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MLS Reveal

2012-01-20T06:00:00.000-08:00

Our final reveal here at My Little Shoebox. Kind of bittersweet, but the good thing is that before we know it, we'll be able to snatch these collections at our LSS. Yahoo!!
This is Aiko. These papers are so adorable!

Please stop by the MLS blog for your last chance to win some MLS goodness! Thanks for stopping by :D

MLS Reveal

2012-01-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

It's a Lovely Day here at My Little Shoebox. We are revealing this sweet little paper line today here at My Little Shoebox.
Hop on over to the MLS blog for the full reveal and a chance to win some of our new collections.

Thanks for stopping by.

MLS Reveal

2012-01-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there. My little Shoebox's Wednesday reveal is called Up in the Trees. Such a sweet line with cute little birds and trees.

Make sure to stop by My Little Shoebox's blog for the full reveal. Plus, check out the details to win these new collections from My Little Shoebox.

MLS Reveal

2012-01-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

Here is our next reveal for My Little Shoebox's new releases. It's called Happy Go Lucky. The colors of this line are so cute and perfect for spring!

Make sure to check out the My Little Shoebox blog
You can check out the full reveal! I'll have more sneaks coming up this week.

MLS Reveal

2012-01-16T06:00:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's been so long since I blogged! Between the holidays, the sicks and being super busy creating for CHA (painting mini albums for my CHA workshop right now), I have been a busy girl. So, happy belated Happy New Year and I hope you were all spoiled for the holidays!!

We have our first reveal here at My Little Shoebox. It's called Keepsake. You'll love the bright colors and all of the pretty girlie details. Keep checking the My Little Shoebox Blog for more reveals all week!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll have more sneaks coming up this week!

Winter Wonderland Blog Hop

2011-11-21T08:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to My Little Shoebox's Winter Wonderland Blog Hop! Hope you are enjoying all of the beautiful cards that were created by the design team using My Little Shoebox's new release, Winter Wonderland

If for some reason you may have started here, please start at the MLS Blog

Otherwise, you should have arrived from the lovely Linda's blog . Don't you love what she created with that cute snowman stamp from Unity! I love it!

I had so much fun creating this card.

Supplies used:

My Little Shoebox Winter wonderland : Counting Down and Winter Folly

Cardstock: Bazzil

Stamp: Unity Stamp Co.

Seam binding: Hug Snug

Inks: Momento- Angel Pink and Summer Sky, We R Memory Keepers in Silver

Versafine in black

Glitter: Glamour Dust by Deco Art

Pin: Maya Road

Adhesive: Therm o Web: Sticky dot runner, medium Zots; Sakura: Quickie Glue

I love this stamp from Unity- such a great snowflake and the size is perfect. Plus, I love pinks and blues for Christmas- I know, it's not traditional, but what can I say :D Check out Unity's link above to see all of the great stamps that coordinate with My Little Shoebox's papers!

Now it's time to hop along over to the ever talented Beckie's blog
What until you see what she has in store for you!!

Please make sure to leave a comment on my blog as well as the other blogs that you visit. My Little Shoebox will be giving out the entire Winter Wonderland collection to 2 random commenter's from the participants blog's. Ummm... sounds like fun to me!

The winner will be announced on Tuesday, November 22nd on the My Little Shoebox blog

Advent Calender

2011-11-01T16:10:00.000-07:00

Hi there. Now that Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is just right around the corner, it's that time to start prepping for the holidays. Silhouette is offering a great deal on their advent calender to get you started. I had the pleasure of decorating one of these Advent Calender's using My Little Shoebox's newest release- Winter Wonderland. I love all of the pinks and blues in this collection and had so much fun making this! This collection has just started shipping and will be in your lss soon :D

So, all of my friends know that I am a bit computer challenged, but I have to say that the Silhouette Cameo is so user friendly, that creating these cute little drawers and boxes was a total breeze!

I just had to create a little winter scene on the top of the box. I needed a place to add extra glitter and iridescent Mica flakes! Here is my little snowman that I made using 2 muslin circles, a toothpick, copic markers and a gel pen. He's so cute!

So head on over to Silhouette and enter the code SHOEBOX to get $10 off of the Advent Calender box (that's only $29.99!). So hurry, this special ends November 11th.
Check out the MLS blog for more pictures of this box.
Thanks for stopping by!

2011-10-31T08:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I sure did. I had a great time celebrating a very special friend's birthday, getting spooked at the Haunted House, and spent all day and evening scrapping away! Who could ask for anything more.

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Hip Hop blog hop with My Little Shoebox and Unity Stamps! Everyone created such beautiful projects!! Having said that, I do have a winner.....

Marilyn , who said: " Great card and the pearls are perfect"

Thank you Marilyn! Please email me your address and which MLS line you would like to receive ( let me know which minis you would like as well) at pbmax7373@yahoo.com .

Congratulations!!

Have a great Halloween everyone and be safe!

Thanks for stopping by :D

MLS and Unity Hip Hop Blog Hop

2011-10-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. Thank you for stopping by to see the card that I made using My Little Shoebox's Enchanted Garden paper line and the matching Unity Stamp! If you are arriving from

Jen Buck's blog, then you are hip hopping along just fine :D Isn't she awesome!

I used the tag/frame stamp and one of the flowers. I colored it using Copic markers and then cut it out and mounted it with foam squares. I used Ranger's perfect pearls to accent the frame. It gives the tag just that little extra something.

Next, you're off to visit Jimmi Mayo's blog. Are you in for a treat!

Please make sure to leave a comment along the way. At the end, we will have an awesome prize for you! And I will be handing out a prize as well! I will be picking a winner Monday, October 31^st for a full line of your choice!

Thanks for stopping and make sure to visit Monday for the winner. Have a great week!

2011-10-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Posting a couple of pictures of a topiary that I made using the Enchanted Garden line by My Little Shoebox. I used th e3D Roll up flower die-cuts. They are so easy to use- especially with a quiliing tool or Imaginisce's flower rolling tool.

Here's a close-up. I added pearls for the centers and Platinum Stickles to accentuate the edges. Gotta love glitter!

Thanks for stopping by :D

2011-10-06T14:11:00.000-07:00

Hi there. Hope everyone is doing well. The kids are settled back in school, first progress reports received (all A's and B's- yahoo) and our first few days of rain after days of blistering heat are upon us here in the Bay Area. Just wanted to share a card and a layout that I created using the Audrey line from My Little Shoebox. Love the silhouettes and love the color palette of this paper line.
Here's a simple little "Happy Birthday" card that I created.

Here is a layout that I created. It's from my sister's and brother in law's wedding. I can't believe that it's been 13 years (Sept. 29th) already.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon :D

Punky Sprouts Mini Album

2011-09-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Hope your September is going well. I can't believe that the kids have been back to school for a couple of weeks now and we are finally settling back into our routines, well except for the alarm buzzing away at me at 6 every morning- uggg! Why can't school start later in the day :D

on to scrappy stuff, here is a Punky Sprout album that I created for My Little Shoebox. Check out the blog and you'll get to see what some of the other girls created- you will be amazed by their crafty ways!

I used the Audrey line. The colors are amazing! This album is a gate fold album, but I mixed up the pieces and used it in a more traditional format. I used one of the acrylic pages to create a window in the cover as well.

This album was created for my mom in memory of her Pomeranian Sweetpea. She passed away very unexpectedly just a bit before I created this and thought that she might enjoy something to stores her memories in.

The Audrey line is a really girlie line and loves to be adorned with lace, pearls and ribbons.

I love and miss you Sweetpea.

Thanks for stopping by . Have a great week!

Trick or Treat Blog Hop

2011-08-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I'm so excited to share some items that I created for My little Shoebox's blog hop featuring the new Trick or Treat line!
We have lots of tricks and treats for you along the way, so please make sure to hit all of the blogs (starting with MLS's- I linked it above).

Hopefully you arrived from Mandy's blog. Isn't she awesome!! I've created some treat "boxes" using the Trick or Treat line.

Here is my Tootsie Roll Spider- Spooky! My daughter Victoria was so sweet and said to me,"Mom, you have to make a spider candy bag!" Thank yo Victoria for your super cute idea

I have a "Trick" for you. This is a great way for Room mom's to create a quick treat bag for all of your Halloween parties. This is a simple 4x12 piece of paper (MLS Trick or Treat- Monster Crossing), scored at 4", 5 1/2", 9 1/2", and 10 1/4". Fold on the scored lines (you'll have a flap that's 1 3/4". I found this to be too long, so I cut the excess with my pinking shears to make the edge extra spooky!). Cut out a 2 1/2" square window from the first 4" panel with a craft knife. Fill a Wilton goodie bag with sweet treats, staple it onto the back panel (Tim Holtz's Tiny Attacher), punch 2 holes into the 1 3/4" flap and the window flap. Thread ribbon(Creative Impressions) through and tie into a bow. Make a small tag (MLS- Trick or Treat- Scaredy Cat), use mini letters (MLS- linen Mini letters) for your message
and tie onto the bow with twine (Creative Impressions). Then I used an EK Success Jack-o-lantern border punch on a 4x1 strip of Scaredy cat paper, adhere to the front. Roll up some MLS 3-D Roll up Flowers diecuts and Glue to the front of the goodie bag (all adhesive from Therm o Web- red liner tape, sticky dot runner, 3-D Zots and Medium Zots)

I wrapped a candy bar with paper and used MLS's Cardstock Stickers to create a label

And lastly, I created a Treat bag filled with gumballs (or any candy of choice). This would also make for a super fast treat bag for any of the goblins that come knocking at your door.

