NSD!!!

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Well, I tried to come back twice...seems it didn't work out lol! Three times a charm!!?? Yes indeed!!!

Divorced, finally. Moved on, finally. Custody battle over, finally. (She's alllll mine). Stalking over, finally (although I will probably always look over my shoulder...sigh). Finally stable, finally stable, finally stable!!

DD and I have been in this apartment for eight months...wahooooo!!!! That is the longest (by far) in the past 3 years...ugh!!! Nuff...

PAPERCRAFTING HERE I COME!! LOOKING FORWARD TO NSD!!! Looking forward to creating and I actually did create an 8x8 page today! Looks a little cheesy and dated, but hey after a couple of years my skills are a little rusty and my stash is waaaaaaaay outdated lol! It's all good, though!!!

Prayers and Hugs...

Sketch class giveaway!

Head on over to Inspired to scrap! and checkout the giveaway for the upcoming sketch based class! Good luck!

~Paper flower...

So I've decided to make my own paper flowers. Here is the first one...



What cha think?

I have some fun ideas...I'll be posting more later and tomorrow!! TFL!

~Finally...

Finally on the mend from an icky divorce...finally feeling like crafting...finally feel like socializing, finally moved back to Cali...finally feeling good! Finally.

Eye candy coming soon...

~Whew... (updated at the bottom)

Boy I tell ya...I went to a track meet yesterday, from 9:30am til 6:30 pm, and when I got home I felt like I had participated in it. LOL, whats up with that!!?? I did enjoy my self so no real complaints. The weather was a balmy 72 :)

At my house, today has been proclaimed SCRAPPY SUNDAY! I will be posting several items throughout the day, do don't forget to check back later!! Also feel free to ask if you have any questions :)

So, I finally finished up this layout I had started at a crop...ahem...a week ago Friday. Hope you enjoy it!

UPDATE: Well even though I started feeling scrappy...my mood quickly faded to a sad, melancholy kind of mood. I miss my sister, neices and mom...terribly! I'm so lonely and want to move back to Cali SO bad. Divorce sucks...UGH, I'm sorry...just couldn't pull off...I need a hug:(

Good night and thanks for understanding....



Detail shot:



As always thanks for looking!

~Sharing...

This is a layout I did at a crop on Friday...finally added the title!



Close up shot of details...



I cut the title from the Graphically Speaking cart, stamped it and pop dotted it. Prima bling flourish. I put paper on the chipboard (flower center) then used my tombow glue in the circles and added some mini beads (LOVE those). And of course I tried to sew on it...LOL...can't help my self! As much of a perfectionist I am, I love imperfect sewing!

As always, thanks for looking and more next time...probably Tuesday. I think I'm getting my ~scrapping~ groove back...WOOT!

~Stuff...

YAY! I got a blogger award...WOOT! My first one! I'm totally excited...it's the little things I tell ya! I was nominated by this blog owner (Thank you SO much!) Wildly Whimsical Crafting...check her out she's got some fun stuff over there!

Okay...my motto right now...live life.



Hope you enjoyed, and as always...thanks for stopping by!!

So...

So, I'm back for real and as a newly single mom, in a new apartment (moved in last weekend)...yada, yada... I was really pretty angry a few months back when I realized this was gonna happen. But, since my blog is about happiness I'm not going there here...just pray for the kids and I, okay? And thanks :)

So, the good news is I have a scrap corner in my bedroom next to a window and I am making it all cute and just the way I want it. The better news is I get to have a girlie bedroom and bathroom...WOOT!! And the BEST news is I'm back to paper crafting...after a one year hiatus...double WOOT!!

So, wanna see my new nesties, storage, stand?? You know you wanna!! Okay, so (haha, you should have know I was gonna say that!)I only have four sets BUT (hehe I fooled ya, huh?)I plan to remedy that soon! Ok! Ok! Here is the pic...



So, guess what it is...no...ummm...no...YES, that's it! It's a hand towel stand, from The Home Good store for, not five, not four...but THREE BUCKS! SCORE!

So, can you tell I'm feeling silly...hehe. 'Tis all...

I'm baaaaaack!!

Well as many of you know I had to take a hiatus...just waaaaay too much was going on in my life including a cross country move AGAIN! To those of you who didn't know I apologize!

