Holiday Inspirations Mother's Day

Hello and welcome to another great round of inspired goodness.

I am happy to be joining in.

I recently made this card for my local Scrapbook Store

The Hen House Paperie

The goodies Ms. Charlene gives me each month are always fun to figure out how to use. I thought they would make a perfect Mother's Day card. Hope you do too.

Such a soft and feminine card.  I sewed around each of the layers on the card.

Base: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Authentique

Die: Memory Box Precious Butterflies Die

Pearls: KaiserCraft Champagne Pink

Ribbon: May Arts

Stamp: Penny Black From the Heart

Silver Shimmer Paper: Petallics

I hope this inspires you to go out there and make a sweet card for your mama!

Have a great weekend.

Be sure to check out all the blogs for tons of crafty Mother's Day Inspiration.

 You should have come here from Annette's Blog. Now go check out to Ardyth's.

Donna Bowman

Rachel Kleinman

Angi Barrs

Annette Allen

Misty Buck  You are HERE!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Geri Greening

Libby Hickson

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Ceal Pritchett

Growing in Unity Day 4: Splendid Things

Today is day four in my Growing in Unity week! Every day this week I will post a project using Unity stamps and when you comment you are entered to win your choice of
 TWO Itty Bitty stamps!

Today's card features a Unity Stamp set called
Splendid Things

I stamped the dragonfly image in varying colors and positions across the front border and then stitched the panel. The yellow flower was made with an EK Success punch. The ruffle on the bottom is made with Architectural trace paper. All the patterned paper here is from Authentique.

I hope you're having a Super Happy Valentine's Day!
Don't forget to leave a comment
to be entered to win!

Growing in Unity Day 3: You + Me = Bliss

By now you've got the hang of this right? Hahaha.

Welcome to day Three of my Growing in Unity week at Unity Stamp Company!

Stop by every day this week and leave me a comment. At the end of the week I will randomly pick a winner and Unity will give you your choice of  TWO Itty Bitty stamps!

I made this card using the You + Me = Bliss stamp set. I don't think that Unity carries it anymore but the flowers are adorable and there's a cute bike image too.

For the bottom half of  my card I made a deconstructed quilting pattern our of quartered circles.
All papers are Authentique.
Hope you're having a fun filled crafting day!
Misty

Christmas Thanksgiving Wood Blocks

The sizes on the blocks can be whatever you want them to be. However, if you want 3-2x4's to fit on the bottom block it measures 10 3/8" long. 

7 1/2", 4 1/4", 5 1/4", 6 1/4", 6 1/2", 4 1/2"

We got together today to make these wonderful blocks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I had some leftover 2x4's out in the shed from the bunk bed project so I just used the chop saw and cut out the different sizes. I chose not to paint my blocks but instead leave them au natural ;). They were weathered from being outside and I like that. 

I just used bits and pieces of things I had in my craft area to decorate the blocks. 

The best thing about this project is that it's double sided. Thanksgiving on one side Jingle all the way on the other. You get two holiday decorations in one pretty little package.

This was fun, quick and easy to make. (Well except for creating and sizing the letters on my Silhouette) :)

Have a super day!

Sweet Sunday Baby

A little girly baby card. This safety pin image from Authentique is one of my favorites as is this stamp set from Stampin' Up, Array of Sunshine.

Have a super sweet Sunday.

Silhouette Eggs

Ahhhhhhh, the Silhouette is an amazing piece of machinery. Happy Birthday, Mother's Day and Christmas to me ;). I got my Silhouette from Oh My Crafts for the BEST DEAL EVER!!! They always have coupon codes and are so nice.

This card came together so quickly and I think it's so cute. Used some Authentique Gathering for my background and Kraft cardstock. Also the dots are Authentique Delightful.

I hand drew and the x-actoed the grass. Have a super day!

Inpsired with Authentique Gathering

Head on over to the AUTHENTIQUE PAPER BLOG today to see an a layout  I made that was inspired by a wooden floor mat!!!

S.I.P. Project with Genuine

I just love the idea of the S.I.P Project. To learn more about it please visit DeAnn's blog. The basic idea is that you give service and in return DeAnn does your family photos for free. I chose to make cards that I could help the gals at the local elder care facility put together. I have one more day to meet with them and my almost 9 hours of service will be complete and we will have made 90 cards or so.

I'm sure that I'll go back to visit with them and help them with more card projects in the future

I love that Authentique's Genuine collection goes perfectly with our family's photos. Honestly the denims are beautiful with the yellow.

I lost the "i" while out scrapping a LSS yesterday and finally gave up and made another one. Wouldn't you know that I'd find the original stuck to the bottom of a sticker sheet RIGHT AFTER I'd made the new one. :)

I hope the SIP Project as well as my layout inspires you. Have a great Sabbath Day!!!
This is also based off of Kristy Lee's Amethyst #2 Sketch for Scrapbook Steals.

AUTHENTIQUE March Sketch Challenge

Hey there, the Authentique sketch challenge for March goes live today. I hope you can all make some time to play along.

All you need is a little bit of amazing Authentique and your creativity and you're in.

These papers are from the Genuine Collection which I honestly can't get enough of.

The stamp is from Stampin' Up. Crushed Curry ink goes splendidly with these papers.
Have a super day.

Celebrate!!! 11 years

Hi there! Hope you get a chance to stop on by the AUTHENTIQUE PAPER BLOG and check out the layout that I made with the CELEBRATE Collection. I can't believe I have an 11 year old. ;)
Have a super day!

Garnet #8 I Was Born This Way

I guess I had forgotton to post this layout. I used Authentique's new Genuine collection and a sketch by Becci Manies to complete this layout.

I love my thirdborn like nothing else. He warms my heart to no end but that boy is also gonna be the end of me (I found two of his lunch sandwiches hidden under his brother's dresser-moldier than all get out, he knows he has to finish his whole lunch before he can after school snack. STINKER) Frustrated, sure, but he just has this way about him...a charm...a certain je ne sais quoi.  Whatever it is he gets away with a lot!!!

This particular incident happened a few weeks ago and just pulled at my heart strings. I had to scrap it because it spells out exactly who my baby is.


The pictures were actually taken when he was lamenting an upcoming haircut ;) I'm really not that mean of a mom. BUT because of the two moldy sandwiches-all he's getting for lunch this week is a sandwich and a few carrot sticks.

I hope you're day is filled with beauty and love.

Beautiful Bow Tutorial: Authentique Loyal

Please stop on by the Authentique Paper blog today. I have a tutorial for these sweet little bows.

Scrapbook Steals has the Uncommon Collection Today!!!

Pretty in pink and gray. If you love the prints and colors of the Authentique's Uncommon Collection, you're in for a treat! It's this morning's steal over at Scrapbook Steals!!!!!!!
 Matchbook Calendar

Altered pinboard

http://scrapbooksteals.stealnetwork.com/index.php

Brand new Loyal collection: AUTHENTIQUE CHA 2012

I was in Heaven when I opened this last package of goodies. With three boys I need all the blue and green, rough and tough I can get my hands on.

From the geometric prints to the paisleys, the plaids and the crests this collection has it all.

Here's a little treat box I made with some of the papers.

The sentiment is from the Genuine collection.

And here's a sneak of an upcoming tutorial I'll be doing for the Authentique Blog