Petite Purse

This cute petite purse diecut is from Stampin UP! It was SO much fun to play with and I look forward to playing with it again! I used it at one of our All Day Saturday Crops that our NABS group hosts. Thank you Ruby for letting me borrow it! I think you should bring it again to our next crop!!!!

Welcome to the Neighborhood

We have new neighbors and I wanted to welcome them into the neighborhood right.. So I came up with this idea. The pot was purchased from Wal-Mart for under $1.00 I had the wide width pink ribbon and just simply tied a bow around the top of the pot. I had the flower already cut out for another project and didn't use it, so I thought it would be perfect! I stamped "Hello" and "Welcome"  from different  CTMH stamp sets.The leaves are punched ovals folded in half then cut at an angle and inked. The Welcome was glued onto a tongue depresser stick. Hope they feel welcomed!

High School Graduation Card

I took the same concept from  the College Card I made and made a High School Grad card with a music twist to it. Enjoy! And Happy Graduation to all!!

Graduation Card take 2

Here is the same card, I just had to add some BLING to it!

Graduation Card

This is a simple card I made for my niece who graduates this weekend. I used the Cricut classic font, Art Phil cart and some Sandylion Essential graduation stickers

Happy Birthday

My husband just had a birthday and this was the card I made for him.. It was inspired by a card  made by Britten over at http://www.twoatatimedesign.com/ 

We decided to get him a fish tank and all the bells and whistles that go with it, so this design was perfect!

Just Married Card

Sneek Peek at the May Kit paper and accessories available thru aboverubiesstudio.com

Anniversary Frame

Hello there.. Happy Tuesday... Don't forget to go to Aboverubiesstudio.com and check out the new classes added to the site. This months feature projects are done with a Black and White theme. My project is one of the first featured! It is an Anniversary Frame. Check it out and tell me what you think!

My Studio

Several friends have posted their crafting space on their blog, so I thought it was my turn. This is my studio for now. We have listed our house to sell, and hope to find a house with a loft or larger studio space. Yes ladies, my husband is willing to buy a larger house so that I can have a larger work space! Yeah me!

Here is the door into my studio and the closet door. The space was small inbetween, so I came up with these Wal-mart inexpensive cabinets that you put together for this space. I purchased baskets from numerous stores. They store my ribbons, small tools, sizzix diecuts and such.

This is the closet. The first shelve houses some of my paper and magazines. The second shelf  is stamps and stamp pads and it goes 2 deep with totes filled with wood stamps!

The blue boxes (23 to be exact) house photos. The bottom shelf has more wooden stamps and even more wooden stamps.. LOL

This is the actual room. The work table is in front of the window which I love the natural light that comes in. The black shelves house my CTMH acrylic stamps, my Cricut cartridges. ribbon and more. I have a total of 5 of those white cabinets on wheels that store tons of stuff!  More paper and projects in the works are to the right of the work table.. and to the left on the floor of my cute Cricut machine is 2 bins of stickers. I will take closer pictures if anyone wants to see anything up close.

I store my stickers in these sleeves from Michael's. I have them seperated by category. It makes it quick and easy when looking for something!

I have several ways I store ribbon due to size differences. In front of my acrylic stamps are little totes that hold your typical ribbon size. I have a total of 4 of them, and wish I could find them again, but Wal-mart stopped carrying them.

I love my little tins. This idea came from my good friend Britten over at "Two at a Time"

She showed me a quick and easy way to keep necessary items close at hand. I haven't painted my lazy suzy yet or glued down the tins, but I will! I also had some extra tins that I cut vinyl and decorated them that way in previous picture. Thanks for stopping by, come back often!

April Kit

I love the new April Kit from Club Ruby! I have made several wonderful projects. They will have classes that you can sign up for and learn how I  made them! So take a moment to check them out!
Also, they have lots of past month's kits available.. so check that out while you are there!

Club Ruby Kit Arrived!

Hello everyone! I know it seems like forever since I have posted on here, but I have been very busy. I have received my APRIL CLUB RUBY DESIGN KIT and am super excited to start working on it.. I will post after April 1st some of my creations.. I will get hot and post some of my other creations from the Feb. CRD kit!
Check back.. and tell a friend~

NEW Megan Elizabeth Products introduced at CHA!

I just got a sneak peek at the new product line Megan Elizabeth (ME) is displaying at CHA.
They previewed  "Edgers" which are  mini ink pads and Chipboard Alphabet Stickers that MATCH the line of Paper layerz paper from ME! They also gave us a tiny peek at what looks like matching GLITTER! Who doesn't like BLING!  Stay tuned for the latest updates from CHA!

Smash Book

My new Smash Book

You can write or doodle in it.. add pictures or samples to the pages etc. I am using mine for my Megan Elizabeth Design Team Ideas and Projects for this year. You can use it as a journal or anything you want!

