Savannah ~ Make it BURN!!

Hi everyone, hope you're having a wonderful Friday. This is a page I made using this weeks sketch over at 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks. My DD Amanda took these pictures of Savannah while we were all touring their gym this page 4th of July. My son, Levi and his wife, Angela had not seen it, and Rick had not seen it once they got all of the equipment installed, so they were giving us all a tour.. Luckily no one was in there at that time because as you can see Savannah was trying out the equipment. They have strict rules about little ones not being allowed on the equipment, and we kept her off of most of it, but the treadmill was just too tempting. This weeks sketch used a lot of layers and I really like the way it came out... Hope you like it as well. Here's what I used.

Page Recipe:

SU Basic Black CS

My Mind's Eye ~ Wild Ride "only smiles" Hot Dots Paper

imaginisce ~ Summer Cool *Strawberry Sorbet

Colorbok

SU So Saffron DSP

Thickers Chip Board Letters

Making Memories glitter foam alph stickers

Silhouette

Martha Stewart (MS) Lace Border Punch

Bingo Cards Mini Vintage

Jewels

Paper Flower

Silk Flower

Fabric Covered Button

Thanks so much for stopping in, and please check back often... Have a wonderful evening..

Hugs...:o)

HUGE RATTLESNAKE ~ MANOR, TEXAS...

Hello everyone..
I don't want to scare you with these pictures, but I want you to be aware that things like this can be slithering in your yard or flowerbeds. This HUGE rattlesnake was found 2 days ago in Manor, Texas. Very, very, very close to my daughter and her husband's home. With the drought so bad here in Texas and with new construction going on in that area, this BIG BOY was on the move. The news in Austin reported that they cut it open and found a rabbit inside. We all were thinking maybe a cat and small dog.. Just want everyone to please, please be very cautious and especially with your children and pets... Luckily no one was bitten by this one..
Like I said, I don't want to scare you, just want to make you aware that something like this could be anywhere.
I'll try and upload a scrapbook page tomorrow, so until then have a wonderful evening...
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So Serious..

Hello everyone, hope your Wednesday went well. I haven't scrapped in a while, you know, baby sitting both days of the weekend and playing catch up on a few things the first part of the week, boy am I ready to play!! This is a page I did from a photo I just printed off of my daughter's shared photo album on the computer, so she doesn't know that I scrapped it for her. She has some beautiful photos that I will be scrapping and sharing with you. Now, for this one I didn't use a lot of embellishments, which isn't like me.. but I wanted you to focus on the beautiful picture. I may go back and add a few flourishes, not for sure yet. I hope you enjoy it.. and here's what I used.

Page Recipe:

My Mind's Eye ~ Jen Wilson ~ Seeing Stars

Making Memories ~ Archiver's Die Cut Sheet

SU Really Rust CS and Ink

SU Sage Shadows CS and Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Dried Marigold

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Martha Stewart Half Pearls

Distressing Tool

Prima Fleur Nursery Tales Collection Vintage Style Flowers

Recollections Gemstone Brad

Prima ~ Say it in Pearls

Wood Trim brayered with SU Really Rust ink

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek at my favorite place to be... Come back anytime..

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The Rowdy Gals..

Here's a page of my Sister in Law with a group of gals who have been friends since grade school. They started getting together now that most of their kids have graduated and/or married. She sent me this picture but has no idea that I'm scrapping it for her. They try to escape their hectic family/work life once every month or so, and get together and go out to eat. They even try to take a trip together once a year. This year they are coming to my neck of the woods in the fall, and they have invited me to join them for dinner one night. I'm a couple of years younger then these gals, but I'm sure I would be the first to crash...lol I also did this page for this weeks 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks Sketch. I just got my inspiration from the sketch, I turned the sketch on the side and then went a little overboard on embellishments. Hope you like it.. Here's what I used:

Page Recipe:

SU Basic Black CS

Creative Imaginations ~ Light Teal Doily

Blue and Peach CS

BoBunny Chuncky Charms ~ Swirls & Brackets Chipboard Stickers

Sizzix Monkey Tails Letters

Cuttlebug

Silhouette SD

Paper Bliss ~ Cheers

Kimberly Poloson ~ Flowers

Jolee's boutique ~ Fun at the Beach

Chatter Box ~ artsy.licious ~ Peacock

Say It In Crystals

Stickles

Paper Flowers

Thanks so much for taking a peek, and please come back again..

Have a wonderful weekend..

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Picking Strawberries layout..

Good Thursday morning everyone... This is a page I did of my little GD. This was taken last year here in Texas. She loved being able to go out and pick you own strawberries, so they decided to do it again this year. Unfortunately, I guess because of the bad economy the strawberry farm was shut down and she didn't get to pick any this year. She was so disappointed. I guess they'll just have to find another strawberry patch to go to next year. Anyway, I hope you like it and here's what I did:

Card Recipe:

SU Basic Black CS

SU Old Olive CS

SU Very Vanilla with paper napkin (strawberry bg)

Paper Napkin

SU Summer Sun CS

doodlebug design paper frills ~ Bumblebee

MS Scallop Dot Border Punch

Silhouette SD

Stickles

Recollections ~ lady bugs

HL Butterfly

Silk Flowers

Ribbon

Sticker Letters

Rounded corner punch

Brads

Pop Dots

Thanks so much for stopping in and come back again...

