2 peas in a bucket winnings

Morning,
Quick picture of what I received from 2p's for winning the Maya Road drawing from CHA week.
Not sure what I'm gonna do with them, but I'm sure I will figure out something. :-)
Thanks for stopping by, and have a happy healthy weekend!
~Jill

Dirty Girl :-)

Good Morning-
My friends that hang out at the "Beach" have already seen this tag, I was a little nervous as to what the reaction would be so I "put it out there" to receive some feedback. Considering that the "Beach" consist of women of all ages (most of them being my daughters age) I didn't want to offend anyone.
Sexuality is a process that has many different stages and as women we reach our levels of comfort at different stages in our lives. I don't know what inspired me to make this particular tag.
I was placing ez mount on some stamps that I have had for awhile, I hadn't been using them because they were so difficult unmounted. Wouldn't you know that the bottle I just had to try and from there this was born.

In reflexion this tells a story (at the ripe old age of 47)..... What story do you hear in this tag?

Thanks for stopping by, have a happy scrappy day!
~Jill

Happy Hump Day!! Craft away....

Guess who's learning to appreciate Mimi's mini albums?
She's getting so big, according to her mama she loves looking at this book, made for her Daddy for Christmas. This mini is a memory of a vacation that was taken last summer ('09) in Florida with all of John's siblings families. Emma got some wonderful bonding time with her cousins she loved it!
I didn't take pictures of this mini before giving it away, and that's okay it's John's memories and his book. :-)
Have a happy scrappy week.
Thanks for stopping by,
~Jill

Just lost in the playing...

I received a BIA for Christmas and since I had to try it I decided I would put together a small book and use it for "practicing" my stamping. You know a book to play with, lol!
I played with backgrounds mostly so the foreground is just there... Made a lot of mistakes and learned tonz...still learning.
It has been fun, and I've been lost in the playing...
Thanks for stopping by,
~Jill

Lovin my Cricut!!

So, I did some playing... what can I say, I am loving all the wonderful things I can do with my Cricut. I'm still extremly slow, I don't remember what images are on what cartridge so I spend alot of time looking but I think that's how I'm going to get to know my library of images.
I am soooo far behind in my scrapbooking of 12X12 layouts, but I'm also enjoying the world of swapping mini's so a compromise has been reached. I do what I can!!! I gain alot of enjoyment by going thru the process I've met alot of really sweet people that amaze me almost everyday, oh, & I laugh, alot!

This was a lazy drive between Scottsdale and Flagstaff by way of Oak Creek and Sedona, Az in 2008 (I told you I am behind!)

There is nothing like a "Ski-Shot" among friends...lmao!!


There is a ning group online that work at "finish it friday" and even though I don't want to pressure myself with my craft I do get alot more accomplished with a deadline. So I'm making some goals and setting some deadlines.
First, I'm finishing the mini I'm working on for the February mini swap at TWS, then on to the next thing.
Thanks for stopping by,
~Jill

Making More out of what you already own...

DOLLAR ALERT!!!

In todays economic times us crafters are always looking for ways to get more out of what we already have. Re-purpose, if you will.
Yesterday while at Michaels I found the "new" Prima flowers that are being featured ALL OVER You Tube. The first thing that I noticed was that they are basically the same flowers that I already own!! A few adjustments and I think we could recreate these little beauties at home!

Now, I do not own any of the "stammons" (?), but I did see them in the baking section as well as the bridal section of Michaels yesterday. However, I do own a 1 oz container of "Diamond Dust" that is still 2/3 full even after the craze of a couple of years ago.


I hope you all take a moment to "rethink", what wonderfully clever item do I have hiding in my craft space?? Dig it out and lets play ♥

Thanks for stopping by,
~Jill

This is a mini that I created in January for a neighbor of my dd who had a baby shower for her gf. The baby is a boy (obviously) and she wanted to accumulate "words of wisdom" for the momma to be. With the holidays and having Emma for a week then I got so sick to be honest with you I had totally forgot about me commiting to complete this mini... Well, when dd called to remind me I rushed to get it out the door -- funny thing was that I was just as happy with this as any other I have created. I'm enjoying exploring new styles and techniques.

I have joined the February swap with The ScrapBeach and have until the 25th of Feb. to ship a valentine mini to Greece. I am excited, I am going to try a new envelope pocket style that I have learned from Laura at the Paper Trail.

Have a fun weekend (oh, don't forget the monthly virtual crop is this weekend at the Beach) ~~
Thanks for stopping by,
~Jill