Oct 8, 2015

Talk about slacking!!! 

Been a super busy month for me, school starting for my granddaughter. 
Helping my son with his last military move (and the worst one yet!) 

Working on my secret project for what I hope is my dream come true. 

And now sewing for Halloween AND I got a job at Michaels!! WOOT
I love M's and can't wait to be part of the family there and get that 30% discount!  Can I get an Amen for discounts! 

I had to take a break to make a baby shower gift for my great niece. 
Her baby shower is this Saturday...Makes me feel sooo old!!! 

I decided to make a sign for Abraham's bedroom wall and a night light, 
using my wonderful Cricut Explore !! 


For the wall art, I painted a canvas red and then white. 
Then added the Oracal 651 vinyl letters and waves 
Then roughed up the edges to bring the red out again. 
Super simple!

Here is the glass block light

I purchased the glass block with a 50% off coupon 
at Michaels. That made it about $5.50.  I had the spool of ribbon
in my stash and cut all the nautical themed shapes out 
of the Oracal 651 vinyl.  And I fully admit to snatching this idea
off of Pinterest! 

Both crafts were super easy and only took about 30 min. each.
Honestly, it took me longer to find the cut files and size them. 

Stay tuned for my next blog hop! October 31st!! 




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Sep 4, 2015

Back To School Blog Hop!


Welcome to the 
Back To School Blog Hop!

This blog hop is a one-day blog hop that is jammed pack full of some 
amazing projects. 

We have had so much fun creating this hop and we have a wonderful 
line-up, with some oh-so-talented creators. 

You will see some amazing projects having to do with a school-related theme 
and have a chance to win some blog candy along the way.

In order to be eligible for the blog candy from me in today's hop, you must leave a 

comment on every blog in the hop and become followers to all the ladies in the hop.


We have some great sponsors for this blog hop and some wonderful PRIZES!! 


SVG ATTIC is sponsoring a $15 gift card to the SVG Attic store


Treasure Box Designs Is giving the winner three FREE files of their choice.



Pink & Main are giving away this awesome stamp set! 

 

You should have arrived here from  Charmagne's Blog Blog 



Back To School the three words that make every mother's heart fill with JOY! (at least that is how I felt!) 

Sadly I didn't know the joy of scrapbooking when my boys were little and even 
now I can't imagine finding the time if I had little ones. These days I am trying to be an awesome grandma and scrap my granddaughters and grand son's lives. I also remember how busy I was back then, and how busy I am now. 

I decided to showcase one of my favorite companies in this blog.  
Simply Stitched

This is a great family run company and all the kits are made in their home. 
So support a home based business and visit their website! 
Their kits come with everything you need.  From paper to embellishments. 
If I could change one thing it would be to not have the photo mats cut. 
Since I started scrapping with Creative Mem. I have a habit of cutting up my photos into shapes or odd sizes and I like to be able to do my mats to match my pictures. The great thing about the Simply Stitched kits is that it isn't all hard to match up your own papers.   


This is how the kit appears when it arrives. 


This is what is included in the kit, they stitch the printed paper to the blue. 
All photo mats are cut and the embellishment paper too. 

This kit also came with a 12 x 12 sticker sheet. All embellishments are always 
fantastic quality. 


This is my finished layout. As you can see I changed it up and that is the great 
thing about these kits. You can make them your way!  
I know that all school photos are vertical and I wanted to use this to display 
a school photo from every year. 1st - 6th grade, so I kept them all the same direction.  


Remember there is no shame in using kits or speed scrapping! 
This entire LO took me less than 10 min to make. 
The other great thing is I have at least half a sheet of stickers left over and I plan on making a corresponding layout for her Preschool and Kindergarten photos. 
Simply Stitched also sells coordinating paper from their page kits. 

I hope you enjoyed my portion of the hop! 
Remember you need to comment in order to win the prizes! 

Your next stop on the hop is Rhonda

Technical info:  This layout is a kit from Simply Stitched , tape runner. 

In case you get lost along the way here is a complete list of all the hoppers! 


1. Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com
2. Sandy - http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com
3. Alicia - http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
4. Denise www.craftconfectionery.com
5. Angela www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com
6. Madge - http://www.thescrappinlounge.com
7. Theresa - scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
8. Haidee - http://created2bunique.blogspot.com
9. Holli - http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
10.Charmagne - Sanurascraps.blogspot.com
11. Anna - www.agrandmaacricutandablog.blogspot.com
12. Rhonda - Craftingwithblue.blogspot.com
13. Audrey - www.kricutkreations.blogspot.com
14. Aisha - www.londonskyedesigns.net
15. Rebecca -  www.stampandscrapstudio.blogspot.com  
16. Jessica - www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com



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Aug 26, 2015

My Grand babies Frozen Party

Sorry to be so tardy in getting the "All Things Frozen" party posted 

Needless to say my girls loved everything that Grandma and Mom/Auntie 
did for them on the big day.   
Much sugar was consumed by the wee ones and 
a good time was had by all!  

It was wonderful to see friends and family too. 
Best of all getting Uncle Will home even if it was only for 48 hours!  
Here are some pics of the big day.


The calm before the storm! 

I put up pipe and our shimmer drape as a backdrop 
for the Happy Birthday banner 
done in the Frozen Summer style. 
All I can say is Thank you #Cricut! 


Here is my Pin the Nose on Olaf also created on my Cricut 
using the Frozen Cartridge.  I made it rather large and then 
used Gelatos by Faber-Castell to color the background. 
Everyone was given a carrot nose to place on the poster. 


Here are the Birthday Girls! 
Taylor Ann is 6 and Ariannah Grace is 4 
I made their cake using the Wilton castle set. 
I made little flags using my cricut. 
Other goodies included 
Frost Bites (chocolate dipped marshmallows) 
Anna's Frozen Hearts (Heart shaped blue sugar cookies)
Ice blocks (jello jigglers) 
Svens Reindeer Snack (Muddy Buddy's with blue M&M's) 

Join me on my next Blog Hop on Sept 5th ! 




All Party decor provided by www.theweddingmoms.net 


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Jul 27, 2015

All things Frozen!!

All I can say is it is that time of year again!!!

The combined birthday party is upon us!

Since my granddaughters birthdays are less than 7 days apart we have been
having combined parties since granddaughter #2 was born.  Makes things
much easier.  However, we did have to convince the 5 yr old that she wanted
another "Frozen" party since she was in Florida for last year's birthday we sort of did a mini Frozen party for her there.  This year she wanted a Spiderman party.  The 3 yr old still wants a Frozen party.  So I compromised and said I would put Spiderman climbing the castle wall.. Grand #1 is thrilled with this.

I was up till 2 AM cutting pieces for Rosettes for the Happy Birthday banner.
Which I plan on entering in the County Fair prior to the party!

All I can say is the "Summer" version of Frozen is a bit difficult to pull off.
I had to hunt for the right shades of paper (after buying all the ice, snow flake and blue paper)  But I think I nailed it and will be adding sunflowers too.

I received my Cricut Frozen cartridge in the mail Friday so needless to say it will get a workout.  We are also making Olaf parts so the kids can build a snowman on their own treat bag.  

I have made one card so far for the 3 yr old.


This is a cut file from SVG Cuts and super easy to assemble.

I will make another castle for the 5 (turning 6) yr old and try to include spider man..ugh.

I am always amazed at the speed in which they can change their minds on birthday party themes.  The 5 yr old went from Frozen to Bubble guppies, to Spiderman.  Thank goodness we are back to Frozen!!

Have a wonderful day and God Bless you all!


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Jul 24, 2015


Welcome to Day 1 of the 


Get ready for some great ideas that you can start creating now for Christmas.
Along the way today, you'll find card and gift ideas, a scrapbook layout page or two and even a couple great decorating ideas. We hope this hop gets you in the holiday spirit a little early this year. 

We'd like to say a HUGE THANKS to


 and Debra Groh, she is giving away 
 

 All you have to do to win this fabulous prize is, comment on each of the blogs.  That's it! It really is easy. Of course, we would love it if you became a follower too. Comment buttons can be found at the bottom of the post (on most of the blogs). Please email Debra with your order to receive the proper discount.
                       