Please don't forget to leave a comment! Ok, now off to the fantastic Treat that Linda has to share with you! Her project is amazing!

Don't forget to collect all of the letters along the way! Mine is the letter "Y". Good luck! and thanks for hopping by :D

Trick or Treat

2011-08-10T15:30:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. It's been a while since I've posted anything. I feel like I haven't have a spare moment since the start of July. First, we had to get all prepared for CHA- which means lots of creating, lots of packing, and lots of prepping for My Little Shoebox's workshop and make and takes. We had a great time in Chicago (well, Rosemont to be exact) and had so much fun during the show. It's always so nice to see friendly faces when you're far from home.

On August 3rd (I know, I'm a little late), Rod and I celebrated our 20th Anniversary. I can't believe that it has been that long- where did the time go? Love you Rod and I can't wait for the next 20 :D

Here is one of the projects that I created for CHA. It's from My Little Shoebox's Trick or Treat line. I so love Halloween (second favorite holiday right after Christmas) and can't wait until fall. The crisp air, the way leaves change to a rich hue of red or orange, warm sweaters, baking pies and caramel apples- ok, sorry, I am so off track. I altered a jewelry holder to hold these cute little cards. I layered the papers with vintage images, used the new Cottage Cutz dies that match My little Shoebox's new lines and just had fun digging through some of my old and new treasures.

Here's a close up of the top portion. I love the banner die cuts from MLS's new 3-D roll up flower die cut sheets. So cute!!

And here a better look at the bottom portion. I've had a small box of those pumpkin jingle bells for what seems like forever!

So happy to finally have the perfect project to use it on.

Thanks so much for stopping by :D Have a great week!

Sneak Peeks!

2011-07-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to be able to show you two of our new collections! Here is Enchanted Garden

We are also debutting our new
3D Roll Up Flowers.

They are awesome!!

We are also partnering with Unity Stamps! Aren't these stamps so cute!!

Our other sneak peek is of Playtime. I love this line and had so much fun creating with it for CHA.

ANd our new 3D Roll up flowers

And the Unity Stamps that coordinate! So sweet!

Thanks for checking!

Heartfelt

2011-06-30T09:44:00.001-07:00

Here's some Heartfelt creations that I made for this month. This is my hubby and me! I just love the pink and blue combo- so soft and sweet! Of course, I used Prima bling and flowers. This line just begs for sparkle!

I made this mini album of my family. It's been a struggle for me to get pictures of my kids. They're teenagers now (boo!) and just don't want photos taken of them. Well, I guess I can understand. What kind of a weird mom wants to remember the teenage years right? Lol!
All kidding aside, they really are great kids and I'm so blessed to have them!

Thanks for stopping by =D

Another Sneak Peak

2011-06-22T15:42:00.001-07:00

Here is our next sneak.

Drumroll please.....

Enchanted Garden!

Thanks for stopping by =D

Sneak Peaks

2011-06-20T13:39:00.000-07:00

We are so excited here at My Little Shoebox! We have 6 new collections debuting at CHA.Here's the sneak peak for our first line:

Playtime

Keep checking back for more sneaks! Thanks for checking =D

Blog Hop winner

2011-06-06T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Thanks so much for participating in My Little Shoebox's Blog Hop. Hope you had as much fun hopping around as I did.

So, I had you all guess how many lines I used. Could you figure it out?

I used 5 lines.

City by the Bay for the roof

Sew Cute for the body of the house and the pink around the "entrance" of the birdhouse

Garden Party for the banner and 3 of the flowers

Oasis for the pink flower towards the bottom

and HomeTweet Home for the flower at the top.

Thanks so much for playing, and I do have a winner for my Blog Hop.

And the winner is......

Mary Ann Jenkins!!!

Congratulations!!

Please email me your address and which My Little Shoebox line you would like to have ( don't forget to let me know which mini letters you can't live without!)

to pbmax7373@yahoo.com

I can't wait to hear from you!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week. If you're like me, it's the last week if school for kids. Yippee!!

My Little Shoebox Blog Hop!

2011-06-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning! Thanks for joining My Little Shoebox's blog hop. If you started here, please start at My Little Shoebox's blog .

If you came from Linda's blog, you're right on track. Did you see that canvas- oh my gosh, it's gorgeous!!

This month's blog hop is focusing on mixing up the different lines.

Can you guess how many lines I used?

I made this sweet little wall hanging. I had so much fun making this! Everything except the birds, "nest filling" and tulle are My Little Shoebox's products-oooo, I forgot the glitter (can't forget the glitter!)

Here's a close-up of the flowers and birds. Love the sparkle!

I absolutely love theses flowers and am addicted to making these! Thank you Kris for the awesome tutorial!

Hop on over to Nicole's blog for some inspirations.

Wait until you see her beautiful layout. It reminds me of paper dolls!

Please remember to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win a MLS prize.

I'm also giving away a prize. All you need to do is become a follower of mine and guess how many lines I used in my wall hanging. I'll announce a random winner on Monday!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

More Home Tweet Home Cards

2011-06-01T20:51:00.001-07:00

Hey there. I can't believe that we are already June 1st. Where has the year gone? The kids will out for summer break in a little over a week and before we know it, back to school shopping will be upon us. Yikes- lol.

So, I was a little busy creating some cards with My Little Shoebox's Home Tweet Home line. I had so much fun creating these fun cards. I think this one is my favorite. I love the cloud paper and had so much fun making this little birdhouse with the papers. I also used Glue Arts adhesives and their great dimensional foam adhesive! Check out their website for some inspiration.

This card is just sweet and heartwarming. I cut out the heart from my favorite cloud paper. The ribbon is from Creative Impressions ( if you've never used their ribbon, run out and get some quick- lol. Their ribbon is simply the best for bow tying!)

I love this card! Even though all of the cards are from the same paper line, they all look a little different. I used one of the die cuts, cut it in half and formed a cone to fill with flowers cut from one of the papers.

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!

Heartfelt Blog Hop

2011-05-20T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there. Welcome to My Little Shoebox's blog Hop featuring Heartfelt and an awesome sketch created by our own Melinda Spinks. Heartfelt is My Little Shoebox's newest release that has just hit the stores. If you started here, please hop over to My Little Shoebox and get started over there.
If you just came from Norine's blog , then you are right on track. Isn't she amazing! Love her take on the sketch!

This is the lovely sketch that Melinda created. It has just the right feel for the Heartfelt line!

This is the layout that I created. I changed my photos to black and white. I felt it worked better not having all of the color interfere with the soft colors of the Heartfelt line.

Please leave a comment and become a follower of mine =D. Then hop on over to the ever talented Pearl's blog . We would love to see your take on this layout as well! All of the info is at the My Little Shoebox blog. And of course, there is a prize to be won.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend =D

Home Tweet Home

2011-05-17T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! I know I did. This month for My Little Shoebox I created 6 cards using the Home Tweet Home line. I had a ton of fun trying to create 6 cards that were unique.

This first card is just a sweet card for back to school time. I love it because it so doesn't look like Home Tweet Home at all. I also used Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro and their U-Cut It Foam adhesive. What a cool concept- cut your foam adhesive to whatever shape you might need!

This card is just a sweet card to send to a friend- let them know how much you care! I used liquid pearls to create some dimension on the cloud cardstock sticker.

So check out Glue Arts website . You can check out all of their awesome products or click onto their blog and get inspired.

Check back for the rest of my cards in the upcoming days. Thanks for stopping by.

Heartfelt Sneak Peek

2011-05-11T07:40:00.001-07:00

Happy belated Mother's Day. Hope you had a peaceful, relaxing day. I have a "simple" request for both Mother's Day and my birthday: no cooking, no cleaning, no laundry and no bickering (why is this one so difficult to have? Shouldn't teenagers behave like angels? hee hee)

Have you seen the new Heartfelt collection by My Little Shoebox? It's our newest release and we are very excited about it!

Here's a little sneak peek of a layout I created with it.

Thanks for stopping by =D

Pagemaps

2011-04-26T20:46:00.001-07:00

Hi there. Are you ever in need of inspiration? I know that I definitely get in a slump and have no mojo. So what's a scrapper to do? Why, go to Pagemaps.
Each and every month, you will find new and exciting sketches for not just layouts, but cards as well.

I had the honor of creating for Pagemaps for the month of April. This is the sketch that I was given. I have to say, I have been a 12x12 scrapper for years, but the 81/2 x 11 size has really grown on me!

I created this layout of my dear little Pumpkin using Prima's new line Madeline. I absolutely love Prima and all of their pretties and frillies.

Thanks for checking. Have a great week =D

My Little Shoebox Challenge

2011-04-18T10:11:00.001-07:00

Ok all of you scrappy people out there. Are you ready for a challenge? My Little Shoebox is having a challenge. Here are the details:

We love our Farmer's Market collection so we'd love to see you create a project using our Farmer's Market collection for one or all three of the categories listed below.

Layout- Create a 12x12 layout of any theme with our Farmer's Market collection utilizing the paper, cardstock stickers, acrylic stamps, glitter letters or mini alphas.

Card- Create a card of any theme with our Farmer's Market collection utilizing the paper, cardstock stickers, acrylic stamps, glitter letters or mini alphas.

Stamping- Create a stamped project of your choice with our Farmer's Market acrylic stamps and coordinating collection.

