Happily Scrappin' Today

Multimedia painting

2012-01-14T16:16:00.001-06:00

She is painted over a collaged background using acrylic paints and Caron d'Ache watercolor crayons. I had fun painting her... I have to learn more about facial shading. I do wish Kelly Ray Roberts would offer an online class. I love her work!

Photo frame is made with Photo Frame Free App for iPhone.

Sent from my iPhone

Snow Day!!! Finally!

2012-01-12T11:34:00.000-06:00

Life Book Class

2012-01-07T06:29:00.000-06:00

I'm also taking the year long class by Tamara Laporte called Life Book. This is my first drawing for the first assignment. I've colored her face with an app on my phone, but today will paint her and may or may not leave the crown on her. I've got a lot to learn and this class is wonderful! Tam is wonderful!! Ready to paint and play today.... Just don't want to get outta this warm cozy bed right now!!

Creatively Made

2012-01-07T06:10:00.001-06:00

Jeanne Oliver is offering this class. She is great! I love her handmade clothing line, she makes fabulous ruffled purses, and her art is so sweet! Her vintage style caught my eye a long time ago- never dreamed I'd get to take an online class of hers! I'd hoped for one and now I get to! I'm so excited!!! Starts on Monday .... One happy girl!

Arkansas Razorbacks Cotton Bowl Champs 2012

2012-01-06T23:23:00.000-06:00

Go Hogs!!!!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T13:43:00.001-06:00

12 Artsy Ornaments Class

2011-12-10T08:32:00.001-06:00

Inspired from Junelle - love her work! It's all so cute!! My first paper pieced hats ;-)
Love this! My house will be full of these little guys!
Have a Merry Christmas
God Bless

I hope this link works....

2011-12-05T07:51:00.000-06:00

Yahoo video of year in review... it's good... but you will need a tissue! It all got to me, but seeing the dog laying on the flour mourning the loss of his master was what really done me in. This shows how we have strength in our weakness....
http://yearinreview.yahoo.com/
Have a blessed day!
Lisa

It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas

2011-12-04T15:16:00.000-06:00

Spooky Day!

2011-10-31T08:07:00.001-05:00

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Sent from my iPhone

Beautiful Day

2011-10-26T13:36:00.000-05:00

Blogging from my front the front porch!!

Lookie what came for me!

2011-10-21T22:21:00.000-05:00

I've been wanting to do one of these for awhile. Becky Higgins' Project Life. My binder won't be here until Monday and the inserts won't be available until next month, but I can wait. Oh I love this! It takes the hard stuff out of scrapbooking. Simply beautiful.

More Halloween decorations

2011-10-21T20:12:00.000-05:00

I made this big wall art from inspiration found on Pinterest. It was so much fun and SO easy! Foam core - large piece, smaller pieces are covered in book text and i cut vinyl for the die cuts. I hot glued all pieces to hold them to the big piece of foam core. See, EASY!

Instagramed, is that a word?

2011-10-21T09:38:00.001-05:00

Roses got a dusting too!

2011-10-21T08:29:00.000-05:00

31 degrees this mornin'

2011-10-21T08:27:00.000-05:00

Jack Frost came to visit early in Arkansas! It's so pretty! Looks like he was throwing glitter everywhere. More pictures to come.

Autumn Splendor

2011-10-12T18:10:00.000-05:00

Love decorating for this Season!

Scenes from my country life

2011-10-05T18:40:00.000-05:00

Enjoying the Fall weather

2011-10-02T17:46:00.000-05:00

About to roast hot dogs on the fire!

Inspired from Pinterest

2011-10-01T23:31:00.001-05:00

I found something similar to this on Pinterest tonight. I decided to give it a whirl and I do like my results. It's the same concept but different size. The direct link to the Pinterest page is http://pinterest.com/pin/259246352/
Maybe that will work. Blogging on my phone does prevent a few easy clicks that I could do on my desktop.
Happy October! Can't wait to finish my other projects! And this project can be adapted to all holidays! More details later on how I made it.

Dream.

2011-09-16T18:49:00.001-05:00

She is painted on a 4X4 piece of chipboard. Inspiration came from an online class. I am trying SO HARD to learn this!!! Ugh, I wish I could just snap my fingers and get it! Practice, practice, practice....

All the pretty horses

2011-09-10T09:16:00.001-05:00

(see full image)

Sent from my iPhone

happy.

2011-09-09T19:52:00.000-05:00

Very happy.

Bread, homemade!

2011-09-07T07:20:00.001-05:00

So my sis is on a health food kick, so I guess I've got one leg up on that band wagon and tryin my best to get on. She gave me the recipe for bread and I thought surely I can't do that... But I did! I used my stand mixer and it would not turn in to a dough ball. Well, she said it took ALOT of flour and it did! It finally made it's way into a ball and I was able to get it out and knead it. I let it rise, but it wasn't poofing up. I was so discouraged! After all that work I just knew it wasn't going to turn out. My hubs told me to have patience, something I've never had too much of. After about an hour it "poofed" but the bowl it was in was so big that the poofing went out instead of up! So when i punched it down it was like punching a PILLOW! To my surprise-again- it was soft, warm, and doughy just like she said it would be! I cooked it and was amazed that with just a little of this and a lot of that I could make 2 loaves of bread for my family to enjoy. It was a lot of work but now I know why they say a lot of love went in to making something. Hard work= love.
Have a great day and God Bless!
Make something creative today and enjoy life!

And some more of the crazies!

2011-09-05T08:23:00.000-05:00

Gracie and Bella... Having too much fun!

New phone, new app!!

2011-08-26T17:40:00.001-05:00

upgraded to an iPhone 4 today and love it!!! Found this new app called Labelbox. You have got to go get it!! Great for scrapbookers!!! Yep this is me "natural" been a long day so the makeup is long gone!

More Roses!

2011-08-22T19:43:00.001-05:00

He also brought these to me... They smell so yummy! Yes two dozen roses. He can be sweet "sometimes"!

Pretty Roses

2011-08-22T19:39:00.000-05:00

My hubby brought these home tonight! They smell so so good! I also got some pretty pink ones that smell even better than these. Love my hubs!

Can you find my lil doggie?

2011-08-22T12:57:00.000-05:00

I found her hiding in the curtains... She was napping and raised up in time for the perfect pose! Love my Bella!

Waiting on Winter

2011-08-21T09:09:00.000-05:00

I used to hate winter, snow, cold weather in general. But now I love it!
I pass by this old barn every time I go out to get to town. I've taken a ton of photos of it and I think this is my favorite one. This Camera + App is also my favorite one EVER! You can take a plain ole picture and make it beautiful with just one or two filters/frames. Can't wait to take more. Maybe they will come up with a bigger program for regular computer usage- that is this easy to use?

He wanted to ride the bus....

2011-08-15T11:19:00.000-05:00

He didn't want me to take him today. He wanted to ride the bus instead. He was running late (the bus) and I offered to take him and said no he'd wait. I remember when he was little and would cry when I had to leave him at daycare.... Where have those days gone?

Playing with more iPhone apps

2011-08-15T07:02:00.000-05:00

This is my son Hunter and his girlfriend Becca. I took a ton of pictures yesterday and wanted to see if I could combine two apps and it worked! I used the camera + app first then Instagram. I really like how it turned out.
Today is our first day of school and it feels so fresh and new! I'm sure il be back later with more Picts.
Have a great scrappy day!
Lisa

A new iPhone app

2011-08-13T22:56:00.000-05:00

I found this app from some "chatter" on Facebook. It's called Camera + It was .99 and worth every penny Very cool app!

Slow progress

2011-08-05T13:23:00.000-05:00

Still working on .... Gotta name here... How bout Gwen, my "fwend"!!

My next project

2011-08-03T16:04:00.000-05:00

This one is in the works... Painted the background and drew the gal then scanned her onto some tissue paper. Next I gotta paint her and that's what I'm worried about because I can't seem to get my colors right. Any suggestions??

My new gal

2011-07-31T21:47:00.000-05:00

Watcha think? Took me about three times and five days to get her to this point.

I've been playing!

2011-07-25T21:20:00.000-05:00

THIS....

