CHA

I have two of my grandson's with me for a few days so this will be short. They have been painting this morning and oh my goodness!!! Next time I think they better leave the paints at home!!

Here is a few more pics from CHA. I really didn't take to many, to busy!
Pic with Suze Weinberg, make & takes from Provo Craft, Prima, and look at those deserts they were huge!

Here's another chance to win some blog candy, just leave a comment and I will do a random drawing on Fri. Aug. 7th. Good Luck!

Have a good one!
Donna

CHA

WOW! Had an awesome time at CHA! But Sooooo tired!! I'm sure it will take me a few days to recoup! So fun to see all the new product coming out, talk about product overload! My fav was Ranger booth and Tim Holtz booth. Loved watching Wendy V. & Tim demoing. My all time fav is the pics I got to take with my all time fav people! Here are a few pics. I will post more on Mon. plus a chance to win some blog candy, so stop back Mon.
Have a good one!
Donna

Winner

Can't believe it is Fri. already!!! This week went by way to fast!
But Fri. is the day to have the random drawing for some blog candy from the comments left on my blog, Yeaaaa! And the lucky winner is Carol Curran!!! Congratulations! Email me with your address and I will try get this out to you before I leave for CHA. It is so fun to give away some blog candy!!! THANK YOU to all of you for your nice comments!

The flower on the front cover of the album is tricky to make. I will try do a tutorial on them when I get back from CHA and post it here on my blog.
I had just decided to go to CHA the other night so have a lot to do! Haircut, manicure, pedicure, shopping etc. etc. Wonder if I can take off 20pds by Mon.? I think not!!! I will be hitting the mall this morning as soon as it opens!! They are going to love me today! Don't know why I feel like I need new things to go but that's the way it is! lol I'm so excited to go and can't wait to do Tim Holtz make & take and watch Wendy Vecchi's demoing they are amazing!
I wanted to do Tim's class but it is on Mon. before I get there, DARN! I did sign up to do a class with Suze Weinberg called the Queen Bee, so that should be fun! Off to the mall! Thanks again everyone!

Have a good one!
Donna

CHA

I'm so excited, I'm going to CHA (Craft & Hobby Assoc. Convention) in Orlando!
Yeaaaaaaa!! I didn't think I was going to be able to go to this one and it worked out and I'm going!! I leave Mon. so have a lot to do! Yikes!

Here is a little album that I have been working on: Front cover, 2nd & 3rd page.
I have a few old pictures from my childhood (not many I was the youngest of 6) in black & white, so wanted to do a little album to put them in. I have been doing it with grunge paper, Studio490 stamps, Graphic45 papers.

You can leave a comment on this post to for a chance to win some blog candy, winner picked tomorrow Fri. July 24th. Good Luck!

Have a good one!
Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin Card

I'm not much of a card maker (should do more) but I needed a card for someone special so wanted to make my own. Also, wanted to use my new Studio490 stamps and try some alcohol ink technics. So did up this card.

Also, another blog candy week. Just leave a comment for a chance to win some blog candy. I will do a random drawing on Fri. July 24th. Good Luck!

Have a good one!
Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin Winner

Thanks everyone for the nice comments! The winner of the blog candy this week is Sandra, congratulations Sandra! Please email me your address and I will get it out to you. Thank you!

Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin Inking Layout

I wanted to keep this layout simple, so used distress inks.

OK, another chance to win some Blog Candy! Just leave a comment and I will pick a random winner on Fri. July 17th.

Have a good one!

Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin Layouts

Just a couple quick layouts I got done while babysitting one of the grandsons last night, sorry photography wasn't to good this morning!

And my honeysuckle is doing great this year!

Have a good one!
Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin

Thank you so much for all the nice comments, I really appreciated them!

And the winner of a box of goodies is............ cjsimplyscraps

Congratulations CJ!!!!!

Send me your address & I'll get your box of goodies sent out.

Check back Monday for another chance to win some blog candy!

Have you checked out Studio490art.blogspot.com Wendy has her new stamps posted and they are all amazing! Tim Holtz will be showing his today on his blog timholtz.typepad.com I can't wait! I better get out and find a job so I can afford all of them!!!!

I have been working on a few projects which I hope to get posted soon! One of them has taken longer then thought. grrr Hopefully by Monday!

Thanks so much again for all the blog comments!

Have a good one!
Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin:4th of July

Just a few pics from 4th of July. Lots of fun!

Also, I have some scrapbooking products left from when I closed the store so decided I would do a give away. Just add a comment to be entered in the drawing. I will do a random drawing on Fri. We can all use more product right!!!! Try your luck!

Have a good one!
Donna

Scrappin, Boys

Just got home from bringing the boys back to their mom & dad, missing them already!!!
There is signs all over inside & out that they were here all weekend! Stayed up late last night shooting off fireworks. We love having them around and had a wonderful weekend with them, so much fun! Pics tomorrow.

