Bonnie's Craft Bits

My Biggest Loss

2011-06-24T08:22:00.002-04:00

My apologies for not updating my blog in a very long time. My wonderful, loving husband died on May 6. Things just haven't been the same after loosing the best part of me. We would have been together 29 years this year, more than half my life. I had to move in with my daughter and her family as I now have no source of income.

Saying hi!

2010-07-27T22:56:00.003-04:00

I know. It has been a while. I became sick months ago and it took some time for my doctors to figure out what was wrong. After many tests and a couple surgeries I am almost back to my old self. I honestly cannot say I have done any scrapbooking. As a matter of fact I haven't sat at my scrapping table in months. I have however got pretty good with playing Facebook games. It kept me busy however, it hasn't given me the joy I have when I scrapbook. So, with a glad heart and a happy spirit I am anxious to get back the creative side of myself. Wish me luck!

Once Upon a Time

2010-01-25T18:49:00.002-05:00

Saturday was one of our grand daughters birthday. I was so eager to scrap the pictures after we returned home from the party. I am so very glad I gave in when my loving husband wanted to purchase a computer, a photo printer, a digital camera and oh for me to get online service. Psst! please don't tell him how much I enjoy the cyber age.

Lasting Impression

2010-01-25T18:44:00.002-05:00

I had forgotten all about having these pictures. I was so delighted when I came across them in one of my many photo boxes. The title just made sense. Our oldest grand daughter was eager to do her handprints and write her name. Our oldest grandson wouldn't participate however, he enjoyed watching. We still have the clay medallion after 7 years and 3 moves.

Little Stinkers

2010-01-18T19:49:00.003-05:00

I just had to use the paper piecings of the skunks. Here are our oldest two grandchildren just cutting up and being silly.

Unforgettable

2010-01-15T12:53:00.002-05:00

Just a quick layout with my daughter, her boyfriend and their beautiful son.

Mommy & Me

2010-01-15T11:43:00.003-05:00

Originally I intended for this layout to be a tribute to my daughter and me. While looking through many pictures I realized what could be more beautiful than pictures of my daughter and her beautiful children.

I'm Back

2010-01-13T08:35:00.002-05:00

I guess it seemed as though I had fallen off the face of the earth. Well, that is just not true. Working in retail and just getting through the holidays I am hoping my me time is back to normal. I finished a few pages and have a list of ideas and things I want to try in the near future. Stay tuned for a surprise to come soon.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-20T15:13:00.004-05:00

coconut, white chocolate, sliced almonds and caramel
pecans, caramel and dark chocolate
1 of the 4 fruitcakes I made
With the holiday approaching I have been busy making some candies and fruitcake. It seems like there just is not enough hours in a day when you have a day off. With both my husband and I working in retail it is a busy busy time.

I hope each and every person that reads my blog has the happiest of holidays and spends it with those you love.

A Few Layouts

2009-12-04T17:23:00.007-05:00

I mentioned to our oldest daughter last May that I would like to have a kitten. The next morning she and one of our grand daughters brought us this tiny little pewter gray fur ball. A few days later our daughter and two of our grand babies came to visit. You can't tell from the pictures however, no cat was tormented to take these beautiful photos. As a matter of fact Maggie Magee played with our grandson with his toy train too.

The above layout brings back memories. Inside the snowman card is the explanation. Have you ever fallen asleep waiting for your babies to fall asleep Christmas Eve? Well, I did. Christmas morning I awoke to two precious baby girls crying. My oldest said "we was bad, we was real bad, Santa didn't bring us nuffin". It about broke my heart. I response was well Mommy fell asleep on the couch maybe Santa hid presents omewhere in the house. They were so happy when they found them in my closet. I hope I never forget this memory in my old age and if I do thankfully I scrapped it to remind me.

There are several years of photos in the above scrapped pages. I am in the process of sorting several years oof photos and scanning them to disk so they do not fade any further. Then I can send the discs to my daughters so they have pictures of the years of my memories. What did we ever do before computers? Isn't it amazing how just one photo can bring back so many memories? the weather, the season, the smells, the colors, they things we did and the things we hope for the future. I am thankful our two daughter grew to be such strong and elegant woman.

I haven't updated my blog in some time. With the holidays, work and family it seems time just flys.

Memories

2009-11-23T06:44:00.002-05:00

I am just trying to go through an old box of pictures and scrap the ones I want to scrap and share with the family duplicate photos.

I am shocked at myself I didn't use my Cricut or SCAL program for this double page. I just used items that I had on hand. I am happy with this layout and plan to use it again.

