PIO Share- Special Occasion!

Good Sunday Morning!! Hope you all are having a GREAT weekend!! Our has been so NICE! Spent the whole day in a place I LOVE yesterday.. Leavenworth... weather was PERFECT.. today I woke to RAIN and hubby told me the Mt. pass got SNOW (PHEW missed that!!) ANYWAY...

It is time for another PIO challenge...Special Occasion! I am CRASHING Team B's party again!!! I LOVE working with the metal from our sponsor this week...Add a Little Dazzle, one lucky winner will win $25 to their store!!! We hope you will join us!!!

Here is my GIFT BOX!!  I LOVE the PTI Captured Card Case template... I used it last week and cut a window.. and had to do it again! So here she is.. for Thanksgiving I will fill her with some treats.. but for now empty!! ;)  (challenges all listed below photos!)

Box Top View-

 

 Side View-

 

Challenges I Am Entering-

 PIO - Special Occasion (Thanksgiving)  
Add A Little Dazzle - Anything Goes
Shabby Tea Room - Just Neutrals/Photo Inspiration

Whoopsi Daisy - Add a Sentiment  

Fab N Funky - 3 Different Embellishments
The Stamping Boutique - Use 3 Embellishments
 Moving Along With The Times - Sparkle/Shine (Used Shiny Metal Sheets)
  613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes/Twist (1/3)
The Sisters Of Craft - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes   
Not Just A Card - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
A Crafty Mess - Anything Goes 
  Crafting By Design - Anything Goes

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

Big Share Today!

WARNING: LONG POST w/PHOTOS! :)

Happy HUMP DAY! :) It cracks me up when I hear this.. why is it just getting so popular to say when we have had Wednesdays since the beginning of time! I think we have anyway.. I wasnt here then.. much to the SHOCK of my kiddos!!  HA HA!! ANYWAY.. Happy Wednesday.. hope your week is going well! I have been taking lots of CREATIVE time .. I need to focus on Halloween treats, but sometimes.. I see something and I get side tracked.. like todays share! :) I am taking the Copics Marker Class For Card Makers! - LOVE!! Learned some FUN tricks!!  Today Jennifer shared a video on using your copics to color your dies so they are multi colored and not just one color like when cut with CS.. oh my.. I am in LOVE!! This took me over an hour to do.. BECAUSE I didnt like my butterflies, so I recut them.. then hand cut just the butterflies, and put them right on top of the orig. and I LOVE how it turned out.. this will have to be hand delivered since I dont want to squish them in the mail!! HA HA!

I LOVE the Memory Box Dies.. so much DETAIL.. I have only 4.. so you know what this means.. YEP I need MORE!! :) can I just blame the class?!! 

I WISH You could see the sparkle .. I used my copics, and spicas   on this. I TRIED to get a photo to show it you can sorta see in the 2nd photo.. IRL the WHOLE die is like that!!! :) Challenges I am entering are listed below!!!

My Card-

 TRYING to show you the sparkle!! IRL it is all SPARKLY!! :)

Before I go.. wanted to share how I will NOW be storing my copics and spicas, and a few other things I use when coloring! :) Went to an auction the other night.. and my FABULOUS Hubby surprised me with the set of baking dishes I wanted, but stopped bidding on since I had out right bought some little crocks I want! WELL little did I know the basket would be PERFECT for my pens! :) He came home and said.. Oh your using the basket! ;) I THINK he was gonna donate it to good will! I LOVE it.. I can take it around the house, and LOOKY room to add MORE copics, my refills fit in there too!! NOW to keep it this organized!! :)

 

Challenges-

 Sister Act Card Challenge - ATG 

 Stamping Sensations- Autumn Colors

Crafting Musketeers- Autumn Colours

Anything Goes with a Twist - Twist is ATG

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist is ATG

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything with a B (Butterflies, Bling, Brown)

 Alphabet Challenge Blog -Q Is For Quadruple (4 Butterflies)
 Scrapper's Delights- Anything Goes / Monochromatic 

If you have made it this far.. THANK YOU!! Have a GREAT day!!

PTI Blog Hop!!

