Scrap-Making

Just poppin' in...

2012-02-28T17:45:00.000-08:00

Hi friends! Sorry I haven't been posting in awhile. I have been taking some time off from crafting and focusing my time more on my family and growing in my faith. I still love to be crafty but right now that Natalie is still so little I want to be able to spend as much time with her as I can.

I actually decided to start a new blog, it's mostly about my life, dieting, my faith, cooking and baking and just random things to remember about our life. It's still pretty new but if you want to check it out here's the link:

Dandelions

I hope you are all doing well! I miss blog hopping and visiting everyone. I will still keep this blog open and pop in once in awhile.

Talk to ya'll later! :)

EAD Blog Hop

2012-01-30T08:23:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody! I hope can join us in the weekly EAD Designs blog hop-there is always a chance to win a prize! You can start the hop here or if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot.

Today I altered an old wooden mirror I picked up at the thrift store for a few dollars. I thought it would look cute hanging in Natalie's room ...she likes it! :)

I used the Garden Friends Cling-its by Soft Pencil's...these are sooo cute!

hehe :p

Simple and easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to head to

Lauren's blog!

Have a great day. :)

EAD Blog Hop

2012-01-23T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody! I hope can join us in the weekly EAD Designs blog hop-there is always a chance to win a prize! You can start the hop here or if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot.

Here's a little card I made using the Sew Much Fun stickerz and I pulled out my sew easy and did some stitching. :]

I thought the stitching came out good..it's kinda hard to get the sew easy to go in a straight line! lol..anywhoo I hope you like it! Make sure to leave a comment on all the stops for a chance to win!

I'm last on the hop, so have a great day! :)

EAD Blog Hop

2012-01-16T00:17:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody! I hope can join us in the weekly EAD Designs blog hop-there is always a chance to win a prize! You can start the hop here, I'm first in the line up.

Here's a fun, quirky card I made to share with you all today. I used the Classic Toy stickerz along with some hot pink wrinkle ribbon (by RRR).

Hope you like it. :)

Ok time to keep hoping along to the next stop...

Lauren

Have a nice day!

Thoughts of You

2012-01-16T00:05:00.000-08:00

Hey there! Here's my post for the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog today...***************
Hi crafty friends! Joanna Bandelin here from Scrap-making today.Here's a sweet card that's perfect for a frined or someone special that's on your mind. I did some embossing with my butterfly and made my own handmade button. I used some Aqua Seam Binding ribbon and some of my favorite Cherry Baker's Twine hope you like it! Don't forget to join in our Valentine's challenge here. :)

Supplies:

RRR

EAD (sentiment)

Crate Paper

Unity Stamp Co (butterfly)

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

2012-01-13T04:30:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Welcome to Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop. I hope you can join us there will be a great prize being given to a random winner so good luck!

You can start HERE or if you came from Judy's blog you're in the right spot.

Today we are featuring the January Ribbon Club Assortment

Here's a fun card I made with the red satin ribbon and I also used the bow easy to make the perfect bow...and did a bit of stitching on my sewin' machine ((I'm stil getting the hang of it! lol)) :)

Hope you like it!

Ok now it's time to keep hoping along to

Heidi's blog.

Have a great weekend!

Ello

2012-01-12T09:27:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Today is the monthly EAD Designs Color Challenge. I hope you can come play along with us. Everyone who plays automatically gets 25% off on your EAD purchase and the winner gets a $20 gift card to the EAD store.. AND whoever wins the challenge gets to be the next month's Guest Designer! :)

Here's the colors:

and some Paris Love stickerz to go along with the challenge
((*you don't have to use EAD stickerz to play along)).

And here's my card for some inspiration..

The sentiment is from the London Town stickerz.

Hope you like it!

Click HERE for more info and to link up! :)

I Love Roo..

2012-01-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hey bloggy friends! Yesterday I hosted the Creative Charms blog..here's my post...

Gotta love Paper Smooches! :)

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Hello, Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here today. I'm sharing a sweet card with you all. I used some fun Gradient Red sticker gems along with some Pink and White Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon (love this ribbon!). I also paper pieced a stamp by Paper Smooches.

I wanted to keep my card more on the simple side....these days less is more!

Thanks for looking! Have a great day :)

P.S. This card was also inspired by this weeks CardPatternSketch 147.

EAD Blog Hop

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed your weekend! It's time to hop along with the EAD Designs crew. If you are joining us please start HERE or if you came from Jenn's blog your in the right place.

Today I'm sharing some 4x4 cards I made using 2 Cute Ink, Paper Smooches and EAD co-branding stickerz.

I love the 2 Cute Ink stickers..they really are so cute! I did a little bit paper piecing with some October Afternoon Sidewalk papers, I love the bright colorful designs in that collection!

The stickerz I used were the Spring Time stickerz by 2CuteInk and the Thinking of You Sentiment stickerz by Paper Smooches...hope you like them!

Ok, time to hop along to the next blog..

Lauren

Have a great day! :)

Laundry Day

2012-01-04T00:23:00.000-08:00

Hey there! Today I'm hosting the ReallyReasonableRibbon blog. I'm sharing this cute layout of Natalie having fun with laundry..lol. Hope you like it! P.S. I think my mojo is slowing returning! lol :)*****************************
Hello scrappy friends! Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here.Today I wanted to share a fun scrapbook page I made featuring the Cotton Candy Baker's Twine. These pictures were taken about a year ago, I was just about to start folding the laundry when my daughter was being very quite. I went to look for her and found her surrounded with clothes..she was emptying out her hamper and clothes were everywhere! lol..she thought it was so fun, it was so cute! :)
I was inspired by this sketch from PageMaps..the clothesline look is one of my favorite things to do on scrapbooking projects..so the baker's twine came in handy for that. I just stapled the ends down to the layout. I also did a little bit of machine stitching along the edges with my new sewing machine. :)

Hope this inspires you to get your New Years scrappin' mojo flowing. :)

EAD Blog Hop

2012-01-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hello bloggy friends and Happy New Year! Today is a special day for me...it's my birthday! Yay! Happy Birthday to me! :) hehe...I can't believe another year has flown by. This year I plan on enjoying all the little things, stress less and be happy.

So lets get this new year started with an EAD Designs blog hop. You can start HERE of if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot. Here's my 1st project of 2012...I altered a mini mailbox for Valentine's day. I think I'll stick a few pieces of candy in it for Natalie..she'll love it! :)

I used the Retro Spring rub-ons for the love birds and hearts...and hot glued some twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you like it!

Ok, time to hop to

Lauren's blog.

My Love, My Life, My Child-Momenta DT Post

2011-12-31T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Yesterday I was the host on the Momenta blog, here's my last post and project as a DT member.

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Hi everyone! Joanna Bandelin here today...it's sad to say but this will be my last post as a Momenta Design Team member. It has been so fun being on this creative team but my term has come to an end, I will miss it for sure!

For my last project I thought I'd share a sweet baby layout of my little girl. She was almost one years old here and I thought the cute chipboard pieces and pattern papers showed her personality..fun and cheerful. This was actually my first ever attempt at sewimg on a layout..I know it's not perfect, but not bad for my first try! :)

I love the way this heart banner came out. The chipboard pieces are a perfect touch.

I hope you like it..

Wishing you all a happy New Year! :)

Supplies:

st-3006 bas chpbd icon

st-3003 bas pfy title

st-3096 bas emb msg

pa-2038 bas 12x12 spr ppr pd

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Color Combo

2011-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

Hi bloggy frineds! I know it's been super duper quite on my blog lately-mostly because I lost my scrappy mojo. I haven't been "feeling it" if you know what I mean..lol, but I did get my butt into shape so I can make my very LAST Peachy Keen project! :( Yep that's right..my DT term has come to an end and I'm so sad but I'm also glad to see new faces on the team! I think it's fair to give others a chance to be on this fabulous team and I can't wait to see what the new group comes up with! Thanks to Kathy and the entire Peachy family for letting me be apart of something good, it's been a blessing and a lot of fun! :)

So here's my last project for the Let's Face it Friday challenge...it's a color combo.

The Colors:

*create a project with your PKS face stamps with these colors.

I made a sweet Valentine's card using the Cute and Cuddly faces (1 1/8th) and the sentiment is by Scrappy Mom's Stamps.

I hope you like it! :)

Hop on over to the PKS challenge blog for all the info, there's always a fun Peachy prize being given away to the lucky winner-so good luck!

EAD Blog Hop

2011-12-26T09:12:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and got everything you wanted! :)

Let's start the week with an EAD Designs blog hop! You can start HERE ..I'm 1st on the hop. I made a a fun wintery card using the Polaroid rub-ons, the Holiday Owls and the Christmas Sentiment stickerz.

