Just some tablescraps

Show me Thursday...

2012-01-26T12:50:00.003-05:00

Good morning crafty friends. I hope all of you are having a wonderful day. It feels like spring here. I am sure we are not done with winter yet...but this little taste of spring is wonderful!

Time once again to take a peek at what is going on in every ones "happy place" and seeing what they are up to. Show me Thursday....is happening over at Sassy Cheryl's. It is that time of the week when y'all can snoop and see if every one else's crafty spot is as messy as yours! I will admit I usually do a little cleaning before I take that picture, cause my space is always a "hot mess".

I have had a busy week scrapping and doing a few cards. I love all the new images of Sassy Cheryl's. I can't wait to start on some Valentine cards.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a great day!

Betty

Birthday Girl...

2012-01-25T21:54:00.003-05:00

Kinsly's three! We had just a little celebration for her at Grandma's house...I made a little cake decoration on my Cricut. Used it on her cake then saved it to use on this layout.

That is recycling!

Thanks for checking it out!

Betty

sassy Cheryl's challenge #99

2012-01-25T21:30:00.007-05:00

Hey all... the Sassy Cheryl design team has come up with a fun challenge...Blue and Brown.

Had fun coloring one of Cheryl's images in blues and browns...and a little pink with my Copic Markers. I love this image of Sally and her favorite blankie!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog...she is amazing and her design team is just bustin with talent!

Betty

sprinkled with fun....

2012-01-25T18:45:00.004-05:00

I did a quick layout of Deegan helping me do our Christmas Cookies. He is getting to be a real pro. Of course we have to do a lot of tasting!

The Sprinkled with Fun is from the Sweet Treats Cartridge....and the cutout cookies are from the Gingerbread Cartridge.

Thanks for stopping in and have a great evening...

Betty

3 new layouts!

2012-01-12T22:01:00.002-05:00

Sydney and her Chickens....she has become such a farm girl!

Deegan and Kinsley's trip to see Santa...They do believe!

Sydney and I always do Christmas cutout cookies....she was worried that since they lived 4 hours away from me that we would not get to do our cookies. I took everything up to North Carolina and we did our cookies!

Hi all...wanted to post some easy layouts I did this week. My main focus this week has been to get pictures on pages. I didn't do a lot of detail work on any of these....but I do love that I have them done. I will do a little journaling on them later...but for now they are in the books.

Thanks for stopping by....

Hope to see you soon!

Betty

Show me Thursday...

2012-01-06T15:06:00.002-05:00

Hey all...Sassy Cheryl is hosting another "Nosey Thursday". I love it. It gives us all a chance to peek in on every ones crafting area and see what's up.

I have had a good week crafting. I cleaned on Wednesday morning and messed it up Wednesday afternoon. That's always fun. I scrapped 4...yes 4 layouts on Thursday and started a Flap book for me. I made 12 Flap books for different friends for Christmas and I decided I needed to do mine or it would get put on the back burner and never get done. So...that being said, it is at least started.

Enjoy taking a peek at my "Happy Place" and be sure and check out my layouts that I finished.

Have a blessed weekend!

Christmas Ride!

2012-01-06T14:55:00.002-05:00

It was a perfect evening for the annual Christmas boat parade. Clear and cold...but Deegan and Kinner didn't seem to mind....nor did Grandpa. They had so much fun decorating the boat then taking it out for a ride. They were both bundled up and Kinner fell asleep before we got back home.

Such wonderful memories...that is why I scrap.

I used Tis the Season Cartridge from Creative Memories...it is a great cartridge. Papers all came from Recollections paper pad. Naughty or Nice. Love that paper pack. It has a little glitz on the pages.

Thanks for the visit,

Betty

Tis the Season

2012-01-06T13:32:00.002-05:00

Had so much fun doing this layout of Kinner. Just a few days before Christmas she spent the day with us...and we enjoyed her so much. She is such a fun age and full of energy....not to mention she is pretty darn cute!

Thanks for stopping by...see you soon.

Betty

It's been too long!

2012-01-05T09:58:00.004-05:00

Hello crafty friends and Happy New Year. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Season and a Happy and safe New Year. Ours was great, but as much as I love it...I was ready to get back to normal. We had lots of company and family during the holidays and it was so fun and we ate! We made a quick trip to Indiana to get together with friends for a Boiler game...we ate. We ran to Charleston for a day to spend with Emily...we ate. Do you see a pattern here....we have eaten the past two months and that has got to stop!

Anyway...the Christmas decorations are put away for another year and the house is treat free! I finally threw away all the rest of the goodies so I did not feel the need to eat them!

SO...yesterday I finally got into my scrap room and cleaned yesterday morning....and messed it up in the afternoon. It was a great day. I did two layouts and had a fun time doing them. I thought I better get something posted before some of you send out a search party for me.

Thanks for stopping by....see you all soon.

Betty

Sassy Cheryl challenge #89...I see the moon...

2011-11-11T10:11:00.004-05:00

Hey all...I was so excited to do this challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's. It was to create a card that had some embossing on it. I have all these cute embossing plates and forget to use them. This was the perfect opportunity to pull them out and do something fun with them.

I love the little poem...I see the moon and the moon sees me...God bless the moon...God bless me. When I saw Cheryl's snowman image with the moon and stars, that is the first little saying I thought of. He was so much fun to color and I just cut out the moon and his nose from another image put some color in them and embossed them.

Thanks to Cheryl and her very talented design team for coming up with some fun challenges.

Enjoy your weekend everyone and come visit me again!

Betty

card base is crumb cake from Stampin Up

printed paper...paper Studio

boarder punch...Martha Stewart

Snowflakes from Joys of the Season Cartridge

Show me Thursday...Sassy Cheryl's

2011-11-11T08:37:00.003-05:00

Good Friday morning to all my crafty friends. It was such a good day yesterday...mainly because it was the first day of this week that I didn't have to be somewhere or have someone coming to the house. It has been a week of having some things done to the house and that is always a pain when you have to be here between 8:00 and "late" thirty! Why is it that they never show up on time! Anyway...enough of that.

I had fun yesterday finishing up some things and working on a card for the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge. I will post my card soon.

I finished all my favors for Thanksgiving and I am ready to go....I can't wait for the big day.

Thanks for stopping by and check back in soon...

Betty

A twisted Halloween!

2011-11-02T17:54:00.003-04:00

Hey all...I could hardly wait to start scrapping some of the grand kids Halloween pictures. I was so excited to scrap Shelby's this year as she was a twister game. She looked so cute and way too grown up...but that is her Nanny's opinion! She did "rock" that twister dress though!

I was working on this layout and remembered we had about 4 twister games in the toy closet...so I used one of the spinner boards for the 2nd page. I loved the way it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by...I need to get busy...only about 100 more pictures to scrap.

Stop by again...

Betty

Sassy Cheryl's show me #48

2011-10-28T14:27:00.003-04:00

My cute flip book I created this week.

Hey all...wow, I can't believe October is almost over. This month has gone so fast and it is one of my favorite times of the year. I love fall and all the goodies that go with it. It has been a busy week and I have been finishing up lots of projects just in time for Halloween. As you can see my desk has a little of everything going on. Also took some time out of crafting to make Caramel Corn for some of my favorite Trick or Treat goblins that will be over this weekend.

