Happy Halloween

 Stamps - Halloweenies by Paper Smooches

Paper - Kraft and Vintage Cream by Papertrey

Ink - Black by TPC Studios, Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Other - SU dimensionals and Copic Markers

 Stamps - Halloween Treats and Sweets by Papertrey

Paper - White by Papertrey

Ink - Black by TPC Studios

Other - SU corner rounder

 Stamps - Skelanimals Thomas and Friends by PSA Essentials, Happy Halloween by Hero Arts

Paper -True Black and White by Papertrey

Ink - Black by TPC Studios

Other - SU Dimensionals

I needed a few more cards to send out to family/friends so I made 4 total (2 of the first card) in about 45 minutes or less. Very clean and simple and mailable! :)

Happy Halloween... a little early! I will be back on Tuesday!

Peace and Love! :) And... thank you for visiting and for all of your sweet comments!!!

Giving Praise

Well... I said that I wasn't going to post the rest of the weekend! I am literally exhausted from the last two weeks activities and all the excitement going on! But... that being said... I need to give praise where praise is due!!

God has been pouring out one blessing after another ... after another... the past few weeks! Of course God always blesses me... I have a beautiful little boy.. a wonderful husband... a warm home.. food to eat... wonderful friends and family... I could go on and on! But this is somewhat different. It has been so much stuff... stuff that He knows means so much to me... that it is almost unbelievable and there is no denying who it is coming from. I feel like God opened the blessing floodgates and they are all landing on me!

God is my Father who loves me more than anyone ever could! I am so unworthy of His love. He deserves to be praised... all the time... out loud!... So that is what I am doing!!


Peace and Love! :)

Birthday #5

 Stamps - Happy Definition by Hero Arts

Paper - Kraft and Vintage Cream by Papertrey

Ink - Brown Sugar and Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Other - Tag Sale Die #1 by Papertrey, By The Numbers Die by Papertrey, SU dimensionals, May Arts Ivory String, Doodlebug Jewels, SU Chocolate Chip ribbon, Bag by Hobby Lobby

Happy Friday!

I am showing a couple of things I made a while back for a Paper Crafts call. It wasn't picked up but the good news is that I was already able to use the tag. A lot of kids in Carvers class at school and just his friends in general will be turning 5 this year... not to mention... Carver. Hopefully I will find a use for the bag before too long!

Yesterday I got to volunteer in Carvers class at school all day! They wore their Halloween outfits and went trick or treating around to the different classes. It was a lot of fun! Then last night I had dinner with a sweet friend. After we ate, we went shopping at Toys R Us to get a jump on some Christmas shopping! Yesterday was just a great day! I had a lot of fun all day long!

Okay... well... enough rambling! I will be taking Saturday and Sunday off from posting! We have a ton going on this weekend! I have a few CAS Halloween cards to show but I will wait and post them on Monday!

I hope you have a terrific weekend!! Peace and Love!!

Paper Creations Winter Publication

Happy Thursday!

I need to keep today's post short and sweet! I am going to be pretty busy today and tonight so I thought I would show a few of the projects that I had published in the Paper Creations latest issue. This was my first Paper Creations publication... and I owe it all to Libby at PSA Essentials! :)

I hope you have a great day! Talk to you tomorrow!

Peace and Love! :)

Scattered Covered and Smothered

Happy Wednesday!

I was thinking about the title for this post and for some reason... Waffle House came to mind. I believe that is the way you order hashbrowns there! If not... don't correct me... I am sticking with it! :)

This bag and card were super easy! Like most of you (I am sure), I have an abundance of craft stuff. For this bag and card... I used up some of my stash really quickly. I just took a whole page of rub on's and applied the whole page... as is... on them. Used up 2 sheets of rub ons in a flash!

I have convinced my son to go play in his room for a few minutes while I got the last of my Halloween cards ready to mail. I thought I would sneak a post in too! :) I better go before he realizes I have moved on to something else!

Have a great day! Peace and Love!

Paper Crafts Publications

Happy Tuesday! I thought I would get caught up today on posting some of my Paper Crafts magazine publications.

This is my all time fav pub because of the sweet little boy in the picture... it is from the Sept/October issue. It is a canvas... located in the fall home decor section.

This is a card from the Nov/Dec issue...

And... this is from the Holiday Cards & More issue....

All of which were submitted before I got my light tent. Man... what a difference that thing makes. Worth every penny!

That's it for me today! I have been working on cleaning out/organizing my stamps... yet again! The last time I came up with a new storage solution for them... now I am just cleaning them out again and organizing better according to manufacturer! Gotta make room for new stamps! Out with the old... in with the new! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Peace and Love!

