Slip and Slide

It's FREEZING out!! The past few days haven't been bad, but we had an artic blast come in and I'm dying. It's 27 degrees out and much colder with the wind chill. The wind is awful!!


So, to keep me warm, I worked on a summery layout. I love these photos. Ryan and the girls had so much fun this summer on the slip and slide.






This was a 'just for fun' page. I used some Sassafrass Lass and October Afternoon on it. The buttons are Doodlebug.

This next card is pretty sunny, too. I did it for the December sketch over at Emma's. Lots of BG Nook and Pantry on it.




I hope everyone had a great Christmas. We sure did! Look at what I've been playing with this week:




I'm so excited! I love my phone. And I've been taking lots of videos. Santa brought me a tabletop tripod, so I'm hoping to figure out how to post some tutorials on here!

That's about it for today. Have a great day!

Merry Christmas!

The wrapping is done, the tree is up and the food is ready. Christmas has finally arrived! I'd like to take this chance to wish all of you a Merry Christmas! I hope you celebrate, as I will be, with the ones you love most.

I'm so excited to head to Christmas Eve Mass tonight. Celebrating the birth of Christ is what this is all about and sitting there in the beautifully decorated church, singing the songs and listening to the gospel passages always moves me to tears. Regardless of your beliefs, my wish for you is that your heart is filled with the loving spirit of this wonderful holiday.

Today is a special day in our house for another reason, too! It's my hubby's birthday! Yes, he was born at midnight on Christmas Eve. My mother in law loves to tell the story of how the nurses all gathered around him in the delivery room and sang Silent Night. Not a bad way to enter this world, huh!

Here is the card I made for him. I used some fun Jenni Bowlin goodies along with Papertrey Ink's Star Prints set. I stamped it onto Vintage Cream cardstock using True Black and Pure Poppy inks. I added the Joy Bingo card to give it a Christmasy flair, being that he has a Dec. 24 birthday!



That's it for today!
Have a wonderful Christmas. ;)

All Wrapped Up

Here's a page I did this week just for fun! Our family celebration at my brother in law's house after Christmas is a lot of fun. The kids have the best time unwrapping all of the gifts that Uncle Joe showers upon them. The time we spend together is really special. I know Ryan will cherish these celebrations when he looks back on them as an adult.

I took this picture last year. Ryan and his favorite cousin found a huge pile of gift wrap and were rolling in it. I found them laying there like this and had to grab my camera.

I created this page for the Noel Mignon 'bling' challenge. I used lots of Zva and some Cosmo Cricket, SEI, and Crate Paper goodies.






And here is another card that I recently did. Sad to say, I often find myself needing sympathy cards. I used some Webster's Paper on this along with Papertrey Ink's Turning a New Leaf
and Communique Curves Sentiments. Iused Scarlet Jewel and Ripe Avocado inks on here.

The flowers are Prima.

Thanks for stopping by!

Help Me Out...

Happy Monday! We have a snow day today. Snow days USED to be my favorite thing in the world. But, now that I'm a working mom, they are a PAIN! I hate the 'child care juggling' thing...

I'm looking for some help in regards to songs. I am planning to do something for my DH and need songs that are sentimental and 'good' for a daddy and me theme. Could you share some of your favorites with me??? Thanks!

Anyway, just wanted to share a couple of things. This first card uses some of my Papertrey favorites. I used Big and Bold Wishes along with Polka Dot Basics II. I also used my favorite cardstocks - Kraft and Vintage cream.




The ink is Pure Poppy. The tags are Making Memories and that pretty flower is Prima.

This next card is a quick and easy one. I used Basic Grey Eskimo kisses paper along with a chipboard sentiment from K and Co. The ribbon and button are Papertrey and the chipboard heart is Melissa Frances.



That's it for today. The next couple of days are going to be quite busy. I've finished my shopping but haven't even started wrapping.

Thanks so much for stopping by. :)

It's Snowing Cats and Dogs!

Holy Moly! It has been snowing all day and there's tons more to come. It's crazy! Technically, it's not even winter yet! Ryan has been playing with the neighbors all day. We just had some hot chocolate and are baking some brownies. It's definitely a day to be cozy.

I haven't had much time for scrapping this week. So, here's a quick one to share. I made these to give to our principal and assistant principal. I used glassine bags to wrap the kisses in and used some Cosmo Cricket and Basic Grey papers. The pom pom trim is Webster's and the chipboard buttons are Jenni Bowlin. If you haven't noticed, red and aqua are one of my favorite color combos. ;)





I still have to do a bunch of Christmas shopping. I'm hoping the roads are plowed tomorrow so I can get out! Wish me luck.

Have a great weekend!

Is This Week Over Yet??

This is one busy week! We've been doing lots of fun things, but it's been quite hectic. I can't wait until Saturday when I can kick back and start enjoying things a bit more!

I'm really excited. A couple of tags from my previous post are on the Moxie Fab World blog today. Stop over there for some inspiration and to win something 'udderly delightful'!

Today's project shows another project that was so quick and easy to make. And I love the results. I took 5 by 6 inch sheets of Hambly paper and sewed little pockets. They are just the right size to tuch a gift card into. Then, I wrapped some tea dyed twill around them, and added some of my favorite embellishments...Prima flowers, Zva gems, Best Creations glitter cardstock, My Mind's Eye die cuts and Melissa Frances glittered chipboard.








I can't wait to give these out!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Holiday Tags

Do you ever do one of those projects that you absolutely LOVE? I can honestly say, those don't come along every day for me. But, this one was definitely one of THOSE
projects. I was feeling particularly uninspired one week. Then, my box from Emma's arrived and I started playing with the Jolly By Golly line from Cosmo Cricket. It was love at first sight!!! I created this tag set and used some Prima Packaging to make a little holder for them. I made them with the intent of giving them as a gift. But....I think I'm going to keep them for myself. ;)










I had made these for Emma's a few weeks ago. My project for this week has so more Jolly By Golly goodies on it, too. I can't get enough of it. So, what is your favorite line this year???

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