Paper Roses

Jo Morton Secret Sister pin cushion

The quilting bug as really bitten me hard!  I not only joined our local quilt guild Hearts 'n pieces, but I have joined the local Jo Mortons group "Little Jo's Women" where we make little quilts using all of her fabric from Andover.   They have a yahoo group that I also joined to chat with other Jo's groupies and I'm particapating in the secret sister pin cushion exchange.  I again, made my cake slice pincushion and added some gorgeous Prima flowers and leaves as well as some pearls from Kasier Craft.  Oh, I so don't want to give this away!!!!!! 

 

 

I'm so so pleased on how it came out!  :)  What do you think? 

And while I was there at the Andover site, I spotted some new fabric that will be coming out in December!  Check this out:  Cosmo Cricket Snorkel line !!!!!!!!   Oh, I'm going to make a quilt for us to take to the beach! :)  Just perfect!  

Now how about a layout....I don't do layouts as much as I used to.  I'm coming to the realization after I had over 1000 pics of Disneyland that I'll never scrap everything.  So I bought some regular photo albums and put them in.  The boys were happy to look through the albums.  I figure when I want to scrap a picture I'll pull it out to do. But at least we can look through the pics instead of having them in a box in a cabinet hidden away until I did scrap it.  Anyways...I did this layout a few months back...

 

Also it's my day to post on the Boxer DT blog...so go check that out too! :)

Tonight I have a date with 5 guys.....Joe, Donnie, Danny, Jordan and Jonathan...Oh oh, oh, oh oh...the right stuff! :) :) ;)  I've got really great seats and with my new point and shoot that takes AWESOME pics, can't wait to see what I can get from the concert tonight! 

That's all for today!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great and creative day!!!

Winter Queen and Americana sampler

 I wanted to share with you some projects I've been working on and finished recently.  The first is my "Winter Queen" by Mirabilia.  I've been working on her for I think 6 or 7 years????  Yeah, once I had the kids, the time spent on this hobby has really been put on the side.  I am so happy to have her done. The size of her is 11" x 17".  I've had the "Spring Queen" done for many years, and now only have the "Autumn Queen" and "Summer Queen" to work on.  I figure by the time the boys are in high school.  LOLOLOLOL!

 

Then the other project I finished is a quick (well quick for me) Americana sampler.  I love doing holiday projects!!!

 

Hopefully in the next month or so I'll be able to get both of these framed.  The Queens I plan on having them along the staircase on the wall.  Even though they are seasons they are really to beautiful to only have out for a few months.  

I have my surgery date set!  :)  It's for August 19th, so I'll be able to do Andrew's bbq birthday party and still work at the Scrapbook Expo in Santa Clara next month for Boxer!  Happy about all of that! 

Tomorrow I'll be sharing a new project I just did yesterday and while looking online found some new fabric I want to make a beach blanket with!  Stay tuned! 

Thanks for stopping by!!!! 

Happy July cards!!!!!

Did you see that the July kit for CupCards {to go} went up the other night????   Check it out if you haven't seen it yet!  This is one of my favorite kits by far!!!!!   Here's a few of the cards I did with the kit.  I'll post more next time. :)

 

 

 

As for other news....

I have to have surgery.  They will be taking out the whole thyroid, but I still don't have a surgery date.  I may not have one for another 2 weeks, and it is looking like it may not happen until September.  That's Kaiser for you. sigh.  I so am ready for this to be done with.  seriously.

Mark has been off all week and we've taken the boys to see "UP" (great movie!!!) and went to Six Flags the other day (very fun!!!) and now just taking care of things around the house.  And finishing up UFOS...dang I have too  many of those laying around my studio, from quilts, cross stitch pieces to cards, to layouts.  sigh.  Wish I didn't have to sleep, I'd get more done! lol!!!

Have a great 4th of July and I'll see you next week! 

Wouldn't it be nice....

Today I am going to fill this post with some cards and projects I've recently made with Cosmo Cricket products.  They are searching for new dt members, and I think it would be GREAT, LOVELY, WONDERFUL to be part of thier team. :) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all folks!  *(for now)  :)  Going to Six Flags tomorrow! 

Another July kit CupCards {to go} blog hop!!!

Welcome back!!!!!  This time I get to share with you all a peek at one of my cards that I used those **pins** that I shared with you last week! :)  I really can't wait for the reveal so I can share all my creations.  This is by far one of my favorite kits from CupCards {to go}!!!!!

 

If you want to see more fun peeks head on over to Danni's blog!  You'll be inspired just as I am with her gorgeous work! :)

Sonda's scraproom shell

Today is my good friends' birthday!!!!  :) :) :)  Sonda is such a sweetie!  I wanted to do something special for her so when I got my assignment from Say It With Letters, I knew this would be perfect for her!  Her favorite color combo is pink and green and she is planning on decorating her scraproom in a beach theme...hence why this is perfect for her! :) :) :)  Happy birthday my friend! :) :) 

 

On to other news.....

