Been A While Since I Blogged!

Well, it’s been a while since I last blogged. I’ve been pretty busy!

I did a video on my YouTube channel showing the tags I received on an image swap I took part in. What beautiful images I got! Not one was the same as another!

I took a class on Ustream from Gotham City Stamper on September 1st. It was called Elements of Style. We made three gorgeous cards! I didn’t have all the Stampin Up supplies that she did, so I used similar supplies that I already have. You can see my cards on my YouTube channel. Check them out!

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Since my son and hubby left for a vacay for a week in Deadwood, SD, I thought I would do some crafting. I made a very cute Backpack Mini Album to auction off at my September Sorority Meeting for their Summer Memento Auction.

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The design and instruction came from Kathy at Paper Phenomenon. She is amazing! What fabulous projects she comes up with! You should definitely check her out! My album was a hit! Now I have three people in my sorority asking if I take orders because they would like to pay me to make one for them! WOW! I’m in demand now! Might have a side business here.

I took part in a Blog Hop at Canadian Scrapbooker this past week, and guess what? I won a prize! Awesome! Yippee! I think it’s a collection of Mica powders. I’ve never seen or used them before, so this is my chance to try them out now.

I also took my Mom-in-law to the US this past weekend so I could pick up mail from my US post box. I was so excited! I finally got my Big Shot in the mail! I can’t wait to start using it! But it might be a little while because I have another busy week ahead. I also got (in the mail) the Cricut Design Studio program. I can’t wait to use that, too! Now it will be easier if I want to create another Backpack Mini because I can just download the file from Kathy’s blog (Paper Phenomenon), and cut everything out without having to fiddle with measurements and piecing things together.

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My Mom-in-law also came with me to look in Scrapbookers Paradise, and ended up buying me some goodies in there for my birthday that’s coming up in a few weeks! Gotta love scrapping goodies! You can check my YouTube channel to see what I got. Here’s the video on that:

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And to end my blog post today, I’m participating in a tag swap this month. It’s on Your Paper Pantry ning site. You are asked to make a tag of your favorite pet, include the color gold, and use the masking technique. So I’m doing my tag on my rottweiler, Roxy. That’s what I’m working on right now. I just have to get a decent picture of her to put on it. That’s like asking a rock to swim! LOL! I take lousy pictures. Maybe I can talk my son into taking it. Hmmmmm…..

UPDATE:  Here’s the video of my tag!

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