Merry Christmas!

Hello Everyone! Here are a few pictures from our Christmas Day (well, the last one is from Bryson's preschool program). We had such a wonderful time with our family, and the kids are busy playing with their new toys today. What fun!

I got some CTMH supplies for Christmas, so I hope to be back into the groove soon. We'll have to wait and see since I start my new job on Jan. 5th...

Take care everyone, and enjoy the season!

A New Post!

Don't pass out... I am actually posting a few pieces of artwork! :-)

This is a quick card I made using the Aspen papers. I love them, but I only have the pieces that I received in the consultant samples. I really don't have a need for snow themed layouts since I live where it never snows! It was fun to use the White Daisy pigment ink, too. I don't get that out enough.

I only have one good picture of my family from my sister-in-laws wedding. As you can see, it was a bright and beautiful October day. I also couldn't get Scarlett to cooperate that day. My little man was the ring bearer. He looked so handsome! I used the Dazzling Die Cuts and the Serendipity stamp set. I used a chocolate rub on above the family photo. It doesn't show up that good, so I am a little disappointed with it. Oh well!

This is my son with one of my high school best friend's daughter. They see each other a few times a year, and they sure have fun! We are actually going to see them Monday at Disney World (major perk of living so close to Orlando). I used a layout from the Autumn/Winter Idea Book with the Magic Moments PP. Oops, I forgot to take a picture of the companion page!

Take care, and thanks for stopping by! I hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hey Everyone! I've been so out of touch lately (still) and I hope things will get a little less crazy soon. Who am I kidding? It's probably going to be something very difficult to overcome since I am going back to work for five months in January. I was offered a temporary teaching position at my old school, and I decided it was too good of an offer to pass up right now. We'll be dealing with some new dynamics in our family for awhile, but I think I made a really good decision. Some of my customers are worried that I won't have time for scrapbooking, but I will of course make time for my girls! :-) Also, sorry for my lack of comments on my favorite blogs lately. I've been without a laptop for about ten days, and it is very difficult to sneak back into the office with the two kiddos. I am hoping to catch up this weekend.

We are celebrating Thanksgiving with my family in SC this weekend. I wish you all a wonderful holiday!!!!
Take care! :-)

Don't Forget

Blog Candy deadline is Tues. night --- and I added a lot of cool, secret stuff to the stash. Only the winner will know what it is!!! :-)

Block Frame and Blog Candy

Yvonne is the blog candy winner!

Ok, so first I need to apologize for all those promises I made about blog candy. It has taken me awhile, but I am actually following through! :-) Those of you with children understand that life with a toddler is way different from life with a baby. I can't turn my back for more than a second with my sweet little angel! My preschooler wants so much of my attention, too. We play card and board games all day. I am not complaining, just giving you all my excuses. Oh, and I also spend way too much time on Facebook. ;-)

Anyway, here it is:

My blog candy includes the Annotations stamp set, two packages of alphabet stickers, and a selection of prima flowers. Please post a comment giving me advice on how to get out of my creative slump. It is killing me! You have until Tuesday, Nov. 18 midnight to enter.

I made this block frame this evening. I think it is such a sweet picture of my husband and daughter. I'm hoping to keep it a secret until Christmas. We'll see!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stacy

Very Quick Layout

Ok, so I haven't posted artwork in forever, because I haven't created much of anything this month. I did sit down to put together this very simple layout the other day. I really am in a big creative slump right now. It is very frustrating. There isn't much to this one, but I am actually ok with that for now. Scarlett is finally letting me put bows in her hair! I have struggled with this for months because she was always pulling them out. I looked at her a week or so ago and told her that if she didn't wear it, I would. I put it in my hair, and you can probably guess how she felt about that! She wanted it back. :-)

Hopefully I will get back in the groove soon...

Thanks for stopping by!

Quick Post

I have been neglecting this blog lately. I really have been so busy! With trying to recover from our big trip and getting ready for Bryson's birthday and Halloween. Oh, and we've had company for the past 5 days and will have them until the weekend. It is such a busy time of the year for us!

I am just dying to get into the scraproom, but I am too tired once the kids go to bed. I know I keep promising some blog candy. I will be back with that very soon (promise again)....

Don't you love this birthday photo of my four year old? The shirt is from my college friend, Sally, and her wonderful company, Polka Dot Market. Visit her!

