Vintage goodies...

Vintage goodies make awesome cards. hehe This month at The embellishment studio the kits are filled with them. The flower on the card is in the eclectic and hodge podge kits. They were made by Debbie VanMarter one of the DT gals. They are just gorgeous. I sprayed some coffee glimmer mist on the green and cream fabric. There are also a few tags in the kits that I had a blast designing for The embellishment studio.


I will have a sneak peek with some March goodies from The embellishment studio up tomorrow. Yall are gonna love it.

Thanks for looking

Teresa Collins and a few cards....

I was just checking out the store at The embellishment studio and noticed they already have Teresa Collins new products ready to ship. It is allllllllll so awesome... I have to have it all. Run don't walk cuz I'm sure it's gonna go fast.

The new challenge goes up tomorrow at Caardvarks so make sure you check it out and get a card made up for a chance to win.

Here are my cards. (the top 2 cards are made from the Feb. Kit at I am a scrapaholic)


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Do you need a clip it up????

I have been cleaning and purging in my scrap room and came to the realization that I don't use my clip it up. So I took it apart and boxed it up and decided I would RAK it away to someone who will get more use out of it then me... It is the upper and lower tier along with the cover and lots of clips and dividers... Worth $120.00 Sooooooooo if you have been wanting a clip it up. All you have to do is go to Secret Scrapper and post HERE why you need one and show me a photo to go with your story. I will be putting all names in a hat and having Joshua pick one out on Monday morning. So be sure to post by Sunday night at midnight and you could be the lucky winner. Also why your there check out the amazing products they have... They are awesome.

Long weekends...

I have a love hate relationship with long weekends. I hate them when hubby is gone and the weather stinks, but love them when the weather is awesome and when hubby is home. hehe

Yesterday we had a bunch of running around and it was nice not having to dodge the rain etc.

Today the little guys and myself took a long walk in the woods behind our home. I have been wanting to get some good photos of the boys in their element and my mom was hounding me for some photos. Plus I wanted to play with my Cannon SLR with the HD film. So we went on a stroll with my cameras in tow. hehe Here are a few shots I got with my Olympus DSLR Evolt 510 (if you click the photos it will bring them up bigger)

I just love Joshua's smirk in this photos. He is so funny and his personality really shows in this.

This one isn't too bad. I need to figure out how to not get a glare on his glasses. But it's still a good photo and love how he dressed himself. hehe

This is Isaiah and well who needs school photos when you get a shot like this. I love it. hehe

This photo I thought was kinda cool. I have an idea for a layout with this photo.

Well I hope you had a great long weekend.

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I just love Vintage stuff...

Vintage goodies anyone???

The embellishment studio just put up their kits a few days ago and man they are yummy. I so can't wait to play with all the goodies. I am just in love with that green and white vintage fabric. Can you imagine going to watch a movie and only having to pay $0.38 for it. Amazing huh.

The embellishment studio is also having a contest and today is the last day so if you have some time to make up 4 valentine or love cards go check it out. The info is on the message board in the news section. Good Luck.

Thanks for looking.

Baby Cards...

The new challenge is up at Caardvarks. So get out that baby theme paper or what ever you like and make up some baby cards... The Caardvark designers have some total eye candy up on the blog that is sure to get you motivated and if that isn't enough. There is an awesome kit up for grabs as well.

Here is one of my cards.

I will be posting a few more baby cards in the next couple of days.

Thanks for looking.

Simple fast card...

Here is a really fast simple card...

All items except the I {heart} you chipboard are from the I am a Scrapaholic Feb Kits. Be sure to go check it out as all the kits this month are awesome and packed full of amazing stuff...

Instructions:
Cut your cardstock to 4x8 and fold in half and sand edges
Cut your shimmering solid pink paper to 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 and place on front of your folded cardstock
Stamp little bird on scrap piece of white or coordinating paper and cut out
Cut your ribbon and lace from kit to 3 different lengths and layer on card at slightly different angles. Add a piece of small cardstock 1x2" or one of the tickets from the the therapy kit.
Place your little bird on your card and now add your sentiment.

Now you have a simple card to give to your special someone or for a teacher etc. It took less then 10 min to make.

Thanks for looking...

Contest = Awesome Prizes

We all like a good contest especially ones with great prizes....

Here are a few to get you motivated...

I am a Scrapaholic is having an It's all about love contest...

It's all about love in February, so we're celebrating by having a contest at IAAS.
Make a layout that shimmers, glitters and has a title with some attitude!

Upload your layout(s) in the “February LOVE Contest” in the Open Gallery, and you could win a prize package from SEI... Our design team will be selecting the winner at the end of February. Stop by just to see what our DT is doing with the kit throughout the month and enter as many layouts as you like! So get those creative juices flowing and good luck!

