tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24140829327597179142024-03-04T23:48:25.699-05:00Melanie's Crafty CreationsMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-57609848003857847762012-03-16T16:36:00.000-04:002012-03-16T16:36:27.244-04:00Happy Birthday Cutie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Little Cutie!</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love this little image. This elements of this card were actually receive in a card kit that I received in a swap over two years ago. Yes, over two years ago!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I have taken a very large break from creating cards on a regular basis. I started to fall very behind on my scrapbooking which was really making me sad so I put my card making aside and decided to put all of my crafting focus in to scrapbooking. I'm still 2 years behind on my scrapbooking but not nearly as bad as what I was. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So I decided to come back this week and participate in 4 different challenges. One thing I love about card making is there is so much inspiration on the web for fun new ideas and techniques. The craft never gets boring!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/03/challenge-112-luck-of-irish.html">Fab 'n' Funky - Green Color Challenge</a><br />
<a href="http://forfunchallenges.blogspot.com/">For Fun Challenge - Circles</a><br />
<a href="http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/">Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthday</a><br />
<a href="http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/">Craft Us Crazy - Something Sweet</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-48803779600681774122012-03-05T15:36:00.000-05:002012-03-05T15:36:48.091-05:00Card SetsOne of my loves is making greeting cards. I love making sets and giving them as gifts to people that are non-card makers. This year I have been putting all occasion cards inside of bags and putting toppers on them to give us gifts.<br />
They are a lot of fun to do and easy. <br />
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</script><span style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>My "plan" is to have a scrapbook done for each of the boys for when they graduate from high school. I'm doing 2-4 pages for each year of their school days. I have found having little accents and different Cricut cuts available makes the pages is a lot more fun and easy to do. So I have been making some different cuts with my Cricut to use as accents. This cut was created with the Nate's ABC cartridge. </strong></span><br />
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-66044196070783661632012-01-21T09:27:00.001-05:002012-01-21T09:33:11.785-05:00Homemade Laundry Detergent<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My Homemade Laundry Detergent Project</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">Let me start out by saying a HUGE thank you to Jamie at <a href="http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/2010/11/homemade-laundry-soap.html#comments">Being Creative</a>. Within hours of being introduced to <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">http://www.pinterest.com/</a> I stumbled upon this recipe and felt a HUGE need to give it a try. I am very OCD with washing clothes. My boys and I both have dry skin and skin allergies so before I can even remember I have had an OCD with not wearing clothes more than 1 time. That includes pjs, jeans, etc!! So if I can find a way to save money in this area I'm all about it.</div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">This recipe is CHEAP and very effective. I'll include the recipe I used but you can also reference Jamie's blog for her recipe. I only made two slight adjustments and I'll note them below. I am including a few more pictures for you. This project took me a total of 20 minutes to make. </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">All of my ingredients cost me $17.88. If this last as long as Jamie says this is a HUGE savings for me. I spend about $10 per month on detergent. Jamie says this will last 6-9 months with doing 5-6 loads of laundry a week. She states you only need 1 tablespoon, but I used 2. I have a front loading machine and I tend to jam pack it full. So it might last me only half the time but even if so its still a savings for me. </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">So lets get started!!!!!!!</div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">First, the recipe:<br />
