LOT'S OF NEWS!!

WELL, 12/1/08 I GOT A CALL FROM THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE IN PA AND THE LEGAL ISSUE WILL BE SETTLED THIS WEEK AND WE WILL BE MOVING IN 12/13!!! VERY EXCITING, HOWEVER, ITS ALSO VERY SAD... MY KIDS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME, AS AM I... THIS HAS BEEN OUR HOME FOR MANY YEARS, MY KIDS GREW UP IN THIS HOUSE... THEIR FRIENDS ARE LIKE SONS & DAUGHTERS TO ME AND ITS GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO LEAVE THEM! BUT IT'S TIME FOR A NEW START, A CHANGE, TIME TO GET OUT OF THIS AREA AS THE CRIME IS GETTING UNBELIEVABLE! 5 MURDERS IN A MATTER OF A WEEK IN MY AREA! TIME TO GO....

ANOTHER PIECE OF NEWS IS I HAVE NOT SMOKED FOR 3 WEEKS TODAY! ITS BEEN REALLY HARD, BUT I HAD TO DO IT. I GAINED 6 POUNDS ALREADY... UGH... BUT HOPEFULLY I WILL STILL FIT THROUGH THE DOORWAYS!

WELL, I CANT WAIT TO GET MY SCRAPROOM SET UP... ITS GOING TO BE AWHILE AS WE ARE NOT MOVING ALL OUR STUFF UP AT ONCE, AS HUBBY WILL BE STAYING IN NY TO WORK :( SO WE WILL KEEP BOTH HOUSES UNTIL HE FINDS WORK IN PA. I WILL ALSO NOT HAVE INTERNET FOR A LONG TIME AS DSL SAYS IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET A SERVICE CALL... DOUBLE UGH!

ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!

CHERI

WHAT'S NEW

WELL, I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT DUE TO SOME LEGAL ISSUES WITH OUR NEW HOUSE, EVERYTHING IS PUT ON HOLD INDEFINITLY :(

I HAVE BEEN SO SICK WITH THAT NASTY FLU/COLD GOING AROUND AND OF COURSE, IT TURNED INTO A BAD SINUS INFECTION, SO I HAVE BEEN BED RIDDEN FOR A WEEK NOW. I ACTUALLY GOT UP TODAY AND DID A LITTLE PACKING IN MY BASEMENT (THE DREADED STORAGE ROOM..... AHHHHHHHHHHHHH) AND WATCHED A LOT OF TV WITH MY KIDS.

ALL MY CRAFT ITEMS ARE PACKED AND I AM SO BORED AND REALLY GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWALS! BUT I HAVE BEEN A GOOD GIRL AND STOPPED BUYING AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO SAVE MONEY AND PAY MY BILLS :0) I JUST CANT WAIT TO GET SETTLED IN AND BE ABLE TO START CREATING AGAIN. I PLAN ON MAKING A LOT OF ART FOR THE NEW HOUSE AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING A NOTEBOOK WITH IDEAS FOR MY NEW ROOM AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WELL, I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GREAT, STAYING HEALTHY AND PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS! KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE CAN BE IN OUR NEW HOUSE BY CHRISTMAS!!! THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PRESENT EVER!

HUGS ALL!
CHERI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING DAUGHTER

IT'S MY DAUGHTERS 22ND BIRTHDAY, SO I MADE HER THIS CARD... I LOVE YOU KRYSTA!!! YOU HAVE MADE US ALL SO PROUD AND HAVE BEEN THE BEST CHILD ANYONE CAN ASK FOR!

Black & White layout of my gorgeous daughter

I made everything by hand, except I used SU punches for the flowers and chipboard glitter letters for the JOY and LUV words. I used flower stamps from the Angel Co. to stamp on the letters and on the background papers.

Halloween Cards

Arent these the cutest things you have seen! I saw these on my friend, Myras blog and just had to make them!

WHEN YOUR MOM IS A SCRAPBOOKER

WELL, MY SON HAD TO DO A LITTLE PROJECT FOR HEALTH ABOUT HIMSELF.... AND, IT TURNED INTO A BIG PROJECT :) WE HAD FUN MAKING IT AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET HIM AN "A".

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

CHERI

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

I MADE THESE CARDS FOR A SWAP ON BREAST CANCER. THIS IS A VERY TOUCHY AREA IN MY LIFE AS LAST NOV. 26TH, 2007 WE LOST A VERY DEAR FRIEND/FAMILY MEMBER FROM BREAST CANCER AFTER A VERY SHORT BATTLE. A WOMAN WHO MADE THIS EARTH A BETTER PLACE TO BE IN... A FRIEND THAT WAS UNCONDITIONAL IN HER LOVE... A SOULMATE TO MY MOM... A LOSS THAT WE WILL NEVER GET OVER. THIS IS DEDICATED TO YOU... JOANN WILMONT... WE LOVE & MISS YOU ALWAYS!

