Happy Friday!- LOTS of shares today! :)

Ok WHERE has Oct. gone?? I just blinked and now it has almost vanished!! Trying to catch up but it isnt happening! LOL!!

Lots going on since our vacation! Kiddos both had conferences both are doing FABULOUS! I am oh oh SO PROUD of them!!! Went and got our pumpkins at a new patch (new to us anyway) it was so CUTE.. I WISH the kids were about 8 years younger... but they had fun.. the TEEN was a GOOD sport and did everything so me Mom could get her photos! :) I so want to SCRAP them but FIRST I must get my halloween goodies DONE! YES I am behind! :)

Ok enough chit chat.. on to some shares.. I will have more to share once I know Halloween Cards are received! Til then.. a few goodies I can share! :)
Will share crafty first in case that is why you stop by.. then I have FOOD to share! :)

You all know the AMAZING Melissa Phillips! Well anything she uses I seem to WANT! She has been using digi goodies from MadebyJanet... I have been buying and using them too.. I LOVE her BEAUTIFUL vintage goodies! I also got the circles from lovecreationgal thought they were cute!
This is some pumpkin mini choc. chip pecan bread I made.. AND some cinnamon honey butter for my Mama!


Last friday was my bunco.. thought I would share some of the yummies I made up!! 2 were from Pinterest.. and one I make every year!
Lets start with PINTEREST goodies! (I am ADDICTED to that place I tell ya!)
Autumn Chop Salad- it was FANTASTIC! (Had it for left overs to! :) )
Next up Monster Munch (am making this again tonite for Justin to take to his friends Halloween Party!) It is so ADDICTING! YUM! **I did add M & Ms and used white choc. chips for melting! **
Finally these little beauties.. I make them every year.. We LOVE them here at the Johnson House!! :) Black Bottomed Mini Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecakes! YUMMY!! Double that YUMMY! :)
This weekend there are parties.. and HOBBY LOBBY is opening! I have to work on my PIO challenge! and we must CARVE these babies! We got 13 including pumpkins and gourds.. cant wait to see what my TALENTED family does with them!


If you made it this far ~~~~ THANK YOU!! I had lots to say! That will teach me to wait so long to post! I am gonna TRY to be better in Nov! :) I have so many ideas brewing.. and I have PROMISED my girly to have our etsy shop up and running! :) Wish me luck!!
Have a FABULOUS weekend!! I will be back Sunday with my PIO share.. and Monday with HALLOWEEN stuff!!

I am HOME!

Here I am Blog Friends! Did you miss me?? I was off on a FABULOUS, FUN FILLED DISNEYLAND Vacation with my SWEET FAMILY.. also joined my my EQUALLY SWEET Brother, Sissy inlaw and Niece.. we had a FANTASTIC time!! The weather was FANTASTIC! and so were the MEMORIES!!!

As I am unpacking and putting everything away .. hoping to find creative time I thought I would share some photos with you from the trip! I took 100's.. but will share just a few.. I want you to make it through the whole post!!

We have never been in Oct. I have always wanted to go see it all festive.. it was so CUTE! We went to Mickeys Halloween Party on Friday night! TO FUN! We only missed out on 1 ride we wanted to ride.. the new Toy Story ride.. the wait never dropped from 45 minutes.. next time!

Ok on with some photos!! Just a few of the 700+ I took! ;)
Mickey and Minnie all Halloweeny! :)

LOVED this pumpkin!

Castle during Firework Show-
Gotta get the front entry to Disney photo! :)

California Adventure-
Mickey Mouse!!
World Of Color Show (it was AMAZING!!)
We really had a FANTASTIC time! I cant wait to get scrappin!! :) Hope you all had a GREAT week! I owe bloggy visits.. will get to them this week.. between laundry, unpacking, and cleaning!!

If you made it this far THANK YOU! Have a GREAT week!!!

PIO Challenge!

Happy Sunday.. it is time for a PIO challenge!! Our theme is Do It For Fun! :) and we had a FABULOUS sponsor.. And to help us have some fun we have Karen's Doodles as our sponsor. Her images are definitively fun and quirky! (THANKS!)

