Heather's Crafty Blog Space

Lego fun!

2012-10-10T08:43:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday! I just wanted to see if you got a chance to see my post on Getting Cricky Saturday!!! My kiddo is having a lego party this weekend and I made my invites using K. Andrew Design stamps and I want to share it with you!

Here is a little preview!!

So be sure to head over to Getting Cricky to see how I did it! Also, the Design Team is now posting every day! Larelyn and Amanda have posted such cute cards! Be sure to check those out as well!

Okay I am off to get ready for the party! I will post more lego fun soon!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Heather

FUN NEWS

2012-09-27T10:28:00.001-05:00

HEY EVERYONE!

I just wanted to make a couple exciting announcements. I will have a fun crafty project for you later as I will be making my son's birthday invites today!

But I just wanted to say I WON A SWEET AWARD! Jessica from Craft Corners contacted me and offered me this sweet bloggy award! Isn't it cute!! Have you ever checked out Craft Corners?? They have so great projects! I spent at least an hour there the other night checking everything out! It is pretty amazing so if you have the chance please stop by and check it out. I wanted to thank all my "followers" because without you I would not have a blog and have made such wonderful friends. And thank you to Jessica and Craft Corners for this very nice honor.

Craft Corners recognizes you!

The other thing I wanted to mention was I have been picked to stay on the Getting Cricky Design team for another term. I am very excited. I love the Design Team and have made some amazing friends being apart of this great team. I will my sisters who will not be returning and would like to welcome the new members.
If you have the chance please check out the new Design Team If you click on their names it will take you to their blog. Please leave them some bloggie love you have the time.

The Fall 2012 Getting Cricky Design Team is
Returning members
Lisa
Amy
Shawn
Jessie
Patty

And the new members
Amanda
Larelyn
Lynn
Rhonda

Again if you have the chance to visit and follow their blogs I am sure they would love it!

Thanks again for being such amazing friends and followers :)

Lots of Love,
Heather

Have an OWLSOME Fall Y'all! Day 2

2012-09-23T07:00:00.000-05:00

If you are looking for the Getting Cricky Blog Hop please click HERE
IF you are looking for Day 1 of the "Have an OLWSOME Fall Y'all" Blog Hop please click HERE

HEY! I just wanted to remind everyone today is DAY 2 of the Have an OWLSOME Fall Y'all blog hop! Be sure to check it out! If you missed day one be sure to check that out as well! Lots of adorable projects!!!

Have An Owlsome Fall Y'All

Blog Hop!

HERE IS THE LINE UP FOR DAY TWO!!

Heather Lynn- http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

An'Jenic G. - http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

Julie K - http://3girljam.blogspot.com/

Melissa K - http://kelseymel.blogspot.com/

Erica S. http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Cindy- http://www.cindys-greencricut.blogspot.com/

Teresa - http://www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com/

Heather D - http://joemamainks.blogspot.com/

Nana- http://www.mycraftingchannel.com/

Have an OWLsome Fall Y'all Blog Hop!! Day 1

2012-09-22T07:00:00.000-05:00

If you are looking for the Getting Cricky blog Hop please click HERE

Welcome to the

Have An Owlsome Fall Y'All

Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from Lisa's Blog, then you are on Track!

We are so happy to have you join us today! The hop starts at Heather Lynn's blog so please start there. You won't want to miss out on any of these wonderful projects! This is a 2 day hop and the line up will be different each day. Please start HERE today (9/22) and tomorrow (9/23), so we can send you in the right direction!

Our first "Well Owl Be" Blog Hop went over so well, we decided to do an owl themed hop 4 times a year! Our next hop will be right before Christmas and we hope you will come back and join us then, too!

One grand prize winner will win a Cricut cartridge and a stamp set sponsored by Erica's Craft Room! Thank you, Erica, you are so generous! Please be a follower and leave a comment at all of the stops in the hop for the chance to win. There will also be other blog candy along the way!

So here are my little projects!!!

They are little post it holders. My friend has one of those fancy Big Shots ( I think that is what it was anyways!). We had a girls day over Labor Day and went to her shop and played! It was so much fun. I thought these would make adorable teacher gifts. What do you think?

So it looks like this cute little purse and then you add a post it in side and INSTANT GIFT! How fun is that!

So what do you think? Pretty cute huh? ;) Yeah I thought so too ;) Haa!

