Some fun cards and a LO I have been busy with!

Okay so I am in the Spirit! I wanted to post some cards and a layout I just finished working on! Enjoy!

Blog Candy Alert!!!!

Some yummy stuff! Good luck!


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Finally done..........

This is my Mom's Christmas gift...........

Okay so a little history....My grandparents had an arranged marriage.. Both born in Italy, my Grandfather was in the Italian AirForce..an Officier....after they were married my mother was born....4 years later her brother....at the time her brother was born they were stationed in Africa and he got sick with strep throat....my Papa wasn't a high enough ranking officier to get the penicillian Uncle Antonio needed so at 22 months he passed away. They all went back to Italy and then to here to America...New York. The land of opportunity. My Papa passed in 1970 and my Nana in 1975.... My mother has never had any really photographs in frames of her side....it was the only photo of my Uncle ever....Nana and Papa took his death so hard this photo was never out. When I stumbled upon it I took it, the photo of my mother (the little girl) and my grandparents took it to Archivers to reproduce the photo's then made this layout which is going into a 3D frame. I think she'll love it....What do you think?

CYBER CROP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Going on RIGHT NOW!!!!!! Go to...............

www.chattyscrappers.com

Sign on and we will activate your account!!! Be sure to say that Tilda sent you!!!!

Hope to see you there! Oh ! BTW register for the gallery too! You have to do it separately with the same screen name and password and we will activate that too!!!!

Ohhhh!!!! AAHHHHH!!!

This is how I feel about this card I scraplifted from Vicki....I did a few things differently but the sketch is the same ....sort of! Anyhoo! Enjoy !!!




Recipe
CTMH Evensong PP
CTMH NEI Cardstock
CTMH White Cardstock
CTMH Cranberry Cardstock
Red Grosgrain ribbon
Marvey Scalloped and Circle punches
Gelly Roll White pen
Martha Stewart Snowflake punch
Cuttlebug embossing folders: Swirls and Swiss dots
CTMH Cranberry and NEI Green
CTMH Festive Frills Stampset!

I looked so young!!!!!

This LO was for a challenge today to make a lo and say something about yourself to make you feel good. Well getting pregnant with our 2nd child was fabulous! So I dug out this photo and put this together....



Items used:
CTMH paperpack Blue Ribbon
CTMH STamps
CTMH Inks Cranberry and Denium Blue

And here is a little card.

New Site..........A happy day!

Well we did it! Me and three of my closest Cyber friends opened our own scrappy site! We have a forum and a Gallery! We have alot of other friends that are very dear to us there as well! It is an awesome site that doesn't have or allow Drama! Just good ole fashion Chat! Which brought us to the name!!!


Chattyscrappers.com

we are so excited! It is not fancy yet as we are still building the home page....but still , it is ours and it is FUN! So Join if you want to have Dramaless fun and learn new techniques and attend FREE crops ...which will be coming soon or to just chat about everything and anything (clean that is) ! Just getting started! Be sure to let us know how you found us! Its always fun to know how your site is growning!~

Haunted Halloween!!!

Just wanted to post a cute halloween card I made here you go!.

Origami Anyone?????

I can't believe I have actually done it! But I did! Anyhoo, I just googled Origami Christmas tree tutorial and came up with a site , that I didn't write down or bookmark of course! and made this tree! Isn't it CUTE! I think I will be making several of these for christmas cards this year. Also I have made another Elf card!








CTMH Papers, Inks, STampsets, Markers. SU corner punch, Marvy circle and scalloped punches....Thanks for stopping by!!!

Some Cards!

Cute little Treat box

For the life of me I can't remember what blog I got the pattern for the box from! Seriously this getting older thing is for the birds! Do I ever get as sharp as I used to be? LOL!!!

Back to the box...isn't it a great little gift for a teacher? Friend? Co Worker? Mailman? Stocking stuffers? You could put candy,Pop corn, lip balms, tickets to a movie, endless list of things in this!!! anyhoo the instructions that I got were to use an
81/2 x 11 piece of cardstock (I used Kraft) and score it the following measurements.

Longside 3", 5",8", 10"
Shortside 1.5" , 5.5", 7.5"

How I wrapped my mind around that and actually came up with the box is beyond amazing! LOL!!! If your good with boxes you'll get it.

Okay so here is the photo. She had used a velcro dot to close the lid. I positioned the ribbon so the circle embellishment is held close by the bow. Anyhoo! Here ya go!

CTMH STampsets, Inks, papers used
Marvey Scalloped / Circle punches
SU Word Window punch


UPDATE! I found the blog!!! http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/
She also posted the instructions in PDF so have fun!