I decided to do something for FUN! :) A cute tag on a bottle of win! Wouldnt that be fun to drop at your girlfriends door.. for a little glass of wine, and girl talk! :)

Challenges For Beth-
PIO- Do It For Fun!
Crafts And Me - Flowers
Hiding In My Craftroom-PINK!
4 Crafty Chicks: Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity: Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays: Always Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes!
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Pink and Distressed
Southern Girls Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

I am off to get my girls Halloween Fabric!! Then gonna DECORATE! :)
Have a GREAT day! THANKS for stopping by!

October?? and a Yummy Share!

Happpy (GULP!) October! Um... how did THAT happen?!!! How come the older you get the FASTER time seems to fly...and hello my kids.. I know they are growing up FASTER then I did! :) Ok back to business! :) I know your not here to hear my slowing down time ideas! ;)

My dear sweet cousin got married on Sept. 10th (our anniversary and YES I am BEHIND in things!) I wanted to send them a special card!!! :) I decided to play along with a few challenges...all are listed below! I knew when I saw PTIs Make it Monday I HAD to make my own embellie.. so I used a Toaster Strudel Box! (dont you LOVE recycling! ) and made this flower! :)
Challenges-
PTI- Make It Monday!
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Try a New Technique (made my own chipboard flower!)
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Make It Monday- Anything Goes

Simon Says - Use Dies and/or Punches

Southern Girls - anything goes

I made up this YUMMY dip- Caramelized Onion, Spinach and Arti Dip it is a clean eating recipe! and homemade pita chips.. it was YUMMY! NOW to be honest.. I did add extra garlic, and parm. cheese... BUT I figure it was still all clean ingredients so it couldnt be to bad right! :) Will make it AGAIN! :) and I did save some for Justin.. because he said MOM.. that smells GREAT.. save me some! :) and anytime my kids want to eat spinach anything.. I am SAVING some! :)
Hope your all having a GREAT week! I owe LOTS of blog visits.. will get by later today and tomorrow! We have friends coming today.. cant WAIT to spend the day with them!!
Happy October! THANKS for stopping by!!!

Card and Yummy Share!

Happy Wednesday!! Hope your all having a GREAT week! So lately it seems I have a creative share and a FOOD share! :) I hope that is ok!

Card share today is a little Hello Friend Fall Card!! That crinkle ribbon is by me.. and the CUTE clay flower in the center my sweet Amanda made for me! :) (I LOVE her!) Joining a few challenges.. they are listed below!!
Allways Something Creative - Autumn
Card Patterns- Sketch
Heidi's Hobbystuggu - Fall Colors
Pennys - Fall
PIO- Colors of Fall
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Autumn (and ribbon)
The Friday Mash Up - Autumn
Wags N Whiskers - Lace (real or faux)

Now on to the foodie share... this isnt really inspired from Pinterest.. since I made it before pinterest.. BUT I had to pin it.. because well it is that yummy and I wanted to have the recipe!
Here is the link.... Fried Zucchini Spaghetti. This time when I made it I added some chopped tomato's to it... YUM!!
Well blog friends that is all I have today... I need to run to KOHLS! (OK I dont.. BUT I have 30% off... how can you pass that up!) Have a GREAT day! THANKS for stopping by!

PIO Challenge-and A YUMMY Share! :)

Happy Sunday! Hope you all are having a GREAT weekend!!! :)

Today it is time for another PIO DT share! Our challenge this week was The Colors Of Fall! I choose HALLOWEEN colors! :) Nothing says fall to me like those colors! :)

I altered a PTI stamp box.. I so LOVE doing that.. this is gonna be filled with treats for someone special this Halloween! (Yeah Me AHEAD of the game! :) )

Here is my box.. and the challenges I have entered!

