Getting Ready....CHA

As most of you all know I am one of the owners and designers for Mollie and Mac along with my very good friend Charlotte McNamara. We have been so busy getting ready for CHA Anaheim in January. Mollie and Mac is a "green" company with all our papers being printed on recycled paper with vegetable-based inks. Did I mention our papers are gorgeous? Take a peek HERE if you like. I will keep you all posted on sneek peeks as we get closer.

Handmade Christmas Cards

Not quite feeling that Christmas spirit yet....so I made these beautiful cards this weekend hoping that would get the mood going.  I was really happy how they came out. I decided to post them on Ebay this week so if you like you can take a peek at my other paper piecings too.

Colors of Fall

The colors outside are just gorgeous right now. That is exactly where I found my inspiration for this layout using bold and rich papers. I hadn't worked on any paper scrapbooking in a while and have been doing a lot of digital layouts instead. I used a lot of layering techniques for this layout utilizing different patterned papers. Distressing and foam paint was added for more detail. Hemp is one of my favorite things to work with as well it helps in achieving that aged look.

Up Late...

Well, I stayed up late last night working on some new digital layouts. I seem to do my best work between 10pm and 2am.  I find being in my studio so relaxing and it is definitely my favorite room in the house. Even my children enjoy coming in here, lying on the floor working on legos or they just come in to chat. There is definitely something peaceful and relaxing about my space. I have to be honest, it is probably the first room in the house that my family will come looking for me in. I was having so much fun working with my new digital kit by scrapbookgraphics.com The artist is Lorie Davison she is so incredibly talented and I am definitely a fan so below is some work I did using some of her kits.

Vintage Tussie Mussie

I actually made several of these today. I thought they would look beautiful attached to some of my Christmas gifts. I used the fabulous Mollie and Mac Papers (Mac-ximum Fun Collection). For those of you that are wondering what is a Tussie Mussie~ it is a nosegay of flowers or herbs presented sometimes in a doily or has even been referred to as a posy. Certain herbs were sent to the recipient expressing a certain feeling. For example, if you wanted to express the sentiment of "I Love You", roses would be sent in a Tussie Mussie. 

Well, I only have 4 more days till my cast comes off and I definitely feel better over the last few days but today my ankle has been stinging a little bit and I am really hoping that doesn't mean anything.  So, my plan for the weekend is to rest my leg and sit at my desk in my studio and work on premade layouts for my website since so many of you have been asking for them. I will let you know when I finally get some posted.

How Exciting!

Today I was busy putting class kits together for Mollie and Mac

featuring their beautiful papers! So if you have never seen them be sure you to stop by their Blog and take a peek. 

By the way, I only have 2 more weeks and this awful cast finally comes off-I so can't wait!

I am so excited! I just found out that my Blog was featured as  "Blog of the Week" by Scrapbooking.com Magazine for August.  Wow- how very cool is that? A big thank you to all! 

Chase your Dreams...

A very rainy Saturday it is~ so all the kids outdoor activites have been cancelled.  I decided to play a little more with my recent purchase from www.scrapbookgraphics.com

and here is my finished layout.  I think I am really getting the hang of this.

Digital Scrapbooking Madness

I am totally out of control with this kit that I purchased from www.scrapbookgraphics.com - like I said in my last post I couldn't see myself going all digital but I may be doing more of both. I am probably not doing this kit much justice compared to some of the talent out there. So now I am thinking do I need to start an album just for my digital layouts or should I just incorporate them into the same album as my other layouts? Print and frame some of them maybe? So many decisions, I am curious how you keep all these kits organized on your computer though ~ so if there are any suggestions out there I would love to hear them.