As always, check out the blog for even more inspiration

Thanks for checking

Welcome My Little Shoebox design team

2011-04-01T07:00:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to be able to welcome the new

My Little Shoebox Design Team.

We have some returning favorites and some new awesome talent joining the team!!

So please be prepared to be awed and insoired by their creativity!

So here they are, inno particular order:

Becky Williams

Rocio Duran

Beckie Dreyer

Susan Dupre

Ilene Tell

Linda Kretz

Norine Borys

Nicole Wragge

Mandy Starner

Shelly berg

Melinda Spinks

Pearl Liu

Rosangela Phillipsen

Zoe Nemburt

Keely Yowler

Kristine Berc

Shemaine Smith

Erin Yamabe

and me, Pattie Beltran

Congratulations to all of you and looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful work =D

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

2011-03-30T07:00:00.000-07:00

I've so wanted to say that

Thank you to all of you wonderful scrappy souls for participating in the My Little Shoebox Farewell Blog Hop. It's always so hard to say goodbye to wonderful, inspiring scrap sisters.

So, I promised a prize and I am ready to deliver. The winner is......

Lindy, who said "so cute...love it"

Lindy, please email me your info at pbmax7373@yahoo.com and let me know if you have any favorite colors of minis. I'd love to hook you up :D

I also would love if you would become a follower of my blog. I like to have random give- aways (wink, wink) Thanks for coming by :D

My Little Shoebox Farewell Blog Hop

2011-03-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning. We are having a farewell blog hop here at My Little Shoebox. Did you happen to start here? Ok, no problem, just hop on over to MLS blog and you can get started.

If you've hopped over from the ever talented Nicole, then you are right on track :D

We have had such an amazing team of talented women, creating the most beautiful, innovative, and inspiring layouts, cards and project for My Little Shoebox. I just want to thank everyone on the team, for being so wonderful in every way, and for inspiring me! Here is a layout that I created using the Oasis line.

This is my husband and I. We don't take many photos together, I'm usually the one taking all of the pictures, but I was able to get my daughter to take this photo of us.

I loved building the cherry blossom branch. I used one of the B sides of the Oasis line and free hand cut out a branch, cut out a bunch of flowers and built my little branch. This year will be our 20th Anniversary, so I placed 20 blossoms on the branch, one for every year of marriage.

Ok, so now that I've gotten all mushy about things, hop on over to the fabulous

Rocio

and be prepared to be inspired!! Please remember to leave a comment here- that is if you would like to win an assortment of mini letters (I'll announce the winner on Wednesday, March 30th). And please leave a comment on all of the girls blog- MLS is having a fabulous prize for some lucky chickadee!

My Little Shoebox Sketch Challenge

2011-03-16T14:57:00.001-07:00

Here at My Little Shoebox we are having a Sketch Challenge.

This wonderful sketch is the creation of the ever talented Aphra Bolyer
I love working with a sketch- all of the hard work is done for you (who likes to think during fun time? LOL) and I get to plug in my own fun goodies.

Here's a peek-a-boo of my layout.

As you know, this wouldn't be a MLS challenge without a prize right? You have until April 10th to create. All of the details are here at the blog. Have fun and good luck!

CHA card fun

2011-03-08T07:52:00.001-08:00

Hi there. Thought I would post a couple of cards that I made for the My Little Shoebox booth at CHA. How fun! One of the best parts of CHA is getting to play with all of the new, yummy product! Here is a card that I made using the Sew Cute line.

I also made this cute card using the Sew Cute line as well. Love these cardstock stickers.

And have you sent in your submission for the My Little Shoebox design team call? The call ends this Thursday, so make sure you get it in on time. Check out the blog for all of the details.
Thanks for checking :D

My Little Shoebox Design Team Call

2011-02-24T19:06:00.001-08:00

Have you heard?

My Little Shoebox is having a Design Team Call.

That's right! It's true!!

Are you creative?

Do you love My Little Shoebox product?

Then what are you waiting for? wink, wink

Click here and get all of the details.

The clock is ticking....

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T14:28:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

Have you checked out the My Little Shoebox blog today?

There are such cute examples of different Valentine's cards and projects.

I was so inspired, and since I'm behind (why does this happen? LOL), I pulled out a few things and made my own Valentine cards for the ones I love. Unfortunately, since I'm a messy scrapper and feel the need to pull out 30 times move stuff than I need, this is what my table looks like in no time flat.

Leave a comment at the MLS blog, they'd love to hear from you =D Thanks for checking in.

More Sneak Peeks!

2011-01-20T07:47:00.001-08:00

Good morning! We have our next two sneak peaks from My Little Shoebox's new product line. This line is called Sew Cute and has got to be one of my favorites. This line will be used in MLS's CHA workshop. Not only are the colors stunning, but this line truly will appeal to all of us crafty people.

This is the Oasis line. It's classic and timeless, with splashes of vibrant colors. If you loved Harmony, have we got a treat for you!

And of course, check out the My Little Shoebox Blog

for more sneak peeks and a chance to win a fabulous prize!!

Sneak Peeks!!

2011-01-18T07:39:00.000-08:00

I am so excited about the new My Little Shoebox's new releases. We have six new releases that are vibrant, bright and oh so fun! Check out
My Little Shoebox's

blog for more sneak peeks!

Here's Farmer's Market

and Home Tweet Home

I'm starting to get inspired! How about you?

Thanks for stopping by =D

Simple Life

2010-12-15T19:06:00.000-08:00

Hey there. Are you all ready for the upcoming holidays? I can't believe 11 days until Christmas. When did it creep up on me? Still have some shopping to do- wish me luck :D

For the month of November, I worked with My Little Shoebox's Simple Life paper line. I covered this wooden mirror frame with the papers and used the large icons pieces to create a "farm landscape" along the bottom.

I made this sun by cutting out a circle from the yellow B side of one of the papers and cutting thin strips of paper. My favorite thing to do is use a Sakura glaze pen to outline and doodle on my projects. The glaze pen leaves this great raised dimensional look.

This is the card that I made-I used some of the cardstock stickers from My Little Shoebox. Love these stickers - The quality is outstanding!

Thanks for checking and have a great weekend.

Holiday Gift Ideas

2010-12-13T07:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there. We're almost at the end of My Little Shoebox's Holly Jolly Holiday event. Can you believe all of the beautiful and ultra crafty projects the MLS team has created? Wow, I'm impressed!

Today we are feauturing holiday gift ideas. I created this paper flower candle wreath. I love having scented candles burning, and it's even nicer when the candle is all "dressed up".

I used some heavy guage floral wire to form a circle, covered the wire with floral tape. Atached the white sparkle berry sprigs, and created some paper flowers and leaves from the new Holly Jolly paper line by My Little Shoebox.

Here are some close ups of the flowers.

And of course, nothing is complete without some glitter. I just swiped a bit of tacky glue along the edges of the flower with my finger and dipped the flower into some clear coarse glitter by Martha Stewart.

Please make sure to visit the

MLS

blog and leave a comment. Remember that we will be giving out a prize in just a few days.

Thanks for checking!

Sneak Peak

2010-12-09T19:24:00.001-08:00

The My Little Shoebox Holly Jolly Holiday event is more than halfway over- can you believe it? Are you totally inspired and ready to tackle the holidays?

I know that these creative designers have truly gotten me into the holiday spirit and wanting to spend extra time scrapping :D

On the 13th, I'll be posting another project. Here's a sneak peak

Make sure to check out the MLS blog everyday for more goodness!

Thanks for visiting !

My Little Shoebox's Holly Jolly Holidays

2010-12-01T07:15:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Thank you for joining My Little Shoebox (and me) for our Holly Jolly Holidays!! Starting today, Dec. 1st through Dec. 15th, My little Shoebox will be featuring holiday projects and gift ideas created from our newest collection:

Holly Jolly

Make sure to check out the

My Little Shoebox blog

every day to check out all of the fabulous projects that were created

just for you!

I have the privilege of being featured today, our first day of the blog.

I created a holiday banner with the Holly Jolly line. The banner says "Peace" and was so much fun to create.

Here I have a close-up of the letter "P".

Here is the letter "E" at the end. You get the picture :D I made medallions on my banner as a base for each letter. If you would like to learn how to make these, check out Rocio's tutorial that posted on the blog November 23rd.

Supplies;

Paper and die cuts: My Little Shoebox : Holly Jolly and Green (grid paper for the medallions)

Chipboard letters: My Little Shoebox

Cardstock: Cut Cardstock

Glitter: Ranger stickles and Martha Stewart

Ribbon: Creative Impressions and vintage ribbon

Wool Felt, grommets, and twine: fabric store

Make sure to check the My Little Shoebox blog every day and post a comment. My Little Shoebox will be giving out a fabulous prize at the end of our Holiday Extravaganza :D

Thanks for checking :D

Pagemaps

2010-12-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

My Little Shoebox has paired up with Pagemaps for the month of December.

We had the pleasure to create either a layout or a card . This is the beautiful sketch that I received and was able to create a card with.

I used the Summer Breeze line to create this sweet little birthday card

Supplies:

Paper: My Little Shoebox

Flowers: Creative Charms

Ribbon: Wrights

Lace: vintage

Please check out the Pagemaps website

to be inspired by the wonderful sketches

and the beautiful interpretations created by the My Little Shoebox design team.

And the winner is....

2010-11-22T13:42:00.000-08:00

Drum roll please.... Tanisha Renee.