New Stuff and RAKs

This is one of the bonus layouts from my November workshop using Magic Moments. It is also one of the layouts you see in the Idea Book. I love it! I am always so happy when I can use older pictures on pages. These were taken at a birthday party we attended about two years ago at Gymboree. Bryson loved it. He still looked a lot like a toddler at that time. Gosh, they grow up too fast!

My blog friend, Laurel, sent me these great images and a beautiful card! and...
Jena sent me this cool tool box for my scrapbooking goodies! How lucky am I? :-)

I am still trying to settle in after our trip, so I will be back with that blog candy just as soon as I can get into my scraproom and put something together!

Have a great day!

Home

*I just reread my post. Guess I should clarify that this picture is from my "home" in WV. You know leaves never look that good in FL!
We just arrived to our official home in FL this afternoon. I feel a lot like SUPERMOM after 13 hours and two days in the car with the kids by myself! :-)

It was very cold and rainy here today, but it is so good to be home again. Here is a picture from my parents' driveway. I think the leaves are still pretty, but my mom assures me that they looked better last week. Hey, I live in FL now, so I don't get to enjoy this at all when I am there. I think they look beautiful now. :-) I just really hope it doesn't rain so we can take the kids to the pumpkin patch tomorrow.

I miss my paper crafting... Can't wait to get home and just stare at all my goodies. You all know you do it, too!

Mini Pocket Album and a Layout

I saw Tresa's new video tutorial, and I just knew I needed to make one of these for my sister-in-law and her soon (like 3 days from now) husband. I am putting her "gift" and note from our family inside. She is getting married on her family's tree farm, so It's A Guy Thing was the perfect paper to use.

We are leaving tomorrow for a long trip to visit, attend the wedding, and visit some more. We can't wait to see everyone and enjoy some true fall weather. I am sure I will be ready to return to the warmth of FL before it is all over.

This is the inside of my trial one I made to make sure i knew what I was doing. I used Whoops-A-Daisy paper.

This is one of the bonus layouts with my Notebook workshop. I changed it up a bit, and I plan on adding some stitching and ribbon. It felt good to use some of my baby pictures I've had sitting around for awhile. I am currently working on my Magic Moments bonus layouts, but it will be at least two weeks before I can share those. I want you all to see them with the finishing touches! I was not a fan of the paper packet until I get busy using it. Now, I love it!!!

I hope to have a chance to post a few pictures while I am away. If not, I will be back in a few weeks! Don't forget about me. Of course, you won't! :-) How could you? I'll have blog candy after I return!

Fun Park Pictures and a Layout

I took Scarlett to the park with some of our friends while Bryson was at preschool last week. She loves it there. She even let me snap a few fun pictures. :-)

I came home and printed some out on my home printer to put on this new workshop layout. I wasn't crazy about the Magic Moments Workshop layout until I started working on mine. I really love it. I never thought I'd like all that Colonial White showing, but I was wrong. I also used my Friendship Alphabet set. I just love those letters! Sorry for the horrible pictures of the layouts. I was just too lazy to fix them this morning!

I have other pages in progress, but they need embellishments and/or finishing touches. I might be back later today with those. I just never know how much scrapping time I will get with the little ones. Usually, it is not much. Oh well, I really enjoy spending all this fun time with them!

Off to start our day! Thanks for stopping by. :-)

Simple, but Fabulous Cards!

I really love these cards. They are so simple, yet something about them makes them fabulous. Well, at least I think so...

I have a card workshop in the afternoon tomorrow, and my customers will be making each one of these. The Triangle Tri-Fold was inspired by Kim's tutorial. I think these little cards are so cute. I made mine 4 x 4. I used Evensong and the Gratitude stamp set. The Notebook card was my version of the card in the Idea Book. I used Coffee Stain and Circle Around stamp sets. The third card has the Juniper Damask B&T paper from Perfect Day. I love the Cocoa ribbon with this one! The clear buttons have B&T paper attached to them using Liquid Glass. I also dyed the Colonial White Waxy Flax Juniper. My friend Misty gave me that idea! :-)

I haven't completed a scrapbook page in a long time. I've been so busy working the business side of things, that I forget to take time to play! I've also just been so busy with the kids. We've been doing a lot of fun outdoor activities because it is finally cooling down here a little bit.

I am almost on my 100th post. I will definitely be getting some blog candy ready!

