Come Out and Play Layout + Giveaway!

Hey everyone I made this layout using DCWV Chalk Board paper and wrote the title on the chalk board paper using a white chalk marker. All of the title parts are on pop dots and the banner string is red bakers twine. The buttons are from my stash and the cork board butterflies are from Little Yellow Bicycle.

I'm entering this layout into the following challenges:
Paper Secrets - Sept 15 sketch
DL.ART - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes


Now before I go I have a giveaway... for numerous reasons..
1) I've just hit over 500 posts (thats something to celebrate)
2) Tomorrow (Sept 30) is my birthday and well why not do a giveaway!?

What am I giving away?
A surprise! I know I love to get a surprise... how about you guys? It'll definitely have some bakers twine, some buttons, some brads, an embossing folder.. and who knows what other great things might be in there?

To enter... just be a follower.. and leave a comment on this post! You have until Oct 6 at 11:59 PM PST to post a comment. I'll pick a winner using random.org on Oct 7, 2013. Thats it! Thanks for following and checking out my blog :)

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

UPS giveaway

Hey everyone.. today I ran across a pretty cool giveaway that is being put on by UPS.. you can win tons of different things including amazon gift cards and $10,000 toward your dream vacation. Anyway if any of you are interested just go to: http://tinyurl.com/kw4qjt6

You'll need to register but its simple (first name, email and password)

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Craftin Desert Diva's Giveaway

Once Craftin Desert Diva's hit 500 followers they're gonna be giving away a $100 joann's gift card so I highly suggest you head over and get yourself in on the fun.. Click HERE to go to the giveaway!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

MyMemories Suite GIVEAWAY and review

Hey everyone.. ugh it seems like forever since I've been able to blog. Life gets crazy sometimes.. no exceptions here! :)

Today I have a giveaway for you guys (gals lol)! Details below...

I have had MyMemories Suite for awhile now.. and I personally love it! It's so fun and easy to use. Very user friendly and simple. It makes digital scrapbooking a breeze! I have used other software before (photoshop since I'm a photographer.. ) and when it comes to digital scrapbooking MyMemories Suite is so much more fast. 

The best part about MyMemories Suite is simply... no mess! Don't feel like spending the time to clean up/ set up but still wanna be crafty.. this is perfect. 

This is not only for scrapbooking.. but you can use this software to make calendars, and even your Christmas cards! In addition to those great things, I also love the variety available. There are so many wonderful kits in the MyMemories.com store. MyMemories often has great sales on their kits too. They share ideas and have contests on facebook (with prizes!) ;) Also check out their blog for more inspiration.

Now let me show you a few new layouts I've made with it.. just in a few hours I made all 3 of these layouts.. 

My lil Harmony last Dec.. :) how fast they grow can't believe it!! This will be her 2nd Christmas!

Speaking of growing my lil Jayden is growing like a weed.. she'll be 3 this Jan. This is one of (MANY of) my fav pics of her and her daddy :) Aren't they just adorable!

Here is another layout of Jayden and her daddy at the zoo! The hardest part about this layout was trying to decide which great embellishments I wanted to use.

You may notice that these have all sorts of fonts... another great feature is that you can use any of the fonts on your computer for text or even WordArt. 

Ok.. enough of my telling you how great this program is, enter for a chance to win and decide for yourself!!!

How to enter:

Go to Mymemories.com and pick out a favorite kit! Come back here and leave a comment letting me know which is your fav by Thursday Nov 29, 2012 at 11:59PM PST. Please also leave a way for me to contact you in case you win. 

You do not need to be a follower of mine to win this.. just do the above to be entered!

I'll pick a winner using Random.org on Friday Nov 30, 2012 and announce it here I will also email the winner (so again please leave a way to contact you)!

And if you can't wait to win.. go to MyMemories.com and use this coupon code: STMMMS63527 to get $10 off your purchase 

Good luck everyone!

And here are a few more layouts I've made with MyMemories Suite.. one of which is my FAV!!

Jaydens tiny toes..

one of the MANY ultrasounds of baby Harmony...

