Stampin Up weekly deals plus FREE shipping....

Hi there blogger followers, family & friends.  I have just a quick update tonight.  If you've been waiting to order Stampin Up products now is the time to place that order as they are offering FREE shipping, yes I said FREE shipping from Monday April 6th 2015 through Friday April 10th 2015 on any size order.  In additon to the FREE shipping they also have their weekly deals and they have updated their Clearance Rack.  Remember to choose me as your demonstrator or just click on the shop now button on the right side of my blog.  My April hostess code is TSSJJFTF for orders under $150, this helps me keep track of who's ordering and what they are ordering. If you order over $150 don't use the April Hostess code as you are entitled to hostess benefits. 
Well that's it for now.  Thanks for taking time to visit. Take Care. 

God Bless

Vickie

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MasterCrafter Challenge...

Hi there blogger friends and followers.  Today I am sharing the project I made to enter into Sarah Hamer Designs MasterCrafter Challenge.  I was one of the lucky 100 to get in on the free package of craft goodies from Sarah aka the Pink Cricut. The link up for this challenge starts tomorrow as does the voting and it lasts for only one week, so if you like my project please go to Sarah blog at www.pinkcricut.com and vote for me so I can win one of the prizes. I bet your are wondering what came in the box, right???  There was a mouse cutter, which cuts ribbon really well. It had a 4x6 DCWV Rockstar paper stack, several lime green rhinestones,  2 buttons,  a cloth bag and a small "forever" sentiment stamp from Pink Cricut stamps.  I used my Flower Shoppe Cricut cartridge to cut all the flowers. I attached the flowers I made from the DCWV paper to the provided cloth bag and to a store bought barrette clip that I purchased at my local craft store for $1. I attached the buttons provided to the flowers on the bag and then attached some of the rhinestones to the buttons.  I used the forever sentiment stamp on a tag along with another stamp. I used Tim Holtz distress ink in broken china and tea dye to color the bag and edges of the tag and flowers. The rest of the items to make this project came from my stash.  So without further ado here are the pictures of my project.

  

 I am very pleased with how the project turned out, it has a nice vintage look and I think it makes a great gift set. I will be including this in my granddaughters Christmas clothes package. She has very long thick blonde hair that she loves to where in a ponytail so I think this barrette will look very pretty in her hair. Now I just have to find an outfit that it will go with.  This should not be to hard as she loves the colors that are in this paper.  

I hope you have enjoyed your time here at my little corner of the web. Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment so I know you stopped by.

God Bless,

Vickie    

Cricut Club coming soon...

Hi there blogger friends and followers...  As I mentioned in my last post I have a Cricut club that will be meeting for 3 months and I have just completed the September club project and I also made a cute little pumpkin gift box for the little prize I have for one of the 5 ladies to win. I will be linking these projects to Cardz TV today and at Sarah Hamer Designs on Link Up Tuesday. The frame 3-D home decor item was hard to photograph because of the glass. It looks really good in person and I am hoping that the ladies in my club will like it. They will all get personalized this project by selecting their own initial and then the placement of the accent items. I think it turned out pretty nice. I am not revealing the instructions until after the ladies in my club get them as they have paid for this privilege. I just love how the cute little pumpkin box turned out. I used TBB&M 2 cartridge and some DCWV patterned paper. I can't wait until next Saturday to see what the ladies think.  Anyway here are the pictures.

Thanks for stopping for a visit. I hope you have enjoyed your time here at my little corner of the web. Make sure you leave me a comment as I love comments and then I will know you where here.

God Bless,
Vickie

Looking for a new job...

