Crazy Lazy Days of Summer...

What can I say it's the crazy lazy days of summer! Well a little crazy keeping up with seven children.... and lazy...hopefully this meaning is for you because I'm not able to be a bit lazy!

Matter of fact I have a special sale going all weekend long EVERYTHING IS 45% OFF.....
Woo hoo!

So take advantage before it's gone!

Wishing you and yours a safe and blessed summer!

Carrie

Lost in summer bliss....

Summer time I just love it...especially this year! Grant it we have had many storms and one in particular was frightening but I see that this summer, our family is getting closer and closer. We are enjoying the rainy

days inside and when the sun is shining we are off to some adventure!

I suppose it's because we have had some rough times over the last few years. With a long recovery for Scott and then the set back of the car accident we just didn't have much time to enjoy the pleasure of summer.

You can see that I was able to get some files created.

And I'm very excited with them. Two files I focused on some beautiful hand drawn flowers. If you were to ask me what I like to draw the most? My answer would be flowers. I find myself sketching them all the time. When I'm on the phone or sitting at the kitchen table with my family I'm usually drawing or doodling some sort of flower. One day, when the children are older I picture my self sitting at the Missouri Botanical Garden painting some of the gorgeous flowers they have on display.

The flowers were created to be apart of my newest line, "In the Garden". Some of the files are now released in the store like my critters, birds and my garden seed packs. I enjoyed the creation of the little critters in making them look so real like! The butterfly die-cut looks like he is ready for landing and sucking up some nectar. My caterpillar is creeping along a limp. The praying mantis is ready for some action and the beetle well he's just a fun looking little critter.

Each file is created with much care ensuring that you will receive a quality die-cut. My bird file has four fun birds to place any where on your project along with a bird bath and house you can re-create your garden for your memories.

One of my very favorites is my garden seed pack. They remind me of my grandmother she spent many days in her garden. I re-created the look of some very popular plants. The tomato bush, black eyed susan, carrots and the snap bean pole. I wanted them to look as real as possible they do take a little bit more to cut with the extra background layer. If you follow the instructions and cut by the color code in the file you will have a gorgeous plant to embellish your scrapbooks!

Watch over the next couple of weeks for some more garden files being released as they come back from my cutters I will get them out as soon as possible.

Well it's more summer bliss...this time we are taking Scott for Father's day to Lake of the Ozarks...we just got a confirmation call that the resort room we wanted is available...YEAH! I mean just now and we leave tomorrow and we have much to do!

Here are some other files that came out today:

Have a fantastic Father's Day spoiling your husband or Father!

Let them know how much they are loved...cause you know "It All Begins With Love!"

Personal files on sale **** June 13 through June 16

CS00062 Splish Splash

35% OFF

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CS00064 Floral Handbag Embellishment/album

35%

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CS00079 I LOVE MY CROCS & THESE SHOES ROC!

35%

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CS00085 We All Scream for Ice Cream!

35%

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CS00088 RIBBON STORAGE CARDS

35%

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Thank you for the wonderful emails and encouragement to do what I love the most!

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Look for a free file in my group tomorrow morning!

Spring Banner... Princess Castle and some fun!

How creative is this?  Cheri made a Spring banner for her home.  She used my

Playful Banners: Frills CS00167 (used on the ends) &
Easter Titles CS00191 (Spring).  To make the eggs she used the circle tool in Robomaster and  cut the bunny ears and chick beaks by hand, that's amazing!  I just love the little added details with the ribbons and flowers!  It's such a wonderful banner to welcome Spring!

              

Supplies:
Paper: Basic Grey, Printworks, Imaginisce, Karen Foster, Sweetwater, Reminisce, and Bazzill.
Zig and Slick Writer pens
Prima flowers
Ribbon: May Arts, Offray, and unknown
Brads: Making Memories
Button: Making Memories

Now check this out...

The Princess Castle album  was created by Chrissy, who is a seller on ebay. She contacted me a few days ago to ask if I would mind her using my die-cuts in layouts to place in auction.  I was thrilled to see her work, it is outstanding!

To create the album she used my Enchanted Castle- CS00198 and Princess Carriage -  CS00199  If you click on the picture above you can see her whole album and all the creative pages she made.  And for some fun you can keep  watch  of her  auction as she already has bidders...go Chrissy!

 

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News From the Homefront

Friday was the last day of school for Julie, Kristen and Jennifer...Katie started a new tradition last year to pick them up from school and take them out for snow cones. 