Contest timeline: January 25 – February 25

Here is the link if you have any questions... It's all about love
There are also some awesome challenges going on at IAAS. So be sure to check them out.

The Embellishment Studio is having a card contest

It's that time of year again when we all demonstrate our love for someone with a card!

Design 4 cards that we love and you could win a Guest designer spot on The Embellishment Studio dt. The winner will be able to choose which kit and month they want to design for.

Here is what ya need to do...

1) You must make FOUR (4) cards using only ONE (1) piece of cardstock, TWO (2) pieces of patterned paper, and THREE (3) embellishments of some kind (one of the embellishments MUST be ribbon and/or lace).

2) You must also use your scraps from the cards to dress up your envelopes.

3) Post your entries in the special Valentine's Day contest forum that will be set up in the gallery.

4) The Embellishment Studio Design Team and Guest Designers are not eligible

5) Deadline for this contest is February 14th at 12AM

There you go! Now, go and create!

Here is the link if you have any questions... Studio Card Contest

The Lovefest has begun...

Caardvarks is kicking off a Lovefest of challenges each week in February. Our first week is all about Valentine's Day cards. Be sure to enter your cards HERE by midnight on Thursday, February 7th. Here are a few of the cards I created for the challenge but if you need more eye candy be sure to visit the Valentine Gallery at Caardvarks where you'll find two pages full of creative cards!

Here are the cards that I have done so far using Queen Kat Designs stamps.





Thanks for looking

Just a bit of a peek...

I have been busy working on some DT projects for I am a scrapaholic. The Feb. Kits go up tomorrow and I have to say they are AMAZING... You are for sure gonna want at least one of the kits so make sure you act fast because they sell out pretty fast...

Here is a little peek of a project I did


If you want to see a peek of the kit you can view it at the IAAS Blog
Trust me it is awesome...

Have a great day and thanks for looking.

simple Valentines card...

Here is a really simple Valentines day card...

All the papers are from the January kits at I am a Scrapaholic. They are from Collage Press. Totally yummy stuff. I also use Scenic Route heart chipboard and rub-ons are from pebbles inc. The card measures 4.5x4.5. I took all my scraps of paper that I had left and used the bigger pieces to cut 2 squared one a bit bigger then the other. Then I used smaller bits of papers to cover the chipboard hearts and sanded the edges. Added the rub-ons and took a pen and added some lines and circles around the edges. Totally simple and easy for anyone to do.

Thanks for looking.

It's all about Love...

With Valentines Day just around the corner I figured I would start showing some totally simple, easy and adorable Valentine cards. Now if you get the kits from The embellishment studio then you are totally in luck because you have most of this stuff in your hot little hands. hehe I used products from the eclectic and hodge podge kits.

See how simple this card is. I just cut out an image from some pattern paper. In this case it's from Luxe designs. Placed it on my card then took the rub-ons from the Hodge Podge kit and picked out a few and added them to the Journaling cards. Cut up some white ball fringe and black heart lace and added that. Took a few small K and co cushion hearts and it was done. Totally easy and way cute.

Now this card is even simpler and it's totally cute. I took the green journaling card in the eclectic kit sanded the edges and added it to my Bazzill which is cut 8x6. I took the left over pink journaling card from the card above and tore out a heart shape and adhered it to the bottom right corner of my card. Took the rub-ons from the Hodge Podge kit and added a few sentiments to it. Then I cut about 3-4 inches of the white ball fringe and added it across the heart. Totally simple, fast and perfect for Valentines day.

Now that I got yall making Valentines. lol ok ok maybe I didn't get ya making them but if you are you for sure have to enter the contest going on at The embellishment studio. It's a totally simple contest and you could get one of the fab kits from The embellishment studio to design with and you even get to pick what ever month you like. How fab is that? Ok so here's the info...

It's that time of year again when we all demonstrate our love for someone with a card!
Design cards that we love and you could win a Guest Designer spot on The Embellishment Studio! The winner will be able to choose which kit/month they would like to be a Guest Designer!

Here are the rules:

1) You must make FOUR (4) cards using only ONE (1) piece of cardstock, TWO (2) pieces of patterned paper, and THREE (3) embellishments of some kind (one of the embellishments MUST be ribbon and/or lace).

2) You must also use your scraps from the cards to dress up your envelopes.

3) Post your entries in the special Valentine's Day contest forum that will be set up in the gallery.

3) The Embellishment Studio Design Team and Guest Designers are not eligible (sorry Ladies ).

4) Deadline for this contest is February 14th at 12AM

There you go! Now, go and create!

So easy enough right? I can't wait to see all of your entries and I wish you the best of luck.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Still Excited about this...

