This is why I've been MIA

Sorry I haven't posted in so long. I've been busy with my Garage Sale. I was up at 2a.m. making Garage Sale signs. It was pretty quick too. I used my Gypsy and typed in what I wanted on my sign. Removed the blade from my cricut and replaced it with a marker. After that was done I took a wide marker and colored it in. They look much nicer than the signs you can buy. I have another day tomorrow of my Sale and then were going up north for a couple of days to enjoy the Memorial Weekend. Shari

LOOK WHAT I GOT!

Yesterday was my Birthday and look what I got! I'm so excited, I can't wait to fill it. Shari

My take on My Pink Stampers card

While blog hopping this afternoon, I saw a cute card that MY PINK STAMPER had made for a graduation. You can check out her video and card here: http://www.mypinkstamper.com/
I really liked it and wanted to try it. First I didn't have any silver paper, so I got creative and used TIN FOIL, I embossed it with the Houndstooth folder I found at Big Lots for $2.oo. Pink Stamper used Locker Talk for her Graduation Cap. I don't have that cart so I found this one on A Child's Year and cut it at 3" using the icon button.
The ladies at my local scrap booking store showed me how they have been using Shrink Plastic Film, rubber stamps, stazOn ink and a heat gun to make little charms. I've been having so much fun making these, and I wanted to somehow incorporate one into this card. I don't have alot of rubber stamps and of course didn't have a Congratulations sentiment.( I definately need to shop for more rubber stamps.) So I settled for the Celebrate rubber stamp inside of a dollar stamp from Michael's. Of course it didn't show up on the black or silver so I used a little tag and attached it with twine. I really like how it turned out. Here is a picture of some of the other charms I've done. Click on the picture for a larger view. Sorry about the glare, it was hard to photograph the tin foil. Let me know what you think. I love, love, love your comments. Thanks Pink Stamper for the idea. Shari

Wow, Another Award!!

I can't believe I got another award!!! Another fellow blogger Shannon, who has another awesome blog http://shannonscropstop.blogspot.com/Check it out when you get a chance. She just awarded me with the Beautiful Blogger Award, Thanks Shannon.
Now I have to tell 10 things about myself:
1)I'm going to be 51 in two days.
2)I have a step-son who is 27 and a daughter who will be 17 next month.
3)I've been married 18 years to my husband Dennis.
4)I love crafts!
5)I love my cricut!
6)I'd rather scrap than work!
7)I'm a collector of anything scrapbook related!
8)I like to do stained glass, although it's been a long time since I've messed with it.
9)I like to do wood working
10) I do pyrography (wood burning)
But since I got into scrap booking the last three hobbies have taken the back burner.
Now I'm supposed to pass this award on, I'm going to let anyone who feels they deserve it grab it!

Humphrey Bogurt Blog Award

Look what my fellow blogger Fern has given me! Fern's blog is: http://texasstampinmamaw.blogspot.com/
If you've never been to Fern's blog before, you have to check it out. She does some beautiful layouts! Thanks so much Fern.
Now I have to say where I'd like to be in 10 years.
1) I'd like to be retired.
2) Possibly a Grandma.
3) My step son lives next door to us, and I'm hoping my daughter will be out of college and residing in our town. (my biggest worry is she will move out of state and I couldn't handle it. HA) I've always dreamed of having my kids close!
4) I'd like to be a much better crafter than I am now!
5) And finally I'd like to still be happily married.
Now I have to pass this on to 10 other bloggers. That's the hard part, I know so many that deserve awards. So I'm going to bend the rules and pass this on to anyone who wants it. Sorry Fern!

BIRTH DAY

I worked on this layout for hours this evening. Here it is 3 a.m. and I finally finished it. I think it was worth all the time I put into it, I'm quite pleased with the end results.
This picture was taken almost 17 years ago on the day my daughter was born. I don't know if it's because she's growing up so fast or what, but lately I want to scrap older pictures. My baby is soon to be a senior in high school, YIKES!
The print paper I used is K & Co and the solid is the mariposa card stock stack. My wonderful friend found me a scrabble game at a second hand store so I used some of the tiles in this layout. The flowers I made out of silk, with the heat gun and put a pearl in the center. (I'm having so much fun making these flowers) I tied some jute in places to add a little something, a bit of lace, inked the edges and called it a night.
Click on the pictures to make them larger. Let me know what you think!! Shari

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU MOMS!!!!

