International Chocolate Day

My son's daycare has fun days that the kids participate in - pajama day, teddy bear day, crazy hair day, etc. - that are so much fun! Today is International Chocolate Day! Who knew there was a day dedicated to yummy, sweet chocolate?! Since it wasn't something he could "do", I decided to make his teachers a little treat. I LOVE this paper full of ducks and frogs, because it's just perfect for a toddler teacher! The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper new 'Yummy-licious' set.

Hand Sanitizer Anyone?!

Hello fellow crafters! Hope you're enjoying a great weekend with family and friends! I just wanted to swing by and share this quick and easy little gift I made using My Pink Stamper School Days stamp set and directions I found HERE (her Halloween ones are AMAZING!!!!).

Spotlight Saturday with Scrappy Zeni

Zeni @ Scrappy Zeni invited me to be featured on her blog for her Spotlight Saturday, and I was sooo excited to say YES!!!! I wanted to do something different than my normal, everyday projects, so I tried something new!

It all started on Black Friday last year, when Walmart had a sewing machine for $50. Yup, $50! Did I know how to sew?! No clue! But it was just too cheap to pass up...and I was already there with a cart full of cartridges anyways lol. So, almost nine months later, I finally pulled it out of the box and called my mother for a sewing 101. She very patient taught me the ins and outs, and asked why I couldn't start with a simpler project....but I wanted to do it my way (*insert big grin here*). Here's how my mini treat/gift card/(whatever you'd want to use it for) bag turned out....

I say I didn't do too bad for my first time, but I definitely have a lot to learn....especially because I had to re-do the top at least once because I sewed it completely crooked. I see many mini bags in my future, especially with Halloween right around the corner, so stayed tuned!!!

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop: School Days

Welcome to my blog! If you just hopped over from Julie's @ Ready, Set, Stamp, then you're in the right place. If you're just stopping by for a visit, and would like to hop along, go to My Pink Stamper to start at the beginning.

Today's blog hop assignment was to create a school related, 3-D project. I LOVE 3-D projects, and knew right away what I wanted to do! I bought these boxes at Michael's for about $2.00 each (super cheap) a few weeks ago to make a "Teacher Survival Kit". I considered putting cute paper clips, pins, etc. in it, but then I thought that most teachers - like myself - have plenty of that....and that you can never go wrong with chocolate :). The inside looked a little plain, though plenty colorful, so I decided to add some school sentiments inside - all from My Pink Stamper's School Days set.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project!

Your next stop on the hop is Edna @ Create with Expression

Here's the line-up in case you get lost along the way....

Robyn (My Pink Stamper)
Chelle (Paper Krate)
Shelley
Alex (You Had Me At Craft)
Angela (Simple Creations)
Renee (RockinRenee)
Cristi
June
Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)
Julie (readysetstamp)
Roberta - ME!
Edna (Create With Expression)
Sharon
Courtney (Court's Crafts)
Missy
Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)
Helen
Kassidy
Agnes (Flowerdisco)
Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)
Andrea
Karlee
Maria

And the winner is....

The winner of the 7 gypsies stamp set is:

Christina said...
Oh I so need this cart now! TFS

Please e-mail me at txscrappermom at hotmail dot com with your mailing information so I can get it out to you :)

Thanks to everyone who commented!

School Days

With all the kiddoes going back to school, today's challenge at Cooking with Cricut is School Days. After finding a two tumbler pack at TJMaxx for super cheap this past weekend, I was so excited to try out vinyl for the first time. For the little gift tag, I used My Pink Stamper's School Days stamp set.

Any ideas for an everyday, non-school related tumbler?! :)

Anything Goes Blog Hop

Welcome to the Anything Goes Blog Hop in honor of Stephanie's one year blogoversary @ Once Upon a Paper. You should have hopped over from Kristy's at Craftin' on My Door. If you just stopped by for a visit, and would like to hope along, please go to Stephanie's blog to start at the beginning. Our wonderful hostess is celebrating her blogoversary with seven days of giveaways, so be sure to swing by everyday for a chance to win.

I was so excited when I saw "anything goes" because I knew exactly what I was going to do. I've been meaning to alter a notebook to help keep all of my recipes in one place....AND I've been dying to use my Word Collage cartridge that's been sitting on the shelf since it arrived weeks ago (yup! I can't belive it took me this long to use it). Here's how it turned out....

Blog candy, anyonge?! :)

I'm giving away this 7gypsies clear stamp set, and all you have to do is

1. Be a follower

2. Leave a comment

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my creation!
Your next stop is Scrapalette!

In Case you get lost here is the rest of the line-up:

Once upon a Paper
Craftin’ on my Door
Txscrappermom

Around the Block with Scraplette
I Came, I Saw, I CreateGreen Girl Scraps
Scrapping with Alicat
OCD Scrapology
My 3 E Scrapbooking

Scrappin’ Palace

Family Fun

The theme at Cooking with Cricut today is family fun! What does your family like to do for fun?? My first instict was to go DISNEY on my project, but then I thought that wasn't an everyday thing. I wanted something real....food! We seem to get together to eat more than anything, and BBQ's just hit the spot! Here's a little invitation I made out of a tag...

My Favorite Things....

For today's post, Tracy @ Craft Junkie Too asked us to share a few of our favorite things. I had too many, and it was way too hard to narrow it down! So, I decided to go with the things I NEED! Yes, need! The things I use every time I craft, no matter what I'm making...

1. My Gypsy

2. Trimmer

3. ATG Gun

4. Gel pens (because I love, love, love stictching)

5. Ink (edges, stamps, etc.)

Circle Sisters Fall Blog Hop

I am so very sorry I don't have a project for you today, but I was so busy at work this week that it completely slipped my mind (until I saw the post on the Circle board today). Your next stop is MARY