 

YIPPEEE I got to play along this month with the PTI Blog Hop!! I have been missing them the last few months!!

I LOVED the inspiration photo this month... so PRETTY!!

 

Here is my little goodie box I made using the colors in the photo!! :) 

 Thanks so much for stopping by.. looking forward to HOPPING today!!!

Have a GREAT Day!!

Happy Holidays Gift Box Share!!

Happy SOGGY Wednesday (if your us anyway! LOL!) hope your all having a GREAT week!! I am SWAMPED here but have taken a little time to create!! :) I wanted to  play along in some challenges so I had to find time!! I seem to be in a HOLIDAY creating mood! Which is fine with me.. it puts me ahead of the game for about 2 days! HA HA!! :) 

I LOVED the Festive Friday inspiration photo and just new I wanted to create a box I had pinned a couple weeks ago that inspired me!! :)  I ordered THREE of the punch boards from Amazon (Envelope, Gift Box, and Gift Bag) have you seen these in action.. WOW! LOVE!! HERE is the box tutorial I used for inspiration! 

Here is the Gift Box I made.. all challenges listed below!!

Festive Friday- Photo Inspiration (sigh.. I LOVE this picture!! :) )

 

ABC Christmas- S-Something Festive

Holly Jolly- Ribbon or Lace 

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist (if tulle counts I did the twist- PP, Die Cut, Solid Paper, Stitching, & Ribbon (tulle))

Crafty Girls- ATG

Crafting From The Heart- ATG
Creative Fingers- ATG

Craftyhazelunuts- Pattern Paper

Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog - Monochromatic

Through The Craftroom Door- ATG

Ladybug Crafts- ATG

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas In September
The Crafting Cafe - Shades Of One

In The Pink - Sparkle And Bling (glimmer misted both my PP and pink bling of course, and LOTS of glitter on my die!!)

Thank you for stopping by! ENJOY the rest of your week!!

PIO Challenge Share- Shiny!

Good Morning!! I hope you all are having a GREAT weekend!!! :) Ours has been full of FUN!!! :) I have a couple things to share with you today if that is ok!! Yep we have a NEW challenge for PIO!! The theme is Shiny!! (LOVE that!) Had a GREAT sponsor  

Add a Little Dazzle, (THANK YOU!)  One lucky participant will win a $25 GC to the  

Add a Little Dazzle Store. WE hope you will join us!!

First if you dont mind I am gonna share just a couple quick photos.. my BABY BOY who is a Senior! (where as time gone!) got his Sr. Photos taken.. WELL I wanted family photos and brother/sister photos that day too.. SO if you dont mind real quick.. I am gonna share just 2 of them! (more will come later!) but oh I was so HAPPY with them!! I cant keep it in!

 HA HA!! 

 Ok THANK YOU!! NOW on to the project!! I had plans to make an ornament BUT my BEAUTIFUL metal poinsettia was just a bit to large, SO I swapped it to this CUTE little gift box, which makes me happy!! NOW I am ahead of the Holiday game.. by 1 gift box! :) Challenges listed below!

 

The poinsettia is made from 2 different pink color metals AND silver! To get that green for the leaves I used my green inka-gold over the silver!! I know exactly who is gonna get this.. now to find the perfect little gift to go inside!!! 

Metal Sheets- Add A Little Dazzle, Poinsettia Die-MFT, Gift Box and Tag Die, Stamp and CS- PTI, All bling and inka gold from Michaels!

Challenges-

PIO- Shiny

Add A Little Dazzle- Home For The Holidays (or ATG)

ABC Christmas- S-Something Festive

Completely Christmas- ATG

Alphabet Challenge Blog - P For Petals

613 Avenue Create- ATG/Twist
My Mums Craft Shop- Dies or Punches

Ladybug Crafts- ATG

Crafty Girls- ATG
Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday) Tag It (Merry Christmas Sentiment)

Thank You for stopping by!!! I hope you have a GREAT Day!!!

PIO Share- Shabby Chic

Happy  Sunday!!! Hope you are having a WONDERFUL weekend!!! If you are here for my Crafting By Design GDT project please scroll down!!) 

