Pebbles Inc. Guest Designer & A Giveaway!!!

I couldn't be more thrilled to be guest designing over at Pebbles Inc. today and have lots of fun projects I've been waiting to share with you, so let's get to it!!  The gals at Pebbles sent me an awesome goodie bag overflowing with tons of great products, I think I could have created a dozen projects!  The colors are just great and I had a ball putting these projects together, enjoy!

I'm a big time sucker for kraft cardstock so I was thrilled to find it along with tons of other fantastic goodies just ripe for the scrapping! Capturing the special moments of celebrating my daughter's 1st birthday I put this layout together using papers in the Everafter Collection. The color combination hit me just right and I couldn't be happier with how this layout turned out.

Pebbles Supplies Used:
Ever After Glass Slipper 751109

Ever After Prince Charming- 751111

Ever After Sparkle- 751113

Ever After Royal Banner- 751115

Ever After Heart Brads- 747100

Ever After ABC Stickers/Pink- 732045

Other Supplies Used:
Bazzill Cardstock

My fridge has been desperate for a major picture update and the stars finally lined up for me to get it done. Summer has been so busy but has also provided some great photo opportunities for my fridge overhaul. I found these frames at my local dollar store (perfect for this thrifty girl!) and knew they were raging with potential. A few layers for the base along with lots of embellishments on the outside of the frame and waaahhlaa! Keeping the score even we have a girl version and a boy version to share today. The blues and greens in the Floral Lane and Everafter Collections ended up working out just right to capture the spirit of my little boy.

Pebbles Supplies Used: (Girl)

Ever After Sparkle- 751113
Ever After Prince Charming- 751111
Ever After Royal Banner- 751115
Ever After Glass Slipper- 751109
Floral Lane With Delight- 751124
Floral Lane My Darling- 751126
Ever After Dimensional Icon Stickers- 732049
Ever After Jewel Candy Dots- 747102
Other Suppleis Used: (Girl)
Bazzill Cardstock
American Crafts Thickers
Fibers- Karen Foster

Pebbles Supplies Used: (Boy)
Ever After Prince Charming- 751111
Ever After Royal Banner- 751115
Ever After Sparkle- 751113
Floral Lane Floral Lane- 751126
Floral Lane My Darling- 751126
Floral Lane Candy Dots Surf- 747114
Other Supplies Used: (Boy)
Bazzill Cardstock
Cosmo Cricket Patterned Paper
Rub-on Kaisercraft
Acrylic Figure- Maya Road
Fibers- Shabby Green Door

When I sat down to put a card together I was envisioning something with a few more bells and whistles but the papers in the Floral Lane Collection are gorgeous enough without alot of extra frills. A few cuts using my Cricut, a little sewing around the border, and a quick rub-on made this card fast, easy and fun!

Pebbles Supplies Used:

Floral Lane You're Sweet-751121
Floral Lane With Delight- 751124
Congratulations Rub-on Black- 60219
Other Supplies Used:
Bazzill Cardstock
Kraft Cardstock-Other
Fibers- Karen Foster
Button-Other

Now for the good stuff right?  The GIVEAWAY!  Head on over to the Pebbles blog NOW for your chance to win, see ya there!!!



Off Topic- A Crochet Giveaway!

Stopping by to share a giveaway being hosted by A Mama's Two Cents Worth!  Micah at Micah Makes is offering a pattern giveaway and I want to win!  I've been eyeing that triceratops pattern (actually the firemans hat, penguin, and ladybuy too!) for a while now and I would love to have it!  Do you crochet?  Are you addicted?  Me too!!

Making Memories Guest Designer!

Doing a little Guest Designing over at Making Memories today and I couldn't be more excited.  So grateful for the chance to put a little project together and share it with the world!  Up today is a fun mini I put together of none other than my little diva.  She is sweet, sassy, and 100% in control of my every move, yep we like to call it "high maintenance."  Don't get me wrong I love her to pieces, but some days it takes all I have to make it until her daddy gets home and I can hand her over at 5 o'clock!  Fortunately she is adorable (at least we think so) and Pretty In Pink! 

 One of my favorite projects to create is mini albums, you might say I'm in love with these wonderful little things.  I find it a great way to document different time frames in my children's lives or small events with too many photos to document on a single layout.  Gathering various patterned papers from past and present Making Memories collections I put together a variety of items girly enough to show off the sassy attitude of my baby girl.  Even though the products I used came from various collections they went together wonderfully along with the many embellishments from Making Memories from my endless stash! Enjoy!

