This is a picture of my Mom as a young girl. I struggled with this layout because there were a few elements that I wanted to add and they were not working with this layout. So, I had to just take them away and add some other things and these worked out even better than I had planned. I also struggled with the journaling. After putting my page together, I
A Peek through my Lens
I have been saving for a new camera and was finally able to upgrade mine. I got a great deal, saved money with reward coupons and rewards earned, and even got a gift card so that I could buy extra lens. I will admit that I switched over! I had an older Canon and moved up to a Nikon D90. And so far, I am loving it, but I have
Tie the Banner
Simple, elegant, and thrifty. All in one banner! This is the banner that Sage and I put together. We continued to use the Tie the Knot cartridge. Here is the banner on a wall in my house. It was hard to get a good shot of this in my living room at night. We used one of the invitations and enlarged it to the size desired. We had some space
Happy Birthday, Susan
Her birthday was actually yesterday, but here is the card I created for her. She loves vintage and country, so this was perfect for her. I used the Scarlet Jewel paper, ribbon and ink from PaperTrey ink. The polka dot background was from a 7Gypsies journal kit. The tickets were my T!m Holtz ticket die- cut and inked and then stamped with sentiment from Papertrey Ink. The recipe card background is a Stampin Up stamp and the
Emboss a Favor
Sage and I spent the day, Sunday, embossing these little party favors for a wedding reception. The wedding she was in a few weeks ago was held in California near the groom’s home. The happy couple has returned home to Florida’s West Coast and are getting another reception with the brides family and the couple’s school and church friends. How fun!!! These little party favors are going to be on the tables with