Perfect Presentation DT Share!

Happy Monday!! Hope you all had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving weekend!! We sure did! :) Now it is time to bring on the CHRISTMAS FUN! I am gonna be wrapping and tag making hopefully starting tomorrow!!

I plan to create LOTS of fun boxes.. which leads me to my share! It is time for a group post from the Perfect Presentation DT!- Holiday Gift Ideas! (I LOVE this time of year! )

I choose this FUN template by Leigh Ann!- It is called Favor Box II
It is such a GREAT size you can fit lots of fun little treasures in it!~

Be sure you stop by the rest of the DT to see what they have to share
LeighAnn/Annie- Owner
Alyssa
Chris
Harriet
Julie
Kerri
Susan- Our newest DT member!
Terri

THANKS for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! and PTI BLOG HOP!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! and HAPPY PTI BLOG HOP!!!

This month the challenge was TAGS! NOW I had huge hopes of getting lots of Holiday tags done.. ok at least 3.. I have visions.. but NO LUCK! :( I do have a fun Thanksgiving tag... I figure that is safe.. it is Thanksgiving after all! :)

So here ya go.. put this on my bag for my moms pumpkin cranberry bread I made her!
and I hope it is ok to sneak in another little turkey! My Amanda and I are making these for the table today! :)
Found this cute idea in and email from Michaels.. Directions HERE!
THANK YOU for stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT day! I am gonna get my stuffing going and then come do some HOPPING!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN!

Today my sweet boy turns 14... that TRULY doesnt seem possible.. time has just FLOWN right by!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!
Today he gets to stay home from school (ok it is a snow day.. BUT he would have got to SKIP anyway..) for his birthday Mom and Me day! I so LOVE those days.. just the birthday kiddo and me... today maybe a bit different as we are ALL home.. but I am SURE it will be fun! and tonite... a Macaroni Grill Knock Off Ravioli dinner! YUM!

Hope you all have a FABULOUS day!!
Thanks for stopping by!

Happy SNOWY Sunday!

I am back! It was a LONG week.. My hubby got home last friday (the 12th) AND my Grandpa passed away.. :( Such a sad LOSS for our family.. I know he is in a better place, and is healthy and happy.. but oh it is so HARD.. he was a WONDERFUL man.. and will be GREATLY missed!

So with all that went on I had no creative time.. THEN yesterday was Justins birthday party.. so finally I think I am caught up.. for the moment.. typing this I realized I FORGOT Thanksgiving cards.. ugh~ I guess I am not caught up! LOL!!

and YES it is SNOWING.. wahhhh NOT READY for that!

Ok enough chatter.. time for our PIO share.. I decided to make a little box! and below are all challenges I am joining! I added that line to my white ribbon with my copic.. I like how it turned out.. so gonna do that again!!

Challenges for Beth-
PIO- Winter/Snow
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Sparkle

Totally Papercrafts - Snow and Snowflakes

Stampin' for the Weekend - Winter

Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes

Sweet Stampin' - Snowflakes

If the Shoe Fits...Scrap it! - Sparkle/Shine
Anything Goes - Let it Snow

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Distressing

Frosted Designs - Distressing

MelJen's Designs Challenge #34 - Sparkle & Shine
Paper Play Challenge Week 46 - Let It Snow

Supplies- Die, Ribbon, CS, Stamp and Ink- PTI. PP- Martha Stewart, Bling from Micheals

THANKS for stopping by! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL weekend!!! Hoping to get some CREATIVE time in this week!!! (and TURKEY of course! YUM!)

Papertrey Princesses Challenge!

Hello!! First of a big SORRY to my bloggy group for being behind in sharing my challenge.. and THANKS to Diane for the gentle reminder! :)

So it is my week to issue a challenge to our PTI blog group!! Gonna give you girls and EASY one! :) A color combo.. with a twist! If you want to do the twist!!
Color combo is this- Red/White or Cream/and Brown!
The Twist.. Alter something you would normally throw away!!

Here is my take on the challenge! Before this was a can of pineapple destine for the recycling bin! BUT I cleaned it, took off the bottom so I can fill it with treats! :) and altered it!!!
Here it is Before-
and After-



Sorry if the lighting isnt the best I had to take the photos inside at night! :) Hope you all have a GREAT day.. I am off to the CK convention...then I get to pick up Steve from the airport..it has been a LONG 6 days!
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy Veterns Day.. and a Card Share!

