Scrappy Mom's new release!!

Hey everyone!! Im sure most of you may have seen that Scrappy Moms have released yet another fantastic set! This is perfect to make any projects for the coffee or tea lovers! Check it out below!

As I'm still in Orlando for my hubby's Annual military banquet, I have very limited supples. I grabbed some scraps, ink, the Freshly Brewed set, one other stamp set, glue and colored pencils.

Here is what I created:

Can't wait to get back to my scrapping corner to create some more projects with this great set! Be sure to check out all of the fabulous projects created by the Scrappy Mom Sisters by clicking on their name in the right sidebar.

Scrappy Mom TTC

Hey everyone!!! Sorry for the MIA recently.... Things in our home have been alittle crazy and we are getting ready for my hubby's annual military banquet this weekend!

I did want to share with you my project for TTC.... Our challenge this week was to create a 3D project. I saw this project on Dawns stampin thoughts and thought it was just perfect for my friends from work and a very inexpensive gift :). They hold Halloween themed mini hand sanitizer bottles.

Hope you guys enjoy and be sure to check out the scrappy mom sisters projects for today by clicking on their name on the right side bar.

Also, I hope your in the mood for Xmas cards soon as I have recently created a bunch and will be posting them soon!

Some more sneak peaks

Hey everyone!!

If your looking for the Buggy Birthday Blog Hop, just go down to the next post.

This is just a quick post with another sneak peak using the new Believe in Miracles Stamp Set... Remember that each set of the believe in miracles that is sold, $2 will be donated to an organization for research.

Have a great Sunday!!

Corri's Birthday Buggy Blog Hop!

Happy Saturday Morning Everyone!

Hope that your having a great Saturday and Welcome to Corri's Birthday Buggy Blog Hop! Thanks for joining us today! You should have arrived here from the o-so talented Lauren's Blog but if not, please head over to Corri's Blog to start your hoping! 

Scrappy Mom Stamps, Paper Issues & Corri are sponsoring the blog hop with some fantastic giveaways so be sure to hop to everyone's blog and leave a comment. 

So for my project, I thought I'd challenge myself and make card entirely out of punches!  Here's what I've come up with...

Next on the Blog hop, one of my fabulous Scrappy Mom's Boss Mel! 

Scrappy Mom's TTC & a video!!!!!

Hello Everyone!

Its time for another Terrific Tuesday Challenge with Scrappy Mom's!  Today we did a little bit of a change up and are doing a color/theme challenge. This week we had to use the color Teal in a fall theme.  

Here's what I can up with for the challenge: 

I just love love LOVE Scrappy Mom's Bakers Twine!!!  Also, I've shot a quick video for you too!!! 

Enjoy!  And be sure to head over to The Scrappy Mom's Blog for all of the design team members project!

Scrappy Mom's New RELEASE!!!

Hello Everyone!!

I first want to give a HUGE thank you to my Bloggin' Bestie Cristi from Scrappin' 5 Little Cupcakes!!  I was trying to update my blog background and TOTALLY messed everything up....of course, she came to the rescue and made it look FABULOUS!!! 

Thank god its Friday!!!!  Welcome to another release for Scrappy Mom Stamp Set!! These 2 stamp sets are just great and I know you'll love them as well!! Believe in Miracles is a great stamp set to celebrate Breast Cancer Month and A Holiday to Remember is perfect for all your holiday projects.  The great thing about Believe in Miracles is that $2 of each stamp set sold will be donated to cancer research and support!! 

Take a peak below!

For today's project, I couldn't help but use A Holiday to Remember.....the holidays are my absolute favorite time of the year!! 

I had been wanting to work on some home decor and had this project planned for quite some time!  I just love how it turned out :) 

Hope you guys enjoy this easy home decor project!  Don't forget to check out all of the other Scrappy Mom Sister's projects by clicking on their name in the right side bar! 

World Card Making Day Blog Hop!

Hey Everyone!!

Welcome to the Scrappy Mom's World Card Making Day Blog Hop!  You should have just arrived from the fabulous Laura's blog.  If not, please be sure to head over to Tammy's blog to get the hoping started!!

I recently went through my card pile and realized that I don't have any "thinking of you" or "I'm sorry" or "your in my thoughts".  So I thought I'd come with one.  