Tanisha said, "awesome card"

Thank you to everyone that participated in the My Little Shoebox blog hop!

We are truly thankful for all of you :D

Tanisha, please send me your info to pbmax7373@yahoo.com and I'll make sure to get those minis out to you this week :D

Thankful Blog Hop

2010-11-19T07:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there. Thanks for visiting me from Rocio's blog - isn't she fabulous! Hope November is treating you well (can you believe just 1 month and 6 days until Christmas- Yikes!) With only a week until Thanksgiving, My Little Shoebox is having a "Thankful Blog Hop". Please start at the

My Little Shoebox

blog

and leave a message on each of the design members blog.

You know what that means right- a fabulous My Little Shoebox prize. And who doesn't like that?

We are all taking the time to just sit and reflect about what we are thankful for. This is the card that I made using the Simple Life line from MLS.

I made a thank you card, because there are so many people and things that I am so thankful for in life. First I have to thank God for each and every day of this amazing life that He has blessed me with. I have the honor of calling Rod my sweet and dear husband for the last 19 years (oh my gosh, has it been that long already?) He supports me in everything that I do, even my "need to collect" scrap stuff and other crafts as well- hee hee. I am blessed with two amazing children that make me proud each and every day- I can't imagine life with out them! I am thankful for my stress reliever - my sweet little Pumpkin. I am grateful for my parents, sister Pam and her hubby Jose- family is so important. Having grown up with all of my family in Europe, I appreciate who I have here in the states. I am so thankful to be blessed with amazing women that I have the honor to call friend. You know who you are - you understand my quirks and still love me-now that's a friend!!

There is so much more to be grateful for, but this is a blog post and not a novel- hahaha! Please leave me a comment- I'll be choosing a random winner to get some Mini Alphabet Stickers- now that's something to be thankful for :D

Please visit our next designer:

the ever fabulous:

Melanie

She will inspire you with her super creative self!!

Check back Monday for the winner! Thanks for visiting.

Happy Monday...and a winner!

2010-10-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there. Happy Monday to you all!! Thank you to everyone who participated in the My Little Shoebox Blog Hop. Aren't the girls totally awesome! I am always so amazed by all of their creativity. So I promised a winner, and I am definately ready to deliver. And the winner is.....Drum roll please.......

Lindsey

who said, " What a sweet layout! I love me a pastel Christmas"

Lindsey, I am so with you. I love traditional Christmas colors, but I am so drawn to a pastel Christmas too!

Please send me your address and all of that good info at pbmax7373@yahoo.com and I will send out your goodies asap:D

Please check out the My Little Shoebox blog as well.

We have another winner over there as well- I can't think of a better way to start the week than winning scrappy goods :D

Have a great day!

My Little Shoebox Blog Hop!!!!

2010-10-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hi there, and thanks for hopping over from Aphra's awesome blog!! (If you started here, please hop over the the MLS blog and start there) My Little Shoebox is having another great blog hop, can you believe it?! Make sure to follow all of our links, leave a little love, and you know how we like to do it- Oh yes, an awesome MLS prize! Leave me some love and I'll be giving out a prize as well.

I'm posting a layout from our new Holly Jolly holiday line. These papers are on their way to your local stores as we speak (or type- lol). The papers are cute, the colors fun, and we have a new mini color and glitter alphabet sticker.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the blog hop, and please head on over to

Nicole's Blog

http://www.beingoutoftheboxcreative.blogspot.com/

for some more inspiration and to check out her scrappy goodness!

Check back Monday for the winner of my blog hop prize :D

My Little Shoebox Sketch Contest!!

2010-10-13T07:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there. My Little Shoebox is having a Sketch Contest. Check out the MLS blog for all of the details.

This is the fabulous sketch:

And this is my take on that sketch. This is my lovely daughter that I am so very proud of!!

Check out our design team's blog for even more inspiration. They're right there on the MLS blog, in the right hand column.

Thanks for checking :D

Ho Ho Ho

2010-09-26T07:00:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that in 3 months from today, Christmas will be done and over with? I can't, but what a great way to kick off getting ready for the holiday season than making some cards. My Little Shoebox is releasing their first Christmas line and it's called Holly Jolly! How cute! I made this cute little card with our new paper. I took paper strips and accordian folded them. Then I adhered them to the card base at a slight curve, with them slightly over-lapping.

This little card just screams snow and winter to me. Wish we had snow here, but I'll just have to make do with snowman and snowflake paper :) I used the super cute cardstock stickers along with the die cuts.

I "heart" Fiskars

2010-09-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

Fiskars is a wonderful company that has been around for a very long time. I remember my mom having the standard orange handled Fiskars scissors, and I'm proud to own many pairs of those scissors myself. But I am also fortunate enough to lve in a day and age where Fiskars has branched out into the crafting world as well and I have to say, their border punches are phenomenal! MLS did a product swap with Fiskars and I was blessed with some awesome punches. I used the postage stamp border punch to frame this photo of ms. EY and myself. These punches are so easy to work with!

I used the Harmony line to make this layout. I love the new square scalloped paper. So easy to work with. Did you notice the new glitter alphabets as well? They are so cute! I love the lower case font!
Thanks for checking.

Cards, cards cards

2010-09-22T15:36:00.001-07:00

I love cards! I love sending them, receiving them and most of all, making them. The new My Little Shoebox line called Harmony, makes the most beautiful cards. The colors are vibrant and fun and just scream "cards" to me. I made this cute little Happy Birthday card with the new papers and the new cardstock stickers. Have you guys tried these out yet? Oh my gosh, they are so addictive. They are heavy duty cardstock weight and stick just perfectly!! Oh, and did you see the bottom edge of this card. That's one of the new border punches from Fiskars. We had a super awesome swap with Fiskars! Their punches are fabulous and punch like butter (is that a real phrase? hahaha ). This is the postage stamp border punch. I love it!!

I had so much fun making this second card. I love banners and thought that a string of paper lanterns would have that cute banner look. I used a super awesome white glaze pen from Sakura to add some dimensional dots on the flower, and a black glaze pen to add some stitch lines around the card. Gotta love Sakura!!

Thanks for checking!

All about Family

2010-08-08T21:34:00.001-07:00

Hi there. It's been a while since I've posted. Just catching up since returning from CHA. Oh my gosh- the show was awesome! The My Little Shoebox booth was hopping and we had a great show. While we were there, Erin and I taught this super cute mini book featuring one of MLS's new lines: Green. This book is packed with tons of goodies! And now, Erin and I will team up at Scrapbook Island in San Jose , CA to teach it on Saturday, August 21st from 10:30-1:30. Check out their website: www.scrapbookisland.typepad.com . You can call up the nice folks at Scrapbook Island and sign up there. Here's the cover of the book. It's a Maya Road album that is filled with lots of places for photos and journaling.

Thanks for looking and hope to see you on Saturday, August 21st :D

Cute as a Button

2010-07-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

This is the last of the six new lines from My little Shoebox. The changes to the lines are so exciting! An extra 12x12 paper (4 now instead of 3), square scalloped paper vs. a circle scalloped paper, new glaze alphabets (new font, lowercase, and more of each letter- woo-hoo!!), cardstock stickers versus the overlays, and stamps! Wow, that's a lot of change, but it's all for the better!!

I made this layout from the Cute as a Button line. This beautiful young lady is the daughter of a very dear friend of mine, and I was blessed to have the priveledge of scrapping this photo. This paper line is perfect for little girls, birthday parties, girls night out or you can even flip them over and use them for masculine pages.

I made this flower from one of the basksides of the Cute as a Button line. I love when I can use my paper to make embellishments- more bang for my buck :D

Thanks for checking and make sure to check the MLS blog for more goodness from our awesome new team: www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com

Green

2010-07-23T07:00:00.000-07:00

This Friday we are debuting sneak peeks of the Green line. This line is just so much fun to work with. The colors are vibrant, and I can't enough of the woodgrain paper and the teal papers are to die for.

I made this layout, You Are my Sunshine, with the new papers and stamps. I had so much fun stamping the trees to create an even larger tree.

I stamped the image and used a Sakura Glaze pen over the centers to give a raised, epoxy look. The Sakura pens have such an awesome flow. The bling in the flower centers are from Creative Impressions. This bling packs a punch- so sparkly.

Check back tomorrow for a sneak peek of the Cute as a Button line. And don't forget to check out My Little Shoebox's website for all of the goodness: www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com

Sneak Peeks

2010-07-22T20:07:00.001-07:00

Hi there. Here are the last two sneak peeks for the My Little Shoebox Summer release. This is Summer Breeze line. I absolutely love this line. The colors are a bit more muted and tend to lend themselves to a more vintage look (which is my favorite).

Here we have Simple Life. This line is so fun and great for boys. The colors are vibrant yet earthy, perfect for the upcoming autumn months.
Hope you enjoy them as much as we do :D Thanks for checking.

Harmony

2010-07-05T16:12:00.000-07:00

Here is the 4th new line in My Little Shoebox's Summer release. It's called Harmony and it is gorgeous! I am in love with the cherry blossoms! Check out the stamps (yes, I said stamps! My Little Shoebox now has stamps)- so beautiful!

Thanks for stopping by :D

Sneak Peek!

2010-07-02T21:50:00.001-07:00

Here's a sneak peek of the third new line from My Little Shoebox! This line is so cute. The teals and browns in this line are phenomenal and did you see the woodgrain paper- oh my gosh!!