ALTERED COASTERS

HERE ARE THE FIRST ALTERED COASTERS I MADE FOR A SWAP. A WONDERFUL LADY, EVELYN, SENT ME THESE COASTERS FOR HER SWAP AND I HOPE I DID THEM OKAY! FIRST I CHOOSE THE PAPER, THEN I USED AN OLD SU BACKGROUND STAMP, STAMPED IT WITH VERSAMARK AND EMBOSSED IT WITH GOLD EMBOSSING POWDER. I THEN GLUED THE PAPER WITH MOD PODGE MATT FINISH, ADDED SOME EPHEMERA PHOTOS, ADDED SOME GOLD GLITTER STARS, AND COVERED WITH ANOTHER 2 LAYERS OF MOD PODGE. I WOULD EMBELLISH THEM FURTHER, BUT THEY ARE TO BE USED AS REAL COASTER AND NOT PAGE EMBELLISHMENTS, SO I COULDN'T DANGLE ANYTHING OFF THEM.

THANKS TO EVELYN FOR THE CHANCE TO MAKE MY FIRST COASTERS! IT WAS FUN!

ENJOY,
CHERI

HALLOWEEN HIDDEN JOURNAL BOXES

THESE ARE SOME HIDDEN JOURNAL BOXES I MADE FOR A SWAP I AM IN. YOU REALLY CANT SEE THE DETAILS.. BUT THE OUTSIDE I EMBOSSED WITH THE CUTTLEBUG SPIDER WEB FOLDER... ADD SOME RIBBON... CUT OUT A SPIDER WITH ANOTHER CUTTLEBUG DIE... ADDED WHITE PAPER INSIDE... PUT A STICKER ON TOP OF THE WHITE PAPER... STAMPED A JOURNAL TAG, CUT IT OUT... AND ADDED A HALLOWEEN BRAD TO HOLD THE TAG... (THE TAG MOVES SIDE TO SIDE) SO YOU CAN JOURNAL ON THE TAG AND ADD A PICTURE ON THE WHITE BOX, OR JOURNAL ON BOTH... THE SKY'S THE LIMIT :)

ENJOY,
CHERI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD

I made a card for my hubbys birthday. He will be 41 Sept. 1st. The outside says... "you know your getting old when..." and the inside says, "when your ears have more hair than your head." and that is soooo my husband! LOL. I am not a card maker or a photographer, but the card did turn out cute... the picture doesn't do it justice. So my third card I have made, all which have been for my hubby.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE! I LOVE YOU!!
(Not that he ever looks at my blog... lol)



Thanks for looking! Enjoy!
Cheri

Okay... HERE'S MY ROOM

I WISH I HAD A ROOM LIKE SOME OF YOU LADIES, WITH ALL THE MATCHING FURNITURE AND BIG WORK SPACE DESKS AND ALL THOSE PRETTY BASKETS AND THINGS TO STORE YOUR ITEMS IN... BUT I HAVE SPENT MY MONEY ON SUPPLIES AND MY HUSBAND WOULD NEVER ALLOW ME TO DO THAT.. HE HATES MY CRAFTING... BUT... I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CREATIVE & FRUGAL IN MY STORAGE AND DESIGN (LOL, IF THATS WHAT YOU CALL IT) IN MY SCRAPROOM. SO HERE IT IS:

CLICK ON PICTURES TO MAKE THEM LARGER FOR BETTER VIEWING....


THIS PICTURE IS A CONTINUATION OF MY LAST BLOG ON MY RIBBON STORAGE. THESE ARE/WERE UNDERBED STORAGE RACKS I HAD GOTTEN FROM COLLECTIONS ETC. CATALOGUE. THE RIBBON IS ON THE FRAMES AND THE BASES I TOOK OFF AND AM USING THEM AS A PEG BOARD TYPE SYSTEM. I HAVENT FINISHED YET, BUT WILL SOON. I HAVE HUNDREDS OF THESE BAGS OF CHIPBOARD, SO I AM GOING TO USE THESE RACKS TO DISPLAY SOME OF THEM. I AM USING PAPER CLIPS TO HANG THEM, AND I HAVE MANY ON EACH PAPER CLIP... ALL THE SAME GOES ON ONE CLIP, WHAT I CANT FIT, WILL GO BACK IN STORAGE.




