Monday, March 14, 2011

Scrapbookaholic By Abby Challenge #1

Hello everyone and welcome to our new challenges!!! We have a list of sponsors lined up for you and we are ready to start!! This week our sponsor is the awesome:

This week we have a fun challenge for you all!! The theme is "Pick Your Own Holiday" challenge!
You can go HERE and see which National March celebration tickles your fancy!!

Here is my project and let me tell you that I am not a happy crafter right now! I feel like I am missing a something from my body! My Gypsy can't connect to my Expression!!! The little metal thingy you plug in the cable fell off!!!!! So, I had to do a Cricut-Less card! Which is fine because it really lets me show off the sponsor for this week, Cosmo Cricket.
My day to celebrate is March 26th Make Up Your Own Holiday Day sooooo, I made up my own Holiday! So on the 26th of March I will celebrate the 
Scrapbookaholic By Abby's Design Team Day!!! :)


and here are Scrapbookaholic By Abby Design Team's projects!!! They will blow you away!!!!!

Maria Elena March 20th First Day of Spring
ZENI March 14th Learn About Butterflies Day

MEIGHEN March 21st Fragrance Day
Alina March 7th Telephone Patent Granted
Amber March 28th Something on a Stick Day
Ashley March 1st Peanut Lovers' Day
Carley March 9th Barbie's B-Day
Celeste L Pancake Day

Celeste B March 11th Johnny Appleseed Day 
Christine March 2nd Dr Seuss BDay
Karla March 17th St Patrick's Day
Kristin March 8th Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras Day
Pammejo March 19th National Quilting Day
Raven National Music on Our School Month
Sandra March 14th Learn About  Butterflies Day
Erika March 1 Share a Smile and March  29th Coke Was Invented

Here are the details for this challenge:

*** Link your ORIGINAL post with project up to Inlinks
*** Mention that your project is for Scrapbookaholic By Abby Challenge #1
*** Deadline for this challenge will be midnight March 26th PST
 *** Project of your choice and choose a National Day for the Month of March please make sure you mention what day your celebration is!
*** And most importantly, HAVE FUN!!









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Saturday, March 12, 2011

I Love Lucy Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the first ever I Love Lucy Blog Hop!!!!!!! I am soooo excited to be hosting this hop because "I Love Lucy" is one of my TOP favorite shows!!! I never get tired of watching them!! NEVER!! I actually put a DVD on when i'm cooking and even if I don't watch it and I just listen to the shows, I know exactly what is happening. That's how bad I am!!
I have all the DVD series and some others that I have found on her. I also have her Barbie doll collection! I think I am missing about three of them! Anyways!! Let's get to the fun part!!
I found some crafty gals that have a love for Lucy as well and we got together to create this blog hop! I assigned each gal an episode and from there they got inspired to create!!! I know these will be WONDERFUL!!! So let's get this Lucy Party started!!!

My inspiration was from Season 5 #20 Lucy Gets a Paris Gown and just in case you are forgetting which show this is, here is a peek of it:


And here is my card:





Materials:
DCWV La Creme Stack
Nifty Fifties Cartridge
Nestabilities Labels 4
Bling from Collection
Offray Ribbon (look-alike burlap)
Sentiment "I Love Lucy" Inspired
Elmer's Glue "No Wrinkle"
Now, what would a hop be without some awesome candy?!?!?!

I Love Lucy Doll

Italian Charm Bracelet with I Love Lucy Charms
SEI Paper Collection
SEI Ribbon Assortment
Sticker Assortment
Handmade Flower assorted color pack
Elmer's Glue

What do you have to do in order to win some of the goodies?? Leave me a comment and tell me how bad your Lucy addiction is, and if you don't have an addiction for Lucy then do you have another "healthy" addiction?!? :)

and here is the AWESOME line-up for you to visit:




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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

My Creative Time's "You're My Best Buddy" stamps

 I just got my stamps and OMGosh!!!!!!!!!!

YOU HAVE TO HAVE THESE!!!


Here is my card using SEI, Baby Steps Cartridge, Martha Stewart Corner Punch, 
PKS 640 and Emma's stamps!!

I got inspired by PKS sketch!!


LOVE THEM!!!!!!!



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Monday, March 7, 2011

Meet the Scrapbookaholic By Abby's Design Team

Hello my dear followers and friends!! I am sooooo happy to announce to you my NEW DESIGN TEAM!!! This choosing a DT is the hardest thing ever!!! I will have some guest designers that I will announce later on (still waiting on some emails). In the meantime... meet the team!! In alpha order!!!!


