Beaches...

Well, I was going to catch up yesterday on blogland but my grand plan was foiled by blogger. I couldn't post anything after my Top 3 post nor could I leave comments on anyone elses blog! :( Blogger was NOT playing nice ...... so I'm going to do this post real quick and then I have to head out for the day. I have a few pictures on my new phone from where I was last night so once I figure out how to get them off I will post that also!

Now for the beach pictures above....notice a difference?? Yeah, we did too!!! Let's just say we are glad we only did a one day trip to Daytona Beach because it was pretty crowded and we prefer the nice calm beach where you can actually hear the ocean waves!

Thanks for stopping by...I really appreciate you leaving comments even on non-craft related posts! Makes me smile from ear to ear! :)

-Stacie

Top 3 for me!

My "tweet" birdie card was picked as one of the Top 3 over at Stamping Vacation! I am so honored and if you would please go check out the lovely work of the other ladies!

I shall be back with more vacation pictures!

Another piece of history...

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument....you can read about it here.
We watched them shoot the cannons and one of the cannons produced a perfect white ring of smoke up in the air...truly amazing but it was too light and up in the sky so I couldn't get my camera to focus fast enough for a picture. The people performing said they have never seen that happen before so we might of gotten a once in a lifetime show!

** If interested I also added a link to yesterdays post in case you want to read about it.

Young Forever!

Hey guys and gals! (hehe, that is actually the name of a salon here)... I have been meaning to share some pictures with you from my trip to St. Augustine, Florida so throughout this week I will show you a few photos...can't show them all or it would take forever!! I get a tad carried away when it comes to taking pictures! :)
This area has many pieces of history and the one I want to share with you today is the Fountain of Youth...I actually drank water from it too so hopefully I will stay young forever! :)




Edited to add a link where you can read about this site .... here.

Painting Eggs!

Here is a cute new digi being released tomorrow by Doodle Palace. They have such cute animal digis...go check them out for yourself!

Challenges:
Corrosive - Easter or Spring
A Fairy Creative Place - Sketch
The Pink Elephant - pastels
Charisma - Spring

Tweet Thing!

Digi is from Squiggle Stamps

Isn't this so tweet? HEHE! I wanted it to feel like Spring so I used lighter colors and made sure to add some butterflies!

Challenges:
Doodle Palace - sketch
Squiggle Stamps - Use one of their stamps and a Spring theme
Simon Says - Easter or Spring and glitter (stickles on branches)
Fab N Funky - Any technique (I like faux stitching)
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 ... Something black (sentiment), color combo of green, pink and yellow and tool I haven't used lately (silver gel pen for faux stitching)
Digital Tuesday - digi and Spring
Corrosive - Easter or Spring
Totally Gorjuss - hearts (wings, end of branches and background embossing)
Charisma - Spring
Cute Card Thursday - Dimension (butterflies, layers)

-Stacie

Sneak Peek for Doodle Palace!!

*New release digi from Doodle Palace

YES!!! Finally a card!! :) I do believe my mojo is coming back!
Isn't this such a cute bear with flowers? I love how it can be used for so many different cards...thinking of you, birthday, get well soon, anniversary, miss you, etc. This image will be available for sale tomorrow at the Doodle Palace shop. The images really are a bargain...most are only 99 cents or $1.50! Go check them out!

Challenges:
Secret Crafter - Spring
Oh Alice! - Caterpillar or butterfly
Allsorts - Spring
Flutterby Wednesday - Green and butterfly (I think I might be late for this challenge but still wanted you all from Flutterby to check out my green butterfly!)
Saturday Spotlight - Birthday card and use your birthday color (mine is peridot for August)
ABC Design - Spring
CPS - sketch
Sophisticat - Recipe...use mint gree, lilac and one other color (I chose pink) plus flowers
Digital Tuesday - Digi and spring
Practical Scrappers - Use something you have had for over a year (I haven't been crafting for a year but the pattern paper is from when I first started last year early Summer....hope this counts!)
Stamp Something - distressed


Thanks for stopping by!
-Stacie

RAK and purchase

Just a note that I revised yesterdays post and added that the winner needs to contact me by this Friday!!

This is a RAK I won from Michelle at I Luv Scrapping. Lots of fun goodies...THANKS!!


