Waltzingmouse Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be participating in my first Waltzingmouse Blog Hop. I have been a fan of Caire's stamps for a while and finally got my first order. They are awesome!!

The theme of this month's hop is Valentine's/Love. I decided to go with pink and cream.




I used paper from the Postcards from Paris and Winter's Wings collections (Webster's Pages). The stamps are from the Holiday Labels #14 and Season's of Love Tags sets.
I stamped the label with Versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. The crinkled seam binding is from Kimberly Tracy (Raspberry Truffle) and the sparklers are also Websters.

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

Prima Vintage Trinkets

Prima has come out with a brand new product and I'm in LOVE! They have released some charms and trinkets that are gorgeous. I've had so much fun playing with them. This next project is probably one of my all time favorites that I've done. I love how it turned out!



First, let me share how ugly the frame was before I got my hands on it.



I bought several of these at a thrift shop for a quarter a piece. My girlfriend was with me and couldn't see what on earth I was going to do with them. I told her I had the vision. LOL.

So, I painted it with cream painted and highlighted it with Lumiere Pearl White. Then I added some paper and created the tag. I used all new Prima goodies on here, but the trinkets were my favorite part. They are brass colored, so I painted them with the some paints and added a bit of ink to give them a shabby look.




I also added a bit of paint to the trim, which tied it in nicely.

Here's a keychain I made using the trinkets in their 'natural' state.



Be sure to check the Prima blog daily. There are so many awesome sneak peeks going on and the team has been cranking out gorgeous projects!

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

CR84FN #7, Shabby Tea Room and Webster's Challenge

So, as you may know, I've been busy creating a bunch of CHA projects. Yesterday we had a snow day and I had some extra time so I decided to create a project just for fun. It definitely helps the creative juices flow when I stop to do that. I decided to have this card fit several challenges.



First, the colors are based of CR4FN10. Love this photo.



I used the sketch at the Shabby Tea Room for inspiration. I decided to flip it to the left and have the stripe running along the bottom.




See that yummy bow? I made it using some new scrunched seam binding I reaceived from Kimberly Tracy. She has the most gorgeous colors for sale at her site! You can see all 29 colors HERE. I'm sure you'll be seeing more of it on my blog soon.

Another awesome product I used to make this was my new Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro. I received it recently and LOVE it. I used the Perma-Tac on it. This is definitely my new favorite adhesive!

Finally, this card was made for the January Challenge at Inspire Me. The challenge was to create a thank you card for the 2010 Design Team. The new team will be announced soon and they wanted to celebrate the success of this year's group. I've loved working with this wonderful group of ladies. (And hope to continue to do so!)I used the mini papers from several lines and cut the center frame from a Life's Portrait journaling card.

So, that's it. One card that fulfilled lots of challenges!
Thanks for stopping by!

Vintage Street Market

I'm so excited! A couple of months ago I shared some fun projects I made using Vintage Street Market's awesome kits. Well, what I didn't get to share was that Michelle and Allison are also launching a brand new line of products to go along with the vintage items they already sell. And they asked me to be a part of their design team! I'm just thrilled, as you know how much I love vintage goodies. I'm going to be working with some awesomely talented ladies. (see my side bar) The lines they have created are wonderful. Sneak peeks have started on the VSM Blog. But, I'm going to share one here for you:



Isn't that adorable? I love the image and I adore the colors. I can't wait until you see the full reveal!

Be sure to check out the VSM site HERE for a giveaway. You could win a prize package that includes theh new CHA releases!

There's another giveaway going on at the VSM Facebook page. Simply tell your friends about VSM and have them post that you referred them! Then, you'll be entered into a giveaway, too.

Be sure to check the page frequently as new peeks will be going up all week. There will be more giveaways announced next week, too!

As soon as I can, I'll share some of my projects with you. The team will be posting projects to the blog starting next week. I can't wait to see all of the goodies everyone comes up with.

Finally, I'll leave you with my card for Emma's this week. I used some fun K and Company transparencies, a Jenni Bowlin Butterfly, Prima flowers and doily and Basic Grey brad.




Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Happy Sunday!

I was so excited to have a full day to myself to scrap and have pure quiet all around me. Fran took Ryan on a cub scout camping trip yesterday. They were staying on the Battleship New Jersey in Philadelphia. The plan was that they'd sleep over on the ship and then head to my in-laws today. Well, as I was scrapping my heart out last night I got a call that they had to ABANDON SHIP! What the.....???? Turns out the ship lost power and they had to all leave at midnight! So, while I was happy to see my buddies, I'm so sad that my day today won't be one of self-indulgence for me!!!

I did get a lot accomplished last night. I made several projects with my new Prima goodies. The products are going to be revealed starting tomorrow. You won't be disappointed!!

They did post the January PPP and color palette on Friday and it revealed several new goodies. Here's a card I did for it using a new crocheted flower and the new crystal/lace borders. I think I've used those borders on every layout I did! I love them.




This next page is my take on January's BAP. I love the sketch and thought it was perfect for this photo of my mom, Ryan and me. It was taken outside of our church on the day he made his first Reconcilliation. I used some Fairy Flora papers, a vine and some felt that I added gold glitter to.




Don't forget to stop by the Prima blog this week. There will be plenty of eye candy!
Thanks for visiting today!

Webster's Hybrid

I woke up to some fun news this morning. My glittery card in the post below was selected a winner on the Moxie Fab World blog! I was so excited! This was my first time playing along, so glad I did! Thanks, Cath!!!

So, I'm just loving the digital elements that Webster's has been releasing! They are so fun to use. This page uses several elements. I recolored and resized them to create the frames that around the photos.



This is Ryan and me during one of our baking excursions. I love to bake and he loves to eat, so we're a perfect pair. (I love to eat, too, but I have to refrain. Especially now that I ate my way through the holidays!)



I used Sweet Season on this one. I love this line so much! Isn't that cupcake stand the best??? I added some Stickles to it to make it look super sparkly.



Well, that's it for today! I'm off from work and my Prima CHA goodies are calling my name. This time of year is so exciting, but filled with lots of work. Off I go. Be sure to stop by the Prima blog. A little birdie told me that sneak peeks are staring soon. And BELIEVE me, you won't want to miss them!! I think this is my favorite Prima release ever!!!!!!

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

Happy New Year!!

Just wanted to pop on and wish you all a peaceful, blessed and Happy 2011! Every year I try to pick one word that will be my reminder for what I want to do/accomplish. Sadly, I was trying to remember what my word was for last year and I couldn't! So I went back through my blog and figured out it was 'Nourish'. Turns out, I must have subliminally remembered it! This was the year I went back to the gym and worked out regularly. I also started my Nutritional Cleansing program and lost ten pounds. I nourished my relationships and my soul, too. So, as I look toward this year, I think I'm going to choose the word, Savor. I have so many things to be thankful for and I want to remind myself to savor all of them. Ryan is growing up so quickly and I want to savor my time with him. I want to savor the goodness in my friendships, the love of my family and savor my love of paper crafting. So, overall, I think this word will work for me!

Finally, I'll leave you with a card I made.




I used Prima's Paisley Road line on it. The horn was made by rollilng a little cone. I used a Say It In Crystals swirl for the stuff coming out of the horn. (What on earth would you call that? Spit is the only thing that came to mind...LOL!)

Thanks for stopping by and for all of your lovely comments! I appreciate your taking the time to read my little blog here.

Have a great New Year!!