Scrapping Mommy

Love Always and A Winner

2012-01-27T17:56:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!! I wanted to pop on here quickly to share a card with you that I finally had a chance to create. I just got the new Victorian Romance Cricut cartridge and wanted to make a card with it. I used Sketch 149 at Card Patterns as well as The Play Date Cafe's PDCC116 colors for my card.

Supplies-
     Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
     Die cuts: Cricut Expression2 with Victorian Romance and Stamping cartridges
     Embossing: Cuttlebug with Teresa Collins Timeless embossing folder
          and Swiss Dots embossing folder
   Twine: The Twinery
     Stickers: SRM Stickers
     Button: My Mind's Eye
   Pen: Zig
     Other: lace, embroidery floss

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

PDCC116

Card Patterns Sketch 149

Ribbon Carousel RCC37

Moxie Fab World's Cool Tools Week: Embossing and Debossing Challenge

Now, it is time to announce the winner from A Peachy Princess Birthday Blog Hop. I wanted to thank you all for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments. I have gone to Random.org and drew for a winner from all 85 comments left and the winner is:

Congrats Vickie!! Please send me an email with your shipping info and I will get your prize off to you. I am thinking that it is almost time for another cartridge giveaway......what do you think?? Stay tuned!!

Hugs,
Amy

A Peachy Princess Birthday Blog Hop

2012-01-21T23:00:00.006-07:00

Hello everyone!! Today I am joining in on A Peachy Princess Birthday Blog Hop. We are celebrating Angelica Suarez's birthday today......YAY!!

Happy Birthday Angelica!!

If you came from Amanda's blog, you are in the right place. If you want to join in on all the fun today, hop on over to Kathy's blog to get started. Since I am on two design teams with Angelica, I thought I would use a little bit from both of those teams - Peachy Keen Stamps and The Twinery - on my 'Happy Bird Day' card.

Here is a close up:

For my card, I used my Cricut and Stretch Your Imagination to cut the bird; Elegant Edges for the label; 3 Birds on Parade for the word 'bird'; Beyond Birthdays for the words 'happy' and 'day'; and Celebrations for the hat. I also used paper from Bella Blvd.; cardstock from Bazzill and Core'dinations; Happy Lashes stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps; Lemondrop twine from The Twinery; border punch from Stampin' Up!; a white gel pen; and a blue button.

In celebration, I have a sampling of yummy bakers twine (like I used on my card above) from The Twinery to give away to one lucky person who leaves a comment under this post by Monday January 23rd at midnight. I will draw a winner via random.org and post to my blog later in the week, so don't forget to check back to see if you are the lucky winner.

I hope that you can hop along and see what each of these fab designers created to share with you today and also to help us wish Angelica a very Happy Bird Day......oops.....I mean a very Happy Birthday!! ♥

Kathy Jakopovich

Amanda Bodine
Amy Crockett (you are here)
Cristina Garcia (your next stop)
Lauren Brewer
DoBea Alberts
Raven Baca
Jennie Garcia
Heather Hoffman
Lorie Souther
Stephanie Muzzulin
Erin Schreiner
Brenda Weaver
Michelle Criswell
Michele Gross
Leanne Garner
Tifany DeGough
Samantha Casey
Nikki Foraker
Heidi Anne Giebel
Glorajean Beardall
Vivienne Holden
Janice Wilson
Saundra Rega
Julie Day
Lisa Buttafuoco
Kristi Bennett
Mel Haas
Stephanie Washburn
Kim Score
Emma Aguilar

Have fun!!

Hugs,

Amy

A Peachy Keen Linking Party

2012-01-13T09:01:00.003-07:00

Today on the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog there is a linky party going on and you are all invited to come and join us!! All you have to do is link up a *new* project with Peachy Keen Stamps at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog. Here is the very first card that I created as a member of the new Peachy Keen Stamps DT. It is inspiration for the linky party this week. I used the new January Kit of the Month stamps.....isn't this little angel adorable??

I layered her over a heart that I cut on my Cricut. I stamped the XOXO background stamp over my stripe patterned paper and tied it all up with some colorful bakers twine from The Twinery.