Our Playground

2009-11-22T08:09:00.001-05:00

Years ago my husband built a playground in our backyard for our two oldest grand babies. I wanted to scrap the pictures.

Picture Perfect

2009-11-13T17:16:00.002-05:00

Let a little boy find a pile of socks and you never know what he will do.

It's Horrible

2009-11-13T12:33:00.001-05:00

I thought I was protected. Not to worry, I am getting it back now. My computer shut sown and wouldn't boot up correctly. I had to reformat it and reinstall the software. I am still working on getting some of my programs working again. I have not been able to get my printer connected and my SCAL is still on the back burner. Wish me luck. With my hectic work schedule I am not sure how long it will take me.

Live and in Concert

2009-11-09T09:06:00.002-05:00

Just a quick layout as I HAD to use these adorable pictures.

hair today memories tomorrow

2009-11-01T16:51:00.001-05:00

His parents decided he needed a haircut. I miss those curls.

Tough Day in the Castle

2009-11-01T09:20:00.002-05:00

When she plays she plays hard. She so loves to play dress up.

Playing Some More

2009-10-31T15:32:00.002-04:00

Just Playing

2009-10-31T15:27:00.003-04:00

I wanted to see how this layout would look if I took it into my sketch program.

Baking Cookies at NeeNee's

2009-10-28T09:01:00.001-04:00

We had such fun baking peanut butter cookies that I had to scrap it.

Because

2009-10-27T14:30:00.001-04:00

Just because someone asked if I could enlarge and show the detail in my Christmas layout here it is.

Our Little Rock Star

2009-10-19T15:33:00.004-04:00

When I printed the pictures our daughter had taken of one of our grand son's I just HAD to scrap them. He is so cute. I didn't have an orange print paper so I had to improvise. I used an orange ink pad I had in my stash and added it to the background paper. When I laid it out I felt the page needed more so I went through my black & white paper drawer and found the mod one. It seemed the embellishments on the page got lost without it. I added a 1/4" band on the top and bottom and ran it through my cuttlebug with a sizzix texture plate.

Petting Aquarium

2009-10-17T15:59:00.001-04:00

I realized I had not uploaded the double page scrapbook pages of our visit to the Petting Aquarium.

Thankful

2009-10-10T18:54:00.001-04:00

I finally have what I believe is a finished double page for Thanksgiving pictures. As always I welcome your comments.

Back to Work

2009-10-04T09:55:00.000-04:00

Well, it's the last day of my and my husbands vacation. The past 10 days have been great. I am sitting here browsing the web and my dear husband is painting the dining room. He painted the kitchen a warm French country yellow to go with my roosters collection and the dried palm green will compliment our dining room furniture beautifully.

Earlier in our vacation we had to buy a dryer as ours give up after only 15 years, LOL. The appliance dealer said it was amazing that ours had lasted that long.

I did pretty good until the past couple days. Didn't go shopping. Didn't spend any money. However, like I said until the past couple days. I did some searches on eBay and the rest is history. Bought a few tear bears, Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls, a Tim Holtz distress ink pad (my favorite ink for my scrap pages) and a couple pieces of paper.

I am still working on a Thanksgiving double page. I am not sure if it is strange it's just that I cannot seem to do single pages. Of my 5 complete scrapbook albums not one has a page inside the front cover. It's like I have so many ideas that I just cannot do just one page. And, I have to admit the last page is empty to. Call me strange. Who knows? Hopefully I can get past this one day. Most people that look at my albums (both adults and children) ask how come there isn't anything on the front page? If you have a suggestion or solution to this dilemma I would really like to know.

Made a Purchase

2009-10-02T13:23:00.005-04:00

As much as I enjoy Sure Cuts a Lot I find myself going back to my Cricut cartridges, Cuttlebug dies, Sizzix dies and some of the other brands I have. I was reading online about the new Cricut cartridge Everyday Paper Dolls. If you have read my posts and viewed my layouts you have probably noticed I like paper dolls and Paperkins. I just HAD to order the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.

I enjoy using my Cricut Expression for it's versatility and the sizes I can cut. I remember telling my loving husband I didn't NEED another Cricut. I am so happy I gave in.

If anyone out there is interested in purchasing my Cricut Machine Personal Electronic Cutter that uses 6inch by 12 inch mats I would accept any reasonable offer. Includes cutting mat, power supply, manuals, blade and blade housing. It would not come with a cartridge so you would have to purchase your own. The Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter machine is the future of home crafting. Simply by touching a button, Cricut can cut beautiful designs and alphabets for card making, scrapbooking, and paper crafting.