So I had fun with my K. Andrew Design Stamps too! I got to use three different sets.... The one on top that says "Happy Fall Ya'll" is from Fall-O-Ween

The don't let anything Foil your day is from Food for Thought

The "You are...a" is from Food for Thought also and the Hoot I made from Winter Wishes

Like the stamps? You can purchase them HERE....

Hurry because she is retiring some sets soon!

Okay so for a little blog candy! I have started selling Thirty-one! Have you heard of it? NO! Well if you have a chance check out my website HERE! Since it is an owl themed hop I am giving away and owl nail file (from Thirty-one) and some owl fun stickers!! ! I will pick two winners (one from today's hop from the hop I did yesterday for Getting Cricky which can be found HERE) I will pick winners October 15th!

Well that is all we have for you for today's hop! Be sure to join us tomorrow for more OWLING fun!!! Thanks everyone!! It will start back at Heather's Blog

P.S. Here is the line up for today (Saturday September 22) in case you missed anyone!

Heather Lynn - http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

Jessica S - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

Ashley- http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/

Norma G. - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

Jessica E - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Scrapbook Joe - http://scrapbookjoeblog.blogspot.com/

Paula D. - http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Heather E. - http://craftymamaof2heve.blogspot.com/

Getting Cricky Blog Hop - My Favorite Things

2012-09-21T20:00:00.000-05:00

Hey all! Thanks for joining us for this month's Getting Cricky Blog hop! As you may have seen on Kristal's blog she is looking to retire some sets!!! Out with the old and it with the new! She is busy designing and getting things ready to release some new sets. So we thought we would do a crazy fun hop with some cool guest designers to show off the stamps set that are our favorites! If you have hopped on over here from Lisa's blog then you are in the right spot. If you are stopping from the dashboard or reading this from your email please CLICK HERE to head over and see what Lisa has made (she is pretty amazing in case you didn't already know that!)

JUST IN CASE you don't already know each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America. You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:

Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more...

I have been a fan of Kristal's stamps for a long time! I was sooooo excited to get my first set.... oh I mean sets! My hubby asked me what I wanted for my birthday last year and I said "K. Andrew Design Stamps of course!!!" so he got me three sets for my birthday!!! I WAS SOOOOO EXCITED! I love them and like many women have an addiction to shoes, I have them to Kristal's stamps! I love the quality of them and the sentiments are soooo cute.

So these were the first three my hubby got for me...

Fashionable Friends

Food for Thought

and Splashtastic Summer!

I love them and use them on lots of fun projects! If you have never seen my blog before please check out the many different things I have made with Kristal's stamps! The stamps are so versatile that you can use them on loads of different projects!

SO being in honor of our "Favorite things" these are a few cards I have made from my oldest and most treasured sets!

This is made with an older stamp I had and I used sentiments from Splashtastic Summer and Food for Thought

This sentiment is from Food for Thought. The elephant is from an old Stampin up Set I have.

This sentiment is also from Food for Thought

And this sentiment is made from Fashionable Friends. The little ones swinging is from a Close to My Heart set.

I LOVE THESE SETS and always go back to them. I have made Holiday cards, scrap pages and soooo much more with these wonderful sets.

So now you want the stamps right? Well you can head over anytime and purchase them at Kristal's online store! I promise you will love them.

Okay so for a little blog candy! I have started selling Thirty-one! Have you heard of it? NO! Well if you have a chance check out my website HERE! Since we are doing our favorite things you should know... One of Kristal's favorite things are owls so I am giving away and owl nail file (from Thirty-one) and some owl fun stickers!! ! I will pick two winners (one from today's hop and one from tomorrows "Have an owlsome fall y'all" blog hop I am in tomorrow so be sure and stop back!) I will pick winners October 15th!

Okay so off you go to your next blog.... AMANDA :) She is sure to have something amazing for you! Happy Hopping y'all!

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - Happy Fall y'all!

2012-09-02T11:00:00.000-05:00

Hey Hey everyone! Happy First Sunday of the month! IT IS SEPTEMBER! Hope you all are doing well. I am super excited for the month of September. Lots going on! My little man starts Kindergarten Tuesday. My baby girl turns four on Wednesday! So many wonderful blessings! I am so excited for fall! I love the change in colors and apple picking, trips the Pumpkin farms, FOOTBALL and so much more. It is an amazing time of year. I am so thankful to be able to see the change in seasons and the amazing beauty around us!

