Handmade Flowers...

Hi Everyone!

I was SO excited when Kristina Werner made these adorable flowers in one of her videos! I just had to share my take on them with all of you! If you have never visited Kristina's blog, please take a minute and check it out. She is an amazingly talented designer! Her blog is www.kwernerdesign/blog.


Thanks for taking the time to check out my video! I apologize for the poor quality, and promise to figure out how to use my regular video camera for the next video!

Supplies List:

Glue Glider Pro
Glue Dots
Tim Holtz Sanding Block
Basic Grey File Set
Buttons
Core'dinatons Chocolate Box Cardstock
Scissors

Glue Glider LOVE...

Hi!

I recently had the chance to borrow the ATG 50 from a friend. I used it for about 4 layouts and my hand is now swollen and my wrist and arm are sore. In all fairness, I have tendinitis in my wrists. The ATG isn’t heavy, it’s just the motion and pressure that you use to make it work that bothers me. I also found myself wasting a lot of adhesive, because it doesn’t always lay down correctly, and sometimes doesn’t even come off of the backing onto your paper. It’s also difficult to see where you are putting the adhesive so I ended up reapplying the adhesive after not getting it where I wanted it the first time. It was very frustrating for me. I ended up pulling out my Glue Glider Pro to finish the last layout.

I am definately going to order more refills for my GGP! I love that little guy! It’s lightweight, small, and you can see exactly where you are placing the adhesive. The refills are a couple dollars more than the ATG’s, but I feel like it’s worth it because you don’t waste any adhesive and it’s a lot more convienent to use. You also have a lot lesss start up cost, because the dispenser is only around $15. I am pretty sure I wouldn’t scrapbook as much if I had to use the ATG for everything.

Anyway, that’s just my opinion and experience

Have a great day!

Page Maps Sketch Contest Entry...

This is my entry for the challenge on the PageMaps Blog. My brother is the subject of the layout. He is serving with the US Army in Iraq right now. His tour is up at the end of this month and he will FINALLY get to come home and be with his wife and baby boy! It’s been over a year since I have seen him, so I can’t wait for him to be home!

My Scrap Space...

Hi Everyone!

Today I thought I’d share my whole space with you Here are a few pictures…

My Ribbon Storage Solution...

Hi everyone!

I was just reading my new issue of Creating Keepsakes and they were featuring storage and organization soloutions for your scrapbook area. This inspired me to share how I organize and store things. So this week, I will be sharing my scrap space a little at a time

Today, I want to share with you my most favorite storage item, the Ribbon Ring. I discovered this about a year ago, and wouldn’t store my ribbon any other way! It’s the best solution I have found for my never ending ribbon collection. Unlike some products, you can keep adding to it and make it your own. You can buy 1 tag or 100, whatever suits your needs.

I have mine sorted by color and keep my patterned ribbon separate. The best feature of this product is that you can take the entire ring, wad it up and throw it in your scrap tote, and when you pull it out, your ribbon is not tangled one bit! It’s awesome!

Here is a picture of my ribbon ring (well at least a couple of them)

Love Me Tender

Hi Everyone!

Valentines Day is quickly approaching so I thought I would share a project that's LOVE related :)

The supplies used for this project are:

• Teresa Collins Bracket Cover - the cover comes blank, however, I chose to stamp it with Versamark ink and emboss it.
• Teresa Collins CRUSH paper collection.
• Petaloo Flowers
• Binder RIngs (you could also use the Bind it All)
• Large eyelets & Crop-a-Dile
  
• Grosgrain Ribbon.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Have a WONDERFUL day!

Pagemaps Contest Entry...

Have you ever heard of PageMaps? I LOVE them!! I even own the book! They make it so easy to do a layout when you just can’t think up your own design! They have many of them for free on their site and if you haven’t tried them yet, I suggest you print one out and give it a shot!

Here is my entry into their contest this month. You can check out their blog HERE

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a GREAT day!!

My New Blog!

Hi everyone! This is going to be my new blog home!

My previous blog is http://candyscreations.wordpress.com. I am making the switch to Blogspot because it's a bit more user friendly.

I will be posting on both blogs through February 28, 2009. As of March 1, 2009 this will be the only blog that i post to so please bookmark me or subscribe to my posts!

Thanks and have a GREAT day!