Christmas Recap

Hi. Thought I would pop on and share a few...I mean a lot....of Christmas photos.

Christmas morning....

We let Alex open one present and then I acted like Ted forgot to bring the rest of his presents from downstairs. I went downstairs and yelled for Alex to come down and help me bring them up and little did he know, Ted and I had his brand new PEARL Vision drumset downstairs. Here is a few pictures of him finding it and then realizing it. It was so cool to see him so excited. Ted and I heard a lot of "Are you serious!?" from Alex. :) (Excuse the mess in the pics, we are remodeling the basement right now for the Bakery)
As soon as he sets them up, we had to go to my parent's house. It was killing him to leave those never played drums. lol But, he had fun at his grandparents house and got spoiled rotten with a new ipod nano.

My nephew/Godson, J.T. came in dressed as Santa and passed out candy canes. We thought he was too cute! and my sweet, chunky niece Lydia. I think I could kiss her cheeks all day...

Have I overloaded you with pics yet? lol I'll be back soon. I hope everyone has a safe and fun New Years!

Sneak Peek...

Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday. I will be back tomorrow with a Christmas recap but I wanted to give my blog readers a sneak peek of the January 2009 Kit of the Month, With a Cherry on Top....It retails for $19.99 (great deal!) and you can find it HERE. It will not go live on the site's home page until the 1st of January, but I want to give my blog readers an early start. :)

The AWESOME Mary Mary Macaskill is the guest designer for this kit and her creations are yummy. Here are just a few....

I love this banner for her daughter....

A detail shot...

I love how Mary puts such detail in her projects! Here is one of her layouts...

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow....

From our family to yours....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

One of those days...and a video...

Hi all. I am going to keep this post short and sweet because it's just been one of those days. I am just swamped with so much to do not only for the holidays but the business and even though it's nice to be busy, I feel like I have had no time with my family or really any time to enjoy the holiday season. And driving home on an icy roads doesn't help. I left my mom' s house today at 4:00 and got home an hour later. She lives 5 minutes away from me! That is how the bad the roads are. Anyway, enough complaining. Because I love ya, here's a super quick video I made the other day. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMpQ9UV2BVs&feature=channel_page

Supply List:
Calendar: HERE
Ribbons: HERE
Other: Bookring, Cold Lamination Sheets

I will be back on Friday with some more shares. I hope everyone has a fabulous Christmas!

Some more Hero Arts Love...

Hi everyone. Just wanted to pop on and show you some more projects I made with some Hero Arts stamps and the sketches on their blog:

I made this card from one of their brand new stamp sets....

nd here is a LO about Alex's passion for music and my advice to him to always follow his heart...

I have lots to share this week but for now I must go get packages ready to ship. I hope you had a great weekend!

Be back soon....

Quick Update

Hi! I have gotten a HUGE response from Jennifer's posting about the 50% off coupon at Scrapbook Bakery and because of this the coupon code did not work for a bit because of the overload of orders. It is working but if you are having any trouble with it just email us at info (at) scrapbookbakery.com. The SUPERDEAL code will last until tomorrow night at midnight. Happy Shopping! :)

Oops...

I completely ran out of time yesterday to post a deal of the day, so I am posting a GREAT one today. Use coupon code SUPERDEAL before checking out at Scrapbook Bakery and receive 50% off your entire purchase. Yes, that even includes Super Sale items that are already insanely cheap. And yes, if you order today or tomorrow, I can get it to you by Christmas!

One more thing...I am going to extend the deals from Monday and Tuesday through Sat. night at midnight. Happy Shopping! :)

Therapy

With the holidays approaching, I was really feeling the stress. So did I buckle down and get some Christmas stuff done? Nope. I actually decided to just enjoy the day and create and I have to say, it was like therapy. Feeling so much better. First, I'll show you what I did for Kristina's color challenge. Here are the colors we were challenged to use...and here is my card...
I also have been doing lots and lots of pages and cards b/c Jennifer is hosting at Hero Arts this week and challenged us to use some sketches. They are awesome and have made me so productive. You can check out the sketches HERE. These are the projects I did using the sketches... I can't believe it. Two posts in one day! Thanks for stopping by!

Super Sale Deal # 2

With Christmas just around the corner, I am trying to give you some deals that you can use as gifts. Today's deal would make the PERFECT stocking stuffer. It is Daisy D's pack of 24 double sided swatches of patterned paper in 12 different designs!
Now, the only negative thing about having an online store is sometimes the images the company sends you aren't the best in showing the product in detail. So, this morning I snapped a few, quick pics of this product to give you a better idea of what it is all about.

When you pull it out of the package....I love that all the paper has the pinked edges and that it is tied with ribbon..BONUS!

Here is the back of the packaging which shows you the patterns...

and one more shot to show you SOME of the paper...

It retails for $4.99 but today it will be $1.49! You can find it HERE. I am also offering the boy and girl version of this pack of paper at the discount as well. You can find that HERE and HERE.

I'll be back tomorrow with another deal....

Super Sale Deal # 1

Hi everyone. As promised this week I will offer one product from the bakery at a great deal, a different product each day. Each item will only be discounted for one day only. So, grab one while they are still in stock! Today's super sale deal is....The 2009 Basic Grey Calendar Kit. The regular price is $19.99 and it is on sale today only for $9.99! You save $10.00! You can pick up one HERE and read about the kit contents. I made one for my mom for Christmas and still have lots of pieces leftover to use on future projects. I love Basic Grey!

Have a great Monday! I'll be back tomorrow with another deal...

Blog Anniversary

Wow. I have been so busy that I totally skipped over my blog anniversary! December 7th marked my one year of blogging and I really just wanted to mention it to say thanks to all of you for reading and leaving comments. I have developed several friendships through the blogging world and I am so thankful for this fun way to share.

Speaking of sharing, I did this layout today for the Hero Arts weekly challenge. I chose Monday's color combo and here is my layout...

journaling reads: Thankful. for your laugh. for your smile. for your jokes. for your faith. for your patience. for your hugs. for your big heart. for your acceptance. for your love. for you. :)

Another share. My sister's birthday was today and I decided to create a set of mini birthday cards to give to her to use. She is ALWAYS needing birthday cards so I made 12 of them and kept to a simple, similar design using MM paper and embellishments.

A couple of the cards...
I found a box to store them in and spruced up the front with some papers and an initial. She loved it!
Off to wrap some presents. I will be back tomorrow to start a week of SUPER SALE deals at the Bakery .Thanks for stopping by.

Class Kits For Sale!

Hello! So good to be back to blogging. I have been buried in my scrap studio prepping kits from a previous mini card/holiday tag class. I have a few extra kits for sale. The cost is $30.00 and everything is stamped and cut for you, ready to assemble! Each kit creates 12 mini cards and 6 holiday tags. Here are some pics....

Starting with a monochramatic Christmas Card. Love the long skinny cards. They are so fun...

I glittered each bird for you already. Here is a closeup of the shine...This is a clear mini card. I love White Staz-On ink on acetate...
Another Christmas mini. How cute is that Gingerbread man?! One of my fav. stamps...

I showed one of these tags from a previous post. Here are all three included in the kit. The flap lifts open so you can write to and from or a holiday greeting...
More Christmas tags to adorn your presents....
Now for the "regular" greeting mini cards....

I will also include an image CD. Email me (email address on the side bar) if you are interested in purchasing a kit. Shipping is free! Thanks for looking. Be back soon!