EEGADS!! It's been a while!

See this is what happens...I get distracted. I have, online ADHD. I bounce from one thing to the next quicker than I can function really. It's so sad hahaha. I blame it on the media. Well, I can't really do that but EVERYONE blames the media for everything so why not me to?

I just started crafting again, after my hiatus. And I got back into my DT position at The Outlawz. I was in desperate need of a cyber break. This happens often. I do however truly wish I was a more dedicated blogger. SO in an effort to BE that blogger, I am setting up every post for May-June to post on Sunday:) It will feature the latest CAS challenge at TOL and my sample. So even if I am not really here, I am here. And if I go on a crafty vaca....I will at least APPEAR to be crafting! HAHAHAHA.

"See" you on Sunday's!!

Mucho loviessssss xoxo

Challenge Hopping!

Back again with some more yumminess! Did some challenge blog hopping today to get some mojo flowing. Man I have missed the bloggy world!

I visited blogs I have never done the challenges for and I'm glad I did. There are so many awesome blogs with inspiring DT's! It is such a super fun time!!

First up, Bunny Zoe's Crafts #21 Celebrations!

Next we have Crafty Cardmakers #62 Recipe challenge! I used 1 image (sentiment stamped) 1 heart, 2 background papers, and 3 embellies (2 rhinestones, 1 pompom ribbon)

And the Cupcake Craft challenge #100 Fluffy Cupcake!!

Lastly we have the 365 cards challenge Day 356 Super Sketchy Sunday!

Actually and THIS one I did just for fun!!

Have a wonderful week everyone! I probably won't be posting again until the weekend...loves, hugs, and SPARKLES!!

CAS Challenge February 12, 2012!!

Over at the Outlawz we are still getting busy!! Sunday is CAS day, and as you know Valentine's Day is only 2 DAYS AWAY!! WHERE DOES THE TIME GO???? Anywho, the challenge this week is to create a CAS Valentine's card for someone you super love!! It can be anyone! *you are also welcome to create a LOVE themed card if you wish not to make a Valentine!*

Here is my card for this week!

I love this cute stamp I got for a buck out of the bin at Mike's!! Can't beat that!!

And this is my FIRST BLOG POST for 2012!! One of my goals this year is to get back to blogging and really post at least once a week! I MISS all of you wonderful bloggy ladies!!

A Thankful Challenge

Us CAS gals got our Thank You on with this week's challenge! Our task...create a Thank You card using Fall colors! And the team did it again with some AMAZING samples! Make sure to check out the challenge HERE and play along!

Here is my sample for the week...

I wanted it to feel warm and homey, from the sentiment to the felt flower and felt rik-rak!

Probably won't be back before Thanksgiving so please everyone celebrating have a WONDERFUL holiday and please be safe! Love you guys!

Published for the first time!

So I received in the mail 2 weeks ago the Holiday Cards and More Paper Crafts magazine and man was it AWESOME to see my own card published among the other outstanding and completely STUNNING creations they chose for this publication! It was such a surprise to have my card chosen in the first place! Yes, I had to have some kind of confidence in what I was creating to be able to submit, but never did I truly think it would happen!

It is an honor, and extremely exciting to share the card today!

If I had to pick one from the probably 10 I submitted, this would have been the one I chose as well! It was the most fun to create and when it was completed I was so proud of myself for creating it! I'm not usually one for loving or even liking something I make, but this once, I did!

I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to the editors, designers and all of the AWESOME people who work at Paper Crafts magazine for bringing our crafty world such fantastic inspiration with each and every issue!

You can use the link above to go directly to the PC website. It is a MUST BOOKMARK spot!! And if you haven't checked out the Holiday Cards and More Vol 6, get going because it's absolutely amazing!

Hugs, loves and sparkles <3

CASing it up at TOL!

This weeks challenge was picked by ME!! Use your FAVORITE (or one of) your favorite patterned paper on your CAS card! I picked SU! Brights collection....totally LOVE the colors and patterns! I made quite the funky birthday card!

Pretty cute right?! I LOVE this birthday stamp (SU! and I cut it apart!) and that little skull punch is supah cute!! (thank you Rosie for letting me use it!)

Ok that's all for now! Hugs, loves and sparkles around!! <3

It's getting crazier!

This time of year I am sure is wild for EVERYONE who celebrates the holidays the way we do...not only do they come up SO QUICKLY, but they are so close together! UGH it's a super fun time but totally exhausting. And leaves much little time for crafting!

I did however manage a card for this weeks CAS challenge at The Outlawz...HOWEVER...I did it wrong haahahaa, it's monochromatic alright, BUT it was supposed to be a holiday card. I did a congrats card. I had both sentiment stamps out and with the mommy mush brain taking over, I stamped the wrong sentiment! It still works though, I just felt really bad for doing it wrong:( I didn't even catch it until I already had it posted!!! Good gravy! Anyways, here is the mess up!