No computer is required, just plug it in. Place your favorite cartridge in your Cricut and choose from hundreds of designs in 12 different sizes; ranging from 1" to 5-1/2"! That's thousands of possibilities! Cutting customized shapes and alphabets has never been easier.

The Cricut machine weighs only 7 lbs.

Just leave a comment and let me know how to get in touch with you if you are interested. I would accept a PayPal payment.

Trick or Treat

2009-10-02T12:59:00.002-04:00

I just finished another Halloween double page layout. I am being so productive this vacation it is scary!

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-02T06:37:00.003-04:00

Here are the Halloween pages I have been working on. The photos were taken in 1986. I had forgot that the prints are not 4" X 6" like the standard is now. Next time I will measure the pictures before cutting the mats. Our two daughters on the left and yes, that is me on the right.

Premade Pages

2009-09-29T15:55:00.005-04:00

I punched over 100 branches for the tree. There has to be an easier way to recreate this and not spend 2 days creating and finishing this layout. The ornaments on the tree I have had for some time. I purchased them to use on a Christmas tree for my dollhouse. However, when I had the idea for this layout I dug them out of my stash and used them here instead. I also used those fingernail stickers as ornaments. I look for them on clearance and add them to my stash for later use. The fireplace I received as a PIF and have been holding onto it for a couple years to use for a layout. The snowflake embellishments were given to me by my friend Amanda and have been sitting in my sticker stash. All of the papers I used in the Christmas layouts came from a clearance purchase. I paid $2.00 for the pads of Martha Stewart cardstock and bought 4 of them. The candle sticks were made by backing candy wrappers with sticker paper and free hand cut. The candles were cut from a Q-tip and highlighted with a gel pen on the tip. I highlighted the fire in the fireplace with some stickles. The little Nutcrackers came from a magazine I received in the mail during this layout and when I saw them I knew just what I wanted to do. I cut the picture out roughly. Backed it with cardstock and fussy cut those tiny images out. I then curled the long edges to make them look 3D and have dimension then attached a pop dot to the back. The teeny tiny Christmas cards were printed from online to use in dollhouses. They were the perfect size. Some of the presents I cut with my Cricut and some of the others wre gift tags that I purchased last year and decided they would be the perfect addition for my embellishment. The tree was made by cutting a triangle, punching and gluing branches of at least 3 green colored paper and cardstock. (I curled them a tough before attaching) I thoght I was finished and decided it needed more dimension when I cut ff the back of the angel pin and it still stood too far off the page. So I cut another triangle. I attached more branches to the edges and then added pop dots to bring it off the page. The angel pin was attached with pop dots and dimensional glaze.
My thoughts for this page was "The Perfect Tree". It seems everyone I know decorates theirs differently so I decorated 4 different trees I cut with my Cricut. I used beaded trim, beads, stickles, dew drops and some of those fingernail stickers. Since it was about decorations I then cut ornaments with my Cricut for page accents.
This was intended to be my quicky page just to see what the reindee looked like when cut. I beleive they are cute little fellas. Then of course I needed to cut a sleigh to make it make sense to have reindeer. The presents were a PIF I received some time ago that I was hanging onto for a future layout. I will add more embellishments to this page when I add photos.
I just think these gingerbread people are the cutest. When I found the cookie stickers in my stash from Mrs. Grossman I realized they matched the Martha Stewart papers perfectly. Imagine that. I used a little ribbon and some Christmas charms that I have. I still believe these gingerbread people need a little more. I will look through my SCAL files and see if I can find a spatula, mixing spoon, bowls or something to embellish further. Those little gingerbread people seem just plunked on the page and don't make sense why they are there.

I decided with the holidays fast approaching and both my husband and I working in retail that I would pre-make some holiday pages for our family photos. It seems like I never have the opportunity to scrap photos until well into February. I will add the journaling and page titles when I decide which pictures to use.

I welcome your comments.

Looking for a Recipe

2009-09-29T08:36:00.001-04:00

I have been searching online for a Crab chowder recipe. I have seen many with crab, corn and potatoes. I am just not sure which would be the best. If you have a favorite Crab chowder recipe please leave a comment with the recipe or the website for me to take a look at.

I have canned lump crab meat in my pantry, small red potatoes, frozen corn niblets and some imitation crab meat legs in the freezer.

Our Little Princess

2009-09-25T16:04:00.004-04:00

I just had to scrapbook these photos. When I saw the dress and the Barbie I bought it for her hoping she would like it. She said "NeeNee I am a Princess".