One of my projects this week was the flap book that I worked on...please go to the post on my blog and take a look. It was a fun project and I loved working on this.

Thanks for stopping by...and have a wonderful weekend.

Betty

Pumpkin Patch flap book...

2011-10-26T19:47:00.002-04:00

Hey all...I have been working on this cute little "flap" book. It is 6 inches by 6 inches...until you unfold all the flaps...then you have lots of space for pictures and goodies.

I had so much fun putting this together...they are fast and easy peasy to do. I love the way it turned out.

Let me know if you want the directions for putting this together...I will be glad to share it with all of you.

You can see how each page has an extra piece that folds into the book.

Thanks for stopping by...

Betty

Thinking about fall!

2011-10-19T19:36:00.003-04:00

Another sweet image from Sassy Cheryl. Oh...I do love to color and Cheryl makes some fun images to color. I had a great time getting this little sweetie ready for fall. I even decorated the envelope with leaves from the new Stampin Up set.

Thanks for stopping by,

Betty

Challenge #86 Pink and a sketch

2011-10-19T19:29:00.003-04:00

Hey all...such a fun Challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's. Something in pink and a cute sketch to use. I could not wait to use this sweet little Christmas girl from Cheryl. She is about as cute as it gets. Love her and all of the new images that Cheryl comes up with every week!

Thanks for stopping by...

Betty

Sassy Cheryl...Show Me #46

2011-10-18T17:46:00.003-04:00

There is only one reason my scrap room is this clean...Company! I had to get it a little in order before my company came to visit. I love it when it is neat and tidy...so fun to mess it up then.

I did get a very cool antique box to use for my Copic Markers. I found it at one of my favorite shops when I was back home in Indiana. It works out great. I love anything that is old and can be used in a different way.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my favorite spot.

Betty

Pumpkin Time

2011-10-18T17:34:00.002-04:00

A few more pumpkin pictures. Well...I took about 200 so I have plenty to scrap.

Kinsley loved the patch...but was wearing out buy the end of the adventure. I loved the picture of Grandpa carrying her back to the wagon. She was worn out!

Thanks for stopping by...

Betty

A day at the patch

2011-10-18T17:27:00.002-04:00

Hey all...hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was so fun and sooo busy. We had a friend from Indiana come visit, so it was a fun weekend.

I worked on some pages today and thought I would get them posted.

I could hardly wait to put these pumpkin pictures on a page. I love the fall and everything that goes with it. We always have so much fun taking the grand kids to the pumpkin patch.

Thanks for stopping by,

Betty

More Halloween Treat bags...

2011-10-10T15:45:00.002-04:00

Just a few more treat ideas. I used pretzel bags from Michael's for the candy corn bags. The digi stamps are from Bugaboo. Love them.

The skinny treat bags are from Stampin Up. So cute and so easy.

I covered a tin I had to stand them up in.

Thanks for stopping by...see you soon.

Betty

Halloween Treats....

2011-10-10T08:36:00.002-04:00

Been trying to come up with a few new ideas for some fun Halloween Treat ideas. The little cylinders are made from paper towel rolls. I cut them at 2 1/2 inches and covered them with some cute scraps of paper. The top and bottom are just punches. I filled them with candy corn and I am hoping to make enough to put on a Halloween tree.

The fish bags are just bag toppers. I printed out on the computer the "o-fish-ally Halloween" sentiment. It was so easy and great for any occasion.

The little box it one I found at Michael's. I just used some Halloween scraps and decorated it.

Hope this inspires you to come up with some crafty Halloween treat ideas.

Thanks for stopping by...

Betty

School Boy...

2011-10-10T08:29:00.003-04:00

Good morning and happy Monday! It is a little rainy and dreary here so it is a good day to do some posting. I did this layout of my Grandson. He got to spend the night with us and it was a school day...so I had to take some pictures of one of his first weeks of Kindergarten. He loves school and he is still excited every morning to get up and go. I wonder how long that will last...

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Hat and shoes...

2011-09-25T16:03:00.003-04:00

Hey all...happy Sunday. Hope all of you are having a great Sunday. It is a little gloomy here today so it has been a good afternoon to do a little crafting and a little posting. I got these cute templates from The Cutting Cafe. I have long been a fan of Regina Easter and she has a wonderful website called the Cutting Cafe. Lots of cute digi sayings and templates.

I made this matched set for the Halloween season. I mean every witch likes matching shoes and hat!

Thanks for stopping by and come see me soon.

Betty

A Fine Day!

2011-09-20T17:38:00.004-04:00

Hey all..had a great rainy day cropping with friends. Worked on some cards and just enjoyed time with friends. Topped my day off with a great class at Inky digits. Taught by the super talented Jeni.

She taught us how to do the cutest and easiest book corners. A fun way to mark your page the old fashion way. You know when we used to read books on paper! Anyway....these are so fun and cute to make. Makes a great little gift for teachers and anyone else that loves handmade goodies.

Thanks Jeni...can't wait to make some of these for my Grand kids. They will be able to use them with their library books.

Over all this was ONE FINE DAY!

Sassy Cheryl's Yummy Challenge #81

2011-09-19T17:14:00.002-04:00

Not sure if I will make the cut off for this challenge or not..but I was working on this card and remembered that Sassy Cheryl was having a challenge about something yummy!

I just had to try to get this little candy corn girl finished. She is so darn cute.

Thanks for stopping by and stop in again.

Betty

Lucky Me

2011-09-12T11:04:00.000-04:00

I did this layout of my birthday this past March. All my neighborhood friends took me out for lunch at my favorite place. Had such a wonderful time and I am a lucky girl.

Weekend fun...cropping!

2011-09-12T10:50:00.000-04:00

Such a fun weekend. Cropped all day on Friday and Grand kids on Saturday. Lots of beach time and a beautiful weekend of September "beach" weather.
I got 4 layouts done on Friday, that is a lot for me cause we do a lot of talking and EATING!
Wanted to post some of the layouts I got done.
Thanks for stopping by...

A little Halloween...

2011-09-02T13:17:00.000-04:00

Had some fun doing a couple Halloween cards yesterday. I love the new stamps I got. The first two are from Archivers and the last one is a new one from Stampin Up. Enjoy and have a great Labor Day Weekend.
Betty

Sassy Cheryl's show me #40!

2011-09-01T11:39:00.000-04:00

Have to admit I had to clean before I snapped a picture. It has been a crazy week and I was knee deep in papers and ribbons. As I said in a previous post the walls were starting to close in on me in my scrap room and it was time for some serious purging. I was afraid that the TV Show about Hoarding was going to show up and start filming. Yes, it was that bad!
I started a couple of weeks ago going though paper, ribbons, stickers, and anything I was not using or planning on using and getting rid of it. I am going to have a massive scrap book room sale and whatever I don't get rid of is getting donated to a preschool back home. I am sure those kids can do something wonderful with all those goodies!
Stop over at Sassy Cheryl's and take a look at all the new images she has created. They are amazing as always! Stop back and see me soon...I have missed you all!
Betty

Cute as can bee!

2011-09-01T09:23:00.003-04:00

Greg and I took all four of the grand kids to Indiana for a family wedding in July. We had such and great time and I remembered what it was like getting everyone all dressed up at once. What a job! It brought back memories of getting my three ready for church and by the time we were in the car...I felt like I was a mess!

