1st BLOGIVERSARY and last chance at fall goodies!

I have to admit, I didn't even plan it this way. Today is my 1st Blogiversary and the last day to get your name entered into a drawing to win these yummy fall goodies! I can't believe that a year has already gone by since my first post on this here blog of mine! I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing my creations with you and making new friends along the way. I am so blessed and encouraged by all of my readers....THANK YOU!!!

Here is a little eye candy for you today. It's a card I made recently with some of my favorite Basic Grey papers (I think I say that about all my Basic Grey papers!). Just love this color combo!

Hey There, Cupcake Card

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Ink: Close To My Heart

Ribbon: Basic Grey & Martha Stewart

Did you know...

...that today is World Card Making Day??? So I thought I would jump on here real fast and share this little card I made recently using some of my favorite paper by Basic Grey and cute stamps from Papertrey.

We are having a somewhat relaxing Saturday getting errands done and chores around the house. It has been nice to feel the crisp fall weather moving in. I am looking forward to sipping some of my favorite fall flavored tea tonight, Apple Cinnamon Spice...yum!

Oh, and don't miss your chance to be entered into a drawing to win some fun fall goodies from me! See previous post!

Hope you're all having a wonderful Saturday!

Together Forever Card

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Cardstock and Ink: Close To My Heart

Stamps: Papertrey Ink & Basic Grey

Ribbon: craft supply

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is my 26th birthday!  My day included breakfast with my hubby at a fun little diner downtown, perusing through some fun antique stores, and lunch with some sweet friends!  It was a great day!  And to top it all off my mom got her May issue of Creating Keepsakes in the mail!  

I didn't even know this issue was out yet but I was so excited to see one of my pages made the front of their "Seasonal Solutions" section!  So fun!  It is a great little section all about motherhood and creating pages that reflect our jobs as moms.  It is definitely an issue worth checking out!  

So, I thought I would share this page with you today.  It is the coordinating page that goes with the page which was published in Creating Keepsakes <---click here and you will see my page on the scrolling slideshow too!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Luv Layout

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Letter Stickers: American Crafts

Chipboard: Making Memories

Pen: Gelly Roll, Sakura

Font: CK Classical

Other: Jewels

enjoy a sunny day

Here is a little card I put together recently! I love that spring is here! I really miss the sun during the winter months. There is something about being outside on a sunny day that just makes me feel so good! Hope you're all having a happy day!

Don't miss out on getting your name in the drawing for my first giveaway! You have until Friday night! See this post!

Sunny Day Card

Patterned Paper: K & Company

Letter stickers: Basic Grey

Ribbon: Making Memories

Brad: K & Company

Flowers, sewing thread: craft supply

I'm back...

For the most part we are settled into our new house.  I still have a little organizing and A LOT of cleaning to do but our internet is  hooked up and my scraproom is somewhat organized (I'll show photos once it is finished.  It is the only room we have painted in the house so far and I am really happy with the colors!  I am hoping that I will be able to start creating a few new projects here soon but this week I am going to be busy planning our son's first birthday party.  I will post pictures soon of the invitations I sent out and the little party favors I am making using recycled baby food jars.  We have lots of family coming into town for the celebration...it should be fun!

Here is a page that I created before we moved.  This was the picture I used on our Christmas card this year!  The photo was taken by my amazingly talented photog friend Ellie Grover!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Monday!

"Us 3" supply list:

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Chipboard frame: Making Memories
Chipboard letters: Basic Grey
Ink: CTMH (Black)
#3 Die-Cut: Basic Grey
Family ribbon slider: CTMH
Dotted Ribbon: Making Memories
Brands and floss: CTMH
Other: Liquid Glass (CTMH)

The last of the presents!

Here are the last two Christmas presents that I made for some men in my life!  Sorry the pictures are kind of yellow.  The first is a bookmark I made for my husband.  He said all he wanted for Christmas we for me to make him a bookmark with a picture of our son and I on it along with something reminding him of how much he has to be thankful for!  Isn't that so sweet?!  So here is what I came up with, and he loved it!  :)  

  

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Fonts: CK Printer, CK Card Starters (scrapnfont.com)

Other: Cricut Fabulous Finds Cartridge (Provo Craft), eyelet, twill

This second present I made for my dad.  He is one of those guys that is never in want for anything...just always content with what he has.  I made him this frame using a photo matte I had  sitting around and put it on a little easel.  I think he liked it!

Paper: K & Company

Letter stickers: Pink Paisley

Chipboard heart: Making Memories

Other: Cricut Home Accents Cartridge (Provo Craft), photo matte, easel 

Fab5 and A Christmas Layout

I made the Fab5 for the second time over at 2S4Y!!!  So fun!  Thanks Kazan & Laura!  I feel honored!

Well, even though I am a bit embarrassed of my yellow photos I thought I would share this layout with you anyway (I am working on my photog skills).  I did this layout using a sketch from Becky over at PageMaps!  It is a great sketch!  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  Hopefully I will be back later today to show you more of the Christmas gifts I created!  Don't forget I have stamps for sale!  See this post!

Paper: Basic Grey

Cardstock: CTMH

Chipboard letters: Thickers by American Crafts

Other: glitter (CTMH), snowflake (Target), velvet ribbon, twill

Some sketch challenges!

Wow, I am tired!  It has been a wonderful week celebrating Christ's birth and I feel a bit worn out, but it feels good!  It was our first Christmas with a child and my husband and I discovered it is sooo fun, but not as relaxing as former years.  :)  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

On to some crafty things...here is a card I made using this weeks sketch created by Kazan over at 2S4Y.  I picked up these snowflakes at Target and just loved how they made this card sparkle!

And here is a card I made using this weeks sketch over at CPS!  Once again I used this adorable stamp set from Kim Hughes!

Walkin' In A Winter Wonderland
Paper: Basic Grey

Stamp: CTMH

Ink: Cocoa (CTMH)

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Ribbon: Offray

Brad: Stampin' Up

Additional tools: Cricut Fabulous Finds Cartridge (Provo Craft), twill

Sweetie Pie

Paper: Basic Grey

Stamp: The Birds & The Bees by Kim Hughes (Cornish Heritage Farms)

Ink: Cocoa (CTMH)

Ribbon: Offray

Brads: Stampin' Up

Additional tools: Cricut Fabulous Finds Cartridge (Provo Craft), sewing thread

A whole flock of presents!

(front)

(back)

(inside)

I had a little gift exchange yesterday with three good friends!  These were the gifts I gave them.  I am always looking for a good, cute journal.  I am very particular about my journals.  I like them to be spiral (easier to write in because it can lay flat), lined (because I have major problems trying to write straight without lines), and CUTE of course!  I don't know if everyone else feels the way I do about journals, but I wanted to try and find a way to make my own journals and this is what I came up with!

 

I used a Five Star 5"x7" notebook, some Basic Grey Paper, the new Nestabilities Bird Die Cut from Spellbinders, some ribbon, and some sewing thread.  Maybe I will post a tutorial later on how I put these together!

And look at the cute things they gave me!  Davi gave me a new Hero Arts stamp set! I cannot wait to play with it!!!  Thanks Davi!

We seem to have had a bird theme going on this year cause Lorie made me this adorable little bird...

...and this cute little place for me to keep diapers and wipes (not sure what the official name is).  I have totally been wanting one of these since my little guy is almost one and I am getting a little sick of carrying my diaper bag everywhere.  Now I can throw this in my purse and leave the diaper bag in the car!  Thanks Lorie!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas Eve!

Mr. & Mrs.

Here is a card I did with this weeks bonus sketch from Heide over at 2S4Y.  I really liked this sketch!  I cut the love birds from my Basic Grey paper then added some Stickles, a jewel, and ribbon to make it a little more glamorous!

Paper: Basic Grey

Ink: Black (CTMH)

Stamp: Studio G

Ribbon: Cosmo Cricket

Accessories: Stickles (Ranger), jewel (craft supply)

Congrats...

Here is a card I made this week using Kazan's sketch from 2S4Y.  I made it a to be a wedding card to give to a bride and groom, but when my husband saw it he said he thought it looked more like a graduation card.  Oh well, guess it could go either way.  I just love this Basic Grey paper and these sparkly Thickers chipboard letters! 

 

Paper: Basic Grey

Alphabet chipboard: Thickers (American Crafts)

Ink: Black (CTMH)

Ribbon & Jewels: craft supply

Two More Non-Traditional Christmas Cards!

Well, I just loved this idea of non-traditional Christmas colors (especially with these beautiful snowflake ornaments) that I made two more cards with the same supplies using the sketches this week from 2S4Y.  The first I did using Laura's sketch #13, and the second card I did using this weeks bonus sketch from Kristen Swain.  What I think is so great about these cards is that they are both a card and a gift because the receiver can take the ornament off the card and hang it on their tree!  What do you think?

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Cardstock: CTMH (Pink Carnation)
Stamp: Sorry, I don't know (it is just one I found in my stash of "unknown" stamps).
Ink: White Pigment Ink (CTMH)
Accessories: Cricut "Home Accents" cartridge (Provo Craft), snowflake ornament (Target), ribbon & jewels (Michael's), sewing thread (craft supply)

Snowflake Christmas Card!

I used the CPS sketch from this week to make a Christmas card for the current Bitten by the Bug contest.  Regina challenged us to make a Christmas card with any Cricut cartridge of our choice, but we had to use non-traditional Christmas colors!  Isn't that a great idea?  I used my "home accents" cartidge to make the label and tied on this cute snowflake ornament that I found at Target for really cheap!  Making this card really got me into the Christmas spirit!  What do you think?

The sentiment is stamped with Black StazOn ink with clear embossing on top.

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Cardstock: CTMH (Pink Carnation)

Stamp: No Peeking (CTMH)

Ink: StazOn (Black), clear embossing powder

Accessories: Cricut "Home Accents" cartridge (Provo Craft), snowflake ornament (Target), ribbon & jewels (Michael's)

First Clear Card!

This was my first clear card!  Carla gave a great tutorial over on her blog and it gave me the confidence to try.  I didn't really branch out much from her design but maybe I will next time.  :)

Patterned Paper: Basic Gray

Ribbon: Cosmo Cricket

Stamp: From Me To You (CTMH)

Ink: Chocolate (CTMH)

Two Cards!

Here are two cards I did this week using sketch's from 2S4Y.  The first was Kazan's sketch #12 and the second used the bonus sketch from Joke.  This was my first time doing stitching on a card since I don't have a sewing machine I DID IT BY HAND!  I think I will ask for a sewing machine for Christmas cause it just took way to long but I LOVE stitching with paper!

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Stamp: Follow Your Dreams (CTMH)

Ink: Chocolate (CTMH)

Accessories: Scalloped Edge Punch (Fiskar's), brown sewing thread, felt flower (Fancy Pant's Designs), liquid pearls (ranger), ribbon (Michael's)

Patterned Paper: Making Memories

Stamp: From Me To You (CTMH)

Ink: Chocolate (CTMH)

Accessories: chipboard flower (Making Memories), ribbon (Michael's), button (craft supply), floss (Karen Foster Design's)

Altered Bra...

I know some of you may be thinking, "what in the world?" about my little project I would like to share with you today.  Melissa Frances is hosting an altered bra contest over on her blog for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I first read her post about it and thought it was a nice thought but not a project I was interested in being a part of.  Then I was watching an interview on TV of Condoleezza Rice (US National Security Advisor) in which she was talking about her mother's fight with breast cancer.  She said something to the effect of "everyone is in some way impacted by breast cancer" and I thought she is totally right.  Almost everyone has a family member, friend, coworker, or has them self been diagnosed with breast cancer.  

All that to say, my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago when she was in her eighties.  I thought for sure this would be the time to say goodbye to her since I couldn't comprehend her old, frail body fighting off something like this.  Well, after surgery and radiation treatment I am happy to say that she is still with us today and will be 92 years old next month.  She has lived to see the birth of my first son and her first great-grandchild.  She is a very sweet, loving lady and has always been a prayer warrior for our family.  So this project is dedicated to her.

Paper: Basic Grey

Accessories: Cricut (Home Accents), rhinestones (CTMH), ribbon & flowers (craft supply)