Black and White Birthday and Blog-aversary

Black and White....I love Black and White Cards

A fun day today cropping with Virginia and Rita while there  I finished a birthday card for a very special person.  The birthday isn't for awhile, but I wanted to have it finished so I could move on to Christmas and finishing my album. 

The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye, dated 2009, the ribbon on the right was on a birthday gift from my son, the bird cage is a Spellbinder die, that I cut on black card stock and then glittered with Art Institute #131 Black Hole Hologram glitter as is the Elegant Scrollwork die from Memory Box....do you see it?  The silver metal embellishments are Teresa Collins, the flowers are from Karen, as is the black butterfly.  The silver ghost leaves are from Black Ink Decorative Accents, I have no idea where I got them, or how long I've had them, and the white feather in the cage ....yet another that I don't know where it was purchased.  I guess that's another one of those things you can't live without and several years later you prove yourself right! 
I'm copying the blog candy post until it's over....so, here it is....yet again!

.....and now......blog candy! Don't forget you can enter more than once, but only one time per post. Yesterday I shopped til I dropped and that bag now has 24 items in it.....only 5 more items to add. Some of the items I had to buy 2...why, cause I want to keep one for me.... 

A reminder check the blog post 8/15/2012: My blog-aversary is coming up in September. I usually remember it, right after it's gone by. But this year I'm planning ahead and I want to celebrate by gifting some lucky person a bag of goodies. What's in the bag? I have no idea, why? Because every day something new goes inside. If my math serves me....there should be 29 items in the bag. And....I'll ship anywhere....so, all you gals across the pond....you could win! Here's the way to win....Follow me! ....and then leave a comment. What if you already follow me? Well, then just leave a comment. What if you don't have a blog page.... well, then leave a comment with your first name and last initial. See...you might win too! Every time you comment you will have your name put into the drawing. Only one comment per post please....Here's the bag I'll be putting the goodies into.....If you look closely, there is already a treat inside.....

Note: Before I receive questions about why does blogspot list me as a member since July of 2008 and I'm claiming September 12 of 2009. I signed up for blogspot in July of '08, and then really didn't do much of anything until September of '09. So, I've picked my blog-aversary as of the September date, when I started counting visits on Clustermap. Whew....now that that is addressed.....

Those of you who know me, know I don't (usually) post every day, but every day something will be going into the bag.....September 11th is the last day to Follow and/or comment... Off I go, I've got shopping to do! When I announce the winner, you will have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you don't....I'll draw another name.
I found something fun to put into the bag....want to see it? Nope...no peeking! I did take the names of those who are following my blog and entered them into the drawing....

Hugs to all,

Mary Mac AKA: Glitter Grammy

Going Snippet Crazy, Green and Craft and Blog Candy

OK Brenda....look what you've started!  Di, you're responsible too.....

I've got to tell you....I should be cleaning my craft room, but instead, I've got my snippet box torn apart looking for craft and green and Christmas snippets.  This is truly a sickness (one I do hope is never cured!).  This card was not on my list of things to do, but Brenda posted a card on Wednesday or Thursday and on Friday I had to give it a go.  Well, long story short, here is one that I am going to post over at My Mums Craft Shop Challenge.  It's Green and Craft.  I should be working on a birthday card for a very special birthday boy, but no....I'm digging through my snippet box (check out Di's blog).   And last but not least....the culprit that started all of this....check out  Jingle Belles, I guess I should be thankful, I have two more Christmas cards finished..... This is a 6x6 base of craft stock.  All the papers are snippets.  The little circle embellishment has been hanging out in my snippet embellishment box since last Christmas.  It's a sticker, I have no idea from where.  The gold snow flakes are punched from gold snippets using a Martha corner punch.  The sentiment is from ClearStamps. 

Again, and you will probably get sick of seeing this, but.......

.....and now......blog candy! Don't forget you can enter more than once, but only one time per post. Yesterday I shopped til I dropped and that bag now has 24 items in it.....only 5 more items to add. Some of the items I had to buy 2...why, cause I want to keep one for me.... 

A reminder check the blog post 8/15/2012: My blog-aversary is coming up in September. I usually remember it, right after it's gone by. But this year I'm planning ahead and I want to celebrate by gifting some lucky person a bag of goodies. What's in the bag? I have no idea, why? Because every day something new goes inside. If my math serves me....there should be 29 items in the bag. And....I'll ship anywhere....so, all you gals across the pond....you could win! Here's the way to win....Follow me! ....and then leave a comment. What if you already follow me? Well, then just leave a comment. What if you don't have a blog page.... well, then leave a comment with your first name and last initial. See...you might win too! Every time you comment you will have your name put into the drawing. Only one comment per post please....Here's the bag I'll be putting the goodies into.....If you look closely, there is already a treat inside.....