Challenges-
PIO- Colors Of Fall
Always Something Creative - Autumn
Fresh Brewed Designs Monthly Challenge - Something New
Happileigh Scrappin- Falling Leaves (anything fall!)
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly- Things with Wings (bat!)
Send A Smile For Kids- Halloween or Fall theme
Shellys Images- Anything Goes
Some Odd Girl- Stitching
The Friday Mash Up - Autumn

AND if your still with me I have one more share you... I made ANOTHER pinterest treat this week! It was from Picky-Palate and they are called Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups and they were FABULOUS!! My son said they tasted like HEAVEN! :) I will make them again!
**I did ADD caramel and chopped nuts to the top also!!**
That is all I have for ya today! THANKS for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!

Happy Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday!! Hope your all having a GREAT week!!

We almost 1 week into the school year and it is going well... Justin LOVES High School .. and Amanda LOVES her teacher and class!! YEAH!!!

Thought I would share the back to school goodies I made them.. these were gift card holders I whipped up for them!! :)

So I have another pinterest share for ya!! I found this link 20 Tailgating Recipes! I HAD to make this Loaded Bake Potato Dip... YUM! it was FABULOUS! Next time I will make TWO bags of the waffle fries it was gone in about 10 minutes! It makes alot of dip... :)
Challenges for Gift Card Holders-
Catch the Bug - punches
C.R.A.F.T. - Children
Fussy and Fancy - school
Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge!


THANKS for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!

PIO Challenge-and A YUMMY Share! :)

Happy Sept! (can you BELIEVE that!!) First off THANK YOU all so much for your thoughts and prayers for my mom.. she is doing GREAT... back to ALL her working out.. not as hard but at least she can do all of them (maybe no lifting yet... but.. the other stuff! ) so that makes her HAPPY!!

We are finishing up Summer Vacation.. back to school on the 7th.. then I will have to ADMIT to really having a Freshman and a 6th Grader.. GULP.. BUT until then I am in DENIAL! :)

Ok enough chit chat.. I have some shares for ya!! First up is our PIO DT Challenge.. this week it is B! anything that starts with B.. how FUN is that!!! :) Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp.. they are offering a $15 gift cert to ONE lucky winner... hope you can join us this week!!



PIO- Anything with B!
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes with a Blog Hop
Craft Spot by Kimberly - Stitching
Craft Your Days Away - Make your own Flowers
Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Border Punches
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flowers

I have one more share for you... I figure it has been so LONG since I have blogged may as well DOUBLE Up! :) Have you visited PINTEREST... GASP... I LOVE that place.. I cant leave.. I need to so I can TRY the ideas I am pinning! :) WELL this is one recipe I pinned made it up last night.. they were DELISH!
Mini Snickers Caramel Cheesecakes-

That is all I have for today... gonna do something FUN on this BEAUTIFUL sunny Sunday! Hope you all have a GREAT day.. THANK YOU for stopping by.. THANK YOU for being patient with all that went on this summer and my lack of blog post...
Be back SOON!! :)

I am STILL here..

Dearest Blog Friends.. I AM STILL HERE>.....
It has been a CRAZY couple weeks... we went on vacation.. had a GREAT time.. home to get everything under control only to have...
me run my cell phone through the washing machine.. got a new one...

our boat break down twice on trips with friends/family...almost fixed!

and then my Tri-Athlete AMAZINGLY in shape.. mom to need open heart surgery... so for the last week I have been running up and down 1-5 to be with her..She went home yesterday... I will still be helping her...

THEN our computer is being NAUGHTY so I have only Steves laptop.. (HOPING he can save it.. I have stuff NOT backed up.. NOT GOOD! wahhhh)

So I have no photos to share.. no time to edit.. no craftyness to share.. NO time to create.. but wanted you to know I am here... I have been trying to catch up on blogs .. but was on his work lap top so I couldnt leave LOVE... I will be BACK.... even if it is from a new computer.. but I HOPE it isnt.. I have so much stuff on my other...

Hope your all having a GREAT summer..if things can just STOP happening I think we will! LOL!!
Will be back SOON to share... off to visit blogs.. just KNOW I am there.. sorry I cant leave LOVE!!!
THANKS for stopping by... and if you can will you keep my mom in your prayers.. she is home but has a long road ahead of her... keeping her down will be the BIGGEST problem I think!
Have a GREAT day!!

A Creative Share!

