Episode 206 ~ Craftroom Re-Do Tour!

Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing weekend... I have been busy re-decorating & reorganizing my craftroom! Yikes, what a job, but I couldn't have done it without all the help from my scrubby who really put a ton of effort into my project.
Now, I can't wait to get scrappin' & stampin' & enjoy the fruits of our labor! Have a restful rest of your weekend & make some time for crafting ~
Big Huggs,
Gale:)

Episode 205 ~ Happy Birthday Cards, "Moo ~ "

Happy Saturday Everyone,
Well... we survived the Birthday Sleep-Over Party here at our house last night for our youngest son! Holy Cats!!! Who knew 9 little boys could stay up ALL night long & not sleep a wink? A good time was had by all, but truthfully... I am glad it's over!
I finished up today making the rest of the Birthday cards & wanted to share them with you. I mass produced the Crazy for Cupcakes card so I have plenty of hand for any last Birthdays that might catch me by surprise. I have a box that I keep a stash of finished cards in that can be mailed out in a blink, love to be prepared.
Have a groovy weekend & I hope you can squeeze in some time for crafting ~
Big Huggs,

Episode 204 ~ Simply CHarmed Birthday Card!

Hey crafty friends,
I am working on Birthday cards & I couldn't wait to break-in my new cartridge "Simply Charmed!" I just love this cute ;itt;e birthday cake & wanted to make a special card for our son with it. Super simple, super cute & I hope it gives you some inspiration too. Have a great weekend my crazy crafting friends!
Big Huggs,

Episode 203 ~ Buttons, Bows and Bling Series #2

Happy Thursday Pals,
I think I must have bling on the brain, lol! This is the second of many projects for my new series calle "Buttons, Bows & Bling!" I love, love,love to use glitter on just about any project & buttons & ribbon are somemore of my favorite things to craft with.
If you would like a project of yours featured on my series, please send it to the address on my blog & I will be happy to get it on!
I hope this finds all of you, happy & thinking warm spring thoughts, we got up to 53 today, woo-hoo! That was like a heatwave ~
Big Huggs,

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Hi Everyone,
I am having such a great time creating in my craftroom, I just keep ignoring the laundry, lol! I am starting a *New Series* today called "Buttons, Bows & Bling!" ~ I am so excited & I am having ball making lots of fun stuff.
This is also a shout-out for anyone who might be interested on joining in on my Stamp Image Swap! I hope you will join in the fun & save afew buck-a-roos in the meantime. Just leave me a message on this post if you would like to be included, please make sure that you are able to fufill the rules of the swap. We will be stamping 25 images of your choice & then you will recieve 25 new stamped images in return. You will need to mail me a Self Stamped Envelope for returning your images to you. Or you can send me $4.95 & I will use one of those small "If it ships" boxes. The deadline to sign-up is February 26 th so make sure to let me know a.s.a.p. if you are interested. This should be really fun & I know, I really to make a ton of Thankyou & Birthday cards! If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know.
Big Huggs,

Episode 201 ~ Thank you Card Using "Fun & Fast Notes" set from Stampin' Up!

Hi everyone,
Happy Tuesday... Today I needed to make alot of Thank you cards & decided to use the Fast & Fun notes stamp set from Stampin' Up! I love these sets that have a wide variety of cute stamps in them. This was a quick & easy card to mass produce & will fill them out & get them in the mail today.
Happy crafting friends & thanks for watching!
Big Huggs,

Epsiode 200 ~ Birthday cards for Scrubby!!!

Hi there crafty friends!
Today I wanted to share with you the Birthday cards I made for my scrubby in honor of his special day! Some are glittery & some are not... But, all in all, I had a blast making these for him. On another note, I also began the task of re-organizing & moving things around in my craftroom. It looks like a tornado blew through it, but hopefully I will have it all back together soon. I'll share the end results with all of you... wish me luck!
Big Huggs,

Episode 199 ~ "Use It or Lose It" Boys Birthday card

Happy Saturday Crafty Friends!
I hope you are having a happy day & squeezing in some craft time for yourselves... I am crazy busy making birthday cards like the one on this post for today. Our son is heading to a sleep over Birthday party tonight, I am sure he'll be in a great mood in the morning when we pick hime up for church, ugh!
This card is for my "Use It or Lose It " Series ~ I am determined to use the products I have on hand & not purchase anything else for awhile. Adhesive doesn't count though & for the first time ever, I went into Michael's yesterday & only came out with tape refills!!! That's it! Believe it or not, all the "stuff" was making me kinda dizzy.
I really need to weed through my craftroom & re-organize my goodies... Have a groovy weekend!
Big Huggs,

Episode 198 ~ Thankyou Luncheon for my "Crazies"...

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's Friday, woo-hoo! Today was my Thankyou luncheon for my "crazies" in honor of them helping me out so much while I was in the hospital in Maryland. These wonderful women ( one was not able to make it) brought dinner every night for my kids, drove them to Dr., appts., & drove them home from basketball. One even spent the night on my couch so my husband could stay with me & not drive home in the snowstorm. Now that's what I call great friends! I am truely, so blessed & I wanted to thank them for being there for me. I love them all ~
The picture frames I made for them were a huge hit & I hope they use them over & over for Valentines Day each year. It was a really wonderful day...
I made the darling napkin rings & also the placecards... I had such a good time making my table come to life! I love to tablescape for any occassion. The florist made the beautiful centerpiece on a gorgeous crystal bowl which we recieved as a wedding gift & the individual mini bouqets were made on those inexspensive glass candle holders. All - all, everything was perfect ~
Have a wonderful weekend my friends,
Big Huggs,

Episode 197 ~ Boy's B-Day Invites Using Cricut Sports Mania & TBB&M

Hi Everyone,
I hope if you are in a part of the counrty that is getting hit hard with all this snow, that you are safe & warm at home with your family & friends. We are due for another storm tonight, bringing with it another 6-8 inches in time for the morning commute, ugh!
Today's post is the Birthday Party Invites I made for our son who will be having a party in acouple weeks. He is a football kind of guy at heart, but the basketball season is in full swing, so that is the theme I am going to go with.
I used the Cricut cartridges; Sports Mania and also Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. Love both of these & don't use them as much I should...
Hopefully this will give you guys some inspiration for creating something for the "little boys" in our lives.

Thanks for visiting with me today and stay warm my friends ~