Celebrating Turkey Day

Happy day before Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it gives us time to spend with family and reflect on the many things that we have to be thankful for. I've spent lots of time reading what others are Thankful for on Facebook and their blogs. I haven't spent a lot of time writing about what I'm thankful for but I do always have it on my mind. I'll have my thankful post up tomorrow. Today, I have a layout to share with you using Bella Blvd's Thankful line. I know I've said it before but I *really* do love this line. It has all my favorite colors and so many versitle patterns.

Today my layout is Thanksgiving themed. I did a layout about a Thanksgiving project I did with my kids last year.

I used the turkey from the Cute Cuts sheet for part of my title.

This cluster of embellishments has so many layers of goodies, stickers, washi tape, buttons, stick pin flags, staples, and a couple of enamel dots from MME.

And here's the finished product, this is a layout that goes along with the theme "this is why I scrapbook" my kids have already looked at this layout numerous times and I'm sure they will many times to come. I love it when they come across a layout and start giggiling and say, "I remember when..."

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by :)

Little Miss Smarty Pants

Good Morning Everyone! I have a layout to share with you today, I created it with the new Bella Blvd Kiss Me collection. I adore this collection. You'll see a lot more projects of mine from this collection because I'll use every last scrap from this collection. This layout is about my daughter and the silly smirk she has on her face in the photo. Sometimes she gets that sassy little look on her face and we call her "little miss smarty pants" Even though this is a collection geared toward Valentines day it's so versatile that I use it for everyday layouts as well.

This little lady is home from school with me today. She's not feeling well. Poor little thing! Although, I can't say that I'm not happy to have her home with me. I miss her tons when she's gone to school!

I created the background for this layout by layering the circles. I cut out circles from other patterned papers in the collection and layered them on the circles that were layered on the page. I left some circles without layers so there was room for my title.



 I bordered the focal point of my layout with decorative tape....I love that stuff!

 I finished the layout by embellishing with some enamel dots by My Minds Eye (LOVE those little things) stickers, buttons, and more decorative tape.

And here's the finished layout! I love how this one turned out!

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a happy Wednesday :)

3 of Grampy's girls

It's my birthday and I have an adorable layout to share with you today.

 

Bella Blvd's Buttons...flags...Kiss Me Collection are all on todays layout. I chose to use a photo with 3 of my dad's granddaughters. I snapped this photo while we were taking back to school photos. It quickly became my favorite and I knew my dad would love this photo. These little girls have their Grampy wrapped around their little finger.

I love Bella's wood buttons. They are the perfect size.



 

 

Aren't the crochet flowers and stickpin flags adorable! The color of the flags worked perfect with my layout but some of the wording didn't work so I just added a few stickers to make them work on my project.

 

I used the photo corners to make arrows that direct the eye to the photo. The stitching on them adds an extra layer of detail. 

 

Here is the completed layout. I LOVE these 3 little ladies...and so does their Grampy.

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by. I appreciate it tons and tons! Have a great weekend!

Thoughts on the election and a Bella Blvd layout to share

Hi Everyone, I've gotten a little behind on sharing my Bella Blvd projects lately. Ooops! It's been crazy busy around here and things are just getting back to normal.

After Election Day things seem to be a little on the pessimistic side. Although I am disappointed in some of the results I refuse to jump on the pessimism bandwagon. I saw this quote on facebook and loved it.

"Whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children and you must hug your children and you must love your children. YOUR SUCCESS AS A FAMILY, OUR SUCCESS AS A SOCIETY, DEPENDS NOT ON WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WHITE HOUSE BUT ON WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE YOUR HOUSE." (Barbara Bush)

I think it's so true! The best thing I can do for my country is inside my family; taking care of my kids and educating them so they will be productive, happy, and optimistic members of our country. So that is what I am choosing to focus on. I bought some new books for my little people last night after Parent Teacher Conferences and we're going to do lots of reading! I'm so glad all my kiddos are bookworms.

Anyway.....on to the layout I have to share. I was given this sketch to work with. Multi photo layouts are a bit out of my comfort zone but I loved the challenge and I love how the layout turned out.

For this layout I used the Thankful collection. You've already seen several projects using this collection and you'll see many more. I love this collection and I'll use every. last. scrap!

 Mmm...lots of yummy layers here...chipboard, paper, stickers, and some dimensional adhesive.

 

 

The title portion of this layout is my favorite. I love how the layers all came together and the button gave it the perfect finishing touch.





I added some hand stitching throughout the layout to add some texture and a handmade feel to the layout.

And here is the finished product....

 

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Back from a blogging break....wedding photos

Hi Everyone....I'm back! I've taken a break from blogging for a little bit. I've been busy helping get ready for my little brother's wedding.The wedding was beautiful. I've never been to a wedding like that. Kayla (my new sister-in-law) designed this wedding herself and she did an AMAZING job! I'm so excited to show you a few of the photos. I wish I could have taken more of the whole reception it was stunning. She had a vintage eclectic theme and she did an outstanding job, right down to the last detail. Here a few photos from their special day. I can't wait to get some more photos from their photographer.

 They are so excited to be married! I am so happy for them!

A few photos from the reception. It was breathtaking.



 

I'll be back on Monday with some scrappy projects to share. Thanks for stopping by :)