Happy Tuesday Blog Friends... the bookcases are almost IN! I cant wait to get them all finished and FILLED!!

Well it was my turn to hostess the Papertrey Princess Challenge (a bit late SORRY girls!) so my challenge is Birthday! Create a birthday something!

I made up this card for a friend! Entering it in a few challenges.. listed below!!
Challenges-
PT Princesses- Birthday
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey- Anything Goes
Rubys Rainbows- Flowers
Shabby Tea Room- Favorites! (BLING BABY! and Homemade Tissue Flower!)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!!! Photos coming soon of the bookcases!! I cant wait to show you! LOL! :)

PIO - DT Share...Circles Circles Circles!

**EDITED TO ADD.. Links not working for some reason.. must figure out why! :) **

Happy Monday.. Ok summer is HERE FINALLY! and Guess what I am STILL behind! HA HA!! At least there is no homework to add to the mix! YEAH! ANYWAY!

It is that time again... PIO DT share... our challenges was CIRCLES! Oh I LOVE circles!! :) We had the FABULOUS Whimsy Stamps! as our sponsor (THANK YOU!) Love their stamps! There is a chance for someone to WIN a $15 gift cert. to their store.. hope you will join us this week!!!

Here is my card, and the challenges I have entered!!

PIO - Circles

Creative Inspirations - Stitching

Crafts and Me - We Are In Stitches
Crafty Emma's Challenges - Anything but a square

Challenge up you Life - Circles

Phindy's Place - Circles

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes

Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Speedy the Cats Friends - Sparkle
Southern Girls Challenge: Anything Goes

I am BEHIND on blogs.. WORKING on catching up.. PLEASE forgive me!!! :) THANKS for stopping by!!! Have a GREAT day!!!

Happy Wednesday... and a Crafty Share!

Oh my have we been SWAMPED here in the Johnson household.. End of year stuff (FINALLY tomorrow is the day!) Fathers Day get away.. top it off with Me being sick.. isnt that against the rules for the Mama to be sick.. especially when she has so much to do?! SIGH! BUT that is ok.. and by tomorrow afternoon it will be ......
SUMMER VACATION!!!!! and none of it will matter! :)

So today I have a card to share with ya... I made it up for the Color Challenge (and a few others!) at Scrappin Mojo ... lots of FUN challenges and a chance to win a prize!! Stop by.. tell em I sent ya! :)

Here is the card I created... used my NEW PTI anniversary set... LOVE this set!! (oh side note.. NEW PTI arrives.. TODAY! YIPPPEE!) ok back to regularly scheduled show.... the card!
(all challenges listed below card!)
Challenges Entering-
Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge
C.R.A.F.T- Stitching
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Spoonful Of Sugar- Ribbons/Bows

Thank You for stopping by!!! Have a GREAT day!!!!

PIO - DT Share.. Whats Your Angle

Happy Sunday.. SORRY been a slow blogger this week... LOTS going on.. almost the end of the year, and EVERYTHING is getting packed into it!! :) We have 8.5 school days left and I cant WAIT for the kiddos to be home!! Bring on SUMMER!!

Ok that sidetracked me! :) Lets get back to where I was going.. Our PIO DT reveal! Our FABULOUS sponsor this week was... Just Some Lines (THANK YOU!) they have the CUTEST digi stamps! Here is my card.. and the challenges I played along with!


PIO- Whats Your Angle
AI Factory - New (Digi Stamp and PP)

Card Makin Mamas: With A Child/For A Child

Clearly Inspired Stamp - Distressing
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Shelly's Images/Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy- Free and Easy

I am off.. we have cousins visiting.. having a FUN sleepover!!! Then I am off to the market, and hopefully get to see my grandma today!! Have a GREAT day! THANKS for stopping by!!

Happy Wednesday... and a Crafty Share!

Happy Wednesday Blog Friends! 2 shares 2 days in a row!! Yeah Me... POOR Family.. they get a messy house! HA HA! :)

I wanted to join a few challenges... so I just sat down and ignored all my chores! BUT lets not tell anyone! :)

Decided to create another box.. I LOVE boxs/templates... this is one of my favorites.. so fast and easy.. the pizza box.. Directions HERE!