1 4lb 12oz box of Borax<br />
1 4lb box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda<br />
1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Washing Soda<br />
3 bars of Fels-Naptha Soap (I also used a bar of the lavendar bar soap)<br />
1 container of 3 lb Oxi Clean, I purchased the stain fighting kind <br />
Jamie's receipe suggest 3.5lb oxi clean and she also said it was optional. I felt this was a must for me due to having two boys and I'm a huge oxi clean fan. <br />
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Mixing it is easy, I would suggest having a very large bucket to mix it in. The powder does "kick up" so pour it slow and close to the bottom. I would also suggest doing it outside if possible. </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;">These are some of my ingredients. I forgot to take a picture before I got started of all of them. The soap comes in a bar I just cut it for easy shredding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-OSI2QOBJYd6eoumZYLLKx6a_BLCEWYALYw_ajl3CPRiZCckKDGohzL9shLseUMjRYdIspEKiyAUGSfX6TSyAMzsmpd791cpFR3dq_f7IBBzj57_-DV_PflNKJBOOoV4n5ajJQIkk4f5/s1600/ingredients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-OSI2QOBJYd6eoumZYLLKx6a_BLCEWYALYw_ajl3CPRiZCckKDGohzL9shLseUMjRYdIspEKiyAUGSfX6TSyAMzsmpd791cpFR3dq_f7IBBzj57_-DV_PflNKJBOOoV4n5ajJQIkk4f5/s320/ingredients.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see I started to shred the soap with a hand pealer but thought that would take me forever So I pulled out my Ninja food processor. It grated it down really fine which I prefer. The Fels-Naptha actually has a very nice smell. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoQI-3M2v6CmU8bhiGgfLyWpEq78tYQVajroyEWpCDgzdvQEUM3DYcitKDz3E7XnQUcRereeT8tAsNie4KbLyD_xnaAXDyArrCVsKxwtH0t1wZsZR-1Vq9As0aTT9yWx8YWqfjbeV3TNq/s1600/soap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoQI-3M2v6CmU8bhiGgfLyWpEq78tYQVajroyEWpCDgzdvQEUM3DYcitKDz3E7XnQUcRereeT8tAsNie4KbLyD_xnaAXDyArrCVsKxwtH0t1wZsZR-1Vq9As0aTT9yWx8YWqfjbeV3TNq/s320/soap.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted a little bit of a lavender scent in my mixture so I added this small bar from a local soap shop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5po1GgQvD6M4f0esHlbmQO72gDWdUK91Mq_w9w8elbu3yw2h7vvwx0k_59K5i_RHGGCVKRb9T7xYS_TlC_usoG1wa_E8cD5qXTfwZtSJ0wKMPKAvCz9mPOsNRtOSmh5wcpmcY9tva8oY/s1600/lavendar+soap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5po1GgQvD6M4f0esHlbmQO72gDWdUK91Mq_w9w8elbu3yw2h7vvwx0k_59K5i_RHGGCVKRb9T7xYS_TlC_usoG1wa_E8cD5qXTfwZtSJ0wKMPKAvCz9mPOsNRtOSmh5wcpmcY9tva8oY/s320/lavendar+soap.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bar soap all grated!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7OpuKLENJ3IAKLjAy-PxgReEziNgpKogsuNDYoiPHHqHEbLHj9uqxGnhn7T6TL-FkM25mLJAB_f7SFeQv1tSDJ4vzydsedorp78VrSkk9SF6JSblTK008U81UlEe0FixCoKQfWdQpoYI/s1600/soap+finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7OpuKLENJ3IAKLjAy-PxgReEziNgpKogsuNDYoiPHHqHEbLHj9uqxGnhn7T6TL-FkM25mLJAB_f7SFeQv1tSDJ4vzydsedorp78VrSkk9SF6JSblTK008U81UlEe0FixCoKQfWdQpoYI/s320/soap+finished.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I realized real quick that I was going to need a large bucket to mix everything in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJlyFt5MwPV08WOyWG5x3sK8HmkvV0BHcokJ7QNL4rJ8hhkDCFgizxxqeUhHTRipQoI4F8AjlO-BdWrmdOrQ7ojzFMcEtQWXEvNPaOKQRi9S_tmWqkv37HKpXS7_ISM0jpbA4Lkcqzig_/s1600/mixture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJlyFt5MwPV08WOyWG5x3sK8HmkvV0BHcokJ7QNL4rJ8hhkDCFgizxxqeUhHTRipQoI4F8AjlO-BdWrmdOrQ7ojzFMcEtQWXEvNPaOKQRi9S_tmWqkv37HKpXS7_ISM0jpbA4Lkcqzig_/s320/mixture.