~ Retail Therapy Anyone? ~

So my Ebay listing marathon is concluded for tonight...101 listings up with tons of new scrapbooking goodies! woot woot! Pink Paislee, Studio Calico, American Crafts, Crate Paper, Graphic 45... just to name a few! Including Mr. Huey's Color Mists! I love new scrapbooking toys! You can find all these new goodies HERE!

Here is a peek of the new goodies this week:

 Pink Paislee "Nantucket" Bundle

American Crafts "Dear Lizzy" Neapolitan Bundle

Pink Paislee "Vintage Vogue" Bundle

GCD Studios "Spring in Bloom" Paper Bundle

Graphic 45 Paper Bundle

Pink Paislee "Butterfly Garden" Collection Pack

Echo Park "Life is Good" Collection Pack

Echo Park "A Walk in the Park" Collection Pack

Studio Calico's "Abroad" Bundle 

Studio Calico's "Classic Calico 2" Bundle

Studio Calico "Take Note" Bundle

Crate Paper "Pretty Party Bundle"

Pink Paislee "London Market" 6x6 Pad

 Crate Paper's "Story Teller" Bundle

Echo Park's "Note to Self" 6x6 Pad

Graphic 45's Curtain Call 3 Jazz Age Stamp

Melissa Frances "Attic Treasures" 6x6 Pad

Echo Park's This & That "Charming" 6x6 Pad

Crate Paper's "Paper Heart" 6x6 Pad

Echo Park's This & That "Graceful" 6x6 Pad 

Bo Bunny's "Gabrielle" 6x6 Pad

Studio Calico's "Memoir" 6x6 Pad

Mister Huey's Huge Color Mists Bundle 

Phew! I think that does it for this week's new items for sale! 

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family ;) 

~ Time to Play...Cards! ~

Hi Everyone, it's Christine @ Crafting Family! So our DT Kimberly Fordyce is on vacation...so that means I get to play! Woohoo! I have a couple of cards I finished at my last crop that I get to share with you today ;) 

"Happy Birthday" card for my nana's 76th Bday ;) 

 

For this card, I have no idea where the patterned papers were from...the cardstock is from Colorbok and We R Memory Keepers.  I picked these peachy pastel colors because they are my nana's favorite colors!  The Happy Birthday rub on is from American Crafts, and the fabric brad is handmade using the I-Top Brad maker.  The ribbon petals is also a handmade creation by my mom using wired ribbon scrunched.  I stitched the card pieces of the card using our sewing machine and the large loop punch is from EK Success as well as the punch to make the title tag piece.  The bling is from the $1 bin at Michaels and that does it for my list of supplies ;)

 "Happy Law School Graduation"

My bosses' daughter recently graduated from law school in St. Louis and the brunch celebration was yesterday at Park Tavern in Delray Beach, FL.  The food was tasty and the company was grand ;) The toast speech made me a little teary eyed! Darn those emotions! And so I used the My Mind's Eye Navy Lush papers we have for sale on our Ebay Page HERE, as well as American Crafts cardstock and the pearl cardstock for the flower petals is from DCWV. The pearl brad is from the BRIDE section at Michaels, and the punch used to make the petals is from EK Success as well as the fancy lacy punch. The ribbon is from Michaels and the navy blue cardstock used to frame the Lush papers is from Recollections.  The layout for this card was inspired by this month's issue of Papercrafts Magazine. 

Inside this card, I put a picture of her day at graduation with a handwritten title "congrats" in gold using my Sakura gel pen.  

So now that I've played, it's time to get back to work! lol 

Happy Monday and stay scrappin' my friends! 

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family :)

let's chat

Happy Sunday! It's Ashley here to share my project for this week.


I have another card to share. For this card I used My Mind's Eye So Sophie, which you can find HERE.


I also used a little bit of Basic Grey wander for the strips along the left side.

For details about the sketch & stamps I used, visit my (new & improved!) blog, Markland & Main.


Thanks for stopping by!

