So Exciting!

Hello!

I'm so excited to see my first scrapbook page in print! Even more cool is that it features Latte...our big furry cat. :)

I love this photo of Latte! Taken by my husband last February. I had been using a chair to reach something up on the shelves and the next thing we know, Latte was sitting there looking like a little statue. :)

All the cat die cuts were created with the Silhouette and the title was made with alphabet dies by Papertrey Ink.

My page appears in the March 2013 issue of Creating Keepsakes. I wish I had an extra issue to give to one of you!

Here's Latte! This photo was taken yesterday. He was sun bathing in my office. He's always nearby. He's an awesome companion! And cute/fuzzy as can be, don't you think?

Thanks for visiting!

North Pole Ornament

Hi!

Did you have an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend? I didn't mean to go MIA the entire weekend, but it felt so good to take a break from blogging. I typically blog six days a week, everyday except Sunday. Instead I enjoyed being with my family, eating, decorating the house, listening to Christmas music, sipping hot chocolate and even cleaning out some closets and cupboards. It was perfect!

On Sunday I got to thinking about the ornaments I want to make for gifts this year. Silhouette has cut files for half off so I perused some and found this 3-D tree. What do you think?

The colorful, happy patterned papers and accents I  used are from Doodlebug's North Pole collection.

I think this little Mini Doodle Pop bird is too tweet!

My hanger is made from Christmas Doodle Twine.

My boys gave it two thumbs up so it's a go....the 2012 ornament.

I hope you have a good Monday. Christopher was really dragging his heels this morning. Poor kid!

Thanks for your visit!

Happy Birthday Dan

T.G.I.F!

It's a very special Friday because my better half and the man of our home is having a birthday! Happy Birthday honey!

I created this card for the occasion.

I wanted to keep it on the masculine side and do something a little fun and different.

I altered a Silhouette cut to create the background of Dan's card.

What do you think? It's been growing on me. At first I wasn't sure that the busy striped background patterned paper was quite right, but I'm liking it more and more.

I used Bella Blvd's Birthday Boy collection. You know you really love a line when you make a personal card, can use anything you want and still use a collection from one of your design team gigs. :)

Well, I hope you all have a great Friday! Thanks for visiting! :)

My Boys

Hi!

Did you have a good weekend? Ours was lovely. I worked on the blanket I'm crocheting for Christopher and I'm learning to knit too so I did some practicing. I also learned to crochet a flower! It's a little too big to put on a card because I used a thicker yarn, but if I get something thinner and a smaller hook, I can make flowers for my paper craft projects! Wouldn't that be fun? And I could try and make a flower out of baker's twine. Have you seen some of the crochet twine projects floating around in blog-land and Pinterest?

Today on the Pebbles blog we've created projects by combining our favorite collections.

Do you know which two lines I've mixed together here?

If you guessed Sunnyside and Walnut Grove, you guessed right!

I love the mix of patterns...wood grain, text, checks, stripes and polka dots!

I used the Silhouette to create the title and chevron stripes.

My boys, my husband and son, I love these two! This photograph was taken while we were at our local pumpkin patch a few years back.

I hope you have a great start to your week. I'm going to run downstairs and throw together a pot of split pea soup for my lunches this week. It's raining today and sounds so good!

Thanks for visiting!

Heart You

T.G.I.F!

How about a little love on Friday? And a some washi tape too?

Yes, I've been playing with tape again and stitching up a storm! To see the whole enchilada, head over to the Love My Tapes blog. :)

Fresh Picked Fun

Happy Saturday to you! Hope you have some fun plans for the weekend. Speaking of weekend plans, I have a scrapbook page share about one of our favorite weekend activities, berry picking.

My berry-licious page features some awesome new Lifestyle Crafts die cuts from Scrap-Mart.

I think this flourish cut makes a great corner accent!

Mmmmm......looking at these yummy photos makes me want a fresh bowl of berries or a smoothie!

This flower is my favorite die! I love the details and the shape of the leaves!

The title was created on the Silhouette.

Scrap-Mart has some pretty amazing dies don't you think?

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

Saturday Creations - Precious Remembrance Shop

Thanks for dropping by today! It's Saturday which means I have a Precious Remembrance Shop project to share with you! :)

 

I've been having a lot of fun with these stamps this month and for today's project, I thought I'd share a scrapbook page instead of my usual cards to show you how versatile these stamps are and that they work equally well on pages!

 

With the exception of the 'Celebrate' sentiment, the stamps I used for this project are from the Calendar Stamp Set. Not only is this calendar image perfect for save the date cards, but I love that it can be used as a fun way to add the date to my layouts! This stamp set has all the months of the year and numbers that you need to create any date.

 

 

I used a combination of the new Doodlebug Design Snips & Snails collection with some of their Petite Print papers. The title was made with the Silhouette.