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little helper, he liked using the Ninja to shred the soap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC8uPhWQVTs3FTfpP0BgLJ6wFVNX25co6MHJ5Yo1T9K64NXN_Umne29M9GnRUm_GsBE_5PIqfAZP1EVw1xWXKr7IhYIEAWZl_5W43x1ikUiBiKvcnPij1pbrgeN6KxkXMPw0m89SaG5iw/s1600/my+helper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC8uPhWQVTs3FTfpP0BgLJ6wFVNX25co6MHJ5Yo1T9K64NXN_Umne29M9GnRUm_GsBE_5PIqfAZP1EVw1xWXKr7IhYIEAWZl_5W43x1ikUiBiKvcnPij1pbrgeN6KxkXMPw0m89SaG5iw/s320/my+helper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my finished project. A nice little scoop came in my container of oxiclean, bonus!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgRuiqg7CH1TXDrKRpn0EGipecjHXrDZA507wLvsZ8a4QZjZ8gMtsfAkzSSIWF7ghOi-NS-EFTJmMai68NgVsfLjgVUscB9LtSJV0U0KtIl7z421chhWP0ZCYBbdJBrS8wP_tlcsUQGsp/s1600/finished+product.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgRuiqg7CH1TXDrKRpn0EGipecjHXrDZA507wLvsZ8a4QZjZ8gMtsfAkzSSIWF7ghOi-NS-EFTJmMai68NgVsfLjgVUscB9LtSJV0U0KtIl7z421chhWP0ZCYBbdJBrS8wP_tlcsUQGsp/s320/finished+product.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My next project is going to be to cut vinyl letters with my Cricut to label my container. ;-) I will also be trying the dish washer soap she has on her blog. I already did 3 loads of laundry and am VERY happy with it. I do still use fabric softener which I would encourage if you like a little more softness to your clothes. I use Downy which is only $3.99 for the original at most stores and last 1-2 months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister's favorite color is green so I created this card as a pick me up for her. The image is a Mo Manning image; that can be purchased through the Stamping Bella website. The sentiment comes with the image. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-48444068000241493932011-01-20T21:00:00.001-05:002011-01-20T21:00:01.145-05:00Tag Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the past two years I have joined several tag and ATC swaps. I love using tags for gifts and other various crafty projects. I thought I would enjoy collecting ATC (artist trading cards) but discovered it was not for me. So I decided to take a bunch of tags and ATC that were just consuming space in a bucket and use them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I basically just supplied the card base, a few embelishments, and some embossed backround to create these great cards. There are so many different styles that I normally would not create on my own. I already used the blue ornament card for Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQvwO4zBfjxolWIy_7mu9sCS7jPRd4Kzin0edvpuTlbQwtOrRuZNQSOkOpDxrC0K4_OYah8cRRrJ0a_Hasv527CIX8Qhu7Cdtexb5BhnblXZhO21eq5BFhWDtR-Ip_MgwbHCKr3HYtXR7/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQvwO4zBfjxolWIy_7mu9sCS7jPRd4Kzin0edvpuTlbQwtOrRuZNQSOkOpDxrC0K4_OYah8cRRrJ0a_Hasv527CIX8Qhu7Cdtexb5BhnblXZhO21eq5BFhWDtR-Ip_MgwbHCKr3HYtXR7/s320/010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-1912967700075340552011-01-09T20:55:00.000-05:002011-01-09T20:55:05.958-05:00Beep Beep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This page was created for a SCS All Boys page swap. I joined two spots because I can never get enough boys pages. This is my first set, not sure what I'm doing for my second set yet. Possibly dinosaurs!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuX5gsDQK-7KskpylEsuRWmId5GWaZyXoHBYhDqMvpz5F0FgGKtHzQUdH-dJs9dKlx-uFfSM3_8xuzha3DeAni9h2j2B5fc7urJUobDJT4NK0VXmBCAaUzv6quqBKa3kMYiFNKJRJPrhX6/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuX5gsDQK-7KskpylEsuRWmId5GWaZyXoHBYhDqMvpz5F0FgGKtHzQUdH-dJs9dKlx-uFfSM3_8xuzha3DeAni9h2j2B5fc7urJUobDJT4NK0VXmBCAaUzv6quqBKa3kMYiFNKJRJPrhX6/s320/018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-52907904124184447152010-12-27T19:24:00.001-05:002010-12-27T19:25:10.089-05:00IMAGES FOR SALE!!!!All prices below are negotiable. I will combine shipping. Questions please email me, interested in buying, email me. Most of the stamps are used but taken VERY well care of and cleaned with only SU! or Hanna Stamps stamp cleaner. <br />
