WOYWW #391--Missing craft time

Hi All,

The past couple weeks have gone buy in such a hurry.  I think I might have seen a Tuesday or a Wednesday go by.  I waived as the last couple of Fridays and Saturdays sped past me. So sad to say it's all been a blue and I've not been crafting like I want to.

This is WOYWW #391. If you've questioned what WOYWW is, click on over to Julia's Stamping Ground to learn more.  Don't forget to post a warm hello to Julia and check out all the other lovely artists that join in!

I have nothing much to post this week, just a messy craft area. Haven't done much in the way of crafting for a couple weeks now.  Been having a huge problem with my left hand. I can't seem to grab anything.  Couldn't open a bag of chips, a jar of pickles and had to ask my DH to tie my shoe.  I'm off to the doctor in a few days to check it out.  Not just my hand by my foot is weird.  I have tendinitis between my big toe and second toe according to the foot doctor.  Every time I take a step it feels like a piece of material is brushing the top of my foot.  The doc said it like plucking a guitar string.  Oh the perils of getting old, I mean middle aged!

Sorry no desk shot today.  Please enjoy the layouts below.  I made them earlier this year.

Here's a couple layouts I made with some found papers and embellishments.  The corners are the SU arrow punch turned on an angle.

 I love the color combo...very fun!
Sorry the second pic is so blurry.

More found paper and embellishments.
All I need are pictures!










Until next time...remember....
It's always a good moment for a spontaneous dance party!
Hugs
Chris

WOYWW # 389--I've missed you!

Hi All,

Oh how I've missed you...each and every one of you.  I've missed visiting your blogs, posting comments, seeing what everyone has been up to!  Please stop by Julia's Stamping Ground where you can find out what WOYWW is.  Make sure to say hello to all the creative artists.  Maybe next week you will join us!

As for me, it's been (sing to the tune of  The 12 days of Christmas)....4 scrapping crops, 3 family birthdays, 2 mom's to visit and a brand new dishwasher!  Things have off the hook the last 4 week.
I did get quite a bit done at my crops but don't have any pics to post yet.  My son & lovely daughter in law both celebrated birthdays towards the end of October as did my little sister.  DH and I decided to spend some much needed time with our moms.  We were both feeling a little neglectful of them.

To top off my last few weeks, I finally received my new dishwasher on Friday....cue the angels singing here!   Bought one mid April but it never cleaned a dish. Oh it got them wet, but that was all it did.  It was awful.  Kripes, it didn't even clean coffee from a cup. Every major component was replaced in the thing.  After 12 weeks I mustered the nerve and gave them an ultimatum.  I guess the believed me as they are sending a check. Needless to say, we purchased another brand and it is cleaning those dishes spic & span.

Here's my craft room today. I've unloaded from my crops but that's about all.  There is stuff everywhere. After Thanksgiving I may give it a cleaning!

Hugs to everyone!  I'm looking forward to stopping in to see you all.

Until next week,

Keep Sparkly!

Chris

WOYWW # 385--Ready to Crop!

Hi All,

Another week has lumbered by and I'm sitting here scratching my head like I have fleas just trying to remember what I did!!  It must have been non-eventful...otherwise I would remember it right?  It has been warmer than normal, almost 85 in NE Ohio today.  The leaves on the trees are changing this week. Glorious reds, oranges and yellows.  It won't be long before they are gone with the wind!

Let's move on to the hear & now.  It's WOYWW # 385.  If you're wondering what WOYWW is, hop on in and visit Julia's Stamping Ground.  You can find out more, but please make sure you say hello to Julia and stop on in and leave some friendship to all the other wonderful folks on the list.  We all love to hear from you!

My desk is really pretty clean today.  I've been gathering supplies for a crop this weekend.  I've pulled together some pages that have yet to be completed with embellishments or pictures.  Some of these have been hanging around since last year.  You know the ones...you start them and then find something prettier to work on!  I think most of us are guilty of having more than one project going on at a time...that's why they are called CRAFTS....plural of craft.  I mean really.. who CRAFT??!!

Here's a couple of those crafts I made.

This is from the Stampin Up set From the Herd.  I love the whimsical looks on the faces of the animals.  I hand cut the llama as well as the balloons.  If you notice the string without the balloon, when you open the card up..there is it.  Just a bit of surprise.

I did the same for the card below, but I added a little something something on the balloon.

I hope this brings a smile!

 

See you next week...
Until then
Throw kindness around like confetti!
Hugs
Chris

WOYWW #384--Back from Up North!

Hi All,

Let me just say that I've missed you!  Although our vacation was grand, after a couple day I really did miss home!

Here we are at WOYWW # 384.  Stop on over to visit Julia's Stamping Ground where you can learn all about what WOYWW is and more.  Don't forget to visit all other fabulous artists.  You don't even have to leave home, you can do it right from your armchair.  Better yet do it from your desk and post it here next week!

