OMG, 400th Post...

Wowzers

What have I done?

I have made 400 posts on this blog...

wow, never would have imagined doing that when I started my blog...

I started my blog a few years back... November 18, 2009

as a family blog, to document my life and show my wonderful family

all the great things we do as a family...

 

Shortly after starting my blog I started to share my

projects I have made...than early 2011 I got more into it..

I started to share my creations as I have grown with my paper crafting......

 

I later became a design team member on a few different blogs...

Currently I design for Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co.

their Friends of Speed TV and Tutorial Time on Speedy TV

great company challenge blogs...

I love it...

 

So it's a Happy day, for me to share with you my

400th post...

This is my project for the
Navajo County 2013 fair...

 

so what do you think?

Perfect for the fair...we get a fun Carnival with our fair here in Arizona...

Got to love it...

its from the SVGCuts Summer Street Carnival set.

I added some fun elements that I got from the Silhouette online store as well...

 

Well enjoy this post. and wish me luck at the fair...

I hope everyone at fair will enjoy this creation of mine...

 

Off for now... 

It's Been Just TOO Quiet here, so sorry

I just wanted to say 'Hi' to you all...

I don't have much to say but I would like to show you a few things that I made using SVGCUTS.com files, OMG they are just amazing!!! Leo and Mary, the everything they are, good customer service, great files, oh I just could go on for days, but I will spare you, cuz if you have had chance to use their files you know what I am talking about...

Oh well crap...I was going to show you the cute candies that I made and took a picture of before work this morning but my puter is having difficulties...so no pictures of that....I will have to share those later...

Oh and the State Fair photos are also too big to share, I need to edit them too...

Oh I guess this means I have to do some crafting til the hubby can get my puter back to normal, if there is such a thing when you have a computer geek for a husband(and would have no one else in his place, he is the worlds greatest)

Well, I guess I will just have to keep you all in some more suspense with my State Fair Projects...Ok, so I did get 1 Honorable Mention ribbon, and a 4th place and a 3rd place and a ....... yeah I got a 1st place blue ribbon on this....



This is the Picture taken at the Navajo Co. Fair, that I later sent to the Arizona State Fair and got a Blue ribbon...how cool is that?
If you did not know already it the Gingerbread house that is mine, not the bunny....lol

So I will get my hubby to work on my computer tomorrow I hope then I promise to post more pictures soon...

Off to crafting, I have my DT project for MyGrafico to post on Monday that I need to work on...

So TTFN

Katie

My Newest Creation for MyGrafico DT....come check it out...

Good MONDAY morning!!!  hee hee (not) I am so dead tired. We, meaning I, to bed not sooner than 3am this morning...and at my age that's really tough stuff to do, but well worth it...

For all those peps that have a BOSS, it's Bosses day today, so give thanks to our leaders in the work place, and if your a boss, than 'Thanks for being such good example' (I hope)

Anyway, enough with the Blah Blah

On to my DT set for the new set of

These are Caramel Apple Pops with a black 'shadow' on the bottom
Then the SVG cut clued to the front, Fun Fun Fun and easy to
Looks great and they will oh and awe over them!!!

This is going to be one of my little treats for my guests to knock on the door to receive...

Say

Trick or Treat

Have a great week everyone....

Oh and yeah, I got to the Arizona State Fair yesterday (and had SO MUCH FUN, I want to share some pictures) so I have more to come in the next day or so. Something about the projects I entered and if any winnings!!!!

So please do 3 things

1. Hop on over to the MyGrafico Challenge Blog
2. Hop on over to each of my design team members blogs (their links are over to the right) and leave some love for them too.
3. Come back by later this week for more fun...

Thanks everyone, I you like what you see,

PaPaPaPlease leave me some LOVE!!!!

Good day, Katie - KtsAngels.Blogspot.com

Arizona State Fair !!!

So, as you all know by now, I did really good in the open class crafts at the Navajo County Fair this last week. Well I was chatting with my old hair dresser, who happens to be 'over' the open class division, and she suggested that I send some of my items to the State Fair ???? OMG
Can you even believe this? Please someone come pinch me (oh the bills are here so not worries about pinching me... No, really for my first time EVER entering anything in to competition, other than the SVGCUTS.com forum and maybe some Design Team Projects, but this.... WOW ... I am really having a hard time thinking that my work is 'good enough' for the State Level... well so I forwarded 4 of my projects...

Should I tell you or should I make this a guessing game for the whapp'n 40 followers and/or visitors? I just think this could be fun to see what people thought of my paper crafting... so with that.

So if you choose to leave me a comment as to what projects I sent to the Arizona State Fair,

then I will find some blog candy to put together and send it your way.

