Mara-May*

I Miss This Place

2009-10-21T17:17:00.000-07:00

It's been such a long time. :(

I really miss scrapbooking, but as time would allow right now I just don't have much room.

Just wanted to jump on here and point out that I will update time to time for news on my etsy shop. Right now I'm offering $5 off any purchase over $25 before shipping.

Also to say that the kits listed will be some of my last kits offered. So please take advantage while you can.

Thanks so much.

Just-Tuh-Let-Chew-Know

2009-07-13T21:35:00.000-07:00

I'm having a sale in my Etsy Shop "SWEET THINGS".

Got a bunch of new kits up.

Some new Trims N Things.

Some new Tags.

Go check it out...

Here are some pics....

xoxoxoxo

Label Tulip + Sneaks

2009-06-16T19:54:00.000-07:00

Hey peeps!
Wuddidododoodelydoo?
HeeHeeHee You like that huh?
Anyways guess where I've been all this time?Well my baby turned 1!!! Yes one!

I can't believe it either. He's big day was on the 28th and we had his birthday party on the 30th. The day after he breaks out with chicken pox! Can you believe that? They're almost gone just a few scabs still waiting to fall off. My poor little guy. He was such a trooper though. He had them pretty bad too. I mean I wanted to cry he had SO many on his little head and face. I'm so happy he's almost back to the norm. :)

So yeah, I got to guest design for Label Tulip this month! So cool and so fun. Check it all out HERE. I got to play with two kits, The main kit Sugar Shoppe and the kit with all the Sassafras "Rock Candy"! YUM and YAY! It was super delicious and definitely gave me a sugar high. :) Here's some of the work I did...

The other place I was honored to guest design for is Shabby Chic Crafts! Love those tags and Veronica is seriously so generous and uber cool. Love that chica! You hear me Veronica? I loaf chew! :)

I had a great time creating for her company. Here are some sneaks of the work I did. You can check out the reveal tonight on the Shabby Chic Crafts Blog. Fun Fun

Well I better get off this thing gonna go hang out with my boys for a bit!

Loving that summer break is finally here! Hooray for pj days.

Going swimming tomorrow at the brother's house!

:):):)

Sweetheart

2009-05-21T10:20:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to write a short post today to share my excitement...
My little man has started walking! He's so precious. He's a tip toe walker. HeeHeeHee I'm gonna have to go buy him some walking shoes today. He gets so excited, he wants to take of running. HaHaHa Loving it.

Here's a recent layout I did of him. I adore this page. When I started making it I didn't like it... I almost gave up on it, but then it grew on me... I love it now. :) Hope you like it too.

Oh and guess what else...
There are a few more kits up in MY ETSY.

Be Back Soon~

Been A While...

2009-05-18T22:13:00.000-07:00

Why do my titles always sound so pathetic? Oh that's right... My blogging skills ARE pathetic. Gosh. I would like to take this time to apologize to my faithful readers. I am sorry I am not a better blogger. :( Please forgive me.

Okay now onto the funner stuff...

REFLECTIONS WAS AMAZING!!! I know it's been two weeks already but I have to talk about it. It was such a wonderful feeling being able to hang out with ladies ALL day long for three straight days. So. Much. Fun. I met so many wonderful women. Women who were full of compliments... Women who were full of laughter... Woman full of creativity. Woman so full of fun... Woman full of love and joy... It was definitely a memorable event. I had such a fabulous time. So many caring ladies... So many fans... Sucha flattery. Ugh I savored every minute of you gals. There are many woman that stand out in my mind and I have seen you in my memories over these last two weeks, women that took a little piece of my heart after spending a short time with them. I regret so much not taking names or emails. I didn't take any pictures at all. I know, I keep kicking myself for this. :( If you have any pic.s you wouldn't mind sharing from the event please please email them to me. I would love to scrap a page about this wonderful event. It was so much just what I needed! I hope that I wasn't too much of a chum as a teacher. I really liked mingling with the students. They were so cool all of them! I kid you not, ALL of them! It was a pleasure meeting Melissa and Christine. Love them both! They are wonderful gals!

I taught 2 layouts and a party hat. Well we didn't get through all the projects. LOL Most classes finished the hat and a layout. Here are the projects...

Before I head out I added two more kits to the ETSY... Check em...

Ok then off tho bed for me. Be back soon with some sneak peeks of Guest work I'm doing for two amazing places! Can't wait to share!

