It's Tuesday!

Yes I'm home - took one extra day just for me and that's how I'm using it - here in my scrap room enjoying myself! In kind of a Jillibean mood plus got these new stamps from Lily of the Valley that I've been dying to try out so did the Card Patterns sketch this week with some Jillibean.



Then for the sketch from Mojo Monday's I also used the digital image from Faith over at Designed 2 Delight to make this Christmas card. I used everything from a Noel Mignon kit - yeah I know - I'm just starting to get caught up on using all the kits I have ordered!
Then wanted to show you a couple of pages I made for CHA Core'dinations this year. The first page uses some of the White Wash collection and lots of the SRM stickers.
This second page is my daughter, Brandy, using some of the new Core' Amour Onyx collection - I have almost used up all of the samples I was sent - I LOVE this paper! I've also put some Jeni Bowlin core'dinations in here as well as some Black Magic.
Last just to share a couple of pictures from the big party this weekend. This is my husband on his 70th birthday and his aunt, Vivianne, who is 84.
This is my daughter, Brandy (left), my granddaugther, Madison, Liz (Brandy's friend), and my youngest granddaughter, MaKenna.
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Hope everyone's having a great Saturday ! Today is my husband's 70th birthday and we are up in Arlington expecting somewhere in the neighborhood of 50-75 people to come celebrate with us. SOOOO I'm posting this early and hoping it works to post on the right day! This is my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. Used some American Crafts papers and a new stamp I just got from Lily of the Valley - so in love with their adorable stamps!


The next card is for The Sweet Stop card this week. For this one I pulled out some core'dinations cardstock and used one of the new Tim Holtz embossing folders on it. Then I used this adorable little image, cut it out and put on some of the patterned paper.

Then I have another layout to share - wow I know I've been really putting out more layouts than I've done in awhile but Kim took such fabulous pictures of Madison I could scrap her all day. This one I struggled with horribly - sometimes you know when you get such an awesome picture you think - wow can't wait to scrap it - well I spent an entire day going through papers and shuffling them around - putting them away - pulling more out until I finally came on these old Daisy Bucket papers - I LOVE them - I love the way their papers feel! So here is my beautiful 13 year old granddaughter, Madison. Love you sweetie!Thanks for stopping by!

Designed 2 Delight Embellishment Tutorial

Designed 2 Delight is happy to present several tutorials to show how you make your own embellishments. My embellishment is to make your own paper flower. Our Design Team is participating in the digital challenge over at Crafter's Digital Art Center. Also, I wanted to mention that over at Designed 2 Delight there will be 5 images this month so be sure to participate each week so that Faith will email you the next image that we will be using.


For this I used my Cuttlebug machine and some Spellbinder cutting plates. I used the smallest ones of two different sets but you can use any machine and die cut that you want. I cut out several of each one using two sided paper.


Then I arranged them flipping every other one to show the other side of the paper.
I stacked them and then punched a hole in the middle.
Then add a brad of your choice.
Then starting with the top one I squeeze and fold in each layer -separately so that they fold in different.
Then done! Just add to your card or page.

**Make-Your-Own Embellishments Blog Extravaganza**

The Designed2Delight Lead Designers have been busy!!
Follow all the links below to view 9 different tutorials for 9 different embellishments (on 8 diifferent blogs) that YOU can make YOURSELF!!

Designed2Delight.com

Don't forget to stop by the Designed2Delight Digital Stamps group on Crafter's Digital Art Center for the details AND a FREE Digital Stamp!!

Jane ~ Make Your Own Buttons Tutorial

Lola ~ Make Your Own Felt and Fabric Flowers Tutorial

Faith ~ Make Your Own Faux Prima Flowers Tutorial

Kathy ~ Make Your Own Chipboard Accents Tutorial

Debbie ~ Scalloped Punched Paper Flower Tutorial

Robin ~ Stitching with Beads Tutorial

Michelle ~ Scallop Punched Flower/Medallion Tutorial

Michelle ~ Ribbon Frame Tutorial

Sherrie ~ Make Your Own Ribbon Roses Tutorial

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Monday!

Wow not often I get to post on Monday but had to take my son over to take his accuplacer tests for college this year - yeah I know - down to the wire. Has to be registered and paid by the 29th! But if I hadn't done what I've done for him so far he wouldn't even be registered. It's taken me a month to get him to go and take these tests! Soooo we waited in line after line - waited while he spent 1 1/2 hours taking the tests - waited again another hour to get him a place in the "group counseling" class he has to take BEFORE he can register AND he has to go back tomorrow for that! AND if he's late he will have to wait another 3-4 hours before he can take the "next" class. AND I won't be with him which seems to be the only way anything ever gets done! Ok on a brighter note - this is my first time to participate in this challenge but I'm so in love with these stamps I think I will be doing it more often. This is for the sketch challenge on the Lily of the Valley Blog.


Everything except the stamp (of course from Lily of the Valley) is from a Noel Mignon kit - these were mostly Webster's Pages papers.
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Sunday cards

A few cards for several challenges today. The first card is for the CPS card sketch. I pulled out a Unity Stamp for this one and just core'dinations cardstock.



The next card is for both Taylored Expressions and Designed 2 Delight - image is from Designed 2 Delight this week. Papers are My Mind's Eye.
The next card is for the Card Patterns sketch challenge as well as the Color Combo Galore this week. The papers here are all from a Noel Mignon kit.

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Happy Saturday

Happy Saturday - took off yesterday and scrapped alot. Kim too some fabulous pictures of my granddaughter, Madison, and I just gobbled them up from her and we both scrapped with them today. Will share a few here and will post the page I did tomorrow when I can get some light. But for now I will share some Design Team cards I have. First of all is my card for Unscripted Sketches this week. For this one I used some Webster's Pages. Just in that kind of mood.



The next card is for The Sweet Stop. I was up at Kim's when I made this and used all her goodies including this embossing folder that I don't have and now I have to have. Core'dinations cardstock of course for that. Then a cute stamp she had from Jillibean. Got to have these for sure!
Then this week over at My Sketch World they are having a Houston Crop Party and one of the challenges is to lift a card from one of the top 20 Gallery Idols from Papercrafts Connection.
I lifted a card by Shemaine Smith. For mine I used a Unity Stamp Company stamp and some My Mind's Eye patterned papers.Next I have a card to share from my Design Team work for Faith over at Designed 2 Delight. This is with some Sassafras Lass papers and a digital image I got from Faith's store.

Now I will share just a few of the wonderful pictures Kim took of Madison. Boy is she going to be a beautiful young woman! She has such a wonderful spirit and it's so exciting watching her bloom! The page I did with an old (february 2010) Noel Mignon kit that I finally pulled out.





Can't wait to scrap these!
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