Video and a card!

I finally got to post a video!  Woo hoo!  I am going to be submitting this for the My Pink Stamper Blog hop challenge. 
It's a little blingy with the glitter for a boy card, but I really liked it!

Card Recipe:  PTI White for base-A2, SU Black for layer, My Mind's Eye Party Time paper for pattern and cupcake bottom.
Cupcake frosting cut with PTI Spring Rain Blue and Martha Stuart Glitter run through Zyron for adhesive.
Orange ribbon from dollar store, red button from PTI with hemp from SU adhered with glue dot
Sentiment from Scrappy Moms

WOW! Isn't this great!

This is some awesome blog candy being offered by Angelwood's Crafting Corner!

Go check it out!

The Sky's the Limit card I made...

This is the card I had made before I went on vacation, but I wasn't able to get the video down to a reasonable time (17 minutes is too long!)  So I decided to just share this with you. 

The recipe is:
Portrait card base using PTI Kraft Cardstock
Pattern paper from stash, and the bird is an image I cutout from one of these pieces of 2 sided paper and used dimensionals
Blue bling from Michael's for birds eye
Fiskars Apron Lace border punch
Journaling punch from EK Success, I believe
Sentiment from Scrappy Moms with brown embossing powder and Versamark Ink
Inked edges with SU Close to Cocoa ink
Button from PTI with some hemp tied in a bow, and adhered with a glue dot
Brown ribbon from PTI tied in a bow :)

I hope you like it!

I'm Back!!!!!!

I am back from vacation, and soooo happy!  I had a great time with the family in Florida, but I'm glad to be back and be able to craft in my little space :0)  The second best thing about vacation-first being with my family, was having a washer and dryer!!!!  Weird, huh?  I currently have to go out to the laundry room, and it's a pain!  Well, loved washing clothes in convenience, but it's over now...   :(

Anyway, while I was gone, some great stuff happened! 

First, I received my blog candy from auntiemargsblog.blogspot.com.  She had a giveaway for 100 followers, and I won!!!! 
Here is the great candy I won:

Super cute, stickers, chipboard pieces, etc.  I love it!  Thanks Auntie Marg!!!!

Second, I received the Versatile Blogger Award 3 times!!!!!  From LAURIE at scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com , she has a beautiful blog, and does even more beautiful work!  Be sure to drop by her blog and become a follower.  TISHA from tishascraftcove.blogspot.com, which is a beautiful person I have the pleasure of being related to :)  We're cousins!  Go check out her awesome blog, too.  The third award came from JANICE at cricutology.blogspot.com.  I met my new bloggy friend, Janice, while I was on vacation in Florida.  She is the nicest person, and I'm lucky to have met such a talented and sweet fellow crafter in person.  She does awesome videos.  To receive this award, I am supposed to tell 7 things about me...I have to think about this one, and pay it forward to 15 other blogs.  I will get to this soon, I promise, but I wanted to acknowledge this award and say thanks!!!!!!

Well, I will be posting a card very soon, so glad to be back with all my bloggy friends!!!!!

Crafty Love, Gina

While on vacation...

Tom and Kylie made a little video for you.  Not what you are expecting, but here it is!! 

Well, before you see it, a little background first.  We arrived in Orlando on March 18th and went to the Bluegrass Festival at Fort Christmas where they had a Craft Fair.  Do you know who was there?  Janice from http://cricutology.blogspot.com/.  She had a booth there with a friend, and I met her!!!  If you haven't been to Janice's blog, it's awesome, and her youtube videos are fun and informative.  She is such a sweet person, I'm so glad to have met her and her adorable son in person!  I hope we become great friends!!!!   I bought one of Janice's cards, that Kylie chose (great choice Kylie!), and a gift for Kylie's BFF Eleena that Janice's friend made.  It's a beautiful purse made out of material...super cute!  Here are pictures of our beautiful finds...

Next, Janice from http://cricutology.blogspot.com/ is doing some wonderful videos using the Dinosaur Tracks Cartridge, my hubby Tom was watching with me, and this is what he was inspired to create-if you know Tom, you know this is totally him!  Kylie helped too, it was a stormy Monday here in Orlando, and they found something fun to pass the time with.  My crafty family!  Tom used the video software on the computer, and the headphones for sound (I don't have a built in microphone on my laptop).  Did I mention they were playing with playdough?

Just a little entertainment compliments of Kylie and Tom...this is supposed to be a meteor hitting the tree, and the dinosaur eating an Orange (since we're in Florida!). 

Well, hopefully I'll be able to stay in contact...crafty love!
Gina

Bunny Hop!!!!

Hello everyone! I am on vacation, but just snuck away for the first time to check email and such! I miss having the internet-it's $40/week here, and I don't want to spend that on internet. I have to come to the clubhouse to get free wi-fi, and I snuck out for just a little bit!

I wanted to let you guys know that Tisha from http://tishascraftcove.blogspot.com, and I are having a Bunny Hop! It's April 15-17th. The blog button is on my sidebar, please post our button on your blog, linking back to Tisha's blog (she is the first stop), and mark your calendars so you can join us for fun and candy!!!!! We have asked some wonderful crafty ladies to join us, so you just gotta come see! :)

Well, gotta go back to the kiddies and the hubby! Talk to ya soon!!

Crafty Love,

Gina

New Segment on my blog!

I wanted to make an announcement...Kylie (my 4 year old) agreed to have a segment on my blog called "Crafting with Kylie"! She will be doing cards and other projects maybe once every couple weeks. We made her first video a couple days ago, but her daddy hasn't had time to upload and edit it yet, he has been getting things ready for our vacation. As soon as we get back on April 5th, I'll make sure he gets that on the web for us. Kylie is very excited-she thinks my crafty friends are so nice and she wants to be a web star like you guys! lol!

I will be in Florida , and even though I will be on vacation and having fun with my family, I will really miss you guys, and crafting!!!!!!! I can't believe I'm gonna have to go a few weeks without making a card :(((((
I know I might sound silly to many of you, but since starting my blog in January, I have been loving making cards and sharing with you...I'm taking my laptop, and hopefully I can still keep in contact and see what you all create (I'm sure everyone has wi-fi these days!).

Well, that's all for now!!! We are leaving on Friday very very early and driving to Orlando, maybe I'll get lucky and be able to do something tomorrow (fingers and toes crossed!)

Crafty love,
Gina