I have been asked to join the gals at Caardvarks. When Jenyfur asked me to join them a few months back I totally thought she was joking and laughed about it with her. Well duh me. She wasn't joking. Gosh what an honor it is to join the Caardvarks team. Such a talented group of ladies. So now I get to make a few cards a month for the challenges at the Caardvarks blog. There is usually 2 challenges a month, but from time to time there might be a few more. I think the reason why I thought she was joking with me is because I haven't been making cards all that long. September is when I really found my groove when it comes to cards. My cards before that yeah well let's not go there. lol

The next challenge is up on the Caardvarks blog. Create a card using either BLUE tones OR a celestial design! Here are my cards.



A little bit of a different take on Celestial on my second card. hehe. Make sure you check out the blog to see all of the other cards from the Caardvarks team, and if you get a chance join in on the challenge. The prize is awesome and so worth it.

Thanks for looking.

A little peak...

Here is a little peak at a couple things I have been working on. I can tell you more about it tomorrow... Still really excited about it.

Today it is raining and snowing. It is taking turns. lol Good thing the ground is good and wet to where the snow doesn't even have a chance to stick. Although it would be fun for the kids to finally get some snow to play in.

Have a great weekend.

My first 6x12 layout...

Wow I never imagined that this size would be so fun to do. Fast and way easy. This is one of my DT layouts for I am a Scrapaholic. The kits this month so rocked full of Collage Press and Prima paintables... I also used a Becky Fleck page map for this layout.

I would love to see your take on this sketch.

Gotta love a good Michaels find...

Ok these are all in the $1 bin at Michaels except for the loose ribbon. Isn't it all so cute... I just had to have it all from the journaling books to the coasters and the ribbon spools are way cute.

These I just couldn't help but get. I love all the bright colors and the chandelier's are awesome. All in the dollar spot section at Michaels except for the Rusty Pickle album, clear embossing powder and black lace.


Ok don't ya just love these ribbon spools from Michaels once again. The loose lace is just like the black lace in the picture above. I don't go to Michaels very often, but decided to go to see if they had any of the new K and co stuff. They didn't have any but I am thrilled with my finds. LOL

Collage Press + Prima = I am a Scrapaholic...

This month at I am a Scrapaholic the kits are filled to the rim with the most amazing papers from Collage Press and Prima. The embellishments are amazing and compliment one another so well. Most of the kits are and have been sold out but there are a few little pill kits left. Here is my latest layout using this kit.

I really love playing with these papers together and using the water colors on the prima paper. Totally gets your creativeness going. Be sure to keep checking out the I am a Scrapaholic Blog. It's updated all the time with lots of great tips and techniques, some of the most amazing step by step projects etc. This month the design team has been playing with some of Becky Fleck's pagemaps. Awesome inspiration.

I also have a little bit of a secret. Something I am still shocked about and to be honest I thought it was a joke at first. I will fill ya in and give you a little sneak peak in a few days. hehe

Have a great day.

Run don't walk...

over to 2 spotted dogs. The mid month kit just went up yesterday and man is it yummy... Check it out...All that for $15.00!!!! There is a bunch of Add On's that match and coordinate with this kit. So be sure to check them out. They ship super fast too so you will have it in plenty of time to make some awesome Valentine day cards or mini project. (if you click the photo it will take you right to the page to order it.) I am also in no way affiliated with 2SD. I am not a DT member etc. I just love her kits and the board is fun also.

A bit of Reminisce eye candy...

Yes I am still playing with Reminisce products. I just can't get enough of them. I love mixing the lines with each other. The colors mix so well. I am playing with the Girly Girl collection and the Snow Globe collection. So as I was scrapping I was listening to xm radio and the song Lucky Star came on and well I guess I drove Miranda nuts with the song as she couldn't stop singing the song either. So when I decided to scrap a photo of her I just couldn't resist using the song as my title and journaling. LOL

I also used my scraps from this layout to participate in the last challenge Reminisce is having on their blog. I really have had alot of fun doing all of these challenges and well when you enjoy a product as much as I enjoy Reminisce it's a win win. I really do hope they do this again. With Valentines day just around the corner I couldn't help but do a Valentines card.

If your looking for some awesome Easter or Spring pattern paper you must check out Reminisce Happy Easter collection. It is super cute and the colors are so fresh.

Have a great Monday...

Index photos...

I love using up those index sheets of photos you get when picking up your photos. I usually use them in mini books but decided to use them on a layout. Plus I have the amazing January Basic Kit from The embellishment studio and papers from the November add on kit also from The embellishment studio. So I had to put them together and scrap away.


I really like the way it turned out and it's an all about me layout to add to my all about me album. I also finally played with some of that Love Elsie stuff I have been holding on to. lol

Thanks for looking