Stay warm! :)

Ok, time to hop to the next stop..Miss

Lauren

Have a great day!

Be Jolly

2011-12-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hey bloggy friends! Today I'm the hostess over on the Creative Charms blog..here's my snowman card.

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Hi there, Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here. I'm so excited we are finally just days away from Christmas! I love this time of year and so I decided to make one last holiday card for someone special.

The pieces of embellishments I used on my snowman are sneak peeks of the December Kit of the Month. This kit has tons of goodies for winter! I especially LOVE the large snowflakes.

You can also get the bling sperately in the Seasonal Sparkles Stickers - Winter Words & Bling.

I hope you like it! Happy Holidays!

Supplies:

Dec. Kit of the Month

Snowman and sentiment by Peachy Keen Stamps

Ribbon by Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Paper by Pink Paislee

Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge

2011-12-20T09:17:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

Today is the Terrific Tuesday Challenge on the Scrappy Mom's blog. They just recently started selling these cute bitty bags..they are perfect for little treats or gift cards!

So the challenge is 'It's in the bag' and we were to use the bags and of course add a SMS sentiment. I used the new 'Dancing in Circles' stamps and paired them with some cuper cute EAD stickerz.

The stickerz are called Tiny Twinies in Christmas (an EAD and Softpencils co-branding).

I added a touch of Christmas Baker's Twine and made a rolled ribbon flower using some red Wrinkle Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you can come join in the challenge..the winner will win a SMS set of their choice! Good luck! and Happy Holidays! :)

EAD Blog Hop

2011-12-19T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi bloggy friends! It's time for an EAD Designs blog hop..I hope you can join in-there is always something being given away. You can start HERE or if you're coming from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot!

Today I have another project using the Quadrefoil pattern. I looooove this pattern almost as much I'm loving the Chrevron pattern!

I decided to spice up my utencil holder that's in my kitchen..it's an easy redo and took about 5 minutes altogther!

Before:

After:

Me likey! :)

I ordered my pattern in slate..but there's tons of colors to choose from, you can check it out here.

Alrighty time to hop along to the next stop...

LAUREN

Have a great day!

DIY Baby Headband and a Christmas Video

2011-12-16T21:43:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! I hope you're almost ready for Christmas and hopefully enjoying this time with your loved ones! I know it's been quite around my neck of the woods but hopefully after the New Year I will have more time to be crafty (and get some mojo back!)..today I'm sharing a DIY project on the Really Reasonable Robbon Blog, but before I get to that I wanted to share this sweet Christmas video I stumbled across on YouTube. It's really cute and it shares what I believe to be the true meaning of Christmas (the birth of Christ)...take a look! :)

**********************************Hi everyone! Joanna here from Scrap-Making. Today I wanted to share a fun DIY project I made for my future niece. My sister is expecting a sweet baby girl next spring and I've been slowing making lots of little hair accessories for her (since my daughter hates that kinda stuff!).I used some bright pink satin double ruffle ribbon for the rolled flower. And for the headband part I used the white elastic shimmery ruffle ribbon.

The rolled flower was easy to make..just used a hot glue gun and some felt and glue down ribbon as you roll in a circle. Once you have it the size you like hot glue it to the elastic ribbon.
I'm sure I will be making more of these soon!Thanks for stopping by! :)Have a great weekend.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

2011-12-13T04:30:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop!

Please start HERE, or if you came from Judy's blog you're in the right spot!

Today we are featuring the December Ribbon Club Assortment which has lots of very pretty white ribbons perfect for all your wintery projects.

Here's a fun Christmas card I made using the glittery shear ribbon as my background, I just layered it onto some kraft cardstock...

I also layered some of the shear polka dot ribbon under the die-cut tree and the sentiment is by Scrappy Mom's Stamps.

I hope you like it! :)

Make sure to leave a comment on every stop becasue one random winner will win the Ribbon Club Assortment! Good Luck.

Ok next stop is to...

Heidi

EAD Blog Hop-Christmas Subway Art

2011-12-12T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Welcome to the EAD Designs blog hop. If you are joining us please start HERE so you don't miss anything, or if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot.

Wow I cannot believe how close we are getting to Christmas already! But I am still bringing out the homemade decorations..because besides presents-decorating for the season is the next best thing! lol :) So here's a fun DIY project I made using EAD's Christmas Subway Art. I LOVE the way this came out!

We went to Lowes to pick out our Christmas tree (we always get them there..great price!)..anywho while we were there I picked up some wood I could use for my subway art.It was only a couple of bucks and I got it cut in half so I have leftover for another project! ;)

I just painted the wood red with some glossy craft paint, waited for it to dry and added the vinyl. So easy! Hope you like it!

Ok, now time for the next stop

LAUREN

Have a great day!

New Baby-Momenta DT post

2011-12-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there! I'm hosting the Momenta Blog today..here's a baby card I made for my sister! :)

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Hi everyone! Joanna Bandelin here today.

So I know we are inching closer and closer to all the winter time holidays but I decided not to make a Christmas card because I just found out my sister is expecting and I wanted to surprise her with a sweet baby card. I love all of the Momenta baby stuff..especially the sweet chipboard pieces!

I made a 'clothesline' using some natural twine and some mini clothespins.

The paper is from one of the baby themed 12x12 Super Paper Pads, the sentiment is actually a vellum sticker (love!) and of course to finish it off the super cute Chipboard icon stickers-with bling (I put them on pop dots so they stand out a little more).

I hope you like it, I know my sister will love it! :)

Have a great day.

Supplies:

*CHIPBOARD ICON STICKERS

ST-3006

*VELLUM MESSAGE STICKER

ST-2997

*12" x 12" SUPER PAPER PAD

PA-2038

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Fabric Scraps

2011-12-09T08:00:00.000-08:00

This is my 2nd posting for today. Please click HERE or scroll down to check out the new Scrappy Mom's Stamps release, thanks! :)
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Hello Peachy Friends!

It's time again to share another PKS Let's Face it Friday.

The theme this week is to add some fabric scraps into your project and make sure to use a Peachy face to play along!

I made some more Christmas tags to add to gifts..I'm sure I will be making more of these soon! :)

Aren't these cute!? I love 'em! I used the Snowmany Face Assort. for both the snowman and gingie. I used my Cricut to cut both, I used the Doodlecharms cart for the snowman and Winter Frolic for the gingie. I've been making rolled fabric flowers lately as hair accessories and thought it would look super cute to add to a tag. I also added a little fabric scraf to the snowman. Hope you like them!

The "Christmas" sentiment is by Scrappy Mom's Stamps (A Holiday to Remember) and the 'Happy Holidays' is from PKS Christmas Greeting Words.

Make sure to check out all the details and see what the rest of the DT made HERE.

P.S. If you haven't heard yet PKS is also having a DT Call going on right now! So if you ever wanted to be apart of this fabbie team, make sure you apply! :)

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-New Release

2011-12-09T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Well it's that time again..time to share another Scrappy Mom's Stamps release. This time there are 2 new sets..so add them to your wish list..or head over and pick some up for your crafty friends and family just in time for Christmas! :)

Aren't these great! I love the new Dancing in Circles set and of course I know the Hooray for Birthdays will come in handy (probably every month!). In honor of the new releases Tammy and Melanie will be giving away 2 coordinating circle punches to one lucky person. They will have a drawing from everyone that orders Dancing in Circles from 12/9-12/18..good luck!

Here's a few cards for some inspiration...

Here's some simple Chevron style birthday cards:

A sweet anniversary card:

And a very 'sweet' cupcake card:

*I used the Princess Faces by Peachy Keen Stamps on my cute cupcake.

Hope you like them! :)
Now make sure to head back to the SMS blog to see what the rest of the DT made and to get all the details on the drawing!

Have a great day!

EAD Color Challenge

2011-12-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today is the monthly EAD Designs color challenge. This is the challenge where everyone wins! If you link up a project you automatically get 25% off at the EAD store and if you win you get a $20 dollar gift card to the EAD shop!

Here are the fab colors:

and the Christmas Stamps stickerz to go along with the challenge..

And my card for some inspiration..

I also used the Christmas Words stickerz too

and some pretty Aqua seam binding ribbon by RRR.

Thanks for stopping by!

Link your projects HERE and make sure to check out what the rest of the DT made for more inspiration!

