Get Ready to Sparkle! $100.00 Giveaway Pack and NSD 2013

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Woohooo! It is almost National Scrapbook Day and on Saturday May 4th at 9:30pm EST I will be hosting my annual LIVE here at AboveRubiesStudio.com!  We are going to have prizes and giveaways that day and so much more I am so very excited and can’t wait to share all the goodies! Check out this video talking a bit about Sparkle Lightz and what’s going on and how you can create a layout all sparkled up to win a prize {Read More}

It’s The Big Day! Will You Be Watching?

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I am so thrilled that today is here, Thursday February 28, 2013! I can’t believe it and you won’t believe how beyond excited I am! Today, I will be presenting Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro on HSN Live at 10:00am and 2:00pm EST!  These are going to be two hours packed FULL of crafting goodies and deals and leading up to and preparing for National Craft Month which starts TOMORROW!  Can you believe it? Even if you don’t get the {Read More}

Enjoying Life’s Moments:What’s a Girl to Do?

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I was on Facebook (as usual lol) and this was a comment from Lori B. that I had to share and expand upon: What do you do when it feels like your mojo is gone? Went to my craft room and stared for 45 minutes. Nothing.  Here’s a deeper look into my answer: I have been there more times than I can count! Especially recently.  Sometimes it’s just hard to find the motivation and mojo to feel and be creative even {Read More}

Enjoying Life’s Moments: Laughing with Friends (While Crafting Doesn’t Hurt!)

This past summer right after CHA in Chicago Britten Linn came back to my house to have some fun creating and we filmed a 6 week DIY jewelry series.  We had a really great time to say the least and we have some of the funny moments caught on camera as we are just being crazy and kinda tired punchy!  We really were so excited to film all 6 weeks, but, if you film tutorials at all, you can know, {Read More}

Life’s Moments: Cool Apps, Awesome Store, Christmas Time

Hey Everyone! Well I just got back from St. Cloud Minnesota and had a GREAT time at Crafts Direct and the weekend event that my wonderful friend Genna Migala hosted.  We got a massive snow storm so the second part of my trip ended up canceled and I came home early. I was actually kinda happy about it,though it did take me an extra 3.5 hours to make it home safely. I learned a LOT at this last event and {Read More}

Wanna Scrap with Me? Part 2

Here’s all the layouts I completed during non working hours this weekend at the Crop House! I am quite proud of them!  I’ll give you guys a video with overview instructions to each one later on so don’t worry! I really wanted to recap all of 2012 in a blurb of a journal quick capture Scrapbook.  There are many other big events I want to scrapbook, but I really wanted to focus on just some fun things that we did {Read More}

How to Smash Book and Why to Smash Book! K&Company Smash* Books

Last Check this Out video I shared was about the Simple Stories Mini-Album, and most of you know, that since January of 2012 I have been a fanatical SMASH Booker.  I have several K&Company Smash books going for goal keeping, parenting, journaling and I even have my 3 and 4 year old “doing it”! LOL I’m going to share a few more things about SMASH booking, how to do it, why do it, what’s it good for etc. I really {Read More}

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

So very very very much to be Thankful for and I wish you all the JOY and THANKFULNESS in each heart today from us to you!!! I can’t believe my little guy Ben turns FIVE today too!  He was born on Thanksgiving day in 2007 and now he gets to turn 5 on Thanksgiving and it is so very much fun!  We are so blessed and my whole family is thankful for each one of you!  Your comments, your support, {Read More}

DIY Mustache Trend Earrings and Necklaces

Hey Everyone I have been enjoying crafting most of this weekend. It’s Sunday night, and kids have been playing really quietly and nicely outside so I was able to complete two projects this afternoon and I was working on stuff yesterday after the Craft Fair with Karlee, Abbey and Kala.  It was so nice seeing Melissa and just enjoying the day! Now I have been having  a heck of a time with technology these days as you may know, so {Read More}

Have Ya Met Ted? Enjoying Life’s Moments (& Giveaway)

If you follow me on Facebook at all you have probably seen more pictures than some may want to of my new little addition, Ted Mosby. Ted is our newly rescued,  little mini Yorkie who is just such a joy to our little family!   I went out last Friday night to pick up Ted while my kids were with one of their favorite baby sitters and they had NO clue I was coming home with a Dog! Needless to {Read More}