:):):)

So excited :)

2009-04-30T08:49:00.000-07:00

Reflections is finally here and I am getting ready to take off soon. I can't wait for this super fun event to take place. It's going to be a blast. I hope to see you there! It'll be great meeting new faces and being able to meet a couple of my favorite designers... Melissa Phillips and Christine Middlecamp. Good stuff. Here are a few peek of what I'll be teaching there...

A couple more thing before I go...

Some Sassafras Cards-

Some Pink Paislee Cards-

And for those of you who have been asking I uploaded a few kits for MY ETSY SHOP. Here are a few of them...

Get em while you can. :)

See you in next week unless you'll be at Reflections, then I'll see you on Friday!

Smooches~

Pink Paislee Blog Hop!!!!

2009-04-03T00:13:00.000-07:00

Pink Paislee does it again!
Each of us Design Team members has created an Easter/Spring themed project just for this special occasion.
Miss Rebecca has put together 15 that's right people 15 prize packs to be won!

1 winner per blog. How cool is that? So the more blogs you comment on the higher your chances are of winning! So get to hopping.
1 comment per person please. :)

Here's my project. It's a Prima Flower Paint Bucket covered in Pink Pailsee and filled with candy. When someone you love is too old for Easter Baskets this is what they should get. :) Hope my mom loves it.

Rebecca and Jill put together this fun list of questions for us DT Girls to post on our blogs so that everyone can get to know us better! Enjoy...

1.) Where did you grow up? Do you still live there?

I grew up in Porterville, California. I no longer live there, but do visit often.

2.) What is a typical day like for you?

Full of boys, foodie, music, texting, sleep, makeup, Internet, housechores, you know... Stuff.

3.) What is your favorite fashion accessory?

Not really an accessory kinda gal, but I'm gonna go with sunglasses/glasses.

Why?

They're just fun! I love wearing them!

4.) What is playing on your ipod right now?

Pink "FunHouse", Adele "19", Nat King Cole "The Best Of", I adore music!

5.) Name one television show that you MUST TIVO each week?

I don't have tivo so being faithful is one of my strengths. ;) I'm stuck on Idol this season! Yikes. And of course Gossip Girl. I know... I'm a chum.

6.) What is your favorite movie of all time?

I'd have to say Pearl Harbor. I love that movie!

7.) What is your favorite Pink Paislee product?
Oh funny like I can pick a fave... Sheesh... Well if I had to it would have to be the New Sticker Books. They're amazing and I can't get enough of them!

8.) If you could only keep 1 scrapbooking tool what would it be?

A tool? Um.... Tape? LOL I dunno!

9.) If you didn't scrapbook what other activity would you spend time on?

Photography and photo editing, so I could master it! (one can dream right?)

10.) What advice would you give to someone who wants to start scrapbooking?

Ask your husband if you can fit it into your budget. :oP

11.) What would you say your scrapbook style is today?

I would have to say my style is trendy, fun, and colorful.

So there you have it! :) Now leave a comment and the hoppity hop your way on over to the next blog....

Holy!!!

2009-03-14T21:15:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it took me a whole month to move.

HeeHeeHee

Yeah, pretty sure it didn't...

You know how it is once you move... So hard to get into a routine again.

That's where I'm at right now. Stuck. :)

Almost unstuck though. This is part of me getting unstucky. :oP

Blogging.

Hooray right? Not so much. I really don't have much to share, but I just wanted to hop on here and let the world know that I'm alive and well. Should you also want to know, I'm very healthy in the creative area as well. *grin*

I'm getting all kinds of new goods to play with for my class at Reflections and it's making me so so happy. I could just lock myself away in this happy scrappy place for days. Ahhhh. The things that bring me joy. Heh.

Okay so speaking of Reflections did you know we have a super funtastic blog to follow? Uhhhhhh, yeah!!!!! It's right here and guess what it's called?

Duh...

Reflections Blog

HaHaHa

So yeah, go check it out cause all of the teachers will be posting stuff once a month and pretty sure you're gonna wanna see all the sneaks we have for you attendees. YES.

Also just blogged over at Pink Paislee. Read all about it HERE. And just in case you don't want to here's my Pink Paislee layout...

This one is of my brother who just got married in October last year. I'm doing their wedding album. I wanted to keep this page simple cause I adore the picture so much. Loved using Pink Paislee's new Winsome collection. Seriously LOVE.