So that being said it is time for the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge! This month we are asked to creating something with the theme... HAPPY FALL YA'LL! So I am super excited to show you what I have done!

For my layout I used the Fall-O-Ween Stamp Set from K. Andrew Designs!!

Here it is!

Here is my layout...

I have seen the layouts where people put pictures on tags and have always wanted to try it and so I did!!! I don't think it is too bad for my first go at it.

See I even put the saying "Happy Fall ya'll" in my project :)

Here are what the little tags look like.

It was from my son's first field trip in 4K! We got to go to the pumpkin farm and I was lucky enough to tag along!!

They got to pick their own pumpkin and take it home!

They even got lessons in how to tell what kind of pumpkin you have and what gourds are.

As you can see we had a lot of fun on the trip. Let me tell you how I made it. The tags are cut from the cartridge George's shapes at 6 1/2 inches. The ribbon is so miscellaneous ribbon I had around. Most likely from Hobby Lobby. The big pumpkin was cut from Mini Monsters (at 7inches) as was the fence (3inches) and tree (5inches). The little leaves were some left over stickers I found.

I hope you like! I had loads of fun making! Now it is your turn....

Enter your projects over at Getting Cricky!!

Here is what you need to do!

Challenge Requirements:

Post any "Happy Fall Ya'll" project of your choice (no back-linking, please) & link up by 9/30/12
Post as many projects as you want that fit the criteria
Make sure Kristal's blinkie is up on your sidebar, and your blog post entry is linked back to Getting Cricky
Leave a comment on the Getting Cricky page
HAVE FUN & spread the word!
The winner will receive a fabulous prize, you can find out what it is on Getting Cricky

Well thanks for visiting ya'll! Can't wait to see what you create!!

Fall-o-ween

2012-08-28T08:34:00.001-05:00

Hi all! I hope your week is off to a great start! We have been busy getting ready for the start of the school year. My son is really looking forward to heading off to Kindergarten. He is getting so big! I am really looking forward to all the things to come during the fall months ahead of us! The apple picking (oh wait, because of the heat there is no apple picking this year, but I still love the apples we eat), the pumpkin patch, the pumpkin painting, football, jumping in the leaves and all sorts of amazing other things that fall brings.

Speaking of fall! I am featured today along with Debbie from DD's Crafts using K. Andrew Designs Fall-o-ween stamp set.

Here is a picture of the stamp set. It is a must have for the fall months. Makes great layouts and cards for the fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving season!!

Here is a picture of the stamp set....

And here are my card creations...

Fun right? The cards I used were from the 99cent pile at Wallymart. They are always fun to use to make a cute quick card. The stickers in the "Sweet Treat" card are from the clearance isle at Michael's and the hoot-a-rific owl is from a sticker set someone gave me a couple year back. I love using this set and thinking of the fun things to come!

Well that is all from me. If you have not stopped by Getting Cricky today please do and see the adorable project my DT sister Debbie made! If you have not been to Getting Cricky in a while take a look around and see all the sweet projects everyone has been doing with Kristal's stamps! They are super cute!!!

Thanks for stopping today! Make today a great day!

Lots of love,

me!

Fresh Brewed cup of Joe

2012-08-20T20:49:00.001-05:00

Hey all! You just got to see my post about the Fresh Brewed Design Hop and Sketch Design... well Heather also asked people to show their favorite coffee shop or cup of Joe... well here is my favorite cup of Joe and my favorite coffee shop!

I am picky about my coffee so this year my hubby bought me a Kurig for Valentine's day!!! I LOVE IT! I can do coffee, tea, coco, cider whatever the mood calls for and I can do it all from the comfort of home and not pay crazy coffee house prices :) One of the best presents ever! Well that is all from me! Head over to the Fresh Brewed Blog challenge :)

Have a good one! :) Until next time!!!

Fresh Brewed Designs!

2012-08-20T20:37:00.002-05:00

Hey all! I am super excited I got this done just in time!!! Heather from over at Fresh Brewed Design was super nice and handing out a free digi so you could get in on their fabulous Blog Hop and possibly win some awesome digis! So I had to post my designs quick before getting off to dream land!

Sorry about the lightening... The bottom reads EXPRESSO YOURSELF which I got from K. Andrew Designs Coffee and Tea Tag Along Stamp Set

This was my other layout... my monkey loves to be in on the pictures :) So I had to take one with her!