I have ANOTHER share for you!! It is time for our Pile It On Challenge - Shabby Chic is our theme! LOVE it!!

 We're sponsored by Paper Sweeties (THANK YOU!!)  and they have a fabulous prize of $20 to spend in their store! We hope you will join us!!! 

Here is my project!! This was a Bday gift for a SWEET neighbor girl! Thought the cupcake theme was perfect for a Bday.. she LOVES my dipped marshmallows.. so I made her 4 of her own, a little treat box!! My girly helped me and colored the cupcake for her card! (Photo below!)

  Photo to show card my girly made! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Challenges For Beth:

PIO- Shabby Chic

Paper Sweeties- Cupcakes and Sprinkles

 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie - Bling And Cute

Pink Gem- Favorite Color Combo (Pink, Red, Blue)
Sweet Stamps- Polka Dots

Crafty Ribbons- Anything Goes W/Ribbon

QKR Stampede - Punch or Dies

Divas By Design- Anything But A Card

Open Minded - Use Ribbon

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Pennys - Anything Goes

Vintage Stamping - Ribbons And Bows

Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Challenge M  (Marshmallows, May Birthday, Mmm Cupcakes)
Lady Bug - Favorite Embellie- Bling and Sequins!

Feeling Crafty-One For The Girls

 

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day!!!

Happy Easter Card Share!

Happy Monday!! I hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend and Happy Easter!! :)  

We have a GREAT challenge up at Sketch N Dies! Hope you will join us!! Our sponsor is

My Creative Classroom

The winner will win a free seat in one of their great classes.

PLUS just for PAYING it forward one lucky person will win a GREAT prize! Stop by the blog for all the details!! :) 

Here is our sketch-

Here is my card (and challenges linked below!)

Challenges-

Sketch N Dies

Polkadoodles-Springtime

Craftitude - Spring/Easter

Time 4 Scrap - Spring
Sister Act-Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp- Animals  
Wags & Whiskers-Lots Of Layers

 Paper Shelter Challenge-Spring  
Scrappers Delight-Flowers
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

  Crafty Girls Challenge-Anything Goes
Crafting By Design- Anything Goes

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

Favorite Things....

Good Sunday Morning!!!  I am gonna have a BIG post for you today.. that was your WARNING FOR PHOTOS!! and TALKING! HA HA!! :) 

2nd week of our PIO challenge! P is for.. (anything you want!!) So for my share this week I am using my gift wrap from our Favorites Thing Gift Exchange!! We do it every year, and it is sooooo FUN!!! This year my gift was these FABULOUS dip mixes from The Coeur d"Alene Dressing Co. We tried them while on our last day of vacation in CDA and I LOVED them.. and their dressing/sauces are FABULOUS too!! (some going out for xmas gifts.. and right to me too! HA HA!)

So here is how I packaged up my goodies!!! 

 

I had to make up 9 bags !!

 

 Here is what was inside of each of them!!! Yum! and of course a wine key from Steve!! Gotta love Amazon Wine!!-

Here is what I took for sharing! Yum!!
Recipe Here! I did cheat this time and buy my spinach and arti dip made! :) Added some fresh garlic and parm. cheese and it was DELISH! Have made it the reg. way too and just as YUMMY! Premade phyllo cups are the BEST! :) )

Thank You if you made it this far!! Have a GREAT day!! 

Challenges

PIO- P Is For... (Paper Bag, (Xmas) Packaging, and Patterned Paper)  
Divas By Design-Feeling Festive
 Sweet Stampin- Ribbons  
Paper Crafting Journey- Its Christmas Time
  Creatalicious- Christmas Time  
My Mums Craft Shop- Christmas/Winter
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes
  Clear It Out- Anything Goes (from my stash I used the Red bling I have had a couple years! Made 9 bags I used almost all of it! :) )
Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes  
Stamping Sensations- Free and Easy

A Christmas Thank You!!

Happy Wednesday!! Hope your all having a GREAT week!! Mine is flying by! We are in FULL Holiday Mode at the Johnson house.. oh how I LOVE it!!!! Other then the COLD! BRR!!  but the fire is going, xmas songs are playing! All is good!

