Midweek Blog Candy Winners
It actually only took us 4 hrs and about 40 minutes to clean the room. It didn’t look as bad in the one before pic…. oh man, you didn’t see that nothing was in order and that I didn’t know what I had tucked away in miscellaneous totes and drawers. Thankfully Brent is a good work master… I had pulled everything out and just got overwhelmed with the piles of stuff. He was good at crackin the whip to make me decide what to do with things and keep on truckin’. If I had to do it by myself it would have taken days while I reminisced over bits and pieces of scrap papers and stickers and “oh that would be great for ____ project!” LOL! Anyway.. I am so glad to have at least the sorting and organizing done! Brent said I am grounded from catalogs and parties! He also said, “Now make sure you pick up as you go so it doesn’t turn into this again!” I love that man! 🙂I’ve picked 4 random winners: Yvonne W. Selina Kelly Jo Jessi Gribbin Please email me at inkysmiles @ gmail . com with your mailing address! Inky Smiles!Erin
A Question of Ink…
Several people have asked me in the comments and via private email about the storage piece that I have my stamp pads in. Here’s the scoop:The stamp pads are stored in an InkStak custom built to fit CTMH or SU! stamp pads by my husband, Brent which we sell through our store, Stamper Storage. InkStaks can be customized by adding additional rows or adding or deleting columns. InkStaks can be easily wall mounted (we include instructions & hardware) or set on a desk or shelf. The beauty of the InkStaks is that their tops can be an additional shelf in your craft area. InkStaks are shipped “au natural” so that you can paint or stain them to match your decor. You can view more information by visiting Stamper Storage
Thoughts for Thursday: Happiness
“Happiness sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”~ John Barrymore What does this mean to you? Leave me a note on this post and I will draw a random name next Wednesday (Sept 19th) to receive random act of kindness. (edited 3:30pm) BONUS CHALLENGE: Create a piece of artwork (a card, a layout, an altered item, anything) that visually represents something that has snuck in one of your “open doors”. There have been some awesome comments on this post. If you’d like to share, please feel free to leave a link on this post.
Midweek Blog Candy…. MMMM!
Saturday night I spent some time with Brent cleaning out my studio/office. We literally pulled everything out of the “craft” side of the office and did part 1 of a “Clean Sweep” of the room. Have you seen the show? It’s FABULOUS! They take EVERYTHING out of a room, furniture, accessories, JUNK, etc., and then repaint and redecorate the room and load things back into the room. The things that don’t find a home in the room are either donated to charity, sold at their garage sale, or hauled to the dump. We got as far as hauling it all out of the room, sorting it all, and then put it back in place in the room. Brent even MOPPED the floors for me! YAYYYY! I decided to forgo the whole repainting and decorating part of things because I don’t want to spend the money until I know exactly what I want to do with the space. I know I want some sort of wall cabinets above my workstation and where the G. Washington picture hangs… but not much else…. I am going to bug Brent to put the rest of the handles and knobs back on my desk before this weekend. Soooooooo, we did get it sorted and dejunked. I have a lot of misc items to put on ebay and a bunch to give away, too! I’ve got a few little party favor “grab bags” of fun things and each one is slightly different. How many hours did it take us from start to finish to get the studio/office to the clean point it’s at right now? Leave your guess on this post and I will draw 4 winners on Sunday. (If you leave an annonymous comment, please at least give initials or a first name and last initial so that I can identify you if you win.)Happy Guessing!
Party Hat – The Details
Korin wanted a close up of the party hat, so here it is 🙂 I found the pattern at this site: Kaboose You will need Adobe Acrobat to view and print the pattern. If you don’t have it, click here to download Acrobat. I random stamped the hat with Close To My Heart Stamps, Confetti & Favors (available) and It’s Your Birthday (retired) , using Blush, Topiary, Honey Hydrangea and Crystal Blue CTMH inks. I punched holes in the side of the hat where I attached the ribbon ties.The fringe is this way cool stuff I picked up in a clearance bin in the WalMart home fabrics department. I think I paid 5c per yard or something crazy like that. I attached the fringe on the top with my ATG tape and the fringe on the bottom with silver brads. I just lined the fringe up along the rim of the hat and poked holes where I wanted to place the eyelets. (Glad I didn’t permanently adhere them because we had to take it off because Sadie REALLY wanted nothing to do with the fringe.)
