Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

 Hello ya'll and welcome back.  If you are looking for our First Paper Hoarder Guest Designer post.. click HERE!!! .  You won't want to miss it.. 

September is FULL of fun holidays and silly days like "Pirate Day".. but did you know September is also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month??  Yepper.. it is.. Most of you know about lil Aidan. He is 4 years old and is battling Leukemia. He was diagnosed Feb of this year. Although he has had his ups and downs, he is really staying tough. I did a card drive for him a few months back and the reply was overwhelming!!  I was soo happy I cried!! Aidan loved all of his cards and his parents were totally thrilled that people who didn't even know him took the time to make him a special card. 

 Here is an excerpt from Aidan's web page: 

"Help Aidan beat Cancer!

	Aidan has fought life from the very beginning at a birth weight of 2lbs 1oz. He survived and was a healthy happy boy. But on Feb. 7, he was diagnosed with (ALL) Leukemia. The day he was diagnosed his blood was 99% infected with Leukemia cells and would have passed away within 3 days. With the help of Kosairs nurses and doctors he is making progress. But, it will be a long road to recovery."

So, here's the challenge. I also posted this in the FB Paper Hoarders group, but decided to open it to everyone who had time to send a smile.  What do you do???  You make a card for Aidan and mail it to me  ON or BEFORE Oct. 1 ... I will pick a RANDOM winner from the cards received to win :  Helmar 450, laces, and flowers. ( I'll even make a few and send) ..  I will post the winner Oct 6, 2011. (open to US residents due to shipping rates.. sorry)  You are welcome to send him a card at ANY time although for this challenge, we have to have a deadline. Does that sound FUN??? 

Mail your cards to: 

Tanya Stilwell

attn: Aidan Harris

P.O. Box 143

Cecilia, KY 

42724 

 Here is a recent photo of him. Isn't he a cutie patootie!!! 

He's making pancakes :) 

Thank you all for visiting and I pray that one day there will be a cure. Please keep Aidan and his family in your thoughts and prayers. 

Hugs,

Paper Hoarders FIRST Guest Designer

 Hello!!! Welcome back!!! Glad to have you today as I have a VERY special guest!!  

Many of you know about our Paper Hoarders Face Book group. Well, we started a design team and brought in 2 Guest Designers every term. We have 2 teams:  Team #1: Cards/altered art/ anything  Team #2: Lay Outs.

Today is Team #1 GUEST Designer........  Patrice Carrow!!! She is an AWESOME crafter who is loaded with inspiration. She takes BLAH to FABULOUS!! She is co-owner of ooh la la Vintage Treasures. This lil store has TRUE vintage items at GREAT prices!! Be sure to check them out. You definitely won't be disappointed. Now.. onto her project!! 

The theme is FALL and must use two of the following colors: red, orange, yellow, brown, or gold. She did an AWESOME job incorporating those "rules" in her project!! Ok.. Wanna see? 

Isn't this GORGEOUS!!!!  Be sure to go visit her blog My Creative Mind and leave a lil love. She will LOVE it!! 

Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to come visit tomorrow as I have a couple posts for tomorrow. :) You WON'T want to miss!! 

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs,

Happy Anniversary Kimi & Luke

Hello ya'll and welcome back!! 

Today is a special day for my sweet friend Kimi and her awesome hubby Luke. Today they celebrate another year of marriage. I am so blessed to have them in my life. I made a lil card for them and hope they like it. I kinda think the lil digi looks like them. LOL 

Recipe: 

Cricut Art Philosophy

Easy Cut Craft Punch: Baby's Breath

DCWV: Love & Wedding

Martha Stewart: Lace punch

Black C.S. : Michaels

The Greeting Farm Digi

Prisma Color Pencils

Bling: Michaels

PTI: Mega Mixed Messages (sentiment) 

Happy Anniversary Kimi & Luke!! 

Hugs,

Paper Hoarders Design Team : Lay Outs

Hello ya'll and welcome back!! 

