Bookmark

This is my submission for Hanna Stamps November New Set Challenge which is to make a bookmark using Hanna Stamps "Read My Tee" set.

My favorite part is the scrappers floss I used to make shoelaces.

The plastic bookmark holder is from River City Rubber Works and has a place to add ribbons at the top (you can not tell that from my photo).

Stamps: Hanna Stamps: Read My Tee

Pop-up Gift Card Holders

This week's new technique challenge on Spiltcoaststampers was to make pop-up gift card holders. I do not love these ones that I made, but I will definitely try again in the future because they are SUPER EASY!! Give it a try!!


The chipboard pieces I used are from Basic Grey. I sprayed them with Glimmer Mist and added snow glitter. They are very sparkely in real life.

6 x 6 Recipe Card

This is my submission for the swap I am in with a group of local crafters (The Paper Pack). We made 6 x 6 recipe cards. The tutorial I used for making the apron can be found here. All the paper is from Papertrey Ink. I will probably make the Breakfast Pizza on Thanksgiving morning. Nosey kitty was in EVERY picture I took this morning!!

Movie Review: Twilight

It was a quiet Sunday, so I grabbed a friend and went to see Twilight. The movie is based on the first book in Stephenie Meyer's vampire series. I read the book a long time ago so the details had faded in my memory. I NEVER like a movie as well as the book, but since the story was not fresh in my mind I was able to enjoy it without being able to pick it apart.







The best part for me was that the movie partially feeds my sick desire for all literary and cinematic love stories to have unhappy endings. It lacked the concrete bad ending I love, but the relationship does contain massive obstacles so there is hope for a horrible demise in the future. I give the movie 4 out of 5 stars. So grab a friend and go to the movies!! As for me, I am off to read the next installment.

Gobble...Gobble...Gobble

This Creative Memories frame hangs in my entryway and displays my scrapbook pages. The pages are held on with magnets so they are easily changed . The die-cuts are made by a local paper-crafter. This photo from Thanksgiving 2006 passed my two-fold display test:
1) Do I look okay?
2) Does anyone else look like a troll?

(Lets be honest - if I looked good enough, I would display it even if the other people looked like trolls - does that make me selfish)?

Hang in there..................................

This fun image from Penny Black is called "Uplifting Occasions". All the paper and the ribbon is from Papertrey Ink. The self adhesive rhinestones are from Close to my Heart (because you know - every project is nicer with a little SPARKLE).

Stamp: Penny Black "Uplifting Occasions"

Movie Review: Quantum of Solace

Off to the first matinée yesterday of the new James Bond Movie "Quantum of Solace". Yep it's true - I am a Bond fan!! I enjoy watching his unapologetically womanizing, alpha male, martini drinking, tux wearing self. I believe the fact that a character can be portrayed by interchangeable actors is cinematic genius.

I left the theater mulling over the following regarding this installment of 007:
The movie lacked plot, had pointless characters, endured a boring obligatory love scene, replayed predictable chase scenes, had a tired story line and left a few unanswered questions.

Now don't get me wrong - I enjoyed the movie!! Judi Dench rocks as "M" and watching Daniel Craig on the big screen is well worth the price of a movie ticket anyday. I give this movie 3.5 out of 5 stars. Go to the movies, don't expect much and enjoy the ride. Oh yeah - did I mention Daniel Craig is YUMMY?!!!!