Thursday, June 2

A New Hobby!

Ok when my hubby showed me that new TLC show Extreme Couponing show I was like "WHAT?! How do they do that?". Also my mom had actually been telling me that a friend of hers started doing this & was getting some great deals. So I decided to give it a try. Since they don't double coupons in my state I have no expectation of getting $800 worth of groceries for $10.00 nor do I have space to store that much stuff so I'm really just doing what I can realistically. I went on line & found a couple great couponing websites. http://www.thekrazycouponlady.com/ & http://www.couponmom.com/ . I am sure there are others & if any of you have any tips please share! Anyway I wanted to share what my first 3 shopping trips have got me so far:

Trip 1-Walgreens
10 boxes Ritz Crackerfuls -$9.00 (MoneyMaker)
1 box Wheat Thins -$ .30 (MoneyMaker)
1 Coffee Drink -$.30 (MoneyMaker)
3 Kids Nintendo DS Games $4.75ea=$14.25
2 Charmin TP 9roll packs $1.34ea=$2.68
4 boxes Flavored Gelatin $.20ea=$.80
1 TY Stuffed Giraffe $1.05
4 Reynolds Wrap 75ft $1.69 ea.=$6.76
4 Bounty Paper Towels 6 roll pack $2.35ea=$9.40
Paid about $25 Total Savings$83.54

Trip 2- Rite Aid
2 Schick Hydro Razor Refills $1.25ea= $2.50
1 Sunsweet Ones $1.99
1 Corn Pops Cereal $1.18
2 Candy Bars $.50ea=$1
1 Excedrin $3.99
2 Renpure Conditioners $FREE
Paid about $11 Total Savings $17.68

Trip 3- Safeway
6 Lipton Teas $.10ea= $.60
2 boxes Trix $.89=$1.78
2 boxes Cinnamon Toast Crunch -$.32 (MoneyMaker)
2 Cake Mix $.39=$.78
1 6 pack Ramen Noodles $.89
1 gallon Milk $3.29
15 Prego Pasta sauce $1.38ea=$20.70
12 cans Black Beans $.54ea=$6.48
1 Pretzel Snacks $2.49
1 Crescent Rolls $.99
2 Pillsbury Pizza Dough $3.98
1 Cool Whip $1
2 Hot Pockets $2ea.= $4
2 Maries Blue Cheese $1.38ea=$2.75
1 Bell Pepper $1
Paid about $50 Total Savings $89.17

At Walgreens I get a 15% off family discount & the TP, Games, & Paper Towels were on clearance. The trick is pairing up your coupons with the stores sale prices. I think the best deal I got was the razor refills at Rite Aid. They were $8.49ea but Rite Aid had them BOGO free & I had 2 $3 off coupons! So even though 1 was free I was still buying 2 so I could use 2 coupons! Woo Hoo! Anyway enough about that for now...I do have a card to share!

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Saturday, May 28

All Done!

Woo Hoo! I've finished all the card samples for next weekends Stamp a Stack! It's a super busy home improvement weekend around here so I've got to get back to work. Hope you are having an enjoyable holiday weekend!





Wednesday, May 25

More SAS Cards!

 
 

Stamp a Stack Card 1

Just a quick post. I have been working on the cards for the June Stamp a Stack so I wanted to give you a little sneak peek! I'll be back tomorrow with more. Have a great day!

Wednesday, May 18

Fathers Day

We had a small group for Technique Tuesday but we still had a great time! This was the Father's Day card we made.


We also did an easel card but I will post that later. Thanks for stopping by today!

Sunday, May 15

Napa Valley Beauty

We had so much fun yesterday! We took the little princesses to Castello Di Amorosa, a beautiful tuscan style medieval castle winery in Calistoga.  It was our first time visiting a winery & actually we just went to see the castle. Hubby & I haven't really drank wine before. It was a nice experience to sample the different wines. It is probably an aquired taste but did they have some sweet wines that we enjoyed very much. Anyway here are a couple pictures from our day.







I am looking forward to going back & taking the guided tour so we can see more of the castle. Anyway thanks for poppin by. Hope you're having a great weekend!

