Many Thanks

I want to take time this AM and Express my Thanks to Jen for her 30/30 challenge. I learned so much about my craft life during this 30 day period, it was a true eye opener for me. I now have an organized and clean craft space. I was able to sell a few older items so I have a nest egg for basic craft supplies such as adhesive and envelopes. The two main things I ALWAYS run out of!





Jen is going to continue down the path of her 30/30 challenge, if you wish to play along you can find the link {here}

I will be back later today with a crafty post for you...
Happy Stamp Day!

30/30 challenge Coundown Day 1 CHILD SAFETY

One day to go with Jen's challenge you can find out more by visiting her blog {here}

Jen's Personal challenge ended today, WAY TO GO JEN - YOU MADE IT!

I was at the Dr. on Tuesday did not have time to complete a craft project for you. I did enjoy dinner out with my DH and our little DD. We were able to get some free concert tickets for Little Big Town at the fair my DH took the oldest and a friend they had a great time! After being in town in the AM and not being able to move very well I stayed home and made some crafty curtains...

I have a PSA for you today on child safety

Yesterday as we were leaving for the Dr, a neighbor lady stopped over because she feared for our DD's safety. She has seen a person peeking into our front windows 10 PM at night. I almost passed out, I still don't know if I want to believe that it happened. I love small town living but I fear it has caused me to be come ignorant as to what can happen in the world anywhere including our little town and that we are not immune to activities such as this.

You, my blog readers know that I do not share much info here about our family for safety reasons. Now I am forced to cut that back even more, I plan on going back and removing photos from previous posts about our children.

I have made some makeshift curtains for our front entry glass, my plan is to try gallery glass designs there so we can still get light, and see what is going on out our front door but keep others from seeing in.

With the addition of our pool this summer the kids have been running to and fro freely to their friends in the area in swimming attire, this now has come to an end. I have also reminded them to make sure the blinds are drawn in the bedrooms at night to prevent anyone from seeing in.

If you have further safety info you would like to share that I have missed please leave a comment in this post so I can follow up.

Links...
Keeping Kids Safe Online
10 ways
to keep kids safe
Child Safety
Tips
McGruff.org
SD Sex offender list Turner County

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN CHECK THE REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER LIST FOR YOUR AREA OR ANY AREA THESE CHILDREN VISIT!

30/30 Challenge Countdown Day 2

Could not craft on Monday I am still nursing my back from last Thursday, I have a Dr. appt this AM so hopefully I can get some of the pain resolved.

Just a reminder that WIPEOUT is on ABC tonight, want a preview have to go to youtube and check it out {Here}
This is the funniest tv show I have seen in a very long time, I can't stop laughing while it is playing.

I have another cool link to a PTI Halloween project using Spooky Sweets you can see it {here} I did not use the pumpkin face with this set last year so I can't wait to give this a try. What a great gift to hand out this year to family and friends even to teachers (they always welcome craft supplies).

One Challenge day to go, I can't believe it the past month has gone by very quickly and I have learned so much. It is great to step back once in a while and see things from a new angle, try it and see where it takes you.

Happy Stamp Day!

30/30 Challenge Countdown Day 3 Christmas in July

Card Clutch Pattern by Rochelle found {here}
Jen's 30/30 Challenge found {here}

So a girl out of her favorite adhesive (Scotch Brand double sided tape) running low on other adhesives starts to think of Christmas in JULY! That is right, now that my space is organized I sat down on Sunday afternoon and wrote out a Christmas list (a hand made) Christmas list. So when I was done I counted up how many card keepers I would need to make and the answer was 12. So I came up with a pattern that I liked using my older stamps made up a sample then cut, punched, colored and pieced my way 'til I had five more sets ready for adhesive. So that quick I have some Christmas gifts ready to go.

The entire time I was thinking to myself Self, why do you think I need the latest and greatest supplies? I never thought of it before I started my blog, back then everything I had I used and loved. Now it is a Rush to get the latest and greatest and let me tell you one stamp company knows how to sell me the latest and greatest and knows how to make me want it. (I went to business school, I know the drill on how to focus and sell to a group of people, I understand the tricks and psychology involved yet I let it happen to me.) Not anymore! Jen's challenge has brought back the love for the stuff I own, what is old is new again RETRO is the word. So in the future if you come to my blog to see me craft with the latest and greatest, it probably won't be found, what you will find are hand crafted items made with the products I love, the products I have on hand and are RETRO.