And my all time FAVORITE!!! so cute! One of Harmony's maternity pics.. I was trying to go for.. (my guess/hope) Jayden's point of view.. I just love this so much! :)

Funniest thing.. all of these layouts only have one pic.. I don't normally do 1 pic layouts for paper or digital.. I guess these are just pics I wanted to showcase on their own.. there is absolutely no restrictions to how many images you can use with MyMemories Suite.

One last thing.. We leave for a vacation to SoCal on Saturday Dec 1.. (CANT WAIT!) and of course we'll be going to Disneyland since well honestly.. what else is there in Cali?! lol! We won't be back until Dec 13.. so there won't be many (if any) crafty posts during that time.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Winner of voting

... Well I am almost positive I didn't come close to winning for the costume.. especially since even I pretty much forgot about it and stopped voting after the first week or so lol. But I still want to thank those of you that actually voted for me.. I really appreciate the time you took to go and vote.

Using Random.org the winner was picked and that winner is....

Christel (Scrappin Sista)

Thanks everyone else for entering.. :D

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Vote for me plz + candy giveaway!

Hey everyone.. I entered Harmony's kiss costume into a contest and was hoping you would go and vote real fast... if not I understand.

If so, That would be wonderful.. I would really appreciate it.. Hope you'll take a few mins to vote for me. If so... just go HERE!

So.. to help motivate you to vote for me I'm going to do a giveaway!!! YAY!

What can you win?

how about a big surprise! It'll be papers, ribbon, some embellishments, a little of everything.. the more votes I get the bigger the candy.. :) But I promise it will be a great candy that anyone would want to win! And who doesn't like a surprise!?

How to enter:

Step 1) go to the link above and vote for my project

step 2) come back here and leave a comment letting me know you voted.

That's it! They allow you to vote once every 24 hours (each day ends at 12am est).. So each day you vote for me you can enter to win! by doing step 1 & 2. This giveaway will end on March 31, 2012 @ 12AM EST. I will draw a winner by April 2, 2012 using random.org. So remember the more days you vote and comment the more chances you have to win AND the bigger the candy gets! So please go vote :D

Also on another note I have some exciting news coming up next week and I'm gonna be doing a lot more projects soon.. I've even sewed a few things :).

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

300 Follower Candy!!

Ok guys/gals.. I know I've been promising for awhile to do a 300 follower giveaway and you've all been so patient waiting for the giveaway. Thanks so much for not giving up on me :).

So this is gonna be a simple giveaway, I'm gonna try to stay as far away from complicated as possible!

What is the giveaway? - Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge ..

This Cartridge is used... I got it used.. I was told it was never linked to a Gypsy.. and I have never used it since I got it so.. I figure I don't wanna waste it and just have it sitting in my collection when I'm sure someone else might actually use it. So from what I know it's used and not linked to a Gyspy (but thats not a promise cuz I don't know how to tell if it's been linked or not.. if it hasn't been.. great for the winner! If it has.. well.. its free to you and you can do with it what you like. :)

How can you win?:
REQUIRED entry: Must be a follower & leave a comment letting me know you are

Extra Entries:

1 entry - post about this giveaway on your blog, come back leave another comment with a link to your post so that I can check it.

1 entry - post about this giveaway on your sidebar, come back leave another comment with a link to your blog so that I can check the sidebar.

That's all! 3 chances to win. All comments need to be left by January 31, 2012 @ 11:59 PM PST to be entered for the prize. I will use random.org to draw a winner sometime on February 1, 2012.

This is only open to US residents unless you would like to pay the extra shipping cost to have this shipped to you if you win.

Thanks for being my followers and thanks for entering my giveaway! Next follower giveaway will be done at 500 followers.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Adams Birthday lol + whats new

I'll start with whats new...