Well that's about all I have for today, but to keep your juices flowing head over to the Sassafras blog they have some new stuff going every week. Make sure to stay tuned you may just see a little more of this soon...

Oh and American Crafts is revamping the blog! Seriously!!! It's gonna be awesome. Kelly has got some very exciting things coming. Don't miss it. The full reveal will be on Monday! I can't wait to see it!

Be back soon...

Loves ya!

Moving--

2009-02-18T22:17:00.000-08:00

Yet again.
Be back when the dust has settled. :)
xoxoxo

Ack! Finally....

2009-02-11T23:21:00.000-08:00

I'm here I'm here...

I'm so sorry it's taken me so long. I forgot that I was headed out of town today. LOL We left after hubby got out of work and it's a 4 hour drive so we got here about 2 hours ago. Now that I'm settled I'm exhausted, but didn't want my readers to wait any longer. :)

So who won? Well that's the thing... I couldn't choose. Last night as the comments were rolling in I told my husband there were so many stories that I wasn't gonna be able to choose. :( So he came up with this bright idea... He said,"Well Mara, why don't you do two giveaways? I mean it's not like you don't have enough stuff." So then I got to thinking... God has honestly richly blessed me in this industry, and yeah I have shared and done giveaways. If you know me you know I love to give things away. I'm not a greedy person at all. Sure there are somethings that I like to splurge on, but I don't exactly hoard things.... Never have been one to. Thus my etsy. LOL So my husband was right, I'm gonna do not one giveaway, not two giveaways, but THREE!!!! That's right today there are three winners.

Everyone had such good comments I had to pick three! First off I want to thank everyone for sharing their stories with me. I'm sorry I can't send everyone something, I wish I could.

Here is one of the other kits I put together, sort of a vintage feel to it, with plenty of things to alter.

The other kit I meant to take pictures of, but that's a longer story and this has already turned out to be long enough so I'll just tell you that it's as equally big and just think pink and black with glitter thickers. :)

And since honestly honestly I could not pick, not fo the life of me... My hubby just sat here for over an hour on another computer going through all of the comments and picked who he thought should win the kits...

The first kit (main kit) goes to...

Suzanne... The hubs really loved the fact that you can share this hobby with your daughters. A lot of people don't realize how important family is and just spending simple time together will build their character and for that the main kit is yours! We love family! :)

The Vintage Feel Kit goes to...

Jingle, to give to or share with her friend Ann Marie . What a wonderful gesture. You made my heart smile. Hubbys too. ;)

And last but not least the Pink and Black kit goes to...

JBennettP to give to his wife. This whole last week has been about love here on my blog and how sweet it was for him to nominate his wife for this. She's gonna love ya! :) And she's not weird for wanting scrappy stuff for Valentine's day. LOL

Will these 3 winners please email me your addresses ASAP so I can get these in the mail for you and possibly make by Valentine's Day! I'll check my email first thing in the am...

chikeynana at yahoo dot com.

Thanks to everyone for sharing the last 11 days here on my blog. It was fun and I can't wait to do it again someday.

Smooches I'm off to lala-land!

10 Days of Love - Day #10 GIVEAWAY

2009-02-10T12:09:00.000-08:00

Hey! Look at me posting before evening. :) I wanted to give everyone a chance to leave a comment before the draw tomorrow night. I'm so excited to share it with you!!!

So without further ado...

Here is the Valentine Kit that is up for grabs...

I must say I did put together quite the kit this time. I spent lots of time adding to the pile. With all that goodness it didn't fit on my desk for the picture I had to put it on the floor. I do hope everyone will be drooling. HaHaHa Alight so what you gotta do to win this loot is just leave me a comment telling me why I should send this kit to you. :) Person who I deem best answer wins the "Kit of Love". One comment per person please.