~ Papi Layout ~

It's Saturday! I'm on my way to Croppin' Time FL's crop today, but first...our DT Laura Carazo has today's inspiration with this adorable 12x12 layout titled:

"Papi"

Supplies:
Pattern Paper- Colorbok Flea Market
Cardstock American Crafts
CAMEO: shapes

Thank you Laura! Happy Scrappin' everyone! ~ Christine

~ Beach Boy ~

TGIF! And that means that it's our Friday DT Kimberly Stokes-Jara's turn to inspire us today, and so it's fun in the sun with this 12x12 layout:

"Beach Boy"

 

Supplies:
Misc. Patterned paper
Cardstock: Bazzil
Keepsake Essentials stickers
Sandylion Alphas
Close to My Heart Stamp
Stickles glitter
wooden beach ball from Joann's
3M ATG glue gun
Making Memories brads
Beacon Glue
Sharpie marker

I'm glad this beach boy got some sun that day...'cuz we are now entering the rainy season in FL!
 

Happy Scrappin'! 

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family :)

Thanks From Jessie

Hi Everyone! It's DT Jessie from Edogg Sugarlips and Princess Buttercup.  I am so happy to be coming to you today from the Crafting Family blog. I just want to say I love being on this team, everyone is so nice and the site has so many fabulous finds :)  Anyway, onto my project.

I wanted to do something that reminded me of Memorial Day. So I made this card. I think I am going to send it to my cousin who was recently deployed.

I used some blue cardstock from CF, and then the cool paper is from My Mind's Eye American Made collection. The paper is called Stars of Loyalty.  I love it. I used both sides of it.  The yellow and white were just scraps from my bin. Some embroidery floss and a star button. The awareness ribbon was a cut from My Scrap Chick and the Thanks is from a K Andrew Designs stamp set called winter wishes.  Just added a little dashing and it was done.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you stop by tomorrow for another fabulous project from a talented DT member :)

 

~ Monday with Kimberly Fordyce ~

Hello, so glad you stopped by this Memorial Day. First of all thank you to all that have served and are serving! This is DT Kim Fordyce and I'm here today to share with you a page I did using the yummy line from MME Lush.

"My Girls"

Some of this paper is flocked and I just love it!

Recipe:

MME- Lush

DCWV-solid paper

Misc-buttons

twine

fabric

Misc.-chipboard flower sticker

Misc.- Journal card

Hope you enjoy my layout and make sure to stop by Crafting Family's Ebay seller page to check out the MME Lush papers for sale along with other great deals! Seller name: Teaforlife7

 'Til the next post ~ Kim F.

Tuesday with Tiffany

Hello and happy Tuesday! It's DT member Tiffany here with a bit of scrapping inspiration for you. Since we just celebrated a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, I was in the mood to create a patriotic page, so I pulled out my red, white and blue supplies for my project.

"July 4th" 12x12 Layout

Supplies:

Pattern Papers- American Crafts "Peechy Keen" (grey), American Crafts "Love Must Have Been"(red), American Crafts "Everyday Hi Y'all" (stars), Basic Grey "Hopscotch" (letters)

Punch- EK Success
Ink- Stampin Up
Twine- Doodlebug

~Flying High on Sunday~

Our Sunday inspiration comes from our DT: ASHLEY HAMM and she was inspired by My Mind's Eye's Good Day Sunshine collection....check out this cute card! 

 "Fly High"

 

 

Supplies used: 

Patterned papers & die cut embellishments: My Mind's Eye Good Day Sunshine

Ovals: Cricut Plantin Schoolbook 

Graduation Cap: Cricut Wild Card

Yup, it's that easy to make a cute card...and you know where you can get an awesome deal on these Good Day Sunshine papers, with us! 

14 doublesided sheets and 2 diecut sheets for $4.99 on our Ebay Seller Page (Teaforlife7).  We don't have any new listings going this weekend for this set because we are taking a break for the holiday, but if you're interested in getting some retail therapy, just place an order with us via Email at: thecraftingfamily@yahoo.com ~ we will take care of your crafty paper needs and always at a great bargain price! 