Note: Before I receive questions about why does blogspot list me as a member since July of 2008 and I'm claiming September 12 of 2009. I signed up for blogspot in July of '08, and then really didn't do much of anything until September of '09. So, I've picked my blog-aversary as of the September date, when I started counting visits on Clustermap. Whew....now that that is addressed.....

Those of you who know me, know I don't (usually) post every day, but every day something will be going into the bag.....September 11th is the last day to Follow and/or comment... Off I go, I've got shopping to do! When I announce the winner, you will have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you don't....I'll draw another name.
I found something fun to put into the bag....want to see it? Nope...no peeking! I did take the names of those who are following my blog and entered them into the drawing....

Hugs to all,

Mary Mac AKA: Glitter Grammy

Blog Candy....yummy! Another Snippet and Jingle Belles

Another Snippet....and the rest of the story.....

This morning I was feeling so creative.  I went to Butlers Abroad and was inspired by her cards.  I said to myself, "Self, what a great use of snippets."  I was off and running, jammies flapping in the breeze, uncombed hair being flattened by the swift movement of wind as I ran to my craft room.  The above is what I created.  I grabbed my camera, snapped the above photo, and ran back to my computer.  Holy Cow...I was on a roll.  I resized and cropped in Photo Shop and clicked over to Jingle Belles blog (thank you Butlers Abroad for introducing me to her site).  I was so proud of myself.....I was going to have a post before 9:00 A.M.  Yikes....I'd forgotten one of the pieces from the sketch....so, head hung this time, I padded back to my craft room to punch a snowflake and add a circle.....So, here's what the new card looks like....I kinda like the first one best, but rules are rules!

I think I should have made the circle bigger, but I didn't want to cover the graphic.  This card is a total snippet, I found the base on my desk, I think it must have been the second half to a card I made earlier...The graphic is from Bo Bunny A gift of Love.  A last year's Christmas paper, which I love!  Getting down to the last pieces, unless I can find more on-line....The ribbon came from a package I'd gotten for Christmas and the sentiment is from ClearStamps.  So, this is also a snippet for Pixie's Crafty Workshop. 

So that's it for me today.  I am going to cut some more of these cards from more Christmas Snippets.  I want to have cards ready for the big Operation Write Home Event coming to PSB....Keep watching for more details.   

I've got to share a photo of part of my dinner....I broke a rule and left the skin on (request from hubby), but I didn't eat it, though I was very tempted. 

It's easy to make:  two chicken breasts, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, basil, salt and pepper.  Marinate the tomatoes, vinegar and olive oil for 2 to 4 hours.  Pour this mixture over the chicken, add fresh basil, salt and pepper and into a 350 degree  oven for one hour.  It was sooooo yummy.  It was a hot day yesterday and I really didn't need to turn on the oven, but I was in need of some type of comfort food.  I served this with an ear of corn. 

.....and now......blog candy!  Don't forget you can enter more than once, but only one time per post.  Yesterday I shopped til I dropped and that bag now has 24 items in it.....only 5 more items to add.  Some of the items I had to buy 2...why, cause I want to keep one for me.... 

A reminder check the blog post 8/15/2012: My blog-aversary is coming up in September. I usually remember it, right after it's gone by. But this year I'm planning ahead and I want to celebrate by gifting some lucky person a bag of goodies. What's in the bag? I have no idea, why? Because every day something new goes inside. If my math serves me....there should be 29 items in the bag. And....I'll ship anywhere....so, all you gals across the pond....you could win! Here's the way to win....Follow me! ....and then leave a comment. What if you already follow me? Well, then just leave a comment. What if you don't have a blog page.... well, then leave a comment with your first name and last initial. See...you might win too! Every time you comment you will have your name put into the drawing. Only one comment per post please....Here's the bag I'll be putting the goodies into.....If you look closely, there is already a treat inside.....

Note: Before I receive questions about why does blogspot list me as a member since July of 2008 and I'm claiming September 12 of 2009. I signed up for blogspot in July of '08, and then really didn't do much of anything until September of '09. So, I've picked my blog-aversary as of the September date, when I started counting visits on Clustermap. Whew....now that that is addressed.....

Those of you who know me, know I don't (usually) post every day, but every day something will be going into the bag.....September 11th is the last day to Follow and/or comment... Off I go, I've got shopping to do! When I announce the winner, you will have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you don't....I'll draw another name.
I found something fun to put into the bag....want to see it? Nope...no peeking! I did take the names of those who are following my blog and entered them into the drawing....

