Rocking Blogger??? ME???? Tagged too?!

I was nominated to be a Rocking Blogger! I can't believe it!! I was nominated by reflections:0) over at http://flexies.blogspot.com/

If you have not had a chance...go check out her blog. I love looking at all the blogs, getting new ideas, seeing new things people have made.

I was also Tagged recently by Dawn over at http://thechattystamper.blogspot.com/

She has a great blog also to check out.

So...to fulfill my part of the deal, I need to nominate 5 people who I think have Rocking Blogs! Here are 5 that I check out frequently.



1. http://spazzgirldaily.blogspot.com/ Gotta give it up to Simone. I just love this gal.



2. http://justaninkling.blogspot.com/ Kathie has some of the most amazing cards I have ever seen!



3. http://mylittlehobby.blogspot.com/ Kelly has a great sense of style to her cards. I love checking in to see what she has made next.



4. http://inkydoodle.blogspot.com/ I just recently was introduced to this blog and I really love it. Very inspiring!!



5. http://mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com/ I just love love love this blog!!
So there are my picks ladies. I hope you find some new inspiration out there!!

Now, to fulfil my tag I have to post 7 facts about myself...here goes.

1. I am a clean freak. Most who know me already know this but I think I have a little OCD in me! I cant physically leave my house if it is a mess. Not necessarily spit and shine, but picked up, vacuumed and dusted.

2. I am going to start Kuk Sool Won in September. (it is a form of martial arts) Being raised with 2 brothers and a fairly athletic father, I've never really been afraid of sports. I like being physical and sweating. My son is almost a brown belt and I watch him and it is so fascinating to me. Time to join.....

3. I could go a week before I realize make-up has not touched my face all week..oops..sorry public.

4. I have a soft spot for animals, cats especially. I dont like dogs. I dont HATE them, I will just never own one.

5. I love getting the mail everyday. Whether it is email or snail mail. Just something different.

6. This is getting tricky! I dont smoke. Or drink alcohol really. I will, I just never do.

7. I am very very frugal. Unless it is something I want! lol

Ok, there you have it. A peek into my fascinating life! LOL Are you asleep yet?!

Cd holders and my next workshop

Im hosting a High School Musical 2 Movie Premiere Party Friday for my 6yr old daughter...yeah, I am the coolest mom ever. LOL
Anyway...I bought the soundtrack to the movie on Tuesday. I am making copies of the soundtrack (dont arrest me!!) for the little girls who are coming to the party. Here are the cd holders I made them to put their cd in.

And for my next workshop, I had to use the new stuff I got out of the catalog this week!! It's all about distressing.

This is the project we are going to make. It is just a little chipboard coaster. I am going to have them put a magnet on the back, (to hang on fridge) then they can put a picture on it later if they want. They can also put it on a card if they choose, or a scrapbook page or add ribbon and hang it.

This is for my stamp club. We meet every other month and they get to make a project for free. Anyone who wants to come just to make the project, it is $3.
I used the new Life's Delights pattern paper. 2 new stamp set's, Playful Petals and Sensational Seals.
I also dry embossed on the Chocolate cardstock and then sanded the embossed grid. It is really easy to do! And with white core cardstock, you can really see the results. Depending on how time goes, we may make a card to go along with this.
Enjoy your day!!!

Mini album

Had a talented SU friend show me this great little mini album so I just had to duplicate it. It is actually what I had my club make last month.
I could not find envelopes small enough, so I just bought bigger envie's and cut them down to fit. To make this you will need...
1 piece of solid cardstock 4.5x12 inches long scored at 3 1/4, 6.5, 10, and 10 1/4.
3 pieces of sold cardstock (different color) 3x3.5
3 envelopes not quite 3 x 4 1/4
3 Pattern papers 2.5 x 4 1/2
1 strip of pattern paper 1 1/4 x 7 3/4 and score is at 2 1/4 and 5 3/4 and 6

You can see how I put this together. First I stamped the cardstock. Then I stamped the envelopes. I layered the envelopes on the 3x3.5 piece of cardstock by folding the cardstock up one inch onto the envelope. I attached the envelope only to the one inch of cardstock then attached the rest of the 3x3.5 cardstock to the large cardstock piece in between one of the scored rectangles.

Now, if that was not as clear as mud....
just attach the other three envy's the same way....attach your strip and if you want, a smaller saying to the front of the strip as I have done. Throw your pieces of pattern paper in the envies and now you are done. You can use them to display pictures, journaling...hold coupons..whatever.


Please email if you have any questions. Enjoy your day!

Make it Monday

I received some Angel Co. stamps recently and I realized that allot of people may not know a little trick to them.Usually with rubber stamps, even if you use an acrylic block, you can't see the image while you are stamping it like you can acrylic. But now you can! By stamping the image on the ezmount BEFORE you mount the ezmount on the rubber stamp.

You can do this with any rubber stamp that you put on ezmount.
First, you cut out the image if you need to from the rubber. This is a picture of the rubber stamps with the ezmount (me holding it).

