Croppin' Good Time

This past weekend I did some of the challenges for the Swing Into Spring crop over at Noel Mignon.  I love cropping with them.  It's always so laid back and just tons of fun!!!

This LO was a "cardstock only" challenge (no patterened paper, but we could use other embellies.)

These pictures were taken just the other day of Kessa.  I'm so glad she's getting over her "You can't take my picture!" phase!  lol  I think pretty much everything on this LO is from the Color Me Daisy Change of Heart kit (it's on sale for only $25.00 right now...that's a GREAT deal!!!)

The Core Impressions Jenni Bowlin cardstock from Core'dinations made this cardstock only LO really easy for me...and that's saying a lot because I love me some patterened paper!  lol

This one is simply for me but I really like the way it turned out.  I used my Martha Double Loop punch as a mask on the edge of this page and stamped on my naked chipboard letters with a houndstooth stamp from OA.  It's fast becoming one of my favorites!

So...here's the whole, simple LO.    I used a really light gray background and then spritzed it with Midnight Blue Glimmer Mist.

isn't my baby girl just too cute with that crooked little smile?!?

Faith for Your Future

I spent a bit of last weekend cropping over at Citrus Tree Studio.  I needed a little push to get my mojo flowing and their Going Green crop was just the thing.  

One of the challenges played on the legend of the shamrock.  You had to use one of the words the leaves are said to represent (hope, faith, love, luck) as part of your title.

I knew I wanted to use the word faith and as I was looking through these pictures some of the things God has been teaching me lately were very much in my mind.  I know that no matter how good (or bad) a parent I am God has a plan for my children.  So while that doesn't give me the right to think what I do now doesn't matter it does give me confidence.  I have faith that whatever happens God has promised me that it is for the good of those who love him (I do) and that's it's for His glory.  I have faith that love does indeed cover a multitude of sins, and I have faith that He has plans for Ezekiel.  Plans to give him hope and future.  Plans for good and not for harm.  In short, I have faith for his future.

(sorry the picture is so poor, lighting has been wonky here!)

Everything but the tiny JB alphas is from the November Color Me Daisy kit.  They're all sold out, but there are a few patterned paper add ons left.

We're Croppin'!!!

We're having a crop over at Color Me Daisy...it's one last fond fairwell to our beloved site.  Come play with us!!!  Check out the challenges that go with this card -

 

 

and this LO:

 

(if you click to enlarge this one you can read the slightly amusing and all too true to life journaling.)

(I think I'm becoming addicted to those banners...)

We Will...

The kids and I have been learning a lot about love lately
.  We've been reading 1 Corinthians 13 a lot before bed.    It's more for me than them I'm sure, but it's also great to have scripture to point them to when training them in how to treat others.  Anyway, I wanted to make a new wreath for Valentine's day (you can see one I made last summer here.)

I used the "Change of Heart" kit (which is on sale right now!!)

The wreath was like $3 at Wal-Mart.

I used my SU Heart Punch and Martha Stewart Butterfly one too (umm...yea, I'm totally addicted to those!) For all the words in my handwriting I used my VersaMark pen and then sprinkled EP over it and heat set it.  I also used spray adhesive on the "love" and coated it with red glitter...nothing says love like glitter!  ;)

 

 
Love that Blackmagic Coredinations cardstock!!!  I used my glue pen to trace over the designs on the MME paper and added glitter to it too.

Imagination

How about a LO with the fabulous "Change of Heart" kit from Color Me Daisy?

 

I've been holding onto this picture of Zeke for a few months...every time I started to scrap it it just wasn't working for me...but I do like how it turned out this time!

 

for some added texture and interest I pulled out my houndstooth stamp (October Afternoon) and my black embossing powder and did some tone on tone embossing on my black cardstock.  I love the way it turned out!

 

This Maya Road chipboard in the kit was begging for some glimmer mist and I was more than happy to oblige!  I used some red glimmer mist on it, then stamped with VersaMark and embossed with clear embossing powder (houndstooth stamp again) and THEN I rubbed it all with brown ink.  Where the clear EP is the ink doesn't adhere.  This is the resist technique...but then you already knew how to do that did you?  It's pretty old hat!  :)

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to stop by CMD on the 10th as we're having an "Organize Your Heart" crop to say farewell in style!

Homeless and Unemployed

That's how I feel right now.  And that's what I'll be effective Feb. 28th.  See... I have been thinking over time commitments for a long time and the beginning of last month I finally bit the bullet and sent in my resignation to Scrap-Tastic.  It's been a FANTASTIC place to be, Becky is so amazing to work for, but it just felt like the right time.  

THEN two other sites I'm pretty fond of had DT calls and I convinced myself not to try out.  I just wanted to stick with my beloved CMD for a while and work on other things.  And then....then this happened.  

