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HELLO!!! :) Today I am sharing a layout that I LOVE.... 

I used my stitched circle die from My Creative Time to create the scalloped kraft paper edge on the left hand side. I took a strip of white scalloped ribbon, cut it in half and glued it down with ZipDry glue. The journaling stamp is from the Pink By Design Journling Set. Of course I added some pearls - don't I always?! :) 

Brittyn will be 18 months in two days, I can't believe it! I remember the day I took these pics, and it seems like yesterday! Sigh.... 

I used my EAD Designs Tinytwinies Stickerz along with Momenta paper to make this layout. The tree is cut from the Sweethearts cartridge. I used my distressed wood Pink By Design background stamp on the tree trunk.  And did you notice my stitching?? I'm getting better with my sewing machine now! Yay! 

The words in my title were cut from Baby Steps and the heart came from Gypsy Wanderings. 

I'm entering this layout into the following challenges...

-  February Challenge at Simply Crafts

- Wacky Wednesdays at More Than Favors

- Challenge Me Monday at Fantabulous Cricut 

- Terrific Tuesdays at Scrappy Moms

Hope you enjoyed my layout today!!! 

Such a Big Girl!!

Hey Guys!! I have another layout to share with you today! And I have also been working on more layouts, so I hope that's ok! :) 

These pics are from when Brittyn sat up for the first time. Oh they grow up tooo fast! :( I used my sewing machine to stitch around the pics in pink thread. It looks like a child did it, but I am getting better (slowly...). 

I used Baby Steps to cut out the baby and the title. The baby's face is from the Just Babies stamp set by Peachy Keen. Isn't she sooo cute?! 

I also used the So Big stamp set by Pink By Design (love this set!!!). The flag shape was cut from the Sophisticated cartridge. 

Bria woke up with a fever last night, and we're supposed to be having quite a few families over to our house for New Years Eve. Fingers crossed she starts feeling better, and not worse!! Hope you are all healthy for your New Years celebrations!!!! 

Angel Baby

Hi everyone!!! I don't know about you guys, but I think I need a little break from Christmas projects!! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas - but I just think it's time to see something a little different! Shake things up a bit! :) 

The other day I thought I would play with some EAD Designs Stickerz.... 

Isn't this cute?? I love these pics of Brittyn... especially the one with her hand in her mouth. She really is a little angel baby. 

I colored these stickers using watermark pencils and then blended using a Stampin' Up blending marker. The sentiment above is from the Baby Love set by Pink By Design. Definitely a set that has been well used!! 

Isn't this little angel adorable??? I added some white Martha Stewart glitter on her wings and pink chalk on her cheeks. The word 'angel' is cut using the Baby Steps font. 

I used my sewing machine!! I think this is the third time I have ever used it!! Obviously, I need practice! :) I stamped clouds and embossed them with thick clear embossing powder for a subtle look. I also added some pearls for a little more detail. 

I hope you like my layout!!! I loved making it! :) Come back tomorrow for another Christmas post!! Have a great day!! 

In the Glittery Garden

Hello!!!! How is everyone doing?? Are you Americans gearing up for Black Friday? Even though we don't have Black Friday here in Canada I still get excited for it! I love seeing all of your haul videos, and hearing stories about all the awesome deals you got!! There is actually a great deal at Micheals in Canada this weekend too so I think I may make the trip to the city to do some shopping. My husband may have half a day off tomorrow so I'm hoping he'll stay home with the kids so I can have a break (I really need one!) and get some Christmas shopping done. Yes - I am already Christmas shopping! I think I start earlier every year! 

Anyways, I have another layout today!!! Yep, on a roll! I know! :) I really like this layout because it's summery!! I get a little down in the long, cold winter months up here so I like to remind myself that before we know it, summer will be here again! :)

I actually made this layout based on a sketch from Sketchy Thursdays, but didn't get around to posting it in time to make the challenge! :( Oh well.... Next time! :) I'm going to get it into the Wacky Wednesday Challenge over at my friend Paula's page (More than Favors!!) 

I used my new Journalling stamp set from Pink By Design for this layout - actually, I've used this set on every layout since I got them!! Talk about a must have set! The butterflies and paper are from the DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies stack. I made the felt flowers myself and as soon as I plan on making a video showing how I made this! Hopefully coming soon!

I titled this laytout "In the Glittery Garden" after a book that I read my girls all the time. It was actually the first book my daughter Bria ever got! 

