DIY Fall Wreath

I've got a different type of crafty post to share with you today...

I was at Wally-World (Wal-mart) the other day and was walking through the floral department when I decided that I wanted to make my own Fall Wreath for my front door! I bought a a grapevine wreath, sunflower bouquet, spool of matching wired ribbon, and from home added some scattered throw-type leaves. I just LOVE how it came out! It was sooo quick and easy, plus cost me less than $10 to make!

Sorry for the glare in the picture...can you see that baby bump in there too? hehehe Hope you like it! See you back here tomorrow for another 12 Weeks of Halloween post!

Happy Fall Y'all! :)

PPC-CC #32

Have you seen the color combo this week at PPC!? OMGoodness I loveeee it...its probably one of my all-time faves! :) It screams 'Fall' to me...my favorite time of year!

Here is my card creation:

I really wanted to use Stampin' Up!'s Hemp Twine for the bow, but realized I was all out when it came down to it...boohoo! Anyway, what do you think?!

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Card Size: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Holiday Best (SU! Hostess Retired)
Paper: Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Very Vanilla
Ink: Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Tools: 3D-Dimensionals, Scallop Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber
Accessories: 1/8" Tan Satin Ribbon (Michael's)
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I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! Make sure to stop and see what the rest of the PPC Creators have done with these colors.

Chat soon my Crafty Peeps!

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #4 -- Celebrate Fall Theme

The 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog has another great challenge for you this week...a 'Celebrate Fall' theme! How could I resist creating a card for this!? After all, it is one of my favorite times of year! This card is a lot more intricate than my usual quick and easy ones, but I had a blast making it! And I just LOVE how it came out!

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Card Size: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Autumn Splendor, Sweet Little Sentiments (SU! Retired)
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red
Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Die, 3D-Dimensionals, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Tag Punch (Martha Stewart), 1/8" Circle Hole Punch (Fiskars), Sponge Dauber
Accessories: 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter,1/8" Tan Satin Ribbon (Michael's)
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Make sure you check out 4 Crafty Chicks and all they're DT inspirations this week!
Chat soon!

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

12 Weeks of Halloween -- Week 7

Wow! I can't believe that we're already on Week 7 of our 12 Weeks of Halloween! I have a super-duper quick and easy project to share with you today...Halloween Pixie Stix! I also sold these at my recent Craft Fair. Aren't they just the cutest?!

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Batty for You
Paper: Perfect Plum, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Perfect Plum, Pumpkin Pie
Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1-4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch
Accessories: Pixie Stix
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Thanks for looking!



**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

PPC-CC #31, 4 Crafty Chicks AND The Paper Players

Happy Monday All!
I have a 3-for-1 deal today...that is 3 challenges. :) First off, of course, is our color combo challenge #31 over at PPC!  We have some really lovely colors to work with this week...Perfect Plum, Rose Red, River Rock, and Riding Hood Red.

At 4 Crafty Chicks this week, challenge #3 is to add heat or dry embossing to your creation. And lastly, The Paper Players is another new blog that I found while blog-hopping and they have a super simple sketch #16 for you to try this week...

So I combined these 3 lovely challenges together and TA-DAAAAA...this is what I came up with this...



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Card Size: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess), Of the Earth (SU! Retired Hostess),
Paper: Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Riding Hood Red, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Ink: Perfect Plum, Versamark
Tools: 1-1/4" Square Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, Heat Embossing Gun, Very Vanilla Embossing Powder (SU! Retired), 3D-Dimensionals
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Hope you get the chance to pop over to PPC, 4 Crafty Chicks AND The Paper Players to join in on their challenges this week!

 

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

12 Weeks of Halloween -- Week 6

Hi Crafters!
Here's another Week 6 of our 12 Weeks of Halloween series. I made these little wooden holders that I purchased from Michael's, for the last Craft Fair and they were a big hit! I painted all of them with black acrylic paint and then filled them with crinkle paper, a Halloween pencil, a pixie stix (which I added a little stamp to the top of each), candy corn and kit kats! Perfect little gifts for the kids, teachers, coworkers, friends, etc! Enjoy!

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Batty for You
Paper: Various SU! Retired DSP, DCWV
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie,
Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1-4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 3D-Dimensionals
Accessories: Various SU! Ribbons, Halloween Ribbon (Michael's)
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Chat soon!

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

Lego Birthday Card

We have another family Birthday this month and it belongs to my cousin Mike's son, Cade. He turns 8 on Friday (Sept. 17th), but Sunday is his party. Lately, Cade is really into building anything with Legos and is always showing me a new creation whenever I go to visit. While I was blog surfing the other day, I came across this super cute and VERY easy Lego card to make! I CASE'd (Copy And Steal Everything) this card from Lorri Heiling at Confessions of a Stamping Addict.

Now tell me how CUTE is this?!?!?!

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Card Size: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Vintage Labels (SU! Retired)
Paper: Pacific Point
Ink: Pacific Point, Basic Black
Tools: Sponge Dauber, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, 3D-Dimensionals
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 Make sure you come back tomorrow where I'll have another edition of the 12 Weeks of Halloween post!

xoxoxo

 

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.



4 Crafty Chicks & Tuesday Morning Sketches #59

Hi Everyone!
I have 2 challenges that I participated in today. First challenge is from 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog and this weeks challenge consisted of colors...my fave!

The colors they chose this week are so bright and cheerful! It really got the wheels turning in my head...lol The second challenge is from Tuesday Morning Sketches #59...this is a new blog that I came across while blog surfing the other day. So this will be my first entry to their challenges.  I also decided to ink up the new Birthday Bakery Level 1 Hostess set that I haven't used yet. (Want to get it for FREE?? Host a Stampin' Up! Workshop with me today!) So here is this week's sketch:

Anyway, I decided to make a Birthday card for my sister, Sam, who turns 24 on Saturday. She'll prob see this post before then, but I just had to do it! I added some glitter to the card to make it extra special for her too! :) Happy Birthday lil Sis! Love you! And did I mention that she is also pregnant?!?! She is due a few days after me on December 7th. And I'm going to have a niece! Yayy! I am sooo excited to have our babies (the cousins) grow up together! I'm hoping they'll be the best of friends, too! :)

Ok, enough chit chat and onto my card creation...

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Card Size: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Birthday Bakery (Level 1 Hostess Set)
Paper: Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Stazon Black, Various Stampin' Write Marker Colors
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
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Until tomorrow my friends...

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.



PPC-CC #30

It's time again for a wonderful color challenge from Picture Perfect Creations....

Aren't these colors just beautiful together?!?! Since the hottie hubs and I just celebrated our first Wedding Anniversary yesterday (Sept. 12th), I just had to make an Anniversary card for him using our these colors! :)

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Card Size: 4-1/4 x 5-1/2
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set)
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Bashful Blue, Early Espresso Very Vanilla
Ink: Early espresso, Pear Pizzazz
Tools: Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Pinking Hearts Border, Small Heart Punch, 3D-Dimensionals
Accessories: 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Stiched-Poly Ribbon
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Please be sure to check out all the wonderful inspiration the rest of the DT has left for you on their blogs! Be sure to join us and link your creation back on the PPC Challenge site here! I can't wait to see what all you come up with!

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

Our First Anniversary!

Sorry friends, no crafty post today.

One year ago today (Sept. 12), I married the love of my life, my best friend, my soulmate. It's mine and Tim's Wedding Anniversary! I just wanted to gush out some love and emotions to him, even though he barely EVER reads my blog! But Tim, you have given me the best year of my life so far and the greatest gift yet to come! Thank you for all the love, laughter, friendship, honesty, and yes, even the tears. It's the best thing a wife could ask for! :) I love you so much today and tomorrow will be even more! You mean the world to me and I am so thankful I found someone like you to share my life with! xoxoxoxo

Sooo here's a few of my fave pictures I'd like to share from our special day...Enjoy!

  

  

  

 

Pictures courtesy of Stacey M. Photography.

Venue at Tyrone Farm in Pomfret, CT.

The wonderful hottie hubs and I are off to dinner this evening to celebrate...can't wait! :) And the Dallas Cowboys are playing tonight, too (definitely NOT his favorite team lol)-- wooohoo! :)

Have a great Sunday! 

'It's a Boy' Layout

Just a quick post before I head to bed! Here's another layout I created for Baby Sajk's scrapbook! Hope you like it!

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Layout Size: 12 x 12
Supplies Needed:
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated!
Paper: Kiwi Kiss (SU! Retired), Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Murifield DSP (SU! Retired)
Tools: Corner Rounder Punch, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Accessories: Thickers
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Adios Amigos!

 
 
 

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

First Craft Fair Update!

So remember this post when I mentioned the Craft Fair I was busy getting crafty for?! Well it came and went this past Sunday, Sept. 5th...and I must say it went fairly well! :) All of my Halloween goodies SOLD! And my altered Compostion Notebooks and jumbo paperclip bookmarks were also popular. Here are just a few pictures from it. Lighting isn't the greatest, but I wanted to make sure I snapped a few of them before I sold anything! lol

I have decided to partipate in another Craft Fair at my church on Saturday, October 2nd, so now I am super busy again getting things ready for that one! Making all those Halloween things that were sold, as well as some new Christmas things! I promise to share. The rest of my Halloween things will be featured in my upcoming 12 Weeks of Halloween posts.

