My busy crazy life..it's all good.

Life is crazy and especially mine, okay in my own little word it is crazy.

Saturday we had a little tree trimming party to help kick off the holiday season. We had a couple of neighbors over and decorated the tree. The kids loved the party all the kids got along and played nicely together. (We had 9 kids 7 adults in our little house.) I had a great time spending time with everyone and loved that the kids didn't want the party to stop. It is never a party without excitement right? So the event of the night happened when we were finished decorating the tree, just relaxing and talking, then all of a sudden...the tree FALLS OVER... yes, you read that right....the tree fell over. Here is the poor tree. (notice the Easter Egg ornament that one of the kids made.)

Do not adjust your screens.  Yes the tree fell down. Notice the broken star.

So we are waiting to see if the tree says where we put it and not fall over, so for the time being it looks like this. Sad I know but at least we have a tree.

I told you...don't laugh!

Then on Sunday, I had to do the laundry. Oh the dreaded laundry. This is what my piles of laundry looks in my home. We go through so many socks and jeans.  And I have to wash all the bedding every week. I know we are supposed to have spares but for some reason we didn't have that many linens that made the move.  And we just not had the chance to go out and get more. So I do laundry. 

Oh how I despise doing laundry. But someone has to do it and that person is me!

I have been working on helping Teresa Collins with her 25 Favorite Things Giveaway. Let me tell you there are some amazing giveaways that you are not wanting to miss.  So make sure you check out her blog EVERYDAY till Christmas.  Here is the link to her blog: Teresa Collins Blog. It is amazing to see how everyone has just been extremely generous with the giveaways and supportive of Teresa's good nature to pay it forward to her readers.  I am lucky to work with such a talented, genuine and  kindhearted individual.  You should see how hard she works behind the scenes. She is constantly being  mindful of her customers and her fans.  Maybe I will be able to give you a sneak peek on what goes on behind the scenes of Teresa Collins Designs.

But until then, I have to get back to getting my computer fixed. Oh yea..had to reformat my computer and now I am re-installing my programs, drivers and all that fun stuff that deals with the computer CRASHING while trying to get the newsletter completed.  NICE thanks mr. computer.  So I am spending time working on my computer when I would rather be working here in my studio.

my studio

Until next time!  Have fun creating!  Hopefully soon I will be able to get to the studio and create something. So I can share a project or two.  See ya, hope your life is not as crazy as mine. 

Teresa Collins and Therm o Web giveaway.

 Go to Teresa's Blog: HERE

you could win THIS

“Items depicted in tote are not included”

Here are the details of the prize:
 Impression Urban Stamp Tote – this fashionable and functional stamp tote has a stair-stepped design to hold stamps, tools, inks and even static-mount stamps in special pockets on the lid! The flip-top box holds photos or envelopes and finished cards!

Mini Stamp Case – This accessory piece holds 100 teeny ¼” alphabet stamps!

Prize Pack of Adhesives:

Zots Adhesive Dots: Small, Medium and Large

Use these adhesive dots to quickly and easily adhere photos, paper, faux flowers, chipboard, buttons and other embellishments!

Foam Squares – Add a pop of dimension with these ¼ and ½ foam squares!

PeelnStick Fabric Fuse – Add patches and badges to scout uniforms, tote bags or clothes! Just press on, no sewing or ironing! And its machine washable / machine dryable.

SuperTape – The strongest acid-free adhesive on the market! Use it with metals, rubber, plastic, paper, beads, glitter, sand and more.

SuperStik Glue Stick – A jumbo sized stick in a compact case! This super strong glue stick is super smooth and non-clumping! Great for use on chipboard and boardbooks.

Sticky Strip Runner – 34’ of clear slivers to adhere photos and papers!

Vellum Tape Runner – 45’ of adhesive for vellum, transparencies, acrylic albums and clear embellishments!

So head over to Teresa's blog: HERE and find out how to enter to win.

Crazy week..and it is only going to get crazier...

Wow...This week has really just escaped me.  Have you ever had one of those weeks were you plan on being productive and a wrench is thrown your way.  Well that is how my week has been.  But in a good way. I don't mind being busy it actually made me excited and energized about the holidays.  All in all I was able to accomplish something. I was able to work, get my house clean, babysit and play with my kids.  What more could you ask for.  The holiday season is always busy but we have to remember what is important in life. Our family.

So here are some cards I created using Teresa Collins Noel line.  I used Stickles to accent the holly berries and used my Copic markers to color the leaves of the holly.  I also used distressed inks around the card to give it the red hue around the card.

full card

 

close up of the stickles on the berries

I also created this card using Teresa Collins Noel line of paper and clear stamps.
I did heat emboss this card with black embossing ink.  The small notes are stamped with versamark to give the watermarked look on the cardstock.

Embossed card.

Okay...don't forget to check out Teresa Collins Blog : HERE
Everyday for some great holiday give-a-ways.

Have a great week...take care and create!

Day 4: Teresa's 25 days of Christmas Giving.

Just wanted to post to check out Teresa's blog: Here

Some great give-a-ways.  I will post updates later today. BUSY BUSY!.