Here's what's happening on my desk this week:

Way back on Oct 1, I worked the Fun Stampers Journey booth at the Akron Scrapbook & Stamping convention.  Here's my only indulgence....a 13" Misti stamping tool. I've been coveting this for some time now so I decided to take the plunge. Glad I did as I saved myself some greenbacks because there was no shipping & handling. Honesty being the best policy...I bought a stamp too but I swear that's all!

Next to that are the layouts I finished at a crop on the 8th.  Underneath are the ones I still have to complete.

Yes..I was busy.  First the stamping show, then the trip to Canada, home for the dishwasher repair people (that's a whole sordid tale) and then off to an all day crop.

I was kind of hoping to take this week off to relax, but my boss had a totally different take on that thought!

Here's a couple of my favorite layouts.  I love the TV on this one!

Someone told me this was the ugliest paper they had ever seen.  Here's looking at you girl!










These are a couple of my favorite pics of Niagara Falls, Canada.  We took a boat into the falls, walked the tunnels 1/3 of the way behind them and spent plenty of time walking next to them. If you ever get a chance to go...don't put it off.  They are awe inspiring!

Until next week....
Stay hungry for adventure!
Hugs,
Chris

WOYWW #382--Packing Up

Hi All,

Another beautiful week has buzzed by quicker than an Army barber clipping a new recruit!  Happy WOYWW # 382.  Looking to see what the "buzz" is all about....hop on over to visit Julia's Stamping Ground where you can learn more.  Don't forget to check out all the other talented artists!

I have to say...not much crafting going on in my space this week.  Packing for a trip to Canada next week.  Just received a box of goodies from Fun Stampers Journey, can't wait to get grooving on some new toys! The card and mermaid stamp was a very unexpected surprise from my Fun Stampers upline, Carol.  She's so sweet and I am happy to be part of her team.

Speaking of teams, YIPPEE SKIPPY, I will be helping out this Saturday at the Scrapbook and Stamping Expo in Akron, Ohio at the FSJ booth!  OMG...I can't wait to meet Richard Garay, President & Co-Founder of Fun Stampers Journey.  I'm so excited that I'm liable to skip work the next couple days and camp out at the expo center!  Check out Richard in his video's on YouTube.
He has a really creative soul and showcases some beautiful projects.

With that said, I'm off to pick up, pack up and go!
Until next week....
A good laugh and lots of Sparkles are the two best cures for anything!
Hugs,
Chris



In the back is my FSJ Tote.
I just received 3 new punches they are behind the beautiful card Carol sent.  In front of the card is the mermaid stamp,hard to see.  My Envelope set die is on top of the FSJ bags.  The smaller pack of dies are Winter Hills and Holiday Box window Die set and last is my new FSJ Trim & Score cutter.

If you're interested in any of the products you see please visit me at www.funstampersjourney.com/814771

CYCI #138 --Shake Shake Shake it Up!

Hi All,

This week at Can You Case It  is a Shaker card challenge. I made this for a close friend of mine who's turning 50 in a few weeks.  The paper is from my scrap heap which I hand cut to look like a bubble gum machine.  The cup is from SU as is the sentiment stamp, it's from one of my favorite stamp sets, Age Awareness.  Really cute to use on a dino card for the older generation!  The pom poms are a freebie from Fun Stampers Journey. A little side note: for every $50 you spend with Fun Stampers Journey you get to pick a little something fun like the pom poms or an ATS stamp or a die.  Yes, I did say for each and every $50 you spend.  If your party is at least $150, you get 3 little goodies, another ATC stamp and $20 in Journey Dollars to spend.  Quite a great bargain!

Hope you like the card....

Don't forget to stop by Can You Case It and check out all the fun cards that were created.
Click the link below.

Until later
Hugs,
Chris

http://canyoucaseit.com 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                        

CYCI #138 --Shake Shake Shake it Up!

Hi All,

This week at Can You Case It  is a Shaker card challenge. I made this for a close friend of mine who's turning 50 in a few weeks.  The paper is from my scrap heap which I hand cut to look like a bubble gum machine.  The cup is from SU as is the sentiment stamp, it's from one of my favorite stamp sets, Age Awareness.  Really cute to use on a dino card for the older generation!  The pom poms are a freebie from Fun Stampers Journey. A little side note: for every $50 you spend with Fun Stampers Journey you get to pick a little something fun like the pom poms or an ATS stamp or a die.  Yes, I did say for each and every $50 you spend.  If your party is at least $150, you get 3 little goodies, another ATC stamp and $20 in Journey Dollars to spend.  Quite a great bargain!

Hope you like the card....

Don't forget to stop by Can You Case It and check out all the fun cards that were created.
Click the link below.

Until later
Hugs,
Chris

http://canyoucaseit.com 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                        

WOYWW #381--Stamp Shelf Score!

Hi All,

Welcome to my home for another WOYWW week!  All this is made possible by Julia D., so please stop and say hello at Julia's Stamping Ground.  Don't forget to visit all the other fabulously talented ladies & gents blogs.  You will be amazed!

Here's what my desk looks like this week....and this is my story and I'm sticking to it!

Sunday was spent running errands. One of the stores I needed to stop in wasn't open until 1 pm but it was only noon. Just so you know, they close at 5 pm...I say why bother!