The Reach for the Stars Stamp Set came from K. Andrews Designs Of Mice & Lil Men stamp set :)

I hope you enjoyed my pictures :) Thanks for stopping. Be sure to check out Fresh Brewed Design Blog! LOTS of adorable ideas!! :)

PS You have until August 22 at midnight to enter so check out the rules HERE

Getting Cricky "Back To School" Blog Hop

2012-08-17T20:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the "Back To School" Getting Cricky Blog Hop!!

Can you believe it is already time for the big yellow bus to come and pick up the kiddos? It is crazy how fast summer has gone by. So in honor of the kids (and adults) going back to school we are showing off our favorite back to school ideas with you! We'd like to invite you to visit each of our DT Sisters' Blogs and our very special Guest Designer, An 'Jenic from AJ Scrapbooking and Cards!!

If you've hopped along from Jessie then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America. You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:

Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more...

For my project, I'm featuring the

FOOD FOR THOUGHT STAMP SET

AND THE SPLASHTASTIC SUMMER STAMP SET

So I was feeling crafty and I made a couple projects for this hop.

This is my first project.

I made a art case for my son. I thought it would be a fun back to school gift for him to be able display. I did the front and back the same. The letters are cut from Mickey's Font and the art things are from Locker talk. The pencil and paint are cut at 2 1/2 and the crayon is cut at 3 1/2.

The other project I made is a notebook. It says "Aloha Lazy Days of Summer" and this is from the Splashtastic Summer Set. I used the Locker Talk Cricut Cart for the bus (cut at 5in) and the clouds and sun are from the Pooh and Friends Set.

With the School bus coming it also means that FALL is right around the corner. Kristal has some amazing fall sets you will want to add to your collection... (clicking on the previews will take you directly to the order page!!)...

Sets like FALL-O-WEEN

and Hoot owl

Also be sure to check back for her new releases this fall!!!!

Well that is all I have for you so now you can hop on over to your next stop: Sweet Diana :) Enjoy the hop y'all!

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Roar :)

2012-08-08T08:29:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! Hope your Wednesday is off to a wonderful start. I just wanted to share a couple quick projects with you today as I am featured over at the Getting Cricky webpage!

So I was playing around with my fabulous ALL ABOUT ANIMALS stamp set (pictured below) and my son asked me what all the sayings were. When I came to oh! snap he said hey I say that all the time lets use it in a project.

So I let him help me do his scrap page for when he broke him arm last year. He found all of the cricut cutouts on the Paper Dolls cart and had fun gluing on his pictures and making the doctor and putting oh! snap on the bandage. I think he did a pretty cute job.

The other project I wanted to share with you is a card I had made a while ago. But I just love him! I made the cutouts at 3 inches from the Create a critter cart. I just love the sweet little saying Miss Moo! It is too adorable.

Well those are my projects for today. If you stop here first don't forget to head over to Getting Cricky to see my DT sister's projects they have been creating all week with the different sets. We have been having loads of fun. If you are interested in purchasing the All About Animals Stamp set just click HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day! :)

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - Fun with PUNS

2012-08-05T11:00:00.000-05:00

Happy DAY to you! Hope your day is off to a splendid start! I am excited to be doing the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge project today! This months theme... FUN WITH PUNS! If you do not own any of K. Andrew Design Stamps you really should! They are so much fun. I had too much fun coming up with ideas to decorate my Pun-ny challenge today! There are so many amazing combinations as you have seen by my amazing Design Team Sisters. We have so much fun working together.

Anywhoo... onto my project.

I made a card for today's challenge. It also worked for my son's party he went to yesterday. He gave it to his little friend for her birthday.

So here is my card...

I used the All About Animals and Food for Thought Stamp Sets.

See one of the many fabulous things you can create with Kristal's stamps. They are amazing!

Okay so here is how you play in this month's challenge...

Challenge Requirements:

Post any Fun with Puns project of your choice (no back-linking, please) & link up by 8/31/12
Post as many projects as you want that fit the criteria
Make sure Kristal's blinkie is up on your sidebar, and your blog post entry is linked back to Getting Cricky
Leave a comment on the Getting Cricky page
HAVE FUN & spread the word!
The winner will receive a fabulous prize, you can find out what it is on Getting Cricky

Okay my wonderful bloggie peeps. That is all from me for now. Have a wonderfully crafty day.

