Merry Christmas card

Hi friends,
Hope that you are having a good start to your week.  I wanted to pop in and share a quick card that I made recently using papers and embellishments from October Afternoon

I cut the house with my Silhouette Cameo and then made a pocket out of vellum and filled it with lots of punched shapes and sequins.  So simple and I love the soft look that it gives this card!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!

Back to school organization with Epiphany crafts

Still feeling under the weather today, I hope this nasty head cold that I am fighting goes away real soon. Just popping by real quick today to share a back to school organization project that I have up on the Epiphany Crafts blog today.

Back to school pencil box

Back to school in our house always means shopping for new school supplies and pencils. No matter how many pencils I buy at the beginning of the school year they always seem to become misplaced when it comes to needing them for homework. That's why I created this small little pencil box to keep at home and keep nearby so that is always handy for homework. I'm sure my kids will thank me someday.

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts:
round 14 shape studio maker
round 14 bubblecap
round 14 brad setting
round 14 button studio maker
round 14 acrylic button

pattern papers & stickers: October Afternoon 9 to 5 collection
adhesive: Helmar's quick dry 450

a few of my favorite things...

Hi Friends,

I hope that your Labor Day weekend was filled with all sorts of good things. We had a long weekend of Cheer and Football for the kids, and I am feeling a bit under the weather now.
I am home today resting and nursing a sore throat with my first Pumpkin Spice latte of the season.

The good news is that it tasted great. I always look forward to Fall (my favorite season) and pumpkin spice lattes (my favorite drink). The bad news is that the drink didn't have any magical powers to cure my sore throat, so I am still feeling blahh.


I wanted to share a fun layout that I created last week with you. Pie charts are a big trend and I have been seeing then everywhere right now. I wanted to create a layout using a pie chart showing my love for my favorite things.

these are a few of my favorite things layout:

*technique: I cut out a pie chart with my Silhouette Cameo, to show my love for my favorite things.


supplies:
kit: Studio Calico Summer of '69
cardstock: white woodgrain (LCI)
pattern papers: green floral, blue floral (October Afternoon); yellow pattern (Studio Calico), red sunburst (American Crafts)
stickers: sherbert mini market (October Afternoon); chipboard stickers (Basic Grey)
crystals: Prima
Cabochon Mix (Milky Way Jewelry)
Exclusive Die Cuts (Studio Calico)
Woodland Park Chip n' Stick Buttons & Banners (October Afternoon)
spray mist: Mister Huey's Taxi, sunset (Studio Calico)
pen: black (Zig)
cameras: Studio Calico
adhesive: Scotch
sewing machine: Brother
thread: Guterman
tools: Silhouette Cameo - cutting file: pie chart (Lori Whitlock)

Thanks for stopping by!

Right here with Epiphany Crafts...

Hello! I hope your Friday is off to a great start. Our week has been quite busy with the kids going back to school, trying to get back on a sleep schedule, back to school nights. Things are starting to calm down a bit and I am looking forward to a less hectic week next week. We will see how that goes.

I have a layout up on the Epiphany Crafts blog today featuring the square shape studio tool. I love this tool. Recently I shared a layout that I created for them using the square shaped studio tool and cutting the square epoxies into triangles. Well I did it again. I just can't resist!

Right here layout:

*technique: I used the Epiphany Crafts square shape studio tool as a punch (square punched pieces), and I also used it to create triangle bubblecaps.
To create your own triangle epoxies simply make your square bubble epoxy using the shape studio tool and then cut them in half diagonally.

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts square 25 shape studio tool, square 25 bubblecaps
Studio Calico: Elmwood Park kit: papers, stickers, little flyers
(October Afternoon, Authentique, Lawn Fawn, Basic Grey, Studio Calico)
sewing machine: Brother
thread: Guterman
pen: Zig (black)
adhesive: Tombow

the good life....

Wow, can't believe it has been a whole week since I've blogged. Where do I start? Things have been pretty busy around here. On Saturday I went on a trip with this special lady:

My daughter Kalee started 8th grade at a new school:
(that's her on the right)

And Matthew turned 10!

We had a special day together. I took him out to lunch, to the cards and comic book store, to pick out some video games at GameStop and he got a new Airsoft rifle for his birthday. He was so excited!

His expression cracks me up, the gun is bigger than he is!

We have also been very busy with cheer and football season:

It has been challenging to find the time to scrapbook. But with both kids back in school next week, I am determined to get back into it.

I created 1 layout this week using the new Summer of '69 kit by Studio Calico:

That's it for now, I will hopefully be back next week with some pics from Matthew's birthday party this weekend. We are going paintballing! Have a great weekend!

a peek of whats to come..