Keep checking the MLS blog: www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com . There will be additional posts to sneak peek the other three lines from our CHA release. Thanks for checking! Have a Happy Forth of July weekend!

Sneak Peeks!!

2010-06-30T23:19:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, My Little Shoebox is releasing sneak peeks of the new summer CHA line! It is so exciting to see all of those months of work materialize into such pretty product! Here are 2 of the lines.
This is Cute as a Button, a super fun, bright line perfect for summer time fun.

Sunday Market is sweet, fun and whimsical. The colors are vibrant and exciting.

Keep checking the My Little Shoebox website for more sneak peeks: www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com . Thanks for stopping by :D

Imaginary Friends

2010-06-28T13:33:00.001-07:00

So sad to see the end of this MLS release, but I am glad that I get to end this release with Imaginary Friends. I absolutely love the colors of this line! I made a cute little set of projects that are perfect for summer time. I made a notebook, book mark and a mini chalkboard.
This is the notebook that I covered with the Imaginary Friends paper. I love how the papers blend together so well. And the large images are so cute!

This is the little bookmark that I made with the papers. I made the flower from one of the die cuts and the leaves from the backside of one of the papers.

This is my mini chalkboard that I made. I used buttons tied onto embroidery floss to create these floppy wiggle legs for the monster in the corner. I just love how cute he looks!

Thanks for looking. Oh, and check out the MLS blog (www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com) . We are sneak peeking our new lines for CHA!!

And the winner is.....

2010-06-19T22:10:00.000-07:00

Hi there. Thank you to everyone that participated in the blog hop! You guys are awesome!! You made the MLS Farewell blog hop amazing! So, I did a random number drawing, and the winner is.....

Denise!!!
Denise said: "What an amazing group of women you have leaving and coming to your blog. It must be so hard to see them go and yet wonderful to see all the new talent. Best scrapbooking I've seen on a blog hop, hands down."

Wooooo-hooooooooo!!!!! Denise, I couldn't have said it better! Please send your address to pbmax7373@yahoo.com and I'll have your goodies sent out asap.
Make sure to check out the MLS blog at http://www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com/ on Monday to see all of the winners.
Thanks for checking. And a Happy Father's Day to all the papas out there.

My Little Shoebox Farewell Blog

2010-06-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hi there. Whew, I'm sure your fingers are sore from all of that clicking and hopping around- hahaha! My Little Shoebox is having a blog hop today to say goodbye to our outgoing team members. I have to say that it is hard having to say good bye to such wonderful women. You would be hard pressed to find a more caring, thoughtful group of genuinely awesome women- you guys rock!!! But we are also thrilled to welcome our new team. We look forward to seeing all of the lovely scrappiness that they'll be creating!
Our outgoing team has created a bevy of beauties for your viewing pleasure (you checked them all out-right? Considering that I'm the last gal here, I'm thinking that you have- hee hee). Not only do we have a "grand" prize, but many of the girls are handing out their own prizes as well- can you say SweeT! All you need to do is leave a fabulous comment on each and every blog and one lucky person will win some super yummy MLS candy . Leave your comments here (I will also be giving away a seperate MLS prize- talk about double the goodness).

This is a banner that I made using the Imaginary friends, Sky's the Limit, and Lil' Critter paper. It love how the different paper lines blend so well together!

Thank you for checking and good luck!

Where is summer?

2010-06-10T21:29:00.001-07:00

I know that it's technically still spring, but it has been years since we've had such strange, chilly weather this late into the year. This week has been a super busy, exciting week filled with lots of fun calls, exciting classes, and other goodies. So since I can't share most of the other things that I've been up to, I can share this layout that I made with the Imaginary Friends line from My Little Shoebox. I absolutely love the colors of this line- pale blue, pink and cream. So stinking cute!

Thanks for stopping by. If your kids are already enjoying summer break- woo- hoo!! Have fun. One more week until mine are off! So excited!

Punky Sprouts

2010-05-29T22:05:00.000-07:00

Hi there. Happy Memorial Day weekend! Hope you are all having a great 3 day weekend. This month, the MLS design team was able to work with Punky Sprouts and Tattered Angels. I have to say, these 3 companies combined make for a beautiful mini book!! I used the Lil' Critter line to make this cute little book.

I also made this really cute little card from the Lil' Critter line. This line is so cute! The colors are fun and festive and perfect for the summer months.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

I "heart"Tattered Angels

2010-05-20T22:33:00.001-07:00

This month, My Little Shoebox has partnered up with Tattered Angels- so stinking exciting!! All of the girls were so thrilled with their goodies and have been hard at work. Here I used one of the screens from Tattered Angels and Marshmallow Glimmer Mist. Okay, I have a confession to make- I adore Marshmallow Glimmer Mist and own far too many (like, counting on 2 hands too many), but I can't get enough of this spray!! Check out Tattered Angels- they have loads of goodness going on over there: www.mytatteredangels.com and you have to check out their blog : www.mytatteredangels.com/blog . Their designers are uber creative and have made some gorgeous projects and layouts!

So when I came home from having lunch with someone that I love oh so very much today, there was a beautiful brown box filled with this yummy goodness. Yes, it is chalkboard Glimmer Mist. All twelve colors were gently nestled amongst the crumpled kraft colored paper packing- oh, what a delight!

And when I say that I love Glimmer Mist- I am so not kidding! I have lots and lots of bottles tucked away in my scrap space. And I love each and every one of them.

Thanks for looking. Have a great weekend :D

2010-04-25T21:11:00.001-07:00

These are the cards that I made this month for My Little Shoebox. I used the Flying High line. It is so stinkin' cute. It has houses and birds and clouds. I used my Sakura Glaze pens to outline and highlight certain areas on the card. You can see on the roof that I outlined the "shingles".

I used one of the clouds from the transparent overlay sheet and covered it in glitter. Then I used a foam square to pop it and give the cloud some dimension.

Here is my second card. I love this green dotted backside of this paper. I cut out the bird from the large icon paper.

I used the clear glaze pen by Sakura on the wings and the flower center. It gives some fun dimension to the card.

I used the new adhesive by Love My Tapes to make these cards. This adhesive rocks.
Thanks for checking out my blog. Have a great week :D

2010-04-19T07:29:00.001-07:00

This month for MLS, I was able to play with Flying High. I needed to make a project, and what better way to celebrate spring than with a birdhouse. The colors of this paper line are so bright and lively!

Here are some close-ups of the birds. These are the large icon images that are so MLS!!

I sprinkled glitter on the flowers- no project is complete without glitter.

I used the border strip paper for the panels to make sure that the scenery matched up perfectly. This paper made this project so easy to make.

Thanks for checking out my blog :D

Happy Friday!

2010-04-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

Isn't Friday the best day of the week. Even though I'm completely worn out by the time Friday comes around, I'm also completely recharged because I will have 2 full days of family time and not having to get up at 5 something in the morning (what a way to ruin the morning - lol).

So excited to have gone to the MLS warehouse this week with my dear friend Erin. Not only were we able to hang out with Helen (owner and designer for MLS), but the new chipboard alphabets came in!!! Oh, the colors are yummy and I love the font. It's just so basic and perfect for anything- cards, layouts, mini books- you get the picture.

Oh yeah- yummy aren't they?

I also wanted to give a shout out to Love My Tapes and Shemaine. They are sponsoring the MLS design team and have generously donated adhesive to the team. Wow, is this adhesive fantastic. Smooth, even coverage and a great stickiness (is that a word?). If your looking for a great adhesive, check them out ( http://lovemytapes.bigcartel.com) . The adhesives works great and the price is super resonable!
Have a great weekend!
P.S. don't forget the My Little Shoebox dt call. You have until May 15th to submit!!

Challenge

2010-04-04T21:05:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter! Hope you had a great day, filled with family and love! And if you don't celebrate Easter, Happy Sunday! For the month of March, I made this card times 10 for my challenge group. We were to take paper from our stash (3 sheets) and make either a 2 page layout for spring or 10 spring themed cards. So, of course, I picked cards. We were also to dust off 2 stamps and use them. I stamped the tree trunk with a Maya Road stamp and used the leaf stamp with versamark ink and stamped leaves all over a cardstock scalloped circle.

If you don't belong to a challenge group, you should try it. My friends are so smart and put this group together- they are the best. The best part of our monthly challenge is to use the stuff from our stash. What a way to rediscover the products that we had long forgotten about.

Thanks for checking my blog :D

MLS DT Call

2010-04-01T15:51:00.000-07:00

Hi ladies,
It's finally here!!! The MLS DesignTeam call is here. My Little Shoebox is looking for some awesome, scrappy, creative people to join their team. All you need to do is submit your best MLS work to dtcall@mylittleshoebox.com . Check out the blog: www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com - all of the info is right there. Can't wait to see the results!! The call is from April 1st through May 15th and the new dt will be announced on June 15th. Good luck!!

2010-03-25T21:19:00.000-07:00

Here is the last My Little Shoebox layout for this month. This is my mom and sister at Christmas. I love the neutral colors in the All a Flutter line. They work with everything!

Sakura of America was very generous with the MLS team and donated glaze pens to the team. I love the glaze pens! Have you used them? They take a minute or so to dry, but when they dry,
they leave this wonderful raised texture. It's a little hard to see, but it leaves this glossy, almost epoxy looking finish that is appealing. Check out Sakura ( www.sakuraofamerica.com) -they have the pens pens. The quality is fantastic and they have great flow, which is so important. This is one of my paper folds that I love to use. It's a box pleat that just reminds me of lace and trims- which I love! You can see the texture a little better on this butterfly. So pretty!!

