SEI Guest Blogger

Monday mornings are usually not my favorite part of the week but this morning is different because I'm guest blogging over at SEI Lifestyle for the entire week! How cool is that? In preparation I've been crafting away creating some fun and creative projects to share with you using SEI's new Moonrise line! It's perfect for fall with its rich colors and beautiful patterns! Here's a peek of the collection and the project posted today.

I hope you can stop by and take a look at my project, the Moonrise line, and a yummy recipe that's included! :) Kathy

Happy Digital Scrapbook Day!

Did you know that yesterday was Digital Scrapbook Day? There's a day for everything, isn't there?!?! ;) Well, I spent Digital Scrapbook Day making some scrapbook pages with a two new incredibly creative digital kits released last week at Two Peas in a Bucket.

My first page is a hybrid creation using Wilna Furstenberg's 'Out of Africa'kit. Those of you who visit on a regular basis know just how much I adore Wilna's work! She's sensational...the animals she paints are captivating!

How perfect is a picture of my African Gray Ciera for the 'Out of Africa' kit? Look at Wilna's bird! To adorable! If you like the bird, you should see the scores of other animals in her kit!

I'm addicted to stitching on my projects lately and for this page I did some circle accents. I also printed Ciera's picture on a piece of textured white card stock so that it looks like it's on canvas.

How about that little bird cage accent? It's a die cut from Silhouette. The title in the photo below is also a Silhouette image. I love the combination of cursive and print.

This next page is from another digital kit called 'Kitschen Sinque'by Polka Dot Pixels. I'm quickly becoming a big fan of Polka Dot Pixels and you can see why!

I've been trying a bunch of new recipes lately in an effort to bring a little more variety to the dinner table. This kit is perfect for my new cooking adventures.

I love the 'fresh eggs' accent in this kit along with all the patterned papers! So many fun kitschy details!

The shopping list, cooking utensils and vegetable stamps are also included in the kit!

As you can see, I've incorporated a bit of stitching on this page as well. I used the 'enjoy' phrase from the kit as a template for stitching.

I had a blast yesterday with these pages! I was feeling quite creative! I'm still in a creative zone today so I'm off to do some more crafting....and cleaning my office. I've got the bug to tidy things up! Maybe I can actually allow you to 'see' my office once I get it looking decent! ;)

I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek of my SEI Lifestyle blog creation for Monday. Hope you can swing by again! Thanks for you for your visit/comment! Hope your day is relaxing enjoyable! :) Kathy

Guest Blogging for SEI Lifestyle

Can you believe it? I'm guest blogging  for SEI Lifestyle today and all next week! Woot woot! I'm so excited because SEI has some of the coolest scrapbook products on the market today! I got to play with their brand new and gorgeous Moonrise line and created some crafty projects to share with you. Here's a peek of the scrapbook page posted today along with a little bio about myself.

I hope you can join me each day at SEI Lifestyle because I've been a busy little bee making projects that I hope will inspire you to get your craft on! :) Kathy

Digital Doodles in the News & Thanksgiving Decor

Hello! What's the weather like in your neck of the woods? Is is chilly? Does anyone have snow? We have a cloudy, drizzly day here in North Carolina. The perfect day to put on some music and do some crafting. Or  wouldn't it be fun to do some baking! I'm forever watching my weight and right now I need to loose about three pounds, so the baking will have to wait until next week! ;)

Anyway, I was excited to see the Digital Doodles Home Sweet Home stamp was in print over at Scrapstreet. The talented Amy Heller created this card a while back and it caught the eye of the folks at Scrapstreet.

Such a beautiful and creative card! Amy printed one of the houses from the image onto a real piece of wood! Very creative, isn't she? I love all the pieces of paper, stitching and buttons!

Just a reminder and in case you didn't see my Tuesday post, all Digital Doodles stamps are 25% off this week exclusively at Two Peas in a Bucket. Most stamps are just 74 cents!

I managed to take down the Halloween decorations and put up some Thanksgiving pretties over the past couple days. Would you like to see?

Here's the mantel with a leaf garland, a berry wreath, a pilgrim couple and so on. I love rich autumn colors!

This is the console table in the family room. It's fun to incorporate regular household items into holiday displays such as the pitcher that's usually in the kitchen and I placed a pumpkin in the bird cage. All you need to make your own Thanksgiving display are a few pumpkins, leaves, dried corn, and fruit.

This end table in the family room has a top shelf and one at the bottom. The top shelf is usually occupied by a box of tissue, nothing special, but the bottom is seen through the glass and makes it look pretty. These items, except for the leaf stems are everyday items too.

I how I enjoy these large glass blown pumpkins I purchased at Target a few years back! The back side of them is open to place candles in. You should see how beautiful they look at night with the soft glow of candle light! The mirrored tray was a recent purchase at one of my favorite antique stores. Just $20! I can use it year round for any holiday display!

Do you decorate for Thanksgiving. I used to decorate just for Christmas with the exception of a few pumpkins at Halloween and Thanksgiving. Maybe a bunny and some eggs at Easter. In recent years I've really gotten interested in dressing the house up for each season/holiday. It's a good time to move some things around and keep the house looking fresh and different.

I thank you once again for popping in to 'see' me. I'm looking forward to some blog hopping today so I can see what everyone else is up to. There's nothing like viewing all of your crafty projects to get me in the mood to do my own crafting. See ya soon! :)