It's Time To Celebrate!!!!

Okay!  The day is here!  Manny Pacquiao Fights are REALLY just excuses to get together!  You will find Filipinos congregating in teeny tiny houses...jam packed with roaring laughter, cheering beering Uncles, cackling Aunties, and kids running about screaming and yelling.  Oh how I love evenings like this!  So.....our excuse in addition to watching the fight is celebrating my Uncle "E"'s THIRTY-afidjjfdjdk Birthday!

I've got a couple fun things for you to look at!

I made a cool card for Uncle with some of my old Adorn It owl-themed paper!  I loved how the card turned out!  LOOOOOVE!!! 

I used one of my FAVE stamp sets called "Celebrate Everything" by Stampin' Up!

CLICK HERE for a supply list!

Another fun link...he he...you may know by now I like browsing YouTube here and there.  After one of the last Pacquiao fights, I stumbled across a funny video...this woman (Christine) is TOO CUTE!

Go MANNY Pac-Man PACQUIAO!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!

I'll be sure to take photos!!!!!  What are your plans this weekend?????

Hugs,

MO

Scary but True....I'm BATTY for you!!!

This weekend was BUSY!  And it was a GOOD kind of busy filled with family get-togethers, cupcakes, baby-fixes, pumpkins, and of course SCRAPPING!

I hopped over to Memories Always Forever for the crop that was going on this weekend.  I got about 3 projects done before I headed out on Saturday to my nephew Samual's birthday party.  Remember...the one with the great head of beautiful hair?

He grabbed the Karaoke mic and started singing...he he!

I got a little off track there.  I created this layout with the Halloween Challenge proposed by Heidi who is on the DT.  This was a fun one girl!  While I was at it...I remembered an Ad Challenge over at Scrap the Boys and went with it!!!  It's the challenge for October...so see if the ad inspires you and submit your creation! 

I used my Stampin' Up! punches to make this bat!

I used the following punches:  3/4" circle punch and a 1/2" circle punch as well as an oval punch.

1) You will punch out one 1/2" circle, two ovals and one 3/4" circle.

2) Take the 1/2" circle and cut it in half.  These pieces become the bat ears!

3) Take an oval and use the 1/2" circle punch to punch 3 half circles into the bottom of the oval (to make the wings).  Start from the end, positioning the punch in the middle of the outer edge of the oval (one of the skinny ends).  Punch the second hole in the middle, right next to the end of the first hole so that it creates a point.  Punch the third hole to create another point.  (You might need to practice to get this just right.)

4) I drew in the wings, eyes, and mouth with gel pens.

5) Glue on the bat ears.

6) Mount the circle/head onto foam adhesive and place on your project.

7) Take your wings and bend them to create dimension.

8) Place adhesive on one end and secure right under the bat's head.  Do the same for the second wing.

It may not be too EASY PEASY....but really FUNNY BUNNY!

I originally wanted to add wiggly eyes...but I ran out :( so that would be another idea for you instead of drawing in the eyes which can take a little while!

For a supply list, CLICK HERE.

Here's another creation from the MAF crop!  I made a card for Samual's birthday!  I used lots of old cardstock, printed paper and embellies!  It was for a sketch card challenge.

I used a mini tag from TheSchoolLocker.com.  I love those mini tags!  They've got some cool things over there like library cards and cute tickets...check em out!

Okay, here's some photos from the birthday party.  We had these wonderful cupcakes!  Yummmmm! Some of them were chocolate with a banna frosting and the other one.......wow....had some lime in both the cupcake and the icing!!!!  Oh yummmmm!  I wish I could have one NOW!  Luke's cousin made all the wonderful cupcakes...she's VERY Martha Stewart!

Gabe loved the chocolate cupcakes...I found him licking off the icing and throwing away the rest!!!!  Then, he picked up another one and started eating JUST the icing again!  I let him know that was NOT okay!

Here's the ONLY photo of me!  I remembered to ask someone to take a picture of me.  Next to me is my sister-in-law Cheata...which we jokingly call "Sandy" since that's the name she usually uses at work.   No one can pronounce her name correctly otherwise.  She's such a goofball and I LOVE her!

And he's our bully of a brother-in-law getting in the picture...just when I had a great shot!  BIG BULLY TROUBLEMAKER!