2008 Christmas Card !

As I said I am in the selection process of deciding on which Christmas cards I'll be sending out this year so over the next few weeks I will be posting a selection! I am so in love with these Elves!!! You'll be seeing 3 more of them, they are to cute!
Here is one I made last night....I am so feeling the love on this one!




Ingrediants:
CTMH Stampset Merry Pursuits, December Word Puzzle
CTMH Inks and Markers Holiday Red, Olive , Parchment
CTMH Paper Evensong collection
Dazzle Glitter accent
Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Red ribbon from Michaels
White pen Jelly Roll
SU! Window Punch
Marvey Circle and Scalloped punches

Thanks for stopping by!

Feelin the weather changin!!!!

Well Fall will definitley be making its appearance this weekend with cold rainy weather.....YEAH!!! Love it. So to get in the mood of the upcoming cold weather I have been working on cards to decide on which one will make the cut to be our official 2008 Christmas cards! This is a card that has been done by MANY scrappers/cardmakers and so I decided to give it a whirl my self. So please post and let me know what you think of my version?



CTMH The Beauty of Christmas Stampset
CTMH Inks
Gems from stash
Stickles glitter (the moon)

A Fresh New Look!

I was playing around and decided my header needed to be more personalized! I took this photo up on Bogus Basin and it looked so much like a professional shot I had to used...and to think I just took it with my PHD camera! (Push here dummy)!! I will be messing around in the upcoming days with my blog look so be patient with me!

Thanks ! and have a great day!

Happy Fall!

Don't you just love fall? The colors, the crispy air? I love it all! I have already started dragging out the fall decorations which always makes me sink in to the season!!!!!So I got this wim today to remember to scraplift something I say at my LSS to make treat bags for the kids classes. Here you have it! Isn't it cute?!!!!!



Bazzill Cardstock
Marvey Scalloped and Circle Punches
CTMH Ink Taffy
Ribbon Stash
Quickutz Pumpkin die
Sizzix tag die
Hershey's mixed bag of chocolate....MINE ALL MINE!!! BWAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

National Stamping Month!!!

Hello bloggers! I just wanted to point you in this direction to enter to win!!!!!

http://tildapapergal.myctmh.com

Click right on the front page and enter to win this HUGE giveaway!!! ALSO
Click on the CTMH TV button on the right hand side of the front page and watch the fabulous 15 minute program that teaches tons of techniques and a Special offer on the items used!!! Spread the word because it is fabulous!!!!

There will be new shows every other Tuesday with special offers on the items used! So pull up a chair and a coke and enjoy!

What are you Reading????????

I had to get on and blog about an EXCELLENT book I am reading and close to the end....it is one that EVERYONE should read. Its Called "Soul Survivor" By James Ballou.

It is a compelling story of his upbringing to now. I am amazed how much he as a child endured and is here to tell his story and have such an amazing comfort in His Heavenly Father....It will tug at your heartstrings and make you proud of how he decided to make his life so different from what he knew as a boy to as a father himself.....The challenges and obsticals that could have tripped him up has made him the success he is today.....He has a beautiful family now and I have to say you MUST put this on your list.....





Where do you find it? Right here:

www.jamesballou.com

It will be the best money you ever spent on a book. In fact I am tempted to send it right on to Oprah...Amazing story.

The Shaker Box Card Kit Club!

Run!!! Don't walk! This September kit is packed with goodies! Here are a few of the samples I have made with this kit! I have posted the total package Sunday Sept 7th Post Below! the link for the shaker store is:

http://theshakerbox.com/store/index.php?cPath=24

Hurry there is still time to subscribe!!!! Tell Linda , Tilda sent you!!!

Surprise Box!

I know we have seen MANY versions of this made from Many Talented Scrappers....I decided to change the name a bit. I am calling mine a "Surprise Box!"I was in the middle of cleaning my desk when I popped the little birdhouse in the middle of the box and there you have it! It fit and it looked cute! Can you imagine all the smiles you will recieve when your give this as a gift? Anyhoo! Enjoy!
Top of Box

Opened!


Products Used:

CTMH new Creative Basics Paper pack Fall book 2008
CTMH Gratitude Stampset
CTMH Spot on Background
CTMH Inks Olive and Cranberry
CTMH Marker Olive
McGill leaf Punch
Dazzle Glitter Glue
Papertrey stamps

Template of Birdhouse Nichole Headys Blog http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/

Cute bird house ornament

Look how cute this is!!!! Thanks to Nicole Heady for posting the instructions for this on her site I made one too! I wish I owned the nestabilities to create the roof , but for now, I used my Martha Stewart punch to create a scallope frilly edge!



