There is help for you somewhere!

So I have just been informed that a ton of you are {{loving}} the fathers day card that our Michelle shared with us! You are not alone in that feeling! We all loved it as well. You remember that she said she got the template from a website called paper scrapz... There were a few options while searching for this site... BUT! I have found the answer... And I did it for ALL of YOU!

Reminder of the card:

The link to this template is Paper Scrapz. Go into "template library".

You have to scroll down to "card templates" and click on "vested shirt card"!

Have fun crafting ladies! and don't forget to enter our challenge when you are finished with YOUR fathers perfect gift!

If any of you have questions.... or can't find something you are looking for... post it here... I can Help!

Winner Winner Winner

Someone who thinks like I do has hit the game right on the nose! However, she did not reveal the correct answer but she was thinking "outside of the box" Which is fabulous! You see I believe you have to think outside of the box and be very creative sometimes. Thus playing games like these helps to activate that side of your brain.

Creativity is the ability to use different modes of thought to generate new and dynamic ideas. (carnevale, Gainer, Meltzer)

So with that being said... Miss Lorus... Please stand up! You are the Winner of a new Embossing Folder of your choice!

This is what Lorus had to say about the game:

"I counted 133 - I counted your name too. After counting all of these (and recounting because of interruptions!) I thought, oh no! this was probably a trick and I was only supposed to count the "i's" in the words "this post" or something! But I guess if so, I'm not the only one who meticulously counted this! ;) "

Congrats Girl! Email me with your addy and which folder you would like to give a home too.

Here is the correct answer:

4

"how many i's are in this post" refering too :

 "ONESELF AS A SPEAKER OR WRITER"

 

I hope that everyone had fun playing this game... I don't want to upset anyone.... But I had no fear that you all could count... I just wanted to open your minds to new possibilities... 

I want to give PROPS to all the lovely ladies who took the time to play this game!

Crystal aka Caitlynsmommy ,  goatesgirl , Creative Char

Sandra, Maureen Reiss, Dainty Diva

AShu93, The Cropping Canuck, Lorus!

I am personally saying from the bottom of my Heart:

 THANK YOU! for hangin' out at the CBB and playing my CRAZY games!

 So... now I want to hear your thoughts on this game... should I do more like it? Should I NEVER do another one? Should I try something different? What kind of other games do you want to play here? I am up for all kinds of suggestions ladies! 

 

I am off to be crafty now! Have a great Sunday.... and Scrap Crazy!

p.s. don't forget about these things going on right now!:

 DT Call Out from CrazyScraps Blog

Fathers challenge (winner picks a Cricut Cart)

Where and When did Scrapbooking Start?

Good Saturday Morning! Who is in game playing mood? HA! I thought so!

Please read the following. (fun facts provided by Answers.com)

Scrapbooks, as we know them today, started many centuries ago, in the form of Common place books, friendship albums, Grangerbooks, photo albums, journals, diaries, scrapbooks, and now web home pages.

Commonplace books began in the 17th century. People wrote poems, quotes, pasted newspaper articles, or shared hobbies like knitting in their books. Some of these books were purchased but many were handmade, using wall covering for the cover.

Granger books were printed books with blank pages in the back for personalizing. William Granger invented these books and also published a manual on how to do it.

The most interesting to me is the friendship album. These little books included quotes, poems, thoughts, and hair weaving of a person. Hair weaving was a common thing in Germany in the 17th century. Girls would collect hair from all the friends and weave them into intricate designs including ribbon and pressed flowers, with a remembrance about that person.

Did you know that Mark Twain was an avid scrapbooker?? He dedicated Sundays to enjoy his hobby and had 57 different scrapbooks that he sold through Montgomery Ward catalog.
The peak decade for scrapbooking was 1880-1890. Magazines of the times included articles on what to include in your scrapbooks.
Journals and diaries were very popular in the 1920's through the present, mainly kept by young girls. They included their inner most thoughts and desires.
Scrapbooks began to decline around 1940, when the popularity of personal photos and photo albums rose. It wasn�t till around 1975 that scrapbooks began to get popular again with people wanting to know their "ROOTS".
Genealogy helped scrapbooking gain popularity again with finding out family history and wanting to make a book on that history.
Scrapbooking today comes in many forms. Traditional books, computer scrapbooks and family web pages. We even have one for our family and our wedding.
Scrapbooking a fad?? I don�t think so. It has been around for centuries. The popularity comes and goes, but one thing is for sure, scrapbooking is for all generations! Remember that when you're scrapbooking, and think of whom in the future will see your book and how will they scrapbook?!
(thanx answers.com for the wonderful info)

Here is the game.... How many " i "s are in this post?
(Must be a follower to play and win prizes - I do check you know!)

Have fun everyone! Scrap Crazy!

Quilling Kits info

Good Wednesday Morning Everyone! Did you sleep well? I slept like a rock... boy do I feel it this morning... my whole body aches!
I feel like we have gotten into a rutt over here at the CB blog and I am hoping to change that. ( just a little)
I am still going to have the monthly challenges but I will be adding a challenge here and there, maybe some trivia about crafting, or just general information. I need all the feedback I can get from everyone as these changes occur, so let me know if you like the change... or absolutely hate it!


Did you notice I put an "about me" page at the top of the blog? This is where you can get to know me a little better. Have a question? Just ask. Weather it’s here or by email I love questions!

Soooo... I opened my email this morning and found this:

Hi there,

I want to get the cuttlebug quilling folders but I cannot figure out what plate combination I need to use them. Can you help me out? I have scoured the internet and I can hardly find anything out about them!

Thanks a ton for your help! I hope it's ok to ask! You guys seem like the authority.
HUGS,
Lolly
 

OMG! CBB is the AUTHORITY? I love love love this! So because I really didn't know what plate combination to use....BUT I did just get a Quilling Kit in the mail... I broke it out and figured out the answer! Sweet, right!

Here's the deal: You would think that A and 2 B plates would work... but nope! So this is what worked for me

A plate on the bottom

then B plate (use your plate that is most marked up from cutting dies. You know the ugly one.)

then put your cardstock and die on

 Then use C plate!

See the inch of space at the top of the plates? I pulled the paper and die down a little to get the plates in the machine. I was having a hard time passing it through until I did this.

Turns out perfect!

NOTE: if you are using very thick paper this sandwich will be tight. (be carful not to break your machine)


Psst.... Having a hard time finding the extension plate A or B? Try here: 
http://store.crazyscraps.com/newcuttlebug.html

Hope this helps Lolly and everyone else too! Have a great day everyone!