Altered Rolodex Cards

2009-09-25T06:47:00.004-04:00

I almost forgot, I finished all the altered art Rolodex cards for the swap. I welcome your comments. I added some of my favorite things to my cards to be able to tell you a little about ME. Sunflowers-because they say Spring time and make me smile. The clock face rubber stamp-because when my Dad passed away my Uncle gave me his pocket watch, my Grand father's pocket watch and my Great Grand father's pocket watch he carried in the Civil War. The crown stamp-because 2 of our grand daughters love to play dress up. One of them called me last night and said "NeeNee I want you to buy me a QUEEN and shoes to match the QUEEN". She calls a crown a QUEEN. The lady bug or ant buttons-because it shows my love of flowers and gardening. The rubber stamped words-because they describe my creative side. The torn address-because I always seem to make mistakes and wanted it on purpose this time. I decided if I created a mistake on purpose maybe everything would come together the way I wanted. And last, the tiny postage stamps-because it is a Rolodex card and shows a mailing address and I imagine receiving altered Rolodex cards from so many places of the country.

ATC Ace of Spades

2009-09-25T06:35:00.004-04:00

My second ATC playing card for a one on one swap I participate in. This is my rendition of the Ace of Spades. I started with a beautiful black and white damask paper. Added a few strokes of red paint. Cut the spade game piece on my Cricut after I came up with a design I was happy with in Inkscape. I them stamped and embossed it. The silver is gutter tape which as an extremely sticky back. I ran it through my Cuttlebug with a textures Sizzix plate and was very happy with it. The design I chose mimicks the damask paper. I them removed the paper backing and adhered it to my ATC. The buttons I have had for a long time. I never knew exactly what I wuld do with them however I felt they called to me to go on these altered trading cards.

Southwestern Eggrolls

2009-09-25T06:26:00.005-04:00

it doesn't look too appetizing at this stage however, it tastes delicious
yes, see I CAN roll eggrolls, nice and tight with nothing dripping out of the folds, and the picture below shows them fried and golden

Yes, Southwestern Eggrolls! I enjoy them so much. We live in a small town and there's no Chili's restaurant here. I just cannot see driving 45 minutes each way just to have them so I made some myself. My husband loved them. He had never tried them before. Dip them in some sour cream or guacamole. YUMMMMMM!!!!!!! We had them with a pot of yellow rice and some refried beans with cheese melted on top.

Breakfast Anyone?

2009-09-25T06:22:00.001-04:00

Usually on Sunday my husband and I have breakfast. He was so tickled with himself on his accomplishment of the hash browns I took a picture. He wanted it in one piece and golden. I didn't understand the fuss as you have to dig into it and cut it apart to serve it anyway.

27 years

2009-08-15T09:51:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow will be my loving husbands and my 27th Anniversary. We have been together over half my life. Bill is a loving husband, father and a wonderful grand father. He is also a true Southern gentleman that spoils me rotten.

Altered Rolodex Swap

2009-08-09T09:31:00.002-04:00

I'm ready! I purchased a Rolodex and have joined the Altered Rolodex swap in the online group I belong to.

Journals for Cancer Patients

2009-08-09T07:47:00.008-04:00

Cancer isn’t a gift, it just showed me what the gifts in my life were. Cancer was life-changing for me. Many things I wrote in my journal were positive ones and that Cancer had altered my views about family, spirituality, work and the future. Thankfully I have been Cancer free for 10 years.

Journals for Cancer Patients. As with any other journal, it is a place to write down your thoughts, wishes, hopes despair and inner feelings. Shirley Nagel, has recently had this disease touch a member of her close family and she created one of these journals for her loved one. The journal has become a place for important phone numbers, medical instructions, notes for daily tasks, and love notes for the future.....yes, a life line! What a wonderful way to express feelings and thoughts that you may need to note.

The journals can be created by using a black & white composition book available at chain/discount stores. You can cover the front and back with beautiful papers and then decorated it as much or as little as you like. Leave the pages inside blank for the recipient to write down whatever they want to.
If you would like to be a part of this and create Journals for Cancer Patients, please contact Shirley Nagel at SRCattle@aol.com for more information. I hope many of you will think about this sweet endeavor that Shirley is organizing and pass it on to your friends. It is fine to showcase the cause on your blog and to include Shirley's email address for contact purpose....always use Journals for Cancer Patients in the heading title. At some point in life, this disease touches every family. From my own experience it helped me to get through some difficult times. I truly believe this is a worthy cause. There is no benefit for anyone except the Cancer patient that receives one of these journals.

