tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81924742024-03-12T20:00:13.295-07:00Boxer Brats ScrapsI'm not spectacular or unusual. I'm just me. A mom to boxer dogs and two crazy little puggles. Wife to a hubby with stage 4 multiple sclerosis. A daughter to wonderful parents who love me for me. A granddaughter, a niece, a cousin, a daughter-in-law, a step-mom, a granny to my step-daughter's first child, and auntie -- all to my crazy family. I am also an avid scrapbooker! I love anything crafty! My husband calls scrapbooking my version of porn!BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-38857827452213147652012-10-19T02:46:00.001-07:002012-10-20T01:16:54.336-07:00Wow...a lot of changes since my last postI just cannot believe how different my life is since that last post in February 2011. I am not sure you all would believe me if I told you, but the truth is always strangers than fiction, SO here it goes!
In June of last year, I went to work for a skilled nursing facility as a Business Office Manager. I was stressed on so many levels, and I just never allowed myself to think about itBoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-61141781707274401622011-02-06T13:42:00.000-08:002011-02-07T21:30:01.771-08:00Love BannerLove Banner~for Valentine's DayI just loved the font on my Elegant Cakes Cartridge, and I knew I wanted to use it to make a "Love" Banner for Valentine's Day. Hubby and I got married on Valentine's Day, so it is always a double celebration at our house~ I wanted it to hang on my fireplace screen, and be super girly-girl and foofy as my mom would say.
Since I had this project in the BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-25012268001976722682011-01-27T15:14:00.000-08:002011-01-27T15:14:01.080-08:00Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Cupcakes!Now anyone who knows me even just a little bit knows I {heart} cupcakes!
I saw this challenge, and I knew I wanted to try out my Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge!
The papers are from K & Company, Die Cuts with a View, and Neenah Solar White Cardstock.
I cut each layer for the cupcake, and the background. I wanted the wrapper to "pop" off of the background, so I cut out the layer thenBoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-18414734692675518222011-01-04T02:14:00.000-08:002011-01-04T02:14:37.855-08:00Sentiment Card Challenge
We often design beautiful cards and then struggle with sentiments. I know lately, I have really been struggling to design at all. The stress of real life can really get in the way of crafting.
I enjoyed throwing myself back into designing for this week's challenge at Scrappy Frogs! The challenge was to include the sentiment on the face of the card.
I have a real BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-4790557119022432242010-11-05T03:57:00.000-07:002010-11-05T03:57:01.912-07:00MIA -- Wow, it has been 2 months!I cannot believe I have been MIA from posting for two whole months! So much has been going on, and crafting has had to take a huge back-seat to real life.
Right now I can't sleep. Tomorrow is the first in my series of tests to find out if I have cancer. I keep telling myself that it is what it is. The cancer is there or it isn't. The tests won't change it, but they BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-61842513432113146782010-08-31T00:21:00.000-07:002010-08-31T00:21:40.535-07:00All is Merry & Bright
Whew! 30 cards in 30 days! Today's last card was a really stressful! After all of that work, I could not get it to upload. It literally uploaded as the clock clicked over to midnight! A second more, and I would have been out of the challenge! I think I need a drink!! Thank you, God, for the split second help :)
I am so glad Abby (the big boss of the BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-37484011137164151992010-08-30T03:28:00.000-07:002010-08-30T03:35:21.487-07:00Copic Mondays - Cricut & Copic Roses
Today's video will teach you how to make these cute and easy flowers using your Copic Airbrush system and your Cricut Expression!
Products Available from Cutters Creek:
Cricut Expression
Cricut Cartridges - Paisley, Forever Young, Sweet Treats, Cindy Loo & many more
Copic Airbrush System
Copic Sketch Markers ( I used R81 and R85 along with R29 and R89 for this video)
Glue DotsBoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-84085396902281082612010-08-29T23:12:00.000-07:002010-08-29T23:12:02.460-07:00Santa and His littlest Reindeer
Today's card is Santa and his littlest reindeer! This card was fun to make, and I really enjoyed using my two favorite crafting items -- My Copics and my Cricut. They are a great combination.
