Pop in, pop up and pop out!

Interesting title huh? No, I have not been hitting the egg nog early. That title is the only way I could describe this post. Before I go into the details of the P's I wanted to say I hope you are all enjoying this Thanksgiving weekend. We had the best dinner on Thursday. Then my hubby and I got up at 4 am to hit some of the Black Friday sales and let me just say, scored! However it's fair to say I am wiped out. Thank goodness I did not witness anything violent but I do believe after seeing the crowds our economy got a nice shot in the arm!

So back to the P's. Of course the "Pop in" part is an invite for you to stop in. I'm so glad you did, thank you! Now here's a hint...if you pay really close attention you will be glad you stopped in too. More about that later. The "pop up" is all about my first pop up card. A few weeks back I won some blog candy from my good friend Audrey at http://cuteandsome.blogspot.com/. It was a book that contained 10 cards that you put together to create pop up cards. Since I have never done a pop up card this book was very helpful in teaching me how to go about creating the pop up in the middle. Audrey, thank you so much for this. Here is a picture of the outside of the card.

Isn't that pretty? Such a fun project too. Now for the inside, the pop up part. Because I had never done a card like this before it was a bit difficult to figure out but I got it and I will be creating more of these. Here's the inside:



Accomplished!



When I send out blog candy to my winners I always include a thank you card as a way to show my appreciation. (Melissa, you will be getting one in the next few days!) lol! So I decided it would be nice to include this pop up card in the next blog candy prize I give away. When will that be? I am planning on picking a winner for my blog candy on Thursday, December 15th. So now you may ask...ok but what is it that you will be giving away? Well, that's where the "pop out" part comes into play. You may have noticed that something else may have "popped out" in the picture other than the inside of my card. If you leave me a comment and tell me what that something else is you will be entered to win it! Now here's the fun part. From now until Dec. 15th.  you may see that "something" in the background. Everytime you see it leave a comment that you see it and you will get additional chances to win. Don't worry, I will be asking if anything "pops out" and that's your hint! And of course you have to be a follower because I always offer blog candy as a way of saying thank you. I hope you liked my P's today and I do hope you will enjoy playing this little game with me. It's just my own way to be original!

Thanks for popping in! ;)

Susan

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Fall Deco Hop winner

Thanks to all of you for stopping in over the weekend for the Fall Decorations blog hop. I want to give a big shout out to Becka at http://creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/. Putting together a blog hop takes time and I want Becka to know that even though there were a couple glitches beyond her control she did do a wonderful job and I very much appreciate it. I also want to give a big thank you to the following ladies that took the time to participate, Dana at  http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com and Lisa at  http://lisa-scrappingspot.blogspot.com. Don't forget, there is still time to link up a fall decoration over at Becka's blog and be entered to win a Cricut cartridge!

Now for those that stopped in for the hop, I have a winner of the Christmas stamp set! While I usually have my assistant/dog, Kiki, pick a winner this time around I had my husband pick the winner. No, I didn't have him stick his head in a bucket to pick a name like Kiki does but only because he refused to do that. lol! I did however have him pick a number between 1-31 and the lucky number he picked was 3. So, if you look at the comments and count down to the third one you will see who the winner is! It could BEE you! ;)
Number 3...you have a week to email me at SNally1965 at comcast dot net with an address! Congrats!

I want to say welcome to my newest followers also! I'll be heading over to your blogs soon to visit with you more.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

{Hugs}

Susan

Fall Decorations Blog Hop

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Welcome friends and hoppers!

Today is the Fall Decorations blog hop with Becka from Creations with Becka. If you just came across my blog today please start at the beginning of the hop over at http://creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/. Make sure you start at the beginning and comment all the way through the hop so you qualify for the grand prize on Becka’s blog. (It's a nice cozy short one with yummy candy!)

My project is what I like to call taking something ugly and making it pretty! And I am not talking about my hair when I wake up in the morning, although to get it pretty it is quite a project! A while back I found this pathetic looking wreath thrown into an 80% off bin at a local craft store so I picked it up. It reminded me of Charlie Brown's christmas tree!

It's balding! lol!

After picking up the balding wreath I then went over to the potpourri section and picked out a small bag of scented potpourri which just so happened to have pine cones. I then went home, grabbed my wire cutters and hot glue gun and got busy. I cut off almost all the leaves and rearranged them to create a fuller look. I then added the scented pine cones and little scented berries on any area that was still thin. It turned out fabulous! I have this hanging on my front door and anyone that enters my home is greeting by a beautiful wreath and a wonderful scent of potpourri!

So much better!

My total cost on this wreath was right around $5.00. So easy and yet so pretty. If I had such luck in fixing my hair. lol! So now how about we talk about candy? I will have my assistant Kiki pick a follower to win this fun Christmas stamp set:

To enter just be a follower here, leave a comment and check back Monday to see if you won! You will have one week to email me to claim the candy. Also, if you would like a extra chance to win just pop my button up your blog and let me know you did. I would very much appreciate it!

