World Cardmaking Day

Did you know that World Cardmaking Day will be here soon? Yes, October 3 will be here before we know it and the gang at Paper Crafts Magazine have some fun activities planned to celebrate it.

First off, you can use the coupon code posted on the top of my side bar to get 25% off anything in the CK/Paper Crafts online store. The coupon is good until midnight on October 12.

Next, check out the World Cardmaking Day official website. There's lots of inspiration there and you can find information on events to celebrate this event! If you go HERE, you'll find the blogs of 24 other talented cardmakers. All this week, we will be posting new, never before seen cards, so there will be tons of eye candy to get you into the mood for World Cardmaking Day. My card will be up later this week! As you can see, there's lots of fun stuff going on!

Speaking of cards, I leave you with this one for tonight. Have I told you how much I LOVE Prima products? Well, this big bejeweled flower is one reason why! Isn't it gorgeous. I just had to make a card using it as a focus. I handcut some elements from Graphic 45 and Pink Paislee papers and placed them on grey cardstock. It was so quick and easy to make!




So, definitely check out the links above!

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

Birthdays

Happy Sunday! Today I have a special page to share with you. I absolutely adore tulips. So, this layout was so fun for me to create. I did lots of layering on here and used lots of my favorite goodies. Recently, this page was selected by CK as one of their Amazing Pages featured online. You can see all ten pages HERE.







One of the reasons I love this page so much is because my dear friend, Sherry Wright sent me these tulips! One of the best parts of this hobby, for me, has been the friendships that I've formed. I 'met' Sherry early on and we've been friends ever since. Her work is beyond amazing, but it's her support, generosity and sincerity that I love most about her. I'm so blessed to have her in my life! One of these days, maybe we'll actually meet each other in person. LOL! And guess what? Today is her BIRTHDAY! So, if you have time, stop by for some major eye candy and wish my dear friend a Happy Day!! Her blog is HERE.

September 20 is also a special day for another one of my dear friends, Jessica Witty. I've known Jessica for several years and this girl is AWESOME! Aside from the fact that she is mega-talented, (Hello, Paper Crafts Go-To-Gal!!!)she is so kindhearted, sweet and HILARIOUS! I had the chance to finally meet her this summer at CHA and we laughed the whole time. I truly value her friendship and am so lucky to have her in my life, too. So, stop by for more eye candy and wish her a Happy Birthday, as well! Her blog is HERE.

Hope you both have a wonderful birthday!!! And thanks to everyone for reading my sappy love fest today!

Have a great day. ;)

CPS and Label Tulip

How is it that it's Friday already? This week has really flown by! Thankfully, the pace at work has slowed down a bit and I was able to catch my breath. We're definitely into our school routine now. I'm so proud of how well Ryan has handled this whole transition. He's a pro now!

I'm so excited that I was able to participate in this week's CPS sketch. Zva is the sponsor. There is a HUGE prize package, so it's not too late to play along and try to win some Zva goodies.

Here's my card.




I used some new Zva xrystal borders on it. The 4 is from one of the Zva alphabets. I colored it in with a red sharpie. The papers are Websters from the Sweet as Cherry Pie line.

My next projects are from the Septemember Label Tulip kit. Sadly, this is my last month with them. I've had to cut back on some of my committments now that I'm back at work. If you're interested in working with a GREAT kit and becoming part of an awesome community, Jennifer is looking for a couple of more designers. You can find out all of the info. here. The deadline is Sept. 21.

Anyway, this first page is the one we had as a challenge. We had to scrap a letter to our 18 year old selves. I handcut the tree and added it with foam adhesive.




This next page uses some of the fun Maya Road journaling spots in the kit along with some Pink Paislee and Graphic 45 papers.




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

Just a Quickie

Hi! Just a quick post today, as I'm running out the door for another one of my long days at work. We had a great weekend in Cape May, NJ. Our neighbors got married there on Saturday, so we took my mom and made a weekend of it. Cape May is at the bottom tip of New Jersey. It is such a sweet, charming, town. All of the buildings are Victorian style and are painted in beautiful, vibrant colors. And the beaches are beautiful. We stayed at a hotel right on the ocean. Ryan was thrilled to find a new arcade and mini golf place to add to his favorites! We just love it there.

Anyway, here's a card I did for Emma's. I used lots of Basic Grey Porcleain papers along with a glittered Tattered Angels frame





Here are a couple of sneaks for this month's Label Tulip kit. I loved the rich colors this month! The kit reveal is tomorrow and you won't be disappointed!




Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Well, my loooooong week is almost over. Working is going well. I did two days of training which was a lot of fun, but draining. Being 'on stage' for 6 hours is really tiring! I've been pretty much collapsing at night. And my house? Ugh!! No time to clean... But, I find myself up super early, so at least I'm getting some scrappy goodness done. ;)

Just a couple of things to share today. First is this cute card. I met Nikki Sivils at CHA. She's a new manufacturer and is as cute as her products. I love this tree!





Next up is this card I did for Emma's. I used some new Webster's paper on it. The glitter paper is from Best Creations. It's the coolest stuff! You can punch it to make accents, use it as a background, make borders, etc. Cindy has tons of colors and they are all so vibrant! The best part? The glitter is on there like white on rice! That stuff does NOT fall off!!

I made the flowers with vellum and the glitter cardstock. The chipboard is Basic Grey.





Well, that's it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind comments!

A Bit of Glitz

We just got back from a really fun weekend at the shore! After last week's craziness, it was so fun to soak up some rays and meet up with friends and family for some good times. I feel relaxed and ready to face the week.

Here are a couple of things I've done recently for Tattered Angels. This first layout uses some Websters Pages papers and lots of TA goodies inclusing Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Chips and bingo cards.






And this next card is the project of the month at the TA website.
I did a little tutorial on how to create shaped cards. You can see it HERE.



Finally, I wanted to let you know that Label Tulip is having a DT call. I have LOVED being a Tulip Girl these past 6 months, but I'm going to have to step down. Because I'm back at work, I just had to cut back and unfortunately, this was what I had to let go. I truly encourage you to try out. The kits are amazing and the other TGs are wonderful. You can get more info HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Raspberry Suite Challenge

So far, so good. We seem to be settling into a routine. Kind of. ;) I'm in hyper -organized mode and everything that needs to be done has been getting done. I can't say I love being a working mom, yet, but it's not too bad. It definitely makes my time home with the little guy that much more precious.
In between running myself around this week, I managed to make a couple of cards!
this first one is for Dawn's challenge. The colors are really 'fallish', so I pulled out my new PTI Fall Elegance set and made this little card. The vine is from Beyond Basic Borders.






I added some Zva crystals to it. Love the little touch of bling they bring.

I also decided to pull out my Heartprints set again this week. I love this set!!! When I went to Dawn's blog to pull up the color challenge photo, I noticed she used the same set on a card. And they are quite similar! Great minds must think a like. Here's a fun little Valentine.



The circle of gems is Zva, too! And the die cut paper is from Making Memories.
Well, that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!