tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43054909229055957542023-11-16T04:45:59.792-06:00Queen of the CropAnneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-14368969564344550642014-09-01T20:15:00.000-05:002014-09-01T20:15:00.109-05:00Don't Fall Over!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Please do not fall over, or think that you have misread something. Yes, it is I! It has been one year since my last post. I pulled up my blog today to take a peak & I had, no lie, 20+ blog posts scheduled from the past year. Schedule from September of last year, through February of this year. Not one of them got posted!! Can you believe that? I am not sure what happened, but I obviously wasn't paying attention, now was I? </div>
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A lot has happened over the past year. The company that Tony was with, that moved us to Texas, he no longer works for. He was very unhappy in that position, & out of the blue a head hunter contacted him with a bigger better opportunity. He has been in the new position, Safety Director, with AirGas since November of 2013. He seems to like it, & I now recognize the man who walks in the door each night. :) My beautiful sister & husband had a baby, so I am an Aunt! Lil Violet was born 2 days before our anniversary (I'll never forget her birthday day), & is doing fantastic! I have been to PA to see her two times already. Not enough, in my opinion! One of the down falls of moving away from home/family! The girls are very active in a lot of different things. Gymnastics, swim team, girl scouts, church. They started 2nd & 4th grade this year! Can you believe that? Emma is growing up way too fast! She is becoming quite the independent young lady. She was asked to do safety patrol at school, which she accepted, & she also going to do Read Dead Run, which is a program where you read 26 books, do 26 good deeds, & run 26 miles. She asked to do it! I didn't even have to sway her! Yay! Me, I have been very busy, & my dear hubby has asked me to cut back on my volunteer work this year. I was homeroom mom for Audra's class, I help in the library every week at school, I am co-chair for box tops for the school, I am in 2 different bible studies, as well as a leader for girl scouts! That just scratches the service. Tony said that if I put as much time into working as I do volunteering we would be rich!! Which brings me to my job. I have taken a career change. I no longer work in travel, I now do transcription work, mainly for two different companies. TranscribeMe! & iDictate/Quicktate. I LOVE it!! I have been doing it for a little over a year now, & it is the best job. I don't have to answer phones any more, no more customer service. I pick up a "file" to listen to, & type it. It is relaxing, & I am learning so much on the topics that I type about. Sermons, lectures, letters, interviews, closed caption. I must've been doing a good job because I am now QA & on a few special teams for TranscribeMe! </div>
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We also had an addition put on the house. We extended the patio out back, & put in an outdoor kitchen. I really love being out back now!! It is awesome. It is just like an extended living space. When we did that, we put in a media room as well. We use it all the time. It is great for some family fun nights, especially movie nights. </div>
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Seriously, we are a very busy family. We have adjusted to life in Texas quite well, & it seems everyone is thriving here. Yay!</div>
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On another note, I have been selected to be on the Design Team for Nuts About Sketches, again!! I could not be happier. The first reveal for the new team was today, sketch number 333, & here is what I came up with:</div>
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I used Bo Bunny paper, Basic Grey flowers, random ribbon, & Quick Quotes ink. This paper was absolutely perfect for this sketch!! The girls are 3 & 5 here, & this is our house in PA. They were always being silly, especially when the camera was on them (some things never change). </div>
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I am happy to be back. I hope not to fall behind like I did before. I am going to post the layouts & posts that I had planned, but keep in mind, they are old. But the layouts may be inspirational. Who knows.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to see you back again soon. Who knows, maybe I will get back into scrapping more, & get on some more teams? ;)</div>
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Have a fabulous week!!</div>
Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-87794551868849405072013-09-09T12:13:00.000-05:002013-09-10T14:39:14.815-05:00Nuts About Sketches #282<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello! A day late, but here is my creation for the new sketch at <a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/">Nuts About Sketches</a>. </div>
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It's all Fancy Pants paper that I had in my stash. I had cut a large circle & misted it with Glimmer Mist. All the flowers are fussy cut from the Fancy Pants paper, & embellished with Dew Drops. I used Thickers for the letters & added a little twine on the brackets. </div>
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The pictures are of Emma goofing around on laundry day one day. She thought it would be funny to sit in her hamper, but once in there, she couldn't get out & was getting really mad. </div>
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Thanks for looking today! I am going to Hideaway Hills scrapbooking retreat this coming weekend, so I am gonna get my craft on! I hope to get a lot done, so stay tuned in the weeks to come see what I've created. Have a great week!!</div>
Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-51772554934954625172013-09-02T07:30:00.000-05:002013-09-03T00:30:49.955-05:00Nuts About Sketches #280 & 281Well hello there! Happy Labor Day! I hope that you are enjoying your mini vacation after the first week of school. I know our first week of school was exciting, & crazy at the same time. Both girls love their teachers, & love the kids in their class. It is going to be a great year!<br />