HERE'S SHOT OF FIVE RACKS... HAVENT FOUND SPACE FOR REST YET.

OKAY, I GOT INSPIRED TO DO MORE ON THE WALL... OR SHOULD I SAY, ALL I AM GOING TO DO FOR NOW! LOL. THE PICTURES ARE BELOW.

VIEW WHEN WALKING DOWN INTO ROOM... YES I AM IN THE DUNGEON!


THIS IS A DESK THAT STORES MY JEWELRY MAKING ITEMS, QUILLING ITEMS, TUILLE PAINTING BOOKS, AND METAL SUPPLIES.


THIS ROLLING CART STORES MY PLASTIC TEMPLATES & STENCILS. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT, BUT IT HAS HUNDREDS OF TEMPLATES IN THERE! I AM A TEMPLATE JUNKIE!


THIS AREA IS BETWEEN THE STENCIL CART & JEWELRY DESK. IT HAS MY PRINTER, LAMINATERS, COPY PAPER, CHALKS, RUBBING PLATES, GLITTERS, PEARL X, SAND, PERFECT PEARLS, MICRO BEADS, WALNUT INKS, CRIMPERS, LIGHT BOX, AND MORE...


THIS SHELF I GOT WHEN A LOCAL VIDEO STORE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS... THEY WERE FRIENDS OF MINE AND LET ME TAKE IT... I WOULD HAVE TAKEN ALL OF THEM, BUT LIKE I SAID EARLIER... MY HUSBAND IS NOT SUPPORTIVE AT ALL, SO HE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ONE. ESPECIALLY THAT HE HAD TO CARRY IT AND PICK IT UP.. LOL. ANYWAYS... IT IS TWO SIDED (AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT PICTURE) AND I USE ONE SIDE TO STORE MY DIE CUTS (BUT AM OUTGROWING IT) AND ON THE SIDE IS AN OLD VCR TAPE RACK, THAT I STORE SOME OF MY LARGER PUNCHES ON... SOME ARE 2 ROWS DEEP.




HERE IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHELF... THIS HOLDS MORE OF MY PUNCHES. I HAVE MORE IN ON MY DESK IN A DRAWER AS WELL. THE TOP HAS MY CRICUT CARTRIDGES & XRYON BOOKS... BUT AGAIN, OUTGROWING THAT.


THIS IS THE WALL ABOVE MY DIE CUTTING STATION. IT HAS MY CRICUT MATS, AND LOTS OF HIEDI SWAPP MASKS... THEY ARE LAYERED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.... I HAVE THEM ALL. ALSO MY XRYON DESIGN RUNNER HELPING TOOL IS THERE.



THIS I GOT FROM MY LOCAL FREE CYCLE... IT HOLDS MY DIE CUTTING MACHINES.


THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROOM AFTER THE DIE CUTTING STATION- WELL PART OF IT... THE TALL WHITE DRAWER SYSTEM IS FULL OF FOAM SHAPES (WHICH I DONT USE), THE 2 OTHER CARTS HAVE PAINTS, ON TOP OF THEM IS TAC STAMPS, AND THE WHITE BOOK SHELF IS FULL OF BOXES OF WOOD MOUNTED STAMPS, FOAM STAMPS, CAT EYE AND SMALL INK PADS, AND A TOASTER OVEN (FOR MY POLYMER CLAY THAT IS ALL PACKED AWAY).


THIS IS THE FAR RIGHT CORNER OF THE ROOM, AFTER THE SHELF WITH THE WOOD STAMPS. THIS IS A DESK THAT I MOUNTED A GARAGE SALE FIND SHELF, AND AGAIN, FULL OF TAC STAMPS. ABOVE IS ANOTHER SHELF THAT I STORE MY BIGGER INK PADS, AND ON THE COUNTER IS MORE TAC STAMPS, 2 BASKETS OF EMBOSSING POWDERS, AND DRAWERS OF SOME ALPHA STAMPS. UNDERNEATH IS BOOKS, MAGAZINES, SOME SOUVIENERS TO SCRAP, SOME TOOLS, YARNS, AND MORE.




HERE IS A STRAIGHT ON SHOT OF ABOVE AREA... IT ALSO HAS MY SU WHEELS ON TOP... BUT I ORDERED A TON MORE, SO HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE FOR THESE.






THIS IS A FULL SHOT OF THE CABINET/COUNTER AREA. THESE CABINETS WERE MY HUSBANDS COUSINS THAT HE WAS GETTING RID OF... SO OF COURSE, I GRABBED THEM.. LOL. MOST OF THEM ARE EMPTY CAUSE I HAVE PACKED THEM UP... I PLAN ON MOVING SOON... HOPEFULLY. SO I PACKED UP HALF MY ROOM LAST YEAR. THE COUNTER HAS A PAPER CUTTER, MAT, GADGETS, STAMPS, ETC. I DONT USE THAT AREA.





