This Weekend's Stuff

Please bear with me, as my blog headers are huge!! I have tried to fix it, but can't seem to get it to work. I know it looks dumb, lol! I have played a little in the html, but nothing works. If you know how to fix it, I would love to hear from you!
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I didn't get a whole lot done this weekend, I have rediscovered Facebook games, lol!!! But I did manage to get a couple layouts done and an inchie swap.
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This is for Scrapbook Challenges, Yummy In My Tummy Challenge.
I used all Pink Paislee Captivating pp scraps, My Little Shoebox mini letters, Thickers, Special Moments (Dollar Tree) stickers, and a button.
AMR Scraplift Challenge-Sept #2.
I used DCWV cs, Black Market Paper Society (RAK) pp, Magic Mesh, ribbon, Prima flowers, and stickled Thickers, and hand dyed "skittles". I colored Edward's eyes a pretty golden brown, lol!!!
For a swap I am hosting at Swap Addicts Anonymous-All Holidays Inchies. There is a group for each holiday, then seasons! I am doing all groups, of course! LOL
New Years, Valentine's, St Patty's, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthday, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall.
I used Bazzill cs, Studio G stamps, brads, rhinestones, snaps, LOTS of Stickles, and a variety of different pens.
I got a few swaps back too!
SCS Beach Inchie swap. Apparently there were a few drop outs!
Part of the same swap, the Beach Theme ATCs.
AMR Months of the Year ATCs.
I won a random prize from the Beach ATC/Inchie swap, got this from TiDbItOlOgLsT54.
Got this from grammy-b at SAA with her gorgeous Fruit ATCs as a hostess RAK. Thanks Bren!!
I better get to work really soon, or I won't have anything to share, lol!!
Thanks for stopping by, my readers are the best!!!

Back To Our Regular Broadcasting

I have had this ready to post for a few days, just had to wait till the blog hop was over. :)
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I made this card for Basic Grey Challenges blog, embossing.
I used all BG Porcelain pp, BG Eva stamps, Quickutz Polka Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing border folder, Studio G stamp, buttons, and pop-dotted the flower center, flourish, and sentiment.
This is also for Scrapbook Challenges Stamp It and Make 'Em Pop challenge.

September Digi Challenge over at SC, Make Your Own Desktop Wallpaper
I used elements and paper from Summer Driggs: Sweet Springtime.
SC Challenge, Use Same Photo More Than Once.
I used Stampin' Up! pp, but don't know what line since it was a RAK, lol. Also used DCWV cs, Prima flowers, Thickers, and buttons.
I also got my Michael Jackson Tribute Songs ATCs back.
I will have more to share tomorrow, I got lots of scrapbooking done this weekend!! WOO HOO!

Scrappy Mail-Woo HOO!!

Disney Villain swap from Split Coast.
AMR August Crop ATC swap-Free Choice
Got this from Whitney, from a mini swap on AMR.
This is my sign on bonus for doing another term at Scrapbook Challenges. Pamela knows I adore paper, so I got tons of it! Thanks Pamela....YOU ROCK!
I won a prize with the Disney Villains swap, so Celeste sent me this little package of ribbon! Thanks Celeste!
And I finally got my prize from Quickutz!! I need to get another A and C plate for my Cuttlebug, so I can use that long die! I am thinking those file folders would be neat on an ATC!! And the dots embossing folder....LOVE IT!
That is all for now, but like I said yesterday, I am working on some other stuff, so hopefully I will have more to share really soon!!
Happy Scrappin' Friends!

I {heart} Basic Grey

If you are a regular follower of my blog, you may know of my obsession with Basic Grey, lol! I really do love most of what they put out and wish I had an endless supply of money to buy all their stuff! Well anyway, I just discovered this new challenge blog called Basic Grey Challenges. I missed the first week's challenge, but am not going to miss this one!!
Week 2, A Color Combo. Pretty easy, right?
edited: I just realized how much this color combo matches my blog! It must be a sign! I really want to win the BG Indian Summer paper and other goodies!!!

This is what I came up with. Everything is BG except for the yellow cs (Bazzill, and trust me, it is yellow), the ink, and the Stickles.
I used BG Bittersweet pp, BG Two Scoops pp, BG Infuse ribbon, BG Cupcake buttons, and BG stamps.
Today I also got these in the mail, the Let The Sun Shine ATCs. Pretty good, right? I was very surprised, since the hostess didn't even tell us they were being mailed! Happy mail day for me!
As the German's would say....Das ist alles!

Scrappy Mail

I have gotten lots of swaps back recently and I really want to share them!

I have been saving these up for a few days, so bear with me.

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This is a RAK I got from Stacy from the AMR July crop! I totally forgot about it, lol! She also sent me the ATC for the Summer Theme ATC swap for the July Crop.

The AMR Technique Swap.

SCS A-Z Animals Swap.

AMR Cupcake Swap.

AMR Butterfly Swap.

SCS Fairytale Swap. (sorry the photo is blurry, batteries were just about dead)

And Toby, the trouble maker. I was punching out chipboard that I got from Inara. I knew he was in there, but I wasn't paying attention. Cliff came in and thought I was torturing him, lol! Honestly, as much as I love to torture him by sticking things to him for a laugh (safe and harmless I promise), I did not do this to him!!! He got his head through one spot, and his leg in another, lol!!! It was really funny, especially when he doesn't know what to do and just turns in circles. It was funny, seriously!!!

That is all for now. I hope to have more to share tomorrow.