I Used:

CTMH Papers in Bamboo, and Holiday Red
CTMH INks Bamboo , Evergreen, and Holiday Red
Prima Flowers
CTMH Stampset Spot on Backgrounds
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Marvy Scalloped Square punch

Card Kit Club!

WOW! Nice stuff! If you are looking for a great Card Kit Club I think I may have found you one!!!! Go here....... http://theshakerbox.com/store/index.php?cPath=24

to order one of these PACKED with loads of product! Where can you spend $16.99 and get all this?


Don't ask me how only I can get a photo to go on sideways!!! If you go to the link you'll see this photo the correct way! Oye! Love my computer skills!

Be sure when you sign up , you tell them Tilda Sent you!!! Have fun!

Tuedays Stamping challenge

Over at my favorite hangout http://theshakerbox.com I have posted the Tuesday stamping challenge....(for those of you that like links:http://www.theshakerbox.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14324&highlight=)]

Here are the rules:

Alrighty!!! So now the new rage is Inches. What are those you ask????

You know those REALLY cute stamps that you have that are small....about an inch! What to do with those you ask? Well So glad you stopped by!

Today's Tuesday Stamping Challenge goes like this......

Use three different papers/colors
Make layers.
Sand some of your cardstock
Use ribbon
Stamp your inch stamp on small piece of paper, mount it and pop it from the card!
Stamp the sentiment on the card.

Now you cannot stamp your image directly onto the card....it must be on its own throne!!!



Good luck and please link your creation when you leave your message if you choose to participate! Thanks for looking!

Take me out to the Ball game...........

And we did! Went to see the Hawks VS. Spokane...although we lost 4-1, we still had a great time! Here are some photo's to enjoy!

Me and my beautiful family!!!



Me being blinded by the sun while my sister clicks away!!!!



My handsome DH with my sisters bunny fingers! LOL!!




My Crazy Sister!



The Hawk!! Okay so when my youngest brother was about 6 years old he made this very profound statement and today we STILL tease him about it so since it is about a Hawk here it goes!!! (Love you Sam!) "A Hawk is bigger then an Eagle, But an Eagle is a little bit bigger!"

Card/Note Holder Gift Set

So last night at my CTMH club we made these beautiful Gift Sets! I will be making more of these for Christmas gifts!!! Enjoy!








Ingrediants: ALL CTMH
Paper Pack - Silhouette
Stampsets: Joy forever, Spot on Background, Blooming Flourishes, and Thing of beauty
INKS: Bamboo, Black , Olive
Ribbon: CTMH

Oh I am so stupid...............

So this morning I had to go to DMV, well time just slipped away from me a bit this morning and I jump in the shower, get out and start doing my hair. Squeeze on the gel, fluff, fluff, blow dry a bit. Squeeze in the WIRED to get my hair to fluff because it is so flat..............so I am getting it ALL up in my hair, and I do mean really ALL up in it....sniff, sniff...Ummmmm this smells Minty???? What the heck! I put MIRACLE FOOT REPAIR IN MY HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't stopped laughing yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!! I need a tissue because I can't stop laughing at myself.

Blog Candy Alert!!!!

Oh Yummy!


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Quilted Patchwork Look card

That's what it looks like to me! I scraplifted this from the recent issue of Papercrafts magazine because I Loved the way it looked!




Sassafras papers
CTMH Stampset
Penned stitching
SU Scalloped punch
CM circle punch

FABULOUS KITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had posted this in an earlier post and wanted to tell you again! If you haven't made it over to http://www.TheShakerBox.com
You definitely need to go see their kit subscription!~ Purchase a 6 month sub and get the 7th month 1/2 off!!! WOWSER!!!! Here is the original post!~ Be sure to check it out and let them know Tilda sent you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Linda, the new owner and a super fantabulous person is having a Special on kits!!! That is correct!!! Here is the low down.....

If you purchase a 6 month subscription to the Kit Club then you will get the 7th one 50% OFF!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!! This is awesome! Just think you can beat high gas prices by having your scrap materials delivered right to your door! and boy are these kits fabulous!!!! Here is all you have to do!

http://theshakerbox.com/store/index.php?cPath=24

And sign up!!!!
Mention My name Tilda In the comments section let them know I sent you!!!

While your there, poke around at the site! You'll be glad you did!!!!! Hope to see you there.....join the forum and let us know you found your way!!!!

