So Excited!!!

A while back I posted something about an auction that was being done by one of my fav artists on behalf on Nie Nie. Click here for more info on NieNie. Well I won that auction and now I am working with Gretchen from ChichiBoulie on something really special. She is making a drawing of mother and daugher fairies. I asked for this because my DD will be 21 years old in October. We are very close and I thought it would be something special to give her. She loves the ChichiBoulie fairies too and she is going to college in Utah not far from where Nie Nie grew up. One of her roomates knows Nie Nie. You can donate too by clicking here.



Anyway, I was happy to be donating to the NieNie Recovery fund anyway and getting an original piece of ChichiBoulie art is icing on the cake. I just received a first draft of the sketch from Gretchen. Her talent amazes me. I am hoping to post it here, but I want to ask her permission first since it is her orignal work. Anyway I can't wait to share it with all of my sistahs, and if my dream comes true I may have something else special in store too.

I've been tagged

So.... My new Bella Sistah Ramsey tagged me, so I'm it!
Here are the rules:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Ok so you want to know a little bit about me:
1: I am a Stampaholic
2: I run a Harry Potter themed summer camp where we recreate Hogwarts for kids from3rd to 8th grades. Some people know me as Madam Hooch
3:I once won $1000 on a radio station by singing the theme from Armageddon "Opera Man" style...it's amazing the stupid things I will do for cash!
4: I am an only child and I have an only child.
5: I drive a convertible.
6: I just cut 5 inches off of my hair, and even though I was scared at first, I love it.
7: I am a sucker for chick flick, my all time fav is Pretty Woman

Here are my 7 picks:
1. YOU!!!- If you are reading this then you are tagged :)
2. Becca
3. Katie
4: Gretchen
5: Laura
6: Patsy
7: Katie S.

Win some original ChichiBoulie Artwork

Wanna win some ChichiBoulie original art hand watercolored just for you???? Check out her blog for a chance to win and help out an amazing family at the same time. Click here to find out more. Right now I have the highest bid but I really want someone to beat me and give more to this family.

To find out more about the family and their tragic accident click here. To donate directly click on the Nie Recovery button to your right. To send a card to decorate their recovery room .

c/o c jane
2250 N. University Parkway #4876
Provo, Utah 84604-1590

Angel of Blog Candy

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Chcck out Suzanne's Angel of Blog Candy giveaway. Her card is darling and the blog candy is quite a haul.

Spooky....

Jeepers, Creepers...





I love Halloween and all of the fun and spooky stuff that is out there. Working at Archivers I get a chance to see all of the new products and great Halloween lines that are coming in. I couldn't wait to play so here are a few of my first Halloween creations for this year.

The other thing I love is mixing and matching all of my stuff to create my own designs. This first card is a perfect example of that. This is going to be my October Homepage contest card for the bellaholics group.
I used the Three Trees set from SU for the trees and the leaves.The bat is from a Stampendous Halloween set. The fence and the cat are Martha Stewart punches. I added Witchybella from http://www.stampingbella.com/. Her dress is covered in black flock from doodlebug and copper stickles.I even used glossy accents on the pumpkin for tha 3D effect. This really was a conglomeration (sp?) of materials but I love how she came out.

This one I did using my new haunted house cuttlebug embossing folder. I love all of the new holiday designs. I used a navy cardstock the added color to the windows, trim and moon with souffle pens. Witchybella was the final touch on this spooky scene.

Next on to another Halloween card I made as a Make and Take for mania last night at Archivers. I love hosting mania because I get to create my own make and take projects.

The pic isn't the best but I love this card anyway. The BG paper is Bo Bunny and the stamp is from Inkadinkado. The bat is flocked and then I added black and orange stickles to the flourishes.

Finally I did a Halloween page using the K& Company Halloween Whimsy line and round stickers from Archiver's Yours Truly stationary line to make 3D pumpkins. The large picture is one of my favorites of my daughter growing up. She is just turning three in the pic and she will turn 21 this October. Am I that far behind? Not really, but this was made for a sample at the store so it was a great way to reuse and old favorite pic. Thanks for looking.

Blog candy...How Suh-Weet!

Ok so it's not my blog candy but It's still pretty sweet. If you would like to win...

My beloved Pull-Ez Ribbon Storage holder (well not my one but a brand spanking new one!!LOL ,Cuttlebug Baby No 2 Die, Chipboard Flowers, Rhonna Farrer clear stamps (they are brilliant!) ,Cuddly Buddly Xmas Sentiment Stamps, Die cut Flowers and tags, 2 sheets of Die Cut letters, 5 little Tickets, Various papers from Laura Ashley, DCWV and DovecraftRibbons, plus gorgeous brown lace, Selections of stickersPrima Flowers not in the photo because they haven't arrived yet (Grrr!!)and perhaps some other little additions!!! The go to Dawn's blog and enter to win.

Ashleigh's Calendar Pages

I've created a monster! When I first started scrapbooking Ashleigh was 5. She liked looking at the books but wasn't really interested. After a class trip to England in 8th grade she decided she wanted to make a scrapbook of her own. That was the first of many. Now when she comes home for the summer she says, "Mom, it's like I live at Archiver's" because her room is my scrap room when she is not home. She looks through all my fun stuff and begs me for things (or just steals mine). We spent a lot of time scrapping together and it is fun to share this hobby with her. She is getting really good. Here are her pages.

This is her May page. She used I-wish-I-looked-so good-on-a-bike-abella. Don't you just love that name! I love the sentiment she used too.

Bookwormabella was perfect for September. A few cricut apples finish it off . This last one is her December page using Daisyboardabella. I love the cuttlebugged background and the snowflake brads with rhinestones in the centers.

Her talents have even landed her a job teaching classes at Roberts in Utah. Go Ashleigh!