It's June!!

Oh my goodness! This months kit at Scrappy Chics is absolutely divine!!! Please make sure to get yours before they are all gone!

I made this card and goodie tin for a teacher at school. The can was from some hot chocolate. I love recycling containers like this!

This is a layout of me and my honey. I really need to do more layouts of us :)

Another project that I did for a teacher. I reused an old My Minds Eye container for this one.

Another look...

This layout of me and the kids has to be one of my favorites! I really love the colors...For the "white wash" effect, I just put some white paint on the paper and used an old credit card to smear it all over. I love how it turned out!

This last card was for my mom for Mother's Day. I made a fabric rolled flower to go with it. (They are so easy!!)


Scrappy Chics kits are now available for purchase on Facebook! Make sure you are a fan and be entered to win in random contests!

Don't forget to see what the rest of the design team did with this months amazing kit...Here :)

cha favorites

With CHA Winter all over and done...which lines were your favorite? I was really impressed with CHA this year. Here are the lines that are at the top of my wish list. Hint, hint...Melinda :)


Fabulous by Simple Stories

Awesome by Simple Stories

Woodland Park by October Afternoon

Miss Caroline by My Minds Eye

Follow your heart by My Minds Eye

London Market by Pink Paislee

Spring Jubilee by Pink Paislee


Aren't they all just wonderful?! What lines did you like if they aren't listed here? I'm hoping to see some of this stuff in future Scrappy Chics kits. And I'm pretty sure one of these lines will be :)

a new month

The new kit is available at Scrappy Chics! Last I heard, she actually still had some kits left for purchase! But don't wait too long...I bet her kits will be gone really quick!

This first layout is of Bekah demonstrating the correct (wrong) way to make a "peanut sammich". I love these pictures. It truly captures the fun of her age.





This kit also has a beautiful album by Pink Paislee. I only got as far as decorating the front...but I plan to finish the inside before Christmas. I have an idea on who will be getting this, but I can't say here :)



I used the raw side of the dress form. I painted it and then I stamped over it.



I cheated a bit on this card. I must confess that I didn't use all Scrappy Chics products on it. I made this card for a teacher at school and I didn't plan on using it for my design team projects...BUT I was sick the entire month of September and I ran out of time. Sooooo, I cheated and used this.





Like I mentioned before, I've been really sick, so I haven't had much time for blogging, or anything really. I finally made it to the doctor and found out that I have bronchitis. I'm slowly getting better and am getting really tired of all this resting business.

I'm hoping to be back to regular blogging soon!

August kits

I.cant.believe.its.August.already.

*sigh*

Summer is almost over (boo.) But since its August 1st, I can show you my projects that I did with this months kit from Scrappy Chics (yay!).

This first one is a card that will be perfect for my cousin's upcoming wedding...




This next layout is not my favorite. I love the pictures of the kids, but I just feel I didn't do them justice.



This next one is a very special layout of mine. I have had these pictures of my Papa's memorial since October. Its taken me this long to find just the right papers to go with it.



Finally, this last layout is my most favorite one that I did with this kit. My first attempt at an accordian flower turned out pretty good :)



I used a lot of leftover goodies from previous kits on these layouts. Be sure to check out what the other design team girls did, here.

Thanks for stopping by! Have an awesome day!!

It's June, already?!

I just realized tonight that I started this blog entry a few days ago and forgot to finish it! Oops!

The June kit at Scrappy Chics is unfortunately all sold out, but I wanted to share with you my projects to give you an idea on how fabulous these kits are!!

My first project, I must confess, I scraplifted it from the Maya Road blog. Mine turned out a bit different, but the idea is the same.



This turned out to be a great gift for my grandma on her 80th birthday. It's always so hard to get her anything, when she has EVERYTHING!! I can't wait to see it hanging in her laundry room. :)



I really wanted to sew the papers but I got lazy and decided to just ink the edges instead.



This layout of the kids features my new favorite pictures of them. I love how cute they look! Bekah all pretty in her princess dress and Gavin looking like a teenager (almost!).



This last layout turned out completely different than I had imagined it would. I ended up spending about 3 days on this baby. I couldn't get things "quite right". But it finally all came together. I love how the My Mind's Eye paper and the Pink Paislee paper blended well with each other.



Thanks again for stopping by. It really makes my day reading any comments that are left by you all!

Have a great week!!

the first 12 months

A friend of mine just recently had a baby shower and since she was having her second girl, I was at a loss of ideas for a gift. Then I remembered a memory box that I made for Gavin's first 12 months. It's a great way to store all of the sweet little trinkets from those early stages of life.

