You're Invited!

Hello!

I'm popping in today to invite you to have a little fun with me tomorrow when I take over the blog at Doodlebug Design! It'll be a fun way to spend some of your Friday! You just might win a prize while you're at it! I'm not promising anything....just sayin'! ;)

And since I'm a paper crafty kind of gal and Doodlebug is a paper crafty kind of company, there's probably going to be a paper crafty share going on. And since a post is ultra boarding without some eye candy, I'll leave you all with a little paper crafty sneak peek!

Ooh la la! Look at all these bright and happy colors!

So...stop by the old blog here tomorrow or go straight to Doodlebug Design! Okay? Alright! See ya then!

Kathy :)

More Valentine Goodness!

Hello!

So how did your Valentine's Day go? It was a lovely day here! If you stopped by yesterday, you may have read that my hubs took the day off so we could spend our Valentine's Day together. We had a grand time! We didn't go out to eat or do anything special, we just hung out together and that's heavenly to me! I had planned to make my boys some chocolate chip cookies for a Valentine treat, so hubs hung out with me in the kitchen. In addition to cookies, we filled the crock pot with ingredients to make Teriyaki Chicken for dinner and made a pot of Lentil and Sausage Soup for lunch.

The house sure did smell good with all the cooking and baking we did. And the cookies...Dan said they were my best batch to date! For the past year + I've been doing a lot of cooking and baking and I'm finally getting the baking part down!

Anyway, in honor of Valentine's week, I made a bunch of cards that I've been sharing with you this week. Have you enjoyed them so far? Here are another couple...

I've been into rosettes lately! They're great fun and as I've mentioned before, I love dimension!

The patterned papers are from the Love Me collection from My Mind's Eye. Except for the lined paper which is old Scenic Route. I bought a lot of it because it goes with everything!

The die cuts I used for the little piece of notebook paper and the reverse sentiment alphas are from Papertrey Ink.

I also tossed in a bit of wahsi tape. Oh, and there's a button...always a button or two. Or three! ;)

For my next card, I also used the Love Me line.

For this card, I created a little pocket to fill with some Valentine goodness.

A bingo card, Jack of hearts, hugs and kisses ticket, another piece of notebook paper...lovely little tokens of love.

I topped the little pocket with another fabulous rosette and what else? Buttons!

Hearts a plenty to go around! Fun, fun, fun! That's what I had making these Valentines! I hope you enjoyed them!

Before I go, I want to tell you about a project-packed newsletter that's out today. The February edition of the Bella Blvd. Buzz has been released! It's full of Valentine projects and more!

If you would like to take a peek, click here to go to the Bella Blvd. blog where you can download your copy.

I hope you have a wonderful day! It's sunny here which makes it the perfect day to have a fabulous day!

Kathy :)

Happy Valentine's Day

Hi!

It's Valentine's Day! I hope you enjoy spending some time today with those you love! My hubs surprised me this morning with a special gift...the gift of spending time together. He took the day off so we could just hang out! Isn't that the sweetest? I have a keeper!

For you, my blogger friends, I've made cards during the past couple weeks to share with you this Valentine's week.

Today's cards have been created with the Flirty line from Bella Blvd.

I love the non-traditional Valentine colors of this line because you can create a lot more than love and Valentine's projects. This elephant, for example, would be adorable on a baby congratulations card, don't you think? Everything you need to create great looking projects, borders, stickers, phrases, and more are included in each Bella line!

Darling pink elephant!

Love, love, lovin' these stickers! And I love the color gray paired with pastels!

Using the same line, I was able to create this next card with a whole different look using the green heart paper.

Same funky cool flowers though!

Stephanie can even makes snails look adorable!

There's the Miniatures stickers again! I know...I'm an addict! ;)

I hope you enjoyed these Valentine cards!

Before I go, I'd also like to share with you the lovely Valentine tulips hubs brought me this weekend.

Today these beautiful blooms have risen above the stems and they're looking so pretty! I'll have to get another photo!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Kathy :)

Love is in the Air

Hello!

Oh boy, remember the cold I talked about last week...the one that I was expecting and the one that just didn't seem to be doing much? Well, it reared its ugly head Saturday afternoon and wiped me out all day yesterday! So I didn't post a Valentine card yesterday as I planned to. No worries, right? I'll just post two today!

In honor of Valentine's week, I made some lovey, mushy cards with hearts to share with you.

This card was so fun...I had a roll of old Valentine tickets from Making Memories and thought it would be fun if I attached a bunch to my card base. I like the way it looks!

These tickets have all kinds of great Valentine phrases! Just like conversation hearts.

I embellished the card with some buttons and Love Me paper from My Mind's Eye. The red plaid paper is from My Family by Fancy Pants.

The rosette was created with a Tim Holtz die and the hearts were made with a die from My Favorite Things.

