It was a Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo Day!

Greetings and salutations my scrapping friends! I have to say that today was the perfect day for a road trip. I have the bestest hubby in the world. I have been wanting to go to a scrapbook store in Northern NJ for the longest time. Since we had to have a follow up sleep study (we both HAD sleep apnea) and I had pre-admission testing (surgery is Friday) we decided a road trip was in order. We went to Scrap-a-Doodle-doo in Ramsey, NJ and were greeted by Norma (aka Mama Doodle). We were given a tour of the shop as a private crop went on in the other room. I found some items that I had not seen before and it was Tim Holtz Dreamland. I can't wait to play with my new stuff but decided to post now that Blogger has come back up. Here are some projects that I have made or were made for me in the interim. 

This is a card front for a Stampin Up swap we are doing (1of 2)

This is a another card front for a Stampin Up swap we are doing (2of 2). I need to make 3 more!

I received this album for free and decided our grandson needed his own album.  I took  a feminine album  and hid the ladybug with a dinosaur :)

This is the front of my Mother's Day card my hubby made all by himself

Here is the left inside of my Mother's Day Card. He writes so beautifully but I chose not to  show it.

Being as tired as I am there will be no creating tonight. We are settled in and will watch the season (and series) finale of Smallville (what will we do with our Friday night. While it is on I am going to relink all my cartridges since I had to factory restore my Gypsy. Provocraft's customer service was excellent and very helpful. If this restore does not work then they will replace my Gypsy. So please cross your fingers for me. 

Remember that the winner of the 200 blog follower giveaway is being picked tomorrow. Please leave your comment on THIS POST (that can be found below). Thank you all for being a part of this blog. Until next time...

I'm A Versatile Blogger.....

I am so honored to receive this award from Jenn at Craftyful Gardens. Here is the award:


Thank you Jenn and I am a follower of your wonderful blog. The stipulations of this award is as follows:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award
2. Share 7 random things about yourself
3. Pass the award to 15 bloggers

I have thanked Jenn so now we have the 7 random things about myself:

1. I used to be so shy and now I am a social butterfly
2. I am a Grandma to Elijah
3. I am technologically challenged and am still learning to use my Gypsy
4. I used to only sing in the dark but now can sing in public thanks to my hubby
5. You can often see me full of glue and glitter in my Crop Cave
6. I have traveled to Hawaii 3 times
7. I want to be a Disney Princess when I grow up!

There are so many deserving bloggers that I wish I could share this with but I had to limit it to 15. Here we go :)

Jenn at http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com
Jill at http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
Jackie at http://jackiesscrappinpad.blogspot.com/
Shelley at http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
Gill at http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Martha at http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Paula at http://www.owlbescrappin.com/
Anita at http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
Ellen at http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Alex at http://youhadmeatcraft.com/
Jennifer at http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Theresa at http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Carri at http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Tanner at http://www.mrcricutcrazy.com/
Nana at http://mypapertreehouse.blogspot.com/

Please check out all their blogs. Thanks again Jenn! Until next time...

Happy Early Mother's Day from Me to You!

Good evening all! I trust that this post finds you all well. We have some wonderful reasons to celebrate! Today is Cinco de Mayo. Sunday we will be celebrating Mother's Day. And we are also celebrating a milestone - 200 FOLLOWERS!! Awhile back I said that we would have a giveaway we hit 200 followers and I am a woman of my word. Details will follow at the end of this post.


I have a very special Mom. It took me becoming a Mom to truly appreciate all she had done for me. So I decided to go out on a limb and try a different type of card for her. I bought the Stampin Up Mom stamp knowing I would used it for her card. The rest was divine inspiration! This was my first time making a gatefold card and I am quite happy with the way it came out. Here is the picture and the items used to make it:

 
Supplies:
* DCWV Garden Party paper stack
* Craft store cardstock
* Stampin Up pearls
* Stampin Up Mother of Mine and Curvy Verses stamps
* Fiskars paper cutter
* EK Success bone folder
* Tombow Mono Adhesive 


I will have to hand deliver my gift to my Mom when I see her but I want her to have her card at least. Happy Mother's Day to all Mom's whether you have 2 legged or 4 legged kids.