Hi blogger followers, friends & family.  As some of you know my part time position was changed last Tuesday to a full time position.  This means my job at State Hospital South no longer exists. To continue working at State Hospital South I would have to re-apply for the same job I already had, only now it would mean working full time, plus I had no guarantee I'd be rehired, my 3+ years experience at the job as a part time employee would not be counted when my supervisor decided who to hire and if I got "lucky" enough to get re-hired I would get a  major cut in pay. Talk about some bad news!!!  After hearing this and talking with my supervisor, I did not feel as though I'd get the job even if I did  apply for it.  So I cried, I was upset and angry, then I got worried because I like everyone else have bills to pay, then I had a long talk with my darling husband, then I prayed (I should have done this first) and then I did some thinking and I decided to quit my job last Friday.  You know what I learned through all this?  First, that GOD is in control of EVERYTHING!!!  Second, GOD is so good because he had already prepared me for this major change in my life, only I did not realize what was going on at the time I was being prepared.  And third that I know GOD will provide for all my needs.  I have decided to stop worrying, as it's not going to help, to trust GOD and get on with my life.   I have said all this to let you all know that I am excited about what GOD will be doing in my future!!!  I am looking for a new job, but LPN jobs are not as plentiful as they used to be. Your prayers for a new job that GOD wants me to have would be appreciated.

Anyway as this is supposed to be my creative sharing place... I had best get on with the sharing.  Right, so today I have the gift I made for my Mom in Law for Mother's day to share with you.  It was also my Cricut Club's April project.  It is my version of a Steampunk Mini Album. I used my Cricut to cut the pages of  book and a few of the embellishments on the pages. There are also buttons, feathers, and of course ribbon, well lots of ribbon really.  I am not a big fan of the "Steampunk" look, but I think this came out pretty good.  It actually has 8 pages, but I thought these 3 pictures are enough to share on a blog.  My Cricut club members liked it. For my Mom-in-Law I put pictures of her 4  grown children into it so it was personalized which she loved and that's what really matters. I will be linking this post to Sarah Hammer Designs Tuesday's link up party . I have added a button to the right side of my blog so please take a moment and go see all the creative people there too. 

Hope you all enjoy!!! Thanks for your prayers, sweet comments (I just love hearing from you) and stopping by my little corner of the web.

God Bless

Vickie

April is full of classes and birthdays too...

Hi there blogger friends and family.  I recently enrolled in a Copic basic online class with Created from Color that started yesterday and I am totally overwhelmed!!!  Some of my fellow students can really color great with these markers, as for me not so much, which is why I am taking this class.  Our first homework was to color any image so the instructors can see how we color with the markers. So here is what I turned in for this first assignment.   The image is from the Lily of the Valley a UK company and it was a freebie that I got with a purchase of a magazine.

I also have a wound care class to go to at the end of the week for work, so I took today off because this class runs Friday afternoon through the evening and then all day on Saturday.  While I was off today I got to make 2 birthday cards and I thought I'd share them with you too. 

 

The first card was a kit from a class that I never attended. I adapted it and added a touch of bling & ribbon to make it my own design. The second card is my interpretation of a card shown in the NitWit collection and stamp set instructions. NitWit is another UK company and I got the paper and stamp set as a freebies with the purchase of a magazine too, got to love those freebies.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by my corner of the web.

God Bless,

Vickie

The holidays are just around the corner....

In just about a month "The Holidays" will be here for 2011. This year has been busy and seems to be flying by!!!  Soon it will be time for the Calvary Chapel Rexburg Women's Holiday Conference, which is being held this year on November 4th at 7pm. If you are near to this area of Idaho, I would encourage you to get a ticket and plan to attend. The cost of each ticket is $5.  It will be a night to remember!!!!

I have been busy lately with a wonderful group of ladies that I have had the opportunity to teach how to make Cricut calendars for 2012.  I have already posted some pictures of them at one of the classes,but since the last class is coming up soon, I thought I'd post some pictures of the calendar I made as a model.  (Thanks too all of the ladies for your willingness to be my guinea pigs.)

I will be taking prepaid orders for either an unassembled kit or a completed calendar at the Calvary Chapel Women's Conference and I will gladly take prepaid orders for either a kit or a completed calendar from any of my followers.  Just leave me a comment with your contact information and I will be in touch with the cost and other details.

Enjoy & thanks for stopping by my corner of the web.

God Bless,

Vickie