HAPPY VETERANS DAY!! and a BIG THANK YOU TO ALL MILITARY, (past, and present) and their FAMILIES!! I tell ya Steve has been gone 5 days now for work.. comes home tomorrow.. I dont know HOW others do it.. I am going CRAZY... :) Ok not CRAZY.. but well a little CRAZY! I am honest I can admit it! LOL!!! :)

Anyway.. so EXCITED for tomorrow.. CK convention with some friends, and my hubby coming home!!!

I have a card to share with ya! I made it for my Aunties anniversary (and uncle of course! LOL!) I hope she likes it. I had no idea what I was making.. just stated.. I like how it turned out.. in hind site.. I may have changed the flourish.. BUT I was late getting it mailed so it had to stay!!

All supplies but the pearls are from PTI.. and YEAH for copics.. I couldnt find my Summer Sunrise buttons so I just colored a fine linen one (and my pearls but I do that almost every creation!)! YEAH! LOVE when that works so well! LOL!!

Thank You for stopping by! I hope you all are having a GREAT week!!!!
(enjoying the PTI peeks? well my PTI friends that PEEK at them! I am LOVING them.. as usual! HA!)

Perfect Presentation Share!

Happy Tuesday... Hope your all having a GREAT week.. ours is going fine.. 3 more sleeps til Hubby/Daddy arrives home.. and we are all EXCITED for that!!

So I have had this box done for a couple days... just needed to make the tag and tie the ribbon around it!

This is one of Leigh Anns FABULOUS templates.. it is such a GREAT size box for treats, and little gifts.. at the moment I have nothing in it.. BUT when I do I will show you! :)

This one is called Treat Box and you can get it HERE!

I WARNED ya about the snowflake right.. :) I LOVE it.. here it is again.. a bit larger.. :)
Here is the top... Had to have a bow and a tag right!! :)
This was such a FUN , and EASY template to put together.. I used the PDF file .. because well cricut is upstairs and the computer is downstairs!! and I am LAZY and didnt want to walk her down! HA! So I printed it on white paper, and used that for my pattern.. it really went together fast.. and I WILL be making more! :) I may even walk cricut down for them!

**Edited to add to Paper Sundaes Challenge- Let it Snow! (THANKS Julie!)**

Hope your all having a GREAT week.. THANKS for stopping by!!!

Happy Monday!

Well as alot of you know my hubby is off on a 6 day Biz. trip to London and Germany.. this is the LONGEST we have been apart.. I am TRYING to survive.. I dont know how military families, or families that someone has to travel all the time do it.. I am not liking it.. ANYWAY..

I plan on creating lots.. oh I mean CLEANING lots the next couple days! ;) Wanted to share just this today.. they arrived at my door... from my sweet hubby to the kiddos and I.. SIGH.. He SPOILS us.. even from London! I miss him like crazy!!

I know it isnt a creative share.. BUT I did alter it at picnik that counts right.. SORRY.. just missing him... and wanted to share a little something today.. I am gonna FINISH a box I am working on.. so maybe I will have 2 posts today..

I am off now for lunch with a friend.. then I plan on CREATING.. and tonite I am gonna have myself a little blog hop so be ready friends I am stopping by and catching up!.. to fill the hours without my hubby!

THANKS for stopping by.. Enjoy your week!!!- 4 more sleeps til my hubby is home! (YES I am counting.. I could give you hours if I could figure out the darn time change! HA HA! really I think I got it now!! :) )

Tag Share...2!

Happy Saturday!! Hope your all having a GREAT weekend!!

I was able to get one more tag done for the WM tag challenge! I have to say I am LOVING this shape and sentiment.. I think EVERYONE on my list may get this tag! HA! BUT then that would mean I dont need any more xmas stamps.. and well that is just WRONG! :) So forget that! HA!


This snowflake is my FAVORITE shape in Accent Essentials and I made up a few of them this week.. with LOTS of glitter! I THINK I was able to catch it on film!!! I am gonna be making MORE of these cuties.. just giving you fair warning.. they maybe all over the bloggy this year! LOL!
Supplies- Stamps - Waltzing Mouse- Ribbon, Ink, Button-PTI (Ink -Tim Holtz, and Memento)
Bling- Prima

Off to shop at Kohls.. I have $40 FREE dollars.. I gotta use them! HA HA!
have a GREAT day.. THANKS for stopping by!

