Happy world card making day everyone!

Happy happy world card making day everyone!!!

Its a shame that such an awesome day comes by only once a year.

I wanted to share today with you all a card I made special for today and a giveaway that I won!

For all of you scrappy ladies who want to get in on this action here is the link

for the official world card making day website! Make sure that you stop by and show your love

 for all things cards.

Because I am SO totally excited that it is finally October I decided to do a quick and adorable Halloween themed card for today's post in honor of world card making day!

SUPER adorable no?!

Oh how I wish that I would have more time to make all of the amazing Halloween goodies that I want

so badly to devote all of my time to but  the hubby and I will be back home for a month so that wont be happening much to my dismay.

Although I do so badly want to go back home for my first Autumn in three years !!!

And last but not least my happy giveaway news!

I entered to win a new I-Rock and gem kit from the Cricut Diaries blog

and I won!!!

"Alright so again used random.org to pick this winner.

down_memory_lane said...

This is awesome!

I got a chance to play with it for the first time at a crop last week and would love to be the proud new owner! Thanks for the chance to win."

So Yippie, I cant wait to get it in the mail!

Now, what are you all doing in honor of world card making day!?

Please post comments and leave a link to your WCMD projects so I can come and check them out!

Manic Monday

Happy Monday !

I hope that you all had a great weekend, mine was full of not sleeping and laundry unfortunately.

I did however go to my first estate sale with a fellow Military wife

and was on the hunt for some scrappy supplies that were listed on Craigslist.

Unfortunately the sale started last weekend so we missed loads of good stuff

BUT!

I still got a few things for a steal!



I git all of these goodies for TWO DOLLARS !!!

How pretty are those doilies!

And that Tack it over and over.. I have been searching high and low at

Joann's, AC MOORE and Ms and couldn't find it anywhere, I was just about to order it online

but then I found a Brand new bottle for .75 and 35% off of that!

Although I didn't get nearly as much as I was hoping for I am still happy that I got brand new adhesive, pretty doilies and paper sewing needs for cheaper than cheap!

I will be posting pictures of the next layout that I use the doilies on I am sure.

But for now here are a few very simple cards that I just put together for an order.

A cute love themed card and a couple of military cards.

Love these little deployment cards.

ALSO I am SO EXCITED that I finally got the Uni Ball Signo white gel pen!!!

If you have been looking for this pen or any type of a white gel pen

this is the one!

I have seen this pen used on countless projects over at Two Peas and I have loved how it looks

for fake stitching and little hand drawn details.

I had a white paint pen that I got at first but it was just awful and wouldn't show up at all

on any of the papers that I used it on.

I got this pen over at Ebay for $5.00 including shipping, a bit steep for a pen but

trust me, you will not regret it. I have yet to use it on a project but tested it and am in lurve!!!

You can buy the pen Here from scrapbooks.com

I highly recommend it!

Bridal Shower accordion book and Halloweenie links!

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN!

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope that you are all having a lovely Thursday so far.

I thought that I would share with you a few photos of a mini-book that I made for one of the

classes over at Two Peas.

My take on the Accordion album that was done for the mini-album a month: September.

I am very happy with how this came out! I only had a few photos printed out from my Bridal shower and didn't quite know what to do with them. Their numbers didn't warrant a regular min-book and when I came across this months design I knew it was perfect! My book however is double sided with photos and journaling spots on each panel. Just a little something simple to pass some time.

I am glad that I finally found a way to showcase these... my bridal shower was last May!

Ohhh How I wish that Fall was in the air! I live in Sunny (and brutally hot) Florida and the only

place that Fall resides is in my heart! I hear from my family and read on forum posts

about all of the wonderful Autumn activities starting and I simply sigh with envy!

So my pretties, here are a few fun Autumn and Halloween link, blogs, sites ,pics and projects!

Halloween Luminaries

Halloween and Autumn handmade decorations

20 Frightfully awesome Halloween Blogs! 

Tip Me Tuesday - Scrapbooking storage solutions!