Alina 
 www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
I am a mother of 4 wonderful kids, Angelina (11), Angel (10), Ahnais (4) and Ava (7 months). I live just outside of Chicago in The Town of Cicero and I found scrapbooking in March of 2008. I learned all that I could quickly and never looked back. I love to learn new tricks and to try them out. Distressing happens to be one of my favorites right now. I am also a paper lover and I can't live without my Cricut. I am a proud member of the Cricut Circle since Feb. 2011 and I hope to be able to continue being a member. I currently have a seasonal job so I normally have winters off but summers are super busy for me especially this year since I will be a full time employee, full time student and still full time mommy. 


  • Amber 
  • www.stayingcrafty.blogspot.com
  •  I have 2 very young kiddos and live in CO.  I'm a housewife and although my kids keep my crazy busy I love finding time for creativity each day.  A few of my favorite things include, penguins, purple, the show the X-files, and playing video games.

  • Ashley 
  •  www.myscrappinpalace.blogspot.com
  • I have been crafting for a long time but more in the past year and a half. I got my Cricut November 2009 and I have not stopped crafting since. I love to make Cards and Layouts. I do not own a craft room, so my craft area is the dining room. I live at home with my fiance, my puppy Matilda and my sister is currently staying with us. We are getting Married this October in Portland, Oregon. I was born in Austin, Texas but raised in Oregon. My grandma is the culprit for my craftiness, She always bought my stuff to do crafts. Just recently I got her into it and she has been making cards with her Big Shot and Stampin Up Products. I love when I can inspire people to be crafty themselves

  • Carley 
  • www.the-real-icarley.blogspot.com
  • My name is Carley Carter I am a SAHM currently to 2 beautiful boys Coleton is almost 4 and Cash is 1. I am married to the love of my life.I am fairly new to the blog world but am learning super fast and so much. I hope I inspire some of you because you all inspire me!


  • Celeste B
  • www.ccscards.blogspot.com
  • My name is Celeste B. (C.C.'s Cards and Crafts).  I am a STAHM and think it's one of the hardest jobs I've ever had (but the most worthwhile).  I have two beautiful little ones; they often craft with me, which means fuzzy stamped images or phrases and lots of 'personalization' to each card they 'help' with.  I also have a wonderful husband that is sweet enough to not to complain when I give all my cards to family for them to give away.  I've been making cards for a few years and am really getting in to re-purposing items. 





  • Erika 
  • www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com
  • I am married to the greatest man in the world ( he supports my cricut addiction hehe) and we have 5 wonderful children together!! I started scrapbooking a few years ago as a way to pass the time but I really enjoyed it and it took off from there!! I got my first cricut a couple of years ago and now I am hooked! I love making cards, altered items, etc. and I am so happy that I am going to be able to share that with all of you!!




  • Karla 
  •  www.kalittlescrapcorner.blogspot.com
  • My name is Karla Urea, I was born in Caracas Venezuela, but I live in Miami, Florida. I love scrapbooking, I started this hobby many years ago. This hobby had given me peace, when I scrap I'm in another world and I'm addicted to all scrapbooking things!!! I also love to create with my cricut and now I love to play with the cutting files!!!




  • Kristin 
  •  www.pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com
  •  I live in Louisiana. I am married to a wonderful man for 13 years. We have two wonderful children Christian (12), Abigail (4). I started my blog a year ago and I love papercrafting. I love my cricut and I love to create



Maria Elena
http://mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/
I'm from Venezuela but living at North of Georgia since 8 years ago, I'm SAHM with 2 kids: one teenager boy and one toddler girl graduated in Informatics, bi-lingual.  I do crafting since I was a child but scrapbook/cards started about 3 years ago


Meighen
www.scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com
I just turned 31 years old and have been scrapping for 5 years and card making for about a year and a half. I am a surgical technologist  and have been for 10 years.   I spent 9 of those years in the Army Reserves. I am from Ohio.  I have an addiction to paper and bling.





  • Sandra 
  • www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
  • Hi everyone my name is Sandra and I have been scrapbooking for over 2 years and card making for about a year now. I started a blog called 365 Days Of Cricut  to teach myself to use my Cricut to it's full advantage the Cricut is limitless! I am a Stay At Home Mom to my 3 year old son, I live in Southern California with my hubby, son and all of my pets I am an animal lover. I love to travel and I love to shop especially for new Cricut Cartridges and scrapbook supplies. I am so excited to be on this brand new journey with Abby.