So you will need to pick 4 of the 9 Items or maybe it was 10 items,

anyway and leave a comment, with an email for web/blog address or something that I can let you know if you got it right!!!!

Just how ever you feel comfortable with leaving would be great...

I will NOT give the answers til October 14, as this is the opening day for the State Fair...

Leave a comment even if you don't want to participate, just let me know you came by and if you have any requests for ideas or interested in anything I do...Please just leave me a note/comment and I will get back with you. so 

REMEMBER 

4 of the 9 items

made for the county fair

&

Let me know who you are !!!

Well, its been a long day so I'm off to bed for the night, I hope to get back on my feet soon.

This morning about 7:30 my daughter opens my bedroom door and asks "Isn't Monday? Cuz it's 7:30 and we have to leave for the bus in like....NOW....so needless to day, I have played catch up ALL day... even though I was not technically late for work, just scatter brained all day... You have got to know what I am talking about...? so with all the Fair stuff out of my hands, I hope to get some R&R for a few days, well til next Monday....Look for the Design Team Challenge...I'll give you a hint...it's a bout the holiday coming up...

Ok, that's it for now... later  !!!!

The Navajo County Fair is Coming to an end

Alright, this maybe a long post with lots of pictures, but I think its time to spill the beans (as they say).
The final results of all the projects I entered. I just hope I got good pictures...You will find that a lot of the projects are ones that I have posted before ...The Halloween project/table top holiday decor was made just for a fair entry, as I have NEVER EVER entered anything in a contest or fair or any such things/places.
So with that being said :

Aug. 7, 2011, I posted the Big 3D letter "W" along with the crackers - filled with rice

(in tradition for the Bride & Groom to exit the wedding affairs)

I also entered this project in the SVGCUTS.com forum July Challenge 'It's A Nice Day for a White Wedding

Do you remember the School Day SVG Kit by SVGCUTS.com? 

Yeah I made the little school house into a White Chapel....I put them together Making

A wedding decor center piece entry at the fair.....

And....

Do you see the 1st Place Blue Ribbon attached !!!

Ok so now I have 

2 ~ 2nd place Red Ribbons

2 ~ 1st Place Blue Ribbons

I am so excited about this I can hardly keep the tears from rolling down my face.

I was just struck with excitement. 

It was crazy to enter these small projects, something I love to do and actually be recognized and received ribbons like this... OMG ... did they judge it right? did someone swap ribbons? there is no way that MY hobby/projects could ever be worthy of any kind of recognition.

I just thought I would enter my paper crafts just for people to see my creations, something that I have such a passion for.....

So for the last few projects that were entered 

~ I posted this in April 2011 here on this blog

~ it was also entered it in the  "Cherry Blossom Challenge" on the SVGCUTS.com Forum 

I had made a few different note pads like this, and so I had the kids help me choose 1 to enter !

Well the judges at the county fair here in Arizona, liked it...as it earned a 

1st Place Ribbon 

& 

BEST of CLASS

So

Does this one look familiar?

Yeah, cuz I posted this digital scrapbook page

I really liked how the colors came together, and my little niece 

is just darling anyway, but this was a smile that keeps on going !!!

AGAIN ? 

Yep a 1st Place Blue Ribbon &  Best of Class Ribbon

Ok, now I have done WAY MORE than I could have EVER thought....

But it keeps going !!!

Next is the

Ginger Bread House made with the SVGCUTS.com file from the Peony Cottage SVG kit

This little Cottage is so versatile, I have used it as a little summer cottage
& a haunted looking house and now its a all included "package deal"
Its got the box for a table top Ginger Bread House Lantern (with a battery operated tea light, then a cookie mix and a cookie cutter with some decorations to go on the cookies, this will make a great home made gift as a gift !!! 

 Oh, do you see what the judges thought of this one?

Yep a 1st Place Blue Ribbon 

&

a Purple and White Ribbon ~ Best of Show

Now for what you have all been waiting for..... What did you get on the Halloween Decor?

I used a bunch of different files from using a 3D tree from an unknown source, a fence who knows were, I mad the tombstones myself, and the Peony Cottage SVG kit from SVGCUTS.com & the Elmhurst Hollow SVG Kit from SVGCUTS.com (this is the newest kit that was just released days before I had to turn the entire project over to the fair)

  YEP, Another 1st Place Blue Ribbon

&

Best of Show Purple and White Ribbon

The only ribbon that is bigger than what I got in all of my entries

So that's it...I think that's plenty....

I went back to the fair again today to help my local Stamp'n up Rep. She had some 'make and takes', she asked a few of us to volunteer teaching new techniques, new ideas and just be an all around people person to help keep on top of things ....