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With the craziness of the summer behind me, I think that I will be able to get on a regular blog schedule again. No kids pulling me in every which direction while trying to get them scheduled.<br />
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Last week was the last week of the old DT at <a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/">Nuts About Sketches</a>, & this week the new DT started their designs. It has been a pleasure working with everyone that will no longer be remaining on the team. I really enjoyed your work each week. Congrats to the new team! I can't wait to see what you all come up with. That is what I love about sketches. It is one sketch & every one that uses it as inspiration will come up with something different.<br />
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These pics are from just some random day, January 2009. We were having lunch & they both starting being super silly & so I got the camera out & started snapping pictures. Funny things is that I remember it like it was yesterday!<br />
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My lil Audra! This was her 4th b-day party at Ozzy's in PA. It was such a fun party. Climbing, bouncing, eating pizza & cupcakes. These pics are when we were singing happy birthday to her (of course).<br />
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Thank you for stopping by again today. I hope that you have enjoyed my creations. Again, if you want to see anything specific, or want more details on how or why I did what I did, or if you want to know supplies, please let me know. I would be happy to oblige.<br />
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Have a fantastic week!!!Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-90913948712303309042013-09-01T07:00:00.000-05:002013-09-01T16:29:43.655-05:00Red Carpet Studios - Anything Goes Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Honestly, I think this might be my favorite card that I've made so far! The image is from one of our sponsor's for the blog hop, Kenny K's Digis & I colored it using my Tombow markers. I just used scraps of paper from a card class that took at Archiver's this week, & I hand cut stars, used pop dots to raise the saying, some of the stars, & the image, then I embellished w/ some twine & gems. Voila! I fun card! </div>
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope that I was able to give you some inspiration. Any comments, suggestions, ideas on how to make my blog better, I would totally love to hear! Have a fabulous rest of your labor day!!</div>
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Welcome to <a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studio's</a> One Year Anniversary Celebration!! We're starting the party off right with a blog hop, but don't forget we also have games and prizes going on in our <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/617879604919207/">Facebook event group</a></b>! </div>
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This weekend our design team is sharing with you inspiring projects for movie nights! Invitations, decorations, and more, you'll leave the hop wanting to have a movie night of your very own.</div>
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If you've come from <a href="http://scrappingfunwithtonya.blogspot.com/">Tonya</a>'s blog, you're in the right place! If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, please visit <b><a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studio</a></b>.</div>
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Congratuations to all the new design team members! I am so excited to get to work with you & I can't wait to see what you create! I am sure your work will be nothing less than stellar!! Congratulations again!!!</div>
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I really thought & thought & thought about what I would make for this hop. It had to be some thing different, & something that I don't normally do. So, when I was cleaning out a cabinet the other day, I came across an old mason jar & turned it into a ticket holder. </div>
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First I added washi tape around the center. Then I decorated with an entire pack of Paper House 3D stickers, movie themed of course. I then colored the George Clooney image from one of our wonderful sponsors, Kenny K Digi! </div>
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Happy Sunday! The first day of school eve for our household. The girls are nervous, yet excited, & all is a-buzz with what they will wear & who they will see. Summer has officially come to an end.</div>
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I know I've posted before that I am trying to get my Christmas cards done, so a reindeer is an animal right. I embossed the deer & sentiment to make it stand out more, & I don't know if you can see, but I've added a red gem to the deers noses. I really like the way this card turned out. I will be making more of these for sure. </div>
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I totally missed posting the School of Rock challenge several weeks back, but here is the card that I created for it. I do believe that Audra's teacher will be getting this card in a few days. ;)</div>
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Happy last weekday before school starts! Today is Friday & it was the last day of sleeping in, hanging in our PJs until we feel like getting dressed, & doing whatever we feel like when we want. Monday starts school here in Katy, TX, & that means early rising, & getting back to a daily routine. It is bitter sweet. But, with that being said, maybe I can blog better. Have some time to sit down & schedule them in a timely manner instead of whenever I have a second to myself. :o) I am certainly not complaining!</div>
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The picture came out a little blan, but the colors are much more bright than the picture captured. Tony has joined the YMCA & does the Guides & Princesses camping trips each month with the girls. Just the dads & kids. Prior to the first trip, he set up the tent in the backyard & had a camp out as a trial run. The kids loved it, & it was the start of wonderful camping fun!</div>