So we had a little crop over at Scrappin Mojo! I got ALOT (well for me anyway!) of Holiday things made! So I am gonna work on sharing daily if possible!!! Or as much as I can.. some has to be given as gifts first!!!! 

Here is a Christmas Thank You card I made up! I just LOVED that snowman from MFT! Hear and Sentiment are PTI and YEP you guessed it the sweet snowman was COVERED in glitter.. hoping my family will still love me after they get these glitter cards! HA HA!!!

 

Challenges I am entering -

Cute Card Thursday- Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbon- Anything Goes W/Ribbon
Totally Paper Crafts- Ho Ho Holidays
Totally Gorjuss- Snow Is The Way To Go!

Scribble & Scrap- Anything Goes

Created With Love- Christmas

CHNC- Extra Christmas/Anything Goes

Sister Act- Anything Goes/ Cards Only

2 Creative Chicks- Christmas/Winter

The Pink Elephant- Winter

Make It Monday- Anything Goes

613Avenue- Anything Goes/Twist
Inky Impressions- Winter/Snow

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!!!

Grateful For You!

Hello.. Happy Monday and Happy Veterans Day.. A big THANK YOU to all our vets, past , present and future, and their families!!!! I hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend! We sure did.. we had no plans! (I LOVE those kind) it was the last weekend of no plans til the New Year now!! Oh my!! 

So I was looking back at my little blog.. WOW I was bad this year on posting.. it was fun to read over posts from the previous years, so from today on I PLAN to do better and it will be so HELPFUL when I find some scrappy time!! 

Ok enough chatter!! I have a card for ya! :) It is for my color challenge at Scrappin Mojo.. and I am gonna enter a few more challenges! (listed below card)

 

I was making some scrunch ribbon last week and figured  out when I spray my glimmer mist I should spray it over tissue.. so I did.. and now I have some FUN tissue colors! 

So I whipped up this purple flower!! :)

I WISH you could see the embossed paper, it is all glimmer misty.. but that is so hard to capture on film.. so your gonna have to TRUST me! HA HA!!

Challenges-

Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge

Simon Says Stamp (Monday)- Got Ink 

Artistic Inspirations- Use Sentiment/Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles- Bountiful Harvest/Blessings

 Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Stampin For The Weekend- Autumn/Fall Colors 

Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes

Love To Scrap- Anything Goes

Sister Act- Anything Goes
Avenue613- Anything Goes W/Optional Twist

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day!!

Teen Valentine Share!!!

HAPPY THURSDAY!!  I hope your all having a GREAT week!!!! :) I am READY for the weekend.. well almost got a few things to do.. then I will be! I am gonna be on a VALENTINE creative mission!! LOTS to finish up!! I have so many ideas.. I need to just STOP and get them done! HA!

So today I am sharing my Valentine I made for THE TEEN!! He is 16.. and you know I cant go to GIRLY!! (I am pretty sure he doesnt read my blog.. JUSTIN if you are leave now.. dont look!! Ha!)

I played along with the MIM at PTI this week!!

I used the Favorite It Box #2 Die.. Cut it 2 times in Aqua Mist, then for the front I cut it again in Pure Poppy, Stamped the red layer with Polka Dot Basics, in Pure Poppy.. Then I cut it in white.. stamped the front with Back Ground Basics : Hearts and cut a heart in the center with the Limited Layers: Heart Dies.. Inked all the edges, layered them all up , outlined my negative heart image with my black pen, little stitching and VIOLA!!! a FUN little not to GIRLY (I HOPE) Valentine .. I LOVE the look of the negative image with the die.. I have MORE ideas!! First VALENTINES.. then I am FREE!!!

Here is my box.. and some challenges linked up below!! 

Challenges I am entering-

PTI- MIM

Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge (Aqua, Red and White)

 Craft Us Crazy - Die Cut (3 entries only)

 My Sheri Crafts - Valentines
My Time To Craft - Love Is In The Air
Pumpkin Spice - Hearts

 Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or Hearts

 Always Something Creative: LOVE
Card Makin Mamas: Love

 Ladybug Crafts: Love/Valentines

 Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday- Let Me Call You Sweet Heart 

 Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes

  Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes

THANK YOU for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day!!

