Copic Marker Storage...

Hi! I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We headed down to my sister-in-laws for the big feast and had a nice time. This was Bella's first time sleeping away from home and I had the normal first time anxieties :) She did great and was such a trooper. Didn't have any troubles going to sleep and staying on her routine. God is good!

Since it'd been so long since I have posted something crafty I thought I'd rustle something up to show you. You'd think since I've been doing so much for the craft shows I'm in this year that I'd have taken the time to snap some pictures, right? Wrong! I haven't a one from any of the shows this year or of the things I've been making! Sheesh! I have one more show starting this Wednesday and running through Saturday...I'm hoping to get some pictures from that show.

I did manage to find a few pictures of how I'm storing my Copic markers. So I'm sharing those today.

My inspiration in using this for my Copics was found on another gal's blog and of course I can't remember what blog it was or who she is! I was blog surfing the day I ran across this and I must not have saved it.

This is a fabulous little organizer. It spins and will hold SO much! I am no where near having it full and there is still plenty of room for things. The top portion of the holder is separated into 4 sections. It makes an 'X' shape, which works quite well with my Copics. I have the Copics in two of the sections and the other two hold a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I have a pair of scissors, liquid snow(like liquid applique, but a different name), niji waterbrush, cd holding my tag nesties & a few more random things.

If you look at the side, there is a little drawer right there. I have put all of my Stampin' Up markers in there. They fit perfectly. I am just a few away from having all 48 colors (I have the ones I need right now) and there is still room for the complete set. I was trying to get all my coloring mediums and tools in one spot and the SU markers was posing a problem for me. Then I thought of this and I love it! Works great and the best part is that they are still able to lie on their sides.

On the other side of the holder, there is a little pull out set of three drawers, which you can't see from the view of the picture here. Inside that I have a tiny measuring tape, felt pads for my alcohol ink applicator and some rubber bands.

Now, you're probably wondering where I got this. It came from one of our favorite stores....Target! If I remember correctly, it was only $19.99...a great buy for the amount of storage this puppy has! Honestly, I'm not sure if they still carry them or not...but I love it and think it's great!

Happy Birthday...

Happy Birthday to Me!
Happy Birthday to Me!
Happy Birthday tooooooooooooooo Me!!!

You got it...today's my birthday! I am officially 31 today. I was telling DH last night that it hasn't felt like my birthday was coming up this year...and here it it! Once November hits, I usually have the "it's my birthday soon!" and start to get excited for it. Now, it's not that I'm dreading turning 31. It's more along the lines of I have been so busy that I haven't even stopped to think and absorb the fact that it is my birthday.

I am looking forward to this evening though. My mom is coming over to watch Bella and DH and I are going to have dinner out at Maggiano's. I LOVE Maggiano's....it is Yummalicious! They have the best Italian food and the atmosphere is great.

And thank you all for the wonderful words of encouragement about my dear Atilla. Thanks!

In memory of...

It's been almost two weeks and I know this is still going to be hard. I can already feel myself getting all teary.

That first sentence was from 10/16. Ok, I had to stop back then and leave this post. Hopefully I can work on this now a bit better. Nope, Still teary.

On October 4th we said our goodbyes to our beloved little Yorkie, Atilla. He had such a great life...and a long one too. He was one day from his 17th birthday.

I loved him so much. He was my first dog....ever. My parents got him for me as a Christmas gift during my 9th grade year of junior high. It was a complete surprise and I loved it! From day one he was a ball of energy...going at top speed and letting his presence be known. Atilla had such a great personality...a perfect fit for our house. Of course he was also very stubborn.

I miss him.

Some of his nicknames:

Tilla-bug

Tilla

Bubba

This picture is of Atilla and Chancy, our Toy Poodle.

I have so many things that I'd like to say about him, but the words just are not coming. I'm sure many of you understand what I am trying to say. I just felt like I needed to post about this...I hemmed and hawed over it...and just kept feeling like I needed to share this. This is in part why I haven't been posting frequently the last few weeks. That and I've been very busy getting ready for the craft shows I am participating in this year. My first one is going on right now. From what I can tell, I am pleased with what I've sold so far. Hopefully I can get some pics of my display before I tear down and share with you.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

And I leave you with the words of a favorite song of mine, by Casting Crowns:

"Praise You In This Storm"

I was sure by now

God You would have reached down

And wiped our tears away

Stepped in and saved the day

But once again, I say "Amen", and it's still raining

As the thunder rollsI

barely hear Your whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

And I'll praise You in this storm

And I will lift my hands

For You are who You are

No matter where I am

And every tear I've cried

You hold in Your hand

You never left my side

And though my heart is torn

I will praise You in this storm

I remember when

I stumbled in the wind

You heard my cry to you

And you raised me up again

My strength is almost gone

How can I carry on

If I can't find You

But as the thunder rolls

I barely hear You whisper through the rain

"I'm with you"

And as Your mercy falls

I raise my hands and praise the God who gives

And takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord

The Maker of Heaven and Earth

So Handy...

So I'm out browsing around and want to check out the new Marvy Snowflake punches I've been hearing about over on Nichole's blog for PTI. I decide to meander on over to the Marvy website and I find this cool, neato guide!





Check this out...it's a guide to the popular Marvy punches showing how they layer together. This is such a neat and handy thing to have around. You can check it out for you self {here}.

Now, I don't have all of these punches...not even close! But I love the visual it gives. Really helpful when working on our projects to see how they look layered together and then it is SO easy to tell what punch is what by the color coding. Did you notice that? *I know you all did!* They've color coded the guide to match the color of each punch size.

I was just so excited I had to share this find with you all!

Blog Candy sighting!!!

Hey everyone!

I scoped an awesome blog candy over at Lim's blog ~here~. Go check it out :)

Amazing...

People can be so amazing! Have you checked out what's been going on over at Cammie's blog? If not take a looksie at her blog ~here~

You have a chance to win some AMAZING blog candy! It's valued at well over $1000!!!

