Tip for Tuesday

I was talking to my best friend today and gave her my newest organization tip and thought I would share it with the world! Yes I know the whole world doesn't read my blog but I can dream can't I? So here it is......

For all scrapbookers out there that have little bits of cardstock saved for just that right project because you can't bear to part with any little bit of that expensive stuff, you know who you are...Here is what I do to keep it under control.

Joann's has these Protect-n-Store clear 12x12 containers. I have had a couple for years now and have been just throwing paper in willy nilly until now.

 

I finally got tired of ruffling through the paper to find that perfect piece of brown cardstock (and yes there is such a thing and you know it)so I bought 1 gallon zip lock bags at the dollar store and I put families of colors in each bag. GENIOUS!!!!

 

Now I open up the container, go to the brown, or some other delightful color bag and grab whatever size or shape there-of piece I need for my project and go!

Since purchasing my Silhouette SD I have started using more and more little teeny tiny pieces of paper so this has been a life saver of time!

Just doing my bit for crafters everywhere. The ones who read my blog. If there are any that read my blog. "Hello? tap, tap this thing on?"

All the pretty colors

Well I just bought a few more. Make the madness stop!


These pens are addicting. It's like being a kid again sitting with your box of 64 Crayola's with the sharpener on the back coloring for hours. Except now you are working with "adult" crayons and your coloring has risen to a whole new level.
I need to parlay this addiction into more than card making. I would like to incorporate it into my scrapbook pages also. Seeing as I am a plain and simple scrapbooker I have not yet decided how I am going to do this.
But in the meantime I am having a heck of a good time.

The countdown is on!

It is almost here and we are getting snow today in MA. If it stays on the ground for a few days we will have a white Christmas. Always makes is more merry.

I have been busy making cards. I found several sites that have digital stamps but so far my favorite is bugaboo stamps! Here are a couple of cards I made with a print and cut on the Silhouette and then colored using my copic markers.



and a birthday card....



The Silhouette made easy work out of these cards. Love that machine!

Hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas!

For the love of all things crafty

You HAVE to check out this web site http://www.whimsiedoodles.com/
I found it this morning and if I don't stop browsing around it and their blog I am going to have gotten nothing accomplished today work related! You know...that thing that pays me!

I downloaded the digital stamp and created this adorable card (if I do say so myself). I colored in the cute little underwear with my copic markers then I used the colorless blender to make the poka dots...so cute. I used a different pattern paper than the original design on their web site but the rest is totally scraplifted or cardlifted as the case may be ;)



I can think of a few friends who just may get this card this Christmas instead of the traditional one below.



The stamp used above is from Papertrey Ink www.papertreyink.com
They have really wonderful high quality clear stamps. This one is called Wreath For All Seasons. It is simply 3 stamps, one is the stick wreath stamped in brown, then on top the green wreath and lastly the red berries. Add a little bakers twine and there you have it.

So now onto mailing all these cards!

Welcome December

Here it comes again. The fastest month of the year. It happens before you know it then is gone in a flash and you are left curled on the floor in a puddle of wrapping paper and ribbon. Sometimes I wish I still "believed" in the meaning of the holiday. It would make it much more enjoyable I am sure. Instead it is about planning and shopping and stressing and parties and lists, lots and lots of lists.
My DH is not a fan of Christmas at all. I wanted to make a special candy advent calendar for him so he could get a treat each day and maybe have some fun but that idea was lost in the Thanksgiving shuffle. How could I possibly make time now? Well as I do every year I made a Christmas organizer book which is supposed to keep me on track. Here is a shot of this master of organization.



I will let you know how this worked out...sure. The tabs are Calendar, To Do, To Buy and To Send (which has a list of all the cards I need to send). OH GOD...I need to get the cards ready to go out! Did I mention I make my cards most years. I deserve to be stressed!

It's been a long time baby

Well it has been ages I know but I have been trying to edit my Halloween Card Video and get it up on the blog but it apparently is not going to happen. So.....I am going to just post some pictures of the cards I have been working on.

WA LA! The infamous Halloween Card. I am actually sick of looking at this damn card! LOL

Here are a couple others. Love the Bee-Lated Birthday card I made for my niece. Yes, I forgot to send my niece a birthday card OK!



And then this cute little Fall Thank You card. The pumpkin is simply 3 oval shapes arranged together. Easy as pumpkin pie...sorry couldn't help myself!

I have been playing like crazy with my Silhouette SD! Love that sucker. I have 2 scrapbook pages in the works because of it. Will post those soon I hope.

Can you guess?

Almost done with my halloween costume. Can you guess what I am going to be this year?