for those who do scrapbooks, minibooks, gift tags,  SMASH** and more, RebeccaB from U Printables by RebeccaB  is the place for some super cute  freebie printables like THIS:  (which I downloaded today cause I plan on using my yellow SMASH* goodies from Stacy this weekend)

 OR, how about THIS cutie:
HOP OVER TO HER BLOG HERE AND GET TO DOWNLOADING!  Please leave her some L-O-V-E and of course show us some projects with the goodies you download !!!

It's FRIIIIDAYYY!!! Yepper, and although I am not creating down in the studio today (I'm running errands and packing for tomorrows crop) , I thought I'd feature this fabulous crafter who also happens to be a friend in real life (dontcha love when that happens??)....Hey Hey, Give a ROYAL shoutout to the talented Ms Chela from Chela Creates !!
So  not only is she a scrapbooker and SMASH*er, but she also crochets (or is it knits??)
and she's a card maker/Copic kinda gal...We ladies of color don't normally see ANY images of our boys (at least I don't in scrapbook circles-girls usually take front & center in layouts and cards) so this super cute card of hers that she created using another crafters digi image is one of my personal favorites: (He's so cute!)
so take a moment, and hop over to her blog and read all about her AND her serious love for all things Hello Kitty AND her hectic schedule (did I mention she's the mom of many, plus the pets plus "the" special guy) AND she runs an ETSY shop....also called CHELACREATES :):)  perhaps you may wanna grab up some of those cards to keep in your stash :)

more Friday catchup-I'm on a roll!  As many of you know, I got to hang out with friends these past 2 days in the company of the awesome Tim Holtz & Company...while there, Lorie and I got to talking (and talking lol) and she showed me some pics and since it's an altered projects kinda week, I knew I had to put her on the spot and feature her as my Friday crafter!

So let me introduce you to Lorie Gross Moses, a/k/a Lorie The Peddler, fab momma to a fab young man, crafter, card maker extraordinaire, and oh yeah, she's Ravens fan too...

we've run into each and have crafted together but little did I know that she also loves to create (and is very very good at) altered boxes!

Wow, just when I thought I couldn't find another Friday crafter, VOILA! I happen upon somebody's blog that is new to me...Sometimes I get bouts of insomnia, especially when I'm trying to think of ways to kill appeal to the good folks at BlueCrossBlueShield regarding all the shit  services I want and need for Thing 2...But on those nights and early mornings when I find myself up at 3 am, I find myself in blog land, and on Pinterest, and back to blog land, and I then accidentally find some gems...

Don't ask me how I've been finding these amazing male crafters-but just know THEY ARE OUT THERE! It's a fab Friday and since Trell was up last week on the blog, I'm gonna continue to shout out to "the guys" and so today, it's all about KORY K ! His blog, SCRAPiVERSE is like mine (I think?? kinda sorta??)- in that it's a little bit of this, a little bit of that, only he writes much better than I do and he's way funnier! He loves art, altering art, mixed media and damn, this dude actually throws a layout or two in the mix just to keep it interesting.  I like the fact that he used to play OFFICE when he was a kid-I used to play POST OFFICE and address those cards you find in magazines to myself like it was mail from somebody like a pen pal!!

And oh yeah, the brother gets "inky wid it" (He's a Tim fan too :) and he'll be jealous when I post my Tim pics next month LOL (although I think I'm more jealous cause he got to meet the ultra fab Miss Dina Wakley)

piece of a larger altered piece

“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.” ~William Plomer

Here's hoping that Kory's art "connects" with you and inspires you to be creative on this fantastic Friday :):)  Hop over to his blog and leave him some ROYAL   L-O-V-E !!!

Have a great weekend everybody !!