New Challenges and a Winner!

Hey Diva's! I hope you all had an AWESOME and FABULOUS Turkey Day, I know I did!! I went home for Thanksgiving to be with my family. It was such a Blessing to see All most of the family, it's nearly impossible to see all of them. You see I come from a HUGE FAMLIY ( My mom's mom had 11 kids and my dad's mom had 14 kids) that's not including us grandkids and Great Grandkids so like I said nearly Impossible! But n-e-who I had a great time!!

Before I get to rambling some more, I wanted to let you all know about the My Sheri Crafts Decorate for Christmas Challenge going on RIGHT NOW!  For this Challenge we are asked to create a project that will help you Decorate for Christmas! We are joined this week by our Awesome Guest Designer Corry from Fancy Free 4 Ever  who has created a Spectacular Card. So you guys should stop to not only see her project but also the rest of the Design Team's Fabulous Projects over @ MySheriCrafts and once you have been inspired, go ahead lock yourself in your crafting space and Get Crafty so that you 2 can join in on the fun (I give you permission)!

Now Next on the list is the announcement of the Winner of my New Blog Design Blog Candy (try saying that 3 times). I totally forgot to post this on the 19th but hey almost 10 days late is not to bad right (Sheepishly Embarassed right now). So without further ado the winner is Cathy of Cathy's Creations! Yayyyyyyy!!
Cathy please Email me your snail mail @ letilliaslaughter at yahoo dot com. You will have one week to claim your prize!

So that's it guys, I will have a crafty post for you soon! Until then Be Blessed My Friends and Remember,

~ Keep GOD 1st in EVERYTHING!~

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge

Hey Diva's! Happy Sunday Monday! So over the weekend I was traveling and also attended the MOST EXCITING Football GAME of my Life (Cowboys vs. Redskins) I was so excited about the game that when I typed up this post I didn't realize that I didn't schedule for it to post on yesterday like I should have so it was just sitting there as a Draft...My Bad!!

I am so happy to be joining the Wonderful Girls over @ Getting Cricky for this week's Simply Sunday Challenge! As you guys know I got picked up for the GC team and I am soo so Happy! For this week's Simply Sunday Challenge we are to Give Thanks! I am Thankful for so many things so it was hard to just pick one project! But the one thing that did stick out in my mind was when I lived in GA we really didn't get to enjoy the Seasons. GA has really one season Summer lol, even though it does get a little chilly you don't get to see the changing colors of the leaves in Fall or the Snow in Winter. So since moving to VA my family has really been able to ENJOY the seasons. I also looked at things in a spiritual aspect of it, even though we loved GA our season there was up and it was time for a change! So that is what my Card represents me be thankful for "Seasons".

The inside sentiment reads as:

"To Everything there is a Season and a Purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3-1

Recipe: 

Cart: American Alphabet ( preloaded on E2)

CuttleBug Folder: Polka Dots

Sentiment: K Andrew Designs ( Scripture Sayings)

 Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa)

Pop Dots

Ribbon: Autumn Inspirations (Print)

Crinkle Ribbon: My Craft Spot  ( Milk Chocolate)

Bling: i-Rock

Adhesive: ATG, I-Rock

Paper: Print (Recollections "Simply Autumn"), Solid ( Recollections)

Now that you have seen my project Stop by Getting Cricky to see all my DT Sisters AWESOME projects and also come join us in this week's Challenge we would love to have you!

I will be linking to these challenges:

Crafty Sprouts: Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Challenges: Giving Thanks
The Shabby Tea Room: Colors of Nature

~ Keep GOD 1st in Everything!~

Getting Cricky Blog Hop!

 Hey Diva's! I just wanted to pop in and let you guys know about the Getting Cricky Blog Hop this weekend!


 My fellow Design Team Sisters have some AMAZING Projects for you guys to Feast your Eyes upon, I mean the talent from these Ladies is just AWESOME, they Inspire me EVERYDAY!! We have an Incredible Leader the Fierce and Fabulous Kristal Andrew who allows us to be ourselves and be creative! Her stamp sets are just AWESOME ( as you guys hear me talk about them ALL THE TIME) they are so versatile and very easy to use. If you are interested in getting yourself some stop by Kristal's site Getting Cricky and take a look around she has something for EVERYBODY!!

