I'm Baaaaack!

Ok, so a year has been FAR long enough to be away from my blog. No excuses, no apologies, no regrets. We're starting over. So There! LOL!

I was lucky enough to swing a weekend off from work a couple of weeks ago and got to go play with my paperstickyfoldystuff at Jerri's Crop 2 Help Retreat. I missed my regular roomies, but got to have the One and Only Dustbunny Hostage room with me this time! I SO love my Jen T! We sat up talking like teenagers and had THE BEST time! I got to get my Cricut-ing on, and learned a lot about using SCAL2. Made the Cutest cards and learned how to make a cute little gifty box from, now get this, Playing Cards! Jerri is one of the most creative gals I know! I've learned so much from her... And now This too! Woot! It was a Fantastic Weekend and I'm glad to have been able to be at all Five of her Crop 2 Help Retreats!

HUGS!

Pssst! I Posted something Y'all! You know who you are! LOL!

I got Pics Oh Yes I do...

I've got pics... How bout you?!? LOL! Sorry, I must be in a "Cheer"ful mood today. So here are pics of my recent happenings... Be afraid, be very afraid...

1. Crop2Help - Tables all set up and pretty... Before the crowd arrives.

2. And the Scrappin' Begins!

3. No one in the room? It MUST be Eatin' Time!

4. My Partner in crime and the Bestest Table Mate a Gal can have! Hi Mona!

5. My new little friend and crop mate, Miss Chickadee! Thank You Jerri for finding her for me!

6. Sock Monkey Card and Tart & Tangy Popcicle Card class projects using the 2009 In Colors.

7. Waterfall Card with Baroque Motifs and the new 2009 In Colors.

8. Together Vintage Frame that Jerri gave us as a kit.

9. The Flip Flop Book of Death

10. Charm posing with said Flip Flop book. He really likes posing with the crafty stuff yanno.

11. My two Tee-Shirt bags I made using Duck Tape. Thanks Leslie for showing me how!

12. Check out that Floor! You can actually SEE IT! WOOOOHOOOOO!

And that, my friends, is that. The bags have been unpacked, the laundry done, I'm sitting at work once again, and another Crop2Help is in the books. Thanks again Jerri for hosting this event! You ARE The Bomb!!!!!

Recent Projects I've done

Most of these were for the Crop 2 Help Retreat last month and I just wanted to share!

Goodie Bag Goodies...



Magnet Pebbles
Stamps: Basket Full of Fun (Retired)
Inks: Black Stazon, Gable Green, Real Red, Barely Banana, Creamy Caramel
Other: Whisper White cardstock, clear glass pebbles, Crystal Effects, magnetic strip

Bookmarks & Magnetic Clothespins
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Inks: Purely Pomegranate
Papers: Old Olive CS, Whisper White CS, Petals & Paisleys, Brocade Background, Holiday Thyme (Retired)
Other: Jumbo Paper clips, Silver Brads, Spring Flower Bouquet Punch, 1/4" circle punch, clothespins, Modge Podge, Stampin' Dimensionals, Magnetic Strip

Make & Take Projects

Stamps: Doodle This, Wonderful Words, All About Occasions,

Polkadots and Paisleys, Alphabet Soup (Retired)

Inks: Pink Passion, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red,

So Saffron, Blue Bayou, Close to Cocoa

CS: Whisper White, Pink Passion, Wild Wasabi, More Mustard, Night of Navy, Real Red

Other: White grosgrain ribbon, Spring Flower Bouquet Punch, Rectangle Punch,

Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Round Tab Punch, Handled Bags, Cloth Strips, Mini Glue Dots, Snail

Explosion Album

Stamps: Baroque Motifs

Ink: Purely Pomegranate

CS: Whisper White, Green Galore

Other: Daisy D's Patterned Paper, Square Coasters, Anywhere Glue Stick

Goodies we made...

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Other Stuff I made while there...

Joy Card

- this was for a Holiday Mini swap

Stamps: Love and Joy

Inks: Whisper White Craft Ink, Blue Bayou, Purely Pomegranate

Papers: Wintergreen DSP, Purely Pomegranate CS, Whisper White CS, Soft Sky CS

Other: Snail adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

Friends 6x6 Page

- This is for a friendship page swap I'm in.

Stamps: Doodle This, Looks Like Spring, Love Matters (Retired)

Inks: Basic Black, River Rock, Blue Bayou

CS: Groovy Guava, River Rock, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky

Other: White Signo Gel Pen, Snail adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals

I made these little wooden perpetual calendars a while back after seeing some like them on Etsy.com and thought "I can do that!" I think they turned out pretty good actually!