I colored my little angel in with my Copic markers. Isn't that little face adorable?? The best part about this set is that the face is customizable. You can choose the face/expression you want on your angel. My 7 year old daughter just *loves* this set and she wanted to pick the face that I used for this card and this is the one she went with. I think she made a fabulous choice. She is a little stamper in the making, I tell ya!! I also added a little bit of chunky glitter along the edges of the wings. It doesn't show up real well in pictures, but it looks fab in person.

Here is a picture of the fabulous January KOTM from Peachy Keen Stamps:

I hope that you will all join us this week over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog.....I can't wait to see what you all create.

Hugs,

Amy

The Twinery Design Team - Shine Your Light Card

2012-01-12T06:00:00.158-07:00

Hello everyone!! I am totally ecstatic to be sharing this post with you today. It has almost killed me to keep it quiet for the last week or so.....I still have to pinch myself to see if it is real or just a dream. I am a member of The Twinery's 2012 Design Team!!

See, I told you I had a super exciting announcement!! For those that are visiting for the first time, I am a full-time mommy to three and in my spare time, I love to create with paper. I absolutely {♥} creating with The Twinery's twine when I make my projects.........like this card I made to share with you today. It uses their yummy Lemondrop Twine. I am always looking for fun ways to use twine, like the light coming off of the lighthouse on the card below. If you would like to see more of my twine projects, CLICK HERE.

Supplies-

Cardstock: Stampin' Up!

Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Die cuts: Cricut Mini with New England Shore digital cartridge

in Cricut Craft Room

Twine: The Twinery

Stickers: SRM Stickers

Pen: Zig (black), Uni-Ball (white)

Button: Fancy Pants

Other: sewing machine and thread

Here is a list of the first half of The Twinery's 2012 Design Team. There are so many awesome designers, it is going to take two days to get everyone announced.....click on the links to tell them all congrats, too!!

Julie Ranae - Design Team Coordinator
Angelica Suarez - Senior Designer
Monika Wright - Senior Designer
Teri Anderson
Dorangela Bobet
Helen Bird

Lauren Brewer
Natalie Clause
Amy Crockett
Tifany DeGough (returning as a 2nd term designer)
Carolyn King
Kathy Skou
Kellie Winnell

**You can now see the full list of The Twinery's Designers on the left sidebar**

Don't forget to hop on over to The Twinery Blog today to enter to win a sample pack of twine and then again tomorrow to see who else made the team. =)

Hugs,

Amy

It's A Love Thing with SRM Stickers

2012-01-12T01:00:00.034-07:00

Hello friends!! I have a super fun Valentine's Day card to share with you today here and on the SRM Stickers blog. Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday (with Thanksgiving coming in at a close second) and I {♥} to create cards for my loved ones every year. Today my card is meant for that special guy in my life. ::wink:: ::wink:: (now I hope I can delete the email before hubby sees this in his inbox in the morning). ::crossing fingers:: I used my Cricut and the Sweethearts and Banner (CCR Exclusive) cartridges along with some FAB SRM Stickers to create my card.

Isn't this just the cutest?? Here is a closer look so that you can see the layering and dimension:

     Supplies-
        Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (pink, yellow, turquoise), Bazzill (white, light blue),
            The Paper Company (kraft)
        Die cuts: Cricut with Sweethearts and Banners (Craft Room Exclusive) cartridges
        Stickers: SRM Stickers
        Ribbon: Stampin' Up!
        Embossing: Cuttlebug with Swiss Dots embossing folder
        Pen: Zig
        Button: unknown
Other: hemp twine

I am entering this card in the Die Cutting Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

I am thinking I need to update the look of my blog. Anyone have any ideas on what I should do?? I have a newer picture of my kiddos and I that I want to put in the header. Do you know anyone that does a fab job for a really great price?? I just don't have the time to create one right now.....plus with my computer crashing a couple of months ago, I lost some of my digital kits (one in particular that I really wanted to use).

Later today, I will have an AWESOME announcement, as well as another card.......stay tuned!!

Hugs,

Amy

Stickers and Stamping

2012-01-09T01:00:00.012-07:00

Today on the SRM Stickers blog, I get to share a post with stickers and stamping. I used this lovely animal set from Unity called Autumn Pals along with the wood-grain stamp I picked up from Stampin' Up! a while ago to create this fun set of 3 x 3 inch mini cards. The sentiments are from SRM Stickers. Don't they work perfectly for any card?? I colored the images with my Copic markers and finished them all off with a little bakers twine from The Twinery.

