Happy Halloween Everyone!

Just wanted to do a quick post to wish everyone a Happy Halloween! Hope you all have a great day and night tonight!! I am very excited about taking the kids out and so are they! Have fun!! I'm hoping to get some crafting time this weekend at some point :o) See ya later!

Puppy Love Layout ~ Basic Grey June Bug Collection

Morning everyone! Wow it's been crazy trying to find time to craft, I finally did a layout late last night. A simple layout but at least I got something accomplished! The kids have been sick off and on for weeks and then we got this beautiful new bundle of joy!! This is our new fur baby Gibson!!! He's 12 weeks old and so fun! He's a Malshi a Shitzu Maltese X. The kids love him and we have been having tons of fun with him:) We wanted a small dog and the kids like it because he's just the right size for them to play with and cuddle. Sorry the pic is a little dark. I know the paper is a little crazy it's Basic Grey June Bug collection, most of you know how much I love the BG papers! The paper is a little crazy just like our puppy! Here is what I used for this project:

• Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge ~ Puppy Love cut at 3 1/2"
• Stamping Cricut Cartridge ~ scalloped circle cut at 3"
• Mickey & Friends Cartridge ~ Paw cut at 1"
• Paper is Basic Grey ~ June Bug Collection
• Embellishments are Basic Grey June Bug Collection
• Fiskars edge punch

Here are a couple of fall pics that I took.

Well, gotta go figure out what I'm doing with the kids today, have a great day and thanks for stopping by :0)

Just a quick post...

Hey everyone!

So just when I feel like I'm gonna get back on track everyone in our house has become sick! Actually I think we are coming to the end of it, starting to get better but it was pretty bad for a week. Sorry for the halt on the posting again, will try to get back to it A.S.A.P.

I appreciate all the comments and e-mails that people have left in the past week or so, it always makes my day to read them:)

Well have a good one!

Family Time Layout ~ Bo Bunny ~ A Child's Year & Home Decor Cricut Cartridges

Hey hey!! How is everyone today? We decided to stay home this weekend to get some stuff accomplished I was happy actually because I was determined to get some scrappin done:) I feel so out of practice, I haven't done a layout in forever! I had this paper left over from the last post I did the fall harvest card and envie I did and I loved it so much I wanted to use up the rest right away. This is a picture of me and the kids last year Fall 08 on a hike at a beautiful place we love to go. My husband looked at the layout and was like "Family Time" where am I? Well he's taking the picture....now I feel bad!! He's like can't you just cut my face out of another picture and glue it on there somewhere...lol!! What a guy! Anyway, my plan is try to get downstairs today and do one more project before the weekend is over but we shall see, things have been so busy.

So here is the list of the products I used for this layout, I hope you like it...let me know what you think!! :) Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a great day!!

• A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge for the "Family Time" title cut at 2 1/2"
• Home Decor Cricut Cartridge ~ for the bird cut at 1 1/4" and the flourish cut at 2 1/4"
• Paper is Bo Bunny A gift of love~
• Brad in flower is Basic Grey
• Martha Stewart edge punch Lace
• EK Success punch for the photo corners
• Prima say it Crystals for the flourish of gemstones
• Inking in brown
• Doodling in white and black pen
• Pop dots under the title to give some dimension

Fall Card with matching Envelope ~ Chirper Challenge

Hey everybody!! I'm still alive:) I have missed crafting and blogging but I have to say it's been a really great summer with my family! I am still going to be going away for the next few weekends, probably into October anyway but things are starting to get back on track and I should start to have more time for my favourite hobby!! Hope you all had a great summer. My son just started JK today so that was exciting, his little sister isn't sure she likes him being gone but I'm sure she will get over it soon. My oldest daughter started grade 8 this year, one more year and high school for her! Anyway, here is my creation for the Chirper Challenge this week. Jackie has asked us to make a custom envelope for a card or put one on a layout. Also to use Fall and Fall colors for inspiration. Go check out the Chirper Challenge and play along by linking your take on the challenge!! I decided to use my new A Child's Year cartridge for this one. I have wanted to use it all summer and just didn't get a chance, what a great cartridge!! If you don't have it I highly recommend it:)

• A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge ~ Boy cut at 2 1/2", girl on envelope cut at 2"
• Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge ~ Card and Envelope on Tall Ball feature cut at fit to page I think
• Paper ~ Bo Bunny A gift of Love
• Flowers are hand cut from patterned paper
• Prima say it crystals ~ flourish
• Stamp ~ Inkadinkado clear stamp from Michael's
• Pearls ~ Autumn Recollections
• Inking
• Ribbon and twine to tie card and envie at the back
• Fiskars scallop edge punch

Well hope you like it! Have a great night:) Gonna get the kids bathed and to bed.