Ho Ho Christmas Tags

 Paper - White by Papertrey

Other - Dymo Label Maker and Tape, Tag Sale Die #1 by Papertrey, May Arts Natural String, Americana Jewel

 Stamps - Bella Blvd. Christmas Wishes by Unity

Paper - White and Kraft by Papertrey

Ink - Fountain Pen and Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Other - Classic Square Nesties, SU Dimensionals, May Arts Natural String, RoseArt Crayons

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! Ours was busy but fun!

I just wanted to take a minute this morning to post a couple of Christmas tags that I have made recently!

Last week was a great week for me as far as crafty stuff is concerned. I have two announcements to make in the next couple of months that I am very excited about! I asked God a long time ago for something and this past week.. He has answered in a big way! I had started to try and take control of what I had asked on my own which resulted in me having to back out on an almost commitment. So... the moral of my story... God's timing is perfect. What He has in store for you is bigger and better than what you have planned for yourself. So... sit back and have faith that He will answer when the time is right! :)

I hope you have a great day! :)

Peace and Love!

Eye(s) Love You

Have a great weekend! :)

Peace and Love!

More Birthday Cards

 Stamps - Way to Go Kiddo by Papertrey, Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches

Paper - New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst and White by Papertrey

Ink - Black by TPC Studio, Orangerie by Superior

Other - Copic Markers, SU Dimensionals

 Stamps - Going by Hero Arts, Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches

Paper - White by Papertrey

Ink - Real Red and Not Quite Navy by Stampin' Up!

Happy Friday!

I am posting this at 2am. Yes... I am still awake but about to go to bed. I have spent most of the night working on one card... struggling tonight! Anyway... keeping it short and sweet... momma is tired!

Above is a card for my niece, and one for a little boy in Carvers class (to go on his present).

Hope you have a great day! Peace and Love! and night night!!

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge

Happy Thursday!

Today starts a new SPARKS challenge over on the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge Blog. Woo Hoo!! It is also the new DT's first challenge and we are all very excited!! 

Take a look at this inspiration photo....

Pretty cool, huh?

This is my interpretation of the photo...

 Stamps - Spiffy Scooters by Paper Smooches

Paper - Dark Chocolate and Vintage Cream by Papertrey, Tangerine Tango and Basic Gray by Stampin' Up!

Ink - Black by TPC Studio, Brown Sugar and Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Other - Doodlebug Jewel, SU Dimensionals

I went with the same color scheme and the transportation theme! Hey... that rhymed! :) Sorry... I am so excited I am a little giddy/silly!

Okay.... so you have until Wednesday, November 2nd to create a project based on the inspiration photo and link it up over on the SPARKS blog.

Make sure to go to the SPARKS blog... here... to see the rest of the DT projects. Also...you can read all of the rules and about the awesome prizes that are up for grabs!

I think I speak for all of us when I say "We can't wait to see what you create!!".

Happy stamping!! Peace and Love! :)

One Tag, Two Tag, Three Tags

 Stamps - Sweet Baby by Papertrey

Paper - White by Papertrey

Ink - Real Red by Stampin' Up!

Other - May Arts Natural String, Pure Poppy Buttons by Papertrey, Fabric Tape by Daily Like, Library Card Tag Die by Papertrey

 Stamps - My Type by Hero Arts

Paper - White by Papertrey

Ink - Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen by Ranger

Other - Library Card Tag Die by Papertrey, Lilac Twine by The Twinery, Tsukineko Markers

 Stamps - Tag It's #6 by Papertrey

Paper - Concord Crush by Stampin' Up!, White by Papertrey

Ink - Real Red and Concord Crush by Stampin' Up!. London Fog by Tsukineko

Other - Marvy Circle Punches, SU Dimensionals, Twine by Target

Happy Wednesday! I have some cleaning to do while Carver is at school but I wanted to get a post up for the day before I get started!

These tags were made over the last couple of months... probably for Paper Crafts calls! :)

I hope you have a great day! It is cold and rainy here! Sometimes I like the rain... the cold... not so much! :)

Peace and Love!

PSA Essentials Giveaway on Facebook

Check out this link HERE... and leave a comment on the photo for a chance to win!!

Virtual Birthday Party for Karen Baker

 Stamps - Through The Trees by Stampin' Up!, Birthday Basics by Papertrey

Paper - Riding Hood Red and More Mustard by Stampin' Up!, Vintage Cream by Papertrey

Ink - Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede by Stampin' Up!, Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Other - Stampin' Up! Markers and Dimensionals

Happy Tuesday! Today I am participating in a virtual birthday party for Karen Baker!!