I hope you will play along, and check back on Sunday for a brand new challenge!!

BLOG HOP AT TOL! And 1000 Member Party!!

If you haven't checked out the 1000 Member Party going on right now at The Outlawz..you are MISSING OUT!! Believe me, you WANT to play along for these prizes...

oh, you thought I was going to tell you what they are? NO WAY! GET OVER THERE and look at the LIST of $800 worth of prizes being given away!

And you know at TOL it is always a friendly, fun environment to get your craft on!

For the CAS challenge this week, we did a super fun challenge..BOO CREW!! Get out your rarely used or unused ANYTHING and create a CAS project using it!! This week, I used a stamp I have NEVER inked up since I got it in 2008!!

I ALMOST FORGOT THE BLOG HOP!! Good gravy! Maureen did an AWESOME tutorial for the Box-In-A-Bag and a gorgeous sample! I created a sample for it as well!

Make sure you head over for some fabulous fun and really great friends!! 1000 members, WHOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!! Here's to the next 1000!!

Did you miss me??!?!?!

I KNOW I KNOW...I totally DITCHED my blog. It was a MUCH needed break from the cyber world. You all know how it SUCKS you in and just can manage to take over every aspect of your life...I needed to take a step back, reevaluate, reorganize, pretty much any word you can put the prefix "re" in front of lol!!

BUT..I am feeling much better. I am getting my creative mojo BACK. I am starting to want to do challenges again, I miss my Moxie Fab world so much!! I want to make a billion cards for World Card Making Day. I want to have FUN again! I also so desperately want to reconnect with all of you amazing ladies who have always been on my blog, leaving such love!!

So to kick off my new found attitude....

PLEASE JOIN US AT THE OUTLAWZ FOR OUR 1000 MEMBER PARTY!!!!

Noah is 3!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my most amazing and sweet little man! He is the absolute light of our lives! This tiny guy we have gotten to care for, love, nurture, play with, snuggle with, watch grow, become this 3 year old KID!! Through quickly being potty trained, through the Terrible 2's, through bumps and bruises, through scary dream nights, Noah has become this incredibly smart, complete comedian with a heart of gold and a grin that can make the saddest person smile!! I can not be more blessed to have this little boy, to have made this little boy, to have the joy of watching him grow! It is hard it happens so fast, for anyone who has children....you know what I mean:) And to know one day he will be all grown up, with a family of his own...I am so happy to know I will have gotten to teach him and love him his whole life to get him to where he is going! 3 is an amazing age, Noah is just a sponge of youth waiting for the next awesome thing to happen, and I can't be more thrilled to be here for him!! I love being this amazing little boy's mommy. It is the most wonderful job I could ever ask for. God has certainly blessed our family with him! With both of our healthy, sparkling, bubbly spirited children! I thank Him for this gift of family He has given us! Everyday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH!! WE LOVE YOU TO PIECES BABY MAN!!

(taken this morning, he said "I a DRONG man!!" hahahahaha LOVE!)

Hope you all have a wonderful day!!!

CAS Challenge at TOL!!

It's been a while...this summer is flying by me and I can't really keep up...so I am just going with the flow:)

Sunday is CAS day at The Outlawz and I am posting a bit early because I am BIZZAY tomorrow! What's the challenge? BOLD and BEAUTIFUL! Create a CAS card using bold style, color, theme...anything BOLD and make it BEAUTIFUL! Here is my wild side card...

Head over and have some funnnnn this week! We have AWESOME sponsors (like always ;oP) and you are sure to have a good time!!

A few good things..

First up I have the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger! I pinned the Trigger photo on Pinterest as SOON as I saw this gorgeous coat! It's a very inspiring piece and it makes me want to go find a new winter coat!!

And here is my card!

It's not exactly what I had planned in my head but I was definitely inspired by the colors and in an attempt to create ruffles I thought of butterfly wings! Did it work? Maybe not, but a pretty card none the less!

And secondly I have a TTCRD challenge card! It was a recipe this month, 1 Ribbon, 2 Pattern Papers and 3 buttons! In need of a birthday card for my nephew I pulled out some Recollections and DCWV scraps, added a red ribbon and some colorful buttons and WHA-LA! Instant cute little boy birthday card!
I think it came out really cute! And I know my nephew will love it!!

Hope you all are having a good start to your week! Love and hugs!!

Beautiful Botanical!

This is one the one I have been waiting for!! I knew it was going to be a challenge Cathy at Moxie Fab would post and I have had ideas swirling with papers and stamps for weeks! Fanatical About Botanical! is so up my alley with my love for vintagey goodness and anything with flowers! (including that really horribly tacky wall paper from the 70's with giant metallic flowers against black walls!) So...for my first entry into this awesome challenge I did a bright and fun botanical card!


