Snow cute!

Hello all, and a big thanks to our Veteran's today!!

Here on the East Coast, we are getting some major rain! I've watched most of the beautiful fall leaves get knocked off my trees today. I was a little sad, as I love the fall colors, but my daughter reminded me: "Mommy, that means winter is coming!!". So, we hunkered down, drank hot chocolate, watched Christmas movies and got in the winter spirit :0)


These little notebooks are the cutest little things, and I created a matching treat bag to go with it! This is a set perfect for some hot chocolate, or a gift card to your favorite coffee shop! With the Papertrey Ink stamp "Made Of Snow", you can build a very cute snowman. The possibilities are endless...colored with my Copic's, of course!


I used THIS beautiful Fancy Pants paper called Christmas Magic from a kit from Lil Lambs Boutique. Lovely vintage Christmas colors. I then matched it to Papertrey Ink's Scarlet Jewel. *sigh* I love the colors together :0)

I'll be adding these to my Etsy store when I get some extra time...so keep an eye out if you are interested!

A little card...and only a little sleep

Hello blog friends!

Ever just have one of those weeks?? It's been a tough one here! My friends know that we are in the process of moving to the Norfolk area of Virginia in December. We have relocated many times...but never with children. Finding the right schools, and a house that we like in the right school district has been a nightmare! I still haven't found a good preschool! Plus, my oldest has Strep Throat. Calgon...take me away!

My night last night:

11:00pm: bedtime(up too late looking for kitchen design ideas!)
12:15am: "Mommy. Mommy. Moooommmmmyyyyy! I'm cold!" Darn fever! Have to get her medicine and settled back into bed.
12:45am: bedtime
1:30am: Something touches my face...I bolt straight up in bed. "Mommy...I'm scared of my room". This time it's the 3 year old, who has had a bad dream.
1:35am: bedtime with 3 year old in bed with me
1:45am: the 3 year old is snoring in my ear.
2:15am: can't take it anymore. Send 3 year old back to his scary room. with a flashlight.
2:30am: bedtime
6:00am: alarm goes off.
So, what, about 3 hours of sleep last night??

With that said...bedtime will be right after I finish this post :0)

Here's a little eye candy for you! Lil Lamb's Boutique carries the coolest paper! Tammy is always on the lookout for the best paper! This Bo Bunny Gypsy paper kit HERE is just so bright and colorful, makes me want to go visit someplace tropical :0)



The flower is fabric cut from Spellbinder Blossom Dies!

*yawn* I'm too tired to chat! Nighty- night!

Caardvarks Clear & Simple Stamps ~Circle Challenge~

Hello, my friends!


Today I get to share a fun challenge! It's the latest over at Caardvarks, create a circle card :0) Our sponsor is Clear & Simple Stamps, and we got to play with some super cute stamps!! I chose MVP (HERE) as my stamp set.

Since my daughter is in gymnastics, I decide to create a card for her gymnastics coach, and fun little stack packs for her team mates. I filled small glassine bags with fruit snacks and decorated with circles and "pennants"! The pennants are simply triangles of paper, decorated to resemble a real pennants. I love the bright colors...perfect for little girls. Well, and big girls too :0)



I tied them closed with a bit of ribbon and let her take them to class. Super cute!




Supplies: Stamps: Clear & Simple Stamps MVP, Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz card stock, ink, Cote D Azure ink, Copic markers, ribbon from stash, Spellbinder Classic Circle Dies, Scalloped Circle Dies, Lollipop Sticks

Creative Cuts & More Blog Hop~ Day 3

Welcome to the final day of Caardvarks and Creative Cuts & More Holiday Blog Hop!! I have had a wonderful time, hope you have all gained some inspiration :0)

This final day, our challenge was to create something for home decor.

As you can see in my picture, I have some lovely Flow Blue China that I inherited from my Great Grandmother. It's the real deal :0) So, it only makes an appearance a few times a year, Thanksgiving being one of them! I did not want to detract from my china, and I love the juxtaposition of the natural elements with the formal...so, using a Tall Gable Box found HERE cut from acetate, I created my Thanksgiving place cards.


To create my leaf, I die cut it from a Spellbinder die (using Pure Poppy card stock by Papertrey Ink), drew lines and shadows with my Copics, then gave them two coats of Rock Candy by Ranger (from Lil Lamb's Boutique) found HERE. I love this stuff!. They actually look like real leaves!


The kiddos and I gathered tons of acorns to fill our boxes (*note to self* always cook acorns on low heat in the oven to prevent them all from sprouting. ask me how I figured this out :0) ) I simply tied jute around the box, added my leaf, and stamped our initials onto a tag using my 95 pt Curlz Uppercase alphabet set from JustRite Stampers found HERE.





Are these not the most beautiful acorns?? Oh, how I do love fall!

So, off to look at your next blog eye candy! Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget, they are offering a special discount for our blog hop readers! You get a 15% shopping discount for our readers! Enter holidayhop2009 at checkout...and it's good from November 1st- 4th.



Tanis: http://papercanvas.wordpress.com/
Mel: http://melstampz.blogspot.com/
Lucy: http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/
Heidi: http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/
Kelly: http://krcreations.blogspot.com/
Steph: http://stephzerbedesign.blogspot.com/
Sue-ann: http://colourmehappy.wordpress.com/
Amy: http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Ashley: http://ashleynewell.blogspot.com/
Catherine: YOU ARE HERE!
Peet: http://scrapalbum.blogspot.com/
Eva: http://evafromca.blogspot.com/
Michelle: http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/
Nathalia: http://funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/
Carla Mayfield: http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/
Chris Dickinson: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/
Ellen Sosnoski: http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Johnson: http://justmejenifer.blogspot.com/
Lila Holgate: http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Lindsay Weirich: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/
Pamela Smerker: http://paperaskew.blogspot.com/
Diecut Divas Blog: http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/
Creative Cuts & More (sign up for Newsletter): http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/

Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop): http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

Creative Cuts & More ~Day 2~

Welcome to A Very Merry Holiday Caardvarks Blog Hop with sponser Creative Cuts & More...Day 2!!