My friend is not very traditional in her girl colors (no to pink) so I found some old Pink Paislee paper that just happened to be her theme colors and was also very feminine at the same time.









On the inside of the lid I left a spot for her to place a 4x6 picture of her new baby.



On the inside of the box and used some Thickers to spell out her name.



I also made a card to match the box!



I was really happy with the results. In fact, I wanted to keep it for myself :) But of course, I didn't. My friend was very happy and impressed with the gift. And she loved the colors (whew!!)
I love giving handmade gifts to people that appreciate them!!

Holiday baby

There's a new prompt up at Scrap that Baby! We are challenging you to create a layout about your baby celebrating any of the winter holidays. I chose to do a layout on the anticipation and excitement on Christmas Eve.




I absolutely love this line by Pink Paislee. For this layout I used the December kit at Scrappy Chics.



I've been trying to use my punches more often...and right now I am favoring the scallop border punch. I love layering them on top of each other and then curling them up for dimension.



Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to enter your layout!!

the scar

This weeks prompt at Scrap that Baby is all about the ouchies and boo-boos. I chose to do a layout on a subject that I have wanted to scrap about ever since it happened...Bekah's scar.





Journaling reads:

When people ask about the scar above your lip, we always tell them you were hit by a buffalo...It was actually a frozen package of buffalo meat that fell out of the freezer. You just happened to be on the floor next to the fridge and became the helpless victim. The corner of the package made a perfect cut into your skin. At 9 months old you already had a cool story to tell!!





Thankfully, her scar has faded and you can barely see it. I felt so bad that it happened...But we love telling people she was hit by a buffalo!!

proof.

Here is proof that I really HAVE been busy and not just slacking! :)

This first layout is taken from a sketch from this blog. The papers are Pink Paislee's Sweetness line and are left over from my Scrappy Chics November Kit.
I really love this line...the colors are so feminine. It's great for all of those pictures I have of Bekah!



And for the close ups...





This next layout is one of my new favorites. Once again I used Pink Paislee (I've had this paper for forever!!). I love how the colors match the colors on Gavin's shirt. And the pictures...yes, they are such a riot, my kidlets are. I've been wanting to scrap these pictures ever since I snapped them. I just didn't know what I was going to do. I love how it turned out!



Close ups again...




The next two projects are from the December kit at Scrappy Chics. Yes, Pink Paislee again!! These pictures are from Bekah's first Christmas and it's taken me this long to find just the right paper to scrap it! The snowflake in the layout was just an ornament that was laying on the table instead of on the Christmas tree. I think it made just the right touch!



You know the drill :) ...



Finally, I will end this with a Christmas card that I did from the same kit.



See, I told you I've been busy!!

been busy, busy, busy...

After taking a few weeks off from scrapbooking, I am now trying to cram in all of the things I need to get done this month. I did finish my projects for Scrappy Chics, hooray! I am so excited about the December Kit. LOTS of yummy goodies in that one!!
I'm planning on entering some contests this month as well. Wish me luck! I always get so disappointed when I don't make the cut...and I try so hard not to take it personally. BUT, I guess that's how life is; full of disappointments as well as victories.
I will share a few glimpses of what I have been working on...hope you like it!!






Oh, and don't forget to stop by Scrap that Baby! There is a new prompt up. I didn't participate this time, but I would love to see what everyone comes up with.

Have a great day!

Scrappy Chics

My good friend Melinda has started a brand new kit club called Scrappy Chics. This month's kit features an awesome collection of Sweetness by Pink Paislee. I love this kit!!

Here is another layout I did with the kit...





And I still have a TON of goodies and paper to play with! Please check out her website!
Have a fabulous day!!

what pretty is

If your kids are anything like mine, then you'll definitely be able to play along this week at Scrap that Baby!! This time the challenge is all about mischief makers. Yep, when you are talking about my kids, that's an understatement!!

These pictures were taken after Bekah got into her brother's (washable, thank goodness) markers and decided to beautify her baby dolls.




I used the November Kit from Scrappy Chics. Love, love, love all the new Pink Paislee line "Sweetness"!!



Was a little hesitant and not sure what to do with all the gorgeous paper, but I decided to do a little fussy cutting and cut the corner flowers out of one sheet. I then attached it to my page using some pop up dots. I think I'll be doing this often, I really like how it turned out!



Sorry I haven't been around much lately, things are still a bit...I can't even think of a word. Just missing my Papa and still coping with the loss. Hopefully I will be back to regular blogging real soon.