Bundle Of Joy

Hey  y'all! Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a fabulous day so far! I have a new post going up over at the Momenta blog today and I wanted to share my project with you here as well. As many of you know, I am going to be aunt again! Yay! My brother and his wife are expecting their second baby boy in April. We are so excited and cannot wait to meet this new addition! I have been trying to make her a few things for showers, her home, and just so she will have them after the baby arrives. I know what a busy time it will be and I thought she could have this album to add pictures in to take along with her when she goes out to show off her bundle of joy.

"Bundle of Joy" 6x6 Album

Supplies Used

Album, Border Sticker, Flourish Sticker, Title Sticker, Flair Sticker: Momenta

Blue Trim: Surplus City

Adhesive: Helmar

Here is my album:

 I used a mixture of title and flourish stickers for the front of the album.

 I used Bubble & Bling Stickers from Momenta to highlight the pattern on the cover of the album.

 I added more B&B stickers, a border sticker, and some blue trim to the edge of the album.

And I wanted to share one of the ultrasounds my SIL had! Isn't this precious?!

Thanks for dropping by my blog today! I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

A Bit of Holiday Decor'...

Hey y'all! I hope you are having a fabulous week! Well, this year Christmas is sneaking up on me way faster than it ever has! I usually have the whole house (inside and out) decorated right after Thanksgiving. But this year I have been so busy and time is slipping away so fast. I did get up our tree, which I already shared with you guys. Well today I put up just a little bit more to make the house feel more festive. This is nowhere near what I usually do, but it will have to do. Next year I will have to get my rear in gear a lot sooner! LOL!

Here is our holiday table top. I went with red dishes, lime green chargers, and a toile place mat for the individual settings. For the center of the table, I added a beautiful piece that my Mom gave me for Christmas last year. I also added 2 glasses because I just couldn't pick between which one I liked best. Tee Hee!

 Here is an up close of the place setting...

 Here are the 2 glasses I used. They were both just too cute to choose between. I purchased both of them at the Christmas Tree Shoppe. The tall, thin Santa one I purchased this year and the candy cane one I purchased last year.

 Here is an up close of my centerpiece. It is the neatest vase that you can put any type of drink/cocoa into. It has a little spigot on the outside. Isn't it cute?! A BIG thanks to my Mom!!! Does she know me or what?! She always gives me the cutest stuff!

 Just one of the little personalized wooden decorations we have. I set this at the end of the bar as you go into the kitchen.

 I added a few holiday decorations in with my things that always sit on the bar in the kitchen. I love this tall, red reindeer. I bought him at a craft fair last year. The little gift box with trees on it is from my Mom too.

 The deer is really sparkly and has the cutest ribbon embellishment!

 And just had to show this off. Katie Scarlett and I have received so many cute cards and pictures from our friends at Yorkie Talk. I began putting them up on this cork thingy on the wall near Katie Scarlett's doggy condo. We ran out of room and had to start putting them on the fridge, but I still wanted to share a few of them. Look at all these adorable Yorkies we have to look at! Katie Scarlett loves to look at them every day!

Not much this year, but with the decorations and my holiday scented tart melting in the wax warmer, the house sure does feel festive! Merry Christmas everyone!



Merry Christmas

Hey y'all! Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fabulous week! Can you believe December is flying by so fast?!!! But 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' soon and I am so excited! Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year! We are celebrating Christmas this week over at My Craft Spot. As you may know, we have a new challenge for you every week. This week our challenge is 'Shaped Christmas Cards.' All you have to do is create a shaped card and use a Christmas theme...easy as pie! If you would like to come over to join us for the challenge, go HERE. There is a prize up for grabs! Woot Woot!

For my card, I used my Gypsy to design a shaped card. I also wanted to create a 'patterned paper' background of my own so I used a mixture of twine and ribbon to create a unique pattern for my card background. It also gives a lot of texture, which I love! Here is my project:

"Merry Christmas"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Core'dinations, The Paper Studio, Recollections

Twine, Stamps: My Craft Spot

Rhinestones: Michael's

Pearl: Queen & Co.

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Cartridges Used: Home Accents, Home Decor, Christmas Cheer

Software: Cricut Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Adhesive: Helmar

 Here is an up close view so you can see my patterned background I created with the twine and ribbon. When I designed the card, I used the 'shadow' option for the green card base. I then cut the same shape without the shadow in red cardstock. I used this red piece of cardstock for my base to build on. I laid down adhesive and placed the twine/ribbon on top, overlapping a tad on the edges. After I had the entire piece covered with strips of the twine and ribbon, I used my scissors to trim off the excess.

 For the inside of my card, I used 2 stamps from My Craft Spot.

 Also, I just had to show off my scrapbooking sidekick! Tee Hee! I looked down and I had a adorable little cutie watching me...my Yorkie, Katie Scarlett! She had gotten sick this past week and scared Mommy half to death! But after a trip to the vet and lots of rest, she is on the mend.