And this little fantastic crafting tool flew all the way back home with me from my trip to Florida! LOL! I have tried for a month to get one of these Martha Stewart Score Boards back home and I even called Michaels BEFORE I drove an hour to the store the weekend before my trip and the lady said they finally got them in and there were plenty of them. So like an idiot I believed her and when I got there guess what??? Yep, all gone!! GRRR!!! So I questioned a lady and she said yeah we sold all three of them. THREE!? What happened to plenty?? Clearly my definition of plenty isn't three! For cryin' out loud this is a hot item!!! LOL!
So I contacted my mom and asked her if we could stop by the local Michaels once we flew into Jacksonville, Florida. And there is where they really had PLENTY of them to pass around (must not be such a hot item in that area?) and I was lucky enough to take along a 50 percent off coupon so I got this little gem for only 10 dollars!! What a bargain!


Now I can't compare this to the scor-pal as this is the first scoring item I have owned but if you want a comparison I found a really cool blog review here.

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow with a Doodle Palace sneak peek!!
This image is so adorable you don't want to miss it!

-Stacie

Winner Announced!

Okay...I bet your all wondering what the recycled circles were on my Give A Hoot Candy card huh?? I was really sneaky this time! Recently I have seen things done with toilet paper rolls and toilet tissue so I decided to look a little harder for items not normally used in crafting and lo and behold I found these perfect items...tampax boxes and always wrappers!!! ROFL!! Yep, good ol' feminine products to the rescue! LMAO! And yes it was only the outer packaging so everything was sanitary! All I had to do was run the cardboard/plastic through my cuttlebug with a circle nestie die and voila!! Pretty clever right? You just never know what you will find around the house to use in crafting! :)

Now for the good stuff....the CANDY WINNER!!!
I had 10 people eligible for the candy and once again I had my hubby pick a name out of the lucky camo John Deere hat and that person is.........



Annette Bowes!!! Congrats! Please e-mail me with your mailing address and I will get your surprise candy on the way!

***Added on 3-22-10...if winner does not contact me by March 26th at noon EST I will draw another winner.

Thanks to all of you that played and those that left lovely comments...hope I can do another giveaway soon!
-Stacie

Happy Spring!!

*Free clipart image

Hope everyone is finding warmer temperatures as Spring is finally here!! YAH!
Sorry I still haven't shown a card lately...serious lack of mojo since coming back from vacation...also lots of time at my job, building a house and regular chores. Where does the time go??

I will be back later though with the Give A Hoot Candy Winner!! So stay tuned!!!
I also took a few pictures yesterday of some new crafty items I bought so maybe that will inspire me to create! :)

-Stacie

Give A Hoot Candy!

** This candy is now closed!



This is a freebie image I got from Digi Kitty. Isn't the sentiment so cute? I am a big fan of recycling...I have a big pile in my house to prove it! LOL! Hopefully when we move I will have a better location to store and "hide" all my recycled items because right now it is just piled here and there and it drives me nuts and I'm sure it drives hubby crazy too! Most of the stuff I take to a facility but some items I keep and use for crafts and that is the stuff that piles up here and there. I'm sure some of you have the same problem!! LOL!
I am entering this card into multiple challenges and guess what else....??
I am offering up some blog candy!!!

What is in it you ask??
Good question...I'm not sure I just know I want to give something away and who doesn't like free stuff anyways? LOL! I'm sure you won't be disappointed! :)

What do you have to do?
1. Be a follower (do not follow though unless you really like my blog!!)
2. Please post the card above in your sidebar and link it back to me (you can also leave a regular post if you want but not necessary)
3. Here is the tricky part....in your comment you need to guess what the yellow, green and blue circles are made from! Hint** They are recycled from something in my house!! Only one comment per person please! :)
You have until March 20th which is the first day of Spring!! YAH!
I will post worldwide too!!
Good luck and I will be checking to make sure you followed all the rules...last time I had a few that didn't do everything I asked! I want to be fair to everyone!
Thanks!

By the way, I now have 60 followers! You all rock!!! WAHOO!! Hopefully most of you enter the candy since you already follow me!!!

I am going to also try and figure out if I can get this to stay at the top of my blog while the candy is going on...wish me luck!

