Let's Get Shabby Guest Designer

Hello, this month I am the guest designer and sponsored at Lets Get Shabby. This blog is amazing due to the inspiration, tutorials and goodies they offer. Their Design Team is amazing! Please go and check them out!
I made a layout using papers from the Divine Design Kits June Vintage Posey Kit. You can find the beautiful large Angel Wings at Divine Design Kits or just click on the shop button above.

Love You...

Where has time gone? My little girl is growing up so fast, it seems like just yesterday she was wearing newborn clothes, this weekend we started our back to school shopping and now she's getting ready to start kindergarten. As a mother it is so hard to see her go...to set her free...to give her some much needed

social skills...

For this mini album I used a bird house chipboard album from Maya Road, papers, fabric ribbon and flowers from Divine Design Kits, acryclic paint, lace and pearls from Melissa Frances...

Cardabilities Challenge #7

It's finally Friday! time to relax...Don't you wish you were somewhere on a white sandy beach??? I know I do! With that thought in mind I created a card for an awesome card sketch blog. Cardabilities offers sketches to create beautiful cards! Go on and check them out!

I totally love the patina color on the fish, it almost looks realistic!  For this card I used papers from Graphic 45, Tattered Angels Seaside Glimmer Chips, Patina, Tiger Lily, Coffe and Irridesent Gold Glimmer Mist.  Also a punch from Martha Stewart and fish netting from the dollar store.

XOXO July Challenge...

Hello, once again I'm here to share with you my July Layout for the Lipstick Girls Blog. If you haven't heard of their blog go ahead and check them out, the inspiration is fantastic. All you have to do is Scraplift one or more of the DT Lipstick Chick's Layouts or project for a chance to win amazing products.

I named this Layout her dark side because of several reasons. One because I'm sporting my new Coach sunglasses, two because usually I make layouts with a shabby feel and this one is more on the dark side, three the requirements for this month's layout was to use black/white and red. And finally because we all have a dark side...my dark side is reading or watching shows that cover crimes like 48 hrs, CSI, Criminal Minds, Dr. G Medical Examiner, etc. 
For this layout I used: Maya Chipboards cover with paint and gold leaf, Tim Holtz grunge board and gold leaf, Paper flowers, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Velvet and Slate, Summer in Paris Cricut Cartridge, Stickles and my very own handwriting...

A few cards

I'm back this time I made a few cards for a couple of challenges, but as we all know sometimes life gets in the way of posting on time...there are times when Murphy's Law takes over your life...
This first card I made for the challenge at Cardabilities if you have not heard of their site go check it out; their sketches are amazing!  This card was made with Fancy Pants papers, Martha Stewart Punch, Maya Road chipboards, Acrylic Paint, American Crafts Rub ons and little beads.

The second and third cards were made for The Shabby Tea Room an inspiring place for all your paper crafting projects.  This week's challenge was to use the colors limegreen, cool blue and pink.  I made the first card then I realized that I had left out the blue.  I made this card using scraps of EK Success paper, Tattered Angels Cosmo Glimmer mist for the cardstock (yes I ran out of pink cardstock so I had to make my own), beautiful bias tape and a to dye for button I bought las week while I was at the Fashion District in Los Angeles...

The second card was made by creating my own background, simply spray and blot the glimmer mist with a dry paper towel, then for the sand use Snow Tex, simply add a few drops of Tim Holtz tea stain to the mix and spread it on the bottom portion of your cardstock.  Paint the Tattered Angels Chipboard using a brush then apply Lemongrass Glimmer Mist all over the chipboard just to have the other glimmer mist kind of spread...Also, I went on line and printed a cute vintage couple sitting on the beach, which added some more romance to the card...

Let Freedom Ring...

Happy Independence Day! How did you celebrate your Independence? For my family and me it was a traditional BBQ at the park, fireworks with the kids and watching the best fireworks display. What I love about my country is simply the freedom; the freedom to express myself in many ways. Without freedom we would not be able to post in our blogs, we would not be able to create beautiful things, we would not be able to have friends who have a passion for paper crafting....I often think about those who are not allowed to express themselves freely ...I hope you enjoyed your independence day and your freedom...

I would like to share with you a beautiful photo of the kids in our lives...my two beautiful children and my husband's grandchildren...