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Since moving to TX I have reconnected with my 1st cousins. Tina lives here in TX & her brother, Joseph, lives in Destin, FL. Last year Joseph & his family invited us for Thanksgiving, & of course we went. My parents drove down from PA to meet us there also. His wife, Amber, got us a room at a wonderful condo resort, right on the beach. So, in November, we were playing in the white sand of Destin, FL. It was wonderful to get to know family better, & see my parents too. Awesome Thanksgiving!!!</div>
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Ahhh!! Tony & I on our cruise in 2011 for our 10 year anniversary. It is funny to see these pics, as I have lost weight since then. It was such a fun time. We need to go on another vacation, just the 2 of us. Not sure when that will happen!!! lol.</div>
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Hello. What is new & exciting with you? I hope that you are enjoying what is left of this summer. I know we only have a few weeks left, & then it is back to a schedule/routine of school, work, & everything else in between. </div>
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I, again, am late in getting these layouts posted, but that is just an indication of how awesome our summer is going. Full of things to do & places to see! In the midst of it, my parents were here for a visit as well. So much fun!!</div>
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These are pics of my girls hanging out in my dad's boat & just goofing around. I gave him this layout to put in his ongoing album.</div>
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This pictures make me giggle every time I see them! This is a typical Emma moment when she was just over a year old. Happy, & loving to be naked. </div>
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Here is the card that I created for the challenge! I used digital images from <a href="http://www.squigglefly.com/">Squigglefly</a>. How fun is this image? lol. </div>
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I now need to figure out the perfect person to send this card to. <br />
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Thank you for looking today! I hope you enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed creating it. Please stop back in a day or so, I have some catching up to do for <a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/">Nuts About Sketches</a> as well.<br />
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Just because there's not snow on the ground, doesn't mean Christmas can't be celebrated a few months early! Happy Christmas in July, everyone, and welcome to <b><a href="http://redcarpetstudio.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studio</a></b>'s Christmas in July blog hop!</div>
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If you're unfamiliar with <b><a href="http://redcarpetstudio.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studio</a></b>, we're a challenge blog that challenges crafters to create projects inspired by movies! Right now we offer alternating weekly card and layout challenges, but starting in September we'll be opening up our challenges to any types of projects that fit our theme, as well as extending the duration of the challenges to biweekly to give you awesome crafters more time to create and play along! <b><a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/p/casting-call.html">We're also having a design team call!</a></b></div>
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I recently bought a kit at Archiver's, & I have been busy making my Christmas cards. Of course I've added my own personal touches & tweeks, but here is what I have created so far:<br />
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My favorite Christmas movie of all times is A Christmas Story. It has become a tradtion to watch it every Christmas eve. TBS runs it all night long. We will start watching it early evening on Chrtistmas eve, & every year, with out fail, the next morning when we get up the movie will be at the same place as when we left off the night before. Classic movie, & so much fun!! </div>
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Woo Hoo!! Look at what is coming up this weekend! I am so excited! & the funny thing is that I have been working on my Christmas cards while I have been working each night! Yay! So, mark your calendar & be sure to join the design team of <a href="http://www.redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">RCS</a> this weekend for the fabulous Blog Hop!!<br />
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With everything that is going on this summer, I totally missed last weeks sketch. I normally have all my layouts done months in advance, but with the summer here, & all the activities we have been doing, I haven't been getting them done until the very last minute. (Sorry Shawn!!). Now, this week, I had it done in plenty of time, but didn't get my blog post scheduled! I am hoping for a regular schedule soon! ;o)</div>
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I used scraps from a very old kit, & the pictures are of Emma & her oldest friend, Jack. Look at how little they are! Emma is 11 months old here, & Jack is 10. Now they are both entering 3rd grade! Boy how time flies. Since moving to TX, we don't get to see or talk to them often, but Emma does talk about him almost every day, so he has definitely not been forgotten! We miss them so much!!</div>
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Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-51069263684119737772013-07-15T22:40:00.000-05:002013-07-15T22:40:02.078-05:00Red Carpet Studios Action Movies Challenge<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>With how crazy busy we have been this summer, I am a little late in posting this, but better late than never, right? Yesterday a new challenge was posted at <a href="http://www.redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studios</a> & is a great one!! </strong></span></span><br />