Now what are you all waiting for go grab yourself something warm to drink, put on your snuggie, prop your feet up and go join in on the fun going on RIGHT NOW! The hop lasts all weekend, and I little birdie told me that there was a little something extra also! To find out what it is start at the beginning of the Hop w/ Kristal @ Getting Cricky!

Be Blessed Guys!

~ Keep GOD 1st in Everything!~

MAG Challenge #53

Hey Diva's, TGIF!!! This has been a SUPER DUPER long week and I am SO glad that it is the weekend!!
Well Today is the beginning of a new challenge week over @ MAG and this week's Challenge is Sweet Treats CricutCartTridge pg. 70. Remember that you are to use the Cartridge and Page Specified ONLY!! Here is my project!

It was fun doing this project because I got to use a cartridge that I have had for awhile but never used it before. So now it's your turn, Pull out the cart ( if you have it) turn it to pg. 70 and get busy on your project for this weeks challenge! That's it for today, Be Blessed Diva's!

~ Keep GOD 1st in EVERYTHING!~ 

Birthday Card

 Hey Diva's, How are you guys today?  I have a quick post I wanted to share w/ you guys this evening so I hope you guys enjoy it! My friends little boy just turned 4 on last week so we ( Crew Member 3 and I) decided to make him a birthday card! I called my friend and asked what were some things that he was into this year and she said Basketball and Dinosaurs! Once she said it I knew exactly what I wanted to do ( don't you just love it when that happens)!!

I used K Andrew Stamps for my Sentiment. As stated a million times before I LOVE K ANDREW Stamps!

I had to draw the lines on the basketball because for some reason the image was just acting up.

Recipe:

A5 Card

Cartridge: Create a Critter ( Dino 4" and Word: 3"), Paisley ( Shoes: 1"), Life's a Party ( Ball: 1")

Sentiment: K Andrew Designs- Food for thought

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots Folder

Adhesive: ATG, Xyron

Buttons: My Stash

Ink: Memento Marker (Tuxedo Black)

Papers: Printed ( Paper Studio "A Boy's Universe") Solid: (Recollections)

I'm so pleased with how it came out! Boys cards are usually hard to do but I think this one came out really well. Well that's it like I said this was going to be a quick post lol! 

I will be playing along w/ these challenges: 

Bitten by the Bug 2: Boy Crazy

My Creative Time: Throwback Thursday " Kid Friendly"

More Than Favors: Wacky Wednesday "Buttons, Bling, & Brads"

~ Keep GOD 1st in Everything!~





Reminder and Kids Craft

*** FOR GIVEAWAY CLICK HERE***

Hey Divas, Happy Monday to you all!! I dropped in today to share w/ you all a couple of things. First I wanted to invite you all to come play w/ us over @ MAG Challenge By The Page for this week's challenge. This week we are using the Simply Charmed pg. 75. Remember @ MAG we are asked to ONLY use the cart and page specified! We would love to have you all join us Remember the more who join in the more fun and the more Inspiration everyone will have. You Guys still have 2 more days to join in so Happy Crafting!!

Also this week Over @ My Sheri Crafts we have a new challenge this weeks theme is "Be Thankful". Go ahead and join in w/ us with all your Thankful projects. Remember these challenges are bi-weekly so you still have plenty of time to get your project in but don't wait to long because we want to see all your Awesomeness!!

Also don't forget about the Celebration Giveaway I am giving to 1 Favored Winner!! I am giving away some Yummy Goodies to include a K Andrew Design Stamp Set Woo Hoo! I love Kristals stamp sets I mean who doesn't, they are so Versatile and Fun!! To find out more information about the Giveaway go HERE.

Last but definitely not least, on last Friday Crew Members 4 and 5 and I made sum Thanksgiving Turkeys. The little girls aren't in school yet so we hang out and craft together sometimes. I seen a cute little Turkey online that used toilet paper rolls (can't remember what the site was so please forgive me), and  I wanted to try it w/ the girls. I can say that the project worked really well w/ Crew #4 but Crew #5....all I can say is "WHEW!!"

Our Materials

Getting Excited about the Turkeys!!

Crew Member 5 adding her glitter to her Turkeys Body (aka: toilet paper roll)

Crew Member 4 gluing her Turkeys Feet. Do you see # 5 eating googly eyes lol (don't worry I took it from her before she swallowed it)!

All Done!!

And here are the final products!

