holy itty bitty!!!

i just have to gush for a minute!!!  when i posted my christmas canvas (see here...) on the unity facebook page for their contest, i had no idea it would be picked!  i never win!  (ok, not very often...)

check out this post on the unity blog and see the other cool projects that won.   

what does this mean to you???  it means i like to share the love (especially being the christmas season and all) so  i am going to pick 5 random peeps who put up with my shenanigans throughout the year.  tell me which itty bitty is your favorite and i'll send it to you.  here is a link to all of them...143 to choose from!

how to enter?
leave a comment on this post telling me two things.
1) your favorite christmas tradition
2) which itty bitty is your favorite (that you don't have!)

you must comment by 12/18/11 @ 8pm mst.  i will post the 5 random peeps on monday 12/19.  you must check back on monday to see if you are a winner.

easy peasy?  yep.

now i really really need to quick slacking and go finish my christmas cards!!

winner!!

i completely forgot to pick a winner yesterday from my fwf post!!  so here it is...

random number generator picked #6.

Ruby said... 6 

Very cute card. Great project. 

9/16/11 10:30 AM 

so ruby, congrats!!  you win a little unity love from me!!  please email me your address.

scrapfest...

this weekend, there is this little event going on in minnesota called scrapfest.  i think it's held at the biggest mall in amarica because there's no other place that could hold an event of this size.  craft peeps  gather and have one ginormous party.

five years ago, a group of girls decided to get together at this event.  we had all met through the shack, an online community about the hobby we love.  a few people were going to go to scrapfest, so we thought what a great place to get together and meet in real life!  it was one of the most awesome trips i have ever gone on and i met some of the most amazing people in my life.  luckily, to this day, they are some of my best friends!  we have made getting together an annual event (with some years doing it 2-3 times!).  we are doing it again in just a few weeks.   i can't wait!!!

 

 

 

birthday cookies...

i usually don't like to post about foodie things i make...but i wanted to show my most favorite cookies in the whole world.  i made them to take to a little celebration tonight!

edited to add the recipe!!

single batch: 

• 1 devils food cake mix (pictured is the best brand...no name doesn't turn out as tasty)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil

 mix together. drop on cookie sheet (i use a melon baller...perfect size every time!). bake for 7 minutes @ 350.   stuff with frosting of your choice. my friend nicole gave me the recipe and she uses cream cheese frosting (bleck.) i use buttercream frosting (i cheat and get it at the bakery) and add a touch of mint flavoring. 

d.e.l.i.s.h.

still here...

i haven't disappeared!!  just in the process of moving my craft room to a different room in the house.  can i say this is harder than it sounds?  ugh...oh well.  it will be totally worth it!!  so when all is done, i'll post pictures.  and get something crafty made!

until then...

twenty eleven...

sweets...

so yesterday, i got to spend the day with my cute mom.  we didn't make any crafty things of the card or stamping variety.  but we did make a whole lot of sweetness.  approximately 160 pieces of chocolaty caramely pretzely goodness.  first you get pretzel rods.  then you dunk them in caramel and them cool.  next they get a bath in white chocolate.  when that's cooled, fling some colored white chocolate on them to make them all festive.  i'm a firm believer that white chocolate is a waste of time...kinda like vanilla ice cream.  we've tried these with both white chocolate and milk chocolate and i have to admit the white chocolate are definitely better. 

40000...

wow!  i didn't think i would hit 40000 so soon!!  so through tonight at midnight, you can still enter.  see this post for details!!

 blog readers, you rock!

something big is a'brewing...

so apparently i live in a cave. we are getting a huge storm today and they are throwing around the "blizzard" word. a huge one at that. been in the news for days. i found out last night from a friend on facebook who lives in kentucky!! a sign i really should watch the news more often. but that's not what the big thing is that i'm talking about.

when i started this blog, it was more for me just to throw stuff out there and was a place to post pictures of my crafts (which i'm embarrassed to think were good at the time...but i guess we all have to start somewhere!) and thoughts about life. therapeutic to a point, i guess (not deep stuff...just rambling). i never realized that i would one day see my little counter in the bottom corner nearing the 40,000 mark!! holy cow! so i though i would have a little celebration in honor of that milestone.

