Impossible

Good Morning and Happy Friday. I am in disbelief that the new year is only 2 days away. I have a good feeling 2012 is going to be a good year for my family. I was able to get some crafting in last night and I will probably share those with you over the weekend. BUT, I volunteered myself to create a Smash book for display at Michaels. I have always wanted to try one out but couldn't pull myself to spend the money because A) I can make my own "smash book" and B) It is more like a journal and honestly my life is busy but not with anything worth documenting on a daily or even weekly basis. The pooper is that when I thought I had a couple weeks to get this together (that's why I offered to do it) I found out that it needs to be done by next week. UGH!!

So 2 nights ago (after I got it) I sat in bed brainstorming ideas of what I could do this Smash Book on. Since it cannot be done over time like I think it is intended to be I had to think of a bunch of stuff that may have already happened or will happen that I know about....does that make sense? So it hit me.....It will be "goodbye 2011 hello 2012....a look in to our past, present, and future." Between all that has happened in the last year (year and a half) with school and Artful Delight as well as with my kids to what is going to happen in 2012.

Tony and I will both have our Associates degree, we plan a move across country where we will buy our first house together (Tony owned one prior to us getting together and we have rented since we got together), Lil Tony will start kindergarten...There are just so many things that I have to look forward to, work towards and plan for. I really am excited for 2012 to get started.

But before we can ring in the new year we have a couple more projects to share with you. Today's project was created by our Delightful Designer, Kelly using the December scrapbook kit.

KELLY

Those photos are delightful and I love that flower she created. Kinda reminds me of that paper ornament I created a while back. For more details about this LO please visit Kelly's blog.

Just an update on Artful Delight kits:

There is still ONE August, October, and November SCRAPBOOK kits left. They have been greatly discounted, for $23.50 plus shipping you can own any one of those. :-)

There is also a few December Scrapbook kits left and the Card kits are SOLD OUT.

The January kits are selling fast, we have ONE Scrapbook kit and TWO Card kits. They will officially be up for sale on January 1st but if you would like to pre-order a kit please send me an email. leeanne@artfuldelight.com

We also have some Crate Paper collections, the brand NEW Paper Heart collection pack and chipboard shapes as well as the Peppermint collection pack and chipboard.

AND last but not least we still have some of the American Crafts Extreme Value Pack of Adhesive. It is packed with awesome adhesive, it has a retail value of $19.99 and for sale with Artful Delight for $17.49.....

And I will let you in on a secret, sssshhh don't tell, but I will be having a New Year's sale on the 1st. You might be able to save some more money off these already SUPER low prices. :-)

Day 3 - Guest Designer projects

Happy Wednesday! So today is going to be a long day. I will be at school from 8:30am-7pm. Yikes. Unfortunately I have an on campus essay due. I am really not looking forward to it. I need to just get it over with, lol!

First I would like to mention really quick that I have some new adhesive packages from American Crafts. I really like their runner adhesive. For the holidays they came out with a 3 pack, value pack. If you have never tried it, now would be the time. The packs I have available in the store are Dot Runner adhesive + 2 refills and Solid Runner adhesive + 2 refills which would cost $8.50 each. Just the adhesive runs about $5 each and the refills are $4, so retail to purchase each separate would cost $13. Purchase the value pack and purchase from Artfuldelight and you will get a $4.50 savings. Then I also have Dot Runner 3 pack refills that would cost $7.50. Which ends up also being a $4.50 savings. My personal fav is the Dot runner (that's why I have more of that stocked) Be sure to check it out!! :-)

Now on for more good stuff, I have another LO from Elisabeth. Another beauty! LOVE the PP in this kit. Just beautiful. OK I will be honest, when I first saw the frame around the pic I thought it was drawn in and I thought it was totally cool. When I was getting the picture uploaded I realized that Elisabeth used the twine included in the kit to make the frame and NOW I think it is EVEN MORE AWESOME! What a creative idea! Absolutely fabulous LO! Check out Elisabeth's blog to leave some comment love.

Happy Crafting!!