Hey Everyone, just a quick post! :)

Hey all!! How's everyone? I tried to post this last night and a bad storm came through here and I had to shut down the computer and unplug it just in case. We had severe lightning for several hours. High winds it was crazy and a little scary but a cool show to watch, I should have got my camera out to take some photos. Anyway, here I am today just wanted to let you know that I had gone away for 8 days and just came back Saturday night. We went camping at our trailer with the kids, they had a blast! We really are enjoying our summer and as much as I miss the crafting time I know I'll have lots of pics and memories to scrap this fall and winter!! I think the kids will have withdrawal this fall when we close the trailer and we can't go again until the spring, they just love it so much! The camp fires, parks, swimming, the beach 5 min away, all the kids to play with, wagon rides around the park, Christmas in July, they have live bands and even recently had Halloween and a haunted house that my little ones did not go in because it was a little much for them, maybe next year. What's not to love right! They are having a blast and so are we:) They sleep like angels when we are there, all the fresh air and hard playing all day and they ask to go to bed at the end of the day, it's perfect!

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks to all that have been visiting and leaving comments and I know that some of you have left awards for me on your blogs that I will try hard to get to soon. Thanks so much to all of you for thinking of me:)

Well that's it for now, I am posting a couple of pics of my 2 youngest while we have been away. Sorry nothing crafty to post today but i will try to get something done this week!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Chirper Challenge #20 ~ Ariel Birthday Girl Card using Design Studio

Hey everyone!! How you all doing? I was playing around with Design Studio the other night and this is what I came up with for a card. I thought it would be good for this weeks challenge over at the Chirper Challenge. Jackie asked us to create a shaped card or layout. I'm enjoying learning Design Studio it's lots of fun! This card is a little larger than I wanted but I figure that's ok for a child's card. Head on over to the Chirper challenge to get tons of inspiration from our awesome designers!! They really did an amazing job this week and I'm so happy to be on the design team with these talented ladies!! Here is what I used for this card:

• Cricut Design Studio
• Dreams Come True Cricut Cartridge for Ariel, Shell, Bubbles
• Storybook Cricut Cartridge for Birthday Girl
• Stickels
• Xyron to run her tail through then glittered with Martha Stewart glitter
• Cuttlebug to emboss the inside of the shell
• Gemstones to embellish
• Doodling and inking

Hope you like my card:) I will add the cut file but I have to do it on my laptop and I'm on the Mac right now so I'll do that a little later if anyone is interested just check back in a bit.

O.K. so I'm on my laptop now, here is the file click here if it doesn't work let me know, this is the second time trying this:)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

And the Winner of my Blogoversary candy is.............

So sorry to keep you all waiting, I have had a crazy morning! So first I wanted to thank all of you for playing along and for following my blog and or subscribing! This time I used Random.org and have included a screenshot of the winning number. I only used 107 entries because one person did 2 entries. So the lucky winner of my Blogoversary candy is .....................

Number 26 all4sydney ~ said "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! Thanks for doing this!!"

Congrats!! Please contact me with you mailing address and I will get this out to you A.S.A.P.

And to all my followers/readers and regular visitors I am very busy today and tomorrow but am gonna try to get some time to create something this week. I just got Stamping Solutions and Home Decor Cricut Cartridges in the mail so I really want some time to play, I also want to have more time to play around with Design Studio so please check back soon:)

Have a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

***This contest is now closed***Happy Belated Blogoversary to me & You!!!

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Hey everybody!! So I put together a little blog candy this afternoon. It's to celebrate my blogoversary of 1 year that just past recently. It's my way to thank all of you that visit me regularly and leave me comments and those that are new. Thanks for all the support and kind words it really means so much to me!!! I can't believe how much fun I have had the past year with blogging and talking with so many of you and visiting all of your wonderful blogs:) Although I am going to be pretty busy for the summer and my posts will slow down over the next couple months I will be back at it in the Fall more regularly when I have more time. The nice weather is only so long here in Ontario so I'm enjoying every moment with the family camping and doing tons of outdoor stuff!!