Well I have decide to take this blog to another level. I'll be including lots of different things. Of course my first loves (outside of God and family) are scrapbooking, photography and of course CUPCAKES!! But I also like to sew and have been getting into couponing. I started out of necessity...but you know what!!?? This is FUN...roflol...whodathunk, right!!!

So with that said, if you haven't been to Penny Pinching Diva's site...you NEED to!! Run, do NOT walk...and tell her Michelle sent you!

~Tutu time...

Tutu you say!? Well to make a long story short I offered to make my nieces birthday invitations...THEN I found out she was having a tutu party. Hmmm...well...how could I make a unique card/invite!? Well I gotta thinkin' (excuse the grammar I know it's not proper but it fits right now) and started playing with the tulle, then looked at my new sewing machine (which by the way was her mothers idea of a bday gift, in January, to me even though I don't know how to sew...LOL) and VOILA:



So my sister comes over, eyeballed the invites and wants to take them home right away. BUT WAIT!!! I haven't photographed them! Well she was in a hurry so I took a quick snap on this rainy day (hence the bad photo, sorry!). UGH!! I hate having to use flash...rain, rain, go away!

~Edited: I missed the timeline, BUT...

I love the card! EDITED TO ADD:Silly me I just realized the end time for this challenge is 7pm...um...EST! Well I'm PST...oh well. I used the sketch, found on the Cuttlebug challenge blog HERE (scroll down a bit) and the Creatively Cute Challenge to create a card that shows our personality. (I told you I had multiple personalities...LOL!)
Without further ado, here is the sketch, then my card:





I love the paper, it has lots of my favorite things written on it: family, good friends, cupcakes, hearts etc. I had a hard time cutting a piece and not covering all the fun stuff! I used the cuttlebug for the hearts and embossing on the solid black cardstock.

As always...thanks for looking!

~Just a little scrapping/stamping...

Well on the first layout I was inspired by the Creatively Cute bloggers challenge to create a card that shows our personality or in my case personalities...roflol! The card is not quite finished, but here is the layout and deets:

DETAILS: pp is K&Co, flowers are Prima, stamps are Inkadinkado. Journaling (on the giant flower/petals on the right) reads: These are the seasons of my life: I need to remember to, daily, count my blessings and keep my eyes ont the prize (as in spirituality, family, health...you know the things that really count). It took to my mid-40's to get comfortable and not care what people think, because I have inner beauty. And that is why, love is in the air. I love me and accept me for who I am, the good, the bad and everything in between!





This one is my youngest son, his birthday is coming up this week so this is for his teen album! And who said boys can't have flowers and pearls???

Details: PP is Junkitz (old but love it and wish I had more!), stamp in upper corner is Fancy Pants (bella brush)and the white flower is Heidi Swapp and I stamped the words all over it...same stamp collection. Key/heart are grungeboard, flowers Prima, felt letters are AC Thickers. Flower Center piece is clay I baked and doodled on then put a metal center piece on it. Border is Fiskars border punch...whew!





Please forgive the photography, as it has been raining all day and is suppose to all week, hence the flash and bad lighting...UGH! I LOVE SUNSHINE!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Card set

Here is a card set I did for the "Year In Cards Sketch Challenge". You can see the sketch and challenge here: 2P's Challenge

The first one is 3x3. All the papers are Making Memories, and as you can tell I like them a LOT! LOL! The sentiment is Studio G and of course Stickles!



This one is 4.5 x 5.25, the flowers are Prima and sentiment Studio G...again.



This one is 5.25 x 4.5, the sentiment is Studio G and the hippo is Penny Black...isn't she cute!!?? Okay, reality check...I'm learning this coloring/shading thing. It is fun but the reality of it is I haven't quite figured it out...LOL! Just look at her nose/mouth for evidence. But you know what?? ALAS, I AM NOT A QUITTER!!! So look for more soon!! hehe...



Thanks for stopping by!

Oh, oh, oh...one more thing; WHOOO HOOO FOR THE UPCOMING (true) THREE DAY WEEKEND AND NEITHER OF MY KIDS HAVE B-BALL PRACTICE!!! It's the little things I say :)

~Banner...but no card.

WHOOO HOOOO I made a banner...let me know what you think!! Now I have to make one for my other blog...LOL! I was supposed to post a card today, but got distracted with making a banner. I am almost finished with coloring> mount> shoot> and post! Ummmm tomorrow, k?

*Waves wildly* Thanks for stopping by!