Lastly, I made this cute little card with the large image from the All A Flutter paper. I used some wire and rolled it to form the antennae for the butterfly.

Thanks for checking out my blog. There are a ton of really great ideas on the MLS blog as well. It's at www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com.

Butterfly wishes

2010-03-22T19:57:00.001-07:00

I so love the All a Flutter line by MLS. I have had so much fun with it! This is a picture of me, on a lazy Sunday, reading (which happens to be one of my favorite things to do-besides scrapping of course). I could just squirrel my way into a cozy nook, have some tea (hot or cold- doesn't matter), wrap myself up in a blanket, and block out the entire world-literally.

I cut out the transparent butterfly overlays and folded the wings up. Then I use glue dots down the center of the body. This is a great way to get some movement and dimesion on your page- with virtually no bulk.

I made this flower with muslin (you know the stuff that you buy at your local fabric store for a couple of bucks) and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist (Mimosa and Lemon Meringue).

See you later in the week- I have a few more goodies for you!!

Happy Friday

2010-03-19T08:31:00.001-07:00

Life is Good, wouldn't you say? The weather is beautiful here in the Bay Area (we're expecting 77 degree temperature today!), I'm wearing flip flops and capris, it's finally Friday and I was able to play with the new All A Flutter line by MLS (which is the best part!). I love browns and pinks and greens, ok, you get the picture.
Here is my lovely daughter. I am so proud to have such a smart and talented sweetie of a daughter! I made some cute MLS paper flowers and folded the border strips to look like ribbon (it makes me think of ribbon candy).

I also love how the flower overlays look on the right of my title. I find that if I use dimensional clear adhesive dots, the overlays really stand out!
Ok ladies, off to enjoy this beautiful weather. I'll have some more goodies for you real soon. Have a great weekend :D

Happy Tuesday

2010-02-23T20:12:00.000-08:00

For our monthly challenge (I have to say that I love being a part of a challenge group-it really motivates me to get scrappy), we were to use 3 sheets of paper and to use either stickles, glimmer mist or glitter somewhere on your project. I used 2 papers from MLS and 1 sheet from making memories. I also sprayed my velvet flower with marshmallow glimmer mist (my all time favorite) and sprinkled some glitter onto the flowers. And even though I only needed to use 1 of the 3 sparkly products, I used all 3- there is never enough sparkle in life! I used stardust stickles on the vintage image.

Here's a close up of the flower and my box-pleated paper (love this technique- it reminds me of lace and fabric, except it's paper!)

I also wanted to congratulate Laurie Devine for being the first My Little Shoebox baby contest winner!!! Stop by the website at www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com - we are starting round 2 tomorrow!! The winner gets some of our awesome minis!!

Contest at MLS

2010-02-14T18:02:00.000-08:00

Hi ladies. Have you checked out the My Little Shoebox blog? (www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com) . We are having an awesome contest for some MLS mini alphabets- omg!! So can you guess who's who- that's right. All you have to do is match up the design team member to their baby photo, comment on the blog, and you may be the winner of some fabulous minis!!! So come girls, hop on over to the MLS blog- the link is right above- and let's start guessing who's who. Good Luck!!

Hearts and Kisses

2010-02-04T21:47:00.000-08:00

Hi there. I feel so inspired and scrappy ever since having returned from CHA. Oh my goodness- these women are so stinkin' talented!!! So of course, I just had to get scrapping. I'm also really excited about a class that I'm teaching at Scrapbook U in Fremont, CA. It's a really cute mini book featuring Bo Bunny's Love Bandit line (it's on Tuesday, Feb. 9). I just had so much fun creating it. I used lots of lace, glitter, ribbon and bling.

If you live in the bay area, you've got to check out Scrapbook U (www.scrapbooku.com). The owner Monica is really sweet and always make sure to have tons of new products- you've got to love it! Check out her website- it's always filled with fun classes!
Thanks for stopping by :)

January Challenge

2010-01-28T09:00:00.000-08:00

For the month of January, our challenge was to make one layout and 2 cards using 3 sheets of any type of scrapbook paper from your stash and we needed to use some sort of chipboard, glitter or stickles, felt of some kind, and paint. I made this layout and these cards using the Postcards paper line by Making Memories.

Just Add Butter

2010-01-24T09:00:00.000-08:00

I was such a lucky girl- I was able to play with Just Add Butter. What's that, you say? Well, it's only one of the 6 new lines that My Little Shoebox has released! You haven't checked us out yet. Okay, I'll make it easy for you- here's the link http://www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com/ . So this little beauty is pink and girly and sweet as sweet can be. These are my goodies.

I do need to thank my dear sweet friends for letting me use photos of their beautiful families- love you Erin and Nicole :)

Away We Go!!

2010-01-21T20:22:00.001-08:00

Oh my goodness!! Have you checked out the new release from My Little Shoebox? (www.mylittleshoebox.com) It is awesome!! So, for CHA, I was lucky enough to get to play with the Away we Go and Just Add Butter lines. Oh my, what a treat! I made these goodies from the Away We Go line. I have to say, I figured that it might be a line more suited for boys, but no way! This line was so much fun to use for girls pages too!

So if you're going to be in Anaheim, come check us out at CHA this weekend (Jan 24-Jan 27).

My Little Shoebox CHA release

2010-01-06T22:08:00.000-08:00

Hi ladies (and gentlemen- don't want to forget anyone). Happy New Year!! Hopefully, 2010 is traeting you all well so far. So, I know that I mentioned that MLS was sneak peaking all 6 of their new lines on Januray 1st on the blog (www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com) . Did you guys check it out? So cute, isn't it. Well, I just had to show you all how adorable the new lines are. There really is something for everyone!

So if you are at CHA in beautiful Anaheim, CA, come and check us out. We'll be the silly girls with the really fun booth :)

My Little Shoebox

2009-12-22T16:25:00.000-08:00

Hi there. Hope everyone is resting and relaxing during this hectic time of year. Only 3 days until Christmas and I'm still not quite ready!

This month, I had the pleasure of playing with the Sky's the Limit line from MLS. I'm so sad that this is the last of the six lines for this season, but I'm super excited about our new release for CHA. Word is that on January 1st, there will be sneak peaks of our new lines. They are really cute and super fun! Check them out at http://www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com/ .

This first layout is of my hubby and my sweet daughter. They are so cute!!!

I know- a little unconventional- but I thought these photos were so cool!

These are my girlfriends and I having a little silly, scrappy time. They are awesome and I love them!

Lastly, just a cute little card.

To everyone, have a very special holiday, and may all of your wishes come true!!!

2009-11-23T17:05:00.001-08:00

Hi gals. Hope everyone's turkey week is going great. My kids have the entire week off and I am so loving it! This is my November's RR challenge. Ms. Erin posted our challenge and we were to use 3 sheets of paper (from our stash) to create 2 layouts. We also needed to write a letter to someone to let them know how much they mean to us. I used the Loves Me paper line by Imaginisce. I love this paper and I love that our challenges involve using our stash.

Thanks for checking these out. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there. Hope you have a great holiday!

MLS + Clear Scraps + Shimmerz

2009-11-16T18:27:00.001-08:00

This month, Clear Scraps (http://www.clearscraps.com/) and Shimmerz (http://www.shimmerzpaints.com/) swapped products with My Little Shoebox. We love working with other companies! It's awesome to see how so many different products work so well with My Little Shoebox. Each of us girls were given a Clear Scrap book spelling out our name- very cool. We also used tons of Shimmerz products on the book- Shimmerz spritz, Shimmerz and Blingz.
So I had a blast creating this mini book an using the Shimmerz. I love sparkle and just couldn't get enough of the Blingz.

I also made this cute little card using MLS and Shimmerz.

Thanks for checking this out. Later in the week, I'll be posting my challenge layouts. Have a great week!

In Bloom

2009-11-12T18:55:00.001-08:00

Hi ladies. Hope you are all well. For this month's MLS projects, I was able to work with In Bloom. Wow, this paper line is so pretty- I am really impressed. The color palette is so soft and pretty, but once you flip the paper's over, there's a bold blue and a fun yellow dotted paper. Talk about versatility!
This is my favorite layout that I did this month. I had so much fun layering and cutting out these great flowers. And of course, it's my hubby, so of course I love it!

We were challenged to "scrap lift" one of Michelle Lanning's beautiful layouts. This is my rendition.

This is my Aunt Christiane and my Uncle Andre. They usually visit the states every year. I used the backs of the papers- do you see that great blue paper?

Lastly, I made a fun little "Thinking of You" card.

Thanks for checking this out. Next week, I'll have a couple more posts. We had a really fun product swap with Clear Scraps and Shimmerz, and I have a couple of goodies to share :)

RR Challenge

2009-10-29T19:42:00.001-07:00

Hi gals. I am so excited because a group of my dear friends have gotten together to create a monthly challenge group. We are named Rocio's Rockets and we have a monthly challenge that is posted by one of our group members. For the month of October, Rocio posted an awesome and very challenging assignment. We were to choose any three patterned papers and we were to create and create and create until there was not a scrap of the three papers left! We could use all the cardstock and embellishments that we wanted. We just needed to use every last scrap of paper. It sounds kind of easy, but once you get down to the nitty gritty- whew, it's tough.
So I debated as to what I wanted to make. We can make anything-layouts, projects, cards- so I figured that I would kind of cheat- shhhh, don't tell anyone! I figured that I will be needing some holiday decorations and some Christmas cards, so I made a couple of banners and a bunch of cards. I used 3 papers by Basic Grey from their Figgy Pudding line. The best part- Basic Grey's Christmas papers are always double sided. Boy, did I have options and I truly loved it! Thanks Rocio!