Supplies-

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (white, pink, green, yellow, orange);

Bazzill (white); The Paper Company (kraft)

Stamps: Unity (animals); Stampin' Up! (wood-grain)

Stickers: SRM Stickers

Markers: Copic

Twine: The Twinery

Gel Pen: Uni-ball Signo

I would love it if you would hop on over and leave some love for me on the SRM Stickers blog, too. I have some really exciting things coming up to share with you.....so, stay tuned!!

I am linking this up at The Ribbon Carousel for RCC34:

Hugs,

Amy

Fun Valentine's Day Card and Design Team Announcement!!

2012-01-03T17:07:00.004-07:00

Welcome everyone!! I have some exciting news to share with you........I made the 2012 Peachy Keen Stamps Design Team!! Congrats to the new team!! I am super excited to be working with this amazing team of designers and can't wait to show you more. Right now for the announcement, I quickly threw together this card......I literally had only one hour from when I thought of making it to share with you for the announcement until it needed to be posted.

I used a combination of the Princess Face Assortment (eyes) and the Wide Eyed Kids Assortment (mouth) for my stamp. The way I did this is by masking off the parts I didn't want to use and then inking it up and removing the tape before I stamped it to my image.

If you want to see some more of my projects created with Peachy Keen Stamps.......CLICK HERE. Don't forget to hop on over and check out the other talented designers that made this fab team on the Peachy Keen Blog and tell them Congrats!!

****On a fun side note, I just found out this morning that I won a new Silhouette Cameo on the House of Hepworths blog. WooHoo!! I have started out the year with some awesome luck....hopefully it continues throughout the rest of the year. =)

Hugs,

Amy

Fun Scooter Card

2011-12-30T15:54:00.002-07:00

Well, tomorrow night is the night that we ring in the New Year and I am ready to leave this year behind. I have had awesome experiences, and some not so great ones, but I am excited to see what the new year brings.

I created this card with some new stamps that I got from The Sweet Stamp Shop, my SRM Stickers, twine from The Twinery and Echo Park paper scraps from layouts I have done this year. I colored the image with Copic markers.

I have been super busy this month with family things (emergencies, illnesses, and celebrations), so I haven't had much time to craft, but hopefully with the new year that will change and I will be able to share more with you next month.

Let me know if you are looking forward to the new year and if you have any resolutions.

Hugs,

Amy

Merry Christmas!!

2011-12-24T13:27:00.000-07:00

They day is finally upon us......all the planning and celebrating over the last few weeks will culminate tomorrow. I have had fun making some neighbor gifts that I have been giving away this year. I got the idea from How Does She to make these fun blocks of wood cut from 2x4's. I covered them with Mod Podge and paper and then added some vinyl sentiments that I cut on my new Cricut Mini and the Cricut Craft Room. On the front of them it says "Merry Christmas" (Teresa Collins Christmas Sentiments) and the back has "let it snow" (Cricut Alphabet) so that they can display it in their house all winter long.

The treats that are wrapped up are Oreo Pops the I made and covered in chocolate. I found a tutorial on how to do these on How Does She. Believe me you want to follow the tutorial or else you will not be able to put the suckers in without breaking the cookie and then they won't be very pretty.

I used the Cricut Imagine and the Imagine More cartridge to print and cut the tags for them:

I added some stamps from My Craft Spot (From:) and Stampin' Up! (candy) and then some of the lovely bakers twine from The Twinery all topped off with a button.

So, are you all ready for Christmas?? I am all ready and can't wait to spend the next two days with my awesome family. I hope that you have a very merry Christmas filled with family, friends, fond memories and the spirit of Christ!! ♥

Hugs,

Amy

Color Splash Card for PDCC111

2011-12-16T13:06:00.001-07:00

Wow....it has been a while since I was able to create a card for a challenge. With design team projects, church projects, getting ready for Christmas, and mommy duties, I haven't had enough time and I tell ya, I sure missed it. I did sneak a little time in last night to pull out my stamps and Copic markers to create this card for the Color Splash Challenge PDCC111 this week a the Play Date Cafe.

