Scrapping Bella Winner!

I used random.org to choose a winner however you will just have to trust me since I'm not using my home computer to upload a screen shot.

The random number chosen was......41!

That means
apron girls said...
Your stuff is way too cute! Love those blocks and the Christmas To Do. Congrats on the Bella Babe.

December 20, 2009 1:51 AM

So Apron Girls please send me your contact info to kck182 at comcast dot net to claim your prize!

Again thanks so much for your sweet comments and playing along!

So I Am A Bella Babe!

So I was contacted by the very fun and witty Emily, owner of Stamping Bella, to see if I was interested in designing for her new scrapbooking website, Scrapping Bella. It didn't take me long to say yes to playing with really cute stamps and a fun mix of products. However it did take me a little longer to email her my headshot and bio :-)

So checkout the blog here this week for the official announcement!

To say that I am excited, flattered, inspired, excited :-) would be the understatement of the year. However, I am most of all grateful for the opportunity!

And if you haven't had a chance to check out the website I would encourage you to do so now.

Go ahead, I'll wait :-)

Isn't it awesome?!

Okay that's it for now...I have some new LO's to share and loads of Project 365 photos to share that will shed some light on what the Faust clan has been up to over the last couple of weeks.

Excited? Me too!

The last two weeks have been a bit of a blur so I am anxious to see what we have been up to too!

Oh what the heck! Here's that LO that I was working on in this post where I realized that glue and toddlers don't mix.
You see that ribbon at the bottom of the photo? It's covering the big glue spot courtesy of Colin Faust.



In the end I did thank him for "helping me" with my scrapbooking.

The ribbon was a nice touch!

*ETA* Have you seen all this stuff?


The very generous Emily is providing my readers and new Bella friends a chance at winning all of this loot! So comment on this post to be entered for your chance to win!

Good Luck everyone!

RAK Winner...

Meggan said...
Hope your enjoying your family time :-) Thanks for this awesome RAK!

CKMB scrapbooknmommy
Meggan

October 26, 2009 12:30 AM

So Meggan email me your address to kck182 at comcast dot net and I will get some newly released goodies your way :-)

Next post...Disney Photos!

Collage Press Challenge...

I am hosting a challenge over on the Collage Press Blog.

I will be picking a winner one week after the challenge goes live.

Be sure to let me know if you play along!



I am officially on vacation, I soaked up enough screen time today that hopefully I won't miss the Internet at all while I'm gone. I'm planning on unplugging this whole week and just enjoying my family.

Well, I'm gonna try anyway :-)

Since I'm close to 200 posts and this way you have something to do while I'm gone...how about a giveaway?

I have loads in my giveaway pile of newly released stuff that deserves a good home. So comment here if you are interested.

I will choose a winner next weekend!

Thickers may be involved, I'm just saying :-)

Have a great week!

Disney Countdown Chain...

This was our rainy day project for today. Since we are getting so much closer to our upcoming trip and Colin is getting better with time I thought this was the perfect activity for today.



I used two 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of cardstock and 1 scrap piece of pattern paper. I cut the cardstock to 1 1/2 strips with my paper trimmer. I then let Colin put some left over letter stickers where ever he wanted. He enjoyed the first 4 or 5 but then wanted my to do the rest. I used glue on around the rings to adhere them.



After I assembled it, I wrote the number of days left on the inside of each ring. So each morning when we get up we will cut one off.

I found some ribbon that matched my curtains and figured that it was either hang this here or on a sprinkler. I thought the curtain was a much better choice. :-)

I have a few other Disney projects that I am working on this weekend and I also have new LO's to share.

I also think I'm getting pretty close to my 200th post. When I do we will do another HUGE RAK! So make sure to be on the look out for that!

RAK Winner!

GLOANN said...
That's a great boy LO! I'm always looking for ideas for those since I have two little grandsons! Would love to win the Swiss Dots folder.

August 17, 2009 12:14 PM

Gloria email me your addy to kck182 at comcast dot com and I'll get this in the mail to you!

A LO and A Giveaway!

So it's been awhile since we have done a RAK here on the blog and guess what I found...


While using my Cuttlebug last night I found my missing Swiss Dot Folder. I had bought another one since after a serious clean fest, I was still unable to locate it. So I thought I would share this extra one with a lovely blog reader. Just comment below if you are interested in the giveaway...and if you have it already and just want to say hi that's okay too!

Below is a scraplift of the wonderful Lisa Truesdell's LO of the week on the Studio Calico Blog. You can see it here.

I have been a huge fan of her work for awhile now and am always excited to new LO. Thanks for the inspiration Lisa!