Here are a few projects that I made for my niece's 7th birthday. Her dad and her have been raising bees for the honey. They just started a few months ago and she is so into this. I won the Sentimentals cartridge from lil green bug recently and saw the bee and knew what I'd work on first. I bought a metal sign from the dollar store and painted it. I used vinyl and Sentimentals and Don Juan cart. I also bought a water bottle from the dollar store and personalized that for her. Of course I had to make a card to match! I love this cart! This is the first time I tried to layer vinyl and it's not perfect, it's harder to do than I thought it would be. Let me know what you think. You know I love your comments. Shari

Here's what I did tonight.

I made another plate tonight for a couple that lives on the water. I used Storybook and Life's a Beach cricut cartridge. Blue vinyl and a plate I bought at Walmart.

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY!

Here is a card I made to use in a challenge that lilgreenbug is doing on her blog. She has a video on how to make satin dried lolipop roses. I've been wanting to try it, but didn't have any satin. Today I decided I'd make do with what I had. I used a old satin scarf that I had because it was the only thing I could find with that material. I used all scraps on this card and I'm really happy with the way it turned out. It's bright and cheery! The roses are really easy to do with your heat gun, and I will definately get the right materials and do some more. Thanks lil green bug for the tutorial. http://lilgreenbugville.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html">

I finished my last ATC's

First I'd like to note that I hit 200....... followers, WOW, amazing. Thanks so much to all my followers, you motivate me to craft.
This is my last ATC I made, I was in 2 different groups. This group was Vintage ATC's, red, pink and or purple. As you can see, once again I incorporated the dress form.(I'm including a picture of my favorite dress form.) Yes I love... dress forms. I collect rhinestone jewelry and pin them all over it. For the ATC, I printed off a vintage music picture off the Internet, used graphic 45 paper for the dress form image, inked the edges and added pearls. Here are pictures of all the ATC's sorry so many, I got carried away.HA! You can click on any of the pictures to make them larger. Let me know if you like them. Shari

Card I made out of ATC

This is my prototype for my ATC, I made it into a card. ATC post is below this one, I still can't figure out this posting business. HA! Let me know what you think.

My first ATC swap

I'm in my first ATC swap on the cricut message board. Here's a sneak peak. I didn't even know what a ATC was but figured out it's Artist Trading Card. I hope this is what they want, I don't want to disappoint anyone. This group was Vintage ATC's, Black, white,or gray and one other color. This is what I came up with (I just love dress forms so I wanted to incorporate it into this card. I have one more group to do yet, they are not due until May 20th.

I WON!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOODNESS, I'M SO EXCITED, I WON THE COPIC MARKER GIVEAWAY FROM ABCTOYSANDCRAFTS.BLOGSPOT.COM ( picture is in column on the right) I've been wanting to try these markers for a long time and didn't have the money. It made my day!!!!!

New BABY arrangement

My DD informed me tonight that her class was having a small surprise baby shower for her teacher who is leaving on maternity leave. Mom, could you make something? This is what I came up with in 2 hrs. I used Gypsy Wanderings, Stretch Your Imagination and Wild Card carts for this. Let me know what you think! (Sorry the pic. aren't great, I had to take them tonight since she's taking it to school tomorrow.)

AND THE WINNER IS!!!!

I would like to thank everyone who came and checked out my blog. I had an awesome response to my first blog candy giveaway. I have 85, yes 85 new followers. I appreciate all the nice comments, I hope you all visit again soon. I love it when someone comments on my creations, it makes my day!!! Thanks again everyone!!!!!
AND THE WINNER IS.......
WANDWANDCO said:
Congratulations on your first giveaway! I signed up to follow. Very nice Blog!
Wandwandco e-mail me your address and I'll get your cartridge and water bottle out to you. Shari cricutrookie@aol.com

IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP YET!

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR MY BLOG CANDY!!!! I WILL DRAW SUNDAY EVENING SO HURRY AND GET YOUR NAME IN FOR SOME YUMMY CANDY.

MY FIRST EVER BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!!! SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW POSTS, GIVEAWAY WILL REMAIN ON TOP UNTIL DRAWING IS OVER.

HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY EVERYONE!
I STARTED MY BLOG LESS THAN 5 MONTHS AGO AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT I HAVE HIT 100 FOLLOWERS!!!!! I'VE REALLY ENJOYED BLOGGING AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND IN APPRECIATION OF MY AWESOME FOLLOWERS: I'D LIKE TO HAVE A DRAWING.
WHAT'S INCLUDED? A NEW CRICUT SOLUTIONS MOTHERS DAY CARTRIDGE AND A BRAND NEW CRICUT WATER BOTTLE.
YOU MUST SIGN UP TO FOLLOW ME, (IF YOU LIKE MY BLOG.) AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF MY BLOG. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXTRA ENTRY IF YOU POST IT ON YOUR BLOG AND LET ME KNOW, MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU.
I WILL DRAW A WINNER A WEEK FROM SUNDAY. APRIL 11TH SOMETIME IN THE EVENING.
THANKS FOR COMING TO VISIT. HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! SHARI

My 2nd time receiving Ms. Brightside Award

I got a comment today from Stacy, http://lovethatbug.blogspot.com/
She had the Ms. Brightside award waiting for me on her blog. If you've never been to Stacy's blog you've got to pay her a visit. Her crafts are really nice!
Since I've already received this award once, I don't want to bore anyone with all the trivia about me. (You can scroll down and see my other post.)
Thanks so much Stacy, you made my day. Shari

MY ENTRIES TO CUTE AND SOME'S CONTRIBUTORS SHOWCASE

Here are 2 entries to Audrey's First Contributors Showcase, If you haven't visited Cute and Some, you have to check it out, her creations are awesome.
cuteandsome.blogspot.com


My first entry is a card I made, I'll call it GOD'S CREATIONS.
I used DCWV Maraposa paper, scalloped border punch, old lace, k&co butterfly & cork stamped with a stampin up stamp. The finished card size is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

The second project I made from a sketch by Liz Qualman (I'm not sure if this qualifies or if it has to be my own creation.) BEAUTY
I used graphic45 le'romantique collection paper. I cut the circles and the word Beauty from my cricut. I used prima flowers and old buttons, old lace and a butterfly from K&Co.

BEAUTY

I made my first layout from a sketch! Check out Liz's blog: www.lizqualman.blogspot.com (her sketches are awesome).
My friend and fellow blogger beatriz at: www.beatrizguzman58.blogspot.com inspired me to try following a sketch. Her work is fantastic!
The paper I used is graphic45 Le'Romantique Collection. I used prima flowers with old buttons for the centers. A strip of old lace and a butterfly from K & Company. I welded the word Beauty on my gypsy and cut the circles on my cricut.This picture is of my daughter 15 years ago, she was in a beuty pageant and won! Click on the picture to make it larger.
Let me know what you think, you know I love comments. Shari

LACE SHARE

UPDATED: MY MOM SAYS THAT I HAVE THE PRICE TOO HIGH, WHAT WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY? MY MOM WAS GOING THROUGH HER SEWING STUFF AND FOUND SOME OLD LACE SHE DOESN'T WANT.(THIS WOULD BE GREAT ON MINI BOOKS AND LAYOUTS) I TOLD HER I WOULD TRY TO SELL IT FOR HER. SHE'S HAD THIS STUFF FOR YEARS. I FIGURED I'D SELL IT IN LOTS OF 1 YARD OF EACH LACE. THERE ARE 10 DIFFERENT LACES SHOWN HERE, SORRY THE PICTURES AREN'T BETTER. SHE'S CHARGING $10.00 PLUS SHIPPING FOR 10 YARDS OF LACE. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, I'LL LOOK INTO PAYPAL, (I'VE NEVER SOLD ANYTHING BEFORE SO I'LL HAVE TO CHECK INTO IT. EMAIL ME AT: cricutrookie@aol.com

I made this for my daughters wall in her bedroom. I used vinyl for this project.

Another medium I like to work on is Gourds~

This is a gourd I wood burned on. (pyrography) Now and then I pick up the wood burner and play around. Here is a gourd I cut the top off of and cleaned out. I burned the images in the gourd after using tracing paper and my image. I painted the flowers to add a little color and used shellac on the whole thing. The top is laced with leather. I hope you like it. Shari
Someone asked where I got my patterns to trace on the gourds. I looked high and low, coloring books, craftbooks at the library etc. But I finally found a book called: Designs and Patterns for Embroiderers and craftspeople.(512 Motifs from the Wm. Briggs and Company Ltd. Album of Transfer Patterns. I hope this helps.