Oh where oh where has all my time gone?

Well certainly not doing what I would prefer to be doing, that's for sure! Over the last couple weeks we have been going through some major changes at work. One of them was closing the local office that I worked at. Now I have an hour and 20 minute commute every morning and sometimes longer coming home. This has seriously cut into my crafty time, and I am none too happy about it! So I apologize for no post last week, or anywhere in between.....I will get used to it and start posting more often! ***pinky swear***


Happy October Everyone!! Fall is here and Halloween is just around the corner! And what a great time will be had this year, as Halloween falls on a Saturday! Whoohooo! To celebrate one of my favorite holidays, Lindsay has created another great set of digital stamps. The Creepy Crows set can be found here for only, $5.00. There are 7 stamps in this set, and a million ways to use them!

One of my faves from this collection is this silhouetted tree in a graveyard. So spooky with the crows flying all around. I tinted the stamp using Adobe Photoshop Home Edition and printed the image to fit my card. No additional coloring was necessary. Let's see you do that with a traditional rubber stamp! Then I added stickles to the tree and the crows.
I used #36 sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches

Ok, ok, on to the good stuff. I know you came here in the hopes of a freebie, and I will not disappoint! Hop on over to Lindsay's Blog, The Frugal Crafter, and see what she has to offer. Also there is a new set of stamps in the shop, Leaf Prints set. Contains 9 images for only $5.00

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to have more time, and PROJECTS soon!



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Got another BUG!

A cuttlebug that is!!! My hubby was so nice and decided to let me get the cuttlebug today! So exciting. I love having new toys to play with. So I decided to start out making a card and took advantage of the August Card Kit Challenge over at HYWWP. Here is my creation:


I used two of the new embossing folders I got today from the borders collection. I love them both, and really like how the stiching one turned out. I also used two new stamps that I got last week from Art Warehouse.


Then on Saturday I also completed a layout with a pic that my Mother in law took during their camping trip a few weeks ago. Love how this one turned out.
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A Little Birdie and a Freebie

I was looking back at my archives recently and realized that I have not been posting as much lately. I apologize for that. I have good reasons though. First I have not been scrapping as much. I just now finished my 50th layout of the year. Last year at this time I was probably closer to 100. I have been getting these horrible headaches lately that really don't allow me to do much. I have been to the doctor and blood tests done. Results were all fine there. My next step is a visit to the chiropractor on Friday. So I am praying that a good adjustment will be the answers to my prayers.

Now to this week's project. Another card. But I really like how this one turned out. It makes me smile and I hope that it does the same for the recipient.

I decided this week to use Lindsay's Primative Bird & Flower Stamp. I just love this little guy. I colored the image outlining with Bic Mark-its, then coloring the inside of the image with my colored pencils. Then I added some Stickles for a nice glittery look. The sentiment, 'thinking of you,' which I know is hard to see in this pic, is from Studio G.

At Lindsay's the $5.00 special is now an everyday happening! You can get any stamp of your choosing for free with a $5.00 purchase. Great way to stock up on these adorable little stamps.

Don't forget to go find this week's freebie....I know it's out there somewhere! Please leave some love for the fellow DT's!

Melissa

Janet

Kim

Lisa

Margie

Tracey

Tamara

Row

Olena

Melissa C.

Leanne

Diana, August Guest DT

and

Lindsay

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Two cards, one layout, and of course there is a freebie!

Happy Thursday!! The week is almost over.....bring on the weekend, we are headed to the coast for our anniversary! Spending it as a family weekend so there will be plenty of photo ops, which of course leads to more scrappy time!!!

So anyway, this week I actually got three projects done! I am so proud of myself! Hehehe! The first, is a card using Lindsay's Bass Guitar stamp. I colored with my Bic Mark-its (as usual,) matted it with some DCWV cardstock and Coredinations cardstock, added some stickles and a Studio G sentiment, and voila: DONE! This seriously took about 15-20 mintutes to make.

Next, I used Lindsay's Funky Tree #1. Love this stamp! Another quick card, I colored with Bic Mark-its and colored pencils, matted with Coredinations cardstock, added a Studio G stamp and sentiment, all done!

Last, but certainly not least is my new FAVORITE LAYOUT, and that's saying alot considering it's not even my kid! LMAO! Love ya sis! This is one of my adorable nieces, Sam who I just happened to catch in a fit of giggles. Coredinations cardstock, sanded, patterned paper is by http://www.kellypanacci.com/, called Giggle Green. I embellished this very little. The dimension that can be seen in the second photo really does a lot for this layout.

July Sale at LSS: BUY $5.00 WORTH OF STAMPS AND PICK ANY OTHER STAMP IN THE SHOP FOR FREE!!! SALE ON UNTIL 7/31!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???

Don't forget to look at all the other DT's wonderful creations this week. There is a freebie hidden somewhere! You can find each of their blogs in the links below! And please leave them some love when you stop by!!!
Melissa
Janet
Kim
Lisa
Margie
Tracey
Tamara
Row
Olena
Melissa C.
Leanne

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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