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    Let’s Leap Around the World

    Yes, that’s right, I’m leaping around the world February 1-29th during the huge Let’s Scrap blog hop!!  Get it??? Let’s leap… it’s a Leap Year!!  I’d love it if you joined in the hopping fun.  I’m just one of 50 blog hopping…

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    Creative Cards

    Hello friends, I’m back today with a few cards & some texture tips.  My cards are also being featured on the Memory Works Blog today for Creative Cards Saturday.  First up is using burlap string to add texture to your handmade…

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    pure happiness

    Hello my scrappy friends.  I wanted to share my LO for the Memory Works Consultant January Challenge.  The challenge is called Mix It Up and goes like this…. you have to use at least 3 different products from at least 3…

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    Some Eco-love & a fun new site

     Hello friends!  I wanted to share some Etsy love with you today.  Meet Cindy of Zuparoo! She is an eco-friendly crafter with a vintage flair.  Cindy was kind enough to share some of her eco-friendly creations with me after purchasing supplies…

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    love is in the air & a sale

    I wanted to share a couple new Valentines Collections today and both are super cute and ready to ship now!  First up is the new MME Love Me.  Doilies, banners, XOXOXO, oh my! It’s colors and patterns are perfect for any Valentines page,…

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    sneak peaks

    Well scrappers, CHA is upon us again and your favorite vendors are sure to ooohhh and aahhhh us with some fabulous new paper designs.  PaperCrafters Corner has put some of these new releases in one place for us to check out. SAWEET…

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    some baby love and Peter Rabbit

    Hello out there!  I just wanted to stop in quick to share some baby love.  Abby will be Baptized this Sunday and turn 8 weeks on Monday the 9th.  Wow, have I really been off work that long?  If you’re…

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    extra extra..

    …read all about it.  This year I WILL NOT sweat the small stuff.  That’s my biggest, and maybe only, resolution for 2012.  It’s taken me 35 years to really understand that there are just some things I can’t control. {OOO I hate…

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    got envelopes?

    As this month’s Guest Designer for Memory Works, I used the coin envelopes to create a mini album, a layout and 4 cards.   One of my favorite vendors is October Afternoon, which fills this awesome kit…but I usually go for…

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    lots of thanks

    Hello again bloggers!  I’m just dropping in to share two of the thank you cards I made for the wonderful baby gifts we’ve received.  I used Jillibean Soup, Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE), burlap string, heart stamp from Stampin Up!, Tim…

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    some news & a bag & a tag

    Hey Friends! I have some exciting news to share.   I’m this months Guest Designer for Memory Works!! Yay! Hop over to the MW Blog at and check out. {http://www.memoryworksblog.blogspot.com/}  There’s lots of great inspiration all month long, all year round!   Also,…

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    Abby’s debut…..

     in My Minds Eye, cardboard and some white paint.  Yes, cardboard.! Can you see it in this layout?  Check out the close-ups and you’ll definitely find the corrugated cardboard.  I tore the plain old cardboard from a box, painted it with…