Jennifer said when she stepped outside her school that afternoon she knew Katie was waiting in the parking lot by hearing a stereo blasting the song " Summer time".  

I had my own surprise up my sleeve, Seasons passes to Six Flags.  So on Saturday we spent the rainy afternoon there,  by four o'clock the sun had come out and we were so glad we stayed!  Since most of the crowd had left we didn't have long to wait. We ran from one ride to another in no time! 

Maybe that's why I failed to pay attention to what Katie got me on...The Boss!  She kept saying it was her favorite ride and I would just love it. I should have known that she got me with her laugh as we started to roll.  After the first hill I just closed my eyes and prayed until it was over. I hated it!  It creaked and threw us  from one side to the other and the hills they where humongous! ALL I could thing about was how was my little Julie doing?  But she ended up loving it. 

Jesse and Lorelei had a great time too!  But they didn't ride the Boss, their favorite ride was Scooby Doo's Big Adventure.  I hardly saw Kristen and Jennifer since they found that they could ride Batman over and over again.

Sunday was our recovery day and I needed it as I found out how sore my body was...I blame it all on Katie!

Monday we had the family over for a big barbeque and tried to play the game "Cranium".  We had a difficult time trying to understand the movements on the board so eventually we gave up.  And just settled with drawing a card from one of the challenges.  We discovered very quickly how hard it is to hum a tune to your team...

Well that's about what's been going on around here! We are looking forward to the lazy days of summer ahead by sleeping in...well except for Scott and the boys who have to work. 

Have a great week!

Carrie

 

 

I'm back...

YEAH! I'm so happy to have this week behind me! And I've got a smooth running machine! Some glitches tied me up but nothing that I couldn't get through and I did it all by myself! The only thing I can't seem to get working is blog Writer. It just won't install and I miss it. I did lose a whole page that i had worked on for machine comparisons and free products you can get when purchasing any of these machines. I will have to work on that once I figure out what the hang up is.

Thank you for all the encouragement and wishes as I worked to get things back and thank you for shopping my sale!

If you didn't know All of my files are on sale this weekend at 50% OFF. That means some of my Mega files that are packed full of many themed files are any where from $7.00 to $9.00. You can't go wrong with these themed MEGA packs that are full of titles, die-cuts and embellishments to help you create a whole themed album!

I hope you have a beautiful weekend. It's going to be gorgeous here! Sunny skies with 70 degree weather. I know many of you are planning to attend celebrations like Graduating College & High School! Congratulations on your achievement!

We will be at our school picnic all day tomorrow and the kids are very excited after seeing the rides going up in the parking lot this morning and running around with their friends! Off to run some much needed errands since I've been wrapped up with this computer all week.

Have a good one!

Carrie


PS...I still owe some of you the flip-flop album so what I will do is put it up in the group for all of you...enjoy

Hello everyone I hope you had a good weekend!

And I hope you are having a wonderful Mother's day!

Starting tomorrow...I'm going to be down for a few days, hopefully not to long.
So I won't have access to any emails.

On Thursday my virus scanner picked up a trojan horse.
I went to move it to the vault and well then I got the most dreaded "blue screen". After that I was limited on what I could do. Basically, I have an infected system.

So I am having to learn some new things. I will wipe out all of my settings and have to start from scratch. I found out something interesting along this journey.

That when backing up your files, the ONLY safe way to back up is by putting your files on a cd's. So that when you put them back, you can scan each cd and copy "clean" files back to your computer.

Wish me luck!

Oh...and if I don't get back to you by Friday, I do have a special sale that will start that day...everyone of my files are set to be 50 % OFF.

Special note....I might miss Jessica's graduation, May 17th...Hopefully I'll be back by then but if not Congratulations girl! YOU DID IT! and I'm so happy for you!

...don't worry about getting what you need back to me, just enjoy your celebrations!

Have a great week everyone!

Carrie

A Mother's day gift idea...layout...and a little sale...

 

Shelly has been very busy again!  She created this lovely necklace our of scrap paper and made a card to match.  I don't know how she comes up with all these fabulous ideas? 

I just love all the bright spring colors that she used. Wouldn't this make a fantastic mother's day gift? 

To make the flowers on the card she used my  layered flowers file.  I am amazed at how many uses my creative design team comes up with in using that one file!

 

 

 

 

And here is another awesome layout created by Shelly, "Gifts of Love" Isn't it adorable?

This is such a great layout with memories of a wonderful event.