Since I had time to dawdle, I decided to stop our local thrift store.  I no sooner had 3 toes in the door when my DH called.  I stomped outside muttering to myself about his poor timing, I mean really, I'm shopping.
I don't call him in the middle of watching football!

This time I will forgive him because, as I was impatiently listening to him, I noticed a decorated Christmas tree inside with one of the ornaments being a glass Chocolate Silk pie. After rushing the call all the whilst blowing the proverbial kisses into the phone, I ran back in to grab said ornament before it was gone, as I'm sure there were dozens of people clamoring to get their hands on it. I picked it off the tree and proceeded to walk around the store like a proud peacock! You see it just so happens that Chocolate Silk pie is one of my DH's favorite treats so the ornament was a little smile to him from me.

You know they say when you give, you get more in return. It's true I tell ya.  While browsing the aisles with my prized pie in hand, I spotted it...my "you get more in return".  Here it is, a little black video shelf that will hold all my stamp sets and Spectrum Noir markers. And for only $6.40.  I was so proud that I proceeded to the register with my head held high, chest out, stomach sucked while doing the Princess wave...LOL!

Needless to say, I haven't crafted this week as I've been too busy arranging and rearranging my craft supplies to include my new storage find.  Roma's here to supervise tonight!

Until next week....Start each day with a grateful heart and a pocket full of sparkles~
Hugs,
Chris

Here it is...yes...he loved it!

CYCI #137--What a Bubbly Life

Hi All,

Starting to feel more like fall every day here in NE Ohio.  We are on the eve of a harvest moon...it is beautiful!  It even smells like fall...or maybe skunk tonight, LOL!  I don't know where the little rascal is, but he's close enough to smell.  Yep the critters are starting to come out of the woodwork around here.

I went to climb in my car this morning and had a good laugh.  This HUGE garden spider had made an equally huge web on my car.  From the top of my antenna to the middle of my hood.  It was quite a stunning masterpiece but try as I might, I just couldn't get a good picture due to the location of it and the sun.  I did have to chuckle though as my only thought was this spider has a his pick of locations... a couple trees, several hundred feet of gutter, a deck full of railings yet he choose my car to spin his web on.  I wonder if he was packed to travel!

This week's challenge (#137) at Can You Case It is....Colors by Amber. The colors are Chartreuse, Gray and Flamingo.  A very imaginative combination that really does work quite well together.
Here's my take:

The Chartreuse photographed more yellow, the Flamingo seemed to pale out and the grey looks blue.  I used Creative Memories Boarder Punch system to make the bubble punches.  The sentiment is and ATC stamp from Fun Stampers Journey. The ribbon and paper are both from my stash.  I used some of the negative dots to fill in the punched areas on each different color.  Then I used the scraps to make a banner so to speak off the sentiment bubble.  I put some crystal clear in a few of the spaces but I do need to add more when it's dry.

Please remember to stop by Can You Case It to see the other fabulous takes on this color combo.

Click the link below.

Until later,                                                                                          

Throw your cares to the wind with some Sparkle!

Hugs,

Chris 

http://canyoucaseit.com

PS:Here's my front door....It really is Chartreuse!

WOYWW #380--What a Mess!

Hi All,

Another week has flown the coop.  That makes week # 3029 since I was born.  When I look at that way, why I don't feel so darn old after all!  Since we're talking weeks, this is week #380 of WOYWW.   Please make sure you visit Julia and the rest of the WOYWW group at Julia's Stamping Ground.  They make some of the most incredible things and are happy to share them.

My desk this week, total mayhem.  When I walked into my craft room tonight, the scream that escaped me sounded like something out of a horror flick. (Cue the spooky music!)   My desk is a shambles, leftover from the last week, the weekend and every day in between.  I spent a good 7 hours on Saturday at a local library scrapbooking with some of my favorite peeps! Between getting things ready to take with, then bringing it back,  here's what my desk looks like today.....

 There is so much stuff out I'm telling you, it's killing me!  In the background are my Fun Stampers Journey catalogs.  I'm in the middle of ordering for a crop I'm co-hosting coming up in November. Still trying to figure out what I'm going to showcase and what my make & take will be.  The crop-a-dile is out of my tool case.  I still have the box of mishmash to put away.  I haven't finished my Zoltar page yet, but pulled some other pages out to put my Cedar Point pics on.  I finally finished a SU Paper Pumpkin kit that I've had for quite some time, at least 52 weeks!  Since I'm bound and determined to use my scraps I made a two scrapbook pages out of them.

 I used a couple 1/2 of 3/4 sheets of 12 x 12, punched some borders, found some bling, some bits and bobs and there you have it...2 scrapbook pages I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with but aren't they cute!

Here's a close up of the SU kit I worked on.  These are matching bags and cards.  I'm going to give some to my Mom & Mom-In-law.  They really appreciate getting a batch of cards and I know they will use them throughout the year.

That's it for me this week.  Thank you for stopping by to visit!
Enjoy your week....
Until then....Stay AMAZING!
Hugs,
Chris