Winners

2012-07-25T08:54:00.003-05:00

Hey all! I needed to play catch up on some winners. I have been teaching summer school this summer. Having been a stay at home mom for a little over 3 years going back to work proved to be a little bit more challenging then I thought! So I want to catch you up on the winners from the Getting Cricky June Blog Hop and the the Owl Be Blog Hop.

The winner of the June Getting Cricky blog hop is #11 Bunny Freak. You can have your choice of a $10 Michael's or Hobby Lobby gift card or a Kristal Andrew Stamp Set of your choice.

The winner of the envelop of fun from the Owl BE Blog Hop is #18 Angie Ashuk.

Ladies if you could email me at hleverson 714 at gmail dot com I will get your prizes out to you in the next week or so.

Thank you to all who follow my blog! You all are amazing and I love ya! :) Have a wonderful Wednesday! Since it is suppose to be a 100+ here today I am off to my craft room to stay cool. My apologies on being so late with the announcement!

Getting Cricky Celebrate This Blog Hop

2012-07-20T20:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the "Celebrate This" Getting Cricky Blog Hop!!

Yahoo! Yahoo! Celebrate good times come on ! - Let's celebrate

We're so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!! We'd like to invite you to visit each of our DT Sisters' Blogs and our very special Guest Designer, Lynn from My Cards N Stuff!!

There's a party going on right here a celebration to last troughout the years. So bring your good times and your laughter too - we're gonna celebrate your party with you ! Who doesn't think of Kool & the Gang when it comes to celebrations?! :) We are very excited to show off our celebration material to you! We have come up with some great ways to celebrate all sorts of events! Birthday, Holidays, Just because days... loads of fun to be had throughout the hop! We hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!! Sooooo, let's get hopping...

If you've hopped along from the creative diva Patty then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)... Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America. You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:

Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more...

For my project, I'm featuring the Of Mice & Men Stamp set....

So I love this set and my daughter Mo is waiting a Minnie Mouse birthday party for her 4th birthday coming up in September so I made her invitations up this week. This is the front. The back just gives all the party details...

I used the Mickey Mouse and Friends Cricut Cartridge. My daughter loves pink so I went with a pink Minnie theme instead of the traditional red and white. I think it is going to be a fun day! Can't wait to make more decorations!

Don't forget to check out one of Kristal's newer sets Sweet July! It has lots of wonderful 4th of July Holiday fun but it is not just for the 4th it is great all year round with the "you're invited" stamp and so much more! Just what you need to make the perfect invitations!!!

I will be sending one special follower a sweet little surprise package! So be sure to leave me a comment and a way to contact you. I will draw a winner on 7/30!!! :)

*** Now you can hop on over to your next stop: The fabulous Patti

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Celebrate the big guy!

2012-07-18T06:06:00.001-05:00

Hey all! I did not realize it had been so long since I posted. I am so sorry! I had to hop on quick and share a project I did for a friend who retired the end of June! I was so excited to see this project on Pinterest and knew I had to make it for my friend that it would be right up his ally!

I call it the man bouquet! I went to Walmart and picked up a pot. I put a round styrofoam wreath in the center so I would have something to stick the sticks in. I glued little bottles of alcohol and cigars to the sticks and stuck them in the wreath. I did put glue on the end of the sticks so they would not move around much in the styrofoam. And then I bought some crinkle paper from Hobby Lobby and filled it around the bottom to give it the grassy look.

What would one of my projects be without my K. Andrews stamps????

I used the Guy Talk stamp set to make little flowers with the saying Kick back & Relax and You da Man! What better way to give a little more fun to the project right??

Here is the stamp set. I highly recommend you have this for all the men in your life!! You know you are always looking for good saying to make a "manly" card..... HERE THEY ARE!!!

Okay that is all from me for now my friends! I have to get ready to go teach Summer School!!! ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL DAY!

PLEASE PLEASE DON'T FORGET! This Friday is the monthly Getting Cricky Blog Hop! We will be showing off our Celebration Styles!!!! PLEASE JOIN US!!! Hop starts at 8 EST :) See you then my friends!!