I started with a standard 4.25" x 5.5 inch kraft cardstock card. I went with a lot of layers on this one for depth. The papers were "busy" so I wanted them to have a bit more BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-62322483940580374632010-08-28T22:54:00.000-07:002010-08-28T23:05:16.286-07:00Pop-Up Penquin CardI had a lot of fun making this card, but it did take me a lot longer to complete than I planned. The directions for this card came initially from Card Maker magazine. There were a few things that I had to figure out a bit further from the directions, and I did somethings using my Cricut instead of the Spellbinders dies.
To get started on this one, I cut a 4" x 12" piece of red BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-37371623274342068252010-08-27T23:00:00.000-07:002010-08-27T23:01:03.343-07:00Day 27 - A little bit Country
Today's card draws on a bit of a country quilt kind of flair to me. It is made on white cardstock with a kraft cardstock layer for a border. The card front is smooth white cardstock with four patterned papers from the 2008 Snowy Jo Imaginisce paper line. I cut strips at just over 1" and then used the Fiskars Apron Lace Border punch on the edges. I mounted them on the cardBoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-41259906436742680242010-08-27T00:00:00.000-07:002010-08-27T00:00:52.272-07:00More Cards to Share & New Video Coming :)
I am a bit behind, again, in posting my cards for the challenge. I have been battling not feeling well for a few days now. I have good times and bad times, as we all do. It is just so frustrating when I am having troubles. But now to the important stuff ~ the cards~!
The card above was really fun to do. I used my new Winter Frolic cartridge that hubby picked up on BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-1250152259946817752010-08-24T23:31:00.000-07:002010-08-24T23:31:13.095-07:00Christmas Card Day 23
Today's card features a die cut from Cricut's Winter Frolic Cartridge. This little reindeer has a lot of of small pieces to make him so cute. I used three different glitter papers and some shimmer Core-dinations cardstock. Throw in a Cuttlebug embossing folder (bottom - circles) and a Sizzix Embossing folder (top - snowflakes).
I am going to have a whole line of critterBoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-32375958998399576792010-08-23T23:27:00.000-07:002010-08-23T23:27:57.094-07:00EDCCC Catch Up PostI haven't been feeling well lately, and I have fallen behind on posting my cards for the Every Day Christmas Card Challenge. I have gotten my cards done, but I didn't get them posted to my blog.
Day 21
Day 22 - Bonus Challenge to include an animal on your card
And today's card ~ a Waterfall Card
I was away most of the day Friday for the funeral of a very close family friend. BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-74900243389002581742010-08-23T16:06:00.000-07:002010-08-23T16:06:29.350-07:00Second Chance DrawingUnfortunately, the winner of the second blog candy never claimed her prize so it is back up for grabs today. I should have done my new drawing on Saturday, but unfortunately, a close family friend passed away. I was gone for the funeral, and it took me a couple of days to get back into the swing of things. So without further delay, the next number drawn was 24:
Melinda AKA BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-70300245540026417132010-08-20T22:07:00.000-07:002010-08-20T22:07:16.811-07:00Every Day Christmas Card Challenge #20
Well, this is my last entry for the challenge over at the Paper Variety. This card was pretty fast to make, but I am super happy with how it turned out. The embellishment was in a variety pack of Jolee's establishments that I found on a recent trip to Micheal's.
For this card I picked out three embossing folders and three solid papers with white cores. I embossed each BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-24178361072211539472010-08-19T21:43:00.000-07:002010-08-19T21:43:10.637-07:00Every Day Christmas Card Challenge #19
Today's card is slightly scrap-lifted from a card I found in my new issue of Paper Crafts Magazine. Theirs was done in all red on white, and it was great. Howevery, I had to change it to make this card mine :)
The paper is from PinkPaislee and the Solid cardstock is from Core'dinations and ColorBok. The poinsettia was a gift from a swap. The sage brads are from Making BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-64405390024847497172010-08-18T23:35:00.000-07:002010-08-20T22:58:47.564-07:00Every Day Christmas Card Challenge #18
This is my card for Day 18. I love these papers together. The patterned paper on top is from PinkPaislee and the one on the bottom is from Imaginisce. The ribbon is from Offray. The embellishments are old buttons from my button box, a stick pen from Making Memories, and the sequin flower is from Prima (a beautiful prize provided by Peach Crop Shop). The stamp is BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-18228332007677447592010-08-17T23:32:00.000-07:002010-08-17T23:32:09.176-07:00Every Day Christmas Card Challenge #17
WOW, I cannot believe it is already August 17th, and that I have 17 Christmas card done!