Tagged

I have been tagged by Laurel. I usually skip over these, but I am going to be good this time and at least follow rules 1 and 2. :-)

Here are the rules:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

1. OMG, I am so like Laurel and Lynn. I really don't enjoy cooking. I try to like it, but I hate the mess and it also stinks that my kids are really picky eaters.

2. At the age of 14, my friend and I were ranked #1 in our state's tennis doubles division.

3. I am good at keeping secrets, but not so good at keeping things a surprise. Does that even make sense?

4. My scraproom needs a lot of help. It is a complete disaster!

5. My sister and I live 13+ hours from our parents, but at least we live in the same neighborhood.

6. I love coffee and Coca-Cola. Both are part of my daily routine. I know I need to cut back, but I can't seem to do it.

7. I know all the songs on the kids show "Hi-5." They are very catchy... :-)

OK, so if you want to play along, follow the rules at the top!

Memory Box (2)

Don't you just love this Memory Box? I put it together this evening. I love how well the box takes the paint. I was inspired by a 2peas you tube video.

Acrylic paint - all other products are CTMH.

Notebook Cards

*Ok, so I have been MIA for about a week. We had a busy beginning of the week with school/playdates, etc. Then, Scarlett got sick and Bryson isn't feeling that great now.*

The cards were inspired by the Notebook cards in the new CTMH catalog. I won the stamp sets, Code It and Coffee Stain, at convention. I wanted to use them and needed a little inspiration. I also used the new rubons on both cards. Gotta love those!

I hope everyone is having a safe and happy weekend!

All products are CTMH.

Perfect Day

Here are my "almost complete" Perfect Day Layouts. One lacks a title, and the other two lack journaling. I had to get them "ready" to show at the workshop last night. I had 13 kits sold for this month's event and 10 attendees to the workshop. We had a lot of fun! Now, you understand why I haven't posted in the past few days. I meant to take pictures of yesterday's set-up, but I forgot! Oh well...

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Memory Box

Here is my first Memory Box! I am using it to store fun preschool items. Bryson thinks it is super cool. :-)

CTMH Memory Box, Cranberry ribbon rounds, School Zone PP, Dimensional Elements, coordinating inks

Mini Album

I made one of these at a CTMH friend's (Adeline) workshop last year and loved it! Here is my new one using all of the new CTMH colors and capturing fun moments from this year's CTMH convention.

I haven't journaled on the pages yet, but hope that will come together this afternoon!

All products CTMH - Sorbet, Juniper, Tulip, and Creme Brulee CS and inks. Chocolate Alphabet stamp set, Magic Moments stamp set, Creme Brulee ribbon, pewter photo hangers

Cool Christmas Album

This is the acrylic album we made at convention last month. I am finally putting the finishing touches on it. I used photos of our kids from last Christmas. I love the new Evensong paper. It is beautiful! I had to stop myself from adding any more rubons because I love those things!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend. :-)

Preschool

Bryson started 3 yo preschool T/Th this week. Isn't he precious? I used my new voice recorder and taped him telling me about what he will do at school. I am making him a memory box to keep his "stuff" from school, too. It should be finished soon!

Friday Night Cards

I put the kids in bed last night and escaped to the craft room. My husband was out for the evening, so I had some time to create!
I used the Originals book and created these with the Pretty Simple on page 116. I love the simple layout of these cards. The first uses scraps from the More to Adore PP and the second is Boom-Di-Ada.
I love inking up my Dimensional Elements. So quick and easy!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

CTMH Blooms, Hollyhock Twill ribbon, Sweet Leaf Ric rac, pewter accessories, clear buttons, Cottage Floral ss, and Say It In Style ss

Like a Big Brother

My Bryson has a big role to play in the lives of three little girls. He has one little sister, but he also has two cousins who are younger than him. He is going to be the big brother of the bunch, and I sure hope he is up for the task!

Here he is giving Avery her first "big brother" kiss. So sweet!

Using Up the Old Stuff

I've had this paper packet for two years now. I decided it was time to use it up. I still have some left, but I am sure I can come up with a few more cards!

I love how these card fronts came out. Very simple and quick!

All products CTMH

Friendship Word Puzzle ss, Say It In Style ss, Lazy Days of Summer PP, Blooms, brads, Embroidery Floss, Clear Buttons, Liquid Glass

Another Thanks!

Look at the cool cards Jenn made me at her card class!

What a sweetie! :-)