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - Summer Celebrations

2012-07-01T11:00:00.000-05:00

Hey all! Can you believe it is July already? ME EITHER! This year is flying by! I can not believe how fast things are going. Well being that it is the first Sunday in July it means that it is time for another Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge. This months challenge is Summer Celebrations. When I think of summer I think of SWIMMING! What better to do during the summer right? With these heat waves all over the U.S. it is nuts!!! I hope you are finding fun ways to stay cool. So for today's challenge I made a layout to remember our Summer swimming celebrations. :)

I borrowed the Paper dolls Cricut Cart from a friend and I am having WAY to much fun with it! I love all the little people. They are soooo sweet. The sentiment is "Lazy days of Summer" which I got by playing with my Splastastic Summer stamp set from K. Andrew Designs of course :) This is the number one seller right now so you know it is good! If you don't have you it you should add it to your collection for sure!!! I LOVE IT!

Anyhow! Now it is your turn! Enter your projects to win an AWESOME prize!!

Challenge Requirements:

Post any Summer-time Celebration project of your choice (no back-linking, please) & link up by 6/30/12
Post as many projects as you want that fit the criteria
Make sure Kristal's blinkie is up on your sidebar, and your blog post entry is linked back to Getting Cricky
Leave a comment on the Getting Cricky page
HAVE FUN & spread the word!
The winner will receive a fabulous prize, you can find out what it is on Getting Cricky

Okay my wonderful bloggie peeps. That is all from me for now. Have a wonderfully crafty day.

K. Andrew Designs - Winter Wishes Stamps

2012-06-28T10:00:00.000-05:00

Hey all! Today over at Getting Cricky K. Andrew's Stamp Set Winter Wishes will be featured! I have done a LOT with this stamp set and love it. Although my projects I am showing off are Christmas themed (because we all need to get into the holiday spirit since Christmas is less then six months away for those who celebrate) you can do lots of other things with this stamp set!!!

Here is the stamp set!

Here is one of the cards I have made with this wonderful set....

Please check out Getting Cricky for more wonderful ideas with this set!

Have a great day y'all.

GO GREEN giveaway

2012-06-24T10:52:00.004-05:00

Hey all! I have been meaning to post this for a while but have not sat down to do it and today I am playing catch up on all my bloggie fun! Did you know Kristal over at Getting Cricky is doing a fun GO GREEN giveaway! She loves anything that will save the environment and has been coming up with wonderful ways to do so. So the other day on her excursion to the local Starbucks she purchased a reusable mug. What an easy and great way to save on extra waste! I love my reusable mug. My hubby and I purchased a Kurig for each other for Valentine's Day and LOVE using it. It has reduced our trips to the local gas station or coffee shop and we get to use our awesome reusable mugs! I just got a new mug for my birthday and thought I would share the photo I took the day after my birthday with my mug and left over birthday cupcake my friends got for me sitting on my deck enjoying the sunrise! I had such a great birthday weekend last weekend. My hubby, kids and friends spoiled me! :)

So what do you need to do to enter... take a picture with you and your reusable much and link it up HERE before July 14!!

Here is the fun stuff Kristal is doing to save on the environment: (the following message is via. Gettingcricky.com);

Being green isn't only GORGEOUS and GOOD for your SOUL, but it will ensure our children have CLEAN drinking water in the future as where do you think all that trash goes? YES into the earth messing up the drinking water! SO SPREAD the word! Let's get those photos flowing in! I'm also going to give out SIX Coffee themed stamp sets for the best SIX photos! Crazier the BETTER!!! Today we are featuring our Coffee and Tea sets. We have some adorable sets. Head to the store to check them out.

SKIP the packaging on your order (header and plastic bag) and save 1.00 per order of 20 bucks or more, just use this code: keepgreen at my store K Andrew Designs.
Also don't forget you GET A FREE stamp set Namaste this month with any $25.00 or more order! It's a set of 4 stamps that are beautiful and soulful! Check it out!

So head over to Getting Cricky today and enter your picture! That is all from me for now! Toodles my bloggie friends!!!

Getting Cricky - Crafty Friend

2012-06-24T10:38:00.000-05:00

Hey y'all! Today at Getting Cricky we are featuring the Crafty Friends Stamp set! My DT sister Gloria and I have come up with a couple cards to show you the fun you could have with this set! Hope you have the chance to pop over to Getting Cricky to check them all out! Enjoy your Sunday y'all!

Here is the set...

Here is a little preview of one of the cards I have up on there today!

Well OWL Be Blog Hop

2012-06-22T07:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Highly Anticipated "Well OWL Be" it's Heather Lynn's 1st Blog Hop

If you have arrived here from Melissa K. then you are in the right place. If you just stumbled into the hop and want to start from the beginning, go HERE!