Christmas Cake Pops

2011-12-06T08:14:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Yesterday I was hosting on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog..this week is all about recipe sharing for the holidays. If you have a favorite recipe and a cute way to package your goodies, come link up and you could win a $10 gift card to the RRR store! :) *****************************
Hi there! Joanna Bandelin from Scrap-Making here today to share with you a fun way to dress up some cake pops!This is our Recipe Week here on Really Reasonable Ribbon, we thought it'd be fun to spice it up for the holiday season! :)So what are cake pops you may ask?...Well they are delicious little bites of heaven! lol..really they are cake mixed with frosting and then dipped in chocolate...yummmo! :)

I used my favorite Christmas Baker's twine along with some Red Seam Binding Ribbon to add lots of color to my packaging. I wanted to keep it simple so the focus is on the yummy cake pops. :)I love making these for holidays and parties and they are so good everyone loves them!
Here's some easy steps so you can make them yourself...*Supplies: Cake mix, lolipop sticks, chocolate melts.*Bake a cake (I used chocolate) according to directions on box.*Let it cool completely, then crumble entire cake.Add a tub of frosting to cake crumbles (I used chocolate fudge frosting).*Next roll into balls (you will be able to make about 4 dozen balls).Melt a handfull of chocolate melts (I used the white peppermint chocolate melts), then dip lolipop sticks into melted chocolate then insert them into the cake balls. *Put cake balls in the frezzer for about 10-15 minutes.*Melt 2 bags of chocolate melts and then dip each ball and completly cover..make sure to tap off excess chocolate and place on a cookie sheet (lined with wax paper).*Let the chocolate harden (it only takes a few minutes).*Next step is to take a bite and enjoy your yummy creation!

Hope you enjoy and hopefully you can make some yourself..and p.s. you might be not be able to stop eating these..they are de-lish! :)

EAD Hop- Marshmallow World Canvas

2011-12-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Today is the start of the EAD Designs weekly hop, to join in the fun (and always prizes) please start HERE, or if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot.

I have been on a DIY kick lately, so that is what I want to share today. I went into the Design Center in the EAD shop and made my own design with this fun Christmas-time quote.

When you use the Design Center you can customize the size, color and font of your quotes .

I have to admit I get a lot of inspiration from Pinterest and I saw this fun project and just loved the quote.

I kept mine pretty simple by just rubbing the vinyl straight onto a 12x12 canvas, and then inked the edges a bit.

For my quote I used brown vinyl and I also used a couple of snowflake rub-ons in brown aswell. :)

I hope you like it!

Ok, now time to keep hopping along to you r next stop...

Miss

Lauren.

Happy Holidays!

Peace

2011-12-05T00:00:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone! I'm the host on the Creative Charms blog today...here's what I made...

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Hi there! Joanna Bandelin here form Scrap-Making.

Today I wanted to share a fun festive holiday card perfect to give to someone special during this time of year.

I used my favorite die-cutting machine (my Cricut) to cut the reindeer silhouette out and added some bright red Gradient Gems Stickers to add some bling. Then I added the big bloom from the White Flared Flower Medley and a little Red Pure Blossom flower to the center using a glue dot. To finish off my card I added the Peace sticker from the Christmas Multi-Dimentsional Twinkle stickers.

Simple and easy and cute...my 3 favorite things these days! lol..

Happy Holidays! :)

Altered Notebook-Momenta DT post

2011-12-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a great week. Here's a little project I made for my Momenta DT post today..hope you likey! :)

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Hi there! Joanna B. here, today I'm sharing an altered kraft notebook. I found the notebook at my local craft store for about 2 bucks and thought it would be fun to redesign it. I love altering things and this one was pretty easy.

I used the Kaleidoscope Pyramid Pad,-the papers in that collection are so fun!

I just trimmed down the paper to the size I needed and glue it down.

I used some Puffy Alphas for my title and the remember (puffy message) matches pefectly. :)

I also had to add some adhesive pearls from my stash for a girly touch!

I love using rub-ons..and the best part about these is that they are super glittery!

I thought the bee gave it a whimsy feel and you really can't even tell it's a rub-on, it goes on soo smooth!

Some twine finishes off the book and done! Simple and cute...and it's something I can use everyday or give as a gift. :)

Supplies:

st-4909 chl pfy messages

st-2557 vb puf alpha

ro-1853 flowers rubon

pa-2383 kal pryamid pad

Other supplies:

twine, kraft notebook, pearls

Christmas Canvas

2011-11-30T13:23:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Sorry it's been a little quite around here. The holidays season is officially kicking my butt! lol..yesterday was Natalie's 2nd birthday and I'm planning her party for this weekend.

((Here's the birthday girl..she loves ketchup! lol))

....Thanksgiving was great..busy, but fun. And my Christmas shopping hasn't even started! yikes! So with all this business I feel like my craft room is just collecting dust right now. Hopefully after the new year I'll get some mojo back..but in the mean time I have been doing some Christmas decorating around the house. I made some easy canvas "paintings" using some EAD Designs vinyl.

This was my first attempt trying something like this....what I did was first cut some vinyl on my Cricut using the KISS settings, then applied the vinyl to the canvas (making sure to remove the negative pieces) and then painted the deers. let them dry and slowly peel off vinyl.

Something went wrong inbetween painting the deers and peeling off the vinyl...if you look close you can see the paint kinda bleed through....so after peeling off all the vinyl I had to go back and touch up all the funky spots (being very careful!)...in the end..I think they came out cute and super afforadable!

Hope you like 'em! :)

I'm also linking here:

EAD Hop- DIY Christmas Plates

2011-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! We had a busy time between my inlaws and my family, but it was great to see everyone!

Well let's get the week started with an EAD Designs blog hop, please start HERE or if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot!.

Today I'm sharing another fun DIY project for Christmas. I've been wanting to cutomize my own plates for the holidays and when I saw these pretty white plates at the Dollar Tree I had to snag them right away.

Supplies:

Rub on vinyl and slowly peel off transfer tape.

Ta-da!

I also made this one too beacuse I love the sentiment on it! :)

I hope you like them! I love when Christmas crafts are this easy peasy! :)

I used the Winter Wonderland Block and the Wisemen 1-both in slate (remember you can order vinyl in any color!).

Ok, time to keep hoping along to the next stop...

LAUREN

Have a great day!

Christmas Wreath

2011-11-23T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Today I'm the host over on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog, I'm sharing a fun wreath I FINALLY made..I've been hoarding this stryofoam wreath for the longest time! lol..hope you likey! :)

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Hello crafty friends! It's Joanna B. here. Today I'm sharing a fun DIY Christmas wreath..lately I've been on Pinterest a LOT..if you don't know what Pinterest is, it's basically a place to pin and catergorize anything you want and each pin takes you straight to that subject. So I've been pinning wreaths I can make for Christmas and have been getting so many awesome ideas I finally had to go get some supplies and make one for my home.

I wanted to have a banner going across it, I used my Cricut to cut the banner letters and hot glued them to some white ric-rac ribbon and added some red grosgrain ribbon for bows.

I wrapped the entire wreath with grey yarn and made some fun yarn pom-poms.

The nice thing about making these is that they are totally customizable and fun to make! You can make them any color you want!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great Thanksgiving Day tomorrow! :)

EAD Blog Hop- Welcome Trey Tutorial

2011-11-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Welcome to the EAD Designs weekly hop!

Please start HERE, or if you're coming from Jenn's blog then you're in the right spot!

Today I'm sharing a fun DIY project that came out so cute!

Along with the new Chevron Pattern, I am also loving the new Quatrefoil Pattern. The desisgn is simple but so pretty! I had this unfinished wooden trey I got a the craft store awhile back and thought it needed some spicing up! :)

Supplies:

Step 1. Paint

Step 2. Apply Quatrefoil Pattern

Step 3. Slowly peel off transfer tape

Step 4. Apply the Mini Welcome vinyl to the center.

Step 5. Step back and admire your hard work! :)

I hope you like it! It looks so nice in my entry-way!

Ok, time to keep hoping along for more EAD inspiration!

Your next stop is to:

LAUREN

Have a great day!

EAD + Whisker Graphics Blog Hop

2011-11-18T07:39:00.000-08:00

For the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog Hop click HERE or scroll DOWN. Thanks!
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Hello crafty friends! Today the EAD Designs team is pairing up with the Whisker Graphics fabulous DT for a fun blog hop with some wonderful prizes up for grabs! Please join us and have some fun looking at

all the inspiration!

Please start HERE, or if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot.

We were sooo lucky to get a nice amount of Divine Twine, Bitty Bags, and tags from Whisker Graphics to play with. I absolutely LOVE the chevron bags (you can purchase them HERE)...so I paired up some fun EAD stickerz and made these super cute and EASY gift card bags...

