Look Who's One!

Happy Monday everyone!! I have a couple things for you today!! I'm going to start off with my project - THEN let you know who the winners from the 'It's a RAINBOW' Party Blog Hop are!!! I don't want you to skip over my project to see the winners though... ;)

August is such a BUSY month for us as far as birthdays go... Both my girls are born in August, four of Bria's little friends were born in August (myself and four of my friends were due within three weeks of each other four years ago!!!), my niece's birthday is in August and my cousin (best friend) is due to have her little girl in a week!!!! I have to make more birthday projects in August than I have to make Christmas cards in December!! :) 

This project was for my neice, Lailah's first birthday a week ago. 

I am sooo in love with print and cut so I used this cute little baby (purchased from MyGrafico) and added some embellishments to make even more cute!! I used some glossy accents on the cake, some Recollections pearls as earrings and a cute little Peachy Keen face (with a blush copic marker for some rosy cheeks). 

I used my scalloped circle and circle dies from My Creative Time along with the all around sentiments stamp set. The background paper is from the It's A Girl stack by DCWV. 

I wanted to show you how much dimension this card has... It looks great in person because the baby is popped up, then the cake is popped up twice as high. 

Now onto the WINNERS!!!!!!! 

The winner of the Flirty Girl stamp set from Pink By Design is.... 

AJ SCRAPBOOKING AND CARDS!!! 

Winner of the $10 Gift Certificate to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Graphics is... 

Linda!! 

Winner of the $25 Pretty Little Studio Gift Certificate is...

Margie!!

Winner of $10 Gift Certificate to 3 Girl Jam is...

PinkDaisy/CricutLover!! 

Last but not least, winner of my prize pack is...

Jennyplace2!! 

I have contact information for most of the winners and for those that I don't - I'll look around and try to find it somehow!! If you see this, please contact me!! :) If I can't contact you within a week, I'll draw new winners!! 

Thanks soooo much to all the sponsors for your great prizes, all the talented ladies who created projects for the hop and of course to all of you who hopped and left such sweet comments!!!!! :) 

Amusement Park Layout

Hey Everyone!! A Sunday post!! :) I love it when people post on weekends... Today I am actually filling in for a friend over at the Pink By Design Blog!! In case you don't already know... the Pink By Design Blog has a new project every single day!!!! Motivation overload!! :) 

I have a layout to show you... 

For details, head on over to my post at the Pink By Design Blog!! AND make sure you come back frequently next week, I have a lot of projects to show you!! : )

A Clean House is a Sign of a Wasted Life...

To check out the 'It's a Rainbow Party' Blog Hop - Click HERE!! 

Happy Friday, Friends! :) I know I say it all the time, but I'm so glad you've stopped by!! Since it's been a busy couple weeks I just have a quick little card for you today!! 

I am so in love with this stamp!! I've had this set - Days Like This - for a little while but haven't had the chance to play with it until now!! I thought this set went perfectly with the Nanna's Kitchen stack by DCWV. When I bought this stack I wasn't sure how much I would actually use it but it has come in handy!! :) And how much do you love this ribbon? I am so in love with gingham - especially RED!! 

Well, that's about it today!! Other than TWO reminders!! The 'It's A RAINBOW Party' blog hop that has been going on since Wednesday! You have until today at midnight MST to leave comments on all the blogs in the hop to be entered to win some great giveaways!! Also, Pink By Design is having a great sale on right now!! They have a ton of sets that are up to 60% off, plus free shipping!!! The sale ends today, so make sure you head over there right away! 

Hope to see you back again Monday!!!

'It's a RAINBOW party' Blog Hop!!

Hey Everyone!!! I cannot tell you how happy I am to be hosting this 'It's a Rainbow Party!' Blog Hop today!!! I have some SUPER talented and sweet ladies joining me today who are going to blow you away with their projects!! 

I have such a great reason to celebrate - my little girls turn(ed) 2 & 4 this month!! 

Bria turns four on August 30th... I have never seen anyone more enthusiastic with a greater zest for life than Bria. She is so outgoing and really is the life of the party wherever she is! 

Brittyn turned two on the 9th of August... She is our little Princess -  dainty, pretty and girly girl (with the diva attitude to match)!! She is super smart and usually really sweet, other when the terrible twos take over! :) 

Now that I'm done introducing (bragging?? :)) about my girls, back to the hop!! :)

I thought this year I would have a joint party for them and invite all their little friends. I've had RAINBOWS on the brain, and Bria and I saw a rainbow cake this summer and from that came the idea for the theme of their Birthday Party - AND of course, this hop!!! :) 

First off, I want to tell you about all the BLOG CANDY being given away by some awesome and generous sponsors!!! 

*  Flirty Girl stamp set from Pink By Design 

* $10 gift certificate from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Graphics Store 

* $25 gift certificate from Pretty Little Studio 

* $10 gift certificate from the 3 Girl Jam

Prize pack put together by yours truly... 