PIO Share- Poinsettia Box!

Good Sunday Morning!! I hope your all having a GREAT weekend!! Ours has been nice!! Going to DECORATE today... Got the Tree and did some Shoppin yesterday!! I LOVE this time of year!!

Ok on with the show.. it is time for our PIO challenge!! We want you to Pile On the Embellies!!! I made up one of my most favorite boxes to share!! I PILED the felt to make that big fluffy poinsettia, add buttons, bows, silver trim, and fun swirls!! and PRESTO a gift box ready to give!! :)
 Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp, and one lucky winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to their store. We HOPE you will join us!!! :)

 Directions for box HERE

Supplies Used- Poinsettia and Swirl Die from MFT, Ribbon, CS, Buttons from PTI, PP, Melissa Frances, Silver Cord and Thread bought at Michaels

Challenges I am entering-

PIO- Pile On Embellies
Paper Pretties- Girly
 Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Paper Shelter - Christmas is Coming
Crafts and Me  - Ribbon or Trim
 Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge Blog- Christmas
Party Time Tuesdays-Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs- Anything But A Card
Simply Create- Always Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts- Anything But A Card.
Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes

Thank You for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!! and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! :)

Mr. & Mrs. and a Happy Friday!!

Happy Friday!!! Hope you all had a GREAT week!!! Mine FLEW by!! They seem to do that more and more lately!!! :) 

I have a share for you! My cousin is getting married this weekend.. so SAD we arent able to join them in Cali for the BIG day.. sigh.. but I did whip them up a card to send off to them! 

Going to join a few challenges.. (photos and links below!)

 

 I used the sketch this week from The Deconstructed Sketch-

 

Also played along with The Shabby Tea Room this week- NEUTRALS COLORS from the photo AND INCLUDE RIBBON/TWINE and a SENTIMENT!

  

Other Challenges-

 Pause, Dream, Enjoy - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - All Stitched Up
Crazy 4 Challenges- Put a Bow On It

Stampin For The Weekend - Use Some Texture

ABC Challenges - Anything Goes

  Make it Monday - Anything Goes 

 Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Thank You for stopping by! Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!! We are getting our tree I can not WAIT!! :) Happy  Holidays!!!

Card Kit Share!

Hi! and Happy Saturday!! Hope your all having a GREAT weekend! By the time your reading this we will be at the pumpkin patch!! :)

It is time for our Card Kit Share.. we have broke our little group up into 2 groups of 3 now!! So I will link both of them for you to visit if you have time!!

It was my month to host! Here is the kit I sent out!!

 Here is what I made up!! First up is a card!

 

Next I used the small paper bag that was in the kit to make a gift card holder!!!

 

I have a couple other things planned just didnt get them finished yet! BUT will share them when I do!! I hope you will visit the rest of the girls! I cant WAIT to see what they created!!

Mara

Terri

The #2nd Card Kit Group 

Mary

Joni

Diane 

Thank You for stopping by!! I hope your having a WONDERFUL weekend!!

Challenges I am entering-
 Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes
Link Up Tuesday- Anything Goes
 Always Something Creative-Fall/ Halloween
 Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Card Kit Share!!!

Hello!! Happy Saturday!!! It is time for our card kit share!! We skipped last month due to summer FUN (AKA crazy busy! HA HA!!) So excited to share again!!!

Mary was our hostess with the mostess this month! (THANKS Mary!) I LOVED this kit and WISH I had more time to make more.. BUT I have 2 more ideas.. and as soon as they are finished I will share!!! Here is the Kit.. I LOVE the colors she picked!!

Here is my card I made up with the FABULOUS kit!!! and some challenges I am entering!!!!

 

Challenges I am entering-

Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Speedy and Friends - Favorite Technique (Inking, and Stitching!)

Stamp n Doodle - Stitching

Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter - Punch/Die Cut

Thank You so much for stopping by!!!  Please stop by and visit the other girls!!! I cant wait to see what they have created with the kit!!!! 

Mary

 Mara

Joni

Have a GREAT day!!!!