The layout is quite different than I'm use to but I'm happy with the way it turned out :) 

Also...Scrappy Mom's is giving away one of their new sets-- Game Day!!  Just be sure to leave a comment on each of the designers blog post to enter for your chance to win.  

Next on the hop, my dear friend Sarah!!!

Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!

Welcome to another Terrific Tuesday Challenge hosted by Scrappy Mom's!  This week the challenge is to use the Mini- Monsters cartridge, which is absolutely adorable!!  I love it!  Remember if you don't have the cartridge, you can still join in by using a cartridge with a similar cut!! 

Here's my card below!

Supplies: 

*Recollections card stock

*K & Co. Mini halloween stack 

*Drippy Goo Punch MS

*Versamark

*Embossing powder

*Scrappy Mom's Twine

*Glossy Accents (on the eyes)

*Action wobble

Winner winner

Good morning everyone!!

Sorry that this is a little late... A lot going on in our house and my best friend is visiting on Saturday :)

Anyways..... Here is the winner from the Scrappy Moms Halloween Hop for scrappy mom twine:

Jenny: Love the start of your paper bag album. The tags are so cute :)

Congrats Jenny!!!! I'll be emailing you shortly for your information and choice of colors.
Thank you everyone for joining in the hop and leaving great comments!! Be sure to check out projects from the Scrappy Mom sisters all week!!

Scrappy Mom's Halloween Hop

Hello Everyone!!

I hope your having a great Saturday!  I'm sure while you all are reading this, I will be at work (boo hoo for me) but you all have tons of amazing projects from the Scrappy Mom Sisters! 

Welcome to the Halloween Hop!!  You should have arrived here from Cristina's blog but if this is just where you are starting, be sure to head over to Mel's blog as she is starting off the Hop and you don't want to miss a stop!  Today we are showcasing Scrappy Mom's newest released stamp sets called Bewitched and I absolutely LOVE them....Take a look at them below.  

Unfortunately, I do not have a completely finished project to show you.  This past week I've been taking my time and working on a Paper bag mini album.  This is my very first one, so its taking me a little while but Kathy, from Paper Phenomenon, has absolutely fantastic tutorials on Ustream.tv!!  She's my inspiration.  

So, as my album isn't quite done yet...I thought I'd share with you all a few tags and one page that has been completed.  I hope you guys enjoy it and I'll be sure to film a video once the whole album is done. 

The paper stack and chipboard pieces are from K&Company Spooktacular Collection that came out last Halloween but I just LOVE the paper :) 

Ready for a GIVEAWAY?!?!?! 

Scrappy Mom's is giving away a stamp set of your choice to 1 lucky winner !!!  All you have to do is leave a comment on each of blogs along the hop and your entered to win!!

I will be personally giving away your choice of any 8 colors of twine from Scrappy Mom's!!  That's a total of 80 yards of twine!!! You can view all of the colors HERE. Please only 1 comment per person and be sure to leave your email address in your comment so that I can let you know that you won.  Deadline is Sunday @ 10pm EST.  Winner for the Twine will be announced on Monday!  

Next stop....Lezlye!

Scrappy Mom's Sneak Peak!!!

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

I must say TGIF!!!  This week I've been crazy busy at work and staying MUCH later than usual and its totally throwing me in a funk!  But the week will be over by the end of the day! HOORAY!! 

Welcome to another Release for Scrappy Mom's Stamps!!  Tammy and Mel have done it yet again with 2 NEW stamp sets that are just absolutely FANTASTIC! You have one for your Sports themed projects--GAME DAY and the very exciting Halloween Set -- BEWITCHED!

Today, I'm using the Game Day for My Project. 

 At work as while back I was able to get some precut cards for an AMAZING price!!! Each pack contains 25 -- 5.5" x  5.5" and I got them for $1.00 Each!! What a steal :) Of course I got one of each color that was available.  These are great because not only are they sturdy, but they can be cut down to any size that you would like! 

I then took my barely used Nate's ABC to make the cut for my card.  And there is the finished product. 

And I got to use my new tool that I just got in the mail today!!! The SewEasy tool by WeRMemories...so my stitching isn't perfect but i LOVE the way it looks and adds to the card!  I went a little crazy when I ordered the floss ;) 

Be sure to check out the Scrappy Mom Sister's projects by clicking on their name in the right sidebar AND be sure to come back tomorrow for our Halloween Hop!! 

Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!

Hope you have had a great day.....i'm yet again late on posting :(  I do apologize for that! 

As some of you may already know, the TTC for this week is to use Country Life!  I've been needing a little extra inspiration or direction lately, so I turned to a fantastic Magazine that I won as a giveaway last year. 

Sometimes, you just need a little guidance and thats what I love about sketch books/magazines.....below is the sketch I decided to go with. 

And here is the card that I came up with....I have to admit that I do not Love this card....but its something different than I normally create and thus i'm happy with it :)

Hope you guys have a Fantastic Week!!

Hey Everyone!!

Sorry I've been gone for a little while.... The last few weeks have been a little busy with company, but it has certainly been fun!! 

Over the last week, I've been brainstorming and working on a Frame for my desk at work.  I found a wooden frame at Michael's for $1.  I started out by painting it white. 

I then chose 4 different pieces of pattern paper.  For this card, I used DCWV "The Mod-Retro" paper pack and cut 1.5" x 1.5" squares.  Lay them out randomly.  (I used Scotch Quick Dry Glue and it worked GREAT!!!) 

Here is the flame completely covered and trimmed.  

And then I just embellished the frame and added a photo from our Vacation in Grand Cayman!!

Hope you guys enjoyed this easy and Inexpensive project!!  Have a great weekend!!

PPA Challenge

Happy Sunday Everyone! 

Hope you are all are enjoying the last day of the weekend....I know I'm not ready to go back to work yet!!  But I'm excited for the end of this week, as my cousin and his girlfriend are coming down to visit!!! 

I thought that I would try to join in on a couple of challenges this week.  Challenges tend to give me "focus" or "direction" for a card.....makes it a little easier for me ;) 

So I thought Id join in on the PPA Challenge this week (paper pals art).  Its a sketch challenge and it gave me the change to use one of my most recently purchased Stampin' Up! Stamps --Up, Up, and Away! Of source, I paired it up with a Scrappy Mom's Sentiment :) 

I cut out 3 scalloped squares using my Big Shot in white and sponged them in a light blue to give it a sky feel.  I think heat embossed the clouds in White, using the create a cupcake stamp set.  The clouds are really the cup cake top....love to use my stamps in different ways :) 

Hope you guys enjoyed! And have a great week!!!

Scrappy Mom's Sneak Peak #3

Happy Saturday Everyone!! 

I hope that your enjoy your weekend, hopefully with family and friends!!  My brother in law spent the night at our house last night and we went out to dinner and watched a Movie.  I love family bonding time :)  

Here is my last sneak peak for the Scrappy Mom's release.  I finally got around to using the Raining Cats &  Dog set.  I pulled out on of the very 1st cartridges that I owned, which came with my Cricut, Paper Pups.

Scrappy Mom's Sneak Peak #2

Hey Everyone!

I've made my 2nd sneak peak using the School Days stamp set again. The card is pretty simple but I love the way that it turned out!!

In addition to the Scrappy Mom's School Days set, I used Stampin' Up! stamp set for the background of the card and the apple image.  

Hope you guys enjoyed this and be sure to check out the other Scrappy Mom sisters projects by click on their name in the right side bar! 

Happy Hump Day!!!

Scrappy Mom's Back to School Blog Hop

Hey everyone!!

Welcome to the Scrappy Moms Back to School Blog Hop!!

You should have arrived here from Nicole's blog. If this is your first stop, then head on over to the Scrappy Moms Blog to start from the beginning. Today all of the design team members are show casing back to school projects with the new School Days Stamp Set.
For today's project, I used a great cartridge to have in your stash...Doodlecharm :) I made this card for my sister....it's her senior year in high school and she loves zebra print!! Thought it might get her excited for school starting.

Hope you guys enjoy!!

Be sure to visit Corri's blog next!!!!

Terrific Tuesday Challenge--Scrappy Mom's!

Hey Everyone!!

I'm a bit late on posting but better late then never!!

This weeks Terrific Tuesday Challenge is to use the "Pack your bags" Cricut cartridge.  Unfortunately, I don't have this cartridge yet so I used the Life's a Beach cartridge for all of the cuts. 