She has a toy that she cut out for her daughter to see what was one of her first toys.  I like the way she staggered her pictures. Of course you can't help but see  her adorable children aren't they the cutest?  I could eat them up!  I love... love babies!  

The gifts all  keep with the theme. I really like the details that she added to the page. Like the ribbons on the gifts and the stitching.  Everything just seems to come together so well in this layout.

Shelly used my presents file to create the packages.

ENJOY SOME SAVINGS THIS WEEKEND WITH...

35 % OFF  on any one of these files.Vacation CS00010, I Live for This! Baseball Title CS00013, TOOLS  CS00003, Chandelier CS00140 & I LOVE MY CROCS & THESE SHOES ROC! CS00079 

 

Just click on the link and it will take you right to the store where you can enjoy the discount.

 

 

 

 

          

 

Don't forget to check out the calendar on the right.  You can print it by clicking on the print button above.  This way you will know what's on sale and coming up for the month of May.

It's going to be a very busy weekend around here.  I've got a girl friend coming to spend the night tomorrow night.  We plan on catching up with a group of ladies to make our very own Mother's day celebration by eating out at the Olive Garden.    We figured we needed a night out!

Saturday we have three birthday parties to attend to.  Then we all know what Sunday is...Mother's day.  I'm so looking forward to it!  Last year Scott filled the dining room table with crab legs, it was way to much fun sitting there eating up all that crab.

I'm having a hard time giving my family ideas to shop for me.      I don't know, it's a terrible thing, if they buy me clothes I usually return them.  Is that mean? 

I can't ask for flowers this year since we might have to dig them  up to move with us.  I'm already trying to figure out how to take my pine trees and dog woods. 

  Then their is the expensive things I would like...but I don't want to put the pressure on them and I always talk myself out of it thinking I've lived with out it this far.  Ok then their is scrapbook supplies...I've gone down this route before.  I ask for a couple of specific items and they get me other stuff. 

 

I really would rather enjoy the  day... Like waking up to (smelly) eggs that Julie is trying to make... And getting dandelions that Jesse picked...and watching Jennifer & Kristen help the little ones color a mother's day picture for me... I can't wait to spend time with Jason, Brian & Katie having no pressure to get anything done, for any of us.

I hope that your family will spoil you!  Have a wonderful weekend!

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

FABULOUS IDEAS!

 

My creative design team have been busy again! 

I am so excited to share with you some of their creative ideas...

This adorable flower bouquet was created by Jen. It makes such a wonderful personalized mother's day gift.  Wouldn't you love to receive this? 

I just love it! And she even thought to fill it with candy kisses, how sweet is that!

Jen used my playful tags file to create the flowers. By enlarging the scalloped circle and enlarging the other plain circle.  She used green ribbon to create the leaves.  For an added element she used prima flowers.  I hope you get a chance to visit her blog and tell her how awesome this it!

 

 

Another awesome gift for mom!  This personalized cd case which can be filled with many memories on a circle album.

 

  I just love the way Jen used the jeweled butterfly and metal as accents. Once again she used the playful tags file by enlarging the scalloped circle.

 

This is a great end of the school year idea presented by Rosalie. Just place your child's photo on the note pad and your done! I just love easy ideas to help us get our scrapping finished.

 

I know we are not thinking of snow right now!  But you might be working on catching up?  I know I have many years to catch up on.   Here is a wonderful winter layout created by Jen.  She used my the snowflakes and title from "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you thinking of sending a card?  Maybe one for mother's day?This card was created by Tina, I love the colors that she used and the flourishes in the back ground.  To create the 3-D effect she just used my layered flowers, cut them out added some pop dots and it was finished.

This would also make a great card for someone who might need some cheering up!

 

Let's hear it for my creative design team, what do you think...

 

They do awesome work!

 

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

 

Carrie

It's about time!

I know! I expected to be back like Tuesday or Wednesday but as the week continued it just got busier and busier. Right now I feel like I'm running around saying "which way should I go?"

And which direction! We signed the contract on our property!!! Yeah... now as long as everything goes smooth like their plans being accepted by the county, we will be shopping for or building a new home!

Oh my gosh this is a dream I thought might never happen! I new one day it might but with the economic times we are struggling with I gave up on that dream at least for a little while. But our good heavenly Father had a different plan. Now it's like all these decisions to be made! And it's the perfect time since so many nice homes are out there or the builders are ready to wheel and deal!

