Thursday, June 6, 2013

Dolgeville Violet Festival

Hello everyone!   

I have been away again.  This time I have been really busy gearing up for the Dolgeville Violet Festival (http://www.violetfestival-ny.com/) for this weekend.  
Dolgeville Violet Festival

My girlfriend who makes the most delicious fudge invited me to join her so I have been working hard to get some items finished to sell there.  According to the website, it draws a large crowd and I should have no problem selling my items.  I will post pics of my projects when I have completed them all and update you on how I did at the festival. My husband thinks we are going to get wet and by the looks of the weather channel, I think he is correct!  Oh well, we can't back out now.  The nice thing about paper crafting is it isn't perishable so I can just pack it up for the next show.

Fudge by Angels

Blog Ya Soon!

Reesey

Saturday, May 25, 2013

CKC Convention Fun!

Hello everyone!  

As promised, I have pictures from the Creating Keepsakes Convention for Scrapbooking and I had a great time.  My poor hubby (ya know, the one who lets me do any crazy thing I want) got  home from work at 6 am on Saturday morning, put our stuff in his car and drove me to Buffalo about 3 hours away from our home.  We got as far as LeRoy, just outside of Rochester, and he had to stop to stretch so we got out at a service area and grabbed something to eat.  When he got back in the car, he looked a little worse for wear, so I decided he needed a nap.  He kicked the seat back and promptly fell asleep.  It was ok though because we had a couple of hours before my first class started and we were only 45 minutes or so away from the Convention Center.  Anyway, so as he quickly fell fast asleep, I decided to pull out my NOOK that my daughter gave me for my birthday.  The night before I had thought about plugging it in to charge but didn't because I hadn't used it all week so I didn't think it would need it.  Well, guess what!  It wouldn't even turn on it was so dead.  So now what!  He's snoring in the drivers seat so I can't even finish the drive to Buffalo, and my MP3 player is in the trunk.  I might wake him if I open the door and I didn't want to turn on the acc on the key for the radio for fear of running down the battery.  So for the hour that he slept, I sat and people watched and came to one conclusion.  IT TAKES ALL KINDS!  I saw a trucker with 3 trucks hooked to his, two men who didn't know each other chatting while curbing their dogs, a young boys team of some kind all dressed in their spiffy red uniforms (Go Team!), many people of different ethnic backgrounds, and we were all here at this little service stop in LeRoy!  What a small world!

I know, it doesn't take much to amuse me!

Anyway, back to the pictures...(click on the pictures to see the detail)

     

These are four projects I made in a class sponsored by Lickity Split Scrapbooks.  The first one is a small 6x6 sun on a canvas frame.  The second is a pumpkin made from 12 x 1 inch strips of paper.  This could very easily be made with reds for a teacher!
A movie/ game wrap card!

a quick gift idea made from bar coasters and a binder clip!



                               















Lovely Layers Double Page Layout

Single Page Layout with Masking
 I won a prize!
The class I won this in was for Vellum.  The instructor was from Georgia and ssooooooo funny but she gave the most fabulous tips on how to use vellum, stamping and embossing on vellum, and how to adhere vellum without seeing the adhesive.  Great tips!

And I bought some goodies.  A place for my embossing folders.
Holds 40 and I filled it up.  I guess I should have purchased two of these.
Some Liquid Pearls, a Fantazstix, and some mini spoons I actually got for  my friend who makes fudge and  hasn't been able to find little spoons.  (If anyone has a clue where to get those little white spoons/knives that come in the fudge please drop me a message).

I had a great time, learned something new, met some new people (one of which tipped me off to a convention closer to my home, thank you very much) and came home with some cool stuff.  If you have a chance to attend one of these CKC Scrapbook Conventions, go at least once!  If not for the classes, at least for the shopping.

It is the long holiday weekend and it is cold and raining.  My poor husband just got home from work so I guess I will go to the Lowe's to purchase a second banquet table as I am going to the Dolgeville Violet Festival in June.  I am going to make a few shadow boxes and some cards and help sell my friends fudge (doesn't need help, it sells itself)!

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Reesey






                                                                 

Friday, May 17, 2013

CKC Buffalo!

I am heading out to Buffalo to the Creating Keepsakes Convention for scrapbooking.  
I went for the first time last year and had a great time!
I am taking three classes and taking lots of $ because the shopping is tremendous!