Erin emailed a few weeks ago asking if I would like to participate. What a great idea, right?

Karen... I am glad to have met you through this hobby we both love so much! I am glad to call you my friend! I hope you have a wonderful birthday!!

I do have one confession to make! I had planned to bring a cupcake/cupcake topper with my card to this party! However... after I took my picture... I went ahead and ate the cupcake icing! hmmmm... turns out my photos weren't going to work. So... I should have listened to that little voice in my head telling me not to eat the icing yet. God tries to help me out and I don't always do a good job of listening.

Instead... I found these cool little cupcakes on Pinterest... here!! If I was actually coming to your birthday party... I would so make these! :) 

Now... go visit Karen and wish her a Happy Birthday! :)

Here is a list of the party goers if you want to check them out! Thanks for visiting! Peace and Love!

 Erin
Cristina
Kelly Marie
Christina
Yvonne
Virginia
Laurel
Jen
Dana
Michele
Lynn
Lindsay
Amy
Aimes
Jen R
Lisa
Lynn

Silhouette Cards

 Stamps - Sweet Baby by Ali Edwards from Technique Tuesday

Paper - Vintage Cream and Black by Papertrey, Aqua by American Crafts

Ink - Black by TPC Studios

Other - Baby Onesie Template by Paper Smooches, SU Dimensionals

 Stamps - 3 Silhouettes by Hero Arts, Enjoy The Ride by Papertrey

Paper - Black and Vintage Cream by Papertrey

Ink - Jenni Bowlin Fountain Pen by Ranger

Other - SU Pearls and Dimensionals

Happy Monday!

Just thought I would pop in to post a couple of Paper Crafts rejects! :)

Hope that you have a great day! I am thinking little man and I will be taking a trip to the zoo. I want to take him to do something fun before he starts back to school tomorrow!

Thanks for visiting!! Peace and Love!!

Rock Star and Rooster

Happy Sunday! I am going to keep this short and sweet! We had a great day at church, came home to eat and take naps... now I need to run an errand or two before the stores close for the day. I have had these projects in my to post file for a while now and I am ready to get them out! :)

I was given the Roosters set by TPC Studios and the Rock Star set by Inkadinkado a few months ago. These are the cards/bag that I made while I was playing with them!

In an effort to save time... I am going to skip posting the supply lists!

One last thing... Michael and I had a date night last night. We went to see the movie Courageous with a theater full of our church family. Wow... what a great movie! One minute you are crying and the next you are laughing. Such a great movie! I recommend that you go and take your husbands with you! Awesome movie with a wonderful and very important message!!

Thanks for visiting! Peace and Love! :)

PSA Essentials Cards

 Stamps - Anchors Aweigh by PSA Essentials, Bringing Home Baby by Taylored Expressions

Paper - Kraft, Vintage Cream, Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist and Spring Rain Bitty Stars by Papertrey

Ink - Espresso by PSA Essentials, Brown Sugar and Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Other - Doodlebug Jewel, May Arts Natural String, EK Success Embossed Curve Punch

 Stamps - Haunted Shack by PSA Essentials

Paper - True Black and White by Papertrey

Ink - Orange and Black by PSA Essentials

Other - SU Corner Rounder, Moonlight Smooch by Clearsnap

 Stamps - Smirk Kiss Me Now by PSA Essentials

Paper - Rich Razzleberry by SU, Vintage Cream and Harvest Gold by Papertrey

Ink - Black by PSA Essentials

Other - EK Success and Marvy Circle Punches, Rich Razzleberry Ribbon by SU, Copic Markers

 Stamps - Frenchie by PSA Essentials, Think Big Favs #3 by Papertrey

Paper - Tempting Turquoise by SU, White by Papertrey

Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango and Regal Rose by SU, Fountain Pen by Ranger

Other - MME rhinestones

I wanted to post some cards that I have made over the last few months using PSA Essentials!

I am getting my post up late today! I didn't want to let the weekend go without saying "Have a great weekend"!!

Thanks for stopping by! Peace and Love!

PSA Essentials Facebook Sweepstakes

PSA Essentials if having a sweepstakes on Facebook that ends this Saturday! If you aren't already aware of it... click HERE for all the details and to enter to win! :) Good luck!!

Happy Birthday

 Stamps - Merry Little Christmas and Enjoy the Ride by Papertrey

Paper - Vintage Cream by Papertrey, Garden Green by Stampin' Up

Ink - Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Garden Green and Not Quite Navy by Stampin' Up, Black by TPC Studio

Other - Stampin' Up! Corner Rounder, Embossed Curve Punch by EK Success

Happy Thursday! Apparently I took yesterday off from posting! :)

I just wanted to show a card that I made for a sweet friend of mine!

