (http://jamielanedesigns.blogspot.com/)
Crystal Butler (http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/) YOU ARE HERE!!!
Amy Crockett (http://www.scrappingmommy.com/)
Tammy White (http://theeventqueen.blogspot.com/)
Leah Cornelius(http://paperblossoms.blogspot.com/)
Tomi Ann Hill (http://tomiannie.blogspot.com/)
Cheryl Walker (http://sweeetdesignsbycheryl.blogspot.com/)
ScrapbookPal Blog (http://www.scrapbookpal.blogspot.com/)

Scrapbookpal.com sent me the awesome GINGERBREAD cart to play with this month. It is the only one that I really liked out of the last releases so WOOHOOO! For this project I used Learning Curve and Gingerbread cricut carts!

Ingredients:
Countdown to Christmas paper
DCWV Christmas paper
White card stock
Kraft card stock
White doodling pen
green and red rhinestones
Misc ribbon
1.75 and 1.5 circle punches
tiny letters
MS PATP cherish for the journal tag (a good friend made it for me!)
Sizzix plaid embossing folder
White puffy paint

Instructions:
1. Using Kraft card stock as your base cover with various pattern paper blocks.
2. Adhere ribbon across where blocks meet.
3. Make, ink, and adhere three photo blocks sizes 4X6 and 2 4X4.
4. Attach ribbon to all photo mats
5. Using Cricut Expression and 12X12 mat cut four gingerbread people at 2 inches.
6. Cut gingerbread house at 3 inches
7. Doodle all lines on people with white pen, add rhinestones for added bling
8. Ink gingerbread house to desired color, add pattern paper for curtains and door.
9. Using white puffy paint trace around entire image for an icing effect.
10. Using circle punches punch two circles, adhere hearts and letter stickers to spell with
11. Using Learning Curve cut shadow and regular font at 2 inches to spell MADE LOVE
12. Ink all edges, run through cuttle bug using sizzix plaid folder. Adhere with foam tape.

I will be using this layout for pictures of doing our gingerbread house this year! This will be our first year making one as a family! I love family traditions! Now hop on to AMY and enjoy the holiday blog hop!

December Daily 2010

I have not physically started scrapping this yet but I have almost all the foundation pages done, first page done and am taking pictures and journaling. I do not expect to get to this until after the 8th when the party is done and everyone has gone home :(. BUT I do want to post the pictures and some brief journaling so I won't forget so please indulge me. If you are doing a December daily PLEASE link me I would love to come and see yours!!!!

In no order as of yet:
I have pictures of us decorating the tree, the tree all light up, our Elf on a shelf book that we read tonight, the first day of C doing the two advent calendars we have, and the first night of Sulley the elf's antics. I know that is more than two days but we did a LOT of holiday things last week and this week since we sort of celebrate with family while they are here for C's birthday. I will be documenting the party, her relationship with each set of Grandparents, what Christmas means to everyone, Sulley's antics, Christmas light drive thru, crafts we do, decorations we make, ornaments and stockings that are special, gifts, friends, parties and so much more. I am so excited. I was really thinking this would be SUPER hard for me since we do not celebrate ON Christmas but I think I will be OK! What do you think?

Woohoo! I am a guest designer today at Sketches in Thyme!

Have I told you how much I LOVE sketches? And how much I love my fellow FD design sister Kim? Well she also does a challenge blog called Sketches in Thyme and I just LOVE IT! I was so HONORED when she asked me to join for a guest design spot! WOOHOO! Thank you Kim! Here is the amazing sketch and my take. Let me know what you think!


This is a super girly layout for me, not my norm but I like it! I had fun adding flat backed pearls on a string, lots of bling, ribbon and ink! Caitlyn STILL carries all these babies around!

THIS is why I scrapbook!

This is why I have a mountain of paper that is probably taller or as tall as me. This is why I have stamps coming out my ears. This is why I have reserves of adhesives, white cardstock, and all the other essentials. This is why I scrap!

LET IT SNOW-Scrapbookpal Design

Good morning. I sure hope your Thanksgiving and Black Friday were filled with lots of laughter, good food, friends, family and deals! Can you believe we are SUPER CLOSE to DECEMBER? YIKES! Well this month the wonderful Scrapbookpal sent me Winter Woodland to use and show you all some projects. I usually try to go a bit out of the normal box for the carts but I loved this saying and really wanted to make it for a special person in my life. So let's get started!

Here is your supply list:
Seven 1.25 by 1.25 wooden blocks
White acrylic paint
Basic Grey sanding tools
Xyron X
Mini glue dots
Expression
12X12 mats
Winter Woodland
Glaze pens in red and green
DCWV Christmas Combo paper
Pearlescent paper
DCWV Green Adhesive backed paper
Sticko Shimmering silver dots

Directions:

• First buy or cut 1.25 by 1.25 inch blocks of wood. Paint them white.
• Second Cover all sides of the blocks with various patterned paper; adhere using Xyron X permanent adhesive. Use the Basic Grey sanding tool in a downward motion to smooth the edges.
• Cut shadow/blackout LET IT SNOW at 2 inches on page 62 in green adhesive paper.
• Cut LET IT SNOW in white at 2 inches from pearlescent paper
• Discard SNOW, layer and adhere LET IT
• Cut letters S,N,O,W at 1.5 inches in green using font/shadow and white using font
• Layer and adhere using Xyron X
• Adhere to covered blocks
• Cut snowflake4 REAL DIAL SIZE at 1.5 inches from page 35 TWICE
• Layer and adhere with mini glue dot-adhere to block
• Using glitter chalk and glaze pens accent all adhered pieces and patterned paper
• Accent blocks with shimmering silver dots
• Display and enjoy!