But this is going to be so much work! We have to down size all the clutter that we have accumulated over the past eight years. And needless to say, it's way to much! I just don't know where to start!

I think you might be realizing that for me to continue at the rate I was of designing files will have to be slowed down. This week I began working on a new line which I will continue but instead of pumping out a weeks worth. I'm going to have to learn to pace my self. Unless, some one wants to help me with sorting though all of our junk? Any takers? LOL you would walk away!

Now I haven't forgotten all of you who participated in my sales and postings. I'm leaving you a special surprise for everyone in my group. So if you haven't had a chance to sign up please do so you won't miss out on these fabulous files.

OK...I'm off to get ready for Julie and Kristen's First Communion which is tomorrow!

Please keep us in your prayers that everything will move smoothly!

also, Randy is home! Thank you for your prayers and thank you for purchasing my files last week when they were on sale. I know many of you took advantage of the sales and that's a good thing!

Have a great weekend!

Look for my updated Calender with sales for the month of May.

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

For a limited time today...

Thank you everyone for the well wishes on my birthday! I hope you enjoyed the files....we are off to celebrate!

Carrie

The download links have been removed from my Birthday Celebration Mega Pack...WHOOHOO!

Just click on the link for the file format that you need.

You will then have access to download the file for a limited time!

Enter this password agift4u and the download should begin.

Enjoy!

First 25 to...

 

 

 

The first 25 to sign up to my Yahoo group will get my Mother's Day tag mini album. 

 

How you do...first click on the purple button on your right.  The button that says "Yahoo Groups join now" it's in the side bar.  Please do not email me that you can not find it.  Thanks

 

When you click on the button you will be asked to join the group.

Leave me a message along with the format you need your file in

and on Tuesday of next week I will send you a link to access the

file. 

 

I'm sorry I can't get to you sooner...I've got a lot of celebrating going on through out Monday!  Maybe you didn't read my last post?  It's my birthday today and my 26th year Anniversary Monday and my family has some thing planned?  They are keeping me in suspense! 

 

In the mean time if you join  my group and  once you are approved you can get another free file. 

 

My Ferris Wheel file  just look in the files section and look for free files you can download it along with all the other members.

 

  

Now keep checking back I've got more to give away today!

 

Cheers!

 

Carrie

 

 

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS WEEKEND?

45% off all single files and 34% off all mega files all weekend long!

It's going to be a big weekend at our house!

Tomorrow is my 45th Birthday and Monday, Scott and I will celebrate our 26th year Anniversary! Whoo hoo!

And a year ago Monday I signed my contract with Paperthreads. Can you believe it? It's been a whole year! Although my files didn't start coming into the store till the third week of May. It's amazing how time flies!

I think my family has some surprise they are planning for me. I was told that Jason, our oldest is coming to stay and that I'm suppose to pack. Hmm...I just love surprises!

And we received a surprise on Tuesday, when an agent called representing a developer who is interested in buying our property. He's coming on Sunday to drop off a contract. YIKES! I'm going through so many emotions! I was so excited at first, but then last night I became over whelmed, thinking about losing all of our freedom and privacy that we so much love.

I was thinking if we moved where will Jesse and Julie have to explore? What will my neighbors be like? Where would we go that we would have the freedom to have a bon-fire, which my teens so love? Or play volley ball? Or baseball? Most new homes have barely a yard.

What about my cat, Sugar who loves to roam? He has his own schedule! After I feed him, he leaves to hunt in the woods. Then at some point, he takes a walk down the private drive across two properties to visit another couple, they then feed him. By the afternoon he continues further away crossing six acres to another families house, getting fed one more time.

By 5:00, he has gone all the way done the private drive to the last property to visit that families cats and to get more...you know FOOD! You would think this cat should weigh a hundred pounds. With all the running he does he gets plenty of exercise.

And then I have to think about our four dogs who love to run and play. They have so much room here! What about our fourth of July party, we can light up the sky with fireworks.

I don't know if we would be able to do that any where else.

Then I think of moving into a new home, with everything all finished. And I already did some research, finding a home less then a mile away with a built in swimming pool. A master bedroom with walk in closets, private bathroom with bath/shower and a free standing shower, the kitchen had marble conter tops with a ceter curved island and a huge pantry. It sounds so good. We would no longer have the pressure to finish this house. Our bathrooms, laundry room still need to be finished. And we were getting ready to put in hardwood floors through out our first floor.