The kids were great though and the flight was good...so over all it was a huge success. I told them it was a test...if Grandpa and I could do this...we could do Disney with just the four of them!

Needless to say they passed the test! Is is wrong to think I have perfect Grand babies!

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful day!

Betty

Where do I start?

2011-09-01T08:59:00.003-04:00

Bits and pieces of paper that I just can't throw away!
My new and improved scrap box...my oh my that was a job!

Golly gee it has been awhile again. This summer has gone by so fast and it seems we have been away from the beach more than we have been here. I am glad to say I am home for a while and trying to enjoy the start of our fall weather.

Last week Nasty Irene brushed by us and messed up our weekend. Luckily we had no damage and we got lots of much needed rain. My heart goes out to all of the people on the east coast still dealing with her aftermath.

I stayed in during those days and ate my nonperishable cookies I baked and everything else that was in the house. I did a little crafting but mostly cleaned my scrap area. The walls are starting to close in on me with too much STUFF!

With the help of my scrapping buddies I organized my scraps the week before. They were here cropping and I decided I was going through my scraps while they cropped. I think they thought I would never get through that mess so they helped. Don't you just love friends like that!

That being said I made all kinds of cards this week out of my scraps. No new sheet of paper was harmed while doing these crafts!

Enjoy and stop back and see me soon,

Betty

No Whining...first day of school.

2011-08-16T21:50:00.002-04:00

Hey there...I am back in town for one day then heading out for a weekend wedding. I can't wait to see all of our great friends back home and celebrate a wonderful wedding. Should be a fun weekend!

I finished this card before I left for North Carolina to visit kids and grand kids...finally got it posted. I was inspired by the card that Jeni...made and had to try one of those cute step cards.

Thanks for looking and I will be home soon and ready to scrap and make some fall cards. I am dying to get started on Halloween and Autumn.

Have a great week all!

Betty

Welcome little one

2011-08-15T07:18:00.004-04:00

Finally got this finished and I have to say I love it. It is for an upcoming baby shower. I can't go to the shower...but I can fill this can with lots of goodies for the new little one.

All of the images I cut from the New Arrival Cartridge.

Thanks for looking and see you soon.

Betty

Show me #37...Sassy Cheryl challenge

2011-08-15T07:09:00.002-04:00

Good morning all. Another busy week at the Podell house. Greg and I celebrated our 30th Anniversary and had a great weekend. Needless to say, not too much got done up in the craft room. It seems I had a mess and it pretty much stayed that way all week. I have a bazillion projects going and not a lot finished.

I am finishing up a "Baby Can" for an upcoming shower...and lots of cards.

Stop back and see all the goodies after they are done.

Have a great Monday...

Betty

Note cards

2011-08-02T09:06:00.003-04:00

Well...Happy August! Where has the summer gone? It seems all I have done this summer is run...run...run! I also have been busy playing "Betty's Bed and Breakfast". That I love! We have had so much fun with all of our company this summer and we are so blessed that friends and family like to come to see us. Not sure if it is us or the beach...but we are glad to have them anyway!

When I caught my daughter buying note cards at Target a while back I asked her what she was doing...she informed me that no one ever made her any cute hand made cards! Sorry Em! So this past week before I left for Indiana I put together a little collection for her and I am sending them out today. NO MORE STORE BOUGHT NOTE CARDS! Of course she could make some herself...but she doesn't live close enough anymore to borrow from my stash! She loved the Sassy Cheryl image so I made her 6 of those in different colors. The rest were just some cute stamps I thought she would like.

Enjoy and have a great Tuesday!

Betty

2011-07-22T17:17:00.002-04:00

So...I am in love with this little chipboard camper book. It is from October Afternoon...one of my very favorite companies. I bought 3 of them with the intent on doing one for each of the kids. Not sure when they will be done..but at least one of them is pretty close.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend. Stay cool...if that is possible!

Hugs...

Betty

Show me Thursday...Sassy Cheryl

2011-07-21T15:20:00.002-04:00

ok...so this was what my room looked like last Thursday. I had company all week and my Great niece Maggie came to visit and we worked on her scrap book. She will be a senior this year and we are trying to get her book caught up. I loved having her and we had a great time going through some of her pictures. Time sure flies! Seems like she was just born!

Thanks Maggs...for a great week and I can't wait to finish this book!

Christmas in July...sorta!

2011-07-21T15:08:00.003-04:00

I got a new stamp set and I had to try it out. Didn't care if it was 100 outside...these snowmen were calling my name. This is one of the new stamp sets from Stampin Up. I love it. It has so many cute images on it and you can mix and match them so easy.

I colored them with my copics...something I haven't played with in a couple of weeks. They were also callin my name!

Please enjoy!

Betty

More than cousins...

2011-07-21T14:48:00.003-04:00

Hey all...I know y'all think I have been such a slacker this summer. I hear it from my sister...who starts the day by saying "I looked at your blog last night and you haven't been doing anything". Oh she is soooo wrong. I have been busy...just not posting. If they would just send someone over to take the pictures and post it for me I would be in good shape.

I did this layout yesterday...some pics of the grand kids on The 4th. They are so stinkin cute...if I do say so myself.

Please enjoy...and stop back. More to come. I took a bunch of pics today.

Have a great Thursday!

Betty

A couple of new cards...

2011-06-24T15:09:00.002-04:00

Just some really fun images from Cheryl again. She always amazes me with her adorable images. I love this Honey Bee and the little girl with the very big pencil!

So much fun to use my Copics on.

Thanks for stopping by. I am getting ready to pack up my Copics and a bunch of goodies to color and go camping with the grand kids for the weekend. We always have so much and enjoy our beautiful State Park and the beach.

Have a great weekend everyone and stop back on Monday.

Blessings...

Betty

Color Me #28 at Sassy Cheryl's

2011-06-24T14:56:00.002-04:00

Two really cute images from Sassy Cheryl this week. Had lots of fun coloring these little cuties and I know I will put these cards to good use. Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out Sassy Cheryl's blog. So many cute images to choose from.

Come back soon...

Betty

show me Thursday...

2011-06-24T14:44:00.002-04:00

Hey all...busy...busy...trying to play catch up before we go camping this weekend. Well Thursday I worked on some Sassy Cheryl images and had a great time coloring that Honey Bee.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.

Betty

it's a sweet sweet life...

2011-06-23T17:37:00.003-04:00

hey all...no I have not fallen off the edge of the earth...just the usual busy summertime stuff going on. I have been doing a little scrapping and not enough blogging. I was so mad at my blog for a while and had such a hard time getting photos to upload that I just stayed away.

Anyway...today is a brand new day and I am going to try this again and I hope it will not cause me so much grief!

I did this layout of the kids enjoying their first watermelon of the season. We had it outside and when it was over I hosed down the table and the grand kids. They ran through the sprinklers to get all the watermelon juice off.

Enjoy and stop back soon,

Betty

Let's get patriotic...challenge #65

2011-05-30T17:11:00.002-04:00

Hey all...just a fun challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's. I love anything patriotic...so this was one I couldn't resist. I love all of the new images that Cheryl has come up with for the Summer holidays. Can't wait to get coloring!

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Color me challenge #24

2011-05-30T16:34:00.003-04:00

Hey all...and Happy Memorial Day. We have had a beautiful, hot weekend here at the beach. I hope all of you have had a safe and happy weekend.

