Friday, February 25, 2011

PTI February Blog Hop - Scallops

I'm terrible at blogging.... just look at my previous posts! It has been FOREVER since I've blogged.... so, this is just going to be short and sweet....

Here is my card




Paper: Rustic Cream and simply chartreuse c/s; spring moss bitty boxes, ripe avocado in bloom, simply chartreuse bitty dots patterned papers (all PTI)

Stamps: Luck of the Irish and Everyday Treats (both PTI)

Ink: Olive and Sweet Leaf (both CTMH) and Walnut Stain (Ranger.... I think?)

Other: Rustic Twine, Rustic Wood Button (both PTI), Spellbinders Circle Nestie, Fiskers Scallop border punch


Thanks for looking!!!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

NEW SCRAP ROOM!!!

I am so so so so SOOOOOOOO excited to share this!!! This has been a LONG time coming...

For awhile now, I have wanted my scraproom upstairs.... near the girls' playroom, near the daily goings on in our household. I didn't like being in my own little world tucked in a corner in the basement any longer. I wanted a pretty scrap room. I wanted something sunny, and yellow, and bright and oh so cheery! Well, that dream finally became a reality last weekend. I decided to roll up my sleeves and just dig in and do it. Finally.

Thursday night I just kind of unloaded the girls' and my closets and got those rearranged. All the serious fun began on Friday....

First, I had to load up all my scrap crap and bring it upstairs. Staging area for this stuff was in the playroom. Not the most ideal spot but it had to do. It's pretty much right outside the door to the scrap room so after moving it once upstairs, I wouldn't have far to move it the 2nd time once I could finally get it into the room. Also, since everything was piled in there, it was a good incentive to get the room DONE so that the girls would be able to have their playroom back ASAP!!! LOL!


Once that was done, I needed to get everything out of our bedroom which meant moving just the mattress downstairs into the basement bedroom. We aren't able to fit a standard queen size box spring down the stairway due to the clearance. So, go the bed, my dresser and our nightstands downstairs. Not too much of a problem.

Next was moving the girls' beds and nightstands into what was previously our room. Again, easy process.



However, its getting late on Friday night and with all this moving, we were pooped! However, the now NEW scrap room was all cleared out and ready for paint!

Saturday morning the fam headed into to town to Home Depot to get some necessities for painting. $100 later *insert rolling eyes here* we're are set!

Now for the part I REALLY hate... prepping the room for painting... taping, washing the walls, removing the faceplates and other hardware. But, I knew in the end it would all be worth it so I got right at it. This is the room BEFORE anything was done to it. It had a "whitewashed" paint technique in pink. This was the girls' room.

The rest is pretty self explanitory....

Paint.

Paint.


The FINAL section of PINK!!!



More paint.


DONE!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! It only took 2 coats of paint and no primer to cover the pink. However, there was one small section that didn't get a 2nd coat for the simple reason I ran out of paint. BUT, thankfully, 1). it was the section that is behind/under my crafting table and 2). my first coat in that area was pretty thick so you can't really tell. Shhhhhh... it'll be our little secret, OK? ;)
Now time for moving in!


MOVED IN!!! Well, for the most part. This is pretty much all of my stuff. It's a complete mess right now because my large shelf isn't hung up yet and that will get hung directly over my crafting table... hopefully that will get done tonight. I had 3 cans of white spray paint sitting out in the garage so I painted it quick. Now I just need dear hubby to hang it for me! :)

The "business" section of the room. I love it because it is directly across from my crafting area so I can just wheel my pretty little pink chair back and forth between my desk and crafting space.

The other end of the room. This cabinet used to hold all of my alterables but i didn't like that it didn't look "pretty" when viewed thru the windows in the doors so I put all of my ribbon and buttons in there now. I do not like them in this cabinet. :( So, once the above mentioned shelf gets hung, they will find their happy home back on that shelf and I'll find something else to put in the cabinet instead. Any ideas?
I didn't take a picture of it but I have my paper racks, sewing machine and my albums in the closet. Maybe I'll have to take a picture of that and edit this post at a later date.
Well, there ya have it?!?!? What do ya think?!?!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

I am BACK from CHA!!!

Ahhh... there is nothing better than that anxiously awaited package from PTI.... unless, of course, you get to see (and touch and feel!!!) PTI stuff IN PERSON AT CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) SUPERSHOW!!!!


I got back from the most AMAZING little get-away last Saturday and am just now starting to feel like I've rested enough to put a blog post out here. It was exhausting but SOOO fun and I wouldn't have traded it for ANYTHING!!!

I FINALLY got to meet Dori IN PERSON!!! She was the most gracious of hosts... she and her totally adorable family picked me up from the airport, carted me around everywhere, put up with me as a guest in their home (while they are trying to sell their home AND had a showing while I was there!!!).... all sight unseen.... I could go on and on and on everything she and Jamie did for me while I was there. I think the biggest amazement was that Dori put up with me and my obnoxious PTI fettish... although I think she is now almost as obsessed as I am! *insert evil laugh/grin here* LOL!

And, did you notice that picture that Dori is holding? That is Flat Tracey!!! Even though Tracey couldn't be with us in person, she was DEFINETLY with us in spirit!!! *MWAH*

This is the line just to get IN the PTI booth. Unreal, right? The suggestion, right from Nichole herself, was that if you knew what you wanted to get in line and gather your items as you made your way thru the booth. The last stop was the check out.


Nichole Heady greeted us at the end (beginning???) of the line with a shopping bag, a notepad and the warmest smile and greeting. :)


*WHEW* We made it!!! Just LOOK at all of that PTI goodie-ness!!! YUMMY!!!


After all of that shopping, we did the PTI make and takes. Debbie Olson and Heather Nichols were set up at one station and Michelle Wooderson and Dawn McVey were at the other.
Debbie
Heather

Michelle (Mish)

Dawn

Nichole's husband hard at work restocking the shelves.
That's it for tonight!!!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

PTI - Color Scheme Challenge (Lisa)

Ok folks... I'm being REALLY honest. I'm beat... utterly EXHAUSTED, if you will. I am just going to post pictures here now... no supply lists... they will come tomorrow.







PTI - Color Scheme Challenge (Kim)

Ok folks... I'm being REALLY honest. I'm beat... utterly EXHAUSTED, if you will. I am just going to post pictures here now... no supply lists... they will come tomorrow.





PTI - Color Scheme Challenge (Erin)

Ok folks... I'm being REALLY honest. I'm beat... utterly EXHAUSTED, if you will. I am just going to post pictures here now... no supply lists... they will come tomorrow.







PTI - Color Scheme Challenge (Debbie)

Ok folks... I'm being REALLY honest. I'm beat... utterly EXHAUSTED, if you will. I am just going to post pictures here now... no supply lists... they will come tomorrow.