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A Little Beach Blvd!!

Good Morning Bloggers! I wanted to share a layout I did this past weekend using a new kit from Noel Mignon called "Beach Blvd". These kits are so FULL of product - it's like Christmas EVERY month!! I used a pic of my neice's kids at the beach - doesn't Ryan looked thrilled as Kate plants one on him!!! Here's my page ...

These pinwheels are adorable and there are three in this kit ... Here's a close-up. I'm lovin' the gold in the pinwheel and the Gold Shimmer twine from the Twinery is a perfect fit to the layout ...

I highly recommend these kits - you will not be disappointed! I'm off to work on a seasonal canvas ... have a great Tuesday!!

Home Study Projects

I'm hopping on to share a few projects from my Home Study Book Club which meets monthly at my LSS  Right at Home Scrapbooking. For the past two months we have been using a sketch book called "Sketch Fusion" by Allison Davis and Debbie Sanders for our inspiration. I created two layouts using Simple Stories Fab-U-lous collection. This first layout is a bit busy. It features photos of My Gram and Cosette, a lovable lab who holds a special place in my heart! I LOVE the frames that were included in our kit and I painted this one with Distress Paint ...

My second layout has a much cleaner style and the photos are courtesy of my friend Heather Chick. The pics are of Kelsie, Heather's adorable and very expressive daughter ...

I chose to leave this frame unpainted and allow the photos to shine! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend and Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Dad's out there!!!

Phew ... a busy week!

WOW ... it has been a b u s y week! It started with a trip to Virginia last weekend to complete the memorial service for my Gram. It was wonderful to reconnect with my "southern half", many of whom I haven't seen for around nine years! We remembered stories and went through older photos and shared lots of laughs. I'm so happy to have had time with them and hope it's not another nine before we reunite.

The week ended with some fun classes at Right at Home Scrapbooking. This first class I taught. We created some oversized tags using Prima's Mixed Media Doll Stamps. Everyone did a great job and left with ADORABLE tags. The next class I took was my monthly ATC swap.  This month's theme was "Your Favorite Element". With so many go to elements to choose from, I finally decided on birds as I use them ALOT on my projects!! I went a bit crazy creating 10 ATC's using bits and pieces from my stash.  Here's some of them ...

I am in the process of designing the final canvases in two separate series of canvases ... the  6 x 12 seasonal girl canvases and the 10 x 10 nature seasonal canvases ... stay tuned for more info.

Have a great week and I'll br back soon with my Home Study Layouts!! Bye for now!!!

 

A Productive Weekend!

Hope you all had a fun Memorial Day Weekend. Mine was quiet once the Simba Drama subsided ... she is tired but doing GREAT!!

I was been so nice to have four days off in a row - I can't believe how productive I've been. To have the dedicated time in my studio has made me so happy. I am back to work tomorrow and Thursday and then off to Virginia Friday through Monday to complete the funeral service for my Grandmother. She requested to be cremated with her remains divided between Massachusetts and Virginia, where her roots are very strong! It will be nice to reunite with my southern family and celebrate her amazing life!

I wanted to share another layout I did using Noel Mignon's "Country Lane" kit. This is my fourth layout and I have product left! Here's my page and I can't get enough of these Thickers by Dear Lizzy ...

I'm off to savor the rest of the day and start packing for my trip! Have a great week and I'll be back after my Southern Weekend!

The best laid plans ...

Well, yesterday didn't go as planned, but it ended well. My 12 year old dog was sick - vomited five times followed by a visit to the Vet. She is wiped out today but doing better. She had acute gastritis, unknown cause. After SubQ fluids and an anti-nausea injection she settled down and is holding food down. The Vet we saw I worked with when I was a Vet Tech so I was relieved he was on duty! Today we are laying low and in the studio!

Last night I put this layout together using my Noel Mignon Kit - "Country Lane". This is my third layout with this kit and I still have more products left! With a new kit waiting I want to finish using this kit but start the new one at the same time!! So many decisions LOL! Anyway, here 's my layout and some close-ups ... the butterflies were attached in an ombre pattern ...

