Saturday, January 22, 2011

House Cleaning!

I don't know what got into me yesterday but I have completely gutted my scraproom from ceiling to floor! I went through bins of old stuff, ALL of my stamps and cleaned them, went through some drawers and bins. Re-Sorted my patterned paper and cardstock....hmmmm...Oh I organized my shelves that have my paint, mists and punches and some other things here and there.

PHEW! I sat down to do some more projects for Core'dinations for CHA next week and owen came in and asked me if he could help me clean and organize my room. ARGH, I guess that isn't a good sign, is it? I did get his stamp of approval today. He came in and said he was glad I finally "got around" to get things organized around here. SO 24 hours later I am done.

Make sure you check out the link on the right hand side of my blog!!! ANOTHER Cored'inations give-a-way! 40 packs of Tim Holtz cardstock!!! They were designed to match his Ranger and Distressed lines perfectly :)

And did you see??? The new DT was posted over at Webster's!!! It's going to be a great year. Last year was awesome being on the team and I am looking forward to some DT alum stuff. I am excited for change and some new adventures this year. I have been a part of the Ning site over there since I met Terri two years ago and it is still a home away from home for me. I go there everyday with my coffee, LOL!



Here are a few cards that I created for The Color Room Shimmerz Palettes. I love playing along with these since I have a lot of these colors.



I used my Kreaxions butterfly die (ran it through my Cuttlebug, they work beautifully) and then covered it with crepe paper and lots of shimmerz! Cardstock is Core'dinations.


And another one for The Color Room. I used Core'dinations Whitewash (from the Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions line) and loaded it with Shimmerz paints. I love using these on my Core!!!! It's pre embossed so you don't have to do any texturizing.




17 comments:

My Serendipity said...

Those are some awesome cards! I saw your post and had to laugh..I have been doing the same thing. I COMPLETELY took everything out of my scrap room and am still rearranging and putting everything back..lol. My hubby thinks I have lost my mind..haha..(he is sort of right!) I am finding things I forgot I had..LOL. I am exhausted..I bet I sleep well tonight!!
Beth

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

I loveeeeeeeeee these cards!!!! And maybe when I move (downsizing no less! LOL!) you can come help me get organized?!?!?!? LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Mara Campbell said...

Beautiful cards with all the pretty shimmer. And I LOVE organizing my scrap stuff. I did that last fall and donated a bunch of old stuff to various people and it felt sooo good!

Rebecca Keppel said...

We just moved all the bedrooms around and created an office/scrap space/kids arts and crafts room. We are all loving it! the cards are gorgeous of course--love how you decorated the butterfly and that JB core is heavenly with the Shimmerz!

Andrea Amu said...

GREAT cards, Ellen!
I soo love that yeloow combined with the purple. esp.! Wow... screms Spring to me... BRING IT ON!

I am sad you will no longer be on the WP team, but I know you will still strutt your stuff as an Alum... Alum #12! Love that Alumni ticket!!

Michelle H. said...

Your cards are gorgeous!!
Love that butterfly!!
Your stitching is amazing!!
Have a blessed Sunday!!

Tracy said...

I am so glad I totally organized my space in November, love that I know where everything is.
Teehee on Owne's comment to you.
Love both of your cards, that butterfly is so pretty.

Murphy's Law said...

beautiful cards. sometimes a cleaning, purge and reorg totally helps. AND you find lots of goodies you forgot you had.

Audrey Pettit said...

Good for you for tackling your scraproom, Ellen! I NEED to do the same so badly. I sat down in mine on Friday, and felt a bit overwhelmed. Took a few things I had laying around on my desk and created a quick card with it and called it "cleaning up". ;)
I think your cards are fabulous! I love the bright colors of the first, and that butterfly looks amazing. Totally adorable the neutrals of your color room card. I think that is one of my all-time faves of yours.

dstandard said...

WOW can you come here! I need motivation because my scrap room can REALLY using cleaning out! Love your fabulous cards!

Sue McGettigan said...

Wonderful cards, and bravo for getting your craft room put back together!

Connie Mercer said...

that's waht I need to do ~scrap room sorting out... love your cards~ they are beautiful!!!

Jocelyn said...

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEe those cards.....

Can I admit...I am jealous....I so want to redo this room...it is such a stinking mess....but to get started freaks me out!!!!!!!!!!

Love ya girlie!!!

Linda Beeson said...

I am amazed at how great those sprays look on your creations. Nice examples of the Core and the sprays. I can't imagine ever reorganizing my entire room although that would be cool but I just did some major changes to make things work better and that always feels good.

Court said...

Fabulous Ellen! :)

I am excited to meet you this coming weekend! I can't believe it's only a week away! :)

I can't wait to see all the new lines in person!

Jingle said...

These are beautiful! Also, I wanted to let you know that you won the Yoplait Light giveaway on my blog! Please email me your name, address, and phone number so I can pass it on to the sponsor! jinglesells at gmail dot com

Michael Offutt, Phantom Reader said...

I have a co-worker that makes homemade cards and they look really awesome. These are truthfully the only kind of cards that I buy because they look so wonderful and I think my family deserves the best. Yours of course are amazing...great pics!