.... is what I made today! I was playing around and liked what happened. I posted it on Facebook... and someone asked me about a price. So I've decided to make them for $25 with the frame and $22 if you provide your frame. The frame will be different than the one shown here as it is one I "stole" from the wall in the bathroom :-) The name can be changed to anything you wish as long as it is 14 (or less) letters. I can't fit more than that in and get the size needed. Also, it could be anyword you choose. The letter will also be different as the font I used has different decoration around each different letter.

This one is 8X10 and can hold up to 14 letters. It is made of vinyl attached to cardstock and both colors can be changed. If anyone out there is interested in one of these drop me an email and I'll get you the details.

luvtoscrap1972@yahoo.com

Hope all is well with you, where ever you might be in the world tonight.

Have a good night!

Happy Scrappin' and God Bless,

Lisa

I'm still trying!

2011-07-17T19:46:00.000-05:00

I've still got a ways to go but maybe now I'm at least on the right track! Liking the one on the left side better than the one on the right. Off to get some housework done so I can paint some more!!!

WHERE BLOGGERS CREATE 2011

2011-07-15T08:56:00.000-05:00

Where Bloggers Create 2011

Karen from My Desert Cottage is hosting again this year... Click HERE to go see all the attendees and their rooms!

Welcome to my blog!

Won't you come in to my room... a room for scrapbooking, painting, mixed media, and whatever else I might dabble in.

Make yourself at home and look around.

When you come into my room this is the view to the left side of the room...

and this is looking to the right side of the room (ignore the white stuff down there in the lower left corner... was editing with brushes in PSE and missed that... so it's an "oops")

This is Bella, one of my precious Fur Baby Poms. Gracie was snoozing somewhere else at the time. Love my "girls"!!!!!!!

My computer where you can find me most of the time :-)

I have a 10' long piece of cabinet top that I use as my computer desk (above) the other half is where I do my scrapbooking. You can see my Making Memories spinning organizer which holds a TON of my stuff I use frequently. I also have a Cropper Hopper paper holder which I store my things I currently working on. This helps to "contain the mess" somewhat. I have my Tim Holtz Distress Inks out and ready to use. My Cricut Expression is at the end of the workspace.

This shelf holds all of my "good paint". I hadn't ever used Golden products until a couple of months ago. Let me tell you... they are the BEST!! You definitely get for what you pay for!! They are just fantastic!!

I love my angel. I found her at the Dollar Tree and she is just so pretty! She keeps me company my "crafty angel". You can see the scallops on the shelf here just a bit. I took an old ugly shelf and painted it pink, then whitewashed over that. Next added some die cut scallops cut from old music paper. To finish it off I give it a heavy coating of glitter!

My Cricut Imagine and all of my cartridges.

Next to my Imagine is this shelf... bought at Home Depot. It was a 2 pack and I just love 'em!

You can see inside the drawers in the next couple of pictures.

This drawer is some CTMH stamps, chipboard mini albums and some burlap canvases that I have big plans for.

This one holds stickers, rubons and anything I want close at hand for my mixed media endeavors.

At the bottom of the shelf I have my Teresa Collins Stamp maker and the supplies needed for it. I love that thing!!!!! Why didn't someone come up with it long before now??? Thank you Teresa!!!!!!

Moving on around the room... This is another Home Depot shelf. It is really tall and holds a ton of my "garbage" as I call it ( NO, I know it is NOT garbage)

I have more mixed media supplies on the smaller shelf and you can see all my paper on the next 2 shelves. On the top I keep my cigar boxes full of ephemera and my jewelry making things.

Oh my! Oh my! My paper stash is OUT OF CONTROL!! ... and this ain't even all!!

A tisket, a tasket a paintbrush basket! My journals are next to that along with my cropadile .. the big bite.

This is looking to the right side of the room.... That big ole desk there cost me a grand total of $25 at an estate sale! It holds all my other mixed media and painting supplies... below are photos of the contents of all those LONNNNGGGG drawers. Sorry for the blurriness...

The top of my desk holds my TV, more mixed media things( the painting I'm working on now... practicing.. just can't get it right though so I've got a LONG way to go), drawing pencils, watercolor pencils, pens and that cabinet holds some smaller things such as buttons, wooden spools, dominoes... etc.

This is my drawer for all the stamp rollers and brayers.

This one holds my Pan Pastels and their applicators, Perfect Pearls and a few other little things

This one is my smaller paper pads and things for art journaling and my She Art things.

This one speaks for itself! I can see them all and so that makes using them so much easier!

More mixed media! My Beeswax, Utee small jars, Distress Crackle paint, alcohol inks, Faber Castell Gelatos, Watercolor crayons...

Another one that can speak LOUDLY for itself! Some of my paint. ... most of it anyways. Again, I can see it so it makes use a breeze! I love those deep drawers! They just keep going, and going, and going......

I have another taller shelf (Walmart) that holds my Where Women Create magazines, the tall glass bowl holds my Cats Eye ink pads, then there are jars of Glitter... love the way it looks in the antique jars!

This is the other shelf bought at Home Depot (the one that was a set). I have all of my other Stampington and Company magazines here, along with some other books on the bottom shelf.

Oh this makes me happy! I love those antique white buttons!

Something new... I'm crazy about old bottles and that antique tape measure was my dad's.

This room was my son's bedroom and when it came open I moved on it... this is inside the closet. I have a shelf that sits below that big ole blue one. the shelf is where I can hide "junk" and the blue one has my Christmas things inside, some tissue and crepe paper and some other things( don't tell anyone but I'm not real sure what IS in there)....

Another desk inside my closet... holds more stuff, type writer, Your Story, printer... just stuff. storage.

A dresser in the closet ... the top is my die cutting things.

Shelves in the top hold my canvases and other things. Thankful for the storage!

Inside the dresser drawers... crochet thread,

ephemera, things from swaps,

stickers and rubons,

more stickers and rubons.

I have a shoe organizer hanging on the back of my door. This is where I store all of my punches. I love how it works! I saw this idea on another blog (sorry don't know where) but it was such a GREAT idea so I tried it!

I hope you enjoyed looking around in my studio. It's a little different than last year as I've moved from my little Scrap Shack outside back in to the house.. .conveniences of running water (bathroom right around the corner from my room) , a bathroom in the house (that is a good thing .. hee hee) Food and drinks... it is just better. I'm in the process of turning my little scrap shack into a living room... an escape for me to go to read, or sew or just do whatever. Taking a while, but it is coming along slowly.

Have a great day and God Bless,

Lisa

What I'm working on

2011-06-14T14:15:00.000-05:00

This is my NEWEST hobby... Taking Suzi Blu's online class and part is learning to draw faces. I have never been able to do a nose till now! At least it's a better one than I could do before. I know she's got flaws because I'm still learning how to paint ... So just overlook those...
I'm reading Breaking Dawn and I think she fits right in!! Green eyes and red lips... Maybe she just had a "bite" ???

Good mornin,

2011-06-13T06:32:00.000-05:00

A typical grocery store visit but this time it looked picture worthy. My tummy is rumblin so I'd better go find me some munchies for breakfast!
Have a great day and Happy Scrappin'!

Late night

2011-06-06T08:03:00.000-05:00

Oh it's hard to get the day started at our place this morning! The fur babies stayed up way past their bedtime and now they are cuddled up on the couch. This is not the normal for them! They hardly ever do this so it's especially sweet to see when they do!
Gonna be a hot one again today with no rain in sight! I've gotta go water a few plants again this morning. It's hard to keep up with all of them.... We have about 16 in the yard along with my flowerbed in the middle- that's not counting the big long ones here in front of the house! It's about 60 feet long by about 6 feet wide! And the roses in the backyard and the garden... Needless to say I HATE TO WATER!!!! But you reap what you sow and I try to remember that when the hatin' starts comin on! It's worth it in the end, I guess. Have a great day!
Happy Scrappin,
Lisa - and Bella And Gracie (as they snooze here beside me)

Preparing for the Spring Swap!

2011-06-04T10:58:00.000-05:00

What a mess but oh what fun I had putting this together! I do hope the Swappers like this! Can't wait to post the hostess gift I made for Jessica! Can't till she gets it though don't want to spoil the surprise!