For a supply list for the card, CLICK HERE!

And here's the photo I was TRYING to take before we were interrupted!

Well, that's it for the sharing today!  I got tons more pics from the visit to the Pumpkin Patch on Sunday...but don't worry, I'll share!!!!  I hope you all had a great weekend as well!  I've got to get my butt in gear with Holiday shopping and present making!  I've been soooooo busy!!!!  Have YOU started your Christmas shopping?  How bout fall decorations, have you done any of that yet? I haven't even decorated for Halloween!!!  Shame on me!

Thanks for visiting today!

Hugs,

Mo

Wow! I STAMPED......ON A CARD!

For a while now, I've neglected my stamps! I'm on this scrapbooking kick right now! Can't seem to stamp or make cards...so I'm soooo glad I had an opportunity to do this for the Simply Obsessed Crop!

The challenge was to pick a quote and use it on the card. This is what I came up with!

I used that Perfect Pearls stuff...I think that's what it's called. I gooped it on the chipboard heart (by Stampin' Up!).

My Fiskars cutter blade is dull...see the edge, but I liked it! I've since changed the blade out, but kept the old dull one for use when I want that raggedy look at the edges! I can't seem to throw anything away these days! HELP!

I used some thickers I got on sale for $2!!!! Yup! I shoulda bought the whole stinkin' rack! Oh well. I still managed to drop $150 on a buncha stuff....everything was %50 off at the Paper Zone near my house (they were moving). Wooohooo!

The pp is Lime Rickey! And the stamp is by Provo! If you have any questions on what I've used...don't hesitate to email me! I'm short on blogging time these days, so I'm cutting out the materials lists that I usually do. I'm not sure everyone gets any use out of them, so PLEASE feel free to email me on any questions and I'd be happy to answer them via email!

HAPPY SATURDAY! On the agenda today, we're hanging out with my sis who's visiting from California. And maybe hanging in Seattle on Sunday going to the aquarium and possibly another trip to the zoo! We'll see!

What are YOU planning to do!?

Hugs,

Mo

Eye Like Your Style!

Oh wow! I got my second ever award!!!!! I'm so happy! This one is from Liz or Dizzy Lizzy Creations. And HER blog is awesome! So check it out! Thanks so much Liz!

This award is called the "I Like Your Style Award" and it was created by Janis's Daughter over at Pause Dream Enjoy. I think it is absolutely beautiful. It is an actual picture of Janis's Daughters eye. Oh so very cool!

Liz, sorry this thank you took so long to post! I think I was putting off the picking of the blogs! LOL! I've decided to pick 6! Here's some great blogs I love to visit - or stalk (in no particular order):

1) Diana at Design by Diana

2) Rebekah at Yeebird

3) Tonia for Tonia and Boys, Inc.

4) Katie for Running With Scissors, Spatulas, and Sneakers

5) Steph for Where'd All My Money Go: Confessions of a Paper Crafting Addict

6) JANIS for Pause Dream Enjoy

Just wanted to say to all the ladies! I LOVE your style! I enjoy your blog and your work is beautiful!

All you have to do to pass this along is to pick blogs/people who's style you like and link 'em up with the award! Leave them a comment or email to the post in which they can pick up the award!

So, I always want to share a creation in each post, so here's a card I made a few weeks ago just waiting for a quick post like this to live in!

Do you wanna know why this card is so darn cool?????? You might not be able to see it, but that red paper is pretty glossy! It's part of some packaging I kept from this sticker pack I got! I'm starting to keep boxes with cool designs and product packaging that would look cool on a card! So, before you throw out some of that stuff....think..."can I use it again"? It feels sooooo good to recycle!

I used up some of my button and flower stash as well! The "thank you" was actually a die cut sticker from one of the new Cosmo Cricket lines called Early Bird! I LOVE COSMO CRICKET! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

And that pp with the apples is a double sided pp from October Afternoon called Cherry Hill - New Apron! Let me just say that this is the last piece of that paper and I LOVE IT SO...so I'll just have to get more! It came with my June Kit by Vintage Plum.

Jenny at VP puts together such AWESOME kits! I'm an addict! The August kit sneaks look soooooo YUMMY! Anyway, I have a fun project I will be sharing, hopefully this week which features some goodies from this June Kit! BUT! You don't necessarily have to wait for that post! Just pop over to VP and see my post to the gallery HERE!

