Oh! Baby } Xyron & Crate Paper

My guest design project for Xyron :):)Oh! Baby....what a combo Xyron & Crate Paper!!! I needed to create a baby card to go along with the mini album I posted earlier using Emma's Shoppe. On this card I used the design runner for the sentiment. The disc used is the starter disc image #15 "Oh! Baby". To make sure the sentiment was straight I also used the guide from the Design Runner Accessory Kit. I did a little decorative punching and ran that pretty pink twine from The Twinery through it. Don't forget when putting everything together, grab your adhesive runner to finish the job! So here is the sweet baby card I created.

Here are the yummy supplies used...Xyron (adhesive, design runner & accessory kit), Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe paper & chipboard shapes, The Twinery Twine (Blossom), Zva pearls.

Thanks for stopping by, have a fabulous day!!

Away We Go! } Echo Park Summer Days

Today here in the midwest I really needed something bright and fun since it's been so gloomy and rainy! I grabbed for some new yummy Echo Park Summer Days. You can see from my layout that that was the perfect paper to brighten up any day. I used some pictures from our trip to Six Flags last year. I did some journaling on a hidden tag on this one also.

Here is where the hidden journaling tag is, you simply slide it out to read it :)



I also wanted to share with you a fun little blog award given to me by my friend Katrina....thanks girly :) So i'm to share 8 things about me then pass this on to 8 fabulous bloggers.

About Me

1~ Coffee & Dr. Pepper are a staple in my daily diet :)

2~ My stepdaughter & her husband made me a grandmother last summer.

3~ I'm feeling really old lately since my daughter will start high school this year!!!

4~ I work, design & teach at my LSS

5~ I am very picky when it comes to food!

6~ I have lived in IL my entire life.

7~ I can't stay away from letter stickers..all shapes, sizes, colors....I have to have them :)

8~I have a wonderful hubby who I have been with since 1995.

So I have to pass this along to 8 fabulous bloggers...so here you go ladies :)
1~ Julie Ranae Murray 2~ Courtney 3~ Karan Gerber
4~ Laurel Seabrook 5~ Jamie Lane
6~ Shona Keehn7~ Jessica8~ Krissy Clark-McKee

Baby mini album } Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection

Happy Monday everyone :):):) Hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I'm sharing with you a baby gift that I made for a friend having a baby girl, who they have named Grace. I love the Crate paper line Emma's Shoppe for this project. I was perfect. The colors, style, design, not to mention the fun chipboard shapes! I'm just sharing the cover with you today.

I started this book by cutting chipboard to the size of 5x8 then cut all the paper. Next I ran the paper through my Xyron Creatopia which made it quick and easy to adhere the paper!! I inked all of the edges with brushed corduroy distress ink. Now it was time to embellish! For this fun task I used the some chipboard shapes that went with the paper collection, Prima pearls, Maya Road; flowers (yellow & resin flower Pink), stick pin, ribbon & wooden button! I picked up all of these fabulous goodies at The Scrapbooking Studio (which you can order online also ladies). On my wooden button I wrapped some yummy twine from The Twinery (Caribbean) Well that's all for today everyone, thanks for stopping by!!

It's Your Day } Grandma

Happy birthday grandma!!!! Yep today grandma is turning 77!!! It's been a tough 5 or 6 years though. Grandma has battled cancer 4 times....3 of those have been within the past 5 years. Two weeks ago grandma fell twice in one day...she spent about 5 days in the hospital with a broken wrist and a fractured C3 in her neck. I told her we were going to "bling" out her cast on her wrist!!! She is one tough cookie :):) She is home now so today we are celebrating her birthday with a little cake and ice cream. Grandma loves yankee candle tarts so I created this gift bag to hold them in.

Ok so the yummy products I used...Nikki Sivils It's Your Day line, Xyron adhesive, Maya Road bingo chip, The Twinery twine (pink sorbet), Kaiser pearls (blue).

Well that's all for today...i'll post some pictures if grandma lets me bling out her cast :):)

Charming } Nikki Sivils & Tim Holtz

Well it's finally the weekend!!! Hope you all have something fabulous planned :) I'm sharing a little "charming" project with you today :) I love the colors in the U R My Favorite line from Nikki Sivils....so I thought why not turn it into a charm bracelet!!! In order to do this I grabbed some Tim Holtz products to go along with it. Here is how it turned out.

So first I grabbed the fragments from Tim Holtz and cut the paper a little bigger then the fragment. I used glossy accents to adhere the paper to the fragment, let it dry, then used my blade to cut as close as possible. I put all the charms on the chain & toggle with jump rings all from Tim Holtz. So there you have it....my "charming" little project!! Thanks for stopping by, have a fabulous weekend!!

The Play Date Cafe Challenge 77

Ok so this weeks colors for The Play Date Cafe Challenge are fabulous!! I love the color brown....any shade!!! So I was so happy to see that was one of the colors this week. Pair that up with green & white and you can't go wrong. Here is the card I created for this challenge.

Ok so i'm loving how this card turned out! The paper I used are from two different companies. Echo Park's For The Record (green), Crate Paper Portrait Collection (brown). As far as embellies go...Maya Road pin & resin flowers, Prima flowers (green & white) all of which I grabbed at The Scrapbooking Studio. Of course I had to bust out my new twine from The Twinery (Cappuccino) and some Zva pearls, and put it together with my Xyron adhesive. Well thanks for stopping...have a fabulous weekend!

Sketchabilities 45 } Loads Of Fun

Hey there everyone...well it's that time!!! Another fabulous sketch from Karan at Sketchabilities!!! Check out this cool sketch!!

Here is what I came up with for this one!!

Ok ladies here is my list of goodies used on this one: Xyron adhesive, Fancy Pants To The Moon, Maya Road zipper trim (white) wooden button and bingo chip, Pink Paislee letters (blue), American Craft thickers (black), October Afternoon letters (red), Stampin' Up button, Divine twine (black). Well ladies don't forget to check out the Sketchabilities blog and see what all of the DT came up with..and get signed up for the NEW gallery :)