We recently got back from our trip to IN, OH, KY & TN. Adam had work in TN and was nice enough to add some days and ton of money to the trip to let me see my cousin/best friend in the whole world, she live in OH. After a few days with her & her fiance and daughter we went to TN for Adams conference. We stayed 2 nights at a Marriott and then Adam moved us to the hotel where his conference was (the Opryland Hotel) for the rest of the trip. this place is massive!! I mean unbelievably HUGE! It had 3 areas inside that looked like the outside with waterfalls and ponds etc etc.. (9 acres total). Anyway, it's were the Grand Ole Opry is located now. While there we at at the Melting Pot for the first (and very last) time. $100 for dinner that we had to cook ourselves and not even enough to fill you up. We also went to the location of the original Grand Ole Opry.. and all I wanted out of the entire trip was to get a Shotgun Red puppet (just like the ones my grandma bought for me & my bro and brought back from her trip to Nashville when we were little).. and did i find one? NO! ugh.. rip off. (pics to come soon)

I've also recently overspent my scrapping budget (for 2 years lol) easy. I got a bunch of carts for $12.50 from papercraftingpro.com along with some imagine mats for $4.90.. a new expression for $119 (mine is on its last leg :( very sad). And I got some carts from ebay.. and some imagine ink from cricutmachine.com for less than $20 each (both black & color).

We're getting all ready for Thanksgiving (and black Friday of course lol).. We go to Adams family at around 1pm leave there around 3pm.. (hopefully stop off at Michaels for their sales that start on Thanksgiving from 4 - 10pm on the way to my family).. drive to my family (45min - 1 hr drive from adams family).. get there at 5ish pm leave at 8ish pm and drop the girls off for the night with Adams mom so we can shop for black friday starting at Walmart at 10pm. I have not yet decided if we're gonna leave Harmony or not.. (I know its not extremely safe to take her bf shopping but... I've never been away from her certainly not over night and im not really sure I wanna do that yet).

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving...

Now onto my project..

For Adams birthday I made this...

card - cut from Wrap It Up cart

this is a coupon book I made using the same papers.. i cut them using SCAL and my expression.. and punched holes with my Big Bite II and added a binder ring and tied some ribbon to the ring.

these are cupcake toppers (or in this case brownie toppers).. The tombstones worked so much better with brownies i mean it looked more realistic than it would have on cupcakes lol.. its like a graveyard of brownies lol.

I am entering these into the following challenge:

Decorate to Celebrate - #12

And one last thing.. if you've made it this far you deserve to read this part.. Im at 298 followers.. that means 300 is coming fast. Im thinking it's getting close to giveaway time. Once I hit 300 I'll do a giveaway so tell your friends :)

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day (and happy Thanksgiving!)

Missed posts + Giveaway!

I just wanted to let everyone know I changed my blog URL a week or so ago and did not realize that my posts were not posting to everyones feeds until today. So I switched back to this URL I guess there's no good way to switch my URL .. if I do change this one I lose my feed and can't get anything to show up for my followers.. If I start a new one I have to have everyone switch to follow that blog :(. Its not a huge deal and the main reason I want to change my URL is because Im not just Jayden's mommy now.. Im also Harmony's mommy. I guess i'll just change the title and leave the URL to keep everything as simple as possible.

One post I'd like to point out and have you all know of in case you'd like to enter for a chance to win is my My Memories Suite GIVEAWAY!!! Please go check it out for a chance to win.

I also have a coupon code if you decide to purchase the software.. $10 off + a $10 gift code for the mymemories.com store. Just use coupon code: STMMMS63527 when checking out!

Other Posts that you probably missed:

• no pics digi layout
• Jayden update
• Harmony 1 month old
• Record Layout
• Bright Eyes Imaginisce Sketch
• Bitty baby baker layout
• Come Out n Play digi layout

Very sorry for any confusion.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Come out and play digi layout

This is my fav digital layout I've made so far.. its also up there in my fav all time layouts it's just so super cute! It's so cute that when my husband saw it he said he would consider digital scrapbooking.

I am entering this into the following challenge:

MyMemories - No Faces Allowed

Don't forget to enter my Cricut cartridge giveaway HERE!!

Im also having a giveaway for a copy of My Memories Suite HERE!

(and if you want to buy My Memories Suite be sure to use coupon code:STMMMS63527 when you purchase it to get $10 off and a free $10 gift card to the MyMemories.com store)

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great night!

Bitty Baby Baker layout

This was one of my fav photo shoots of Jayden :) my lil baker.

