It's a Trendy Twine CELEBRATION!!! :)

I am sooo excited to share two things with you today!! One is my project and the second is the awesome new Celebration twine from Trendy Twine!!! It's Color #50!!!!!

Does this twine scream 'DISNEY' or what?!?! And seriously, when I was playing with this twine and working on my layout, I got a major Disney itch and may have talked my hubby into going back there this Fall! :) The pictures on the layout I have to show you today, came from the very first time we took the girls to Disney World a couple years ago... (Yes - I am super behind on my layouts!! :))

I used my 3 Girl Jam bowmaker and my new Celebration twine to make my super cute Minnie Mouse bows!! 

I also picked up this fun red and white heart washi tape from Annie's Paper Boutique! I am sooo in love with washi tape right now... And sequins, for that matter... :) 

Here are all the supplies I used to create my layout...

- Celebration twine from Trendy Twine

- Cutting Files from Miss Kate Cuttables - Mouse Memories

- Hearts Tape from Annie's Paper Boutique

- Yellow/white Chevron digital paper (that I printed) from Sassy Designs

- sequins 

- white gelly roll pen

If you haven't already, make sure you take a peek at all the awesome Disney themed projects from the rest of the Trendy Twine DT over at the Twine It Up Blog!! 

Thanks for stopping by! :) 

Family is Everything

Happy, Happy Monday! I am so excited for today... mostly because we all got OUT OF THE HOUSE!! :) It's a miracle! Little Taylah is still sick, but she's on the mend! Never did I think dropping Bria off and playschool and getting groceries would feel so exciting! :) 

Know what else is exciting?! The Peachy Keen release sneaks! If you have seen them then you know what I'm talking about! My card today was actually inspired by this week's PK challenge - STARS. This is my second project for this challenge... I never read the directions correctly and made a layout when I was supposed to make a card... I'll show you my layout tomorrow! :) 

I used some graphics from Pixel Paper Prints and blanked out their faces so I could add my own Peachy Keen faces. 

My sentiment is a little hard to read... :( I wish I would've embossed using a different color, but oh well... live and learn! :) 

Here is what I used to make this card...

- starfish & rainbow striped digital paper from Sea Animals for Girls from Pixel Paper Prints

- Echo Park wave SVG from Silhouette store (welded to a rectangle)

- blue Ombre digital paper from Sassy Designs

- Peachy Keen Princess and Baby Face Assortment sets

- sentiment from Bracketful stamp set by Pink By Design

- white embossing powder

- white gelly roll pen

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Have a great day!! 

CHECK THIS OUT!!

Hi friends!!!  So... Do you notice anything different?? :) I think it was time to make a change around here!! Espcially since now I'm scrappin' THREE little princesses, and not just two! Feel free to grab my pretty new button on the left side of my blog! :) 

My project for you today is one that I made for a couple challenges last week. I just didn't get time to get pictures taken so it was never linked up but I thought I would show it to you anyway. 

It's a pretty simple layout, but I really wanted the focus to be on the cute V-day pics I took of Brittyn.

How about that cute little bear?? And everything's always better with a Peachy Keen face! 

Here is what I used for my project...

-Be Mine cutting files from Miss Kate Cuttables

- Wide Eyed & Bushy Tailed Peachy Keen Face Assortment

- Swoon Digital Paper Pack from Sassy Designs

- Red Divine Twine

- Valentine Tape from Superstore

- Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Simple Banner Shapes cutting files 

- white Sakura gelly roll pen

To celebrate my new bloggy look, I decided to have a giveaway!! 

Since I think a lot of us are dreaming of summer, I put together some bright summery twine samples to go with the Just Beachy stamp set from Pink By Design!

Here is what to do to enter...

Make sure you are a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post with a way to get in contact with you

For additional entries...

1. Share this giveaway on your blog (or on Facebook) and leave a comment letting me know you did

2. 'Like' my fan page HERE on Facebook and leave a comment letting me know you did

I will leave my giveaway open for one week, until midnight Saturday the 23rd, and then choose a winner shortly after. (*US & CDN addresses only please) 

Have a great Sunday!!!! Thanks for stopping by!! :) 

Cameo Creations - Valentine Tags

Hey there!! My project today is for the new Challenge over at Cameo Creations! The theme for this challenge is: Valentine Tags!! 

I decided to make some tags to used for some bags of goodies I have for my girls for Valentine's Day! 

My tag bases are from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons and I used patterned paper from Sassy Designs to fill them. The adorable animals are from Zenware Designs, which I bought from MyGrafico. The sentiments are from the Pink By Design stamp set, Love Always and the banners are from the Everyday Banners set. 

My finishing touches were some bling in the animals' hair and some Trendy Twine bows!! 

Now make sure you head on over to the Cameo Creations Challenge blog to check out the other designers' projects and then link up your V-day tags!!! The prize this week is a $10 gift certificate to Lettering Delights!!! 

