"Christmas Past" Altered Tray

Hi everyone. It's been a SUPER busy week for me and I haven't had a chance to really blog, YouTube, craft, etc. I'm having MAJOR withdrawals! And with Thanksgiving literally around the corner, my time will be spent enjoying the holiday with family and friends. I am thankful for my parents, my brothers, my in-laws... and most especially grateful for my husband and wonderful little boys - Jarrod, Dylan & Logan. Oh, and can't forget my baby Yorkie Nala! And there's all of you out there... my scrappy family.... my life has changed in so many wonderful, amazing ways having met all of you. I want to say "thank you" for being there, for the inspiration you bring to me and for supporting me with your comments, messages and good cheer! There is so much to be thankful for and this season, so be sure to kiss your loved ones and tell them how much they mean to you. :-)

Here is the Graphic 45 "Christmas Past" altered tray I created early last week. I had so much fun turning this plain wooden box into something I can proudly display on my wall. The G45 papers are just GORGEOUS and OMG, you have to try out all the new Christmas colors by Lindy Stamp Gang. Be sure to check out their site, the Black Friday sale begins 11/26, 30% entire store (reg priced merchandise.) Coupon Code: BLACKFRIDAY. Be sure to watch my video tutorial for details on the colors I used in this project.

Click HERE to view the video tutorial.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :-)

MFT: Jolinne Thank You Card

I created this Thank You card for my auntie, Bona's Mom. She is so sweet and is always thinking of others. She made my little man Logan the cutest custom Thomas the Train pillow for his birthday. Logan just ADORES it. It's so cute and goes perfectly with his Thomas toddler bed set!!! Thank you so much, Auntie Norma! You always think of the boys and they thank you too! :-)

Here's a picture of Logan with his pillow!

Now onto the details of the card... :-)

I created this card using the My Favorite Things "Just For You" Jolinne clear stamp. She is so adorable and pretty. I loved doing the paper piecing technique with this stamp, so much FUN and I love how it turned out. I also created rolled flowers using cork sheets and felt. So much fun to do and I love the way the cork sheet rolled flower turned out! :-)

Check out the video tutorial for this card HERE.

These are the products I used for this card:

MFT Products:

• Just for You - Jolinne, clear stamp set
• Essential Sentiments, clear stamp set
• Die-namics Framed Greetings Die & Stamp Set
• Die-namics Rolled Flower Die
• Die-namics Open Scallop Border Die
• MFT Cork Sheets
• My Favorite Felt - Beautiful Garden Collection

Check out My Favorite Things at www.mftstamps.com.

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

*Non-MFT Products:

• K&Co Madeliene paper
• Copic Markers (E00, E000, R20, R21, E59, C0)
• Prima Pearls/Bling
• Prima Lace
• Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
• SU! word window punch & Designer Label punch
• Criztazzi Glass Pearls
• Iamroses.com skeleton leaves
• Small doilies

MFT: Halloween "Costume" 8x8 Layout

Well, Halloween came and left... but the memories will live on in the projects we create to document the memories. I'm one to create mini albums in advance of pictures, but I cannot create a lay-out without the picture. :-) I took a ton of pictures at my son Logan's "Trick or Treat" trunk party and had to create a layout of him and his best bud, in costume. TOO stinkin' CUTE!!! Logan "had" to be Ironman... he LOVES Ironman... he is an Ironman addict. So when we couldn't find a size 3 in an Ironman costume... one size up had to suffice (remember, I DONT sew... so I had to close my eyes and "cut" the costume to size.) LOL!

Anywhooo... here's what I came up with! I used Graphic 45 Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper for this layout and my Copic markers to color in the images.

The MFT products I used are as follows:

-Trick or Treat with Who's that Girl clear stamp set

-Tiny Town Halloween clear stamp set

-Die-namics: Banner Strip Die & Mini Alpha clear stamp set

MFT stamps are so fun and versatile and the sentiments are perfect for many occasions and themed projects. I am in LOVE with the banner die, it's so versatile. I've used it in a few projects already! :-) Be sure to check out My Favorite Things at www.mftstamps.com.

Click HERE to check out the video of this project.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jarrod turns 9

I can't believe my eldest child is now 9 years old! Where do the years go? It seems like only yesterday I was eagerly awaiting the birth of my first born son... all those episodes of "Baby Story" on TLC, painting the nursery & buying new furniture... the anticipation. Then when he arrived, it was like falling in love all over again. Who would have known your heart could expand miles when you have a child. I've been fortunate to have been blessed with 3 wonderful children... so when Jarrod turned 9 this past weekend, I couldn't help but shed a tear as we sang "Happy Birthday" and he blew out the "9" candles on the mini cupcakes he insisted we get versus the traditional cake or cupcake cake. Here are a few pictures I wanted to share. Now to find the time to scrap the memories! :-)

Jarrod picked The Old Spaghetti Factory for his family birthday dinner celebration. This is Me with Logan & Jarrod waiting to be seated...

Jarrod asked for an iPod touch for his birthday... this is him with the card I made him and his new iPod Touch. Thanks Rina for the Heidi Swapp papers, they were PERFECT for the card!