Thanks,<br />
Melanie<br />
newbymom@embarqmail.com<br />
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<u>Riley and Sophie</u><br />
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Riley Turkey - unmounted $3.50<br />
Baking Riley - unmounted $3.50<br />
Bicycle Riley - Wood Mount $4.50<br />
Coffee Riley - Wood Mount $4.50<br />
BBQ Riley - NEVER USED - Unmounted $4.00<br />
Tractor Riley - NEVER USED - Unmounted $4.00<br />
Spa Riley - unmounted $3.50<br />
Banjo Riley - easy mounted $4.00<br />
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Hannah Shopping Bags - easy mounted $3.50<br />
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<u>Ladybug & Friends</u><br />
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Especially for You - cling mount $3.50<br />
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<u>Wags n' Wiskers</u><br />
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Bedtime Story - NEVER USED unmounted $4.00<br />
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<u>Bildmalarna</u><br />
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Tossa Window - NEVER USED unmounted $5.00<br />
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<u>Sugar Nellies</u><br />
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Manga Kids - NEVER USED unmounted $5.50<br />
Blossom - easy mounted $5.50<br />
Frog Prince - easy mounted $5.50Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-20486766239614567572010-12-17T18:20:00.000-05:002010-12-17T18:20:06.840-05:00WOJ - Snowman Winter CardI was home from work sick yesterday and today. As of this morning I still felt like I had been hit by a truck. Last night I decided to color in some pre-stamped images since I did not have the engery to move off of my recliner. This Whiff of Joy snowman is an image I received in an image swap and I love it!!! I'm not sure where the sentiment is from, it was also pre-stamped, however I thought it went cute with this image. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm entering this card in a few challenges (see below.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great weekend!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQR6bu5XmTn-yk0-zhRf8zKnT7LjeSzol9lqu5wqWm5RoXwBPy6Ntwj6-eDIDyv5ZSwfHU1d1vOaWQl6DMDvhxOLgpsw6SOYHq1GUxztgrtxD4Z-33GGFZyqxcnQTPkzHyMLVZn_8IDyW/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQR6bu5XmTn-yk0-zhRf8zKnT7LjeSzol9lqu5wqWm5RoXwBPy6Ntwj6-eDIDyv5ZSwfHU1d1vOaWQl6DMDvhxOLgpsw6SOYHq1GUxztgrtxD4Z-33GGFZyqxcnQTPkzHyMLVZn_8IDyW/s320/006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Christmas or Winter) <a href="http://funatfairyknoll.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-andor-winter.html">Fun at Fairy Knoll </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Snow) <a href="http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/fussy-and-fancy-friday-challenge-show.html">Fussy and Fancy </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Winter) <a href="http://www.sewmanychallenges.com/">Sew Many Challenges </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Sparkle and Bling) <a href="http://studio313challenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/shc4-sparkle-bling.html">Studio 313</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Snowflakes) <a href="http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-42-snowflakes.html">Wags N Whiskers </a></div><br />
