IT'S BLOG CANDY TIME!!

I PROMISED YOU BLOG CANDY, AND HERE IT IS!!!

For those of you who may not know, this Christmas Mini Album is made for you to add photos or journalling to. It would also make a very nice Christmas gift!!

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...details on how to win are at the bottom of this post.

Here are close ups of some of the pages:  
This album was made with papers from My Mind's Eye Festive & Frost signature Christmas Short Stack with Glitter.  I absolutely love this paper pack!! I borrowed a few of the design ideas used in this album from Life as Lou. Check her site out if you have a moment.

So HOW CAN YOU WIN this Mini Album??

I'm glad you asked! =D

1) Comment on this post and become a follower, for one entry into the draw.
2) If you also put a link on your blog back to this post, I will put your name into the draw a second time. Please let me know in your comment where you have done this so that I add your name a second time.

That's it! Easy peasy!!

BTW, you don't have to have a craft blog in order to participate! 

The last entry accepted is midnight on October 30, 2009....so that you'll have it in plenty of time for Christmas!

Good Luck to all!!

Ridgeview Craft for October

I am working on a project for Ridgeview this week. As you can see...I'm all over the place with it. That's because I'm trying to do both a Halloween and a Thanksgiving card since they are both in October (well...if you live in Canada).
Note the cute little Halloween stamps by Inkadinkado on the bottom right of the photo. I decided to incorporate them into the Halloween card.




This card was the original card I wanted to make. It's a bit too difficult for arthritic hands though, so I'll be doing a different card. I thought I'd show it to you anyway. It's a slider card which slides up to reveal the Mummy Cat wrapped in toilet paper. Too cute!

Here is the Thanksgiving Card we'll be making. The verse below goes in the inside of the card. For the Halloween card, we'll do the same kind of thing, but the inside will be different (see first photo). The outside will have Trick or Treat stamped on it instead of the turkey.

I do these for Ridgeview so they are not my normal style...but they're fun to do and to prepare.

Tag Fun

Hi there!

I have to confess that I am a fair weather scrapbooker. Oh, I love the look of a finished page...but the journey? Well, let's just say it's painstaking. I just can't make up my mind...this paper, or that paper?
Ooooh, look at this one,
and this one...
or maybe this one....sigh. Decisions, decisions.
It's hair raising.

I'm sorry to also confess that if I'm not in the mood...it ain't happening.
That's right...I'm an emo scrapbooker.
'Nuff said.

However, give me something random to play with, and I am the happiest little girl you'll ever find. The moral of this story? I really just wanna play!

So lately I've been having some tag fun. Do I have a project to put them on? Well...no...not yet...maybe someday. In the meantime, I'll just look at them and smile. Does that make me a bit unique? Well....yes...probably...but I'm the only one here right now, so no one has witnessed this weirdness. 


Anyway, here are my latest efforts.

A tag, a page of an old worn out book, a flourish and some flowers...and mama's happy.

Oh, also some UTEE, brads, ink, and metallic rubon.

Here's the big tag:

 

Actually, the second one also had a stamp, ribbon and a chipboard key.

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 Here's a photo of the supplies I used.

I had to take this photo three different times because I kept forgetting things. Tsh tsh!

All in all, a lot of fun was had by...me.

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OH! You see the book in the background??? THAT is a sneak peek of the mini album I made! I'm going to be giving it away as Blog Candy. Anyone who becomes a follower from when I started this blog to October 30th will have a chance to win it!  Photos forthcoming in a couple of weeks!

SO PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS!

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Now if I could only get a page done..

Maybe next time!

Recycled Pictures

This project was SO much fun to do!

I am not entirely happy about the way this turned out, but I still like it enough to keep it. All you need is bits and pieces of odds and ends. For instance, I used:

scrapbook embellishments
old keys
puzzle pieces
old earrings
scrap paper
old hair clips......But you could use anything.

I painted anything that wasn't black with black matte spray paint and let it dry.
Then I glued it onto the background paper and framed it with a frame I got from Home Sense. Kinda cute, eh? And oh, so easy!

Again, I'm a craft stalker. This isn't my original idea (although I do have lots of them)...I saw it on Design Sponge...Check them out on the side link!

Until next time,

Grunge Version of Flower Pot Cards

I just love these little flower pot cards. They are appropriate for so many occasions. Just because, birthday, miss you, flowers for you...etc. I gave one to a friend whose husband recently passed away. She glued a magnet to the back of it and put it on her fridge.

I decided to introduce them to the Ridgeview Extended Care residents as our next craft. I think they'll love them.

 

 

I believe it's important to do a craft with them that is not childlike. After all, they are not children. They've lived lives that have entailed situations most of us could not even imagine, let alone deal with. So I want to do things with them that they'll be proud of. Something they can actually give to someone they love. Don't you agree?

I believe the original pattern came from a Youtube video by Dawn, who got it from another crafter named Jennifer. But I've seen different renditions of this craft here and there. Enjoy!

Storage Solutions

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A friend of mine recently purchased a Clip It Up Spinning Storage System. I have to admit, I’m a bit envious. Not only is it a wonderful system, but she managed to get it at a garage sale for about half price! But then, she’s a shopping Diva...and it’s good to have a few friends like that. We’ve actually been good friends for..

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1) Amy McCArty (ScrapHappy) has created this spinning storage rack herself from items found at the lampstore and the gardening center, and all at a fraction of the price. She has included all the instructions and even links to places where you can buy the necessary supplies online. Make sure you check her out!

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2) Nat from Outta This Funk used a different approach on this storage system. She has also included instructions and lots of photos. I kind of like this one because you can fit it in any space that works for you.

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3) Here’s another really creative idea for storage at The Everyday Scrapper. I really love this idea as well. The nice thing about this one is that you just have to go out and buy it! Just love it!

Every one of these lovely ladies has generously left instructions and photos to go by. I read somewhere that Ikea sells the clips (I think they're in their drapery department) in packages of 24. Or, you can use some of the other suggestions in the links provided above. If you've been wanting a good storage system, but lack the funds to buy it...or would rather buy more scrapbooking supplies...here's your solution!

Happy scrapping everyone!