Swap sneak peek!!!

2011-06-02T23:18:00.000-05:00

What is going on?? ALOT!!!

2011-06-02T09:06:00.001-05:00

Well these things....
Jessica at Kid's Napping? I'm Scrapping! Is hosting THIS swap!!
The VERY VINTAGE SPRING EPHEMERA SWAP

I can't wait to see what all goodies come in this one!
I just swapped with Jessica a couple of weeks ago in THIS swap

.... Speckled Egg has the sweetest swap ideas! The Petite Inspiration Swap - Spring Edition. I was in this one and another one awhile back. Now being the bad blogger I am I didn't get any pictures of the first one or now this one has gone by and I STILL don't have picts up of this one! BUT I WILL!!
Jessica sent me some of the sweetest things! My other swap partner Cassie also sent me a box of yumminess that I can't wait to show off!

Something else coming soon!!!!!

I participated last year and can't wait to do it again this year! Since last year I've moved from my little "scrap studio" back in to a spare bedroom. I don't have as much space, but it actually works better for me as I know where everything I need is at! I keep my extra stuff out there and will use it as a crop room for my friends to come and "play" with me! It is still a work in progress out there.. .in here, it is getting much better day by day!

I have an INVITE to come TEACH at SECOND SATURDAY STUDIO from MICAH. I'm just THRILLED beyond WORDS that she would ask!! I'm going to wait for Micah to announce it on her blog first then I'll be here with the details!
So until then, I'll have my feet on the ground, but my head is in the clouds! Oh, almost forgot..............

IT IS SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!! THE POOL IS UP, THE PICNIC TABLE AND ALL THE LAWN CHAIRS ARE OUT TOO! BRINGING THE BBQ GRILL AROUND ....
NOW IT IS TIME TO LIVE OUTSIDE FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*** CAN YOU TELL I'M A LITTLE EXCITED???*****

HAVE A SCRAPPY DAY!!
LISA

Cam Wow cool app

2011-05-28T00:12:00.000-05:00

Playin with my iPhone again! Love the artsy-ness of this!

Hail from storm tonight

2011-05-25T19:41:00.000-05:00

Wow! What a day!!!
This was the hail from our house today! Thank Goodness we were safe! Wind and hail was the main thing but there were some trees and power lines down just outside of town. This evening is just beautiful though. You wouldn't know what has been going on out there by the weather tonight! It is perfect!!

2011-05-22T19:36:00.001-05:00

Good Morning

2011-05-07T08:38:00.001-05:00

Mornin' fro Bella!!!

She Art Swap Coming Soon!!!

2011-05-02T22:34:00.000-05:00

She Art Swap? Are you interested??? I'll post more details soon! If you are interested drop me an email at luvtoscrap1972@yahoo.com
This is a 4X6 painted on a Bind it All cover. I have tons of those white chipboard pieces and got a few down to see what would happen if I painted on them. Turns out they're great!!

Recovery in our little community

2011-04-27T09:49:00.000-05:00

Last night brought us more storms, more tornadoes, and another death from the storms. This time it hit really close to home. Only a few miles from where I live a tornado came through about 9:15 or so last night. Taking with it were homes and trees but also a very, very sweet lady. Her name is JoAnne Bradley. Her son wasn't home and had called her and couldn't get her so he left work and went home and found her. According to this site it said she was thrown 50 yards away from her home.
I knew JoAnne from scrapbooking. Sounds odd to say it that way, but I used to work at The Scrapbook Attic in Batesville, just a few miles from home. She and a friend came in to the store and I helped them pick out some things. After that we'd always talk and she was the friendliest person! She came to my very first class to support me when I first started selling Close To My Heart scrappin supplies. She ALWAYS had a smile on her face! A great big pretty smile that let me know she was happy. She always seemed happy! My heart breaks for her husband and her son. Her son is close to my son's age and they have a class together. Hunter always talks about him and what a good kid he is. He works at Sonic at town. She was so proud of him for working and was always talking about how good he is. She must have been a fantastic momma to have such a good boy!
JoAnne showed me a picture of their dream home that her husband had built for her. I think he and JoAnne were the ones that actually built it too. She would tell me each time I would see her how it was coming along. She invited me up to see it and her craft space but I never got up there... and it was just a few minutes away from me. I wish I had gone now. That beautiful home was built on top of a hill. I can just imagine the view she had up there. The front had big glass windows...it was just gorgeous!! I'm afraid being on that hill was a bad thing. As the crow flies, it was probably a straight shot from where the damage started to her house. The National Weather Service hasn't said if it was a tornado or not but my nephew was out with working with the fire department last night and he said the trees were just snapped off. On the site I linked above the Sheriff said it was. I would think we could hear it if it was that close, but I just don't know. It just bothers me so bad to know that while I was sleeping, so relaxed here in my home, that one of my friends was going through something so bad. I know there was nothing I could do even if I'd known what was going on, but things like that just bother me so badly! I just hurt for her and her family. I know this... we have NO cell phone service out here and hardly any internet reception-especially when it rains. I think it is time those cell phone people think about upping our reception out here! She might have known what was coming if that was the case! I have to stop blaming and just pray because I know that placing blame won't bring her back.
She worked in town at Dollar General and seemed happy to be there! I don't think I ever heard her complain! I'll miss her smiling face when I go in there now. I'm sure we all will!
I am just stunned because I don't think there was a tornado warning out for our area. In fact I was asleep on the couch and woke up to hear the wind blowing hard and it was pouring down rain. But I had looked at the radar earlier and it didn't show anything that looked too bad so I wasn't worried with what i heard. The power started to flicker, but for our area that is definitely nothing new as it does it a lot. It finally went out and stayed out. Still I didn't worry. Had I known there was a tornado only a few miles from my house ( and we live in a double wide mobile home) I would have been worried for sure! At least up and not snoozing on the couch. But we didn't hear anything roaring or nothing like that. I guess things happen for a reason and I just have to leave it at that. Please keep JoAnne's family in your prayers... as well as the other storm victims from Arkansas and all across the areas that have been hit by these awful storms. There were also two people critically injured in the little town of Calamine, just a few miles up the road from me. We live in a little spot called Grange, about 8 miles northeast of Cave City. I haven't heard who they were or how the are this morning. The sad thing is, there is more coming today. I just pray the ones coming are not as strong as the one from Monday and Tuesday. If anyone reading this out there is in the path of more storms, stay safe.
Have a good day!
Lisa

Typical day at my house!

2011-04-10T08:31:00.000-05:00

Gracie is somewhere barking - as usual! And perched on the coffee table is Bella- as usual being our little oddball"! She keeps us laughing always!
Have a great day!
Happy Scrappin
Lisa

Look at this!

2011-04-08T10:47:00.001-05:00

Skin cancer and lung cancer under one roof!! I took this yesterday outside my little town. Just couldn't resist! I knew there was sarcasm for the taking/ sharing. I didn't mean to offend anyone so please don't leave me "hate" comments.

Changes Coming On.....

2011-04-04T21:43:00.000-05:00

Sometimes you just have to do things you don't want to do and it's a coming. I just hope I'm tough enough to hang on for the ride, 'cause it is going to be a wild one.

Gracie the Couch Potato

2011-03-27T11:08:00.001-05:00

She's waitin for daddy to come home. This is where he sits and she knows it. She's not gonna miss a thing!!

Lenses (Alien)

2011-03-18T21:05:00.001-05:00

Playing with my apps again! Haven't laughed so hard as I have tonight in a long time!!

A fantastic day!!

2011-03-13T01:07:00.000-06:00

What a great day we had! A clear blue sky, warm spring- like weather made perfect tree climbing conditions. I've never seen Dakota climb like he did today! He just shimmied right up! Hope y'all all had a great day out in blog land today.

Be careful who you talk to on the phone, they might be contagious!