Supplies-

Cardstock, ribbon: Stampin' Up!

Patterned paper, floral sticker: Imaginisce

Stamp: Taylored Expressions

Markers: Copic

Ink: Memento

Sentiment: SRM Stickers

Button: Fancy Pants Designs

Black pearls: Kaisercraft

Other: sewing machine and thread

Here is the challenge photo:

So, tell me, are you all ready for the holidays?? I am =><= this close to being done with everything.......I just have to complete a couple of projects and then shopping for that one last person on my list that is sooooo hard to buy for and then I can relax and celebrate. ;)

Hugs,

Amy

Birthday Bash Giveaway Winner!!

2011-12-11T16:49:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!! I want to thank you all for stopping by and entering my Birthday Bash Giveaway!! There were 200 entries. WOW!! I really enjoyed reading what gift you were hoping to receive this year and most of you are hoping to get some scrapping goodies.....all after my own heart. There are many people that commented that what they truly want is to spend time with family and I think that that is the greatest gift of all! I also liked to read on Scrapping Mommy's Facebook Page about what kind of crafty items you like to give to others and most of you like to make and give cards. So fun!! My favorite is cards, too.

I have gone to Random.org to pick a winner for the fun giveaway and the winner is:

Patricia said...: I would like to get something crafty for my birthday...it don't matter what! I just love anything I can use in the craft room. HEY! Maybe I can win your giveaway for my birthday (Dec. 15th)! That would be awesome!; December 4, 2011 6:02 PM

Congratulations Patricia and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Be sure to EMAIL ME with your shipping info and I will get this bundled up and shipped off to you for a late birthday present. ;) You have until Friday to contact me before I draw a new winner.

Thanks again everyone. I hope to get some new projects up this week and since you all like giveaways so much, stick around for the new year.....I will have some more fab prizes to giveaway. =)

Hugs,

Amy

A Countdown To Christmas with SRM Stickers

2011-12-08T01:00:00.002-07:00

I can't believe how close it is getting to Christmas!! Only 17 days left and to help my family count down the last 12 days, I created this fun hanging project.

I cut out these fab little boxes with my Cricut and Tags, Bags, Boxes, and more cartridge and tied them off with some pretty ribbons. I then added some fab Fancy Pants Designs paper to them and then finished them off with some awesome SRM Stickers and cute little buttons, along with some fun pen stitched accents. Did you know that SRM Stickers makes great number stickers for calendars and such?? They were a perfect to use on this fun project.

I filled each one with a little surprise for my kids like candy canes, stickers, buttons, little chocolate pieces, and fun activities (decorate a gingerbread house, paint ornaments, make Christmas cookies, etc) for each day.

I currently have it counting down 12 days, but I can always expand it to 24 days by adding more boxes to the bottom (maybe next year). I remember as a kid that my mother had a countdown to Christmas type of project where there were treats tied to it and we got to take one off every day until Christmas. So, tell me, do you have any fun holiday traditions that you do with your family to count down the days to Christmas?? I would love to hear about them.

I would really love it if you hopped on over to the SRM Stickers blog to leave a comment under my project post for today. Also, don't forget that I have a fun giveaway that goes until tomorrow. CLICK HERE for all the details.

Hugs,

Amy

Beach Shadowbox Frame for Handmade Gift Exchange

2011-12-04T12:29:00.014-07:00

Hello my crafty friends!! I have been doing a few of these shadow box frames for gifts and such and I wanted to share the beach themed one I made for my exchange partner Lori (Loretta) in the Handmade Gift Exchange hosted by Craftaholics Anonymous. She said that she loves the beach, so I thought I would create and send her a beach themed shadowbox so she can have a little bit of the beach every day.......

The images are all cut with my Cricut and I used dimensional adhesive to layer them for dimension within the frame. I also used my Cuttlebug and D'Vine Swirls embossing folder for the waves. The "Life's A Beach" is an SRM Sticker. Here is a different angle to see the dimension in the waves......

Here is the lovely Inspiration jar the I received from Lori....it will be so fun to pull daily inspiring tags from it.

