MARCH 2012 TAG SWAP

It's that time again! My March 2012 tag swap is now open. If you're interested~  please email me at: creativelyouttacontrol.blogspot.com

TAGS TAGS AND MORE TAGS~ My book is chunky...just like my minis I create

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to shared with you what I did with my beautiful tags. The tag book is popping, can I turn the pages easily? NO! But it's fun and still can pull the tags out when I want to use one in a mini album. You'll also see a basket behind one the book pages, those are hung with a silver mega ring. I have so many tags and I love them all. Thank you.... to all of you that keep me going, especially when my mind takes me back to sad and painful memories....but I have a million beautiful Memories too! You guys keep me busy!!! And that's a good thing. Enjoy the pics! Hugs, Velma

This is a great book, it has kraft paper pages, page protectors and also black pocket pages. With the book being so chunky (I still love it) maybe I'll think about taking the black o-wires out to put in a larger one.

My beautiful tags!

There's a ton of kraft pages, I didn't even use all the pages.

I love my swappers tags so much!

I think I'm a "tag collector"

The Valentine Tag here...I made for my Beautiful Mama last year using a Velma Flower on the bottom of the tag.

 Here's the black pocket pages I was talking about, great to keep my goodies in so I know who they came from. And also the beautiful cards and notes I receive.

Here's the page protectors I was talking about (above)

Some of the packaging for our swaps are so awesome, maybe we should have a "packaging swap", just kidding, but they are beautiful.

I just posted this pic down at the bottom, opps, I wasn't paying attention!

Is this tag book chunky or what?

Below, here's the duplicate pic

All the tags are just beautiful! Thank you to my swappers...you are what makes my Tag Swap successful! I have more and more tags from a few years ago, I have tags everywhere...just not in my book. I saw a couple of videos where the person hung string/ribbon on her wall, attached each tag with a a piece of ribbon going through the hole, they look awesome hanging. Then on another video I viewed, this person hung all her tags from a chandelier........can you believe that? Does she have to climb up a ladder to pull a tag~ it looked beautiful! Can you believe we have to get ready for the March Tag Swap? Omgosh, it will almost be Spring Time, we're in a new year, where has the time gone? Happy Creating!

JANUARY TAGS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED !!!

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to tell you that January's tags have been shipped! Packaged, at the postoffice, shipped off....DONE

As always, these tags are awesome, a couple of surprises inside. If something is wrapped, I call it a "surprise"! You're gonna love the tags! ENJOY!!!

FEBRUARY'S TAG SWAP ~ CLOSED

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FEBRUARY 2012 TAG SWAP NOW OPEN

Hi Everyone, just wanted to tell you that I am now taking sign ups for February's 2010 Tag Swap. If interested, click on "Tag Swap" under my main header~ Email me if you are interested. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

We are wishing all of you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year...good health, love and happiness! Sharing some special moments with you.......................

Steven being goofy in the picture then saying Happy New Year to everyone.

Our baby girl turned "21" years old on December. Happy Birthday Sweetheart...may all your wishes come true!

Merry Christmas Mama

I cry for you everyday~ I miss you

I hope you enjoyed my special moments of Christmas.

JANUARY 2012 TAG SWAP CLOSED. LOOK FOR FEBRUARY'S!

JANUARY 2012 TAG SWAP

Hi Everyone~  The January 2012 Tag Swap is now OPEN.  Please email me if you are interested. 


I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with Family and Friends. A time for being thankful, making beautiful memories with the people we love and being ever so thankful for the simple things in life.


God Bless you and warm hugs, Velma

NOVEMBER SNEAK PEAK!!!

Hi Everyone~ just wanted to show you some sneak peaks of what's coming your way...soon! Lots of beautiful and awesome tags.

There will be NO Swap for December, but on Dec. 1st, I will open the January swap. That gives you the month of December to create your tags...maybe if you get a moment? (yeah right in the middle of all the craziness) so, if you're interested, please send me an email and I will sign you up for January 2012. That was weird just writing the new year 2012. omgosh................ 

I hope everyone is doing well. Now that the Holidays are upon us it's time for (Didn't we just have Christmas?) wonderful dinners and beautiful desserts, family and friends, Christmas Trees and lights~ I love the lights! shopping shopping shopping! Oh, and more shopping!

My favorite time during December~ my daughter and I usually go out to the Pleasanton Mall, CA~ and can you guess what we do? We shop, shop and shop some more, and then my legs give out and need to rest. That's when we go to the cafe at Nordstrom's and have lunch. I love their onion soup with all that cheese and their yummy dishes.

*HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU*

Warm Hugs, Velma

OCTOBER 2011 TAGS SHIPPED

Happy Sunday to all of you! Just wanted to let you know that your tags have been shipped. Everyone should get them either Monday (CA) and Out of State, by Wednesday. Wait til you see your tags, so get your projects ready for these fabulous creations! Hugs, Velma

SNEAK PEEK ~ OCTOBER 2011 TAG SWAP

Here's some sneaky peaks of the awesome tags that are coming your way!!! You're gonna love every single one!

A Big Thank You~  to all that have signed up for my November 2011 Tag Swap! As I know you're all very busy with the Holidays upon us.

October Tags

For December: I'm not sure if there will be a December Tag Swap, a really busy time for all of us.......for those of you that want to do a December Swap, keep in mind, there could only be a few of us... send me an email and share your thoughts.

October's Tags

Hugs, Velma

NOVEMBER 2011 TAG SWAP~ CLOSED

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA

I honor my Beautiful Mama everyday, but today is very special. Today is her Birthday, she would have been 90 years old. Remembering every single moment with my Mama for all the years I had her in my life. I remember your smiles, our long talks, laughing together and you falling back on the bed or chair with giggles~ just warms my heart. I remember the "I love you's" and our kisses. I remember crying together. Today and everyday,  I am missing you terribly. I am blessed, so blessed that you were my Mama. I love you a million times.  Happy Birthday to a Beautiful woman...............my Mama.

NOVEMBER 2011 TAG SWAP NOW OPEN

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know the November Tag swap is OPEN...and filling up fast. I have 1 spot available. I hope everyone had fun creating their October tags! Just waiting on a few more and then the sorting begins. With the Holidays fast approaching, feel free to do Autumn/Fall, Christmas~ whatever your heart feels like creating.

SEPTEMBER 2011 TAGS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED

All of the September tags have been shipped! Everyone created such awesome, beautiful tags. You'll be excited and happy when the postman/lady leaves them in your mail box or at your door! I love all the tags I received! I'm going to put them on my mega ring so I have them at hand when I need that special tag to use in my mini books/projects. Thanks to all of you!

OCTOBER 2011~ TAG SWAP~ CLOSED

Tiny Sneak peek of September's tags coming your way!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY REIKO

Reiko's  Yummy Birthday Cake

Having some fun with a little bit of scrapbooking,

Reiko's beautiful daughter.

My card I made for Reiko, pocket and tag

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY COUSIN...I LOVE YOU

Birthday card using a corragated background, some bronze crackle paint (which didn't give me the crackle effect I wanted) a transparency and metals, and of course, flowers...can't forget the flowers! The bottom round locket opens with our picture together.

SEPT. TAG SWAP.....CLOSED

IMAGE TAG SWAP

SEPTEMBER TAG SWAP NOW OPEN.
See the little box under my blog header? Click on Tag Swap for details. This will be easy and fun!