JustWordz DT Friday

Hi Crafters,
This week the theme for the JustWordz DT  is 'friends'. I just recently got the Nursery Rhymes Cricut cartridge and as soon as I saw the two little fairies cut I know it was the one I wanted to use on my card this week. How cute are they?!

Don't forget to check out all the other great JustWordz DT members and comment on all their blogs as well as the JustWordz blog for your chance to win a set of JustWordz stamps all your own. The stamps are also on special right now so what are you waiting for go get yourself a set!


Kim @ http://www.justwordz.ca/
Corry @ http://fancyfree4ever.blogspot.com/
Dora @ http://myfirstblog-dora.blogspot.com/
Tammy @ http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/
Annie @ http://anniebeescraftroom.blogspot.com/ (She doesn't have a new project this week to share but stop by her blog anyway and see all the fun stuff she has been making with these stamps)

Have a wonderfully crafty weekend!
Tara

*** Yup my pearl pen exploded on the corner.

I tried to clean it off by wiping it but as you can see it left it's mark.

I was just adding it as a finishing touch too because I thought the card

looked like it was missing something...

I got a little more then a little something I'm afraid :( 

Details:

Cardstock: White - Staples Brand, Black - Recollections

Patterned paper: scrap pile (as always it seems lately)

Cricut Cut: Nursery Rhymes but @ 3"

Sentiment: JustWordz Everyday Sentiments Set

Ribbon: Celebrate It

Eyelets & Big Bite

Jelly Roll Pen

Stickles

Pearl Pen (wishing I hadn't)

I am going to link this card up to the Inspire me Friday's link up party on Joyful Stamper

Embellishments, embellishments and more embellishments

Hi Everyone,
I have always loved to make embellishments but this summer this seems to have taken on a life of it's own! I am having so much fun making them that I have to keep stopping and reminding myself that I need to start making things to actually put them on, lol! Here is a picture from one such day. I went to Michael's in the morning and purchased one huge bag of babbles/skittles, whatever you would like to call them and 6 acohol inks. I spent the rest of the day mixing colours and dying to my heart's content! The next morning I bounced out of bed and headed back to Michael's to buy another pack of 3 acohol inks and a new Craft Mates organizer to put all my babbles in. I then spent more hours dying and mixing and dying and mixing. I have every colour of the rainbow now :) and enough supplies to make hundreds more! It was kind of expensive to get all the stuff because the inks are expensive but remember to use your coupons if you decided to buy them and a little goes a long way so I don't think I will ever have to worry about running out. I was looking at buying some online because I liked the ones that were very bright colours but the fact that I live in Canada and shipping is high is what prevents me from buying some things. Even thought it did cost a lot to get started I think about the hours (and hours) of fun I had making them and now using them and I think it was worth it!
Happy embellishing!
Tara

***This is just a sample of some that I made :)

Haul Photos

Hi Everyone,
I just realized I totally forgot to include my haul photos with my monthly spending post. Here they are:

Pretty sure this not all of it...ok I am sure this is not all of it lol, but this is all the photos I seem to have. I think I am getting bad at taking them.

July Monthly Spending

Last month I didn't do great with my spending but I have found a way to help myself. I have started teaching classes at a local scrapbooking store and I have decided it to time again to sell some of my creations. That being said I have decided that any money that I make from teaching or selling my crafts can be deducted from my total craft supply spending each month. Makes perfect sense to me :)

July (remember I am on vacation which means lots of time to spend lol)
2nd - My Stamping Studio $39.97
7th - Rewards $7.80
7th - Dollarama $2.40
8th - My Stamping Studio $16.86
10th - Staples $43.40
14th - Rewards $8.90
14th - My Stamping Studio $24.15
18th - Loonies and Toonies $12.26
18th - Michael's $10.34 (GC)
18th- Walmart $14.95
21st - Michael's $29.57
22nd - Michael's $78.74
23rd - Walmart $42.55
24th - Michael's $42.23
26th - Zellers $14.02
26th - Walmart $25.30
26th - Michael's $11.76