I learned something today. I should never emboss images before checking for stray embossing powder WITH my glasses ON! LOL I hate to admit it, but I now need my glasses for fine detail work. Okay, I said it. Enough about that!! (Yes, Dad, I finally admitted it).
I BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-74247164759277832672010-08-16T23:17:00.000-07:002010-08-20T22:17:52.429-07:00EDCC & The Paper Variety Christmas Card~
Today's card is fulfilling two purposes. It is my Day 16 for the Every Day Christmas Card Challenge at Scrappin' n Chatting, and it is my entry in Abby's challenge over at The Paper Variety. Abby was looking for a card to scrap lift as part of her Christmas Card Challenge.
It is also my entry over at Christmas Stampin's Snowflake Challenge.
And my entry at Order of the Opis GlueiBoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-65008169229552347822010-08-16T20:46:00.000-07:002010-08-16T20:46:20.494-07:00Copic Mondays - Airbrush System by Laura BurlesonWow, this video has been quite the production!
I have only done one little Flip video with only music in the background, so recording this and adding the titles, etc. was quite a chore. I had some huge problems with software, etc. Anyway, please excuse the mess-ups LOL I was so nervous. I made a few wrong statements trying to not stop talking on the video.
For BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-60194093504251914992010-08-16T12:15:00.000-07:002010-08-16T12:17:21.275-07:00Blog Hop Blog Candy Winners~For Candy #1 ~ I had 80 total entries. Random. org selected #79!
Congratulations, Carrie!
Carrie said...
Hi...
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BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-17292191279336576722010-08-15T12:00:00.000-07:002010-08-16T01:56:42.317-07:00Every Day Christmas Card Challenge #15
If you click on the close up of this photo you can almost see the embossing on the transparency of this card. I took the transparency and ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot using a snowflakes embossing folder. Then I added the acetate snowflakes from Heidi Swapp and the rub-on letters and the ribbon from Making Memories. The paper and chipboard accents are from Imaginesce. BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-32171541478962192462010-08-15T00:00:00.000-07:002010-08-16T01:57:08.683-07:00Scrappin' and Chattin' Blog Hop
Welcome to Scrappin' n Chattin's First Ever Blog Hop!
If you made it here from Sue's Blog, you are right on track. If you came to my blog first, please click here to go to Abby's blog to start the hop from the beginning. Be sure to visit and comment on each blog to be entered for the "BIG" prize. Remember, you need to follow the blog hop in order. You BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-61953460865673570612010-08-14T20:27:00.000-07:002010-08-14T20:27:53.979-07:00Every Day Christmas Card Challenge #14
Today's card is a bit whimsical. I loved these papers from SEI. They are a bit non-traditional as far as colors. I can't remember the name of this line. I am embarrassed to say the papers are 4 years old. I hear my friend Carol scolding me for hoarding my papers, again! LOL
I layered the printed cardstock and solid cardstock and gave them dimension BoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192474.post-87442910904951333022010-08-14T15:14:00.000-07:002010-08-15T15:16:26.975-07:00Free Ribbon Iron! **
Do you have a flat iron (hair straightener) or two sitting around on your bathroom counter like I do? I have been wanting a ribbon iron. You know how it is. You grab that piece of ribbon you really want to use and it is wrinkled. You don't want to drag out the big iron and/or ironing board, but you also don't want it looking messy on your project. Well, hereBoxerBratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17572707937099551637noreply@blogger.com1