May Arts Ribbon Share *CLOSED*

I’m excited to offer this wonderful May Arts ribbon to you. May Arts is definitely one of my favorite companies for ribbon because they offer so many excellent selections, it is hard to choose just a few. You’ll find a nice assortment ranging from velvet to satin to polka dots (we have to have our polka dots!).

The details of each specific ribbon share are listed below the picture of each ribbon style. I’ve included pictures to show the colors included in each share, NOT THE QUANTITY. The details for yardage included in each share are explained below.

I am happy to order full rolls of any May Arts ribbon for you. Contact me and I can get you the pricing.

Details for ordering are at the bottom of this post.

Velvet Ricrac
3/8” wide
2 yards of each color
15 colors
45 yards total
$22.00

Reversible Satin
1” wide
2.5 yards of each color
14 colors
35 yards total
$28.00

Solid Two Tone
3/8” wide
2.5 yards of each color
24 colors
60 yards total
$24.00

Solid Textured Two Tone
5/8” wide
3 yards of each color
10 colors
30 yards total
$13.00

Polka Dot Organdy
3/8” wide
2.5 yards of each color
18 colors
45 yards total
$20.00

US shipping is $4.80 for Priority mail regardless of the quantity ordered. Insurance is optional and included at buyer's cost. Please let me know if you would like insurance.

Canadian & International customers: please contact me for shipping quote.

I accept Paypal (preferred) and personal check. Paypal is fast and it's free to use! Personal checks must clear bank before items are sent. I will be ordering the product once payment is received from share participants. I reserve the right to make substitutions in the event of backorder or other situation.

I will keep you updated here on my blog. :) Please subscribe to my blog so that you are kept up to date.

Shipping time may vary depending on the manufacturer's shipping schedule. Once product reaches me, I will do my best to send them on to you in a timely fashion. Thank you for participating!

If you're ready, please send me an email to stamperchick@hotmail.com so that I may get your name on the share list. Please do not send payment until I have responded to your email.

In your email please include this information:

Name
Address
Email
Items ordering

Life

Ahh...life...you know how it goes.

It flies by and before you know it, it's been a long time since you posted anything on your blog! I've been quite busy the last few weeks working on getting things ready for MOPS this year. I'm excited for it to start...it's going to be fun! Along the way we left our camera at a friends house, so I haven't been able to take pictures of my latest cards and creations. Thankfully, we've got it back...just haven't gotten around to taking pictures yet.

This past week I caught a sinus/head cold which hasn't been fun. But thankfully I don't think it's really bad and I seem to be getting better already. At least the stuffiness isn't as bad.

I do have some fun in store for you! I'm putting together the final details of a May Arts Ribbon Share!!! I've picked out some very fun ribbons...thanks in part to everyone's fabulous input from a couple months ago :) Be on the lookout for it in a few days. I'd post it now, but I won't be in town for a couple days and I'd like to be able to respond to any questions, etc.

I hope you're as excited about it as me!

Hope everyone has a spectacular weekend!

Altered Letters

I've had this project done for some time now...I got them hung on her wall, then I forgot to take pictures of it :)

I finally took the pics because I wanted to share them with y'all. And wouldn't you know it...I forgot to upload them and post them here! *grin*


Bella is so excited to share her pretty letters with you! I couldn't show you these without showing the little cutie they are for.

I found these letters at Michael's this spring/summer. They are made of MDF and were very easy to alter. I picked out the patterned paper, which is K&Company. I'm going to use this paper for her scrapbook as well. That's a whole other story...I haven't even started her scrapbook yet!!! Ack! I still need to scrap my wedding, honeymoon, and many other events!

These were very easy and fun to do. I traced each letter onto the patterned paper, cut it out and then mod podged it onto the letter. After I had each letter covered I painted the edges of each letter with pink paint so they look all pretty.

I went with the simple & pretty look for embellishing these letters. Each letter has one embellishment like rhinestones, primas, ribbon, etc.

As you can see I hung them up on the wall right above her crib. Just to make sure they are super safe I used double sided foam tape meant to hang things on walls.

Enjoy!

Good News!

This is to all my ladies that participated in the last rhinestone and pearl share.

I am very happy to announce that the remaining rhinestones and pearls have been mailed and are on their way to you!!! Whoo-hoo!

Have fun crafting and remember I love to see pictures of what you create!

SFYTT...

Whoo-hoo! I've made a card! It has been what feels like forever since I've made a card. The past few weeks I've been working on rearranging and reorganizing my craft room. I moved some tables around and such. I'll have to get some pics of it.



This is the SFYTT found over at Iheart2stamp's blog. I think this is a really fun sketch!



I have been itching to use my Tilda's that I received from my awesome PIF friends. I'm not sure of the name of this one, but isn't she cute? I've been toying with the idea of joining the Magnolia Stamp Club. I'm still thinking about it.

It's hard to tell from this picture, but her wings are all sparkly thanks to the Clear Spica Glitter pen from Copic. I also dotted Baby Blue Stickles onto the flowers of her dress. Under the glitter they are a yellowy-apricot color. The Stickles were also put on the flower in the middle of the sentiment. The center of the flower is covered with yellow spica glitter pen to make it really sparkly!

I dug through my Primas and found these three flowers that I layered together to make this perfect accent for the card. I think it is so cute!

Hope you have a wonderful start to your week!





Recipe:
Stamps: Tilda by Magnolia, SU Riveting
Paper: Cool Caribbean, Almost Apricot, DCWV Nana's Nursery
Ink: Cool Caribbean, Black (unsure as this was a PIF)
Accessories: Baby Blue Stickles, Clear Spica Glitter pen, Yellow Spica Glitter pen, Prima Flowers, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches

Sweet Baby...

Isn't she the cutest? Yes, I think so!

A cutie and a stinker! This little Bella just learned how to pull herself up in her crib...and anything else she can manage. As much as we love it, there is also a downside. Naps and bedtime have become...well, interesting. Where we once had a sweet baby that would go to sleep without much fuss (she'd fuss and carry on for a bit, but no big deal...if she was tired she'd end up tossing and turning for a bit, then fall asleep).

