Something New

A new and exciting Challenge blog is about to open up and I just can not wait!!!

The Blog will be opening on the 11th and to kick it all off they are giving away some fabby candy!


"If you would like a chance to win with the Cutie Pie Challenge, then all you need to do is follow the blog, post a picture of the candy with a link back to the challenge post. Then complete the link at the bottom to be in with a chance to win the BLOG CANDY! We go live on the 19th September with our first challenge, so please don't forget to come back, enter your fab cards for the chance to win challenge prizes."

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/

Scrapbook Daisies

Happy Tuesday! & Happy True Link Tuesday!
This week I would like to spotlight a blog/store that I just found. Its called Scrapbook Daisies and it is just amazing! They have some amazing products in store and you get to see all of their creations go wild! They offer shops and classes to help get you going in the Scrapbooking World!
So stop on over for a peek at new items in the store and new classes coming up!
http://scrapbookdaisies.blogspot.com/

My favorite post from them this week is the new Halloween items from We R Memory Keepers, called Spookers
http://scrapbookdaisies.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-in-store.html
I love the colors and all around feel of this holiday collection! Can't wait to get my hands on it! =) Enjoy!

~Virginia E.

I made Top 3

For the week of August 7th over at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog I was featured as their first listing in the top 3 chosen! I can't believe I has picked! How amazing is that! The past week they were having a photo inspiration challenge, the photo was a beautiful mantel covered in crystal candle holders, cream candles, black stands, a large mirror, and a touch of white. It was so inspiring! I knew I had to jump right in and go crazy! I chose a christmas design so that I could play along over at Simon Says Stamp as well. The wymsical snow flakes and bold reighndeer go so purrfectly together it just takes my breath away! I love this card and can't believe how well it did over at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge! =) Are you ready to see the card again??



Unfortunately I did not win any product (which would've made winning this a little sweeter! Ha Ha Ha) but I did win an awesome blog badge that I get to display proudly on my blog! Isn't that great!!! You can see it in my Awarded to This Blog section on the top right hand side of my blog. This is all so very exciting! I owe a HUGE Thanks to everyone over at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge for picking me and my beloved Blog! A HUGE Thanks to all of my Fallowers, Fans, Friends, & Family!! I couldn't have done it without all of you by my side!
Have a Happy Crafty Day everyone!
~Virginia E.
P.S. I feel so Inspired today and CAN NOT wait to get started on my layouts! Check back with all of you soon!!!!

Scrapbook Crazy

This week I am here to share with you a fun little blog titled Scrapbook Crazy: about Mini Albums! I love love love mini albums but can never find a use for them so I never get around to making them. I have made a few though!

I had the chance to peek through some of their posts and I just love the Diet Coke Album! Might make one for my Father-in-Law. He has a ton of hobbies and would surly fill a mini album and the fact that its made with recycled Diet Coke cans would probably send him over the top. =) How fun!
http://scrapbook-crazy.blogspot.com/2011/04/coca-cola-can-mini-scrapbook.html

Here is the main link to their great Blog! Stop by and enjoy!
http://scrapbook-crazy.blogspot.com/

As always, thank you for stopping by to help show the hardworking bloggers the love they deserve!
~Virginia E.

True Link Tuesday #2

Happy Tuesday Hello to you! I hope that today is going great for all of you out there, are you ready to share the love? Today I have a fun blog to share with you. I found this blog a while back and forgot to post it as a featured blog here. **Sorry about that! I am really happy to share it with you here today!

Say hello to Scrapbook Sisters! I love their blog! There is always a ton of things going on over there, challenges, crops, and cards! Be sure to stop by and check out the amazing talent they have!
http://scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/

Thank you all for stopping by!
**If you would like to be a featured blog here then please send me an email with the link of your blog and I will gladly share the love! Also, if you have a blog button that you would like to show off send the HTML code my way as well!
pawsitivelypurrfectmemories@live.com

~Virginia E.

CPS Winner

I am the Winner of the CPS (Card Positioning Systems) 228 Challenge! I can't believe I won and I really have to thank all of the lovely ladies over at CPS Challenge Blog who have such a fabulous Blog and do such amazing work week after week after week! I also really need to say a huge thanks to Tami over at Journey of a Life for being the sponsor for the CPS Challenge and allowing me the opportunity to win her fabulous Amuse Studio Products.

This is the blog posting that won over at the CPS Challenge Blog!


The Challenge I found most inspiring today came from a wonderful sketch over at CPS-Card Sketches. As you know, I will tell you all about the challenge here but please feel free to visit the blog personally!
http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/2011/07/cps-228-part-1.html

This challenge is a sketch so there were no rules listed. (Except obviously, let that sketch inspire you.) Every ones samples on the blog were really inspiring and I just had to take part in this weeks card sketch challenge!
I made a fun spring and summer Birthday card made with lots of greens, blues, white, and yellow! I used the Animal Crackers Stampin Up set from 2010. Its a cute Rabbit with the saying "Ears wishing you a happy day!" For cute! Are you ready to see it?


Thanks for joining me again for this fun post, I will see you all again tomorrow for True Link Tuesday!
~Virginia E.

