Sharing this project over on the artsy addicts blog. Go check it out….if you like. (Didn’t mean to be all authoritative there). Ha!
Sweet hugs.
ABC
Scrap Sugar Studios
Designs by Angee Lee Carter
Artsy Addicts: Heaven’s to Betsy
I’m blogging over at the Artsy Addicts blog today featuring this card.
Jump on over to the Artsy Addicts blog to see more. http://weareartsyaddicts.blogspot.com
Sweet Hugs,
ABC
PTI Glory Be + Mojo Monday 222
Hello 2012.
Hi all.
It’s the first blog post in the new year and it’s coming on day # 2. I’m proud of myself already. Hopefully I can keep my momentum going throughout the year.
Exclude the Excess
One thing I started last year was a “Exclude the Excess” challenge where I don’t many any extra purchases for the first 3 months of the year. Last year was my first year doing this and it carried over well into the first 6-7 months of the year and I was able to do some great things with the money I saved during that time. It also allowed me to set up a budget and really see where I was spending my money (something I’d never done in my 27 years). Want to participate? Leave me a comment and let me know. I’d love to have a partner to talk with over the next few months. NO thrifting for me for three months…..Sigh. Ok. Ok. Breathe.
In crafty news I am including my Studio Calico & Unity Stamp Co. subscriptions in the challenge. But nothing else. NOTHING.
What’s it all about:
1. Bills
2. Food (minimal eating out, except for date night with my hubby)
3. Gas
And that’s it folks. No extra clothes, shoes, or thrifty goodness.
Gettin’ My Craft-On!
I am an avid blog hopper. My Google Reader is full of subscriptions to my favorite blogs including fashion bloggers, food bloggers, and nail polish blogs. One of my favorite bloggers is Dawn McVey. I’m a fan of all things Dawn McVey. Her use of color is exceptional and her clean and graphic design is just appealing to me. So when she began designing stamps for Papertrey Ink I was so super excited. I’ve been collecting her stamps for quite some time now and when she came out with the Glory Be stamp set…..my southern upbringing did a happy dance. How cute are these sentiments.
I just love this stamp set and when I saw this weeks Mojo Monday sketch I new I wanted to use Glory Be. So here’s what I came up with.
Supplies:
Papertrey Ink: Cardstock – Kraft, Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Cream Stamps – Glory Be, Button Boutique Twine - Rustic Jute Ink - Raspberry Fiz Colorbox: Ink- Charcoal Chalk Ink Studio Calico: Patterned Paper: Handmade Kit, GleeClub KitLeaves- Handmade Kit My Mind’s Eye: Buttons (Handmade Kit by SC) Stampendous: Detail white embossing powder Ranger: Heat it Craft Tool
Happy 2012 everyone. I’m so looking forward to everything this year brings.
Sweet Hugs.
ABC
Gettin’ Sketchy: Lucy Abrams Day 3
Card # 2
What happened to Day 2 you might add? No clue. Skipped right over it. Not intentional but it happened. Maybe I will go back and do that one. Maybe…
Again I don’t know what’s going on with the pics. I’m doing my best here. The one’s I took on my iPhone came out better. Sigh…
Here’s the iPhone version. 
I even broke a needle on my sewing machine making this card. Umm, yeah. Definitely Probably user error. I’m not a sew-er per se, but I pretend to be one every now and then.
Don’t see any sewing on this card? Yeah. I removed it all. Didn’t come out well…AT ALL. Good thing cork covers a multitude of mistakes.
Supplies:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Kraft, PP: Studio Calico (Kit), Ink: Color box chalk ink in Charcoal, Buttons: My Mind’s Eye (via Studio Calico Kit), Twine: PaperTrey Ink Button Twine Cork: Stampin’ Up!
I love the simplicity of this card, although threading the twine through all those layers of cork, patterned paper, and adhesive was difficult. I will be getting a thimble. (Never thought I’d need one…Oh wait, think I could use the one in my hardly used monopoly game?? Ha!)
That’s it for now. See you in the new year.
Sweet Hugs.
ABC
Gettin’ Sketchy: Lucy Abrams Day 1
It’s been a great Christmas break for me and I’ve had lots of time to relax and refresh. I did do a little crafting by I haven’t posted much to my blog.
Don’t call it a resolution but my plan for the new year is to blog more frequently and document more of my life here on the blog. I’m a newlywed and I’m constantly snapping pics of the hubby or puppy so here they shall reside in the new year. (Sounds pretty much like a New Years Resolution to me…)
During my time off I was a complete twitter stalker and came across the blog of Lucy Abrams. Much to my delight she was hosting a Sketch Week and the inspiration hit me hard. I created two cards today to coincide with two of Lucy’s sketches.
The card I’m sharing today goes with Day 1 of Lucy’s Sketch Week.
Still trying to figure out the setting on my new DSLR. Taking me longer than expected and it’s been hit or miss. Fun & Frustrating, but I proceed with fascination. Do you think I could get away with only taking pics with my iPhone? Doubtful.
Here’s the iPhone pic.
Supplies:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Kraft, Summer Sunrise, PP: Studio Calico (Kit), Chipboard: Pink Paisley Stamp: Papertrey Ink Botanical Silhouettes, Pen: Prismacolor fine line marker .03, Embossing Powder: Stampendous Detail White
Well card # 2 will be posted right after this.
Sweet Hugs,
ABC
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Merry Christmas Eve!
How hilarious is this?! My co-worker sent me this tonight. I had to share.
Merry Christmas from me and Mr. ScrapSugar
Hugs.
ABC
Today’s Agenda: Christmas Cards
Finally gotten around to making Christmas cards. Hopefully I can get them done on time and in the mail soon. We will see. I still have the deets from the cards the other day soon. (One day…this week….soon)
Hugs.
ABC