Now...we have a Bella who immediately upon being put in her crib stands up and holds onto her crib rail! When we leave the room...the crying begins. The full on "I am so upset with you right now!" cry. She finally cries herself to sleep.

It sounds like this is a phase and she'll get through it. Anyone else have this happen and tips they can share?

Rhinestone/Pearl Update

Hi! Hope you are having a spectacular weekend! We are experiencing hot weather up here in the Seattle area...it's going to hit the high 90s today! Whew!

I wanted to let everyone in the rhinestone and pearl shares that I was notified the remaining items have been shipped and are on their way to me. I am hoping to receive them next week. Once I get them I will be packing them up and sending them on to those that are waiting for them.

Thanks for being so patient.

Alana

Waiting...

I'm still waiting for the package of remaining rhinestones and pearls to arrive. Once it arrives I will be packing them up and sending the remaining ones out to you.

Another Bella

The Bella's are just so fun! They have to be one of my favorite stamp lines out there. Well, I do have a number of other favorites too! LOL!

I made this card for my mom's birthday, which was in June. This is just up her alley, she loves to sew. When she was young, in her twenties, she would make her own clothes. I remember her telling me how she's stay up till the wee hours of the morning working on the outfit she was going to wear to work the next day! How neat is that? Not only making your own outfits, but doing the night before you wear it? Wow.

This card uses some of my mom's favorite colors, pink and green. I didn't realize it when I made the card, but I used the same Basic Grey patterned paper as her Mother's day card.

I got the image from one of my PIF friends. What a great group of gals! The PIF image swap group can be found here at SCS. That's the link for the current round we're in.

The super cute flower embellishments were done using bridal flowers found at Michael's. I got this wonderful idea from Lauren. The flowers were originally shimmery silver, but I colored them with my pink Copic marker and now they're this pretty shimmery pink. I used the pink rhinestones from my shares in the middle of each flower.

Oh, and did you notice the rhinestone in her hair? I thought that was a cute idea!

After looking at this card, I would do a couple things different. First, I would ground the Bella. She needs something to stand on! I think I missed this when I made the card because I was in such a hurry to get it done and put with mom's present. That's what I get for doing things last minute. :)

I think I would also add an embellishment of some kind to the upper right or left hand corner of the image. It needs something there. Maybe I'll redo this card and fix it up.

Recipe:
Stamps: Fashionista Bella from Stamping Bella
Ink: unsure as this was a PIF
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, patterned paper by Basic Grey
Accessories: Copics, Rhinestones, Bridal flowers

Super Mom

This was the card I made for my mom this past Mother's day. I had fun with it...the Bella's are so cute!

I paper-pieced the skirt on Super Bella and colored in the rest of her using my Copics. Her cape was made sparkly by the addition of Stickles! Gotta love the glitter! LOL!

This card was perfect for my mom, as I truly do believe she is a super mom. I love her to pieces and couldn't imagine what my life would be like if she were not in it.

I hope you have a wonderful start to your week!

Recipe:

Stamps: Super Bella from Stamping Bella, Snap Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine (sentiment)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Certainly Celery, patterned paper by Basic Grey
Accesories: Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder, SU scallop punch, Copics, Stickles

An Explanation...

I have had a couple comments about the rhinestone and bling share and feel like I should try to clear up some things. Apparently, the picture I posted of the rhinestones and pearls must have been misleading in that it was showing what would be received in the order. This was not my intention at all. The picture I posted was of all the product I received from the vendor on my very first share order and was solely to show what the product looked like. I am very sorry for the confusion and will make corrections to my blog before my next share to avoid this in the future. If anyone feels they did not get what they expected or in any other way are unsatisfied with the product, I will give a full refund if you send the product back to me. Again, I am sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

Sincerely,

Alana

And the winner is...

It's time to announce the blog candy winner!!!

I'm so excited to find out who will be getting the candy! Let's see, random.org generated this for the winning number:

Here are your random numbers:

6

Timestamp: 2008-07-26 04:36:59 UTC

And the winner is....

~Michelle~ said...
Oh my...what a beautimous pile of stamping goodness!! Yummy!I'd consider a May Arts Ribbon Share. I like soft pretty ribbons that tie nicely and lay flat. I love the bling...can't wait until it shows up.....sorry you have problems to iron out with it....thanks for doing that!!!

Congrats Michelle! If you will email me your snail mail address I will get this in the mail to you!

Thanks to everyone who commented! I loved reading everyone's comments and it was really helpful to have your thoughts on future shares. It sounds like there is a lot of interest in embellishmenst. Especially ribbon!

Be on the lookout ladies...

I've mailed the bling! You should be receiving it in a few days if not sooner! Now...what you'll be receiving is the bling I had on hand. I will be sending the remaing out via First Class mail once I receive it, which should be in a week or so. The company is waiting for one item to get in stock and then will be sending everything out together to me.

For those of you that contacted me saying to hold your package until all of it arrives, I was able to do that for most of you. Some of you contacted me just after I went to the post office! Isn't that how life goes sometimes? LOL!

I hope you enjoy and create many wonderful things with this bling! I'd love to see what you've made with it too! Feel free to post links to your creations here so I (and everyone else!) can see!

Rhinestone Update...

So...I must confess...I am human!!! I had the absolute best of intentions of getting the rhinestones in the mail on Monday...but life got in the way! I had a baby who needed my attention (among other things!) and getting to the post office just didn't quite work out that day.

The good news is that I have straightened things out with the company and should be getting the rhinestones and pearls that were missing from the order in a week or so. I am waiting on the red and orange rhinestones and the red pearls. Unless you have indicated you want me to hold your order, I will be sending out the product I have in hand and then sending the remaining once I receive it.

Thank you so much for your understanding. This little hitch was completely unforseen! I so appreciate all the kind words of understanding that have been posted! They mean so much!