Tag Share!

Happy Wednesday!! It is so BEAUTIFUL here today!! and YEAH good news my boys are feeling better! Both Steve and Justin werent feeling so hot this week! Yesterday Justin stayed home from school.. so I being the NICE KIND Mom that I am .. didnt want to wake him by cleaning while he napped.. so I hid in my craft room.. wasnt that NICE of me! :)

Got to work on a few things.. one of them was this tag for the Waltzing Mouse Tag Challenge! (hurry you have until Nov. 6th to join the FUN!)


I LOVE any stamp that works with the nesties.. so when I saw these that Claire designed.. I had to have them.. and the nesties too! ;) and I ADORED the holiday sentiment stamp set from last release.. so I combined the 2! I WISH you could see IRL it is so sparkly .. but it doesnt show much on film..
Stamps from WM, Dies by Spellbinder, Ink and Ribbon PTI, glitter glue - stickles, bling, and snowflake from Michaels!

THANKS for stopping by.. I have LOTS more to share this week! So I better get busy and finish it!
Have a GREAT day!!!

Lots to SHARE today! :)

Happy November!! Can you BELIEVE Nov. is here already!! In only 23 short days my Justin will be 14.. and 24 days til THANKSGIVING!! so how many days til Xmas.. I know it will be here before you can say Merry Christmas! HA HA!!

I have some FUN photos to share with ya! From our FUN last night.. some treats I made.. and then a little holiday fun I created today! I put them together so you wouldnt have so many to look at! :)

Here are the kiddos all ready for some FUN! (Justins costume was his OWN idea.. dont hold it against mama! HA HA!) THANKS to Tutu for making Amandas again this year!
Our pumpkins.. so mine is on the end I replaced the candle but FORGOT to get a new photo..oh well!! next year! :)
Some FUN goodies I made!!
Treats we gave the kiddos, the cute eyeball I got from Erins blog! , pancakes are what we make EVERY year for Halloween breakfast! and finally recipe for the pumpkin scones I printed from HERE! Saw them on Genys blog and KNEW I had to make them! :)

I got a LITTLE creative time today.. I couldnt WAIT to try my new PTI goodies.. (Had to get all Halloween done FIRST! :) ) This is the new Favor It Box 2, new PP, ribbon and the new tag set!
THANKS for stopping by!! Hope your having a GREAT day!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween Blog Friends!! I hope your having a SPOOKILY FABULOUS DAY!!

We just finished our annual pumpkin pancake (topped with syrup and pecans) breakfast.. Now I am gonna make some pumpkin scones! and I get some CREATIVE time! :) Gotta make something similar to THIS cute idea by Erin!

Thought I would share our pumpkins with ya! Will have costume photos later!!! :)

BEFORE-
AFTER-
Have a GREAT day.. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Friday!

Ok can you all BELIEVE it is Oct. 29th.. where has this month gone?!! It has FLOWN by.. that means all the holidays are gonna be here like TOMORROW! :) LOL! Ok maybe not really but fast enough!!

I have a card to share today.. I LOVE Tina Wenke stamps.. they are so CUTE! I got 2 new ones this year in Halloween theme.. so I wanted to use one for some of my cards...
Amanda made her teacher one using this image and I FORGOT to get a photo! BOO!
Supplies- Copics, PTI PP, Ribbon, Button, and Sentiment stamp, Pumpkin stamp- Tina Wenke, Ink - Tim Holtz, and Memento

Today is Amandas class FALL party... so I must head out to that.. Hope you have a GREAT day! THANKS for stopping by!

Perfect Presentation DT Share!

Happy Monday!!! I am SUPER excited today it is my first share as a DT member with Perfect Presentation!! (THANKS again Leigh Ann!)

