Our Little Monkey ~ Colten; Halloween, 2009

Hi everyone, it's back to work for most of us.. :o(

I can't believe that Christmas is less than 1 month away. This is going to be a very busy month for most of us, but don't forget that we all need a little time to relax and to play.

Here is a layout I finished today of little GS Colten. The photo was taken this Halloween, if you hadn't guessed he was a little monkey, and he was adorable!! I could not believe that he kept that little cap on his head the whole time, and didn't try to take it off, not one time. Hope you like my layout. Here's what I used:

SU Basic Black CS

Orange CS

Fancy Pants - Kraft Cuts~Pastel Hearts

Fancy Pants - Transparencies ~ Trick or Treat ~ Web Overlay

Silhouette SD

Stickers

Thickers ~ Rainboots

SU Jumbo Wheel

SU Basic Black Ink

Young Love; Twisted Sketches; Antique Linen ~ November Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit

Hi everyone, happy Friday!! Here is one of my favorite layouts yet. This is of my Mom and Dad on their Wedding Day. I also did this for this weeks sketch and challenge over at Twisted Sketches. The challenge was to use ruffles on your layout. I hope dad doesn't mind?? And I also used my Swirlydoos November ~ Antique Linen ~ Scrapbook Kit. This is actually one of my favorite kits yet. The paper is just gorgeous!! I did add in a few paper flowers, thickers and ribbon. The journaling on the back reads:

Young Love,
Who could have imagined that one young man, Eldon ****, who just turned 21, and was from ****, Oklahoma, and one young lady, Lola ****, who was 16 but just 2 months from her 17th Birthday, and who was from Missouri, but visiting her older brother Earl and his wife, Norma, in ****, Oklahoma, would meet, fall in love and get married on October 5, 1950. And from their love, they would have
4 wonderful children (including me!),
12 beautiful grandchildren, and
17 beautiful great-grandchildren and more are on the way!!
This has truly been a love affair that has lasted throughout the years and is still going strong..
Mom and Dad, we love you very much!!
Fern
November 27, 2009

Here's what I used:
SU Chocolate Chip CS
TPC Studio ~ Ancestral Teal Brocade ~ Swirlydoos ~ Sponged with SU Chocolate Chip and Creamy Caramel Ink
Brown CS ~ Swirlydoos
KaiserCraft Ducess Regal ~ Swirlydoos
MS Lace Heart Boarder Punch
Bazzill Paper Flowers
Spare Parts ~ Antique Flower Brads
Recollections Gemstone Brads
Big Shop
Sizzix Swirly Die
Thickers ~ Rainboots
Grosgrain Ribbon~Cocoa/Seamist
Prima Say It In Crystals
Thanks so much for stopping in and please come back any time...
Have a wonderful day!!
Hugs.. :o)

Amanda's Wedding Album ~ Stuck On U Sketch Challenge

Hello everyone, I just had to get this posted before Thanksgiving.. This is a layout I did for this weeks sketch challenge over at Stuck On U Sketches. It's also another layout for my daughter Amanda's Wedding Album.. I have worked on this layout every night this week, but I just couldn't get it the way I wanted it. I really wanted to use more photos than the original sketch had, but I was having a little trouble placing the heart around them without covering up Amanda's face.. I think I finally got it!! Hope you like it and here's what I used.

SU Cranberry Crisp CS

Prima~Sew Cute Specialty Paper

My Mind's Eye~Wild Asparagus~Merry Christmas Dots

Silhouette SD

Flower Ribbon ~ Hobby Lobby

Beaded ribbon ~ Hobby Lobby

Silk Ribbon

Zva Crystals

Thanks for dropping by, and please come back anytime.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Hugs.. :o)

Happy Birthday; Creative Belli Challenge~Chipboard; StretchNBubbles~Jillyan and Kit

Hello everyone, it's Wednesday, and that means time for another Creative Belli Challenge. This week the belli challenge is to use chipboard on your project.. We also have a new sponsor, for this weeks sketch, StretchNBubbles. You have to check out their cute digi stamps. AND the winner of this challenge will get their choice of 4 digi stamps. Good luck everyone!! The Belli girls were provided with a few of these cute images to choose from, and I chose "Jillyan & Kit". This is a perfect image for a little girls birthday, whether it's an invitation or a card, it's sooo cute. I chose to make a Birthday Card for one of my little GDs friends, and here's what I used;

