All about the Shoes

 I was really proud of myself this weekend. I made 2 new cards and finished one I had started over a week ago. This card I made to enter the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #61-Fancy Florals (which I had some trouble with, the flowers just weren't working for me but I managed to get one on there (: ), Basic Grey's Use Spot or Dots challenge #35 (my dp is from Kioshi),  Pink Elephant's colour challenge- use pink, orange and aqua, and Paper Sundaes challenge #52 -your favorite challenge from the last year (mine is #38-something from your stash)

 Products used: Kraftin Kimmie stamp, neenah cs, momento ink, copics, CTMH cs and ink, BG dp, SU punch, Nesties, and bling and flowers from my stash.

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2/52 cards complete

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 My CTMH order just came in, so I made sure I took some time to play with some of my new paper and stamps today (: (I put more stuff away in my scraproom last night so I had space to work today)

 I'm entering this in the CPS sketch challenge for this week (#200) and the Heart 2 Heart challenge, use the colours Pear, Sky, Colonial White, and a bit of Sorbet.

Products used are all CTMH (January SOTM, CS, ink, ribbon, flower and brad) except for the cuttlebug folder.

Doesn't my green wall make a fabulous background for this card!?

1/24 cards
0/52 pages

My Excuse?? ):

 I really haven't done much crafting the last couple of months, and I'm starting to run out of excuses (: but here are some pics of the before and after in our hallway and bathroom. The kitchen floor and walls are the same as the hall, but it's never been neat enough to take a pic to post ): We just finished it up before Christmas. We still have trim here and there to add but.... The next job is finishing up the basement (only the kids bedroom half got painted!!) and entrance way.

The only before pics I have of the bathroom are during renos (explanation for toilet in bathtub!!).
We redid our roof this fall and took the old falling apart chimney out. Of course it had to be going through the bathroom, so that meant the bathroom had to be redone too (drywall, floor...) I had picked up some things for a second bathroom because I had hoped we would be able to put on an addition in the next couple of years but since that won't be happening (no money left after supporting my scrapping habit!! lol) we figured we might as well put those things (sink, toilet, cabinet) into the existing bathroom. The walls are painted a very light grey.
 I love having a "grown up" bathroom but my kids think it's BORING (we usually have Spongebob or bright fishy shower curtains).
 We ended up having to redo the tub surround too, and tiling up above it because the new surrounds are shorter than the old one we had. It seemed like one little job always turned into a bigger job but we love the results!!
 The colour we used in the hallway and kitchen is called Chocolate Cherry!!! It just sounded so yummy and went really well with the new floor.

So my plan this weekend is to stay off of the computer and get crafting so hopefully I will have a card or layout to post by Monday!!! My new CTMH stuff is here from the Inspirations Brochure and I can't wait to play!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!! and a New Challenge (:

 So I'm going to take it upon myself to start the 2011 scrapping challenge and anyone who wants to join me is more than welcome!!! I'm going to be a bit more realistic with my goal this year, since I didn't come even close in 2010 ): I'm challenging myself to 1 page per week, so 52 in total, and 2 cards per month, so 24 in total. That way I'll have time for some altered items too (:

 I'm still working on organizing all of my paper in my new room!! What a job! I'm having a hard time deciding what to do with my older CTMH half used packs. Do I take them out of the packages and combine them somehow?? or leave them??
Also, how should I organize my scraps??? (I'm thinking I should have just thrown half of them out!)
If you have any suggestions for me please send them my way.

So, anyway, I'm going to start the 2011 Challenge on my side bar and if you're interested in being a part of it just let me know and I will add you to it (:

Big Hugs for the New Year!!!

P.S. Roxy, Roz, and Kim, I have left you on for now (: no pressure of course!!

Happy Birthday to ....

my fabulous GF Kirsty!!! Her amazing cards can be seen on her blog here. If you have a chance to stop by to check them out, be sure to wish her a happy birthday (:

I had the chance to unpack more of my room last night so hopefully I'll have some more pics soon.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

Krista has Blog Candy!!

 Krista, one of the wonderful Kraftin' Kimmie Girls I met in September, has some fabulous Candy up for grabs. Head over to her amazing blog and link yourself up (: While you're there you have to check out her beautiful work!!

Have a Merry Christmas everyone!!!

The Cupboards Are In!!!!!

 Lee and I cut the counter top yesterday, to get rid of the hole from the sink. There are little lines where we cut, but I think we did a pretty good job. Then while I was at a birthday party today with the kids my wonderfully sweet hubby put the cupboards in and the counter top on (:
 I took these pics before I started moving ALL of my stuff in. You don't realize just how much you have until you have to lug it up the stairs and find a place for it!! It will definitely take me a few days to get unpacked and put everything in its place (and I just found out I will be working -replacing a teacher who was unlucky enough to get Mono- until Christmas, so it may take a bit more than a few)  but I will take more pics once I've unpacked and decorated a bit.

Have a fabulous week everyone!!