2011-03-10T06:08:00.000-06:00

Well, I've dropped the blogging ball - again! Yes, I was doing so good ... and then.....
well here's what's been going on. I started the She Art Workshop on Feb. 28... the same day I went out of town to go shopping. Next day enjoyed the videos that went along with it. Love love love Christy Tomlinson! I so want to just BE her! Wed. still loving the videos and playing around with a canvas I'd started earlier (the one in below in a previous post) Thur. went to get groceries and that usually takes all day as I drag my feet (that is what the hubs calls it) at getting it done. But hey, I usually don't go anywhere during the week so my trip to WalMart is like a mini vacation, so I look- at everything. You'd think I'd never been in there before I look so much, thinking I might find something new HA HA! Ok, back to the whining/ er I mean story... Before me and my lil guy left Thurs. morning he asked if he could stay with his mawmaw. So he called her and we found out she was really bad sick. I told her I'd take her to the ER as she thought that was what she needed to do because she couldn't get her doctor on the phone. She told me no she didn't want me around her because she didn't want me to get sick. WELL, LET ME JUST TELL YOU.... I GOT IT ANYWAY AND I GOT IT THE VERY NEXT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TALK TO ON THE PHONE, THEY MIGHT BE CONTAGIOUS!! So mom is STILL sick and SO AM I!!! I'm better and so is she, but a long way from A-OK. I STILL cannot smell OR taste anything and it is driving me C-R-A-Z-Y! I mean I know there are worse things in life as I was sick last Sat, Sun, and Monday and stuck in bed and DIDN'T care that I couldn't taste. I would just like to rush things along. Hey the good news is if ya can't taste you won't overeat. I've been wondering why bother lately.... seems like a waste, to eat food you can't taste. Or why eat 2 slices of pizza? Thinking if you keep eating it might come back? Nope, tried that, didn't work either!
It hasn't been all bad though. I got an order from Scarlet Lime with my mixed media order, received my swaps from the Flea Market Matchbox Swap and they were fantastic I might add. ****Will post more about that later****
Well, now that I feel like setting up and messing with this computer I think I'll go check my blogs I read and just enjoy not feeling like mud under a shoe!
More creative stuff later as I've started 2 new She Art projects. I'll have to post those, and oh yeah! I have a new niece! She is adorable!! Hailyn is her name. She is so sweet and makes me want another one so bad. BUT I snap back to reality and think --- NO. I'll love her and spoil her and maybe that'll do me??
Have a great day everybody!!
Happy Scrappin' and God Bless,
Lisa

Valentines Day early

2011-02-08T16:45:00.001-06:00

My hubs brought the sweetest flowers home today. I don't know what kind they are but they smell delicious and the color is the most beautiful vintage pink. I want to plant a garden full of these!! Off to see my momma for a little bit. Will post more pictures later of what I found when I came home from grocery shopping.

Crazy Little Doggies

2011-02-07T00:12:00.000-06:00

Love my critters!

Week 5 / 52

2011-02-02T17:05:00.001-06:00

52 week challenge. Playing with the new app on my iPhone and this is what I came up with.

I finally have it!!!!

2011-01-27T18:42:00.001-06:00

I've wanted this forever so when HSN had them on I got one! Oh so pretty and PINK! Well the box is, the machine is black. I can't wait to use it!!

What I'm Working On Now

2011-01-27T18:37:00.000-06:00

What I'm working on now

2011-01-27T18:30:00.001-06:00

Taken by luvtoscrap1972 http://www.flickr.com/photos/19170309@N06/5389262314

Sent from my iPhone

10 Things You Might Not Know About Me....

2011-01-25T13:45:00.000-06:00

Christy Tomlinson Has listed 10 things on her blog and challenged everyone to do the same and link back to her blog... so her goes...
1) I'm only 5' tall. I get called all kinds of "short" names, I don't mind though. I was known as "half-pint" when I was little, er, um younger!
2) I homeschool my youngest boy. He loves it. I love it. AND I haven't strung him up by his toenails yet! That is what I used to say would happen if I tried homeschooling!!
3) I have a fear of water. Once I was at the lake with some friends and had 2 life jackets on. That's right- 2!! One one the right way and one on like a pair of shorts. I couldn't feel the bottom when they FINALLY persuaded me to get out of the boat... well, I banged my knee all up on the prop of the boat trying to get back in. I cried over that one and looked like a freak to all the "boat people" and haven't been back in one since then!!
4)I have a scar below my right eye. Kinda looks like a wrinkle now that I'm older, but it is a scar. I was around 4 or 5 years old when I jumped to get in to the bed, missed and hit the metal bed railing. Busted my eye/cheek up pretty badly. Mom said I needed stitches but Daddy gave me a dollar to ease my pain and wouldn't let her take me because he knew how bad they would hurt me sewing me up! I was a daddy's girl! I miss him so much! He's been gone for 10 years.. 11 years this April. I can't believe it's been that long. Schleroderma is what took him from us. He fought such a brave fight though. 2 years after diagnosis he was gone, but I have his memory with me. I'll see him again someday though!
5) OH THIS IS A BIGGIE!!!!!!!!! I HAVE FALSE TEETH!! Yep that is right.. a whole set! I had to have oral surgery because they were so bad. I just decided to go ahead and have them all taken out. And surprisingly, it didn't hurt. I was put to sleep when they took them out, but the way they do it, it's not like having one pulled. I was swollen and bruised a few days after and uncomfortable, but it didn't really hurt. I had to go back to work (I worked at the local grocery store then) and worked for about 2 months without a tooth in my head. And this comes from a girl who doesn't like to be seen with out makeup! So I just sucked it up and took the "teasing". I lived. :) I got one set of "falsies" ha ha... and they didn't fit right. I have a set now that is pearly white and perfect! I wanted that for years. I do miss the ease of having teeth and not having to "go find them" ha ah!! I can't believe I'm telling ya'll this!! But I'm healthy now because I got the infection that was in there gone! I'm gummy though!! My kids now call me granny gums.... I don't like that too much!
6) I have a brother. No, not a major thing. But most people that know me don't know I have one! He lives in Missouri and is 12 years older than I am. We don't hardly ever talk unless he and his family comes for a holiday. I have a sister that lives in Tennessee and I can't make it without her- I LOVE YOU SISTER!!
7) My husband is 17 years older than I am! We met at the groc. store I was working at, talked 45 minutes right there... and the rest is history as they say.
8)This is hard... I don't have a very interesting life to tell about. Um here's one. I was pregnant with my first child, Cody. It was really close to my due date so I was going in for weekly checkups. My doctor felt of my belly and asked if I could feel anything. I said , well, no. I was in labor and didn't even know it! He checked me and I was at 5 cm! WOW! He broke my water and 2 hours later I had a baby boy! Baby #2, Hunter... was very quick... baby #3 - I warned the doctor when he said he was going to induce me that he wouldn't have enough time to give me my epidural. Well, I didn't! They broke my water and 45 min. later Dakota was born. They were giving me a saddle block and I could feel him coming! They laid me back, pulled down the lights, put my feet up and he was there!!! The saddle block was barely starting to take affect when he was stitching me up. I know if I ever have a #4 I better not be stranded anywhere! My babies are in a hurry to greet the world!!
9)I love to smell books and paper... Yes I know I'm weird! I open a new book or magazine and stick my nose right in and sniff! Now, keep in mind that I won't do this in public.. .it is only at home. BUT my youngest little boy does it too! and he doesn't care WHERE he is! In his noes goes!!!
10) I love Ice Cream sandwiches for breakfast! Something about ice cream first thing in the morning after just getting up is so good! Cold and yummy!

THere you have it. 10 things about me. Not really important, but stuff and that is what makes us - US, right?
Hope ya'll have a scrappy day! I'm off to work on my Christy Tomlinson inspired wall hanging (#2)- pink and "loveee". Don't forget to go check out her workshop - THE SHE ART WORKSHOP. I am counting the days!!!
Happy Scrappin' and God Bless!
Lisa

The SHE ART WORKSHOP

2011-01-21T21:08:00.001-06:00

I have found a new love!! Christy Tomlinson. I love her stuff! Her blog is great, her creations are unbelievably gorgeous! She is having an online workshop called The She Art Workshop. You can find out more HERE.