Scrapbook Challenges

First of all, Happy Monday Bloggy Friends! I hope your weekend was as good as mine. I spent the entire weekend scrapbooking, and playing during the AMR Online Crop! I got tons done, and hope to get more done tonight, as there are still 5 challenges I want to get done before Wednesday.

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I found out last night that I won the monthly prize at Scrapbook Challenges for July! Beside the prize, I get to show off this really cool winner's badge, made by Cathy!

I am super excited too! All I had to do was at least one challenge, and I got entered into the drawing for this......

These stamps from Unity Stamps! How super cool, can't wait to get these so I can start playing with them all!

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Another week, another Monday, another sketch at Scrapbook Challenges. This week's sketch is # 156.

This is my take. I used DCWV cs, a mix of pps-SU Delicate Dots, SU Good Morning Sunshine, and Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy; BG White Choc cb letters (inked), CB Funky Circles with Bazzill Bling, and asst butterfly stamps in the lower left corner.

Being the 2nd Monday of the month, I get to do my Technique Challenge for SC also!

This month I decided to do some Ink Resist.

I showed how to do heat emboss with Vermamark ink, ink over it, and wipe the ink off. This is a really fun technique, if you want to see how it is done, check out the link above. :)

I used MM Garden Party pp, Scenic Route pp, Technique Tuesday Stamps, MM Flower Patch letters, rhinestone flowers, and rhinestone cluster, and some pretty stitched ribbon. I made the spiral edge with my SU Spiral punch.

I got a few more things last week in the mail.

These are some ATCs from Julie, from past AMR SCH swaps, Fave Product/Technique, NSD crop, and Pets. She also included these chipboard numbers as a hostess RAK with her butterfly ATCs. Thanks Julie!

These are the This Card Smells Great ATC swap from Split Coast. OH MY, so these smell, lol! I had done the apple one, a couple months ago. I also got a little bottle of strawberry scented glue, Thanks Joyce!

The Favorite Cartoon ATC swap from Split Coast, these are just adorable! I also got a little prize for being the last one to sign up. Thanks Leslie!

Tomorrow.......more scrappy stuff! I got tons done this weekend, remember, lol!

Where Have I Been?

I have been working on a few scrappy things, but mostly playing online and working. I did set up a message board, Swap Addicts Anonymous. A board focused on swaps of all kinds, but also just a chatty place. It is a bit slow right now, but I hope it will pick up with more members. Please check it out and make yourself at home, even if you aren't a swapper!

I finally got this swap done, it was pretty labor intensive. This ATC was made for AMR/SCF's Let The Sunshine ATC Swap.

I used Basic Grey Urban Prairie pp, Bazzill cs for the back, Autumn Leaves Stamp, Technique Tuesday alpha stamps, and Yellow Stickles. I also used SU Scallop border punch, Fiskars Threading Water border punch, and 2 different sizes scalloped scissors.

These Christmas Inchies are for a swap over at Split Coast Stampers. Aren't they just adorable? I used Basic Grey Figgy Pudding, Wassail, and Mistletoe & Pear pp, and some Cosmo Cricket (unknown but is a Christmas line) pp, Bazzill cs, Studio G and Inkadinkado stamps, Stickles, chalk, rhinesones, brads, and chalking "poofs".

I also got the My Favorite Shoe swap back.

Split Coast's A-Z Food Swap....AWESOME!

LittleMissSparkle, the hostess of the coffee swap I did a while back send me a replacement for the one that was missing. I love it!

I got this Summer Themed ATC for AMR's July crop from grettasgranddaughter.

Scrappy Girl sent me her NSD ATC from May's AMR crop, a card, and a handmade bookmark.

A hostess gift from Emma, a card and this cute rhinetone cherry brad!

cpmemories sent me this adorable cupcake stamp set as a hostess gift, and it's BG!!

Scrappy Girl also sent me a RAK I earned for winning a challenge during the NSD AMR online crop in May.

On SAA, I am hosting a Kids Only ATC Swap. My nephew wanted to sign up and made this ATC. Everything was his idea, the only thing I did was cut the ATC, and show him how to stamp. He is 11 and really enjoyed making his ATCs.

I am still trying to get back into the groove, I am sorry if my blog has been disappointing lately. I have to do some layouts this weekend for challenges I have to do, plus, the AMR crop is this weekend! You really should check it out!

Productive Weekend Part 2

I was also able to get a few layouts done for AMR this last weekend too!

I probably should explain the change in the challenges at AMR. We are only doing 2 challenges in each category each month. The CT was getting a little burned out from weekly challenges.

So this one is the Monday Color Challenge July #2: Primarily Orange.

I used Pink Paislee pp, Target Dollar Spot chipboard letters, Flair Designs paper ric rac, BG Buttons, eyelets, and a butterfly stamp made from the SU Butterfly die.

July Wednesday Product Challenge: Red White and Blue, not 4th of July.

I used DCWV cs, Creative Imaginations pp (aren't the cherries adorable?), Thickers, Prima flowers, Kaiser Crafts pearls, and Uniball Signo White pen.

You might recognize part of this card, it came from the handmade package from Kay that had my free stamp. I just couldn't bring myself to throw it away, so I used it to make a card front! I added the brads, and the SU Pink Pirouette cs.

I got my Split Coast Christmas In July swaps back this weekend.

I also got the At The Circus ones back! I got a few extras this time around. Thanks again! Some of these are just amazing!

Short post for me, huh?! I am hoping to get more done tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully I will have more to share really soon! Thanks for checking in again friend!!