I will post some pictures and my class projects when I get back home.

Reesey

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Button, Button, Who knows how to make a button!

This post today is not a project but a question. 

 I see so many cool buttons on everyone's blog but I don't know the first thing about making one. 
 I pulled up a tutorial that said it was supposed to be easy but... maybe I am making a big deal out of the process.  

Is there anyone out there who can simplify this for me?  
I would really like a cool button!  

HELP PLEASE!

Reesey

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

I've been featured on Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Spotlight Sunday!


I am sooooo tickled to say I've been Spotlighted!  Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blogspot is my favorite blog.  It gives me so much inspiration seeing all the wonderful projects everyone comes up with.  It amazes me that there are soooo many ideas out there.  So I have included the link to my spotlight and I hope you hop on over and check it out as well as the blog itself, but be careful!  You could be there all day and I think it is addicting!

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog




Reesey

Thursday, May 9, 2013

My new thing!

I had some wonderful comments from the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Bloggers (http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/) about the flowers on my shadow box project.  

Thank you all!  I appreciate them so much.  

One of the lovely comments came from Connie from http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/ so I hopped on over to her blog and checked it out.  SOOOOO COOL!.  Her blog layout is bright and clean and her projects are inspiring.  If you haven't left my blog already to peruse Connie's blog, then do so (after you look at mine).  You can spend hours on her blog just oooing and ahhhing and I have!

conniecancrop.blogspot

So now my new thing is to keep that mojo going and post a project at least once a month.  I know, it doesn't seem like much but with my busy schedule, it will be a challenge.  Which is another new thing I am incorporating into my monthly schedule. I am going to do at least one challenge every month also.  It might be the monthly project post or I might post two projects!  WOW, that is a big challenge for me.  Usually I do the project as I need it.  I am trying to  boost my production and get some projects done at the same time.  I have piles of pictures from when my kids were little and they are now in their 30's!

I have a ton of materials and some stuff I haven't even opened so now is the time!

May is the beginning of a new Spring and my new challenges!
Hope you stay with me to see how I progress and if you need a little mojo boost, then join me!






Wednesday, May 8, 2013

FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE BLOG TOP 5 Winner!



Hello and I have some fun news to share today!  I am a top five Design Team Winner for 
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Paper Roses Challenge #158.  
I love the challenges here and all the projects are so inspirational.  
If you have creators block like I did not so long ago, then this is the blog for you.  
So many talented people and I love that it still features the Cricut Machine.  
Hop on over and check it out.  
And while you are there, sign up for the email so you won't miss any challenges!

Posted: 08 May 2013 06:00 AM PDT
Good Morning Everyone !!
Welcome to this weeks 
WEDNESDAY WINNERS
Challenge #158 
Paper Roses

THIS WEEKS WINNER

Chosen by random.org 
with a prize from
Kimberley at
OF
1 stamp set 

...IS...

NO 8
Created with Flower Shoppe
Karen 

Congratulations Karen. To claim your prize please contact Janea at... recollection alley @ gmail . com (remove all spaces) 
You have two weeks to claim your prize.
Remember to grab your "FCCB Winner" blinky to display on your blog, you can find the blinky code in the right hand side bar.

DESIGN TEAM TOP 5

We had 29 amazing projects to choose from this week.
Thank you to every one who joined us 

No 11
Created with Pagoda
Erica

No 18
Created with Stretch your Imagination, Artiste and Celebrations
Reesey

No 20
Created with Mother's Day Bouquet and Home Decor
Glenda Boyd

No 22
Created with Happy Hauntings, Formal Occasion and Rock Princess
Evelyn

No 27
Created with Every day Pop Up Cards, Flower Shoppe and Sweethearts
Jenny
Congratulations ladies don't forget to grab your "FCCB Top 5" blinky to display on your blog! 
You can find the blinky code on our right-hand sidebar.  
  
We hope you are joining us for this week's challenge # 159 Mother's Day
As ever, please use a new project with at least one Cricut cut and tell us which cartridge(s) you have used.

Wishing everyone a Fantabulous Day !!


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Posted: 07 May 2013 06:55 PM PDT


Hi Cricuteers!

Just wanted to let you know that the link is now working. 
Apparently our Linky was Wonky....LOL

Click here to link your Mother's Day cards today!

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