I used From My Kitchen for all of the little shapes (the oven mitts, rolling pins, wisks & bowl). Hope you like it.

I am entering this into the following challenge:

More Than Favors - #57

Get Picky - #13

Dont forget about my Cricut cart giveaway HERE!!

And My Memories Suite giveaway HERE!

(looking to purchase My Memories Suite? Use coupon code: STMMMS63527 for $10 off + a $10 gift card to the My Memories Store)

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

CRICUT CART GIVEAWAY!!!!

Today is the day! As promised, I am having a giveaway for...

the Trim the Tree Cricut cartridge!

Required entry:

1 entry - Go leave a comment on my entry for the Craft-e-Corner Halloween challenge on facebook HERE! (this is considered a vote for my project). Come back here and leave a comment letting me know you voted for my project. (I will check to make sure) also make sure to leave a way to contact you in case you win.

Extra chance:

1 entry - Post about my giveaway on your blog with a link back to my blog and come back here and leave a comment (with the link to your post) letting me know you did.

You have until 11:59 pm on October 30, 2011 to enter. I will double check all links and using random.org I'll select a winner by November 2, 2011. I will contact the winner and if I don't hear back from them within 48 hours I will select a new winner.

That's it! Super easy!

(just to make sure you vote for the right project this is it HERE!!)

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

Decorate to Celebrate - #11

Getting Cricky - Simply Sunday

Use It Tuesday - #18 color (hoarded item id the black paper and the pumpkin ribbon)

also don't forget about my other giveaway.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Cricky Across the 50 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cricky Across the 50 Blog Hop hosted by K Andrew of Getting Cricky! If you are here from Janice Wilson of Stamping with Janice then you're in the right spot. If you just arrived here and would like to start from the beginning please go to K Andrew's Getting Cricky! For this blog hop K Andrew is celebrating her big move across the country with a big road trip, and of course this hop across the 50 states! She has asked us all to post a little bit about the state we are representing, and then to post our favorite craft project.


The State Im representing is:
Wyoming

(here are a few pictures of my favorite place to visit in Wyoming... Yellowstone)

Fav place to visit/ interesting fact:

By far the must see part of this State is Yellowstone National Park. It is just beautiful beyond words and even photos. My fav part about Yellowstone is the Bison.. they are just so adorable!! I've only been twice but both times I've seen tons of wild life including bears! Also, something to think about.. although Old Faithful is popular.. its definitely not the prettiest gyser.. it is also not the largest, longest, or loudest! It is popular because it always goes off at around the same times. If you want to see the true beauty of the park and all of its amazing gysers and pools etc.. you need to get off the main road, and go for a walk on a trail.

My Project:

This is the coffee table we have in our living room! I found it at a garage sale and it was a dark dark brown maybe even a cherry color. It was nicked and beat up and we got it for $7. It took me a month or so but I finally finished it. I sanded it down.. put a coat of maple stain over it.. I cut out the Wyoming logo with my SCAL as big as I could on a sheet of 12x12 paper... taped the paper down with masking tape and stained it with a walnut stain... and then I also did a rough stain around the edge of the table to make it look more rustic. Our living room theme is rustic country so it fits perfect! Hope you like it!

For my blog candy Im giving away the clear stamp set pictured below.

To enter to win all you have to do is:

1. become a follower (if you aren't already)

2. leave a comment on this post.

Thats it! You have until Feb 13th 2011 at 11:59pm pst to enter for a chance to win. I will use random.org to pick a winner on Feb 14th.

Please make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs in the hop for a chance to win several grand prizes from Getting Cricky's blog from these great companies: Scrap N Tote, Scrap N Easel, Cri-Kits, Creative Charms, Memory Miser, Scrappy Chic Cafe, Loralie Designs, My Pink Stamper, Peachy Keen Stamps, Cricut Town, The Scrappin' Table, Piktails, and Pink by Design.

Your next stop on the hop will be K Andrew of Getting Cricky, so head on over and see what wonderful project she has in store for you!