P.S.
To see all the great stuff that I won check out Tami's blog!
http://journeyoflifetamijo.blogspot.com/2011/07/cps-sponsorship-part-2.html

True Link Tuesday

Today is the new Link Love day! Today I would like to show off one of my favorite challenge blogs. Cute Card Thursday! =) I love the weekly challenges this blog has to offer, always so different and always so creative. So if you ever find yourself stuck on a card and need a boost try a card with a fun challenge found here at Cute Card Thursday! Super fun!

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/

A Thing of Beauty Award

I'm so excited to be able to share this with all of you! I was recently contacted by a Fabulous woman about a small award she'd like to share with me. Kards by Kelly was awarded the "A Thing of Beauty" Award from another wonderful blogger. The best part about this award is that she gets to pass it on to 5 blogs she feels deserves the award as well!
Can you guess who one of the lucky winners was?? That's right ME! Now I get to share 5 facts about myself with all of you and pass on the love to 5 more wonderful blogs!


So for this award I need to share 5 things about me and then pass the award on to 5 more wonderful blogs!

5 things about me.
1.) My Favorite colors are Pink and Lime Green!
2.) I am an animal lover and have 3 wonderful kitties and a gerbil at home with me!
3.) My favorite food is Tacos! YUMMY!
4.) My favorite TV show is The Office!
5.) I love Scooby Doo and have Scooby Doo items all over my Bedroom!

That was five wonderful facts about me. =)
Now to pass on the love to 5 more deserving blogs!

~ Deb X at Ribbon Dreams
http://ribbondreams.blogspot.com/

~Andria A. at MGA Creations
http://mga-creations.blogspot.com/

~ All of the Wonderful Ladies over at Cas-ual Fridays
http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/

~Lori S. at Me and Charlie Talkin'
http://hrhsircharles.blogspot.com/2011/07/iwhba-fun-show.html
(This blog actually doesn't involve crafts but I feel we should all share our passions! Her passion is Horses!)

~Joy at Obsessed with Scrapbooking
http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/

Thanks again Kellie! I am so grateful for this wonderful award!
~Virginia E.

Think Link Thursday #4

The link that I would like to share with all of you today is of a great page that I just recently found! The wonderful woman over at MGA Creations has amazing 12x12 digital paper for crazy cheap in her etsy shop! Be sure to stop by and follower her on blogger! She can also be found on Facebook and Etsy! I love her paper kits and I promise you will find something in her shop that you love too! =)

http://mga-creations.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by. Have a Happy Crafty Day!
~Virginia E.

Whiff of Joy - Blog Candy!

Fun stuff going on over at Whiff of Joy! Be sure to stop by and check out all of the great posts and don't forget to enter in for her wonderful Blog Candy!
http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/2011/07/summer-surprise-chance-to-win.html

Think Link Thurday #3

Today is Thursday and that means I have the chance to share one of my fun and favorite blogs. This one goes out to Glorious Treats! She has some amazing and crazy cute ideas! I seriously love her blog and have used a few of her fun treat ideas! So share the love and stop by her blog! =)
http://glorioustreats.blogspot.com/

More about JUST CLAY

So as you all know a while back I won some great products from JUST CLAY and so much more on Facebook. I got all of the items I won completely for free! Which was totally awesome! I was so excited the day they arrived! Saddly though, durring shipping both items were damaged. =( This made me so horribly sad. I contacted Elizabeth at JUST CLAY to see what I would need to do to get the items fixed. She gladly told me to just send everything back to her and she would pay shipping costs to get the items back and replace them. Today I am very glad to say that the items have found their way back to me safe and sound and are amazing!!!
(I did however have the chance to change my winning hair bow for some embelishments, I make my own bows now and would love to make some using her amazing products.) She was so nice about the whole situation and shipped everything promptly! Are you ready to see my wonderful items??
(ALL OF THE IEMS SHOWN ARE A COPYWRITE OF JUST CLAY and so much more. I DO NOT CLAIM THAT ANY OF THE ITEMS ARE MY OWN CREATIONS.)

Think Link Thurday #2

WoW! Thursday again already?? I have a fun Blog to share with you all today.
Its called Mommy Scraps! She does such fun and amazing projects of all kinds! (Kind of like me! Ha Ha Ha) I love all of her postings and get very excited to see updates from her! So please show the love and follow her and gain Creative Knowledge! =)

http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

It really is a fun place for creativity to grow! Thanks again for stopping by.
Have a Happy Crafty Day! See you tomorrow for Photogenic Friday!

Think Link Thurday #1

Well today is the new day for Blog Love! I have a fun blog to share with you all today. I love the projects that I see here and all the inspiration that I draw from her beautiful pictures! So be sure to become a follower of My Craft Spot and enjoy many wonderful posts! Thanks for following along here and have a very happy crafty day!

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/

(Sorry for the short posting, more is coming soon I promise!)

Wednesday Blog Love

Is it really Wednesday already? WoW! This week seems to be flying by! Well this week in Blog Love I would like to direct your attention to a Dear Follower of Mine. I love how her works come together and her personality shines through each and every project! A lot of us hide our Personality in at least half of our projects because we have the, "Will people out there really like this?" thought going through our head. She is not a slave to that thought. LoL So please enjoy her blog as much as I do!