Here is what you are playing for: ( Everything is from Michael's except the stamp)

• Anna Griffin Darcy Collection ~ 24 sheets of double-sided 12 x 12 paper
• Anna Griffin Darcy Collection ~ 10 ft of assort. ribbon
• Anna Griffin Darcy Collection ~ 11 Red Flocked Stickers
  
• Anna Griffin Darcy Collection ~ 7 Chipboard Titles
  
• Anna Griffin Darcy Collection ~ 36 Vellum Quotes
  
• Stamping Bella ~ Cosmobella kbe51 ~ unmounted rubber stamp

O.K. so here is what ya gotta do:

• Leave me a comment on this post, only one please
  
• Follow Tammy's Place at the top right of the page but only if you like my work and you want to, I will still enter you in for a chance to win.
• Post a link about the blog candy on your blog or website where I can see it, please leave me a link to your blog ( if you have one, if you don't have one that's o.k.)
• If your posting a comment here as anonymous you must leave me a name so I can have something to go by when I post the winner

And that's it! I will be closing the draw on July 20th and posting the winner on July 21st. I will ship anywhere in the world and I pay the shipping, so everyone can play along!! I will be using Random.org to draw the winner.

Good luck to everyone and thanks for playing along! Have a great day! :)

This card Published on Basic Grey's online Gallery!! :)

I just wanted to share that this card was published on Basic Grey website online gallery today! I have had a few layouts make it on their website but this is my first card:) I love the Basic Grey products and I have lots of fun creating with them, so I'm very happy that they have picked a few of my creations to post on their site! (BLUSH) Check it out click here

Chirper Challenge #19 ~ Just Because ~ Pocket Card

Goodmorning! How's everyone? Looks nice and sunny this morning, enjoying a nice cup of home made Tim Hortons coffee, my fav! The kids are quiet this morning just relaxing watching a show:) Sometimes you just stop and appreciate the silence.....that doesn't happen to often around here! lol! Anyway, here is my card for the challenge this week over at the Chirper Challenge. Jackie asked us to create something that was interactive! It could have hidden journaling, pop up, spin something interactive. The designers really rocked this one so head on over to the Chirper Challenge to check out all their cool designs! :) We would love for you to play along also!! Here is what I used:

• Indie Art Cricut Cartridge ~ Butterfly cut @ 1 1/4"
• Wild Card Cricut Cartridge ~ Just Because
• Cuttlebug to Emboss ~ not sure if you can see it in the pic because it's on the black cardstock
• Gemstones, ribbon
• Paper is SEI stack from Michael's

Well, I have to go plan my day, I have tons to do. Today is my wedding anniversary, 5 years married together for 11 years. Time goes by so fast!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to enter for my blog candy! Contest ends July 20th!!

First Time using Design Studio ~ Card for my Dad's Birthday!! Happy Birthday Dad, I love you:)

Front

Side

Inside

Hey everybody!! I just bought Design Studio this week and wanted to play around today:) This is my first time using it and I made this card for my wonderful Dad! I think it's o.k., what do you think? I hope he likes it! I'm anxious to learn more about the program and try more with it. If anyone is interested in the file I don't mind sharing but I need to know how to make it into a download on my blog. If someone wants to share how to do that then I will post the file and any others that I make. Here is what i used for this project:

• Cricut Design Studio Software
• Beyond Birthdays Cricut Cartridge
• George & Basic Shapes Cartridge
• Cuttlebug to emboss the stars and "DAD"
• Pop dots for dimension
• Charm from the dollar store

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

O.K. so I think I figured it out, how to share the file, to get the file click here

If it doesn't work let me know this is my first time trying this:)

**New Basic Grey June Bug** ~ Don't forget to enter for my Blog Candy!!

Hi!! So how's everyone? Hope your all having a great summer so far!! :) I did a quick card last night. Sorry no Cricut for this one which is odd for me. I went to my favourite Scrapbooking store yesterday and picked up the new Basic grey June Bug and Lemonade collections. The June Bug is a little crazy but I love it!! The lemonade is really awesome also! Here is what I used for this card:

• Paper is Basic Grey ~ June Bug collection
• Flowers are Basic Grey stickers ~ Woollies June Bug collection
• Letters are ~ Thickers felt stickers
• Gemstones from Walmart
• EK  Success edge punch 
• Fiskars edge punch
• pop dots

Well that's it for now. Don't forget to enter for my blog candy at the top of the page!! 