I added some fun rosettes, created with Tim Holtz's rosette die.

 

This 'Just a Note.' stamp is awesome for cards and for an accent next to a journaling block.

I embellished my page further with some of stash items. I was thrilled to find a great home for the two American Crafts badges, that chocolate bunny badge is awesome! I also made some little flags with some old Fancy Pants pins which were exactly the colors I needed!

I hope you enjoyed today's share. To view more creative Precious Remembrance Shop projects, visit them on Facebook or their blog.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Kathy :)

Springtime

Hello!

After yesterday's holiday post, let's return to spring, shall we? Ah, my favorite season! Like you don't know that already! I only mention it in every other post! ;)

So...have you noticed all the birds singing in the morning? Those little songbirds are looking for mates and protecting their territories while building nests. This is just one of the reasons I love spring.

Aren't these two love birds adorable?!?!

I'm telling you, you need to treat yourself to some of the new Doodlebug collections like the one I used for this card, Hello Spring! I've been having tons of fun in the craft room since I received my new Doodlebug samples!

The sentiment die cut is from Silhouette and I used a couple Spellbinders shapes to create the frame for my little birds. Everything else is Doodlebug goodness!

These birds remind me of the Carolina wrens that have taken up residence in a little bird house we hung outside the kitchen window. So far we have been watching the pair bring twigs and various materials to build up a nice and cozy nest. It'll be exciting to watch daddy diligently bringing food to mama wren when she lays her eggs. After that, when the babies get bigger, they'll both go in search of food so we'll get to see them come and go constantly. Then, right before the babies fledge, they are big enough to stick their heads outside the nest to grab food. I'm looking forward to watching the entire process!

Thank you for stopping by! Tomorrow I'll have a scrapbook page to share using another new Doodlebug line so I hope you can come back. Until then, have an awesome day!

Kathy :)

Happy Birthday

Hello ladies!

I don't think there are any guys who read my blog except the hubs, right?

Well it's Monday, nothing we can do but make the best of it, right? A little crafty share from me to you is my way of brightening Monday up a bit. :)

This is a combination Doodlebug Design/Silhouette card. Isn't this die cut cool?

As usual I've added some hand stitching. I think a lot of people shy away from hand stitching because it's time consuming, but it doesn't have to be if you add just a little here and there.

Oh how I wish this cupcake were real!!! And zero calories too! I don't want much do I? ;)

All products are Doodlebug Designs except the white card stock and die cuts. The die I used for the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

If you are interested in learning more about my hand stitching techniques, I will have a tutorial posted here and at the Doodlebug Design blog tomorrow.

Tomorrow is also the first day of Spring and I couldn't be happier! It's my favortie season! How about you, what's your favorite season? I'm really enjoying the warm weather we've been having! It's supposed to be in the mid 70s all week. You can't get any better than that! I hope spring has arrived where you are and that you enjoy it!

Kathy :)

October Birthday

Hi!

If you stopped by yesterday, you would have seen the Doodlebug birthday card I made for my dear friend. She loved it and we had a great time at lunch and enjoyed a little browsing the shops in downtown Apex. The weather was so warm so we sat outside for awhile to watch all that was going on and had a nice chat.

Today I have another birthday themed project to share. This is a page I created for my husband's birthday last month.

Here he and Christopher are getting ready to blow out the candle on his birthday chocolate chip cookie! ;)

I created the title with a couple Silhouette cuts and used some Pink Paislee patterned paper for the background. This patterned paper is a grid of autumn phrases you can cut apart and use individually on cards and pages, but I thought they would be fun to use intact and make it look like individual pieces stitched together.

My journaling was created with a couple Papertrey Ink thin metal dies for the mini envelope and notebook paper.

Because it's a birthday page and I wanted it to be festive, I created some rosettes using a Tim Holtz die and some 'Season's Greetings' papers from Echo Park.

Well, I'm going to taking it easy today since I'll be plenty busy in the kitchen tomorrow. If you are traveling today, I wish you a pleasant and safe journey! I'll be stopping in for a moment tomorrow to  leave you a Thanksgiving wish and card.

Kathy :)

Thanks

Hi!

I have a hybrid card to share with you this Monday. I used an adorable new digital kit at Two Peas in a Bucket called 'When I Grow Up' by Edeline Martin for this project.

This digital kit is perfect for scrapping childhood memories and for just about any project you can think of like thank you cards.

I cut the sentiment with the Silhouette and used the reverse portion to make the tag.

I've added my go-to accents such as buttons, die cuts, and stitching. This time I included a little star charm and mini wood clothespin.

It's supposed to be a lovely, warm and sunny day here. I think I'll get out and run a couple errands to enjoy it. I hope you have a great day too. I really appreciate that you stopped by!

Kathy :)