WOTT, Giveaway Reminder, a Graduation and Santa Claus

A lot of different things going on today! I'm sharing my Expedit shelves today in their current state as part of What's on Tap Tuesday. I'm happy to say that I can now walk right up to my cubes without climbing over a few piles! I still need to vacuum up lots of scraps and bits and bobs on the floor!

And here is my desk. I pulled out some papers today to start a layout of Luke the first time he tried riding his bike. 

This past weekend we went to my "little" cousin's graduation/going away to college party. So proud of him, he will be leaving in a few weeks to attend Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, majoring in Engineering. I can't believe he is so grown up! I feel like he was just a little boy last week, time sure flies!

And last but not least, is a card I made for CC&M with my new Paper Smooches stamps! It never hurts to get a jump start on Christmas cards!

And don't forget you still have a few days to enter my giveaway HERE!

I'll be back tomorrow with a Hambo card!

What's On Tap Tuesday

I'm late again for What's On Tap Tuesday, but here I am!  I hit the floor with my project yesterday because my desk was too messy! I'm working on birthday invitations for someone and was working up a sample. In the upper right hand corner is part of a Pink Paislee kit that I recently got from HSN (thanks to my favorite enabler, Cindy!)

Here is just a shot of my messy cubes, I added one to my collection, the 3 drawers, still trying to organize, maybe someday it will happen!

And here is the card front for the invitations I am making.

That's all for now! See you soon!

What's on Tap Tuesday (or Thursday!)

Well, I took these pictures on Tuesday for Cindy's What's On Tap Tuesday, but am just getting around to posting them. I seriously don't know where the days are going this summer!
So, this first picture is something I recently accomplished. I relocated the printer's tray I use to display some of my wood stamps and also hung the shelf back up that holds my sizzix dies. About 2 months ago it fell down and I finally re-hung it (much more securely this time!)

This picture is a few cards in progress. I started these after watching one of Lesley Langdon's videos on Unity TV.

I don't have a finished projec to share with you today, I haven't had much crafting time this week.
Tomorrow I have off, Luke and I are heading to the beach to try to stay cool in the 100+ degrees they are predicting!
Have a great weekend!

Cheese, Louise!

That's what I said this morning when the alarm went off. I really do not like going back to work after a long weekend. But, who does?!?! I know I'm not alone there!

This little cutie is from Hambo Stamps and so is the sentiment. I made the card based on the first challenge yesterday at SCS for the Holiday CAS Challenges. I think there were 21 or 22 in all! I only did two! I am linking up my completed project for What's On Tap Tuesday, but not sharing my workspace today. It looks EXACTLY the same as it did last time, so I don't have anything new or exciting to share there! I have been crafting in the living room out of a bag because my desk is TOO messy. Need to get up there and clean it off! I think next Tuesday I will start sharing different areas of my craft room to change it up a bit!

Thanks for coming by, I appreciate your visits and your comments!

Now time to get out of "vacation mode" and into "work mode"!

Have a great Tuesday!

Monday Mojo with Hambo

My card today was made based on the Mojo Monday #195 sketch, I just changed things up a little bit to suit my needs! The lifeguard stand is by Hambo #3418 as well as the sentiment Life-Saver #3406. Have you checked out the Hoedown blog?! Lots of fun things going on, what are you waiting for?!?! Join the Hoedown challenge each week for your chance at a free weekly digi!

Oh, and here is my work space tonight for What's on Tap Tuesday #10 and What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday #106. I wanted to spend time with my husband on the couch so I brought my craftiness downstairs on a TV tray. I made the finished card above as well as a layout for this week's Creative Cuts & More DT project. I'll be sharing that on Thursday, so be sure and swing by to see what I did with the pink crepe paper you see sitting on my couch!

What's On Tap Tuesday?!?!

Better late than never, I always say! This week sorta flew by me. It took until Wednesday to recover from the weekend. With the beautitful sunny weather, we were barely at home, so laundry piled up, etc. and there was not much crafting going on. I tried this week to do a bit of this and a bit of that. All I seemed to accomplish was creating a mess and starting 5 different projects! I did finish one though, a card for tomorrow's Friends With Flair. I'll be posting that later, but in the meantime, here is my desk at the current moment. I need to clean it up before getting crafty this weekend!

And be sure to check out Cindy's blog for the rest of the What's On Tap Tuesday participants!

Mojo Monday, What's On Tap Tuesday?! and Unity Tooty Fruity Challenge!

Hi! I'm back again for this week's installment of What's On Tap Tuesday?! Since it is 12:18 am, it is officially Tuesday and I just finished my card for the Unity Tooty Fruity Challenge using this week's Mojo Monday #192 sketch.

Here is my card:

Here is what my desk looks like:

And Noelle asked to see a full view of my new table. It's nothing fancy, but I love it. It's the perfect size for this little corner and the legs are adjustable.

And if you haven't done so already, check out my Ippity Blog for the new upcoming release on June 5th!

What's On Tap Tuesday?!

I missed last week, but I'm joining Cindy (aka the Crafty Frugalista) today for the 6th week of What's On Tap Tuesday? where we share our workspaces, finished projects, craftrooms, or whatever you happen to be working on! I think I got that right!

I dont' have a "finished" project to share, just a bunch of works in progress! My desk is pretty neat compared to usual since I got a new table for Mother's Day.

