Moda Gift Set

I love when I can come up with an idea that will make a wonderful gift! I made this mini tote (tutorial here), mini chipboard scrapbook "Life is Good" and a candle to match. I love how it all fits in to the mini tote as gift wrap and is echo friendly as it's all reuseable!

Harvest Puppies

I made this card using a digi stamped image from Squigglefly. I used CPS135 sketch and am entering it for this weeks cuttlebug spot challenge. I also entered this card in the Secrect Crafter blog.

Beauties and Butterflies

I made this card today for the PTI princess challenge. This weeks challenge was to make a card not using white or cream. I thought this was the perfect opportunity to use my K&Co. cut and paste paper and Inka butterfly stamp from a contest I won on the Spotted Canary. I used this weeks sketch from A Spoonful of Sugar.


Beautiful Butterflies
Stamps: Inkadinkado, Fancy Pants, PTI sentiment
Ink: Martha Stewart Black and Walnut
Paper: Cut & Paste K&Co.
Other: Offray ribbon, PTI vintage buttons

Can you tell I'm blogging today.....LOL

Check out the awesome new pp at GCD http://gcdstudios.blogspot.com/

Second Scrap Box Post

Blog about any other item offered from The Original Scrapbox and include this information word for word: Enter this code when you place your order to get $100 off your shipping: 100Writes

If I don't win the big box I would settle for this...Isnt' this a cool desk!

The Original Scrapbox, Scrapbook storage, Workbox

I'm trying to win again, if you would like to help me out stop by http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2009/09/srap-box.html?showComment=1254164004895#c763552661729221333 and leave a comment saying I sent ya. I could so use this, and I'm sure you could as well. Stop by and play along for your chance.

Moda Mini Tote with fabric flower

Yesterday I received some happy mail! Woohoo! I love trying new crafts. I picked up some Nastalgia fabric squares by Moda on ebay and thought I would recreate a small tote I saw on Michelle Woodersons blog. http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/ I'm really new to sewing so I turned to the internet for help.....Oh what yummy goodies you can find on the net. Here is what I came up with today and thought I would take you along on my journey.

Click on photos for larger picture.

First I sewed 4 5" squares together for the base fabric. (Isn't it pretty!)I pressed my seams so they lay nicely. (this is the most I've used my iron in a long time!)


*if you want a sturdier bag you can apply fusable backing. I've never tried it but I see alot of sights recomending it for totes.

Sew around the sides and bottom of your fabric square, right sides together.

Square corners and mark 1.5" squares on both sides of the bottom of your fabric.

Square corners and sew across pencil line.


Cut away remaining corner fabric. (it's so easy and makes for a very nice bottom of your bag)


I chose a slightly sturdier lining in a matching color. Cut your lining on the seam fold with the fold being the bottom of your bag.

Sew the sides of your lining and press.

Mark corners with a 1.5" square, square, sew and cut away remaining fabric as above.

Here is where you decide if you want your handles to be attached to the inside or the outside of your bag. If you want them sewn in the liner position and pin on the wrong side of lining.

Place the liner seams together in the front of bag. Seams together. Pin in place and sew around the top leaving a 1.5" hole to turn.

Turn fabric out and you have the base of your bag.

Handles~ I used the same fabric as I did for the lining and cut 1.5" X 20" strips. Place wrong sides together and sew around the long sides and one end. Turn straps and finish end. I use a dow to help turn my handles. This is the hardest part of the tote.

Sew handles on the bag if you did not sew them in the seam earlier.

I finished my bag with a fabric flowers made with 5 3" squares of fabric.

Press wrong sides together for form 5 triangles.

Then stitch (you can use a machine but I like how the hand stitches looked) around the open sides of triangles, pull to bunch fabric and then attach the next triangle until you have all 5 together.

I hand stitched my flower to my tote and added a vintage button. PTI vintage buttons can be found here http://www.papertreyink.com/pm_buttons.html

This is my finished tote.

Check out this halloween hop....

I made this a while ago but wanted to share a Halloween project for the hop! Thanks for stopping by and check out the EIO blog hop for more fun stuff!


