Happy Bread-Day!

This past weekend was my little brother-in-law's 25th birthday.  I love this guy, but what do you get a 25 year old dude for his birthday, especially when you have no money?  Bread, that's what!  I've been playing around with this new bread recipe book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.  It's a wonderful book if any of you are interested.  Anyhow, we were sort of short of funds so I thought I'd just bake him a loaf of bread cause what guy doesn't love food, right?!  I didn't want to just give him a boring old loaf of bread though, so I decided to dress it up and make it a little more special and call it Happy Tasty Bread Day!  This crumbs for you (hyuck, hyuck, hyuck), Happy Birthday Garrett!!

 

My wonderful bread banner was created using Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry collection
and Jillibean Soup's corrugated letters.

Epiphany Crafts 2011 Design Team Announcement!

So I've been stalking Facebook and the Epiphany Crafts Blog all day long now and just a few minutes ago my peepers just about popped out of my head!!  I'm so stoked to announce that I will be one of the lucky girls to have the honor of being on the Epiphany Crafts 2011 Design Team!!  Congrats to all my fellow team mates, I look forward to working with you!  http://epiphanycrafts.com/_blog/Epiphany_Crafts_Blog/post/Announcing_the_new_2011_EC_Design_Team!/

Back From Outerspace

I can't say that I have a ton of followers or fans, but to those of you that are interested in my work, I'm so sorry that I've been MIA for going on eight months now!!  You wouldn't believe the crazy coaster ride my family has been on.  It was nauseating and I'm so thankful to be back on solid ground again!  To give you a better understanding and to explain my circumstances in a nutshell, my husband was honorably discharged from the Navy this past June, however it was not by choice.  It left us in a lurch not knowing what do with ourselves as we were not prepared for civilian freedom quite so soon.  God works in mysterious ways though and it was meant to be whether we understood it or not, or even liked it.  We decided to take a leap of faith and follow my hubby's dream of going to film school.  His father's side of the family just so happened to live in the Bay Area near a prominent film school.  So it was off to California to live with my in-laws.  This was in July.  Film school, living in California, and living with parents, turned out to be more than we bargained for and before long it started tearing our little family apart.  It was decided then that we best not waste anymore time in this short lifespan and head towards someplace better suited for us.  We then turned our hearts back home to where both my husband and I grew up and met in High School in Oregon.  We packed up a U-haul and drove back home on New Year's Eve.  It was a fourteen hour drive and we didn't get in till 11:30pm December 31st, but it was so worth it to get to spend New Years back in Oregon.  It has been twelve years since we moved away to live our lives serving the Navy, and man does it sure feel good to be back!!  Finally to be home again, it's like dipping cold toes in a nice warm foot bath, ahhhhhhh, that sure hits the spot!!  Now that we are settling in to our new home, my creative spark is resurfacing I am ending this nearly eight month long scrapbooking hiatus!  Hallelujah I'm back on the craft wagon again!!  So there you have it, an explanation for my unbelievably long absence.  Thanks so much for waiting for me and I look forward to sharing with you all again!!



Jillibean Soup and Basic Grey



February's Prima Pick and Palette

I recently have had a leave of absence from the scrapbooking world if you hadn't noticed by the entry date of my last blog post.  I can't believe I haven't posted a single thing on my blog in over six months!!!  I'm not going to go into detail about having to explain how my family and I have moved twice in the last six months, but I'm trying to get back in the groove now.  My crafting space is almost back together again and I'm getting reacquainted with my favorite manufacturer's blogs.  I came across Prima's post from today and decided to share it on my blog as well, but actually you know as well as I do that if you re-post Prima's original blog post on your own blog that you can be entered to win some beautiful Prima products!!  Since I could use some fresh products to play with to get my creative juices flowing again why not share the love!..........

February's Prima Pick and Palette





Prima's Product Picks for February will make your heart flutter!



Soft pinks and rich reds are sweetly intertwined with gorgeous fabrics, luscious pearls, and sparkly crystals to create some of the most unique and exquisite products on the market: all hand-made by Prima!

This month's pick includes:


Audrey Rose, Delightful Day, Dechire & Floret Flowers, Fabric Ribbons, Candy Gems, Gianna Flowers, Melody Papers and journaling cards, Say It In Crystals Lace and Trim Sets, our new Heart Canvas Album and so many more gorgeous flowers!

It's Paper Trunk's Birthday!!

Happy 4th of July America!!  I hope you all have fun and safe celebrations this weekend!  Did you also know that it is Paper Trunk's 3rd Birthday?  Well it is and they're giving away some party favors!  Hop on over to today's post at www.papertrunk.blogspot.com and get your name in for a giveaway!!

I have one more fabulous thing to celebrate with everyone...My husband has finally been discharged from the Navy and we are officially civillians! Hip, hip, hooray!!  To honor this glorious moment in our lives, I of course had to create a layout to preserve the memory of the day my husband came home and took off that uniform for the very last time!  Here's a little sneak of it, but to see more and read my post, head over to Paper Trunk's blog.

God Bless America and have a happy and safe Independence Day!

A Few Bits To Share.....

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend and getting a chance to find inspiration and make the most of it!!  I've been having so much fun lately getting lots of projects done.  Creating is my ultimate distraction from life's let downs and upsets.  It keeps me focused, a smile on my face, and gives me something to look forward to each day!  Here are a few things that I've created lately...

These first two projects are things that I recently made for a good friend's baby shower. This card I created using Paper Trunk's, "Wrangler", line.

I also made for my friend's baby shower a sign for when her newborn is sleeping.  For this project I used all My Little Shoebox papers and a Nikki Sivils large chipboard album page.

Next I created a layout for My Little Shoebox's current contest.  There is a chance to win a $200 prize package of MLS goodies!!  Check out their Blog for more info.  For their first week of the challenge, they asked that you use four different elements for the Lil' Critter line.  Here is what I was able to come up with using the last itty bitty scraps that I had left.

And The Winner Is.....

Good Happy Thursday everyone!!  Today it is my pleasure to announce the winner of my Paper Trunk Blog Rock post! I asked if you could match up the slang definitions with the titles of the new designs for Paper Trunk's brand new "Rockabilly" collection.  In case you were curious, here are the answers...

1.CREEPERS ...a type of shoe

2.ROCKIN ...sick, awesome; to wear

3.GINCHIEST...coolest    

4.CHERRY...originally, unaltered car

5.DADDY-O ...term of address

6.GREASER...a guy with tons of grease in his hair

And  now for the drumroll please..............

Thank you to my lovely assistant, Kiersten Belle.........

The random hand drawn winner is..................

Out of 30 comments.................

Someone who said......................

"Darling layout!

1.CREEPERS F. A TYPE OF SHOE
2.ROCKIN B. SICK, AWESOME; TO WEAR
3.GINCHIEST D. COOLEST
4.CHERRY A. ORIGINALLY, UNALTERED CAR
5.DADDY-O C. TERM OF ADDRESS
6.GREASER E. A GUY WITH TONS OF GREASE IN HIS HAIR
Because I am a librarian, I had to look them up! I'm such a geek!"

Kelly Massman, come on down!!  You are my lucky winner!!!  Congratulations!!  Please send your information to Carrie at info@papertrunk.com to claim your prize!