We're all mad here

This smash page feels like my life the last week or so! 

Can you see that it reads "we're all mad here"?

I finally (FINALLY!!!) got some crafting done yesterday!

It meant giving up 4 hours of overtime at work, but I think it was well worth it!

I also got to hang with some of the fab girls from the art group!

Yeah for crops! Even if I don't really scrapbook!

Sooooo a few weeks back I won the challenge at the Octopode factory!

My prize was some digi's, and I happened to pick some of the 

Alice in wonderland images she has in her shop!

Then LO and behold, out comes a mad tea party challenge! 

So I've been trying to get this smash page done for two weeks! 

And now I'm right under the wire!

Hope you like what I've done! Hop on over and check out some of the 

Other fabulous (and I sincerely mean FABULOUS!) entries!

You can find those Here

I'm also entering this page into the Metal accents challenge at dilly beans!

Another one of my most favorite challenges!

A little getaway

I know I've pretty quiet the last week, 

Today I'm gonna share a little of what we've been up to!

For Christmas my parents got us a getaway groupon to a hotel in flagstaff, az.

We've been trying to use it, and this week it just worked out just right!

As we were arriving in town the snow had already started moving down! 

I was terrified to drive in the snow, so hubby took over. 

He did an amazing job!

We ate dinner at a place called granny's closet, it was a cute sports bar with great grub!

Then hubby took me to Joann's and michaels while he hung out at a couple 

of used book/ music stores.

I wasn't too impressed with my stores, but found a cool scrapbook book in his store!

We headed back to our room, where there was a fireplace to snuggle by.

The next morning hubby was on a mission to see the nau (northern arizona university) campus.

So as the sun was bright and beautiful, we ventured out. 

This pic was taken in front of the nau stadium! And yes, hubby is in shorts!

He forgot to bring long pants, but he was a real trooper!

The stadium was open, with lots of people running inside. Oh, it's a dome, 

so it was toasty warm inside.

I was able to stop by the only scrapbook store in town, were I met the wonderful owner, 

And I got some fun new products that I can't wait to break out!

This fabulous tree was right outside our hotel room, and I just had to take a pic!

Then we ventured around the city for a while. Eventually we hit the outskirts of town, and hubby pulled into a museum parking lot. And there sat this very cool old tractor!

I hopped on out and took a pic! 

The snow was just starting to melt from the sun, and I was fascinated by the dripping icicles!

My grandfather was a farmer, and would have loved this picture, I'm sure of it!

Finally after all our trekking around town, we were both getting hungry,

And I was getting grumpy!

So we stopped into a fabulous little place called Salsa Brava!

 Come to find out it was featured on diners drive ins and dives a few years back! 

I totally had food envy when hubs got their award winning carnitas! 

We fenagled the recipe out of the waitress, and I'm excited to try to recreate it! 

After lunch we were getting tired, so we headed home! 

Then took an early evening nap! 

Anything But a Card: Tie it up Reminder

Wow, it's been a really quiet bloggy week for me!

I do appologize... I do love sharing my creations, but the only time I've had for crafting

has been for some of my DT commitments,

and I can't share those quite yet!

Plus I've been trekking to the hospital a few times as my Great Aunt had a stroke.

She seems to be doing well, but needs to be in a rehab center for a while.

Prayers are of course appreciated :)

However this quickie post is just to remind you all that the challenge is still going strong over

at the Anything But a Card Challenge blog.

Ohhhh how fun it is to use twine and jute, and string, and yard, and all those fab products!!! 

Hope you all are getting ready for Valentines day!

I know I still need to come up with a fab idea.

A few years ago I made up a bottle with lots of different date ideas in it.

Hubby and I still pull it out from time to time.

In fact, maybe that would be a fun date for V day!  

The crafters cafe: still anything goes!

Happy Wednesday Bloggers!

It's the final week of the Anything goes Challenge at The Crafters Cafe

This is a month long challenge, and who doesn't love Anything Goes???

For my contribution this week I am also playing along with Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2013!

I missed a few months last year, and hope to be able to play along with most of them this year!

And this month I happened to have just about all the products that he used!

SOOOOOO it seemed to be fate!

I am just loving this stamp from Unity Stamps, I also used their chicken coop stamp!

You guys know I love this style....

I do wish I had used the lighter colored tag, but hey, you live and learn right??

Hope you have a happy hump day!  We're half way to the weekend...

or if you're me this is my Monday!! 

A quick ATC

Happy Tuesday!

Today a quick post with an ATC

For the embellish it challenge at Wicked Wednesday atc

Plus I got to play with my new die cut! Yeah! 

Hope you enjoy!

Anything but a card: Tie it up!

Happy Sunday morning!

It's been a fast work week for me so far, and I had some time to craft when hubby was at work,

and before I had to go to work myself!!

There is a new challenege over at Anything But a Card 

it's to use Twine, or jute, or some sort of string like product!

I have been getting back into my smash book

(Especially since my friends Mary and Holly have changed Smash club to my Wednesdays off!)

Sooo I've had these pics hanging out in my craft room since April of last year...

About time to smash them!!

See where I used the twine in the middle of the doily??

I just love it!!

Here's a close up!

I added the star button from my stash!

Here's a close up of the pic of my dad... this by the way is right outside the Entrance to the Grand Canyon!

Dad wanted to stop and get his pick with Smokey!

I'm not about to tell him no!

What a fun trip!!  After a day at the Canyon we spent a morning in Williams, AZ,

and then a long afternoon in Flagstaff!

It was a lot of fun! 

See the cute little stamp on the bottom corner?? That's from Unity Stamps!

I just love all the fun stamps I've gotten from that fabulous site!

I hope you've been inspired to link up your creations!!! 

Stamping on a coffee cup

Happy weekend!!!

Well for some of you I guess..

I appologize in advance for the horrible pictures...

For some reason this project just would not photograph very good.

I used one of my Unity Stamps to stamp on a plain ceramic coffee cup

that I picked up at the dollar store.

I used my Staz-on black ink to stamp, and I'll tell you now that it was

a bit time consuming/ frustrating... as I seemed to smear it quite a few times.

I used my Ranger Blending Solution to "erase" the mistakes!

Once I was finally happy with a stamping I colored in the socks using a permanent marker

Then I stamped the sentiment on the other side, and set it in a cold oven

Turned the oven to 350, and baked it for about 30 min

then I turned the oven off, and cracked the door open.... and I went shopping

when I got home the cup wa all ready to come out and be used!!!

This is also a present for my friend Steph...

After all... Life really is too short to match socks!!!

(mine are literally all in a bunch in my sock drawer!)

Happy Friday my bloggy friends!