(details taken from Christy's blog)

The She Art Workshop is a 3 week e-course the begins February 28th! In this workshop, you will learn how to create unique and detailed girls, as seen in my art projects! I will also share with you how I create my backgrounds, textures, and layering styles on canvases and other surfaces! You will walk away from this class feeling confident in creating your own personalized" She Art" projects as well as having learned new art techniques you can use in other mixed media projects! The She Art Workshop begins February 28th.

I am so excited about this!! I can't wait to get started!! In my previous post I showed you a project I did today. It is an 8X10 and I bought the board it's on at the dollar tree. I first put on a layer of Gesso down to prime and cover the hideous print on it. Next I cut a large piece of paper for the top and left the bottom blank. I rolled paint on with my brayer (first time I've ever used it to paint and the effect was great!!) applied rubons, cut dresses out of paper. Oh, I used Claudine Hellmuth's Gel Medium to apply everything down. After things were dry, I'd use a black pen to go around the things and doodle on there. I'm going to start another one tomorrow... can't wait to get it going!!

Hope you have a good night!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Inspired by Christy Tomlinson

2011-01-21T18:18:00.000-06:00

I have been very busy today. I have been playing and loved every minute of it!! I am so inspired lately! I have been living on Christy Tomlinson's blog lately. I love it there! Enough about ME.... I'm coming back with a post JUST FOR YOU!!! Be back shortly ;)

Week 2

2011-01-09T13:19:00.001-06:00

I'm gettin me some good Gracie lovin here. This is my second week in the 52 week project. Can you tell she's my sweet fur baby??

New Beginnings....

2011-01-04T15:15:00.000-06:00

2011 is the beginning of a new decade. A new year. A new month. A new time. A new life. It is time to take out the garbage and do better! I went back to church this past Sunday. If felt so good and it was like the sermon was just for me. It was titled Facing Giants. I also spent some time reading my Bible last night. I read about David and Goliath. Now I have been saved since I was a young girl, but have gotten way out of bounds of where I should be. I have been through some trying times as we all have. BUT most of the rough water was from me JUMPING IN it instead of avoiding it. I have since then built bridges to get through the troubled waters and figured out I can't do this alone. I do know that I am not where I want to be spiritually, I want MORE. I do know that I am not the same person I was 10 years ago. I do know that I have come a long way. I do know I have much farther to go. I do know I am scared. I do know that it will be alright. I do know that I am not alone. I do know that life is good!!

The last ten years have been a blur. It started with meeting a man that was good or so I thought. I wasn't living for the Lord: I was living for me. In the end I was left alone and had my son Dakota Bob. My angel my pride and joy. Ain't he a cutie pie??

I would NOT take anything for the little guy and he is my baby! I do regret the way things happened. BUT that is the past... today is today and I love him more than life itself!

My Daddy was diagnosed with scheloroderma in 1998. He fought a good fight but couldn't stay any longer so on April 7th of 2000 we lost him. Oh let me tell you! If God ever made a man that was as close to perfection as He could make him it was my daddy!

Probably 1960 or '61

He never lost his temper. His punishment for me was LISA ANN, I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU! That was E-N-O-U-G-H for me! That sentence alone broke my heart because I knew I had broken daddy's. Oh boy here comes the flood! But it is good to talk about him. He was a special man in so many ways. He loved my momma so much!!

He was always stealing "sugar"!!

He built their house in 1980. Mom still lives in it today.

He could make anything! I have a cedar chest he made, mom has one made from Walnut and my sister has a cedar one also. He made me a little table from Persimmon. I haven't seen anything else made from Persimmon - ever. I know that it's out there but mine came from Daddy. Now you may be thinking anyone can make that stuff. Well his lumber came from trees off their land and milled by him. He had a one man sawmill that he spent most of his time at. Mom was sure he'd cut something off one day, but to my knowledge he didn't get hurt on it. He would cut the trees, saw them with his tractor run sawmill, then plane them in the shed. That was the loudest contraption he had! He'd put in a board and whoa! you could hear it for miles I was sure of it! It was my alarm clock on many a Saturday morning! What I wouldn't give to have just one more day. One more day with him... in the shed, out riding on gravel roads on a Sunday with him and mom- for no other reason than just to see where those roads led, listening to him tell about how his day at work went, hearing his boots come up the porch when he'd come in, hearing his laughter or yelling at the Razorbacks! The picture in my header above was taken with Daddy when I was probably 2 or 3. I'm guessing we were probably looking for a Christmas tree. I was Daddy's girl! He had my sister and my brother, but I was HIS! Oh it hurts to be without him, but I know he is in Heaven waiting on me and I will see him again. * I didn't mean to turn this entry into such a tear jerker!!*
Another change for me came when a scrapbook store came to town. It was The Scrapbook Attic and More. I knew I'd have a job there one day when I went in the first time. I showed the guy working a scrapbook I'd made. He asked if he could take it home to his wife to show her (as I was applying for a job) come to find out he was the owner! I started the next week or so and have been with them ever since- on and off. There was some trouble there and the gal I was working with got fired. I had been working 3 days for them and 4 days at our local groc. store here in town. When she left I went full time for them and ran the store by myself. I Loved it!! But it had to shut down and so the opportunity came for me to buy it. My sister was going to do it with me. We moved everything and before the papers were signed she backed out and then I did. I'VE KICKED MYSELF EVER SINCE THEN TOO!!!!!!!!!! But being a single mom I was just scared to death to do it. But I started driving an hour and a half to work for them on Fridays- just to stay in there and keep doing what I loved. In Feb. 2005 I got to fly to Atlanta for CHA. My FIRST time to fly and I loved it- once we took off! That was an adventure I'll never forget! My goal was to meet Lisa Bearnson: I DID! I want to go back to CHA again soon and really live the adventure. I was still (as we say here in the south) wet behind the ears and much of a green horn when it came to scrapbooking and knowing any of the inside things. Now with blogging and You Tube things are much better as far as knowing what is going on out there.
December 2005 I was working at the grocery store in town and nearly ran smack dab in to one of our customers. He came in every Monday and was so handsome and nice and smelled SO GOOD! I knew I'd wanted to know more about this feller! I was a love sick puppy! I found out his wife had passed away a few years earlier and just wanted to get to talk to him as I knew he probably wouldn't be interested in little ole me. But we talked that day for about 45 minutes. and as they say... the rest is history. We have been together ever since! It has been hard and has had some major ups and downs, but we've made it. November 10th was our 4th anniversary.
The spring of 2009 I think it was, my oldest son got stepped on while at the rodeo. (WARNING: SCARY PICTURE HERE)

He was thrown off the bull he was on and it stepped on his head. I don't think I've ever been so scared! Me and my mom made a VERY FAST trip to the ER 15 minutes away. We beat the ambulance there and the girl got out (we know them all pretty well) and said he's fine, but he's got a cut on his head. Some relief, but seeing him on the stretcher all dirty and bloody was still scary. Laying there with his cowboy boots and chaps still on with dirt in his ears and his head cut open made me realize just how fast things can go bad wrong. But he was stitched up and sent on his way about 2:30 am. I think this was around Easter.
The year before that the day just before Christmas Eve mom fell on some ice. Another scary moment for me. I live about 8 minutes from her, but I made it in lightening speed. When I got there her head was bleeding and she was confused. I took her to the ER and they said she had a concussion and had to sew up her cut above her eye. They kept her overnight and we got home on Christmas Eve night around 7 pm. She was bruised but fine.
June 2009 My niece was born too early. Weighing in at only 1 pound 6 ounce she was in for a fight.

Keeli Jo is in the middle. These are her cousin Jacee on the left and her sister Kinley on the right. I have a more current picture and will post it later.

She had some close calls and stayed in Arkansas Children's Hospital for what seemed like forever! She came home after her first birthday. On oxygen and with a feeding tube but just as cute as a little button! She is our little miracle! Her mom was born on my birthday June 12. She was almost our birthday present! Today she is off the oxygen and feeding tube and the most beautiful girl in the world!!