For my template today I picked the Easy Candy Wrapper! and it really lives up to its name!! I actually used the PDF version, since cricut was upstairs, and I was a bit lazy and didnt run to get her! :) I loved it so much I am gonna make a few more this week for Halloween Treats! :)

Fun news too! Just leave a comment here and I get to draw a LUCKY winner to choose the template of their choice!! :)

Be sure you stop by the rest of the DT to see what they have to share
Alyssa
Chris
Harriet
Julie
Kerri
Terri

Now I MUST get stuff done for Halloween.. hmmm last week I THOUGHT I was ahead of the game! :)
Have a GREAT day.. THANKS for stopping by!

Holiday Tag Share (Again!)

Happy Sunday!!! It is that time again.. PIO DT share! YEAH! :) We had a GREAT sponser again this week Stamping Dragon Designs.. are they not the CUTEST!!

I picked this bear for my image this week.. again sticking with things I will use this holiday season I made up a tag and decorative bag!

Challenges for Beth-

PIO-Red, Green, and White.. Plus something soft (felt on bag)

CES - Buttons and Bows
Delightful Challenges - Christmas
Mel Jens - Anything Goes
Stamping Royalty - Ribbon
The Ribbon Girl - Red and Green
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Wee Memories - Cute Holidays

Hope you had a WONDERFUL weekend! We sure did, and tonite we are carving pumpkins! YEAH!!!
THANKS for stopping by!

Xmas Tag!

Happy FRIDAY!!!! Hope you all had a GREAT week!!! I have just a quick share today.. I am BUSY getting ready for BUNCO tonite.. it is here.. so EXCITED! Not sure we are gonna play.. but always fun to get together with the neighbor girls! :)

So this week at PTI we did another stamp challenge.. I choose Tree Trimming Trio.. I promised myself I would TRY to create things I could use for the coming holidays.. SO.. I need tags! (and I really wanted to play along with the challenge since I started it! LOL!!)

So LOVE my nesties! and the WM stamps that cordinate! My labels 14 set arrived yesterday... so cant WAIT to ink them up!!! All other stamps PTI, as is the ribbon and button.. bling from Michaels!

That is all I have today.. just a quick easy tag!! Off to finish my cleaning and make dessert for tonite!! :)
THANKS for stopping by! Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!

Weekend Photo Shares!

Happy Tuesday!!! We had a FABULOUS time on our little get away weekend!!! Got to spend time with Larry, Kimmie and Allybug.. didnt have to share them with anyone but US! :)

Kimmie and I had BIG creative plans.. um they didnt work out so well ! BUT we got to get a little creative.. I wont even say how little! :) hee hee! I heard at the store there were 8 scrappy gals up there.. hmm if we had known we would have crashed their party! HA!

So the house was AMAZING we all rented.. right on the water.. hot tub.. decorated so CUTE!!
Leavenworth was PACKED full of people! (it was the last weekend of Oktoberfest!) and today on the way home we went to the pumpkin farm.. so CUTE! I took so many photos!!
I have a FEW to share with ya!

The House Slideshow-

Leavenworth and Pumpkin Patch Slide Show!

If you made it HERE! THANKS!!! I will be back HOPEFULLY with a creative share tomorrow or Thur. then I am BOOKED solid and wont get any creative time til HOPEFULLY monday!
have a GREAT day!
Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Monday! and some FUN shares!

**WARNING LOTS OF CHIT CHAT and PHOTOS AHEAD!!** :)
Happy Monday!!! I have some FUN stuff to share today!! First off I got an email last night from Leigh Ann asking me to be on her Perfect Presentation Design Team.. I was so EXCITED! I said yes of course.. I am looking forward to that.. her templates are FABULOUS!! (and you know how I LOVE templates! LOL!!)

Now on to creative shares! Speaking of templates! :) You know the CUTE mini pizza box I shared below.. well I saw on the directions page it had a mini version of the mini pizza box! SOOO I made it up.. AND another mini pizza box.. I put them side by side so you can see how they compare!

I used PTIs tiny treats.. over in the PTI forum I started a fun little challenge.. we picked 3 sets and you can create whatever you want with them.. then share.. I think it will be FUN to see what people create using the same set.. got this idea from Jennifer McGuire!