Have a great day:) Thanks for stopping by! 

Chirper Challenge #18 ~ Life's a Beach Tiki's ~ Birthday Card

Here is my card for the Chirper Challenge this week. We were asked to use the color brown, zig zags and brads. It's a birthday card for a friend who loves the beach, tiki theme stuff. Please stop by the Chirper Challenge to see all the other designers awesome projects and to link yours if you want to play along!! We would love to see your take on the challenge! Here is the list of the supplies used:

• Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge ~ rectangles cut at 2" I think
• Life's A Beach Cricut Cartridge ~ Tiki's cut at 2 1/4"
• Martha Stewart Zig Zag edge punch
• Paper is Bo Bunny ~ Mango Luau collection
• Twine and Brads

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to enter for my Blog Candy, contest ends July 20th!! 

Hey everyone!! Life is busy for me right now!

How's everyone? So I noticed in all the craziness of my life these days I missed my Blogoversary! I will be trying to put together a blog candy to celebrate this very soon!! I just need some time to put something together. I have been so busy that I have had very little time to craft, blog or visit all my favourite blogs. I miss it but am having a great time with my family so bare with me over the summer please:) I will be posting something tomorrow and will try to get another project done before the week is up so please come back and check it out!! Hope all of you are enjoying your summer so far, ours has been great!! So don't forget to stay tuned for the blog candy, I will try to get it posted really soon! Have a great day, thanks for stopping by to see what I'm up to:) 

Father's Day Card

Good morning! It's been raining here for the past couple days, so dark but good for the grass! I am getting some house work done and I found some time last night to make this card for my Dad! I hope he likes it, I always find it hard to make guy cards! I thought the image was cute and I hope that's just what my dad does on Father's Day, lay back and relax with a drink by the pool! Anyway, I need to try to make time today to make one for my husband also. here is what I used:

• Wild Card Cricut Cartridge ~ Happy Father's Day cut at 3"
• Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge ~ Tag cut at 2"
• Martha Stewart zig zag border punch 
• Spellbinders Nestabilities
• Copics to color image
• Paper is Me & My Big Ideas ~ Destination Paradise
• Stamp ~ Hanna Stamp Hammock Riley Moose  
• Doodling with white pen
• Stickles
• Cropadile to attach eyelet to tag
• Twine

That's all for now, I might have something later or tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by!! 

Chirper Challenge #17 and some awards!

Goodmorning all! How's everyone? Hope all is well with all of you:) I have just been so busy! Enjoying lots of time with my kids and family so that's good. This week over at the Chirper Challenge we were asked to create a layout or card with a black background, bright colored cardstock, no patterned paper, doodling with white or black pen, this sketch from Beth over at Treasured Scrapbooking and of course our Cricut! The designers blew me away this week because it was a tough challenge and they did an awesome job! Wow! It was a challenge for me for sure...no patterned paper???? That was tough! Head on over to the Chirper Challenge Blog to see the other designers take on this challenge and to link yours! We would love to see your take on the challenge!! Here is what I came up with and supplies used:

• George  & Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge ~ circle cut at fit to page
• Keystone Cricut Cartridge ~ title cut at 1"
• All Mixed Up Cricut Cartridge ~ Color cut at 1/4"
• Storybook Cricut Cartridge (I think) ~ journaling tag cut at 3"
• Martha Stewart butterfly punch
• Martha Stewart ribbon
• Doodling in white gel pen
• Prima Flowers

Hope you like it! 

I have been a little behind on posting awards that I have received lately. So here are some I have received from some of my sweet blogging friends:)

Lemonade Stand Blog Award ~ Chevy Girl

One Lovely Blog Award ~ Wanda over at My Happy Place

Honest Scrap Blog Award ~ LEM Photography, lilgreenbugville and Amy over at BirdScrap

Thanks ladies so much for thinking of me! I'm honoured to receive awards from you!! I'm happy that you enjoy my blog and I enjoy all of yours! Please head on over and check out these ladies blogs for tons of inspiration!! 

