Rainbows of Smiles!!!

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday. Let's see what I can share with you today. Last week, I made a life change and so far, I'm loving it!!! I started getting up at 5:00am with my husband 3 days a week. Why so early? Because I've started swimming again and it feels fantastic. I used to be in the pool 2-3 times a day when I was a little less aged lol. It is good for the soul and my energy is going up YEAH!!!

So I thought I would share with you today a project I created that also felt good to do.

This layout is full of color and I love the "non-white" space. I hope you like it too.

I used a combination of great Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist colors, Jillibean Soup alphas and Maya Road Chipboard pieces to accent the misted Pink Paislee paper.

To adhere the buttons to the layout, I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. Perfect for those heavier embellishments.

That smile on the third photo is what I would see every morning I would go into our little boys room. It still melts my heart every time I see his smile.

That is it for today

Be Mine- January Dixie Pieces Kit

The January Be Mine Kit from Dixie Pieces is out and I {HEART} it!!! Filled with Jillibean Soup, Doodlebug and Maya Road, this kit is perfect for your upcoming Valentines projects. I'm absolutely LOVIN the large piece of red burlap that is in this kit. So many options. Today I'm going to share with you a few of the layouts I created for the Be Mine Kit this month. These two are close to my heart, for they are filled with so much love and I hope that you love them just as much as I do.

This year, one of my goals is to create more projects about my marriage, my husband and us. The photos were taken when my husband took me up to Banff for a weekend, and I started snapping those photos.

Next, my favorite photo of my husband to date. Man do I adore him ~pitter patter~

I'm loving all the krafty goodness in this kit. Also I used some new embossing powders from WOW for the Sweetheart chipboard and I LOVE THIS STUFF.

I'm off to create some more projects for CHA. Make sure you come back tomorrow because it is my Blogiversary and I'm having a PARTY!!!!

PS, a just because winner of a Robin's Nest Diamond Stack full of purdy colored diamonds. Thanks for your comment Denise. Send me your mail information and I'll get that out to you soon.

Denise said...

Too cute! Love it. What a great gift idea. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year to you, denise http://tomorrowstreasurestoday.blogspot.com/

December 29, 2011 12:51 PM

Junk Drawer Kit at Dixie Pieces

It is that time again, where Dixie Pieces releases their new kit. This one is filled to the brim with goodies and talk about versatile. I love kits, like REALLY LOVE KITS!!! There is something very inspiring about opening up a package and it being a total surprise. I always loved Grab bags as a child (who am I kidding, I still love them), and a kit is kinda that paper crafting Grab Bag right?

Here is a photo of the kit this month.

And now for all the projects I created with this kit. I've still got a bunch left over to boot!!!

First off a few layouts...

Now how about a few cards and a tag? I told ya this kit is filled to the brim hehehe

Hop on over to Dixie Pieces and grab yourself a Junk Drawer kit for December. YOU DESERVE IT!!!

Until next time

Toodles

Ms Scraptastic 2010 Round 4- 8 x 10 photo

Hi Everyone. Wow the week is almost over. Where did it go this time? Summer is flying by and I've got a whole lot of things I want to get done.

As many of you know, I've been playing along with the Ms Scraptastic 2010 pageant at Scrap-tastic. For round 4, we had to use a large photo (8 x 10 for a 12 x 12 layout), which I was scared outta my gourd to try. But the trepidation passed and this is the creation that I entered.

I wanted to use the photo, which I took at the Calgary Zoo last summer, as patterned paper. Highlighting that one yellow tulip. What do ya think? There is a bunch of wonderful pieces from Magistical Memories on the layout. I used the Crystal Clear Wrought Iron Swirl and attached it to the layout, using the V2 Vellum Adhesive from Helmar. If you work with acrylic at all, you will absolutely love using the V2 Vellum Adhesive. I wouldn't use anything else now.

I also used the Antique Mirror and Antique Filigree chipboard pieces to finish it all off.

I made it to round 5 and I'll be showing you the layout tomorrow.

Toodles

A Note from your Mother with Jillibean and Helmar

Hi everyone and Happy Thursday to all of you today. Our son is on his very first "big" field trip today and the weather is looking wonderful for that.

I wanted to share with you a card that I created for Helmar today.  The blog post is kinda comical, so stop on by the  Helmar blog to take a read.
This card is filled with Maya Road, Tattered Angels, Jillibean Soup and of course Helmar.

I used this weeks Mojo Monday card and I'm crossing my fingers for a win.All of the tricket pins ribbon and Velvet blossoms are from May Arts and I just loving the Jillibean papers. They all coordinate.

Here it is.

You can really see the Marshmallow Glimmer mist on the close up. I think it is my new favorite color hehe.

Please hop on over to the Helmar blog if you haven't checked it out before. By the way, what was one of your childrens favorite field trips?

Toodles