I did a little coloring today...in between some grand kids...yard work and few catching up jobs.

It sure was fun to color these Sassy Rags! I do love Raggedy dolls and Cheryl out did herself with these cuties. This image can be used for so many different cards. I did this one in some All American colors...but they sure would be cute in other colors.

Stop over and visit Sassy Cheryl.sassycheryls.blogspot.com..you will be so inspired by all of her wonderful images and incredible ideas from her design team.

Thanks for stopping by and stop in again!

Blessings..

Betty

tweet....tweet...get Krafty Challenge

2011-05-18T14:36:00.003-04:00

So...this is Jen's challenge for Sassy Cheryl's this week. Print the image on Kraft paper and color it with whatever! What a fun challenge. I used my Copic's to color and the colors are all so different on the Kraft paper. Loved it. I used Cheryl's topiary birdhouse image and then enlarged it so I could get a couple of birds and a bigger house to add to the side.

Thanks for the Challenge Jen and Cheryl. Loved it! Keep'em comin!

Betty

Show me Thursday...late as usual!

2011-05-18T14:09:00.003-04:00

My new Cricut...the other one is on it's last leg. I had the original expression from the day they came out and it has been loved and used since that day....but it was time to invest in the new and improved one from HSN. I am dying to play with it...maybe tonight!

My desk is kinda clean for once. I have not been home to mess it up. I worked on the challenge for Sassy Cheryl's. Miss Jeni came up with the idea to print one of Cheryl's images on Kraft paper. Well...I love Kraft paper so it was a fun challenge. Thanks Jen!

All my loot from Archivers....about 100 sheets of paper and a few other goodies that I already put away. Love that store!

OK...I know it is almost this Thursday and I am posting on Wednesday for last Thursday...but I have been busy and gone. I do have a lot on my desk this week though and wanted to share.

I was Indiana for a week and of course I had to make a couple of stops by Archivers on my way in and my way out of Indianapolis. Oh...I love that store. I always say I want one closer, but I am sure it is a good thing that the closest one is 4 hours away

Anyway...I unloaded all those goodies....then I made a card to post on the Sassy Cheryl challenge blog and I also got my new Cricut on the Friday before I left for my trip and I still have not gotten to play with it. Anyway...all that and I have pictures to prove it.

Thanks for stopping by and snooping. Love to have you take a peek.

Have a great day...

Betty

Graduation time...

2011-05-17T16:45:00.003-04:00

Inside...

Hey all...yes I am back. It has been a busy couple of weeks. Spent some time with family in Indiana, so that was fun. Scrapped with some of my very favorite people. Those girls are my originals...the ones that I have scrapped with from the very beginning, so I have special place in my "scrappy" heart for them. Thank you Susan for getting our little group together.

Got home and got busy today making some Graduation cards. I didn't do to much to them and I was trying to use up paper that I had. I thought they turned out cute for as simple as they were

Please enjoy and leave me a note....

Blessings...

Betty

The day before five...

2011-05-03T14:09:00.002-04:00

We spent the day before Deegan's birthday visiting Aunt Emily and Andy in Charleston. It was such a great day and the weather was beautiful. It was a perfect day for walking around Charleston and having an early birthday celebration. Every time we would tell someone that we were there to celebrate his birthday he would tell them that it was the day before his birthday.

Grandchildren are the best!

Thanks for stopping by and come see me soon.

Betty

Kinner

2011-05-02T15:59:00.002-04:00

Hello all...it has been awhile again...but I have been crafting, just not posting! I have had painters in my house all last week and this week too, so I was trapped in my craft room for a couple of days. What a great place to be stuck!

I did this layout of our 2 year old grand daughter. She is a "hot mess"! Large and in charge most of the time. I love that little banner and who knew it was on the Lyrical letters Cartridge. I have used that cart a million times and never have I even noticed that! Anyway...just used that and lots of different patterned paper.

Thanks for stopping by and come see me again!

Betty

Easter...Easter...and more Easter!

2011-04-19T15:38:00.003-04:00

So...here are just a few of the Easter cards i made. I got all these adorable images from Sassy Cheryl. Oh...I do love her beautiful images. I used my Copics and did the coloring. They were so fun to do. Thanks for stopping by and come see me again.

Love to hear from you...

Betty

Sassy Cheryl show me Thursday....um..Tuesday!

2011-04-19T08:14:00.003-04:00

Good morning all...this is Sassy Cheryl's show me Thursday...a little late. I have been working on Easter Cards and I lost a little track of time...well, days. Anyway, I have been coloring up a storm and trying to get my Easter cards done. As we speak they are ready to mail. Yippee!

Hope you have a great day and stop back...the cards will be posted soon!

Blessings,

Betty

More cards...

2011-04-18T12:43:00.002-04:00

Once again...I took the stamp off the Stampin Up wheel and had a great time painting these little houses. Such a great house warming card...or just thinking of you.

Perk up...off the wheel again. Three cards just to let someone know you are thinking of them.

Enjoy...and thanks for stopping by. I am working on finishing up my Easter cards...so I should have a couple of new posts today or tomorrow. Gotta get them in the mail!

Hugs...

Betty

Hello Baby...

2011-04-12T18:15:00.003-04:00

Because of my very smart friend Teri...I am now looking at the Stampin Up Stampin wheels a lot different. She told me how you can take them off the wheel and put stamp backing on them and use them as a regular stamp. She is soooo smart. I loved the idea and as of now...I have no more stamps on those pesky wheels. I have loved this onesy stamp every since it first came out...but I knew I would never be happy with how it would stamp on that wheel. Well...I sure do love them now.

I colored them with my Copics and put a couple of cute baby cards together.

Thanks for stopping by and thank you Teri for the very clever idea. Hugs to you!

Betty

Friend to Friend card

2011-04-08T10:18:00.003-04:00

Good Morning and Happy Friday...Just a little card I made for a friend. Used some scraps and a Stampin Up Hostess stamp to finish it. I colored the little bees with my copics and added a little sparkle with a gel pen.

Enjoy and have a great weekend.

Hugs...

Betty

Rugged Manic layouts...

2011-04-06T16:40:00.003-04:00

So...my mission this week has been to get pictures on pages. I had some race pictures of Emily and I wanted to get a lot of pictures on each layout. I think I succeeded. I got a lot of pictures on each layout and got my stories told. Mission Accomplished!

Emily and friends ran the Rugged Manic race in Charleston. It was lots of fun and lots of mud and water. I never thought my princess would get dirty on purpose! So fun!

Are you ready for Easter?

2011-04-05T15:49:00.003-04:00

Hello...I am back. After a long time gone. It has been a busy month and I have had lots going on, but I am back and trying to be a little creative. I hope all of you have had a good April. Can you believe it is April already. Time sure does fly. Even when you are not having fun! I found this cute stamp at Archivers and fell in love with it. I made my own check list on the computer and the sentiment that I put on the inside of the card I did on the computer too. I did a little coloring with my copics and all done. The Chocolate Carrots...I just covered the little box they came in with my Sizzix picket fence and added some spring boarder punches. Hope you have a great day...and thanks for stopping in. Blessings... Betty

One sweet birthday surprise!

2011-03-18T20:16:00.003-04:00

So I go to take my dog outside...the evening before my birthday....and to my surprise I have a yard full of cupcakes! No not the real kind...but even better. So sweet and No Calories!
I didn't know who sent them until today when the "birthday fairy" came to collect them.