Doctor Appt. Update

2009-08-08T08:38:00.002-04:00

Well, it was time again to refill my prescriptions. I called the pharmacy and did the press this button thing, press numbers, pound sign, telephone number, language, etc. The next day on the way home from work I went in to pick up the prescriptions and only part of them were filled. The pharmacist said that the doctor denied some of the refills. I was confused and shocked and asked that they resubmit the request. On my morning break at work the next day I called my doctors office and questioned why the prescriptions had not been refilled. It seems that after 6+ years with my primary doctor he is uncomfortable treating my rheumatoid arthritis with the chemotherapy and steroids. He requested that I see a rheumatologist so that we are both certain that I get the best care for my disease. Fortunately I called the rheumatologist that he suggested and they had a cancellation later in the day. I had blood work, ex rays, dexa scan and a physical. I had to wait as he stated a week to ten days for the results. Next appointment and I went in I was informed that I was taking the right medication for my disease however he has diagnosed me with fibromyalgia as well. I thought that having cancer 5 times in my life was difficult. I am having a difficult time daily with my rheumatoid arthritis and now fibromyalgia. It does however explain why those squeeze hugs hurt. If anyone knows the triggers either food, weather or stress that bring on flairs and the difficulties that goes with them I would enjoy learning more about my disease.

Thank you! Penny

2009-08-01T08:44:00.001-04:00

My wonderful online friend has created a wonderful blog page for me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Thank you Penny!

Gone but Not Fork-Gotten

2009-07-25T09:42:00.004-04:00

I have heard that socks go missing. Barbie shoes stepped on in the middle of the night disappear in the trash can. Those hair barrettes that mysteriously disappear. Well, what happened to my forks? Twenty five years ago we purchased a stainless service for twelve. How is it that over the past six years i have had to hunt high and low on the internet to replace the forks? If you find your missing socks, Barbie shoes, hair barrettes and my forks please return them to me. I will make you a home cooked meal as your reward.

My dollhouse

2009-07-24T15:18:00.001-04:00

Just another one of my projects I have been working on for several years.

That Cat

2009-07-24T14:13:00.001-04:00

She gets into the strangest places.

Playing Cards

2009-07-24T13:47:00.004-04:00

First in a series of playing cards. These are my Jokers I made them for a swap in the ArtHaven Creations Friendships group.

More Garden Pictures

2009-07-24T13:45:00.002-04:00

more pictures from our flower gardens

Oh Maggie

2009-07-11T13:37:00.001-04:00

After our grand daughter finished opening her presents our cat decided she was going to take the packing for herself. Our silly cat.

Another craft project finished.

2009-07-11T09:20:00.001-04:00

I finally finished my wooden perpetual calendar.

Happy 4th

2009-07-04T11:27:00.002-04:00

We will be celebrating the 4th with our family. It was our oldest grand daughters 11th birthday yesterday. She has requested a strawberry bundt cake. It is in the oven baking as I type. When it is cooled I will frost it with a mix of strawberry premade frosting and cream cheese so it isn't too sweet.

My loving husband has the grocery list for the food. He will be picking up supplies for hamburgers, hot dogs, cole slaw, deviled eggs and potato salad. Of course just plain potato chips for the kids.

I wish each and every one of you that read my blog a Happy 4th of July.

Christmas in June

2009-06-28T15:59:00.001-04:00

I finally got around to adding the pictures to a double page I put together last November for a challenge in the scrapbook group I belong to. Now, if I could just find those Thanksgiving pictures I could have those pages finished too.

Garden Pictures

2009-06-28T15:57:00.002-04:00

We love flowers. These pictures were taken June 2008 of some of our flowers. Most of them grown from seed and these were their first blooms.

Leftovers

2009-06-28T15:54:00.001-04:00

I just couldn't resist using the leftover page for a background for some pool pictures of our grandchildren.

Random Thoughts

2009-06-28T06:41:00.004-04:00

Today is the last day of our week vacation. I did not get a lot of scrapping done however I did get to finish some other craft projects. We had a wonderful visit with 4 of our grand children and they crafted with me as well. (pictures to follow)

A very special lady and my new online friend helped me to design/make a file for my SCAL. I signed up for a swap in the scrapbook group I belong to and the theme is Splash Pool Time. I knew I wanted curly q's and I knew the words I wanted. Penny ran with the idea and made me a svg so I could cut it. Unfortunately I am an inpatient person and flaked at the end when I used my Sizzix and some dies to finish quicker rather than cutting the additional files she created for me. Check out her blog in my sidebar. She is an amazing artist and will definately inspire you.

Yesterdays Crafty Time

2009-06-26T09:32:00.002-04:00

I purchased the dies sometime ago to make these page peekers. I think they add a whimsical aspect to my grand babies pages. I keep looking for addition dies to make these. What would be even better would be if I could find SCAL files and be able to make them easily in larger quantities.

