Christmas Cookie Sheet Countdown-Revisited

This countdown to Christmas calendar is FOUR years old! I participated in an awesome swap with some very talented ladies. Everyone made one day with the number and something Christmas themed. You made 25 of those and got back one of your own and 24 others so that you had the complete set. I added magnets and painted the inside of a cookie sheet, altered it with some paper and ribbon and of course a cricut title and have hung it up every year. This was extra special because it was done when I was pregnant with Caitlyn, I did day 25 (the angel). Heather, a good friend, made sure to that I got a spot and that it was this one since Caitlyn was due around that time, our little angel. Get it? LOL! Still warms my heart! I love it!
You could do this quickly by yourself, with just a cheap or even USED cookie sheet! You could do individual different days like I have or keep it super simple and just cut numbers with magnets. You could also do bottlecaps with various items/scenes/themes. The possibilities are endless!!! It also doubles as a learning tool for numbers, counting and count down activities. Caitlyn (and Mommy) love the tradition!

Ready, set, GO! December Daily time!

Green, Red and bling oh MY! Yep it is ALREADY December! Although my December "daily" will be as I see fit, not really daily since that would stress me out and make me quit, I am having fun. I have a few pages done but no pictures so once I get those printed I will post my first few layouts. I did one about our Thanksgiving, putting up the tree, Sulley (elf on a shelf) return, and going to see ICE!. I have been writing down things and snapping pictures but not beyond that. I know that we will be super busy from tomorrow through the 12th but after that I hope to get LOTS of scrappy time in the warm basement!

So today I am sharing my album I made, well altered. This was a black American Crafts album (d ring of course) in my stash. I painted it with green soft fabric paint, stamped some polka dots with stazon ink and then used a pencil eraser and white paint to make the white polka dots. Add some bling, twine, and felt thickers and there you have it. Oh yes and LOTS AND LOTS of buttons for the button tree! I hope you like it. Are you doing December Daily if so please link me up!

Utter Failure again :(

So this is a pity party post for me, just skip over it. I am so bummed today. I tried out for what I think was the THIRD time at Sketch Support and did not make it again :(. I guess it is just not meant to be and I know all the ladies they did choose are so talented; but it still stinks a little for me. Anyways here is one of my entries.

CKCB Blog Hop-last one of 2011! Home Decor

Good morning! Here is to hoping you had a fantastic Thanksgiving and if you braved Black Friday you were safe and successful. Today I am super excited to be participating in the last CKCB blog hop of 2011 with the very talented ScrapTastic design team. Now this is also the end of the era for end of the month CKCB Designer blog hop, we will be starting January 2012 FRESH with a blog hop revealing our kits at the beginning of the month YAY! I think it will be so much fun!

So enough jabbering. You should have reached me from the awesome Michelle Unruh. After you leave me you will jump to the wonderful GLINDA.

Here is what I came up with for our last end of the month end of the year CKCB blog hop! Our challenge this month was Home Decor. This was simply perfect for me since we just settled into our new house this month! I have made these for friends in the past in frames but I wanted a little more dimension for mine.
I used a dollar tree wood plank, stripped it, painted it and embellished it. I even used my Cricut (YAY ME!) What do you think?


I love making home decor for our new house. I love that no one will have exactly the same thing, I can customize it to our colors/theme AND it uses up my stash! How much more could you ask for? What have you made for your home?

I have included the whole list for the blog hop in case you get lost! Click away! Have fun!

Counterfeit Kit Challenge http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

Scraptastic http://scraptasticclub.blogspot.com/
Heather Landry http://miraclesmommadesigns.blogspot.com/
Juliann Marchant http://scrappylife.blogspot.com/
Melanie Stanczyk http://melaniestanczyk-justbeingcreative.blogspot.com/
Michelle Unruh http://momma-paparazzi.blogspot.com/
Crystal http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
Glinda http://razzledscrapper.blogspot.com/
Helen http://craftimperfect.blogspot.com/
Jemma http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com/

Jen http://mypair-a-dice.blogspot.com/
Julie Ann http://julieannshahin2.blogspot.com/
Kim http://lovejoyscrap.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/
Margie http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/
Milissa http://millermall.blogspot.com/
Rebecca http://howiburb.blogspot.com/
Meridy http://meridy77.blogspot.com/

CKCB: Fun at the Zoo

This is the second portion of the layout I showed you yesterday. I love the journaling on this one! C had a blast pretending to be a monkey, heron, turtle and more.

CKCB: Animal Fun

This is part one of two for the Zoo trip we took last year. The pictures did not work for a two page but two single ones with similar themes. I will share the next one tomorrow! See told you I was crafting! LOL!

CKCB: Happy Halloween

Very quick layout of the little one's friends last year at Halloween, yep I am officially a whole year behind in scrapping :( but I am not really going in order so who knows? LOL!

CKCB: Fun at Green Meadows 2010

I have been creating I promise! I just have not wanted or remembered to blog, let alone go leave love like I usually do. I am so sorry! I promise to be better after the Holidays. This time of year is busy for everyone and we are no exception, throw in over 75% of our families birthdays between Dec 6-Jan 11 and it is even more so!

These pictures are from last year, our annual trip to Green Meadows farm. We always have a blast! Those little pumpkins are wooden decor from HL, I thought they were cute accents here.

Tag you are it! CKCB Challenge #1

Tags, I love tags. So I was super excited when I found out that the first challenge this month at Counterfeit Challenge blog was "Tag you're it!" (Use tags in a unique way on your creation). Here is what I came up with, I hope you like it!

I am Baaacckkk! Counterfeit time!

Good morning! I hope this finds you well in the new season. Did you set your clocks back? I hope you enjoy your extra hour this weekend! Today I am here to share with you my November Counterfeit Challenge Kit-Forever Fall. We copied one of two kits from the awesome Scraptastic Club
I choose to work with the Autumn Splendor kit pictured below.Isn't it filled with yummy goodness? For the papers I tried to keep at the same amount and added an add on of additional pattern paper that I think will work with my fall pictures and/or my Gratitude Journal for this month. Below is my kit affectionately named Forever Fall. I will post close ups of some of the yumminess below that.

Here are my main papers counterfeited from the kit: See I did keep it rather small!
And what is a kit without embellishments to include homemade journal cards, Maya Road chipboard houses, wooden buttons, and TWINE! I also included some Studio Calico stamps that I have not used as of yet. Not pictured is a few cloud dies which I will use to make white felt clouds using my Big Shot. What do you think?



And last but not least my add on of patterned paper. I LOVE fall and buy LOTS of it, almost as much as people that love Christmas. I don't have much in the way of Christmas but ask me for Fall and I got ya covered. So link me up to your kits! I love to spread the comment love!