 

Hugs to all,

Mary Mac AKA:  Glitter Grammy

Pixie's Crafty Workshops...Snippet Challenge

Well, here I am again....I've been working on cards for Operation Write Home.  I decided that I'd pull out a box of snippets and make as many as I could with whatever I found in that one envelope.  Well, I put together 14 kits, which will be assembled soon.  I was actually amazed with how many cards came from that snippet box.  The label on the bag said green, which was pretty amazing, because very little in that bag was green...I must have put them into the box in the dark!  This is one of the cards I put together.....

The layouts are very similar, the finished cards will look the same, but different (a phrase my kids used years ago!)  Here's what my desk looked like as I was putting the kits together.  See what I mean, not too much green in the green box....

More about OWH later.....so keep checking in to find out some exciting news....which will be coming soon!

Di over at Pixie's Crafty Workshop is the sponsor of the snippet challenge.  If you need a reason to use those snippets, she'll steer you in the right direction.  While there, how about peeking into the playground.  It's fun to put our hair in pigtails and skip past the gates to meet the sweetest people anywhere.  Thanks Di for giving us a fun place to play...

A reminder check the blog post 8/15/2012:  My blog-aversary is coming up in September. I usually remember it, right after it's gone by. But this year I'm planning ahead and I want to celebrate by gifting some lucky person a bag of goodies. What's in the bag? I have no idea, why? Because every day something new goes inside. If my math serves me....there should be 29 items in the bag. And....I'll ship anywhere....so, all you gals across the pond....you could win! Here's the way to win....Follow me! ....and then leave a comment. What if you already follow me? Well, then just leave a comment. What if you don't have a blog page.... well, then leave a comment with your first name and last initial. See...you might win too! Every time you comment you will have your name put into the drawing. Only one comment per post please....Here's the bag I'll be putting the goodies into.....If you look closely, there is already a treat inside.....

Note: Before I receive questions about why does blogspot list me as a member since July of 2008 and I'm claiming September 12 of 2009. I signed up for blogspot in July of '08, and then really didn't do much of anything until September of '09. So, I've picked my blog-aversary as of the September date, when I started counting visits on Clustermap. Whew....now that that is addressed.....

Those of you who know me, know I don't (usually) post every day, but every day something will be going into the bag.....September 11th is the last day to Follow and/or comment... Off I go, I've got shopping to do! When I announce the winner, you will have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you don't....I'll draw another name.
I found something fun to put into the bag....want to see it?  Nope...no peeking!  I did take  the names of those who are following my blog and entered them into the drawing....

Off I go....cooking dinner, packing for a play day tomorrow.  I'll be working on my album...

Again, have a great week, and don't forget to enter the drawing.....

Hugs,
Mary AKA:  Glitter Grammy

WOYWW - #167 - I'm going to Celebrate! And You Could Win!

Here it is....My desk and it's really looking productive....and a little messy: 

I'm putting together September Kits....If this is your first visit, you might be wondering....why would she take a photo of her desk.  Well, Queen Julia started this craziness and now from around the world come photos of our Wednesday Workdesks.  Check it out and how about grabbing your camera to play along.  Meet Julia Here.  Thanks Julia for giving us a place to share our madness.

And this is the finished project:  Sign up early as class size is limited and the class is 1/2 full already!

Give Karen a call if you are wanting to take this class.....PSB

My blog-aversary is coming up in September.  I usually remember it, right after it's gone by.  But this year I'm planning ahead and I want to celebrate by gifting some lucky person a bag of goodies.  What's in the bag?  I have no idea, why?  Because every day something new goes inside.  If my math serves me....there should be 29 items in the bag.  And....I'll ship anywhere....so, all you gals across the pond....you could win!  Here's the way to win....Follow me!  ....and then  leave a comment.  What if you already follow me?  Well, then just leave a comment.  What if you don't have a blog page.... well, then leave a comment with your first name and last initial.  See...you might win too!  Every time you comment you will have your name put into the drawing.  Only one comment per post please....Here's the bag I'll be putting the goodies into.....If you look closely, there is already a treat inside.....

Note:  Before I receive questions about why does blogspot list me as a member since July of 2008 and I'm claiming September 12 of 2009.  I signed up for blogspot in July of  '08, and then really didn't do much of anything until September of '09.  So, I've picked my blog-aversary as of the September date, when I started counting  visits on Clustermap.  Whew....now that that is addressed.....

Those of you who know me, know I don't post every day, but every day something will be going into the bag.....September 11th is the last day to Follow and/or comment...  Off I go, I've got shopping to do!  When I announce the winner, you will have 24 hours to claim your prize.  If you don't....I'll draw another name. 

Have a most wonderful week. 
Mary AKA:  GlitterGrammy