Happy St. Patrick's Day and A Layout

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I made this 8 x 8 layout of my mom and her siblings a couple years ago. Picture left to right are Uncle Bobby (RIP), Aunt Adeline, Aunt Buster, my Mom and Aunt Mary. I love this picture of them at the St Patty's Day Parade in Hoboken 2008.

I hope you all have a wonderful St. Patty's Day! Stay Safe and God Bless!

Claudia and Co. Blog Hop Winner!

Good Morning! I am sorry I am posting this a few days late, not sure where the time went to. Thank you all so much for following my blog and leaving me such sweet comments. I hope to be posting more new projects over the next few days so please check back by Monday. I used Random.org to pick one of the followers as my winner....

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1
Max: 57
Result:
43
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APRIL O'CONNOR

Congrats April, you won a $10 gift certificate to Claudia and Company. Send me your email and I will have Claudia contact you.

Have a wonderful day.... Get Creative this Weekend!

Stylish Blogger Award

I am so happy to receive the Stylish Blogger Award from my daughter, Victoria over at Victoria's Crafty Ideas. Thank you so much my sweet girl. I am so happy that you enjoy scrapbooking and cardmaking as much as I do.

When you receive this award you are suppose to #1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded it to you, #2. Share 8 things about yourself, #3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered, and #4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards.

8 Facts About ME:

1. I am a mom to 3 beautiful girls
2. I turned 40 on Feb 13
3. My favorite movies to watch while I scrap, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
4. I can quote the entire movie Grease
5. I have 9 tattoos
6. I love my job
7. I have a two wonderful dogs
8. Recently learned to color with Copics and I am addicted

The 8 blogs I am awarding are:

1. Funky Cards
2. My Simple Little Blog
3. Ashley's Creative Journey
4. Kona Kid Krafters Kid's Challenge Blog
5. Lost in My Craft Room
6. Scrap'n Yamma
7. Simply Sarah
8. So Many Stamps, So Little Time

I hope you can take a few minutes to visit each blog and check out their creations. Thank you so much for stopping by. I will be posting a few new cards as I am Guest Designer in March for By Lori Designs Challenge Blog.

Claudia and Company Customer Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to Claudia and Company's first ever Customer Blog Hop!

We’re so excited to have you join us!

Today Claudia and Company is celebrating all of US; their dear friends and customers and that includes YOU!

If you’ve just joined the fun, be sure to pop over to the Claudia and Company Blog to start the hop and get all the deets!

Here are my projects: There are 2 cards and a treat box for our pups. I did have another project planned for today, but it wasn't coming out the way I had envisioned it.

Puppy Love - We keep dog bones for our pups in here for quick rewards!


Ella "The Pink Elephant"


Puddle Jumper Ella

You can purchase all the awesome Claudia and Company digis HERE.

Be sure and leave a comment on each of today’s fabulous posts, to be eligible for the prizes that are up for grabs! You'll have until Monday, February 28, 12pm EST to comment. Winners will be announced on March 1, during their Release Day Showcase.

Well you best be getting off to the next hop as this is a long list of scrapalicous fun. Before you go, do you want More Blog Candy?!!? Just become a follower of my blog, I am giving away a $10.00 gift certificate to Claudia and Company for one of my followers. Your next stop is Arielle. In case you get lost along the way, there is a complete list of blogs below. Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you come back to visit!


LORi
Tracy
Sheri
Sandra
Krista
Kadie
Piali
Joni
Gwen
Sheng
Margie

Kelly
Jeanette
Cara

Kimmarie
Arielle
Hannah
Beverly
Sharette
Joy
Susan
Carol
Nicole
Paola
Mary J
April
Barb
Lorie
Sarabeth
Catherine
Veronica
Jessica
Judy
Taylor
Lysa
Jen
Jess

Pam
Heather
Mary
Claudia

Birthday, Valentines and Simply Betty Stamps

Happy Valentine's Day! I just wanted to share a picture of myself and my friend's that came over my house yesterday to help me celebrate my 40th birthday. We had a blast. We ate so much!!! Jana and Alejandra made pork shoulder, spanish rice and empanadas (?), YUMMY! snacks all day and Mark made a huge pot of sauce and meatballs for dinner. OMG It was all so good! For dessert, Alejandra made flan and Sara got an ice cream cake for me. We laughed and scrapped the day away. Amanda brought her 4 month old son with her, he is so cute and my girls were so good with him! I also wanted to share a card I made for myself from my husband as a joke - he never buys cards and I couldn't resist coloring the adorable guy Miller from Simply Betty Stamps. I hope you all enjoy your day!

Sara's Birthday & Two Hearts One Love Layout for SOS

I enjoyed making this layout of my daughter, Sara and her boyfriend, Travis. They have been dating for 2 1/2 years now. I think he is "the one". They are a sweet couple. My daughter is in college to become a vascular sonographer. She has it all planned out: graduate, start a career, marriage and children at a young age. I pray it happens for her. She is 19 today! Happy Birthday to my baby.

Now it's your turn to take the February challenge "Love". See all the details HERE

Bling It On/Card for Rio

Good Morning! Today I am sharing a card I made for Simply Betty Stamps Challenges. The challenge is to use "bling" on a card. I also used the Simply Betty Stamps limited Birthday Rio digi image. Betty created this image for her daughter, Rio's 13th birthday celebration. This is a limited digi image that can be purchased HERE. Rio asked her mom if she can donate all her birthday money to St Jude's Children's hospital. Betty is taking all the proceeds from the sale of this image and also donating the money to St Jude's Children's hospital in her daughter's name. You can read about her selfless donation at Simply Betty Stamps Blog.