 Katie Scarlett says 'scrapbooking is exhausting.' LOL!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I hope to see you again soon! And if you want, do hop on over to My Craft Spot and join us for the challenge! We'd love to see what you can come up with!

Merry Christmas!

Our Peacock Themed Christmas Tree

Hey guys! Happy Sunday! I just wanted to share a bit of our holiday decor' we have going in our home. I still have a bit more to do (a little behind this year), but I did get our tree up yesterday and a few presents wrapped. I still need a tree skirt and a few more gifts wrapped, but so far here is our tree. I finally decorated the tree in my favorite...peacocks!!! These pix are not the best, but I hope you can tell a little about it. Merry Christmas! And I'll be sure to share the rest of our decor' when I finish.

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P.S. I'll be back with scrappy stuff tomorrow!

Creative Charms DT Reveal

Hey y'all! I have a new card I would like to share with you today. This card is showing off a sneak peek of the December Deal of the Month over at Creative Charms. This is a sneak peek of the deal, so stay tuned to see all the awesome goodies that are included in this months sweet deal! I will be sharing that on my blog asap! You won't want to miss it! Creative Charms has the most awesome goodies!

"Walking In A Winter Wonderland"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Core'dinations

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View

Brads, Gems, Ribbon, Flowers: Creative Charms

Stamps: My Craft Spot

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Thread: Coats & Clark

Corner Punch: EK Success

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Cartridge: Home Accents

Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG: My Scrap Chick (Tinks)

Adhesive: Helmar

This card features a southern belle that I cut using my Cricut, SCAL, and SVG's from My Scrap Chick. As you know, I LOVE anything like this, so this is a card that I had so much fun making! I made it into a non-traditional Christmas card. I used goodies from Creative Charms to jazz up my southern belle and as embellishments on other parts of the card. I already know who I am sending this card to! I hope she will like it! Tee Hee! :)

 Isn't she so cute holding her little parasol? So me! If I could, I would dress like this every single day!

 Check out these snowflake gems from Creative Charms! They are awesome and sparkle so pretty in the light!

 I used a mixture of gems and a flower from Creative Charms to jazz up her hat.

 I used more embellishments from Creative Charms to add to her dress and parasol.

 This stamp is from one of the new holiday releases at My Craft Spot. I stamped it onto a cut I cut from my Cricut.

 For the back of the card, I used another stamp from My Craft Spot and left a place for me to write my holiday wishes to the recipient.

Thanks for dropping by my blog! I hope to see you again soon!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

A Sweet Hello

Hey guys! How are you all doing on this beautiful day?! I hope you are enjoying a good week so far! I have a card that I would like to share with you today. For this card I used an awesome tag from Marivic at Berry Bleu AND a yummy stamp from K Andrew Designs! This is a basic easel card, and as most of you know, a favorite card design of mine. I just never get tired of making easel cards! I think I have an addiction! LOL! I can't help it, they are just so fun!

"Sweet Hello"

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Core'dinations

Patterned Paper: K & Co., Imaginisce

Stamp: K Andrew Designs

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Tag: Berry Bleu

Ribbon: Surplus City

Pearls: Michaels

Button: The Paper Studio

Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Cartridge: Home Accents

Adhesive: Helmar

 Here is an up close view of the tag created by Marivic at Berry Bleu. I just love Marivic's tags! She has such talent for putting together unique tags!

 See all the dimensional embellishments she adds? Yummo!

 Now, look at this fabulous stamp from K Andrew Designs!!! I just adore her stamps!!!

Here is a pic of the stamp set I have from K Andrew Designs. Isn't it the cutest?!!! I already have lots of food related projects in my head to use with these tasty sentiments! I hope she won't mind me sharing this image! I just had to show you guys how adorable they are!!! AND every stamp set purchased benefits charity!

Thank you guys for dropping by my blog today! I hope you have enjoyed this card!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Berry Bleu DT Reveal

Hey y'all! I hope you are having a fabulous day! I have a quick little project to share with you today. We at Berry Bleu are debuting our first design team projects for the month of December. If you are not familiar with Berry Bleu, you can check it out by going HERE. The owner of Berry Bleu, Marivic, makes the most gorgeous tags! Her work is really phenomenal!

