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Fun Crop

This weekend I went to one of  the most

amazing scrapbooking crops I've ever been to!

It's called Crop for a cause

Profits from the crop benefit the MS foundation

My friend Krista accompanied me to the event

and we when we walked in these huge bags filled with goodies

was placed on our table!

This crop had non stop food/treat action

throughout the whole crop (2:30-10:30)

coffee,cookies,dilly bars,chocolates,cake

including dinner pasta,chicken parm,salad,garlic bread

and there was a bargain bin, multiple auctions

(for amazing things like a private cubs day, hawks game,

a whole house for a weekend get away & of course scrapbooking stuff!)

I found out about this event from Simone

and also all thanks to her for my ticket!

I'm definitely looking to attending this event again next year ;)

Laura already has a date for next year so please check her

website for more info :)

 

In other news it's my grandmothers birthday is on Wednesday

and at the crop there was a "bargain bin" section

& I found a set of Material Girl papers by Cosmo cricket

I was inspired to make her a birthday card

from this set because my grandmothers profession

was a seamstress :)

I thought she'd love the "sew" themed card

Here's the card I made

 

I used my favorite birthday sentiment stamp set

from Stampin Up called Bring on the cake

 I hope you guys also had a great weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK

December Daily Day12-14

-December 12-

Highlight of my day was a super cute package I got my from

my friend Ivy so here's my LO

I will add the photo I took of the goodies she sent on the top

and the bottom is the cute card she made :)

I just slipped it in a page protector

-Day 13-

Oh I was craving some mint brownies so I made a batch

I really only make anything "minty" around this time of the year

maybe that can be my "holiday tradition" treat :)

The brown polka dot paper & tag is from the

Echo Park Dots & Stripes holiday line

-December 14-

Oh boy! Wednesday I addressed what felt like a gabajillion

holiday cards & I feel a lil guilty this year

because I did NOT make all my holiday cards :(

Anyone else feel this way when they send cards out?

So my LO pretty much talks about that :)

I used the pocket that Jenny made that was in the DD kit

she sent :) I love those KI keepsake holders!

That's all I have for now :)

Hows your DD coming along?

xoxo ivyPINK

December Daily Day 10

Here's the LO from Day 10

If I wait to show you the LO with pics

you wont see it till the end of the month... :)

So, last Saturday I was invited by my friend Krista 

who was invited by her friend Mini

who has a yearly tradition of making "Pasteles" every year

Pasteles is like puerto rican version of tamales

it's made with bananas & plantains

I've never tasted pasteles before BUT I LOVE tamales

so when I agreed to come to "pasteles making day"

I had no idea what to expect.....

when we got to mini's house this is the 1st sight we see

YES, that is a bathtub FILLED with bananas & plantains

(it helps to peel them when they are kept in warm water)

We we're the reliever of the 1st group to peel the bananas

which is harder than you think when they aren't ripe :)

This is ALL the people that attended this Pasteles Holiday tradition

Mini's family & friends we're so FUN to be around

6 hours later.......

Over 500 pasteles we're split amongst everyone

and they are so DELICIOUS!!!!

I'm so glad I got to experience & know all the hard work

that goes in to making these delicious treats!

Do you guys have any specialty treats you make every holiday?

xoxo ivyPINK

December Daily Day 11

Sorry I'm skipping a day

day 10 was SO much fun & I have lots of pics to choose from

I was hoping to get it printed today before I show you guys the LO

So here is Day 11 for now

This Sunday I went with my friend Krista to see her friend Tim

perform Holiday songs with the Chicago Gay Mens Chorus

I'm not really sure what I was expecting BUT I was blown away

with how amazing they were

the show was so cute & fun & they sounded AMAZING

there's about 150 members & the day that we attended 3/4 of them sang

the church we went to was FILLED with over 300 people

It was a great experience & if you live locally you should check out their show

the spring theme is That 80's show  FUN!

So here's the Layout I created... its a 2pager guys lol

The middle part has all the songs they sang (act 1 & act 2) and it flips

to this page.....

Where I'll add the photo & journal on the label below.

The "music sheet" paper is from Making Memories Vintage groove collection

I hope you guys have a great day! Day 10 & 12 coming soon :)

I wanted to share a video of the CGMC performance I found on youtube

 xoxo ivyPINK

December Daily Day 8-9

Hello & Happy friday!

This week went by so quickly!!!

Here's the other page of day 8

I left the journaling tag lose so it flips on the ring as well

I'll be adding some thickers once I mount the picture

 I was pretty surprised to see snow this morning

It wasn't much but our whole neighborhood was covered in white

So I made a 1st snowfall page

I found a cute let it snow dress it up button

Tomorrow I'm going with my friend Krista to make some

"Pasteles" I've never seen/tasted one before

I heard we have "shifts" so I'm sure it'll be a busy day

BUT it would sure make for an interesting DD page lol :)

I hope you guys have a great weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK

December Daily Day 3-8

Whoa I cant believe how easily I fell behind

I should've brought my DD with me when I went away for the weekend

BUT, I'm all caught up again!

One thing I hate is having to wait to insert my pictures :(

I wish my mini printer didn't die on me

BUT I'm happy with my Instagrams anyway so the pics will

at least still looked uniformed.

