Flourish With A Bling October Challenge!

The FWAB October challenge is here, and it's such a fun one! Check out the rules and detail HERE. Basically, you are to use bling on a boy layout....since I love bling, this challenge was not too difficult for me ;) The gorgeous blue pearl flourish, the raindrop embellies and the beach hut embellies are all from FWAB. The paper is some older pp from my stash from many years ago - it's by Fancy Pants, and I think it was called "On A Whimsy". The really cool laser-cut chipboard flowers are by Scrapmatts.

Sweet Nothings October Release!

Sweet Nothings Stamp Company has 4 new digi stamps up for sale! Check them out HERE (the new additions are the very last ones, a the bottom of the page).

Puzzle project update!

Do you guys remember this puzzle I made for Some Odd Girl stamps? It was a graduation gift for DD a few months ago.

Well, I FINALLY (I know, a little slow...) finished it off with a frame and hung it up in DD's room - looks super cute and girly there :) I used a cheap wooden frame from IKEA. The background pp is from the "Persnickety" collection by Lily Bee. The pearl trip was from Scarlett and the gems in the corners are from Webster's Pages. The blue flowers are from Prima and the pretty silk flower with diamond center is by Flourish With a Bling. The black leaves and black pearl flourish are also by Flourish With a Bling.

Happy Birthday...to me!

LOL, thought I'd stop by and wish myself a Happy Birthday. Also, had a LO I wanted to share. The Imaginsice DT were challenged to use the Snag 'Em stamps. I made a LO using paper and stamps from the "Sole Sister's" collection. This is DD and I on Mother's Day. I used the stamps to stamp the flower trio in a couple places, and to stamp the journaling spot on white cardstock.

And...wanted to share some really awesome news! I am joining a new design team - the Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. You should check out the site - Lina (owner, illustrator) makes the cutest digi stamps for coloring.

Trick Or Treating!

This pic is of Morgan out trick or treating with her BF last year :) Again using the adorable new Halloween line by Imaginisce, "Monster Mash".

Monster Mash!!

Monster Mash....I just love the name of the new Haalloween line by Imaginisce :) A cute name for a cute line! I made two LO's with it, so check back tomorrow to see the second one!

Back to School :)

This is Morgan going off on that big yellow bus - first day of Kn, from a few years ago (she started 3rd grade a couple weeks ago already!). I used a TON of the I-Top from Imaginisce here to make all the awesome brads. The pp is Imaginisce "Sole Sisters" - I love how versatile that line is...the primary colors are really great for a back to school LO.

May Life Inspire You!

Yay, playing around with more gorgeous Prima "Fairy Belle"! Tons of Scrapmatts laser cut chipboard embellies here, as well as lots of Flourish With a Bling - bling flourishes and silk flowers!

Precious Moments

I just love pics of the two of them together...totally melts my heart! The laser-cut chipboard is all Scrapmatts and the green vines are from Flourish With A Bling. And I'm still in love with Amy Tangerine's "Sketchbook" line!

Pumpkin Patch!

Yep, that season is almost here. Dexter LOVED the pumpkin patch, especially the hayrides, and he can't wait to go again! I was lucky enough to be one of the CHA giveaway winners from the BO Bunny blog, and I won the "Apple Cider" collection! I used a Scrapmatts laser-cut chipboard frame that I added texture paste to, and lots of various coloring mediums. The gorgeous cloth flowers and black bling swirls are all from Flourish With A Bling.

Scrapmatts lift challenge

The Challenge this month at Scrapmatts is to scraplift a DT member's work. The DT all joined in and I lifted one of the very, very talented Sonia Thomason's gorgeous LO "Lovely". The pp is Prima's "Fairy Belle"...and here's the result, titled "Joy" (I used Scrapmatts laser-cut chipboard flowers and name-plate):

Catching Up! (LOTS to share :)

Hi guys, looks like I haven't posted in a bit! Oops....!! I was sick, and then fell behind in work stuff as a result, and of course catching up with all that took priority. But I'm back now :) So, as a result, I have lots and lots to share over the next week or so. I'm going to start with a gift bag, but definitely keep checking back, there's lots more coming!

This is an altered gift bag - the doily is from Punky Sprouts, and the gold spray is "Glitter Dust" by Therm O Web (in gold). I sprayed the entire craft bag, as well as the tattered clock I cut out of chipboard with my Big Shot.

The extremely adorable stamp is a Gorjuss girl, colored with Copics. Flowers are Webster's Pages and Prima, and the gold butterfly is a pin I got in my RAK from Scarlett.

Cheery Lynn Dies!

Imaginisce had a product exchange with Cheery Lynn dies, and I was thrilled to get a set of 3 corner dies, a lace border die, and the gorgeous French Pastry doily die. Yes - thrilled. I love dies and I had that doily die on my wish list for a while now, so it was a little like Christmas morning when I opened my box and saw it sitting there :)

I made a layout, a card, and a tag. I love how the round Imaginisce embellies fit so beautifully into the doily die. And I love now being able to make my own doilies out of any paper, to match the collection I'm working with.

Sweet Treats:

Birthday Card:

"For You" tag:

Morgan + Eva

Just wanted to share a cute pic of Morgan and Eva yesterday evening. DH took this pic, using the waterproof camera, so I'll have to get some better shots later :)

Welcome Eva!

This past Sunday, we got a Russian Tortoise. Her name is Eva and she is such a cutie. Our main task right now is to fatten her up a bit, which isn't proving to be so easy - she's not a big eater. Maybe as she gets more comfortable with her new home and us, this will change. I started a new blog, just for her, so be sure to check it out: Eva The Russian Tortoise Blog

And here are a couple pictures of her from yesterday. Also, I will be adding videos about her to my YouTube channel, and I already have a couple up (link to my YouTube channel is on the sidebar).