Today is the day that Heather Lynn's love for everything OWLS is showcased
through the creative talent of her friends at each Blog Hop Stop!

If you love OWLS as much as Heather does, you won't want to miss a single project. Each person in the hop has dedicated their time to creating any project they wanted as long as it included OWLS!

There are some wonderful prizes up for grabs along the way, too . .

I will be sending one lucky winner a surprise envelope of fun! I have not picked what will be in there yet but it will be a hoot! All you have to do is leave me a comment and on July 1 I will pick a winner for the Owly good fun package! :)

*** GRAND PRIZE ***
This is what you really are looking forward to!! Heather Lynn, the Hostess with the Mostest,
is offering up a fabulous Grand Prize to 1 Lucky Follower

In order to be eligible to win the GRAND PRIZE above,
prizes you must do the following:
1. Be a follower of each Blog on the Hop
2. Leave a comment at each Blog on the Hop
3. Once you have finished, please return to Heather Lynn's blog
and leave a comment stating you have done both!

So be sure to get over to Heather's page and start off the hop right!

Okay so before I show off my project I just want to thank Heather for allowing me to be part of this wonderful hop! I have gotten to know Heather through her amazing blog and just love her creations! She is an amazing person and I am lucky to know call her my friend.

Okay so here it is all....

This is my daughter's 2 Halloween (the first she was only 2 months old). My sweet little girl threw a pixie of a fit when we put her costume on her! She did not like dresses at a young age! She would throw herself down and scream if she had a dress on her. Well when she figured out this costume was like a dress she threw a fit. She cried... she kicked... she screamed in to fairy temper-tantrum fashion! IT was crazy... then she figured out it was okay because her costume got her candy. She was all good then!

I wish I could tell you where the stickers came from but I do not know! They are the cutest set ever though! I am sorry. I even tried to google search but after not seeing them for 20 minutes I gave up. The paper is just a simple grey open cardstock from Hobby Lobby. The stamps came from K. Andrew Designs Fall-o-ween stamp set! It is the first time I have used it and it is soooo much fun! Gives a cute little spin on your project. Loads of fun!

Here is the set...

Now you will HOP over to my amazing friend Lisa! She rocks and I am sure you will be crazy inspired! Enjoy the rest of the hop y'all! And don't forget to end back at Heather's Blog and let her know you have made your way through the hop!

Here is the HOP Lineup in case you get lost along the way
Heather Lynn - http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com
Jessica S - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
Julie K - http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
Avery - http://iowacraftgirl.blogspot.com/
Norma G. - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/
Melissa K - http://kelseymel.blogspot.com
Heather E. - http://craftymamaof2heve.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com
Jessica E - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Scrapbook Joe - http://scrapbookjoeblog.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
Paula D. - http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com
Erica - http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com
Heather Lynn - http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com

Getting Cricky Getting Wild Blog Hop

2012-06-15T20:00:00.000-05:00

Hey All! Welcome to the Getting Cricky Getting Wild Blog Hop! We are all very excited you could join us today! We have a great line and some great guest designers with us! Our guest designers this month are our favorite kiddos! We have our children, nieces, nephews, grandkiddos and kiddos we just found around town... okay not really but was a lot of fun to let our hair down and play with the kids and have some fun for this hop so we really hope you enjoy our projects we have set up for you!

If you've hopped along from Shawn and Beth then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning withKristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America. You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:

Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more...

For my project with my wonderful kiddos, I'm featuring the

Food for Thought

and Guy Talk

For more details or to make this set YOURS, please click on the preview!!

Okay so here are the projects my little monkeys and I made. My daughter Molly and I made this card. We got the bear from Paper Piecings by Nikki. The little butterflies were from my friend Angela. She was so sweet and gave me a ton of fun crafty things to play with and I have lots of fun with it! The saying of course is from my fabulous K. Andrew Design stamp set... Food for Thought.

The second project I designed with my son and we had lots of fun picking out paper. He is five and loves to pick out paper with my for his scrap pages. The paper and ribbon are from Hobby Lobby. The giraffe is from Walmart and the Keepin' it Real sentiment is from K. Andrew Design Guy Talk Stamp Set.

I think my son and daughter had lots of fun and did a pretty great job on their cards!!