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-2006850072397529942010-12-16T20:13:00.000-05:002010-12-16T20:13:38.709-05:00Scrapbooking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Saturday I was able to spend some time working on scrapbook pages. This is a page I received in a swap that I fell in love with. So I decided to use it as the cover page as the start to our 2nd family album for the year. I ended up getting 7 pages done. It has been so cold that I see us spending more and more weekends snuggled in. Hopefully that means I'll be able to work on some crafty things after the holidays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkgNf8vmsXUU4dV-8SDBSyto9If-t9IV3CFLKd4ZwAq4clby_28xyamQNqWIW5vCF8_do5WpE2JviFX4qQKPLp1o0DcoKueDL60g3blRdnVUfI0hPlR3t3hPoHbr2WnQseF45igVD28mN/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkgNf8vmsXUU4dV-8SDBSyto9If-t9IV3CFLKd4ZwAq4clby_28xyamQNqWIW5vCF8_do5WpE2JviFX4qQKPLp1o0DcoKueDL60g3blRdnVUfI0hPlR3t3hPoHbr2WnQseF45igVD28mN/s320/025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a picture of our tree this year. I have been doing a pre-lit tree for the past 7 years but the lights started to slowly go out so we decided to take the boys to a real tree farm and cut down our own tree. My oldest son Mitch actually picked out the tree and I must say I think he did a wonderful job. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYRwN1q26Tqn-4O2OLGUmik1VgnrPc5qxzshIYjGAyj55GGhwbryGbgLpzQ1KWl7m36HD1Uy4I1vJs7qFFRibmMM_T2-Y3TxEWjXkejdzj01ylj0L2wwCUt2ordSWEdrMfSe9H4gp9iV9/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYRwN1q26Tqn-4O2OLGUmik1VgnrPc5qxzshIYjGAyj55GGhwbryGbgLpzQ1KWl7m36HD1Uy4I1vJs7qFFRibmMM_T2-Y3TxEWjXkejdzj01ylj0L2wwCUt2ordSWEdrMfSe9H4gp9iV9/s320/023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my special little Christmas boys. They are such easy photo subjects!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePjcRlWijf69ryCuipbPrUp_VdaAE71XpLCIuL01EnzQDNungKEa_Pj0_ZDyuq9gqGy9FIw7kaz1DFh_OQXeOvi7cW_x3pb_u2HQJblp18fo9rAz0jvVQomI9Ek8QKwj1A2e60PdxbSPa/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePjcRlWijf69ryCuipbPrUp_VdaAE71XpLCIuL01EnzQDNungKEa_Pj0_ZDyuq9gqGy9FIw7kaz1DFh_OQXeOvi7cW_x3pb_u2HQJblp18fo9rAz0jvVQomI9Ek8QKwj1A2e60PdxbSPa/s320/006.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-72974730806102873762010-12-02T22:15:00.000-05:002010-12-02T22:15:27.024-05:00Sisters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister is my bestfriend. When I saw this image on Stamping Bella's website I fell in love with it. It's an image by Mo Manning. The sentiment came with the image which again in perfect for her and I. We are only 16 months apart in age but are different in so many ways but love each other not only as sisters but as bestfriends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her favorite color is green so I tried to incorporate as many greens as possible. This card will be sent off to her tomorrow as a thank you for taking my little guy to pre-school for me this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuXxtQiTaBK1j1QwV97_xEEEOT1kCUYziFTNo9OUDDnff5LSH6M4PvWD30pqlBGWNTkymC9KcIJLqg-LG5P1MSoJlEHGv8H1lYIY8_xwg8Hptl6ctzCXbajVt5svNKkVibx7a0YS0SU7n/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuXxtQiTaBK1j1QwV97_xEEEOT1kCUYziFTNo9OUDDnff5LSH6M4PvWD30pqlBGWNTkymC9KcIJLqg-LG5P1MSoJlEHGv8H1lYIY8_xwg8Hptl6ctzCXbajVt5svNKkVibx7a0YS0SU7n/s320/030.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great weekend!!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143953342422974705noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414082932759717914.post-45139242949311958232010-11-23T21:58:00.000-05:002010-11-23T21:58:19.751-05:00Happy Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I absolutly loved making this card. I received all of the elements (minus the SU! card base) in a card kit swap. I created it with two challenges in mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First is the </span><a href="http://unscriptedsketches.com/2010/11/unscripted-sketches-82/"><span style="font-size: large;">Unscripted Sketches Challenge</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and then</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-41food.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Critter Sketch Challenge Blog</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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