Of course for the month of December, Marivic sent us some festive holiday tags to work with. For my first project, I wanted to make a little something for my scrapbooking desk. I decorate the rest of my home and want the holiday cheer to be displayed in my crafting area as well. So what I did was take an old 'Crystal Light' drink mix container and alter it up. I actually have a cute story behind this container. My husband drinks Crystal Light and one day this past summer he was getting the last packet out of the container while I was working at my desk. He walked over and said 'Look honey, you could so alter this.' LOL! So I put it back and sure enough, it provided a wonderful opportunity to recycle and jazz up! Gotta love him! Due to the odd shape of the container, I was unable to wrap patterned paper around it like I had originally planned. So I went digging in my scrapbook supplies and found some leftover Artisan Tape from Pink Paislee and used it to add a pattern to my container. I then let Marivic's tag stand front and center on my project. I didn't add much more besides a flower and some trim. I now have this sitting on my desk for a few of my crafty tools.

"Holiday Tool Caddy"

Supplies Used

Tag, Flower: Berry Bleu

Trim: Surplus City

Artisan Tape: Pink Paislee

Adhesive: Helmar, Hot Glue Gun/Sticks

Other: recycled container

Aren't the little embellishments Marivic uses so cute? I just adore them! 

 Here is the back of my tool caddy:

Thanks for dropping by my blog! I hope you have enjoyed this simple project and that it will inspire you to recycle those every day items into something crafty!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Merry Christmas

Hey y'all! We got Katie Scarlett's Christmas pix in the mail yesterday and I had to share!!!! The text that you see is NOT on the original photographs. I added that myself into the one I scanned into my computer for sharing online. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Altered Tin Tart Banner

Hey Y'all! Happy Saturday to you! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend! I'm here with you on this chilly day to share an altered project I have created for my holiday home using goodies from Momenta. I have created a banner out of tin tart pans that you can find in any craft store. These little tins are used with candles and come in an array of sizes, shapes, and colors. They are so fun to work with and affordable! I plan on hanging this banner on my front door for the month of December/January. I used the tins to spell our our last name. Here is what I will be sharing with you...

"Gandy" Tin Tart Banner

Supplies Used

 

Patterned Paper, Stickers: Momenta

Cardstock, Ribbon: The Paper Studio

Chipboard Sticker: American Crafts
Laminator: Purple Cows Inc.

Hole Punching Tool: Crop A Dile

Circle Cutter: Creative Memories

Adhesive: Helmar

 Here is what the tins looked like direct from the store. I purchased these at a local discount store for $1 a piece, so really inexpensive.

 Next, I picked out some winter time patterned paper from Momenta and coordinating cardstock. Although we do have a glass/screen door protecting our wooden front door where I will hang this banner, I wanted to make sure that the paper I used would stay safe in the outdoor elements. So I used my laminator to laminate the patterned paper and the cardstock to seal it.

  I used my circle cutter to cut the laminated sheets of patterned paper/cardstock into circles for the center of my tin tart pans.

I used a strong liquid adhesive to adhere my circles onto the pans. I then embellished them with stickers. After I finished my embellishing, I used my Crop-A-Dile tool to punch a hole in each side as shown below:

 I used ribbon to string the tin tart pans together and voila'! A personalized decoration for our home!

  I love the paint effect these pans came in. It added so much color/texture to the project and I didn't have to do anything. I used the Momenta Crimped Red Alphabet Stickers to spell out our last name to mimic the crimped edges of the pans.

 Aren't these shiny crimped alphabet stickers from Momenta great?! I absolutely love 'em!

 I used an assortment of Momenta B&B Stickers to jazz up some plain chipboard mitten stickers.

I hope you have enjoyed this project!

Thanks for dropping by my blog! I hope to see you again really soon!

Happy Holidays!!!

In The Trenches

Hey guys! I just had to hop online and share these pix of my baby girl, Katie Scarlett. We went to a new park today so I put her First Lady Trench Coat on her. She was so adorable and everyone just had a fit over her! I love this pup! She's my little diva!

I have a new scrappy project going up tomorrow, so stay tuned! And I hope to scrap all day tomorrow! I'll post what I get done! Sorry to be MIA on the craftyness lately! Me and the pup have too much fun and we get sidetracked! LOL

Have a great night everybody!!! Hugs!



Rub A Dub Dub

Hey y'all! Mommy washied my hairs today! I wuz such a good girl. However, Mommy wuz having to do the job by herself...a first since Daddy wuz gone to get groceries. Shes did a wonderful job, but I moved my head at the wrong time and Mommy accidently sprayed the tops of my head with the spray thingie. Thank goodness Mommy is so good and had cotton in my earsies. But I took it all in stride and Mommy came to my rescue with lots of love and dries off my head, but not before Daddy walks in at the perfect time to snap a pic. Can you believe they giggled at me? The injustice! But I was a big girl and let Mommy finish. After bathies, she dried me off really good and fixed my hairs. We then put on my sweater for the day. I feel so good and you should smells me! I'm ready to strut my stuff. Mommy says we should share pix of our morning. I am gonna go to sleep and rest before our walksie in the park.

I hope all of you are having a great day! All my fellow Yorkie buddies...loves on your Mommy's really good today!

Kissies,
Katie Scarlett