Carver and I have been making Halloween crafts and candy all day so it has been a good day! I hope you have had a great one so far as well!

Thanks for stopping by! Peace and Love!

Product Review for Easy Prints Canvas

Hey... Thanks for stopping by! Today I am doing a review for Easy Prints Canvas.

Easy Prints Canvas will turn your photos to canvas! And let me tell you... it couldn't be easier for you to do! I love my canvas... it is an 11x14.. and it was a breeze to order!

Now... we all know how these reviews work... free product for an honest review on your blog. I am sure there is self induced pressure to say good things even if you don't have those good feelings! That is not happening today! I do love my canvas and I am very impressed with the quality! If/when I want to turn another favorite photo to a canvas... Easy Prints Canvas will have my business! No doubt!

I have big plans for our home decor redo... as money becomes available. Right now though... I couldn't find a great place to take a photo of my canvas to share on my blog. I played with taking photos in several different spots but I couldn't get good lighting, etc. SO... I took a picture of it in my light box! :) It barely fit! My idea for where it will go eventually ... on a ledge around the eat in part of the kitchen... above some high bead board. I want to have a whole picture... maybe a whole canvas... display! :) Love it!

If you are interested in checking out Easy Prints Canvas... go to their Facebook Page.... HERE. If you like them... you will get 50% off your next order PLUS free shipping! Can't beat that with a stick!

Okay... well that is all for me today! Thanks for stopping by!

Peace and Love!

Transportation and Stripes Day Two

 Stamps - Going by Hero Arts, Faux Ribbon and Wreath for All Seasons by Papertrey, Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches

Paper - White by Papertrey

Ink - Reflection Blue and Orangerie by Superior, Black by TPC Studio

Other - SU Corner Rounder

 Stamps - Going and Essential Messages by Hero Arts

Paper - Really Rust by SU, My Minds Eye Sunshine 6 x 6 pad

Ink - Black by TPC Studio, Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Other - SU Dimensionals

Happy Monday!

Here are the last 2 transportation and stripes cards that I made!

I shouldn't have talked about feeling inspired yesterday. Last night... I couldn't have been more uninspired! Ugh! I think the lack of sleep from last weeks craft fest every night has caught up with me. Oh well... I am sure I will try again tonight! :)

Michael took off today so we all went to the pumpkin patch. We had a lot of fun. We were there for a few hours and even though the weather was beautiful... the sun just sucks the energy out of you! I am trying to motivate myself to get up and put out our fall decor and just to clean up a bit. I guess I should get to it!

Thanks for visiting! Peace and Love!

Transportation and Stripes Day One

 Stamps - Going and Essential Messages by Hero Arts, Faux Ribbon by Papertrey

Paper - Kraft by Papertrey

Ink - Soft Suede and Pumpkin Pie by Stampin' Up!, Vintage Photo Distress by Ranger

Stamps - Enjoy The Ride and Faux Ribbon by Papertrey

Paper - Vintage Cream by Papertrey

Ink - Soft Suede and Pumpkin Pie by Stampin' Up!, Jenni Bowlin Brown Sugar by Ranger

Other - Enjoy The Ride Die by Papertrey, Stampin' Up! Corner Rounder and Dimensionals

I don't usually post on the weekends but this weekend seems to be the exception! I have been crafting A LOT this past week. I have been feeling inspired by everything! It feels good! I have been blog hopping more and finding lots of great inspiration from your cards. I have missed blog hopping! It does a mojo good!

I made six birthday cards just last night! Seven birthday boys and girls this week... I still have one more card to make!

The cards I am sharing today were inspired by a few things! This card by Susan Raihala reminded me to use my Faux Ribbon set ... and I will probably CASE her card at some point too! My friend, Ashley, came over to craft the other night and inspired me to use a couple of sets that I haven't used in a while.  One of those sets is the Enjoy The Ride set. I also got inspiration for these cards from my friend, Tara. Carver and I went to her house at the first of the week. The colors I used on the card are the same colors in her son's room! LOVE THEM!!

Well... that is it for me today! I hope you have all had a wonderful Sunday! We had a great worship time with our church family today. Michael is back home after being gone for a week on a mission trip to New Orleans. Carver and I are glad to have him home!

Thanks for visiting!! Peace and Love!

Carvers Craft Time

I love this boy!! (photos unedited... I am lazy today)

Painting something for himself and a gift...

One week later... after pick up...

Have a great weekend! Peace and love!!