Christmas 2011

Hey y'all! I know these are a little late, but I wanted to share a few pix of Katie Scarlett on Christmas morning. She had such a good Christmas! She loved opening her presents! These first few pictures are of her opening her gifts at my Mom's on Christmas morning. She loved the bow!

 Tee hee! That poor bow did not have a chance once it met Katie Scarlett!

 Almost open...

 As you can tell, she got a 'faux foot' for Christmas. She loves socks, toes, and feet. We thought this would help her from having at ours! LOL! So far, it has worked! She loves her foot!

 She got a mix of toys from a stocking at PetSmart.

 Tug of War! Yea!

 On Christmas night, Katie Scarlett went with us to my Aunt's house for a big family get together. She went as Mrs. Claus. She loved meeting her extended family!

 This one cracks me up!

 That sweet wittle facie!

 I love my Christmas cutie!

Thanks for looking!

Have a great day!

Creative Charms Altered Projects

Hey y'all! Happy Thursday to you! I have a few new projects to share with you. I had a blog posting for Creative Charms yesterday and I wanted to share my projects with you here as well. I just love Creative Charms embellishments! They really can bring any project to life! If you would like to check 'em out, go HERE.

First up, I have a frame that I altered for my kitchen. I love to decorate in fresh fruits and vegetables in the spring time so I thought this frame would look nice hanging in my kitchen.

"Cherry" Frame

Supplies Used

Patterned Paper: Jenni Bowlin Studio

Crocheted Embellishments, Jeweled Brads: Creative Charms

Alphabet Stickers: The Paper Studio

Ribbon: Michaels

Frame: Kirklands

Adhesive: Helmar, Hot Glue/Hot Glue Gun

 Aren't these crocheted embellishments the cutest? I love them!

 They provide good dimension as well!

 Second, I altered a little leather note holder for my Mom. I thought she could send out all of her 'love notes' for the month of February using this. Tee hee!

"Love Notes" Holder

Supplies Used

Cardstock, Alphabet Sticker: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View

Heart Embellishments: Creative Charms

Thread: Coats & Clark

Punch: EK Success

Adhesive: Helmar, Hot Glue/Glue Gun

Other: sewing machine

 I used my sewing machine to stitch down the heart embellishments.

 Inside of holder...

 Last up, a little treat box to hold some yummy sweets!

"Sweets For My Sweet" Gift Box

Supplies Used

Flowers, Butterfly: Creative Charms

Lace: JoAnn

Gift Box: Hobby Lobby

Adhesive: Helmar

 I layered the embellishments from Creative Charms to give the lid of my gift box lots of dimension.

 When opened up, chocolate treats are revealed...

Each of these projects were so much fun to create! I hope you have enjoyed them!

Have a great day and thanks for visiting my blog!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Who's Ready For A Sleepover?!!!

Hey y'all! How are ya?! So sorry to be MIA for a bit. We spent the past couple of days driving back from Alabama. We had spent a long holiday with our families. Everyone had a ball, but I am glad to be home. I have so much to catch up on and do, but I had to hop online right quick to blog. I have a few new projects that I have done and will post those before the day is out. I had to show you guys something first though. Katie Scarlett got the CUTEST bed for Christmas from her Grammy and Grampy! Look how cute she is! She has a nicer bed than Mommy and Daddy!!!

 After I put the bed together, she hopped right in, looked up at me, smiled, and dozed off to dream land. She is in there snoring as I type. Silly girl!

Anyways, just wanted to check in! I'll be back with scrappy stuff asap! I hope all of you are having a fabulous day!

My Craft Spot Challenge #39-Winter Wonderland

Hey y'all! Happy Monday! I hope you are having a fabulous day so far! We have another fun challenge for you at My Craft Spot. This week our challenge is called 'Winter Wonderland' and we are creating projects that use lots of glitter! If you would like to check out my fellow DT's fabulous, glittery projects, go HERE to see the blog. Of course, we would love for you to join us in the challenge!!! See you there! :)

I wanted to share my project with you here on my own blog as well, so here we go. I created an altered project for this week. This tealight candle holder came from Dollar General and was a whopping 30 cents!!! It was originally in an Americana theme. I used winter themed papers and embellishments to alter it for my needs. I thought this would make a cute little gift to send out.

"Cold Hands, Warm Hearts"

Supplies Used

Cardstock, Ink: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye

Twine, Crinkle Ribbon, Stamp: My Craft Spot

Stickers: K & Company

 Rhinestones: Queen & Co.

Ric Rac Ribbon: Offray

Red Trim: Surplus City

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Cricut Gypsy

Cartridge: Home Decor'

Adhesive: Helmar

Other: snowman tealight candles, wooden tealight candle holder

Since the challenge is themed around glitter, I used a mixture of glittered patterned paper, glittery rhinestone stickers, glittered snowflake stickers, glittery trim, and glittered tealight candles to bring on the sparkle in my project.