Layered Cards

Last night I held a class to teach my gals that cards can have demension! The firt card has the scalloped square of Flipflops that are popped out with pop dots. The second card Latte thanks, has all of the layers pop dotted. Can't really tell in the photos...but there are 3 levels! Anyhoo! Enjoy! All products CTMH, Marvey Scalloped Punch, and ribbon from my stash.

3D Butterflies....& Martha Stewart

I recently purchased this MS punch of a butterfly , which btw, are fabulous, smooth and punch so easily. I knew I was in store for some fun. You see when you punch these butterflies you barely squish their wings and it will make them 3D!!!

After I punched 3 of them I used MS Glitter, which is not only some "fine" glitter but its priced economically and you get a stocky bottle of it....I used MS glitter glue and applied some sparkly...Then I put them on some Sassafrass PP and stamped the tree branch image with Sassafras Clear Stamps. The Sentiment is Papertrey Ink, Marvy Oval punches and some 3d adhesive to "pop" the oval! I hope you enjoy this beauty! I really love the way it turned out!

If you are loving the papers I am using you'll also love the kits you can subscribe to at The Shaker Box. Here is the link: http://theshakerbox.com/store/index.php?cPath=24 Purchase 6 month subscription, get the 7th one at 50% off! Check it out, you'll be glad you did!

Sassafras and the Dirty Owl

As many of you know I am on the DT for The Shaker Box and I love it there....

We were very fortunate to have Sassafras sponser our DT team with some wonderful papers! They are funky and fresh! I love the retro feel! So I thought I would post a couple of things I have made recently for you to enjoy! And if you haven't
checked out TSB I encourage you too!!!

I do have to add a little conversation with my DH about this cute Owl card.

Me, "Hey look what I made!"
DH, "yeah, looks cute"
Me , "Thanks, I really like it"
DH, "Yeah, but I don't like the "dirt" around the owl, it doesn't need to be there"
Me, "that isn't dirt, it is what is called inking"
DH, "I know, but I don't like it"

Men!!! LOL!!!

Enjoy!

Here is my "Dirty Owl"


This LO is about a building in Clearwater that one day had an image appear on the glass....It was an Apparition of the Virgin Mary....so so cool! If you click on the picture you can really see the image. Let me know what you think!

Good Ole Red White & Blue!!

CTMH came out with the greatest paper packs this last catalog and I just knew when I saw The Blue Ribbon pack I knew I just had to have it. Well I finally came up with an awesome two page layout and I anxiously await my photo's to come in !! But for now enjoy what I have done!

I've been Tagged!

Kim at http://kimscreativespot.blogspot.com/ just tagged me so I need to share 7 random/weird facts about myself ...which shouldn't be hard! LOL!!! Here are the rules:



1. I am a first Generation American, both parents are from Italy, makes me 100% Italian!

2. I was a Drum Major for 2 years in High School and played in Marching Band, Symphonic band, Percussion and Steel Drums. I play: Flute , Piccolo, Sax, Percussion for over 10years in school....It was my passion.

3. I have been a SAHM for 20 years now and have loved every bit of it.

4. I was Born and partially raised in Brooklyn, New York and Spring Hill, Florida.
I have moved ALOT after College buy and selling homes with my DH....we did 2 cross country moves in 3 years with Toddlers...lots of fun...but never again! LOL! We are "settled" in our State now. (notice I didn't say home! We're always looking!)

5. As a young girl I was bitten by dogs (mainly German Shepards) so much I have a fear of dogs.

6. I am only 5'1 1/2" tall.....WHY?????

7. My Fantasy guy is Kenny Chesney.....My DH knows this! LOL!!!

Okay so now I am going to take the following friends blogs!

Jane: http://sneezy1956.blogspot.com/
Brandy Jo: http://brandyjosscrampinspot.blogspot.com/
Linda: http://www.dottbugs.blogspot.com/
Drea: http://drea-days.blogspot.com/
Alli: http://alli-scraps.blogspot.com/
April: http://familyballou.blogspot.com/
Erin: http://www.inkysmiles.blogspot.com/

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know, I haven't posted in awhile BUT I have a great excuse! First my DD graduated from High School....with Honors I might add....


Then we went on this Ultra Fabulous 8 day Vacation to Southern California.
Laguna and Newport Beaches
Disneyland
Universal Studios (not really impressed)
San Diego Zoo
SeaWorld...totally LOVED this








We had the best Vacation Ever!!! so here are a few photos....I will be back next week to post some new creations! Sorry I haven't been around, but this family really needed a good vacation! See you next week!~