Here is mine.. and below the challenges I am entering!
Top View-


Side View-
So I gave the MIM challenge a try this week.. it was cracked glass.. what a FUN technique! I also wanted to play along with Monas color challange.. HMMM I am hoping the colors will work.. and if not.. SORRY Mona! LOL! :)
Challenges I am entering-
PTI- Make It Monday
CR84FN- Color Challenge (sorry if I am to aqua.. it looks like that in the photo doesnt it! BOO!)
2 Sisters Challenge- Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday- Ribbon
Tuesday Throwdown- DIY embellie (butterfly)
Shabby Tea Room- 2 PPs (PTI) 6 layers, and 4 buttons

Thank You for stopping by.. We are off to Justins last concert tonite!! I need to feed the children first!! :) Have a GREAT day!!!

PIO - DT Share- Sprinkles To My Life

Happy Tuesday! Hope you all had a WONDERFUL Memorial Day Weekend! We did! Went to stay at Papa and Dedes cabin!! Had just a FABULOUS time! and before I continue.. a BIT THANK YOU to ALL our Service Men and Women!! and their Families!

Now on to the business of the day! It is a PIO- DT share! (I am LATE! SORRY!) Our challenge this week is the Sprinkle In My Life.. Our FABULOUS sponsor this week is Squigglefly!
(THANK YOU!)

This week's challenge is "You're the Sprinkle to my Life", let your imagination run wild! It could be sprinkles in cupcakes, or cupcakes or cakes, or Sundaes or even sprinkles or scatters of elements. Have fun and play with us because a lucky winner will get an amazing prize from squigglefly!

I decided to create a FUN birthday box using the DARLING cupcake image from squigglefly! Used one of my VERY FAVORITES.. Captured Card Case.from PTI.. So easy.. then added my images, sentiment, and embellies!! Fun Fast and EASY!! :)

Front View-
Side View-
Challenges I am Joining-

Pile It On- The Sprinkles In My Life
Digi Doodles Shops Bes-: Anything Goes
Elephantastic- Birthday Party
Fresh Brewed- Anything But A Card
Little Red Wagon- Add A Number (Happy Birthday 2 You!)
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
Paper Pretties- Birthdays
Paper Play- Blossoms and Blooms
Spoonful Of Sugar- Flower Power
Totally Stampalicious- 3D
Whoopsi Daisy - Lace and Ribbon (I HOPE the pom pom lacey stuff counts!)

PTI - May Blog Hop!!

YEAH! I got to join the fun this month at PTI!! I have missed the last couple blog hops... so I was really excited to join in this month! The theme.. FLOWERS! (HELLOO I love those! :) )
Along with the PTI blog hop I am entering a few other challenges.. all listed below!

Lets get on with it shall we!! Here is a close up of my flower.. I have to say I LOVE how it turned out.. and will be making MORE! :) I just cut 4 circles sized 1 1/4 up to 2 inches.. then added score tape along the outside (I tried my Xxyron but it wasnt strong enough) then wrapped the ribbon... added each circle on top of each other.. topped it off with one of the buttons I made with digi paper and my dies!
Here is what I made up - I just LOVE templates.. and this time I decided to whip up PTIs Take Along Tote- It was so QUICK and EASY! (dont ya LOVE that!)
Used my new stamps, and dies from PTI! and of course spellbinders dies... I really liked Heathers example in the idea book you get when you buy these.. she put the pockets inside the box, so I did that too.. it isnt filled yet.. but here is a photo so you can see them!
Thanks for stopping by today! I am off on a field trip but gonna HOP the moment I get home.. I can not WAIT to see all the FLOWERS in bloom! :)
Have a GREAT day!!

Other Challenges I am entering-
Fairy Knoll - flowers
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Make It Monday- Anything goes
Polka Doodles - anything but a card
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptions: anything goes

PIO - DT Share.....Kids Come Out to Play!