To be eligible for these prizes, please make sure you leave a comment (with a way to contact you) on each of the blogs in the hop before midnight (MST) on August 17th. I would love if you would become a follower of my blog, but I won't force you... :) Random winners will be chosen and announced early next week my blog!!!!

Here is the picture we used to inspire us for our projects... 

How much FUN is this?!?! 

NOW... onto my project!!!! :) 

I had to make something for their party (which is on August 27th). I thought I would try my hand at my very first banner!! 

I used the Rainbow Party digital paper pack by Lilly Bimble Digitals, Rainbow Pretty graphics by Jessica Wieble Illustrations from MyGrafico as well as my Silhouette Cameo, to make my banner. The rosettes (from the Silhouette store) are cut using Momenta paper. 

Now onto my my great friend Jessica's blog - Jessica's Craft Shaque!!! 

JUST in case you get lost, here is the list of amazing crafters in this hop!! 

Candace - http://scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com

Jessica S.- http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com

Jessica~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com

Melissa pinter~ http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

Sandra- http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Tanya - http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Julie- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/

Sarah- http://www.pinkcricut.com

Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

Anna- http://www.stampanna.com

Pink By Design Day!!

Hey Everyone!! Today is my day to post at

  Pink By Design!! 

I decided to use a newer stamp set for a card today. I got a few stamps in the mail and this is definitely the set I had to play with first. So adorable!! 

It's the Cowboy Take Me Away set...

(sorry, not the best pic...)

I colored the heart and the metal piece on the boots with a silver sparkle Gelly Roll pen, but you can't really see in the pics... Has a great effect in real life! :) 

Here's everything I used in this card...

- Paper from the Recollections stack Portabello Road

- Cowboy Take Me Away stamp set from Pink By Design

- Paisley embossing folder

- American Crafts markers

- Recollections pearls

-'twine' from a thrift store

- Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

- white and silver sparkle Jelly Roll pens

Another reminder about the blog hop I am hosting tomorrow!!! Super talented crafters and awesome giveaways!! 

Wishing You A Magical Day

If you're looking for my first post today for the Ginger Snap Scraps DT - Click HERE!!! 

Hey guys!! Post #2 for me today!! :)

I finished up this card today and really wanted to get it linked up over at the Scrappy Moms Challenge!!  This week the challenge theme is DISNEY!! I wish I had more time.... I could have made a dozen projects that would fit this theme!! 

I also wanted to link up over at the Peachy Keen Challenge! I always love their challenges but lately I haven't been able to keep up with getting projects done in time to link up in the challenge. :( Guess this was a lucky week, being able to get a project in for two of my favorite challenge blogs! :) 

Here is the snow white card I came up with for my daughter's birthday coming up..

Isn't she gorgeous?!? I used the a Princess from the Once Upon A Time graphic set from Lettering Delights and the print/cut feature on my cameo. What did I EVER do before I could print and cut??!! :) I added my own Peachy Keen Princess face because I think they are just the CUTEST! :) I also used some Martha Stewart glitter pens to add some sparkle, as well as some glossy accents. The sentiment is from the Pink By Design stamp set - Inner Princess. The white background layer is embossed with my Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder and the edges inked with red fluid chalk ink. The yellow patterned paper is from a mega stack by Momenta... Sorry - can't remember the name of the stack! 

I used some a red Glossy pen by Sakura to color in Snow White's lips so they would be nice and glossy. I also used a few pop dots to give Snow White some dimension. Notice the beautiful bow?? I used my 3 Girl Jam bow maker to make this little baby... I had a request on my post from earlier today to see how I made the bow so I'm going to try to put together a little video on how to use my bow maker!! :) 

Hope you enjoyed my card!! 

Ginger Snap Scraps - Anything Goes

Today it's an ANYTHING GOES day over at the Ginger Snap Scraps blog! The members of the DT got to choose any brand carried in the store and make a product! I love having theme days, but sometimes having a the freedom to make anything is so fun! :)

Make sure you head on over the the 

Ginger Snap Scraps store 

to see all the great items for sale. THEN head over to the 

BLOG 

to see what the rest of the DT has created today!!! TONS of great inspiration - this is one super talented group of ladies!! 

Here is my project using Pink By Design stamps (are you surprised that's what I choose to use?!) :) 

I decided to make a little box filled with Hershey nuggets for my Mom. She's so amazing and the one person who is there for me no matter what. I made this as a little Thank You for all she does for us! 

I used the It's A Wrap 2 stamps for the wraps and then used a couple other Pink By Design sets to make the image stamped in the blank squares. I stamped 'Mom' from the Everyday Banners set, then popped it up with a foam sticker to give it a little dimension. 

The little treat box is from Lori Whitlock and came from the Silhouette store. I added a little window in the top and used some "plastic paper" (not sure what it's really called...). 

The pretty crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl Jam. I also used the 3 Girl Jam bow maker to make this perfect bow. 

Hope you loved my project today! Make sure you head on back to the blog to see what all the other girls have created!!! I can't wait to see!!! :) 

Come back tomorrow for my Pink By Design post!! AND make sure you don't forget about the Blog Hope that starts HERE on Wednesday!!!