Getting Organized

2009-06-24T08:36:00.005-04:00

I have it all laid out for maximum efficiency. My loving husband said he will build me some shelves as soon as I tell him what I plan to store on them so he can incorporate into their design. He is such a sweetheart. I like Toile. See those teapot decorations? And see that frame to the right? It is Mary Kay Crowley pictures. I just enjoy her artwork. The heart hanging from my altered clipboard was a gift from my daughter about 15 years ago. I like to have it where I can see it. To the bottom right of the photo is a small bookcase that holds some of my Cricut cartridges. I have to sort them alphabetically to find them.

Here another of my attempts at getting organized. It doesn't hold all my gadgets however, it does hold the things I use the most. I need to get those buttons and skittles into those jars. In the bottom left of the picture do you see the little hand print? That is my youngest grand daughters hand print. When I visited her school for an ice cream social she gave me the hanging and has a lovely printed poem about Gramma's. I need to frame it and get it on the wall. Did I mention this organizing attempt only cost me $6.00?

BBQ Shrimp or Blackened Seasoning

2009-06-22T09:11:00.001-04:00

I believe I have come up with the perfect seasoning for barbecue shrimp.

2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Swap Pages

2009-06-20T17:04:00.005-04:00

made 20 of these pages for a Disney book swap for boys
my submissions for a dinosaur swap
made 20 of these pages for a Disney book swap for girls

I decided to upload a few of the projects I have been recently working on.

I Make Dirt Look Good layout

2009-06-02T05:46:00.002-04:00

Another double page I scrapped of my dear husband and youngest grand son.

New Member of the Family

2009-05-24T10:39:00.001-04:00

Now approximately 9 weeks old. We named her Maggie. She is a beautiful pewter gray, every toe is white, she has a white diamond on her neck and a white cross on her tummy.

Gramma's Puffy Chair layout

2009-05-24T08:14:00.003-04:00

Another completed double scrap page. I attached each rhinestone one by one. I never realized how long this would take me when I marked my pages with a pencil. Once started there was no turning back.

Easter Blessings

2009-04-21T12:08:00.001-04:00

Easter 2009 layout

2009-04-18T19:13:00.002-04:00

Here is the double page I just finished with the pictures taken on Easter when our youngest two grand babies visited. I need to get busy on many pictures from Easters before.

Easter 2007

2009-04-04T08:39:00.002-04:00

I was looking through some of my scrapbooks the other day and came across these two pages. Our youngest grand daughter on Easter morning. I used my Cricut and also did some hand paper piecings.

more recipe pages

2009-03-29T10:05:00.002-04:00

just a few more recipe pages I have been working on

my latest find

2009-03-29T10:02:00.002-04:00

while shopping at the wholesale store for some computer equipment I came across this find for $20.00, I just had to add it to my scrapbook supplies

rubber stamp storage

2009-03-17T09:15:00.005-04:00

another organization project I have been working on, I have needed to figure out a way to keep my unmounted rubber stamps all in one place. I just had to cover it in red for my scrap room.

unwelcome squatters

2009-03-17T08:58:00.002-04:00

You can't imagine what we found in our dryer vent. Their new home just cannot stay here.

more pages for Iler's book

2009-03-14T09:29:00.002-04:00

Baby Iler is here

2009-03-14T09:22:00.002-04:00

I made this scrapbook for my friend Angela who recently had her first child. I hope she likes it.

Temper Tantrum double page

2009-03-01T11:08:00.002-05:00

I have had these pictures for over two years and finally got around to scrapping pages with them. Our grand daughter did NOT like us singing Happy Birthday.

Toile cork board

2009-03-01T11:06:00.002-05:00

I am so happy. I finished my cork board project. Another item to keep me organized.

another altered clipboard

2009-02-22T15:29:00.001-05:00

well I finished another clipboard I am making one for one of my online friends however, it is a secret as to who it is

update on sofa table

2009-02-14T09:53:00.003-05:00

I received an email back from Lane Furniture. The sofa table we purchased was made April 18, 1980 and they had no additional information.

another day

2009-02-12T06:55:00.013-05:00

Well, yesterday I asked my loving husband if we could go to one of the antique/second hand stores as I wanted to find a small table for my scrap room. My plan was to decoupage it. He said sure. So off we went. We walked around that crowded store for over an hour looking and looking. I didn't find a table however, my husband found a sofa table that he absolutely loved. Happy Valentines Day Sweetheart! Underneath it has stamped in Lane styling no. 926 08 and serial no. 4088140. I am going to contact Lane Furniture online and see what I can find out about this table.

