NEW Mini Album Kits!

The boxes started arriving today for a new mini album kit I designed!! I'm so excited to start putting all the kits together =)  Just waiting on a few more things then I will reveal the mini

and what will be in the kits.  (I feel like a little kid)

Hugs!

Vintage Photo Layout

A gift for my Aunt on her birthday.

This year I had my mom dust off her old photos and send em to me. I picked this one because of the color. Most photos of my mom and her sister are black and white but this one I thought was adorable!

I used Creative Imaginations papers for the base then some roses made from old book pages.

For her Birthday card I wanted something garden-ish since she always had the most beautiful gardens around her home. 

The image is one from Crafty Secrets and the rosettes are made from washi tape.

For the inside I wanted her to know just how special she is so I made up this 

cute little acronym. I think she is gonna love it!

Have a wonderful week!

Scrapbook Layout Pages

I have started on my new hallway layout project. I have a 2 very long hallways 

with lots of wall space for this new project of mine. I found this on Pinterest and decided 

to do something similar on my walls.

I plan on a more vintage look but this is the basic idea.

For my first layout I dug up some old photos of my daughter in the

poppy fields. That + Graphic 45 Secret Garden and some handmade

poppies =

For each new layout I create a short video will follow with 

a technique tutorial. This video I will be making tonight is

on the poppies. Handmade no punches or machines required =)

Thanks for stopping by!

Love these!!

My daughter decided to give me a Pinterest Mother's Day this year.

She found 3 adorable projects (2 that involved sewing) to make me

And of course I took pics!

Tissue holder made with felt and she hand cut the flowers!

The puppy opens up into an emergency sewing kit...

(she know me so well)

And this little watering can had my necklace inside. She made that

Using G45 papers and a half glass dome bezel.

These are just so cute!! she did a great job =)

Thank you baby girl! you are the best!

Crazy for Cards!

Ever since I made my moms mothers day card I have 

had the urge to make more...

I have been using up some of my October afternoon scraps on these ones

Front

Inside

This one and the next are Birthday cards using Cakewalk papers from

October Afternoon on 

both.

Front

Side view closeup

of front

And the inside

This one is a Just because type card with a place inside 

to write a nice little note to a friend.

Front

Inside

For this Card I used October Afternoons farmhouse paper

collection and the matching flower sack for the 

flowers on the front.

I already have a few boy cards all ready to go 

tomorrow =)

Mothers Day Card

Just a little something I made to go along with the

layout I did for my mom.

I used Melissa Frances 5th Ave papers for my card.

The poem on the inside of the card is so sweet.

I found it on Pinterest and knew my mom would love it.

A close up of my shabby little flower. 

I made the flower using Tim Holtz Tattered flowers die

I cut several layers of the same flower using cotton fabric, colored burlap, white satin and lace.

then just layered them alternating the fabrics and petals.

Last step is adding the middle piece. This is a pretty little pearl flower 

that was a brad...just removed the pointy things on the back and hot glued it to the center. 

Hope your all having fun creating your special mothers day gifts as well!

Hugs

Flowers, flowers everywhere!

I have been working on flowers for days for my moms mothers day gift

and it is finally done!

Here is what my table has looked like since I started my project.

And here are the results.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Altering Envelopes

Today I made handmade crochet flowers for embellishing 

my projects and here is the first one!

This is being used in one of my albums I am working on now. I love the way yarn and paper

go together

Crochet Flowers

Pretty Flowers