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I figured with Christmas just 5 months away, I should start in on my cards! What a better way than to start out wobbly! I made this card using some paper from a daily scrapbooking calendar that I picked up at a dollar store!! I fussy cut the gingerbread men, wobbled the middle one, added some doodles, ribbon, & a bling brad, layered them all together, & viola!! <br />
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I made a layout of the girls with my father on Easter in 2010. They look so small here! They were out back at my parents house & they were just goofing around with Paw-paw & having a great time! They love their Paw-paw! Speaking of which, Paw-paw, act surprised when you get this page, it is for you to add to your album, (for father's day). You will get it when you arrive in a few weeks.</div>
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Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-56887390387783784422013-06-30T07:30:00.000-05:002013-06-30T07:30:00.049-05:00Red Carpet Studios - Anything Goes: 3D Project<i></i><i>Good morning. What are you up to today? Are you having a good weekend. This weekend it was in excess of 105 degrees here in TX. I am so not used to this heat. Thank goodness we have A/C & that we live a block away from the pool. Now, what would be better is if we had a pool in our backyard, but not yet. One of these years....</i><br />
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Since the kids are out of school, I have not been on any kind of schedule, & everything is all off kilter for me. I am so used to having my blog posts scheduled a month or so in advance, & unfortunately, that hasn't been happening. I am so sorry! I am playing catch up with last week & this weeks sketches from <a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/">Nuts About Sketches</a>. </div>
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Oh my gosh! The days of the Cozy Coupe Car! She loved this car, & would spend hours upon hours in it! She would ride in it by herself, or with whatever toy she had with her at the moment. She especially loved taking her dolls & playing "mommy". But her all time favorite thing, was when her sister would push her as fast as she could! </div>
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Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-32920960436708797842013-06-23T07:30:00.000-05:002013-06-23T21:18:23.956-05:00Red Carpet Studios - Going Digital<i>Well, hello there!! Happy Sunday! We are in the second to last week of June. I cannot believe that! Swim team has been keeping us busy every single day, & it has finally come to an end. The girls did outstanding for their first year, & I look forward to another season next year. We also had KidServe at church (The Commons UMC) this past week, our version of VBS. We made Bags of Grace for the homeless, which my husband had the opportunity to hand to someone in need, we made blankets for the kids at Texas Children's Hospital, & made disaster relief bags. We also made centerpieces for a nursing home, & at the same nursing home, the kids sang some songs for them. It was a very moving, eventful week, & the best part is that the children understood it! At least mine did! It is amazing to see God work in their lives. </i><br />
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to have you stop by again soon. Be sure to head over to <a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">RCS</a> to link up your digital image card for your chance at some Copics!! Have a fabulous day!! </div>
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Happy Monday! Happy first day of the week. This is our first Monday with no school, for the summer break. We are spending the morning at swim practice, then something fun for the rest of the day, I'm sure. </div>
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With everything going on at the end of the school year, I forgot to schedule my post for last Monday, so here are both of my designs for <a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/">Nuts About Sketches</a> #268 & #269. </div>
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I kind of like posting these together becuase the cupcake layout is of Emma when she was almost 1, & the below layout is of Emma when she was 6. It is fun to look at pictures & compare what they looked like & what they have become. Now what would be really cool, if I had another layout to post of her today (age 8). </div>
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<em>Today is a new challenge at <a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studio</a>, & in honor of the graduating class of 2013, of course, the challenge is based on the movie "The Graduate". It will run from </em><i>June 9th - June 15th, & you must create a graduation card. Once complete, please link it up over at <a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">Red Carpet Studio</a> for a chance to win a prize from the wonderful sponsor this week <a href="http://www.qkrstampede.com/">QKR Stampede</a>:</i></div>
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<em>I don't know any graduates this year, so I went kind of generic with my card. I made a "congrats" card, which of course we would congratulate a graduate, right? Anyway, here is my creation:</em></div>
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I embossed off white card stock, inked it to make the design pop, secured it on craft card stock, then embellished with a stick pin, ribbon, butterflies & epoxy stickers. </div>
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Thank you for stopping by today. I kind of missed my post for<a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/"> NAS</a> last Monday so both will be posted tomorrow. Ooops! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!</div>
Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-72203581135613895292013-05-27T07:30:00.000-05:002013-05-27T07:30:01.026-05:00Nuts About Sketches #267<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy Monday! Boy time is flying! Can you believe that it is almost June. The kids just have a week & a half left of school, then they are home for the summer. I know they are looking forward to it, but am I? lol. </div>
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You are going to love the new sketch at <a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/">Nuts About Sketches</a> this week. This is like nothing that I have ever done. Totally out of my comfort zone, but it was fun to do! Check it out:</div>