Last year my middle son was riding with one of his friends on a Mule thing. They were out riding with my step-son ( he was on the 4-wheeler). Well, the boy driving my son somehow managed to flip the Mule. (covered 4-wheeler). Hunter was hurt, we thought he'd broken his ankle. My step-son flew in the driveway and jumped out saying you gotta take Hunter to the ER and when I found out why my heart just jumped. So many young people around here are losing their lives on 4 wheelers! I knew he was fine, but the what ifs were running crazy in my head! We went to the ER and they X-rayed his ankle but it wasn't broken. It didn't show to be anyways. It still looks bad even after all this time, like it is still bruised and it still is sore! But he made it through that!

To round out my year and feeling sorry for myself, my sister and her family weren't able to come home for Christmas and neither was my brother and his family. So my and my boys were with mom... no Christmas dinner at her house this year. Along with missing Daddy so much lately that about done me in. But things move on, time goes on and we do to. I have to say though, Christmas at our house was peaceful and great! Everyone got what they wanted and the food was good!! I think this was the best Christmas here at home we have ever had!
So that was my decade - sparing you little details it seems!! There was so much more but those were the good/bad/ugly highlights.

*If you made it this far in reading about my life then Thank You!! Please leave a comment so I'll know you were here.
WISHING YOU ALL A SAFE AND BLESSED 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you have a wonderful day and God Bless!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Week #1

2011-01-02T13:33:00.000-06:00

52 Week Project
This is moi. Just plain ole me.
Go check Kim's 52 project out here
http://52weekproject.com
I think it'll be fun!
Come play with us, won't you?

Gracie at her best!

2011-01-01T11:31:00.000-06:00

Found a new App. It is so much like the real thing but of course I'm partial to my subject matter. Hope you are having a wonderful first... First day of a new month, new year, and a new decade.

Taken with Photomaton
http://itunes.com/apps/photomaton

Happy New Year!!!!

2011-01-01T00:29:00.000-06:00

Looks like my little Bella was exhausted after ringing in the new year! But this was taken a few days ago. She is a hoot watchin her sleep! She barks, growls and will even move her little paws in her sleep! It is just too funny and oh so cute. So from all of us in Arkansas to all of you out there have a Happy New Year with many blessings!
God Bless and Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

'twas the night before Christmas

2010-12-24T08:04:00.000-06:00

Well, technically the morning before Christmas. I am so thankful for the ability to give my kids a good one. We are all doing well and the Lord has been good to us. Let us all remember the ones who are lost, less fortunate, or in the hospital during this time. We have HOPE and FAITH to get us all through our hard times. I hope each one of y'all out there have a blessed Christmas holiday and a Happy New Year!!

After our tree being up since Thanksgiving I have just NOW realized our star isn't burning. Gotta go see what is wrong with it.
Have a great day and Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Merry Christmas

2010-12-21T11:18:00.000-06:00

Hope this week finds you healthy and happy!
Feel free to use this clipart for your holiday crafting.

Good Morning!

2010-12-17T07:15:00.000-06:00

What a beautiful sunrise this morning! One more week until Christmas - can you believe it?? I have been busy crocheting scarves, doing tshirts with the YUDU, and embroidering gifts to be mailed out today. I'm running out of time though! I need to start in January making gifts for 2011 Christmas?!
Have a wonderful day!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

CameraBag Photo

2010-12-07T22:08:00.000-06:00

This was on my drive home the other day. I love living in the country!

Gettin ready for ole Santa Claus. Wrapped a few more gifts tonight and it just can't come fast enough. I may be 38 but I still get anxious for Christmastime like I did when I was a kid. But now I get to see the look on my kids faces when they open their gifts. It is so much fun, but I cannot tell a lie...I am sooo ready to use my new Serger and my Cricut Imagine!!

Have a good night and a great tomorrow!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

What do you think this is???

2010-11-24T19:52:00.001-06:00

This is/was my idea to get fancy with a cake!! Go ahead and laugh... I did! I cut my cake in half in the pan, then decided to try to cut it to get a rounded shape. Well something went way wrong from point A to point B. It actually split and I decided to then cut it further when it just fell apart. Needless to say nobody had a piece of it but I may have to go get some. It was double layered with lots of chocolate icing in the middle and cream cheese icing on the top. I sure hope it tastes better than it looks! Just had to share this with ya! What NOT to do when decorating a cake- I better stick to scrapbooking, Hu?

Cuff Swap

2010-10-09T06:47:00.001-05:00

I was in a cuff swap a few weeks back and just now posting what Sandy sent me. It is just the most beautiful thing! I can tell she took lots of TLC with this.

Gettin ready to spook

2010-09-18T05:18:00.001-05:00

This is Gracie, my little witchy dog. She is so cute, but does not enjoy this kind of thing as much as I do!

2010-09-02T15:40:00.001-05:00

It isn't perfect but it is DONE and was my very first crocheted project: a snuggly VERY HEAVY, literally, blanket. I'm so proud to say I finished it and it was made with my hands.

Rosette Swap Blog Party

2010-09-01T20:23:00.000-05:00

Today is the day! I am late, but I'm here! Gypsy Brocante had her first swap which was a Rosette Swap. I had so much fun making these!

I received my package from Renee from The Chateau of Remnants and look at what all she sent me! Very pretty notecards and beautiful rosettes! Thanks for sharing with me Renee. (please forgive the fact that this picture isn't in the right direction. It shows to be the right way on my computer, but when I uploaded it, it came out the wrong way) ... but you can still see all the pretties I received.

I sent my partner a few things.... This was my FIRST SWAP EVER and I so enjoyed it!! Sandy was my swap gal and here is what I sent her ( Sandy I've borrowed this pict. from your blog.... I didn't have any where it was all together)

Haven't been on for awhile. I've been very busy. I'll post picts. later of the cuff Sandy sent me. She hasn't received her's yet from me, so I can't post picts. just yet. This was from Honey Lamb and I Cuff Swap. I'm also working on 2 more swaps, updating the blog for The Scrapbook Attic, where I'm on the design team. Planning classes too... for my own teaching here in town and for The Scrapbook Extravaganza. You can go HERE to check out all the details. I'm teaching 2 classes there and have lots of planning to do for that.

Have a great night!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Blog Giveaway at Cotton Pickin Cute

2010-08-17T20:56:00.000-05:00

You need to go to the Cotton Pickin Cute blog and check out her giveaway! WOW some great things there!!
You have 8 chances to win if you check out her entry guidelines. An easy way to win some beautiful things.

We are watching Facing The Giants right now. If you have never watched it, GO NOW- RUN DON'T WALK to get it!! It is about football, but it made me cry- and I don't even LIKE football!!! It is so good. AND SO MUCH about life!

Going to go get my popcorn and pepsi!!
Have a good night everybody!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Sneak Peek

2010-08-16T20:34:00.001-05:00

A little sneak peek of what my swap partner will be getting. This is for the Rosette swap over at Gypsy Brocante's blog. I can't wait to see what my swappin' gal thinks of her package. It is full of handmade crochet rosettes, other handmade rosettes, and some exta goodies in a cute pink box to store it all in.
Hope you all have a goodnight!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

I WON!!! YIPEEE!!!

2010-08-11T08:30:00.000-05:00

Look at this!!

This is my first LOOT win from a blog contest EVER!! And I'm SO thankful to SHERRY for giving away such a GREAT STASH!!! I LOVE Tim Holtz and anything he has so now I'll have some new things to play with! THANK YOU SHERRY AGAIN FOR THIS FANTASTIC PRIZE!!!! And it was her first giveaway too! I think I'll go through some of my things soon and do a giveaway of my own to pass along a good deed! Maybe we should all do that? To make someone's day by telling them that they won the prize... now I'm not sure who wins there! The one who is having the giveaway or the winner of it!? Go by Sherry's blog and see what she is doing and leave a comment. We ALL love those comments!

