DCWV October Stack-a-Holic Sketch Challenge

Good morning everyone!! I have had to deal with sick kids for the last 2 days, so the quiet house is a nice break! That also means I have time to post my challenge that I got finished!

This is for the DCWV October Stack-a-Holic challenge. Susan at Sketch Savvy provided this great sketch

I used the Downtown Loft stack and really enjoyed doing this page. It seems like drinking coffee and  hangin out is what Susie and I do best! :) All of the coffee cups are embossed as well as the quote at the bottom. I inked some of the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage photo. Some of the other edges are sanded and I added the 2 cute red coffee cup brads. I cut "coffee" out of a sheet of the stack and left it to look like old school collage style. I remember cutting up magazines when I was in high school like that all the time!! Brings back a lot of memories, and really it was the begining of my addition to scrapbooking! LOL

Well, since I have a quiet house, I am going to take advantage. Gonna get my room tidied, and work on  some Christmas cards hopefully :) Hope everyone has a great day!!
Cheers!
~Mindi

It's been awhile

It seems like I haven't been on here in forever! It's been like 3 weeks! It has also been that long sinced I have scrapped. Well, minus the 2 cards I did for World Card Making Day. LOL

I have been super busy tho. I have been helping my friend Susie pick from the garden and get some canning done. She came to my house and helped me can some apple butter for my awesome hubby! I also got my room redone, again. I will post pics soon, but I love how cheery the room looks with the bright yellow shelves!

So, I have uploaded my latest layouts in my pages section, updated my blog candy sidebars, so all the links should work, and I am so done with the computer for one day.

I am gonna finish watch the new "Transformers" with my honey!
Good night all!
Cheers!
~Mindi

September DCWV Stack-a-holic challenge

I really loved the sketch they provided at DCWV this month! It took some thinking, but when I came up with my concept, I ran with it.
I used Nana's Kitchen stack. The letter stickers are also DCWV that were in my stash. The flower is handmade from a search-a-word I printed out several times. I then inked it with the orange/yellow color in the middle and blue on the edges. The green ribbon is also stash that I bought at Target in the 1$ bin LOL. The "my" metal eyelets are Making Memories and a gift from a dear friend. The "priceless" fabric sticker was stash, as were the silver alphabet brads and the green button.

This is the sketch provided by Susan at Sketch Savvy

TFL and have a great evening! Off to cook dinner :)
Cheers!
~Mindi

Deanne's 500 Follower giveaway!!

My friend Deanne is giving away not one, but TWO cricut carts as candy when she hits 500 followers! There is a pic on my sidebar and you should go visit her and see her wonderful work!
http://deannescreativejuice.blogspot.com/p/500-follower-give-away.html#comment-form
Cheers!
~Mindi

Roberts Crafts Freebie Friday is....

DCWV Street Lace package! Woot!! We all know I love me some DCWV!! Head to the blog to get your chance at these awesome goodies!!!
http://blog.robertscrafts.com/2011/09/freebie-friday-dcwv-street-lace.html

Cheers!
~Mindi

Helldorado Town - Tombstone, Arizona Territory

I have to put Arizona Territory, cuz it tickles me. The tour guide we had while we were there, and now friend of ours, called Arizona that. It just kind of stuck. This is a layout I just finished for this weeks sketch at Let's Scrap. I blurred the picture of Mike just because I thought it may be in bad taste for a public site. BUT this is my blog, and I think it is funny and all meant as harmless fun.

Anyhow, here is the Let's Scrap sketch for the week (hurry over, you have until Tuesday at Midnight if you want to play along)


and here is my take on it

We named the jailbird "Bob" just because it seemed to fit LOL The cowboys at Helldorado Town put on a good show. The cowboy in black with the black hat was actually an extra in the movies "Tombstone" and "Brokeback Mountain". As it says in the journaling, this is the first activity we did when we got to Tombstone. The cowboy with the light shirt on was standing out on the corner selling tickets for the show. He is a really nice guy and we chatted a bit, then his cell phone rang. He said it was his "cowboy communicator". LOL The mini cowboy hat and bandana are Jolee's and the cowboy boot is an old metal pin I found at a yard sale. The border above the pictures is an old leather shoelace.  

I have been super tired the last couple days, been trying to catch up on some sleep while the kids are visiting their grandparents. Have a great Labor day weekend everyone!

Cheers!

~Mindi

Top 10!!

See previous post for a look at the page. I am so honored and happy and humbled that my work was chosen as top 10 at DCWV's blog!! WOOT!! Tell me that isn't scrapping fuel for the day!!

Have a great weekend all!!!
~Cheers
Mindi