For Those of You Wondering....

of the sad state of affairs that my blog is in, I'm trying to renovate, LOL! The problem is, I started doing this when I knew I had no time to finish :P Now, 4 out of 5 family members have some kind of illness and I am taking Hanna this week to the Peyton Manning hospital in Indianapolis for some x-rays and an MRI of her abdomen area. She has been having problems for quite some time now, so, if you're the praying type, any kind of prayer would be much appreciated!!

On a brighter note, I received my Pink Paislee box on Saturday containing the 3 new releases for CHA. And OH MY. You will not be disappointed. And I know I say this everytime but these have to be my favorite releases EVER! The embellishments, the colors, the papers....OK, enough teasing for now ;) I will be showing my projects very soon! It's been interesting working on these projects while sick. Yesterday I nearly stabbed myself several times with my exacto knife, and poked myself with my paper piercer and drew blood, LOL! Don't work with dangerous tools when you're sick! ;)

Have a great week everyone!

Vampires, Etc...

I don't know what it is about the vampire plot line but ever since Twilight was released I'm not satisfied with my book selections unless they are vampire/paranormal related. Fortunately I have some book buddies who have the same addiction as I, lol. I just finished The Sookie Stackhouse series, True Blood:

I loved this series, I mean REALLY loved this series. It is the kind of series that you dread ending. It is also a show on HBO and just entering it's 3rd season. I currently have the 2nd season pre-ordered on Blu Ray (can you say addiction???!)

I am on the tail end of this series:

Reading all these have sparked my love for reading all over again!

I have built in bookshelves at home but for some odd reason I have been using them for frames and knick knacks, lol. So I recently cleaned them off and are using them for their intended purpose, *gasp*, books! So now I faced the dilema of figuring out where all the picture frames will go. While browsing my favorite store, Target, I got inspired by these frames for a collage on the wall:


I love the month of January, it is always 'project renew and organize.' It never fails!

Congratulations to the 2010 Pink Paislee design team!

From Rebecca:

WOW! What a tough agonizing decision this has been for us. I can’t say anything about this process that hasn’t been said before. We saw so many qualified artists that we wish we had room for everyone. We read all of your blogs; looked at all of your galleries; and spent hours upon hours making the official list and then throwing it away and starting over again. It just wasn’t easy. Congratulations to all of you for finding the time to devote to this wonderful hobby. I was amazed how many of you recently posted your top 10 layouts of 2009 on your blogs. It was definitely inspiring to see!

Thank you for continuing to love Pink Paislee and for creating with our products. It is an honor to provide fresh products and fresh inspiration to our fans.

As you can see from the list below we went WAY beyond the numbers we had originally planned for. We just could not narrow it down any further. We have big plans for this team and they will definitely have their work cut out for them. In 2010 look for new blog topics, studio spaces, artist profiles, challenges, and much much more! We hope you will join us on the creative journey for another year!

I'm so happy to continue on with Pink Paislee for another year!

Pink Paislee blog post!

Good morning! I wanted to share a blog post I did for Pink Paislee this morning:

I always try to get the most out of my supplies. Doing so requires a little ‘out of the box’ thinking, which isn’t always an easy thing!

One of my favorite sheets of paper from the Pink Paislee line is the Postcards paper. I often times use it for obvious reasons; using one of the rectangles in my title, using a piece to write down my journaling, or just using the pattern on the opposite side to aid in my design. Well I love it so much that I wanted to use nearly ALL of it to create a layout. The Cupid Postcards paper, along with Cupids Bullseye paper, and Cupids Eternal Love, were the only 3 sheets of paper I used from the Cupid line.



Six sections from the Postcards paper, along with three (4 x 6) photos cut down to size, make up a good portion of the layout. I made sure to use contrasting pieces from the paper; Three “title” sections and three “journaling” sections. To break up the title, I hand cut a flower from one of the sheets of paper and added it to the side of the title along with a Cupid Bella Brad for the flower center. I combined the Cherry Expressions Glitter Alphabet chipboard, Berry Expressions Glitter Alphabet chipboard, and the Expression Whimsies Alphabet in Chocolate for my title.



The “love” stamp comes from the Cupid Impressions Stamps. I’m always looking for a place or two to throw a stamp ;)

I would love to hear of interesting ways all of you use papers from the Pink Paislee lines!

Happy Creating!

Happy December!!

Has it really been over 2 months since I've updated this thing????! WOW. Seriously embarassing, LOL!

Life has been great here, really. School, PTA, soccer, vacation, kids, husband...everything has just been keeping me busy lately! How about I share a couple of snippets from the past couple of months??

Here are some pictures from Soccer 09 and our Myrtle Beach Vacation:






















I've gotten some assignments completed for Pink Paislee:







I've made several cards, but I can't share those yet ;)

Some Label Tulip Sneaks!

I was fortunate enough that Jennifer, the owner of Label Tulip, asked me to be the guest designer for the month of September. Their kits are wonderful with a rich mix of vintage and color. The kit was so inspiring to use...






Make sure to check out this months kit and add-ons!!!

Wednesday Blog for Pink Paislee

I love the look of rub-ons and have many packages in my stash but I never really feel as though I get great use out of them. There are always some rub-ons leftover on the sheet, very rarely do I ever use ALL of the rub-ons.

So that is why on this Wacky Wednesday I bring to you a fun solution to using up those Press-Ons!



I cut a white piece of cardstock 4 x 10″, using a notebook punch along the left hand side. I centered the entire package of Amber Road Press-Ons onto the sheet of paper, rubbing all on but the two black decorative borders. I cut them in half, then placed them on either side of the Press-Ons I just used. This gave a nice definition to the design. Doing this, I got away with using as much patterned paper.

Here are some close-up shots of the design:





I hope you have the opportunity to try this on your own!

A New Bathroom

Just wanted to write a quick note to say that nothing, and everything is going on here LOL.

Our bathroom is coming along nicely. Plumbing is almost finished and the shower base is installed. Our cabinets in "mocha" are set to go into production at the wonderful Harlan Cabinets. We're going tomorrow to get the rest of the fixtures and what not...too bad hubby hasn't been home much to help in the process. I'm sure he is upset, lol.

The girls have started soccer which puts us at the soccer field 5 times a week. They love playing otherwise I wouldn't be so crazy as to practically live there ;)

I will be holding a 'mom's night out with scrapbooking' at the elementary school again. The date is November 6th and if you want details let me know. We will have 2 kits to purchase, both containing Pink Paislee goodness.

Have a great week!

Family

This last lay off from the railroad really taught me the importance of my family. My husband Chad, my 3 girls, mean so much to me! Anyway, we were getting ready for a wedding several weeks ago and I had a brilliant idea, LOL. We were all dressed up, outfits semi-matched, we had 4 open spots on the camera, and no tripod (hehe) but decided it would be the perfect time for a family photo! We haven't had one taken in YEARS. It isn't the 'perfect' photo but that's what I love about it. It's natural, it's my family!!!








So Chad is almost home from his 2 week training period in Atlanta. He's ready to come home and start his new job as a track engineer. I'm more than ready for him to come home. The girls and I really miss him.

The start of school is tomorrow. It's really bittersweet. I love summer, with no schedule, and being able to spend more time with the girls. The structure of the school year is also good...just wish there was more summer to enjoy!