Scrapping one day at a time

Fall tree

2009-11-06T06:10:00.001-08:00

I finally got it done! After a month of trying to sit down and get this tree done i finally finished it yesterday. It was not as time consuming as I thought it was. Once I got the ball rolling it went really quick and can't wait to make one for winter/Christmas.

2009-11-03T20:49:00.000-08:00

Well between everyone being sick we are finally getting over everything but now Bianca is having a fever and not feeling like herself so we are desperately trying to keep her from getting any worse. We went to a halloween party and found out that one of the kids at the party has H1N1 so we broke out the orange juice!

Here's a great deal though!!

Stampaganza 2009

Stamp lovers rejoice! We are making it easy to build your stamp collection and your business! Cardmakers and scrapbookers alike will love this opportunity to earn free stamps during our November campaign.

From November 3–30, 2009, customers and Consultants who purchase any two stamp sets (sizes A, B, C, D, and/or E only) at full retail price will receive a third stamp set of their choice FREE (of equal or lesser value for your entire order)—a savings of up to $22.95!

Dates:The campaign runs November 3–30, 2009, for customers and Consultants.

Details:Shipping/handling apply. Stamp sets available for FREE include: A, B, C, and D-size sets only. E-size, customizable (K), Stamp of the Month, and Art & Soul® sets are not available as the free set. Stamp sets that count toward the qualifying purchase include full-priced A, B, C, D, and E-size sets only. Stamps that do not qualify toward a qualifying purchase include Stamp of the Month, Art & Soul, Workshops on the Go™, and customized (K) stamps.Happy stamping days are heading our way!!!

Make sure you check out my website were you can purchase your stamp sets http://bvargas.myctmh.com/.

I promise I will post some art work soon.

$ saving tips and tricks......

2009-10-09T09:10:00.000-07:00

Keep paper scraps organized so you can find what you need quickly and easily. Whenever I start on a project I immediately go to my scrap pile. I can honestly say that I have made about 200 cards and I have never used a brand new sheet of paper for them. They all came from my scraps! Except the card itself---but I just get those at Walmart.

I bought this inexpensive storage bin at walmart and I got the cropper hopper storage folders to go in it. I have a seperate folder for each color and try to keep my scraps at a minimum by just storing those that are 3x3 or bigger. I honestly spent about 1/2 hour organizing my scraps and after each project I spend about 2 minutes seperating them and putting them away so I'm always current and it's always organized.

Here's a scrap card!

Laugh out loud card!

2009-10-07T20:43:00.000-07:00

Here's my first tip for blogtoberfest! Use liquid glass to make your embelishs stand out and to give dimension. I have used liquid glass in the center of the flower and on the dots.

Supplies all Close to my Heart:

White daisy cardstock

Emporium paper packet level 2

Dream big stamp set

Twilight marker

Cranberry and chocolate ink pad

Foam squares

To find out were you can purchase liquid glass visit my website at http://bvargas.myctmh.com/.

BLOGTOBERFEST!

2009-10-07T10:12:00.000-07:00

One of my fellow (Teresa Black) Close to My Heart consultants came up with such an awesome idea. For the whole month of October some other CTMH consultants and I will be posting tutorials, tips, tricks on anything dealing with papercrafting, scrapbooking, card making, you name it! It will be different each day.

Heres the list of partcipants so far, I will do my best to update them daily. These ladies do awesome work.

http://www.fabulouslyartsy.blogspot.com/

http://www.godblessyourart.blogspot.com/

http://kristaritskes-simplycreating.blogspot.com/

http://scrapsfromthebeach.blogspot.com/

http://www.leapinforstamps.blogspot.com/

http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/

http://www.blessedscrapper.com/

http://caretoscrap.blogspot.com/

http://ori-jen-alchaos.blogspot.com/

In order to celebrate Blogtoberfest I will be having blog giveaways so make sure you check in regularly. I will be giving away

-several Close to My Heart Stamp sets

-an Everday Celebrations Kit (everything you need in order to do 16 beautiful cards)

-an embelishment kit that includes: ribbon, sparkles, rub ons and much more

Happy creating and hope to see you soon! I promise I will post very soon!

Great giveaway!!

2009-10-01T12:39:00.000-07:00

Cutting about is giving aways a Gypsy! Make sure to check it out for your chance at a new gypsy.

http://cuttingabove.blogspot.com/2009/09/cutting-above-gypsy-giveaway.html

Tear Bears

2009-09-30T19:02:00.000-07:00

Heres a layout that I've been working on for a while. It's really hard to get those tear bears just right. I just need to find the perfect pictures to go in there!

2009-09-22T19:55:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

There is some great blog candy in Laurel's blog. Check it out at http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/.

Am I'm back..........

2009-09-09T13:40:00.000-07:00

from my long lazy vacation! Well not exactly life has just gotten a bit hectic around here. We finally had a laid back weekend this labor day since Brandon got back. It was really nice to just hang out at the house and do nothing! Lately I've been working on a card SWAP using all CTMH products.

Happy Father's Day to all Dads!

2009-06-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it! Only one more month and Brandon will be home. Finally this deployement will be over and we can go back to being a regular family again.

Here's a quick and easy card that I made today, all from my scraps basket! I'm am seriously trying to reduce the amount of scraps I have, it seems like they are ever growing and cards are just the perfect way to do that.

Shining Star

2009-06-20T23:24:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to post a layout that I did. I took a class at Archivers and we did a Shining Star layout and I loved it so much that I had to re-do it to my own style.

I want to use the layout for my daughther but have yet to find the perfect pictures for it. I am just loving the green, red, and pink combination!