Tricks and Treat Blog Hop!
Halloween is just around the corner!

Think way back.....way back when you were a little kid. Its October 31st and its time to do some serious trick or treating. After 6 months of Mom fussing over your Halloween costume, which streets are safe and how big your candy sack should be, you are finally on your way! Time to score some serious candy!

Yep, trick-or-treating is finally here! All you want is candy, candy and more candy! Ring the bell, yell Trick-or-Treat and score! A quick thank you as you turn around and run to the next house and you're good! Piece of cake.....until......

You end up on the porch of the couple that actually expects you to perform a trick to get the treat! Are you kidding me? What a lame couple! Just gimme the candy! The next house gives BIG candy bars!!!

The Embellish-it On-line Design team would like to assist you to forever forget those painful memories! We are here to change those frightful, let's see you do a trick, childhood events! How? We're providing the trick and you get the treat!

Each of the Embellish-it On-line Design team members are creating some wonderful treats for you to see and will share a trick/tip with you as your hop along our September Blog Hop. Not only do you get to see their special eye candy/treats and get a trick/tip or two, but you also will have the opportunity to win a REAL treat! An awesome Prize Package filled with scrapbook paper and embellies!

Have we got the tricks and treats for YOU!

Hop along the blogs and you will have two chances to be entered in a random drawing for the prize package. You can...

I found these cute new fabric stores today. Thought I would share them with you all....and did you know the My Minds Eye makes fabric! They are one of my favorite paper comapanies and now I can get fabric to match....my heart be still!

http://web.me.com/thedizzydaizy/The_Dizzy_Daizy/Shop_Talk/Entries/2009/9/24_Grand_Opening!!!.html#

http://my-fabric-obsession.blogspot.com/

PTI September Challenge Blog Hop

It is a current trend to see just how "green" you can be with your contributions to a cleaner environment.
We want to focus this month on reusing & recycling portions of your newly arrived Papertrey order in an
earth-friendly way! This month your challenge is to reuse, repurpose or recycle packaging from your
Papertrey Package. Whether it is the clear boxes that the stamps come in, the tissue that is used to
wrap each item so carefully, the brown packing paper that keeps your items from shifting, the corrugated
cardboard wrapped around the ends of your precious cardstock or even the shipping box itself. We will
be excited to see all the clever ways to incorporate any of these items into a beautifully executed project.
And just to serve as a little friendly nudge, you just *may* want to hold onto everything from your
package this month regardless if you use it on your project or not, just so you can recreate what others
have done!




September Blog Hop

I had to dig way back in the recycle boxes to find my PTI box from last month. I used the technique challenge at SCS TLC239 to make layered buttons. I also used just paper scraps for these cards. GO GREEN!

"Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog Candy"

Stop over and check it out!

Heat Pad

Today I made this heat pad from the direction on Nichole's blog. http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/ Thanks Nichole!

I used prequilted fabric and a coordinating backing. I filled with beans, but they do give off some odor when heated. I'm going to try adding some essential oil and I'll let you know how it turns out. I plan on making the next ones a bit smaller and adding to a coordinating mini tote bag for a cute little gift.

Thanks for stopping! And happy fall!

SCS CAS33~Trick or Treat

I made this quick note for a swap package for the Trick or Treat swap on the cricut mb's.

Cricut Giveaway Week 3

http://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=361&s=1&sc=2

Those fine folks over at Provocraft $ the Cricut MB's are giving away some awesome prizes to celebrate their 100th cart. Don't you wish you had them all!

Party Girl

This was tonights fun card using the Creative Cuts and More Birthday Girl card kit. I used the MMSC20 sketch. The stamp is a Studio G and the paper and brads are doodlebug.

Fall Handbag

Sorry I posted this without explanation earlier but had a very busy weekend. Just got back in after helping my parents pick new carpet and then clean and paint their living room. I'm exhausted! Anyway....this was my first sewing project. I made a fall handbag using a Butterick pattern. It was a bit of a challenge. I learned a few things. First I need more bobbins so I can have some in different colors. The machine I purchased doesn't have the stitch to sew around material the frays easily. And I can't cut a straight line with material either!