Well that's all for today, thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!! :)

Little One Layout ~ New Arrival, Accent Essentials, Zooballoo and Storybook Cricut Cartridges

Goodmorning! Happy Friday! :) I was in the mood last night to scrap the problem was I got down to my room way to late and stayed up way to late so I am not that happy with how this layout turned out but anyway, I wanted to do one about my youngest daughter that just turned 2 on Tuesday! The pics in the layout were taken the day we came home from the hospital with her and my husband was cuddling her on the porch, it was a beautiful day in June:) My husband always calls her "little one" so I thought that should be the title. I think if I wasn't so tired when I did this one I would have added more details but oh well, good excuse to make another one later;) The pics below are from her birthday this past Tuesday, she had a wonderful day, I can't believe how much she has grown up in the past 2 years. She is still my clingy baby though, she loves to be close to her mom all the time. It's o.k. I'm going to enjoy it now because I'm sure it won't be long before that's gone. Anyway, thanks for stopping by I will try to post something early next week as I have another busy weekend ahead! Here is what I used for this layout:

• New Arrival Cricut Cartridge for the title cut at 1 3/4"
• Storybook Font Cricut Cartridge ~ scalloped square cut at fit to page 11"
• Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge ~ flourish cut at 4"
• Zooballoo Cricut Cartridge ~ bunnies cut at 1"
• Martha Stewart lace edge punch
• Prima Flowers
• Doodlebug Sugar coated brads
• Doodling, inking
• sewing machine stitching
• Paper is DCWV Nana's Nursery stack

Blowing out her candles, well trying anyway! She had some help from her big sis! 

Here she is with her baby she got for her birthday, she is already such a little mommy! 

Have a great day! 

Start Your Engines Layout, Disney Pixar Cars Cricut Cartridge ~ Chirper Challenge # 16 and a Rockin Award!

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Goodmorning! Hope everyone had an awesome weekend!! Just came back last night from an amazing weekend away with the family:) Still a little cold here but sunny:) 

Here is my layout for the Chirper Challenge this week. Jackie and her adorable boys had us create something with wheels and the colors red and green but nothing Christmas. I thought to myself that it would be the perfect chance to use my Cars cartridge!! I had lots fun doing this one and my kids love Cars so they were happy with it:) The designers did an amazing job this week so hop on over to the Chirper Challenge and check out all their awesome creations!! Don't forget you can play along also:) Here is what I used for this layout:

• Disney Cars Cricut Cartridge for everything you see. McQueen is cut at 4", Chick Hicks is cut at 3 1/2", Start Your Engines is cut at 3", Cones are cut at 1 1/2", Flags are cut at 2 1/2" and the sign cut at 2 1/4" 
• Paper is DCWV All about Boys paper stack from Michael's

I also received a rockin award from my sweet blogging friend Amy over at LuvinMyLabs! Thanks so much for thinking of me, right back at you girl! I love your blog and all your creations also:) Please go check out her awesome work click here! I'm passing it on to the entire DT at the Chirper Challenge! You ladies all rock and I'm so happy to be on the same team with you;) 

I have to go finish up some housework and some preparation for my daughters birthday tomorrow. My youngest is going to be 2. I can't believe how fast the past 2 years have gone by so quickly! She's is getting big and becoming so independent! Here is a pic of her on a recent camping trip.  

Hope you all have a great day! 

Aloha card~ Sugar Plums ~ Surfer Emma

Hey everyone:) I know it's been a while since the last post, been so busy and now that the nicer weather is here we are on the go with the kids on the weekends. My posts will probably slow down a bit over the summer. Here is a card I made last night, I just ordered a bunch of new stamps from All that Scraps, they have the cutest stamps so check them out:) I'm still trying to work out the shading with the Copics but I posted a pic of the ones I used, I have had a few people ask in the past what colors I used. Here is a list of the supplies used for this card, hope you like it;)

• Life's a Beach Cricut Cartridge ~ Aloha cut at 1" flower cut off 
• Sugar Plums ~ Surfer Emma stamp
• Copics to color image
• EK  Success edge punch ~ Beach scene
• Prima Flowers
• Stickles
• Brads, ribbon
• Paper is Imaginisce ~ summer cool
• Doodling
• Pop dots

TFL! Have a great day!!