LOVE 'em! :)

I used the Frosty Friends and Christmas Word Stickerz by EAD Designs.

The colors twine I used were:

Cherry, Aqua, and Green Apple Divine Twine and I LOVE the small colored tags! Soo cute!

Ok, now how about some blog candy!?

Here's what you can win:

One random commenter will get the prize pack:

*a $25 EAD gift certificate,

*15 yards of the original 12 Divine Twine colors

* plus 15 yards of Holiday Divine Twine,

* and an assortment of Bitty Bags

*and other goodies from Whisker Graphics.

Wow that is an awesome prize! For a chance to win just make sure to leave some love on all the blogs! Good luck! :)

Next Stop:

KASSIDY

Peachy Keen Kut Outs Blog Hop

2011-11-18T07:00:00.000-08:00

Hello there!

Please join the Peachy Keen Stamps DT along with a few guest designers as we showcase the new PKS Kut Outs! You can start HERE or if you came from Heidi's blog you're in the right spot.

By now I'm sure you have learned all about the new Kut Outs..if not-what they are is brand new dies to coordinate with the newest PK stamp release! These dies make stamping so much easier because now you don't have to cut anything, the dies do all the work! Just run them through your Cutttlebug or other die-cutting machine and you have yourself a perfect outline for you stamp!

I got to play with the Christmas Tree die and the Gingerbread Girl die with the coordinating stamps:

Santa Tree and Gingerbread Girl. Here's what I made...

I also altered some kraft gift bags and used the sentiments from the new Oh by Golly sentiment set and the elves are from the older release of the Lauri loves Skip Faceless Elves that I paper pieced.

I added some fun yarn pom poms {love making those!}.

I hope you are inspired and ready to create! :)

How about some prizes? Here's what you can win:

PKS will be drawing 3 winners. The winners will receive their choice of one (1) Peachy Keen Kut Out die and one (1) coordinating stamp set. Winners will be chosen amongst ALL comments left on all the blogs across the hop!

AND

We are offering an incentive this weekend - FREE shipping this weekend only 11/18-11/20 and an additional 5% off promo code - KUTOUT5 - which means customers will receive 15% off (promo code + everyday savings of 10% off)!

Just make sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!! :)

Next Stop

ERIN

Supplies:
Peachy Keen Stamps
Pattern paper: DCWV and Pink Paislee
Ribbon and twine by Really Reasonable Ribbon
Rhinestones and gems by Creative Charms

P.S. Go team Edward! :) :)

Sweet ~Altered Wooden Frame~

2011-11-16T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there! Today I'm the host on the Helmar Adhesives blog as the Guest DT..here's the project I made and my post...hope you enjoy! :) If you'd like to see my other project for Helmar click HERE. thanks!
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Hi everyone! It's your Novemeber Guest Desginer-Joanna Bandelin here again!

Today I'm sharing a sweet altered wall hanging of my daughter. I LOVE to play with unfinished wood, that's one of the 1st ailes I go to look at in the craft stores. When I saw this piece I knew I could make something cute out of it! So I used Helmar's Craft Glue, which pretty much will adhere anything you can think of! :) And it did! I used it to glue down my pattern paper to the wooden frames and them simply trimmed the edges off and cut the centers with my exacto knife.

I love making rosettes and the Craft Glue was the perfect adhesive to glue it down.

I also added a few rhinestones here and there for a fun look using the Gemstone Glue.

I hope you like my altered frames! Thanks for stopping by!

Helmar Supplies:

Craft Glue

Gemstone Glue

Other Supplies:

Echo Park pattern papers and stickers, Something to Celebrate Cricut cartridge (rosette), button, gems.

Merriest Wishes

2011-11-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Today is 'CAS' Christmas Challenge on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog.

I think sometime I struggle with clean and simple because I love to add a ton of stuff on my cards, but believe it or not..this card fell together nicely. :)

I gave my cute gingie a personalized ribbon dress using the red ribbon from the Autumn Twill Assortment and my new fav..the Christmas Baker's Twine.

I also added some of the baker's twine through my handmade button.

Here's a close up of her ribbon dress. :)

She's a cutie! lol..I used the Faceless Gingerbread Doll by Peachy Keen Stamps.

I hope you like it!

Make sure to visit the RRR blog to see more inspiration..one winner will win a $10 gift card to the RRR shop! Good luck!

Supplies:

RRR-Autumn Twill Assort., Christmas Baker's Twine

Peachy Keen Stamps

EAD Designs (sentiment)

Creative Charms (gems)

Pattern Paper-Crate Paper

So Thankful

2011-11-15T00:01:00.000-08:00

Hey there bloggy world! Today I'm the Host on the Creative Charms blog..here's what I made and posted:
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Hi everyone! It's Joanna Bandelin here, this is my 1st ever post here on the Creative Charms blog and I'm super excited to share my card with you today!

So far I have been LOVING everything about Creative Charms! The brads and bling and all the super cute embellishments! When I was making this card I pictured a blinged-out turkey..lol, that sounds kinda funny, but that's what I eneded up making! Take a look...

I gave my turkey and fun hat with a leaf from the Fall Medley. And used some Amber Gem Stickers on the feathers.

I was really inspired by the 'thankful' sentiment (from the Autumn Words & bling set) and kind of worked around that. I also made a rolled ribbon flower and topped it with some gems and a pretty vintage marble brad.

I hope you enjoyed my card, thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

Creative Charms

Autmn Words & Bling

Vintage Marble Brad-Amber

Fall Medley

Amber Gem Stickers

Other supplies:

Peachy Keen Stamps-Critter Faces

Really Reasonable Ribbon-wrinkle ribbon

Pattern Paper-Recollection Night and Fall

EAD Monday Hop-Chevron LOVE!

2011-11-14T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Welcome to the EAD Designs weekly hop!

Please start HERE, or if you're coming from Jenn's blog then you're in the right spot!

I'm sooo excited to share my project with you all today!

First off I have to let you know I'm a little bit obsessed with all things Chevron right now especially with the help of Pinterest I've been getting lots of fun ideas! So when EAD got the pattern in the shop I had to snag it! I bought a 12x12 canvas from the craft store and just rubbed the Chevron Pattern to it and I added a handmade fabric flower to the corner for a pop of color! :)

I love my lil' owlie! :)

Fun right! I think I might have to make a few more..these would be so cute as gifts..and it seriously took me about 5 minutes to make!

I got my vinyl in Slate, but you can order yours in ANY color!

Hope you like it!

Ok, time to keep hoppin' along to miss

LAUREN

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

P.S. I'm also linking here:

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

2011-11-13T04:30:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop! I'm super excited to be joining in this time, since it's my first time hopping with the new Design Team!

Ok so if you are joining in please start HERE, or if you are coming from Judy's blog then you're in the right spot!

Today we are all featuring the November Ribbon Club Assortment

and showcasing the wonderful silver and gold ribbons. I have to admit these colors are not my 'go-to' colors, but after playing with them I really have a new love for silver and gold! :)

I decided to get ready for Christmas and made a set of 12 tags...

*Sentiments from Scrappy Mom's Stamps (A Holiday to Remember).

I LOVE the sparkly ribbons the best! :)

I hope you like them!

Guess what!? One lucky winner will win the entire Ribbon Club Assortment! So make sure to leave a comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win!

Ok, now keep hopping along for more inspiration!

Your next stop is to

HEIDI

Have a great day!

Keep calm and make tea AND a tutorial!

2011-11-12T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Ok, so today I am the host on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog. I thought I would combine another Scrappy Mom's sneak peek in with this post and I also squezzed in a mini tutorial..so enjoy! :)******************
Hi everyone! Joanna here, today I am sharing a sweet card using some fun fall colors.I did some ribbon pleating on this card. I've tried it before and really struggled with it, but this time around it was soo much easier! My secret??..I used my hot glue gun and it made pleating so easy!And I also made a pretty ribbon flower by rolling the ribbon in a circle and gluing down as you roll.I topped off my pleating with some pretty Oyster Baker's Twine ,the bloom is all Twill from the Autumn Twill Assortment and a fun sentiment by Scrappy Mom's Stamps!

Here's a little mini tutorial on how I did the ribbon pleating:Start off with a layer of your ribbon (I used the Ginger Grosgrain).