WARNING: NASTY MO PHOTOS ALERT!!!!!!! It's a K to 12 Mini Book I made for the August GDT competition. Although....I didn't make it to the final 3 to duke it out!!! LOL! But Rebekah (see above) did...you'll see why! Their projects were absolutely awesome and for the final project they will have to create some jewelry! TRICKY TRICKY VP!!!!! So, go and see what's the haps over there in Plummy Land! Good luck to you girlies!

Well, I'm off to the Woodland Park Zoo with my family! We're meeting up with my super cute nieces and nephews! Pictures WILL follow!!!!

A Card......and a WINNER!

I've got a TON of scraps to use! I whipped this one up QUICK! Even the card base was taken from my scrap pile! The patterned paper came from my June Kit from Vintage Plum. I just LOVE this paper from October Afternoon called Cherry Hill - New Apron. Both sides are GORGEOUS!

This is a standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card. I tied a piece of scrap twine I had around the patterned piece and secured the knot with a glue dot so it wouldn't shift. I added some foam squares to the back to pop it up (because the twine is pretty thick). The die cut sticker is from my Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird Collection stash! I LOVE this collection! Actually, I just love Cosmo Cricket ANYTHING!

In the end, I felt my card needed some finishing so I faux stitched with my FAVE Signo Gel Pen! Then I got the feeling....YOU KNOW....that "I'm finished" feeling! Ta-DAH!


I was supposed to add this card to my red, white and blue themed post for the SNR (Scrapbook News & Review) blog hop....but I honestly was too lazy to edit photos, load to blogger and type....so....I decided to save some goodies for future blogging posts!!!!

Speaking of the blog hop!............

Thank you everyone who visited my blog during the SNR blog hop! It was fun! I visited all of them myself (NINETY PLUS)! I did have a tiny little giveaway and a winner! I chose the winner randomly from Random.Org by numbering the comments from 1 to 32 in the order they were made. So.....the winner of my Lady Bird clone is Suzann!

suzann said...
Love that layout!

Congratulations Suzann! I will be sending my beautiful Lady Bird to you real soon! Thanks for entering everyone!

What did you DO on your July 4th weekend???? For me, what happenned was TOTALLY unplanned but on Saturday my Dad came over to take some measurements to complete the last bit of my backyard fence! It didn't have a gate and so my poor kiddies weren't allowed out there without me. Anyway......I'm embarrassed to admit....I hadn't weeded for a good YEAR and there were a TON of weeds! I started pulling up a few...and that snowballed and next thing you know my mom joins in....followed by my 6 year old, my 2 year old, my Dad and Hubby....and 3 hours later we've even hacked into the poorly maintained bushes I had in the back. We're not done...but will be digging the roots up. Wow! What a feeling of relief! Once the rest of the fence is completed we can celebrate the rest of this summer by hanging out in the back yard! I'm even inspired to throw a BBQ so I can invite my old college buddies and new friends! Hopefully when the fence is complete, I'll feel safer letting my kids run around there and we'll spend time hanging out and keeping the area nice and clean!

Happy Birthday, Human.

I got my shipment of Stampin' Up! goodies in the mail the other day! Wow! As a Demonstrator, we get to order sets BEFORE THEY ARE ACTUALLY OUT! I also got a couple new hostess sets in the new catalog! The new catty comes out July 1st! Oh, it's sooooooo nummy! And the NEW In Colors are so lusciously bright!

Well, I've been meaning to head over to my friend, Samatha's NEW CHALLENGE BLOG: SP Color Combos! It's called SP Color Combos and every week she has a challenge where you will use certain colors in your projects. Anyway, I saw this weeks colors and...boy did I have a time thinkin' up a design! I don't usually use these colors together...definitely a challenge for me! But, it worked out and most importantly I had fun!

I got to use my NEW set Lots of Bots! This set is too cuteriffic! While I was creating, I kept on saying "Waaaaaaleeeeeee" the whole time! It's so catchy (from the movie Wall-E)! I do a lot of sound effects when I stamp....but that coulda been the Sangria talkin'!