A very sneaky friend had put them up...thank you Denise. It made my day and it was a very Sweet Surprise!

Got carrots?

2011-03-05T11:37:00.004-05:00

Happy weekend! We are finally getting a little spring like weather and it has put me in the mood to do some Easter cards. I fell in love with this darling image from Sassy Cheryl. This little "wanna be" bunny has got some serious attitude!

I colored her with my Copic pens and stamped the fence post. It is from Artful Legacy. I cut it out and inked the edges. The fence post is a super cute stamp...comes with lots of different sayings you can stamp on the posts. The carrot stamp is also from Artful Legacy. I printed the "got carrots" from the computer and cut it with a tag punch. Thanks for stopping by...

Please enjoy...and stop back soon. Leave me a note...I love to hear from you.

Betty

St. Patty's day and You're a Peach.

2011-03-04T11:34:00.003-05:00

Good morning and Happy Friday! What a crazy week...I am so glad to see the weekend.

I did a few cards this week and thought I would share them.

I did the easel card for my Stampin Up Club and the I did the "Peach" card just because I absolutely loved this little dollar stamp from Michael's.

Thanks for stopping by and I will be posting more over the weekend.

Have a wonderful day and a blessed weekend!

Betty

Teapot card and Sprout!

2011-02-23T07:40:00.003-05:00

Two more cards that I did yesterday.

The little teapot is cut from A Child's Year cartridge. I cut it on the tag feature at 5 inches. The stamp set is a Stampin Up set called A morning Cup.

The other card is an image from Mo Manning. Isn't she sweet. Her name is sprout and she is just about the cutest little thing.

I added a sizzix die cut picket fence and a watering can from my Walk in my Garden cartridge.

The stamp is a Stampin Up stamp from the Word Play set.

Thanks for stopping by today. I am going to do a little crafting then pack for my trip to KY. Heading there with Greg and to take a Copic Marker class. Should be lots of fun!

See you soon...

Betty

Whooo loves you?

2011-02-23T07:15:00.003-05:00

Well...last night was stamp club and as always I come home so inspired by these talented ladies. This is one of the cards I took for show and share. I can't wait to get busy today and try some of the cute ideas I saw last night. This sweet little Owl comes from the Stampin Up set Punch a Bunch. I used him with some Minds eye paper and ribbon from Stampin Up. The sentiment comes from Stampin Up also...the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

Another Punch a Bunch stamp. That is a great stamp set!

This tiny little guy is one of the sweet birds from the Avery set.

Enjoy and stop back and see me.

Welcome Christmas layout

2011-02-17T11:54:00.003-05:00

So...I am still working on Christmas pages and I will be working on Christmas pages until next Christmas. I did this one with some paper I found at Hobby Lobby...plus some scraps from my old Creative memories days and a little piece from Stampin Up. It is amazing what you can find if you dig! The welcome is from the Cherry Limeade cart...the Christmas is from Beyond Birthdays and the little house it cut at 5 inches from Winter Woodlands. The large scallop is from Storybook...I think it is cut at 10 inches.

Thanks from stopping by and come back soon.

hugs...

Betty

Color Me Challenge #11

2011-02-14T17:10:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday and Happy Valentines Day....We finally have some "spring like" weather here in beautiful South Carolina. Yippee!!! I am so ready for some warm days.

When I saw this sweet little face from Sassy Cheryl I knew I had to color her. She is just precious. I used my Copic Markers and the ribbon is from Stampin UP.

Have a wonderful Valentines Day..

Hugs,

Betty

Unconventional Valentine.

2011-02-13T08:01:00.004-05:00

Well, anyone who knows my husband knows how much he loves his Boilermakers... So, I decided to use one of Sassy Cheryl's images and turn her into a little Boiler girl....sporting her black and gold. I loved the way she turned out.

I used my Copics to color her and the black and cream ribbon is from Stampin Up.

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon.

Betty

Show me Thursday and last Thursday too!

2011-02-12T22:56:00.003-05:00

So I have to admit that I had to do a little cleaning before I could even get to my desk this week. I had way too many projects going on and I had not picked up my toys before getting something else out. So...I did a little cleaning....a little scrapping....and a little card making. I think I have all my goodies ready for my little Valentines and for My big Valentine.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my space.
Then check out what I was doing last Thursday. It was a pretty fun adventure.
Hugs...
Betty

Finally can see my desk...that was a major accomplishment this week!

The stack of pictures that need to be scrapped. That is just holiday pictures....I will never catch up!

yip....Last Thursday Greg and I were in Costa Rica and we did a Zip line through the Rain Forest. It was so fun and I was so glad we did it....Yes it was a little scary but so worth it. Ten runs down the mountian. So cool!

I can check this off my bucket list....

Boiler Weekend...

2011-02-10T07:35:00.002-05:00

So...in honor of my Boilermakers beating the Hoosiers this week...I scrapped some pictures of a weekend with friends at the Boilermaker Classic. Every year we meet up in Indiana for a great weekend of basketball....food...and good friends. It is always so fun and I wanted to get these scrapped before the pictures got lost in the never ending picture pile.

Carts I used were Winter Woodland for the background on Boiler Up,

Storybook for the background on Back home again,

Base Camp font and Cherry Limeade font. The big b is a chipboard that I covered.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day...it is almost the weekend...YIPPEE!

Hugs...

Betty

New Jammies

2011-02-07T14:49:00.003-05:00

Hey all...I am back safe and sound from my big adventure in Costa Rica. We had such a great time...but I was so glad to be home. Dorothy said it best..."there is no place like home".

I did a few layouts before I left and never had a chance to get them posted....so trying to catch up today.

I did this one of the grand kids on Christmas Eve...everyone sporting their new jammies. That is the best part of the evening for Greg and I....getting to change into PJ's and enjoy all the chaos!

I love this paper. It is from the stack Homemade Christmas by DCWV. It has so many great papers for Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by and I will be busy all week scrapping. I have lots to catch up on.

See you soon,

Betty

How sweet!

2011-02-05T08:09:00.005-05:00

So...I get home from Costa Rica last night at midnight and of course I can't wait to check my blog. Being out of the country is not easy for a person who likes to be able to check things out on a daily basis! Anyway....my Sweet friend Linda from http://www.turtleinthesand.blogspot.com left me a blog award. That was the nicest thing to come home too. It works like this.

She listed my blog as one she looks at often...but I don't have a lot of "blog groupies" as my husband calls them. So in return I will list 3 of some of my favs that I think everyone should be following. Sounds fun. The three I listed are always fun to check out and they are some talented ladies...so pop over and take a look.

Thank you Linda...and thanks everyone who stops by.

PS....I am so glad to be home!
And it took me a week to figure out how to link these blogs for you. Jeez...
Betty

This award however is slightly different from the usual awards you see. This award is to showcase some of the not-so-well-known blogs. We have some talented crafters out there and this is one way for you to find new and interesting blogs. All I have to do is nominate three to five blogs I read and want others to get to know .

If I tag you and you want to participate, create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favorite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged

Special Note from the Originator:

Dear bloggers:

The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light, so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers.

I follow so many blogs , but I chose 3 that I think deserve more followers than they have, because in my opinion they make stunning - yes stunning cards...Please pop over and show them some love - honestly I promise you will NOT be disappointed.