Then start pleating by kind of over-lapping the ribbon onto itself. You'll want to glue about 1/2 inch at a time. What you will want to do is fold down about 1/2 inch, glue it then bring it back about 3/4 to 1 inch glue it down and then fold it again and overlap it onto the pleat before it, leaving about 1/4 space inbetween each pleat. ((I hope that makes sense! lol))

Once you get the hang of it, it's really easy! :)

Keep in mind this isn't the only way of ribbon pleating, this is just a way that I like to do it! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

RRR: Autumn Twill Assortment, Oyster Baker's Twine, Ginger Grosgrain

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-"Freshly Brewed"-sentiment

Creative Charms-Pearls

Crate Paper

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P.S. In case you missed yesterday was the new release of the 'Freshly Brewed' stamp set by Scrappy Mom's..check it out here.

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Recipes

2011-11-11T08:00:00.000-08:00

**This is my 2nd post for today, scroll down or click HERE to see my Scrappy Mom's sneak peek.
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Hi everyone! Today is the Let's Face it Friday Challenge on the Peachy Keen Challenge blog. This week the challenge is to make a "Peachified"card or page with your favorite holiday recipes.

I LOVE this challenge especially because I LOVE to bake during the holidays so I have a ton of favorite recipes. But recently my new favorite are these super yummy Pumpkin Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies, I found the recipe HERE, and the best part is that they are low-fat! :)

Here's my "Peachified" recipe card..I even laminated it with my YourStory!

I used the PK-292 Faceless Corn for the fun faces on the pumpkins.

I wanted to type out the recipe on the back but my printer is outta ink! Darn! ..but that's ok, I just hand wrote everything and added a cute sentiment to the bottom from Scrappy Mom's Stamps 'A Pinch and a Dash' stamp set.

Hope you likey!

Check out what the rest of the Design Team made and link up HERE...there's always a fun Peachy prize being given away! :)

Freshly Brewed-Scrappy Mom's Stamps New Release

2011-11-11T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! It's time to reveal a brand new Scrappy Mom's Stamps set, this one is perfect for anyone who loves coffee and tea.

Here's the 'Freshly Brewed' stamp set:

And here's my 1st sneak peek...

I cut the little tea cups from the Once Upon a Princess Cricut cartridge and used some Echo Park Little Girl papers..and lots of fun twine! :)

I hope you like my card, I'll be back tomorrow to share another with the new set.

Be sure to visit the SMS blog to see what the rest of the DT has made!

Making Spirits Bright

2011-11-10T08:33:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today is the monthly EAD Designs color challenge. This is the challenge where everyone is a winner! If you participate you automatically get 25% off from the EAD store and t he winner will get a $20 dollar gift card to the EAD shop! Woohoo!
Here's this month's colors:

and the new Funky Christmas Tag stickerz to go with the challenge:

and here's my card for some inspiration..

I made a fun window card! :)

Hope you like it!

So make sure to come check out all the details and link up HERE!

Supplies:EAD Designs-Funky Christmas Tags and Christmas SentimentsCreative Charms-Pure Blossom (red)Really Reasonable Ribbon-White Ric-Rac ribbonPattern Paper by DCWV, twine, circle punches

Pumpkin Patch Layout

2011-11-09T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi!

I was going to wait to share this layout over the weekend, but I loved it so much I couldn't wait! :)

This was of our latest trip to the Pumpkin patch a few weeks ago. It was a nice sunny day.

I used a fabbie sketch by Sketchy Thursdays and paired it with some of my wonderful Design Team products..I pulled out some Really Reasonable Ribbons, some Creative Charms and of course that super cute pumpkin is by my favorite--> Peachy Keen Stamps!

I've mentioned before that I am ADDICTED to making paper rosettes lately, so I had to add a few to my page..I cut them from the Something to Celebrate Cricut cart. Then I colored in that adorable pumpkin using the Halloween Sweet Folks by PKS. I made a little ribbon bloom using some Wrinkled Ribbon in Crush Rust by RRR and topped it with a pretty Vintage brad by Creative Charms.

I LOVE this pumpkin trim by RRR! I thought it looked cute adding the little Pearl stickers by Creative Charms inbetween each pumpkin.

Then I added a bit of Twill by RRR for a quick border.

Hope you likey! :)

I was inspired by sketch 11.3 from Sketchy Thursdays:

Thanks for droppin' by! :)

Supplies:

Peachy Keen Stamps

Really Reasonablle Ribbon

Creative Charms

Pattern Paper-Recollectione (nightfall)

Something to Celebrate Cricut cart

Thickers by AC

EAD Monday Hop

2011-11-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Today is our weekly EAD Designs blog hop, if you are joining us you can start HERE or if you are coming from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot!

Today I'm sharing a growth chart we put up in Natalie's room. It came out great and looks so cute in her room..but it's been so rainy and gloomy out my photos don't show how cute it looks! :/ and Natalie was in a cranky mood, I was hoping to get a cute pic of her smiling and posing for me so I could measure her height..but that didn't happen! lol..anywhoo EAD Designs has a few different designs to choose from and you can always choose ANY color in vinyl you want! I did the Growth Chart 1...

((Little miss cranky! lol))

We also have a new Monthly Steal just incase you missed it:

Alrighty time to keep hoping along to

LAUREN

Have a great day, hopefully you are nice and warm and dry where ever you are! :)

Happy Birthday gift set-Momenta DT Post

2011-11-04T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there, I'm the host over on the Momenta blog today. Here's what I made and posted.. :)
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Hi everyone! Joanna here. Today I'm sharing a birthday gift set I made for my dad. I paired the Vacation Pyramid Pad along with my favorite die-cutting machine..my Cricut E2. I love that the Momenta papers can be used in fun ways. Here I did some simple altering of a kraft gift bag by cutting out a large rosette and added the 'HB' glitter stickers.

For the birthday card I used the Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge to cut out the cute trunk and added the banner and alphas. The papers go perfectly with the theme and I thought worked nicely for a 'guy' card.

I made this little pocket to hold a gift card and added the little square alphas from the Family Outings Super Paper Pad.

I hope you like my gift set! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

PA-2328

PA-2389

Other supplies:

Cricut E2, Something to Celecrate Cricut cartridge (for rosette and gift card hpocket), Just Because Cards cartridge.

Just so you know....

2011-11-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm just poppin' in to tell ya'll about some things going on in the bloggy world that I'm apart of and wanted to give you the heads up for lots of chances to win goodies! :)

First up..

Now that it's November I will be starting my new DT with Creative Charms, every month they have a Monthy Kit and a Deal of the Month at a fabbie price. Take a look at what you get:

November Kit of the Month

Each 42 Piece Kit Contains:

Christmas Twinkle Stickers - 10 Pieces

Christmas Vintage Metal Frames - 6 Pieces

Red Fuzzy Daisy Medley - 2 Pieces

Green Braided Daisy Medley - 4 Pieces

Red Braided Daisy Medley - 4 Pieces

Forest Green Vintage Poppies - 8 Pieces

Red Vintage Poppies - 8 Pieces

Everything for Only $14.99 (Regular - $24.43)

November Deal of the Month

Each 138 Piece Deal Contains:

Red & Green Vintage Jewels - 12 Pieces

Holiday Gradient Gem Stickers - 76 Pieces

18" Red Vintage Velvet Ribbon

18" Green Wide Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon

18" Red Wide Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon

Green Gradient Gem Brads - 12 Pieces

Red Gradient Gem Brads - 12 Pieces

Red Vintage Gem Brads - 9 Pieces

Red Pure Blossoms - 14 Pieces

Everything for Only $6.99 (Regular - $20.42)

If you'd like a chance to win the Kit of the Month go 'Like' Creative Charms on Facebook and leave a comment to win!

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Next up..

This month's Mothly Steal at EAD Designs is pretty sweet..

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Over on the Really Reasonable Ribbon there is a fun Christmas challenge going on and you can have a chance at winning a $10 dollar gift card!

Link HERE.

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Right now there's a new linky party at Paper Issues:

Snow Day

Go link up all your paper crafts with that theme and one lucky linker will win the full line of Snow Day from Pink Paislee

Awesome!

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Over on the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge blog there are 2 challenges going on right now with fun prizes:

Let's Face it Friday "Creepy Cute" link HERE

and

Tuesday Sketch challenge 64- link HERE

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And last but not least, you still have a few more days to enter the Scrappy Mom's Stamps

Terrific Tuesday Challenge using your Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge for a chance to win some SMS stamps! Link HERE.

Merry Christmas Penguin-RRR DT project

2011-11-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Today is my first day posting as a new DT member on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog. I've been having so much fun playing with all this wonderful ribbon and twine! Here's what I posted...*************

Hi everyone! Joanna Bandelin here, I'm so excited to be joining the new RRR Design Team! Today is my very first post and I hope you enjoy my holiday card. My style is always bright and colorful and of course having a love of ribbon and twine always helps! :)For my card I used some awesome Red/White/Green Diagonal Stripe Grosgrsin ribbon and paired it with a bit of Christmas Baker's Twine ((I LOVE the 3 color combo of the baker's twine!)).