Okay so I am a little behind on Blog Candy! I AM SO SORRY! The winner from the last hop is Comment 22 Indy! Please email with your address so I can send out your stamp set. I will have blog candy for this hop as well! I will announce the winner at the July Hop! I will send one lucky winner a K. Andrew Stamp set or ten dollar Michael's or Hobby Lobby gift card! You pick! All you have to do is leave a comment!

All right, I hope you have fun! I know I enjoyed playing with my kiddos and sharing my Design Team fun with them! Now it is time for you to hop on over to Jennie and Lucy! See you all next time my bloggie friends!

All in the Family

2012-06-11T12:28:00.002-05:00

Hey All! Hope you are having a great start to the week. I just wanted to let you all know that we are doing something fun over at Getting Cricky! We featuring each of Kristal's awesome stamps set this month. So the Design Team split up and picked some different sets they wanted to have fun with and Designed some cards. Today's feature is the All in the Family stamp set....

Here is a picture of the set

Almost a must in a card maker's life so you can make amazing cards for those you love the most! So head over to K. Andrew Designs site and get yours today!

Here is just one of the cards I made with this set....

I have two more over at Getting Cricky and my design team sister Patti has an amazing one on their as well! So be sure to stop over and check them out!

Sorry it is so short but it is just another Manic Monday for me! Have a great day ya'll!
Heather

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - Summertime!

2012-06-03T11:00:00.000-05:00

Hey fabulous bloggie friends!! I hope you all are doing well this fine Sunday! Today the Getting Cricky Design Team is showing off their fabulous summer fun ideas for the Simply Sunday Challenge! The best part about it? You can get in on the fun and have a chance to win a fabulous prize!

I was trying to come up with a fun thing for my son to take his classmates on the last day of school and I remember coming across an idea on Pinterest but can not find it now to give the site credit but if any of you see it out there please let me know so I can give them credit! (Did I mention I love Pinterest and have so much fun wasting the day away on there?) Anyhow I came up with these little "ball of fun" bags with gum balls!

The paper was from Hobby Lobby's open stock. I used some ribbon that was on a Christmas gift from a friend and of course the sentiment came from K. Andrew Designs.

The word "This" came from Southern Sayings... although I only used one word from this set for this project I love this stamp set! It has been so much fun to play with and I hope to have some more project with it for you soon. If you did not see my Disney ones I have done check out Getting Cricky to see the post of three cards I did with this set.

And the "Have a ball, summer" came from Splastastic Summer. This was one of the first sets I ever purchased and still one of my favs! It has so many different uses and I just LOVE it!

Okay so now it is your turn to get in on the fun! Here is what you have to do.

Challenge Requirements:

Post any Summer-time project of your choice (no back-linking, please) & link up by 6/30/12
Post as many projects as you want that fit the criteria
Make sure Kristal's blinkie is up on your sidebar, and your blog post entry is linked back to Getting Cricky
Leave a comment on the Getting Cricky page
HAVE FUN & spread the word!
The winner will receive a fabulous prize, you can find out what it is on Getting Cricky

Okay my wonderful bloggie peeps. That is all from me for now. Have a wonderful day.

Well OWL BE - Blog Hop - Save the date!!

2012-05-31T16:00:00.002-05:00

I am super excited to let you know I have been asked by my friend Heather over at Random Recipes, Paper Crafts and Photos by HL to be part of her Well OWL Be Blog Hop! It is going to be a great time and there is a fabulous line up! There is also some major blog candy to be won! So save the date for June 22 and be sure to stop by the hop and check out our Owly-fun projects! If you have a chance add the picture below to your side bar and help us spread the word!!

Again the date is going to be June 22, 2012, so please mark your calendar's to join us for this owl themed hop! I am so excited, I can't wait to see what everyone creates! I am sure this hop is going to be over flowing with inspiration! We would be so happy to have you come hop with us!

SEE YOU THERE!!!

Heather

A Mermaids Crafts: Bless Your Lil Old Heart, and BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!...

2012-05-29T07:19:00.001-05:00

Hey all! My friend Lisa at A Mermaids Crafts is doing a 900 follower giveaway! Be sure to check it out and if you are not a follower of Lisa you should! She is amazing!

A Mermaids Crafts: Bless Your Lil Old Heart, and BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!...: Happy Tuesday, everyone!! I hope you are having a fabulous week :) In celebration of passing 900 followers, I have Blog Candy !! But first,...