Ever have one of those projects that keep you obsessed until you get it done? My craft room is one of those projects. After two weeks of being super busy (out of town on a business trip and my MIL visiting), the house is finally quiet again.
While my MIL was here, she helped me get [...]
Archive for February, 2009
27 Feb
Working on my new craft room
22 Feb
Getting in a little stamping
Its been a crazy week for me but I’ve finally managed to sneak away to get a quick card put together and up on the blog. This last week, I was away in Dallas on a business trip and returned home to my Mother-in-law visiting for a week. And while all of that is [...]
16 Feb
BigShot butterflies and a fun candy purse
Hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day weekend! I enjoyed some time with the DH at home on Saturday and then Sunday we drove up to Seattle to meet up with some friends and participate in a puzzle event (think, Amazing Race only with puzzles to tell you where to go next instead of [...]
14 Feb
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Ok, so I know this post is a little late, but better late then never, right? I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have been visiting and leaving me comments. It really perks up my day to have you all stopping by and saying hello. Especially with weeks like this [...]
11 Feb
Get Your Own Stampin’ Up! Designer Paper Sampler!
Are you like me and can never decide which of all the great designer paper you want from the catalog? Or maybe you think a pattern is cute in the catalog but can’t decide how much you will really like it in real life. Well, have I got a deal for you!
I am [...]
10 Feb
Using Crystal Effects
So tonight was our Crystal Effects night, and I think everyone learned something new – myself included! I ended up staying up late last night as I kept finding new ways to use crystal effects that I wanted to try. If you haven’t heard of crystal effects, it is this great thick clear liquid laquer [...]
6 Feb
One of the cards from this weekend’s card kit
While I waited for my UPS delivery to arrive so I can finish my scrapbook layouts, I spent last night working on cards. This card grew a bit organically from me starting with the grey base, then picking the pink, then finding a layout, and then deciding on the stamp set. I don’t know quite [...]
5 Feb
Two Stamping Challenges in One Card!
I sat down this evening to get started on my card kits for Saturday. And instead, I decided to try out a card sketch challenge. Then, I decided to get more ambitious and checked out SCS to see what color challenges were up. I haven’t participated in any SCS challenges before and I’ve been meaning [...]
4 Feb
Is it possible to craft without making a mess?
Well, I’m going to have to make this post quick, but I thought I would post the progress I’m making on a project since it seems to be taking me a while to complete it.
So, on Sunday (or was it Monday?) I started trying to get things together for my open scrap day [...]
