I’m going broke! Somebody stop me!

Please! Things are getting out of hand here. Tis the Christmas Season, and I seem to keep buying things for me! LOL In my previous post, I said I had a crush on Tim Holtz….well….it’s gotten out of hand! Check out my stash of product:

Most of this stuff has been purchased over the last month. Today I invested in the dabbers travel pack…and Friday, I bought the craft mat. If you look really close….toward the lower left of the picture, is my first attempt at a Tim Holtz inspired tag.

This is the tag I like the best, so far. I like the technique he uses…he stamps and embosses on a tag….uses a dabber to cover the tag, and before the paint dries, he uses a damp cloth to remove some of the paint so the embossing shows though. I really like the way it looks. That’s where my next project is going!

Our Christmas tree is up and decorated.
. Even the dog and cat are looking forward to the upcoming holidays!


Is it just me, or do those faces look thrilled?! LOL
My daughter wanted to get into feeling seasonal, so she stopped at the store and bought some cookie dough…she wanted to bake some m&m cookies while we decorated the tree.

She made six or seven rather large cookies, and put the rest of the dough in the fridge. I think it’s gone…she ate what was left! What’s up with that, anyway?

So much for Christmas cookies! I may just have to get my apron out and start baking some cookies. Sounds like a plan, eh? Maybe it’ll keep me out of the craft stores!

Crafty goodness

Okay…so I’m back from my two week whirlwind vacation. At the beginning of September…my sister, hubby and I flew into Salt Lake City, Utah…rented a car..and drove 3,700 miles! Yikes! We drove through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota…through the panhandle of Nebraska, and then back to Salt Lake City…where we flew home from. We actually averaged 370 miles a day, because the last three days of our vacation were spent in Salt Lake City. My sister is big into geneology, so she spent her free time at the Morman Library. She was one happy camper. “They only charge 10 cents a copy!” I, too was a happy camper. I was in the scrapbooking capital of the world! Guess what I did…yup…I went shopping Sending out a shout out to Paper Creations @ 1140 E. Brickyard ….and to Mom & Me Scrapbooking at 2199 E 3300 South. Staff at both of those stores were very friendly, and helpful. Both stores were packed with crafty goodness. I spent $200. between the two! I must have bought close to 100 sheets of patterned paper, a Melissa Frances kit, Melissa Frances frames, buttons, chipboard, 7 gypsies goodies, rubons…die cuts…MME, Prima, Daisy D’s, journaling tags, you name it, I prolly bought it! Here are pictures of my newest stash of stuff:

The next store I hit was We-R-Memory Keepers…well…not really a “store” per se…but the outlet area at their Headquarters. I purchased a few paper kits, packages of chipboard, a package of eyelets and snaps, and a 6×6 D-ring binder. I think that cost another $50….boy…I went to town..didn’t I?

Okay…I’m off to make the “rounds” of inspiration on the net. Maybe I’ll stop and read your blog…who knows! Thanks for stopping at mine.