I'm Back! With some Updates! Arizona Blogging Meet~up!

Hello Crafty Friends! I have been away on vacation in case anyone was wondering where I have been! Of course I have not been by to visit my favorite blogs in what seems like a LONG time! So sorry! I will be slowly making my rounds to come and visit!

Here are some updates! I was lucky enough to meet up with some blogging friends right before I left for my trip:

From left to right: Julie, Me, Sherrie, Barbara

We had such a fun time! If you are in Arizona and want to be included in our next get~ together please email me!

We spent our vacation roughing it in the woods, we are more of the adventurous type! If you follow me on Instagram you have seen some of my adventures along the way!

Sedona Arizona:

I snapped this photo while hanging out my jeep window!

We went for a 10+ mile hike through woods and a running creek down in West Fork:

It was a great vacation! I can't wait to get back to my craft room! Catch up with you all soon!

Current Challenges:

DoubleClick Skittles: Use Pink

Docerela: Use Fall Colors

3 Girl Jam: Halloween

 

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Skittle Lovin'! 

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It's a Dog-Gone Summer! A day at the Beach! Have a Sun-Shiney Birthday!

We have only 19 days left until school is back in session! Oh where did our summer go?? We live in the hot Arizona Desert so we have no beaches here, but I could not resist this cutie:

Dog with duck floatie from Paper Pups Cricut Cartridge
Sun from DoodleCharms Cricut Cartridge
Wave paper and kraft paper are both from my Scrap pile
Ribbon, glitter embossing powder, liquid pearls, googly eyes
Rust colored Skittles
Have a Sun-Shiney Birthday Stamp from Docerela
Swiss Dots embossing Folder Cuttlebug

Entering into:
Fantabulous: Day at the Beach
The Kraft Journal: Sun
Exploring Cricut: AG + 2 Die Cuts
BBTB2: The Dog Days of Summer
Die Cuttin Divas: Just Beachy
Tuesday Throwdown: Vacation
Crafty Calendar: Summer Fun
Creative Card Crew: Sea/Beach
Dream Valley Challenges: Summer
Red Carpet Studio: Grown Ups
The Sisterhood: Birthday 
Lil red Wagon: Vacation
Little Scrap Pieces: Show it off
 

 

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Skittle Lovin'! 

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Enjoy the Summer! A Day at the Beach LSP Challlenge time!

It's Challenge time over at Little Scrap Pieces! You have until Friday to link up, so come on over and join us! 

This is our last posting for Karen at LSP, we are taking a summer break! Thank you Karen and DT members! You are all my best blogging buddies!

Challenge: Day AT the Beach!

 

Here is my project as a Design team Member:

The first time my girls have ever seen the beach at 9 and 10 years old! It was the best day! Fearless in the water!

Dolphin and Seaweed from Life's a Beach Cricut Cartridge
Ticket punch from EK Success
Enjoy the Summer Stamp Docerela Creations
Liquid Pearls Pumpkin
Recollections Pearls
Stickles: Stardust
Skittles From DoubleClick

Hope you will join us for this fun challenge! 
Entering into:
Dl Art: linky party
Just B Creative: Linky Party 
All that Stickles: Anything Goes
Simply Create Too: Photo Insp
Parade your Crafts: Down by the Sea
Pile it on: Outdoors

Splish Splash! Swimming at the Pool! LSP Challenge Time!

It's Challenge time over at Little Scrap Pieces! You have until Friday to link up, so come on over and join us!

Challenge: Pool Fun!

 

Here is my project as a Design team Member:

 I found one last picture of my girls taking one last swim from our 2011 vacation. 

The arrow bubble is from Going Places Cricut Cartidge

All the papers are from my Scrap Pile! Yippee!

I fussy cut some summer words also from Scrap paper 

Blue buttons, gems, liquid Pearls

Bonus Blue Skittle from DoubleClick

We hope you will come over and join us!
Entering into: 
Simply Create Too: Anything but a card 
Dl Art: Anything but a card
Scrappy Moms: The great outdoors
Frosted Designs: the great outdoors 
Jo's Scrap Shack: Summer Fun
Hiding in my Craftroom: Freestyle

Pamper me Pretty! Mani-Pedi time! A page from my Album and a New challenge! And WINNER

Today is a new challenge over at  Docerela Creations!

Today's Challenge is : Use two Colors. Please state colors in your post!

I used colors black and white!

Every time you enter a challenge you get entered for a chance to win a stamp set of Docerela Stamps! Say What?? You heard me right! A Docerela Stamp set up for grabs once a month! And let me just say they are fabulous, stamp amazing and work beautiful with embossing powders! 