I also just want to take a quick second to thank K Andrew for allowing me to take part in this hop! I also want to wish her a very safe and fun journey to her new home, best wishes!!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

My BIG Candy!

Hello everyone! I have got some great news for you.. I am giving away a HUGE Candy!!! Now.. This might be a little complicated, but I promise it is well worth it!

Ok... here is how everything is going to work...

I will be giving away a candy that will grow as more people participate (this is why there is no picture). I will update as things get added to this candy. Every 10 new followers I get I will add something to the candy (and who knows, 'tis the season so maybe even more often than that!). See the bottom of this post for a list of what is included in the BIG candy.

I want to let you all know about this great service since Christmas is coming and a lot of people do their shopping online. Ebates! What is it? Well, Ebates is a service that works with many online companies and offers YOU cash back for purchases made through them at many popular shopping sites! How great is that?! They have all sorts of companies.. Joanns, Walmart, Target, eBay, you name it.

So, as part of this candy if you sign up for Ebates through the link below you'll get extra entries. And.. if I get 5 people to sign up with my link and make a $25+ purchase through ebates (using the account made from the link below) by December 31, 2010 I will choose 1 winner to recieve a $25 gift certificate to the store of your choice. If 20+ people sign up for ebates and make a $25+ purchase I will choose a total of 5 winners to recieve a $25 gift certificate to the store of their choice! If I get 50+ people to sign up and make a $25+ purchase through ebates I will choose 12 winners to recieve a $25 gift certificate to the store of their choice! (Participants are only qualified for the $25 gift certificate(s) if they make a purchase of $25 or more from an eBates account made using the link below by 12-31-10).

How to enter for the candy:

***REQUIRED***
For 1(one) entry - You must be a follower (or become a follower) and leave a comment letting me know you are.
***Extra Entries***
(these are EXTRA ways to enter and are NOT required)
For 1(one) extra entry - Comment once to let me know you have posted about my candy on your blog (or sidebar) with a link back to my candy.
For 3(three) extra entries - Comment ONLY one time with the ebates username you get by signing up for an Ebates account by clicking on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/eBatesCandy (I need your username so that I can verify your entry)
For 10 (ten) extra entries - Comment ONLY one time to let me know you have made a purchase of $25+ using your new ebates account. (I have a way to verify you made a purchase using your ebates username.)
*** NOTE ***
The $25 gift certificate(s) are only available to those who complete the steps to earn all 15 enteries described above.

You will have until 12/31/2010 11:59PST to enter! This means your comments must be placed by December 31, 2010 11:59PST! NO late entries will be counted! The winner(s) will be announced no later than January 7 2011 on my blog. Please make sure to leave a way to contact you in your comments.

This is for residents of the United States and Canada ONLY!

So let me break it down for clarification: (I find that lists are easier to understand)

1. BIG Candy that I will add an item to for every 10 new followers
2. 1 winner $25 gift certificate if I have 5 people sign up using the link for Ebates and make a purchase of $25 or more through the ebates account made from my link by 12-31-2010
3. 5 winners $25 gift certificates if I have 20 people sign up using the link for Ebates and make a purchase of $25 or more through the ebates account made from my link by 12-31-2010
4. 12 winners $25 gift certificates if I have 20 people sign up using the link for Ebates and make a purchase of $25 or more through the ebates account made from my link by 12-31-2010

If you are the winner of the BIG candy and you made a purchase of $25 or more through the Ebates account made from my link you will be the winner of one of the $25 gift certificates!

I really hope you will all take part in my BIG candy and pass the word around to your friends (to give yourself more chances to win)!

The BIG candy will include:

• 1 Martha Stewart Scoring Board

• 1 Hannah Montana Cricut Cartridge
• 1 Cricut Emboss A2 Folder Kit

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Paper Tower Giveaway!!!

Amazing giveaway going on! Head on over to

Pink Cricut

A No. 2 pencil stat!

MyEyeQ

Elizabeth Mueller

Marvelously Messy

Nap time Crafts

priscillastyles

Brown Paper Packages

Mod Podge Rocks

Rachelle Writes

to see how to enter for your chance to win The Paper Tower from The Original Scrapbox!! Go check it out now!