Dare to Dream

 Checking in today with a little home decor inspiration for you!  Lately I've come to the conclusion that my lovely scrap room, which is 100% my space (minus the toys that seem to make their way in) and has been for the better part of 2 years, will probably become a bedroom for my son before I get it decorated the way I've fancied it to be.  So, I'm working on it, slowly, one piece of decor at a time....hence the "Dare to Dream" frame!  I wanted a retro/vintage look, what do you think?  I had to dust my Cricut off for this one:-)

We're off for a little getaway!  The forecast looks just right for a week at the beach, can you say 98 degrees?  Woohoo, bring it on!  Chow!

Be sure to stop by next Thursday for a super fun Making Memories project, see ya then!

Got Sketch? No. 121

Feeling privledged to be guest designing for Valerie Salmon over at the Got Sketch? blog this week!  I LOVE sketches so when she asked me to guest design it was pretty much a no brainier for me, wink.  This sketch is fabulous, so many ways you can use it, twist it, flip it, you name it, that's what I like about sketches and seeing everyone's take on the same starting point.  Here's the sketch...

and my take...

Product List:

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket, Simple Stories, My Minds Eye

Embellishments: Pink Paislee, Basic Grey, Making Memories, Crate Paper, Jillibean Soup

Letters: The Girls' Paperie

Fibers: Shabby Green Door

Punches: EK Success

Sewing: Singer

Have a great weekend everyone, I have a 3 year old having a major meltdown that needs to be tended to, have mercy....

Christmas in June!

Hello Scrappers!  Back today with another holiday layout, yep can you believe it! I've been busy scrapping away on a few assignments this week, can't wait to share them with you soon! Have a great weekend!

Roar!

Happy Memorial Weekend everyone!  We're off to the lake this morning to share the long weekend with my parents.  It's been wet and rainy all week so the rain/mud boots are packed and ready to go (best investment ever by the way:-)  Not sure if I have confessed this before but I despise, no seriously despise scrapping holiday pictures.  For some reason I get all railroaded in my mind that it will look just like last's years Christmas, Halloween, etc.  Total mind thing going on here, kind of like when I go shopping for a new outfit for church, I like to play it safe and end up buying the same thing (black) over and over!  This layout might be different though....  These pictures have been on my desk since, oh, last November just asking to be put on paper and I feel like I finally conquered my complex and really like how it turned out?!?  Life is good...enjoy your weekend!

 

THREE!

Back this Monday morning a little sleepy-eyed.  We spent the weekend with my family fishing, watching movies, and playing games-life is so good!  I just love this little layout featuring the best things about being '3' for my son.   He's sassy, loving, smart, sweet, kind, stubborn, inquisitive, all the things you would hope he would be at this age.  Love this boy with all my heart...

Apple Festival

We're back!  Our trip to Europe was wonderful, much needed, and full of memories we won't ever forget.  It's definitely given me back my travel bug so needless to say I'm mentally planning our next trip, maybe a beach vacation...we'll have to see!  After being away from my scrap desk I'm longing for time to sit and scrap, absence makes the heart grow fonder!  Here's a layout I finished up right before we left.  This layout has a little bit of everything, including a few things that were a step outside my little box:-)  Enjoy!, and I'll be back to share a few pictures from the trip next week.  Hope your weekend is full of blessings and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to each and every special mom out there!

Product List: 

Patterned Paper:  Studio Calico, Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket

Alphabet Stickers:  American Crafts

Journal Cards:  My Minds Eye, Jenni Bowlin, Studio Calico

Rub-ons:  Cherry Arte

Sewing:  Singer

On Hiatus

Not that I haven't already been on a little blogging hiatus but I'm officially (with good reason this time) signing off for a few days.  I'm going to be busy here......

and here....

and here...

and maybe here too...

and I might just get to visit her...

So for now it's....Afscheid!  Au Revoir!  Goodbye!

RoLLin!

Just a quick post for today, lots going on so I'll let the pictures be the focus today!  Hope your day is fantastic, it's my hubby's birthday tomorrow so I have some quick thinking to do today....Happy Birthday Mr. S!!!

A New Obsession

Recently I've conquered a lengthy battle, the ability to crochet!  Several times in the past I've tried to teach myself this delusional craft.  I've bought all the books the hooks the yarn and failed miserably with every attempt, until now!  Although I didn't end up teaching myself (my sister who taught herself taught me!) I have mastered it and have been addicted since!  We have more new hats in our house than any family could possibly need so I've moved onto something else, play food!  My kids love their little kitchen so this was a no brainer for me, indestructable food, what could be better?

Cupcakes...mmm!

Burger anyone?

And of course a hot dog!  Ross told me it looks like a peanut, hmmm.  Oh well!

I thought I would share at least one hat too, isn't he adorable? 

Next on my list are some hats for charity and then a pizza and lasagna set complete with pans! Sometimes all this crocheting seems a little ridiculous, dorky maybe, but it's fun, it keeps my hands busy and makes my heart happy. That's what matters right?

Pattern availble from CraftyAnna on Etsy here!