I added rhinestones to all the embellishments to add some sparkle to the page. I hope you like it!!! I have another layout to share as well, just have to put a couple finishing touches on it tonight and hopefully will have the post up tomorrow! Have a great Thursday!!! Especially to those of you who start your weekend tonight! :) 

A Moment in Time

Hey everyone!! I have some BIG news!!! I finally hit 350 followers!! :) YAY!! That means I get to give away all my goodies!!! I'll try to have a winner posted tomorrow, along with a winner of the twine from the blog hop this past weekend!! 

It's my day to post over at Pink By Design today!! I made something a little different than my usual card or layout. I'm working on decorating my scrap room....

I found this blank, plain clock on clearance for about $4 so I thought I would jazz it up a bit! Hope you like it! :) Here are the materials I used....

- Timeless Pieces, Distressed Wood, Enjoy the Journey stamp sets by Pink By Design

- Recollections pearls

- ribbon from my stash

- EAD Designs stickers (stitches on #12)

 If you would like more details, please check out my post over at Pink By Design!! :) Have a great day!!! 

Oh Sweet Child of Mine

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Hey everyone!!! SO today is not only the day after Halloween, it's STAMPTASTIC TUESDAY!! This means Pink By Design has one special set of stamps on sale today. The set featured today is called Labels and it's on sale for $13.99 today!!! 

Love this set.... so versatile!!! Here is how I used it...

I used the skectch from Sketchy Thursdays this week as inspiration. 

And here is the pic that will go into this layout...

The carts I used are: Sweet Shop, Birthday Bash, Baby Steps and Plantin Schoolbook.

I also used twine from the Pink By Design store, glossy accents, and Recollections pearls. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Head on over to Pink Cricut to see other ways this stamps set has been used!! And I will be back tomorrow with some pics of my little princesses on Halloween! :)

Princess In Training

HI!!!! It's been a long time! :) I decided to take a small breather from posting much this week since this past month was so crazy! My nephews have been here visiting as well so I have been enjoying time with all the kids and haven't done much crafting. I HAVE done some crafty shopping though... I was trying to make a haul video (my first video!!) last night but things were just not going my way... I can't find my tripod and the memory card in my camera decided to corrupt! Hopefully soon I can get a video of all my great findings for you guys!

It's Brittyn's very first birthday on the 9th so I made her up a card yesterday. Her birthday party is going to have a Baby Disney Princess theme.

I have only ever made a couple shape cards and I wanted to try one for the Peachy Keen Challenge this week. I got the card base from Birthday Bash. I embossed the cream layer with a dotted Cuttlebug folder. The Pink swirls in the background came from the Storybook cartridge. The cut was a square and I just glued it onto the cream circle and trimmed off the excess. The card base is misted with Pearl Glimmermist. In person it has such a beautiful shimmer to it. The baby was cut from Baby Steps, and her crown was from Once Upon A Princess. Her cute little face is from the Wide Eyed Kids set. I stamped her onesie with the medium dotted stamp by Peachy Keen. The scalloped oval for the sentiment was cut from Gypsy Wanderings and the 'Princess (in training)' was from a Scrappy Mom's set. The ribbon and bling are both from Michaels. 

I hope you like!!! Brittyn really is a little princess so this card really suits her!!

I have a couple other pieces of news to share!! :) A couple weeks ago my layout was randomly picked as the winner of the EAD Designs Color Challenge!! I cannot wait to go shopping in their store, they have the cutest stickers!!! 

I was also picked in the Top 5 for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday Challenge!!! I was soooo excited!! This is the first time I have been choosen based on talent, and not just a random pick!!! 

Anyways, I hope to get back into my craft room soon! My sister in law is due to have a little baby girl any day and I need to get her a card and a bag!! PLUS both of my girls have birthdays within the next few weeks that I need to get ready for!! Whew! I have a lot to do! Better get at it! :) Have a great day!!! 

Precious Cargo

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Hi Everyone!! Hope you are having a great weekend so far! Brittyn's had a fever the last two days so she's been pretty miserable. :( She's been either in my arms or on my lap for the majority of the day (including now). I hope she feels better soon, poor little monkey. 

So I have ANOTHER layout today!! The pics are from when we were taking Brittyn home from the hospital. I made it for the Pink By Design Anniversary Marathon! If you haven't stopped over there yet, you really should. There is a new project being posted every hour until tonight!! The DT did such an amazing job on their projects. ALSO, they are having a 30% off sale this weekend at the Pink By Design store. You might want to check that out, I have never seen them offer 30% off before... some great deals to be had! I know I couldn't resist, and may have went a tad overboard...

