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Organize Shmorganize

Whew- really I used to BE so organized... then I got married and had a baby!! We moved as you know back in March.. My scrapbook room has been cut down HALF the size I had.. ( I know my diamond shoes are just TOO tight!) I have been trying to do better about saving space... Its still very clutter but here's two things I tried and works! First - a HUGE THANKS to Peggy Herrington who sent me these awesome "CTMH" letters. I finally got around to putting them up! Where's the 'like' button! ;-) So its looks pretty dinky right now BUT I have HIGH hopes for this bookshelf. When we bought our house the guy left a lot of stuff like this! I moved it from my sons closet to MY scrapbook room closet! I cant wait to get it organized!

Also- I used to put all my stamps in those lil $1.00 crates. They absolutely worked GREAT, however- you cant strum though the stamps well when they are stacked up on top of each other. Check out this rack I got! I bought it for my few events I do throughout the year. Well- this will be great until I need it again! :-)

Dreamin' - with my eyes wide open!

"Dreamin' is my newest FAVORITE CTMH paper packet! LOVIN' these Fall colors and accessories! This is also one of my favorite 'go to' layouts out of the how to books. Glitz glitter gel is totally awesome too! Check out my cut out flower!

If you love 'meatls' you are gonna love the new idea book! The new accessories are fantastic!

Isnt this paper awesome!?

Ribbon Pumpkins!

Please pay no attention to the pressure washing machine in the background! LOL ...and as always my pictures didn't upload in order1 argg.. Anyway- check out how to make a SUPER cool and unique pumpkin like you see the magazines! I cut a piece of the vinyl covering off one of my OLD stamp cases I had so the stamp would be flexible- I found out later you could also just use your fingers. Hold one part of the stamp in place and them use your other finger to press the stamp.. As you can see it may not cover completely because of the indention in the pumpkins but you can fill in with a sharpie.. USE BLACK STAZ-ON INK for the BEST Coverage.. As you know staz-on is permanent and stains your stamps but they still work FINE!

This was a before pic of my pumpkin!

These are the supplies I used!

After you get your stamped images stamped and filled in with a sharpie take pieces of ribbon and stick them on with brads! wah-lah! EASY PEASY!

SEPTEMBER National Stamping Month!!!

Get a free my acrylix double stamp set. To celebrate National Stamping Month CTMH is offering their first ever double stamp set! You can get this exclusive "pair a phrase" stamp set FREE with a $75.00 order! This is TWO D size stamp sets in ONE envelope. (thats a retail for $35.90!) So have DOUBLE fun stamping this month!!

Check out this cute owl!!! Love these phrases too!!

WATER PARK WEEKEND!

So Will is a little water junkie! Over the weekend we went to a local water park and he had a BALL!!! We also went out into town and rode some carts! My lil water monkey! I'm trying to think of a good paper pack!! Maybe the "Winterland" without the snowflakes- just the blues!! ;-)

Me & Will on the double slider!

ZERO FEAR!

OLDIES BUT GOODIES

Since our waterpark trip this weekend- made me think about last years trip & I remembered this layout. My how they change and grow up sooo fast!!! This is a layout from Magic, one of the how to books! If you dont already have one they are a MUST!

I LOVE THE MAGIC BOOK! The magic book helps you create awesome little 3-dimenional things like this!

Back to School!

Here is a layout of my nephew from last year.... :-) Share your layouts for back to school on my facebook page : "Have Scrappy Days!" :-)

MY FAVORITE STAMP?

Every new book books - means a new favorite stamp!!! Well - I have two! Here is one of them! It's called "Remarkable wreath." Its all seasons too! I love these 'build' your own image type of stamps- (so maybe you can guess my second favorite!!!) Here are some different ways to use this stamp- I did this just playing in like 10 minutes! IN LOVE! I can already see my Christmas cards coming together!

Can you believe CTMH lowered their stamp prices! YAY! Get this one for only $13.95! Even better!

Fanfare!

Ok- so I didn't fall in love with this paper right off BUT it sure did come in handy for these pictures! This is the class I taught at the Luau. This layout is such a FUN layout! It involves all of my favorites- random stamping , fun colors, and BLING! One of my favorite techniques is sanding... On the borders of the blue & red paper is the sanding technique.. You dry emboss down the sides- flip it over and sand and wa-lah- instant stitching!

I am really liking these NEW corrugated stars in the new book too! I cant wait to add some distressing ink to these babies! But some bling glitter glue for now! :-)

More RANDOM!

Until I can my scrap room organized looks like my blog might be a whole lotta RANDOM! Heehee- Below is a picture of my friend (and Fellow CTMH sister!) Gina's cards she made at convention this year. They are cute 3x3 cards from the new paper packets!

Here is a layout one of my club girls done! (Who wants to own it? I forget??? forgive me- i usually title my photos... PLEASE comment!- i can see your toes- hahaha) Its with the GORGEOUS Sophia paper packet! "Sophia" made the cut and is also in the fall/winter catalog. Get it while you can!

More cricut creations from convention! (thanks for sharing so much Gina!)

Randomness...........

Queen of random- that's me! Just wanted to share some quick things- Check out these paper flowers below! I cannot wait to start making all these 'cutesies' with CTMH new cricut cartridge! I need an extra day in the week! Card I made for a dear friend of mine! Loving all the scripture stamps CTMH is coming out with now!

Here are two darling towels my friend made for me.. If you know me AT ALL- you know I LOVE mail! Any kind of mail! Email, text mail, but especially SNAIL MAIL! lol- No idea why but I love to check the mailbox! heeehe! So thank you sweet friend for this nice surprise! Love and miss you!

How talented is she!?!? I need to learn to sew!

Ok-so this scrapper forgot her camera- *gasp* lol. These are with my cell.. They are decent. Here is my 'before.' Here is my 'after.' Not bad considering I only started preparing the week of! :-) Had a stamping station, inventory table, and display tables! FUN

Here are the most fabulous, loyal, creative, inspiring girls eva! Shawn, Kelly, and Shannon! Thank you!! You guys rock and make LUAU day so much fun1 we missed you this year Melinda!

STAY TUNED for some HEEEEE-LAR-IOUS pics of us being silly- All I can say is it has to do with coke bottle glasses, goggles, straw hats, and feather boas! (sp?)

LUAU 2011

There are a few single days through out the year that I look forward to: Hwy 127 yard saling with my hubby, Day after Thanksgiving shopping with my mom & sister, Christmas morning with my baby boy, and NOW MOPS SCRAPBOOKING LUAU with my scrapbooking SISTAS!! Heading out the door to fix this mess you see below! I'll post more throughout the day!

CTMH Convention 2011

Close to My Heart Convention is in Anaheim CA at Disney this year! I am so sad to sit this year's out, however my eyes and ears there are telling me about some HUGE announcements going on. One of my favorite new things is the exclusive CTMH Cricut cartridge! It has over 700 ("Jeanette inspired") designs that will coordinate with the new stamp sets in the new idea book!! How awesome!! Other great things include: new heavier stock B&T paper, lower price and much more! To stay posted go to my "Have Scrappy Days Group - CTMH" on facebook OR click here (maybe this will work!) http://www.facebook.com/MyStampinBuds#!/pages/Have-Scrappy-Days-Group-CTMH/108782995868216

FINALLY..............

Oh.......Hooooooow I've Misssssssssssssssed Yoooooooooouuuuuuuuuu! Wow- since we've moved into a fixer upper and I've went back to work full time_I've scaled back on CTMH some... I just got a great big goodie box and am preparing to jump right back in HEAD first SOOON!