Today I am showcasing her new  Spa Time!

Here is one more page toward my goal of completing my 2011 Vacation mini Album!  This was easy to create around her fabulous zebra inspired nails!

Feet from New Arrival Cricut Cartridge Toes embossed with Red embossing powder
Zebra paper from recollections
Ticket punch
Tim Holtz Mini Stapler
Pamper Me Pretty, Nails, Mani-Pedi Stamps Docerela 
My Color combo: Black and white

The Release:

TODAY ONLY 

$22.00

 TODAY ONLY 

$14.00

SPA TIME 

$14.99 

NAIL POLISH 

$8.00 

Teal (11) nail polish

Light pink (12) nail polish

Check out the Shop HERE!

The Team: 

 

Docerela Creations

Carri  --- You are HERE!
Nitasha
Ana 

Dulce

Sara  

Sukie 

And we have a winner to announce! Anyone that purchased any item from Docerela Creations last week was entered into a drawing to win this:

And a big Congrats to Susie from Susie Craft Happy!

Susie, please contact me with your snail mail so I can mail these goodies out to you!

Entering into:

Craftin Desert Divas: Summer

Dl Art: Summer 

Tuesday Throwdown: Anything Goes

 

Time for Ice-Cream! A page from my Mini Album!

My mini Album from our 2011 is way larger than I first thought it would be. I have been plugging away photo after photo. I still have so many more pages to go before my album is complete. This has been the hardest project I have ever worked on, and just confirms my decision on why I do not scrapbook! 

Ice pop cut from DoodleCharms Cricut Cartridge
Paper from Recollections All Seasons
Cherries from Jolee's Boutique
Heart Button from Joann's 
Glitter Sunshine Skittles from DoubleClick
Ice cream cone embellishments Sticky trims from Joann's
Liquid Pearls White 
Hemp

Entering into:
Dl Art: Summer 
Craftin Desert Divas: Summer
Bitten by the Bug: National Ice cream Month
Die Cuttin Divas: Ice-Cream Month

Pages from my Summer Vacation Mini Album! Sharks are in the water! LSP Challenge time!

It's Challenge time over at Little Scrap Pieces! You have until Friday to link up, so come on over and join us!

Challenge: Summer Lovin! 

 Here is my project as a Design team Member:

 

 Summer 2011!

Who knew $5.00 blow up sharks could be so fun? We dragged our sharks all around the resort. They made for perfect photo opps! When we were leaving we passes our sharks along to another family and asked them to keep the pass going!

Sharks from Life's a Beach
Dug deep into my stash and found stickers from Creative Inspirations
Sparkle Sunshine Skittles DoubleClick
All papers are from Target summer Stack
I rule the pool and Enjoy Summer Stack Docerela SummerTime
Liquid Pearls Royal Blue
Tag from recollections Questions

 Looking forward to seeing your creations!
Entering into:
Scrappy Moms: Summer
Let's get Trendy Now: Handmade embellishment (handmade SKittles)
DL Art: Link party 
Our Kreative Karma: Sunshine and Smiles
2 Sisters: Summer Fun
Scrappy Frogs: Summer
Pause Dream Enjoy: Anything Goes

Family Fun! A Day at the Beach! Vacation Time!

Today is my Design Team Day over at 3 Girl Jam! 

Today I am featuring the Harvest Orange from the harvest bundle set! 

3 Girl Jam Current challenge: Anything Goes + Ribbon

Here is my project as a Design Team Member:

 Another page from my 2011 Mini Album! We had the best day at Pensacola Beach! My Husband and I laughed when we realized we could have been a beach family since we are both from Long Island. We ended up in Arizona and we are now a desert family. We joked about how different our lives would be if we stayed on the island:

Surfing Waves VS Hiking Mountains 

Riding Dolphins VS Riding Horses

Collecting Shells VS Collecting Rocks

Sandy Butts VS Hot Feet

Sand Crabs VS Scorpions

Wave and Seahorse from Life's A Beach Cricut Cartidge

Paper is from Hobby Lobby

Harvest Orange Crinkle Ribbon 3 Girl Jam

All my other dies are from my Summer Fun Hoarded supplies drawer!

Glitter Blue skittles from DoubleClick

Liquid Pearls Pumpkin

Stickles Stardust
Neon orange index card

This week's challenge is being sponsored by:

with a
~a $10.00 Gift Certificate to 3 Girl JAM

Entering into:

Let's Get Trendy: Neon
Amuse Studio: Summer
Delightful: Here comes the sun 
Dl art: Link party
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes
Pause Dream Enjoy: Lay-out
Craft-Room: Summer
Scrappy Frogs: Summer Vacation