I used the So Big set by PBD to add Brittyn's weight the day she left the hospital (bottom right hand corner of LO). I love this set for doing a baby scrapbook, wish I would've had it for Bria's first year!

I used the Hello Kitty Font cart for 'precious' and Baby Steps for 'cargo'. The letters were welded together on my gypsy. The train (3") and bear (2") were cut from Create A Critter. The bear's face was from the Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed set by Peachy Keen. I embossed the train using a flowered cuttlebug folder (sorry... don't have the name) and used Recollections pearls on the wheels. The baby is cut at 2.25" from Baby Steps and her face is from the Just Baby Faces set by Peachy Keen. 

A little while ago I had someone ask me about the faces on a lot of my layouts/cards. I get them from an online store called Peachy Keen Stamps. They're actually having a sale this weekend, check it out! They have some adorable face stamps!!

I also want to say thanks to those of you who have participated in the Celebrate Summer Link Up Party so far!! It's had a great turnout and there are some AWESOME blogs linked up!! Keep spreading the word so we can discover more and more new blogs!! 

Summer Treats

SO this post was supposed to be for tomorrow but I didn't want to miss the deadline for the Let's Face it Friday Challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps. This is going to be a super quick post since we're just on our way out the door to take the girls to the park. 

I'm also entering this into the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge!! 

And here are the pics that will go into this layout...

Details...

- popsicles are from Simply Charmed cut @ 3", the faces are from the Princess set by PK

- 'summer' is from Ashlyn's Alphabet and 'treats' is from BabySteps (both welded with my gypsy)

- ribbon and pearls from michaels

- twine from the twinery

-Basic Grey buttons

- paper from BabyGirl stack by DCWV

Later!! :) 

Precious

Hey Everyone!! I'm so glad to have a project to post for you today! I haven't been able to get a lot of scrapping done lately... Today's my post day over at the Pink By Design Blog, you should check it out for tips! There is something new everyday!

This is when Brittyn was only a couple days old... I can't believe she's almost one!! Time flies so fast!!

So here are some details...

- baby shirts are cut from Baby Steps @ 2.5", 'Sweet' stamp (and flower) are from the Labels stamp from PBD, the background is a Cloudy Day stamp by PBD, glitter is Martha Stewart, twine is from The Twinery, mini clothespins are from WalMart

- title is cut from Once Upon A Princess and sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmermist

- pearls are from the Dollarstore

- blue layer is embossed with Tiny Bubble embossing folder

- stitching with white gelly roll pen

Stop by again soon!! :) 

Baby Picasso

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Hi Everyone!! So sorry this post took longer than I had anticipated... A quick one page layout turned into a two page layout! AND we got a surprise call that my husband's parents are coming here tomorrow for a few days so I have been getting prepared for company. 

The pics in this layout are from when Bria made her very first finger painting! LOL Such a typical first time parent... taking pics of every time the first born blinks! 

Apparently my mind was elsewhere when I was working on this layout and I made an error... I'm hoping no one notices?? 

My pictures are not the greatest... I lost my light tonight. 

I was so excited about my new Recess cart!! It's awesome!! 

Here are some details...

• the frame around Bria's painting came from Pooh and Friends cut at 8". I used gold brads in the corners to look like nails
• the title came from a combination of Baby Steps and Hello Kitty Font. I welded the letters together on my gypsy
• the cute little paintbrush came from Recess, I used glossy accents over the paint to make it look more like real pain
• the sentiment on the bottom of the frame reads 'From small beginnings come great things' from the Baby Love set by Pink By Design. I embossed it with white embossing powder
• the other paint brushes and palette also came from Recess, the paint on the palette is also embellished with glossy accents and I inked around the palette with Tim Holtz ink
• the buttons are basic grey
• the pearls are from the dollarstore
• I used my Martha Stewart drippy goo border punch along the blue layer and added glossy accents to make the paint more realistic
• twine from the twinery
• recollections brads
• doodles with white gelly roll pen

If you haven't checked out my giveaway yet, you should! (Link at the top of this post...) It hasn't been overly successful so far... :( But I guess that means a better chance for anyone who enters!!

Sleepy Baby Layout

Happy Tuesday Everyone!! Since yesterday my husband was rained out I got to spend a little unexpected time scrapbooking. I LOVE those days!! It was too rainy for him to work on our yard so I had an extra hand with the kids! :) Yay for me!

I'm so behind on the girls' scrapbooks... these pics are from when Brittyn was not even a month old!!

