Autumn Celebrations Winner!!

Hello everyone!!  How was your holiday weekend??  I had a great time with family.  I did have a little one that was sick over the long weekend, and so I haven't had much time to get some projects done that I can share with you yet.....but I am working on some DT stuff that I get to share with you later.  =)

I am really excited to see that I have new "likes" on Scrapping Mommy's facebook page.  If you haven't seen it yet, click here to check it out.  I have gone to Random.org and had it pick a number for the Autumn Celebrations cartridge.  It picked #7 and so the winner is..........................

Tonya said...

Autumn is such a lovely time. I love how it paints a beautiful picture and hugs you close with warmth with just a whisper of what's to come.

November 24, 2011 9:46 PM

Congratulations Tonya!!  Please EMAIL ME with your shipping info so that I can get this fun cartridge off in the mail to you. 

Thanks everyone for the wonderful support here on Scrapping Mommy.  Stick around because I have some more blog candy to give away......it is my birthday this coming weekend and I just love to give away something fun on my blog every year.  ;)

Hugs,
Amy

Happy Thanksgiving!! Favorite Harvest Card and Giveaway!!

Hello friends!!  I would like to wish all of my American friends a very Happy Thanksgiving and I also wanted to let all of my readers know how truly thankful I am to you for your visits to my blog.  I love to be able to inspire you through my creativity and I hope to be able to continue to do that throughout the coming year.  I haven't had much time to make a new card for Thanksgiving, but I did want to share one with you, so here is one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving day cards.........

This card is from November 2009.  I colored the image with Stampin' Up! markers and layered 4 different images together with dimensional adhesive for a 3-D look.  You can see all the details for this card HERE.

Since I didn't have a new card to share with you today, how about I give away a new Autumn Celebrations cartridge to one lucky reader??

How to enter:

• Leave a comment below telling me your favorite thing about Autumn.
• Be a public follower or email subscriber to my blog (links in the right side column) and then leave a comment below letting me know that you are.
• Like Scrapping Mommy on facebook and leave a comment below letting me know that did.
• Share this giveaway on your blog, facebook, twitter, or via email and leave a comment with how you shared this giveaway.

You have four chances to enter....be sure to leave a separate comment for each one.  I will draw a winner via random.org on Tuesday November 29th, so don't forget to check back to see if you are the lucky winner. Good Luck!!

Hugs,



Amy

Set of 4 Holiday Tubes with SRM Stickers

I had such a fun assignment with SRM Stickers recently.....to create a set of 4 holiday tubes.  I love the idea of the sleigh and three different reindeer on each of the tags and had to make some.....I think they would be lovely neighbor gifts, don't you??  I filled these tubes from SRM Stickers with Almond Hershey's Kisses.

 I used my Cricut Expression machine and the Christmas Solutions cartridge to cut the images and I used the Winter Frolic cartridge to cut the tags.  I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the tags and then I painted over the embossed area with cream colored paint and a foam brush. I added the lovely We've Got Your Sticker - Merry from SRM Sticker stickers as a sentiment and then I  finished off the tags with a little lace and stitching.

I added a little bit of ribbon to tie the tags to the tube along with a little gold colored bell. 

What do you think??  I hope you enjoyed seeing them as I did creating them to share with you.  I would love it if you hopped on over to the SRM Stickers blog and left a little love on my Christmas Tube post with these tubes.......that would totally ROCK!!  =) 

I am working on lots of projects over the next couple of weeks.  I hope that you will come back soon.  I am just itching to give away another Cricut cartridge.  ::wink::  ::wink::

I am linking this post to the following:

Link Up Party at Robin's Creative Cottage 

and

Hugs,
Amy

November Bigger Than A Breadbox Kit From Apron Strings Designs

I just loooooovvvvvveeeee the new Bigger than a Breadbox kit at Apron Strings Designs.  There are gorgeous papers from the Jillibean Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup line as well as We R Memory Keepers - Autumn Splendor..........see for yourself.......(click on the pictures to enlarge)

From Apple Cheddar Soup by Jillibean Soup -

From Autumn Splendor by We R Memory Keepers -

Aren't these papers fabulous!!  I just loved working with them.  If you would like to pick some up yourself, hop on over to Apron Strings Designs and pick one of these November Bigger than a Breadbox kits before they are gone!

Hugs,
Amy

Cricut Mini on HSN with Cricut Craft Room Exclusives!!

