I am Thankful 4 U.

Cosmo Cosmo Cosmo Cricket... you have done it again, another amazing and super yummy-tastic line that I just can't get enough of!!!! the colors, the patterns, all of it.. Here is a layout that I created with the Circa 1934 collection from the Croppin Paradise store in honor of the holiday and being thankful for what I've been blessed with. I know I have been given sooo much in my life, but these two little cuties are what make me smile all the time.. some days not as much, LOL!!! but lots of the time, most days. The journaling reads " I am thankful 4 u, you mean the world to me, you are my everything, I am thankful to be your mother."

11/29 Weekly CP Sketch

It's my week to share a sketch to play along with in the Croppin Paradise weekly challenge forum, and here is my sketch for this week. Here is my example with the sketch, I used the rich and lovely new Bo Bunny Midnight Frost line and I have to say, I am thoroughly enjoying all those blues.. just in time for winter and all that snow we got.. you can find that line in the CP Store.. Hope you will use the sketch and play along.. add a link if you play along!! I'd love to see your take on it.

Close Ups:

Crate Sketch

I played along with the Crate Nov Sketch and this is the page that I came up with. I took some of the kids school pics and then added the SUPER cool and cute cards, and then decided to title the page my 2 Aces... a play on words of the cards... I mainly used their Restoration line which is SUPER fun.. I wanted to use their new school pics, but I only had Sydney's, Austin's finally came home today.. so I might have to do another page, with the newer pics...

Bo Bunny Card Sketch

I got a hold of some of the yummy, and very deep and richly colored blue line from Bo Bunny called Midnight Frost from the CP store HERE... I just have to say it is amazing!!! LOVE the deep blues and the color scheme.. perfect for winter.. Here is a card that I created with it using the Bo Bunny card sketch. I used some of their Chunky Chips alphas and used a couple of different color inks to get the right blue feel.. so here's my take on it.

A Birthday Wish- Vintage Style

I am such a sucker for the 365 card challenge Sketchy Sundays over there.. Pam always has super fun sketches.. They actually are having vintage week going on, and so here is my sketchy Sunday sketch vintage style... I'm not much of a vintage girl, but I LOVE the look of it, so here is my take on it.

Twisted Sketch Card: EDGE

I LOVED the fun twist for the Twisted Card sketch # 34 this week it was EDGE... Not only did I do some paper distressing on the EDGE of my card but I also hung my trim over the EDGE of the card.. Hope that you play along and enjoy the sketch as much as I did.

A Color Card

I have to say I am a HUGE fan of this color combo... grass green, baby pink and white... in fact, I had my room that color for quite a few years growing up.. even though I'm not really a pink girl.. I played along with the Design Dollies color challenge, and also used the CPS card sketch # 194 for this creation, and here it is.

MME Fine and Dandy

Here is a couple more projects that I created with the MME Fine and Dandy line from the Croppin Paradise store that you can purchase HERE. I played along with the sketch that Nubia posted for the weekly sketch challenge on 11/15 in the forums HERE. I re-found this picture of Sydney when I was cleaning out my scrap area... and it just made me smile to remember what a CUTIE she was as a baby.. this pictures was sooo how she was, and always remember seeing her when I'd turn around in the car.. She was so small compared to now, so sweet, so smiley and a bit cheeky all at that same time....

I LOVE that cute lil face, super chubby cheeks and sprouting ponytails... just the cutest lil girl EVER:

Happy Birthday card, I used the Inspired Blueprints sketch # 59 for this card:

upclose:

A Day to Celebrate...3 ways

One sentiment that doesn't change, but 3 cards to give it a whole new look.
Card # 1 Used the CPS 193 card sketch and some Halloween kraft and black papers... they are from the MME Haunted line.. bet ya'd never guess?

Card #2: Used some Prima, bling and a pretty butterfly and lace for this card. I also used the Get Sketchy card sketch # 64 to play along with.

Card #3: used some of the same Prima good, but added a flower and trim to mix it up a bit.. Also used some of the Prima packaging.. which is sooo pretty. I used the Sassy Lil sketches Sunday 11.14 sketch too.

so one sentiment, and 3 different looks...

Echo Park Little Boy Pages

WOW..... I can't say enough of how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this very fun, cool and just right for boys line from Echo Park.. This Little Boy line is sooo easy and fun to use and create with.. The bright and happy colors really pop right off the page and the designs... well, just dang adorable.. can't say enough good things about it.. Here are a few more pages and some cards that I created with this line over the weekend.. yup I was busy with it.. and am kinda sad, cuz I'm pretty much starting to run out of it!!! oh no!!!

Pet Friendly: Austin hanging with one of the lizards, Striker

getting up close with Pet Friendly:

Birthday Boy Card Set:

Birthday Wishes...

I have to say I used up both the pink and cream lettering papers, and I have to say I LOVED using them, they were soo pretty and fun.. I'm not usually a pink girlie girl, but I realllly liked these one.. might even have to find some more. This card was created with the Card Patterns #90 sketch that I played along with... and had fun added the cute lil butterflies on the lace..

A B-Day Wish- Twisted Style

A new cool and fun card sketch is up and posted at Twisted Sketch # 33.. the twist BRAD..... so here is my take on it.. busted out some copper brads.. I think that is my favorite color brad too.. they seem to work and go with anything...

Happy Birthday

On Sunday I worked on using up the last of scraps from a kit and ended up making several cards with it. The kit had LOTS of Prima papers, flowers, bling and all kinds of fun goodies.. So here is the first of the cards that I created with it.. with the SSSC #93 sketch.. it's a good one...

A Toot and a Birthday Tag

WOO HOOO look what I got on the 365 card challenge blog???? I was picked as one of the Spotlight Designers for the week for my WARM and COZY card that I created last week...

Here is my card for the last Sunday Sketch that was posted at 365 cards.. I used some black and kraft and even though this is a Halloween line, I bet ya can't tell....

Tag Close up:

CP Weekly Challenge 11/15

Here is my example page for the weekly challenge posted at the CP forums:
for this challenge I want you to think about the STORE NAMES and use a STORE NAME in your title... There are lots of fun ones: Gap, Target, Bath and Body Works, Buckle,etc... Think about where you like to shop and use that for your title inspiration....

The reason for the page's title is: A guy at my husband's work saw a picture of our kids in a frame on his desk and said to him: "your kids look like they are straight out of Abercrombie". I still chuckle when I hear him say it...

Here is the example using some of the adorable and SUPER cute new MME Fine and Dandy line that can be found in the CP store HERE... check out all the fun papers and embellies!!!!!

MM Panorama Travel Projects

For this latest reveal at Croppin Paradise, I used some of the Making Memories Panorama Travel line that can be found in the store HERE... perfect!!! I have sooo many vacation photos, I need to start making a big dent in my photo stash... In June we went to Idaho for a few days and found TONS to do there.. Most of these photos were taken from Craters of the Moon National Park. it was sooo pretty there!!! and Idaho, was gorgeous, LOVED the gorgeous sky and flat lands.. it seems like you could see forever!!!! I can't wait to go back.. but here is what I did with this line...
Added sewing onto the alphas:

Road Trippin in Idaho:

Just STOP smell the roses card: