'twas the night before Christmas

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

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

Good Morning!

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

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???

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!!

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

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

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

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

Close To My Heart Sale Tomorrow!

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

Good morning! Trying out posting from my iPhone!

Rosette Swap!

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 ?

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!

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