This when I had a chance to chat with the gal that works on the Fair Board for the Open Class division.

She said that some of my work that I entered is certainly State Fair Quality !!!

So now is the time for me to pass-out, someone please pinch me, I must be dreaming !!!

With that being said, I go tomorrow (Sunday) in the early evening to collect my projects and ribbons...

But at this time...if I want, I can hand over any projects that I would like to send to the Arizona State Fair. 

You have to understand a miner detail in this; it is that the State Fair is held in Phoenix, AZ

and that's a 3 hour drive (each way) to enter my projects there... but from what I understand the State Fair board has someone come pick all the items that would like to go to the state level. The projects are gone for about 5 ~ 6 weeks, but what am I going to do with these right now anyway?

So

 to this gal that will add it to the State Fair transport and when it's all said and done, its $2.00 per entry... so why not?

Please !!! 

I ask you nicely, 

Please leave me some feedback

Tell me which ones (if any) might have a chance at the state level?

Have a blessed rest of the weekend....

and check back on Monday for my next DT for MyGrafico feature file...

Some really cool things to share ...

Goodnight All

Remember This?

A little while back, I had posted this altered project that my 2nd dad and I created, What can you do with
 an OLD lamp shade, some left over CPVC pipe, a threaded rod, some paint, and some wood for a base (heavy enough, as to not letting it fall over when the cat plays with your stuff) Oh yeah, got to add the RED pin strip down the center.

Well it's a homemade 'Clip-It-Up' for ALOT less cost and way more fun....And most of all, it recycles old not used stuff for something new and exciting to help (well try to) our landfills and get better organized all with one simple project ! and see what I really have !!! It's crazy the things that I keep finding to put on in... But I found one of the best things for it....

That's the BLUE ribbon (1st Place) for the open class recycle...I like to call it Altered Projects or Up-cycled...
Well here is a picture of the great guy that helped me put it together and if you look close the Judges pined a ribbon.... It keeps going, and going, and going..        

Getting really tired, it's late Friday night, I have my DT project for MyGrafico to post Monday, in the works... I am a bit behind with all the happenings that life keeps happening... so anyway ... I hope to get the rest of the projects posted and their results before I have to pick them up on Sunday ,  to bring home those RIBBONS !!!

More to come !!! keep your eye's open !!!

Sneak Peak of whats next for County Fair results!!! Check it out

OK, so I am sooo busy, but I wanted to show you just a little bit of the other entries and what I got for them!!!
So next up is......
     This is a '1 page' (lol) scrapbook layout for Christmas !!!! It's really a shutter fly protective sleeve, its way cool, I bought them thinking it was something else, oopps, and  now I realize I really like the look/layout!!!

1st Place Baby..... 

1st Place (again) baby

This is also a '1' page scrapbook layout, for vacation, this is part of my Disneyland trip last December, we just could not go to Disneyland without going to the beach, Huntington Beach, we love to take pictures and see who will go out in the ocean the furthest, and it was COLD!! but Josh, Alex and Sierra got up to their necks in it, with the splashing of the waves!!!  oh what fun!!

More Later

County Fair

So, I am back with some more results of the county fair projects...

2nd Place Ribbon for 1 page scrapbook layout- Family Fun!! 

 So you see I got this 2nd Place on this on...it was listed as '1 page scrapbook layout'.... so does it count that I made a 12 x 24 page layout ?  lol  I was really surprised that this one was not disqualified... but I am VERY excited that I got a ribbon, and 2nd place to boot !!  OMG WOW this brought tears to my eyes !!!!

Not a good picture but this is my 3D paper crafting attempt!!

You can see that this also has a 2nd place red ribbon ..  OMG (again) !!! I am just crazy amazed that someone thinks I have talent ??? I just don't see it in my projects , but this has helped me realize that I just might have some kind of talent, its just not as good as others, but its good  !!! Mind you I have been paper crafting for about a year now, once my hubby got me my 1st Cricut Expression and I then found SCAL ... that's where the craze started !!!
I have done some scrap booking since grade school remember the plastic covered sticky pages that ruin your photos, yeah that's the stuff that got me started , (oh and I am almost 40 now) so that's a few years ... then as I started into the real 'scrapbooking' and put more to 8 1/2 x 11 pages  ... Then in 2003 I graduated to 12 x 12 pages ... well that's been fun but it did not last too long, well I keep trying to do it but, but , but what about 3D kinds of things... Then with my Expression and SCAL came SVGCUTS.com  - Mary and Leo are my hero's.... they have kept me going... so anyway .....

More photos to follow, but I have to go back to the Fair to get more and better pictures to share, oh and to be sure of what I won !!!

So check back by soon.... for MORE!!!! can you guess what I have to show you next?