Alrighty enough talking!!! Here is what I created for my own challenge! :)

The 2 boxes (tops) You can find how to do that FUN flower HERE! I did my own take on it, and used my border punches for the edges.. AND only used my PTI 8 inch paper.. it still worked.. and I am sooo making MORE!! (I hope everyone wants SMALL gifts for xmas this year! HA! I want to make up boxes for EVERYONE with those flowers on top!! )

Side View-

Close up of each flower I made... I LOVE this border punch on the edges! (more coming soon! LOL!)
Finally inside.. the smaller pizza box held 3 Ghirardellis squares, and 2 Lindt pumpkins with a KEY TAG gift card from starbucks (reg. gift cards are a tad to large!) The larger one held 6 Ghirardellis squares and 3 Lindt pumpkins and a reg. size gift card (can you say TEACHER gifts!! :) - IF Amanda picks this style box of course!)
If you made it this far THANK YOU!!! :)
Have a GREAT day!!!!
THANKS for stopping by!

Happy Tuesday!!

Happy SUNNY Tuesday.. what a BEAUTIFUL day here for us! LOVING it! Hope it stays awhile!!

First off I want to say THANK YOU so much for the sweet comments for the little Halloween Party... I am a LUCKY Mom to have 2 such GREAT kids.. and I LOVE my girl is so creative.. I mean at 10 she does things I dont even think of! LOL! Wonder where she will be in 10 years! :)
Now if your here for those party photos.. they are right below this post! :)

Today I have HALLOWEEN cards to share!! I have so many ideas BREWING in my head I think my family may get different styles this year.. usually I do up just one style but I have sooo many CUTE stamps I want to use! :)

Here is one I made up yesterday used some of my NEW PTI goodness!! Fine Linen, and that YUMMY Sugar Plum PP by Lisa (its NOT just for Xmas is it! LOL!) Then some older PTI.. and then I added a foam bat for fun.. I have so many of these sets.. CLAIMING they are for the kids! HA! I LOVE them!! I thought it finished if off just right! :)
Next up I was in a Fall Swap over at PTI~ (THANKS Ted for putting it together)
Here is the card I sent off- to Pat... I was gonna link her blog but I didnt see it in her siggy!

I used my large scallop on it.. I think it is a bit hard to tell.. I just so LOVE that look... I think the black and white stars may not have been the right choice for that but I was HAPPY with the card.. that pumpkin just makes me smile! He is all lined with my spica pens.. love a little SPARKLE that it adds!- and of course PEARLS.. you know me... I gotta add 'em!

Here is the DARLING card I got from Caren (no blog in siggy!) isnt it CUTE! Those little monsters are all done with Spicas and so CUTE!! She also included the CUTE set of 4 note cards.. THANKS Caren! LOVED getting HAPPY MAIL!
Ignore my mock studio showing in that above photo! LOL!!

I am off to get my kiddos from school! Hope you have a GREAT day!!
THANKS for stopping by!!!!

AG Doll Halloween Party!

Happy Sunday!! I cant believe a week has come and gone with no posting! all I can say is I was BUSY BUSY getting ready for the little AG Doll Halloween Party Amanda wanted to have here with some friends.. SO that was on friday but we were getting ready all week for it.. doing something each night so we got it all done!

We had a GREAT time.. painted pumpkins, made bracelets for the girls and the dolls, ate, laughed and the girls all played in Amandas room over an hour.. and not a PEEP was heard! :)

I have LOTS of photos to share.. so get cozy and a big THANKS if you make it all the way through!

This is Alex! :) Amandas new AG.. she got her so she could have the new innerstar U account on the AG site.. so she was the girl of choice for the party today!!
The Girls and their AGs! :)


Amanda made ALOT of fun clay creations for the girls.. they got to take them all home with them!!
Here is a comparison to the real size food! :)

She and I made the kisses.. I printed out the TINY wording in word.. printed it at a size 5.. covered the clay kisses with foil and presto AG doll kisses! :)
We made these pumpkin tortilla chips! :)

All the marshmallow pumpkins! (for the girls!)
We also made plates/cups for the dolls to match the girls (or pretty close! )

Painting Pumpkins-
The little treat boxes we made up... using PTIs favor it die, stamps, foam cat.. .inside is some candy corn hand sanitizer and halloween silly bands (which are now band at school! HA!)

If you have made it this far THANK YOU! :) I am HOPING to scrap these photo soon.. I have a VISION!! :) It really was FUN.. I think all the girls had a GREAT time!! :)
Have a WONDERFUL day... I will be posting more this week! I have cards to share! :)
Thanks for stopping by!!