You Make My Heart Smile

I have such a fun post today!! :) I have been wanting to do a Valentine photo shoot with my older girls and we finally got to it yesterday. I had a few ideas in mind for props for our shoot and it meant I had to hit my craft room first (twist my rubber arm.. ;)). 

My inspiration for my heart banner was the current challenge over at My Creative Time. You had to use 1 bow, 2 patterned paper, and 3 buttons. This worked perfectly with what I had in mind for my banner...

I used a cute little bow cut from the Silhouette store and added a button in the middle.

I used some digital paper to fill in my hearts in my Silhouette software...

And I also added some text that I printed out on the hearts. Then I threaded a looooong piece of red satin ribbon through the holes in the hearts (which I also added to the hearts in Silhouette Studio). 

And of course I can't NOT show you some of my fav pics from our photo shoot!! :) First was Bria, who was SO excited when I told her we were doing a photo shoot. She was so concerned about what she as going to wear! Talk about 4 going on 14!! 

And next was Brittyn's turn!! She insisted on wearing my heels too. Every time they fell off she kept saying,"Oh no! My photo shoot!!" but I finally figured out she was saying... "Oh no! My photo SHOES!!" So funny...

Don't you love my banner in the background? I'm super happy with how it turned out!! :) 

I love you - Trendy Twine Guest Designer

Happy Friday!! :) 

 I am sad that today is my very last day as a guest designer over at Trendy Twine!! I love all the ladies on the DT, as well as the owner Lesley, and am so grateful for the chance to join them this month! 

Since my last two projects were layouts, I wanted to come up with a card. I am so happy this card turned out exactly how I had pictured it in my mind! :) Super duper rare for me! 

I don't know why, but I have never really used textured paper before!! I have recently discovered how great it looks on projects and now I'm obsessed!! I love that little extra detail! 

I cut out three hearts all of the same size and glued them together to make a more sturdy heart that I could easily wrap my twine around. I used the Berry Twine, which seems to get used a LOT in my craft room! 

The man, woman and heart shapes were all from the Silhouette store and my sentiment is from a Pink By Design stamp set. I used digital paper from Sassy Designs to create my chevron background. I am also soooo in love with digital paper, as you all probably know by now! :) 

Thanks for stopping by, and remember, you still have time to link up your project for this month's challenge over at Trendy Twine! :) 

I will also be linking this card up at the Raisin Boat Challenge Blog

One more reminder - tomorrow is the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Valentine Blog Hop!! 

Don't forget!! :) 

Hello Sunshine

Hey friends!! I have another cute, simple card to show you all today!! AND a video! :)

My card today is for my mom, who is definitely a ray of sunshine... She's one of those people who  is almost always in a good mood and great to be around. 

I knew I wanted to use a sun and clouds (I've had this idea in my head for a while) but I wasn't too sure about a sentiment. I was lookin' around the Paper Smooches blog and saw a great little sentiment freebie, so I added it to my cloud in Silhouette Studio.

Here's a quick little video to show you how I put this card together. 

I'm linking this card up over at the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge color challenge (I was inspired by the light blue). 

Hope you liked the card!! Tomorrow is my very last day as a Trendy Twine guest designer so make sure to come by and see my card!! ALSO, Saturday is another Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Blog Hop! The theme for this one is Valentine's Day! Write it on your calendar! :) 

4 Beautiful Years

"Holy layouts, Batman!!" is what you're saying, I bet?! :) Yep, I have been on a layout streak! It's been because of my new printer and all my new digital paper! LOVE how easily I can create a matching layout!! 

This layout is super special to me... It's for Bria's 4th Birthday. I always have to make sure the layout's for my girls' birthday parties are really nice for some reason. It seems like the most important layout of the year!! 

It was on Bria's 4th Birthday that I realized how grown up she had become. She had become sooo into dressing up and fashion. Somewhere between ages 3 and 4, she had become FANCY! (For all of you who also have Fancy Nancy fans in your home!) On her Birthday, and for her party, she got to wear her favorite princess dress all day. I even took her uptown to run errands in it and she felt so special. It was one of the cutest things I have witnessed as a mother. Can you not tell how special she felt, just by looking at these pics?? Anyway... onto the layout! Enough mommy babble....

I made a pretty small bow with 3 Girl Jam ribbon and my bow maker. The sentiment is from the Inner Princess stamp set from Pink By Design. All the paper on this layout was cut from the Luzianne digital paper pack from Sassy Designs. 

My cupcake is from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons. I think this is my all time favorite SVG cupcake, I love how the icing looks!! I used a 1" epoxy sticker to put over my 4 circle to make it look like a store bought embellishment. I added some Recollections pearls for some more little detail. 

I'm linking this up over at the 3 Girl Jam Challenge - Anything Party and also over at The Verve, following this sketch:

Have an awesome day, and thanks for stopping by!!