The girls had a really good time making their Turkey's and I just loved spending time w/ them and creating some memories. The project was alot of fun to do we laughed w/ each other, cried a lilttle ( Crew # 5 of course), and we saved money because we used what we already had and that's always a plus. If you guys have little ones I would suggest doing something like this w/ them. You Guys Be Blessed!!

~Keep GOD 1st in Everything!~



My Sheri Crafts Challenge # 73 Be Thankful

* For Celebration Giveaway Click Here*


Hey Diva's, Happy Saturday! Today marks the day for a New Challenge over at My Sheri Crafts. This week's challenge is "Be Thankful"  we are asked to make a project/card with a Thank You or Thanksgiving Theme. I am Thankful for so many things; Life, GOD, Family, and all of you guys just to name a few, but I am also Thankful that I got a scrapbook LO done! Yayyyy * This is where you say "It's About Time Letillia" lol I know, I know. Lord knows I am the Queen of putting things off patiently wating, and one of those things has been getting a scrapbook page done.

I really wanted to do one just because I felt bad for not doing one in so long but also because I had bought a kit and I needed to put it to work so I did!!

I saw the 3 Birds "Best of Fall" papercrafting kit on HSN ( 2 of my favorite companies) and I said to self "Let's try that out and see how it works" so I ordered it. When it first came in the mail, I honestly will say that I didn't think I was going to like it and I asked the Hubster, "Why did I buy this?" But something said keep it and I did, it politely sat in the closet for about a month or so and then I decided to use it. Once I started playing around w/ it  I found out that I actually liked it.

The line that is going down the middle is because I actually took 4 cards that came with the set cut them down the middle and used one side of them ( it had another print on the other half). You won't be able to see it once I put my picture on top of it.

This LO took me literally about 15 mins to put together that includes figuring out what pieces I wanted to use, cutting the cards and gluing it down!

Recipe:

3 Birds "Best of Fall" Kit

Adhesive: I-Rock, Xyron

Bling: I-Rock

I now know that I will be ordering some more kits because pretty much all the work is done for me and all I have to do is put it together! And let's be honest I'm a Mother of 5 ( 6 counting the Dog) and time is something unheard of. I need to make things quick fast and in a hurry, once the kiddos grow up then I will have time- Right?

Do any of you Diva's know of any good companies w/ Great Scrapbooking Kits? I would love to try them out, let me know!! Well I've held you long enough, Have a Great Saturday Diva's and don't forget to join us on this challenge @ My Sheri Crafts! I will see you there Be Blessed Guys!

I will be linking to these challenges:

Die Cuttin Diva's: # 40 "Let's Be Thankful

Creative Card Crew: "Thankful"

~ Keep GOD 1st in EVERYTHING!~

Good News, A Celebration, and a Giveaway!

Hey Diva's! I hope you all are having a Fantastic Friday!!  I am jumping up and down w/ Excitement right now because I have some GREAT News to let you all in on! So You Ready.....Last Friday I was picked as one of the New JDT members over @ Getting Cricky  yayyyy! I love love love Kristal's stamps as you guys see me use them all the time and to be picked as one of the JDT members is just a Blessing to me!!

I also am Excited about my new DIVALICIOUS Blog Design have you guys noticed ( I know you did Janis thank you Girl!!). I want to send a BIG SHOUT OUT to Jennifer of Trendy Girl Designs ! Thank You Jennifer I love my new makeover ( I mean what Diva doesn't like a makeover) YOU ROCK!!

Now to Celebrate both my New Membership over @ Getting Cricky and my new Blog Design I thought "Hmmmmm; Let's Give something Away!!" WOO HOOO!!!

Now how Divalicious is that! But guess what that's not it.....EEEKK

Drum roll please......

Yep that's Right the Fashionable Friends Stamp Set from K Andrew Designs!

How steenkn Awesome is that a Divalicious Stamp Set to go w/ a Divalicious Blog Design somebody needs to dance, * Insert the Robot Dance Here*!!

 What to do to win you ask? Let me tell you:

1. Become a Follower ( make sure to leave a comment on this post letting me know you did)

2. Place my Button on your Blog (also make sure to leave a comment) 

3. If Already a follower- Leave a comment telling me what you like best about the change.

* You MUST do 2 out of the 3 to qualify!!!!* 

*Bonus Entry but not required*

Tell Others about the Celebration and Giveaway by making a post on your blog 

( If you choose to do this make sure to leave a comment letting me know you did)!! 

You Guys will have until Friday November 18th, 2011.