Hi friends,
I hope that your Wednesday is off to a good start. I just got the kids off to school and now I have some time to play!
I have a few sneaks to share with you today, and a fun layout that I created for an October Afternoon challenge.
First up, here are a few quick peeks of projects that I have been working on for Epiphany Crafts.






I will be back on Friday to post the full projects.

and now for my layout...
October Afternoon was having a fun creative burst
sketch challenge on their blog.
Here is what I created for the challenge.




I added confetti, cork and doilies to my creative sunburst (3 things that I have been obsessed with lately). I hope you enjoy and come back on Friday for my full Epiphany Crafts reveal.

Silly & Sillier

Hi everyone!
Hope your morning is off to a great start. I have been very busy with planning for Christmas (the kids are out of school tomorrow) and planning for CHA. This is my first year that I am creating more than 1 or 2 pieces for the show. I am actually in charge of a large display for a new Embossing powder company from the UK debuting at the show. I love the creative work, but it has been keeping me very busy and unfortunately I am not able to share my creations with you until after the show. I do however have a few layouts that I recently created for a call that I can share with you.

Here we go...

Silly & Sillier layout:

I used papers from Studio Calico and October Afternoon. The mask and ink (Mister Huey's) is from Studio Calico. I had so much fun with this mask and inking up my page!


Dream layout:



I love this self portrait that my daughter took recently using my iphone. The journaling is about her dreams of having a career in the fashion industry. So, I thought that I would carry that theme by using lace, fabric (handmade yoyo's) and sequins on my page.

I used Sassafrass Lass and Glitz papers, and Amy Tangerine embellishments.
Here is a close up:


Thanks for stopping by today. What creative projects are you working on?

busy day ahead...

Good morning everyone, I have a busy day ahead. My daughter and her classmates have term1 finals for 7th grade today. Can't believe the year is going by so fast! I am driving the carpool today and taking them out to Starbucks this morning for a special treat before testing. I just wanted to post a couple of quick cards before I go...
I made these quick cards for a challenge last week.

I miss you card

I cut the flowers on this with my Slice, and then added stitching, lace and brads. I also used Crate paper, Sassafras lass and Glitz (sticker).


HB wishes

I added stitching on this one with my Sew Easy from We R Memory Makers I also used October Afternoon papers, Basic Grey pops. TFS!

Thanks for letting me share! Enjoy your day!

New Scarlet Lime kit layouts

do you subscribe to a kit club? I purchase 1 every month from Scarlet Lime . The Scarlet Lime kits are always fresh and fun and jam packed with cool and unique goodies. I would like to share a few projects with you that I recently created with my August Scarlet Lime kit.

Follow your Heart:


supplies:
cardstock: pink (coredinations), white (Recollections)
pattern paper: Remnant paper, junk drawer paper Odds and Ends line (Cosmo Cricket), enlighten paper Sunshine Broadcast (Sassafrass Lass)
Big pine creek paper Campy trails collection (American Crafts)
stick on: Neighborhood collection border stickers (Crate paper), Olivia canvas tag (Basic Grey)
font: prestige elite std (adobe)
tools: round 25 shape studio maker, round 25 bubblecap (Epiphany Crafts),
black Glaze pen (Sakura), tiny attacher (Tim Holtz),
basic elements font Slice (Making Memories)
adhesive: glue glider pro (Glue Arts), foam squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)
other: buttons, bottlecap (Michael's)

Smile:



Detail shot *Tip- I added dimension to my page by trimming a few pattern paper shapes out
and then layer them on top with 3d foam squares.

Thanks to my good friend Ashley for letting me use some of her air mail twine from Divine Twine. I had fun adding a thin layer of glue and wrapping my twine around my journaling to create a fun journaling spot!

supplies:
cardstock: white (Recollections)
pattern paper: daily junque paper, spare change paper - Odds and Ends line (Cosmo Cricket), 
            all systems go paper - rocket age line (October Afternoon), kindle paper - Sunshine Broadcast (Sassafrass lass)
stickers: labels (Studio Calico)
pen: black Glaze (Sakura)
punches: corner punch (EK Success)
fibers: air mail twine (Divine Twine)
other: vintage game piece, tiny attacher stapler (Tim Holtz)
         decorative clip (Basic Grey)
adhesive: glue glider pro (Glue Arts), foam squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

Thanks for stopping by!

DT toot and new layout

I am very happy to announce that after many months of working and playing with Epiphany crafts tools, and helping out at expos,
I have been accepted as a design member on their team. Which means that I will have many more happy months of playing with their products. I can't wait to play with all of the new releases that debuted at winter CHA.

Have you seen their new flowers and vintage settings? Here is a sneak peek of their new products:


they have new settings to make your own rings and bottle cap jewelry. So fun!


...and here is a recent layout that I created using Epiphany Crafts heart shaped epoxies



Finally got around to scrapping a picture of our new home. Thanks for looking.