Fifty and Fabulous Card

Hi Everyone!  I have a cute card I created for a friend's birthday that I wanted to share.  It's a big year for some of us, but that doesn't mean we aren't fabulous, right??  Take a peek:

I created the card using my Silhouette and Lori Whitlock's Awesome Font.  The balloon pop up die is from Queen and Company, as are the Shaker Shapes,  and all papers are from Doodlebug Designs Sugar Shoppe collection.  I hope it makes turning the big 5-0 a little sweeter!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Play with me!

 I have a new layout today for Paper Issues.  I got to play with some fun new Studio Calico Printshop and some gorgeous Heidi Swapp Color Shine Spray!  My layout was inspired by a sketch by PI Alum Ashley Horton.  Take a peek:

 

This picture makes me laugh every time I look at it.  It's my kitty Daisy who was determined to get between me and my laptop.  She just wouldn't give up!  I used a couple of my favorite papers from Printshop... and the wood veneer stars.  I colored them with some Teal Color Shine.  I love the shimmer! 

 

I also used some Color Shine on my background along with some Studio Calico sequins. The paw print washi is from Queen & Co.  That's all for today, I'll be back soon with some fall and (gasp....) Christmas projects!  Thanks for stopping by!

I have Issues!

I can think of at least 5 friends who will have a snarky comment to my title...sorry to disappoint, but I mean Paper Issues!  Today is my intro post over on the PI blog.  Words can't express how excited I am to be part of such a fun and talented group!  As part of our post we were asked to give 5 random facts about ourselves.  I never scrap about me, so I thought it would be fun to make a layout featuring these facts.  Take a peek...

I had a lot of fun putting this layout together...I used Allison Kreft's new Composition and Color collection for Webster's Pages as my back drop and then sprinkled in lots of fun embellies.

Fact 1 - I am a crazy cat lady.  I know this will NOT be a surprise to most.  I decorated my photo with the cute kitty clip from Studio Calico, some fun Queen and Co. washi and of course the perfect flair from PandaEight.

Fact 2 - I'm secretly jealous of my daughter's ability to take awesome selfies...true story.  My selfies are very scary.  I decorated this photo with some painted corrugated words from Jillibean and some wood veneers from Studio Calico.

Fact 3 - I am addicted to coffee.  So true. I used a cute little coffee .studio file cut with my Cameo.

Fact 4 - My husband and I are huge Jimmy Buffett Fans and go see him every year...grass skirts and all.  I highly recommend this activity.  The tailgating is phenomenal and the people watching is pure amusement.  The stamps I used have been in my stash for years...and I love the little Instagram frame from Studio Calico!

 

Finally...Fact 5 - I have been friends with my husband since we were 15.  I do want to point out that we did not start dating until we were seniors in college.  I do know where all the skeletons are buried.  This pic is from our recent trip to Key West to celebrate our 20th anniversary.   I embellished it with more words from Jillibean and a SC wood hash tag.

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Creative Scrappers Sketch #248

Hi Everyone,
I'm back today with a really fun sketch by Nicole Nowosad for Creative Scrappers.  Here's the sketch:

 

Don't you just love the speech bubbles?  They're one of my favorite trends these days!  Here's my take on the sketch:

This picture just cracks me up.  It's of my two troublemakers...Daisy and Rosie... acting as siblings do.  This is actually the calm before the storm, seconds after this was taken, they were chasing each other around the house fighting.  I used Pebbles Seen and Noted again...I can't get enough of the fun colors and patterns!

I cut the speech bubbles from one of the patterned papers in the collection and stamped them with some very old, but wonderful Making Memories stamps.  They're magnetic and you can spell out what you want. 

I also added some fun Evalicious goodies...the Photo Love tag and the Keep Calm and Enjoy the Catnip badge.  Perfect for my layout!  And...to complete the look some Paw Print Washi from Queen and Co.!

Make sure to stop by Creative Scrappers to see what the rest of the DT has created, you'll be so happy you did!  And if you'd like to play along, link up your layouts and you could win a great prize from Scrapbook and Cards Today!