For our 200 follower giveaway, all you need to do is to be a follower of this blog (membership has it's rewards ) and leave a comment on this blog post. To give everyone a chance to win, I will be picking the winner on Sunday May 15th. My dear friend Randy (random.org) will be choosing the winner. Thanks again to all my followers and there will be great things to come in the future. Until next time...

How sweet it is to be a.....

WINNER!!! Actual we have two winners for the two blog hops I participated in last week. Enjoy the video and congratulations to the winners....

Until next time....

Ding, Ding, Ding... ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner...

The winner of our little guessing game is.....

5 

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Great project! Is it a crystal light jug?

You are absolutely right! I was going to throw it away and then divine inspiration struck. Please send me your mailing address to suenj99 at yahoo dot com so I can get your winnings in the mail this weekend :) CONGRATULATIONS. 

Remember to stop by tomorrow for the winners for the two blog hops that I participated in last week :) Until next time....

Not so Smiley Condolence card.....

This weekend I learned of the loss one of our family members has suffered. Her Dad passed away :( I wanted to make a condolence card but did not want it to be mushy on the outside. I got inspired to pull out the my Gypsy and use the Smiley Cards cartridge that I got for free. Here is  what I came up with:

I was not happy with the eyes so I decided he needed googly ones. The cheeks needed texture too so I pulled out the Cuttlebug and my Swiss Dots embossing folder. 

The X & O are also from the same cartridge. Again, it needed some ooomph! So out came the D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder and Voila! you have texture. I decided to ink the edges AFTER I glued it to the shadow layer. Silly me! Then I decided that the embossed areas could use some color too. I am sure you have heard the phrase, "Necessity is the mother of invention." Well, since I ended up with a couple of stray marks while coloring, I decided to make some more designs. Doesn't it look like the paper came that way? Maybe I can get a job as a paper designer . 

This card will be winging it's way across state lines tomorrow. I also started another project but had to stop because we went to the movies (saw Fast Five in IMAX-craaaazzzzzyyyy!). I will have to preview it later in the week. I also need to get my Mother's Day card done too. Lot's to do and not a lot of times to do it. 

Remember to scroll down to the post below and try and guess what type of container I used to make the Hershey Kiss gift holder with. You can win a little present. Well, time to go as it is late. Until next time...

Lordy, Lordy Look Who's 40 Blog Hop - Day 8

Good morning all and welcome to the Lordy, Lordy Look Who's 40 Blog Hop organized by our very own Jenn of Cardstock and Coffee. You should have come from Shelley's blog. Some gals will have a project each day and some may only have one or a few, so make sure you follow along each day and leave everyone some love on their blogs. I will have a project a day and blog candy at the end of the week.

Before we get to the project, here is the blog lineup in case you get sidetracked:

Jenn ~ http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com
Jill ~ http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
Jackie ~ http://jackiesscrappinpad.blogspot.com/
Shelley~ http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
Susan ~ http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/ <-- You are here
Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Martha - http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Paula ~ http://www.owlbescrappin.com/
Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com

This is the project that was created for this blog hop. And Jenn is going to be the lucky recipient! (Jenn, please inbox me your  The paper is from Stampin' Up as are the stamp set and the pearls. The stamp is from the same set that I used when I made the chocolate bar card. The twill ribbon is also from Stampin' Up which can be colored with markers to coordinate with the paper. 


Can you guess what is under the paper and twill ribbon? If you can, then you will win two  embellishment packs and Spring post its. So who's game? Just leave your guess in your comment under this post. I love guessing games, don't you? :)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget that I am offering blog candy at the end of this hop.  You will receive a $10 gift card from Michael's or AC Moore (your choice). I do not believe that they are international so unfortunately this will have to be open to US residents. 

There are only two criteria to win:

1. Be a follower of our blog

2. Leave a comment under this post

The winner will be picked by Random.org on Tues, May 3rd. Now I send you off to Gill's blog. Until tomorrow.....