Happy National Scrapbook Day!

Hi!

What a wonderful thing...National Scrapbook Day! A day to play with paper and glue and release some of our creative energy! Love! Will you be doing a bit of scrapbooking? I'm working on finishing up a page right now. Oh and it's mother's day weekend too...double goodness! Hope yours is fabulous!

I have a yummy card share this morning.

This sweetie is a hybrid card made with the new 'Little Summer Cakes'

by Holly Brooke Jones of Two Peas in a Bucket.

Don't these little cakes look scrumptious? I love 'em, except that they make me crave sweets! Why can't cake be one of the four food groups? Why can't the FDA make cake a nine servring per day requirement? Don't you think we would all be a little more cheerful? A little sweeter? ;)

This little yellow butterfly is also part of the kit. I used some of my newly discovered crepe paper trim again to make a bow...I found it on Etsy.

I used some Spellbinders

dies for the cake frame and to shape the polka dot background paper, a Quickutz die for the tiny tag, A corner rounder punch, a gray Copic

maker for the edges of my paper and a few buttons from my stash.

I hope your weekend is the best! :) kathy

Digital Heaven

Have you been to Two Peas in a Bucket  recently? WOW! They have got a ton of cool new products including over 75 new digital kits! Did I say WOW?! Okay, so you don't do digital. Why not? I'm not a digital person as far as end results go. I like putting things together with my own two hands and having texture and goodies on my projects. But digital is allowing me to have more accents and papers without taking up more space! I can print out just the papers and accents I need  for a project and that's so cool!

Anyway, let me share a couple hybrid cards I made last night using digital kits. These two cards are some of my favorites I've made lately, and guess what? They were quicker and easier than anything I've made in a while! This kit is perfect for those of you who have very little time to devote to crafting.

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Isn't this card lovely?!?! All I had to do was make a pink card stock base. EASY! Print out this pretty design from a digital kit called Romance Me Elements 02 by Vinnie Pearce. EASY! Then I added the sentiment with chipboard letters and a felt flower and gems. Super EASY! I should keep my Staples 'Easy' button on my desk to punch every time I so something so easy my kid could do it! :)

Here's the second card. Another EASY one! For this hybrid card I used digital kit ATC Card Elements also by Vinnie Pearce. What's funny about this kit is that I've never made an ATC card, but that doesn't matter because this kit is PERFECT for greeting cards!

Now for something yummy! Next to crafting, I love to eat delicious food so it's no surprise I stop by my favorite food blog 'Delicious' for the latest recipes. Even though this sandwich sounds a bit odd, it's absolutely heavenly! It's a grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich!!!! Can you say Y U M M Y?!?!

This sandwich is so simple to make, just like a grilled cheese! You can probably figure out what to put on this sandwich, but if you would like the step-by-step directions, just click on word 'Delicious' above and you will be directed to the recipe. I added one more ingredient to this heavenly dish....cinnamon. And if you care to add insult to injury, eat it like a French dip, but use maple syrup! :)

Okay, one last item I'd like to shout from my roof top because I'm so very excited about this opportunity! I've been working on a new project lately that includes drawing. I'm drawing digital stamps that will sell at Two Peas in a Bucket! How exciting is that!?!?! So exciting that one minute I'm on cloud nine and the next minute I'm a bundle of nerves! It's been a wonderfully emotional roller coaster! I'll let you know on my blog when the first stamps will be released, and if you're into the digital stamping/card making sort of thing, I'd love it if you would buy some and have fun playing! And guess what? They will sell for just .99 cents! Whoa! Can't beat that price, can you?

Off to the drawing board I go! Thanks for visiting my blog! Oh, and guess what? We're supposed to get some snow tonight!!!! Have I mentioned that I'm so ready for spring? I'm thinking of doing a scrapbook page of me shoveling snow with thought bubbles above my head of spring dreams! Hope to see you back on Friday. I'm not sure what I'll have to share with you at the moment, but I can promise it'll be something fun and crafty! :)

Supplies:

Love
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Heart Collage:  Romance Me Elements 02
Chipboard Letters:  American Crafts
Felt Flower:  Stampin' Up
Adhesive Pearl:  Queen & Co.
Swarovski Crystals:  Darice

Thank You
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Bird Collage: ATC Card Elements
Sentiment:  Love You Rub-Ons
Sewing Thread:  Coats
Vintage Buttons:  Stash

Finally Friday!

I love Fridays! This weekend I get to spend with my two favorite guys! And my husband cooks for me and our son on Friday nights! Ah, it's the little things in life that make it so sweet!

Friday also means that I leave you all a crafty post! I left off on Wednesday telling you about some fun digital kits that were released this week at Two Peas in a Bucket and Igot to spend a little time playing with a couple of the kits. I've had house cleaning this week and a hair appointment so I haven't been playing as much as I wanted the past couple days.

Anyway, my first share is this very fun and colorful kitty card.

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This trio of kitties is just to adorable! This card would brighten anyone's day, don't you think? This is a hybrid card using the new Kitty Kat Kit from Shelley Castillo of Two Peas in a Bucket. I love the bright papers and patterns!

Here's another hybrid card. This card is quite different from the first with its inked, aged and distressed look.

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Oh how I love coffee and this new Tea & Coffee Alphabet kit from Kenner Road. You can find the kit which also contains numbers and punctuation at Two Peas in a Bucket.

Now for one more share...a springtime mailbox.

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Little by little, I've been stashing away my winter and Valentine decorations and replacing them with springtime decor. I make these little mailboxes for just about every season. These little tin containers are sold at Target. 

That's a wrap for my Friday post. I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! Comments are appreciated and if you leave one, let me know what your plans are for the weekend. Will you be getting a little crafting done or do you have some special plans?

Supplies

Thanks

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics, Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: Kitty Kat Kit by Shelley Castillo of Two Peas in a Bucket

Sewing Thread:  Coats

Black Craft String:  Michael's

Heart Button:  Karen Foster

Micro Mini Buttons:  Dress it Up

Chipboard Alphas:  Basic Grey

Thanks a Latte

Card Stock:  Bazzilll Basics

Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette

Rub-Ons:  American Crafts

Stamp Ink:  Colorbox

Alphabets:  Tea & Coffee Alphabet by Kenner Road

Springtime Mailbox

Patterned Paper:  Making Memories

Ribbon:  Ampelco

Felt Flowers:  American Crafts

Flower Button:  Dress it Up