 What an adorable stamped image from Kimberly at My Craft Spot.

I used some crinkle ribbon in 'Cranberry' to tie the center tealight candle.

 I used a mixture of twine, red trim, and a snowflake sticker to jazz up the sides of my holder.

 Aren't these little glittery snowman shaped tealight candles the cutest?!!

 Here is the back of my project:

I appreciate you taking a moment to stop by my blog! I hope you will come over to My Craft Spot and join us for this fun challenge! We'd love to see what you can create!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

January Berry Bleu DT Reveal

Hey y'all! Happy New Year! 2012 is here! Woot Woot! I hope you all are having a great New Year's so far! Today is the 1st of January and that means we have a new reveal for you guys over at the Berry 71 Bleu blog. As you may already know, Marivic is the owner of Berry 71 Bleu and she makes the most gorgeous handmade tags! For this month, Marivic sent me a beautiful tag in a Parisian looking theme. I knew the moment I saw it I wanted to use it on a frame for my Mom. My mother changes out the decor' in her kitchen regularly and one month she uses a Parisian theme. I thought this would look nice displayed on the counter top. I sure hope she will like it!

"Paris" Frame

Supplies Used

Tag: Berry 71 Bleu

Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants Designs

Cardstock: The Paper Studio

Rhinestones: Studio G

Electronic Cutting Machine: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Cricut Gypsy

Cartridge: Summer In Paris

Frame, Floral Accents: purchased at local discount store

Adhesive: Helmar, hot glue/hot glue gun

 I just adore Marivic's tags! Every little detail and embellishments she adds makes them so unique!

 I added a grouping of rhinestones to the corner of the frame. I cut the 'Paris' phrase out using my Cricut and 'Summer In Paris' cartridge. I cut it out once in a black glittered cardstock and once in a cream colored patterned paper. I did a bit of cutting with my scissors to make both layers of the cut show up a bit better.

 See all the yummy dimension Marivic adds with buttons, flowers, and other embellishments? I love it!

I hope you have enjoyed this project! I appreciate you taking the time to stop by my blog!

Happy New Year & Happy Scrappin'!

Hugs!

Happy New Year

Hey yall! How are ya doing on this beautiful day? Did you have a good Christmas?!!! I sure hope so! I have a new post going up over at the She's A Sassy Lady Blog today and I wanted to share my project with you guys here as well. With Christmas over, I thought I better look ahead at the next holiday...New Years! Can you believe it's almost 2012? I have a feeling it's going to be a great year! I created this card to send to a friend to celebrate New Year's. I made this card in about 30 minutes, so you can't beat that.

"Happy New Year"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Bazzill Basics Paper

Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio

Rhinestones, Pearls: Michaels

Thread: Coats & Clark

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Cartridges: Wild Card, Celebrate With Flourish

Software: Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Adhesive: Helmar

Other: sewing machine

 I used pop dots to pop up the clock/hat cut on the front to add a bit of dimension. I also brought in some thread for a bit of texture.

 For the inside of the card, I used leftover paper scraps from making the card front.

I hope you have enjoyed this card! I appreciate you stopping by my blog! Happy New Year!

Wrapping Up The Season With Gift Tags

Hey y'all! How are ya on this chilly day? I hope you are having a grand day! I have a new post going up at the Creative Charms Blog today and I wanted to share my projects with you here as well. I decided to make a few last minute tags to add to a few gifts for the holidays. I used lots of wonderful goodies from Creative Charms to create these tags. I love their embellishments! They are awesome!

"Winter" Tag

"Brrrr" Tag

"Snow" Tag

Thanks for dropping by my blog today! Have a fabulous day!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Merry Christmas Gift Box

Hey y'all! Happy Tuesday! I hope all of you are having a great week! I have a gift box to share with you today. This gift box is for some DT work at Berry 71 Bleu. As you know, Marivic (the owner of Berry Bleu) makes the most gorgeous tags! I always enjoy working with them. I used one of her Christmas tags to jazz up this gift box that was purchased at Hobby Lobby.

"MC" Gift Box

Supplies Used

Tag, Floral Embellishments: Berry 71 Bleu

Alphabet Stickers: Momenta

Pearls: Michaels

Adhesive: Helmar

 Love these glittery floral embellishments!

 These crimped foil alphabet stickers are from Momenta. They provide great texture!

 Here is an up close of the detail on Marivic's tag. Isn't it adorable?!!

 Another view of the floral embellishments. I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere these to the gift box.

That is all for me today. I appreciate you stopping by my blog! Have a wonderful day!

Happy Scrappin'!!!