I a really glad that I was able to participate in this fun Handmade Gift Exchange. Thanks so much to Lori for the wonderful gift and also to Linda at Craftaholics Anonymous for setting it all up!! =)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget that I have a Birthday Bash Giveaway going on right now.....hop on over and get entered!! =)

Hugs,

Amy

I am linking this up at:

Blue Cricket Design Show and Tell Linking Party

Birthday Bash Giveaway!!

2011-12-03T13:51:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone!! It is my birthday this weekend (Dec 4th) and I wanted to celebrate here on my blog by having a giveaway!!

Up for grabs I have a Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge, an i-rock tool and a hot rock compact by Imaginisce, 75 assorted flowers by Imaginisce, and some fabulous bundles of bakers twine from The Twinery. I personally use and LOVE each of these items and I wanted to share them with one lucky winner.

Required entry:

Leave a comment below telling me what gift you hope to receive this year.

Additional entries (optional):

Be a follower or subscriber of Scrapping Mommy (sign up on the right sidebar) and leave another comment below. If you already subscribe, you can leave a comment below and let me know.
"Like" Scrapping Mommy on facebook and post to Scrapping Mommy's facebook wall telling me what your favorite kind of craft to create for others is and then come back here and leave another comment below.
Blog, facebook, or tweet about this giveaway and come back and comment below with a link back to how you shared.

That is a total of 4 entries per person. You have until December 10th to get your entries in and then come back on December 11th to find out if you are the winner. I will select a winner via random.org and the winner will have one week to contact me or I will have to draw another winner. Good Luck!!

Hugs,

Amy

*The above prize is from me and not a sponsor. I hope you enjoy!!

Autumn Celebrations Winner!!

2011-11-29T15:43:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!! How was your holiday weekend?? I had a great time with family. I did have a little one that was sick over the long weekend, and so I haven't had much time to get some projects done that I can share with you yet.....but I am working on some DT stuff that I get to share with you later. =)

I am really excited to see that I have new "likes" on Scrapping Mommy's facebook page. If you haven't seen it yet, click here to check it out. I have gone to Random.org and had it pick a number for the Autumn Celebrations cartridge. It picked #7 and so the winner is..........................

Tonya said...

Autumn is such a lovely time. I love how it paints a beautiful picture and hugs you close with warmth with just a whisper of what's to come.

November 24, 2011 9:46 PM

Congratulations Tonya!! Please EMAIL ME with your shipping info so that I can get this fun cartridge off in the mail to you.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful support here on Scrapping Mommy. Stick around because I have some more blog candy to give away......it is my birthday this coming weekend and I just love to give away something fun on my blog every year. ;)

Hugs,
Amy

Happy Thanksgiving!! Favorite Harvest Card and Giveaway!!

2011-11-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!! I would like to wish all of my American friends a very Happy Thanksgiving and I also wanted to let all of my readers know how truly thankful I am to you for your visits to my blog. I love to be able to inspire you through my creativity and I hope to be able to continue to do that throughout the coming year. I haven't had much time to make a new card for Thanksgiving, but I did want to share one with you, so here is one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving day cards.........

This card is from November 2009. I colored the image with Stampin' Up! markers and layered 4 different images together with dimensional adhesive for a 3-D look. You can see all the details for this card HERE.

Since I didn't have a new card to share with you today, how about I give away a new Autumn Celebrations cartridge to one lucky reader??

How to enter:

Leave a comment below telling me your favorite thing about Autumn.
Be a public follower or email subscriber to my blog (links in the right side column) and then leave a comment below letting me know that you are.
Like Scrapping Mommy on facebook and leave a comment below letting me know that did.
Share this giveaway on your blog, facebook, twitter, or via email and leave a comment with how you shared this giveaway.

You have four chances to enter....be sure to leave a separate comment for each one. I will draw a winner via random.org on Tuesday November 29th, so don't forget to check back to see if you are the lucky winner. Good Luck!!

Hugs,

Amy

Set of 4 Holiday Tubes with SRM Stickers

2011-11-22T09:21:00.002-07:00

I had such a fun assignment with SRM Stickers recently.....to create a set of 4 holiday tubes. I love the idea of the sleigh and three different reindeer on each of the tags and had to make some.....I think they would be lovely neighbor gifts, don't you?? I filled these tubes from SRM Stickers with Almond Hershey's Kisses.