Thanks and SFYTT 10/2/10

Sometimes I am not sure if I like the fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants way of crafting. I feel a bit envious of those that can create from a sketch or start with a particular layout in mind and the end result is exactly what they visioned. Me on the other hand, I really have no idea what the end result will be until the end. LOL! Even if I work from a sketch, something won't go as planned.

My point is, the card I have to share with you today totally was supposed to be Halloween themed. I tried to use the Halloween colors and I used my Cosmo Cricket's Matilda collection 6x6 paper pad (also available at Artfuldelight). I wanted to use either a pumpkin or some sort of paper and I ended up not using any of that. So in the end there is not an ounce of "Halloween" type items on this card. Which may also bring me to talking about how great the Matilda collection is, even though it would seem primarily Halloween themed, the colors are a bit Halloweenie, most of the papers don't have any Halloween theme to it at all, making this perfect for even after the holiday. My card turned out more Fall-ish than Halloweenie. LOL! Well now that I have talked your ear off (I think I am trying to get myself in essay mode for the essay I need to write, comparing and contrasting men and women) Side note, ya know you would think that writing this essay would be simple, but one of two things has me stumped. One is that my boyfriend is in the same class as I am, so I don't want to write about the same thing he is and well that's mostly it. When he told me what he was writing about I thought omg that is totally funny and would be awesome to write about. He is writing about men's lack of attention to detail, that could go in so many directions. Anyone have any suggestions about things their husbands do that is just off the wall and way different than women. I am sure my man does the same thing. LOL! Marlene (if you're reading this) I could use some of your snark right about now! LOL!

Really! Now for the card. I participated in this week's SFYTT over at i{heart}2stamp. Here is the sketch.

Aren't those Thickers just divine? I love them! See the colors in the buttons, I totally was choosing colors to match the Halloween colors in the Matilda collection but ended up with some greens and blacks and a mustard color. LOL! That stamp is from Memory Box but I can't think of the name right now. Those Thickers are available at Artfuldelight.

Happy Crafting!!

SFYTT - For 9/25/10

I am all out of titles for my posts, I just can't think of anything good anymore, LOL! Anywho last night I was EXHAUSTED. I had school and took another Math test which I aced. WAHOO! But by the time the kids were in bed, I ate dinner, showered and sat down to relax my eyes were burning from being so tired. So I made my card this morning (well took me all morning and in to the afternoon with my lil ones running around) and I participated in SFYTT.

Ok, so yes it is a Halloween card and it says "HI" but I don't have any Happy Halloween sentiments plus I think it would have been too big to go in that spot, so I went with a small sentiment with some super cool Thickers that I have for sale at Artfuldelight. Ooohh, more sneak peaks for the release of October's Monthly kit that will be up for sale tomorrow (probably in the afternoon). I am really excited about this kit because I think it will entice the scrapper and STAMPER. This kit will include a stamp set, chipboard shapes, buttons, Thickers and tons more so be sure to check back tomorrow for the release of the kit. I also used Nikki Sivils Boo-tiful 6x6 Mini Paddie on this card. This collection is super cute, love the colors! The Mini Paddie is also available at Artfuldelight. Don't you just love that spider, well it is included in October's kit. It is raw chipboard that I used some heat and stick powder and black glitter, it matched so nicely with the Thickers that I used for the "hi".

Well there ya have it. I am still trying to make it through all the DT emails I received and hopefully (fingers crossed) will have the team picked and posted tomorrow. Might be a couple more days though, seriously I don't think I received one email with creations that I didn't say WOW!!! So off to study for a test I have tomorrow.

Happy Crafting!!

So Precious - Twisted Sketches #52

I created my layout yesterday but my computer was acting up so I didn't get a chance to post about it or upload it. All seems to be well now so cross your fingers it doesn't break again since I certainly cannot afford another laptop right now. :-(

I really am super excited I found Twisted Sketches blog. It seems that all their challenges come together so great and their scrapbook layout sketches are so perfect for the supplies I have to use. So here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:



So I used a 12x12 PP from Me and My BIG Ideas. After I chose the paper I realized that the Origins collections from Basic Grey color coordinated so well. I used my chip sticker shapes and just embellished the PP. I used some chipboard alphas from the Nook and Pantry collection as well and the glitter letters are Thickers from American Crafts. I layered the large picture of a Chocolate Chip scallop I cut with my Cricut.