I also have a few more love projects to share. Some more wrapping with the famous Martha Stewart cupcake wrapper carnations. I used some Christmas wrappers I had left over. HeeHeeHee Added some stamen to the tops, tied a bow, added a heart, one of Elle's Birdie tags, and now I have a gorgeous wrapped box of chocolates for the giving. :)

Here's a sweet treat... Bought these lovely heart shaped suckers at the Walmart 2 for $1. Some ribbon and another tag from Elle's Studio and now I have something to hand out to friends on Valentine's Day. They're gonna love me. :)

I hope you've had a very inspired last 10 days. I also hope to do something like this again. It was fun. Thanks so much to everyone who has followed along and left sweet comments. I always love to see what my readers have to say! :)

Just one last thing before I go I have been inspired to do THIS, which I saw over at Danielle Thompson's Kitschy Digitals Blog ... I can't wait. I bought all the goodies for it last night. :) So simple (which I love heehee) and so pretty. I will be making tons of sweets for Valentine's day!

See you tomorrow night where I'll announce the winner!

PS Please US residents only this time. Shipping is a bit insane for me right now, unless by some chance you'd like to pay the shipping fees just note it in your comment. Thanks so mcuh.

Day #9 - Not Just for Valentine's...

2009-02-09T19:49:00.000-08:00

So can you believe the 10 Days of Love are almost over? :( So sad. I wish I could keep up the daily blogging, but honestly it really doesn't fit in my schedule. It takes quite a commitment to daily blog. I commend those who are willing to make the effort to inspire on a daily basis. It's awesome of you! :) As for me... I will try to blog at least once a week and hopefully more, I would love to blog 2-3 times per week, but we'll see how it goes. HeeHeeHee
Okay then, for today's Valentine project I wanted to create bows for my gifts, but I wanted them to be something they wouldn't just toss, but use over and over again. So I made these rosettes out of fabric I've had for a really long time. I didn't get a picture of the back but they have pin on the backs of them, this way not only do they look fabulous on top of your gifts, but they can later use them to pin to bags, backpacks, purses, beanies, scarfs, sweaters, headbands, even your blouse, anything you can stick a pin through!
Here's a picture of what you'll need, (minus the pins, blah)...
And here are the ones I created...

Fun Fun Fun and they're so super simple to make. I didn't take step by step pictures of how to make them... So Candice Carpenter has this crepe paper rosettes tutorial over on her blog and it's the same thing just use material instead. :)

Ok so tomorrow is the last day of the love party. HaHaHa Make sure you are here tomorrow if you want to be entered into the drawing for the Valentine themed kit. I will only leave comments opened for 24 hrs. I want to draw the winner by the next day so I can get it to them before Valentine's Day. So don't miss out. I'm going to try my best to post earlier tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Love ya Laters~

PS: This time the draw is only open to US Residents... So sorry to my international readers. :( The shipping is just outrageous.

Day #8 - Cards

2009-02-08T20:18:00.000-08:00

How's everyone enjoying their weekend? We had a great laid-back weekend. Just home with the family. Love it.

So today I have some card love to share. I absolutely love making cards. I'm not very good at it, but really enjoy it. Maybe if I keep doing it I'll get better. :) Just like scrapbooking.

This first one I made using this weeks CPS' Sketch...

On this one I adore that vintage card!

And the rain didn't let me get a very good picture here, so trust me when I say this card is really much prettier than it looks. And I used last week's sketch from CPS. And I totally copied Melissa Phillips with the flower in the middle. HeeHee Thanks Melis for the inspo. :)

The cards I've posted today use free downloads from Tammy Tutterows website. You can find them all, plus lots and lots of other fun vintage downloads at Fairy Davis Paper Goods. I also found these really cute Valentine downloads at OllieBollen, so check em out, you might be a downloading fool like I was the other day. LOL

Oh and here's the peek at some of the embellishments in the kit I'm giving away on the last day of the 10 Days of Love...

Go enjoy the last bit of the weekend... Kiss your babies, smooch your hubby, pet your kitty, and pat your puppy, and thank God for allowing you the weekend.

Be blessed and I'll be back again tomorrow. :)

Sweet Things Etsy

2009-02-08T15:44:00.000-08:00

*****SALE*****SALE*****
All Scrapbooking Kit's in My Etsy Shop have been marked down by 5 dollars!!!
They are all now 5 dollars cheaper than before!!!
What was $25 is now $20. What was $20 is now $15. What was $15 is now $10.
Enjoy taking advantage of this one time offer.
Offer only vaild while supplies last.
:):):)

10 Days of Love - Day# 7

2009-02-07T20:18:00.000-08:00

What better gift to give than chocolates? Chocolates in a gorgeous box. I always buy my Mom See's Candies for Valentine's Day, but this year instead of giving to hear in the ordinary so-called "gift wrapped" I decided to decorate my own box. Aomething that she'll be able to have and put trinkets in for a really long time. Plus, it was really easy and of course lots of fun to alter.

