Happy birthday Fred (Lily pad cards)

I so love birthdays - this one is especially fun because this is one of my favorite blogs to follow.  Hop on over to Lily Pad Cards to celebrate their first birthday.  Congratulations to Vicki and Deborah.  Here is a little on their birthday celebration: 

There are three prize packages with a total retail value of over $300! These prizes will be awarded by random draw. To be eligible, you need to “like” us on Facebook or by leaving a comment on the Lily Pad blog hop post. To even better your chances of winning, you can leave comments on the blogs participating in this hop. For each comment along the way, you get your name entered again (one comment per blog, please).

Go grab a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy the ride because you’ll be visiting 50+ talented ladies with gorgeous cards!!! You have a whole week to visit all blogs and leave your comments until Sunday 8th of April.

Good luck everyone, I only made it thru 24 of the 54 talented crafters that are listed but hey I have an entire week to make it the rest of the way.

Paper Crafter's Library

Would you like to  Win a One Year Subscription to Paper Crafter’s Library!, then all you have to do is click the link above, follow the directions to be entered and good luck to each and everyone of you.

Just recently I joined the PCL and have found that many of my questions on techniques and products have been answered.  A few friends have asked me if its worth the money my answer is a resounding  "YES", I could easily spend the $20 dollars a month on various magazines, or on how to books but they would not have all of the information that this library has.  If you are a beginning crafter (or as I love to call them newbies) or someone who has been around for years (seasoned vet) there is something for everyone.  take a chance join for a month, stay for 6, or stay until you are ready to leave, there are no commitment contracts just you and your computer.

As always, Happy crafting.

Movement/Unique Cards



This is a wonderful masculine card

Hello everyone, hope this beautiful weekend in March finds everyone full of sunshine and blue skies.  My Stampin Up buddy Nancy held a special card making class this weekend it was on Movement and Unique cards.  While I have seen these made before I thought they would be much harder to create, in all honesty once you made one the rest were easy. Nancy is going to post the link on her site with all of the specifics.  Anyway here are the cards, please note that unless specified all items used are from the Stampin Up line.....


 The Card folds so that you looks like an
easel.  When adding the caption at the bottom
use dimensional adhesives so that the top of the
card catches on it securing it.

In the card to the right the butterfly on the top and the bottom both have been attached using dimensional adhesives.












The birthday card at the bottom has 4 blocks that when you pull on the tab at the bottom flip up, with the last one saying Happy Birthday.

 the next card uses the same principle just more generic.  I so love that you can customize this to whatever you need.  You need to remember on these cards that the strip of paper or ribbon in the center can not be adhered to the paper or your movement won't work. 






these cards are simply beautiful and amazing.

Pioneer Woman, dogs and doing something for yourself

One of my favorite bloggers Ree, The Pioneer Woman. has a list of 10 things (11 if you read the entire way thru) about what your blog should have and what you should do for yourself (you have to make those happen or things start to wiggle when you don't want them to).

Today's blog is about photographs of my pup Wicket. Wicket is twelve years old, loves to sit at my feet or really just relax in his bed, but it right at my feet under the computer desk.

He is in dire need of a bath and a shave. The bath will come later this afternoon and his shave when he heads to the groomers later this week.   Right now we are going to do something for the both of us and go for a walk - yes it snowed here last night, yes its cold outside but if I don't get up and do something I will be stiff from lack of movement.  I'll take some picutres of the snow, how much the pup loves being outside and a brief description when I get back.  Oh happy day... . . . . . . .

Crafting Inspiration

OMG, I just found out that my post for last night won a crafting challenge at the Paper Crafter's Library.  Andrea and her team also just announced that this week's Make -over- Monday will be the last - I am so sad to see this go away.  If you get the chance head over there and enter your take on the "inspiration" that is listed.  the Paper Crafter's Library is a great site if you want to learn new techniques, gain inspiration or just see what's happening in the crafting world.
Happy Crafting

Another Special Card

I say this is a special card - Well it is "Kisses & Hugs brought to you by Ben Franklin Crafts each Saturday from 1-3 pm, they have a free Make and take card.  Some are really cheezee, but the majority of them are simple and beautiful.  Yesterday's card says it all "Kisses & Hugs.  It is a beautiful card,  You can click on  their link above and you can see the whole list of projects for the week

Thanks for visiting, here's hope you have a fantastic week

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3-2-1 Blast Off

Oh man, I have been so busy that scrapbooking and card making have taken a backseat to everything else.  I made this page for my boys who love seeing this "Rocket Man" at the state fair each year.  "Rodney" is a seven foot plus robot.  There is a person (whether it be male or female I have no idea), that is inside of this outfit and works the whole outfit (we noticed him behind the center plate on his chest).  "Rodney" comes riding out on a scooter to the entrance of the fair, walks around and talks to people, the gentleman in the bottom center photo didn't even realize he was talking to him until he walked by.  It was great.  My youngest thought he was so special because each time we saw him "Rodney" would always acknowledge him. 

My inspiration for this page came from the Paper Crafter's Library Monday make-over challenge #13.  Head on over if you have a minute.  I so love Andrea and her team.  Happy Crafting.