Here we come

  I cannot wait because today is the first day of CHA (Craft and Hobby Association). It’s one of the best trade shows of the year! Its 4 days of fun, meeting new people, a few make n takes, getting some new ideas and visiting my favorite manufactures and some new ones too. I am taking a group along with me who are fellow scrapbookers and it will be one of my friends first time going. She can hardly wait and probably won’t sleep at all. Lol… Finally I will able to see all of the new product cool tools that I have been drooling over for weeks now. I cannot wait to see it and get my hand on some of it in person! Lol…  I have my list ready of all of the manufactures I want to see first, camera in hand ready to take photos of some of my favorites to share with you. I will keep you posted as soon as I have a chance to post. I am so happy I am able to take along a group of friends with me to share in all the fun!

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Thanks for visiting!

 

Mini Nests

 Today was a beautiful hot day today and it put me in a crafty mood.I decided to make 4 small nests. 1 is in a mini flower pot. I used 2 really small nests and 1 about 3 inches. I had purchased them a while back and I did them really quick with my trusty hot glue gun. I added some pearls, vintage lace and feathers with dried mosses I had and this is what I came up with. I made them to add to my studio decor because I love to collect birds nests. I have more to make ad I will post pictures when I have finished.

  I went to this really tiny fabric store by my house the other day and I found some really cool lace and its REALLY cheap. They have quite a bit and button and fabric. I am definitely going back for more next week. Here is a photo of what I purchased.

Happy Thursday, and thanks for visiting!

 

Few of my favorite CHA company`s

 Here are a few of the new lines I have to see when I go to CHA this weekend. I am so excited to see everything and I will want to purchase all of it! LOL... I will try my hardest...

Leave me a comment and tell me which scrapbook line or company is your favorite. I would love to hear which are some of your favorites!

Prima

7Gypsies

October Afternoon

Maya Roads

Webster Pages


Have a great Wednesday everyone,

Thanks again for visiting!

 

CHA here we come!

 This weekend is the 2012 Winter Trade show for CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) at the Anaheim convention center. We are all registered and ready to go. It will be 4 days of fun with friends in the industry, seeing new scrapbooking lines, able to see and touch new goodies, make n take or 2 and shopping for new product from some of my favorite venders. This is my 4th year going and I cannot wait! I am hoping to take a few photos and post when we get back. I will let you know what I find and who is going to be my favorite company. I hope not to get to crazy this year…lol… Yeah right! ;)

Have a wonderful day,

Thanks again for visiting!

 

My First Blog Award!

 My Very 1st Blog Award!!!!

 I just received my very 1st Blog Award from Michelle over at Crafty Junkie. Thank you so much for this award Michelle!!!! Everyone please go over and check out her blog

 

This award is given to bloggers with less than 200 followers, in the hopes that it will bring many new friends/followers.

 

Leibster is German and means 'dearest' or 'beloved' but it can also mean 'favorite'. The idea of the Leibster award is to bring attention to blogs with less than 200 followers. So, in the spirit of good fun I am passing this award on to five other bloggers. Please stop by and visit them.

The Rules are:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

 2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.

 3. Post the award on your blog.

 4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogshare-other bloggers.

 5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!

 My favorites for this award are listed below. Click on over to their sites and take a look!

1. Anna over at Anna Christensen Blog

 2. Lavinia over at Lavinias Paper Emporium

 3. Annette over at PaperBistro

 4. MaryAnn over at i Rock Paper and Scissors Blog

 5. Debbie over at Brats Scrap Shack Blog

Have a wonderful Monday!

Thanks againg for visiting!

 

Mini love notes book

  Here is a little 3x4 Kraft book I had purchased the other day. This could be a quick project to make. I thought it would come in handy for somthing, so I covered it with paper and added some paper flowers, valentine die cuts, tiny ric rac and some tulle. This is what I came up with.

Thanks again for visiting!

 

Paper mache heart

 I was up late last night and I finished my paper Mache heart. I had purchased it at Joann’s and I did not know what I was going to do with it. I bought some new Martha Stewart paint called Chipotle. It was a really cool deep red and I love how it looked, I added ivory create paper which I hand stitched it to gather it up. And I made the arrow  with a stick I had and this is what I came up with. I think the heart will make a cute gift.

Thanks again for visiting and Happy crafting!

 

AJ`s First Birthday

 Here are a few photos of A J`s 1st birthday we went to on Saturday. We all had a good time watching AJ eat his first cupcake and the food was delicious. AJ`s daddy BBQ d and wow there was so much to eat and the cake was from Porto`s and it was a fruit tart and was so amazing! The kids all had cupcakes and so did I…lol. All of AJ`s cousins were there aunts and uncles and great Grandmas was there too. We love spending time with the kids. And we have 2 more Birthdays next month!