                     Now on with the hop!
 You should have arrived here from 

Welcome to my Blog and Grumpy Grandma Creations.
I hope you are having a great time and enjoying everyone's hard work. It is hard to believe we are halfway through the year and Christmas is just around the corner! UGH!! 
Since I have a double birthday party to plan and two more weddings on the horizon I decided to go back and pick some of my favorites from the past year. 

First up is a Kiwi Lane inspired layout. I LOVE Kiwi Lane, and it is always my go to for scrapping my granddaughters books. The big reason I love them is I can use the hoard of printed paper stacks that seem to accumulate on the shelf. 
(you know you are guilty of this too!) 
Don't be intimidated by Kiwi templates they are super easy and most of the time I cut an embellishment on my Cricut and add that to it. So the cost for scrapping a double layout is minimal. Once you try them you will want them all! 

 Believe it or not I traced around some cookie cutters for
the star and ornament for this page. I made my own templates by tracing old cookie cutters onto $1.00 Tree cutting mats. So if you just can't afford a whole lot of Kiwi Lane you can make some of your own. I embellished it with some sweet little chipboards and 3D gift bags. Knowing me those came from Big Lots :) 
I should probably change my name to "Cheap Grumpy Grandma"!! 


My second contribution is a card I made for the holidays this past New Years. 
I have given up sending out Christmas cards. With one son still in the military and no one ever being home at the same time for a group photo I wait till after the holidays when life quiets down, then I send out "Happy New Year" cards. 
  

 This is a side step card. I previously posted this on Card A Day Challenge Blog (I so encourage you to follow this blog the ladies give such great inspiration!) I can't remember who I got the card template from. The Snowman,cocoa cup,and baby its cold sign are from Miss Kates Cuttables

I used the "Print to Cut" feature for the Cold sign because those little snow flakes just would not cut on any paper or setting.  
The happy new year sign is from Cricut
This is ALL Paper and since I buy it by the pound and it has no Mfg I can't tell you where it comes from. 

Your next stop is 

I hope you enjoyed my portion of the blog hop today! 
Please feel free to leave a comment and follow me 
if you like. 
Don't forget about day 2 tomorrow! 

Here is today's hop line-up in case you get lost along the way.
Card A Day Challenge Blog ~ http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com



Be sure to hop tomorrow too for even more great holiday projects and ideas. 
You can start tomorrow at Theresa's blog. 









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Jun 26, 2015

A Bug Outside Blog Hop ---

Welcome to


Our hop today is sponsored by

They are giving away


To enter the giveaway all you have to do is 

 comment on the blogs in today's hop.
We always appreciate you becoming a follower of 

 the blogs as well.

You should have arrived here from 

 Jessica's Blog.  

 Here is my project for today's hop

To me bugs and summer mean a 

 glass jar with holes punched in the 

 top and catching lightening bugs at 

 sunset. 


 So when I saw this cricut cut 

 file I decided to figure out how to 

 make it 3 D and look like a jar 

 with bugs. 

 It took some doing (about 3 hrs 

 worth) but I got it done!  

I will include the explore cut file 

 for everyone. 









Cricut File 
https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/28348663
I also glued a piece of acetate that I cut free hand and glued that to the front panel.  I have no brand for the paper since I buy it by the pound.  I used 1/8 inch strips of foam tape and doubled them to pop the front panel with the acetate on it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.
Your next stop on the hop is Sarah linked to blog

Thank you so much for hopping today and I hope you will follow me 
and post a comment. 
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Jun 6, 2015

Happy Saturday Everyone!!! 

I was up till 3 AM making cards for my August "Card A Week" challenge. 

I am going to try and get everything done now just in case my summer 
takes off in a direction I have only dreamed about!  
Stay tuned for more hops and if God wills more exciting news!  

We all know that summer brings out the bugs so this next hop is all about bugs. 
But cute ones!  So stay tuned!!! 



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