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

Have a good one!

Donna

Cow Girl

Ohhh, I'm digging deep to use flowers & bling!

Made this layout last night, had to get my playing time in before the grand kids come this weekend! This was a fun page to do!

Hope all of you have a great 4th of July weekend! Please take time to remember our troops who are in harms way every day! I have one in Iraq so this is very close to my heart!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Donna

4th of July Tag

Loving my new Tim Holtz stamps! Made this tag and will use on a 4th of July layout. The grandkids are coming this weekend so I'm sure I will get a lot of great pictures! Can't wait!

Have a good one!
Donna

CHA Layouts

Finished a double layout of the Three Faces of the King event at Jan. CHA. So much fun, those guys are awesome!

Grunge Board/Paper Wall Hanging

I had a chance to play with my new Tim Holtz stamps and made this little wall hanging for my craft room.

I had a chance to do a little scrapbooking over the weekend and as most of you know I don't get to use flowers,ribbon and bling to much as I'm scrapbooking boys most of the time. I know, I know, I could on some pictures but the guys aren't to crazy about it. But I ran accross these pictures of my grandson Caidin helping me plant flowers, so I figured I was safe. Yeah, I got a chance to use flowers & bling!!
I will have to try and remember to take more pictures with flowers in them so I can use flowers & bling more often!

Have a good one!
Donna

Grunge Paper Roses

Finally had a chance to make these grunge paper roses. These are so cool! Each one I make keeps getting better.

UTEE Frame

Off the beaten path here but I watched one of Suze Weinberg's video's and had to try this out. You make the little squares with UTEE and using a melting pot. So I did this little frame, I painted the frame with the only blue I had in the house, wished I would have tryed to tone down the blue. Oh well, first try at it so I quess it isn't to bad. It is going in a room where I have a bird & birhouse theme going. Check out Suse's blog & website, lots of wonderful ideas!
Have a good one!
Donna

Tim Holtz Grunge Book

After visiting my son in Kansas and watching him with his son after being away from him for over 8 mos. it was heartwarming watching them playing together spending time together. And the love my son has for his son, I decided to make him a little book to take back to Iraq with him. I was the only one taking pictures so now he will have some of the memories. TA DA.... what a perfect book to do it with! The grunge book will work out perfectly as it won't tear or warp etc. I'm going to try do the whole book with grunge board & grunge paper as I know it will withstand all the beating it will get (duffle bags, foot lockers, etc.) I had a little time to play today, so here is the front cover (not done yet) but I'm excited how it is turning out.
Have a good one!
Donna

Home from Kansas

Home from Kansas, it was short but had a wonderful 3 days with Shad and family. Shad & Kevin have been having a ball playing with each other and spending time together! Here are a few pics.

Off to Kansas

Taking a little road trip to Kansas. Going to go see our son who is home from Iraq for a couple week leave. He has been over there for 8 months, so can't wait to see him! To bad he has to go back for another 4 months, but nice he is able to get home for a couple of weeks. He got to Kansas on Fri. and has been having a ball with his little two year old son! Hoping to get a lot of pictures of them, more to scrapbook!

Stickles, CHA, Three Faces of the King

I had done this layout a while ago, but it was just missing something. I hadn't wanted to mat the pictures, it would have covered up to much of the background. I decided to outline the pictures and lettering with stickles, worked out perfectly!
My sister & I at CHA event show Three Faces of the King. If you ever get a chance to see them go, it was an awesome show!!!!

Grunge Paper Tag

I absolutely love, love, love the new grunge paper from Tim Holtz!!!! Here is a tag I made to go on this layout using the grunge paper. When visiting my sister in CA we went to Old Town Temecula, very cool and had a lot of fun!

Sisters

Another layout from CA trip. My sister and I at CHA event show, Elvis Three Faces of the King, it was awesome!!! I don't get a chance to use flowers very much in my layouts as I mostly scrap my grandsons, so this layout was a lot of fun!!

I have had a few requests to include the products used, so here you go.

Paper-Basic Grey Lime Rickey
Swirl-Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grunge Paper-Yes you can cut grunge paper on the Cricut!! Used Graphically Speaking
Butter Fly-Tim Holtz Grunge Board stamped with Studio490 stamp
Letters-American Crafts Thickers
Maya Road Office Sheers
Flowers-cut with the Cricut-Graphically Speaking

Have a good one!
Donna

Tim Holtz Grungeboard Swirl CHA Anaheim Layout

I had a little time to scrapbook over the weekend and decided to start my layouts of my trip to Anaheim, CA in Jan. to attend CHA. I attended the show and then spent a few days with my sister who lives out there. Had a wonderful time!!! And being from ND the weather was goreous compared to what we have in Jan.! Loved it!!!!!!!
Have a good one!

Donna