Botanical Christmas

The new Webster's Pages lines are rolling out. Today, Brandin is sharing Botanical Christmas and it is GORGEOUS! I was lucky enough to be able to play with it and created this page of Ryan on Christmas morning.



Every year on Christmas morning he waits at the top of the steps while Fran turns on the Christmas music and gets the camcorder started. He's a pretty good sport about it and I love sitting there with him, watching his excitement grow.

I used lots of new WP goodies on here. The bling is amazing.



I love the flowers - awesome colors!



And the trim is fabulous. Webster's always has the BEST trims! Here I used some red velvet trim on my banners.



Remember, they are doing a giveaway this week. All you need to do is visit Inspire Me and grab the badge image. Post it on your blog, message boards or Facebook and if you're spotted you'll be entered. While you're there, check out the other new releases! You certainly won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. :)

Bing It On!

I just got a first peek at the new Webster's Pages lines. WOW! Brandin has done it again! They are amazing.

Starting tomorrow, July 5, we will be celebrating the new realeases at Inspire Me. There will be images of the new goodies, new projects, and giveaways! It will work a bit like out Let's Celebrate promo from a couple of weeks ago.

Here's the badge that you'll be posting on your blogs, message boards, facebook, etc.



We will be hunting for the badge and when we spy it, you'll be entered for a chance to win some new goodies.

All of the details for the promotion can be found HERE.

I'll leave you with a card I did for Emma's recently. It was for the June color challenge. I used some WP Trendsetter papers, flower, trim, chipboard buttons and journaling card.




Thanks for stopping by and Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends!!

Celebrating Friends

Recently, I caught up with some dear friends who I used to work with. One of them moved away five years ago and was back in town for a few days. So, we all got together and had the chance to catch up. It was so much fun. Life is so hectic and we just haven't made time to get together. I hope that will change! Girl time is so important to me.

I decided to create a page celebrating our friendship. The new Let's Celebrate line from Webster's was perfect. I know I said this before, but I ADORE it. The colors are amazing and the little banners and other goodies are so fun to cut apart. At first glance it looks like a birthday line, but there really are so many uses for it.

Here's my page:



I made some more of those punched circle flowers that I love!



I used the new flowers and pins, too.



And of course I cut the banners apart. Using foam adhesive gave them great dimension!




I'm spending some time making cards this weekend since we didn't make any big plans for the 4th of July. I need some relaxation time!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend. :)

CR84FN 32

Happy Hump Day! Can't believe we're coming up on the 4th of July! Where is time going?

I have a fun card to share with you today. I used a technique I saw on the Crate Paper blog to create the flower.



I folded circles and adhered them together onto a die cut.You can also adhere them onto another smaller circle if you'd like. I love how the back pattern shows and creates another dimension to the flower.



A brad finishes it off. I added some other die cuts, brads and some twill to finish the card.

This card is for CR84FN #32. Here are the yummy colors that were the inspiration.



It's also my card for the week at Emma's Paperie. You can check out the blog for my supply list.

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!

Just Opened: Bits and Pieces Etsy Shop!

I'm so excited! I've wanted to open an Etsy shop for a while and I finally uploaded my first items yesterday. (I even made my first sale, woo hoo!) I added the little side bar thingy so that you can see what I have. I've made so many cards over the years and it makes me sad to see them piled up in the closet. Hopefully, some will be able to find loving homes. Eventually, I hope to add some fun vintage trinkets and finds for cardmaking. I have a ton of trims and such and I think this would be a great addition. So, please stop by and check it out. :)

It's been almost a week since I've gotten home and I think I'm FINALLY getting into the swing of things. I got the last of the suitcases unpacked, put away the laundry and got back to work. Last week was crazy, but so much FUN, with the Webster's Let's Celebrate Promotion. I actually can take a breather this week - hope to play along with some challenges.

Thought I'd share a page that I made recently. I have been trying to do more 'boyish' stuff for Ryan's scrapbooks and this line by Crate is just perfect.



He was goofing around one day and I thought I'd record all the things he loves to play at this point in time. The Crate chipboard and colors are so fun!



I added some texture by folding the strip of paper along the top of the journaling box.



I have some ideas for cute boy cards to make with this line. Goodness knows we always need them for birthday parties and such!

Thanks for stopping by today. And if there's anything in particular you'd like to see in my Etsy shop, let me know.

Have a great day! ~

New "Let's Celebrate" Project

Edited to Add: The website is now live! You can order the new line today! Wholesale orders will ship July 5 and on July 11 retail orders will begin shipping! You can find everything HERE.

Happy Friday! Welcome to the last day of Webster's "Let's Celebrate" line promotion. It has been such a fun week. I have been totally inspired by the team's creations and I'm so excited that I had the chance to play along to create some new goodies with these awesome papers and embellishments!

If you've been playing along this week, you know the deal. Find the projects and click the 'I Spy' badge to bring you back to Inspire Me where you can share about what you found and which new products you spied.

Here's my project for today:



This line just begs to be made into pennants and banners.




I used another one of the new flowers that were showcased yesterday. This yellow one is made out of feathers!! It's got such awesome texture.



Click here to go to the Inspire Me thread. (Still can't figure out how to link the badge!)

Thanks for stopping by and for playing along with us this week!
Have a great day. :)

You've found me! (If you haven't been playing along with Webster's Pages "I Spy" promotion then feel free to read the previous post that details how we've been celebrating the release of the new "Let's Celebrate" line.)

The design team has been busy creating with all the new goodies and we have created some yummy projects....We will be showcasing our creations using the NEW line each day this week, and every day we will showcase a new product!
All you have to do is check out the fabulous creations and then click on
'I Spy...Let's Celebrate!' badge!

You'll be taken to a new thread where you can tell us all about the yummy new product you saw! Be sure to follow the surprise instructions on how you can play along for some INCREDIBLE PRIZES!

And now for today's project:



The base of the card was made with one of the new FREE digital frames. I just resized it to 6 inches wide, printed it, cut it out and embellished. You can find all of the new frames that coordinate with Let's Celebrate HERE AT THE WEBSTER'S SITE.

I had so much fun with this line! The embellishments are great and the papers are just gorgeous. And the colors!! I have to say this is my favorite Webster's line so far! Here are some close up shots. I decided to go all out and make this an over the top 'ready to party' card.










If you haven't been over to Inspire Me to see the rest of the projects that the team has been creating, be sure to stop by. They are absolutely stunning!

Now for the fun part. Be sure to click on this 'I Spy' badge. It will take you to a thread at Inspire Me where you can post that you found my project. You'll be entered for a chance to win some yummy goodies!


(OK, I can't get the badge link to work so click RIGHT HERE)



Glad you stopped by and thanks for playing along.
Don't forget that the project hunting continues through tomorrow. So, you might want to stop by again then. (wink, wink)

Have a great day~