Be Mine

Hi friends! Oooo, Friday the 13th! Lol, I've never been one to get up in arms and superstitious about that stuff :)  I'ts Valentine's weekend, I love when it falls on Friday or Saturday.  Got any fun plans with a loved one?  I'm making my family's favorite, bracioltinis and fettuccine alfredo with yummy chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream for dessert :D

Over at Swirlydoos this month the card round robin is a great one! Click their name to check this challenge out.  I'm in the Anything Goes card group, I was up at bat first and this is my fun Valentine card.

I used Authentique's Lovely line from a couple of years ago.  I love this line.  My cricut carts for the corner pieces and the hearts.  I just layered them on top of one another and pop dotted them for dimension.  Inking along the edges for more definition.  I sprayed some Lindy's and did some stickling and added flat back pearls.  What do you think? Cards aren't my go to design fave, but I do like making them when I sit and give it a go!

Thanks for stopping by, have a Happy Valentine's Day and weekend!

File Folder Mini

This album was made as a Christmas gift for my cousin and his fiance. I used quite a bit of Prima from my Swirlydoo kit and from my stash. This style album holds so many pics, it's amazing.  Kathy Orta is a genius when it comes to this. Here are my pics -

This was Prima's Time Traveler paper in the Vintage Love kit as well as Prima from my stash. I want to say the Engraver collection and a couple others. I love how you can add extra pics in the pockets as well ass all the pics you can see and put on mats and tags.

I have been very lazy in my scrapping and blogging.  I have so many ideas, yet I haven't made the time to get busy with them.  Oh well, have the mojo, but not the free time. I need to prioritize.

Hope you like!  Thanks for visiting.

My Word? ENJOY!!!

Hey friends, almost the weekend!  Phew, I'm beat after 3 weeks of vaca :D  Looking forward to a 3 day weekend!

Today I am sharing another Swirlydoos challenge. It's the Round Robin, where the team leaders go first and then the rest of the team riffs off of each prior layout.  The challenge was your word for the year. I don't know about you, but I do NOT do resolutions. In my opinion those suckers are recipes for self loathing and despair if you find you couldn't keep it. On the other hand I find a choice of word much more doable and pleasing. You have a lot of wiggle room with it and  you don't feel like the failure of the century if you don't quite live up to it.  Click *HERE* to check it out and see what the girls have done so far. If you're not familiar with Swirlydoos check them out.They are all inclusive, you don't have to be a kit subbie, though I highly recommend it, they are stunning, and the gals are the best!

My word choice is ENJOY. Life is way too short my friends. You lay your head down at night and who knows if your eyes will open, or what the next day will bring you. I don't mean to sound morbid or a downer, but just look at the ESPN announcer Stuart Scott, that man battled the beast hard and at a young 49 he left this world, my sister-in-law fought it for 20 years till it took her in 13 at 52. Life is meant to be lived with joy and exuberance. Sharing it with others, you don't know how you may lift that stranger's spirit by a big smile and a hey :) I am going to embrace ENJOY and try my best even if it's just in the little things, be it planting some flowers, decorating my porch, laughing with my kids or cooking dinner.

My layout features the July kit Celestial Summer, packed with Blue Fern Studios gorgeous Ombre Dreams line.  I think the pic I chose suits the point perfect.  What do you think -

It was a bit of a double challenge since we were encouraged to use some goodies from our stash a year old or more.  Except for the kit papers and the chippie title which is also from the kit, everything is anywhere from 1-7 years old.  I wanted to extend the feel of the water with the papers and I think I was able to do that. My journaling is tucked on the two tags in the upper left corner of the pic. It reads "A goal for me is to enjoy life. This pic of my kids, grandkids and nieces from this past summer shows what life is supposed to be. No one knows what tomorrow holds. Enjoy, I'll embrace it!"

I love stash raids, and I hope you like it :)  Till next time,