NOW ON TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOM... THIS IS NEXT TO THE CABINET/COUNTER AREA IN THE FAR LEFT CORNER. IT HAS SOME RIBBONS ON THE TOP SHELF... A LITTLE OF MY FIBERS ON THE 2ND SHELF, STORED IN BINS I GOT FROM THE DOLLAR STORE (I PACKED AWAY 90% OF MY FIBER, AS I DONT NEED IT ALL OUT NOW)... THE 3RD & 4TH SHELVES HOLD STORE BOUGHT PAGE KITS BY THEME AND ALSO ON THE BOTTOM SHELF IS A BIN OF RIBBON SCRAPS BY COLOR. THE BLUE & SILVER DRAWERS HOLD RIBBON, FIBERS, MESH, ADHESIVES, AND MISC ITEMS. ALSO ON TOP OF THE BLUE CART IS MORE RIBBONS AND FUN FUR.


THIS IS ALL MY STICKERS SORTED IN PRIORITY ENVIES BY THEME. YUP, MILLIONS OF THEM! LOL.


NEXT TO THE STICKERS ARE THESE RACKS OF EMBELLISHEMENTS, SWAP ITEMS, BINDING MACHINES, SOME SEWING ITEMS (REST PACKED, I DONT SEW), AND OTHER THINGS.


AND THE EMBELLISHEMENTS CONTINUE... THEY ARE ORGANIZED BY THEME AS WELL. THERE IS ALSO A PAPER RACK, AND SHELVES OF PAPER TOO.



PAPERS, CHIPBOARD, SOME ALBUMS, CARD MAKING STUFF, AND BINDERS OF CLEAR STAMPS.


HOW I STORE MY PAPER SCRAPS.



SHOT OF MY WORK SPACE AND ALSO PART OF ROOM.

HERE IS A SHOT OF WHAT I COULD GET OF ONE END OF MY ROOM.


HERE IS MY WORK SPACE. IT HAS MY FAVORITE CUTTER, MY COPICS, MY DREAMKUTS, MY LAPTOP AND A BUNCH OF TOOLS AND STUFF.


UNDER THE CORNER OF MY WORK DESK HAS THIS CART THAT HOLDS MY CARDED RIBBONS AND MORE ADHESIVES.


USED TO BE MY SONS LEGO TABLE... NOW IT HOLDS SOME TOOLS. ITS UNDER MY WORK DESK TO MY LEFT.

THE LEFT SIDE OF MY WORK DESK HAS 2 OF THESE BROWN SHELVES. THIS PICTURE IS BEFORE I FINISHED LABELING MY PENCILS/MARKERS... BUT THE DRAWERS HAVE PUNCHES AND MORE TOOLS.



HERE IS THE OTHER SHELF THING ON MY DESK. IT HAS INK PADS, TOOLS, MORE PENS, MARKERS, ETC... ACRYLIC BLOCKS, MORE ADHESIVES, MY STAPLERS, AND NOT PICTURED ARE MY PRISMA PENCILS AND WATERCOLORS.


HERE IS SOME OF MY MARKERS/PENCILS AFTER LABELED.

THIS IS A FILE CABINET NEXT TO MY CARDSTOCK SHELF... AND ALSO MY TV. THESE FILE CABINETS ARE LOADED WITH STUFF... TO BE PICTURED BELOW.


THESE DRAWERS ARE VERY DEEP AND GO FAR BACKKKKK... AND ARE PACKED 3-6 DEEP WITH STUFF! SOME OF THE CHIPBOARD IN THESE DRAWERS WILL GO ON MY FAUX PEG BOARD WALL... AKA.. WIRE RACKS.










WELL, THATS MOST OF IT... EXCEPT WHATS IN STORAGE... OH BOY.. DOES THAT NEED TO BE ORGANIZED!!! I GUESS I CAN SHOW YOU WHAT THAT AREA LOOKS LIKE TOO! AFTER SEEING MY ROOM, AND SEEING HOW ORGANIZED IT IS (WELL, TO A DEGREE), DONT FALL OVER WHEN YOU SEE MY 2 STORAGE ROOMS! ONE IS A SAUNA AND THE OTHER IS THE DRESSING ROOM BEFORE IT. THE SAUNA IS ABOUT 8x8 AND IS PACKED FLOOR TO CEILING! AND THE OTHER ROOM IS ALMOST AS BAD!






HOPE YOU ENJOYED!
CHERI