cosmo cricket

isn't it funny how once something pops up on your mental radar you suddenly see it everywhere? such is the case with cosmo cricket. a few weeks ago i hadn't ever heard of the line, and now i seem to notice their unique and quirky style everywhere.


i'll definitely be picking up some items from this line on my next shoping trip. i love the vintage-y feel (how cute is that little toaster!) and the colors they use, which is a little surprising for me since i usually gravitate toward bold bright colors. this is their early bird collection, which is my current fav. their latest release is the boyfriend collection which is pretty cute too.

got a new favorite line you just found? leave a comment and let me know about it!

celebrate (butterflies) card

i don't usually buy kits, but i couldn't resist the specialty papers in making memories girl just chillin collection.
the tag i used on the card is from the same collection but i actually purchased it separately from the paper kit. i was at target buying a pilates mat and couldn't stop myself from going into the scrapbooking section. i grabbed it so quickly i didn't even realized i'd purchased tags to match the kit i had. lucky break :)
i really loved the butterfly punch out shapes on the striped paper, i used pop dots to give it the dimensional effect over the polka dot paper.
i used stampendous perfectly clear stamps, the everything happy set to put the word celebrate on the tag.

thanks for looking, please leave any questions in the comments.

sweet(heart) card

i got these cute cupcake stickers from Michael's arts & crafts store, they were having their dollar days sale and i picked up these cute 3 dimensional stickers for only $1. a pretty sweet deal :)

thanks for looking, if you have any questions please leave them in the comments.

hero arts challenge: sketches2

i did it! my first card challenge. it was so hard and i thought about giving up a couple of times. i doubted myself but i decided i was going to finish the card i started. now that i'm done i'm pretty proud of it. so, here it is. . .
(by the way i did end up using sketch #4 :)




bazzil cardstock in black, basic grey lime rickey collection print papers, glitz gal back ground stamps (dots), martha stewart white ribbon, recollections rhinestones, hero arts anytime messages stamps, cricut george and basic shapes flower, die cuts with a view rub on stitching.

scrap rooms

if you've been reading this blog at all you know that i love shopping for scrapbook supplies as much as i love scrapbooking. the more you shop the more stuff you have, the more stuff you need to organize and store somewhere.
i subscribe to kristina werner's youtube channel, and one of her latest posts is on her "messy scrap room". i have always loved looking at other scrapers' rooms. to see how they organize things, and to check out their hoard of supplies. and kristina has a room full of amazing supplies.i wonder if she appreciates that great stash. i'm trying hard not to be jealous-can you tell :)
besides being jealous was inpired, because i figure at the rate i'm going eventually i'll get there, one blissful shopping trip at a time.
my scrap room, is technically not a room. it's more of a desk. which is a step up from working off of tv trays or the kitchen table like when i first started. it's hard to believe that once upon a time all of my cardstock and print paper both fit into one organizer, and all my other supplies in a small plastic tub. i still don't consider myself an advanced scrapper, but i'm enjoying the growth process and learning more and more about my favorite hobby every day.

want to see more scraprooms? click HERE

shawnte's Aug. must haves

ok, so first i have to point out that i thought it was pretty funny that toya and i both only got 1 item each from our july must have list and both items were fiskars punches! she got the square punch and i got the scalloped sentiment boarder punch!
alright, now on to this months' picks.
first up is colorbox chalk ink in white. out of all of the inks i have can you believe i don't have any white ink. time to remedy that. and i LOVE chalk ink, so colorbox is usually my first stop when looking for ink. what else do i want?
tim holtz unmounted stamp binder. a cute storage option for my growing stamp collection and speaking of stamps, next up is a cute wood mounted background stamp. hero arts floating leaf pattern design. and last but not least on my august list is american crafts zing! clear embossing powder.

Toya's Must Haves for August

Last month I shared with you my July wish list. I am proud to say that I purchased one item from my list: "The Fiskars Square Punch", and I must say I love it. I also picked up two border punches by Martha Stewart.

I am going to share something very important about myself: I LOVE TO SHOP! It is like therapy, and finding a sale or clearance item gets my adrenaline going. I just feel as though you can NEVER EVER EVER have too many scrap booking supplies!

Since I have been on vacation I find myself browsing the web late at night and finding new and old stamps. Plus lots of other products I've never seen before. Many times after watching a MACM or Finally Friday video, I'm introduced to a stamp or new technique and I just have to have the products they use. Then I become obsessed with trying to find a good deal on it, so I search various web sites like Two Peas, Ebay, or Frugalities to see who has the best deal. It may appear crazy or abnormal but I love it. So this month I decided to share with you some things I found that are now on my August wish list.