Buzz Brag and Be Happy Friday 2/3

I am so excited to share with you my fun SWARM weekend in Punta Gorda!!..Last weekend, our Miss Betty had one of her awesome SWARMs and I had the opportunity to host 'Rosie's Casino'. This is just what I needed after spending time in the hospital. Of course, it also gave me the motivation to get well and though I was not quite there, I was well enough to go, host and have a blast!!..
On a previous SWARM, I had mentioned that the Chippndales were going to be at Rosie's Casino and guess what...the 'chipsndales' were there! I found clipart online of the Chip and Dale, printed them on 8 1/2 x 11 and cut. A little added Copic was used to highlight some of the features. I then saved some that had various hats and using my Paint Shop Pro, cropped the hat, sized it to fit my 'guys' and then glittered them up. Now, you know they needed clothes!!..I made templates of the bow ties and 'briefs', scanned them and then had my Make The Cut cut them for me. Taking a $10.00 bill from my husband, I scanned that and sized it for tucking in...lol..

Now, what would the point be having them there if they weren't going to dance??!! I was going to dance with them, but breathing was not too good for me that day. So, Betty was sweet enough to do her thing with 'my guys'!!! You can't hear the song to well, but it's 'I like to Move It'...How can you not 'move it' when you hear that song?!!..lol..

After a day of games, fun and prizes, we had chocolate covered cherries and non-alcoholic champagne!


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Christmas House

At the SWARM last weekend, I was told I would have a project to do.  I had no idea what that project was until this paper mache house was handed to me.  Kristi and Betty painted the houses brown, so mine was done for me.  Did you ever have one of those moments where you look at something and say 'what am I going to do with this?'  Well, that's what happened to me.  Betty and Kristi bought loads of  decorative ornaments, but I still had no idea of where I was going with my project. 

The roof was the problem.  How do I cover this roof??  I used a Martha Stewart punch and made strips and more strips until every section was covered.  Not an easy task.  After choosing my paper, I found myself going into the gingerbread look, so that is what I ran with.  Thanks to Betty, I have a fireplace!..Though I did mumble under my breath a few times, ok, maybe out loud too, I am please with the end result.  I think we all need a challenge once in a while, and this was my challenge.  Mission accomplished!!

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November 2010 SWARM!!

What a fun weekend I had in Punta Gorda for Miss Betty's, Cricuteers in Paradise SWARM!!..Our theme was Angels Among Us and the ladies I had the pleasure of sharing my weekend with are angels.  There was something for everyone between the learning, sharing, good food (yummy snacks) and lots of laughs. 

I worked on a project that I will share with you later this week!

Here is a group photo of ladies who know how to have a good time!! We had more in attendance, but were unavailable for the photo.

November 12-14, 2010

June SWARM

Yep, heading out to another SWARM hosted by our sweet Miss Betty Bee!!..Our theme this month is Round Up and what better time to think red/white and blue.  I made a name tag and table placecard; just need to add the name.

This is Lanni, a digital stamp by Toni Walters

Monkeying Around

Heading out soon to another one of Betty Bee's fun SWARMs and our theme is Monkeying Around.  Here is a placecard and name tag I made for my 'partner'.  Made use of several cliparts; sized for what I needed.  I had that little wooden monkey for a couple years..hey, you never know when you many need something..lol.

One more SWARM layout

This should be the last of it.  I had to get the group photo done!!!

Another SWARM layout

This was another page done for a challenge at Have Your Way With Paper.  The challenge was to do black/white and a color photo.  What a better time to get my SWARM photos done!...

Have Your Way With Paper Challenges

Finally got back to my layout scrapping by taking part in several challenges at Have Your Way With Paper. 

SWARM

This weekend I will be attending a SWARM in Punta Gorda. We are the Cricuteers in Paradise and going with the theme Cricut-ritaville..Yep, doing the Jimmy Buffet right down to the Cheeseburger in Paradise on Friday night..!! BettyBee is hosting this event and from what I'm seeing so far, it is going to be blast! We were partnered up and asked to make a name tag/place card and I thought the 'foo foo' drink idea would work.