I'm very happy with how it turned out, although I'm going to look for a bigger button or broach.

Cricut Cart Giveaway

Check out the new winter cart for your crichttp://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=361&s=1&sc=2ut.

I love snowmen, I keep saying I really don't need another cart, but who can resist this cutie!

I'm off to the beach.....

but wanted to get a quick post in before I go. This weekend my wonderful husband and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. We had a lovely dinner and I spent the weekend cropping. My husband got me 30 copics and a sewing machine. This is my favorite lo that I've sewed on so far.

Creating from the Heart: ♥ Let's give something(s) away.....just because! ♥

Creating from the Heart: ♥ Let's give something(s) away.....just because! ♥

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!!!!

August Blog Hop

August is the month that Papertrey celebrates all things autumn! What better way to get inspired for the upcoming season change than each other! Our challenge to you is to create a project inspired by any aspect of fall. How about texture like fabrics, burlap, courduroy or stitching. Then there is color with
hues found in autumn leaves, fall berries and other late season delectables. Patterns or motifs such as leaves, pumpkins, wheat and more. Try to use these attributes in fun and interesting ways that may be a little out of your normal comfort zone.

I created 3 cards using the PTI Vintage Basket set. There are so many stamps in this set with so many possibilities I can't wait to play some more. Thanks for stopping by!






You can check out all the blogs participating by going to this thread http://forum.papertreyink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=6038

















Enjoy the hop!

I'm saving this spot.....

For all the fun crops going on this weekend. If your in the mood to get your mojo flowing check out the following websites.

http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/ is having a Happily Ever After Crop, be sure to stop by and check it out and if you can't play just check out all the amazing submissions.

I'll be back to post the projects I complete right here in this post.

And don't forget next weekend is VSBN at Split Coast Stampers.

Blog Candy Time

Check out MM for some yummy blog candy

http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2009/08/stamps-stamps-and-more-stamps-blog.html

Berry Licious!

Recessed Window Card

I love how this card turned out, reminds me of a shadow box. You can find the tutorial for this project on SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/recessedwindow/
I love how this card turned out, reminds me of a shadow box. You can find the tutorial for this project on SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/recessedwindow/


Verve challenge
Mothermarks Tea Party

Verve fun and games....

I've been playing along with the Verve release party at Split Coast Stampers.

Purple Flowers

Midnight Madness Challenge

Check out midnight madness for this and other sketches to get your mojo flowing. You can find the sketch for this challenge in this post
http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2009/08/midnight-madness-week-13-mmsc13.html

Big Shot Blog Candy

I was just checking my blog reader and saw this amazing give-away!

30,000 HITS BLOG CANDY EARLY CELEBRATION!!
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR THE MOST RECENT POSTS
Blog Candy Post will stay at the top until the second week of Aug!
This Candy is being posted as an early celebration of my blog’s speedy approach to 30,000 hits. ANYONE can join in this drawing. One lucky winner is going to be very happy with the prize giveaway, so check out what is up for grabs. You have till Aug 14th to get in on this celebration!!

FROM "STAMPIN UP"!!!!
1.A BRAND NEW BIG SHOT DIE-CUT MACHINE
grand prize to one winner!
2.A BRAND NEW DOCTORS DIE-CUT BAG
added to the grand prize when we hit 300 comments!
3.TWO TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDERS
will be added as a bonus prize only if the “Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Logo” is posted on the winners blog's side bar. Note: you are NOT required to play in the challenges…this is a non Midnight Madness GIVE AWAY, but I do appreciate the support for our sketch challenges :)

It is as easy as 1-2-3
1. Follow this blog :)
2. Leave a link on your blog to my giveaway. Don't have a blog, that's ok, just tell me how you will spread the word! I trust you!! Oh and add the "Midnight Madness"side bar logo for the added BONUS give away prize:)
3. Leave a comment on this post so I can check out your direct link back to this blog! :) (1 post per person please)
Posted by Priscilla at 10:50 PM

The Cuttle Bug Spot/Custom Crops

I can't give enough shout outs to the Cuttle Bug Spot http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/. This is the first shipment of goodies I recieved today from my $1000. Gift Certificate to Custom Crops http://www.customcrops.com/. I just noticed the cricut gypsy is on their site as well as the new cricut carts. Check them out! Woohoo! I feel another order is not far behind.