Robots Unplugged

2009-10-23T23:14:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun playing with Robots Unplugged by My Little Shoebox this month. This paper has the cool oversized images that you can cut out and the colors are fabulous- very neutral.
This first layout is of my dh. I cut out the scalloped outer edge of the scalloped paper by MLS and pleated it. It made a very cool frame for my photo.

This is my sweet son. Even if robots aren't your thing, this paper line will still appeal to you. The back sides are great for birthdays, boys pages, even Fourth of July.

I really like using a full sheet of transparent overlays on a page like this. I used it to connect two pieces of paper to create a 12x12 layout. It's a great way to add variety to your pages and who doesn't love transparencies.

Thanks for checking this out. Next week I'll have some fun stuff to post from a challenge group that I belong to.

Cut Cardstock is rocking!

2009-09-28T21:19:00.000-07:00

Hi gals. I am so excited to show you some projects that I made for Cut Cardstock. What? You haven't heard of Cut Cardstock before? Oh my! Well, let's see- do you love cardstock? You know that really thick, high quality kind of cardstock that makes you drool? How about metallic shimmer cardstock- really high quality and beautiful cardstock? Are you like me and am willing to pay extra for the better paper, because honestly, as much as I love patterned paper- I need high quality cardstock as a base- But then, when you are ready to pay for this ultra luxurious cardstock, you find out that it is even less expensive than the flimsy stuff . If you answered yes to any of these- you have got to check out http://www.cutcardstock.com/. I am so in love. The paper is awesome, the card bases and envelopes are to die for (holiday season is right around the corner and we all need lots of cards-wink, wink), and the prices are so reasonable!! The gals are super nice and they'll take good care of you. What more can we ask for?

So, Norma at Cut Cardstock asked me to be their guest designer for this month- lucky me!! I was so impressed with their cardstock, card bases and envelopes. They literally have everything a scrapper could ever hope for. I made a few things- hope you like them.

This is a "Spooky" halloween banner that is hanging in my home- I know, it's still September- but not for long:) I used a Maya Road scalloped coaster book as the base. I used the kraft cardstock (or brown bag cardstock) for the base with some new Bo Bunny Boo Crew halloween paper. I used the black 80# cover weight cardstock and cut out letters with my Slice. I added some glitter, foam dotted the letters and some embellishments- how fun!

and here are some close ups:

This is a cute card that I made using Cut Cardstock's Pop-Tone Hot Fudge card base. The brown is a creamy, rich cocoa color- yum. I used some basic grey papers, a stampin' up stamp that I heat embossed, and Jenni Bowlin mini letters. I stamped the deer on Cut Cardstock's Curious Irridescent cardstock in cryogen white. This paper is perfect for stamping ans it has the most beautiful irridescent shimmer to it!

This was a cute little Thinking of You card. I used Cut Cardstock's magenta A7 folded invitation card base and the same Cryogen white cardstock for the oval. I used some Cosmo Cricket paper and stitched around the edge of the oval. I cut some felt into flowers and leaves- and there yo have it! Thanks girls for checking out my stuff and check out Cut Cardstock- they really are a great company with product that is sure to please you :)

September's MLS + Hero Arts

2009-09-21T21:10:00.001-07:00

Hey gals. This month, Hero Arts has participated in a product was with MLS. They were very generous with us- Thank you Hero Arts!!- and we had the opportunity to play- my fav!
This layout is of Suzy and myself doing who knows what- typical. I used the Little Lady paper line- too cute. Instead of stamping on white paper and coloring in the areas- I stamped directly on MLS paper and cut out each piece, then paper pieced it- do you all remember paper piecing? I always loved it and as we all know, what was old is now new. I am reminded of this everytime I pick up my son at the high school- it's like being in the 80's all over again, but without the "hair bears".

This is my Dad and my Aunt Renee. I used the Who's Loves You line. I stamped the owl on cardstock and accented the spots with mini bling. The trunk is a small Hero Arts woodgrain stamp that I repeated and cut into a trunk. Love it!

Lastly, I made this card with Imagine A Forest papers. I stamped the leaves (again Hero Arts stamps) and heat embossed it. Then I cut them out and voila- beautiful leaves for my Thinking of You card.

I just love how MLS is so versatile- we have been blessed by all of these product swaps and there has not been a single product that hasn't complimented MLS products and vice versa. Can't wait to show you all our next assignments :)

Love the Little Ladies

2009-09-08T21:27:00.000-07:00

Hey there all of you scrappy ladies. So the kids are back to school, and I'm finding that even though I now have this strange school schedule to follow (can't school districts make it easy on parents and have a consistent schedule- every day my kids have a different pick-up schedule), I am finding that I now have a little time to myself. Which of course means scrapping time- what better way to use my time than scrap.
So this month, I was able to play with MLS's Little Lady line. This line is so gorgeous!! I love the bright vibrant colors! Am I the only one that loves MLS more and more each month?
What I really love about MLS papers is that you have the option to use the fun colorful fronts or the more muted backs- the backs are a great substitute for cardstock! It gives you a beautiful solid color with just enough texture to make your layout pop.

This layout is of my pup Pumpkin and myself. I just love this picture!! I had so much fun layering the MLS papers - they are so complimentary. I glimmer misted some flowers and blinged up the page a bit.

Here's another picture of Pumpkin. She had just returned from her "spa day" and posed for this picture. I love the lady bugs on this paper and decided to make one from a few circles, bling and wire. The die cuts are awesome too- whether for journaling or just as a base for embellishments- they rock!!

I used the backs of the Little Lady papers for this layout. I glimmer misted the green patterned paper and hand stitched around the edges. This is a simple layout, but sometimes less is more. I also colored the doll overlay with copic markers. They are so much fun to alter!

Lastly, I made this cute little card. I used a flower tag as the sun and colored another little doll overlay. Have you used the overlays yet- they are so much fun to use. You can use them as is, stickle the daylights out of them, paint behind them, and color them with alcohol based markers

I have some other cute things that I've been working on for My Little Shoebox that I'll be showing you soon. :)

Back from CHA

2009-08-08T00:02:00.000-07:00

I've been back from CHA for almost a week now, and I'm still excited by all of the creative inspiration that I was surrounded by. I was fortunate enough to meet some of the sweetest, funniest, and wonderful women from the My Little Shoebox design team. You girls are so awesome- I miss you all so much. It's a shame that we don't all live closer to one another! So, instead of resting and relaxing from my trip, I just had to scrap!! I think that makes perfect sense- don't you? This month I was given the Imagine a Forest line from My Little Shoebox(MLS). This paper line is so stinking cute. It has a really natural, woodsy feel, yet it's whimsical and the colors are just so pretty! I can't get enough of these papers- oh, and the chipboard and mini alphabets are the best shade of pink. I have died and gone to heaven!! I just can't get enough of these darn alphabets!!!
This is a photo of my Tata (auntie) and myself. I feel so honored by this photo. My aunt is really old school and doesn't smile for the camera, but here she has such an infectious smile- it truly shows off her true personality!

Here I have my beautiful daughter and handsome hubby. I just loves pictures of daddy and his princess!! There just isn't anything that I love more than seeing the two of them together! Life is good!!!

Lastly, I have my super silly, cutie pie for a son. I just love his big hazel eyes!! Even though this paper line has a lot of pink in it, it's still really easy to make "manly" pages (my son has banned me from using flowers and ribbon on his pages- the nerve!!!-lol).

Lastly, I made this cute card. I just couldn't help myself from making a squirrel reference ( I've got you covered Ms. Betty). I just love the overlays and die cuts and papers and circle paper-wait, isn't this a run-on sentence? I think you get the point- I just can't get enough of MLS!!

Going to CHA

2009-07-21T17:13:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. It's been awhile since I have posted. It's just been crazy around here- getting ready for CHA, kitting My Little Shoebox's CHA class- if you are going, come check us out! Our class is rocking -it's stuffed with all sorts of goodies- and the My Little Shoebox booth is going to be packed with awesome layouts, cards and projects!! Also, as many of you know, Picture Me Perfect is closing! Our last day will be Subday August 16th. For those of you that want to take the CHA class My Peeps, but can't go to CHA. I'll be teaching it on August 15th- check out Picture me Perfect's website (www.bayareascrappers.com) and you can always sign up there.

This weekend, we had our monthly card swap (the girls are all so awesome and creative- I feel so blessed to walk in my one card, and to leave with a total of 12 beautiful cards!!) It was just such a wonderful evening- we all had dinner together and spent the evening hanging out, chatting and swapping cards. This was my card for this month. I absolutely love all things vintage and just can't help myself from making these kinds of cards- I hope the other ladies don't mind.

So just a little 411- new My Little Shoebox will be available July 27th- mark your calendars- you are going to love every bit of it. We have 6 fab new lines, 6 new colors of glaze and mini alphabets and an all new chipboard font- it's to die for!!

