Webster's August Challenge

I can't believe it's already August! This summer has been flying by. Luckily, my work schedule has lightened up. I've been able to get some beach trips in and have a couple of other short trips planned before Ryan goes back to school. One of these days, Fran may even be able to join us. It stinks that this is his busiest time of the year.

So, August is my month for hosting the challenge at Inspire Me. This month, the challenge is to creating a card, layout or project using the new Let's Celebrate line. Here's my project:



I'd been wanting to do a page using tags and the goodies from the line were perfect. I used netting, trim and bling along with the papers.






I love these pictures of Ryan hunting for fireflies. He gets such a kick out of it.

I hope you can play along with the challenge. All of the details can be found here: Let's Celebrate Challenge.

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Once Upon A Sketch - August Guest Designer

Hi! I'm so excited to share that I'm the GD at Once Upon a Sketch this month. If you haven't stopped over there, you need to! There is a sketch and a journaling prompt. The Aug. 1 prompt is 'A Perfect Day'. Here's my page...



I chose to journal about how I love days that I'm at home not having to run from place to place, work, shuttle Ryan to sports or music or make lunches for everyone. I know you know what I mean.



I used Crate's Neighborhood line. I'm so in love with anything Crate at the moment!!



I added in a bit of Pink Paisley, for good measure. :)



And see that little house behind me? That's packaging from the trim. I love it.

So, definitely visit Once Upon a Sketch. I'd love to see you join in on the fun this month. Plus, there is sooooooo many beautiful pages there. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm Still Here....

This week has flown by! Sorry I haven't posted anything new. Ryan and I went to the beach earlier in the week and then I had to work. The ol' blog kind of took a back seat. Anyway, thought I'd share a new card. I made this one for Emma's.



I used Webster's Yacht Club line - both the regular papers and the mini papers.




I added some PTI ribbon and a PTI tiny tag. The flower is also Webster's. I also used Webster's trim.



Speaking of Webster's, Brandin just released some beautiful new digital frames. They are perfect for photos and have lots of other uses, too. I've even printed them out and made cards with them. So, if you like this....



or this...




or this...



then head over to the Webster's Pages site and download them for free!!


So, since my card has such a beach feel to it, I thought I'd share a few of my favorite pics from this week's visit.

Ryan had so much fun splashing around in the waves.




Here's my friend Dorothea and me.



And here's Ryan with her daughter. They have been friends since birth and have so much fun together.



We took the kids up to the boardwalk that night. They had a blast on the rides and, of course, had to have some cotton candy. (It was a toss up between that and funnel cakes, but the pure sugar treat won out.)





So, I've been busy, just not so much with scrappy stuff. :)
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day.

Crepe Paper Flower and Vintage Goodies

I thought I'd post a couple of projects I've made recently for the Vintage Street Market blog.

This first one uses a flower I made using crepe paper and patterned paper from the Dimestore Vogue collection. I saw a tutorial for it on Pinterest. You can find my directions HERE.





My next card uses Dimestore Vogue again. This time I added a vintage zipper and piece of a vintage measuring tape. I love using my collection on cards.





I added some glass glitter to the foam adhesive squares and adhered them to the center of the buttons for even more texture.

Finally, I have to share my latest addiction. I ADORE iced coffee and have spent a fair amount of $$ at Dunkin Donuts. Well, those days are done. I discovered this amazing recipe from Pioneer Woman. Now, I can have iced coffee whenever I want! It's delish! And being that the temperature has been over 100 degrees the past couple of days, I'm in heaven.

That's about all for now. Thanks for stopping by!

Summertime Fun Mini Album

We love having barbecues with the neighbors! We drag the grill to our side yard (we live on a culdesac)and set up tables. Everyone brings something and we just sit around eating, drinking and talking. The kids run around and play and everyone is happy! Our most recent BBQ was on the 4th of July. I decided to make a mini about it using Little Yellow Bicycle's summer line. I started with the envelope album kit and added stickers, journaling tags and borders.




I made the photos 3 by 5 and they became some of my pages. Here's a look at the inside of the album.














Ryan loves looking through it. The BBQs are one of his favorite things in the world. (He starts asking in February if we can have them.)

For a detailed list of materials, check out the Emma's Paperie Blog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Lazy Saturday

I can't believe it, but I actually took a 1 1/2 hour long nap today! I NEVER nap. But, it felt so good. I've been in a lazy mood all day. Haven't created a thing. Did a bit of cleaning. Went to the pool. It's been lovely! Hope you're having a good weekend.

So, anyway, I have the last of my Webster's CHA projects to share with you. I've had so much fun playing with the new goodies. I truly love everything Brandin creates.
This first page is my sweet friend Amanda and me. We have so many things we love to do together so I thought I'd do a page about them. I used the All About Me papers here.



I used one of the new flowers on here along with new fabric ticket and lots of bling!!





This next card uses Botanical Christmas papers. I also created a flower/embellishment using the new netting, threads and resin whimsies.




That's about it for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Where is the Summer Going?

I can't believe it's already the middle of July! I haven't even seen the beach yet. I've been working more than I have in the past, which really puts a crimp in my schedule, LOL. I keep waiting for things to slow down a bit, but they haven't. Oh well. Just trying to enjoy the long summery nights.

I have a couple of cards to share today. Did these for Emma's in the past couple of weeks.

This first one is for our Glitz focus. I love Glitz! (Have you seen their new sneaks?) The glittered stickers are so fun.







My next card is based off this photo that I found on the Better Homes and Gardens site. I wish I had a room that looked like this.



I just love those colors!!

Here's the card I made from it.





I used some Basic Grey and We R Memory Keepers papers on here along with a Prima flower, and MME stickers.

I'm off to make my new favorite recipe: Zucchini Pasta. It is out of this world! I will post photos and recipes soon. If you love zucchini this will soon become your favorite recipe!

Thanks for stopping by. ~Anabelle