Stick It Down - Guest DT!

 Thanks to Darcy for asking me to be the guest designer over at Stick It Down! Great sketch and so much fun!

Here is the sketch...

And here is my card!

Thanks for popping by!

Retro Sketches!

Great sketch this week!

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December Advent Calendars!

We have started a few new traditions at my house since having kids!  Our december to do list, Advent calendars and this year Elf on a Shelf!  Super fun!

This year though I made new "reusable" advent calendars for the kids and I had fun making and filling them.

I did make some my for nieces and nephews so if you are tackling one of these I am a pro... let's just say power tools were involved!!

Anyways here are the ones I made for my kids... Jack and Abby!


A close up of Jackon's. I used Simple Stories and tons of embellishments


A close up of Abby's. I used Aspen Frost by Basic Grey and lots of beautiful things I have been collecting!
Like the felt flower from my good friend Patricia! ( I would link her blog but she doesn't have one, crazy huh)


Some more pics of the details...




I bleached out some bottle brush trees and added little clips so i can switch out the pics as they grow!

My Boy...

My first baby is growing up so fast... he is doing things that give me insight into how he will look as a teenage!  Kinda Scary!!

He was listening to the Beatles on his iPod and it was just werid to see him look 14 and not 7!

A Snappy Double! :)

I did a lot of layouts at Cropfest a few weekends ago and here is one of the doubles I did!

I used the 6x6 Snap pad and lots of their embellies with a little Studio Calico mists, paper polaroid frames  and wood embellies mixed in!

I cut those little polaroids out of the pattern paper and layered them on OA washi and AC glitter tape!

Another more subdued double tomorrow!

Great Line - Simple Stories!

I couldn't love this line anymore! I can't wait to see their Summer Release...

All I used for this layout was a 6x6 pad of this line and 2 prima wood buttons and a few thckers! So easy!