Scrapped Christmas Cards and A Winner!!

A few years back I got the idea from a friend 

to scrap my Christmas picture cards. 

Finally after a months delay I finally got them finished! 

 I didn't get as many this year as I did the year before 

but here they are! I also decided to scrap the 

"kiss me" 

card I made my husband because I love it!!

And now my winner from the Surprise Princess Wedding Hop! 

And the winner is.........Vicki!

Vicki Said, What a beautiful and

clever layout. I love that you 

included the lyrics. I'm a

 follower. Thanks for the chance

to win.

Thank you Vicki for following 

my blog! I will be getting in 

touch with you shortly!!

For my 200 follower giveaway post click here!

It's Time!! 200 Follower Giveaway Has Arrived!

It's giveaway time! I am so close to 200 followers I can taste it!!

Once I achieve my goal I thought I would give one of my lucky followers one of my favorite Cricut carts!  3 Birds On Parade! I hope you love it as much as I do!

I think it is silly, it makes me smile.  Plus it works for all seasons.  I want to thank everyone for following my blog. You also make me smile.  I have been working at my blog for about 7 months now and I am still so in love with it! You guys make it all worth while.  That is why you must be rewarded!!  Once I hit my mark I will pick my winner using random.org as per usual I just ask that you show me some love on this post, that you are a follower and live in the continental US.  Thanks again for following!  Tell your friends!!  As always have a happy crafty day!!

The Princess Wedding Surprise Blog Hop

Surprise Princess Wedding Hop!

Welcome and thank you for joining us to celebrate the fairytale wedding of my beautiful daughter Princess Heather. Today, January 28th, 2012, is her wedding day and while you are hopping she could be getting dressed, walking down the aisle, or already celebrating her new life with Prince Charming.

This blog hop is dedicated strictly to 12 x 12 scrapbook layouts. All layouts you see in this hop are being put together into a wedding surprise scrapbook album for my daughter, a gift fitting of any young princess. You are going to be amazed at what creations these fabulous ladies have designed. 

As a “thank you” to you, my wonderful royal court of followers and new comers, I also have some dreamy blog candy to offer. In order to be eligible for this blog candy, all that is required of you is to comment and follow each blog along the hop and to stop in at the facebook pages of the sponsors to thank them! The last stop on the hop is my daughter’s blog, Please stop in and wish her congratulations and if you facebook, drop her a note on her wall:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1224236273

Here is the list of the ever so generous sponsors for today’s hop:

My Pink Stamper –

Blog: http://www.mypinkstamper.com/

 FB: https://www.facebook.com/mypinkstamper

Creations with Christina

 FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creations-With-Christina/110022992358395

Blog: http://www.creationswithchristina.com/

Paper Creations by Nikki

FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paper-Piecings-by-Nikki/210135505721726

Bugjuiced Blog: http://bugjuiced.blogspot.com/

I am so pleased to be a part of this hop!

Without a doubt I thought it was the coolest idea ever!

Heather is so lucky to have an awesome mom to come up with such a wonderful idea for a fabulous gift!

I can't wait to see the talent and creativity everyone comes up with!!

Here is the line up in case you get lost!

Liz - http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com
 Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
Ellen - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com
Lisa -  http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Nikki - http://paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com
Michelle- http://www.craftychelle.blogspot.com
Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com 
Gloria - http://craftnthings.blogspot.com
Cori W. - http://createdbycori.blogspot.com
Staci- http://preciousmem.blogspot.com
Erica - http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com 
http://pinkpunkcosmo.blogspot.com

Now on to my layout! I hope you like it!
I love music and for my wedding album I wanted to save the memory of the first dance.
I absolutely loved our song and I had a great idea for a layout so I recreated something similar for this hop!
The bride and the groom chose the song "Lucky" by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. A super sweet song
for their big day. I printed up the lyrics on vellum and
and added some embellishments. All that is missing is
that special picture of their first dance.

I hope you enjoyed my idea! 

Since the theme of this hop is love I thought I would give away some LOVE candy!

Here is a bunch of fun stuff to make a cute Valentines mini or anything you wish! 

To win all you have to do is show me some love and be a follower of my blog that live the continental US!

I will choose a winner on Tuesday the 31st using random.org!

Now on to your next stop!

The very talented Lisa!!

Hidden Treasure From 2011 Take 3

The Great Out Doors

Another scene from the beautiful Olympic Game Farm.

There were so many bears running around! I loved it!

What was even better is that they were TV bears and all trained to do tricks.

NO JOKE!!

They smiled, waved, and yawned which makes them look like they are growling. 

I can't even tell you how cool it was. 

We bough loafs of bread to feed to the animals

we most have went through two on the bears alone!