Nino and the Birthday boy.

Have a great week and thanks again for the visit!

 

Valentine frame

Here is a frame that my friend had given me a while back .I said maybe I can make something with it later on, but I had no idea until yesterday. I used more K&CO and some create paper I had and this is what I came up with. I am working on a few more projects and hope to get them done during the week. I have another Birthday party for Sal’s niece today and we had gone to his nephews yesterday. I will post photos soon as I can.

Enjoy your Sunday and again thanks for the visit!

 

Valentine card

 Here is the first card I did yesterday. I used more K&CO and some ribbon I had and I misted the rose ribbon with glimmer mist called Mel’s Dinner. Today I am have one of my friends from high school come over for some crafty time and a little more shopping...lol. We did a lot of scrapbook shopping yesterday. So let see what we both come up with. We also had time to go to have lunch @ Mrs. Knott’s restaurant and it was my friends first time there and she loved it! I’m so glad that Friday is here. We have a Birthday dinner we are going to for one of Sal’s nieces who is turning 6 years old. Then his nephew is also turning 1 next week also.  It’s going to be the beginning of a busy week for us.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, and thanks for visiting!

 

Printers tray

Here is what I worked on the last couple of days. I did this for Valentines and gave it to my Mom because the photos are of my Mom & Dad when they were dating. So that is why I call this SWEET HEARTS. My Mom loved it and she said we were just dating at the time. It brought back memories because my Dad passed away 12 years. How time sure flies.

 I used a lot of K & Co because I love the vintage look and a little bit of Melissa Francis and some diamond dust on the roses and the rosettes. The printers tray is from & Gypsies. I am going to work on a couple of more ideas I have in mind and will post photos of what I come up with.

Thanks for visiting !

 

A little Peek

  It was a late night scrapping while everyone was asleep as I was being crafty. Here is a peek of what I was working on and I need to work on today. I will share a photo when it’s finally finished. I love the vintage looking Valentines cards and I remember during school when I was in elementary I would get so excited to write my name on the cards I would give my class every Valentine’s day. I could not wait to see how many I would receive and I loved getting a box of heart shaped conversation candy from my teacher. I still love buying the heart shaped candy because it brings back so many wonderful memories.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

 

My Amy & Lucy

 Hope everyone had a great weekend; It was a beautiful weekend with great weather to be outdoors. I have been cleaning up and packing all the holiday decorations and finally got around to take everything to storage. What a job that was. I also am getting ready for a little valentine crafty-ness and I hope to get started today.

 I wanted to share a photo of my too little lady`s in my life. Amy & Lucy are my dogs who are both 5 years old and are sisters. They have the same Dad but 2 different Moms, and are exactly 7 days apart. Amy the black and white dog has been going to the vet regular because of problems with her anal glands the last few months. She has had several infections and has had treatments and so many different antibiotics because she has some resistant bacteria in there and its taking a long time to get rid of the bacteria. She has had so many tests and the good thing is that it’s isolated in her glands and nowhere else. The down side is that all the antibiotics have been really hard on her tummy and now we are working on that and she is on a special diet and milder medication this time around. She is doing really good and is back to herself which is amazing since her last visit. We go back this week and then we have to decide when she is going to have her procedure done to treat her infection again but without the strong antibiotics she was on. I know some people might think this is a little extreme for a pet and it is very costly but, they are a part of the family and there is nothing we wouldn’t do for them! I just wanted to share this with you because they are my babies and mean the world to me. I will keep you updated as we take care of our Amy.

Amy & Lucy

Thanks for stopping by and visiting!

 

Feels like summer

 What a beautiful last couple of days we have had her in Cali! It feels like summer now what crazy weather we are having here and its only 4 day into the new year. Its been busy here around the house and in my studio. Taking down Christmas decorations and packing up all the decorations for next year along with the tree in the living room. I also took my tree down in my studio I wish it was more like scrapping getting done instead. I already started to buy new decorations for next year cause the prices I could not pass up.

I am excited because last night I bought a new computer that is way super fast with tons of more storage space! I need it because I am using my computer more and especially for my scrapbooking.
I should have it up and running later today as soon as Sal installs all my software.With all the blogging I do I really need a faster computer.

 I hope to start to get a little more crafting done because C.H.A. ( Craft and Hobby Association) next month and I can not wait to see all the new goodies from all the scrapbook company`s. I am dying to get my hands on more new product...lol I also want to thank everyone for all the kind e-mails I have been receiving and I appreciate it and thank you for stopping by for a visit!


 

And the winner is...

Thank you everyone for sharing all your wonderful memories with me. After reading all of them, I realized that I loved them all, but I can only choose one.

And the winner is:

Chevonne Pannullo... CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Chevonne Pannullo said...