In no particular order:

lynn from http://www.frommybungalow.blogspot.com/

Kecia from http://www.stampingdeets.blogspot.com/

Carolynn from http://www.scrappinismything.blogspot.com/

More Sassy Cheryl cards....

2011-01-28T23:29:00.003-05:00

Well...before I leave the country tomorrow...I wanted to post these 3 cards I worked on this week. I just love all of these Sassy Cheryl images and as always they were so fun to color and make cards with.

I colored all of them with my Copics...fun...fun...fun.

I am still trying to decide if I am packing my Copics to take with me. Undecided as of now.

Please enjoy and I will be back in a week...hopefully tanned and rested. Costa Rica with my sweetie....and I can't wait!

See you all later and have a blessed week

Hugs...

Betty

Pals Paper Arts 77 Sketch Challenge.

2011-01-23T13:57:00.003-05:00

So...this is the first time I have posted to the Pals Paper Challenge. What a great sketch to get some inspiration from. Loved it!

I used all Stampin Up paper...except the scraps I used for the flower. The paper is all from the Love Letter Pack. I can't get enough of this paper pack. The stamp is from Valentine Defined from SU. Heart boarder punch is a Martha Stewart and the Flower is a Sizzix die called tattered florals.

Inside sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes from SU.

Thanks for stoppin by and check out Pals Paper Arts. They have some fun sketches for cards and scrapbook layouts.

Happy Sunday!

Betty

Homework...

2011-01-23T13:06:00.004-05:00

inside of the tin

Back side...

So...our fearless leader at Stamp Club gave us these cute tins for Christmas. Of course she gave us an assignment as well for our next Stamp Club. We were supposed to decorate the tin and bring it for show and tell. Well...I can tell you this is the earliest I ever got homework done. This tin was so fun to do and so quick and easy.

I used all Stampin Up paper...from the Love Letters Pack...love that paper! The Stampin Up stamp is from the hostess set Apple Blossoms.

Thanks for stopping by and come see me again. I am spending the day in the scrap room doing a little crafting and hoping my Bears can beat the Packers today.

Enjoy your Sunday,

Betty

2 sweet....

2011-01-21T11:23:00.003-05:00

Yes...she is adorable!

I have been hooked on the whole blue and brown thing lately. I need to move on...but I couldn't do that till I did Kinsley's birthday pages. She was so excited that day and these pictures of her blue cupcakes were just too cute to pass up.

Daddy helped her get the hang of the "blowing" part of the celebration...but once she got it, she was on her own. It was a wonderful family celebration that Kinner's mama and daddy threw for her.

I used the Cherry Limeade Cartridge for the font and the Sweet Treats Cartridge to make the cupcake. She is sooo stinkin cute...and yes I am a very proud Grandma!

Have a great weekend and do something crafty. It is the best way to spend a winter weekend!

Blessings....

Betty

The magic of winter

2011-01-21T11:12:00.003-05:00

I did a quick one page layout of my grand daughter making a snow angel....snow angels are not easy to come by when you live at the beach. Sydney loves the snow and when she figured out she was not going to get a snowman out of the this little bit of snow...she decided she would do snow angels.

I used some large chip board snowflakes and cut them in half to make them fit on the page. The magic of winter came from the Winter Woodlands Cricut Cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by and stop back.

Hugs to all...

Betty

Color me challenge

2011-01-17T19:40:00.002-05:00

I colored these a couple of days ago and almost forgot to enter them...A mind is a terrible thing to lose! These two sweet images are from Sassy Cheryl. They are about the sweetest little Valentines.

I colored these with my Copics...which I am still in the learning stages with these fabulous markers.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure and check out Sassy Cheryl's.

Betty

Christmas Eve layout

2011-01-17T14:14:00.004-05:00

Hey all...hope you are enjoying this Monday. We have a rainy day in SC...but at least it is not ice this week.

I did this layout of Christmas Eve today. I used several punches and Memory Makers Paper....except for the black check and it was a scrap of Graphic 45. All the stamps were Stampin Up. I have got to start putting more than 2 pictures on a layout...or I am not going to see the pile of pictures go down very fast!

I hope you enjoy...please comment if you have any questions or just want to drop me a note. I love hearing from you.

Have a blessed day and come back soon.

Betty

Sew what's new?

2011-01-15T07:50:00.004-05:00

Good morning. My scrap day yesterday was fun. Didn't get a lot done except...did get all my pictures organized. I did do a couple of cards. I have to admit that I am obsessed with all the stamps out there that has to do with sewing. It brings back wonderful memories of my childhood.

My Mom used to sew all the time and make all my clothes when I was young. She has been gone for many years...but anytime I see a pattern...cards of buttons...seam binding...it all brings back those sweet memories.

When I saw the Stampin Up set Sew Suite and Pattern Pieces I knew I had to have them. The sentiment came from Hero Arts. Paper is from Cosmo Cricket...material girl mini deck. Stick pins are from Maya Road.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Betty

Bundles of Warm Wishes...

2011-01-14T06:37:00.003-05:00

So I got this stamp before the holidays and I finally took her out of the package a few days ago. Last night I did some coloring with my Copics and had so much fun trying to decide what her best color was for this cold winter day. For sure she is a "Pink" kind of girl! She is so quick to color and I had a great time doing all different sizes of cards for her. I used up some scraps from my overflowing scrap box and these are what I came up with.

This card is 5 1/2 by 4.

4 by 4...

Tiny little 3 by 3 card.

Kind of an odd size...had to do my own envelope. 4 1/2 by 4 1/2.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I am spending the day in my scrap room. I am declaring a crop day of my very own.

Enjoy your day and stop and see me.

Betty

Undeck the Halls...

2011-01-13T16:00:00.002-05:00

I'm back...had such a fun afternoon messing with all my new goodies. I got a stamp from two dear "Indiana" friends for Christmas and wanted to use it even though the holidays were over. When I saw this sweet little snowman I thought maybe he wasn't decorating the tree...but maybe he was undecorating it. Probably a stretch...but that is the spin I am putting on it.

I colored this little guy with my Copics and cut him out with my spellbinders. The paper comes from Paper Graphic 45 and DCWV mod retro. The stamp comes from Inki Antics.

Thank you to my sweet scrappin buddies in Indiana for the cute cute stamp! You both are priceless!

Enjoy and stop back...

Betty

Show me Thursday...

2011-01-13T15:51:00.004-05:00

Hey all...welcome to my hot mess. My company left today and we had a wonderful visit, but the scrap room was neglected for a week or so. Ran to the airport this morning...stopped by Michael's...ran through Walmart and headed home to the scrap room. Been working on some Sassy Cheryl images and a cute little snowman stamp that I was dying to use.

I have gotten lots of new craft "toys" over the holidays so I am ready to play with all of them.

Love all my new punches, paper and stamps. Of course I have a bazillion pictures to scrap so...I am going to be busy for a while.

Thanks for stopping by and come see me soon. I will be in my scrap room!

Betty

Happy Monday!

2011-01-10T10:19:00.003-05:00

Hey all...Happy Monday. We are having a snow day today! That always makes me smile since I am from the north and our snow days are so much different from the "southern" snow days. I do realize though...y'all just don't know what to do with the white stuff.
I did have a little time yesterday to craft. Wanted to get some samples made for my Stamp Club. We are meeting today and it was fun to get out the red and cream for some Valentine goodies. I used paper from Stampin Up...Love Letter. Such a cute pack of paper. Stamps I used were mostly from Got Treats and I (heart) Hearts.
Enjoy!

