Happy Saturday!!

While the man is away... I shall play...

Sounds like a plan, right?

My boyfriend went for a day trip on his skidoo with the boys,

soooo.... I sat at the scrap table!

So far I have 2 done....

not for a kit...

not for a deadline...

not for a contest...

JUST FOR ME!!!!

I have barely done any of Brayden, considering how many PICTURES I have of him!!

So I looked back through my older pics and found this one, and knew it would go so well with the Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology papers I had yet to use....

Been getting more acquainted with my Tim Holtz blending tools and inks as well... worked so beautifully on these papers!!

(Layout removed because it is being published!!!)

Ever used Christmas or Winter papers for a totally unrelated layout?

You should.

I dare you!!

Echo Park's Wintertime has a wonderful color combination for boy pictures ;)

Bruno Mars has one of my favorite tunes in a long time...

'Just the Way You Are'

So I stole a line from it...

Hope he doesn't mind ;)

Tomorrow I'll have a special blog post for you, something I did a little bit ago and am finally getting online, something different... can't tell you more, you'll just have to stop by to find out!!!

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!!

How YOU doin'?

Well, it's a new year.... did you make any resolutions? I did. I wish I had a picture to put on here to show you what I am aiming for.... it's an old picture of me from when my oldest daughter was around 2 years old. I looked tiny... and I remember not feeling good about myself at THAT size, and here I am many sizes bigger now. Well, it's time. I've had a great first few days but I know that it's only going to get harder. I am hoping to scrap my way through it, doing a BOM to journal as I go, hopefully with many successes!!

I also need to devote a bit of time each and every week to my scrapbooking. I don't do nearly as much as I used to, and I miss it SO much. I know it will take a lot of work to fit it into my days, but I can do it. It will just take some organization and dedication. I'm stubborn. I can do it.

I wanted to have more patience with my kids too, but after tonight, I think I already failed. LOL!!! Work in progress, that's me. :)

Whatever you resolve to do in 2011, I hope it makes you happy and healthy, and that you never EVER take anything for granted. Life is a gift. Treat it well.....

I have a challenge up at LIITD for January focusing on layering! Like to pile on those layers? Well then this is for you!! Take a peek, take part, and have fun!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Just wanted to pop in quickly and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Take lots of time to enjoy your family, your friends, good food and great times together.

Brayden has been very sick for a few weeks now, but hopefully we are seeing near the end of it.... he's been a trooper and I hope that for tomorrow morning he wakes up feeling good. :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Scrappy Sunday!

Good morning! Just sitting at the scrap table and wanted to check in quick and show you what we've been up to at LIITD!!

Lori has been expanding the store a wee bit, trying out new things and allowing us to work with different stuff which has been awesome!!

First up she has this amazing new packaging available HERE I have a little bit of everything in my clutches now, and it is awesome, can't say enough about it and the prices are super reasonable! So last week the Creative Team all decorated up some of the WHITE COFFEE TIN TIE BAGS and the results were gorgeous... so creative, so unique! This is what mine turned out like, and you can find the rest of the CT's designs RIGHT HERE!!!

And just this past week we worked with some little tiny wooden houses... we each got 5 of them in slightly different sizes and were just asked to decorate them, no instructions given... just use our imagination!! I loved working with mine, and really am happy with the final products. Check out all of the HOUSES HERE

Aren't they just the cutest? Lori now has them for sale on the shopping page, you get 3 of them in various sizes... give them a try!!!!

That's all I have to show you for today, but I'll be back in a little while with some more scrappy goodness to share with you!! Have a wonderful week everyone!

I *heart* Etsy

Aren't those just the CUTEST?!?! This is Braydens new bedroom... he is spending his first night in it TONIGHT!! It's not finished. Still needs ceiling tiles, and the floor needs painting, and baseboards... BUT he's still going in there tonight! :)

Just had to share.... Oh, and he's 7 months old now, not sure how that happened...

Check back in tomorrow for a little special reveal! :)

The countdown is on!!

Less than one month until Christmas... are you ready??!! I am happy to say that I pretty much am, and this is the earliest I have EVER been finished shopping and wrapping! Sometimes, I surprise myself. ;p

So as a special little reveal today at LIITD, Lori sent us all some of these most awesome little coffee tin tie bags to decorate up all pretty.... I have already used a few of mine as gifts, but they sure were hard to part with! Definately a great idea for teachers gifts, or for your postal worker, doctor, etc.

Here is a peek at what I did with mine, and then come and check out all of the different ways that Lisa, Amber, Melissa & Nola dressed theirs up here in the gallery!!!

Have yourself a great week, everyone.... get that decorating done and get in the Christmas spirit!!!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

Ho Ho Ho Everyone!! I am so excited to show you what I've been working on with my November picks from the LIITD store!! I chose My Mind's Eye HOLLY JOLLY paper pack, along with some Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology Ruffled Darlings ribbon, some Liquid Pearls in Ruby Red and Emerald Green, some Pink Paislee Pixie Stix Glitter in Green Apple, and a package of Prima Flowers Traditional Antique Mistletoes!! Everything is available at the LIITD store, so if you see something you like, then check it out here!!

This month I really stepped out of the box for ME. I didn't do ONE layout. Not one!! Can you believe it? LOL! Instead I looked around at what I already had to use, and found an old Fancy Pants chipboard box, some Maya Road chipboard, a paper mache house, and a 7Gypsy Tray that I was dying to use. And here is what I created with it all!

So what are you waiting for? Get a start on those Christmas presents and show someone just how much they mean to you by giving them a hand made gift this year!! :)