Tuesday, May 10

Fridays Stamp n Chat Fun!

I saw this beautiful card on Julie Buhler's blog & just had to case it. I changed it up a little since I wanted to use the new Fabulous Florets set & the triple layer punch. I made it in 2 color combos.  The first is the same as Julie's with the addition of Pear Pizzaz. The second is Baja Breeze & the leaf is a stamp off of Always Artichoke. I went through a few greens before I found one that looked good with the green dsp. We made the first one at the Stamp n Chat.


Thanks for stopping by & I hope your day is blessed!

Monday, May 2

So Fabulous!

Getting ready for Friday nights Stamp n Chat! I used the brand new summer mini set Fabulous Florets! This set is really pretty & simple to use. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week!
                                                                         

Friday, April 22

Catty Case Fun!

Its been a crazy couple of weeks! First off a couple weeks ago I had the wild idea of entering Stampin Up's Artisan contest but I thought the entries were due at the end of the month but they were actually due today! I can't believe that I actually finished all my entries & they were delivered 2 days ago! This was by far creatively the hardest thing I have ever done. One of my 3-D items about brought me to tears a few times. Anyway enough about that. I had two fun nights in a row! I had my wonderful Technique Tuesday group join me & we made paper flowers. Then the next day I got to get together with some of my downline & we had a catty case night! Here are a couple of the cards we created!
  
I cased this card from the last page of the new summer mini. I added my own touches & loved SU's idea of creating a different style of butterfly with the Strength & Hope set.
This card came out super cute & was made by my brand new downline! So much fun!
Hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Wednesday, April 13

Pretty Paper Flowers!

Super busy so just a quick post. Next week at Technique Tuesday were are making paper flowers so I wanted to get some samples ready. Have a great day! 

Sunday, April 10

Bunny in a Basket!

I thought this came out so adorable! I used the petal cone die & the wide oval punch to make the basket! The bunny is made the same as the brown one but obviously she is white. I used pretty in pink for her nose & ears & she is sponged with going gray. See previous posts for video tutorials.
Thanks for stopping by & I hope you have a wonderful day!

Saturday, April 9

HOP Bunny Take 2!

Well after I made the bunny for the first tutorial I started playing with the idea of creating him a body so here he is!
I love him! Hope you enjoy! 

Thursday, April 7

HOP Inspired!

My girls have been asking us to take them to see the new movie HOP so this bunny's colors are inspired by the bunny in the movie. I will be back tomorrow with another card & another tutorial video!


Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, March 29

Beautiful Butterfly

I am just loving this new set! This is the project I have designed for the gals I will have the pleasure of stamping with this week!

Saturday, March 26

Pretty In Pink

Today I got to play along with the inspiration challenge on SCS! I hate to admit it but I am behind on my card making. Don't know how thats possible but I have been meaning to make cards for my downline to celebrate their 2 year demo anniversaries & I am ridiculously late with making my nephews birthday cards. Anyway 1 down 3 to go. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Friday, March 25

Stamping Again!

Oh my gosh I can't beleive I went almost 3 weeks with out stamping! Big HUGS to my friend Kris that asked if I was ok since she noticed I have been MIA for so long. :) I wasn't sure how things would go when I finally did have a chance to play with my toys again. I wanted to start off slow but before I made this card I actually had to make my entries for Paper Crafts Stamping Royalty Contest! It all came together quite nicely & by the grace of God I made it to the post office 2 minutes before they closed. Entries had to be postmarked by 3/24. You would think I would learn my lesson & stop waiting until the very last minute but as my hubby says I do my best work under pressure. I guess we shall see. Anyway this card was inspired by a beautiful card I saw by Ann Schach & uses a brand new set called Strength & Hope that will be available in the upcoming mini catalog. I will be using this beautiful stamp set for my Customer Stamp n' Chat on April 1st. Now I've got to go make breakfast for the little people. Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, March 15

Vacation!