I used the top note die to make this card. Paper is from Love Letters. Added a little card on the front to open up and stamped the "Got Love">

A little bag topper made from the Top Note Die...

I found these little boxes at AC Moore around the holidays. Of course I didn't have time to do anything with them with all the craziness of the season, but I sure to do love them. They are only about 2 inches square...and just big enough to hold a couple of pieces of candy. I think they would be such a cute place setting favor for a get together.

Before Christmas I made a ton of little 3 by 3 inch note cards and I have to say that I used every one of them. They sure came in handy to tuck into little gifts. I have decided I need to do the same for all the upcoming spring holidays. The great thing is you can use up lots of scraps.

Thanks all for stopping by...have a blessed day!

I'm Back...finally! Doing the blue challange...

2011-01-07T14:50:00.004-05:00

This image from Sassy Cheryl is called Nature Lover Boy...OMG I love this little guy. He really reminds me of my Grandson Deegan. He loves all those critters.

Pick a card is another image from Sassy Cheryl. So sweet and such a fun image to use for Valentines day. Thank you Cheryl for sharing all your talent.

Another Nature boy...so fun to color.

So sorry...I have been such a slacker...but I do have very good excuses. Lets see, it has been forever since I have been on here, so I really kind of forget how to do it all.

I hope every ones holidays were as wonderful as ours were. It was a great time with family and friends for the whole month of December. Such fun memories and a whole lot of scrapping to catch up. I have a bazillion pictures and each one is cuter than the next. When you have beautiful grand babies, it is hard to take bad pictures.

We spent a week in FL with my mother-in-law and 2 of the grandchildren...a very hectic day at Disney...and now a week of company with my favorite Sister-in-law / Mom. She is the one who raised me...so you all can blame her if you have any issues with me!

Anyway...I did venture back up to the scrap room today and made a couple of cards. A little slow and rusty...I think it will come back to me.

I colored two of Sassy Cheryl's images and wanted to post them to the "blue challenge". Not sure they are blue enough...but it was the best I could do for now.

Love the images...so what ever color you do them in they are sure fun.

Enjoy and thanks for being patient and come back soon!

Happy New Year and may it be a year of crafting!

Blessings,

Betty

Whew...day 12

2010-12-06T07:06:00.003-05:00

Last day of my 12 days of Christmas. It has been fun...but such a busy time...so it is not always easy to get everything done. I am sure all of you go through the something this time of year.

I did Birthday books for some of my friends this year. They are so easy and so handy to have.

I found the template for the months at Paper trey ink as a free download. Can't beat that!

I just covered a couple of pieces of chip board with printed paper and decorated.

If you are needing chip board cut...the easiest place is Kinko's. They will cut it for you and they are very reasonable. I think Office Max will also cut it for you. It sure is an easy way to get book covers if you are wanting to do little chip board books for the holidays.

Please enjoy and come back and see me. I will be back before the holidays and hopefully posting some layouts.

I am heading to Charleston for a couple of days to do some shopping and have some daughter time!

Have a great day!

Betty

Sassy Cheryl holiday cards...day 11

2010-12-06T06:56:00.002-05:00

Hey all...two more of Sassy Cheryl's images that I colored and made a couple of cards. Jumping Jack Santa and Christmas Bellringer are the images. That little boy is one of my very favorites.

I just used my Copics and did some coloring on them and made two quick cards.

Enjoy and stop back.

Day 10...JOY

2010-12-06T06:42:00.003-05:00

Good morning fellow crafters. Hope you had a great weekend. Ours was busy as always but we took time and went to one of our local Christmas shows on Saturday. That is always a good way to get into the holiday spirit.

I made this layout a while back...still trying to work on last years Christmas pictures...so this was a layout of Sydney doing her usual holiday baking with me. She is the one who always is ready to help me bake.

The papers I used on this layout were October morning. The gingerbread man is cut at 3 inches From my Kitchen cartridge. The back ground paper is a cut from Winter Woodlands and it is about 10 inches.

Enjoy and have a great day!

Betty

All American Snowman card...day 9!

2010-12-03T13:42:00.004-05:00

Hey all...hope this day finds you all doing well and ready for a great weekend. I love Fridays...always seems like a holiday.

I made this card last night from a stamp that I bought years...yes I said years...ago. I don't think I have ever even done anything with it. I thought it was so cute so decided last night was the night. All I did was stamp it on cream card stock and colored it with my Copics. I added a little ribbon and a snowflake embellishment. That's it.

Have a great day...and enjoy your weekend. See you all soon.

Betty

Show me Thursday...peeking in...

2010-12-02T15:06:00.003-05:00

Hey all...well, the good thing about Thursday it that it makes me clean up my scrap space. It was a big ole mess this morning and I was trying to work on some things for gifts and I had no space. I usually look at it as organized chaos...but there was no organized to it just lots of chaos this week.

I have been working on several things...a little coloring and a little crafting. Trying to get back to scrapping before the holidays. Would love to get last years Christmas album done before Christmas 10 gets here. What do you think my chances are of that happening!?

Thanks for stopping by...it gave me a good excuse to do a little house work.

Tis the season...day 8

2010-12-02T14:41:00.004-05:00

Yip...tis the season that I am always trying to figure out little gifts for "secret Santa" gifts or holiday favors. I have decided that half the fun of the gift is the cute wrapping or bag. Sooo that being said...today I did some easy peasy things to wrap or use for that secret Santa gift.

The little bag is just a small paper bag. I gathered some Stampin Up ribbon around a big button for the top and added the mittens from the New Jolly Holiday Cricut Cartridge. Now that is a fun cart and I guess it is hard to find...(I found mine by accident at Walmart when i was supposed to be getting groceries!)

I wrapped some tic tacs up in vellum and just tied a cute tag on...the tag is from Winter Woodlands...cut at 3 inches. Any kind of little box or bag of goodies seem more special if you add a handmade tag or label to it. The tags were just a Stampin Up stamp and I matted them and tied some cute string on. That is it for today...thanks so much for stopping by. Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

Betty

Holiday goodies...day 7

2010-12-01T13:58:00.003-05:00

Been feeling like such a slacker lately...been trying to do too many things at one time and not doing justice to any of them. Ever had days like that. Well...back up to the craft room today after a 3 day layoff to decorate the house for the holidays. I think the house is about done and I am about done in!

For my post today I made a little sample of all kinds of treats that are so great for class room gifts...Sunday school gifts...just anyone that you want to give a sweet treat to.

I used the Tags Till Christmas....from Stampin Up. Love that set...have used it a lot already. Love the punches that go with them too. The tin and the square cylinder came from Paper Trey Ink. Such cute containers to decorate.

Please enjoy and stop back soon.

Betty

The Simplest of Gifts color me challenge...

2010-11-29T18:53:00.002-05:00

Welcome and take a look at one of Sassy Cheryl's new images. This little girl is one of the sweetest I have ever seen. Such a wonderful image and makes you stop and think about this holiday season. Thank you Cheryl for another beautiful Digi Stamp.

Love & Joy...day 6!