Jarrod hosted his first sleepover with a couple of his friends. He picked mini-cupcakes for his "birthday cake"... here he is with his brother Dylan, waiting to blow out the candles!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing this wonderful moment of time with me! :-)

"Little Lindys" & Black Friday SALE over at Lindy Stamp Gang!

Ladies, if you've been dying to try Lindy Stamp Gang products, now is the time to make the move! And you HAVE to check out the new colors in stock! The Tiffany's Chocolates is just scrumptious! And the Sweet Treats pack is the perfect combo of browns and pinks! The Little Lindy's kits will be on sale (25% off) until 11/24/10. For an even better deal, follow Lindy Stamp Gang on Facebook and get an additional 10% off (coupon code: FACEBOOK.) Please note that coupon codes cannot be combined. Only one coupon code can be accepted at check out.

Also... hold on to your seats... Lindy Stamp Gang is having an AMAZING Black Friday sale starting 11/26, you can't miss out on this! Get 30% off all regular priced items in the store! Use coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY. Sale ends 11/28... so run over to www.lindystampgang.com!!! :-)

MFT: "Best Friends" 12x12 Layout

My best friend Bona ("LiveLoveScrap" on YouTube, aka "KeeponScrappin" on Blogger) and I met at Starbucks a few weeks ago to hang out and swap birthday goodies. I just love Bon... we have been best gals since the 2nd grade. No matter how busy and crazy our lives get, and how much time goes between visits, we always know we can count on each other and when we see each other, it's just like we saw each other the day before. It's always nice to have someone like that in your life. I'm happy to call Bona my best friend, the sister I never had. :-) Now that I have to wipe the tears away from my eyes (hehehe!!).... let me tell you a little bit about the lay-out.... :-)

I used paper from the Prima Strawberry Kisses paper collection, which Bona gave to me at a crop we attended a few months ago. I distressed the page with my Tim Holtz paper distresser, Glimmer Misted it with Iridescent Gold and edged it with Vintage Photo distress ink. The coffee girl stamp is from My Favorite Thing's "Miss you a Latte" A'la Mode Stamp set. I just LOVE this stamp set and it was perfect for the picture of Bona and me taken in front of Starbucks. :-) I colored her in with my Copic markers and At You Spica glitter pens. I used the MFT Die-namics banner strip die & Alphabet Stamp set to write out "Best Friends" and it fit perfectly! I also used MFT's Open Scallop Border die and cut out some of the My Favorite Felt in the brown color (from the "Beautiful Garden Collection.")

Check out the video on this layout HERE.

Hope everyone is ready for the weekend --- countdown, 1 day left 'til TGIF!!! :-)

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

New Projects

Hi everyone! Here are a few projects I have worked on the past week. I was busy planning my hubby's 40th surprise birthday that I didn't get much creating in. But I was putting together a package for Lily ("Lejack97" on YouTube) and I thought I'd make her something handmade... I ended up making her 2 handmade goodies. :-)

The first is this dress form. Bona had given me a stack of these gorgeous dressform die-cuts and I haven't had a chance to create anything with them yet, so I thought I'd make a little name plate for Lily using the dress form. First I painted the chipboard diecut with gesso, then painted it with my Espresso daubber by Ranger. I then rubbed Antique Gold Rub n' Buff to create a distressed, vintage look. The skirt is cut out using Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess paper. I sprayed it with Moon shadow Mist by Lindy Stamp Gang, heat set and adhered it to the chipboard. The Cameo and decorative base are from Canterbury Lane on Etsy. The flowers by iamroses.com (of course!) LOL!

I made this Greeting Farm meets Graphic 45 hanger with inspiration from the one I had made a video on a few months ago. I love Graphic 45 and The Greeting Farm Creepy Crew stamps are so wicked cool, I can't get enough of them! LOL!

Lastly, this is a Vintage Card I made for Susan, my "4000 YouTube Subscriber" giveaway winner. I again used the Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess paper collection, lots of Lindy Stamp Gang starburst stains, iamroses.com flowers, aluminum flowers form Canterbury Lane and Prima lace.

Thanks for stopping by everyone. Enjoy the rest of your week! :-)

MFT "Rolled Flower" Tutorial & Ramblings

Happy Friday everyone! Oh my gosh, are you as excited as I am about the weekend being here?? Geeesh, what a CRAZY week eh?! I am seriously going to find some time this weekend to just vegetate... hehe!! I just want to lay down, rest and catch up on the DVR, which is up to 98% (I gotta make space!) But hopefully between vegging out and the kids, I'll be able to get some projects going in my scraproom. One can only hope... and dream! hehe!

After several requests, I created a tutorial for the "rolled flowers" that I used in my Webster's Pages Shabby Chic mini album. I used the Die-namics "Rolled Flower" die by My Favorite Things. I absolutely LOVE this die! It's so fun creating these shabby, grungey rolled flowers! :-)

Take a peek at the video HERE.

Have a GREAT weekend everyone! :-)

Painting with Lindy's Starburst Stains

Lindy Stamp Gang Starburst Stains are so versatile. I love painting with them! Whether it's painting mulberry flowers or painting stamped embossed images... you have to try it out, you'll love it! :-)

Here is my latest project. I put out a video on this last week on my YouTube channel. To view the video click HERE.

Below are some pics. I'll be coming back to list out the products I used, but wanted to get this out there... Enjoy! :-)