Pretty cute! I love this BG paper it is just too sweet! I am in desperate need of a new pair of fussy cut scissors and because of this the edges of my flowers are a bit distressed but for this card that was no problem...it totally went with the design! So YAY for crappy scissors!! It's blah here weather wise so no good lighting and the colors are a bit bright than they are IRL (if you have this paper in your stash the colors are bright and fun but not has highlighter looking as in my photos!) And I got this new yummo trim from Fine and Dandy by Jen Allyson...LOVEEEE them!! I have more cards for this challenge that are just not put together yet, check back for some more botanical amazingness!! And make sure you check out the post at Moxie Fab because the inspiration Cathy has posted is just beyond words! Lots of love:)

CAS Challenge at The Outlawz!

The Sunday CAS challenge has posted at The Outlawz and it is a stamperific one! You must use your stamps to create ALL the elements for your card...whether it be patterned paper, or an embellishment! I did just that with my butterfly stamps!

I LOVE these stamps, they are probably my favorites...and that is truly a very hard thing to say about stamps! Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend! Today is my rest day...hanging out in the house and maybe just getting some crafting done. It's been far too long!

CAS Stars and Stripes!

The new CAS challenge at the Outlawz is use stars or stripes in any way, shape or form, color or theme! I went with a classic red, white and blue combo and masked using my Slice to cut star diecuts from cardstock and inked up a cotton ball to spread the ink! I think it looks wicked cool!! I also added the pearls for the white star because you really can't see the white ink against the white cardstock, no matter how I took the photo. I am glad I did though because it added the perfect touch of embellies to this one layer card!

This is a thank you card for the amazing soldiers who have risked their lives, lost their lives, given their entire selves to create a peace for this country and all of us who live here! Please have a wonderful, safe 4th of July weekend everyone!!

Been a while!!

It certainly has....since I posted anything crafty anyways! So I remembered I had wanted to share the metal star I decorated!!

This is for my daughter's bedroom! PS...it is NOT easy to stamp on this uneven surface LOL!!! I created this for the Paper Ala Mode Challenge at The Outlawz!! It used to be the scrapbook group but with a fresh new look and ALL NEW CHALLENGES incorporating all DIFFERENT kinds of crafting projects!! Definitely a place to check out, especially if you LOVE DIY!!! Head on over today for the home decor challenge!

Sweetest Blog Award!

So I got the sweetest blog award from my darling friend Angela ! Thanks so much for thinking of me while dishing out this tasty award girl! Sooooo I am passing this award onto 6 other lovely bloggers and very good friends (not already included in the previous passer outer of the award!)

Karin @ http://peppermintpattys-papercraft.blogspot.com/

Pryn @ http://mochavation.blogspot.com/

Amy @ http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/

Angie @ http://angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Rona @ http://scraprona.blogspot.com/

Clare @ http://bearydocardsinc.blogspot.com/

Shauna @ http://army08love.blogspot.com/

And 7 things about me...hahaha

I love cows.

I HATE spiders.

I do not go anywhere without my pink water cup.

I love to rearrange my house.

I LOVE the beach.

I wear flip flops...all year long:)

I love to cook and bake almost as much as I love to craft.

So there you have a little piece of me! Spread the love bloggy lovelies!!

Congrats Grad!

This week in the CAS group at The Outlawz we are celebrating Graduations!! Create a CAS graduation card and post it in the challenge thread! Make sure you check out all the DT samples and leave them some love!

Here is my card for the challenge...

Simple design meets a pop of pink! Hope you have had a great weekend!!

One more for the Moxie!!

I had one more idea for a "sew excited" challenge at Moxie Fab World and here it is in all it's CAS glory!

It's not exactly how I had pictured it but sometimes that happens! And the reason behind one more card is I REALLY wanted to use that pin cushion stamp but couldn't get it to work with the other cards! I think it's just so darn cute! Anywho, I think I have worn this challenge out...I just really got into this one!

PS...sorry for the still not so fab photos, STILL using my phone camera because my charger for my camera camera has yet ot be located :( BOO! May have to bite the bullet and buy a new one!

HUGS and LOVES

A Moxie-licious SEW fab challenge...

Cathy always has the BEST challenges running in the Moxie Fab World and I can never resist playing along!

As I type a fantastic challenge I'm Sew Excited!! is going on! Sew, that means sewing machines, scissors, thread and needle, pin cushions, dress forms...whatever you can think of you USE to sew with can be incorporated into your project! I went a little crazy and made 3 cards already...with a fourth in the works!! So here are the first 3 and I think it's funny going from one shabby vintagey style to CAS haha!

How's that for some sewing love!! Hope you are having a fantabulous weekend!!