My favorite Christmas memory from my childhood - when I was little, we lived in an apartment in Queens, NY. My Nana would stay over on Christmas Eve, and help my parents with all the Christmas prep. Finishing wrapping, getting the gifts all under the tree. Well, one year, we were in bed, and I kept hearing a strange noise. I kept getting out of bed, and trying to sneak into the livingroom to see what it was. Nana kept intercepting my attempts. She would wrap her arms around me, and carry me back to bed. Well, I was persistant! Eventually, she picked me up, and put me in bed, then layed down next to me, and told me stories until I fell asleep. I remember laying there and her pointing to the stars in the sky, that we could see through the window.
It's funny with childhood memories - some are faint, and others are so vivid. This is one of those vivid memories, that I'm so happy to have.
Thank you for your generous giveaway! Your blog is great, and your scraproom - wow! Totally amazing!
Happy Holidays!!

Chevonne, Please e-mail me your address so I can ship it by the end of the week to joe@scrapbookjoe.com.

Thank you everyone who participated. I appreciate all the new followers. I look forward to sharing a great deal of new ideas, inspiration a little bit of my crazy life. Plus look for more giveaways throughout the year.

Once again thanks for stopping by,



 

Tomorrow`s Giveaway

 "Hello 2012" Its a beautiful day on this first day of 2012. I Hope everyone had a safe and fun time last night bringing in the new year. I had a wonderful time here at home with my family and neighbors last night. My neighbors came over a little before 12 with a bottle of champagne and at midnight we all did a toast to ring in the new year! Another year has come and gone.

Its the big day tomorrow to announce the lucky winner of my New Year Giveaway, so please keep checking throughout the day for the lucky winner. Its going to be difficult because of all the wonderful memories you all have shared with me. So good luck!

 

2012

 

New Year

 I can not believe another year is coming to an end and a new year is about to begin! I want to thank all of you for your E-mails and wonderful and kind comments you have all sent me throughout the year. I am glad I was able to share a little part of what goes on in my life this past year here and all the many new friends I have made.  I really am blessed with wonderful friends and an amazing family who mean the world to me. Life is so wonderful with all the memories we make everyday with family and friends, that will last us a life time! I feel so blessed because I love what I do! I wish you all wonderful blessings, health and good fortune to you and your families for this coming new year. I hope 2012 is better this year for all of us and peace throughout the world!

Lets welcome 2012

Happy New Year Everyone!

 

Best Birthday yesterday!

 Yesterday was my Birthday and i had a wonderful day with friends and family! First we were able to bring my dog Amy home from the vet because she had to stay overnight for 2 days to do some test on her because she had been having trouble with her tummy for a few weeks. So to be on the safe side and all turned out GREAT! It was such a relief that she will be fine and all her test came out perfect.So I was so happy to go pick her up in the morning and she was so happy to see me!

 Then we all went to dinner for my Birthday and invited 2 of my dear friends ,Mom and my brother. We went to a place called wild wings and it was Delicious and we all had a great time!

 Then we all went to cold stones for dessert and I was in heaven! I love Ice cream and so did everyone else. It was a great day for me and thank you everyone for a wonderful Birthday!

P/S we did get a little scrapbook shopping and my order of goodies came !


 

2 more days left

 Just 2 more day left until I choose a winner for my New Years Giveaway! So all you have to do is scroll down to my post on the 18th where it says My GIVEAWAY and join to become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment of you favorite childhood Christmas memory and I will pick a winner on JANUARY 2nd. You can will all the goodies in picture!

Good Luck Everyone !

 

A Birthday Wish

  Today is a special persons Birthday and I want to wish her a wonderful day and may God give her many more to come! I want her to know She means the world to me and I am blessed to have her as my friend!

I want to share this poem I found with her on her special day!

An Angel Named Mary Ann

© Summer Matlick

I have the greatest friend on earth
Family by god but not by birth
I owe her a lot for all she has done for me
Without her in my life I am not sure where I'd be
We will be best friends forever until we die
We have certain jokes that no one would understand but her and I
Together we share our life story
We look for good in others glory
She is amazing every single day
I admire and look up to her in every way
She understands me and I don't have to explain
She brings her sunshine to the rain
Someone sent by god to do great things
One of heaven's angels with no visible wings
If you ever meet Mary Ann then you will see
Why she is the definition of the greatest friend to me.
Mary Ann, thanks for always being there for me
You have shown me just how best friends should be!

Your BFF

Joe XOXO

Happy Birthday !

 

Still time for GIVEAWAY

 Just a reminder about my giveaway. You still have a chance to win all the goodies! There are 8 days left to join in all you have to do is go to my post I did below that says NEW YEARS GIVEAWAY and leave me a comment  of your favorite childhood memory and become a follower of my blog. I will be announcing a winner on January 2nd 2012. Its not to late !

Good Luck everyone !