2010-11-29T09:24:00.004-05:00

Good morning and happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and holiday weekend. It was certainly busy around here. Family...decorating...a little crafting and brunch at High Cotton in Charleston. Whew...no wonder I was tired last night.

Back to normal today though and I have a whole "to do" list laying on the counter looking at me, so I am going to see how many things I can check off that list.

First on the list is post day 6!

This is some of last years Christmas pictures...no they are not all scrapped yet. I used the Winter Woodland cartridge. Love those snowflakes on that Cart. I wasn't sure I liked the layout but I do love the pictures, so that makes it a little better.

Enjoy your day and stop and see me later. I will be posting something for the Sassy Cheryl Challenge later.

Blessings...

Betty

Holiday wishes....day 5

2010-11-27T19:10:00.002-05:00

Yes I know I missed a day....exhaustion finally caught up with me and after doing a little shopping yesterday and some decorating...I knew I didn't have the energy to blog anything!

I made these two cards from images I got from Sassy Cheryl. This little cappuccino snowman is just about the cutest guy I have seen. He was fun to color...and the card was quick and easy.

The "Charlie Brown " tree is one of Cheryl's designs too. She is one talented lady. Check out her website she has new designs each week and lots of fun challenges.

Thanks for stopping by and next week I will be back at it.

Have a good evening.

Betty

Happy Thanksgiving...day 4

2010-11-25T08:24:00.003-05:00

My Thanksgiving Centerpiece....

Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving. What a wonderful holiday to remember all of our blessings. Table is set and food is cooking. The house smells great and I can hardly wait for all the kids to get here and the fun to begin. Of course tonight will be a different story...I will be exhausted...but a good exhausted.

I made these little place cards for my table. I know it is really not a Christmas craft...but it will work for any holiday. I used the Stampin Up Top Note die for the top. I just printed every ones name off on the computer and added a couple of punches. So easy to do on this very busy day.

So very thankful for Family...Friends...and all my extended crafting family.

Love and Blessings to all.

Betty

Tin and Note pad...day 3

2010-11-24T08:09:00.003-05:00

Good morning and happy day before Thanksgiving. I love this day...I usually spend it getting the house ready for company and then start all the cooking process. I do love to cook and this day is a fun excuse to spend the day in my kitchen.

I made this easy peasy little tin and note pad for a holiday hostess gift. Found these little tins at World Market and just put some printed paper around it with a stamp...topped it off with a snow flake from my Cricut. The stamps were all from Stampin Up. The little notepad is from Michael's and covered it with some card stock.

This is such a nice little gift for someone who has done something special for you.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow.

Christmas Note cards....Day 2...if your counting!

2010-11-23T06:45:00.002-05:00

On the second day of Christmas...well no turtle doves...but I did make some cute little note cards. These little cuties are 3 by 3. The paper is from Graphic 45 Christmas Past 8 by 8 pack. I love that paper. Beautiful little prints that work great for these cards. I didn't do my own envelopes this time...I had some on hand from Paper trey Ink.

The stamps I used were a little bit of everything. I used...Got Treats and Christmas Punch from Stampin Up and Good Cheer from Technique Tuesday.

The box I made is cut at 6 1/2 by 6 1/2 and scored at 1 1/4 on all sides. I loved the way it turned out. I did several of these for little gifts.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you'll come back tomorrow.

Have a great day!

Betty

Advent Calender...1st day of Christmas

2010-11-22T12:53:00.004-05:00

Hey all...and welcome to my version of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

I decided I was going to make myself create and post something for 12 days and I thought what better way to do that then to do the whole Christmas theme.

I have to say I love the way my advent calenders turned out...the only thing I didn't like was making 3 of them. I did one for each of the grand kids families....so did one for Syd and Shel...and one for Deegs and Kins. I made one for myself...and by that time I was really really really tired of the whole thing.

I did get a little smarter as I got to the 3rd one...the first two I cut my numbers on my Cricut and then had to glue them all on. That was not the best idea. Then last night about 11:00 I thought...wow...maybe I should just print the numbers out on the computer and punch them out. That would have been a great idea about 3 days ago. Oh well...live and learn. They are done and I can give them to the kids on Thanksgiving, just in time for the countdown to start.

I found the boxes at Hobby Lobby half off...yippee...I love a deal.

Enjoy and leave me a comment if you have any questions.

Betty

show me Thursdays...well that's a lot to show!

2010-11-22T12:28:00.003-05:00

My main work space...working on my little 3 by 3 note cards and a little box. It will be on my blog FINISHED...this week as one of my 12 days of Christmas. Notice my new favorite snack...World Table Pizzeria Snack mix! Yummo!

Next thing I started this week was advent calenders for the grandkids. Learned a little something along the way...Learned I don't want to make any more! They turned out cute...and will be posted later today.

The Sassy Cheryl image I am going to color...soon!

Hey all...Over at Sassy Cheryl's they do this fun little thing where you show them what is on your desk that you are working on. Boy O Boy...that is a challenge.

What desk are you talking about? First I need to find the bottom of one so I can take a picture. I worked all last week on some projects that I want to use to start my 12 days of Christmas Blog posts. You will see the first one today...but first I am going to show you what was on my desk last Thursday...I really did take the pics on Thursday...just now getting around to posting.

Thanks for looking and come see the finished products!

Hugs to all...

Betty

Cards for my Little Turkeys...

2010-11-15T13:05:00.003-05:00

Well..my grandson came over on Saturday and ask me if I was making him and his sister a card. He had seen some different cards on my work table that I had been working on...he then proceeded to tell me that he liked the ones with candy in. Nothing like special order cards...He is a little sugar bug and loves candy, so I couldn't not make all my little "turkeys" an early Thanksgiving card.

I cut the turkey at 5 inches from the Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge. I used the 1 3/4 circle punch from Stampin Up. It is the perfect fit with the Stampin Up candy cups.

Enjoy the cards and hope to see you soon,

Betty

Jumping Jack Santa...Color Me Contest

2010-11-15T09:21:00.004-05:00

Good Morning all...and happy Monday. It is a beautiful day in South Carolina...we are getting a few more days of 70's before some cool weather comes in. I love this time of year...warm days and chilly nights..perfect!

I think maybe that was my inspiration for this cute Jumping Jack Santa from Sassy Cheryl. I just can't seem to put away those fall colors. I liked this Santa in his woodsy colors...of course he will change before the big day and put on the usual red suit. For any of you that have not checked out Sassy Cheryl's website...please do. She offers some wonderful images to download and color. So fun..who doesn't love to color!

Thank you Cheryl for another great image to color.

Thank you all for stopping by and come back soon.

Have a wonderful day...

Blessings,

Betty

Sassy Cheryl Challenge #37

2010-11-10T13:52:00.005-05:00

After I got these cards made I got on Sassy Cheryl's site and realized they were having a challenge using ribbon or Tulle...well that is a fun challenge cause it seems I usually have a little ribbon on everything....so decided to join the fun and join the challenge. Enjoy!

Snowman Parts...just a cute image...simple card...on the inside it says "Snowflakes are just unassembled snowmen."

After last nights class I decided to do a little coloring. I love Cheryl's designs. So very sassy and so fun to color! I mean who doesn't love to color!

I got out the Copic's and had some fun. This morning I made a couple of cards with them. The little saying on the gift image is from Paper Trey Ink. Please enjoy and stop back soon.