And YES, that is my Cricut in the upper left corner! I vow to keep it plugged in and in a (somewhat) cleared off space so I can use the bazillion cartridges me and my sister have accumulated! Along with some stars that I punched and covered in German Glitter Glass.

In the below photo, you can see my Uniquely Unity kit that I cut up and am ready to start assembling.

Down here are a small collection of trinket pins I started making again for my Etsy shop. I used to sell a lot of these at craft fairs (along with the decoupaged vintage music flowers) but since I don't have time for craft fairs these days, I thought I might load up my Etsy shop again.

As you can see here, I've outgrown my Ranger Distress Ink storage box! LOL! They are multiplying!

I just got the Wilson Designs stamp set and was playing with that a bit too! Finished project to follow soon :)

And of course, my little crafty companion! (and my other MESSY MESSY table in the upper right corner, still trying to clean up and organize there!)

Luke is decorating a little chicken bank with his Bic Mark-it collection! These are "his" markers that he is allowed to use in the loft ONLY! I passed them down to him recently since I have a large Copic collection now.

Thanks for stopping by for What's On Tap Tuesday! Why not join us and link up your space HERE!

What's On Tap Tuesday?!

Have you seen Cindy's new weekly feature, What's On Tap Tuesday?! I missed it last week, but it's a whole lotta fun getting a peek into where other's create, so I hope to participate as often as I can! and I have quite a photo heavy post for you today full of peeks into my life!

First, I will start by saying I am self-diagnosed with A.D.D., I can't seem to finish any one project before starting work on the next. This is true in my crafty world, in my work world, in my housekeeping world, but i always manage to get things done! So you'll understand a bit of why this post is all over the place!
I started working on this little bird the other day which is a part of my DT post at Creative Cuts & More this Thursday.

Here's the little bird again with a stack of Distress Inks behind him :)

 

While I was working on the bird, Luke was doing a little artwork of his own, so here is a peek at his workspace!  

Both of our projects got abandoned when Grammy took a spill. She is 93 and lives alone, at her insistence, so we have been spending A LOT of time there the past few days. Love this spunky lady!  

In the midst of all of this, I am also wrapping up Phase I of my stamp cataloging project! Here are three binders that I've had for awhile that I decided to continue using to store some of my clear and cling stamps that I've cataloged. Whatever doesn't fit in these will go in my 3 drawer Sterilite. (To the left are my AWESOME new Thin Stuftainers that I discovered (thanks to Noelle!) and these hold a small portion of my Unity stamps. I have some more of these on order and plan on converting ALL of my Unity and Ippity stamps into these containers-I LOVE how sleek they are and how they really streamline my Unity/Ippity storage and keep them all so neat and organized!  

Here's a peek inside of one of the binders above, this one holds My Favorite Things and Stampendous, as well as Pink Paislee and Memory Box. 

and then some pages of my new stamp catalog! I am SO proud of this :) and once again, I owe a thanks to Noelle for giving me the push to take on this project! 

Thanks for visiting me today :) and why don't you join in sharing YOUR space on WOTT?!??!

What's On Tap Tuesday?!

I am joining the very talented Cindy (aka Scrapcollectr) aka the Crafty Frugalista (or as I like to call her, the Queen of the Tri-Shutter Cards!) this week over at her blog in sharing our work spaces. Here is her description of her new "What's On Tap Tuesday" taken from her initial blog post:

"I've been participating in a weekly blog hop based in the U.K. called What's on Your Workspace Wednesday. It's loads of fun but I'd like to bring it across the pond by starting a similar weekly hop called What's On Tap Tuesday? (WOTT?) I just think it would be fun to share what's going on on our desktops and/or in our lives each week. Maybe focus on a favorite tool or a daily adventure, as an example. Finished projects are not required but always welcome. Would you like to play? I'll have a Linky area every Tuesday so we can hop around easily. If I can get at least 20 interested bodies involved, I will just have to select a random person to get a little crafty RAK prize. Let's up the ante, too. I'll also post a question to consider answering in the comment field. Let's get to know each other better!"

So, here I go as I hang my head in shame over the mess I created!!! If you'd like to join in, Cindy has a Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post to share what you have on tap for this Tuesday!

In the above picture you see my bin of Copic Markers hiding in the background, I've been making an effort to use these again! Even though they scare me a little bit! I certainly have a big enough supply but since I haven't used them in awhile, I feel like I color like a Pre-Schooler! You will also see some Tim Holtz goodies, including the new Distress Stains I just got from Paper Wings, FUN STUFF and some Tim Holtz stamps in use!

Off to the right in this picture are some fun goodies I just received from Memorable Seasons in the mail including some Fancy Pants It's The Little Things buttons and design embellishments. Jill is awesome, she will hold your order until you accumulate $75.00, therefore free shipping! and she always runs great sales! So this order was a long time coming :)

Here are some paper scraps and two cards I made for an upcoming event at One Little Spark.

Another yummy stack of paper goodness!!!! This is Webster's Pages Ladies and Gents line and some My Little Shoebox that just arrived at Paper Wings!

And last but not least, I just had to include my latest Unity Kit of the Month!!!!!! It arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, very early this month which was a nice surprise!

Thanks for stopping by and why not join us for What's On Tap Tuesday?!?! Come on, show us YOUR workspace (aka mess!)