Then, my husband said let's go to that other little place. So, we went about a block down the road. I was still thinking about a small table. Now, I will explain, you usually only find a few things there as they are one of those let's buy things places and Artsie Fartsie them up. They nail doors in half tables and paint, crackle, add door knobs where there usually aren't door knobs to them. You get the idea?

They did have a small table and I knew right away I wasn't going to decoupage it with all those spindles however, it was cute and didn't cost a lot. I decided it would work in my scrap room for a resting place for my coffee or Coca Cola. I just have to figure out how I want to refinish this. Do I sand and go back with stain or do I just paint it?

Then we decided to go into the big city and see if Walmart had another of the black book shelves. On our way we saw a second hand store and my sweet husband asked if I wanted to stop. I said sure and we went in. The first things he said was maybe you can find some of that blue and white china porcelain stuff you have been collecting. I thought to myself oh he is so sweet. We went in different directions, I looked at the knick knack stuff and he looked at the artwork and picture frames. We ended up wandering the store for well over an hour and both ended up in the furniture area. When I turned the corner I gasped (according to what he said to me later). I saw this lovely yellow printed chair. I thought it was adorable and the price tag was not to be believed. I said I really like that chair and I can see having it for my scrap room. He said maybe they will take less? I thought it was a good price as marked. He went to the register and asked and they informed them that they didn't negotiate on furniture. We walked the store a bit more and he pointed out a few things and both went back to the furniture. I said, Sweetheart I really like that chair. He said well, let's pay for it and see how to get it loaded. Of course, he had found a few other things while wandering and I paid for our purchases, drove around back and they loaded it. Isn't it adorable? Don't Toile fabrics and animal prints go together? Oh and when we put it into the scrap room I remembered some tapestry fabrics I have had for quite some time. One is topiaries and the other is Cheetahs. Maybe I can get real ambitious and back them, add a place for a rod and hang them on the wall. Yeah, I know another things to add to my list of things to do.

Here's the little cabinet with porcelain drawers my husband thought I would like and could use in my scrap room. I think it is lovely. And the little wooden box my husband thought I would like. Thinking maybe the little one may need some Toile fabric or paper to doll it up. What do you think?

So, today my husband says he is building me a table with drawers for my printer. It was a large table I have had for at least 15 years that he cut a hole into for my sewing machine to sit in so it would work as a flat bed for my quilting. However, during our move last year my dar friend and I broke it while moving it. I decided to keep the pieces just in case we could do something with it later. My husband disassembled all the wooden pieces, cut the top in half and has informed me he is cutting the drawer in half to make two drawers. I am curious to see the end result. I will take some picture later to show you.

my favorite dishes

2009-02-10T10:13:00.002-05:00

No, it isn't another scrapped recipe page. I really like these dishes. They were a Christmas gift from my daughter many many years ago. Recently I have been purchasing additional pieces so we can use them at holiday dinners. My husband and I use them daily. They are just too pretty to put away.

sweet swapper exchange

2009-02-10T10:02:00.002-05:00

These are the gifts I received from my partner from the scrapbooking group I belong to. Thank you so much, Wanda!

stamp positioner

2009-02-09T10:00:00.001-05:00

I have been reading and reading about the different stamp positioners and decided to purchase this one.

another toile

2009-02-08T08:48:00.002-05:00

oh look what I just came across, black toile tissue paper

I ordered some and plan to decoupage my old handmade book shelf for my craft/scrap room

what do you think?

making progress

2009-02-08T07:37:00.005-05:00

Well after much searching online I found what I believe to be the perfect curtains for my new craft/scrapbook room. They are 95 inches long according to the details. This makes me happy as it will give me the length I need to shorten them and line them. I believe they will look nice with the Mary Kay Crowley prints I have and the red and black in the room.

I welcome suugestions and advice to give this room a French Country feel.

friendship card

2009-02-01T16:55:00.004-05:00

I made a friendship card to show how much I care for someone who is dear to me. Here is how it turned out.

confessions of a messy scrapaholic

2009-02-01T13:08:00.003-05:00

Yes, my husband told me NOT to put these pictures online. I have outgrown my scrap space. My loving husband assembled me two bookcases and placed our extra table in another room so I can expand. As always I am trying to be organized. I have just outgrown my space.

pages finished

2009-01-25T06:40:00.007-05:00

Well after over 2 years I have finally scrapped and finished the pages of our Petting Aquarium visit. I used my Cricut, cuttlebug, glimmer mist, inks, chalk and even some small real star fish and sand dollars.