Happy Sunday Blog Friends!! It is that time again.. time for our PIO DT share! Our challenge was Kids Come Out To Play! A fun kids card.. is the way I took it! What is more fun then a cute fairy and cupcake! I just LOVED this Penny Black Stamp when I saw her.. and got her MONTHS ago.. and GASP I just got her inked up for the first time! :)

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamps Hope you will play along.. there is a chance for one lucky player to win a PRIZE! :)


Challenges-
PIO- Kids Come Out To Play
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Distressing
Delightful Challenges - Flowers
Penny's - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Word Play - Child
Whoopsi Daisy - Things with Wings (fairy!)

Hope your having a GREAT weekend! THANKS for stopping by!!

Happy Thursday.. and a few shares!

Happy {SUNNY} Thursday....FINALLY! ;)

Hope your all having a GREAT week! ME well I am supposed to be getting ready for the garage sale we are having on Sat. (um I dont like them so much! SIGH! ) So I am putting it off as long as I can! HA! MUST get crackin today! :) BUT first I have some shares for ya today!! (translating into LOTS of photos.. and chatter! ;) )

Can you take ONE more moms day card using the Melissa Frances -5th Ave.. LOVE that line.. I know ...you know that! :)

This one is for my SWEET SIL Kimmie! We got to meet them for brunch on Sunday! (THANKS again Kimmie, Larry and Buggy!) I took her this card and some other fun creative goodies!
Challenges I am entering are listed below post!
I also wanted to share my NEWEST ADDICTION! :) I have been LOVING GLIMMER MISTING paper then use my digi papers and printing them SMALL.. so I can make a bunch of Tiny Tags, and Buttons! Want to see- (IRL.. they are sparkly.. hard to caputure on camera!)

Before -
After Cut As Buttons- and some fun ones I made up for my stash! (Dies- PTI )
Tiny Tags! - SEE that one with the crown in the pile.. can not WAIT to use that for something FUN for my girly! (Dies and Stamps- PTI)
Here are a few in use.. This is the bow from my SILs card- (all stick pins and seam binding created/colored by ME! )
My Moms Bow-
This little envie.. I stamps, tied a bow, and added a cute tiny tag for my girlys gift card!
Challenges for Card-
Clear It Out- Ribbon/Trim
Creative Craft Challenges- Distress/Vintage
Everybody Art Challenge- Flowers
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
The Crafty Challenge- Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday- Flower Frenzy

If you made it this far THANK YOU for that! :) THANKS as always for stopping by! Hope you have a FABULOUS day!!!

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day!!! Hope your all having a WONDERFUL day!! I sure am! Went to brunch got to meet my Brother, SIL, and SWEETIE pie Niece there! (THANKS for meeting us!!) Now I am off for a walk.. hoping to beat the rain!! :)

Today I am gonna share my Moms Mothers Day Card.. I used AGAIN! 5th Avenue papers by Melissa Frances.. LOVE that line!!

Entering it in the following challenges!
Aud Sentiments - Mother's Day
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers
Fairy Fun Fridays - for the girls
Mami Doodles - Girly
Paper Cutz- Mothers Day
PTT- Mothers Day
Shelly's Images/TTT Challenge - Sweet and Girly
Southern girls - Lets hear it for the girls
Stamp N Doodle- Mothers Day
Tuesday Throwdown- Mothers Day

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Teacher Appreciation Treats Share!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! It has been one BUSY BUSY week for me! Crafty wise! Really it has been a BUSY 5 weeks for me Crafty wise.. wanna see!
I have made in the last 5/6 weeks between Birthday Invites, Thank Yous, Easter, Moms Day, Birthday, and Teacher Appreciation Week-
46 cards!
18 Templates/Treats/Gifts
1 Mini Book
and
6 Tags...
and my house has the MESS to prove it! I sat down today to figure it all out.. .and went WOW! No wonder I felt behind for awhile! HA HA!!

ANYWAY (LONG POST AHEAD.. you are warned! LOL!)... This week our school was having teacher appreciation WEEK! so each day we took in something to the teacher.. and 3 days we took in things to the recess teachers and then today we added 3 more to the loop.. just to Thank them! Thought I would share our week with ya!