These Prima flowers from Michaels were the perfect touch all I did was add some gorgeous Rhinestone Brads I purchased long time ago from Joanns to their centers. Love Love the look. Now I wish I had more. I will definitely be going back and buying more off these gorgeous flowers from Michaels though. :) I also got that stamp from the $ bin in Michaels. Pretty good deal. :) American Craft Ribbon and Cardstock, the tag is from an Etsy shop that's no longer opened called Paperologie (I miss that little spot), and of course Prima's Say It In Crystals Swirls, Yum.

Well guys thanks for be sure to check in every day and of course come back tomorrow for another Valentine project!

Still kinda glum and rainy here so gonna go cuddle up with my boys and watch a movie.

Don't forget to be here on the 10th my last 10 days of Love post for the giveaway. I keep adding to the kit so it's gonna be pretty sweet! Maybe I'll post a sneak tomorrow! :) See ya then!

Besos~

Day#6 - FRIDAY!!!

2009-02-06T18:12:00.000-08:00

Oh boy, I'm so glad it's the weekend! :) And to make things even better Monday is a holiday. Weeeeeee LOL

Alright lets get right into it now...

Today's project is a go green project! It's a Candy Valentine. I'm sure these have been made before, but I don't know of anyone specifically. Here's a pic of what you'll need...

So here it is using my American Craft Brad packaging. So fun! It's totally simple to all you need is the packaging and the little card that comes in it, some scraps (great way to use those scraps), a hole punch, some ribbon, candy, a few flowers and a couple of stickers or whatever embellishments you want to use! :)

Take the card that card that comes in the packaging and just trace it and cut it out. Put your candies in the packaging, I used Peanut M&Ms, then punch two holes in the top side by side, thread your ribbon through the holes, tie a bow add the flowers or whatever embellishments you preffer. I also added a few stickers to the front of mine. Now you have an adorable Valentine. If you had enough of these... Which I totally do... You and your kids could make these for their classroom. That would be cool. My son says their too girlie... He's crazy he'd rather have dinosaur Valentine's. Hmph... Boys... ;)

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Friday. It's rainy here so we're staying indoors, pizza and a movie. :)

xoxoxo

Day #5 - I "Heart" You

2009-02-05T18:44:00.000-08:00

Yup we are already half way through the 10 Days of Love. I hope everyone is enjoying the daily posts. HaHaHa I know that all of this stuff is really simple and could have been posted in one big fat Valentine post, but I wanted to switch things up a little here on my deprived blog. HeeHeeHee So yeah I just hope that some of you are getting some kind of inspo from my lame little daily posts. :oP

Today I have another small gift box. This one is unique though, I didn't make duplicates. I used Pink Paislee's new line called Enchanting. It was perfect for this little box. I love this line, it's so soft and girly.

Here's the link to the template so you can make a heart top box. They're so fun and so easy to make. TEMPLATE

Well that's all I have for today.

Tomorrow I have a really fun project to post that I'm sure everyone can make with the stuff they have on hand.... Well, you may need some candies. LOL

Make sure you stop by my Etsy shop for some fabulous Valentine Kits that are one of a kind, plus other things that would be great for Valentine's decor and card making...

Thanks for checking in and I'll see you tomorrow!

~Smooches

Day #4 You've Got Mail...

2009-02-04T19:41:00.001-08:00

I can't believe Valentine's Day is almost here. Let the count down begin. HaHaHa I love Valentines Day and this year I'm asking Cupid for some Ed Hardy perfume. Have you smelled this stuff? Holy YUM it smells SO good. I am dying to get it. LOL

Also asking Mr. Cupid for the new Hello Kitty MAC stuff. HOLY CUTE. You have to see this stuff... So adorable! Should be available by the 12th. YAY!

Now then for Day #4...

It's mail day... HeeHeeHee I found these adorable little metal MailBox tins in the $1 spot at Target a few months back. These are so easy to alter. I kept it simple and use American Crafts latest Valentine papers. I LOVE this line, it's so fun and the embellishments are so much fun.

Well looks like it's that time again...

Time to get gone... Maybe you can drop something sweet in the mail for a special someone tomorrow. :)

If you stop by leave a comment letting me know what cupid will be bring you this year.