Just thinking about it all makes my head spin! I am so glad we are going to have a busy weekend, not knowing what they are brining to the table is driving me crazy! So I'm just not going to think about it any more, or at least I'm going to try not to.

Now I got some surprises for you! First did you see the new link on the right to download a test file? Well don't forget to get it! The lace pocket with flower is a gift for you but you must not share it, you have to adhere to my terms of use even on my freebies. Just cut it out and see for yourself how smooth it cuts.

I want you to celebrate with me and all weekend long and through out Monday all of my files will be 45% OFF. But this does not include my Mega packs which will continue to be on sale at 35% off till the end of this month.

Have you had the chance to see my newest designs? I had so much fun making them! Everyone of the designs here are hand drawn. Once I sketched them out I just scan them into my computer and tweaked them in illustrator. I've been moving away from clipart so you will have personal designs.

I thought with the sale coming up you might want to see some of my newest stuff and I placed them here so they are easy to add to your collection. Just click on a package and it will take you right to the store.

If you check back tomorrow I will have a surprise for you! It's a really...really BiG sUrPrIsE! This is going to be my biggest give away ever!

Since this will be such a big give away I'm having to set some limits. So make sure you check back often! You won't want to miss out on this surprise!

Which one is your favorite? I know if you have girls in your home you might like the Enchanted Princess Mega Pack. But now if you have boys you might like the dinosaurs, or the blast off clippies, maybe the boys and toys clips?

I need some time to scrap! So I can use some of these custom die-cuts.

I keep thinking that I will take just one day out of the week to get some pages done.

Have you seen Tim Holtz demonstrations! I can't wait to try some mist. Using his special mix to create your very own "pearlized-distress" mist solution!

I just love the new look that the mist gives to a page and now you can create the mist yourself. Just follow the easy step by step instructions by clicking his link.

I already have the grungeboard and the inks, I just need to pick up a few some perfect pearls in heirloom gold. This technique would be awesome when using any of my muse files like a "Muse of Nuts & Bolts" , or one of my borders like the Enchanted Princess border. What would be really cool is to use my chandelier die-cut as a mask. Maybe next week I'll get to this.

Now come back tomorrow and you may have a chance at some surprised and on Monday I'll even have more.

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

A Mother's Day for her to remember...

 

I love little mini-albums, don't you? 

I just can't get enough of them!

They are fun, easy to create and hey they can fit right in your purse to share your new creation.

They also make great gifts.  I remember my sisters face when I presented her with a special mini-album I made.  She couldn't get over the time  that I spent on making something for her and she shows it off to everyone!   She is so proud of it and most of all it shows her I much I care!

This mother's day make your mother a special mini-album. Like the one  I designed.  It's  a tag mini-album that can be put together pretty darn  fast.

Just cut out your tags,  they are all perfectly sized at 4 X 4".   Place  some pictures and titles,  punch some holes then pull some ribbon and fibers through and your done!

I think she will love it! 

 

And if you are like me, who's mother has passed, treat your self this mother's day, to creating some special memories of your mother with a mini  album dedicated to your mother.

I did this for my self a couple of years ago.  With a board book I made.  I found  so much healing and it brought about so many  questions that I had never thought of.  I found my self seeking others to get the answers. What a surprise it was for many of my mother's friends when I called.  They were so happy to talk about the little things she did.  Each one of them had a special memory that they no longer have to keep in their hearts.  It is now preserved in writing.

 

I enjoyed every minute that it took for me to make this album.  I will treasure it all of my life.

But most of all I have a wonderful treasure to be handed down from generation to generation.  A treasure for my family to know a little about my mother, their grandmother, their great grandmother.

 

HaPpY ScRaPpInG!

Carrie

And last but not least...

You guessed it Shae it's Doreen another talented Creative Design Team member.

A little about me…

I am a happily married, stay-at-home mom with 2 children, a 22 year old daughter and an 8 year old son. I also have 4 furry kids… 3 Maine Coone cats and a Rottie. We live near Charlotte after moving from northeast Pennsylvania 2 years ago.

I started scrapbooking when my daughter was a senior in high school. She was captain of her high school state championship field hockey team. I just had to document that exciting time in her life. I love everything about scrapping from shopping for supplies and the newest items on the market and then organizing all my stuff, to creating layouts. And let’s not forget about meeting so many wonderful people. I am always looking to learn something new about my craft. My style is eclectic. I got my knk last summer and have been kutter krazy ever since.

I also enjoy decorating my home, reading, cooking, movies and …did I mention shopping?!