Design Team Project for this week....

Hey everyone...I am a bit late in posting this weeks design team project for DtsArt, my Internet is not working well and its really frustrating me...I did not realize how much I do on the Internet everyday...lol... also I had a bit of a family emergency with my daughter, she has type 1 diabetes and if you know anything about type 1 they can go into whats called DKA...its not good..so she was flown 3 hours away to a hospital, but is doing good now and we have been educated a bit more about what and why it happened...it sucks that you have to go through these things to learn something but all is good now and here are my cards that I put together with the frames that Dardi supplied us with this week...

This last one was a bit fitting for the family...

Hope you all enjoyed this...

Ok looking forward to this weekends blog hop...can't wait to share the projects I have lined up for you!!!

DtsArt Assignment #4

So this is a really fun file to cut... but you do need a 'Sweet Treats Cup' from a Stamp'n Up.
Well with this file and a sweet treats cup you can do almost anything with it... I took a stem of flowers ... took the flowers off to make the pens that you saw earlier in my postings... used that to add the cut file to it...this way I already had my leaves and stems... then with a frosting container decoreated to match, I came up with this:

I added some candy Nerds to the center of the flower with the Sweet Treats Cup to give it a great color, and then added just a couple of other flowers the same size to make a a bunch of notes for this project.
Check this file out along with other talented people that used the same file to make their creation @ Diecutdesigner.com this is also where you can buy the file from as well...
So off to crafting next weeks project... I hope to see you all back soon....Katie

ATC SWAP #3 from SVGCUTS.COM forum

Hey, I think all my recipients that I was assigned to send out my atc should have gotten them by now, so now is a safe time to post my creation for the "Floral" themed ATC Swap.
I have enjoyed this so much that I made 12 of them, so if anyone wants one please feel free to leave a comment and an address to send it to, I have a few left over... Any who, Reets does an outstanding job at coordinating this swap for the forum, I have so much fun learning new techniques and thoughts that I just want to do them every day!!!
My ATC's went out last Wednesday and this is what they were...

I hope everyone enjoys the swap as much as I do... next is the swap I was a part of from one of my design team members also named Katie @ punk projects ... I will have to say this has been a tough one for me... She got a list of peps that were interested in doing this swap then she sent out emails to each of us to contact each other with our snail mail address, all was great but then I got my email from my swap partner... oh, ok then panic sat in ... I am to swap with the Editor in Chief of Creatingkeepsakes magazine. WOW!!! how did I get here? lol so after alot of panic I decided that I would do my best and that would have to do... so I put together this little waterfall ATC and made a card to put it in, and its to go out in the mail tomorrow... so in a few days I will post it, just in case she is following my blog, I do NOT want to spoil this...

I have also been doing a bunch of mad scientist things here getting ready for my blog hop on June 4th & 5th... I just can't wait... but I have too... I have 3 projects to post in just 2 days...so be sure to check back by on both days!!!

A New Blog to Follow

Ok so I came across this new blogger and she is giving out LOTS of fun Blog candy and doing monthly challenges. I think this blogger has some SERIOUS business going... She has a may challenge going now and a 100 follower challenge as well, she is looking for followers so check her out at  creativecreationsbyangela ... With that being said I am off to find some crafting or scrapbooking MOJO, if anyone has any ideas to share please leave a post here and that will help jump start my mojo... Thanks for following me and please share my blog with other bloggers, I would love some more followers and comments, maybe that's way my mojo is gone...

I have some really cool things to share with you come June 4th but you will have to follow the blog hop that I am participating in the ...

All Jacked Up in June Blog Hop June 4th & 5th

Come follow me and see my fun creations....

thanks KtsAngels

DtsArt Assignment #3

So what do you think of the Giraffe that DtsArt came up with? This is a memo pad book, that I have made before but this time its much bigger...

ok...so...

It's been a few days since I last posted...so I have to let you all know that I will not be online much this weekend, but I get to go shopping in the BIG city of Phoenix so LOTS OF craft shopping for me...but I have to be careful cuz I really am saving for my Black Cat...and that's alot of money.
But I have my decision made for what cutter I will be purchasing in the near future, and that's the 13 Black Cat Cougar and of course I NEED the 'get it all' package with it so... over $1000 out of my crafting budget and I don't really have a crafting budget so that's kind a hard to save for it...lol 
Anyway things are good and all is well, so you all have a wonderful weekend...!

PS I have lots of things ready to post for blog hop on June 4th & 5th.  And for Tuesday DtsArt design challenge... so watch for next weeks projects....

Thank you to all my followers... you keep me going!!!!

DtsArt Assignment #2

Ok so here is my assignment #2 for DtsArt creative design team.... It's a great file and you can get it at the Diecut designer web site ...

Front of Card where i used the MONKEY SVG

Inside the card... I made the bananas all by myself !!!

Please leave some love ... I love to read that peps like what I make ... thanks Katie

PS if you are interested in the bananas leave me a post and I can maybe email the file...I have not mastered posting files on my blog ... YET ... working on that too... baby steps !!!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to my mom and my mother in law... I want you to know that we love you very much...

Hope everyone has a wonderful day thinking bout what our mom's did and do for us...

Thanks moms...

Play "What's This" game with me...



Guess What?

