holly days.

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The weather outside IS frightening, or would be, if I didn’t live in Ohio. Instead, the snow storm we’re all preparing for is kind of exciting! Happy first snow day to us today!

Our tree is up, and all decorated. Caleb belted holiday songs for me the entire time that I only wish I would’ve thought to record, but you’ll have to settle for a photo–

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Baking has made our whole place smell incredible, add in photo shoots for friends for their holiday cards, and non-stop prep for vendor events & it’s beginning to look a LOT like Christmas! I cannot wait to start wrapping presents, drink hot chocolate, see lights, visit Santa…. the list goes on & I cannot describe how truly excited I am!

What’s really put me in the mood I think is getting ready for two weekends of shows that I’ll be at. Tomorrow I will be sharing my holiday crafts, designs and products at Fairbrook Elementary’s Holy Days which is the place the kids can grab gifts for family & friends, but better. If you’re local, here’s the event page for details– https://www.facebook.com/events/603834899636814/

Then, on Sunday, I’ll be at the Miamisburg Moose, for their second annual holiday open house– https://www.facebook.com/events/721345684559634/ Lots of great opportunities to get some shopping, and I hear Santa will even be stopping by ;)

Not local? Contact me for custom card designs, or you can head over to my Stampin Up website http://shay_tibbs.stampinup.net to grab those holiday catalog items while they’re still available!

Black Friday Faves.

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A twist on my Friday Favorites feature, I want to share some of my Stampin Up favorites right now:

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ALL this weekend on Facebook I’m running a Black Friday Bingo event– win FREE products & grab some of the Stampin Up deals while playing to fill up your card!

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For all my blog readers, I want to help you get BINGO by offering all of these items to you at 30% off! To order and get this great deal, e-mail me at sbookinshay29@aol.com with your order to take advantage!

Here are the products with item number and retail pricing before the discount:
1] Christmas Tagables Polymer stamp set Item #134623 $13.95
2] 2013-15 In Color Bundle Item #131204 $29.95 If you buy this bundle, add on the markers, Item #131260 $14.96
3] Stampin Trimmer Item #126889 $29.95
4] Gift Bow Bigz L Die Item #129977 $32.95
5] Christmas Messages stamp set wood Item #131790 $28.95 clear Item #131793 $20.95
6] 8×8 Seasonal Stripes Album Item #132259 $14.95
7] Festive Flurry bundle wood Item #133284 $54.95 clear Item #133285 $46.95
8] Chevron Border Punch Item #132154 $21.95
9] Stamp a Tag Kit Item #132806 $10.95
10] Morning Post Numbers Item #131841 $17.95 Don’t forget to grab the matching Framelits, Deco Labels Item #130102 $24.95!
11] Season of Style DSP Item #132340 $10.95
12] Very Merry Tags stamp set wood Item #130393 $24.95 clear Item #130402 $17.95 Make it easy, grab one of the matching punches!!

If you didn’t get your BINGO card yet, grab one HERE.

grateful.

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November is already almost over, and I am beyond excited to celebrate everything I’m thankful for in my life right now.

After not being on social media or the Internet barely at all since August, I am SO excited to be back on the planet & start getting back into my crafty groove! Thanks to a huge photo order I am ready to get all caught up on my Project Life just in time to start the new years’ album, and I’ve had SO much fun getting fun projects underway for the holidays.

I hope you all have an AMAZING Thanksgiving, and enjoy the time with your family & friends. If you’re planning on Black Friday shopping, join me here and over on my Facebook page, Shay Tibbs Designs I will be hosting a fun BINGO game to encourage my shoppers to have a little fun AND get crafty over this crazy weekend! Print out a card, and start playing!