2009-07-01T19:14:00.001-07:00

Oh my gosh!!! I am so thrilled to finally have gotten my hands on some of the new MLS products!! Have you checked them out? We have a sneak peak at our blog (www.mylittleshoebox.typepad.com) . All of the lines are so awesome! Helen you rocked it! I was lucky enough to be able to work with Whoo Loves You?- the same line that I was able to play with for the Scrapbook Memories tv show. These are my projects that will be shown at CHA- are you coming? We are in booth #543- come say hi. Helen, Erin, Suzy and myself will be there (I'm the tall redhead), and depending on which day you stop by, some of our awesomely creative design team members will be there too! I was so excited to play with my things, I received them Monday afternoon, was finished last night (technically at 2:30 this morning), just came home from work and had to upload! I'm too excited!!!So here are my layouts:

This is my mini book that will be featured on Scrapbook Memories TV Show. I am so excited! We will be teaching it at CHA as well, so make sure to sign up!! You are in for a real treat!!

Thanks for taking a peak! Check out the MLS blog and all of our designers-they are on the right hand side of the screen- check out these rockin' ladies. Soon, you will see their beautiful designs for CHA being posted as well.

Feeling the Love!

2009-06-14T22:52:00.001-07:00

This month, I was able to play with the Who's There? line by My Little Shoebox. I had so much fun and I love those little owls so much!! The My Little Shoebox (MLS) design team has been so fortunate to be able to do product swaps with other super companies and this month we were able to work with Coredinations cardstock. Have you played with this cardstock yet? It's awesome. So, we all know about white core cardstock, well, this cardstock is color cored with either, white, black or brown as the outer color- so cool! So here are my projects this month:

I love(love) meerkats. They are so stinking cute- so I just had to scrap about one of my favorite little critters. I used MLS's Who's there? papers. The colors work so well together and I am a huge fan of polka dots.

This is Suzy and I at the Hudson in New York. It was so cold, but so beautiful.

My Aunt Renee visited us from France this April-May. I love her so much! I am so blessed to have her in my life!

I love projects and mini books. I had so much fun making this "Love" banner for the home!

These next projects are MLS + Coredinations. This is the Turtles and Trees line. I used the back of one of the Coredinations cardstock. The heart is from the Chocolate box collection. I cut it into a heart shape, ran it through my cuttlebug with the swiss dot embossing folder, and sanded the top. This is my dh.

This is my sweet little Pumpkin! I am so enamored with my Pom Pom! The beautiful crocheted flower was given to me by my wonderful friend Maria.

I used the Enjoy Life line on this page. My two little-lol- well not so little- honey bears are so cute! I love these two so much! They only have 4 days of school left-woohoo!! I love summer vacation!!! I can't wait!

I am so into board games and even though Tic Tac Toe is so simple- it never gets old! If you make this with a magnetic sheet and place magnets behind the game pieces, this would make a great travel game for the kids in the car during those long summer drives!

Thanks for checking out my blog! I just feel the need to spread some love- Rod, Roddy, Victoria, and Pumpkin- you are my sunshine!! I love you so much!! You make me so happy and complete!! To my parents: love you bunches! Pam and Jose- no more bork! Love you guys! To Erin, Rocio, Angel, Nicole, Jeanne, Linda, Suzy and the rest of the gals- hugs and smooches! You are all very special to me!!

MLS + Clear Scraps = Love

2009-05-22T23:34:00.001-07:00

Okay, how exciting is it to be a part of My Little Shoebox's design team? Oh my gosh, there are no words! So we've been so blessed in that the last couple of month's. MLS has been teaming up with other companies, swapping products and showing how fabulous our products work together. So, this month is no different. We are working with Clear Scraps this month. My first mini book is using the MLS Turtles and Trees line with the 8x8 tabbed mini album by Clear Scraps. I named it "a Happy Heart". In this mini book, I have my lovely family, my puppy Pumpkin, and some of my friends- they all help to make me who I am!

In this next mini book, I used the "Wonderful" line by MLS-the circle paper is named after me, how exciting is that!- and this great album by Clear Scraps. I never scrap about myself-whcih is shameful- but I just don't seem to have the time to. So I documented a few things that I like. The only problem is that I am so brain dead sometimes that I can't even remember the things that I like!! So ok- I am not a big movie buff (I love to read- most anything, but I really love history), even though I see tons of movies because my family loves them (i.e.- I saw Star Trek yesterday and the new Terminator movie today), so I couldn't even figure what movies I like. I kept asking my kids, "What movies do I like?" and they were staring at me as if I had lost my mind. Mind you, they are 13 and 14, so they think I'm crazy anyways-lol! So, even though I had moments where I was challenged, I think it came out pretty darn good.

So in my last post, I hinted at some exciting news. So I have been fortunate enough to be one of the few that have seen the new MLS line that will be released in July! Oh my gosh, are you all in for a treat!! Within the 6 new lines, there is definately something that will appeal to everyone!! I can't say much more, but I can't wait to get my hands on this stuff for myself!!! The other thing that is so super exciting- MLS has been asked to appear on Scrapbook Memories TV again!! Helen and Suzy filmed this past Tuesday!! It is so incredible- a handful of uber talented girls from the store (Picture Me Perfect in Fremont, CA- check us out at www.bayareascrappers.com) worked diligently and into the wee hours of the night for many days to make sure that we had tons of layouts, cards and projects for the show. I've got to give mad props to my girls Rocio, Angel, Nicole, Erin, and Suzy. They were oozing talent and craziness for 3 1/2 days. We were sleep deprived, demented, and virtually insane, but we made it. I also had to give Erin props- she will have the most gorgeous layout featured as a step out on the show- woo-hoo!!!! I am also thrilled to say that I have been honored with the opportunity to have a mini book being featured as a step-out as well. Yipppeeeeee!!!

MLS in the house

2009-05-18T20:14:00.001-07:00

I am so excited about these new layouts that I made with the Neighborhood line by My Little Shoebox. I kept them really simple- which is nice. I have the tendency to keep adding sparkles and bling and flowers, etc. It's simply an addiction to all things shiny-lol! This is my hubby and I . I had fun playing with the scallop circle papers and the die cuts. They are awesome!

This is my sister and her hubby. I love how the transparency overlays can be used as a subtle way to enhance your page.
My sweet Aunt Renee visited us from France in April. She's here on the left with my Mom on the right. I really don't have any photos of my aunt, so I made sure to take advantage of her visit to get a few.
I made these quick little cards with the Neighborhood MLS products too. The diecuts and overlays are so card-maker friendly!

Within the week, I'll be posting 2 mini books that I made using My Little Shoebox and Clear Scraps acrylic albums.

Happy Birthday Victoria

2009-04-27T15:15:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my little baby is now 13! Where did the time go? I can accept three, but thirteen?! No way! So it's now official- I only have teenagers, no more little ones. No more being a room mom, no more holiday parties at school (she started 7th grade this year), no more little girl that needs her mama for the most mundane of things. Instead, I am gaining a beautiful young lady. I can't wait to see the amazing future that awaits you.

So, I just finished baking her birthday cake and extra cupcakes for good measure. We'll go out to dinner tonight and we'll go from there. I think the worst thing about today is that my poor baby has strep throat. Happy Birthday Victoria. I love you so very much!!

I Love My Little Shoebox!

2009-04-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

I am so living My Little Shoebox! Their products are amazing- the colors, the patterns, the embellishments- need I say more. So this month, I am one of the lucky gals that was able to play with the Flawless line by MLS. MLS also partnered up with Hambly- you know, all of those luscious transparencies, rub-ons- you know, the good stuff. So here goes:

This is my beautiful family. I used the scalloped circle paper- love it! I am so into these MLS chipboard letters. I glittered the "f" and stamped swirls on the other letters with the new champagne versamark inks.

These are my sweet little dumplings- I know, I know -don't embarass me mom- but I love you two so much! Here I played with the MLS overlays. these are so fun and versatile. I cut out the flowers, foam dotted 2 of them, and stickled away. The overlays are so nice because they add that extra oomph without distracting from your photo.

This is my lovely daughter. I used the Hambly clearly overlay sheet and stamped on it with staz-on. I then stickled over the flourishes. This became the base for my page. I layered MLS Flawless papers and used the awesome chipboard letters. I used orange peel stickles to make sparkly polka dots. The MLS chipboard is so great to have because , not only are the colors so easy to use with any paper, but by being a solid, one can always alter them. So now, with one sheet of alphabet stickers, I can either use them solid-which is a staple in all scrapbooking- or change them up depending on my need. Awesome!!

This is my little cupcake- Pumpkin! I used the mini graph Hambly sheet in green and used it as the base of my page, layered some fantastic Flawless paper and used my MLS chipboard letters and MLS overlays. I stickled my overlay and chipboard- Voila!

I made this sweet little card with MLS Flawless. So cute!

The overlays are so fun. I used a permanent marker to darken behind the words "perfect day" . You can also used alcohol inks!

I made this card with MLS Flawless papers and a Hambly overlay. These papers work so well together and made for a very elegant card.

This is just a simple little card to "thank you". Of course, MLS Flawless paper is the base, as well as the flowers. I used a Hambly rub-on (they are like butter) and one of the their craft borders as the flower's stem. Gotta love it.

Well, thanks ladies for checking this out. Talk to you all real soon!!

I'm here

2009-04-18T22:53:00.000-07:00

This is a test, but for some wierd reason, I can't see my post. Please respond if you can see it or if you know what I did wrong. Thanks.

2009-04-18T22:37:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness. I can't believe that I am doing this! So I'm a little shy, so bear with me as I embark on this new adventure. I will try to post at least once a week- which for those of you who know me, know that this will be a major feat. Wish me luck!