We don't go out to eat often, mostly only on vacation in Disney and the occasional trip to Chili's since they do a good job preparing Colin's food. It's just too hard sometimes and the other times that it's not that hard, I'm just not up for the possibility of someone making a mistake. So needless to say, Colin hasn't had a ton of experience learning how to behave in a restaurant. So if you are ever out and about and see a monkey who swallowed a Mexican jumping bean that's probably us and I apologize in advance :-)!
Happy Saturday everyone and I will keep the giveaway open to Monday or so. Take care and thanks for stopping by!

I'm Sending Out an SOS....

I can't find this and I NEED it. If you have seen this yummy confection in a store near you please contact me. I am working on getting it ordered at my grocery store as well as talking to the company. It's not available online and I have spend hours looking for it in stores.
I don't want to say it is an emergency since it is only candy, but it kind of is.
It's all I can think about and I have tried other flavors, companies and products and nothing is working.
I don't know if I can scrap without it???
So if you find it, please, please, please let me know. I'm sure there will be a RAK involved in the transaction. Hopefully this can be a mutually beneficial experience for all parties involved.
Now to your regularly scheduled programing....

New Collage Press!

Here's my LO for this month's DT day on the Collage Press Blog.
I'll be honest when I say that I am having an absolute blast creating DT stuff. I've noticed an interesting trend, for myself at least, when creating with my Collage Press stash.
I am more inclined to use what I have and use it creatively.
I'm not as concerned about cutting my favorite paper since I have two sheets of it, and I'm willing to try something different with a die cut because if it doesn't work, I'll try something else.
It's weird, it's been very freeing.
I am extremely appreciative of this opportunity and am thrilled that I get to share how much I love their products with all of you!
So if you haven't had a chance to head over to the blog don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win an awesome prize pack.

Life has been a bit insane as we transition back to reality.
Colin had a sleep study last Tuesday. He was a champ throughout the whole thing. He was very brave.
Even though he was great, it's not on my list of things that I would like to do again in the future. So if we don't get a ton a decent info from this study, I doubt that we will do it again.

We also had a great experience at a local farm for a birthday party this weekend.
Colin fed a cow, milked a goat and was chased by wild turkeys. Fun was had by all and this was a super neat idea for a birthday party.

I did finish editing all of my Disney photos so I will share those soon with a recap.

That's it for now and good luck with the giveaway!

Wanna Win Some Free Collage Press?

Of course you do because it is fabulous!
All you have to do is check out today's design team day here on the
Collage Press Blog.
Leave a comment on a design team post and be entered to win a Sweet Shop Crafting Kit.
And trust me, you definetly want to win this.
The winner will be announced on Friday.
Good Luck!

RAK Winner!

So that means Jen is our winner!

Sigmagirl said...
Ooo.. LOVELY giveaway! Hope you pick me! Congrats again on making the Collage Press DT!!! HUGSS!

Jen

May 10, 2009 10:52 AM

I made a list of all posts on the Two Peas thread and the RAK post. Each number was assigned based on time stamp. Thanks so much for stopping by and Jen email me at kck182 at comcast dot net so I can get this box to you. I'm pretty impressed with myself, I actually already have the box packed and ready to go.

Right now I am cleaning and organizing my scraproom/laundry area. It drives me completely nuts to have piles of laundry around the house. It feels like everywhere I turn something is in a hamper on its way into or out of the wash.
It. Never. Ends.
Seriously, when I am in control of the mountains that we call clothes, I can really manage just about anything. If the laundry gets ahead of me, well a toilet paper commercial may make me cry.
Is it just me?

Pubster of the Day RAK!

In celebration of a fantastic day I'm doing a HUGE giveaway!


Yes that is exclusive Studio Calico paper that I am sharing with a lucky blog reader. This RAK includes products from Crate Paper, KI Memories, Studio Calico, K and Company, SEI, Scenic Route, Tinkering Ink, Making Memories, Chatterbox and exclusive papers from Scarlet Lime.


Let's also throw in some vintage cards, ledger paper, trim, defective tags, a Basic Grey stamp and a black cloth post bound 12x12 album from Maple Lane Press.



I told you this was HUGE, lol!

Just leave a comment here or on this post.

I will leave this open until Monday evening and will post a winner on Tuesday.

Here's the Finished LO!

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzil. Pattern Paper: Making Memories, October Afternoon. Stickers, Chipboard: Jenni Bowlin. Stamps: Inkadoo, Fontworks. Ribbon: SEI. Buttons: Creative Cafe.

I finished this last night before heading to bed. It was late and well, I didn't really feel like taking pictures and I wanted to try to get to bed at a reasonable time. I knew I wanted a title about my "men" but wanted something a little different. This was taken on a trip to Dutch Wonderland by a stranger because I wasn't there. I don't know if I was at a crop or doing laundry or at a crop :-) but I am very appreciative of those few hours that allow me to get caught up or simply recharge my batteries. So the more I thought about it, "one on one" seemed to fit! I stamped on vintage ledger paper that I felt fit in with the rest of the page and just adds a little more interest while still being able to read my journaling. I've been into stacking my buttons lately, it's an easy way to pull colors that are in your LO and have them "make sense" with everything else.