30 days of Thankfulness: November 25th-27th

November 25: Yesterday I was thankful to have a warm home with yummy food, good friends and lots of memories.

November 26: I am thankful for ONLINE SHOPPING and FREE SHIPPING! Got the two of the four carts I wanted for 27.99 each shipped! YAY!

Nov 27 I am thankful for Christmas decorations. Jon always knows how to cheer me up, we put up the tree and decorations inside last night and they just make me smile!

30 days of Thankfulness: November 19th-24th

Nov 19th:

I am thankful that my little brother GOT THE JOB and will not at this time be joining the military. THANK YOU ALL for the prayers!

Nov 20th:

Today I have two things to be thankful for. I am thankful for books, I love to read but when I do I am oblivious to the rest of the world and for the Cricut Card Fairies who have sent close to 700 missions so far! I love those girls!

Nov 21st:

Today I am thankful for those friends in real life that you don't talk to forever but can pick up RIGHT where you left off no worries or issues. I am also very thankful for my virtual friends who keep me sane during the day, without them some days I would never talk to another adult until after 4 pm!

Nov 22nd:

Today I am thankful for my little girls voice, her laugh, her smile, I just want to bottle it all up. I am also thankful for my brother, SIL, BIL, cousins and inlaws, without them we would not be here. Two weeks from today C turns THREE!

Nov 23rd:

I am thankful for the fact that I have feelings even if they do get hurt like this morning.

Nov 24th:

Today I am thankful for Cassie and ALL my MOMS club friends, without ALL of you I am not sure what C and I would have done up here, we would be hermits and very unhappy I am sure so thank you!

Blog Awards from the amazing Fern!

I am blessed to know this super fab lady. Her talent and eye for design stun me every single time! I love her style and how sweet she always is. I would never have known she was super shy until she told me. She ALWAYS has a sweet word and encouragement for anyone that needs it. Thank you sweetie for blessing me with your friendship and these rocking awards! First up is this one:



To accept this award I must: Thank the person who gave it to me! FERN I love it!!! Thank you so much!! I am so honored!
And because this is a very special award because it comes with a wonderful $5 gift certificate from The Digi's with Attitude Store
I just have to follow a few simple steps.
In order to qualify for the $5.00 Digi’s With Attitude! Gift Certificate you must state 3 things that makes you different from everyone else and you must nominate 5 blogs. Lastly, you must display the Blog Award Badge (above) in your sidebar and link it back to the Digi’s With Attitude! Challenge Blog.

OK so three things about me:

1. I am a die hard COKE ZERO drinker. I do not drink coffee but boy if I do not have this in the morning I am a grouch!

2. Due to lack of experience I am rather shy in real life around women. I have always had guy friends, grew up Army, trained and led Army guys so being around ALL women is a little intimidating to me.

3. I love and hoard clear stamps and do not really know how to stamp LOL!

Five blogs I love:

Here is NO way I can choose so ALL my followers please accept this award and link back to me!

The second award she blessed me with is this one:
For this one I just have to list eight things about me. Since I listed three above I will just list five more, I am not that interesting I promise.

4. I have always wanted to learn to sew/knit/crochet but I do NOT have the patience so I just covet anything everyone else makes!

5. I am an Elementary Education trained teacher turned Army officer turned Iraqi War Vet turned SAHM to a very spirited almost three year old little girl who is the light of our worlds.

6. I have commanded the Cricut Card Fairies for going on three years now and we are almost at 700 missions. That is 700 people that we have helped in their time of need! Amazing!

7. Hubby and I have been married six years next month and have NEVER lived near our families and as much as that stinks I truly believe it has made us stronger, that and being separated by war and continents for the first 18 months of our marriage. If we can get through that I am sure we can get through anything. Being away from family we had to grow up, figure it out on our own and work things out, no running to Mommy like I see lots of my friends do still today.

8. I dislike summer. I know I am strange but I would much rather be COLD (can always put more layers on) then be hot. I think this comes from serving in Iraq since before then I loved the heat not so much after you suffer through 120 plus degree weather with 60 pounds of extra gear on LOL! I love winter though, it is a time to slow down for us plus C's birthday is then. My favorite season is FALL though! Gorgeous!

Now I need to pass this on to Eight other blog! Oh boy! YIKES!

1. Lynne at Scrapthiscraftthat
2. Sheryl at Sheryls Crafting Corner
3. Karel at One by One the Flamingos are Stealing my Sanity
4. Penny at Light Whimsy
5. Jamie at Bits of Paper
6. Barb at CraftyGirl
7. Kim at Memories In Thyme
8. Amy at Scrapping Mommy

Everyone have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Dont forget NEXT weekend we have TWO blog hops going on. I am participating in ONE but I am sure both will be fantastic!

CCFA Blog hop winner!

This took me ALL day on and off to find someone that followed the rules. Even though the winner missed one blog I am done trying to find someone so here you go! Random.org picked number 41 which is TEACHERMOM! Please email me with your mailing information so I can get this cart out to you ASAP! Congrats!