Paper Issues Blog Hop!!!

Wohoo! Paper Issues is having another blog hop!! These ladies are super talented and full of inspiration! Hop along with us for some tips, tricks, eye candy, and even some treats to be given away!!! To help us celebrate this weekend, Cassie is also offering a 25% discount at Paper Issues Etsy store. Your coupon code is HOP25.

I created my layout using my September kit from Shawn Davis Designs. She sent me some gorgeous goodies from Pink Paislee and Graphic 45.

Want to win a fun little goodie bag full of Prima flowers and other surprises?! Become my follower and leave me a comment! Simple as that!! The winner will be announced here and on Paper Issues blog on Monday!

Next stop: Holly Humbert

Crystal Beshear
Michelle Hernandez
Joanna Bandelin
Jodi Baune- Me!
Holly Humbert
Monika Wright
Jennie McGarvey
Melissa Priest
Joan Liddle
Tiffany Call

Thanks for stopping and have an awesome weekend!!

8:32pm Sep 15

Cheery News!!!

I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected to be a member of the Cheery Lynn Design Team!!!! 

And the new design team members are...

Cheery Lynn Designs offers a wonderful selection of gorgeous dies...you must check out the flourishes, doilies, and butterflies just to name a few!!! 

Thank you Cheery Lynn Designs for offering me such an amazing opportunity!!

Have a fun and safe holiday!!

 

Birthday Banner

Do you have fun plans for the long holiday weekend? I start my weekend with the first football game of the season tonight. Tomorrow is my baby’s 18th birthday *sigh* How fast time flies! Sunday we are having a big party to celebrate my grandmothers 90th birthday! Monday I think I will take time to rest!!

My mother asked me to create a banner for the birthday celebration. Rather than using festive birthday papers, I wanted to create the banner from patterns and colors that remind me of my grandmother. This is what I came up with.

I love using my Gypsy to

size my shapes, and locate placement of the cut on my papers exactly where I want them saving time, paper, and money! My banner was created using Lovely Floral, Storybook, and Cindy Loo cartridges. To add dimension to the banner, I adhered each layer with foam dots. For fun, I created a birdhouse between the word and numbers.

Have a super fun and safe weekend!

Oh Baby!

Today, I am sharing my second reveal for Shawn Davis Designs. Focusing on the adorable chipboard pieces in the kit, I made a centerpiece/gift, invitation, and cupcakes for a baby boy shower.

I started by creating a little banner to decorate the basket. The pennant pieces were cut using the Cricut Expression and Country Life Cartridge.

I created wraps for the bottles and diapers buy punching a border and stitching it to at plain strip. I cut frames using my Spellbinders dies, then attached a chipboard piece in the center.

The cupcake wrappers and toppers were cut using the Cricut Expression and Life’s A Party cartridge.

Also using Life’s A Party, I cut the onesie card and decorated it with another of the chipboard pieces.

Thanks for stopping by!

Memories

It’s Monday morning, and time to reveal sketch #175 at Nuts About Sketches! I’ve really loved working with Shawn’s sketches, and I hope you take time to check them out!

I used masks and mists on the pink background.

I used a couple colors of mists on the doily, as well.

I had so much fun adding layers of diecuts and flowers! The doily and flourishes were cut using dies from Cheery Lynn Designs.

My layout was created using the beautiful goodies found in the August Limited Edition Kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

Thanks for stopping by!

So Sweet!

Here is the first of my monthly reveal for Shawn Davis Designs. My kit this month contained the most adorable baby boy goodies. These are photos of my son at a day old. He’s going to be 18 in two weeks! *sniff sniff* Where does the time go?!

Moving on before I get all sappy…

The chipboard pieces Shawn included in the kit are so adorable!!

The flourish, butterflies, and doily are dies from Cheery Lynn Designs! They are sooo beautiful and I just can't get enough of them!!!

I cut the hearts by free hand, embossed them with my Cuttlebug, then inked. I ahered all chipboard, hearts, and butterflies with pop dots.

Have a super day!

Sneak Peak!

Hello! I popping in with a sneak to my next release for Shawn Davis Designs!  I can't wait to show you the rest!  I've been scrapping like crazy but I can't share with you quite yet!  There are lots of goodies, and even a couple surprises to come!!