Here's DAY 3

Usually one of my group of friends has a "thanksgiving"

gathering around thanksgiving, but this year they planned it a lil later

I haven't gone for the last few years so I FINALLY went this year

because I really missed everyone :)

Day 4

I spent a couple days with my godmother whose birthday was on the 4th

The large snowflake die cut is on an acetate sheet

& I journaled at the lil strip on the bottom

Day 5

I LOVED this "numbers" page Trisha included in our swap

I'm using it for a "casino" page because I finally went to the new casino

built in Chicago & I saved the ticket left from my loss lol

The picture of our unlucky machine will go on top

Day 6

I took a picture of the 1st batch of presents I wrapped

underneath the tree :)

I used the same fabric that I covered my album with on the heart

Day 7

This was a fun day my mom & I went to CVS yesterday & came out

with a haul of beauty stocking stuffers

(I made a video for you guys & I accidentally deleted it :(

I was going to try to refilm again today)

I used the paper bag pocket to hold my receipts & a journaling tag

Day 8

I received my 1st xmas card in the mail today!

It's from a friend who designs & makes her own letterpress cards

so I always save her cards anyway

YIKES that's my cue that I need to start sending out my 

(STORE BOUGHT->insert gasp here)

Cards already!!!

& I'm about to leave to go to dinner with my family so

my Layout is not completed yet BUT I did add the 1st xmas card I

got in my book *i think I'll have enough space to add other cards I receive (maybe)

& thats all I have for now

sorry for the lateness!

xoxo ivyPINK

 

December Daily Day 2

Did I ever tell you guys that I was doing a swap for December Daily?

I met some VERY SWEET ladies via Bloggy & twitterland!

My new crafty friends @jennyg & @trishacakes

Here's Jennys BLOG

(trisha doesn't have one)

I was waiting to post pics of what I got because Trisha

didn't receive Jennys box til today & I didnt want to spoil the surprise!

I was so excited when my mailman brought these to my door Saturday :)

I ripped it open & kept gasping! LOL

I was over joyed with crafty overload!

This is Trishas box

she even made us a Xmas cd to listen to while we craft

our lil hearts out!

AND she sent me SWEET MINT EOS lip balm!!!!

I've been in search for it every where!!!!!!

*Trish I'd like u to know I use it EVERYDAY! heehee :)

This is Jennys box

she cut a bunch of DD stuff with her silhouette

(which BTW I've been convinced I need it in my life!)

On Saturday I went to a crafty get together & one of the girls

had this shimmer spritz thingy & I spritz all of the numbers she sent me

I'm showing it to you in black because the other colors doesn't show well on camera

BUT you can definitely see the shine in person

She used this ink with rubbing alcohol from Stampin 'Up

HOLY shiz! it's my new obsession lol

YOU guys need this in your life if you don't have it already

cuz you guys know how much I LOVE to bling/shine EVERYTHING! heehee

So, for my DAY 2 LO....

I used some Martha tape on the edge of acetate

& also the snowflakes & number jen sent me

& on the other side of the page is a snowflake cut out

jen also sent me from the Kerri Bradford DD silhouette kit
I spritzed these with the shimmer & let me tell you...

It is soooooo pretty :)

That's my day 2!

Happy F R I D A Y woot woot

xoxo ivyPINK

December Daily Day 1

Here's my layout for DDs day 1
I'm taking an easy peasy approach for this project ;) I really don't want to spend more than 30 min to put a page/LO together so I know my embellishing will be simple..... 

I will post the pages again once I have the pics & journaling
For now I'll just share the layouts with you ;)

   I'm also still creating my album cover
So I'll have a separate post for that ;)

K Happy Dec 1st

xoxo ivyPINK

Crafty Weekends

Are the BEST aren't they? :)

This weekend my friend Julie & owner of

Northwoods Scrapbooking retreat

held a crop in Eau Claire & it was SO wonderful

seeing all the girls, met a couple new friends

 & got to finish up a few small projects

Here's a pic of all the girls + Barb (she took the pic)

& here's a pic of some of the girls fr. the old xchivers crew :)

Working at Archivers was one of the BEST jobs I've ever had

because I've met the BEST girl friends there!

 ♥
Keep an eye out for Julies store to be featured

on the Lifestyle Crafts website she's offering a LOT

of great deals it's the 1st week of Dec (I believe)

I'll keep you guys posted though

& give you a heads up when I confirm the dates

I hope you guys also had a great weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK 

December Daily

Are you doing a December Daily this year?

This will be my first year, well...I've attempted to do it in the past

BUT this year I'm REALLY doing it!

I've already started to make my KIT & even made extras for the ivyPINK shop

a limited amount is available in the shop NOW!

I sewed a couple yoyos embellishments

and stiched on some cardstock

I also made this paper bag pocket

Here's a sample with a gift card insert

I made these to use for my Smash book :)

but reallt theyc an be used for a lot of other things!

I will post pics of december daily stuff through out the month of December

so keep an eye out for that :)

I'm off to a crafty weekend in Eau Claire Wisconsin

I'm so excited to see the girls

 

Have a GREAT weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK