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Hedgehog Holiday Photoshoot

Yipppeeee :)

You can probably tell I have a new banner (again)

I had a bright idea to stitch a little santa hat for Abbey

and then it turned in to a photo shoot!

I have no idea how those animal photographers do it

because seriously it was a WORKOUT trying to get Abbey to keep the hat on

and she pooped on me like 10 times during the process.

{it was her way of paying me back for making her crazy} LOL

I LOVE some of the pics that came out though :)

This one is my FAVORITE :)

This is her "Scrunch face" that she makes when shes curious or mad

{she was super mad at me being all up in her face}

This is a semi-scrunch face LOL 

(cuz she doesn't have her eyes closed)

This is the whats going on "alert look"

 

I even tried to bribe her with treats inside the hat

and she just snubbed it :(

 

she was all over the place :)
 
It was fun though :)

shes so cute!

I bought her new treats recently and I've been hiding it around her cage

so she could have a "treasure hunt"

I think the treasure hunts working cuz I've been hearing a LOT of raucous at night :)

Well, I hope you enjoyed our photo shoot!

Holiday Stuff

Whoa seriously....where has time gone?

Is it just me or does it seem like everything is moving so fast?

I had good intentions about doing a card a day for this month as well as a December Daily

and although I've made stuff & taken Dec Daily pics

I have yet to share a Holiday card....and I do not have a DEC daily album made...

so this post is dedicated to HOLIDAY Hoopla shanannigans that's happening in ivyPINK land :)

Lets start with the box of holiday mess I had to sort through :)

I've definitely outgrown this box.....

because I have 12 x 12  holiday paper scattered all over the place

BUT its been convenient to have a "holiday" box because I've forgotten about some of the

embellishment stuff I had to begin with.

First card I have up to share is this little cutie

I LOVE Cosmo Crickets stuff :)

Seriously I'm such a new FAN :)

The Jolly by Golly line is adorable

:)I think ALL of CC's "ELEMENTS" paper

is such a fun quick way to make cards & gift tags and just add a little something to your pages or cards

I've FINALLY put my Loopy Punch to use :)

The Red Polka Dot file folder is from DOLLAR TREE :)

It was 25 for $1.00 what a bargain!!!!

It also came in B&W and Blue&W and B&W Gingham

I used almost all my B&W ones to make my TY cards

This past Saturday was the Holiday Renegade Fair

It was super PACKED! Crazy Busy :(

Anyway I came home from RCF very INSPIRED :)

and I made these cards

I used my Cricut for.....EVERYTHING pretty much :)

Im so hooked on that darn thing now :)

Heres a close up

Cartridges: Winter Woodland

(for Peach & Snowflakes)

Plantin Schoolbook

(For the Numbers)

Graphically speaking

(For the outline)

and today I made 20 of these cards

The FROST card kits are by My Minds Eye

This kit is from a while back

I just added some DC floss to the buttons

and put a LOT of BLINg to make look extra special :)

So 20 cards while watching Desperate housewives & Brothers & sisters Finale...

pretty good if I'd say so myself :) LOL

Oh I also made this GC holder for a class at Stampology

I used a CD tin and covered it with pieces that I cut out with my Cricut (Mini Mongrams)

and also this cute little matchbook treat box (tags,Bags & Boxes)

Im currently working on a garland right now to put up at work

(I hope I finish it by Tues)

I'll make sure I post a pic when I finish it :)

so thats all for now

I cant believe it's 2:16am already! Yikes I have work tomorrow

seeeeee times zooming by I tell ya :)

Have a GREAT week

and Happy MONDAY!

'09 B-Day Party

Phew! Scrappy B-day Party is over

I can go back to sleeping at a decent hour again :)

Totally the same reason why I haven't been able to post

I've been busy prepping

BUT I do have lots of pics to share :)

First up is the Candy Bar :)

I made some Cake pops 

turned out super cute!

Success came only after first trial with Red velvet cake....

which wasn't as successful for MANY reasons...1. It was kinda dry

2. I forgot a couple steps and 3. I attempted to make Hello Kitty...

when I made these double chocolate ones the 2nd time around I thought it was too soft

but I popped them in the fridge for a little bit and when they came out it was a lot easier to mold them :)

Ta-DA! "Le Cuppy Cake Cake pop"

LOL

I wrapped some Labels on the other candies that I couldn't find in PINK & to personalize it a little bit

I also made Labels for the cups

I used a chalkboard Vinyl so people can write their names on the cups

Of course its not complete without the yearly limited edition water bottles LOL

Abbey was my inspiration <3

I LOVE that quickutz hedgie die!

and I used the top of the mini ice cream cone for the cupcake

and the bottom of the mini folk house die :)

{had to get creative to make a tinkey winkey cuppie cake for abbey lol}

I really put my cricut to use making all sorts of projects

such as this B-day Banner

I also attempted to make my own cupcakes this year

I got the recipe from Martha

Its the Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcakes recipe

My cupcake definitely does not look like the pic on the MS website :(

BUT I have to say that it was still SUPER yummy!

I used organic strawberries

for the batter & the frosting.

Here's a pic of the Snackie treats bar

Organic Vanilla Marshmallows, choc dipped meringues

strawberry pirouettes, strawberry wafers and home made rice crispy treats

 

The ladies being productive

So FUN to hang out with the ladies for 12 hours!

Thanks to everyone who came!!!!

There's more pictures HERE

 

Tootles!

I've been sick the past couple days

sorry it took a while to post the pics :(

B-day weekend over ;(

WOW!

Birthday month passed by so quickly!

soooooo what have I been up to? 

I finally finished my invites for my B-day crop (in NOV)

I'll give more details after the party :)

I made Labels for the envelopes using the cricut

and I stamped the image using Hero Arts cupcakes set :)

and I also made Labels for these:

They are for THIS:

 

It was the "Birthday treat" I brought in for my students (and co-workers) at school

It didn't work as well as I thought first time around

BUT 2nd time I was able to make about 8

I thought I was going to be whipping them out like they do at the carnival....

yeah.... UNFORTUNATELY that was not the case, 1 it took like 1/2 hour to warm up

and 2 it starts going cuckoo crazy (shaking) after 2/3 spoons of sugar

you can only pour in 1 spoonful of sugar at a time

Its definitely made for a little party or if your just craving cotton candy at home

What I really liked though was that it was super easy to clean

The candy floss just melted, I was pretty worried that was going to be difficult

SO glad it wasn't though :)

Heres a pic of a happy customer :)

That size took us like 15 min after it heated up to make :)

{thats my cousin Abigail}

 

Before my B-day comes my dads B-day

we went to Papadeux I've never been there before

I had my first encounter with "alligator"

NOT a fan really eeeeeekkk.

I got this deliciousness right here :)

  the TITAN SHRIMP platter is SUPER YUMMY!

Oh and we shared this dessert trio

The Creme Brulee was delish

BUT the bread pudding made me a new fan :)

  MR brought me mint choc chip ice cream cake :)

and he sent  this deliciousness at work

I think white choc with pineapple is my new FAVORITE!!!

(that's what the ghost was)

I LOVE Edible Arrangements :)

The parentals bought me these swarovski bangles I wanted

This pic absolutely does not do it any justice

its super BLINGY! {you guys know how much I love to bling LOL

and look at this cute NL I got too!!!

Heres a closer pic of the little Birdie

Isn't that sweetest little necklace?

SO adorable

and Saturday I went to Gold Class Cinemas

I've been wanting to go for a long time

It recently opened in a new outside mall complex

I heard such good things about it

when I went in I was super impressed!

There's a lounge

A bar... that I didn't get to take a pic of :(

A fireplace

I was choosing from the menu...

the blue cheese chips was super YUMMY!!! I promise :)

If you love Blue Cheese totally a must have...($13 bucks though)

The SEATS are SUPER comfy!!!

it practically turns in to a twin bed!!!

we saw Law Abiding Citizen such a good movie!

totally kept my interest at peak :)

This weekend was so much FUN!

Oh and I received a surprise package from my super creative BLOG friend AMY

I LOVE the MM Sabrina line :)

and of course there's a little hedgie on there

AMY always send me the cutest hedgie links!

 

Look at whats inside

What a CREATIVE idea!!!!

and of course an adorable card

I've been so jealous of her loopy punch

and yesterday while in michaels

I was running errands & I went to Michaels to get some lollipop sticks

and I checked for the Loopy punch (I check everytime I go...)

I've only been in search for it for the past 4 months lol....

and GUESSSSSS what i found?

YAhoooooooooeyyyy! It almost felt like I found the golden ticket!

it was the last one on the shelf

I snagged it so fast I almost wanted to jump up & down the aisle LOL

Anyway.....

THANK YOU miss Amy for the cute surprise package your just too dang creative!

I have more projects to make for my crop

so thats all my B-day festivities for right now

Have a GREAT halloween week!

Birthday Month

So.....its my BIRTHDAY month! Yahooo!

{YUCK i turn 27 10.23} Boooo!

I wanted to share what I got in the mail today!!!

Is this not the CUTEST & BEST little card ever? EVER? EVER?! EVER?!!

It's from Anthro LOVE LOVE LOVE Anthro :)

 

BUT it gets even cuter....{I know...how can it possibly get cuter?}

It turns in to a cute little candle NECKLACE!!!!

eeeek :) made my day! LOL {+15% off}

Oh...ummm yeah I have a new shorter do...

Here's my hair down

I have to say I'm still NOT use to it...

I definitely have to "do something" to it daily

(which is a PAIN in the butt)

I think that's one of the main reasons I've had LONG hair my whole life

cuz then I wouldn't be required to do much to it...

I have to do a LOT of teasing...if only the "BUMP it"

worked for me... BUT I'm very hair challenged

*I just work at a Beauty School ...

but I think I would fail Beauty School miserably if I attended LOL :)

I cant even figure out how to make that bump it stay

on my super "asian" stick straight hair

(eh...that's why I got a perm BUT my hair knotted so MUCH

so that's the reason why its short now cuz I wanted the perm cut off)

ANYWAY...

My aunt who currently lives in Japan

sent me TONS of Hello Kitty goodies for my B-day :)

so awesome! 

I'm totally LOVIN the Gabajillion little mini Hello Kitty stickers!

I'm planning to put it......only EVERYWHERE :)

Oh & LOOK what I found at the salvation army next to my work...for $3.00!!!

 

a vintage type case!

I don't really know what I'm gonna do with it yet...

VERY I N S P I R E D by Alis PROJECT though

{this has been my FAVORITE project of hers}

BUT i think it'll look EXTRA cute in PINK lol

I have a date set for my B-day crop {its in Nov.}

so I've been preparing little things day by day

I'm going to attempt to BAKE my own cupcakes this year...eeekkk

BTW...The story about the cupcake pic above 

I was craving cupcakes for 3/4 WEEKS!

I was going crazy & trying to hold back a crazy RAGE to a cupcake store

I went to my friends B-day party & there was a "Sugar Bliss box"

I'm like whats in there?

I openned it & it was a bunch of assorted mini cupcakes!!!

HOLY CRAP it was like jackpot!

the PERFECT bite size to seize a craving ;) ALLELUJIA! LOL

SOoooo I had to take a pic op of course

Cuz I've been posting how much I wanted cupcakes on FB heehee

BTW look at this months Sugar Bliss special

APPLE TAFFY CUPCAKE

holy flippin AMAZING!

(pic fr. Sugar Bliss site)

I'm sure if I ate that all I'd be allowed for the rest of the day is...WATER!

BUT it totally looks worth it!

My friend also told me about their FROSTING shots!

 

which comes in ALL these FLAVORS:

Cappuccino Buttercream
Chocolate Peppermint Buttercream
Cream Cheese Frosting
Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
Dark Chocolate Buttercream
Lemon Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
Lemon Zest Cream Cheese Frosting
Milk Chocolate Buttercream
Milk Chocolate Buttercream with Caramel
Milk Chocolate Buttercream with Toffee Chips
Orange Vanilla Zest Buttercream
Peanut Butter Buttercream
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Vanilla Buttercream

DROOL....

ok....I'm done

I better get in the shower so I can be off to bed & dream more

about these SUGAR Bliss goodness :)

hope the crazy craving doesnt come back!

Lots of 1st experiences

So last week Chrissy & I went to go visit our
wonderful friend Julie up in her cabin :)
She moved to WI & Chrissy moved to IN
so we hardly ever get to see one another :(
It was such a nice retreat

and the perfect weather for a weekend get away!

It was the 1st time I've been on a Pontoon :) so FUN!
also the 1st time I've eaten a "salted NUT ROLL"
1st time I saw a LOON
 & I think its amazing how the catch fish & stay in the water for so long
and how "they MATE for life" awe <3
Julie caught us some fish & we had a fish fry :)

Later that afternoon we went ATVing
{which was another 1st for me}

Jimbo taught me how to pick wild blackberries
(which was very thorny)
again another 1st
Julies ATV's name is Scarlet :)
how adorable!
I forgot Jimbos ATVs name though eeek...
I also found a little froggie :)

The next day
we went up to Duluth, MN because
Jimbo chartered an amazing train ride!
It was the first fall color steam engine train ride tour for the year
First time experiencing all of the above :)
I didn't even know what a "steam engine" train was or looked like...
this train is from the 1920's
If you're a train fanatic....
a visit to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a must :)

It went up to Twin Harbor & back
we had a lunch break & ate at Blackwoods
and then back to Duluth.

It was really fun to see "train fanatics"
line up at the side of the rode to take pics of the steam engine
we even had cars follow us along the trains path.
Fox news had a segment of the exact train ride we were on
you can view the video & interview with the engineer HERE.

and the last firsts lol....
I made Julie a Thank You album
Chrissy & I took all the pics
cuz Jules didn't have a memory card in her camera
and she told us to share...
well what better way to send a TY than an album right?!
This is the 1st time I've ever made a album soooooooooooo fast
cuz I was trying to catch her before she left for vaca.

I'll upload the pics & material list in the albums under PROJECTS
I used some new Quickutz goodies from Julies store
Lovin' this adhesive backed cork
which I used along with Blossom to cut the "CABIN" title
and how FUN are these new embossing folders?
I love this journaling bracket

and also this Thank You one too!

Well that's a WRAP!

I'm working on some more projects

hope to share soon :)

have a GREAT day!

xoxo

ivy

Exclusive QUICKUTZ fr. Northwoods Scrapbook Retreat

I have an announcement ;)

my DEAR friend Julie

who owns NORTHWOODS SCRAPBOOK RETREAT 

has an EXCLUSIVE new QUICKUTZ die out

I'm SOOOOOOOoooo EXCITED :)

Its SUPER cute!

ARE YOU ready for a sneak peek?

HERE it is!

CLOWNING AROUND

It's available for PRE-ORDERS NOW!

and product is expected to ship the end of October

Northwoods Scrapbook Retreat also ships INTERNATIONALLY

Also something to keep in mind

Northwoods Scrapbook Retreat matches ALL Quickutz Retailer competitor prices

 so if you have ANY other Quickutz needs or questions

just shoot Julie an email with the price & she'll match it

(as long as its IN STOCK though the competitor)

DONT forget to check her CALENDAR If your interested in a RETREAT

for any events coming up around your area.

 

If you order from Julie

send me a message or POST a comment on the BLOG

and I will draw 1 WINNER end of September

and ALL these Quickutz IDEA books can be yours!

Thank You for your support!

 

xoxo

ivy

 

Renegade Craft Fair

I went to the Renegade Craft Fair
this Saturday at Wicker Park :)




It was CRAZY busy :)
Found some really fun booths
Saw my friend Andrea there :)
Check out her website:
Tartella.com Love these Gift Tags

M bought me this fun shirt :)
so pretty from ellembee.etsy.com
We got a 15% off coupon from the show
and Im totally getting THIS!



Is this not the prettiest ring?
its so cute & Dainty
its from Moiraklime.etsy.com


MR having fun with all these mustaches he keeps seeing :)
Green Musctache from FUZZYINK





One & only hedgie tee I saw...
& I totally didnt get it at first :)



RVA was packed!


Bought this little undie vinyl
that's now prettying my Janome :)



I also made a FUN button make & Take @ Craftster
an awesome website with TONS of free DIY crafting ideas
totally in need of a "Button maker" now :)

saw some neat ART!





Had the most amazing Parfait at Starfruit!





Visted FUN shops:
Front of the  Renegade Handmade shop



Inside: LOTS of cuteness
like this cute Stuffed wall mount :)



Amazing dot art in the artist feature museum section :)



RH also had a photo booth in the front of the store



Our photo :)



Such a FUN experience :)
Cant wait to go to the
HOLIDAY one.


Hope you guys had a good weekend!

dont forget to check out the BLOG sale! :)

Virtual BLOG sale

OK I finally have some stuff up for the Virtual BLOG sale
I had good intentions on making buttons for all the items
BUT lets face it....
I'll be a grandma before I finish :)
sooooooooooooo
you'll find some items have buttons & it will automatically add it to a pay pal cart
some dont....
Its up to you if you want to just add up your total
and I can send you a request payment
also shipping info will depend on your address
please send me your zip
I can give you an estimate & you can choose
whether you want regular mail or flat rate.
If your purchase is under $5.00
there will be a .50 to help with Pay Pal fees.
If you live locally pick up is also available :)
*If you don't have Pay Pal contact me & we can work it out :)


There are 2 Different SALE albums

1. The SCRAPPY Sale :)
{scrapbooking & cardmaking stuff}

2. The Accessories Sale
{handbags, make-up & etc}

I will continue to add to the albums
and The Albums are also available
on the right hand side of the BLOG section

Thank You so much
for taking the time to view the sales

If you have questions please email me at
ivypink2332 {@} yahoo.com

Have a GREAT day.

xoxo
ivy

Sassafrass Warehouse Goodies

Yahoooooooooo!
My Sass box came Monday!
But I worked late yesterday so I wasn't able to post :(
SO exciting though
It was like opening a X-mas present :)

I'm so Glad I was able to get one.
so here we go with the pics......



These BUTTONS are GREAT!!!!
<3 anything that makes my crafting easier and having the stitches & pop dots
already on is a super plus in my book!



LOVE this little hedgie!
I want like 10 of them! hahaha there's another
cute one in the back! I was totally hoping I'd get some hedgie stuff
and I'm so glad I did :)



I gotta find the felties with the owl
its too darn cute :) ACTUALLY ALL of them are cute!
I wanna collect them all :) LOL













I didn't take a pic of all the paper :(
{sorry}



LOTS of new fun papers and embellishments to play with!
This warehouse sale idea is such a great way
to have someone sample different types of products
and get them addicted.... :)
{great idea for the company....bad bad idea for me lol}

I'm leaving you with a card I made with one of the little cutie stamps I got :)


Totally had to use those buttons ASAPLY :)

K G'nite!