Blog Party?

Not here today but I've got to tell you when you find it...your going to have a blast!!!

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!
Carrie

OK...I'm here...a little late in joining the blog party due to sudden death of the computer mouse! Like a car not being able to start when your due to arrive...... I see I've missed out on some fantastic deals and still ......one is waiting...not here though you'll have to keep moving on....let me give you a hint...hmmm.....you could say she's to blame for all this beautiful mess....

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

It's Christmas.....

May the spirit of Christmas reign in our hearts....now and forever....
God bless you and your family!
Carrie & family

the twelve days after Christmas

As a group of Designers at Paperthreads we wanted to extend the Christmas spirit beyond Christmas day! We are inviting you to attend our first Christmas blog party!

Here's how it's going to work:
Every day for the 12 days after Christmas Day we'll be giving great deals on some of our favorite files and collections. Some for the holidays, some for the new year, and some just for the fun of it! But, you'll never know which blog will have the deal of the day and it will only be good for that day, so you'll have to check each blog, each day to find out who's got the deal! Cool, huh? You can find links to all the Paperthreads Designers' Blogs here!

Merry Christmas to all...

once again the elves have visited the Schwartz household and they've left a special savings surprise for you! Starting December 26th you can begin to purchase the Christmas Mega Pack by using the coupon for 50% off.....that's a huge savings! Just click on the link for your coupon........Merry Christmas!

Carrie

While making Christmas cookies.....

I wanted to share with you one my favorite Christmas traditions...and that is listening to the Delilah Show!

Have you ever tuned into her show? I placed a link directly to a list of how you can hear her....

I just love hearing all of her wisdom...as she listens to (she really listens!) and answers the calls that come in... many of the callers have wonderful uplifting Christmas stories to share...sometimes they make me cry and sometimes they make me laugh....but what really gets me is to hear how Delilah has understood the heart of the person who called!! She is so talented in giving the perfect advice or direction that one needs to go ....then she always plays the perfect song to go with the callers story....I hope you like the share!

Merry Christmas!

Carrie

finally....Christmas Mega Pack

I received enough inquiries through emails that I finally pulled together all of my Christmas files into one very large Mega Pack.....




It's a Very Merry Christmas Mega Pack! With twenty three Christmas themed files to embellish to your delight. With all of the die-cuts in this file you could create a whole album! You will enjoy the quick and smooth cutting of each file that comes in this pack. Many items have beautiful details that will adorn your pages so you can be proud of every page.The Santa going down the Chimney comes with two files since it is so big, one as the file is pictured and the other in pieces all ready for easy cutting. Also included is a downloadable zip file full of most of the instructions for cutting.

Files included in the Christmas Mega Pack:
Santa going down Chimney
Old Fashion Ornaments
Ornaments in a Box
Santa Ornament
Believe in the Miracle of Christmas
Jingle all the Way
Cookies for Santa
Santa's Sleigh!
Holy Night
Christmas Presents
Christmas Globe
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Christmas Lights
Christmas Titles
ho ho ho Ornaments
Joy to the World Card
Christmas Clips
Snowman Clips
Santa Clips
Christmas Titles III
Christmas Titles IV
Christmas Borders!

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

And the winners are......

I had two helpers this time....Julie & Jesse.....

......they are drawing for a $5.00 coupon!

And Jesse shakes up the stocking

.....he draws a name

......Julie reads the name

....and it's

DIANE

Congratulations!

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Our next drawing.....is for a $2.00 coupon

....Julie draws a name and we are having camera problems....

my power board is going out.....

the name drawn is....

JESSICA

Congratulations on winning the coupon!

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and to those signed up for my group I have a present waiting for you there.....

if you haven't signed up to get occasional free files, notices of upcoming classes then click on my yahoo button on the left.

Thank you everyone for playing it was fun!
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and most of all spread some LOVE!!!!

Diane and Jessica please email me so I can get you those coupons!!!!!