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All the triangles, pretty cool, huh? I actually used washi tape on this lo. That is the newest craze & I jumped on the band wagon to see what it was all about. It is fun. Kinda like ribbon, but you can rip or tear it, & do all kinds of fun things to it. I cut the banner out of a strip of scrap paper, used some "pebbles" up in the top corner, & a little toole to add some dimension. </div>
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The pictures are taken just this past year, 2012, in Storybookland, in NJ. We had visited there when we were up for my sisters wedding last summer. The girls love it, & as you can tell, Tony did too! </div>
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Thank you for looking. Come back & see me again soon! </div>
Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-24922152098707657162013-05-26T07:30:00.000-05:002013-05-26T07:30:01.710-05:00Red Carpet Studios - Birthday Card<em>Happy Memorial Day Weekend! I hope that you are enjoying this long holiday weekend, & doing something fun! </em><br />
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<em>Thank you for looking today. I hope that you enjoyed my card. I know that it was really fun to make! Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend! See you tomorrow......</em></div>
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Monday is here again, already. I am going on my 2nd week without my dh. He is up in PA on business but getting to see his family & mine! Talk about not being fair!! Oh well. At least he gets to soak up a bit of home for a bit.</div>
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I used 100% scraps, except for the card stock. & I used a package of multi-layered flower stickers that I had in my stash. The pictures are of Emma & Audra when they were 2 & 3months. We had gone to a birthday party at Gymboree, & they were dressed alike. </div>
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Thank you for stopping by. I surely hope you enjoy my creations as much as I love make them! </div>
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Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-64322407544989088722013-05-13T07:30:00.000-05:002013-05-13T07:30:03.894-05:00Nuts About Sketches #265<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello! How are you today. It's another great Monday for sketches at <a href="http://www.nutsaboutsketches.blogspot.com/">Nuts About Sketches</a>! Shawn revealed a new sketch today, along with all the DT members creations, & it was nothing less that spectacular! It was a double page lo, which I don't do too many of any more, so this was a lot of fun for me. Here is what I created:</div>
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The paper is summer paper, & there were surf boards all over the one. I fussy cut the surf boards out to make the big flower that you see. It turned out pretty cute, I think.</div>
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The pictures are from when Tony had a football clinic in Wildwood, NJ. He went off to his meeting so the girls & I went to the pool, then wandered down to the beach. We had so much fun that day!! They swam in the pool, & we thought the ocean would be too cold, so we had gotten dressed & were just going to play in the sand. As it turned out, they were splashing around the in the water anyway, & wound up going in fully clothed! It was so funny! </div>
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Anneliese Grassihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512182925115489383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305490922905595754.post-9604278685916167102013-05-12T07:30:00.000-05:002013-05-12T07:30:02.253-05:00Red Carpet Studios - Baby Card Challenge<em>Happy Mother's Day! I hope all you mothers out there are being appreciated & honored today! You deserve it!</em><br />
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<em>I'm sure that I have mentioned that I make cards for the new babies at our church, I plan on giving this one, & of course making more with this image, in boy colors. </em></div>
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<em>Thank you for looking today. Please be sure to head over to <a href="http://redcarpetstudiochallenge.blogspot.com/">RCS</a> to check out the challenge & also what my fellow design team members created, & then be sure to link up your own baby cards for a chance to win! </em></div>
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<em>Again, Happy Mother's Day!!!</em></div>
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Wow! Are you as surpirsed as I am? Another post this week! That is a record for me! It isn't a Sunday or a Monday either! Well, today I wanted to share with you a layout that I did for the <a href="http://www.fromhere2scrapternity.com/">From Here 2 Scrapternity</a> April Sketch challenge. It was a beautiful sketch (well, you know that I love sketches!), & here is what I created with it:</div>
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It's another paper pack that I have no idea where it came from or what the manufacturer is, but I like the design down the side. The banner I fussy cut from scrap paer, the flowers are random from my stash, the green lacy strip is actually a Basic Grey boarder sticker, & the brown lettes are American Crafts Thickers, & the pink letters are Simple Stories. A modge podge of all kinds of manufacturers! </div>
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The girls are very young again. Audra under 1, & Emma is 2. Just a random day of them playing & Audra following in Emma's footsteps. Anything she did, Audra would have to do too. </div>
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Thank you for stopping by today. I am so glad that you did. I know I've said this before, but make a trip over to <a href="http://www.fromhere2scrapternity.com/">FH2S</a> in your spare time. You will be so glad that you did!! Stay tuned for more fun crafty things that I will be doing..... Isn't mother's day this weekend. ;o)</div>
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