Gonna start with todays since I am entering it in some challenges!!
This template is from Perfect Presentation (Bag It Up used SVG file!) Seriously a FUN EASY template.. I had to make 8 of them.. after getting my stuff all cut and ready.. it took me about 2 hours to get them all together.. Not bad at all! (considering I have template that take 2 hours (PLUS) for one! LOL)
Anyway.. used my spellbinders, PTI, bling and some inking.. and it was ready to go!
Card made by my Amanda-
(challenges listed below in post!)

Ok here come the rest.. one day was flowers.. I forgot to get a photo of all of them.. but we put them in vases and added a fun tag!
One day was candy day! So Amanda made up these cute tags.. for the treats!
One day was bring in Post-It Notes.. I figured she would get ALOT.. so Amanda and I decided to make up one she could keep on her desk! (The teachers favorite color is red.. so Amanda picked this combo out!)
Then one day was school supply day.. I didnt take a photo of the pencil top erasers and kleenex she asked for! LOL!

Here are the cards Amanda made up for the recess teachers, and some friends.. she had to make 7.. but used these 2 cute flowers for them!
Here are all the boxes-
Now if your wondering what is inside.. (some had candy.. some did not since it was candy day earlier.. but here is one with it!) I used my SCAL to cut them all .. shrank it down.. I think 4 clicks.. wanted it to fit on 1 8.5 X 11 sheet... still holds ALOT! Candy, Lotion, Gift Card, and Amandas card to them!
If you have made it this far ~ THANKS much!! THANK YOU for stopping by!!! I hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend! I will be back Sunday to share my Moms Day goodies!

CHALLENGES for the box above-
ABC Challenge- Flowers
Ambers Crafts- Special Lady (Amandas Teachers)
Paper Romance- Favorite Die
Shellys Images- Girly/Sweet
The Paper Variety- inking, misting, etc

Grandmas Card...

Happy SOGGY Thursday.. well if your anywhere NEAR me.. sigh! Yesterday was BEAUTIFUL.. today not so much! :) BUT that is probably ok since I MUST get LOTS done..

EIGHT templates.. by tomorrow.. wish me luck! :) hee hee!!

Today I thought I would share my Grandmas Mother's Day card with you all! Since I KNOW she doesnt read my blog! :) Got it all sent out yesterday.. and I did get photos of her mini album.. BUT they arent resized yet.. SO... I will get that done and share later!!!

Here is what I came up with-
I used the new Melissa Frances Paper- 5th Ave. It is BEAUTIFUL!!! Used my NEW spellbinders for the sentiment. PTI - Tiny Tags (dies and stamps).. LOVE them! Hat Pin, and Crinkle Ribbon made by ME! :) Flowers from Wild Orchid.

Challenges I am entering...
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Mom or Special Lady
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes
Kraftin' Kimmie - May Flowers
Mami Doodles - Let's Get Girly
My Mum's Craft Shop - Cute and Girly
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Wags N Whiskers - Use a die or punch

THANKS for stopping by.. I know I OWE many bloggy visits.. and PROMISE to get there in the next day or 2.. I MUST get my teacher goodies and mom goodies DONE today.. then I am FREE! For a bit anyway! LOL! Then on to Birthday goodies!!
Have a GREAT DAY!

PIO - DT Share... Time To Travel!

Happy BEAUTIFUL SUNNY Sunday! (FINALLY! LOL!)

Today is our PIO DT share.. we had a FANTASTIC sponsor- Sparkle Creations {rubber stamps}. (THANK YOU!!) The stamps are so CUTE!! I hope you will play along this week one lucky winner will WIN stamps! :)

I got to work with traveling Josh.. isnt he CUTE!! I was so excited when I remembered I had some paper I bought oh AWHILE ago from Jo-Anns called TRAVEL! PERFECT for the image! (I think anyway! )




Challenges for Beth:
PIO- Travel
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Stamp N Doodle- Masculine
Delicious Doodles - Teenager
Crafts and Me- Vintage/Distressed
One Stop Craft - In Stitches
Thrilling Thursday - Buttons, Brads or Bows

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