Party Dress…. err Hat

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…

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Sketch Challenge {004}: Kate Is Beautiful Layout

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…

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Sadie’s Card : Spruced up a bit…..

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…

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Thoughts For Thursday: Integrity

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…

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Happy Birthday Sadie!

Happy Birthday Sadie!

Today is the birthday of my beloved furrbaby, Sadie. No, I am not the crazy dog lady… well, ok, maybe I might be …. just a little bit. I made this little card in honor of her bday. I used American Crafts paper, CTMH chalks & inks, and the stamp is from Stampin’ Up. We were feeling baby hungry a few years back, 6 ago this Nov 5th to be precise, and took a little window shopping trip to the…

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Update:For Sale

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…

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Weekend RAK/Blog Candy WINNERS!!!

Weekend RAK/Blog Candy WINNERS!!!

{…This has been corrected as an error was pointed out to me…} YES! I did count all of the paper. It’s not so bad when you make piles of 10 and then count those up. 🙂 There are 315 assorted papers and cardstocks in the ErinSlab. I’ve read through all of the entries and pulled out the winners. BrenMarie -315 (posted on Fiskateers.com’s message board)Robyn W – 316Annonymous – Contrapat – 317 Please email your mailing address (and real name)…

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Weekend RAK/Blog Candy

Weekend RAK/Blog Candy

It’s National Clean My Scrap Area MONTH…. I’ve cleaned out a bunch of my paper folders and have tons of paper (mostly Provo Craft) that I don’t need and created the ErinSlab. Here’s what you do: 1.) Guess how many papers are in the ErinSlab.2.) Post a comment here with your guess. (Guesses must be posted on this post only.)*****If you post ANNOYMOUSLY please leave your first name and last initial**** WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY NIGHTI will divide the paper…

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For Sale…

For Sale…

I can’t resist a fabulous sale….. And now I have a big load of loot sitting on my living room floor. Brent just rolled his eyes at me when I stumbled home way after dark and asked him to help unload the car. LOL! Some of the loot has found its way to its new owners and the majority of this stuff is looking for a new home. 🙂 I bought a bunch of stuff for friends who couldn’t go…

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Thoughts for Thursday – Faith

Thoughts for Thursday – Faith

This is one of my all time favorite quotes. It has helped me through a lot of difficult situations and choices that I needed to make. Sometimes all we need to do is just take that leap of faith…. the answers are waiting for us to make the first move. Inky Smiles! Erin