I'm off to get more coffee and create some more layouts! Have a great weekend and I'll be back with more projects!

Memorial Day Weekend - here we come!!

Hello Bloggers, Happy LONG WEEKEND!! I have the next four days off and I hope to relax AND get some crafty projects done! I have my FAV little person Saturday and Sunday and then I'll get my craft on!! I have a brand new Noel Mignon kit taunting me to dig in and maybe I'll attempt some art journaling as well. The predicted lousy weather is perfect for studio time!!

I wanted to share a few layouts I recently created. The first layout is for a DT project for Right at Home Scrapbooking and features some fun techniques ... for details check out my post >>here<< ... here's the layout ... 

The next layout features products from Noel Mignon's "Country Lane" kit and the May sketch by the fabulous Julie Bonner. The papers and embellies are predominantly Elle's Studio. This is the second layout I have made with the kit and there's still tons of products left. If you are looking for a great kit club - check out Noel Mignon's kits!! You will not be disappointed! Here's my page ...

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great long weekend! Enjoy!!

ATC - Favorite Movie

Well, my arty weekend was awesome! I've shared some pics on FB and I can honestly say I learned a ton and can't wait to finish up some backgrounds with newly learned techniques! Thanks Dina Wakley for a great artful weekend!

I just returned from my ATC Swap Group at Right at Home Scrapbooking and our theme for this month was our FAV movie!! There are way too many to choose from so I went with my current FAV as opposed to a classic. I am hooked on the Twilight movies - these are definitely not everyone's favorite, but definitely are mine! Here's my ATC ...

I had some fun dripping red paint onto the card and added a script stamp which I painted with gesso! This one was fun and makes me want to watch a Twilight Movie! Have a great week and I'll be back soon!

An Arty Weekend!!

This has been a busy week... work has been busy and it has been an even busier crafty week as well.

Thursday night I was part of a F U N class with Dina Wakley as she guided us through her process of creating silhouettes - one of my new art addictions! We created several pages and a mini book. I posted my pages on FB today and the colors are gorgeous! My creative journay with the lovely Dina continues tomorrow with an all day class and more techniques - I will post pics tomorrow!!! I now have great ideas for some of the background pages in my art journals waiting to be completed!!

I am also teaching my first art journal class this Sunday May 19th at my LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking and we should have fun gettin' quite inky!! Looking forward to it!! After teaching, I have an ATC class where our theme is our FAV movie and I'll share what I created.

I am also lucky to have a layout featured in this month's Scrapbooking and Beyond magazine featuring my favorite layout from CHA Winter 2013 using Christine Adolph's "Cherish" collection. Here's the layout ...

Well, I'm off to pack up for tomorrow's arty class with Dina and I hope you all have a great weekend!!!

 

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! Hope you all have a special day with Family and Friends!!

I have a new addiction - Doll Stamps! As a child I wasn't much of a doll lover - I preferred stuffed animals, which later lead to a fulfilling career as a Veterinary Technician - I truely felt like it was my calling and I was good at my job!  Then life changed and I needed more income so I switched gears to Ultrasonography. Through this job I met women who scrapbooked and found a new passion. My scrapbooking lead to mixed media which has lead to more stamping than I have ever done. When I saw the Julie Nutting's Mixed Media Doll Stamps I grabbed the last three in my LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking! I have been creating oversized tags with them and am now a bit addicted! Here's my first one ...

I will be teaching a class soon at RAH and we will create two tags similar to this, including a smaller one with a different stamp! The different ways to create the backgrounds are endless and they would make great gift tags or an accent to a scrapbook page! I will post more pics when we have class details!

Have a great Mother's Day and I'll be back soon!!

A little Fancy Pants ...

Happy Wednesday! I'm back with a quick post sharing a layout I created for Right at Home Scrapbooking. I used some gorgeous papers from Fancy Pants "Park Bench" and a stunning photo from my amazing photography friend Heather Chick and created this ...

For details on my layout check out the RAH blog post >here<. Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon with more projects!