Have a great day all of you and God Bless!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

2010-08-08T08:25:00.000-05:00

Look what I found yesterday! I am about to dive in and snoop all the studios in this issue. I also found a new junk mall, not new but I have never been in there. In fact they are going out of business. I will have to post Picts later of what I bought. I got an old pict album with all the Picts STILL IN IT!! Also found a small cedar box (like a mini hope chest) for $2!! Two flower frogs,four antique hankies,twelve crochet (small) doilies, two magazines from the '60s and a book full of sheet music...about an inch thick or so for -get this- .25cents!!!!! I grabbed it and was floored! This guy prob thought I was nuts!
Well, I'm off to dig into my magazine. Hope you all have a great day!
Happy Scrappin'
God Bless,
Lisa

2010-08-07T08:07:00.001-05:00

Here is a bit of a sneaky peeky at what I've been up to lately. Gypsy Brocante blog is having a Rosette swap and I'm in! My first swap-so excited! I sure hope my swap partner likes what she's getting. I'm nervous a bit. But, making these rosettes has been so fun! We have a place close to home here that sells big bunches of flowers for about $5, so I can make a ton of these affordable. These aren't completely finished but they are close. Will she get one of these?????? Hmmm, we'll see. I will make many more in the next few days for pins, home dec., and just pretties to look at. Let me know what ya think, did I do ok for a first timer?
Have a wonderful, creative day!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

2010-08-04T09:18:00.000-05:00

Look at my crazy doggies! They play like this ALL THE TIME!

Close To My Heart Sale Tomorrow!

2010-08-03T21:32:00.000-05:00

2,4,6,8 It is YOU we appreciate!! This is a fantastic sale and you can order on my website http://lisahodge.myctmh.com
The sale starts tomorrow and runs through the 11th. Be sure to get there early to get the good deals before they are all gone.

What is included?? My stickease stickers for $2, Level 1 paper packs $4, and Level 2 paper packs $6!! This is such a great deal! You don't want to miss out!

A new month means a new Stamp of the Month! This is the beautiful stamp set you can earn FREE!!

*** Earn it FREE when you spend $100 or more (before shipping and tax)
*** Earn it for 75% off ($5.74) when you spend $75 or more (before shipping and tax)
*** Earn it for 50% off ($11.74) when you spend $50 or more (before shipping and tax)
*** Earn it for 25% off ($17.21) when you spend $25 or more (before shipping and tax)
*** Purchase it for full retail price ($22.95)

I do hope you can come by my site in the morning STARTS EARLY!
Have a good evening!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

2010-08-01T09:30:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Trying out posting from my iPhone!

Rosette Swap!

2010-07-24T08:54:00.000-05:00

Good morning!!!

Jill at Gypsy Broncante is hosting a rosette swap. You can click her name and go read all the details to this beautiful event! She is also hosting a giveaway - click HERE to read all about it and how to enter to win 3 of her rosettes! After the swap there will be a blog party! -- I'm loving those! We will be showing off what we received from our swap partners.

This will be my first swap so I'm sooo excited! I've wanted to do one but can't ever find one that is open. I know what I'm going to do today! I'm going to be making pretty fabric rosettes! I will have these everywhere in my little pink cottage studio! I'll post some picts. when I'm finished with a few.

Right now, it is time to go move the water hose... having to water all the flowers because it is SO dry! I don't wish anything bad on the people near the Gulf with the tropical storm moving in, but I do hope we get some rain from it here in Arkansas! We surely need it!

I'll be back later with pictures... going to try to post from my iPhone, but that may not happen as I'm just learning the basics on how to use it. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Have a great day!
Happy Scrappin'

Lisa

INSPIRATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PICTURE HEAVY POST - STAY WITH ME ?

2010-06-29T18:34:00.000-05:00

This is what I woke up to this morning. Nothing like a beautiful sunrise on a summer morning!

And these are what I found too! Love my flowers :)

These are my hubby's pride and joy!

And after all the things going on lately I've been really inspired to actually USE the things I have to make something!
This was fun and SO EASY! Roll up book pages, tape the back, hot glue first layer, hot glue second layer on top of that, make a rolled up rose from torn fabric and you have it. JUST DON'T ASK TO SEE THE BACK-- IT IS U-G-L-Y!! But it hangs and nobody will see the back!

A close up of the detail of the flower...

I may list one of these on Etsy. Do any of ya'll think one of these would sell on there? How much should I sell it for?

Hope you all have a great night!
Lisa

Good Monday Morning!

2010-06-28T10:20:00.000-05:00

It is a pretty morning! We've had rain over the weekend so that was some relief and we have cooler temps coming this week.

THANKS TO ALL WHO VISITED AND LEFT COMMENTS FROM THE BLOGGERETTE RUSH WEEK EVENT AND THE WHERE WOMEN CREATE EVENT! I'VE READ ALL THE COMMENTS AND THANK YOU! YA'LL ARE SO SWEET AND I COULDN'T BE WITH A FINER GROUP OF GALS!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE reading your comments! I do feel like I'm a part of something bigger...and like I do belong here with ya'll! You have all made me feel welcome and I can't wait for the days to come. I'm inspired to work again! Going to start some more vintage things this week and start posting here, as well as a new blog that will be just for my creative stuff. This one is a bit of everything that is me.

For now, reality is calling my name with a load of laundry that I'm sure is dry and wrinkling by now. So I guess I'll go and get to work as the hubs is on his way home.
Have a wonderful day and a great week!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Mad Tea Party Today!

2010-06-26T19:19:00.000-05:00

I had really big plans for my Mad Tea Party celebration, but things change. I taught a class today and have came home so tired and so sleepy that I've just got to put things on hold. Oh, and on top of it all it picked today to be stormy and rainy! But in honor of today I've put a collage together using some picts. found out there on the web, and a photo frame collage from Shabby Scraps.
Hope you enjoy!

Have a MAD day everyone!

Lisa

RUSH Day for The Bloggerette Sorority

2010-06-25T23:13:00.001-05:00

Karen from Some Days Are Diamonds is hosting an event... The Bloggerette Sorority "Rush". Today is THE day and although this day is almost over, I have made it! So, Karen, am I "in"??

Here is my wall hanging... I do hope ya'll like it! I had fun making this- my first thing made using a vintage photo and vintage "stuff". I'm hooked, gotta make more!!!

Here I am with my creation. I'm in my kitchen in front of my prized antique, hand painted cabinet (bought it painted, I can't paint that good! :). I'm a Southern gal, born and raised in Arkansas and been here all 38 years of my life. Love it here, seeing the stars at night, listening to the crickets sing their sweet songs, hearing the frogs holler, and all the other things that ya just can't get in the city...there just isn't anything much better!

Happy Scrappin' and Good night to all ya'll out there in the big ole blog land!!

Lisa

Welcome to my little crafty cottage!

2010-06-19T02:11:00.001-05:00

Edited: Now that I'm awake I've added some more pictures. The 2 am uploads didn't include some things I wanted to show, so here you go :) Enjoy!

Welcome! Won't you come in and have a look around? So glad to have you and I hope you enjoy your visit to the Where Blogger Create blog party.

My little crafty cottage is a labor of love! We had her delivered last June and I have just finished her recently. I've been working hard trying to get it just right for me to get creative and have a place for everything.

Above you'll find my front porch- which I LOVE! These are my work tables. I have 2 put together as an L shape.
Also here is a fake cake I made. It didn't turn out quite like I'd like for it to have, but I was happy with it for my first try.

Below is a picture showing the whole room from the front door. The dimensions are 12X20. I love the room I had as I was in the spare bedroom in the house. We had this building special built to the size I thought I'd need.

This is where I read all of YOUR blogs at! I can look out my front window and enjoy the sunshine. The window that was there was just a 24X36, but we had that one taken out and this one put in- so glad we did. I have to have my sunlight!

This is Matilda. That is the name the lady from the antique store gave her. I love my pom pom, but had no where to put it- so it is her head! The collar is also a handmade antique. It had to go on Matilda and she LOVES it. The cabinet behind her holds all my crepe paper rolls, doilies, lace and such. It is perfect for storing lots of things as the drawers are only about 3 inches tall and there are 10 of them.

I'm not sure why this picture looks squished, but it is my Yudu cabinet and I have my Big Shot here and all my dies.

This is my desk I use as my "office business" but it doubles as a work space for my kids. I have all their art supplies out for them to come in and create any time they want to.

Here is my very large and ugly shelf- but hey, it sure holds a lot of stuff! I have my glitter, tulle, beads, and vintage goodies here along with my DreamCuts cutter. Also my Xyron stuff is here along with some extra stuff (better known as JUNK!)