"Where do you put all the stuff you accumulate?

I am running out of places for my "newest" stash! I'm almost embarrassed by how much I have.

 I love it all but finding ways to store it is more work then actually using the stuff! Help!!"

This was a question posted by a fellow Pea on Two Peas.

I have personally been asked this question time and time again so I though that this would

be a perfect post for Tip me Tuesday!

Over the past few years I have had to come up with some rather creative and unconventional

methods for storing my scrappy supplies.

Being a Military wife you can be moved at a moments notice and where you end up may not have the luxury for ample storage space for a scrap room! This is where you have to get crafty...no pun intended :)

*Hanging mesh or metal baskets can work wonders if you are okay with or able to put a few holes in your roof, they also come in fabric I think. *Behind the door shoe racks for punches, ribbon etc.

*Spinning spice racks for small embellies. These can sometimes be found at yard sales SUPER cheap!

*Get a couple of rolling caddies that you can store paper and stickers in that you can roll right under your work space or out of the way. *Cheap shelving sets can be found at Bed Bath and Beyond of Wal-Mart.

*Your traditional shoe box. These are great for themed storage and stack well. You can get

decorative ones at AC MOORE or Ms that look nice on shelves is you don't have closet space.

*Thin rods, dowels etc are great for storing ribbon! These can be screwed right into your walls at varying heights or hung in some way and will help you to organize your ribbon my colour, theme, material etc. 

*Stamps, as we all know, take up an obscene amount of space! Depending on how frequently you stamp

be it on cards, layouts etc. you could store them handy to stored away neatly. One highly effective organizational solution that I swear by is stamping all your stamps on to paper that you will then organize into themes, seasons etc and put it in a 3 ring binder. There have been countless times that I have wanted to use a Halloween stamp, forget what I have, don't want to dig around for a half hour and just grab my binder!

*Store your prints in archival photo boxes to keep them in perfect condition while they wait to be scrapped. Create tabs for each topic or time range, making it easy to return to later.

*Pegboard.... I know immediate shudder! But wait! We can make it cute... yes cute! All you have to do is get your pegboard to your desired size and then to to Ms or another craft store and have is framed in a cute simple neutral frame. It creates a decorative storage unit that can match any decor! I recommend using white hooks and pain them if you would like.

I have used all of these and my life has been that much better because of them!

Here are a few website that I find truly helpful and I'm sure you will too:

Better Homes and Gardens SB storage solutions

Scrapbook organization and storage

Location storage solutions

Manic Monday

I hope you are all having a lovely Monday so far!

My weekend was an uneventful busy sort of weekend.

I have been participating in the Two Peas Back to school classes and have been enjoying myself so far!

I love all of the ladies and its such a wonderful community. If you haven't already

taken a gander over there be sure you make it a point today!

My most recent project that I completed over this weekend was for the

altered memo board/item class.

What I decided to go with was an altered journal.

It isn't a memo board but It has to so with school. I am an art major and I recycled one of my hard cover sketch books and altered it to make a Creative/Scrap journal.

Its just kind of something that I came up with as I went along. I have a feeling that it will consist of ideas for my scrapbook blog, random crafty journaling, layout ideas, LO sketches,new things that I discover and learn along my travels and diff personal scrappy stories etc.

 I think it will be a fun learning experience.

Sooo without further adieu



My old sketch book from college





After using my spray adhesive I aged
with my MM acrylic paint.
It gave it a cute girly aged feel.



Top of the front cover







Bottom of the front cover







Notice my 2peas sketches lol.
Ill attach all print out ans ideas with ribbon threaded
through holes for a cute and removable
look.



I distressed and decorated a LOT of the blank pages
in the whole book.
I will embellish them further as I go along.





Back cover.

I had fun making this and it took just a couple of hours while watching TV lol.
But seriously, if you haven't been to TwoPeas go NOW!

That's all for today though! I have delicious meatballs and homemade sauce
simmering in my crock pot and its just calling my name!
Enjoy the rest of your Manic Monday!