Now, Don’t forget that in order to win the Grand Prize on Becka’s blog you must visit and comment on ALL the blogs in this hop. Make sure you also link your Fall Decoration project at Creationswithbecka for a chance to win a set of K.Andrew Designs stamps, you have until November 25th to link a project up.

Susan

Bookworm Magnet

TGIF ladies! Did you all have a fab week? Today I was able to get in my No Boys Allowed room in between loads of laundry and made something really fun. That's what I like about my craftroom, it's always fun in there! Too bad the laundry room can't be the same.

Some of my blog buds were picked to be on the design team over at http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/. This is the first week they get to show us all why they were picked for the design team and the challenge this week is books. So to show my support I decided to play along this week. Now I've already made 5 bookmarks this year and if some of you remember not too long ago I made a Cookie Book that put me in the ER when I finished! lol! Ok, I can laugh about that now but I wasn't about to go there again! So after discussing ideas with my team of creative critter consultants, Kiki, Shadow and Freddy Mercury, it was decided that I would make a refrigerator magnet that holds those reciepts from the library that let you know when your books are due. Or in my case, all those crafting magazines that I didn't buy.

How about those Harry Carey glasses?

Here's what I used to make it:

Designers Calendar (for the bottom)

Create a Critter (for the bookworm and bowtie)

Sizzix embossing folder

My own two hands for the big glasses

Googly eyes, brads, ribbon

I then hot glued a magnet on the back.

The challenge called for something book related so I guess this could be, right?

I hope you all have a great weekend! I'll be spending time over the weekend visiting and catching up with many of you as I've been kind of a slacker this week. (So sorry, it's the boys in my house keeping me too busy). Now that they have clean clothes maybe they will back off now! ;)

Be good!

Susan

Meet Me On Monday!

Hello friends! I found a really fun blog that has this fun little link up party that you may enjoy! It's a great way to meet new people and learn about each other and you don't have to rush to get a project done! I hope you join in on the fun! (And don't forget to grab my new button!)





Welcome to the 56th edition of


"Meet Me On Monday!"

Blogging is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, "who is this person!?" I know them...but yet I don't know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to "meet" each other!

Every Sunday,.the blog Never Growing Old will post five get to know you questions that you can copy and paste into your own Monday post and we can all learn a little more about each and every one of us!!

Todays questions:

1. Are you excited for the holidays or are you dreading them?

Until I started crafting I dreaded them. Now, I can't get enough!

2. Do you hit the snooze button or get right up?

I get right up. What can I say, I'm addicted to my Keurig coffee maker. I'm going to have a coffee now as a matter of fact!!

3. Do you still have your tonsils?

No. Taken out at 25 years old. Ouch!


4. What was the last piece of candy that you ate?

A Reese's Peanut Butter cup. I enjoyed it with my coffee.

5. Do you shop at thrift stores?

Yes. Just like Forrest Gump said...You never know what you're gonna get".

I hope I can get some of you to play along, I think it would be a lot of fun and you would have a few hours more to craft! C'mon......join the fun!




{{Hugs!}}

Susan

New blog button for Cricut and Grasshopper!

Yay! The code is now working!  I have a button! {Doing my happy dance} I am finally getting with the program here! I have wanted one for a long time now but didn't have any idea how to get one. Then Chris at http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/ came to my rescue! Didn't she do a beautiful job? Chris will also be redoing my blog for me in the near future so make sure to stay tuned! I would love to have you grab my button and add it to your blog! As a matter of fact, in the next few weeks I am planning on doing a blog candy prize for anyone that puts my button up. If you add it to your blog, (and let me know), before I post about the blog candy you will get two entries as a token of my heart felt appreciation!


You may be happy to know that I did get my November calendar done, finally! I just love the way it turned out, mostly because I love Fall. The colors, the crisp mornings, the great food that can be baked in the oven because it isn't too hot outside anymore, you get the idea.

My inspiration for this was that little fox, isn't that the cutest thing? (Ok Pam, almost the cutest little thing! lol!) I'd also like to mention my new friend Jessica from http://edoggsugarlipsandprincessbuttercup.blogspot.com/. On Tuesday Jessica and I got together for some crafting, chatting and fun.  We had such a great time that we are now going to be meeting up twice a month! She also taught me how to do a little quilling and you all know how I am when I learn something new!! (i.e. rosettes). Go check out her blog, she did a beautiful card using quilling and she is such a good person! Tell her I said hi! Although I'll be stopping over to say hi also! I have some blog chat to catch up on. I had my flu shot and I ended up feeling blahhhhhh for a few days. (What a lightweight I am, gez). You all have a great Sunday and I'll be stopping in to visit with you soon!

{Hugs}

Susan