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Hi there! I'm still unpacking and trying to get settled into our new place! We don't have internet set up yet but my hubby is letting me use his computer real quick. :) I love our new house and am trying to decide on a paint color for my scrap room! Any suggestions?

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Hope you are all having a wonderful week!

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.  :)  

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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

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 

More handmade Christmas gifts!

Here are some Christmas gifts I  made for my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.  I picked up the wood carved pieces at Michael's, covered them in some Christmas paper, added some paint, glitter, and ribbon!

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!