You can enter the challenge at Simply Betty Stamps Challenges.

Supplies: Simply Bettys Stamps Rio Birthday Image, Bazzil Bling, I-Rock Bling, Queen and Co. Black Felt, black and grey cardstock, Tag Along Attachment, MS Star Border Punch and Copics

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful day!

Claudia and Company DT Call and Challenge/By Lori Designs Challenge

Once again I am cutting it close by entering my card last minute. Claudia and Company's challenge this week is a Recipe Challenge: 2 sheets of DP, 3 buttons, 1 image, and at least 1 piece of decorative trim. The challenge ends today. Claudia and Company is also having a Design Team Call that ends today as well. Fingers crossed! You can see all the challenges and products sold at Claudia and Company.

Supplies: SEI Jocelyn PP, 3 Buttons, Tan/Brown Frazzle, SU Punch and Stamp, Copics

I am also using this card for a challenge at By Lori Designs. Her challenge can be found HERE. BLD Challenge ends on Feb. 2. I love using BLD digi images. They are so cute. The one I used is titled Love You Mommy 2. Since I have all girls, I am using it as a "Thinking of You" card. It was nice coloring little boys for a change.



This is a special image and can only be purchased As Part of a Fundraiser. Please take time to look at all the digi images you can get for $25.00 to help a girl named Katie.

SOS Jan. Challenge - Layout

I just love this picture of my Emma. She was 2 years old, now she is 8. Time sure does fly by. She was modeling a new swimsuit and accessories. For the "New" I used my new felt Thickers for the title and I borrowed my cousin, Kelly's "New" Martha Stewart scissors that cut paper to look like grass or shredded paper. This was a fun and colorful layout for me to do. Now it's your turn to try the January Challenge.

The January Challenge is to do a NEW project. This can be a layout, card, or any kind of project having to do with NEW. You may want to use the word new in your title, this could be about a new year's resolution - or could be a new technique or tool you used to complete your project. The possibilities are endless. Just complete your project and send a picture along with a description to scrappinpsycho@live.com Your project will be posted here at Scrap Our Stash. The challenge will end at 6:00 PM on January 31st. A winner will be chosen and offered the opportunity to become a Guest Design Team Member for the month of March.

A Special Image for a Special Girl with a Special Request

This is copied from Simply Betty Stamps' Blog:

Hello everyone! I am hoping to reach many of you on this special post...

My daughter Rio is turning 13! OMG another teen in the house! Two teens+one toddler= disasterous fun... on most days! LOL

Okay okay, so let me tell you about the Special Image for my Special girl Rio with a Special Birthday request we got from her this year...

Every year I ask the kids what they want for their birthday. Money, a trip, a party, or an overnight stay at Disneyland.... Rio came to me and said, "Mom, is it really really my choice what I get for my birthday?" I told her of course! So she says, "Ok, this year mom, I want money, but can I do anything at all with it? I mean anything I want mom?" Again, I said of course. "Okay, I want my birthday money to be donated to the children of St. Jude's hospital so they can have a special day, or whatever the money is needed for. I don't want to have money to just blow when I can help other kids that can't get out of bed, or go outside. That's what I want for my birthday!"

Of course I was already choking on my tears before she finished her sentence! What a marvelous request, selfless and special! I had a special image made for her 13th birthday, and I have not told her about it, or shown it to her. I am asking for a very special request myself in honor of my daughter's selflessness.

The image is now available for $3.00, I am asking you all to purchase this special stamp and help me bring my daughter special birthday wishes by mailing off a card you make with the image to her... but wait that's not all... the $3.00 made from every purchase will be donated to St. Jude's, again in Rio's honor. I am planning on taking her after her birthday to the hospital with the money we raise from this image and her birthday money as requested and giving it all to the hospital!

Her birthday is Feb. 8th, if you all could find it in your hearts to give my little girl that special card my mailing it to her I know it would make her day so special... she is always so grateful of the little things and my hope is to fill that mailbox of ours to the brim with Birthday cards! I plan to gather all cards mailed to her from now until the 8th, and secretly putting them all in the mailbox along with her very favorite chocolates: York Peppermint Patties and Peanut Butter cups! That evening after her birthday dinner I am going to ask her to walk down the street with me to the cluster boxes and have her open the mailbox (I am going to pretend I have not checked the mail all day of course) then BAM! they all pop out at her! Whoohooo! She will be thrilled once she realizes what exactly all those letters are.

Here is our mailing address:

PO BOX 132314
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

So, would you all be willing to help Rio raise a little money for the kids and send off a card? If so you can purchase the image at simplybettystamps.com under Rio the Birthday Girl digi! She is the first (but limited edition) of six new Emos to come in the future!

Rio Digi: She's the special birthday diva turing 13!! I will run this image for $3.00 until the 8th of Feb. after that she will be gone for good. So please be aware that she will be a very limited edition digi! She may later make a debut in rubber but I am not making any promises, I will try my best if there is enough interest in her to be made into Rubber. Thank you all for your support! And please please please spread the word about this special fund raiser. Thank you all again!
Rio Birthday Girl Digi


I personally think what Rio and Betty are doing is amazing. What a selfless birthday wish. I hope you can all take the pleasure in buying this digi from Simply Betty Stamps for the wonderful cause, create a card to make Rio's day and to have a fun digi girl.