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family :)

~New Friday DT - Kimberly Stokes Jara~

We are having our own little celebration here before the 3 Day Memorial Weekend...the debut of our last New DT - 

KIMBERLY STOKES JARA

"Wife and mom of two boys who loves to scrapbook, plan & coordinate events, and stalk Craigslist everyday for scrappy deals! My friends say I crack them up...so I guess that means I'm funny right? :) My best friend and I started Croppin Time FL and I love hosting local cropping events and scrapbook yard sales. When I'm not doing all the above, I read on my Kindle!"

Getting to know more about Kim:

1. When did you start scrapbooking/paper crafting and why?

  15 years ago, right after my wedding.

 

2. What type of project is your favorite to make (i.e. cards, layouts, mini album, etc.) ? 

  Definitely layouts.

 

3. Do you have a favorite product you like to use on your projects? 

  It's a tie between pop-dots & chipboard.... I LOOOOOVE chipboard!

 

4. Who is your favorite manufacturer (i.e. BoBunny, MME, Pink Paislee) ?

  I love all if it... That's like asking me to pick my favorite child or dog... Lol!

 

5. Do you have a scrapbook/paper crafting idol? If so, who and why?

  I really really like Heidi Swapp.  She always has fantastic ideas & provides great tips, techniques & instructions.

 

6. What do you do in your spare time, when you are not scrapbooking/paper crafting?

  Uh, shopping for papercrafting / scrapbooking supplies... Oh yea... I'm also a freak about keeping my workspace organized.

 

7. Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?

I am a very outgoing true Florida girl.  I love going to my son's lacrosse & football games.  I am a psycho FSU fan & I never miss a Jimmy Buffet concert that Is within a 4 hour drive.  I love to host & entertain & will do anything I can for a friend in need.

Hop on over to Facebook and "Like" Kim's Croppin Time FL page :) 

I can vouch - she is awesome and even more awesome to crop with!  I'm truly lucky to live in the same County as one of our DT's! We had blast at a crop together last weekend and watched her make her debut project for Crafting Family ---

 Supplies used:
American Crafts Thickers
Patterned papers: MME Life Stories, K&Co, Deja Views
Tim Holtz distress inks
Jolee's bone stickers
Punches: Fiskars, Marvy cuchida, Emagendation, EK Success
We R Memory Sew Easy
Martha Stewart Pen

Welcome to the CF team Kim and I look forward to many more crops with you...and some margaritas too! 

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family :) 

~3 Day Weekend Countdown~

Yup...it's Thursday...and Yup...the 3 day Memorial Day weekend is almost here! yay - so in the meantime, check out our Thursday inspiration from our DT: SILVIA CARAZO BOLANOS

B-Day Card Supplies:
-Pattern Paper-DCWV
-Cardstock American Crafts
-Stamps- INKA
-Sizzix emboss

I thought her card was so cool, I would like to scraplift for a card in the future...good way to put my Cricut to more good use! 

Stay crafting my friends...then party on the weekend! Woot Woot! 

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family ;)  

~ Double the Inspiration ~

So I admit that this week is quickly getting away from me, and so my daily blogging has fallen behind ;( But the good news is, you get double the inspiration in one spot in today's DT Post!

On Tuesday, we fell in love with this cool green layout from our DT: 

 TIFFANY BALLARD CALL

"Chalk It Up" 12x12 Layout



Supplies List:
Pattern Paper- Basic Grey and American Crafts
Cardstock & Ink- Stampin Up
Stamps- Close to my Heart
Punches- EK Success
Twine- Doodlebug
Brads & Eyelets- Making Memories
Sketch- Retro Sketches #12

In case you're wondering, the grey checker paper is from our American Crafts Peachy Keen, Dear Lizzy & Letterbox paper bundle on our Ebay Page, click HERE or also our online store: www.craftingfamily.com.

In this awesome bundle, you get 14 doublesided 12x12 sheets (2 each of 7 designs) for only $3.99!

****And now for our Wednesday inspiration from our DT:

  JESSIE SUGARLIPS

'Rock On' card




Crafting Family supplies she used:
My Minds Eye Good Day Sunshine (Boy) Collection 'rock on', both sides.
Dk blue cardstock

From her stash:
cream cardstock, green card stock,
Sentiment from Guy Talk, K Andrew Designs
Cricut cartridge, Everyday Paper dolls, gypsy wanderings
Gel Pen
eye-lets

We have MME Good Day Sunshine Boy kits for sale at our Ebay page for starting bid of $4.50! That's a steal for 14 doublesided sheets & 2 diecut sheets ;)

So now you are in the 'know'! Thank you Tiffany and Jessie! You two literally 'rocketh'!