Spotted Canary

I won this awesome prize pack from the http://www.spottedcanary.com The Spotted Canary is EK Success and K&Companies website for their fans. Stop by and say Hi! and poke around for some amazing project ideas.

Hello!

I made this card to say a Happy Hello to the California Cows on the mothermark blog challenge. I used a card base from creative cuts and more and the sketch from CPS for the inside of the card. The image is digi from MyGrafico. You can see more DT work with this and other MyGrafico images at http://scrapbookingcraftingfriends.ning.com/

My first copic card!

Sweet Strawberries!



This was my very first copic card and my first fruit card and my first card with this stamp.

Halloween Swap Card

I have this ongoing conflict with my husband about his skull shirt...I don't like scary skulls so I had to get this cute skull stamp to show him the difference between cute and scary. LOL And what a better way to add a layer to a card with your favorite Halloween CB folder like I did with the skulls folder on the black paper. Check out the Cuttle Bug Spot for more amazing CB work!

Paper: Basic Greay Errie
Stamp: Snag Um's, Pink Paisley, Inka's
Ink: Color Bos, Technique Tuesday, Tim Holtz Walnut Stain
Punch: Martha Stewart
Ribbon: Martha Stewart

Goodmorning...

I'm blogging from Valley Forge PA today as the CKC winds down and our day at the beach was beautifl....NJ trafic not so nice!

I received a blog award today and will be back to post it and pass it along as soon as I get home. We have a day of shopping and travel ahead of us.

I'll also be back to tell you about some new paper I found yesterday...very pretty! I also picked up some copics to give them a try. I had a great time but have to say CKC seemed alot smaller this year and I really could have been done in one day. The make and takes were expensive....I only found 2 free and one I paid $10. for....I know I could have bought a ton of pp for that. I hope next years dates doesn't fall on CHA, I'm thinking that may have pulled alot of the vendors to FL.

Have a great day!

Lookey what I got today....

I won this on Creative Cuts and More's blog hop a week or so ago. I was so thrilled when I opended the kit....it's filled with cupcake-licious scrappy papers and embellishments as well as die cut cards. It will make making gift card holders and cards so easy. Make sure to stop over and check out their site, they have an awesome gallery and lots of goodies that I'm sure you'll love! I know I do!

Thanks again!

Oh My Crafts!

Oh My Crafts!

Check out oh my crafts for cricut carts like I used to make this Cinderella Card!

CHA links...

Hey everyone, there are several CHA giveaways so thought I would link some of them up here in case you want to take a chance.....


cricut.com is giving away a gypsy.

http://blog.makingmemories.com/

http://ohmycrafts.blogspot.com/2009/07/if-you-follow-our-facebook-fan-page.html#links

http://websterspages.ning.com/forum/topics/july-joyride-29th-cha-cha-cha

New Background....

OK my blog is need of an over haul.....so I picked this, I really liked it until I saw it with my stuff on my blog and the writing just doesn't seem to work. What do you think? If anyone is good with backgrounds feel free to fix me up:)

The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge

SheetLoad of Cards...: "Show Us Your SheetLoad" and Win!! July '09#links

SheetLoad of Cards...: "Show Us Your SheetLoad" and Win!! July '09#links

Halloween Treat Boxes

I made this cute little nesting box for one of the Dirty challenges over at SCS.

I used:

Cut file: The Cutting Cafe nesting boxes with Pazzle machine.

Cardstock: Bazzill, Wassau

PP: Imaginisce, Stemma

Ink: Stazon, Tim Holtz walnut, Cats Eye

Stamps: Inkadinkado, Imaginisce

Cricut Carts: TBB&M, Plantin Schoolbook

Punches: Martha Stewart Bat, Fiskars Threading Water

Ribbon: Offray, Martha Stewart

Flowers: Prima

Brads: Making Memories

Creating from the Heart: My Blogaversary Giveaway!!