Day two is all about pretty packaging. Well, super easy with these amazing die cuts!! What a great idea , Creative Cuts & More! So fun to be able to order all different kinds of die cuts, bags, boxes, cards, tags...and a ton more. Definitely go check out what they have to offer. I loved being able to not only purchase cardstock, but many things in acrylic! Oh, how I love to decorate acrylic :0)

AND, they are offering a special discount for our blog hop readers! You get a 15% shopping discount for our readers! Enter holidayhop2009 at checkout...and it's good from November 1st- 4th.


For this one, I used the Large Snowflake HERE and had it cut from chipboard!


So, I wanted a vintage, sparkly feel to this snowflake. First covered it in a vintage dictionary page, then covered it in glitter and Stickles. Using a Timeless Template from Papertrey Ink, I created the packaging and stamped Inkadinkado snowflake stamps with Versamark, adding some Stickles to the center of the snowflakes for extra shine!

Then, I tied a wide chocolate ribbon around the box, attaching the snowflake off center and embellishing with Prima bling and leaves, and some jingle bells. The tag is stamped from Papertrey Ink's Signature Christmas.




So, off to look at your next blog eye candy! Thanks for stopping by!

Tanis: http://papercanvas.wordpress.com/
Mel: http://melstampz.blogspot.com/
Lucy: http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/
Heidi: http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/
Kelly: http://krcreations.blogspot.com/
Steph: http://stephzerbedesign.blogspot.com/
Sue-ann: http://colourmehappy.wordpress.com/
Amy: http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Ashley: http://ashleynewell.blogspot.com/
Catherine: YOU ARE HERE!
Peet: http://scrapalbum.blogspot.com/
Eva: http://evafromca.blogspot.com/
Michelle: http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/
Nathalia: http://funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/
Holly Brown: http://www.glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/
Carla Mayfield: http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/
Chris Dickinson: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/
Ellen Sosnoski: http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Johnson: http://justmejenifer.blogspot.com/
Lila Holgate: http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Lindsay Weirich: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/
Pamela Smerker: http://paperaskew.blogspot.com/
Diecut Divas Blog: http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/
Creative Cuts & More (sign up for Newsletter): http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/

Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop): http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

Don't forget...there are prizes too!

~Creative Cuts & More Holiday Blog Hop~

Welcome, welcome, welcome!! Hope you are having fun on this hop...you had an extra hour of sleep...that should help :0)



For my regular readers (hello my friends!) I f.i.n.a.l.l.y. get to share a little secret I've been keeping...I have been asked to join the Caardvarks Crew!!! Oh, I'm so happy :0) I have long admired many of the artist on this amazing team, and feel very honored to be designing along with them :0) Thank you, Jenyfur and Nathalia, and for the warm welcome I have received by all of the designers!!
OK, onto the hop!



What a great idea , Creative Cuts & More! So fun to be able to order all different kinds of die cuts, bags, boxes, cards, tags...and a ton more. Definitely go check out what they have to offer. I loved being able to not only purchase cardstock, but many things in acrylic! Oh, how I love to decorate acrylic :0)

AND, they are offering a special discount for our blog hop readers! You get a 15% shopping discount for our readers! Enter holidayhop2009 at checkout...and it's good from November 1st- 4th.



So, for my card I chose to use two window cards HERE one in white, one in walnut, and cut the white one to look like trim for a window. To decorate my little outdoor scene, I used a Papertrey Ink Stamp Made Of Snow to create the snowman and trees, tore the paper to create my snow and used a sticker for my wreath. I went a little "green" and recycled a piece of acrylic from one of my stamp sets for the "glass" window. I colored the house, snowman and some of the trees with my Copic markers (amazing things, I tell you!) I finished it off with some chunky glitter :0)


The interior is stamped with one of my favorite old stamps by Inkadinkado, then I stamped an image from Papertrey Ink's Vintage Labels to frame my sentiment.

So, off to look at your next blog eye candy! Thanks for stopping by!

Tanis: http://papercanvas.wordpress.com/
Lucy: http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/
Heidi: http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/
Kelly: http://krcreations.blogspot.com/
Steph: http://stephzerbedesign.blogspot.com/
Sue-ann: http://colourmehappy.wordpress.com/
Amy: http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Ashley: http://ashleynewell.blogspot.com/
Catherine: YOU ARE HERE!
Peet: http://scrapalbum.blogspot.com/
Eva: http://evafromca.blogspot.com/
Michelle: http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/
Nathalia: http://funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/
Holly Brown: http://www.glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/
Carla Mayfield: http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/
Chris Dickinson: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/
Ellen Sosnoski: http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Johnson: http://justmejenifer.blogspot.com/
Lila Holgate: http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Lindsay Weirich: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/
Pamela Smerker: http://paperaskew.blogspot.com/
Diecut Divas Blog: http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/
Creative Cuts & More (sign up for Newsletter): http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/

Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop): http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

Don't forget...there are prizes too!

A New Look

Happy Halloween to you all! So, what do you think of my new "look"? Do you like it? I love it!! Also, tomorrow...I finally get to announce a little secret I've been keeping :0) I'll post some Halloween pictures soon too!

*Edit* Sorry!! I should have added that the VERY talented Veronica at vk design co created my new look for me! She has a long waiting list (around 6-8 weeks last I checked), but very worth the wait, and I think her prices are very reasonable! She even created a new banner for my Etsy shop! Go check her out!