Craft With May

(all drawn randomly…)

Nicole Snow – envelope ‘o fun

Mary Anne Perlmutter – Fiskars summer give-away

G W  – summer kit

e-mail me (mflaum (at) comcast . net) to claim your prize – and please mention what you won!!

First off – I’m re-doing my google reader so if you have a blog – PLEASE make sure to comment & share the address. I’d love to add it and read!

Secondly – if you don’t have a blog (or if you do) and you are on facebook let me know how to find you! 🙂

Finally, a new prize. Things have been wonky here (no real worries, just tech. issues) so I’ll be posting some prize winners later today. But now… who wants a prize?

I’m going to put together a summer paper crafting kit. FUN stuff – want it? Leave a comment here. It’s going to be full of bits & pieces, paper, maybe even some stamps!

have a great weekend

Last night I wanted to play.

I like making circle flowers right now. 2 circle punches (xl and m from Fiskars) + a button. LOVE IT! Combined with the awesome power of core’dinations cardstock = sweet. I roughed edges up with craft knife. If you’re not feeling as daring I understand. Scissors or a file or sand paper will work too.

Photos are of Colorado Springs (Garden of the Gods) from our visit a month ago.

Cut that piece of circle paper, cut it I say! (I like how it turned out). The letters for ROCKS are from Archivers, purchased within hours of the photos on the layout, actually. Just one of those details I like.

Hope you have a great weekend – post with some winners + new contest going up late tonight!

I thought I’d share my June wish list ‘o fun with you today.

1. Go to Santa Cruz Boardwalk with girls

2. Go “u-pick” olallieberries.

3. Scrapbook more Disneyland stuff – just because.

4. Figure out my new-to-me (Brother nx-600) sewing machine, enjoy the 3hr new machine owner class tomorrow.

5. Did I mention more scrapbooking just because? That’s high on the list!

6. Read the new Plum mystery coming. June 23. woo hoo!!!

7. Sew myself a skirt or dress (with above mentioned machine)

8. Read at least 4 of these books sitting in my studio waiting TBR (to be read). Dying for Chocolate will be a gym cardio read- I think it’s fitting to read such a title while burning calories.

That’s eight fun things I can think of for June. From now on I’m making more FUN lists – and sticking to them same as I do the work lists!!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a new give away, scrapbook layout (just for fun), and winners from previous contests. Have something fun you’re doing this month? Have a summer reading suggestion? You know I’d LOVE to hear it!!

Ok so here’s some answers as promised-

1. I love Prism Cardstock (watercolor paper texture – very good for printing out journaling and such), American Crafts (great product at fantastic price), and falling in love with Core’dinations (different core color) as well.

2. Kits won’t re-run (it’s been done 2x now), but recipes WILL be showing back up on BPS site soon, as well as 2 project nows, and I’m working up a new proposal as well…

3. single fave Fiskars tool… I love so many. The coastal craft knife, no5 microtip scissors, and apron lace border punches are top 3 currently.

4. I don’t have good organization of albums or photos. They’re not even really organized at all, in fact. I need to do something about that but since it cuts into fun time I put it off. (bad scrapbooker, I know!)

NOW SOMETHING SUPER EXCITING:

I set up may.flaum@gmail.com as an address YOU can e-mail if you have any ideas, suggestions, or thoughts on www.fiskarscrafts.com. As the summer progresses that might become a spot to e-mail entries for contests as well. Oh- and if you (or someone you know) should totally be considered as a guest for the site – please do shoot me a note!!!

I was on this site (won’t say what one!) the other day and thinking ‘dang, I wish they’d call on me!’ – and then I thought about how I needed to put a place out there on the web where you can be considered for the Fiskars site. Cool? I hope so!!!

Happy Wednesday all – more to come!!!