I used my Cricut Expression machine and the Christmas Solutions cartridge to cut the images and I used the Winter Frolic cartridge to cut the tags. I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the tags and then I painted over the embossed area with cream colored paint and a foam brush. I added the lovely We've Got Your Sticker - Merry from SRM Sticker stickers as a sentiment and then I finished off the tags with a little lace and stitching.

I added a little bit of ribbon to tie the tags to the tube along with a little gold colored bell.

What do you think?? I hope you enjoyed seeing them as I did creating them to share with you. I would love it if you hopped on over to the SRM Stickers blog and left a little love on my Christmas Tube post with these tubes.......that would totally ROCK!! =)

I am working on lots of projects over the next couple of weeks. I hope that you will come back soon. I am just itching to give away another Cricut cartridge. ::wink:: ::wink::

I am linking this post to the following:

Link Up Party at Robin's Creative Cottage

and

Hugs,
Amy

November Bigger Than A Breadbox Kit From Apron Strings Designs

2011-11-21T09:59:00.001-07:00

I just loooooovvvvvveeeee the new Bigger than a Breadbox kit at Apron Strings Designs. There are gorgeous papers from the Jillibean Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup line as well as We R Memory Keepers - Autumn Splendor..........see for yourself.......(click on the pictures to enlarge)

From Apple Cheddar Soup by Jillibean Soup -

From Autumn Splendor by We R Memory Keepers -

Aren't these papers fabulous!! I just loved working with them. If you would like to pick some up yourself, hop on over to Apron Strings Designs and pick one of these November Bigger than a Breadbox kits before they are gone!

Hugs,
Amy

Cricut Mini on HSN with Cricut Craft Room Exclusives!!

2011-11-14T23:37:00.002-07:00

Have you seen or heard of the new Cricut Mini machine that is debuting on HSN tonight/tomorrow?? It is a smaller machine that cuts 9 x 12 inches and cuts from the new Cricut Craft Room. There is a new FREE cartridge in the Cricut Craft Room software called Cricut Craft Room Basics along with some new exclusive downloadable images that are also available. I had the wonderful opportunity to work with some of the new exclusive downloadable images for the Cricut Blog today. Here are some of the examples I created. You can see all of the wonderful examples and images that are now available as well as the details about my projects here on the Cricut Blog.

From the Party Picks and Pennants exclusive images....

From the Australia exclusive images......

And from the Track and Field exclusive images.....

I have been playing around in the new Cricut Craft Room for a little while and I am loving the features. You can quickly search through the images and I love how easy it is to manipulate the images with the great handles around the images. I am excited to share this post with you since it is my first as a member of the Cricut Circle Magazine design team. I am really honored to be a part of this super talented team. ♥

I know it has been a little while since I last posted, but we have had major computer problems here and I ended up having to get a new laptop in order to get this posted and to keep up with my design team commitments.....early birthday present for me. =) I am loving it!! Thanks for sticking around and I hope that you have enjoyed today's post.

Hugs,
Amy

Wishing You Well

2011-11-08T21:58:00.002-07:00

Oops!! I almost forgot to post this card before the current Play Date Cafe challenge was over. I used one (of my many) Stampin' Up! sets on this card along with an SRM Sticker. The embossing is with my Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Here is the photo for PDCC106:

I am also entering this in CAS-ual Friday's CFC27:

I am not really an over the edge type of card maker, but sometimes it is fun to go or "color" outside the lines. ;)

Hugs,

Amy

Flashback Friday 17.0 - Banners

2011-11-05T14:31:00.001-06:00

Hello friends!! I am back today with a card for the new Flashback Friday challenge. If you didn't see my earlier post today with some exciting news and the winner for my most recent giveaway, CLICK HERE. The challenge for Flashback Friday 17.0 is to post your first banner project. I scrolled back and the first one I could find on my blog was from a card from a year and a half ago.....it is still one of my favorite cards. I can't believe that it took me that long to finally use a banner on one of my projects.

You can see a close up of the card plus all the details on my original post HERE. I would like to wish Amy from Flashback Friday Challenges a very Happy Blogaversary!! We have been blogging friends for a long time. Maybe one day we will get a chance to meet in person. =) Thanks for stopping by!!
Amy

So Excited PLUS We Have A Winner!!