We will have bi-weekly challenges starting next week!!! 


We have AWESOME sponsors lined-up!! 

KICH N BLEUS DESIGNS

Just to name a few!!! Get ready for some FUN!!!!


Go visit the team and leave comments and I will choose ONE comment per blog and send them the newest Kich n Bleus collection!!!!!
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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Abby and Lil Chris' Birthday

Well, it took a few weeks to post this!! But, I wanted to share with you the treat bags I made for my daughter Abby and my nephew Chris' birthday party.

They are just 4 days apart and we have done their b-days together every year!! 

First year was Backyardigans themed. Second year was Micky and Minnie themed and this year we decided to go with Princess and Pirate theme! Half of my momma's home was decorated with pirate things in red, black and blue and the other side was pink, baby blue and baby yellow! 

Here are the treat bags I made for the party! I made 15 princess and 15 pirate bags! and because it took me TOO long to make these.... well, I chased the kids making sure I collected the toppers if I saw them on the floor. And, as you are probably thinking, I did collect from the floor 7 pirate toppers and only one princess!!! All the girls were too excited to even open their treat bags!!

Here they are!!!






I used:
Peachy Keen Faces
Peachy Keen Sentiment
SEI paper for Princess dress
Playtime Cart for dolls
Paper Doll Dress Up cart for clothes

and here are the Bday princess and pirate!

She was so happy opening her presents!!!


That expression!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!! PRICELESS!!!!!!

Thanks for taking a peek!! I have 7 pirates and 2 princess so if you are interested in having some of these just leave a comment with your email telling me you want a pirate or a princess!!! Little giveaway!!

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday- St. Patty's Day Theme!

Hello all!! Hope you are having a good week! This crazy weather is just awful!! One day it's sunny and beautiful...next day windy and rainy!!! 

Anyways, this week for Throwback Thursday we got to create anything using ANY cartridge but you have to make sure it is a St. Patty's Day theme! 

So, we got to use the awesome "I Believe In Leprechauns" stamp set!

I created a one page-layout about my family and I altered a little one of the stamps in the set. I used the "Lucky to have a friend like you!" sentiment, but.... I covered with Scotch tape the "a friend like you!" part first and stamped and then covered again everything except "you!". 







Materials used:

My Creative Time "I Believe In Leprechauns" stamp set
Peachy Keen Face Stamps Happy Lashes
Simple Charmed Cricut Cartidge
SEI Chick-A-Doo Collection
Forever In Time Gem Swirls
Martha Stewart Twine
Buttons from collection

Now, go visit My Creative Time and check out the other design team member's projects! They are phenomenal!!!!!!

Just in case you are wondering.... that picture in green?!!? LOL I used Photoshop and played with Actions (Slightly Lighten, Old West and Burned Edges) and I also went into the blending options and used something there to get that green color to it.
Thanks again!!! 


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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Kich N Blues~Team Kich introducing "Kich Goes Irish Collection"

Happy Tuesday all!! I am so excited to introduce to you today the newest collection from Kich N Bleus!!! It is the "Kich Goes Irish" collection!!! and let me tell you it goes perfect with My Creative Time's "I Believe in Leprechauns" stamp set!!! 

The whole "Kich Goes Irish" collection goes for $7.99 for 11 images!!!!
Click here to take a peek at all the images!!

Here are my  projects using "Kich Me I'm Irish" and "St Patty Fairy" images.








What do you think?? I love how Emma's stamps go perfectly with this Kich N Bleus Collection!! 

So if you feel like you got a little money to spend... Go to

Kich N Bleus Store for the "Kich Goes Irish" Collection

and

My Creative Time Shoppe for the "I Believe In Leprechauns" set


Thank you for taking a peek!!!!



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Sunday, February 27, 2011

More Cupcakes!!!

Happy Sunday!!! I don't usually post on Sundays, but I am up and decided to share some more of my baking creeations!! My son is a Cub Scout and we had our Blue & Gold Safari Spaghetti Dinner and I baked some cupcakes for the dinner! I used Make The Cut and I had to bring the images from the internet and let the program Make The Cut do its magic!! I love this program!!

Here they are!!




Just so you know what these signs are, here is the Webelos Symbol.


I used this image and brought it into the Make The Cut.

Thanks for taking a peek and don't forget that I live for your comments!!!!


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