I landed my Dream Job!!!!!

Hello!  So sorry about my MIA but I have been kind of busy with the Cricut Army training in Chicago and getting ready for it and all.  Sorry I didn't finish posting my giveaway posts but I PROMISE to keep up with this blog more!

(I will be choosing a winner this weekend and sending a box of blog candy out soon!!!!)

Afterall...I have a new Cricut Cake machine to play with! (Well...it isn't mine....it has to be returned after demos)

Here are some photos of our fun weekend:

Give away post #3 - Super excited!!!!!!!!!

Sorry I didn't get a post in last night.  I was busy filling out paperwork :)

Here is the news I have been so excited about!

I was hired to demonstrate the Cricut Expression in my local Micheals stores!  They are flying me to Chicago for training in less than two weeks.  This is a dream job!!!!!!

I can hardly sleep I am so excited!!!

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I didn't get to take a photo of my project for this post so I will hopefully get it taken tonight. 


The give away for yesterday is going to be 5 packs of rain dots.  (I will get a picture of those later today as well.)

For your chance to win:

Comment on any of my posts this week (April 10th - April 17th) and your name will go into a drawing.  I will add a new item to the giveaway each day.  All items in the giveaway are brand new in package....and I have some big items I will be adding to it!

For additional chances:
~ Become a follower

~ Blog about my give away

~ Post on a message board about my give away

(remember to post here with links to your blog and where you have posted)

Give away post #2 - Tweet Heart card (Free gypsy file)

Here is a card I create for a challenge that Robyn (My Pink Stamper) is having over at her blog.  The challenge is to use the colors Green,Pink, and Black.

I created this cute little card.  I don't have Create a Critter (by the way....Robyn is giving away a Create a Critter cartridge donated by Provo Craft to the winner of this challenge!)  I used my Gypsy to create this cute little birdie using George and Basic Shapes, Gypsy Wanderings and Paisley.  I also used TBBM for the big black tag.

To create this card I used:
Cardstock (I used Kiwi Kiss and Pixie Pink by Stampin Up! and some black scraps I had lying around...I believe it is Heritage by Doublemates)
Patterned Paper from Best of K & Company Too stack
Punchboard Alphas from Heidi Grace's Reagan's Closet collection
Ribbon from my stash :)
Googly eye
Black ink pad

Here is a link to my gypsy file for the little birdie:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mgy0wz0wy1j/Little Birdie.gypsy

1.Cut your cardstock to 8 1/2" x 11"
2.Score and fold in half
3. Cut your patterned paper to 4" x 5 1/4"
4. Adhere patterned paper
5. Cut out your tag from your black cardstock and attach the punchboard alphas.
6. Add a little ribbon to the bottom of your tag (I used the cheater method and just taped it on the back side)
7. Attach your tag to your card.  Do not put adhesive near the hole on your tag as you need to be able to slip your ribbon in and tie it.
8. For the bow, I started by tying one bow then I tied a knot and made another bow.  Then, with the ends of the ribbon, I slipped them through the bottom of the bows to create two more loops.  I trimmed off the excess and wallah.  I like how it turned out :)
9 For the bird....cut out the pieces on your cricut.  I used Basic Black in from Stampin' Up! and a sponge to add a little dimention to the edges of each piece.  Then I attached the layers (wing and beak).  I used a glue dot to attach the little googly eye.  I used pop dots to pop him up off the card a tad.  Then I glued his little legs under him so I could position them where I wanted.  I did not attach them to the body as I wanted the dimension. 

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For todays addition to my giveaway I am adding a package of Kimberly Polosons Metal Pieces.  I just love keys on projects!!!!!!

For your chance to win:

Comment on any of my posts this week (April 10th - April 17th) and your name will go into a drawing.  I will add a new item to the giveaway each day.  All items in the giveaway are brand new in package....and I have some big items I will be adding to it!

For additional chances:
~ Become a follower

~ Blog about my give away

~ Post on a message board about my give away

(remember to post here with links to your blog and where you have posted)

Blog Candy post #1

I have been looking for some good challenges with some good motivation and have found a great challenge site called Challenge Masters.  So.....here is one of my projects I completed for a challenge.

Here is the link to that Challenge Masters.  www.challengemasters.ning.com
It is really a great site....lots of challenges to keep you motivated!!!


This is going to be a date book for next year (2011).  This challenge was to do March and since I just started I will have to go back and work on January and February to catch up.  :)

The book has some envelopes to add receipts, notes, lists, etc. in.

For this I used an ink pad and a sponge and an ink pad to add a touch of green to the background.  I attached some patterned paper to the bottom corners to create pockets after I inked the edges.  I cut out some shamrocks and cute little kiddos with shamrocks from the A Child's Year cartridge and I inked them up to add a little dimension.  I used some Smooch to the shamrocks in the childrens hands to pop them out a little and I used a Souflee pen to bring out the lines in the leaves.  I used pop dots to pop up some of the shamrocks (gotta love dimension) :)

Ok.....for the first item I am going to add to my giveaway.....I love these little tools.  

 

For your chance to win:

Comment on any of my posts this week (April 10th - April 17th) and your name will go into a drawing.  I will add a new item to the giveaway each day.  All items in the giveaway are brand new in package....and I have some big items I will be adding to it!

For additional chances:
~ Become a follower

~ Blog about my give away

~ Post on a message board about my give away

(remember to post here with links to your blog and where you have posted)

Big give away!!!

Hello all!  I have been going through my pile of RAK's and I want to start giving away some blog candy.  I am so excited about an opportunity that I have been given, but I want to be sure that it is a go before I start getting too excited.


So....today until the day I know for sure that it is a go....I am going to collect comments. LOL 


I will keep adding to the loot each day until I know I am going to be part of this awesome opportunity!


Here are all the ways you can increase your chances of winning: (you only need to comment, but you have more chances of winning if you share the news!)


1. Comment on any of my posts throughout the week and your name will go into a drawing.  I will add a new item to the giveaway each day.  All items in the giveaway are brand new in package....and I have some big items I will be adding to it!


2. Become a follower


3. Blog about my give away


4. Post on a message board about my give away


(remember to post here with links to your blog and where you have posted)


I will post a photo later today of the first item in the giveaway along with a project.

More projects for this weeks challenges at Challenge Masters

Here is a  layout I made for my daughter.  She just jumped on her bike last week and started riding it...without training wheels!  Way to go Alayna!!!!  I just need to print out the picture and add some journaling to the tag (hidden under the cloud...just pull it up for the journaling.)

I used the new Just Because cards for this entire layout.  It is such a fun cartridge with lots of hidden cuts that can be used for so much more than just a card!!!

 

Here is a card I threw toghether quick for the use your stash challenge.

 

I hope to get the rest of this weeks challenge done tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Sara

Challenge Masters Altered challenge

Hello all. I have been itching to get some challenges done and I am glad to be back! It is a new month of challenges over at Challenge Masters and this is one I have been wanting to do.

The challenge is to alter a tin can and you must add flowers.

I really like how this turned out. I used modge podge to protect the paper from whatever I decide to fill this little tin with when the kisses are gone. I also used modge podge to adhere the red twine around the tin.

Thank for looking :)

Hugs,
Sara