Now for the challenges:
PolkaDoodle - Sketch and bird theme
EtsyInpsired - Inspired by the owl here.
KlSNS - Go Green (I promise the circles are recycled!!!) Can't reveal til after my candy!
Digi Kitty - Must use a digi kitty owl
Corrosive - Wings
Cute Card Thursday - Ribbon
Practical Scrappers - Stamps

Big hugs to all!!
-Stacie

Oops...

Sorry, I should of put this in my last post but I can't take the credit for making that St. Patrick's Day card/picture I used. It is a freebie off of Graphics Fairy.

I will be posting a card soon though...I promise!! Hopefully you will all like it!

-Stacie

Top o' the mornin' to ya!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Have fun and don't forget to try your "LUCK" at my blog candy giveaway...you have until Saturday. And you don't have to be correct on your guess to win!

Good luck!
-Stacie

Who is being showcased???

ME!!!!!!! Go check it out here at Die Cuts R Us.

I was absolutely THRILLED when Gwen asked if she could post this on their DT blog!!!
What an honor....THANK YOU!!!

-Stacie

I'm Back!!!

Hey all!

I'm back from my vacation and just wanted you to know I haven't forgotten about you! I will be spending the next few days or so trying to catch up in blogland. I will also be trying to catch up on laundry and groceries!

Hopefully I will be able to get a few pics posted from vacation so you can see what I was up to and believe it or not I even had to do a little craft shopping! FINALLY got an item I have been searching for like crazy! You will find out later what that item is....AND don't forget about my blog candy going on now until the 20th!!

Thanks goes out to my regular followers that have still commented while I have been away and also to my new followers....welcome!! :)

-Stacie

Easter Bunny!

This is a new release digi for Doodle Palace. Great Easter digi and it also reminds me of something you would see in Alice in Wonderland! You can purchase this digi starting tomorrow here.

Now I have to admit I feel a little silly because I forgot to color the ground green under the basket to look like grass! OOPS! I was in a big hurry to get this done before I left on vacation and well now it is too late to fix it. Hopefully you all think it still looks good!

Challenges:
Stamping Vacation - Build a Sketch #2
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 (Something black, Use green, pink and yellow, Use some kind of "tool" you haven't use in awhile...I haven't used this embossing folder in awhile).
The Pink Elephant - Use green
Bee Crafty - Embossing and a digi
Crazy 4 Challenges - 3 Textures (button, ribbon, string, stickles, glossy accents)
Secret Crafter - Stitching

-Stacie

Vacation!

Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to let you know I am leaving early in the morning to visit my parents in Florida! I won't be back home til the evening of March 10th but I will be checking my e-mail and hopefully I'll get some time to visit a few blogs too! :)

Take care!
-Stacie

Asian Flower

Challenges:
Doodle Palace - Sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges - 3 Textures (I have ribbon, flowers, brads and rhinestones)
The Pink Elephant - Add green to the color combo
Sophiticat - Oriental
Corrosive - Asian themed
Cupcake Craft - round and round
Practical Scrappers - Chalk or Ink
Saturday Spotlight - Clean it up (I interpreted as no torn edges or distressing)
Raise The Bar - 3's Company (3 rhinestones)...Thanks Darlene for this challenge tip!

Thanks for stopping by!
-Stacie

Get Well Soon Calvin

I have been asked to be a Guest Designer this week over at The Character Cafe and this weeks challenge is monochrome! I have used an image of theirs called Get Well Soon Calvin....what a darling pup!!

Challenges:
Creative Inspirations - Monochrome
Quixotic - For boys/men

Sneak Peek for Doodle Palace!

This is a card I did using a new Doodle Palace digi image that will be for sale starting tomorrow here. I love how versatile this image is...it could be used for Easter, Sympathy, Thinking of You, etc.
Also there should be a new challenge up which will be a sketch and everyone that participates will get a free image!! How cool is that? I know I love freebies!
If you do too go here and join in the fun!!

Challenges:
Practical Scrappers - Use any kind of stamp (digi, rubber, acrylic or foam)
Paper Sundaes - Distress by tearing or inking
Die Cut Dreams - Easter
Stamp Something - Spring
Digital-Ink Co. - Peace