Our cruise was great! We went to Cabo San Lucas & Puerto Vallarta. It was nice to relax & have some time with my hubby. He works ALOT so it was amazing to have him all to myself for 10 days. The girls had a great time. I think their favorite part was swimming with the dolphins in Puerto Vallarta! I didn't know dolphins were so big! They can weigh up to 1,000 pounds! It was really amazing to see them up close. They are truly beautiful! I have a ton of unpacking & cleaning to do so I don't have time to play in my stamp room but I am sooo looking forward to it! But I will leave you with a few pictures from our trip:

Cabo San Lucas
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Cabo San Lucas

Wednesday, March 2

March's Technique Tuesday Cards

Card inspired by France Martin

I really love my Technique Tuesday gals & am honored that they spend an evening stamping with me every month. Its always much needed "adult time" for me. Anyway these were the 2 cards we did last night! Our technique was watercoloring so I showed them how to watercolor with markers & with watercolor crayons. Their cards came out absolutely beautiful!  Well now I am off to get packin for our cruise to Mexico, Woo Hoo! Hope you have a blessed day!

Monday, February 28

SAB & MDS

If you haven't gotten the digital content CD from the Sale-a-Bration there is still time! It's Uh-Mazing! Here is the first digital card I made with it the Bliss set that comes on the CD.
I LOVE being able to resize the images! Oh my the possibilites are endless!! Huge Kudos to SU for including such a fun item in the SAB catalog this year! Love It!!
Thanks for taking a peek!

Friday, February 25

Teaching Watercoloring!

Now please keep in mind I am absolutely NO expert when it comes to watercoloring but next week I am teaching watercoloring to my Technique Tuesday group. Thought I had better start practicing!



This stamp set is one of the ones that just isn't that impressive until you see it in action! It will be perfect for next weeks class. Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Wednesday, February 23

Cupcake Dress Video


I was playing with the cupcake dress idea again so I figured I would grab the video camera & make a little tutorial. I even figured out how to use the editing program all by myself! I think it came out ok but let me know what you think. Thanks for watching!

Saturday, February 19

Cupcake Lamp!

I had this stuff out from the cupcake dress card so I whipped up this little cutie real quick!
TFL!

Friday, February 18

Cupcake Dress!

I am probably crazy but I have been wanting to make a little dress from the cupcake punch for weeks but haven't gotten around to it until last night! I almost abandoned the idea but finally got it to come together. Take a peek...
You can see the full card HERE in my SCS gallery! Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Thursday, February 17

Petal Cone Birthday Hat!

In honor of my youngest daughters 1st birthday! I can't beleive how fast time flies. She is running around here with the big girls now. Its super adorable since she is so tiny & toddling all over the place. She is also a non stop talker. She just jabbers along in her little baby language & looks at us like we know what she is saying. LOL! Anyway here is my creation...

I used the timeless type die to make the 1. Just punched out a circle & layed it over the 1 then die cut. I masked the Thanks stamp from the SAB set So Happy For You & stamped the "S & T". Then used the "Birthday" from the Birthday Wishes sentiment. Didn't even use the Stamp a Majig & it came out pretty good! I made the fringe from colored tissue paper. Thanks for stopping by today! Hope your day is blessed!

Wednesday, February 16

Mmmm Cherry Pie!

I am ridiculously excited about this little cupcake punch creation! Ok so if anyone has not ordered the cupcake punch by now this card might just put it on you Must Have list! I actually made 2 different pies & I will share how to make both in my next video.  

Thanks for taking a peek! I'll be back tomorrow with another petal cone project!

Friday, February 11

Cupcake Hot Air Balloon!

I can't beleive I am still playing with my cupcake punch! I LOVE it! It's on the top of my list of favorite things right now. This one was so simple, I paired the cupcake bottom with the 1 3/4" circle! No video needed right? Very quick but oh so cute! Thanks for stopping by today!

Thursday, February 10

Valentine Treats!

I wanted to make some little fancy treats for tonight's demo stamp n chat. I saw a cute idea on Angela Timms blog to use this cute angel image for a Valentine project so I started there. I got the Table setting die a couple months ago & I haven't used it yet so I thought I would see what I could do with that. I used 2 of the small tag cut outs to make these. I just scored the straight end 1" & attached them together. These fit a hershey nugget perfectly! Hope the gals like them!