Michelle is being VERY wise and she is choosing the BEST thing she could...but it means an end to the Color Me Daisy DT which has grown to be a big part of my life and I'm really going to miss it!

That said, this month's kit (and add ons!!) is amazing!!!!  Here's the kit:  

and I'll be back tomorrow with some of my LOs.

Be Still My Heart

Soo...at Color Me Daisy we design every other month.  February is not my month, so I'm speaking as a customer, not a designer. 

You NEED this kit.  I bought the kit, plus umm...like almost every add on I think!!!  It's amazing!!!  I can't wait to get it and start playing!

The full reveal isn't yet, so I'll just leave you with these sneaks...and trust me...this is a PACKED kit.  Retail value for everything in it is much higher than you'll pay if you buy this kit!

how's that for a little tease?  

Sew Enchanting

Splitcoast Stampers (which was my very first experience with the wonderful world of on-line scrapping and forums!) had a Virtual Scrapbooking Night this past weekend.  They're always a lot of fun and the gals that put it together did a great job!

One of the challenges I participated in was a scraplift.  I chose this super cute page by Erika. However, as is par for the course, mine didn't end up looking very much like hers!  lol

I pulled out my Midnight Glimmer Mist and used my SU heart punch to make some masks for the background.

This stamp is one I got in the $ bins at Michael's.  Most of the papers and little bits are from the Homemade Treats kit from Color Me Daisy.

• I also cut up one of the WRMK's Twirl strips (it said "aren't you just the sweetest thing?") and used some of it for part of my title.  I finished off the page with some doodling and stitching.

Wrapping Up

Yup, I've got lots of things to wrap up. 

First off is the last LO I've done (so far!) with the oh so yummy Homemade Treats kit from Color Me Daisy.

I used more of the old pictures I found of Kessa.  The tiny ones were taken on the morning of her 1st birthday!  I can't believe how much she's changed.  The large one was just a few days later. 

I used some Fancy Pants stamps that I got for Christmas to make the butterfly, then I cut it out, brushed it with Star Dust Stickles and popped it up around the "girls" (and of course distressed it, because I can't NOT distress stuff!)

I also used my Stampin Up Hearts punch and Curly Label punch.

Next...it's probably about time for the 3rd (and FINAL!) installment of my "favorite" photos of 2009 by month.  I use the term "favorite" here VERY loosely!  lol

October

November

(hehehe...I just love this one.  Kessa is wearing Zeke's pj's..plus this was at like 10 o'clock one night.  I went in to make sure they were covered up and discovered her in Zeke's bed both snoozin' away.  I LOVE that they're such good friends!)

December

  

(I know you just saw this, but hey, it's one of my faves!)

and...

he's so cute!

and would you believe...the whole month of December and not ONE good picture of Kessa?

Up tomorrow...a final wrap up of 2009 with my Favorite LOs.

Some More Homemade Treats

Some more LOs using the Color Me Daisy Homemade Treats kit.

This LO is sooo different for me.  I really like the pennants...but the rest of it is still up in the air in my opinion.  (I LOVE LOVE LOVE the expression on the bottom right picture though, isn't it just priceless?!  lol)

The Thickers are an add on from a previous month.

and this is my example for my January Challenge to "Beat the Winter Blues."

and I've still got another LO with this kit waiting to be uploaded...however the weather isn't cooperating with me getting a good picture of it!

Homemade Treats

and these Homemade Treats won't pack on the pounds (which is good for all of us after the holidays!  lol)

The kit from Color Me Daisy this month is just yummy!  I got all the alpha add ons this month too.  I'm a sucker for tiny alphas and I just loved the font of the green Thickers.

And here's one of the LOs I've done with is so far...

(based on a sketch from Pencil Lines)

I found these pictures of Kessa when she was 1 the other day and just had to scrap them!

I added stickles and Kaiser pearls to the BG Nook and Pantry flowers in the kit.

I did my journaling around the circles at the bottom of the page after I distressed them.

Just Playing

Finally! It felt like it had been FOREVER since I had just sat down and scrapped. No deadlines, not projects to do, just scrapping. I pulled out my Season's Change kit from Color Me Daisy and had fun putting together this simple LO about my little monkey man's love of climbing. Yup...I got me a climber. Anything and everything...he can get up there!


That orange star is by Sassafras and it was in the July kit and the Thickers are from my stash. I outlined everything and added Glossy Accents to a few of the stars too.

And finally, stitched around the edges of the "Junoish" paper (I named that myself, because seriously, how can you look at it and NOT start singing this? LOVE this soundtrack but I still haven't broken down and bought it.)

Under the Misteltoe

There is sooo much to gush about in this kit. I mean, look at that musical fabric!

The full reveal will be Nov. 30th on Color Me Daisy.


Don't those flowers look divine?! and let me tell you...the add ons are great as always too!

and last but not least..this is my week to host the Color Me Daisy blog so stop by and say hi! :)