My Paper Treehouse kit debut

Today is a very exciting day indeed! It is the official launch day for My Paper Treehouse!I am thrilled to be a part of this exciting new venture and am looking forward to all of the inspiration, challenges and tutorials that are ahead! Come check out our blog to see what I mean.

I have to tell you that when I first opened up this kit I ooooed and ahhhhed over it. There is so much lovely goodness jam packed into this kit it is absolutely unbelievable!

There is tons of Jilly Bean Soup in this kit, as well as some Prima & Websters Pages. To see list of eveything in the kit & to check out of the the yummy add-on's click here. $5 from the purchase of every kit will go to Save the Children foundation, so you will bet getting scrapping goodies while doing something good. Get your while there are still some left. I am still having a wonderful time creating with this kit, and would like to share a couple of the layouts that I have made so far with you!

The picture I used on this layout is of me when I was a little girl. When I look at this photo I am reminded of the little girl I used to be. Even though I was small I had a very strong sense of self and had an intuitive knowledge of who I was. This layout is a personal reminder for me to always remember and hang onto the internal confidence I possessed even then.

I really wanted to emphasize the handmade touch to this layout, so I added stitching to the borders and stitched on the lovely lace that is included with the kit.


For this one I used some old photos of my son from almost 9 years ago. These photos were taken at his pre-school of him clutching his "bankie". He absolutely loved his blanket and would not sleep without it. We actually purchased a second blankie so that we could snatch the original to wash it! lol


I love the Jilly Bean Soup journaling spots and corrugated cardboard alphas! I sprayed the alphas with a bit of Tattered Angels "Glimmer Mist" then inked the edges before layering them onto the layout.


I used bits and pieces of the papers and embellishments that are included with this kit and still have TONS of product left over to create with! Stay tuned for more creations by me and the rest of the design team through over at MPTH this out the month as we share faith, inspiration, challenges and possibly a little RAK or two! ;-)

xoxo,

Kit debut and a winner!

Citrus Tree Studio's March kit, "Spring Celebration" is now up for sale. It is full of soft, fresh, spring like colors with lots of goodies included. I love the Thickers and the adorable chipoboard frames! Below are a few projects I created using the kit.
This man was in the park playing his guitar with all of his worldly in his cart. He made such beautiful, yet sad music. I included a piece of sheet of vintage music to emphasize the musical theme.
I wanted to add some subtle texture, soI brought out the sewing machine on this one. It is also a great way to attach the ball trim. :0)
A close up of some of the stitching and layering.
This was my favorite project that I created with this kit! This terms "product spotlight" is the 7 Gypsies Artist's Printer Tray. The sentiment inside are words that I firmly believe in and want to live by. I thought it might be a good idea to place this in a main area of our home as a daily reminder.
Aren't these colors so great?!?

A little family monogram. yay

Before I announce the winner of the handmade giveaway I would like to thank all of you who visited my blog over this past weekend for all of your kind words. I hope that you had a great time participating in the blog crawl and found some inspiration on your travels. If you would like to see more of these types of giveaways, leave a comment and let me know what you might be interested in seeing in the future.
And now, onto the winner....
Remember this?

I used random integer to chose the winner.

Comment #48 :
Blogger djp said...

love these blooms!!! so ready for spring and these brighten my day!

Congrats djp! Email me your addy so I can get your Spring lovely's shipped of to ya!


Thanks for stopping by my friends.

HUGE Handmade Giveaway blog crawl!

What is it? It's 3 great companies, product giveaways from the manufacturers, over 50 handmade giveaways from the design team members & tons of ideas and inspiration! Sounds fun, right? All you have to do is browse the blogs of the designers from Bella Blvd., Jillibean Soup & Nikki Sivils and leave comments for a chance to win. That is all there is to it!
Now, onto the giveaway:




I used 4 different Bella lines on to alter this. I just loved mixing and matching the colors and patterns from "Flirty", "Plastino", "Swing into Spring" & "Sweet Celebration" for this project. The bright fun colors in each line made them perfect for this Spring inspired piece. Would you like for this to come home and live with you? If so, leave a comment below to be entered to win and I will draw a name and post the winner here on Monday, March 8. International entries are welcome and eligible to win. So what are you waiting for? Go get your crawl on!

Be sure to crawl over to these Bella Artista's blogs for more chances to win!

An invitation for you!

Consider yourself formally invited....and please be sure to pass the invite on to all your friends too!

It's going to be *awesome*! Bella Blvd. is pairing up with colleagues, Jill from Jillibean Soup and Nikki of Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker for a week long blog crawl. It's going to be *HUGE*!!!! With nearly *50 handmade giveaways* from the design team members, and *3 large product packs from each company!*

On Friday, March 5^th be sure to visit Bella Blvd, Jillibean Soup and Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker for all the information on where to go next and how to win!

Mark your calenders!!!! It's a date!!!

It went a little something like this... part 2

Picking up from where I left off in part one, here are some of the highlights from the last half of 2009.

JULY

Pyrotechnics!


Hiking.Catching Salamanders.
Get together with some old friends.
Target practice on "Danger Hill".
Sparing.
Preparing for lift off.
Board breaking with a hammer fist.
Step up side kick.
Building sandcastles at Pismo Beach.
Watching the sets roll in and break.
Having fun getting wet.
Dining seaside.
Family photo op.
Posing in front of Mission San Luis Obispo De Tolosa.
Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo. Yes, we contributed.






AUGUST

Cheer camp.
Catching some air!
Puppy l♥ve.
Origami.

First day of 4th and 6th grade!
Drama queen.
My outside linebacker in his first scrimmage game.
Hanging in there despite the heat.
More puppy l♥ve.
Fearless.
Keeping cool.


SEPTEMBER

The Pionner Jr. Patriot's.
You want a piece of me?!?
The "cheerio's". My sweet girl.
T's 3rd broken bone.
Sidelined for the remainder of the season. :0(
"Woodlandstock", what a trip!
Antique fair.


OCTOBER

School car wash
The kids tested for their Brown Belts in Tae Kwon Do,
passed and were promoted.
Cheer competition.
And of course, Halloween.




NOVEMBER

6th grade field trip to Discovery Museum. I may have had more fun than the children. wink, wink
One the way to the field trip I spotted the funniest sign I think I have ever seen. I had to stop and get a pic!
The journey begins....
My nephew came to live with us for a few weeks.

Hung out in the city without the littles
and stayed at theMandarin Oriental.
Thanksgiving, yummmm.


DECEMBER

Up late or way too early.

Christmas shopping,decorating, school plays, band concerts, sports awards banquets, Mission Report & model due & lots and lots of this place.
And after all of that, I need a nap!
Happy New Year to you all! Make it the best year EVER!!!!
xoxo