~Mother's Day Card~

Good morning, 

Can you believe it is almost mid May? Where does the time go??? EEK

Of course on this upcoming Mother's Day I could not forget my wonderful

mother in law- so I created this card for her that has a special gift- a Crystal Sun Catcher

from Connie Crystal. 

You can find the entire project and instructions on the CC blog right here!

http://sparklebycc.com/connie-crystal-card-creation/

I also used the May 2013 Creating Made Easy kit for this. 

~So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades~

Good morning and happy Thursday my friends,

what a rough day yesterday was- sick kid and all that, today is FIELD TRIP day!

But before I headed out I thought I would share the fabulous 

Avocado Arts NEW stamp set with ya...just for sh*ts and g*iggles, well

and because I love it like a tick loves a fat dog! :) 

 How amazing is this new set? LOVES!

It is to die for! :) 

I just had to use light bright papers from Echo Park.

And I used Colorbox SILVER ink for the shades...

I mean seriously was there even a choice??

I can't wait to send this to a friend!

Ok wish me luck at the zoo with screaming 3rd graders! LOL 

Happy Thursday y'all!

~Scrapbooking: What It Means To Me- Headed Forward And Looking Back~

Good morning friends, 

When I first became a scrapbooker it was a HUGE no no 

to scrapbook the pain, abuse, guilt, and anything not pretty in life.

Of course not being one to follow protocol I basically gave the finger to 

everyone who told me my work was not good enough and too taboo

and scrapbooked whatever was in my mind. 

It was the single best move for therapy in my life I can think of. 

That behind writing a "book" of all my memories of abuse and 

sending it to everyone I knew so I would not hide behind those secrets anymore. 

These pages brought back many memories so I thought 

I would share with you today instead of my normal new projects. :) 

I was cleaning up my computer this week and ran across these

old layouts from 2011.

This was a layout about the book I wrote purging myself of my abuse. 

And this was a layout to remember I am in fact strong and it's ok to 

be a little crazy too! LOL The whole layout sort of is ME. 

The words seen here "It's never really safe to be nostalgic about something

until you're absolutely sure there's no chance of it coming back" was a

constant reminder to myself that it's ok to look back at your family and the

life you had- because there is no chance of it coming back...I am surrounded by 

good now and all that pain and abuse is behind me....it's ok to look back but don't get 

sucked back into that revolving door of pain. 

I am super thankful for what scrapbooking has done for my life. 

Thas is scrapbooking to me!

~Using Mascils & Mister Huey On Cards~

Good morning my friends, 

What a long weekend it was full of rain- I hope this

week is sunnier! :) 

I have this card to share in which I used the Clear Scraps Mascil from

the Creating Made Easy May 2013 Kit. 

It is one of the feature projects! :) 

You will be finding 2 projects in the kit by me...I am very excited!

Also here is my boy with one of his TWO medals

for the Science Olympiad this weekend. SO PROUD!

First and Third Place- he did such a great job! Love this kid. 

Ok off to create today I hope- Happy Monday. 

~Heart Shell Project +Together =Priceless Moments~

Good morning my crafty friends, 

I have one project to share today and *Gasp* it's a layout!

Plus another FAMILY project we did together. 

We brought home so many shells from our Alabama/Florida trip 

I wanted to find a way to use them and not leave them sit in a bag. 

In Oregon we filled our walkways with agates and shells, but of course they are

so much rarer in TN I decided to BUILD a rock heart and fill it with shells in the 

front yard right by our sidewalk. The boys collected XL rocks from around 

the property and we created a rock heart and filled it with our shells. 

 I know it won't last forever, but it will last for now. :) 

 

It was a special memory to create with the boys on the beach

as well as at home....I love it. 

It's been a very busy few days in our home and a couple 

emergencies happened so I am slightly behind. BUT I wanted to share 

this project I did with the boys and the layout below I created using

our vacation photo. 3 SWEET boys who have hearts of gold. 

This was created from the May 2013 Creating Made Easy kit which I LOVE

LOVE LOVE so much!! Perfect for all projects!! :) 

Oh and before I forget- how adorable is this Clear Scraps acrylic

card using Avocado Arts stamps in the ONLINE only class

that is happening right now?!!

ONLY 14.00 for videos and PDF's of all 4 cards! I love it!

Still time to sign up!

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=759

Anyways Happy Friday, I am off to get creative I hope...

well that or clean...who knows??! LOL

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NEW Kit- NEW Album! Jenny Lawson trip!!

Good morning!!!!

Not going to lie to ya, right now...just know you 

WILL be seeing about 3 more of these albums with these same photos LOL

Basically I intend on making 5 in total so each one of my gf's from

this trip get one. AND each time I look at the photos I relive

the trip all over again- I love me some Jenny Lawson, just sayin'.

 So this mini album is about 6X12" and it is the All Mixed Up album

from Clear Scraps....OHHH OH OH and the best part??

It's all from the May 2013 Creating made Easy kit!!

http://www.clearscraps.com/category_s/83.htm

 All I had to do was decide how I wanted to assemble it.

 The whole kit is about friendship, love, loyalty, and being beautiful

and real plus happiness...how could I not scrap these amazing women??

 They all make me devastatingly happy and they are all amazing

real friends who I am so grateful for. 

 Plus Jenny...hello total amazeballs!!!! She loves me...I know it. 

 Don't tell anyone but I am SURE she secretly stalks my blog thinking

of ways to be crafty like me!! I just feel it in my bones....

 Ok probably not but a girl can wish right??

 Anyways it was an amazing kit and a beautiful fun theme for sure!!

 So the last one was MINI MINI what do you think of this one?

I like the larger size :) 

Ok I am off to get busy, I am excited about my class starting like now...

Join me with these fun cards! 4 cards in a week only 14.00! :) 

I am using Clear Scraps acrylic and Avocado Arts stamps!

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=759

That's it for me today! 

Have a great Hump Day!! 

~Facebook Humor With Stamps!~

Hey there-good morning my friends,

I have been doing alot of humor projects lately and this is no different...

I mean seriously..Viva Las VegaStamps has opened up a whole new world

of stamping humor for my crafts! :) 

I created this for my son...because he is ALWAYS on his phone LOL

How fun is this quote and face? I love it!

You can find a step by step instruction sheet on the VLVS blog post here:

http://vivalas.blogspot.com/2013/04/social-media-humor-for-teens.html

I don't think I will be telling Pink Paislee I used their beautiful papers for this one! LOL

Don't forget my latest class...only 14.00!

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=759

~Awkward Moments Card #3- Thanks For Parking.....

Hey there, good morning, Happy Monday! :) 

So this weekend we were totally rained in and games were cancelled,

it was the perfect time to get creative. 

My gf Shauna came up with this card idea...

 It starts out as a beautiful card with roses...that says "Hey there"...

 then inside it says this.....

 Come on I know you all need one of these! LOL

For those people who park sideways or take up 3 spaces...it happens 

to me all the time. People park while I am in the store then I am blocked in.

I added the car rub-ons for fun! :) 

 I am thinking someone will be emailing me today for this card! LOL

It's happening people! LOL

 Awkward Cards by Pinky- Custom cards made for those delicate "awkward" situations in life. 

So happy Monday! I hope it started of with some giggles!

Have a wonderful day. 
Don't forget!!!

Join me with these fun cards! 4 cards in a week only 14.00! :) 

I am using Clear Scraps acrylic and Avocado Arts stamps!

http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/info.php?id=759