Monkey around

Hello ladies,

I made this layout awhile ago and just haven't got around to posting it until today. This layout is of my dd and my husband at the park. My daughter was 5 year old in these pics and she just loves to climb on the monkey bars. She is alittle monkey. LOL.

I used CAC (create a critter) for the monkey cut @ 3 1/2", the vine cut @ 3 1/2" 3 times

I used pooh font for the title..."MONKEY Around" cut @ 1 1/2"

Used George cart for the tag cut @ 3 1/2" and added some ribbon, brads, flowers, and wala a cute layout. Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out my next post for today.

Roberts arts and crafts blog giveaway!

Hello ladies...I have been a follower of Roberts arts and crafts blog for awhile now, they are giving away a blog candy...go to their blog @ http://blog.robertscrafts.com/2011/09/autumn-giveaway.html#idc-container

and enter to win this fall giveaway , great gift for the perfect time of year...I love the fall. The traditions that my family have together....going to fall festivals, carving pumpkins, going to the farms to pick a pumpkin, pumpkin pie...(oh yeh) ...jumping in the leaves...my daughter and I love the fall , my husband would love to keep summer all year long but we do enjoy the time together. I hope all of you are making memories as much as us. Love your family and spend time together . You never know when it is the last....

You can click on the title and it will take you to this blog. Thank you for stopping by and I hope everyone is having a great night.

Captured Memories!

Hello ladies..another layout for today. This one is of my daughter Lily. I captured this picture of her as she was walking away from me. I just love her smile and everything about her...she is my inspiration. I can't really express what my daughter means to me. She is my whole world. Anyway, I thought I would captured this picture in Sepia..so that is what I did.

I used Tear drop for the title "captured" cut @ 1 1/4" and memories cut @ .3/4"...inked with tattered rose (tim holtz) that I received in my blog candy from Nanne..thanks again Nanne.

Camera cut @ 2" with CAC (create a critter)

used storybook cart for the accent blackout (beind the picture) cut @ 5 3/4" using the shift Q accent blackout feature.

Then accent frame cut @ 3 3/4" shift Y .....


added Lace, tattered rose ink, sylish accents (blue flowers), and green gel pen for journaling..always need to add the journaling....

Hope you have an awesome day. Thanks for stopping by.

Butterfly kisses ...2nd post for today.

2nd post for today....This layout is of my beautiful daughter Lillian. She was trying to catch butterflies at Mingo creek about a month ago. I took this picture in sepia...love how it turned out. I named this butterfly kisses because one butterfly sat on a piece of grass and she touched it's wing with her finger...it was so beautiful...and then it flew away and kept coming back.


layout recipe:

I cut a circle with george cart cut @ 4 1/4", butterfly (title) cut @ 1 1/4"


Kisses (title) cut @ 1 1/2" with Jubilee

used twinkle glitter writer added to the butterflies, ms butterfly punch combo, and ribbon, strips of paper....and then journaled in white gel pen....hope you enjoy....I know I did! Thank you for stopping by and have a great labor day weekend.

deck the halls!

Hello ladies...I want to start by saying that my surgery went well...I am alittle sore today but doing great. Thank you for all the prayers.

On another note, I got some cards done last week....yes I got christmas cards done. I am going to try to do a couple each week until Christmas so I have them all done.

card recipe:

ornament stickers by sandylion essentials...I added some strips of paper from my stash and used a happy holidays stamp. ....easy peasy, right? RIGHT!!!!!! no cricut.


Thanks for stopping by and Have an awesome weekend.

A little bird told me!

Hello ladies...sorry I have not been around lately. Pretty busy with school starting! My dd Lillian had a 1st great day yesterday...she is in 1st grade now. She was alittle nervous but she said she was also excited...then once she saw her friends she was back in the grove. I hope it keeps going this way.

Tomorrow I am having some surgery done, so I did get a few things done this past week with layouts. I will be posting them throughout the weekend. I don't really want to go into detail about the surgery but please say a pray for me and I am hoping everything goes well.

On a good note, I did also manage to get this birthday card done for my husband's uncle....his birthday was 2 days ago. I thought this bird was so cute...I had to use him.





Card recipe:

Bird cut @ 3 1/4" used Birthday Bash

Nestabilities, 2 different stamps (inside), cuttlebug happy birthday folder.....added some corners....hopefully you enjoy....Have an awesome day.

It felt like Christmas...got my blog candy!

Hello ladies...no layout or card to post today but I was so excited this afternoon when I got one of my blog candy awards in the mail. Thanks Stuck on U sketches for the chance to win this great prize through Floren from Generations crafting. I could not believe how much stuff was in the package. I am so tickled to receive all this. It felt like Christmas.


Can't wait to use it. Thanks again.

A wreath for my daughter's teacher / scraplifted idea.

Hello ladies....With school right around the corner , I have been looking for some teacher gift ideas...I came around Ruth's (September Ninth blog) http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/2011/08/back-to-school-decor.html ...she is so talented go check out her blog. She got the idea from someone else and also from Hobby Lobby....I thought this was such a cute idea for a teacher's gift that I had to scraplift this.


I used Roseart crayons..you can use whatever you like. Ruth did crayola. I designed my chalkboard since I could not find one....so I used my DS program. The apple is cut @ 2 1/4" with DC and the bus is also from DC cut @ 2 3/4"...doodled with white and black gel pens. Used skittles, ribbon, crayons, and cut the base about 6 times with cardstock...added ribbon to back to hold it...and wala a teacher's gift. Thanks so much Ruth for the inspiration...and thank you Hobby Lobby for the idea.


Thanks for stopping by.

Simple bird house!

Hello again..3rd post for today....simple bird house...I picked up $1.00 bird house at Michaels. Then I added some pretty paper to it, a sign that says "for wrent" and some ribbon and a K&Company glitter flower...inked it. Told you simple....


Thanks for stopping by.

snowman wishes!

2nd post for today....I am trying to get started on my christmas cards...always need 60 or more. So I better start doing at least 2 a day. I made this cute snowman card...at least I think it is cute.


I used Winterwonderland...some jems and some scraps...doodled and wala a christmas card...easy peasy. I need to think of more easy cards and without alot of stuff on it, I don't want my family to have to pay extra for a stamp...I try to put enough postage but last year I added more than I should and some of my family had to pay another .08 cents...so this year I am making them simple.


Thanks for stopping by ..and have a great day.