Bling Share Update

I should be getting an update from the company on the status of the 'mistakes' in the order on Monday. It would take more time than it's worth to explain all the details, but let's just say the company is in the process of changing some things and we got caught in the middle of it! To sum up the important stuff...two rhinestone colors (red & orange) and one pearl color (red) were not sent with the order. Come Monday, I should have an idea with what's happening on those items.



Thanks to all of you ladies participating for being so patient and understanding during this unforseeen obstacle. I know you are all waiting to get your hands on your rhinestones and pearls!!!



My plan is to send the product I have in hand out to you on Monday. However if you would rather wait for me to send you all of the product in its entirety I will be happy to do so! Please let me know if you would like me to hold onto your order and send it all out together, otherwise I will be sending what I have out. To let me know if you'd like your order held email me or post a comment by Monday afternoon at the latest.

The bling has arrived!

I was so excited when I came home and opened a nice, big box of rhinestones and pearls!!!

Then in the midst of my excitement...I find I will be calling the company in the morning. There are a few mistakes that need to be corrected. I was sent some incorrect items, an item was out of stock, etc.

I want to completely apologize for this little hitch! I know you are all patiently waiting for your rhinestones and pearls! My plan is to send out the bling I do have in hand to everyone...as long as the company doesn't want me to do something crazy like send it all back! Ack...well, let's not even think about that! LOL! I will be calling them tomorrow and sorting this all out. Let's just say I'm not looking forward to sorting this all out over the phone.

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding! These things do happen from time to time...

Blog Candy!

Welcome to my first ever blog candy giveaway!

I've put together an assortment of different stamping goodies for the lucky winner! Included are an assortment of various papercrafted items, a card kit from Creating Keepsakes, two unmounted red rubber stamps, some Stampin Up! mini stamps (these are the ones that demos would give as hostess gifts, etc), a Versamagic DewDrop in Pixie Dust (brand new!) and a tote bag to hold everything!

My one requirement for entering is for you to tell me what you would like to see shares of in the future? Would you like a ribbon share (I have access to May Arts ribbon)? How about other items? Tell me what you'd like to see offered in a share. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

I'll draw a winner for this blog candy on July 25. I'll be using random.org to generate a winning number.

Thanks!

On it's way!

The bling has been ordered and is on its way! The rep I spoke with told me that it should be here in about two weeks. I know, I know...it sounds like forever! But I will tell you that my last order with them did not take that long to reach me, it was about a week. And rest assured that I will get that bling packed up and on its way to you just as fast as I can once it reaches me!

FYI...

Just and FYI for the rhinestone and pearl share...

This afternoon I'm going to be sending Paypal invoices to those who I have not yet received payment from and who have not indicated they are sending me a check or money order.

If you receive an invoice and have already paid, please, please, please email me or post a comment so that I can check my records.

Thanks!

If your name is...

If you are Cindy C. and you've signed up for the rhinestone and pearl share please post a comment here or email me!

I've tried responding to your email a few times and I keep getting a message that it is undeliverable.

4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Have fun, be safe! No trips to the emergency room, k?

This will be DD's first 4th of July...I don't think she'll remember much of it, only being 8 months old! I wonder how she'll do when the fireworks start to go off?! We'll see!

Hope you all have a wonderful day with family & friends!

A BIG thanks to all the people that choose to serve our country! Thanks for all you do!

One Spot in Pearl Share...

I have ONE spot in the pearl share available!

The first one to email me will get the space.

ETA: This spot has been filled! Thanks!

Rhinestones & Pearls! FULL!

This picture depicts rhinestone colors in my previous rhinestone share. These are NOT the colors for this current share!

ETA: These shares are FULL!

You all pulled my arm and I added a third group to each share! Yay! But I am stopping there. Don't fret if you missed out on a spot in this share....I plan on offering these again! Thank you so much for joining this share and expressing interest!

It’s bling share time!!!

I LOVE these rhinestones and pearls! The colors are great and such a variety! These are super easy to use on your cards, scrapbook pages, altered items and more! You could even decorate your cell phone if you wanted! The ideas and uses for these rhinestones and pearls are endless!

Below you'll find details for two different shares of bling, one rhinestone and the other pearl. These rhinestones and pearls are so much fun!!! The colors that I have seen so far are really nice and lots of fun! They are available in a number of different colors and are acid and lignin free. So no worries about using them in your scrapbooks or with your photos.

There is room for 12 participants in each share. I have to order these in increments of 12, so that’s the magic number! If a share fills up, leave a comment and if there are 12 more interested, I will open up another group.

Rhinestone Share

$18.00 + S/H

This share includes 9 different rhinestone colors. For each color listed below, you will receive 120 rhinestones with adhesive backing. That's 1080 rhinestones in all! The rhinestones are 3mm in size, a great size for all our card making and papercrafting needs!

Colors included:

Black
Hot Pink
Red
Blue
Purple
Orange
Ruby
Olive
Amber

Rhinestone Share Participants:

Group 1
1. Alana
2. Emily G.
3. Mandy R.
4. Roxanne G.
5. Ann I.
6. Michelle P.
7. Renee H.
8. Elaine P.
9. Betty M.
10. Kelly S.
11. Jessica V.
12. Cindi L.

Group 2

1. Christine P.

2. Kim R.

3. Shannah

4. Terry Y.

5. Kathleen N.

6. Sheryl W.

7. Kathy J.

8. Avital

9. Joan F.

10. Tiffany E.

11. Bev H.

12. Karen U.

Group 3

1. Lisa P.

2. Chris D.

3. Stephanie O.

4. Terry M.

5. Jannette C.

6. Cindy C.

7. Charlene H.

8. Suzanne B.

9. Jennifer W.

10. Traci B.

11. Traci K.

12. Ellen S.

Pearl Share$11.25 +S/H

This share includes 5 different colors of pearl bling. For each color listed below, you will receive 120 pearls with adhesive backing. That's 600 pearls in all!!! Wow! The pearls are 3mm in size, a great size for using with our cards and papercrafted items.

