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Blog Candy!

OK, forgot to mention the ‘blog candy ‘ rules. They are pretty simple.

You may leave a comment on any post on this blog. I will be ‘adding’ to the candy in the upcoming weeks. I will draw for the candy around Feb 21.

For those who asked about the journal, I tried to use my crop a dile big bite and I was just not strong enough to punch through the thickness of the note pad. That is why I elected to drill the holes with my dermel tool. Please note, the friction does cause the paper to ‘smoke’ a bit, so please use reasonable caution!

No stamping for me today. I had a bunch of work around the house to catch up!

I hope to get a little time to stamp today.

How do you like the picture of that spoiled little blond dog? She was very content under my feet and in front of the heater, I couldn’t resist but to take her picture and share it!

I hope you guys have a great night! Blogger’s spell check is not working so please forgive any typo’s or incorrectly spelled words!

A pretty journal — BLOG CANDY!

The top picture is BLOG CANDY!

The journal was purchased from an office supply store. It measures 5″ X 8″ . To complete this project, you will need either drill or a dermel tool with a poly carbonate bit. This material is very thick, you must be patient. Use reasonable caution use safety glasses and a dusk mask.

It takes a good 15-20 minutes to drill through using a dermel and a poly carbonate blade. I used a bar type closure to hold the cover on.

Using the sizzix I cut the flower out of felt. I died some of the felt using my rose red die pad from Stampin Up! It is stamped with a sentiment from Stampin up as well.

I used my sizzix and a texture plate to emboss the lower half of the note pad. I used the die ink and a sponge to add more texture and color.

Have a great evening!

Stamp Happy!

A new Blog award!

Happy Frozen Wednesday!

It is frozen solid this morning here in Maryland.

Before I give you the card recipe, I received a nice blogger award from Jane, click here for her blog. The rules are simple, nominate five blogs for the award and name at least five of your favorite things.

Here is my list of favorite things:

1. My husband Michael

2. My wonderful boys, Craig and Chad

3. The puppies (of course)

4. Stamping and scrap booking

5. Activities with friends and family.

I wanted to create a card with a little bulk and texture. I used skewers for the side and attached it to the card using E6000 adhesive.

I am considering a re-do of the butterfly, if I do indeed re-do this card I will be using a transparency butterfly instead of the shrink plastic one.

Stay safe and warm, and have a wonderful day!

Ok, forgot to add the nominee’s for the award they are as follows:

Jeremiah 29: 11-14

Snickers with his face full of snow

Lexie in the snow

Snickers and Chad playing

Buttercup begging for a treat!

The above pictures are of Chad and the puppies in our snow today!

Below is today’s project!

Cigar box after alterations

Cigar box before alterations

Today’s project is a masculine cigar box re-do. It can be used for a fancy pen and pencil set or the gentleman could use it as a box for keys or jewelry.

To begin this project I completely sanded off any identifying aspects of the box and sanded down the sides so that they where no longer shiny.

The paper was cut exactly to fit and the edges sanded and sponged. The clock stamp (unknown) is then stamped onto a 2″ scallop of patterned paper.

The patterned paper (from the craft store) is over stamped with the retired office accoutrement from Stampin’ Up!

Thanks for looking, as you can see we are trying to stay warm in our snowy weather!

Have a great night!

Stamping with Loretta — club SCRAP!

Happy Sunday!

Before I get into the cute 12 X 12″ layouts, I have to brag!

Chad made Student of the month at Meade Middle School and they are throwing all the student of the month kids a breakfast this Thursday to celebrate with their parents. I couldn’t be more thrilled. The kid has consistently been on the honor roll and has a great attitude (most of the time) about school. So I’ll be the proud mom up front with the camera and the video camera to soak it all in.

Craig sent us four letters and was able to make a brief call yesterday. He has a bunch of tests as well as physical fitness testing this week, please pray for his continued health so he can make it through the last phase of training. I am so proud of him as well!

Now onto the scrap pages. I normally scrap in 12 ” X 12″ albums, with the exception of gift or specialty albums. These pages (pictures from a year ago — I know bad scrapper!) celebrate Chad’s birthday number 13! Chad is a green freak, so I did the pages in fun bright shades of green to match his personality.

Will be doing a few more scrap pages today and hopefully have some stamping time tomorrow.

Have a happy and safe rest of your weekend!

Stamp Happy!

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