Wow - I've been slacking......

........in the blogging department. In between dealing with the car accident, replacing said car, moving, and all the doctor's appointments, I've been neglecting my poor blog. But I'm still here and still crafting. But not with my usual medium. Since the move, I haven't been motivated to organize my new scrap space (I know, right?) But I HAVE been creating. This time with yarn, my new found love. Here are just a few of my creations I've been working on this month. They are for sale at my Artfire store, TLS Designs. Just click on the logo up at the top and on the left.

But rest assured, I'll be back to card making soon. I have a TON of new SVG files sitting here on my computer just screaming to be used. Who wants to come help me organize my scrap space?

First H2H Challenge......with a Prize!!!!

If you have been following my blog at all you'll know 2 things about me. 1) I love challenges, and 2) I love paper piecing. Okay, so there's 3 - I love winning PRIZES!

There is a new blog called Heart 2 Heart and they are hosting their very first challenge. (Did I mention there was a prize?)

This is a color challenge using Sweet Leaf, Sunflower and Chocolate. As soon as I had my papers pulled out I knew exactly what I was going to do. This is my first pop-up card. What do you think?

National Scrapbooking Month

Close To My Heart is offering a special kit called Miracle to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month. While it doesn't have as much paper in it as previous kits, I discovered that a little bit goes a long way. I made this very cute 6x6 album and have plenty of paper, stickers and chipboard left over to do another 12x12 page and possibly a few cards! If you are interested in getting this kit for yourself, just shoot me an email and I'll be happy to share the details!

"Where did the kitties come from?"

I had such a great response from people on the BB I frequent about these cards. But the one recurring question was "where did the kitties come from?" So to answer the questions, yes, it was done on my Cricut but not from a cartridge.

If you've read any of my previous posts you know what a fan I am of SCAL2. It's an awesome program that let's you cut out just about anything from your computer. On the left side of this blog is a list of websites I go to very often to get SCAL files. Some are free, some have a small fee.

The kitties are from a SCAL file I purchased at MyScrapChick. So darn cute. As soon as I saw them I knew I had to have them.

And just a side note - these cards are up for grabs at my ArtFire store. You can get there by clicking on the ArtFire icon on the top left of this page.

Another PageMap Contest

I couldn't resist another challenge by PageMaps. This time the prize is a Cricut! So cool!

I also learned a new technique in doing this layout. Covering chipboard with paper is not so easy. So instead, I embossed them. It worked great!

Page Maps card contest

I love contests! Actually, I love winning contests. I love the free stuff you get when you win a contest. And this contest is for some very cute paper from Sassafras called Nerdy Bird. So here's my entry for the Nerdy Bird Page Maps challenge.

The very cute candles are from MyScrapChick. The random stamping was done using the It's Your Day and Let's Celebrate (I think that's the name) stamp sets from Close To My Heart. And of course the loop punch is from Martha Stewart.

The Small Details - It's hard to tell in the pictures but I random stamped the words Celebrate the Everyday and Celebrate the Occasion on the blue background and then clear embossed it. Also, I cut the flames out in a lighter color card stock, and then inked the edges with Tulip ink. I love how they turned out!

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment. It would be nice to know if someone is actually reading this :)

Imaginisce Blog Challenge

I found this blog by total accident and boy am I glad I did! The timing couldn't have been better as I had just received my Imaginisce Twitterpated Collection. All I can say is WOW! How cute is this paper!

Imaginisce is hosting their very first sketch challenge and I jumped at the chance to use my new goodies. It also helped me pop the card-making bubble I have been in lately and do some good-ole scrapbooking. (My pictures have been crying out to me from their box).

This is the first time I have used rub-ons and I have to say I'm hooked! I love the look! They are so easy to use and have a fresh, clean look. I will definitely be shopping for more :)

The flowers are called Foxy Flowers, also from the Twitterpated Collection, and they're so beautiful!

The paper is double-sided, giving lots of versatility. The picture doesn't show it, but the paper has a glassy aspect to it that's really nice. I guess it's time to invest in a photography box (can I talk the hubby into building me one? hint, hint) as these pictures don't capture all of the fine detail.

I would love to hear what you all think. Leave a comment and then jump on over to the Imaginisce Blog.

Thanks for looking!