I was inspired by Sketchy Thursdays challenge this week.

Details....

• Baby is cut from Baby Steps at 2". I stamped her face using the Just Baby Faces Peachy Keen set, chalked her cheeks to make them rosy and added a tiny little pearl to her barrette
• clouds are cut from Create A Critter and embossed with Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder
• stars are also cut from Create A Critter and inked with Vintage Photo Tim Holtz Distress Ink. Sentiment on middle star is from the Baby Love set by Pink By Design
• patterned paper is from the Baby Girl DCWV stack
• pearls are Recollections
• stitching with white gelly roll pen

Hope you like!!! :) I'll be back again soooooon!!

Baby Girl Card/Bag Set

Hello!! A little while ago I made a card and bag set for a baby boy (HERE). I loved it and decided I needed a more modern baby girl set as well. I used pretty much the same design but changed up the colors. Check it out!!

 I love to make baby projects using less traditional colors. I just bought the DCWV Baby Girl stack from Michaels and it has a lot of pink/green/orange combinations. I had never really thought of those colors for a baby girl before but I like it, so I ran with it! :)

'From Small Beginnings come great things'

Here are some details...

- crib is cut from Baby Steps @ 3"

- sentiment is from Pink By Design Baby Love set

- green square is 2"x2.5" and is embossed with my Paisley Cuttlebug folder

- patterned square is 4"x2.5"

- bling and ribbin is from Michaels

- stitching with white Gelly Roll pen

I'm entering this project into a couple of my favortite challenges...

- More than Favors Wacky Wednesday - Anything goes

- Cricut Cardz Challenge - Baby Card

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

My new stamps from Pink By Design!!

Hello! So I got to play with my new Pink By Design stamps a little more and I really love them. When I was first looking at them I thought they were going to be too small and that they wouldn't stamp that great. I was wrong! They stamp excellent. The sentiment I used for this project was really small and fine but it still turned out! Another great thing about Pink By Design is that they have really great prices and sales regularly! PLUS they have a rewards system so by buying their products you can get free products! I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just a happy customer! :)   Check them out HERE!!

Here's my project...

For those of you who have been following me lately, you know that I LOVE card/bag sets!! This should be the last baby boy one for a while... I had a lot of friends have baby boys lately!

I am definitely my own worst critic and the majority of the time I'm not REALLY happy with what I have created. I am super happy with how this turned out though. I was totally inspired by a modern baby boy's nursery.

Here are the details...

- crib was cut from Baby Steps @ 3"

- sentiment is from Pink By Design - I didn't have a close up on the sentiment but it reads 'A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty'

- argyle cuttlebug folder to emboss little blue layer

- pearls from my stash (I LOVE these, I could use them on almost every project!!)

- doodles with white Gelly Roll pen

- the crib is also adhered using small 2 sided foam stickers to make it stand out, you can't really tell in the pics

Have you guys checked out Glora's Crafts blog lately?? It's her Birthday week and she has some GREAT giveaways happening!! All the things she has been showcasing for the last week are also my favorite things so I think you guys should check it out!! I would love if one of you (or me!! :)) could get lucky and snag some goodies she's giving away! Her blog is super sweet, I check in on her almost every day!!

Ta-ta!!! :)

Brittyn's First Easter!

Hello! So this year is Brittyn's very first Easter!! I have always taken cute little themed pics with my kids on special occasions but I'm not sure if it's going to happen for Easter this year, unless I get on it quickly!! Here is are a couple pics of Bria that I took before her first Easter.

I decided to get ahead of the game this year and scrap a quick layout for some of the pictures I will take of Brittyn with her Easter basket. I never do pages ahead of time but I thought I would change things up!

When working on my girls' scrapbooks I'm trying to find the balance between doing quick layouts and still keeping them super cute. I'm getting behind on their scrapbooks and I would really like to keep up. I find scrapping current pics is so much easier, so time is of the essence! :)

Here are some details...

- "easter wonder" and bunny in the basket are cut from Baby Steps. Bunny face is from Peachy Keen Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed Set, Martha Stewart glitter was used on the eggs (I LOVE MS glitter pens!!), flower in the bunny's hair is from my stash

- scalloped circle is from Gypsy Wanderings

- "lacey" strip embellishment is from the Storybook cartridge

- like always, white Gelly Roll pen for stitching!

Challenges I'm going to enter this layout in...

- Catch the Bug Challenge HERE

- Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday HERE

- Creatalicious Challenges HERE

- Creative Belli Blog HERE