Why Not? (apron project!)

Hey friends!

Today I have a tutorial on how to make this apron on the

Design Memory Craft Blog!

I know, I am really loving making aprons lately!

Not that I wear one, someone might want me to cook!LOL!

Please go check it out!

Happy Easter

                  Today I am quoting a blog I love to read,

                                     her name is Holly

This is the day...

that you get to begin a new week.
This is the day...
that you're loved just as you are.
{1 John 4:18}
This is the day...
you have everything you need.
{2 Peter 1:3}
This is the day...
that victory is yours.
{Romans 8:37}
This is the day...
that God has made.
{Psalm 118:24}
There's never been one like it before and there will never be again. You're in this moment, time, place for a purpose and you've got what it takes to fulfill it.

<sup>Because of this day, Easter, I know...

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
16</sup> For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. ¹⁷ After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

I hope you know this too, if you ever want to talk about it or have any questions please email me!
Happy Easter friends!

Give Aways!!!

In honor of Earth Day, Design Memory Craft is issuing a design challenge - Are you up for it? Grab your favorite Mix & Match products and give them a new life as an up cycled item. Post your creations on their Facebook page. Be sure to tell us what Mix & Match products you used! They will select 10 winners who will receive a Mix & Match Ink & Aquarelles set. (US residents only, subject to change without notice) you have until MAY 1!!! (I use these all the time - you will love these produts!!)

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This week Clear Scraps is giving away

A BRAND NEW CLEAR SCRAPS TOP LOAD 12X12 CAST ACRYLIC ALBUM!!!!!

You have until Thursday night to participate!

Go here the Clear Scraps blog for the details!

Family, a mini album

 Hey Bloggers! I had the pleasure of working with some totally cute papers from Imaginisce on this project for Clear Scraps! First of all did you know you can order any name/word from Clear Scraps to make an album? For this I chose the word "Family".

 This is a book of those random pictures, maybe you don't have enough to make a layout about it. Or maybe not the best pics but you love them because they are cute?... If you print them in a small size they look good but you can't blow them up? (Yes I take those pictures too!LOL!) That's what is great about mini's you can utilize those photos!

 Note the acrylic pages? I have a tutorial on the Clear Scraps Blog today about how to do that!

And can you believe in all these photos NOT ONE came out great !

Someone was looking somewhere else or doing something crazy ( Ahem hubby!)

But hey, we were all together right? 

So it goes in the album! 

Supplies:

 Clear Scraps Word Album, Papers & Stamps Imaginisce "Berrylicious" collection,
Ink- Staz On, Paints Shimmerz and Paint Daubbers, Glue Dots(R), Foam Squares, other adhesives
ribbon ?, & Faber -Castell PITT pens

Sunday...

Hey bloggers! What did you do this weekend?

We took the kids to the church for Easter festivities which

of course, included an egg hunt. There were so many eggs

the kids were stuffing their pockets! LOL!

We stopped by the house to see the progress they have made!! How cool is this?

                                             The front of the house...ahhh looks like home...

The back of the house and the yard.

The bay window is the master bedroom.

Still contemplating where the scraproom will be.
Bigger space and no doors and upstairs away from guests view

or behind closed doors, access to formal dining room but you have to pass the

french doors to get in the house... I have some time.

Mixed Media video...

 Hi all ! As promised day three with a mixed media video. Check it our here
Shimmerz ed. Video Blog 
I really didn't know where I was going with this and I was hoping for the best...

The is the end result...

I still may add some words or a quote or something later...

 Supplies:  Shimmerz Coloringz Ivy League, Shimmerz Spritz Ruby,
Shimmerz Blingz Pixie Dust, Chipboard Skirted Tag (album) Clear Scraps,

Pattern Paper Ta Da Creative Studios, Alphas Basic Grey,

Fozz Felt KaiserCraft, Making Memories Velvet Stickers,

        Chipboard Clocks Heidi Swapp,  

                                              

House Updates!!! Whoo hoo!

 Front of the house

 Our bedroom bay window!

Outdoor fireplace and covered patio!

 Game room or possible scrapbook room at the top of the stairs...

 Study or possible scrapbook room facing the front of the house...

This would be my view if I used the study as a scrapbook room. I am trying to decide which one to use. At first I was sure it would be upstairs (the game room-that space is huge and open 13 x 14ft)  but it is open, there is no door to keep  little ones(8,7 & 5 year old) out when I'm not around and it leads to the stairs and hallway for the kids rooms. While the study downstairs is 12x11 1/2 and part of the room is cut as the french doors are on the corner. However it is right next to the formal dining room so if I had ladies over to scrap we would utilize both rooms and I can close those doors and keep the kids out. Decisions, decisions...what do you think?

