New Year, New Room

New Year, New Space: This year I am making a vow to get back to challenges, blog hops, and learning. The pictures on my header are so outdated. In a little over a year of scrap booking, I have accumulated so much stuff. It is just amazing how much joy and relaxation this hobby (obsession) has brought me. So here are some transition pictures. I am still in the middle of putting my room together so until then...this is what I am trying to dig myself out of! Whew, I'm tired already.

Cosmo Cricket Early Bird fabric stamp tote

I am totally in love with this tote, and the best part...I could actually win this! First of all, I am totally in love with Cosmo Cricket, and secondly, I had no idea they had fabric. Thanks to Lime Tart, they are giving away this tote that holds 25 stamp sets.

Well currently this is what I store my stamps in. I only have a few, and I am still learning new tricks. I just learned how to use my heat gun and embossing powder, so I am sure my collection is going to grow. Here is my current storage solutions:
Everything is in the closet in these plastic containers, but I am getting my new desk and expedit for Christmas, so that tote would just look fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 46

Here is my entry into Challenge #46- Anything goes. It has been a while since I have participated in any challenges, but it felt good to jump back in! My card is called "I got you babe". This card is standard A2 size and I used the Happy Hauntings cartridge, K & Company Halloween by Tim Coffey paper, random Halloween ribbon and scallop and circle cuts from Storybook cartridge. Hope you like it.

NEW START

Sorry for being out of the loop lately, but I have had the worst summer ever. Today is my pledge to get back on track. I love the fall, it is the begining of the holiday season, and I am ready!

Sketchy Thursdays 8.12 sketch challenge:

This challenge is a 2 page layout, and the prize is fantastic. So, what are you playing for? This week is sponsored by the awesome Lucky Girl Crafts. Lucky Girl Crafts offers monthly kits that are packed full of scrappy awesomeness with high quality products from your favorite manufacturers, like American Crafts, Sassafras Lass, Tim Holtz, Prima, My Mind's Eye, Jenni Bowlin and so much more! Lucky Girl Crafts it offering up a $30 gift certificate! WOW... you can practically pick your own kit!

So with that being said, here is my entry:

This is going in the album I am making my sister for Christmas, This is her and her 4 beautiful babies. For this entry I used DCWV Black Currant stack, pink Mulberry Paper flowers by Prima, and Cricut Cuttin Up cartridge. Hope you enjoy!

ABC Toys and Crafts Design Team & Giveaway

ABC TOYS AND CRAFTS is on the look out for 2 NEW Design Team Members. If you are interested go to the ABC Toys and Crafts Blog for all the details.

Leave a comment on our page, and here is what you will get if you win:

Included is an 8x8 K & Company Vacation Scrapbook

Martha Stewart's micro beads, & 2 confetti tubes

2 packs of Die Cuts

1 pack of Bling

1 flower sticker pack

live.teach.create challenge

It's been a while since I have had any free time, so as you can guess, it has been a while since I have been able to actually participate in a challenge. So here is my entry for live.teach.create's June challenge:

Who: You!
What: Scrapbooking a Layout (any size is fine)
When: Start June 1st and due by MIDNIGHT CDT June 15th
Where: You MUST upload the layout to the Live.Teach.Create Facebook Fan Page (click on the link and become a fan)
Why: To win a great prize (pic below)
How:
You must create a layout with one photo of YOURSELF (it can include others), you MUST use a die cut of some type AND the layout needs to be about "Why I Scrapbook". I want to see the reasons why you scrapbook and how it makes you who you are! :)

June Challenge Prizes:
All 3 6x6 Pads of the most recent releases from Sassafras Lass (Nerdy Bird, Apple Jack and Cherry Delicious. Three bottles of Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels (Harvest Orange, Sand and Forest Moss-Nature Collection)
I am so excited to enter. I am still new to scrapbooking, so I still have never worked with Glimmer Mist (but am dying for some), and that paper is so stinking cute. I want it all!


This is a picture of me wearing my scrapbooking glasses, (don't you think they make me look smarter?) I don't even wear glasses, these belong to my Ugly Betty Halloween costume, I just feel in the zone when I wear them while scrapping. Anyway, the paper is from DCWV flower spring pack. I cut out the word create using the Cricut Home Decor cartridge and used Antique Linen stickles to dazzle up the paper . I also used the Cuttlebug to cut out and emboss the butterflies and Broken China distress stickles to accent the yellow silk flowers. The tag is from the K&Company tag pad, and the button is from some Lane Bryant capri's I owned a few years back.