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Some of the items can be done by purchasing something, others can be you making a project and sharing it with me! Check out the products available at http://shay_tibbs.stampinup.net/ You have FOUR chances to win prizes– 1] Straight Line get 50% one item of your choice! think wisely, this could help you get to the next step! 2] an X get a FREE stamp & die bundle added to your order! 3] an L get a cardstock & ink pad bundle FREE 4] FULL card get $50 in product of your choice FREE

Make sure you check back here as well blog followers will have a fun surprise for Black Friday to help you get your prizes! You’ll have until Monday, December 2nd to play! Turn in your “card” and orders at sbookinshay29@aol.com

throwback thursday.

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Today is not only Throwback Thursday #tbt but I am participating in a fun challenge/blog hop with a few girls from the Amy Tangerine group, using any of her products! I chose to mix them together, so here’s a throwback photo with a little bit of Ready, Set, Go & her first line– I had a blast getting the bits and pieces together for this layout.

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I thought the layout would be easiest if I grabbed some supplies first, and this is what it turned into:

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& checkout these youngins! Not even high school graduates! We all look like babies!

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Now go check out the other lovely ladies, Ruth http://scrapmachine.com & Katie http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/ Thanks for stopping by, I hope we inspire to get your own Amy Tangerine stash out to play!

hello old friend.

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I have missed blogging.

Life for me is just easier when I have an outlet to write & share, it makes me feel complete and I have really let it go. Now that we’re hitting the most fun time of year, and getting into the feel of the holidays, I’m ready to get back into the swing of it all. I LOVE sharing my creations here, and look forward to making the effort of blogging, often.

Cheers to a return to the creative world here in cyberspace, and back into my crafty place! I am super busy with holiday events, card marking and classes, so I’ll be sharing them all here on my blog as well! Hope you all can be inspired from my craftypolooza I’ve been a party of. This past Saturday I had a blast at my newest monthly event, Cards & Coffee. A holiday pop up shop of my cards, gifts and upcoming classes, this event is sure to become one of my favorites. AND it was during Starbucks BOGO?! Um, hello, favorite event I’ve ever planned haha Here’s a peek into the cards I’ve designed this holiday season so far:

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Jolly Banners Card

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Would you like to order your own holiday cards from me? Pick one of the designs shown here, or pick out your own design from hundreds of stamp sets and products. To discuss these options, please feel free to e-mail me at sbookinshay29@aol.com

Birthday Girl

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Today I want to share a layout I made for the current Chic Tags Sketch Challenge! To check out what the DT did & join in, check out this post.

For this page, I decided to use the sketch as a starting point, but flip it– I do this with most sketch challenges, just to change it up a little. I wanted to use these Birthday Cake goodies, which matched the colors in the Kraft Edition of Project Life almost perfectly. Instead of doing multiple photos, I used the design of the sketch to incorporate the 3×4 cards from my Core Kit onto my page.

Here’s the finished project:

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I absolutely love it, I feel like it’s a perfect birthday selfie page ;) Here’s to another FAB year of getting older!

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Thanks for stopping by today, have a great weekend!

Instagram & Project Life: Week in the Life 2013

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I had high hopes this year for Week in the Life, a week documentation prompt by Ali Edwards. I picked a cute mini album, and was ready to go out of my way to take more pictures of our everyday moments. My plan didn’t last long, as it was a crazy week and I didn’t feel like I had enough time to devote to an entire mini album.

Instead, I thought why not make all those little moments into a fun insert in that week of Project Life? I’m a HUGE fan of making PL & those page protectors work for me, so I got out some coin protectors to cut & stitch into a cute little project!

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With Life. Paper. Scrapbook Project Life challenge to use square/Instagram pics this month, this week is PERFECT! I was glad to be pushed to catch up on my project life weeks and finish up the spread that goes along with this, which will be up here on the blog on Sunday! I love how this project looks mixed in with the normal week, an insert from the concert & my 30Lists, September is always such a fun month for me!

Thanks LPS for such a great challenge, I can’t wait to see the other projects that are linked up! To join in, head on over to the challenge post, here. I am totally in love with the monthly challenges over there, such a great way to be inspired!

If you haven’t heard of Week in the Life, check out more information on Ali Edwards blog & see her project from this year here.

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