My other thoughts were why do I have to wait for the new SU Catalog or the New PTI release to start my Christmas crafting, I have what I need to do the job on hand. Don't get me wrong I am sure I will be purchasing the new PTI colors because I have fallen in love with the Palette Inks possibly even a new release stamp set. But my new focus is going to be on the basic tools: ADHESIVE, ENVELOPES and did I say ADHESIVE! LOL!!

Product list...
SU RETRO stamp set "Tags and More"
SU RETRO stamp set "Riveting"
SU RETRO Wasabi ink, ribbon and Card Stock
SU RETRO Purely Pomegranate ink and Card Stock
SU RETRO Blue Bayou ink
SU aqua painter
GP white card stock
Glue Dots
CM corner rounder
Circle punches

Happy Stamp Day!

30/30 challenge Countdown Day 4 Wipeout!

To find out more about Jen's 30/30 challenge go {here}

First just by chance I tuned into Wipeout on ABC last night. I have not laughed so hard in a very long time, my DH was beginning to wonder what was wrong with me. The hosts are so stinking funny I could not stop laughing, I could not really I could not. LOL!!! I did find a link on Youtube to make your day, but if you can it is a must watch TV show if you are in need of a good laugh. Tuesday on ABC, I will be there or at least our DVR will be, have to record this so I can watch it over and over just to catch the commentators comments.
Wipeout on youtube

Okay, now to explain my photo for the day. During the 30 day challenge I have been cleaning up, sorting out and stowing away craft supplies. I want to show you that this old computer hutch has turned into my craft cabinet. Can you believe my DH wanted to get rid of it! It now plays host to my Fiscars Cutter, my Sister's Cricut, sorted paper scraps, my phone, the Bind it all, empty tape dispenser, my CASE board and more! I love it because the doors shut and lock, this keeps the little one out of my projects and away from some potentially dangerous products. She loves to hear the Cricut chirp, she will come running in from the next room and beg me to hit the button again. It is so cute! But, it is also why this is a great place to keep it out of her reach. The main thing I wanted to point out was the fact that the pull out work tables in the cabinet are clean! This was my project for Saturday, to clean up this cabinet and re-organize my scraps. Yep, I now have two scrap totes, one now holds SU 48 base colors (organized by families) and the other holds the basic colors, IC's and retired colors.

It also now play host to my CASE files, cards from Swaps and fellow stampers that I want to recreate. They are now in a visible place so I can get on the CASE.
Well I now have three days to go in the challenge and things are really getting wipedout around here (I am speaking of the clutter)lol!!

Happy Stamp Day!

30/30 Challenge Countdown Day 5 an altered tile tutorial

Find out more about Jen's 30/30 Challenge {here}

The countdown is working, it sure feels like the time is moving faster. However, my body is moving slower and it is hard to finish the clean up and organization of my space but wait, I see it the light at the end of the tunnel.

For my project today I found my shoebox of tiles that I wanted to clean out so I could store a different project in it.

Tutorial for coated tile...
1) Cut DP the size of your tile
2) Use Mod Podge to adhere the DP, when you have all the wrinkles smoothed out place on a top layer of Mod Podge. (Less is more when working with this product.)
3) Let Dry
4) Stamp your images and cut them out
5) Adhere stamped images to front of tile with Glue Dots
6) Stamp on top of Dry Mod Podge with staz-on or Hybrid Ink by Palette
7) Adhere small clothespin to back of tile with E600 Adhesive (or Glue Gun)

**For a different use you can cover the back with magnetic sheeting**

Product list...
Tile
Mini Clothes Pin
Mod Podge
E600 adhesive or glue gun
PTI Flower Garden stamp Set
PTI Plum Pudding and Spring Moss card stock
PTI DP Guidelines
acrylic sticker
Palette Noir ink

Happy Stamp Day!

Countdown Day 6 Shades of Green

This card was built from mostly scraps that were laying out on the work table. In the photo the wasabi ribbon looks out of place buy IRL the shades match perfectly.
Product list...
SU SAB rub-ons
SU Scallop Circle punch
SU Wasabi Ribbon
SU Wasabi card stock
Basic Grey Boxer Collection DP

Our DD got her first perm on Thursday, I love how it turned out. Unfortunately in the process of the 1 1/2 block walk to the hair dresser I have managed to stress my back and am paying for it heavily last night and this AM, sorry for the short post. She offered me a ride home but my pride got in the way and I refused and walked anyway, note to self next time take the offer!


Happy Stamp Day!