Today our Team #2 has some AWESOME layouts to share with you. The theme was the same as Team #1: Back To School and HAD to have a ruler/measuring device somewhere on the Layout. Here are the wonderful layouts. Please go visit their blogs and leave some love. They worked so hard on this. 

Jenny Sorensen

Christina

Jill

Aren't they sooo pretty?? (sorry about fuzziness.. I enlarged and they pixelated) Please go to their blogs to see the layouts closer. Thank you ladies for your hard work!! 

Thank you for coming by. Hope to see ya soon!! 

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs.

Crafty Sprouts Guest Designer

Hello and welcome back!!! 

Today I am TOTALLY excited to share with you a lil secret.. are you ready?? I know.. you guessed it from my blog post title... hehe..

Today I am Guest Designer for CRAFTY SPROUTS !! I am soo tickled !! 

So, I was asked to make a shape card. This was a tough one as, at the time, I didn't have any of her stamps. I went through 3 different designs and finally did this one. 

 Recipe:

Crafty Sprouts: Are You Ready To Rock stamp set

Core-dinations paper

Cricut: Hannah Montana & Art Philosophy

Paris Hilton Designer Paper ( yes, it DOES exist)

CTMH: White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon

White Gel Pen

Glossy accents

Glitter

Helmar Acid Free Glue

This stamp set is simply ADORABLE as well as the others. I hope you go visit her store. She has new ones coming soon!!  Be sure to go visit her store and see the other AWESOME stamps she has. >>>> Crafty Sprouts Store

Thanks for visiting and hope to see ya soon. 

Happy Crafting!! 

Hugs, 

Tanya

Paper Hoaders FIRST Design Team

 Hello everyone and welcome back!!  Today I will introduce you to the FIRST EVER PAPER HOARDERS Design Team!!  I am soo tickled with this awesome team and their first projects are simply awesome!!  Let's introduce you to the team along with their blogs.  ** Today is Team 1.. NEXT Friday I will introduce you to Team #2 ** 

Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/

Cindi -  http://www.cindi-hookedoncrafts.blogspot.com/

Lisa -   http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/

Anita   - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Pamela  -http://www.lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Sherry-   http://www.cricketsdaughter.blogspot.com/

 

 PLEASE help Congratulate all of these wonderful women to the team. Go check out their blogs and their wonderful projects. The FIRST project was themed "Back to School" and required a RULER somewhere on the project. Go see how they did!! 

Be sure to stop by NEXT Friday to see Team #2.. The layout ONLY team. This team is organized by Jenny Sorensen. I am sure they will have enough to knock your socks off!!!  

Here is the project I did.It is an altered composition book. My lil man LOVES his book. :)  

Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to go visit the new team and congratulate them. 

Happy Crafting!!!

Hugs,

Thankful Thursday DT Day!!

 Hi everyone and welcome to another THANKFUL THURSDAY Design Team Day!!

This week's challenge from  Jenny @ Crazy about Cricut was to make a card for Grandparents Day (Sept 11)  Well, I always send my granny a tag so.. I tweeked it a lil. I LOVE how this tag came out. I have been playing with vintage/shabby chic and LOVING it!! I hope you like this tag as well.  If everything works out, I will be able to hand carry it to her this year. ;)

Recipe: 

PTI : Kraft C.S.

Cuttlebug: Victoria & With Love

Tim Holtz: Vintage Photo ink

Helmar 450 & Scrap Dots

Graphic 45: Curtain Call 8x8 stack

Lace: Oohlalavintagetreasures ( LOVE them)

Kinderstampo: Say It In Type & Vintage Love

Pearls: Oohlalavintagetreasures

Glimmer Mist:Pearl

Bling: Recollections

Glossy Accents

Flower :  I Made it ;) .. yep.. I sure did.

I hope you like this tag as much as I do. Be sure to go visit Crazy About Cricut to see what FABULOUS prize she has and how YOU can win!! You won't be disappointed!!! 

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY CRAFTING!!! 

Hugs,