Supplies:

Stamp: none

Ink: none:

Paper: Chocolate Chip cardstock (SU), Pattern Paper (Me and My BIG Ideas)

Misc: chip sticker shapes from Origins collection and chip alphas from Nook and Pantry collection (Basic Grey), glitter Thickers (American Crafts)

Scroll down to see Day 1-4 of my 7 Days of Giveaways!!

Happy Crafting!!

Mojo Monday 138

Happy Monday! It has been a little cold here in Virginia. Hope my plants and flowers will survive this inconsistent weather. I got to do a little crafting at nap time (my kids all nap at the same time, so pleasant)so I decided to participate in Mojo Monday. I love sketch challenges.

I used Kraft as my card base. I LOVE Kraft! So neutral, pretty much goes with everything. I layered it with some Certainly Celery. The PP is from Cosmo Crickets Earth Love Mini Deck. I stamped a woodgrain pattern on a piece of Shimmery White cardstock from SU. The stamp sets I used was You're the Man from Practicing Creativity Designs and Bohemia from Basic Grey. The butterfly was inked with Chestnut Roan Colorbox Chalk Ink and the "arrows/track marks" are inked in Pastel Olive also Colorbox Chalk Ink. I used more Glitter Thickers - Bliss from American Crafts for the "4u" sentiment.

Hope ya'll have a wonderful first day of a new week!

Supplies:

Stamp: You're the Man (Practicing Creativity Designs), Bohemia (Basic Grey)

Ink: Chestnut Roan and Pastel Olive (Colorbox Chalk Ink)

Paper: Earth Love Mini Deck (Cosmo Cricket), Kraft, Shimmery White and Certainly Celery cardstock (SU)

Misc: Glitter Thickers - Bliss (American Crafts), white gel pen

Happy Crafting!!

American Crafts Mid-Release

Oh I am super excited about this. I have seen some amazing creations using the new Dear Lizzy self-adhesive Fabric Paper. 12 new patterns will be available. In addition there will be beautiful Ruffle Rose Ribbon, also foam Thickers, Glitter foam Thickers and super cool Number Thickers.

WOW, also there will be a Dear Lizzy Album kit, it contains more than 180 pieces. All you could need to create a super fab album.

American Crafts has an amazing line of paper crafting products. I am so pleased to be carrying their product line. I will be making an order for products to be stocked at Artfuldelight.com. A must have will be some of the Self-Adhesive Fabric Paper but I am not sure what else to get. Even if you wouldn't be buying from my store please leave a comment with what items you would love to have in your stash! :-) I am always excited to hear what are some must-haves in everyone elses craft drawers. Keep scrolling for pics of the new items, woohoo!

Glitter Thickers


Ruffle Rose Ribbon


Foam Thickers

Self-Adhesive Fabric Paper

-180 piece album kit-

Number Thickers

Let me know what you think of these super fab new products.

Twisted Cards #005

I would first like to say that I don't follow directions very well. It would seem as though I didn't read the rules for this challenge at at, LOL! It clearly said ribbon and my card CLEARLY in the end had NO ribbon. So as I was going to upload my card I realized oh poop, no ribbon. So instead of re-doing the whole card or not submitting it in the challenge, I threw some ribbon on there. It ended up looking ok. I am sure it will grow on me. Lesson learned, read challenge before spending an hour and a half making a card. LOL!

So here is the sketch:

And my card with ribbon included:

Wow that photo is really crappy. I may have to take a new one and replace this one. It is gloomy and dark outside and the light on my craft table is just not helping. Well this is what we call a "mut" card. LOL! It has a variety of products from American Crafts, Basic Grey and Stampin' UP!. Ok so where do I begin. The pattern paper is from American Crafts called Twitterpated. The card base is Kraft with a layer of So Saffron both from SU. I used a Birthday Block stamp sentiment from Stampin' UP! Summer Mini Catalog. Which I used my Stampin' UP! Markers to color in with different colors. The candles are from the July Fourth stamp set also from the Summer Mini. I cut out "flames" and used heat and stick powder to stick glitter to them. The glazed brads are from Basic Grey's Green at Heart collection. Last minute after reading the challenge and seeing I had to use ribbon, silly me, I added some Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon from SU.

Overall I think the card is really cheerful and bright. I think it was from having girly withdraws from the last card I made. Making a masculine card using Practicing Creativity Designs super cool May release You're the Man (available May 6) I needed to make a floofy card. I hope ya'll don't think the ribbon is placed in a ridiculously out of place spot and thanks again Twisted Sketches for a super fab sketch challenge to play along with.

Supplies:

Stamp: Birthday Block from SU

Paper: Kraft, So Saffron, Summer Sun and Rose Red from SU, pattern paper from American Crafts Twitterpated collection

Ink: Stampin' Write markers: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pixie Pink and Chocolate Chip

Misc: Glazed Brads from Basic Grey's Green at Heart collection, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon from SU, Martha Stewart glitter

To purchase any of the Basic Grey or American Crafts products used in this card or a variety of other paper crafting products check out Artfuldelight.com

Happy Crafting!

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #21

Oh my goodness I had a blast with this sketch. Some cards come together so beautiful and just as planned and others I seem to struggle. I haven't decided if it is the paper I have chosen for a particular card or the stamp set but this card, I chose the paper and then the stamp set just fell in to place. In the end it turned out just as I had hoped.

The paper from American Crafts is from The Treehouse Collection. Super bright and fun to play with. I used 2 of the PP from this collection. The green and white swirly paper is called Adventure and the flower PP is called Laughter. Both are available for purchase at my store.

Anyways, here is the sketch:



And here is my card:


The 2 stamp sets I decided to use are from Practicing Creativity Designs called You're Dandy and Look Up! I can't say enough about these stamps, they have such possibilities. They work great alone and even better mix and matched together. I used the rays from the You're Dandy set, inked them on (I think) RRiding Hood Red cardstock from SU with Versamark and clear embossed them. The hot air balloon from the Look Up! set was inked with black Stazon on the Adventure PP from American Crafts. I cut it out and popped it on the paper with dimensionals. The sentiment is also from the Look Up! set and inked on Old Olive cardstock from SU with Chocolate Chip. I snipped the grass out of Old Olive cardstock after I used the grass stamp from the You're Dandy set. Oh that was a pain but I liked the way it turned out.


Supplies:

Stamp: You're Dandy and Look Up! from Practicing Creativity Designs

Ink: Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive

Paper: Treehouse Collection from American Crafts, Kraft, Riding Hood Red and Old Olive from SU

Misc: brown self adhesive brads from American Crafts

**Check out my store to get your hands on that super fab pattern paper from American Crafts**

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PPA38 - A Sketch Challenge

This card was for Pals Paper Arts challenge. Super fun, super easy card. Here is the sketch:


Here is the card:

This card has a Whisper White card base. The stamp sets used to make this card are both from Practicing Creativity Designs. The cloud is from the You're Dandy set and the balloons and sentiment are from the Look UP! set.
For the cloud I inked it with Versamark and applied it to Baja Breeze (SU) cardstock. The rainbow striped PP is from American Crafts. I don't sell that PP in my store but I do have other wonderful AC products. I cut some Summer Sun (SU), Pumpkin Pie (SU) and Cameo Coral (SU) cardstock squares, layered it with a slightly smaller square and inked the balloons and sentiment. To give the Whisper White squares some dimension I sponged the edges with a light brown Colorbox Chalk ink (not sure the name). I finished the card with a piece of Satin Red Ribbon from Stampin' UP!.

**To purchase either of those stamp sets or a variety of other paper crafting products, check out my online store**

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Supplies:

Stamp: You're Dandy and Look UP! from Practicing Creativity Designs

Ink: Pumpkin Pie (SU), Ruby Red (SU), Versamark, black Stazon

Paper: Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Pumpkin Pie and Baja Breeze from Stampin' UP! and PP from American Crafts

Misc: Real Red satin ribbon from SU

Happy Stamping!