Here is what I create: 

Be sure to check out the other creations by the Scrappy Mom Sisters by clicking on their name in the right side bar and join in on the challenge on the Scrappy Mom's blog!  

You Brighten My Day!

Happy Saturday Everyone!!

I don't know about you all but I have been looking forward to the weekend since Monday :) 

Just here today with a super quick and simple card---I love to have some of these on hand because they can be used for many occasions and you can make it super quick. 

I've been organizing my craft space recently and my hubby just gave me more room in our den for my stuff (HooRAy!!!) so i've been rearranging a little.  Hence the lack of posts, even though this card was done on monday.  

Supplies: 

*Recollections card stock

*$1 Store Ribbon --Love the quality :)

*Scrappy Mom's "Quirky Quotes" stamp set

*Stampin' Up! Valentine Defined stamp set 

Hope you guys enjoy it...Have a great weekend!!

Showing off Happy Campers and color coach

Hey Everyone!!

Hope your enjoying your weekend. I thought I would show all another card that I created for sneak peaks but forgot to post. I used the Happy Campers stamp set with Stampin' UP! Under the Stars stamp set.

I wanted to show you all the Color Coach that Stampin' UP! has, as it's been the greatest crafting companion for me. I always have trouble pairing up colors when it comes to cards and crafts. I generally start with patterned paper and work off of that. But some times I just need to put together a quick card and dont have time for brainstorming. In comes the color coach.

The color coach has all of the stampin up colors listed on one side so that you can see what color you most want to use. For my card, I know I wanted use a blue but it had to be something that went with brown to work well with my bear that I had stamped.

This is the opposite side of the full colored card...it shows your the best combination that works with the primary color selected. So the bashful blue matched exactly what I was looking for. I could use the "sweet pair" which would include a light blue, dark brown, and light green. So if you have trouble picking out color combinations....the color coach may be a handy tool to keep in your crafting corner. It sits in my caddy for easy access at all times.

And here is my completed card. I used the bear from the Under the Stars stamp set. I tried something new in heat embossing black for my colored in image to avoid the image from bleeding.....worked great and I love that the outline stands out so much. The bear was colored using ink and an aqua painter. I then used some brown twin and the decorative label punch for my sentiment. I think the added paper piercing and eyelets really completed the sentiment and card.

Hope you guys enjoy the card and if you have any questions about the Color Coach or would like to order some Stampin' UP! Products, feel free to email me at techniquesbytrish@gmail.com. To order any of the great Scrappy Mom's stamp sets, simply click on the button of my right sidebar.

Scrappy Mim's Sneak Peaks

Hey everyone!!

Happy NEW STAMP RELEASE DAY!!!!

I must say that every time a new stamp set comes out, I'm so excited to finally show you how I've used it. And for this release the Scrappy Moms have come out with 2 NEW SETS!!!

Happy Campers and Quirky Quotes are adorable sets... Check them out below:

Here Is the card I created for sneak peaks!! I finally got to use my Owl 2 step punch. Love it!!

Be sure to checkout the other Scrappy Mom Sister projects by clicking on on their name on the right sidebar.

Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge

Hey Everyone!!

Welcome to another Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge!!

Today's challenge was to use the Preserve Cartridge. Unfortunately, I still don't have this one in my collection so I decided to use Country Life. The bowl is from Create a Critter. I also used glossy accents on the strawberries....they look delicious, if I do say so :)

Be sure to check out my Scrappy Mom Sister's projects by selecting their name from the right sidebar and join in on the challenge by clicking on the Scrappy Mom Button.

Home Decor Project

Hey everyone!!!

Hope your all doing well. I thought that I would share a quick home decor project that I recently completed. Our spare bedroom has been looking extremely bare since we moved in and I thought I'd create a quick and inexpensive project.

I purchased a pack of canvases from Michaels this weekend while they were on sale. I took 3 of them and laid them side by side. Wanted painters tape but couldn't find it so I used electrical tape.

Our spare bedroom's bedspread has 4 colors on it and I used some acrylic paint I had in the house. I just painted each spot sparatically.

The finished product! I think it turned out pretty good for only costing $5 and it will be hung above the bed.