Colors included are:

Black
Hot Pink
Gold
Red
Yellow

Pearl Share Participants:

Group1
1. Alana
2. Emily G.
3. Emily G.
4. Mandy R.
5. Roxanne G.
6. Ann I.
7. Renee H.
8. Elaine P.
9. Betty M.
10. Kelly S.
11. Jessica V.
12. Cindi L.

Group 2

1.Christine P.

2. Kim R.

3. Shannah

4. Terry Y.

5. Kathleen N.

6. Sheryl W.

7. Kathy J.

8. Avital

9. Joan F.

10. Tiffany E.

11. Bev H.

12. Karen U.

Group 3

1. Lisa P.

2. Chris D.

3. Stephanie O.

4. Terry M.

5. Jannette C.

6. Cindy C.

7. Charlene H.

8. Deb

9. Traci B.

10. Traci K.

11. Ellen S.

12. Sheila

Details:

Both the rhinestones and pearl 'bling' are adhesive. Upon receiving them, you will notice there is an adhesive strip that attaches one line of rhinestones/pearls together. This is common in most adhesive rhinestones/bling. There are two ways you can easily separate them. One is to use scissors and cut between each rhinstone as you use them. The second is to use an exacto knife to cut the adhesive strip between each rhinestone. The exacto knife is also very handy to pick up the rhinestone with and attach it to your project. This is the method I use and I find it works very well! Hope this helps!

US shipping is $4.80 for Priority mail, this is the shipping amount for one share or both. Insurance is optional and included at buyer's cost. Please let me know if you would like insurance.

Canadian & International shipping: please contact me for shipping quote.

I accept Paypal (preferred) and personal check. Paypal is fast and it's free to use! Personal checks must clear bank before items are sent. I will be ordering the product once payment is received from share participants. I reserve the right to make substitutions in the event of backorder or other situation.

I will keep you updated here on my blog. :) Shipping time may vary depending on the manufacturer's shipping schedule. It takes about a week for shipping from the manufacturer to my door, provided they are shipping on schedule. Once product reaches me, I will do my best to send them on to you in a timely fashion. Thank you for participating!

If you're ready, please send me an email to stamperchick@hotmail.com so that I may get your name on the share list. In your email please include the share(s) you are interested in and contact information. Please do not send payment until I have responded to your email.

Feel free to link to this on your own blog if you wish!

3 Column Source

I've been asked where I found out how to change my blog over to a 3 column. I am SO happy to share this with you! I found this article very easy to follow, and I am what you would call a beginner in the world of HTML.

In all, this took me somewhere between 30 minutes to 45 minutes to follow the directions and change my blog over to a 3 column.

This is where you'll want to go: {here}

I bookmarked this page so it's easy for me to find. I think I'll also save the text on my computer, just in case something happens to this site. You never know.

I've started poking around on this site and found a number of other useful and helpful articles to help me spruce up my blog. I'm going to be working on my header and blog background next!

3 columns!

Yay! I figured it out!

I am SO happy to say that I did this all on my lonesome. I didn't use a template already configured...I added the HTML coding in all by myself!!! I finally found a really great site that walked me through altering my HTML code to make a 3 column template. This site is really great and easy to understand. I've also found some great tips and such to help my with altering my blog in other areas, such as header & coloring your blog.

I'm excited!!!

more blog rantings!

I will find the look I'm after for this blog!!! I will, I will, I will! *giving myself a pep talk!*

So, what I think I've decided to do is not mess with my template *as in trying to change it over to a 3 column* and just re-do all my blog links and widgets I had set up. I know that I will not be able to remember each person I have linked, so if I miss you and you'd like to be linked here, just post a comment and I'll take care of it!

In my perusing for blog things, I found out that wordpress.org is a software solution *it's another version of wordpress* where I can host my own blog. DH and I had been talking about setting up our own server, so that may be the way this blog ends up going. Which would be so nice...from what I understand you have complete control over all the ins and outs of your blog. We've been thinking of doing the server thing because we'd like to be able to share videos of DD with family and friends. I'll let you know if anything comes of it.

Thanks for bearing with me!

Frustrated..

So in my quest to make my blog look pretty I've now wiped out all my links, about me, blog rolls, etc...

Fun times! I'm not going to even attempt to put them back in until I figure out how I want my blog to look and get that settled. And apparently there is some problem with uploading templates to blogger right now. I keep getting an error message when I try...it will work itself out!

FYI

I'm playing around with my blogger template right now. Trying to find a style that I like best. So bear with me if it looks funky for a bit...I'm working on it!

My camera has died....

Oh, I'm so bummed...my camera seems to have bit the dust!

I just started an Etsy store a little bit ago...I'll link to it here soon. Right now it has mostly doll clothes that my mother and I sell and some other crafty goodness. Well, ok, I really only have 2 items in it right now! LOL. My goal is to list some of my papercrafted items as well as other crafts we make and doll clothes. The good news? I've already sold one thing! YAY! I sold a doll dress to a gal in Spain. Can you believe it? Spain! How cool.

Anyway, back to my camera....I was over at my mom's a couple days ago to take some pics of things we want to list on Etsy. I get things all set up, turn the camera on...and, what?!? My camera turns right off again. I try it again a few more times...and same thing! I thought it was my battery. So I go home and recharge my battery...no such luck. Now, with a charged battery my camera won't even turn on! I don't know what the deal is. But with the battery my camera uses it's not cheap. I think they are like $50 or so. For that price I might as well get a new camera. I've kinda been wanting one anyway. I would love to have a nice compact one that I can stick in my purse and it's not bulky. You know, for all those great spur of the moment shots.

My camera is about 7 or 8 years old. So I can't say I'm surprised it's acting up. It's just a bummer cuz I have at on of cards I've been working on that I have no pics of to show you! And I've been being a bad blogger and haven't shown you any new fun stuff in ages!