Love Love

10 Days of Love - Day #3

2009-02-03T19:57:00.000-08:00

Happy Tuesday! You didn't think I was gonna make it did you! HaHa Well here I am right before American Idol! Sheesh I'm cutting it close. :oP

Today's inspo is another simple Valentine. I made these sweet little boxes to give out candy coins in. :) Very simple... Very Sweet...

Gotta keep things simple now with the little one wanting to crawl and all. :)

I hope you are enjoying the last few posts and have been inspired to create lots of things for the people you love. I'm having a good time making little things to sweeten up someones day.

Well I gotta run... Idols on. :)

Be back tomorrow.

Enjoy.

10 Days of Love - Day #2

2009-02-02T18:45:00.000-08:00

Hey!
I'm back with day #2.

Today's project is a clear mini album full of all kinds of colors, pockets,tags, and just pure yummines. Feast your eyes...

This little book is going to make somebody very happy on Valentine's Day. It'll be up for sell in my Sweet Things Etsy Shop. There's lots more to see, but I guess you'll have to buy it to enjoy it. :)

Make sure you stop by again tomorrow. I'll have another post to get you in the mood for love is surely in the air.

xoxoxo

Happy February!!!

2009-02-01T14:39:00.000-08:00

Hi all! Back from CHA and it was a blast! I worked at the Pink Pailsee Booth for the morning of the first two days. It was so delish! Rebecca does sucha great job setting things up... And of course Barry too. He's cool. HaHa.
It was so much fun meeting some of my favorite designers IRL. I got to meet Adrienne and Celine! Omgosh they are so gorgeous! Seriously they are stinkin' beautiful, I love them!!! I also had a chance to meet Vicki Boutin... She is priceless! Seriously she's so much fun. I adore her! :) I also got to meet Allison at the Hambly booth. She's so cute and super sweet. Oh I got to meet Vivianea. She is so pretty and tall and should totally be a model! :) She's great. I also saw Melissa Frances at her booth and Heidi Swapp at her booth as well. I have to admit I was a bit shy to walk up to people and just assume they'd know who I am. HaHaHa I also met some other wonderful ladies from two peas. Oh and ran into an October Afternoon gal, Stacey Kingman, on the trolly to Disneyland. HaHa That was funny. And of course I hung out at the Sassafras booth which was so adorable! Holy cow! And the chics at the booth are THEE funnest! I loved them all! I could of just sat at that booth the whole time, but I really didn't wanna be in the way. LOL
It was great to be at the show. So much new stuff coming out it's so hard to choose faves. So many companies and so much stuff that's not scrapbooking that could totally be incorporated. Ugh I'm so glad I don't have a store there's no way I would be able to pick and choose. It's crazy.
I did take fotos, but those will have to wait because I forgot my camera in my friends car. Blah.

So who's excited about the month of love?! I "heart" February and Valentine's day. So fun and what a wonderful thing to celebrate... LOVE.
I've decided to do something fun here on my blog (lets see if I can keep it up). HeeHee I want to do 10 days of Love. I will post a love themed project every day for the next 10 days starting today and on the 10th day I'll have a love themed kit to give away.

Today's LOVE Project comes straight from the oven! And of course it's cupcakes! :) Everybody loves cupcakes! Today's project is quite simple. All you'll need are some craft sticks, some Love Bird Tags from Shabby Chic Crafts, some ribbon, and heart stickers, but I figure rhinestones would work just as well. Just make your bows small enough put a glue dot on the back then stick it onto you tag add your sticker or rhinestone then glue it to the craft stick and insert them into your cakes. Now you have adorable festive cupcakes to give out. Everyone will love you for it. And come on they're look much better than just plain ol' cuppycakes. HaHa

Be sure you come back tomorrow for day 2 of 10 Days of Love.
Thanks for stopping by, and do share a link if you give this a try.
I know todays inspo is simple so for some added inspo check out this link at AmericanCrafts for tons of great Valentine's Day projects!
Smooches~

It's No Joke!

2009-01-21T08:51:00.000-08:00

CHA is just around the corner! :)
Aren't you excited?
I've been so busy creating for this special event I didn't even realize how long it been since I've had and actual blog post. Shame on me.
So let me lead you to a few sneak peeks of good good stuff that will be coming to a Scrapbook store near you...