I gave my sweet penguin a mini twine pop. They are super easy peasy to make, just dab a bit of hot glue to some scrap paper, add the twine and wrap in a circle. I used half of a toothpick as the stick..and done!

I hope this gets you in the mood for some holiday crafting! :)

Have a great day!

RRR Supplies:

Red/White/Green Diagonal Stripe Grosgrsin

Christmas Baker's Twine

Other Supplies:

Peachy Keen Stamps-PK-482 Winter Wonderland Face Assort.

EAD Designs-Christmas Sentiments (rub-ons)

Cricut cartridge-Cricut Aplhabet

Pattern Paper-Crate Paper, Peppermint. Kraft cardstock, cuttlebug

Lil' Pumpkin

2011-11-02T12:41:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! This month I'm the Guest Designer on the Helmar Adhesives blog. I've been so lucky to be able to play with some of their great glues, tape runners and pop dots (LOVE!)..Here's one of the projects I've made so far and what I posted...

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Today I wanted to share a fun Halloween layout of my daughter, Natalie. This was last year, she was almost one years old. When I make my scrapbook pages I like to use 6x6 paper pads because I feel like I can buy more with my money, so I like to make them stretch. I try to find creative ways to use that size paper and using the Helmar taper runner made it so easy to adhere small pieces of paper!

I really LOVE the Acid Free Glue for scrapbooking too, I used that to add my title.

And the ZapDots are awesome for adding lots of dimension to my page, they are the perfect thickness. I alternated the ZapDots on every other pumpkin for a fun look. I also added a little piece of burlap and the Tape Runner is strong enough to hold it in place! ;)

I hope you like my page and hopefully inspires you to scrap your Halloween photos! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Helmar Supplies:

Acid Free Glue

ZapDots

Tape Runner

Other supplies:

Cosmo Cricket pattern paper and stickers, burlap, brads, buttons, Mini Monsteers Cricut cartridge, background paper by Momenta.

Celebrate ~Dia de los Muertos~ Blog Hop

2011-11-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I hope you had a fun Halloween yesterday!

We dressed Natalie as a cute little ladybug and took her around town and ended the night with In n' Out burgers and watched Twilight...the perfect night! :)

So we have another thing to celebrate today..and that is Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead for those of you who don't speak spanish (like me! lol)..I was asked to join in by the lovely Scrapbookaholic Abby who is our blog hop host today. I hope you can join us, there's lots of great inspiration and prizes to be won!

You can start HERE, or if you came from Michelle's blog you're in the right spot.

I'm sure by now you have learned a bit about Day of the Dead. It is basically a Mexican celebration to pray for and remember loved ones who have died.

via wikipedia

The thing I love about this holiday are the bright colors that are involved in every little detail. That's what inspired me for my card today.

I used my favorite Market Street Stamps ~Sweet Spooks~ for the adorable skull girlies and paper pieced them using the Random collection by Crate Paper. I'm kind of obsessed with making rosettes lately, so of course I HAD to add one to my card. The sentiment is from the Birthday Sentiment rub-ons by EAD Designs. I hope you like it! :)

Ok, now keep hoping along to the next stop..my sissy

SANDRA

Have a great day!

P.S. My card was inpsired by the CPS 242 sketch...

EAD Monday Hop-Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Please join us today in the EAD Designs blog hop..there's always a chance at winning some EAD goodies! You can start HERE, or if you came from Amy C.'s blog you're in the right spot.

I'm sharing a clean and simple little 4x4 Halloween card today. Of course using some fun spooky stickerz!

I used the Halloween Hauntings stickerz and the Stitches stickerz.

And the Boo sticker is by Momenta.

I hope you like my card and I hope you have a Happy Halloween!!

Ok, you're next stop is to our wonderful guest designer

ASHLEY

P.S. I did some pumpkin craving over the weekend.. :)

P.P.S. I have some exciting news to share!
I made it onto the Really Resonable Ribbon Design Team!! Woot, woot!! I'm SO excited!
I'm in great company...here's a link to all the lovely ladies who made the team aswell. :)

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Creepy Cute

2011-10-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is my 2nd post of the day, please CLICK HERE for the new EAD co-branding post! Thanks! :)
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Hi everyone! It's that time of month again..time for another PKS Let's Face it Friday! Since we are so close to Halloween time, the theme is just perfect ~Creepy Cute~ my kind of thing! :)
We were to make something that might give us the creepy crawlies but in the cutest Peachiest way!

So I thought it was time to make another layout..this picture was taken last year, this was Natalie's 1st Halloween and she was a cute lil' Pumpkin and I was a Vampire..lol :) when I was growing up my parents didn't allow us to celebrate Halloween, so as I've gotten older I try to have fun with it..this year Natalie is gonna be a Ladybug and I'm working on something for myself but I'm kinda stumped..any suggestions?.. I can't wait to share some fun pics..and of course scrap them! hehe :)

For my layout I used the Echo Park Apothecary Emporium collection and my Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge for the spooky characters and Monster title. I also used the Something to Celebrate Cricut cartridge for those rosettes (I LOVE making those!). I got a fence border punch on clearance for like 5 bucks at M's so I HAD to test it out! :)

For my monsters I used the PK-692 Monster Mash Face Assortment.

I was also inspired my this week's Pencil Lines sketch 256:

I hope you enjoyed my layout!

You can get more inspiration from the DT HERE and link up your projects, we love seeing what you guys make and of course there is always a great prize to win!

2Cute Ink and EAD Designs

2011-10-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! EAD Designs has some exciting news to share today!

EAD is now co-branding with 2Cute Ink! 2Cute Ink is a wonderful company created by a girl name Heidi, she hand draws all of her images and illustrations and OMG are they the CUTEST things I've ever seen! Right now she has rubber stamps and digi stamps she sells in her Etsy Shop. We were lucky enough to be able to play with the new designs. There are 11 new stickerz to choose from and I'm sure there will be more in the future! You can click HERE to check out all the new designs and make sure to pick up a few..remember ALL stickerz and rub-ons now ship free!

Here's just a few...cute right!? :)

Here are a few cards I made. For this first one I did some paper piecing.

This next one is so cute for Halloween, I decided to leave it with just the outline and colored in the noses.

Both the sentiments are from Scrappy Mom's Stamps-'Believe in Miracles' and 'Bewitched'.

And I used sketches from CPS (card positioning systems), sketch 241 and sketch 240. :)

I hope you like my cards and I hoe you love the new 2Cute Ink designs as much as I do!

P.S. You can also go 'Like' 2Cute Ink on FaceBook and stay connected for all the latest updates! :)

Down by the River-Momenta DT project

2011-10-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Yesterday I was the host on the Momenta Blog. I made a fun page using Momenta pattern papers and embellishments. I really LOVE the woodgrain paper..anywhoo take a look, I always love reading your comments! :)

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Hello! Joanna Bandelin here today to share a fun layout of my camping trip we took this past summer.

I used the Back Country collection of papers and stickers. I love this collection, it's perfect for all your camping, hiking and outdoorsy photos.

For my title I used my favorite Metallic red alphabet stickers..I love that they are crimped.

An easy way to add the date is by using a label maker like I did below.

I wanted to add some journaling but there wasn't much room, so I tucked some journaling tags under the photos and stapled some ribbon to the ends so they're easy to pull out.

For the top border I did some good old fashion paper tearing... It's simple and easy!

I was also inspired by this week's Sketchy Thursday's sketch 10.20:

I hope you like my layout! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

ST-4848 BAC MINI CL

ST-4837 BAC MVP

ST-4716 BAC CLEAR LAYERED

PA-2359 BAC 5X7 CS PAD

ST-4738 BAC FLAIR PACK

ST-2042 CRIMPED RED ALPHA

BAC-12X12 PPR PAD

PA-2330 OFD 12X12 SUPER PAPER PAD

OTHER SUPPLIES:

sketch: Sketchy Thursdays

cliud punch, buttons, ribbon, white cardstock, border punch

EAD Monday Hop + PKS blog hop Winner

2011-10-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I hope you had a wonderful weekend, I had a lazy Sunday with a trip to the craft store..always a good way to spend a weekend! :)
So today we are starting the week off with an EAD Design blog hop to get your crafty mojo flowing. There is always some goodies being given away so make sure you start at the beginning HERE, or if you came from Jenn's blog you're in the right spot.
I think I'm done making Halloween cards for now and slowing moving into my holiday crafting, so I decided to make a clean and simple Christmas card with a cute Mr. Snowman....

