Duct tape

I have seen alot of cute things crafted using colored duct tape. So, I was at Staples Friday morning and I saw SHEETS of duct tape! How cool is that? Makes it easier than trying to line strips up perfectly. They were kinda pricey, I thought. $1.99 for one sheet that is about 8x8. I am not positive on the size. Just guesstimating! I think I might buy some to play with tho.

I am back! I think!

Wow! It has been a long time since I posted!! I have still been crafting. Right now I am working on cook books for my kids for Christmas. Last year, I made them all a dessert recipe cookbook. This year I decided to do other recipes. I got some cute stamps and pretty paper and ink and I am about 1/2 way done. It takes a long time when you have 6 kids!! Plus I am making one for me so thats 7 in all! Here is a picture of the cover of mine to give you an idea. Remember- It is not done yet!!

I used the DCWV Tattered Time Stack. I love those papers. I need to go buy a couple more so I don't run out anytime soon. Anyway, I am making them all different to match their personalities or kitchen decor.
This week is our "birthday hell week" We have a birthday on the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th!! I need to get busy and make some cards!! We are having a group party on Saturday. Their ages are , respectively, 27, 23, 8 and 28. I am just making one big cake for them all! It will be our family gathering for August. Should be fun to have all the kids and spouses and grandkids. Hopefully this horrible heat will cool down a little!!
My daughter moved last week so I was busy with the grandkids for a couple of days. Ages 3 and 1 1/2. Wow! Alot of work! I am so glad I don't have little ones full time anymore!!
Wel, that is enough of my rambling for today. Hopefully I will be back tomorrow with some birthday cards!!

4th of July wreath

I made this today. Do you ever finish a project and think Oh, I should have done this or that instead? ( kinda like I should have had a V8!) I used glitter paper for the fireworks and glitter gelpens for the stitching on the 4th of July center piece. But after I was done, I thought Duh! I should have glittered it. I could have used my xyron or I just got a versamark pen yesterday, I could have done the stitching with that and added glitter!! Oh, well, maybe next year!!

here it is laying on my table

and here it is hanging on my door. I like it but I wish I had thought to use some glitter!!

Thanks for looking!

~Carrie

Soccer card for a sponsered boy

I saw this request from Terri at Two Pink Peas to send a birthday card to Salifu, her 11 years old sponsored child. I thought, why not? It will probably make him happy to receive lots of mail for his special day. http://twopinkpeas.blogspot.com/2011/06/hello-to-you-all-request-that-will-help.html. Here is her post about it.  Check it out and send him a card if you feel like it. Here is my card. Pretty simple but its the thought that counts, right? I am sure it will put a smile on his face!!

I wasn't sure what to put on this inside. So I kept that simple too!

It makes me feel good to know I will help make some child happy with such a small gesture!

Still been crafting

I am ashamed to say, I have not played with any of my new carts!! But I have been doing some crafting. I made a LO of the pictures from when my husband helped me wash windows

It is funny how I didn't notice this before I saw a picture of it, but I think I need to add some water drops by the hose nozzle on the window!

My husband looked at it and said, I don't think that is very funny!! And I told him, " But, look how skinny you look from me stretching the pictures to print them at 3x3!" LOL!

Next, I made another page for my friends book. This is her grandson learning to write. I think this one turned out very cute!!

Thwn I did a page with pictures of one of my grand doggies!! He is so cute!! Again, I see things. I think I need to add some stitching to the title.

 this is my grand daughters 3rd grade spring music program at school

this one is my naughty grand son playing in the dirt!

              

 And finally, this is my first attempt at a tag. I love others that I see and I like this one. I am sure I will improve with time. But, I have a question, what do you do with them? Put them on gifts? Seems like alot of work for a gift tag!! Wow! Could you imagine if I did these for all my Christmas gifts? I have 6 kids, their spouses and 10 grandkids. Plus my husband, mom, brother, dad! Whew! That is alot of tags!! (maybe the tag could be their gift! LOL!!) I suppose the really elaborate ones are for special gifts. But what else are they used for? Any ideas?

                                               Well, thanks for looking!!
                                                         ~Carrie

I did WAY too much shopping last week!!

So I kinda went on a cartridge shopping spree last week. But with the sale at cricut machine.com, who could resist?

These are all the carts I got from that sale. Cindy Loo, Winter Frolic, Life is a Beach, Robotz, Mini Monsters, Designers Calendar, Elegant Cakes and Picturesque. Grand total (with shipping) $162

Then I won a $25 gift ceretificate from Peachy Keen Stamps and I got some face stamps, a punch, an ink pad and 2 sheets of pearl scroll like things! I did have to add $6 to the certificate.

Then I got the Pink By Design Just 4 Men stamp set. I LOVE it!! That was about $15 with free shipping

I cashed in some of my rewards points and got ANOTHER cart. Formal Occasion. And some mats and some terifically tacky tape! $9.74 for shipping.

Then I went to WalMart. Some of the Lites were marked $29 instead of $39 so I had to get one that I have wanted for quite some time. Now, I still think even $29 for a lite cart is high but since I was on the shopping spree, what the heck!!

I also have 1 more cart coming from Ebay. Seasame Street Seasons. I won it for $21.50 with free shipping. This is the most money I have ever spent in one week for crafting stuff!! But I think I definitely got some good deals. With the wedding in 2 months, I am not going to be able to do this again for quite awhile! But, since I am so far behind on the carts, they are older by the time I get them and they are much cheaper!!! I really want Elegant Edges but I can wait until it comes down in price. With PC having 3 Hello Thursdays this month, there is alot of them I will be waiting for!! I just wanted to share my fun shopping haul. Thanks for looking!!

Carrie

HUGE giveaway!!

Not here!! Over at Two Pink Peas! Look at this great candy!  
Go leave a comment!! http://www.twopinkpeas.blogspot.com/
I would wish you good luck but I want to win this one!!!