Honor

Lately my hubby has been watching "Coming Home" - you know the show where they show service men and women coming home to their families?  I can't watch it  - way too much crying involved!

 But it did inspire me to make this wall hanging! When I think of the people serving our country I think of honor - we need to honor those who put their families aside to protect and serve our country.

* And can I just say that the paper rosette die is my favorite!

I love that it makes it so easy to make those rosettes!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock, Creative memories
Pattern paper , “Star spangled banner” Festivus collection from Ta Da Creative Studios
Die cuts, “tag a ma lings” Festivus Collection, Tad Creative Studios
Alphas, Momenta
Acrylic banner, Clear Scraps
Gesso, Faber-Castell
twine
Corrugated cardboard Star
Tim Holtz Alterations Paper Rosette die
Lifestyle Crafts Party Flag Inserts die
star punch, “Galaxy micro maker” Creative Memories
Deckled rotary blade with Creative Memories Trimmer
Cuttlebug – dots embossing folder
Glue Dots®

 And do you remember this?

This top loading album premiered at CHA

this summer from Clear Scraps - all the pieces are acrylic!

 I made mine with Graphic 45 and alcohol inks.

They should be hitting the stores this weekend!!!

Stay tuned for tommorrow
I'll be back with a Shimmerz video!

 

Going to The Big Top!!!

Hey everybody! I am just loving this line from Ta Da Creative Studio! "The Big Top" line is so perfect for kids and what a better way to celebrate them than a wall hanging made with these fun papers!

   Don't these colors just make you happy?



Whats going on....Motherhood

If you are a regular reader of my blog you are probably wondering whats going! LOL! Yes I broke my ankle but no, I have not fallen of the earth! I am busy busy busy creating! As a matter of fact the next three days I will have a new post each day with a new project. (four counting today!!!)The only bummer about being on design teams is you are working on someone else's schedule so although I have projects to share I have to wait until they post it or until the date they want or the date want me to "reveal" it. So without further adue...

 I made this for ScrapGal (which is currently closed for inventory) with American Crafts papers. I was going through my old pictures trying to find something and ran across this pic. Back in the day when we only had two children or firstborn and her brother (and hubby! LOL!) They were so cute! I can't believe how fast the time goes.  Now he has graduated HS (early! he is 16!!!) and she is about to finish her first year of college! Here is a current photo (taken during Christmas break.)

Close up of the journaling. The butterfly and bird chipboard were naked - I painted them with Shimmerz Paints - the sparkle effect came out just the way I wanted it to look - like a stained window effect.

 It looks so much better in person!

And the bird I love the sparkle - tried to give you a glimpse of the sparkle I can see in person!

Supplies: Pattern Papers American Crafts Dear Lizzy, Garden Gala & Growing Green,
Cardstock Creative Memories, Alphas American Crafts, Stickles (on clouds)
Shimmerz Paints & Pearlz & Blingz,
Chipboard Scrap FX, Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen -green mettalic

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In other news...
Our house is coming along, it is SO exciting!

Ok maybe not to you, but to me, so I have to share!

 On the left is a three car garage! To the right is the front door and patio!

 The front door and window to my new scrapbook room!!!!!Yay!!!!!

Back door, through the garage into the back yard.

 This is where or master bathroom big giant tub will go!!!

 Bay window in the master bedroom!!!

My kitchen!!!

And the second floor- kids bedrooms, media room, game room and two bathrooms yet to be built!Eeek! So fun! Hope you stop by the next few days!!

Happy crafting!

Adore

 I love when you get a good photo and you weren't even trying! I love this photo of the little ones!

A Sunday afternoon on the way home from church we stopped and decided to take a few pictures.

I think this is one for the scrapbook room! ( As soon as the house gets finished!)

I decided to use some stuff from my stash - I love this Heidi Swapp resist paper, I really wish she'd make more. I did see that Tim Holtz has some Kraft resist paper out, haven't tried that yet.

The floral paper is Prima, so is the bling. I used Distress inks for the colors.

Meanwhile thanks for the well wishes on my ankle! I do not need surgery- YAY!

I am in a boot instead of a cast - YAY!

It could take 4-6 weeks to heal - BOO!

The good still outweighs the bad!

I really , truly am trying to take it easy...

Seriously!

I have graduations(priorities) to attend next month (including my sons!)

and I don't want to do it in a boot!

Hope you are having a great day!