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you can absolutely thank me for that later.  you are never getting back that 3:37 of your life.

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another card using Paper Lovelies’ September kit… so fun!

except, me and rub ons don’t always get along… so i had to draw in the rest of the little box next to “no” where it didn’t come off right, and being one of little patience i never wait for ink to dry either… or paint… or glue for that matter…  also being that it was 3AM my straight lines ended up at little on the jaggy side.  BUT.  it’s still pretty cute  would be a great card for an engagement or wedding, i think!

really so happy to be working with Paper Lovelies!  Carrie puts together the best kits and i get really excited when i sit down to work with them.  if you haven’t checked them out already, you should – but be prepared to buy their kits as soon as she puts them up (on the 25th of every month!) because they sell out WITHIN HOURS!  i mean, who could resist $15 for a box full of some of the best scrapbooking product on the market?!?!

thanks for stopping by   be back again soon with more!  as usual!

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock (white) – Bazzill Basics (my stash)
• Patterned Paper (kraft, red, blue) – Jillibean Soup “Watermelon Gazpacho” & “Chilled Strawberry Soup” from Paper Lovelies September 2011 kit
• Divine Twine from Paper Lovelies September 2011 kit
• Brads – The Paper Studio
• Rubon – Pink Paislee
• Black / Red Gelly Roll pens
• Die Cuts – man with tie & girl with flower by Hero Arts – from Silhouette Online Store

just a quick little page i made the other night for the collage wall i’m working on…  i really REALLY love the Lime Twist paper collection – it couldn’t have come at a more perfect time!!!  lots of baby boy stuff to scrap and that collection fits my mood and style for the pictures i want to use!  i just wish i’d bought more of it…

he’s just so darn cute

the picture had a really orange tint to it after i got it back from Walgreens   i tried to use grey and played down the reds/yellows to help diffuse that… but… what do i know about design principles, right?  i really think this turned out fun, overall, and i think that it will look really cute with the rest of the stuff i’m going to incorporate into the huge “gallery” i’m building in our foyer!  thanks as always for stopping by – will be back with more crafty goodness soon! 

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock – The Paper Studio
• Patterned Paper – My Mind’s Eye “Lime Twist”
• Clouds/Sun/Bird – Heidi Grace
• Alpha/Corners – American Crafts
• Cute sticker – My Little Yellow Bicycle
• White / Black Gelly Roll pens

yaayyy!!  it’s time for another Paper Lovelies Kit! this month’s kit features fun, summery elements from Jillibean Soup – just in time to help you scrap those memories from this year’s heat wave!

this kit includes a fun assortment of goodies – including some really trendy items like baker’s twine and rose ribbon!  plus some really cute papers from Jillibean Soup’s “Watermelon Gazpacho” and “Chilled Strawberry Soup” lines – there are so many possibilities for this kit, whether you’re making cards or scrapbook pages – there’s bound to be something in here that sparks your imagination!  and for only $15 plus shipping, it’s SUCH A STEAL!  here’s what you’ll get with this month’s kit:

• 1 sheet “Chilled Strawberry Soup” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Whipped Cream” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Sprig of Mint” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Orange Juice” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Yellow Bell Pepper” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Seedless Cucumber” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Ice Cubes” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Vanilla Soy Milk” by Jillibean Soup
• 2 sheets Core’dinations Cardstock (color varies)
• 1 Jenni Bowlin calendar card
• 1 package Eyelet Outlet brads (style varies)
• 1 smidgen red/white Divine Twine
• 1 package Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts
• 1 package Jillibean Soup corrugated butterflies
• 1 7gypsies Lille tag
• 1 Maya Road pin
• 12″ rose ribbon (red or cream)

mmmmmm yummy!  everything coordinates perfectly & gives you a TON of options for your projects.  the color scheme and elements remind me of a summer fruit salad with lots of whipped cream – and a side of Cream Soda

i’m really happy with the way all of these turned out!  the kit is so cute and versatile that it doesn’t have to be used just for summertime projects – ANYTHING GOES!  thanks for stopping by, and make sure you go to Paper Lovelies website to get your hands on one of these amazing kits before they are gone!  hoping to be able to crank out a couple more projects with this kit – will post those updates as they are finished

justa few cards that i’ve been hanging onto for forever… don’t know why.  random but they are all pretty fun, i must admit.

made for Kris, the guy who gave me amazing hair.  he’s awesome.  :D  scraplifted out of PaperCrafts Magazine, not sure which issue, possibly late spring.  had a lot of fun making this – i’m really in love with grey/yellow right now.

just playing around with stamps.  it took me a lot of practice before i would commit to putting the stamp down on the paper… but it worked out really awesome!!!

literally one of my favorite cards i’ve ever made!  i was so excited while i was making it!!! i just knew it’d be awesome  had to  get a closeup of the dreesses:

sweet.

i have a couple others around here somewhere i still need to post yet – i just always think of it and then i’m like well… and i get sidetracked by something else… like making more cards, lol.

SUPPLIES:

THANK YOU

• Cardstock, Patterned Paper – The Paper Studio
• Birdcage – Jolee’s
• Rubon -
• Ribbon – Offray
• Edge Punch – EK Success

HELLO FRIEND

• Cardstock – The Paper Studio
• Patterned Paper – Love, Elsie; American Crafts
• Stamp – Inkadinkado (@Michael’s)
• Ink – Stampabilities (black, pink, light blue); Ink it Up (yellow); Michael’s (green)
• Bling – Walmart

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

• Cardstock – Colorbok
• Holographic Paper – Pat Catan’s
• Ribbon for Dresses – Offray; Hobby Lobby
• Birthday Sticker – Creating Keepsakes
• Crown Rubon – Heidi Swapp
• Bling – Walmart
• Edge Punch – Fiskars
• Die Cut – Dress Form with Heart by Silhouette – Silhouette Online Store

i love the words to this Fleetwood Mac song… it’s such a pretty song, and the words are so simple but convey so much.  i am working on some projects for a wall gallery in our foyer, and i really wanted to be able to use this picture (taken on our first anniversary a few weeks ago) as part of the display.

i’ve also really been diggin’ on the color combo trends of late – my two faves right now are this red/aqua and yellow/grey.  i even noticed the other day how snazzy my yellow shirt and orange sweatpants looked together… (not really, but yellow and orange definitely seems like something to consider!)   i also want to take this opportunity to brag on and gush over my Silhouette.  i mean really.  how cute is the boy/girl kissing with the little ducky on a string?!  :SWOON:  i bought it as soon as it went up in the Silhouette Store!

this is currently awaiting its place in the wall gallery in a frame on my mantle – i like it there so much that it might just stay  

really excited about the Paper Lovelies September kit reveal in just a few days!  i really had a lot of fun working with the kit this month – i got on a roll one night and knocked out two cards!  be back with that update on the 25th!!!

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock – Colorbok, The Paper Studio
• Patterned Paper – Hambly
• Alphas – American Crafts, EK Success
• Rjbbon – Love, Elsie
• Fabric Patch – Me & My Big Ideas Threads
• Hearts – Hobby Lobby
• Sticker – October Afternoon
• Rub-on – DCWV “Love” Quotes Stack
• Die Cut – “kiss” by Jamie Koay – Silhouette Online store
• Silhouette SD machine
• Font – The Only Exception by Kimberly Geswein – dafont.com

another unicorn !!!!  this time in RAINBOW

it reminds me of the Rainbow Brite pony!

the tail turned out SOO cute! (SO FLUFFY!!!!)  thanks again to Shannen C. of Sweet N’ Cute Creations for the pattern – i really enjoy making these

SUPPLIES:

• Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in:
  #0390 – Hot Red
  #0254 – Pumpkin
  #0324 – Bright Yellow
  #0672 – Spring Green
  #0512 – Turqua
  #0358 – Lavender
  #0311 – White
• Size G/5 crochet hook
• 10mm black safety eyes – Tree House Studio (@ Hobby Lobby)
• polyfil stuffing
• embroidery needle

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isn’t it supercute?!?!  i love it!!!  the pattern was made by the amazing Shannen C. of Sweet N’ Cute Creations.  ever since she posted it, i was like OMG i need to make this!  it works up really quick and turns out soooooo cute!  i want to make more in different colors so i can have a whole herd of them

love this pattern.  check out Shannen’s blog – she has a TON of cute little creatures!

back with more soon <3

SUPPLIES:

• Red Heart Super Saver yarn in:
  #0316 – soft white
  #0373 – petal pink
• Red Heart Kids yarn in #2230 – yellow
• Size G/5 crochet hook
• 10mm black safety eyes – Tree House Studio (@ Hobby Lobby)
• polyfil stuffing
• embroidery needle
• pet brush (for fluffing tail!)

as promised, another creation using my supplies from the August 2011 Paper Lovelies kit!  i really love this kit!!!!

this time a layout… i’ve been wanting to do something with this pic since the day i took it.  my stepdaughter, Courtney, and i went downtown Fort Worth one day for a photo shoot and got some AMAZING pictures.  i think this one is my favorite of all though.  it was taken inside the building my husband works at, the Transport Life Building.  his company has been doing renovations of the old buildings downtown and this building turned out awesome.  there are so many neat little things about it, and the architecture and art inside the building is PHENOMENAL.  i love visiting him at work!  i could just walk around in there and take pictures all day!!!

i’m super happy with the way everything worked out for this page – i spent hours rifling through the papers and trying to figure out what i was going to do, but in the end it all came together so well!

isn’t it gorgeous?!  please don’t mind my crappy photography… i’m still trying to work on making the most of my camera!  hard to do at night with bad lighting, though!  still need to get a lightbox built to help with that… here’s a more detailed shot to show off all the prettiness:

i haven’t made a scrapbook page in forever… i love cards so much, but it was really exciting to foray back into my first love  i’m so thankful to be working with Paper Lovelies, too – i think i was right in waiting to scrap this pic until i got the August kit – the Cosmo Cricket goodies really inspired me to capture my feelings about this picture and convey my wishes for Courtney to look back at someday!

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock – Colorbok
• Patterned Paper – Cosmo Cricket “Odds & Ends” from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Butterflies – Jenni Bowlin from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Ribbon – vintage trim from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Bling – Kaisercraft from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Alpha – American Crafts
• Rub-on – Love, Elsie
• Heart Sticker – Heidi Grace
• Doily – Dollar Tree

today is my BFFFF’s birthday !!!!

i’ve had it planned to use this stamp for her birthday card for FOREVER!  when i first bought it, i thought of her immediately.  i’m really pleased with the way this card turned out!  the houndstooth background is FELT!!!  i used the Silhouette to cut out the stars, and fabric was the obvious choice to give this card a little something extra special  i really hope she likes this card as much as i do!  and i hope that she has an absolutely awesome birthday  i miss her so much!!!!  wish i was there to celebrate it with her!

in other news, today was cause for another celebration… I’M AN AUNT!  FINALLY!  my brother James and his girlfriend Tanya welcomed my little nephew Avery James this morning at 10:00 AM!  6 lbs, 12 oz – 21″ long.  i hear he has lots of hair and is really cute!  i have yet to get any pics though, so i’m waiting anxiously to see the little guy!!!  such an exciting day!  now i have TWO special people to celebrate on August 6th  :D

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock – Colorbok; Bazzill “Dotted Swiss”
• Stamp – Inkadinkado
• Ribbon – American Crafts
• Felt – Hobby Lobby
• Bling – Walmart
• Black Ink – Stampabilities
• Die Cutting – Silhouette SD