Printer Update

2009-01-24T07:59:00.002-05:00

After almost two weeks of difficulty and errors I finally have my new printer installed. I finally decided to go to Microsoft Update and search for a service pack and the new printer installation software went right in. Here is a picture.

new printer

2009-01-18T19:12:00.002-05:00

Well after receiving my NEW printer two weeks ago I finally have the time to sit down and set it up. As you know I had to work overnight last week. I came home Friday morning, relaxed, ate and went to bed before noon. I didn't wake up until 10:30pm. I stayed up until about 3 am and went back to bed. I was back up at 7 am and took a nap by 1:30pm Saturday. Back up again, yes I know by now you got the message.

Finally it is Sunday evening and since I have to be to work at 7 am tomorrow morning I figured I would setup the printer. I have been trying for over 2 - 1/2 hours. I keep getting errors. I never said I was a computer guru however, I have used a computer now for at least 15 years. I know my way around them. Now, if only I could get this software to load without erros I would be one happy camper and be able to move on.

Did I mention I did finish a double scrapbook page this weekend? If I can get this software and printer to work together I will have the time to upload the pictures.

Enough for now. I am done complaining.

Beautiful Scrapbook Papers

2009-01-18T03:39:00.002-05:00

Leave a comment on this sight--->

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and you may win some beautiful scrapbook paper. Tell them Bonnie sent you in your comment and I may win too.

Altered Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Storage

2009-01-17T03:25:00.001-05:00

Here is the altered tin I made to hold my Cuttlebug embossing folders.

my new scrapbook tool

2009-01-11T05:45:00.001-05:00

I have wanted one of those edge distressers that I have seen online. My scrapbook friend Amanda sent me a card that she used the tool on and it made the paper look like leather. I just didn't want to pay so much for an edge distresser so I went through my quilting supplies and found this. I will let you know how it works in the future.

new acrylic stamps

2009-01-08T16:04:00.002-05:00

They just arrived in my mailbox. They are the acrylic stamps I ordered. I can hardly wait to use them.

My Gift

2008-12-28T05:40:00.002-05:00

My gift has not arrived. I received an email that it is on back order and should arrive in 2 to 3 weeks. Here is a picture of the Kodak ESP-7. It is suppose to save on ink. And it is an all in one printer, copier, scanner. I can hardly wait to use it for my scrapbooking. The ink is permanent and that means no fading of my precious photos.

2008-12-25T04:53:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas!

More Pantry Canister Labels

2008-12-24T07:21:00.001-05:00

Just some simple labels for your canisters.

Pantry Canister Labels

2008-12-21T13:23:00.002-05:00

After searching unsuccessfully online for printable canister labels I came up with these. I printed on sticky back label paper and added clear contact paper to the front.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-21T07:02:00.002-05:00

I would like to take this time to say Merry Christmas to all those that visit my blog. Our grand babies will not be visiting until New Years. My husband and I work in retail so celebrating Christmas and family will be a week late.

Soft Flower Embellishments

2008-12-15T14:20:00.001-05:00

Would you like some of this soft embellishment? Leave a comment and let me know.

Fiskars Cutter

2008-12-15T09:23:00.001-05:00

I have had this cutter for several months and have not attempted to use it. After seeing this video and hearing her easy directions I am placing it here to be able to refer back to it if I run into trouble.

Secret Santa

2008-12-15T08:11:00.001-05:00

Here is a picture of the wonderful gifts I received from my Secret Santa Barb.

Going Digital

2008-12-13T07:30:00.000-05:00

You have to see this. It is just too funny.

Christmas Ornaments

2008-12-12T06:36:00.004-05:00

Do you have old tired ornaments that can use some updating? Check this page out.

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click above to go to the project video

homemade background stamp

2008-11-30T06:04:00.004-05:00

First choose what you plan to use to make your stamp. I chose Tim Holtz fragments.
I placed them on my contact covered chipboard so the spacing and layout was slightly larger than the moldable foam I was using.
I heated the moldable foam with my heat gun and immediately placed it on my fragments. I pressed down as hard as I could to get the impression for maybe 10 seconds.
When I lifted it up and turned it over this is the impression I was left with.
Here is the stamped image after inking and pressing on white card stock. I like it. Not perfect however, I can see using it on some ATC's for a background. Maybe next time I will choose elements that are a bit thicker to get a more crisp stamp. And if it doesn't turn out that is the good thing about the moldable rubber. You can heat it again with your heat gun and make a different stamp.

another atc

2008-11-29T14:23:00.001-05:00

I call ths atc "Your Place"

heat embossing, my first attempt

2008-11-29T14:22:00.005-05:00

I finally decided to try heat embossing. This is my first attempt.