Party Dress…. err Hat
Who needs a party dress when you have a handcrafted party HAT? We had a little bday party for Sadie on Sunday after church with some friends of ours. I made jumbo chocolate fudge cupcakes with frosting and sprinkles.. mmmm…. (It was a nice break to get out of the house as I was miserable in pain – fibromyalgia – and sniffly from a cold on Saturday morning and afternoon.) I stamped the white daisy CS with CTMH stamps and inks and added a tuft of cool fibers to the top and tied it on with a ribbon. I got Sadie to keep the hat on by holding the camera in one hand and a Dingo treat in the other hand. As soon as I snapped the pic and gave her the treat, she hauled off and ditched the hat asap so she could gobble down the treat. The Mini-C’s really enjoyed having a birthday party for Sadie. I felt a little silly singing to the dog, but the kids sure enjoyed it! I guess I really am the Crazy Dog Lady! LOL!
Sketch Challenge {004}: Kate Is Beautiful Layout
Amaryllis sent me this layout that she made based on my Sketch {004} which was intended to be a card LO…. how cool is that??? (I think we’re noticing a pattern here with A…) AND… she made the flourishes herself with her Craft Robo. This is a really cool layout!! She used Basic Grey papers, acrylic paint, and Liquid Glass (CTMH), and CTMH inks. Amaryllis was very creative in cutting the flourish with her CRobo. She wasn’t able to get it to read the digital file that the flourish was in, so she printed the flourish, scanned it back into her computer, and created her own digital image for CR to print. How creative!!! I couldnt resist snapping up these photos. Kate applied the makeup in my studio when they were visiting and A and I were creating something. LOL! Great job for a 2 1/2 yr old!!!! What you didn’t get to see in this LO is the SECOND application of makeup… hahaha…. Note to self: Do not give 2 1/2 yr olds a full sized pink colored chapstick. Chapstick disappears rather quickly… hmm, about 3 mins I’d say…
Sadie’s Card : Spruced up a bit…..
I sat staring at Sadie’s card this morning before work and decided it still needed a little something….. (no, I’m not really gonna give it to her… just made one in honor of her bday.. hehe, I m not THAT crazy!) And when I got home, a neighbor, who’s moving, left a big fat box on my front porch full of her craft stuff that she didn’t want and thought I could use…. WEll…. at the very bottom of the box I found this TREASURE… two of these TREASURES!!!! It’s the freeking hugest bottle of this stuff and I have two of them! I am NEVER going to run out of it! WAHOO!!!! It’s the predecessor (sp?) of LIQUID GLASS and Dimensional Elements and Diamond Glaze stuff…. I THINK… LoL!!! Anyway, it also had this way cool fine metal tip in the bag that goes on the tip of the applicator so you can draw SUPER FINE lines… I had soooo much fun with it tonight. Here’s the sprucing up I did on Sadie’s card:
Thoughts For Thursday: Integrity
“Let us counsel with the Lord in all our undertakings. Let us be better neighbors. Let us be better employers and employees. Let us be men and women of integrity and honesty in business, in education, in government, in the professions, whatever is our place in life.” ~ Gordon B. Hinckley I have this quote posted above my telephone at work. It’s pretty straightforward. It helps me keep my attitude in place at work when dealing with , employees and the boss. Even you’re not religious and disregard the first sentence, the rest of the quote is applicable to each of us in our daily lives. Imagine how much more pleasant the world would be if everyone applied this advice to everything we do in our lives. Inky Smiles!Erin
Update:For Sale
2nd Update…. I am waiting on payment for a couple of items (cartridges)… if I don’t receive payment by this weekend I will offer them up for sale again. Thank you to all who have purchased items! I know you will thoroughly enjoy your Cricuts & cartridges! Cricut Expressions – ALL SOLD! Cricut Cartridges – prices as listed + shipping.$48.00 #29-0381 Disney’s Mickey Font (3 avail)$36.00 #29-0078 Mini Monograms (1 avail)$46.00 #29-0016 Teardrop (1 avail)$41.00 #29-0013 Stamped (1 avail)$46.00 #29-0226 Printing Press (1 avail) I will ship the cartridges USPS Priority Mail or UPS Ground, depending on qty purchased and where you’re located, whichever is the cheapest method of delivery to you. I accept PayPal (yes, even credit cards) and will email you a PayPal invoice. Please email me at inkysmiles (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks!!!