Onto to other things...Happy Weekend to All! :) This is the first weekend in a few that I don't have to work both of my jobs! Yayyy! (Last Saturday was my last day at the restaurant...waiting on tables and waddling around at 7 months pregnant isn't easy! lol) So do we have anything fun planned? The hottie hubs and I are celebrating our First Wedding Anniversary on Sunday (Sept. 12th) so we'll be spending as much time as we can together this weekend. He has something planned for us, but won't tell me where, when or what. I can't wait to find out. but I'll let you all know when I do! teehehehe

I'm off to put my (swollen) prego feet up to relax! lol Have a great Friday night!
xoxoxo

12 Weeks of Halloween -- Week 5

Today I bring you Week 5 of our 12 Weeks of Halloween Series.  I made these super cute M&M Candy Holders for the Craft Fair I recently had and sold them all! They were super simple to make. I got the instructions from a video at Chic 'n Scratch. The picture below was also taken at the Craft Fair. I wish I had more pictures to show you, but I completely forgot to take ones of the holders open and whatnot. I will be making more soon so hopefully then I won't forget to take more. :)

What do you think??

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All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated. All supplies were varied throughout, as well.
Stamps: Batty for You, All Holidays
Paper: Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Wicked Fun Specialty DSP
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, 1/4" Cicrcle Punch, 3/8" Circle Punch, 3-D Dimensionals Exacto Knife (used to cut slits inside to hold the M&M package).
Accessories: 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, 3/8" Black Grosgrain Ribbon (bought at Michael's), Happy Halloween with Pumpkin Ribbon (ought at Michael's)
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I'll be sharing more pictures of my Craft Fair tomorrow!
Toodles!

 
 
 

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #1

--This is my second post today...please scroll down to see the first!--

A few good blogging friends of mine have come together to bring us a BRAND NEW Challenge Blog to this wonderful blogging world we have...it's called 4 Crafty Chicks! Their challenges are varied and super fun! All challenges will be posted every Thursday morning and submissions are due the following Tuesday at midnight MST. Congrats Ladies...I wish you the best of luck with 4 Crafty Chicks!

So I haven't partipated in any other challenges lately, besides my very own ones at PPC, so when the 4 Crafty Chicks invited me to partipate, I just couldn't say no!

Their first challenge is a sketch created by Leanne.

What a wonderful sketch, huh?! I really had to get my mind going to come up with something, it took awhile, but I did it! And I kinda like my card! I haven't done any heat embossing lately so I had to incorporate it somehow. What do you think??

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Card Size: 5-1/4 x 5-1/4
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Sweet Sentiments, Flowerfly (Stampendous)
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Greenhouse Gala DSP
Ink: Peach Parfait, Versamark Ink
Tools: 3D-Dimensionals, Heat Gun, Whisper White Embossing Powder, Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Paper Piecing Tool & Mat Stack, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Sponge Dauber
Accessories: Old Olive Buttons
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Feel free to check out the 4 Crafty Chicks! I'm sure they would LOVE to see your creations!
xoxoxo

 

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

PPC-CC #29

Hello friends!
The color combo this week over at PPC-CC was quite challenging for me...funny because I was the one that created it! lol

The inspiration from these 3x3 Mini Cards may look a bit familar to you Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, as I CASE'd this from the August 2010 issue of Stampin' Success. (They are shown on the cover). :) If you look closely, you can see that I used the 'kissing' technique with the hearts. Super fun, but can be a bit messy!

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Card Size: 3x3

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts
Paper: Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Whisper White
Ink: Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight
Tools: 3D-Dimensionals
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Make sure you head on over to PPC to check out our color combo and prize this week! The PPC Creators Design Team sure has some great inspiration to share, too! Have a good night!

**NOTE: This is another project for the No Paper/Product Buying Challenge.

Photography -- Legary Wedding 07.17.10

As some of you may already know, I am a huge fan of photography. I studied digital and video photography in Europe for 4 weeks back in college, and it really sparked my passion and love for it! Since then, I have decided to go back to school and take online courses for my Diploma in Photography at PennFoster. I have dabbled here and there with it, but decided to take the plunge into bigger and better things when I got the offer last summer, to photograph my first wedding on July 17th! I was so honored! The wedding was for a good friend of the family and I couldn't have been more excited to be a part of it! Liz and Kyle Legary are two very amazing people! I am hoping my experience with this will open more doors for me in the photography field. So here's a little preview...

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So right now, I am working hard on my skills and I'm ready to get my name out there. If any of you are in the Connecticut area, and are looking for a photographer, please feel free to contact me! I would love chat with you! My aim is to capture those special moments of love, life and laughter...family, friends and fun!

Contact Info:
Megan Sajkowicz
email: megansajkowicz@hotmail.com
phone: 860.617.1331
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Anyway, I would love to hear any comments you may have! :)
xoxoxo