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I created a mini paper bag album for Cassie's bff Kalley using one of this weeks new release images from A Day for Daisies called "love my bunny" as the focal point of my cover. 

Here is a look at some of the album. I used papers and embellishments by October Afternoon from the "Sidewalks" collection as it was still sitting on my table from the last mini I made.

Isn't she just adorable I loved paper piecing her outfit. The entire book went together rather quickly and I finished it up in about 4 hours time.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.

Enjoy!

for cassie

I have been working on this little mini album for Cassie for about 2 weeks and finally finished it up today. I saw a post on the October Afternoon blog on how to cut and score the pages of the book and then sewing it down the center with your sewing machine.

Here are some of the pages.

I picked some of my favorite photos of Cassie and changed all of them to sepia before printing them out.I thought they would go better with the October Afternoon "Sidewalks" collection of papers and embellishments that I used.

I just love how it turned out and can't wait to give it to her. Now I need to work on a gift for my newest great nephew Ryder James. I always make an 8x8 album when we get a new member in our family.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

happy birthday

I have been working on a mini album for Cassie using October Afternoons "sidewalks" collection so when I saw this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch I decided to use what was already on my table.

This was a very quick card to put together. The stamp was from an RAK I received a few days ago from a special blog friend.

So did you notice the new tab at the top of my blog? I am now selling my handmade ribbons thanks to my friend Arielle who did it for me. So if you have a need for some new ribbon for your cards check it out.

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate you and the comments you leave.

help for Katie

My friend Lori Boyd is raising money to help Katie and her family through the up coming holidays. If you don't know Katie or her story please check out Lori's blog here.

For a donation of $5 you will get a digital image that Lori created for Katie of her husband Kevin and their two boys.

I created this card for Katie and will be mailing it out to her on Monday.

Thanks for stopping by to look and if you can help make the holiday better and a little less stressful for Katie and her family stop by Lori's blog and make a donation.

share your smile

I created this card using one of the new Unity/Authentique stamps that I received as a prize along with papers by Authentique from the "uncommon" collection.

I used the sketch over at Card Patterns this week.

Thanks for stopping by.

you were born an original

So the other day I posted that I won a ton of stamps from Unity. Well I sat down yesterday and played with a few of them and here is one of the cards that I created.

Don't you just love that stamp image?

I used the newest sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping for the inspiration on my card.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

roadtrip

I created this layout for this weeks Sketchy Thursday challenge. The photo is of Cassie from 2005 when we embarked on a road trip to California. I love this photo of her holding her doll and looking at me while we were stopped to get some gas.

Here is the sketch I used for my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by to look. I will be back tomorrow to share a card I made with some of my new Unity goodies.

Enjoy!

sisters

I can't believe it is already Friday and time for another new release and challenge over at A Day for Daisies.

This weeks new release is called "It's a Child's World" and the challenge is "Use your noodle and add a doodle". Doesn't that just make you smile when you read it?

I used the image "Dolls ~ Margaret Evans Price style". As soon as I saw the image I knew that I wanted to paper piece all of them using the Simple Stories "generations" 6x6 paper pad and the sketch over at Skipping Stones Designs.

Here is a look at all of this weeks new releases.

Don't forget to stop over at the ADFD blog and check out all of the Design Teams creations.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Have a great weekend.

Thursday

Yesterday I found out that I won the blog hop over at Unity Stamps and today the stamps arrived. Wow was I surprised to see how much they sent and how fast it all arrived. It helps that Unity is only about an hour from me.

Here is a photo of all the goodies.

Today was my day to spend with Micah and usually when we are there we work on counting or singing. He can count up to 10 (not always in the correct order) and he can sing Happy Birthday to You. Just that part and he repeats it often. Today I taught him how to sing "twinkle twinkle little star" he sings that verse and then Happy Birthday to you. (so cute it just melts this old ladies heart)

We also took time after his nap to watch a movie and have popcorn as a treat. I love my weekly visit with my best little guy.

joy

I was watching Dexter online and decided to make a couple Christmas cards so here is the first one I made using a new Penny Black stamps called "poinsettia script" that I picked up at Anchor Paper last week.