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs :0)

Creative Belli Challenge #70 - Baby Girl Card

Good morning everyone.. Today's Wednesday and that means it's another Creative Belli Challenge. This weeks challenge is to use a "Megal Tag" on your card. I needed to make a baby card, so I combined the two. I also wanted to bling it up just a little, you know, for a little princess... So this is how I altered my tag. First I used my copic marker on it. Well, not really the color I was looking for. So next I very carefully stacked little tiny pink Czech glass seed beads all the way around the edge of the tag. Well, that might have worked if I hadn't stood them up so that you could see the tiny little holes. :( So then I got the stickles out and went over the beads. Finally, this was the what I was looking for. A little sparkly glam... And the rest of the card was a piece of cake. Here's what I used.
Card Recipe:
SU Whisper White CS
SU Melon Mambo CS

doily

Spellbinders Large Classic Scallop Circle

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF

Making Memories Tag Maker Rim

Su Oval Punch
SU Polka Dot Background Stamp

SU Punches Three Stamp Set

SU A Greeting For All Seasons Stamp Set

Stickles

SU Craft White Ink

Versa Mark

Melon Mambo Ink

White EP

SU Mambo Ribbon

Making Memories Deco Heart Pin

Pink flower

MS Branch Punch

Little Satin Bows

Thanks so much for stopping by and please check out the other girls creations on the blog. And then dust your tags off and lets have some fun... Don't forget to upload so that we can all see your fantastic creations...

Happy Stamping!

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WOW is this my sweetie?

Good Monday morning everyone.. I found this picture of my DH while I was going through some of my pictures and just had to scrap it.. Boy was he surprised when I showed this to him.. He looks like a little kid.. Can you believe we were married a year later.. I guess we were just kids, but we felt like we were old and wise for our age.. lol Don't they all.. Anyway here's what I used..

Page Recipe:

Dark Brown CS

Bo Bunnys Beautiful Life Collage DP

SU Whisper White CS

SU Sage Shadows CS

Velvet Ribbon

Silhouette SD

Basic Grey ~ bling it designer rhinestones

Prima ~ Got Milk

Brads

Silk Flowers

Thickers ~ Rainboots Puffy Letter Stickers

Twine

Thanks so much for taking a peek, and be sure and come back often..

Hugs.. :0)

The Riley Family ~ 1986

Hi everyone, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend. The little ones just left and I did this layout yesterday, but I'm just now getting to upload it. This is a page I did of me and my family back in 1986. This was taken at my In-Laws house in Clinton, OK. That's where we are originally from. Amanda just turned 4 years old and Levi was 6 years old, and all I can say is my DH and I were very young and very, very, very skinny....lol... Okay, enough reminiscing about the "Good ole days". Here's what I used:

Page Recipe:

SU Night of Navy CS

Kaisercraft ~ Elegance DP -- I used 2 sheets so I could use both sides on this layout...

SU Really Rust CS

Velvet Ribbon

Zva Crystals

The Paper Studio Chipboard Embellishments ~ Floral Flourishes Fall Glitter

Prima Flowers ~ Juliette Collection Copper

HL Butterflies

Computer font.

Distressing Tool

Thanks so much for stopping by and come back again...

Hugs..:0)

Tinker Bell Birthday Card

Good morning everyone.. Here is a Birthday Card I made for my little grandaughter, Savannah. She loves Tinker Bell and she's having a Tinker Bell Birthday Party. I think she'll be very happy and pleased with her grandma for making her this card... I also used the paper napkin technique on it, I really love that technique, and use it a lot. I've added stickles to the flowers, you know, to make it look like "pixie dust"... Hope you like it. Here's what I used:

Card Recipe:

Base Card SU Kiwi Kiss CS

SU Rose Red DSP

SU Very Vanilla covered with paper napkin.

Basic Grey ~ Eva DP

SU Rose Red Ink

SU Whirly~Twirly reg. wheel

Butterfly from child's hair clip

Tinker Bell Chipboard

Silhouette

Stickles

Pop Dots

Thanks so much for stopping by and come back again..

Have a wonderful day!!

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Grandma-a-a, you're out of kleenexes

Hello everyone. Something must be going around, because I caught it this morning... Feeling much better this evening.. Here's a page I did of sweet little Savannah for this weeks 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks Challenge. This was taken Feb. 17, 2007, and we were all playing cards at the dining room table, she was in the middle of the floor in the living room. Since she was sitting down, we couldn't see her. When I got up to check on her, this is what I saw... We all died laughing... She is such a toot... Anyway, this sounds like something she would say today, so that's the title I used. I know the paper is busy, but then, so is she...lol.. Hope you like it.

RECIPE:

SU Pretty In Pink CS

SU Chocolate Chip CS and DSP

Kaiser Scrapbook ~ Sorbet DP

SU Tea Party DSP

SU Old Olive DSP

Silhouette SD

doodlebug ~ Shin Dig Letters

Spare Parts Flocked Brads

Basic Grey Opaline Designer Half Pearls

Ribbon

Jumbo Half Pearls

Computer Font

Thanks so much for stopping by, and come back again.

Have a wonderful evening.

HUGS:0)

Colten and Sammie

Hi everyone! This is a page I did for this weeks 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks challenge, go check it out.. This is a picture I took on the 4th at my DD's house. This is my little sweet little grand son and he just loves my DD's dog, Sammie, and Sammie is so good with all of the little ones.. Hope you like it... Here's what I used.

Page Recipe:

SU Night of Navy CS

Basic Grey Laser Cut Paper Doilies

SU More Mustard CS

Magic Mesh

SU Whisper White CS

Silhouette SD

Marvy Scallop Circle Punch

Chipboard Twinkling H20s water colors

Transparency Film

Stickers

Pop Dots

Thanks so much for stopping by, and come back anytime..

Have a wonderful weekend.

HUGS:0)

"Sassy"

Here is a page I did of my GD Savannah at 13 months.. She is a sweetie... Hope you like it, here's what I used.

Page Recipe:

SU Brocade Blue CS

SU Sweet Always DSP

SU Brilliant Blue CS

SU Pixie Pink CS

SU Pixie Pink Ink

Bo Bunny Letters

Butterfly from Hobby Lobby

Silk Flowers

"S" pearl letter from Michael's

Silhouette SD

MS Half Pearls

Glitter Brad

Say it in Crystals

Basic Grey pearl flowers

Satin Ribbon.

Thanks for much for stopping by, and come back often...

Have a wonderful day.

HUGS:0)

Belli Challenge - Use Some Texture!

Good morning everyone. Today is Wednesday and that means another Belli Challenge, check it out. Today's challenge is to use some texture somewhere on your card. Go take a look at the other cards and see all of the different textures we came up with. I used Hemp Vanilla Fabric and here's what I did.

Card Recipe:

My base card is SU Elegant Eggplant CS.

Layered SU Very Vanilla CS over that, which I distressed and sponged with Basic Brown Ink.

The next layer is Crossed Paths Flora DP, which I also distressed and sponged with Basic Brown Ink. (I love this paper!!)

The frame is SU Elegant Eggplant CS cut with my Silhouette SD.

Cut out the Hemp Vanilla Fabric to fit behind the frame.

Stamped my Sarah Kay image on Whisper White CS and colored with Copics. Cut the image out and attached it to the fabric.

Branches punched out with MS Branch Punch.

Added Ribbon, Primas, Brads, and Creative Elements Mini Rose.

I had a lot of fun making this card... and now it's your turn... Get those creative juices flowing and let's see what you come up with. Be sure and upload it so we can all see it... Have fun, and thanks for visiting...

Have a wonderful day..

HUGS:0)

Amanda's Wedding Invitation

Hello everyone!! Here is a page I put together using Amanda's Wedding Invitation that I designed for her. Hope you like it.. Here's what I used.

Page Recipe:

SU Bravo Burgundy CS

Botanical Script ~ Once Upon A Time DP

Lace Doily

The Crafters Workshop ~ Doodling Template ~ Capricious (under the doily)

Basic Grey ~ Opaline Designer Half Pearls

MS Half Pearls

Cricut

SU Bravo Burgundy Ink

Silk Flowers and leaves

Silk Ribbon

Wedding Invitation

Thanks so much for taking a peek and be sure to come back tomorrow to see my Belli Challenge Card..

Until then, have a wonderful day.

HUGS:0)

Amanda's Wedding Page

Here's another page I did of Amanda's Wedding. These are her Bridesmaids (outside) and Matron of Honor (middle). The Bridsmaids were sister of the groom and sister in law of the groom, and the Matron of Honor was sister in law of the bride. Here's what I used:
Page Recipe:
SU Bravo Burgundy CS
Invisibles ~ Heidi Swapp Classic Vintage
SU Bravo Burgundy Ink
Prima Petite Vines
Silk Flower
Ribbon
Basic Grey~ Designer Half Pearls ~ Opaline
Zva Oval Pink Crystal
Silhouette SD
Glitter Brad
Thanks so much for stopping by, and come back again.
Have a wonderful evening.
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Riley's Annual Turkey Trott

Hello everyone, here is a page I did from last Thanksgiving. This is a design that my DD and DDIL came up with and DD had t-shirts printed. Even had a onesie made up for little Colten, who is only 2 weeks old at this time... The picture at the bottom looks like a bunch of gangsters...lol... Anyway, I had a lot of fun with this page and here's what I used...

Page Recipe:

Orange CS

SU More Mustard CS

Printer printout of the t-shirt design

Yellow CS

SU More Mustard Ink

SU With Gratitude Stamp - Oak Leaf on bg

Silk Leaves

Ribbon

Stickers

Cuttlebug

Spellbinders Standard Circles Large ~ Die

Marvy Scallop Circle Punch

Thanks for looking.

Have a wonderful evening.

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