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Random acts of kindness.....

a surprise card arrived in our mail box the other day......it was addressed from "Santa" but it didn't say from the North Pole....i was very curious who do i know from the town of Pacific? no recollection of anyone.....i just couldn't wait for everyone to get home..... so i opened the envelope... as i read the card wishing our family many blessings a huge smile came across my face as i saw the last printed words....ho-ho-ho....your friend Jerry.

we hadn't heard from Jerry in years! it was truly a surprise such a gift to my heart...and when Scott came home from work that evening...i handed him the card as i watched and waited to see the big smile come across his face and it did...

i couldn't believe how that little card meant so much to Scott and i...you couldn't give us a better present...it was such a simple thing for Jerry to do...then the thought came to me...who hasn't heard from us in a long long time...i was inspired to pull out the white pages and start looking up names...adding old high school friends, old neighbors and church friends to my list...know i noticed that i have a gleam on my face.... as i to wonder how they will receive our Christmas blessings?

to my dear friends here...i'm giving away two coupons.... to two lucky winners drawn.... so click on the little comments link.....leave your name and address....our family will have a drawing tomorrow night and post the winners .....





Cheers!

Carrie

Deals you might want to tell your friends about!

• CraftRobo CC200-20 machines get it for the low price of $349.00


• Klic-N-Kut ELEMENT $560.00


• Klic-N-Kut XL (15 Cutting Width) $1,210.00
  Save: 14% off"

it all started back in 2004- my addiction to scrapbooking...i knew this was something i would continue to do after i made my first father's day album for my dh and saw the tears in his eyes...i began with some basic supplies...that i purchased from Wal-Mart of all places!!!

i didn't know better at the time....they had specialty scrapbook stores...i have to laugh when thinking back...i blame it on years of being a stay-at-home mom and home-schooling...i just got lost in being a wife, mother, teacher...


...when i was tiring of cutting my embellishments by hand... i began thinking about taking the financial leap into purchasing a sizzix machine... thank goodness a friend invited me to a trade show... which i have to say was way over whelming for me!!! but....when i came to a booth that was displaying the wishblade...i couldn't believe it!!!! that this machine would cut any font you had on your computer and you could resize the font...the wheels started turning.....i started asking all kinds of questions...by the time i was through i knew i needed that machine!!!!

with in a month i had my wishblade and so thrilled!!! i remember my first cut it was like Christmas!!!! my friend was dropping off her daughter i just had to run out and share it with her....besides my collection of papers it is the best investment i could have made...well you ladies know all about the excitement!!!

...then some how we found this great community which shares our passion...every thing we need to learn about our machines...instructions on welding...instructions on drawing....sharing our memories...its like having our own little family right here on the net!! and the more i get to know some of you i feel like your my sisters...so why am i telling you these things when you know just how i feel???

i want you to start thinking about your friends that are still tracing and cutting by hand or using a die-cut machine....and share just how excited you are about your electronic machine...because right now is the best time to buy

...or even upgrade...i loved my wishblade and it was very suited for me as a beginner...but then i took the leap back in October to purchase the KNK element...which is still a beast but i'm learning all that it can do...

Michelle has some wonderful sales on the Craft Robo CC200-20 machines & the Klic-N-Kut XL (15" Cutting Width) you can click on the links on the scrolling bar to see all that you will recieve with each machine...

and if you mention my name when you make your purchase i will give you $15.00 worth of my files free that's along with all the other goodies Michelle has in store for you...

Read up on what you will get with the purchase of a Craft Robo from the Papethreads blog... or send a link to one of your friends...they will be so happy you shared your passion with them...

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

family & friends.....

i have a winner......

Jesse and i took 21 numbers for each entry........
he placed them in a stocking.......

we mixed them all up and ......
drum roll......
........ we have a winner!
#8 was drawn....
Cara Wetherall from Spruce Grove, AB Canada

that was fun said Jesse...he wants to have another draw!

.......thank you ladies for participating!

Cara please email me by clicking on the link in my side bar so i can send you your coupon.....

have a great weekend!