2011-11-05T11:20:00.000-06:00

First of all, I have something exciting to share with all of you. I was browsing the web little while ago and found out that one of my cards made the cover of the December issue of the Cricut Magazine..........

I couldn't believe it!! I am so excited!! I have many projects in several of the issues, but never a cover. If you would like to purchase or subscribe you can CLICK HERE for more information.

Thanks so much for joining me for my giveaway this last week for an Imaginisce i-rock and bling set. I hope that I have inspired you to get a jump start on your Christmas cards this year. In my head right now I have the tune "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" because it started snowing here late last night and I woke up with 6 inches of snow on the ground. The first blanket of snow is always so pretty!!

I bet you all want to know who the winner of the new i-rock and bling set are......well, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. I have gone to random.org to pick a winner, so please help me congratulate:

AndreaA

Congratulations Andrea!! Please EMAIL me your shipping info so that I can get this in the mail for you to use on your Christmas cards this year. I have some other fun giveaways planned, so don't forget to check back soon.

Hugs,
Amy

Easy Scrap Tool Organizer with Mini Tutorial

2011-11-01T23:02:00.004-06:00

I don't have a paper crafting project to share with you today, but I wanted to share this really easy scrapping tool organizer that I made last week. I am keeping some ink pads, twine spools, stamps, metal embellishments, and some adhesive stored in it. I have it on my desk within easy reach and it looks so fab!!

Here is how I made it.......

I found the pieces at a second hand store (a total of $5) and bought the paint and adhesive at Michaels (with lots left over for other projects). I washed the glass candlestick and lightly sanded the metal pieces (to help the paint adhere) and then painted the metal pieces with spray paint....make sure you use the spray paint in a well ventilated area.....I did mine outside.

I added a few layers of paint and waited for it to completely dry. I then glued and assembled the pieces together. The adhesive that I used is Aleene's 7800 Platinum Bond. Here is the project completely finished......

I hope that this has inspired you to search the shelves at your local second hand store for something you can get your hands on to alter and make your own. Don't forget that I have a fun giveaway going on.......Click HERE to get entered......I will be drawing a winner this weekend. =)

Hugs,
Amy

I am linking up to:

Really Quick Bee Love Card

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Here is a really quick card that I made today with this darling image from the July 2011 KOTM from Unity. I colored the image in with my Copic markers and added it to this card with scraps of patterned paper that I sewed onto it. When I say quick.....I mean really quick compared to the time it takes me to make most cards.....this one was under 30 minutes.

Here is a close up of that super cute image. I added a few pen accents after I colored it with the Copics and the fun XO sentiment from SRM Stickers.

I am linking this up to the Unity Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge. I am also linking this up to the Friends With Flair Unity blog hop post. Thanks for stopping by!! Don't forget that I have a fun giveaway going on HERE.

Hugs,
Amy

Christmas Card Set with SRM Stickers Plus A GIVEAWAY!!

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Are you ready for it?? Christmas?? I know, I know....it isn't even Halloween or Thanksgiving yet, but you can never start too early on Christmas cards. I can't believe that it is less than two months away......I am so glad that I have quite a few Christmas cards made already, because as it gets closer to the Chrimstmas holiday, I won't have as much time to make them. Here is a set that I made for the SRM Stickers blog today. I used my Cricut for all of the cuts as well as Imaginisce papers and the i-rock for each project.....can you spot the fun little i-rock embellishments on each card??

GIVEAWAY TIME!! I have a brand new i-rock along with some bling to give away to one lucky reader.....

HOW TO ENTER: Just leave a comment under this post by next Friday letting me know if you have started on your Christmas cards/projects and I will draw a winner via random.org on Saturday, November 5th. ***Would you like an extra entry?? Be a follower or subscriber to Scrapping Mommy and leave a second comment (if you are already a follower, you can leave a comment letting me know that you are already a follower). Good Luck!!

Hugs,
Amy

Supplies-
     Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (cream, green, brown, red), DCWV (silver)
     Paper, i-rock: Imaginisce
     Die cuts: Cricut with Winter Woodland, Winter Frolic,
          and Once Upon A Princess carts
     Stickers: SRM Stickers
     Ribbon: Stampin' Up!
     Pen: Zig
     Other: sewing machine and thread, embroidery floss