I sooooo tried to make this a boy card, but alas....I love my flower clusters much too much so they snuck in there! I like mixing it up...rough distressed edges, nuts and bolts, flowers and bling! Ha ha! WHAT A COMBO! I think it worked because of the color combo...I mean purple (kinda girly) with brown and green (in very boy shades)!

Hope you likey....HUMANS!

Father's Day Fun!

Hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day! My dad and my hubby had some fun playing golf together all day long! After they got home, we headed over to my Uncle's house less than 10 minutes down the road and had dinner there with my parents, another aunt, and family friends.

It was a rainy day today, but we managed to be able to eat outside undercover before it drizzled again! We discussed our upcoming camping trip! I'm in charge of games, I guess. Got any suggestions? There will be lots of little kids since my Uncle is only 2 years older than I am and my cousins are in grade school! So far I've got water guns, a water balloon fight, a scavenger hunt, and an art project. I'd love to hear more ideas!

Here is the card I made for my dad. It was a quick one because of the rub ons and the blue chipboard letters!

Here's the one I made for my hubby. The kids call him Papa instead of Dad or Daddy. He doesn't like being called Daddy anyway. Another easy card using scraps and black Thickers!

Luke opened the present my daughter made for him in school. What a cute project! They made a little book for their fathers. They were instructed to bring a photo of themselves with or without their fathers.

Now, my daughter finished Kindergarten, so they are learning how to sound things out and spell unfamiliar words the way that they sound. It's sooooooo cute to see what she comes up with! My husband's name is Luke! We chuckled a lot while reading this adorable book.

My husband works for USPS, so his job is "melingleters". And he plays Mafia Wars on Facebook: "play gams on Mof yo wors".....heh heh heh heh!

My husband LOVES to eat Pho or "fu"...it's basically this Vietnamese soup with noodles.

This book is going to be well taken care of! How precious!

I will leave you with a couple super cute videos about Dads!

Have a wonderful week!

I got some GIRLY LOVIN'.........Dream Girl lovin' that is!

What a surpise to pop over to the Dream Girls Challenge Blog to find out that........

I'M THE CHALLENGE 29 WINNER!

Remember that card up there?????? She won!

Wooohoooo! On my quest to find more challenges, I found the Dream Girls. Sure, I've stumbled over the site before.....but now i've been reeled into the challenges!

All the entries were gorgeous! I can't believe it! And this was a scrap card!......see the olive paper? That was the leftover piece from some flower making!
CLICK HERE if you want to see a list of materials on the last blog post I did about this card.
Yay! Wanna see what I won?
Papers from Collage Press!

Thanks Dream Girls! And thanks for everyone's sweet comments!

Okay, I still feel like I owe you guys some new eye candy! So here's an OLD card I made.....he he! Remember that weaving card????? Well, here's the prototype. This was my first draft.


It's got a really different look from the one I made the video tutorial on! It's distressed, grungy, and masculine!


Instead of embroidery floss (as in the video), I used twine. It wasy a bit harder to work into knots, but it's a whole different look! Another option would be to use ribbon instead of twine or embroidery thread.....lots of different options here!

You could even crochet that net using a huge crochet hook! That actually might be easier than making all those knots!

Here's the video if ya wanna take a peek!

Thanks for visiting me today! Got any ideas on a new video tutorial? Any techniques you wanna see? I'm stumped...I missed a video for May!!!!! I will need to make it up somehow but I don't know if I have the energy for two June tutorials! Maybe two in July?

To the Graduate!

Hello my blogging buddies! I visited the Dream Girls Challenge Blog this week! Wow, that place is super fun!

I used the Sketch Challenge #29: Sketch It Card to make a card for my baby sister who is graduating from college this week! My how time flies!

This was taken last summer. The one with the cheesy fake smile is me (I'm the eldest). Emmy is the middle sister (in the picture and literally) and Krystal is the one all the way to your right (she's the one graduating)! He he....my Belly Bel is the one in the back sneaking in the pic...she's such a ham!
Yay Krys! Congratulations!

I really liked that quote. It was soooooo perfect for this occasion!

"Fetching - Engaging" by Pink Paisley

Old Olive card stock by Stampin' Up!

Die Cuts by Cosmo Cricket

Paper flowers and brads by Making Memories

heart doily - "Dainty Doilies" by Artifacts Inc.