Lets start off with Sassafras Lass. Now it's no joke that this company does not disappoint! They've come out with new embellishments that will keep you coming back for more. I absolutely LOVE what they've done this time around!
First up, "Vintage Yummy".

Next Up, "Anthem".

Love this one, "Bungle Jungle".

And check these out! New Felties. I believe I am in love!

If you haven't been over to the BLOG you must go and check it out! It's ridiculous! You're gonna love what they have in store for you. :)

Now time to check out the Pink... Pink Pailsee that is!!!

These owners sure know how to keep up with the big guys and that's no joke!
This release is sure to be a hit. Especially with all the new embellishment to suit your taste. It's one line with 4 small collections. It's called Winsome and it is sure to win you over! There's definitely something for everyone between Enchanting, Fascinating, Fetching, and Captivating you are sure to find just what you've been waiting for!
I can't pick a favorite because every collection has something that I just adore!
If you head over to the BLOG right now you can see the collections and also enter to win an entire collection!!! Rebbecca is so generous! :)
I can't wait for you guys to see this stuff in person it's so much more beautiful in real life! And oh to feel it.

Well I gotta get back to creating. Just wanted to take a break and share all the loveliness happening!

Here's a little bit of what I've been working on with the latest lines. :)

Also, I've been busy putting kits together for Valentines Day in MY ETSY SHOP. Make sure you take advantage of these great offers. These kits are loaded with my favorite products and always come at a fraction of the price that other kit clubs charge.

PS if you're headed to CHA let me know, would love to meet!

:):):)

Please Read

2009-01-14T13:29:00.000-08:00

I just found this post on Patty Youngs Blog.
It is so important that you read this and help.
It applies to paper crafts as well.

CPSIA

Be back soon, super busy with CHA stuffs. :)

Best News of the Year....

2009-01-08T09:14:00.001-08:00

Hi all!!! Hope everyone had a most fabulous holiday! We had a wonderful time with friends and family. Lots of hugs and laughs. :) Sad that it's over, but ready to move on to the next holiday. HaHa. Love is definitely in the air!

So I have some really big news that I am super excited about. Infact I don't think I've ever been this excited about scrapbooking before.

Coming in May this year I will be teaching a class at Reflections. Reflections will be a 3 day retreat in gorgeous Newport Beach. California. The teachers are among the finest! Which include a few of my favorite artist. :) Trust me when I say Karen and Susan do not disappoint! This will be thee most wonderful NSD yet!!!
Don't miss out! Registration is already opened and they even have a payment plan! It really doesn't get much better!
I can't wait to meet everyone and share a piece of me in person.
Make sure if you are planning to attend you let me know. I'm so thrilled to be given this opportunity. It's gonna be so much fun. You can read all about it here... Reflections 2009

Be back soon...
Smooches~

Good Golly...

2008-12-19T20:21:00.000-08:00

The random picked winner is Miss Molly (from Kentucky)...

LOL I couldn't help mysel, sorry I know totally cheesey. :)

And Zarah (from Sweden) I'd love to share some of the Prima Journaling Notes with you and maybe a few other small goodies! :)

If you could please look under my profile to the right there, by my pic. you will find my e-mail address. Send me your addys and they'll be in the mail asap. :)

Thanks to everyone who participated! Giveaways are so fun. I love getting free goodies. Hooray! So it looks like most of us get inspo from other bloggers and of course Miss Martha Stewart. I get lots of inspo from other blogs listed here under I <3>

For instance I made these Christmas Trees because Danielle Thompson's were amazing. Mine are nowhere near as fabulous as hers, but I try. :) You must check it out on her blog HERE and make one, they are so easy and completely satisfying!

Another quick Christmas craft is paper stockings. Using the fabulous Sassafras Life At the Pole again I created this little cutie. So much fun and so little time. I just drew a stocking shape freehand and layered two pieces of patterned paper (for front and back) and then cut it out and sewed it. For all the details I just used a few punches and some rhinestones, added some ribbon, put some marabou for foo-foo, and ta-da... A sweet stocking to stuff for someone special!

So many things I want to create and Christmas is just around the corner. Yikes!!! Well I have a swell creation for the Pink Paislee blog that I just adore and it will be posted over there soon. Oh and if you haven't submitted your app for the PP team you better get to it, today's the last day!

Good luck and I'm hoping to post at least once more before Christmas.

Love ya laters peeps