'Til the next post, I remain ~Christine @ Crafting Family ;)

~ Polka Dots never looked so cute! ~

Lovin' this Monday inspiration from our DT Kimberly Fordyce! Check out this adorable MME Good Day Sushine layout!
 

 

Supplies used:

1. Papers- MME "Good Day Sunshine"
2. The Paper Studio "Sweet Pea"
3. My stickers- Misc.
4. Laser cut - sandcastle ?
5. Ink- Studio G
6. Buttons
7. Ric Rac

Polka dots never looked so cute! Thanks Kimberly!

Are you diggin' this paper? Well then, check out the rest of the paper bundle we have available for sale from this My Mind's Eye Good Day Sunshine Girl collection:

This bundle includes 14 double-sided sheets and 2 die cut sheets for only $4.99!  Click HERE

Make sure to save our Ebay seller page (Teaforlife7) as a favorite and keep checking back with our listings each week. If you would like a personalized Paypal invoice to purchase our items for sale, then email us with your wish list at: thecraftingfamily@yahoo.com 

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family ;)

~ New Sunday DT: Ashley Hamm~

Please help me welcome our new Sunday DT: 

ASHLEY HAMM

"I'm a 27 year old registered nurse in a medium security prison living on the corner of a busy downtown intersection with my amazing attorney boyfriend & our adopted black Lab, Bentley. I love scrapbooking, Gary Allan, reading, & running."

Get to know more about Ashley and her crafty side of life:

1. When did you start scrapbooking/paper crafting and why?
I started scrapbooking when I was 16 years old. I've always been sort of sentimental, hanging onto ticket stubs/brochures/letters from boyfriends/etc & I have always been the one amongst my friends who has the camera out. Scrapbooking just sort of put a name to what I'd been doing all along.

2. What type of project is your favorite to make (i.e. cards, layouts, mini album, etc.) ?
Layouts, but I am trying to do more cards.

3. Do you have a favorite product you like to use on your projects?
I don't think I have a favorite product. I like to use clusters of embellishments & I'm starting to use my Cricut & my stamps more & more. My process is to drag everything out that might work with the layout, & then I choose from there.

4. Who is your favorite manufacturer (i.e. BoBunny, MME, Pink Paislee)?
One of my favorites is Pink Paislee & I also love American Crafts.

5. Do you have a scrapbook/paper crafting idol? If so, who and why?
There's so much inspiration out there! As a younger scrapper with no kids, I really love Kelly Purkey's work, I think Stephanie Howell's journaling is so heartfelt, & I have been a fan of Shannon Tidwell's design since I first started scrapbooking.

6. What do you do in your spare time, when you are not scrapbooking/paper crafting?
I love to read so if I have some quiet time I grab a book. Right now I'm working through the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. It is hilarious! In the evenings we take the dog for a jog or work on one of the many projects we've got going on around the home.

7. Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?
My boyfriend is an attorney & his practice is on a busy downtown intersection on a 100+ year old building. We live in an apartment above with our adopted black Lab, Bentley. I've been a registered nurse for five years & I've worked at a nearby prison for three years. We also volunteer for our local humane society & Love of Labs (lolin.org).

Her debut project for Crafting Family, this rockin' pink layout using our MME Lush Pink papers:

 

Supplies used:

Papers: My Mind's Eye Lush
Stamps: {Ippity} A Moment in Time, Unity August 2010 kit AllYouNeed, 

& Papertrey Ink faux ribbon stamps.
Tulip: Cricut cartridge Walk in my Garden

A little more taste of some of Ashley's adorable work:

Make sure to follow Ashley's blog at:

http://alwaysaboutashley.blogspot.com

We are psyched to have Ashley on our team! Her fresh and trendy style is truly an inspiration for us all ;).  And her sense of humor is delightful!

'Til the next post, I remain ~ Christine @ Crafting Family ;)