One of my favorite things about my room is my pegboard and the lights around it. I love the glow and I can have a bit of holiday cheer all year long!

Most of my things came from yard sales or from our local antique store. This little shelf was originally an old post office item. It holds so much- that is great for a small space.

Another find at the antique store! I couldn't believe my eyes when I stumbled upon it! I grabbed it at a steal for $12.

Another hobby I have is crocheting. I started because I wanted to make my own flower embellishments for scrappin'. I didn't know anything when I started. I taught myself with the help from YouTube and experimenting. Now I've figured out some of the other basic stitches and have started a blanket for my son. It is coming along slowly, but surely.

Oh and I cannot leave out my two sweet girls! They are always out here with me- and usually asleep! That is why I refer to them as floor warmers! :)
This is Gracie... studio floor warmer number one. I got her a few months back and fell in love with her. She is so sweet, but VERY stubborn sometimes!

This little cutie pie is Bella, floor warmer number two. I first named her Angel, but SHE AIN'T NO ANGEL!!! So Bella she is, or little 'en. She came along just three weeks ago. I wondered if Gracie would leave her alone... well, miss Bella follows poor Gracie around trying to chew on every inch of her furry little body! She has gotten better, as now they will lay snuggled up together. She is such a snuggly little girl. Usually right after her bath she will go to sleep while I'm drying her off. BUT... house breaking is BREAKING ME!!! But she's cute :) That is what keeps me going!

Here is my little building on the lot where it was built, the pict. with me standing by the porch was the day it was delivered and the other two are as she looks today.

This collage shows my pegboard and my collection of things. That is what it is - definitely a collection!

Next is some of my "pretties". I love this old stuff! It has a beauty that the new things just can't compare to. I'm like a lot of others... just can't get enough. In fact, I'm supposed to be looking at more tomorrow. Hopefully the price will be good!

Random shots of my studio, it is hard to show everything in just a few pictures so I thought the collage would work better.

The last set is a couple more of my favorite things. My pink payphone that really works. You drop in a coin and you get the ding you used to with the older ones. It is push button, so it is a cheater- but I still love it!
Another love of mine is yarn. I love the feel, color and texture! I just can't get enough of it :)

I went to a yard sale today and hit the jackpot! I got these things and a ton more. I found the prettiest lace and old aprons, doilies, table runners, and fabric. You won't believe how much I spent....

LOOK AT THIS! I've never in my life found anything so pretty! I just about fell over when I found it! Oh, and when I found all the fabric and lace I grabbed it up thinking I might have to knock someone over if they reached for it. I'm sure I looked like a starved animal at his feast when I was going through it all!!

OK, I spent $20.75! I was thrilled with all I brought home!

I do hope you enjoyed coming in to my little crafty cottage. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. I'd love some crafty/creative criticism... Just be nice :)

I'm off to take a looksie at all the other creative bloggers' blogs out there.
Have a wonderful weekend and God Bless!!!

Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Where Bloggers Create II

2010-06-17T16:36:00.000-05:00

Are you about ready? I know I am!! On Saturday morning myself, along with a few hundred other women, are going to let you step into our studios/craft rooms and show off our work spaces . We are all busy as can be getting ready for the big "reveal" Sat. morning. Be sure you check out Karen's blog first thing and go to each link on her list to see all the magic. When you get there scroll down and you will see the list of participants on the right.

I will have a TON of pictures... from when my building was on the lot before they brought it out, as they were setting it up, inside and unfinished and then the final result from the priming, painting, flooring put in, decorations up... what it looks like today. I do hope you like what you see here. If you stop by PLEASE leave a comment to let me know you stopped by and if you have any suggestions let me know. I 'm always looking for ideas to make it better and more productive. I move my things around so often I think my hubs thinks I'm crazy!

Off to finish up and start with my photos.... have LOTS to edit!!

Have a great day!
Happy Scrappin'

Lisa

Blogger Sorority

2010-06-09T13:49:00.000-05:00

Hello!
I found this link on Karen's blog this morning. It really sounds like fun and I know I'm going to join in. You should too! Just click the link to check out the details.

Have a ton of pictures to post so look out.... be ready for a long post VERY soon!!
Have a great day and Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Am I a Glutton or what? Two of them??

2010-06-05T08:26:00.001-05:00

An Angel?? I don't think so.
Well, I'm in love... with my newest addition to the Hodge family! I had Gracie, but now I have Angel. She is a 13 week old little live wire! She WILL NOT leave our Gracie alone!! Poor thing, she gets chewed on, growled at, sniffed, and jumped on CONSTANTLY!!!! I thought the trouble would be that Gracie wouldn't leave the puppy alone, but no! It is the other way around! Oh, boy- yes I'm a glutton for punishment!
I was playing around with Picassa that came on my laptop and created this collage.
AIN'T THEY JUST ADORABLE??
Angel's momma was named Angelique, so I thought I keep it close by naming her Angel. But she is more like a Demon, I think! Adorable, but sneaky. Precious, but rambunctious!

I really like the way the collage thing worked. I will start using this a lot. It is a great way to post a lot of pictures without having to upload each one.

I will post many more soon!! Fun fun! A new toy to play with! Funny, had this since last summer and have never made a collage - now I'm hooked!

Have a great SUMMER day!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

That's my boy!!

2010-05-21T08:01:00.000-05:00

My oldest son Cody graduated high school last Saturday! I knew the day would come, I just didn't realize how fast it would get here! I have a ton of pictures but they are still hibernating in my camera. I've got to get them uploaded and I'll post them, but for now I found this one to share. I used a digi brush, I can't remember where I got it, but have quite a few and was playing around.

Just watched the Hallmark movie of Alice in Wonderland. It was really good! I have only a few more days until I get the NEW ONE!! I can't wait to get it! I have to go to our local antique store and find some tea cups and saucers for the Mad Tea Party! Come have some tea with me, won't you??

Have a great MAD day!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Hello!!!

2010-05-17T18:42:00.000-05:00

This is what I got today!

I can't wait to look at it!! But work first, the towels are dry and I gotta go fold them and THEN ...THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!! I love this magazine! You can go to the blog of JO PACKHAM and see WHERE WOMEN CREATE
Have a great night!!
Happy Scrappin'
Lisa

Happily Scrappin' Today

Multimedia painting

Snow Day!!! Finally!

Life Book Class

Creatively Made

Arkansas Razorbacks Cotton Bowl Champs 2012

Merry Christmas!

12 Artsy Ornaments Class

I hope this link works....

It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas

Spooky Day!

Beautiful Day

Lookie what came for me!

More Halloween decorations

Instagramed, is that a word?

Roses got a dusting too!

31 degrees this mornin'

Autumn Splendor

Scenes from my country life

Enjoying the Fall weather

Inspired from Pinterest

Dream.

All the pretty horses

happy.

Bread, homemade!

And some more of the crazies!

New phone, new app!!

More Roses!

Pretty Roses

Can you find my lil doggie?

Waiting on Winter

He wanted to ride the bus....

Playing with more iPhone apps

A new iPhone app

Slow progress

My next project

My new gal

I've been playing!

I'm still trying!

WHERE BLOGGERS CREATE 2011

What I'm working on

Good mornin,

Late night

Preparing for the Spring Swap!

Swap sneak peek!!!

What is going on?? ALOT!!!

Cam Wow cool app

Hail from storm tonight

Good Morning

She Art Swap Coming Soon!!!

Recovery in our little community

Typical day at my house!

Look at this!

Changes Coming On.....

Gracie the Couch Potato

Lenses (Alien)

A fantastic day!!

Be careful who you talk to on the phone, they might be contagious!

Valentines Day *early*

Crazy Little Doggies

Week 5 / 52

I finally have it!!!!

What I'm Working On Now

What I'm working on now

10 Things You Might Not Know About Me....

The SHE ART WORKSHOP

Inspired by Christy Tomlinson

Week 2

New Beginnings....

Week #1

Gracie at her best!

Happy New Year!!!!

'twas the night before Christmas

Merry Christmas

Good Morning!

CameraBag Photo

What do you think this is???

Cuff Swap

Gettin ready to spook

Rosette Swap Blog Party

Valentines Day early