i was lucky enough to win not one, but two contests on facebook from two of my faves: echo park and unity. i've been feeling a little guilty about this for two reasons. 1} because i won two things. 2} because they were little boy themed prizes and i have no kids.  so i wanted to pif and have someone else who would be able to put it to better use have it.

so...i have no idea when i will hit the 40K mark, but once i do, i will be giving away a prize pack that consists of  the unity stamp set in the clouds and an echo park little boy collection that matches.  would you love it???

comment on this post and once the counter turns the magic number, i'll randomly draw a winner.

here are the rules:

• one comment per person
• must comment on how you will use the prize
• leave your email so i can contact you if you win
• check back occasionally for when the magic number is hit

easy peasy. 

and thanks for visiting!

oct 17...

happy birthday to my brothers,

mike and mark!!!

(i don't know which is which in this picture!
i think mike has the charlie brown jack in the box.)

another plug...

so remember this post?  yes, well, my little blurb paid off and i won!!  now, here's another one!  go see and maybe you can win!  it's a place called green smart that makes bags, backpacks and more out of plastic bottles.  pretty cool.  clickie, clickie!

cutest prints ever...

so i was procrastinating (which i'm so very good at!) and not getting things done that i needed to tonight and ran across this blog post over at leelou blogs.  they are doing a cool give-away.  check it out!  you can win such a cute print from  fall down tree on etsy.  so freaking adorable they are...and what do you know...he's a local boy!

happy day...

happy birthday to the most

wonderful person in my life!!

happy birthday, kerry!!

i {love} you!

(i even came home from work last night, after 12 hours, and made lasagna for his birthday dinner tonight so it would be extra tasty!)

therapy trip...

i'm off enjoying the beautiful state of north carolina (and the horrible humidity!) with a bunch of stamping friends from the shack. it was a last minute trip for me and my cute mom. kind of a whim talking about it with sherri when she told me what her plans were for this weekend. i mentioned it to kerry, who immediately said "well why don't you go?" (he's such a keeper!!) my dad needed a little more persuasion, but the old man agreed that it would do my mom a world of good to get away for a little girls/stamping time. and so far, it has been fantastic!! we've spent two days shopping/stamping/laughing more than we all have in probably months!!


angie, joanie, sherri, ellie, mary, patty, chelsea, lesa, michelle

happy birthday, jory!!

happy 21st birthday to my handsom nephew, jordan.

amazing how they grow up so fast!

15-ish years ago

6/29/10

dad's...

happy father's day to this incredible group of men in my life!

winner!

random number picker was #9, so the winner of the cute unity stamps is:

stampinmom3 said...
I love my CTMH stamps. Haven't taken the plunge with Unity yet, but always are checking out their site drooling.


congrats!! email me your info and i'll send your new goodies!

a little rubber goodness...

i've decided it's time for a little blog reader lovin'...i haven't had a giveaway in a long time and i thought it was due!! in case you didn't know...i'm in love with unity and {ippity} stamps. they are so cute and such great quality. i started selling {ippity} stamps even! love it! i signed up for the unity kit of the month. i got my first package this week and it was so fun! it included a little "welcome" package that had paper, an ink cube and 10 random stamps. turns out (i'm afraid to admit this!) that i had 5 of those 10 stamps already! so this is where you benefit!! it's my pay it forward! so, leave a little comment by 8pm mst on monday june 7th telling me what your favorite stamp company is and why. i'll pick a random person and they will be the winner of a little rubber goodness. i may even throw in some paper, too!! i'm sure i have an extra ink cube laying around...you just never know!

three flowers, cupcake stand, butterflies, bird on a branch and "happy day"

happy mother's day...

i want to wish

my cute mom
and all the other mother's out there a very

spring palooza 2010...

for the past three years, a group of stamping friends have gotten together in angola, indiana at this cute little place, the potawatomi inn, for an extended weekend of stamping and hanging out. we all met online, through a few different message boards, first from paper craft magazine, then the stamp shack. it's amazing what friendships have grown through a group of stangers! i kinda forgot to take a lot of pictures this year at palooza but here are a few. it was such a fun weekend!

row 1: kristi, chelsea
row 2: traci, kim
row 3: kathy, jennifer
row 4: angie, chris
row 5: mary
row 6: robin, robin

my crafting area for the weekend. believe it or not, i knew exactly where everything was!


how many will fit in the smallest elevator ever?


cheers!


the view from my room


i found a few more that my cute mom took...