Have you seen or heard of the new Cricut Mini machine that is debuting on HSN tonight/tomorrow??  It is a smaller machine that cuts 9 x 12 inches and cuts from the new Cricut Craft Room.  There is a new FREE cartridge in the Cricut Craft Room software called Cricut Craft Room Basics along with some new exclusive downloadable images that are also available.  I had the wonderful opportunity to work with some of the new exclusive downloadable images for the Cricut Blog today.  Here are some of the examples I created.  You can see all of the wonderful examples and images that are now available as well as the details about my projects here on the Cricut Blog.

From the Party Picks and Pennants exclusive images....

From the Australia exclusive images......

And from the Track and Field exclusive images.....

I have been playing around in the new Cricut Craft Room for a little while and I am loving the features.  You can quickly search through the images and I love how easy it is to manipulate the images with the great handles around the images.  I am excited to share this post with you since it is my first as a member of the Cricut Circle Magazine design team.  I am really honored to be a part of this super talented team. ♥

I know it has been a little while since I last posted, but we have had major computer problems here and I ended up having to get a new laptop in order to get this posted and to keep up with my design team commitments.....early birthday present for me.  =)  I am loving it!!  Thanks for sticking around and I hope that you have enjoyed today's post.

Hugs,
Amy

Wishing You Well

Oops!!  I almost forgot to post this card before the current Play Date Cafe challenge was over.  I used one (of my many) Stampin' Up! sets on this card along with an SRM Sticker.  The embossing is with my Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Here is the photo for PDCC106:

I am also entering this in CAS-ual Friday's CFC27:

I am not really an over the edge type of card maker, but sometimes it is fun to go or "color" outside the lines.  ;)

Hugs,

Amy

Flashback Friday 17.0 - Banners

Hello friends!!  I am back today with a card for the new Flashback Friday challenge.  If you didn't see my earlier post today with some exciting news and the winner for my most recent giveaway, CLICK HERE.  The challenge for Flashback Friday 17.0 is to post your first banner project.  I scrolled back and the first one I could find on my blog was from a card from a year and a half ago.....it is still one of my favorite cards.  I can't believe that it took me that long to finally use a banner on one of my projects. 

You can see a close up of the card plus all the details on my original post HERE.  I would like to wish Amy from Flashback Friday Challenges a very Happy Blogaversary!!  We have been blogging  friends for a long time.  Maybe one day we will get a chance to meet in person.   =)  Thanks for stopping by!! 
Amy

So Excited PLUS We Have A Winner!!

First of all, I have something exciting to share with all of you.  I was browsing the web little while ago and found out that one of my cards made the cover of the December issue of the Cricut Magazine..........

I couldn't believe it!!  I am so excited!!  I have many projects in several of the issues, but never a cover.  If you would like to purchase or subscribe you can CLICK HERE for more information.

Thanks so much for joining me for my giveaway this last week for an Imaginisce i-rock and bling set. I hope that I have inspired you to get a jump start on your Christmas cards this year. In my head right now I have the tune "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" because it started snowing here late last night and I woke up with 6 inches of snow on the ground. The first blanket of snow is always so pretty!!

I bet you all want to know who the winner of the new i-rock and bling set are......well, I won't keep you in suspense any longer.  I have gone to random.org to pick a winner, so please help me congratulate:

AndreaA

Congratulations Andrea!!  Please EMAIL me your shipping info so that I can get this in the mail for you to use on your Christmas cards this year.  I have some other fun giveaways planned, so don't forget to check back soon.

Hugs,
Amy

Easy Scrap Tool Organizer with Mini Tutorial

I don't have a paper crafting project to share with you today, but I wanted to share this really easy scrapping tool organizer that I made last week.  I am keeping some ink pads, twine spools, stamps, metal embellishments, and some adhesive stored in it.  I have it on my desk within easy reach and it looks so fab!!

Here is how I made it.......

I found the pieces at a second hand store (a total of $5) and bought the paint and adhesive at Michaels (with lots left over for other projects). I washed the glass candlestick and lightly sanded the metal pieces (to help the paint adhere) and then painted the metal pieces with spray paint....make sure you use the spray paint in a well ventilated area.....I did mine outside. 

I added a few layers of paint and waited for it to completely dry. I then glued and assembled the pieces together.  The adhesive that I used is Aleene's 7800 Platinum Bond.  Here is the project completely finished......

I hope that this has inspired you to search the shelves at your local second hand store for something you can get your hands on to alter and make your own.  Don't forget that I have a fun giveaway going on.......Click HERE to get entered......I will be drawing a winner this weekend.  =)

 
Hugs,
Amy

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