Total: $414.86
Money made: $120.00
Final Total: $294.86

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #21

Hi Crafters,
This week on Birthday Sundaes the challenge is "a birthday card with a birthday sentiment" How easy is that! This week we are being sponsored by Gingerloft Digi Stamps. What cute images they have! We were sent a couple to choose from and I am telling you it was a hard decision lol. I finally decided on the cute little turtle stack! I thought he looked like he was trying to point to himself and I knew just the stamp...my Michael's stamp that I purchased forever ago finally saw some ink. This card is so simple and yet I love it! Don't you just love when everything comes together perfectly?! Even my hand dyed skittles/babbles were the perfect colour! (That reminds me...I'll show you more about that later this week)!

Don't forget to check out the other DT creations and then link up your project for your chance to win 3 digis of your choice from our fabulous sponsor!

Also, The winner of the prize pack of embellishments that I was giving away in honour of the Birthday Sundaes blog hop last week is.....
#39 abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...Super cute! Great colors on this! Already a Follower!

Congrats and thanks for following my blog! I will be emailing you shortly!

Happy Crafting!
Tara

Details:

Cardstock: Staples (white), scrap pile (blue)

Patterned paper: scrap pile (is there ever an end to scraps?)

Digital Stamp: Gingerloft Digi Stamps

Sentiment: Michael's

Baker's twine: The Twinery

Babbles: hand dyed

All night Media chalks

Prisma coloured pencils

JustWordz DT Day

It's FRIDAY!!! And we know what that means...JustWordz DT day :) This week we were asked to create projects with a birthday theme. Not a problem! Just so happens birthday themed projects are my favourite :)
This week I used my Sweethearts cricut cartridge for my card. I know a weird pick for a birthday card but I'm not really sure where a bubblegum machine comes into the wedding/love theme lol. Although we are having a candy bar at my wedding :) I love how this card turned out! You can't really see it in the picture but I used glossy accents on the entire "glass" surface of the bubble gum machine. It looks really neat!

Don't forget to check out all the other great JustWordz DT members and comment on all their blogs as well as the JustWordz blog for your chance to win a set of JustWordz stamps all your own. The stamps are also on special right now so what are you waiting for go get yourself a set!

Corry @ http://fancyfree4ever.blogspot.com/
Dora @ http://myfirstblog-dora.blogspot.com/
Annie @ http://anniebeescraftroom.blogspot.com/
Tammy @ http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/

Happy Crafting!
Tara

Details:

Cardstock: Recollections, Staples (white)

Sentiment: JustWordz

 Digital ticket stamp is from my wonderful blog friend Marion. Check out her blog here.

Cricut cut: Sweethearts cartridge

Baker's twine: LSS

Bling: Dollarama

EK Success border punch

Glossy Accents

Lucie's Nova Scotia Trip

*** If you are looking for the Birthday Sundaes blog hop click here. Also on that post I am having a giveaway so check it out!

Hi Crafters,
My little cousin's birthday was this week and it just so happens she is here visiting with her family from Ontario. This means we were able to spend her 9th birthday with her! One part of her birthday gift from me was this book. She has just recently got into scrapbooking herself. I might have sent her a kit... starting the addiction young lol! She also joined a group at school that scrapbooks at lunch time. (Why didn't we have anything like this when I was in school?!) When I get a permament position I am going to start a scrapbooking club at the school! Anyways, here is the book I made for her. Some of the pages are pockets on both sides, some are just half page pockets and some are just blank pages. For the base I used file folders so it is nice and thick and sturdy. The papers and embellishments are mostly from a paper pad by atd, Momenta with a few papers from Me and My Big Ideas. To bind it I used my GBC comb binding machine with a 1" clear binding. The ribbon on the binding are just pieces from my stash and the felt flower is one I made. The words on the front are made with stickers from my stash. Oh and of course no mini album would be complete without my Elles Studio date stamp :)
Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!
Tara