The little snowman is from the Snow Fun stickerz and the sentiment is from the EAD/Paper Smooches Christmas Sentiment stickerz.

I was inspired by sketch 138 from Card Patterns

Hope you like it!

Also a few quick reminders..

here's this months Steal..love the cameo!

and make sure to get your entries in to the color challenge by Thursday (10/27)-for a chance to win, click HERE to link up...there's a lot of great entries so far! :)

Ok time to hop to the next blog..

go to our lovely guest designer

ASHLEY

Have a great day! :)

P.S. I finally have a winner picked from last weeks PKS blog hop, the winner will recieve a $15 dollar gift card to the PKS store.

Here's my winner...

Christine America Real said...

Wow! Fantastic projects! I love your buttons with the twine through them and all of your cute characters! Great job, you are very talented!
www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com

Congrats!!

The Girls

2011-10-21T20:43:00.000-07:00

Hi there! It's no secret I LOVE to use sketches when I'm making my layouts. One of my favorite places to get my scrapbooking inspiration is Sketchy Thursdays, the DT is always amazing and the sketches are easy to make your own. So I created this page for the Sketchy Thursdays November guest designer search. I just got the new Random Collection by Crate Paper from the Paper Issues Etsy shop...LOVE this collection! The designs went perfectly with this sketch!

The rules for this challenge was to create a page using the sketch (below) with at least 5 leaves and to make a thankful list.

I found this sweet picture of my sisters and I (that's me in the pink).When we were growing up we were always called "the Girls". Everywhere we went people would say 'the girls are here!'..it was never by our names..just the girls!..lol

I thought this big flower was so pretty and the leaves fit with the challenge. :)

I cut the 'Girls' title from the Gypsy Font cartridge on my Cricut.

the sketch:

You can check out all the details HERE, tomorrow (10/22) is the last day to get your entries in..good luck to everyone! :)

P.S. Please vote for me on the Market Street Stamps block party..my BOO card has a chance at winning the BIG prize! Click HERE to vote..(I'm #1 on the list)..thanks! :)

Please Vote for me!!

2011-10-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

Hi friends! Good news..I made TOP TEN on the Market Street Stamps Block Party! WOOHOOO!! I can't believe my BOO card made it, I'm sooo excited!! Now it's up to ALL of you to go and VOTE for me! PLEASE!!

I'm in really good company and the competition is tuff, but I REALLY wanna win! lol :)

So all you have to do is click HERE and vote my for my card (it's #1 on the list).

THANK YOU! Have a great day!

BOO!

2011-10-18T22:23:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! I have a little break inbetween my DT postings so I thought I'd play along in the Market Street Stamps challenge. I LOVE the new Sweet Spooks and HAD to have them..and they came just in time for their 1st Anniversary Block Party! There's a *HUGE* prize up for grabs so I'm crossin' my fingers and toes and everything else that I will get a chance! lol..so we were able to make anything we wanted as long as it has MSS stamps. Here's my lil' BOO card...

I Love that cute skull girl..so cute! I used some fun Echo Park-Apothecary papers and my circle punch came in handy too! I added some orange trim to the polka banner and added a lil' bit of bling, twine and a cute Prima flower. I'm lovin' the coragated alphabets from Momenta..the 'B' is from the Metallic Black Alphabet sticker set. And I dug out that orange burlap stuff from my stash. I hope you like it!

You can check out all the details HERE, tomorrow (10/19) is the last day to get your entries in for a chance at the big prize- so get to your craft rooms and start creating! :)

PKS Mini Release & Country Bumpkin Blog Hop

2011-10-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

For the EAD Designs blog hop CLICK HERE. Thanks!
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Hey there! Today is the PKS and Country Bumpkin blog hop. Please join us, there is some awesome blog candy being given out at each blog! You can start HERE or if you came from Heidi's blog then you're in the right spot.

If you don't know already, our wonderfully talented DT sister Lorie has created the Country Bumpkin collection. I can't stand how cute these images are and I had SO much fun paper peicing each one. And the new PKS stamps and faces are soo fun!

Here's a few cards I made with the Country Bumpkin stamps..

CB-O6 You Whooooo Owl

CB-02 Max

CB-03 Tanner Turkey

Aren't those stamps so adorable!? Great job Lorie! :)

And here's some fun Halloween tags I whipped up using The Uglies 1 1/8th faces((my new favorites!!)) and I used the Bump in the Night Cricut cartridge...

The sentiment above is from The Uglies Assortment set ((each set has a few different sentiments on them)).

:-)

Ok, so how 'bout some blog candy!

Each DT member will be offering a $15 gift certificate to the PKS store! All you have to do is leave ONE comment for a chance to win and a random winner will be selected at the end of the hop, good luck!

AND

PKS will also be providing an extra 10% OFF during these three days:

PROMO CODE: MINIHOP

SAVE 10% OFF our everyday tiered discounts

Total savings up to 20%!!

Ok, now keep on goin' to the next stop..

ERIN

Have a great day!

BLOG HOP Order:

PKS Blog - http://peachykeenstamps.com

Angelica - http://handmadebyangelica.com

Viv - http://craftinghaven.blogspot.com

Lorie - http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com

Janice - http://stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com

Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com

Emma - http://creativetimeforme.com

Samantha - http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com

Kim - http://paperpunchaddiction.com

Heidi - http://gotscraps.blogspot.com

Joanna - http://scrap-making.blogspot.com (me)

Erin - http://erinleecreative.com

Ruthie - http://septemberninth.blogspot.com

Kathy - http://peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com

EAD Monday Hop

2011-10-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I hope you had a great weekend!

We are starting the week off with an EAD Designs blog hop and of course there is always something fun being given away so make sure to leave everyone some lovin' for a chance to win.

Please start the hop HERE or if you're coming from Jenn's blog you're right on track.

I decided it's time to work on my Christmas cards since it's slowly creeping up, EAD has the stickerz for the holidays! I used the Christmas Penguins for my card.

My daughter loved this little penguin, she was making him 'dance' right before I glued him down! lol! :)

The sentiment is from the London Town stckerz.

Hope you like it!

Ok your next stop is to our wonderful guest designer

ASHLEY

P.S. I'll be back later today for the PKS mini release blog hop. See you then. :)

P.P.S. I just found out some exciting news!! I made the new Deisgn Team for Creative Charms!! woot! woot! Sooo excited, I can't wait to start creating with all the fun embellishments, bling and charms!

Click here to see who else made the team and congrats to all my new DT sisters! :)

Buggy For Birthday's Blog Hop

2011-10-14T22:10:00.000-07:00

Hi! It's blog hoppin' time! Today we are helping Corri from Bug Lover Cards celebrate her birthday with a big bash! I hope you can join us, Corri has some awesome blog candy so make sure you start at the beginning and leave some love along the way. You can start HERE, or if you came from my sissy Sandra's blog then you're in the right spot!

Corri asked that we make something with a lil' bug on it, I went through my stash of Momenta papers and stickers and came up with this..

I love the bright colors and the super cute snail. I added some stickles to the tag and I thought the banner was the perfect touch for a sweet bday card.

Hope you like it!

Ok, now keep hoppin' along for more inspiration.

Your next stop is to

LAURA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORRI! :)

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Windy

2011-10-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Today is the 26th Let's Face it Friday Challenge on the Peachy Keen challenge blog. This is the challenge that is dedicated to all those wonderful Peachy faces! I hope you can join us this week, there is always a fabulous prize to be won!

Here was the challenge we had to go by:

Swirls of wind remind of of flourishes and whimsy. Make a project that whips up our imagination.

As soon as I saw wind and whimsy I thought of flying a kite on a windy day and the joy it brings to a child. So here is what I came up with..of course it's nice and bright and makes you feel good! :)

I just got the Echo Park Country Drive collection and thought it would work perfect with this card.

I used a few different Peachy stamps..Snow Cuties for the girl, the small You are My Sunshine to paper piece my sun, and the sentiment is from the Vivienne and Friends set. Hope you like it! :)

Make sure to click HERE for all the details and check out what the talented DT made! :)

P.S. Monday (10/17) starts the PKS mini blog hop, we will be showcasing the newest releases and the super cute Country Bumpkin stamps! I can't wait to share my projects! :)

Spooky

2011-10-13T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Today is the monthly EAD Designs color challenge. The colors this month are perrrrfect for Fall! And there's always new stickerz out to help with your mojo for the challenge...silly me I misplaced my new stickerz so I looked in my EAD stash and came up with this cute little creation.

For my card I used the Halloween Owls (for the pumpkin), Kawaii Halloween (for the sentiment), and the Stitches stickerz for the edges ((love those!)).