How about another card? ;)

Last December, while at Arichivers, I saw the Love Me collection from My Mind's Eye and had too have some. I bought just four patterned papers and a die cut sheet. I'm glad I remembered that I had it and got it out in time for some Valentine crafting.

I really like the vintage, worn look of this line! And I love the banner!

More die cut hearts...this large scalloped one is from Spellbinders. And more lovey dovey phrases.

Lots of stitchy goodness included too!

So tomorrow's the day of love. Do you have something special planned with your sweetheart? My hubs and I enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day, but not always on the 14th. Going out to dinner is no fun with crowds. We kind of do our own thing when we feel like it. Hubs always gives me flowers and treats. I always make him a card. That's my specialty, you know! ;)

Well, I hope you enjoy your day and Valentine's Day tomorrow. I'll be back to share some more cards with hearts and mushy sentiments!

Kathy :)

Hello

Hi!

Yippee, it's Saturday! Time to hang out with my family! It's a cloudy day here...perfect for taking it easy! Plus, I've got a cold so I don't have a lot of energy to do much else!

Yesterday I popped in to share a springtime card with you and today I have another. I told you I have a bad case of spring fever!

This card is a bit funky. I'm not sold on it yet. What do you think?

I used the colorful Bella Blvd. Spring Flings & Easter Things collection along with the new High Five alphas and a pretty little red button from the new Button Market line. I think these little heart flowers are so sweet! They remind me of my favorite flower, tulips!

Tomorrow, in honor of Valentine's week, I have a Valentine card to share with you each day. I hope you can stop by for a look see! And, next Friday, I get to take over the Doodlebug Design blog! I have a bit of fun planned for all those who can join me...so mark your calendars! :)

Hope you have a great Saturday! I'll be back tomorrow with the first Valentine card of the week.

Kathy :)

I Love Springtime!

Hello!

My cold is pretty mild so I'm here this morning with another crafty share for you.

Do any of you have spring fever yet? I get spring fever the minute all the holiday decorations are packed away...which is the first week in January! I'm not a winter person. I do think a freshly fallen snow is beautiful and cuddling up with the one you love in front of the fireplace with a hot cup of cocoa is lovely. And I also enjoy a hot jacuzzi bath when I feel chilled to the bone. There are some positives about winter, but I really can't wait for the longer warmer days of spring!

While I'm day dreaming of leaves returning, flowers blooming, and bees a buzzing, I like to create brightly colored cards and scrapbook pages!

I made this card during one of my springtime daydreams. Pretty papers, tulips and a sunny little flag.

You may recognize these papers since I've made quite a few projects with them. They are from the Bella Blvd. Spring Flings and Easter Things collection. Along with one of the new flag embellishments that debuted at CHA.

Thanks so much for spending a bit of time with me today! I really enjoy your visits and comments! Have a great T.G.I.F!

Kathy :)

Enjoy the Simple Things

Hello!

How are you this fine Thursday?  I've been better! My son decided to share his cold with his mama! So sweet of him, isn't it? ;) I know this one is going to hit me like a ton of bricks based on the way Christopher felt last weekend! So....if I'm not here with a post tomorrow, you know why!

Today I have a scrapbook page to share with you.

These photos were taken last summer when we found this adorable little turtle at the strawberry patch. We kept him for a few weeks and then released him at a big lake where other yellow bellied sliders live.

We called him Turtle and he was was pretty little. His shell was smaller than a fifty cent piece. He grew quite a bit in the weeks he was with us! By-the-way, I have no idea if Turtle was male of female.

I created this page with the Year-o-graphy collection from Simple Stories. It's the same line I made a birthday card that I shared with you last week...you may recall. Anyway, I mentioned that this collection suits all levels of crafters. You could easily piece together a beautiful page in no time at all or you can get as artsy as you want to!

Personally, I love to get creative with my pages because I can't resist texture and the look of stitching.

I'm so glad that the sticker sheet that's included in the kit has two of these tweet little blue birds! I used one on my card last week and have one perched on this page. Isn't he the cutest?

So that's my page and I'm sticking to it! ;) I really like the way it turned out...the Simple Stories lines are fun and easy to work with!

I'm so happy that you all like my Pinterest recipe revues yesterday! I made another dish for dinner last night...Chicken Cordon Bleu Florentine Casserole from LDSLiving magazine. Have you ever had Gorgonzola cheese? I think it tastes a lot like blue cheese, which has a very distinctive flavor. Anyway, I don't care for blue cheese and therefore didn't care for the Gorgonzola cheese either. Needless to say this wasn't my favorite recipe. However, my boys (hubs and Christopher) ate every morsel so I'm thinking that if you like Gorgonzola, you're going to like this recipe.

Well, I must go and get some crafty projects done. Send your best wishes that this cold doesn't knock me on my rear! And please leave comments with your best cold remedies, okay? :)

Kathy :)