I will Announce the winner on Saturday Nov. 19th  

Be Blessed Diva's Enjoy your Friday and Remember

~ Keep GOD 1st in EVERYTHING!~

Sunday Inspiration # 1

Hey Diva's! Happy Sunday to you all I hope your Day has been a Blessed one thus far! I would like to start a new segment on my blog called "Sunday Inspiration", Every sunday I will post a project that really Inspired me to make one (something like it) myself and will hopefully  Inspire you to do the same. I think we are all here to be inspired and also to be inspirations so I thought what better day than to do this segment than on Sunday. I hope you guys will enjoy these segments and I would love to hear from you so leave me lots and lots of comments lol. For the very 1st one I want to share w/ you  the wreath that I made for my front door yesterday. Now this wreath has been floating around bloggy world like crazy lol, I first saw it on Cristi's blog over @ scrappin5littlecupcakes which she said she saw it on Laurens Blog @ larenscreative and then just last week my bloggy friend Candace of mypassion4scrappin also made one. When I first saw Cristi's I told myself "I am so making that for my door!" and I did!

Left Side Up Close View

Right Side Up Close View

Recipe:

14" Straw Wreath

2 Skeins of Yarn (your choice of color)

4-5 Sheets of Felt

Pepper Berry Pick

2-Pumpkin Picks

Hot Glue 

Scissors

Wire Cutter

Now I followed Cristi's Tutorial to the "T" I used mostly the same materials, the only thing I changed to make it a little more personal was that I didn't use the acorns I instead used some pumpkin picks that I already had in my stash. I also did not use the Brown ribbon I had some of this "Fall" ribbon leftover from a wreath I made last yr so I just used that. I love the way it turned out and it goes w/ my yard decor perfectly!! I will definitely be making more of these I already have people asking me to do one for them so that makes me smile!

I will be entering this project into challenges:

Celebrate The Occasion: #37 "Fall" - Must Have a Pumpkin

~ Keep GOD 1st in EVERYTHING!~

MAG Challenge #51

Hey Diva's! First off I need to announe the winner of the MAG Birthday Challenge, please excuse my tardiness I got Super Busy around here that I Totally Forgot about it! But Crew Member 1 picked #29 Jo!! Woo Hoo yay Jo Congratulations Girl, please send me your address so I can get your prize out to you letilliaslaughter at yahoo dot com you will have until Nov. 11th to claim your prize, and again CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Today is the beginning of a new challenge week over @ MAG and this week's Challenge is Pagoda CricutCartridge pg. 43. Remember that you are to use the Cartridge and Page Specified ONLY!! Here is my project!

Found these @ the Dollar Store and I wanted to do something w/ them!

So this is what I came up with!

Sentiment Says: "Let Your Wings Take Flight"

Sentiment Says: "Dreams"

Sentiment Says: "Imagination"

Recipe:

Cart Used: Pagoda pg 43

Sentiment: K Andrew Designs: Wing Things

Glitter: Martha Stewart

Bling: I-Rock

Ink: Memento-Tuxedo Black

Adhesive: Xyron

Paper: Close to My Heart

It was fun doing this project because, I got to use a cartridge that I have had for awhile but never use it ( honestly I've only used it once) and now it's your turn, so Pull out the cart ( if you have it) turn it to pg. 43 and get busy on your project for this weeks challenge! That's it for today, Be Blessed Diva's!

~ Keep GOD 1st in EVERYTHING!~ 

A little Trick or Treating!

Hey Diva's! Finally Halloween  is over and my mind can rest for a little while before it starts wondering what we are going to be next year! This year we changed our minds about a billion times before Crew member 4 decided for us what we were going to be, PIRATES!! I would have never thought that we would dress up as Pirates but we did and I can say even though things were last minute and we were down to Crew Members  (The Hubby and Crew Member 1 who is a "teen" and is now to "Cool" to go trick or treating but not to "Cool" to raid his sisters candy bags lol) we Rocked it!

This is as good as it gets I couldn't get a good picture of all of them all night!!

This was Crew Member 4's first "Real Halloween", she was to young to remember the first 3 but we had sooo much fun last night (can't you tell by that smile) and she has been talking about it All Day today. ***Memories!!!***

What did you all do last night? Did you go out or just stay in or did you pass out candy, I would love to hear from you! Thanks for stopping by Be Blessed Diva's!!

~ Keep GOD 1st in EVERYTHING!!~