I also wanted to thank everyone for an amazing day today! I appreciate all of the well wishes and congrats on my DT announcement. To make a great day even better, I was also Pubster of the Day over at 2 Peas! A little birdie told me that tomorrow is supposed to be a pretty decent day too so be sure to check this out!

So you bet your pattern paper that we will have to celebrate here tomorrow so check back to see what the giveaway will be. (I'll be checking back too since I'm curious to see what I will pick!)

Winner!

16
(Chosen by random.org but I have no idea how to post the thingy here, lol!)

Shemaine said...
Congratulations! i'm a newbie but I really enjoy blogging too! it's a great way to express myself and show off my creations.I'm especially thankful to all the ladies that do visit my blog daily and leave comments. It means SO much! You can email me @ shemainesmith@yahoo.com


Shemaine, I totally agree with everything you said! Thanks for stopping by to my blog and you can be sure that I will be seeing you in blog land. Congrats on winning and I will email you to get your address tonight!

I want to thank everyone who stopped by and left a comment. I have enjoyed reading all of them and am hoping for some free time tonight to do a little blog hopping! I have lots to share and will be back with a "real" post but wanted to get this up for those who have been waiting.

Gotta run, I have to get my little man to bed before it's tomorrow!

So I promised a LO...

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzil. Pattern Paper: Basic Grey, Sassafrass Lass. Rip Strips: Studio Calico. Buttons: Creative Cafe. Sticker: Scenic Route. Chipboard Letters: American Crafts. Letter Stickers: Making Memories. Other: String, Cork.

And here it is. This was one of the seven that I had in progress that I finished up this weekend. Colin spent the weekend fishing with his grandparents and I headed to my LSS after dropping him off. I mean...I was in the neighborhood and I just happened to have cropping supplies in my van. You know, it was the least that I could do, lol! Anyway not too much new here. I have loads to do today and I want to use the "free time" I have today to get groceries and laundry completed. If I'm lucky, I might even get to sew this weekend. That would definetly be a four star weekend! Just as a heads up, I am planning a giveaway to celebrate hitting 100 posts, (I know I'm a bit late) and 10,000 hits, (I know a bit early). I haven't decided what it is yet but as soon as I do, I will post it as well as what you need to do to win. Take care and have a great Sunday!

Lucky Number Four!

Amy said...
love jenni bowlin! warmer weather? i'll believe it when i see it - LOL! hopefully get outside and cure this cabin fever a little....

February 5, 2009 6:55 PM

Amy email me your address so I can send this fun stuff out! Hopefully you got to see warmer weather this weekend too!

Did everyone enjoy their warmer weekend weather? I wanted to get out on Saturday to do a "photo shoot" with Colin. There is this old building that I pass everyday on my way home from work that I have been dying to take pictures in front of. Colin wasn't feeling well this weekend so we ended up lounging around Saturday and didn't get to enjoy the weather until Sunday. Oh well, at least I got to take a nap!

I have a few new LO's that I want to share but I gotta run so I can get to work. Hopefully I will get the rest posted tonight! Happy Monday everyone! Here's to lots of coffee!

Lucky Number 12!

Linda said...
Happy Blogaversary! This border punch was at the top of my CHA wish list. I saw a layout made with it and I was hooked! I also love, love, LOVE! the new Basic Grey. And, I see that AC has new Thickers. Thanks for the chance to win this great giveaway!
February 4, 2009 4:28 PM
Please email me your address at kck182(at)comcast(dot)net.

Okay now to today's giveaway.


So leave a comment today telling me what you plan to do in the warmer weather this weekend or just say hi!

In the past year I have discovered the online addition/world of scrapbooking. Created a gallery of LO's, started submitting for publication and have entered contests. I have always felt like I've had my own personal cheering section. I feel that way because of all of the wonderful comments that folks have shared with me over the past year. I always know that when I need to dust myself off and try again, that I can count on support from my blogging friends. There is one blogger than has done that more than the rest and that is Veronica. So Veronica, could you email me your addy, I would love to send an extra special thank you too!

Okay girls, that's it for today! Get your posts in so I can announce a winner tomorrow!

So we are going to do a giveaway!

I just ordered this new punch and decided that I should purchase an extra one for my loyal blog readers! So leave a comment on this post and let me know what you are most looking forward to purchasing from CHA. You never know...what you want may show up in tomorrow's giveaway! *wink, wink*
As always...thanks for stopping by and participating this past year!