Here are the colors:

and the super cute Be Thankful stickerz:

Make sure to link up HERE, check out all the details and you can check out what the rest of the DT made for more inspiration!

Supplies:Pattern paper by Recollections (Michael's)EAD Designsburlap, halloween brad, ribbon, twine, buttons

Candy Cane Lane

2011-10-12T11:23:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great week, today I'm sharing another Scrappy Mom's sneak peek. I used 'A Holiday to Remember' stamp set. I LOVE this Candy Cane Lane sentiment, it's probably my favorite on the set! I wanted this card to have a lot of glittery action, so I pulled out my Martha Stewart coarse glitter and did a lil' bit of inking and I think it came out really pretty. Hope you like it!

The gingham ribbon makes it feel old fashion. :)

Thanks for stoppin' by! Be back tomorrow for the monthly EAD color challenge.

Happy Fall to One an All

2011-10-11T09:09:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I'm posting twice today woohoo! If you want to see my baby mini album just scroll down or click HERE. Today is another Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge. This week Mel and Tammy switched it up and we are having a color challenge with a theme. The colors are brown and teal and the theme if Fall..so you can use any cartridge or any cut you want!

Here's my card, I used the oh-so cute Faceless Scarecrow Dolls by Peachy Keen Stamps and did some paper piecing...

The sentiment is from the SMS 'A Holiday to Remember' stamp set.

The card base was cut from the Birthday Bash Cricut cart, and the pumpkins are from the Gypsy Wandering cartridge. I also used the PK-649 Scarecrow Accessories and the PK-510 Jack-O-Lantern Face Assortment. I hope you can come join us, there is a special prize for one lucky winner! Click HERE to get all the detials and to see what the rest of the DT made for more inspiration!

P.S. On Sunday we did get to go to a Pumpkin Patch, we had so much fun. Natalie loved it..she had fun looking at all the pumpkins. We got some old fashion root-beer floats and we even went in a corn maze. Here's a few picks of our day.. :)

Thanks for looking! Have a great day! :)

Beautiful Baby Girl Mini Album-Momenta DT post

2011-10-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm the host over on the Momenta blog today! I love when it's my turn! You can check out the blog HERE..or just scroll down to see what I posted! :)

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Hi everyone! Joanna here, today I'm sharing a sweet little mini album of my little girl. She was only about 6 months old here and such a lil' cuddle bug! I tried to match her bright outfit with the Chole's Garden Pyramid Paper Pad. The pattern papers in this set just scream my name! I love all things bright and pink..what girl doesn't? :) So I know she will love this when she is older.

I really love layering all the fabulous Momenta stickers. Of course my number one favorites are still the Puffy Banners..LOVE those! You will notice I added some journaling..I kept it short, simple and sweet because I'm not big on jouraling but I know that it is something that should be done. It's a great idea to jot down a few things about that special person, that way you never forget what you were thinking and feeling at that time. I simply tore a few sheets from a notebook and rounded the corners..easy peasy!

So cute! These pictures just put a huge smile on my face!

I hope you like my little book and hopefully gives you some ideas for your next mini album.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Momenta Supplies:

ST-4491 PASTEL ALPHA PACK

ST-3528 PRNCSS MINI B&B

ST-4949 CHG CARDSTOCK STICKER

ST-4915 CHG S&S STKR

ST-5113 PRI PUFFY MESSAGES

ST-5159 CHL PFY BORDERS

ST-5111 PRN EMB MSG

ST-5107 BREA EMB MSG

ST-5092 CHG EMB MSG

PA-2384 CHG PYRAMID PAD

other supplies:

Cosmo Cricket black board mini album, twine

Witches Brew

2011-10-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Today is our weekly EAD Designs blog hop, if you are joining us make sure to start HERE, I'm the 1st stop..and this week I will be choosing a lucky winner to win some EAD goodies! :)

I'm sharing a fun witchy Halloween card today using the Creepy Cocktails stickerz and some DCWV pattern papers.

I LOVE this cocktail with the witches legs hanging out, it's so cute!

So wanna a chance to win the Creepy Cocktail stickerz?

Just make sure to leave a comment on everyone's blogs and a random winner will be picked next Monday! Good luck!

Ok keep hopping along for more inspiration..you're next stop is to our lovely guest designer

ASHLEY

See ya later!

Holly Jolly Holiday

2011-10-08T05:00:00.000-07:00

Hey there! Hope you're enjoying your weekend! If the weather is nice I think we will go to a pumpkin patch! I know Natalie will love it! Hopefully it doesn't rain, i realllly wanna go! :) So.. anywhoo, I'm sharing nother card featuring the newest Scrappy Mom's set 'A Holiday to Remember'..this stamp set is perfect for all the upcoming holidays.

I really LOVED the way this card came out, I think it's on my fav list of my favie projects! hehe! :)

I used the Forever Young Cricut cartridge for the silhoutte and some fun Pepperment Crate Papers.

I love shape of the card too.. sorry I'm blanking on the name of the cartridge I cut it from.

Hope you likey!

Don't forget right now Scrappy Mom's is having their FREE SHIPPING SALE, now til Oct.16th and when you buy the 'Believe in Miracles' set $2 will be donated to help with cancer research!

And check out the rest of the SMS DT HERE for more inspiration.

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-New Release & Sneak Peek!

2011-10-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Well it's time to roll out some NEW Scrappy Mom's Stamps, just in time for the holidays!

And some even better news, if you purchase the new 'Believe in Miracles' stamp set, $2 dollars will be donated to the American Cancer Society. How sweet was that of Mel and Tammy to do that!

Ok, no more talking..here's the new sets...

LOVE 'A Holiday to Remember'! Lots of great sentiments for Fall, Christmas and even New Years!

Here's a little 4x4 card I made using the Holiday set and a cutie pie penguin I paper pieced by Peachy Keen Stamps.

I hope you like my sneak peek..I have a LOT more coming all weekend so please check back!

I used the PK-M21 Donna Rae Penguin by PKS incase you were wonderin'! ;)

Make sure to check out the Scrappy Mom's blog for more info on the new releases and check out ALL of the DT members blogs for lots of inspiration!

P.S. SMS is also having their FREE SHIPPING SALE now til Oct.16th! Woohoo!

P.P.S. I'm also hosting the EAD Designs blog today too, right HERE. :)

P.P.P.S. All pattern papers are by Crate Paper-Peppermint collection...found HERE.

Ok, bye,bye!

Scrap-Making

Just poppin' in...

EAD Blog Hop

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Thoughts of You

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Ello

I Love Roo..

EAD Blog Hop

Laundry Day

EAD Blog Hop

My Love, My Life, My Child-Momenta DT Post

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Color Combo

EAD Blog Hop

Be Jolly

Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge

EAD Blog Hop

DIY Baby Headband and a Christmas Video

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

EAD Blog Hop-Christmas Subway Art

New Baby-Momenta DT post

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Fabric Scraps

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-*New Release*

EAD Color Challenge

Christmas Cake Pops

EAD Hop- Marshmallow World Canvas

Peace

Altered Notebook-Momenta DT post

Christmas Canvas

EAD Hop- DIY Christmas Plates

Christmas Wreath

EAD Blog Hop- Welcome Trey Tutorial

EAD + Whisker Graphics Blog Hop

Peachy Keen Kut Outs Blog Hop

Sweet ~Altered Wooden Frame~

Merriest Wishes

So Thankful

EAD Monday Hop-Chevron LOVE!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop

Keep calm and make tea AND a tutorial!

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Recipes

Freshly Brewed-Scrappy Mom's Stamps New Release

Making Spirits Bright

Pumpkin Patch Layout

EAD Monday Hop

Happy Birthday gift set-Momenta DT Post

Just so you know....

Merry Christmas Penguin-RRR DT project

Lil' Pumpkin

Celebrate ~Dia de los Muertos~ Blog Hop

EAD Monday Hop-Happy Halloween!

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Creepy Cute

2Cute Ink and EAD Designs

Down by the River-Momenta DT project

EAD Monday Hop + PKS blog hop Winner

The Girls

Please Vote for me!!

BOO!

PKS Mini Release & Country Bumpkin Blog Hop

EAD Monday Hop

Buggy For Birthday's Blog Hop

PKS -Let's Face it Friday Challenge -Windy

Spooky

Candy Cane Lane

Happy Fall to One an All

Beautiful Baby Girl Mini Album-Momenta DT post

Witches Brew

Holly Jolly Holiday

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-*New Release* & Sneak Peek!

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-New Release

Scrappy Mom's Stamps-New Release & Sneak Peek!