Carrie

another surprise.......

i just got this in my email from Rosalie...one of my creative team designers isn't it beautiful!




just had to share it with you....HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

.....ShOpPiNg.....CaRoLiNg....WrAPpInG!

sign comments to win....

to win a $5.00 coupon from me sign here along with your name and city that you are from....i will choose one lucky name to send a $5.00 certificate to purchase any one of my files in the store....you have until tomorrow.....




HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

more Christmas cards......

i just love how simple these cards are to make....just by shrinking the files i was able to create this beautiful card.

using files CS00111 Holy Night & CS00113 Christmas Globe

sharing a card.....

Romaine sent me this card today using one of my files "Ornaments in a box".

She copied the "Joy" title from an old Christmas card that she found and has shared it with the yahoo wishblade group.

What a nice surprise! Thank you Romaine for submitting this beautiful card!



HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

I'm in the mood......

for making Christmas cards...

last year our family received several cards from the people at our Parish...it was so thoughtful of them to take a moment and send us blessings and to have us in their prayers...that was after our car accident...it really surprised my husband that others thought of us...

....so this past weekend i picked up some names of people from our parish to send Christmas cards to....some of them are very ill...i want to send each one of them cards that will lift their spirits... so i'm busy today making these cards sharing them with you...maybe one will inspire you to get creative... if you have any cards that you made with any of my files...send them to me at carrie_schwartz@att.net...remember if you do i will share a file with you!

cardstock Polar Paradise by Reminisce, Khaki green & blue, peace & love from file CS00124- Christmas titles III, snowflake from file CS00127- Snowflakes & Titles!, fiber khaki green

HaPpY ScRaPpInG! ...WrApPiNG! ....ShOpPiNg!

Carrie

Noel Christmas Card

Noel Christmas card was made using Ornaments in a box, I'm dreaming of a White Christmas & Christmas Titles III.

Other supplies: pink glitter fiber, one inch ribbon, glitter glue, and card stock.

With the glitter glue I filled in the ornaments, made strips on "Noel" & brushed over snowflake.



HaPpY ScRaPpInG!
Carrie

no surprises!!!!

one of my favorite things to do each year is make my own Christmas cards... i love to share my talent but i don't want it to cost an arm and a leg!!!!

one year i found out the hard way..... i created some elegant Christmas cards using bazzill cardstock..... i had over 30 embellished cards and made my own envelopes to match ...i was so proud of the work i had put into them....and couldn't wait to get them off in the mail.

i had to be the happiest customer standing in line at the post office.....gleaming with such a big smile..... thinking about my friends and relatives opening these cards...i stepped up to the clerk handing her my pile........ and then she let me have it!!!!! all of my pride wiped away with just a few lashings...as the postal clerk advised me of all my no-no's

...first i exceeded standard weight for first class mail (it was that bazzill cardstock!)....then the worst most embarrassing moment when she plopped one of my envelopes in here little guide sitting there on the counter ...have you ever seen it? the little outlined envelope meauring 5 inches long, 3-1/2 inches high..... i'm like where did that come from????...never in my life have i ever seen that on her counter...which at the time i was visiting the post office weekly shipping off my ebay sales.


well......i addressed the envelope the wrong way!!!! when she set the envelope down with the address facing me....it went out of it's boundaries......i had turned the envelope to address the cards so the card was now 3 1/2 inches by 5 inches.......my thoughts returned to those lessons taught in second grade and my face turned bright red...i should have known better! but wait...can't the postman read it side ways? nope, nada, no way she says to me!

all that work all that time...and it was way over the amount i planned on spending.....i couldn't just walk away...... so i handed over the credit card and bit my tongue..... thank you thank you mr. postman for the extra dip in my pocket ....so lesson learned........i now check the first class mail rates to make sure I am mailing at the correct width, height and weight before planning and addressing my envelopes..... that way i have no surprises.....

oh yeah and the deadline to mail your cards so they arrive before Christmas is December 20th in the usa. if you need more information on mailing just check out usps.

Christmas Cards

so this year we are looking to send out Christmas cards...

these are some of the cards or photos we sent in the past...

i'm curious to see what we come up with this year...

it must be done this weekend! we are running out of time but so hard to get everyone together.

hope your preparations are going well...