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

It's been a while...

Yes, I am still alive! Wow, I can't believe it has really been 4 months since my last post on here! Before you judge me lazy and totally disconnected let me explain myself. Back in May I discovered I was pregnant with our second child two days before my husband's birthday! Hooray! So, my son and I surprised him on his birthday telling him we were going to have another addition to our little family! My due date is March 2nd and we will find out the gender on October 13th! We're SO excited!!!

Anyhow, my horrible morning sickness started with a BANG! the morning of 4th of July and for about 8 weeks I was sick as a dog! So, I have spent the last four months sick and then recovering from being a hermit for so long. It has been horrible being sick, but I am not feeling a lot better and actually beginning to enjoy being pregnant again. Although, it is definitely more tiring this time around since I am chasing toddler everyday. Here I am at 12 weeks!

I did manage to do a few crafty things in the last four months. Here is a peek at what I have been up to.

A card for my husband's birthday.

One quick layout with photo's that should have been put on a page long ago!

And my first attempts at embroidering and sewing any kind of children's clothing! These were made as gifts for two very special little boys!

And here's the cute tag I made to wrap up the second jacket.

What do you think? I guess I haven't been totally lazy the last few months! Thanks for come back to visit me! Check back tomorrow for a little giveaway I am doing in celebration of my returning to the blogging world!

Better Than Ice Cream Card

Cardstock: My Mind's Eye

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Ink: CTMH

Stamp: My Favorite Things

Other: ric-rac, colored pencils

Playin' at the Park Layout

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper: Sassafras

Letter stickers: Scenic Route

Other: brads

Back from the dead, a GIVEAWAY, & 2S4Y!

Hello All!  Wow, it has been a long time since I've been around this here blog of mine!  The last two weeks have been really crazy for our family!  First we took a road trip out to Utah to visit my husband's parents and attend one of my best friend's weddings.  Ethan did amazing in the car!  Hardly any crying with the help of a portable DVD player and a goodie bag full of nic-nac's from the dollar store.  Pretty good for a 13 month old in the car for 10+ hours.  Anyway, our trip was a blast, but the day we got home Ethan got the flu.  He proceeded to  pass it on to both my husband and I as well as the rest of our family here.  Needless to say, we have been recovering for the past week and yesterday was the first day I felt like I was coming back from the dead.

These pictures of are of a couple flowers that were blooming in my mother-in-law's backyard.  That is one thing I miss about springtime in Utah...the flowers are beginning to bloom even amidst a few snow storms.  

Enough about what has been going on around here...I have some exciting news!!!  Today I want to do my first GIVEAWAY!!!  As I mentioned in my previous post two weeks ago (gosh, has it been that long!), my first cards came out in publication!  To celebrate this fun occasion for myself I am going to GIVE AWAY ONE COPY of EACH MAGAZINE I have been  published in!  

To be entered into the giveaway just LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST!  And if you want to get your name into the drawing more than once TELL A FRIEND about this drawing and make sure they leave a comment telling me you sent them!  Easy enough right?!  Oh, and did I mention I will throw in some cute scrappy supplies!  :)

I will leave this drawing open until Friday, March 27th at 11:59pm PST.  I will announce the winners the following Saturday! 

The first winner will receive the You're Invited Idea Book by Scrapbook Trends!

And the second winner will receive Scrapbook Trends March Issue which is now SOLD OUT online!

For now I will leave you with these two bright, cheery cards I created today using Laura's sketch this week over at 2S4Y!  A simple and easy sketch with endless possibilities!  

New Baby Card

Cardstock: CTMH & Bazzill

Tag: Sassafras

Pom-poms & ribbon: craft supply

Accessories: Cuttlebug dotted embossing folder

Little Boy Card

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Sassafras

Tag: Sassafras

Swirl: CTMH

Ribbon: KI Memories

Summertime cards & my 1st PUB!!!

So, obviously I didn't get around to posting more of my summer cards over the weekend, but here are two more.  I finally pulled out this CTMH stamp that I had sitting in my stamp stash but hadn't used yet!  Isn't it a fun stamp?

Oh, and I have some EXCITING NEWS!!!  My first two cards have been published by Scrapbook Trends!  I have one card in their March Issue and one in their You're Invited Idea Book.  I am a bit sad cause I haven't gotten my copies in the mail yet but I saw them in our local scrapbook store today!  I feel so honored to have had the chance to get published and am quite excited for further future opportunities!  

I am hoping to have a giveaway soon to celebrate!  Check back over the next couple days for a chance to win some yummy scrappy supplies!

Food Card Supplies

Paper: My Mind's Eye

Stamp: CTMH (Summertime)

Ink: CTMH (Chocolate)

Floss: Karen Foster

Buttons: American Crafts

Other: Colored Pencils (CTMH)

Summertime Garden Card Supplies

Paper: My Mind's Eye

Stamp: CTMH (Summertime)

Ink: CTMH (Chocolate)

Floss: Karen Foster

Button: American Crafts

Ribbon: Making Memories

Other: Colored Pencils (CTMH), sewing thread

Paradise

We have had a of couple really warm, beautiful days here lately and I LOVE it!  I have realized lately that I am just kind of sick of winter!  Mixed in the with those warm days has been really cold, rainy days.  Just a sign that spring is coming and then summer! I can't wait to lay in the warmth of the sun and take refreshing dips in the pool.  Anyway, in light of how I am feeling about our changing seasons I decided to pull out some fun supplies and whip up some summer cards!

I made this card using Laura's sketch over at 2S4Y.  The flowers are cut from some K & Company Paper and the stamp is one of my favorites from CTMH.  It is a super simple card with very few supplies needed.  Gotta love that!  

Hope you are all having a wonderful Friday!  I hope to be back more this weekend to share the rest of my summer cards with you!

Supplies:

Paper: K & Company

Stamp: CTMH (Paradise)

Ink: CTMH (Chocolate)

The Day You Were Born

Here is a little something I have been wanting to make for about a year!  It's a little mini album with pictures that my best friend Ellie took of us at the hospital the day our son was born!  I absolutely love these pictures and I am soooo glad she brought her camera that day!  Thanks again Ellie!  Enjoy!

Off to watch a movie with my hubby!  Hope you're having a great Saturday night!

Paper & Ribbon: Cosmo Cricket
Floss: Karen Foster
Eyelet: CTMH
Album: Studio 8
Ink: StazOn & CTMH
Stamp: Baby Boy by Scrappy Cat

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)

Love Birds

Well, I guess I can't get enough of these cute love birds by Kim Hughes!  Here is another card I used them on!  

Just wanted to let you know I may be a bit of a ghost here on my blog over the next couple of weeks!  My husband and I decided this past weekend that we are going to be moving in TWO WEEKS!  So, needless to say I have a lot to do over the next couple weeks with packing and planning our son's 1st birthday party!  I will try to stop by here and show you a few things I have been working on, but hopefully I will be back going strong once we get settled.  We are moving out of our little two bedroom apartment into a 3 bedroom house with a pool!  Which means I will have MY OWN SCRAP-ROOM!  Well, at least until another baby comes along.  :)  

Don't forget I have lots of stamps for sale!  See this post or check my Etsy Store!

Hope are are all having a great Tuesday!

Love Birds

Paper: Making Memories

Journaling Tag: K & Company

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

Ink: Chocolate (CTMH)

Ribbon: Martha Stewart

Chipboard: Maya Road

Floss: Karen Foster

Lace & button: craft supply

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 little present for a little girl...

So, here is the first of a couple Christmas presents that I made this year.  I figure I can show you this one because I already gave it to her.  :)  I made this little counting book for a dear friend of mine's daughter.  Isn't she adorable?  I think her favorite part was that her  picture was on the front.  I used a cardboard kids book I picked up for a $1 and used some old/retired papers and cardstock from CTMH along with my cricut.  It was a super easy, quick but cute gift!

Happy Days

Here is my card using this weeks sketch by Laura over at 2S4Y.  I love this paper by Cosmo Cricket and this Nestabilities bird cut by Spellbinder!  

Also, don't miss out on my STAMP SALE see details on this post!  Hope you're having a wonderful day!

Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Journal Tag (sentiment): Cosmo Cricket

Bird die-cut: Nestabilities by Spellbinder

Lace: Wrights

Brads: CTMH

Other: sewing thread (craft supply)