Facelift

My Artfire studio has got a new look. I have a new color scheme, banner and avatar.
Here is what my old banner and avatar looked like:

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Here is the new and improved.

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Property of MJ's Kraze

Stop by and take a look to see my whole new look. MJ's Kraze.
After you take a look stop back here and tell me what you think.

Waiting

This page is based on Sassy Lil' Sketches July 28 Reveal.

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The photos are of Buster waiting patiently for me to finish taking photos of new carpet tiles for my feed mats.
When I was finished I saw him looking through the railing on the deck trying to keep himself amused by watching for wildlife, which he never crossed his path.
Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow I have some news about my Artfire studio

A Hidden Photo

This page I wanted to add an extra photo but I didn't want to have small pictures on this 8 x 8 page. I had some cute little file folders from the Rusty Pickle came to my rescue.
Here is what the page looks like when the folder it closed.

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Here it is when it is open,

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The folder allowed me to add an extra photo and journaling without making this page look overwhelming.
I love how this page came together with all the different textures. Thanks for visiting. I will see you tomorrow with another page.

The Puppy Years

I had these photos that needed to be scrapped of buster when he was a pup.There was no special reason behind these photos so I combined them together to create this cute page. It was based on Sketchy Thursday 7.28 sketch 
 Here is what I came up with.

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I love the different letter stickers together and once again my two addictions show up one this page (spray inks and pom-pom trim) Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow I will show you another layout.
I have a poll on the side. Please take a look at it and vote.

A Christmas Card

Here is a quick card I made this morning. I show this sketch on Crafty Steals Blog last nigh and I was sure I wanted to enter their contest. Here is what I can up with.

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What do you think?
All I used for this cute and simple card were papers from the Paper Studio and Nikki Sivils.

Bunny Dog

This page is of the photos I took of Buster this Easter. For the last four years he has been wearing these cute bunny ears headband I make. You can buy them here. Each year the photos look the same I like to change up the layout. on the pages. Here is what this page looks like:

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This page was made using Sassy Lil' Sketch for 7.21.
 Here is last years layout: I designed the page to mimic the stripes on his Scrappy Cat dog toy. You can also get that from me here.

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Poker Dog

This layout is sure to bring a smile to your face.  The costume was something I made for Buster for a pet costume photo contest. I love these photos of him. I think he has a good poker face and a great hand.
5 ACES.  I think he is a little cheater.

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Supplies: cardstock, rub-ons spray ink, ribbon and metal frame.
Sketch for this page was from Sketchy Thursday. Since I made 8 x 8 pages I adapted their sketch to accommodate the size of my photos.
Thanks for stopping by.

Another Silly Layout

This is the last page I made last weekend. This one was based on Sketchy Thursday 7.14 sketch.
This style of layout is one I don't do often enough . I love the boldness of the journaling tag. It also has my two new addictions on it, spray ink and pom-pom trim. This page sure makes a statement. 

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Easter Layout

This page is the second page on a 2 page layout I did about Easter traditions. This page shows the food that my family have every Easter. I used July 21st sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches for the second page.

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Here is what the first page looks like. This page was lifted from a lady on Club CK.

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Even though they look is different they work well together since I used some of the same elements on both pages. I used a the same kind of banner and I used floral elements on both.

Tennis

Here is 1 of the 3 layout that I made this weekend. I used the #19 sketch from Frosted Designs.

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I love how this came out. I love the circles in the background. I brought an unexpected element to this page which is the tag. It is a Formica counter top sample that I dressed up with a sticker, paper, floss and a button. The word "tennis" is actually a brad that is shaped like a tennis ball. How perfect is that? 
Thanks for stopping by. I will be show you the last two layouts I made this weekend later this week.

A Layout

Here is  page I did for this week using a Frosted Design sketch #18.
Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on it.

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I was able to put this page together within 30 minutes. I love the simplicity of this sketch which allowed me to add items that I would normally wouldn't use. Like that star I had that for years and I finally found a use for it that really makes a statement.
Thanks for dropping by and I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

News and Roasted Veggies

  My news is about one of my Artfire studios ( Critter Crafts) I have recently decided to close it and move all my pets items over to MJ's Kraze. This means that you can shop from this one studio to find handmade items for you and your pet. This does not mean that I am trying to get rid of pet items. I am still adding new pet items to MJ's Kraze. I just wanted to simplify my life so I had more time creating.
  As I promised I am going to show how to make these veggies that my dad just can't get enough of.

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Ingredients:

2/3c. extra virgin olive oil
5 large zucchini 
2 large onions                                       
4 - 6 garlic cloves
3 T. dried parsley

3 T. dried oregano

2 - 3 t. salt ( I used kosher) 

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 450.

2. Peel and slice zucchini in half. Then cut them in to about 1/4" planks.3. Cut onions in half and cut in 1/4" slices.
4. Mince garlic cloves.
5. Mix all the ingredients together.
6. Spread everything out on two large baking sheets in a single layer.
7. Cook for 15 minutes, after 10 minutes flip the zucchini. Veggies should be soft.

Here is the finished product. YUM.  Property of MJ's Kraze

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you had a great Independence Day.

Fourth of July.

  Happy Independence Day everyone. I just wanted to show off a card I made using red, white and blue.

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This card is just made out of plain cardstock, stickers, a star punch and adhesive jewels.
I love to cook and you sure can tell that since I make everything from scratch, including the barbeque sauce.   
   My 4th of July food is potato salad, barbeque turkey, and strawberry pie and I think my dad is going to talk me into making some roasted zucchini. I think he is addicted to the oven roasted veggies.
I will post some pictures soon and maybe I will let a couple of the recipes out.
So what are you having?
God Bless you and America. Let freedom reign..