SU Rich Razzleberry CS and Ink

SU Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

SU Crushed Curry CS

Chipboard Swirl and Decorative Corner

Frame is cut with the Silhouette SD

SU Ribbon

Button

White Gel Pen

SU Markers

Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by, and be sure and check out the awesome job the other belli girls did, We also have a Guest Designer this week, Kristin Kottwitz, so be sure and check her wonderful Christmas Card... Don't forget, 4 digi stamps of your choice to one lucky winner... Have fun, happy creating, and Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends, and to everyone have a wonderful day!!

Hugs.. :o)

Thinking of You Card

Hello everyone!! I can't believe that Thanksgiving is just 2 days from now, and that means that Christmas is just about a month away!! It seems like the older we get the faster the days go by.. I'm a little more excited about Thanksgiving this year because my daughter asked me if we could have a Turducken. I said "A WHAT", and so she explained to me what it was, so I got online and ordered it out of Louisiana. It's a de-boned Turkey, Duck and Chicken with Cajun dressing between the layers, and then put back together to look like a turkey. Wow, can't wait to try this "thing" out.

Okay now about this card. I am sending this to my sweet, sweet Sister In Law and her husband. This would be my husbands sister, Karen, and her husband. Karen has had to deal with something I hope no mother has to deal with. Four years ago this month she lost her middle child (oldest son, Clay), in a work accident. It has been so hard for her to go on with her life, and now, almost to the day, 4 years later, her Sister In Law lost her battle with cancer. She was only 48 and a beautiful person. I actually went to school with her and even though she was 3 years younger then I am, when you live in a small farm town, everybody knows everybody and their family. Her funeral was Saturday, the same day 4 years ago that Clay was buried. And then if that wasn't enough, in less than a week after that her husband lost an Aunt, and then one of her best friends lost their father. Both of their funerals will be tomorrow. She told me that right now she was just feeling numb.. Just going through the motions, and all of this hadn't really sunk in yet. I just pray that she remains strong through this difficult time. I just wished we lived closer so that we could be there for her... Since we don't I'm sending this card letting her know how we feel.

Here's what I used:

SU Elegant Eggplant CS and Ink

SU Lavender Lace CS and Ink

Watercolor Paper

SU Summer By The Sea Stamp Set

SU Blush Blossom Ink

SU Barely Banana Ink

SU Certainly Celery Ink

SU Old Olive Ink

SU Chocolate Chip Ink

VersaMark

Black EP

Ribbon

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

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs. :o)

Coltens Road Trip, Twisted Sketches

Good Monday morning everyone!! I have a new found respect for mothers who scrap with little ones. I don't see how you get anything done!! I was needed to help my DS and DDIL with the kiddos this weekend, and needless to say, I didn't even see the inside of my scrap studio until they went home yesterday around 5:oo pm. It's just not safe to let a little 1 year old loose in there. Too many "fun" items to stick in his mouth...

Friday, I worked on my Christmas cards all day. I want to surprise everyone and get these out early this year... I did get a lot done, but still need to work on them a little more.. But, I did get all of the embossing done.. yea!!!

I also started on this layout of little Colten, but still need to tweak it a little. The photos were taken at his Birthday Party a week ago. He got this little car and he loooooves it, as you can tell. Wasn't for sure what I was going to do with that little die cut car that was cut with the Silhouette SD, but while I was babysitting Colten yesterday, I got this cute picture from the back with him holding his sippy cup. But when you look at the photo I think it looks like he's holding a steering wheel. You may want to make the page larger to see that, and then just use your imagination. And I also added a portion of a photo of our drive to make it look like he's driving down the road. Wow, sometimes I even surprise myself...lol..

I used the sketch challenge over at Twisted Sketches.. Along with the sketch, we were to do some distressing. I distress the edges of the SU Chocolate Chip CS.

Hope you like it, here's what I used..

SU Chocolate Chip CS

Deja Views ~ Lace Cut Edge

My Little Shoe Box ~ Enjoy Life-Circle of Friends

SU Real Red CS & Ink

SU Summer Sun CS & Ink

SU Stripes Background Stamp

SU Canvas Background Stamp

Farm Animal Stickers

So glad you stopped by today, and please come back again.

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs .. :o)

Amanda's Wedding ~ Bride with Brides Maids Layout, Creative Scrappers Challenge, Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kit

Hello everyone... Can you believe that it's already Wednesday.. The days are just coming tooo fast, Thanksgiving is next week!! Yikes, I'm not ready yet... I guess if I wouldn't spend all of my spare time scrapping, I might be a little more prepared. But then, that wouldn't be any fun, would it... Anyway, here is a layout I did for my DD Amanda's Wedding Album and I used the sketch from Creative Scrappers. They also challenged us to use white in the background. Well, SU Very Vanilla is as close as I could come to that part of the challenge. I hope that's okay? And I used some bling from my past Swirlydoos Kits. Here's what I used:

SU Bravo Burgundy CS ~ I distressed the edges,

next is SU Very Vanilla CS ~ distressed the edges, then I used a Crafters Workshop 12 x 12 Template (Orchid) and sponged over it with SU Bravo Burgundy and SU Purely Pomegranate Inks. I really like the affect I got with that.

For the circle I used Mulberry Paper in Burgundy

Next is a strip of DCWV Once Upon a Time ~ Botanical Script DP ~ distressed the edges and sponged with SU Bravo Burgundy, SU Close to Cocoa and SU Purely Pomegranate Inks.

Added the photo and the lace next. (Lace from Swirlydoos)

The black heart circle is cut with the Silhouette SD out of SU Basic Black CS.

Prima Say It In Crystals

Prima Flutter Vine (Swirlydoos)

Prima Camelot Roses Vanessa sponged with SU Purely Pomegranate Ink. (Roses from Swirlydoos)

Pearl center metal flowers (Swirlydoos)

I hope you like what you see, thanks so much for taking the time to look, and please come back any time.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Hugs.. :o)

Rick's 1954 Ford NAA Jubilee Scrapbook Layout , Scrap and Stamp

Good Monday morning everyone!! We're getting a little cool front and some more rain, here in Texas, but still it's going to reach the 60's. All in all a very nice fall day.. Actually it would be a perfect day to scrap, but then I think everyday is a perfect day to scrap. I made this layout using the Scrap and Stamp Challenge. We were to scrap our spouse or significant other. Man, was that a hard one for me. But it made by DH excited, because he has been trying to get me to start back up on his Tractor Album..(boring) lol.. My DH Rick loves to restore tractors and he has 3 more that are in different stages. All are running, and 2 just need the final paint job, and the Oliver, he said he's not planning to do much to it at this time. (We'll see) . I chose to scrap the little 1954 Ford NAA Jubilee. This little tractor has been a life saver here on our little acreage.. It was the first tractor he bought and he has gotten his money out of this little jewel. Okay enough about tractor talk, here's what I used. Hope you like it...
SU Basic Black CS
Basic Grey ~ Infuse - Steep, stamped the edges with SU Flannel Plaid BG Stamp in SU Basic Brown Ink. Distressed the edges and used Tim Holtz -Walnut Stain, SU Chocolate Chip Ink
I used the backside of Kraft Kuts ~ Fancy Pants Designs - Bracket Trees ~ Distressed the edges~ and used Tim Holtz-Walnut Stain and SU Close to Cocoa Ink.
Rolled SU Jumbo Wheel-Rough Texture on this layer, but you can't see that since I added the Black Crystals.
Layered The Paper Studio~Burlap next, cut it out about 1/4 of an inch smaller than the Kraft Kuts layer. I distressed this as well and used SU Close to Cocoa ink.
Added QuicKutz-Flourish in SU Chocolate Chip CS
Avery Dennison - Fasson Stick on Letters
Provo Craft-Borders & Corners
Black Crystals
Journaling was done on the computer, printed on SU Kraft CS and layered on SU Real Red CS.
Thanks so much for stopping in and please come back any time.
Have a wonderful day!!!
Hugs.. :o)

Lighting the Unity Candle, Amanda's Wedding, Stuck On U Sketches, Frosted Designs

Hello everyone... It was a beautiful day here in Texas today. I got to scrap most of the day and I looooved it. The new sketch came up on Stuck On U Sketches and so I had to give it a try. The challenge over at Frosted Designs is to use a lot of bling. Well, that should be very easy for me... lol. I also needed to do another sketch for DD Amanda's Wedding Album. You know, Christmas is just around the corner. So I decided to combine both and this is what I came up with. Hope you like it..

I used SU Burgundy CS, distressed the edges, and then layered a piece of Basic Grey Laser Cut Doily over that. Sponged the edges with SU Bravo Burgundy Ink.

I cut two (2) large frames with the Silhouette SD to lay over the photo ~ 1 - SU Basic Black CS and 1- SU Rose Red CS. Also cut swirls out of SU Basic Black CS with the Silhouette SD. The small picture is punched out with the Marvy Oval Punch and then layered on SU Rose Red DSP and SU Basic Black CS. Added little prima flowers with sugar coated brad centers, and the large flower is a Prima ~ Fiesta Flower. Added black jewels around the large photo. I typed the journaling on the computer and then printed it on Vellum~Marble White and then layered it on SU Rose Red DSP. Added Say It In Crystals ~ pink, all around the page.

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

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Hugs.. :o)

Savannah -Halloween 2009, Stuck On U Sketches

Good Thursday morning everyone. Whooo hoo it's Friday for me!!

Here's a layout I did of little GD Savannah on Halloween. Not surprisingly she wanted to be a Fairy Princess. I think if her mother would let her she would play dress up everyday, all day long...lol This is also for the sketch layout over at Stuck On U Sketches. I just found this site and this is the first time for me to play, but they have some awesome layouts and tutorials. Check 'em out!!

Here's what I did on this layout, I hope you like it:

The background paper is from My Mind's Eye called Deena's Penny Lane. I distressed the edges and then sponged SU Lovely Lilac, SU Lavender Lace, Tim Holtz Distressed Ink in Milled Lavender.

The circle, which you can't see very well is cut from Prima Marketing - Indeed Collection ~ Delighted.

Used Hambly Screen Prints ~ Old Lace along the edge (which was from one of my Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kits), and covered the journaling block with a screen print. (Sorry I don't have a manufacturer on this one)

Fence was from one of my Swirlydoos Scrapbook Kits, sponged with Tim Holtz Distressed Ink ~ Tea Dye and Walnut Stain.

Cut "Halloween" out with the silhouette SD from cs in stash..

Thickers ~ Rain boots

Stickers

Prima Say it with Crystals

Cuttlebug ~ Vintage Die ~ decorative corner on photo...

Thanks so much for stopping in and please come back any time...

Have a wonderful day!!!

Hugs.. :o)

Merry Christmas, Creative Belli Challenge, Creative Cuts and More,

Hi everyone, Happy Veterans' Day!! This is also a special day in our family, DD son Levi, and little GS Coltens Birthday is today. AND it's Wednesday, so that means that it's another Creative Belli Challenge. This weeks challenge is a Christmas theme . You are to use anything to do with Christmas on your card/project, such as, stickers, ribbon, papers, stamps....(you get the picture). We also have one of my favorite sponsors this week, Creative Cuts and More provided us with some beautiful die cuts, cards, and/or 3-d projects. I just love to shop on their website, go check it out, you won't be disappointed. AND they have graciously donated a fabulous prize for one lucky winner... check it out here.......... It's the CC&M Treasured Family Recipes Kit... You can do soooo much with this kit... and it would make a wonderful gift if you could part with it!!

Okay, now for my cards. The first one I just looove. I'm a fan for velvet CS. I think it looks sooo rich and vibrant, so I chose the Oval Window Frame~Small in Tomato Velvet Paper. I layered this over the Doodlebug Beetle Black Velvet CS and then added the little sugar coated brads in each corner to help keep secure it. This is layered on Doodlebug Lily White Serenade CS. I don't know if you can see, but this is very glittery. I tried something new on the sentiment. I used a Stencil and White Embossing Icing, and then I just added puff stickers and a little bow to finish it off. I really like the way it turned out, but I will definitely have to hand deliver this card. Or just keep it myself!!

For my second card I used the Square Scallop Card ~ 5 14" Four Pane Window Card in Stardream Shimmer Metallic ~ Onyx. I love the shimmer on this card. I decided to to a little snow scene outside the window. I used the K&Company Smitten White Glitter Paper and added sticker snowflakes and my little snowman. Added a few stickles to the snowman to make him sparkle just a little bit more. The window treatment is a 3-d embellie that I covered with 7 Gypsies ~ Savannah Flock Paper ~ Stripe, and then added the beaded ribbon along the top. To finish off my card, I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark and then embossed in China Red EP added the cute (Holiday Time) Sequin Bows and there you have it.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek. Be sure and check out all of the wonderful projects the belli girls made this week.

Have a wonderful day!!

HUGS.. :O)

Look at me ~ I can dance, Scrapbook Layout, Creative Scrappers Challenge

Good morning everyone! Today is going to be just gorgeous here in Texas~ up to 82 degrees. Wish I could stay home and scrap all day, but I can't. So I better get busy -- Here is a layout I did of little GD Savannah at DD Amanda's Wedding. Savannah was 2 1/2 years old here and she is showing us her dance moves before the Wedding Reception. She was supposed to be Amanda's Flower Girl, but, if you don't know much about 2 1/2 year olds, let me tell you, they become "shy" at the darnedest times, and she absolutely refused to walk down the aisle. Oh well, we just had to work around it, and at the last minute Amanda just didn't have a Flower Girl. But everything worked out just fine!! She sure wasn't "shy" at the reception..lol I also did this for the sketch challenge over at Creative Scrappers. I hope you like it, here's what I used.
K & Company Cut N' Paste Dots and Roses ~ I cut the center out of this (which was mauve dots on vanilla bg) and used that around the photos.
Color Mates Med. Mostly Mauve CS ~ under the K&Co pp
SU Ruby Red CS ~ Around the photos
Prima Paradise City Collection ~ Fruity Jungle ~ Circle
Fancy Pants Glitter Cuts ~ Pink Scallop Frame Screen Print
Sizzix In Bloom Decorative Die Strip
Silk Flowers and Leaves
Prima ~ Daisy Doodles ~ Candy Pink
Paper Flowers
Ribbon
Thickers ~ Rain boots
EK Success Stickopotamus ~ pink glitter letters
Lace
Zva Crystals
Marvy Oval Punch
Big Shot
Cricut
Thanks so much for visiting and please come back any time..
Have a wonderful day!!
HUGS :o)

Scrapbook Layout - Little Colten - 11 Months, Scrap and Stamp Saturday Challenge

Hello everyone... The weekend is almost over, and it's been raining here at my house all day, perfect weather to scrap. I think this has got to be one of my favorite layouts... I love the colors and little grandson Colten's photo is soo sweet.. The photo was taken at daycare a couple of weeks ago. He's sooo cute and gettin' to be such a "big" boy... I did this layout also for this weeks challenge over at Scrap & Stamp . It's supposed to be a "Guy" layout, (big or small) and we were to use at least one stamp, hence the name, "Scrap & Stamp". The SU More Mustard circle is stamped with the SU Rough Texture Jumbo Wheel. I also used some embellies from my Swirly doos kit. I hope you like it, here's what I used.

SU Chocolate Chip CS

Bazzill CS ~ (name??)

Basic Laser Die Cut Doilies

SU More Mustard CS

SU Rough Texture Jumbo Wheel

SU More Mustard Ink

SU Really Rust CS

SU Really Rust Ink

SU Chocolate Chip Ink

SU Always Artichoke Ink

BoBunny Chunky Charms ~ Swirls & Brackets ~ Chocolate

Prima Flowers ~ Swirly doos Kit

Silk Flowers

Prima Felt Stems ~ Brown ~ Swirly doos Kit

Butterflies ~ Swirly doos Kit

Chipboard borders ~ Swirly doos Kit

Kaiser Craft Alpha Stickers ~ Swirly doos Kit, sponged with Chocolate Chip Ink

Creative Imaginations ~ Marah Johnson ~ Cowgirl ABC

Thanks so much for stopping by, please come back any time..

Have a wonderful week!!

HUGS :O)

The Riley's 2009 Vintage/Victorian Christmas Card

Hello everyone. It's another gorgeous day here in Texas. I didn't have much time to scrap, but I have been trying to decide what to do for this years Christmas Card, and this is what I came up with. I really wanted something different, more on the line of Vintage/Victorian style. Not for sure if I achieved that look or not, but I do like the way it came out. I also ordered these cards awhile back from Creative Cuts and More, not really knowing what I was going to do with them, but, I really like the die cut center. So now I know what to do with them... Hope you like it, now I just need to get busy and get the rest of these made up... Here's what I used.

Creative Cuts and More - 5 1/4" Square Filigree Frame Window Card ~ Stardream Shimmer Metallics ~ Emerald

Solid Glitter Gold CS

SU Crosshatch Background Stamp

Archival Pigment Ink ~ Gold

Gold EP

Gold cording

Christmas Ribbon

VersaMark

SU A Greeting for all Reasons Stamp Set

Zing EP

Red Jewels

Santa Image

Thanks for stopping by and please come back again...

Have a wonderful evening!

Hugs. :o)

Christmas 2008 Scrapbook Layout ~ Savannah

Good morning everyone... Here is a layout I did using a photo from last years Christmas of little GD Savannah. I also was inspired from this weeks challenge over at 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks. I just love using velvet cs and I used a lot of it on this lo. Hope you like it. Here's what I used:

Doodlebug Beetle Black Crushed Velvet CS

s e i Christmas Mint ~ Red Velvet

Sparkle Adhesive Glitter ~ Silver

Creative Imaginations Glitter & Foil Die Cut ~ Silver Fanfare

Queen&Co Felt Fusion

Thickers ~ Tinsel

Holiday Time ~ Poinsettias and Bows

Screen Print~

Thanks so much for stopping by and please stop by any time..

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs.. :o)

Colten's Birthday Card

Good Monday morning everyone... Here is a birthday card I made for little GS Colten, who will be 1 next week.. He's quite the little farmer when he comes out.. Still a little afraid of the tractors when their running, but loves to sit on them as long as they don't make any noise...lol... Hope you like it, here's what I used:

Base card is SU Chocolate Chip CS

Next layer is My Minds Eye ~Breaking Free DP ~ Four Miles Stripe

My Minds Eye ~ Breaking Free DP ~ Blue Texture

Sandylion Stickers

Buttons

Twine

Hardware

Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by and please come back any time.

Have a wonderful week!!!

HUGS.. :O)

Happy Birthday Levi

Hello everyone... I can't believe it's already November... I guess all the retailers will be putting out their Christmas decorations now, and will totally skip Thanksgiving.. That makes me very sad, because between now and Thanksgiving , to me, is the most beautiful time of the year. I love the Fall here in Texas and I think it's a shame to try to skip right into winter.. So I will continue to put my Fall/Thanksgiving decorations out and try to hold off on decorating for Christmas until AFTER Thanksgiving.. Oh, well, now to get off of my soapbox..lol Since it is November, I have two birthdays coming up very fast and I needed to get some birthday cards made. I made this one for DS Levi, who will be 30 this year. Oh, man do I feel old... Anyway he loves to deer hunt, (but not on mom's place) and so I came up with this card.. I'm sure he will love it.. Hope you like it, here's what I used:

Base layer ~ SU Chocolate Chip CS

Next layer ~ SU Blue Bayou CS (retired)

Next layer ~ The Paper Element - hot chocolate mocha

Decorative Corner Punch

MS Border Punch on Chocolate Chip and Blue Bayou layered

SU Happy Everything Stamp Set

Brown EP

VersaMark

Another layer of Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou and hot chocolate mocha pp

Oval is punched with marvy extra giga oval punch, distressed around the edges with chocolate chip ink and embossed with

Cuttlebug Distressed Striped EF

Buck is from a K & Company Hunting Club sticker..

Punched "Birthday" out with SU Word Window Punch

Added Brads...

Thanks so much for stopping by and please come back any time.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Hugs.. :o)