Second, you put a little adhesive on your cut out rubber image. You can use your rubber just like this if you have no ezmount.
Ink your image up with Stayzon ink....and stamp it on the back of the ezmount. The part that goes on the clear block, not the super sticky part that goes on the rubber stamp.

This is what the whole stamp set looked like when I was done stamping it on the ezmount.

Next, cut the images out from the ezmount, and attach the ezmount onto your stamp using the super sticky side of ezmount.


And now you can see the image when you are stamping it!!! So neat! Enjoy your stamps!

Thursday Aug. 9

I did a challenge on twopeas this week. I didnt really have a layout to get done, I have just done Claire's kindergarten one. So I took a flower that I saw in the ladies gallery and tried to duplicate it. I didnt do a very good job. I dont really like how mine turned out, but here it is.
Also, as I mentioned before, I got Claire's kindergarten layout done. Here it is.

I got a great idea from a newbie the other day. My friend Sandy loves the gel pens. I have a few, not many. I always use them to write on the inside of the card. Well, she is actually coloring in her stamped images with them. They look so neat! Gel pens are so cheap. Only about a dollar each. I got 4 for $1 at Target in their dollar spot a long time ago and that is what I used to add a little glitter to the images I stamped on this layout.
Have a great day! Thanks for looking!

New do...and stuff

Well, I finally did it. I bit the bullet and got my hair cut and professionally dyed! Oh man....talk about a stretch for me! I never ever ever ever spend money like that, and while I had no business doing it now, I was tired of having brassy, dry, dead-end hair. I got about 5 or so inches cut off, put it in a little bob and got it back all brown with just a few highlights to frame the face. Hopefully it will be simple and easy for me to do and still look good. Only time will tell.I was a bit sad however when I pulled it in a pony last night to do some cleaning and it is a little midgy now.


I did however want to brag about my friend KIM! She is one of the best crafters I have ever met. She's one of those genius's that can take trash and make it look like something you will pay big bucks for and display forever! She has never really been into paper crafting like she is into home decor crafting. Well, she is finally coming over to the dark side! And man, is she gonna be good! Here are the two sign's she made for her neice's bedrooms. She painted the canvas, then put paper on it and the chipboard letters are those great Rusty Pickle letters. Didnt they turn out cute!!


One more quick note, I added two more blogs on my list over there to your right. Daily Dose of Spazz is a wonderful blog I found from twopeas. This gal is just hilarious and I love reading all about her day, her adventures and seeing her artwork.
Also, My Creative Treasury. Kandis has the best artwork. I love her layouts and cards she makes. Seem's like such a sweetie! Check them out when you have time and have a great week!

Make it Monday

Liquid Glass!! Well, for Stampin Up ppl it is called Crystal Effects, The Angel Co. calls it 3D Crystal Lacquer and CTMH calls it Liquid Glass. Another name for it is Diamond Glaze. Whatever you call it, it is cool! I never had alot of use for it before. I had a bottle from SU for years before I really started using it. Now i love it! Not sure where my current obsession with it comes from..but oh well.

For those who have never heard of it, the bottle says it is a clear, dimensional embellishment. Dries to a clear, hard, glossy finish. You can get it through any of the stamp companies I mentioned above, or at Hobby Lobby. It is called Glossy Accents. I am sure you can get it other places too, but those are the one's I am most familier with. Now what can you do with it you ask??!

Here is a quick list of things you can do with Liquid Glass.

1. Adhere transparencies

2. Glue Metals and other heavy embellishments on card/page.

3. Make water droplets onto your flowers.

4. Make water droplet's on your pool pages to look like water or crying or for a "wet" look.

5. Sprinkle glitter on it when wet for a nice glitter effect.You can also use this technique after outlining a sticker, word, or stamped image in a thick layer of liquid glass and then adding the glitter. This will give you a nice raised glittery outline around the image.

6. Encase button's or letter stickers in a thick layer of liquid glass. It will look like an epoxy sticker!

7. Add a few drops of a re-inker to some liquid glass to use as colored paint.

Those are just a few ideas of things you can do with Liquid Glass. Here are two cards that I made using technique #3, #5, and #6.




I stamped the typewriter keys and then put a thick layer of liquid glass over them to give them that 3D look. Then I painted my F chipboard letter in green paint. After that dryed, I put a thin layer of liquid glass on my F and sprinkled it with glitter. You can see on that last picture that there is the "raised" effect on it.


On the next card, I put little drops of liquid glass on my flower to look like dew drops.Im sorry you can't see the dew drops very well. I tried and tried to get a close up, but it just did not work. What do you think? Cute??

Hobby Lobby has a 40% off coupon this week if you will be near one this week. When I purchased my liquid glass, it was 5.99 there. Using the coupon will bring it down to 3.59!!! If nothing else, it really is a wonderful adhesive for embellishments and other small items!

Have a great week!