Ribbon Dreams - http://ribbondreams.blogspot.com/

JUST CLAY

I can't believe it! I won! I never win! Elizabeth Clay at JUST CLAY and so much more was having a 400 fan giveaway and I entered it to win some of her amazing prizes and guess what! I won! I still can't believe it!

JUST CLAY and so much more is owned by Mrs. Clay and her creations are just amazing! She makes the most amazing headbands and bows and even bow holders using clay, ribbons, and gems! Her work is just super cute!

{The pictures that I am about to show you were taken by Elizabeth and are copy righted soul to JUST CLAY and so much more. I do not take any credit for them and I do not claim that they are my own works of art}.

This first picture I am going to show you is one of her simple bow holders. I love this holder but you really should look at all of her products because they are amazing and as cute as it gets!

I love pink and green! What a great combo! She also makes amazing Cake Toppers! Really you will need to check out her amazing shop!

Next up I am going to show you a picture of what I bought with my special gift of 3$ that I won in a Friday the 13th giveaway she was holding about a week ago! I love that she has giveaways for fun dates! She said that she was doing that giveaway just because she likes that date! How fun is that! I had alot of items to go through to decide what I was going to spend my credit on, once I saw this headband I just had to have it! I can not wait to find it hiding in my mail box!

This one is not mine but it is a clearer picture of what mine looks like! I just love these headbands! Mine was the first and now everyone wants them so hurry on over to JUST CLAY and so much more to get one of your own! She does make them in any colors you want! You'll love the ease of ordering!

Last but not least in the 400 fan giveaway she had a large amount of items for her giveaway and you just had to comment on the pictures of the items you wanted after agreeing to her terms. There were about 4 items that I was really crossing my fingers for and guess what!!! I WON!!!! I won the cutest Ladybug hair clip! This item is made up from red, white, and blue ribbon, clay, and gemstones! I love it and can't wait until it arrives!


You can find her facebook account at
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/JUST-CLAY-and-so-much-more/187071131310699
If you would like to order from her please contact me and I will get her e-mail address out to you. (The reason I am doing that is because I want to make sure every time that it is OK to give out her e-mail address.)
Hurry on over there to check out her amazing products! I promise that you will not be disappointed and you just might find that perfect gift!
Thank you for reading and please have a Happy Paper Crafting day!

A Cricut Event!

So yesterday after I got paid for my wonderful birthday cards I went on a shopping spree, after taking my hubby out for a very yummy breakfast! I went to Michael's to look for Clarence items and hopefully an amazing cricut sale, since that is usually where I can find the best deals when I have money to buy crafty things. They had alot of great Clarence! I even got a new stamp pad originally 7$ for .01, that's right a penny! And another ink pad for only .60!! It was amazing! I also got a brand new Martha Stewart Poesy punch that dry embosses while it cuts for 4.25$ because the box was open! It works beautifully!

I also picked up a few single stamps that were originally priced at 3.99$ for only .99!! My favorite thing that I got from that store was a beautiful cling stamp set of 4 originally 13$ for only 1.46! How flipping amazing is that!!!!

Well after I went to Michael's I went down to JoAnns. I was looking for a sale on paper because I need to restock on plain card stock and my glitter pack. But because there was no Cricut sale at my first stop I had to see if JoAnns was having one before I did anything else. I wanted to make sure that I got at least one new cartridge since I never get them due to price. So anyway, after grabbing a hand basket and sifting throughout the new magazines I strolled over to their cricut section. I start looking at all the cartridges before I look at any of the signs. Most of them had the "Sold Out" tag showing. I remember thinking to myself "Hmm, they really need to order more. Why is like all of them empty?" Then I looked up to see this giant yellow and red sign saying all Cricut Cartridges 89.99$ were on sale for 29.99$ I ran to customer service to first check to make sure I wasn't dreaming and second to see if they had the two cartridges that have topped my "Wish List" for the better part of two years. Turns out they did! I got in line and waited for my precious purchase to be completed! I really needed paper but I really wanted those two cricut cartridges and I just couldn't pass this sale up! I probably won't be getting more cartridges anytime soon so I had to buy while I could. They are amazing! I still can't believe that they are mine! When I woke up this morning the first thing I did (even before feeding the kids) was run to my Scrapbooking corner and check to make sure they were really there and that I didn't just dream the whole thing! Guess what, they were really there!!!



I only wish that I had more money to be able to buy more! This is the time to buy people!! Cricut Cartridges are expensive and this sale makes them very affordable! BUY BUY BUY!!!!!!

A Blog I Love!

I am always looking for new Scrapbooking and Cardmaking blogs to fallow and barrow ideas from and this is the newest one that I have found and I just love it! Her card layouts are amazing! I hope to be as crafty as her someday! It is always a realy treat to find a blog you actually look forward to seeing its updates! I have spent most of the morning cleaning my home and taking breaks to read most of her blog posts! If you enjoy my works of art just wait until you see her page! It really is Top Notch!

So Please Enjoy! I know I did!
http://chelemom.blogspot.com/