What will you do with yours?

CHA

I am so excited to hear about this years CHA (Craft & Hobby Assoc.) from Megan, Britten and Cindy over at Above Rubies Studios. They are working  the event in California starting tomorrow.  All your favorite designers will be there showcasing the latest trend in Papercrafting. This five day event is sure to be better than ever with vendors from all over including Glue Arts and World Win featuring the Megan Elizabeth line of glue and Paper layerz paper. Keep checking back for updates !

SMASH BOOK

I have recently purchased a SMASH BOOK and can't wait to use it.. If you don't know what a SMASH book is, visit Above Rubies Studio and view a tutorial that Megan Elizabeth did explaning it. She has inspired me to use one this year to document all the projects that I make and ideas I come up with for her monthly KITS. I can't wait to start doodling and drawing in it! Thanks Megan for the inspiration!

Live Stream From Megan Elizabeth at Above Rubies Studio

Did you get the chance to log into the Live Stream broadcast over at aboverubiesstudio.com?
If you missed it, you can still go back and watch a taped version of it! If you didn't see it, let me give you a few hints on what you missed. She announced that besides herself,  Britten and Cindy will be attending the CHA (Craft and Hobby Assoc.) in California the end of  this month, where Megan will be featuring some of her NEW product lines. Glue arts and Paper Layerz by Megan Elizabeth will also be featured. Look in the upcoming months for new and exciting things to come out of Club Ruby/Above Rubies Studio. She also featured some other products from a variety of companies like the SMASH book and has invited everyone to join her in making one throughout the coming year. She has suggested making a goal page of 5 items that you would like to accomplish this year. Should be alot of fun!
As for me, I have received my new FEBRUARY kit and will posting pictures as soon as I am allowed to show them here on my blog. I am excited to have this opportunity and look forward to designing along side of some very talented designers. It is a dream come true and I can't wait to share it all with you!
Check back and see what else is happening soon!

The wait is over!

I am so excited to announce some great news!
It is such an honor to be accepted to be the newest member of the Club Ruby Design Team! I have to thank my good friend and scrappin' buddy Britten, who has encouraged me, believed in me  and recommmened me to this position. I have to give a big thank you to Megan at Club Ruby for accepting me into her wonderful group of talented team members. I can only hope to be as creative and crafty as they are!
I look forward to being all that I can be in the world of Papercrafting!

Holidays are over.. but....

The holidays are over and another year has passed by so quickly I can barely remember it... So I decided to try to reflect on the past year ~
My daughter kicked off the New Year with a tournament and a banquet where she accepted KICK's Regional Championship for Sparring... This year in Jan. she will accept not only the Triple Crown Regional Championship, but a Triple Crown NATIONAL Championship.. Triple Crown in both divisions..WOW.. she has worked so hard for this accomplishment and we are so very proud of her. My oldest daughter has moved out on her own and has just celebrated a year at a new job, that she loves.
As for my husband and I, we celebrated in March 28 years of marriage. Can I say WOW again! I am truly blessed to have a husband that does not complain about my hobbies! In April for his 50th birthday, I surprised him with a trip to San Francisco, a place he has always wanted to go. We had a great time, I look forward to scrappin' those pictures!
I am still working on my garage trying to get it cleaned out so that I can create a "STUDIO" for us ladies to scrap and craft in. My vision to have it done by Oct. came and went. If I had a New Year's resolution, it would be to get that done .. but I know it will come in time.. and I will post pictures when it is complete!
Well..  Happy New Year.. I look forward to seeing friends and getting together with my scrappin' gals..
Great things are coming.... Can't wait to share them with you..

Holidays are coming!

Hi there.. I hope your Thanksgiving was the best it could have been.. Now.. move over fall.. Christmas is coming.. and it's coming fast! I have a couple things up my sleeve.. I will be posting pictures soon.. I have lots going on leading up to the holidays.. I hope to get several things made.. and some will be for sale.. so check back if your in need of some inexpensive little gifts!
Thanks for stopping by..

~Happy Fall, Ya'll~

Hallween cards are made.. and mailed.. Thanksgiving one's are in the process.. as are the Christmas ones! WOW.. tearing out half the pages in my address book has really allowed me to cut down on who I send cards to.. in turn making it easy to make and send them! Just kidding.. Make a handmade card and send it out .. doesn't have to be a holiday.. just let someone know your thinking of them.. Don't forget, if you took the time to embellish them, then take the extra few cents and have them hand stamped by the post office. It will save your card from getting snagged in the machine! I also add a piece of padding to my cards, can be flat style bubble wrap.. or even the padding that you line your kitchen cabinets with! ..... Happy Holidays!~