I have to have surgery to take out the left side of my thyroid.  I go in on Monday afternoon to have the consult with the surgeon.  This would be my first surgery ever.  Very nervous and scared.  I will post when I know the surgery will be.

As for scrappy/quilty news....I've been trying to fit in all my handwork hobbies.  Just do a little bit of each every day and I'm slowly getting projects done. :)  Next week I'll share some pictures of what I've been working on. 

Have a great day and do something creative!!!!

CupCards {to go} Blog Hop

Hippty Hop! Hippty Hop! 

I know you all know what a blog hop is and today the designers for CupCards {to go} will be sharing some sneaky peekies for you from the July kit!!!!  The kits go up on July 1st!!!!

I'm a sucker for these:  tee hee!!!!!  Can you guess what it is!??!!  ;) Just wait until next week when a sneaky peek of a card that uses these bad boys!  ;)

 

Make sure you hop on over to all the designers blogs as well as the CupCards {to go} site and be sure to leave some love for all the designers as well as the main site.....There will be a very SWEET giveaway for some Sweet Stamps!!!!  You won't want to miss out on that!!!!!! 

So for you next hop head on over to Daniela's blog! :) 

Have fun hopping! :)

More cards from CupCards {to go}

I wanted to share with you a few more cards I did with the June kit from CupCards {to go}.  There's still a few left so hurry over there to pick yours up!

 

 

The next batch of cards are also done with the CupCards {to go} June kit, I did them after I sent in my assignments and wanted to still create a bit more....so works out for you...more inspiration to use this kit!!!  I have added a few things from my own stash to the cards, but I know you all have a bit of extras laying around. (we all do!)

 

 

 

 

That's all for today!  I sandwiched together a halloween quilt yesterday and continued cutting out pieces for a Christmas quilt.  I may check out a quilt store in Manteca today.  The boys are wanting to get out of the house. lol.  And tonight Burn Notice starts!!!  So excited! 

Have a great day!

The Quilting bug

I've been once again been bitten by the quilting bug.  Over the years I have always done a project or two, but right now I just want to do it so much more.  In fact, last night I went to our local quilting guild Hearts N' Pieces and joined!  My aunt is one of the co-founders and I know a few ladies already in there.  I'm the second youngest, but that doesn't bother me!  What I do love is that I don't have to get into the business side of this hobby.  It can remain that....a hobby.  No deadlines for magazines or design teams.  No stress over having the latest and greatest because the magazines will only publish that.  Oh, I'm so going to enjoy this!  

As for scrapbooking, I'm still going to do it.  But it will not be my complete focal point.  I will still design for the few teams I am on.  I will still submit to magazines (as I still love seeing my name in print as well as there's another Disneyland trip I need to save up for next year).  And if some awesome opportunity came up I wouldn't say "No".  What you may see less of is me being on message boards.  Not that I'm on there all the time, but now it will be even less.  I've been enjoying the mornings browsing through some boards, but then staying off the computer for the rest of the day and actually getting more things done around the house (crafting and non-crafting).  I do have my iphone that I can check my emails when I need to throughout the day if needed.  

So that's whats up with me.  :)

Oh, did you see that the June kit for CupCards {to go} is up???!!!! Sonda is no longer doing subscriptions...it's first come first serve!!  It's a great kit!  Here are a few of the cards I made with it.

 

 

 

I'll share more tomorrow.  I have to go in today to prep for this weekend.  It's graduation time in Livermore, and there's a bunch of extra stuff I need to do like make a bunch of graduation caps, petunias, make colors etc.  It will also be the first day where I have to take the boys with me.  sigh.  I hope they behave!!!  I'll be bringing the portable dvd player so hopefully they can chill for a couple of hours.

Until later, have a great day and do something creative for yourself!

It's my birthday!!!!

:) :) :) :)  Today I turn 34!  Don't feel any older than I did yesterday, but here I am a year older.... It's going to be a great day!  I already got pampered this morning, I got my nails done and even sprung for a pedicure...I don't get those done very often (maybe once every few years) It felt really good to be spoiled!  Here's how my nails look now....I even added a pretty flower!  Did you know that they have acrylic powder that is colored with glitter???  I had that done this time and it looks fab!!!  Since I do so much with my hands in my crafts that the paint chips easily, this way they won't! :)

 

And I finished the birthday cake wall hanging banner!!!  I just love it!!!!  And it has ZERO calories...ok, well maybe a few from the chocolate you have to eat while you make it! ;)

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Have a great day!  (I know I will!) :) ;)