I'm also going to post another bling share soon. This will be for the remaining colors that were not in the previous share I hosted. Keep an eye out for it! The bling is SO much fun!

ETA: I'm not totally without a camera...I have my DH's that I can use! His is a pretty nice one...so I have to work a little bit more to make sure I get niec shots as I'm not used to all the settings on his! So, thankfully, I'm not totally without!

Ribbon Bows For Sale

Who doesn't want to save time and not have to fiddle with tying a bow? How about just picking out your bow, adding adhesive...and wha-la! you're done!

I've got pre-tied bows in three colors for sale:

Yellow Grosgrain (7/16th" wide)
Blue Satin (1/4" wide)
Yellow Satin (3/8" wide)

Measurements are as accurate as I could read on the ruler I had.

10 bows/$1 ~ all 10 bows will be the same color, there will be no mixing of colors in one bag.

I accept Paypal. Shipping will be done via USPS Mail. I should be able to send them via First Class, I can give you a shipping price dependent upon the number of bows you get.

If you have any questions, please email me.

New Goodies!

Check out my haul at the stamp show I went to last weekend! WOW, is all I can say! I had such a fun time while I was there. It was packed with ladies when I got there...typical for early Saturday. I went to this show last year, so I new what to expect. While walking around I did notice that there weren't as many vendors as in the past.

But on to the good stuff! I really did come home with a LOT of new rubbah! I scored big at one booth that was selling their bare rubbah super cheap! I have duplicates of some of them, so I might be selling some of them here. Rubber Soul was also there and they had a table full of clear stamps for a dollar each! I ended up with a number of clear stamps from them...I scored big on getting some invitation and announcements stamps.

And Crafty Secrets was there! I have been admiring their stamps from afar *oogling over them online* and to see them in person! WOW! The owner of the company was there and super nice. She was chatting with all the gals visiting and oogling the great things in the booth. She had a TON of samples out and thankfully I had my camera with me to capture a few shots. I came home with a couple sets to try out. I love the vintage style, but I'm not sure how I'll do at capturing it on paper.

One of the local stores was there with there specialty. They do the Punch-Ins (I think that's what they are called). The little floral punches that are used to decorate cards and such. They have a line of stamps made to coordinate and be used with the punches. It's really neat, but I know I'm not explaining it as well as I could. Anyway, I resisted the punches, as that's not my thing right now...and got two bottles of fun flock from them. They had it buy one get one free! It wasn't the Stampendous brand, but looked just the same to me! I got yellow and brown.

And my biggest purchase?!?! I am SO excited about this one! Not that the others aren't exciting...but I GOT A SCOREPAL!!!!!!!!!!! *big squeal* I can't wait to pull this puppy out and start playing with it. The A Muse booth there had a make and take using the score-pal. I've been eyeing one for some time now and it's been on my to get list....but let me tell you that seeing it demo'd online is FAR different from actually USING it! It is SO great! I think I'm going to love this!

I had a great time...now all I have to do is find some time to use everything!

The bling...

Hi gals! Just wanted to post a quick update. I've got the rhinestones and pearls ready to mail out...labels adressed...bling ready to come home to you! I had planned on going to the post office today, but somehow a nice migraine got in the way of those plans. I was able to stop it before it really got started by taking my meds. So thankful those work. Now I'm left with a nice upper back and neckache (side effect of the meds). Yuck. Anywho, I'm planning on either using the Automated Postal Machine this weekend or going to the post office on Monday. And to my Canadian gal....I've got to take your package to a real live person, they won't let me use the APC to mail it! So yours will be going out on Monday either way. Thanks for understanding...I know you're anxious to get your bling!

A-Muse-A-Palooza!

Check out what's here! Ok, well almost here! I'm so excited! Last year I didn't actively participate in this, but I'm hoping to change that this year.

All the scoop on Amuseapalooza is found over here on their blog or on their webpage.

Sign up to register so that you can play along when it starts!!!

Oh Happy Day!!!

Lookie, lookie! Look what arrived!!! Oh, the glorious bling! Here's a quick pic I took of all the rhinestones and all the pearls I ordered.

I'm going to be working on packing these up and addressing labels today, along with a trip to the store for some needed household items (namely food *wink*)

Something I noticed...for some reason the 'natural' pearl color only has four strips of stones while the others have five. If I would have known this before I would have posted that info right away. The sales rep had no answer for either. Please accept my apologies for this.

Fun Thing...

70%

Kind of a fun quiz...especially since we're all the creative types with our stampin', scrappin' & crafts!!!

Share Update

Hi gals! I just checked and my card has been charged for the bling! So, that said, I'm assuming that means its been shipped. Since it's coming via UPS I am hoping for it sometime this week. Hoping, hoping, hoping!

Happy Mother's Day!

This was a card I made a couple of to have on hand. My first time playing with this set by My Favorite Things. It's such a cute set! And so neat for Mother's Day!

I apologize for the dark photo, I was using my hubby's camera and the macro setting didn't work quite like the one on my camera does. I haven't gotten around to taking a better picture yet.

The card base is Elegant Eggplant, layered with Taken with Teal and patterned paper(from a Joann's stack). I colored the image in with my Copics. I am loving them!!! They are seriously one of my best crafting purchases ever! I added the purple primas to each side of the sentiment and inserted a yellow flower brad in the center of each. I think it pulls together the yellow in the flowers.

Hope you have a fantastic Mother's Day! This is my first year celebrating as a mother and I'm enjoying my day! Hubby is wonderful and brought me flowers on Thursday! And this morning he made breakfast...banana pancakes! YUM! I know he got me something, but I don't know what it is yet. He took Bella shopping earlier and hasn't given it to me yet :) I'll have to let you know what it is!

Guess what?

The bling has been ordered!!! *happy dance!*

I've been told that orders placed today are being processed and should be shipped out towards the end of the week. It's being sent by UPS, so I might get it sometime end of next week. I'm not sure where it's shipping out of, but I'll let you know the minute I get it!

National Scrapbooking Day!

What are you doing in honor of National Scrapbooking Day?

I'm hoping to get some time this evening to work in my craft room and make some cards. DH and I are going to spend the afternoon working in our basement. Last week we started redoing our floor...we tore out the old carpet and are in the process of replacing it with wood flooring. And if that wasn't enough...we tore down the wood paneling on the walls! So we've got a bare canvas to work with now. The floors are partially done and we have a TON of nails to remove from the walls. They probably used close to a thousand nails on the wood paneling. What a job! But it will look so nice when we're done. Nicely painted drywall, white trim, wood flooring...ah! Can't wait to see it all done!

Yesterday I stopped by my LSS and picked up Becky Higgin's Sketches book. I love having sketches of cards as a starting point for a design and I thought that it would be equally as helpful in my scrapbooking. I know that when I sit down to scrapbook, I often have the hardest time figuring out my layout and design for the photos I'm working with. Now I just need to find the time to work on my scrapbooking!

Hope you find some creative time today!

Pearls!

We've got one spot left in the pearl share!

The details for the share are posted here.

Happy Saturday!

One More Spot!

Just an update...

There is one more spot available in each of the shares, rhinestone and pearl.

I am still awaiting payment from a couple people. If I have received payment from you, I have marked 'paid' next to your name.

Once all payment is received and we fill the last spot, I will be placing the order for our bling!

Happy Stamping!

Going Fishin'

So, I'm terribly behind! I made this card for my Uncle's birthday, which was last week!!! And I still haven't got it in the mail yet! *hiding in the corner* Sometimes I am really bad about getting things in the mail.


Even though it's a little late, I still think my Uncle will like it. At least I hope so! (Auntie, if you're reading, don't tell him it's coming!)

I had a lot of fun making this card. The image I received as a PIF (pay-it-forward) from one of my awesome PIFing friends over at Splitcoast Stampers. You can find the PIF thread here. It looks like we're in round 29 right now, the rounds can move pretty fast, but it's lots of fun! And a great way to get some stamped images.

So, back to the card! I used the Riley Fishing image and colored him in using my Copic markers. I intentionally left the card simple. I have a hard time seeing masculine cards as being really busy or over-embellished. The card background is Certainly Celery. Layers are Bashful Blue and a patterned paper I found in a stack I got at Joann's. The birthday sentiment is from A Muse.

Enjoy!

Bling Share - FULL

Here it is! The bling share you've been waiting for :)

*The pink rhinestones shown in this picture are 3mm in size. The clear ones are smaller in size and shown just as an example. This pink color is not included in this share, but will be in the 2nd color share.

Below you'll find details for two different shares of bling, one rhinestone and the other pearl. These rhinestones and pearls are so much fun!!! The colors that I have seen so far are really nice and lots of fun! They are available in a number of different colors and are acid and lignin free. So no worries about using them in your scrapbooks or with your photos.

There is room for 10 participants in each share. Don't worry if you don't make it in one this time, I'm planning on hosting more if all goes well.

Rhinestone Share
$18.00 + S/H

This share includes 9 different rhinestone colors. For each color listed below, you will receive 120 rhinestones with adhesive backing. That's 1080 rhinestones in all! The rhinestones are 3mm in size, a great size for all our card making and papercrafting needs!

These are the colors included:
Clear
Lt Pink
Lt Blue
Lavendar
Citron
Lt Green
Yellow
Taupe
Turquoise

I have not yet had the chance to view all of the colors in person, but the ones I have are so pretty! This is only half of the colors available. I'm planning on offering a share for the other half of the colors in the next month or so, so plan accordingly!

Rhinestone Share Participants:
1. Chrissy - nursechrissy - Paid
2. Stephanie - racechair - Paid
3. Laurie L. - laurlynn - Paid
4. Kris A. - Stamping in Kansas - Paid
5. Ellen - 1oftheLuvs - Paid
6. Lorie A. - Paid
7. Jen - JenMarie - Paid
8. Diane - Glamour - Paid
9. Catherine - Paid
10. Lori A. - papercrafter - Paid

Pearl Share
$11.25 +S/H

This share includes 5 different colors of pearl bling. For each color listed below, you will receive 120 pearls with adhesive backing. That's 600 pearls in all!!! Wow! The pearls are 3mm in size, a great size for using with our cards and papercrafted items.

The colors included are:

Pearl
Lt Pink
Lt Blue
Mint
Lavendar

The colors listed above represent half of the colors available in pearl. I am planning on offering the other half of the colors in the near future, so keep an eye out for it! I intentionally chose these colors for this share as they are lighter in color and well suited for use this time of year. It's Spring after all! Like the rhinestones, I have not had the chance to see these all in person but am sure they are all great!

Pearl Share Participants:
1. Chrissy - nursechrissy - Paid
2. Stephanie - racechair - Paid
3. Laurie L. - laurlynn - Paid
4. Kris A. - Stamping in Kansas - Paid
5. Ellen - 1oftheLuvs - Paid
6. Janette - Blessingsx3 - Paid
7. Diane - Glamour - Paid
8. Catherine - Paid
9. Lori T. - Paid
10. Shirley P.


Details:

Both the rhinestones and pearl 'bling' are adhesive. Upon receiving them, you will notice there is an adhesive strip that attaches one line of rhinestones/pearls together. This is common in most adhesive rhinestones/bling. There are two ways you can easily separate them. One is to use scissors and cut between each rhinstone as you use them. The second is to use an exacto knife to cut the adhesive strip between each rhinestone. The exacto knife is also very handy to pick up the rhinestone with and attach it to your project. Hope this helps!

US shipping is $4.60 for Priority mail, this is the shipping amount for one share or both. Insurance is optional and included at buyer's cost. Please let me know if you would like insurance.

Canadian & International shipping: please contact me for shipping quote.

I accept Paypal (prefered) and personal check. Paypal is fast and it's free to use! Personal checks must clear bank before items are sent. I will be ordering the product once payment is received from share participants. I reserve the right to make substitutions in the event of backorder or other situation.

