Erin's Birthday

I can't believe Erin turned 10 this week! Here is the card that I made for her:



I used the card sketch that Belinda has posted for the month of May. You can find it here. I also used Bel's Hearts and Lace stamp set, and Sassafras Lass papers. Don't you think it turned out fun and girlie?

And here is the birthday girl with her gift from Nana:


The doll is "Julie" from American Girl. She is the historical doll from 1974. Yikes! I was 9 years old in 1974, so now I have a historical doll that represents me. I'm historical! Oh man, I can hear my bones creaking right now.

Acrylic Album

Wow, I haven't posted on my blog in 5 days! I was very busy over the Mother's Day weekend, which was great. And I got to work on an album that I wanted to finish right away, so I concentrated on that. Here it is:


This album is for my niece who is studying in Italy this semester. They have emailed me lots of fantastic photos, so I got an 8-inch clear acrylic album to put them in. I bought a Cosmo Cricket paper collection that had lots of beautiful colors that coordinated so well with the photos.

Here is a photo of one of the pages. The entire album is 10 pages.


My niece returns to the US in a few weeks, so this will be waiting for her to fill in with her memories.

Well, I have lots of yard work to do today, so I will get to it. Have a good Tuesday everyone!

Don't Forget to Rumble With Me!

That's right! Belinda has lots of great prizes planned to celebrate Customer Appreciation Month. The grand prize at the end of the month--you could win all 6 stamp sets in the Capacious Collection. That's huge! There are also smaller prizes given away all throughout the month. And how do you enter? Simply place an order during the month of May. That's all. Any order, large or small, stamps or other products, and your name will go into the drawing.

Click HERE for more details.

And while I have you here.....

You haven't forgotten how to rumble, have you?

I'm the hostess for the Cottage Rumble #6 at the In The Cottage Studio blog. Use any type of paint in a project, and leave a comment on the blog with a link. Your name might be chosen for the prize:

3 Shimmerz and 1 Blingz paints
You choose the colors!

And after you win those paints, you could use them to make a card like this:



I used the rose stamp from the Whispers in the Woods stamp set (Capacious Collection) and stamped with Shimmerz paint instead of ink. How? I used a foam brush and dabbed a thin layer of Coffee Shimmerz paint onto the stamp. I stamped once onto scrap paper to remove excess paint, and then stamped the image onto my cardstock. After it dried completely, I used Pixie Dust and Pink Poinsettia to fill in with color.

I made this card with Splitcoast sketch challenge SC227. My name there is Lisa L. if you want to check out my gallery.

Have a good Thursday everyone!

The Perfect Day

Now here is a bright and sunny page! The papers from Cosmo Cricket make you happy just to look at them. And my girls have big smiles on their faces to match the mood.

I used the card sketch from Mojo Monday Week 85 to make this scrap page, but I tweaked it enough that you might not consider it to be truly following the sketch.

I haven't been at my craft table much lately, but now that "laundry mountain" has been conquered, maybe I will have more time.

Have a good Wednesday!

Disney's Christmas Lights

More work on my DisneyWorld album! I used Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge SBSC188 to make this page about the Christmas light display that we saw at Disney's Hollywood Studios. I guess the lights are originally from the home display of the Osborne family, whose neighbors were annoyed by the huge display. So Disney now puts all of their lights on the buildings in Hollywood Studios, and has even added to it.

It was amazing--over 4 million lights. And then artificial snow started falling, which delighted the girls. What a beautiful sight.

Just Be Yourself!

Isn't that great advice? But pretty hard to follow for most of us, huh?

I made this card for the Our Daily Bread Designs sketch challenge, which you can find here. I love their rubber stamps, and the bird stamp above is no exception. It is in the set Sing to the Lord. I had fun distressing the background kraft cardstock--I actually crumpled it over and over, and then sponged it with a couple different inks. I accidently tore it, but just worked that into the design.

We were busy at church all morning, and I ate too much (as usual) at our carry-in dinner this afternoon. So I am having a very lazy Sunday evening!

Have a good one everbody.

Orlando's Flowers

Here in Ohio, our few months of summer are the only time that I see beautiful blooms on the flowers in my yard. So when I travel to a tropical location and see flowers in the middle of winter, it always blows my mind.

Last December we went to Orlando where I got some good pics of some tropical flowers at Disneyworld and at our hotel. I decided to add them to my scrapbook using the Splitcoast sketch SBSC187. I love the little journaling card and stickers from SEI. They are shimmery, but you can't see it in the photo.

Our Saturday has been way too busy, but now I am settling down for the evening. Have a good night everyone!