I just jumped on a minute to see what was going on and found this awesome blog candy on my blog ready. Make sure you stop by and check it out and maybe you'll be the proud new owner of a slice!

Creating from the Heart: My Blogaversary Giveaway!!

Blog Candy hop.....

I'm feeling a bit tired after canning string beans most of the day, 50 pints total. So doing my own version of a blog hop and randomly checking out blogs and adding them to my blog reader/follow. I'll list any blog candy I find here so you can check it out as well.

http://jenniferhansenscrapgallery.blogspot.com/ has some cute CHF stamp set up for grabs for celebrating her Birthday, Happy Birthday Jenn!

http://mommyscrapsalot.blogspot.com/ check out this happy blog candy!

http://mypaperbliss.blogspot.com/2009/07/letss-celebrate-with-some-cuttlebug.html and here is some CB candy!

http://creativeantics.blogspot.com/2009/05/sweet-summer-giveaway.html all summer long candy here.....

http://mypaperprojects.blogspot.com/2008/06/northern-papercraft-retreat-blog-candy.html Copics, yup you heard me right Copics.

http://pinknickels.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-candy-alert.html?showComment=1248317704369#c261775694432915698

Honest Scrap Award from BethH....

This award came from Beth! Thanks so much Beth, Beth is a sister dork over at split coast stampers and was so sweet to think of me for this award. “This award is bestowed upon a fellow blogger whose blog content or design is, in the giver’s opinion, brilliant.” I know for a fact brilliancy is not my talent, but in the spirit of going with the flow I'll accept any scrappy related gift bestowed up me:) You are very kind!

The conditions of this award are:
I must thank the person who gave me the award, list their blog and link to it (Thanked, and linked above)
I must list ten (10) honest things about myself
I must put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on my blog
I must select at least seven (7) other worthy bloggers & list their links
I must notify the bloggers of the award

10 Honest Things About Me …….

1. Like Nina & Beth, I too am a Christian saved by grace and thank God for the everything he has given to me! and what a week this has been!
2. I really like crafts! You probably already knew that. Mini's are my current favorite. Give me a reason and I'll make a mini.
3. I love baking and trying new recipes.
4. I'm a minimalist, I don't like alot of stuff in my house I have to clean.
5. I spend toooo much time on the computer reading blogs and message boards. Thank God for Blog Reader. I may not comment on every blog, but look at all the goodies I can find.
6. I enjoy spending time walking daily.
7. I love chick flicks.
8. I'm a huge Twilight fan, and those were the last books I've read.
9. I like to travel and camp.
10. I love planting flower gardens.

I'd like to give this award to:
1.Enfys http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/ I love seeing all her beatiful cards, she really puts me in the mood to use lots of layers.
2.http://snowmanlover.blogspot.com/ I just love her scrap space, you can check it out on her side bar....organized after my own heart.
3.http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com Let's just say I'm a bit stunned by this blog this week:)
4. http://momylopez.blogspot.com/ Because she gave me my first blog award ever, now where did I put that lemonade stand?
5.http://asweetpaperlover.blogspot.com/ my card inspiration for the today.
6.http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com All you have to do is take a peak and you'll know why.
7.
http://theworldoftrammell.blogspot.com/ once a sister always a sister.

One more shout out to The Cuttlebug Spot....and Custom Crops!

I'm still in shock I think......what an awesome prize! Thank you again so much!!!!
Now soon as I can stop surfing Custom Crops I may get something done today. LOL

Starting my wish list with:
Copic Markers
Aqua Pen
Nestabilities
Brown rub-ons
all the new CB folders
and maybe a cart or 2.

the cuttlebug spot

I am so excited....I just won the best scrappy prize ever....$1000. from Custom Crops on the Cuttle Bug Spot!!!!



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Challenge Card

I was in the mood to do some blog challenges today, so here is the first card I made. TFL!

Baby Boy Mini

I just finished up this baby boy mini album today. What a fun gift for the new parents.