I colored it with distress wash and acrylic paints. My husband and son think it looks a little like fall leaves. Next time I need to make the yellow center a little more intense.

Thanks for stopping by. Let me know what you think, does it look like a poinsettia or leaves to you?

Thankful for YOU

I am really enjoying the layouts over at Sketchy Thursday and this week they posted a new sketch for a chance to be Novembers Guest Designer.

Along with using this sketch we were to use 5 leaves somewhere on the layout or in the pictures. Well not sure if you can tell but there is definitely more than 5 leaves in that pile Justin is sitting in.  We were also to list what we are thankful for so I add a few of the many things I am thankful for.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

snow buddy revisited

I posted a card yesterday but couldn't show you the inside due to a little mishap with an inkpad so I have redone the card and now want to share it with you.

I added a sentiment to the revised card along with some glossy accents on the holly berries.

Here is the inside of the card. When you open it up a snowman's body is in the fold of the card. This is a a new stamp set by Inky Antics called Penguin Pal and the snowman is made out of honeycomb paper.

I just love this set and am going to be making a few of these for my Christmas Cards to send out to some friends.

I am also entering this into Yvonne's guest designer Erin's Faux Letterpress challenge to use ink in your embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by. Your comments are appreciated.

celebrate today

Yesterday would have been my Dad's 84th birthday and this coming Saturday is my Mother-in-laws 84th birthday (don't tell her I told you) so I had to make her a card.

I recently picked up some of the 6x6 pads by Simple Stories and I used the "generations" collection for my card along with some Maya Road rose ribbon.

I used the Card Patterns Sketch 136 for my inspiration. Such a fun sketch to use and you could just use scraps that you have laying around for this one. 

Thanks for stopping by to look. I will be back tomorrow with either a card or a layout.

Enjoy your day!

snow buddy

While I was Skyping with my friend Michelle in Australia last night I created this fun Holiday Card and before putting it together I decided to try putting some of my Ranger Distress ink "tumbled glass" inside my embossing folder. Well let me just say I LOVE how it turned out and will definitely be doing more of these.

The color just makes those snowflakes "POP", don't you think so?

I would show you the inside of this card but unfortunately I had an inking disaster at the very end of making this card so have to redo the inside. So be on the look out for "snow buddy" part two.

Thanks for stopping by.

witchy goodness

I have a couple of cards to share today before I get busy around the house.

I created this card using the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and the Wee Memories "Hootin' H'owl'oween" challenge.

I absolutely love the papers and chipboard embellishments in this collection by My Minds Eye. The tulle lace is by Maya Road and I sprayed it with chalkboard charcoal and apricot glimmer mist. I also rotated the sketch to fit my embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by to look ~ your comments are appreciated.

hearts

There is a new challenge over at "Less is More" and it is to create a one layer card using hearts. Well I can't believe I only own one stamp with a heart on it and it happens to be a valentine/easter stamp.

This bunny image is probably the oldest stamp I own. I bought it in 1998 when I first started my love of stamps. It is a Penny Black stamp and the pink wording in the background is a Hero Arts "friend" stamp.

I went to Archivers today for a few hours to meet up with a friend and work on a mini album I am making for Cassie. Once it is finished I will post pictures.

Thanks for stopping by.

mummy

This weeks new release over at A Day For Daisies is all about Halloween. I got to use Tammy's new "mummy" image. Isn't he just adorable?

I used the sketch over at Skipping Stones Design for my card inspiration along with some leftover Doodlebug scraps of paper and stickers.

Here is a look at all of this weeks new releases.

Thanks for stopping by to look and don't forget to go over to the blog and check out the other samples by the design team.

sketchy thursday

I am really loving the sketches the past few weeks over at Sketchy Thursday and when I saw this weeks sketch I knew I had to play along.

I picked up some school papers at Archivers this past Monday when they had all 12x12 pattern paper, and all paper pads at 43% off. And they were perfect for these school pictures of Cassie that I had sitting on my craft table.

I even pulled out my sewing machine and did some stitching on this layout. Can you find it on here? I did it in two different spots.

Here is the sketch that inspired my layout.

Thanks for stopping by to look. I will be back tomorrow with a card to share.

Enjoy!