I will keep you updated here on my blog. :) Shipping time may vary depending on the manufacturer's shipping schedule. Once product reaches me, I will do my best to send them on to you in a timely fashion. Thank you for participating!

If you're ready, please send me an email to stamperchick@hotmail.com so that I may get your name on the share list. Please do not send payment until I have responded to your email.

Green Thumb...

I absolutely love my Papertreyink sets! I've got Green Thumb, which you see here, Out On a Limb, Piece of Cake and Holiday Treats. There are a few more (who am I kidding? I would take them all if I could afford it!) that I'd like to get. I just have the hardest time deciding! I'm debating between Beautiful Blooms, Everyday Blessings, Butterfly Kisses and It's a Celebration. I think the Beautiful Blooms is very versatile as well as Butterfly Kisses. I just can't decide!!!

There are also a number of stamps I'd like to get from some other companies...Lizzie Anne Designs, SU!, etc... And then there's the Nesties...I really want to get another set of those. I just got the rectangles and am thinking about the circles now. I love that U Cut at Home offers a 40% off coupon each month! It makes these guys really affordable. Oh, decisions, decisions. See? I get so caught up in deciding what I get, that I can't make up my mind and end up not getting anything (well, at least for the moment, then when my mind is made up...watch out!)

So, you'd probably like to hear a little about the card LOL!

I played along in the Color Challenge yesterday, CC163. I love these colors...Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and Chocolate Chip. YUM! My favorite colors! I had to pull out Green Thumb and give it some love. It has been sorely neglected since it came home to me. It along with a number of other sets. I know, I know, I've got to put some ink to these awesome stamps! That's what's got me to thinking...I really shouldn't get any more rubbah until I've put what I've got to use, at least once or twice! I better get going then, cuz I want to get some new rubbah!

Hope you are having a terrific week!

On a completely different note, we are spending this Saturday redoing the floor in our basement. The awesome part about this is that some of the guys from Jeff's baseball team are coming over to help! We've got to move furniture out, tear up the old carpet and then put in the new wood floor. I am SO thankful that these guys are coming over to help. They've been given good incentive though...they're having a poker party that night. And I'm cooking...chili!!

It's been quite a week...

Let me tell you...well, you probably don't want to hear...but I'm going to tell you anyway! *wink*

I got the crud last week. Ugh! I either had the flu or some sort of food poisoning. I think it was the flu though. Not a fun few days for the tummy, let me tell you! And then while I'm feeling icky my computer decides to get a 'tude and stop working. Well, it didn't totally die, but it was fooling me. It seems that my power connection to my hard drive is a little loose. Well, when it gets just a little too loose my computer doesn't register that I have a hard drive...not good! Freaked me out the first time it happened. Jeff fixed it that time and came to my rescue this time too! I was feeling a little sheepish this last time. It'd been "broken" for a couple days and he hadn't had time to look at it yet. Well, when he got to it...he literally gave a couple shakes, kicked it, and it was working fine. Go figure! It's kinda funny when I look back on it...

So, I'm sick, computer's not working, just as I'm starting to feel better...I get a migraine. I haven't had one in over a year. Not fun! It wiped me out for another day or so. I so detest migraines!

Well, there are many cards that I would love to share, but I haven't taken pictures of them yet! Shame on me LOL!

I'm also on the hunt for some stamping inspiration...have any to share with me??? :)

Ribbon Storage For Sale *sold*

This is the popular ribbon storage option made by Cropper Hopper. I have two of the desktop craft organizers that hold the ribbon cards perfectly. These desktop organizers are 5x7 in size, so they would also hold a number of other embellishments as well as ribbon.

Included are two packs of ribbon clips. I had opened one of the packs, but all of the clips are there.

There are 30 ribbon cards to hold your ribbon nicely in the organizer.

Inside view of the desktop organizer.

For all the ribbon storage items: $22.00 *sold*

This includes:

2 - Desktop Organizers

2 - packs of Ribbon Clips

30 - Ribbon Cards

All items are made by Cropper Hopper. Postage is not included in price. Paypal accepted.

For Sale

Round Cans

$1.95 each

*SOLD*

These are perfect for using to hold that special gift or treat! The diameter is approxinately 4.5" across, with a height of just over 2.75".

I have 40 of these great tins...get your's while I still have some!

Assorted Markers

$26.00 for all

Twelve markers in this assortment. Two Marvy markers and 10 Zig markers. The detail of these markers are as follows:

Marvy LePlume II - Burnt Umber
Marvy Brush Marker - Rosewood
Zig Scroll & Brush - Navy
Zig Fine & Chisel - Blue Jay
Zig Scroll & Brush - Baby Blue
Zig Scroll & Brush - Bluebonnet
Zig Calligraphy - Pure Violet
Zig Calligraphy - Lavendar
Zig Scroll & Brush - Orchid
Zig Writer - Fuchsia
Zig Scroll & Brush - Ocean
Zig Writer - Summer Sun

Stampin Up! Marigold Morning Inkpad

$4.50

This is next to brand new. I ordered it and only used it a couple times. I'd love to send it on to a loving home where it can spend it's days inkin' up lots of rubbah!

Stampin Up! Basic Black Inkpad & Reinker

$5.95

*pending*

I've given this inkpad some gentle loving, who doesn't use their black ink all the time? I have so many black inkpads right now that something has to leave the nest! I just recently got a Basic Black reinker for this pad, so it's coming along as well. I've reinked this pad just once, so you are basically getting a brand new reinker!

If you are interested, please email me. I accept Paypal. I prefer to send by USPS Priority Mail, using the Flat Rate envelopes and boxes when possible (these envelopes and boxes are free). A Flat Rate envelope is $4.60 and usually holds one stamp set, a Flat Rate box is $8.95 (prices listed are for the U.S.). Your stamps will be sent out once payment is received. If you are outside the U.S. postage will be computed individually.