Ok so I wanted to play a little game with my followers and anyone else that wants to play along... I have something up my sleeve, well in my envelopes anyway, and I can't show them til they are all done, but it could be a few more days. So my game is ...  if you can guess what I have in the envelopes I will send you something cool from my stash of stuff... the rules are... become a follower (if you want the prize) and leave me a comment as to what you think is in the envelopes....if no one guesses it then I will pick a random winner by random.org.... but I will give it a few days... Thanks for playing and I hope you get the word out about my blog so others can play....

Have a wonderful day celebrating your mom this weekend !!!

Well worth your time!!

Blog Candy  at DCWV Diary...she has lots of things to giveaway...check it out...

Flower Pens

So Most of you have seen these at doctors offices or at an MVD or somewhere you have to fill out paperwork and they don't want you to take their pens. So I have made these in the past and I had someone ask me for 10 of them...as stated in my prior post I made 30...more is always better right? lol

I made this glass into a holder by etching and filling with coffee beans to hold the pens upright.

 This one is just to show you how many I made... hehe

This is just to show the detail of them ...  they are fun to make and quick too... I use hot glue and floral tape. If you like them and would like a tutorial on them let me know...Otherwise here they are, in all their glory... haha

Nothing to Post...Just saying 'Hi'

Well, I don't have any pictures to post but I have been busy. I have made 30 writing pens into flowers and now I am working on a holder for them...I had someone want 10 so, me being me had to make 30. Oh well, I will have to show you pictures when I get to that.
I have my 2nd assignment for DtsArt creative team, and oh wait till you see what I have put together for this one ... you might go bananas over it ... lol ...
I am currently putting 12 ATC Cards together for the SVGCUTS.com forum, I signed up and got my assignment for 3 other peps to make for, but then I posted my name and address...and well again me being me has to make 12 just in case someone sends one to me (like I offered) and I can send one back to them ... ATC trading is sooooo much fun. I just can't stop ...
I am also working on my blog hop for June 4th and 5th, Something 'All Jacked Up' is the theme and I have an idea of what I am going to do but I just want to make sure that's really what I want ... I want it to make a statement ... I am also considering giving some blog candy out to one of my followers, I just hope all of you followers like blog candy and like to craft cuz its going to be something crafty ... lol
Well off to bed I go .. .ttfn all my followers and good night .... as I will try to get a picture or 2 up for tomorrow...!!!

DtsArt Assignment #1

Here it is the long awaited 1st Design Team posting for KtsAngels!!!!

So what do you think. These bunnies are SO cute and they cut so well...Great layering and endless possibilities for creating that spring project or a Easter card or .... your imagination is your limit, you can purchase this file for the all new DieCutDesigner shop... they have a great forum up and running, go on over and check them out and let them know that a DtsArt's design team member sent you there...

Ok so 1 was not enough so I had to do a step card also...I think it turned out good for being rushed for Easter and all....

Check out this blog candy!!!

Short 'N Scrappy's May giveaway... 

WOW this looks like it could be fun to play with ...Go over and check it out ...she is also hosting a blog hop on June 4 & 5 ....

Men's Bowling Shirt card

ok so I really was not going to buy the newest collection by SVGCUTS.com but...... I wanted to buy 2 other files, that I totally love, and so I got this one for 'free' lol... anyway, so I was being a busy bee and decided to make one of the cards.... and WOW I love it... I printed the paper then cut it and whoot whoo I love it...sooo glad I got it and did not pass it up. And like always there are a ton of other files to be made with this set, its just that none of my family is into the 'party room' we do video games and such... so with out further blah blah... here is the card that I threw together in minutes... it seemed like....

The camera kinda flashed out the color but in person its really cool...!!! blues and browns are some of my favorite colors together for a man anyway...

Tell me what you think!!

PS... I don't think you know this but I am not affiliated with SVGCUTS.COM and I don't get any cuts for advertising for them but I just love their files and want to share with you...

PSS... with in the week you will get to see my 1st project for DtsArt design team ... so watch for it..!!

PSS... sorry for so many posts today but like I said earlier I was a busy bee and made 3 to 4 projects...none of them totally as cool as this....lol

I want to challenge everyone out there to just make 2 - 5 cards for....

Ok check out this goal for this kid in Surprise Arizona...Thanks to OUR troops, this 10 year old young man has a goal and us crafters should help him out...  ALL that our troops do for us...   this is just a tiny way for us to say thanks and help Stephen say Thank You and meet his goal...    I think this is just great...!!!

Good luck Stephen Goodman...!!!

I will be posting this to my face book so we can get the word around!! please pass this on....
here is where we need to send our cards to and they need to be received by July 1, 2011

Stephen’s Thank You Card Project/Bazzill Basics Paper
7001 W. Erie St., Ste. 2, Chandler, AZ 85226

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Ok so I have been so inspired to make this cute teacher appreciation desk that Thienley from the SVGCUTS.com design team made that I made 2...one for my daughters teacher Miss Sartian and the other well Just cuz...anyone need one? you can pick it up by May 3. lol... well here you go...

Here is the one for 'The Best Teacher' that is up for grabs...

So what do you think... the desk top looks like a chalk board with a ribbon and the front a side views shows the detail to the books and lunch box...

There is a saying in the inside that says

 A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart.   

For teaching cannot be measured.