My recipe:

Imaginisce

My Momenta

Pretty simple layout with the Imaginisce paper and the simple embellishments. 

The pictures speak for themselves.  

Hidden Treasure From 2011 Take 2 & A Winner!!

Elk in the Olympics

Have you ever seen some something more beautiful?

My husband and I were so blessed to go to the Olympic Game Farm

 and get up close and personal with these amazing creatures. 

The pictures don't even do them justice. 

My recipe:

Basic Grey

Bakers Twine

Soft Spoken Embellishments

I love this layout, it is simple and elegant without overtaking the pictures.

I hope you enjoyed today's addition of "Hidden Treasures"

As promised the winner from DD's Birthday Blog Hop is

CREATIVE M!

Congratulations and thank you for following my blog!

I will be contacting  you shortly!

Happy Birthday blog hop

Happy Thursday and welcome to 

If you came here from Lisa's blog you are in the right place.

If you just lucky enough to find me and want to start from the beginning, click here!

Thank you for stopping by and celebrating 

our friend Debbie's 50th birthday with us!

Debbie has some yummy candy to give away, so you have to show love on every one's blogs along the way!

There may be some more candy too so make sure you check out the entire hop. I know it's big but you have two days!

Here is the hop list just in case you get lost along the way!

1. DDscrafts - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

2. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

3. Haidee - http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

4. Vicki W - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

5. Paula - http://Scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com 

6. Crazyabout Cricut - http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

7. Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com

8. Melissa - http://timeweavers.wordpress.com

9. Theresa -http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

10. Cricut Chick - http://cricutchick.com

11. Cheryl - http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

12. Lisa L -  http://craftylam.blogspot.com/

13. Shannon - http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com/

14. Zenita -  http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

15. Angela - http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/

16. Barbara - http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/

17. Tanner - http://www.mrcricutcrazy.com/

18. Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

19. Gloria - http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/

20. Glorajean - http://www.glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Now for my project! 

The Greeting Farms "Flirty Anya" wishing you a Happy Birthday

 with a Lawn Fawn 5 tier cake. (1 tier for each decade)

I know it is winter, but I wanted this card to bright and shiny!

No time for drag! It's time to be 50 and fab!! 

I hope you enjoyed my cute little card.  

As usual I colored my Anya with Copic's and threw in some Stickles. 

After all, sparkle we must!!

I also have some candy today! A grab bag if you will of random goodies from my scrap room.

In order to win you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post. 

I also ask that you live the continental US. 

I will choose the winner using random.org  and will announce the lucky one the Monday the 16th!

Now on to you next stop, the very talented Zenita!

Have a hoppin' great Thursday!

Blog Hop Tomorrow!

Stop by and join the fun! Lots of great crafters, maybe some candy!

I know I will have some candy!!

Hobby Lobby Spoils!

HOLY HOBBY LOBBY

For years and years in our small little town we have only had Michael's and Joann's. 

Don't get me wrong, I love both stores very much but now, NOW, 

WE HAVE A HOBBY LOBBY!!

Even though it is about 45 minutes away on a good day we have one!

Today was a our first road trip and I could not be more pleased for two reasons;

1-It is the bomb!

2-It is 45 minutes away!

If that place was anything closer holy cow I would be beyond broke! 

I am thinking this needs to be a quarterly event.

Here are some of the spoils from today's awesome trip!
With the Three Scrapateers Alisha, Kacee McVic and me!

At any rate the Hobby Lobby was as amazing!

I can not believe all the goodies I found at such great prices! 

They had the best sales I have ever seen on name band paper and so much more!

They had Bo Bunny, Echo Park, Crate Paper, My Minds Eye and a ton more.

Thank you Hobby Lobby for a truly awesome experience!

Hidden Treasure From 2011

All for the love of a monkey

I found this layout hanging out in my summer fun file. 

I can't believe I never posted it before!

My friend Alisha loves her some monkeys,

 so when we went to the local fair we play lots of games in hopes to win one.

I think in the end we ended up paying a carny $5.00 for one.

Is that cheating?

At this point it has been soooo long I have no idea what paper I used to create this.

I do how ever remember some other fun stuff!

I used some Bakers Twine

The pennants are my Unity Stamp Co. Stamps

My monkey pictures down the left hand side are made by my Epiphany Craft epoxy shape maker.

(Which I love by the way)

I think for the rest of the week I will be show more "hidden treasures" from 2011.

I need to get my craft mojo in gear again. December really took it out of me. 

I hope to have some new stuff really soon.

Wild Card!

Happy 2012!

My first post of the year,

my first card using my Wild Card Cart!

I kinda like it, I don't know why I haven't used it before!

My Recipe:

Wild Card

Tim Holtz cardstock

Martha Stewart score board and punch

Twine

Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by today!