Paper Creations Winter Cover

It never ever gets old to see my projects in print! Making the cover is enough to have me dancing around the house!  I was super excited to see that my little ornaments were on the cover of Paper Creations for their winter edition!  Yippeeeeee!!

 

 

Be sure to pick it up!  It is loaded with great ideas and with fun giveaways!

Don't forget to check out the Paper Creations Website for even more ideas!

Paper Creations

I am over the moon excited to have received my copy of the Summer Paper Creations Magazine!

Check this out!  My first card cover!!

You can guess from what I wrote at the top of this post that it's a happy day for me!  :)  What is terrific is that YOU can have a happy day soon, too!  Be sure to check out the magazine to find out how you can win some FABULOUS Spellbinders Templates!! 

Paper Creations is giving away a set of Spellbinders Templates

to one lucky winner! 

You can also find the details at the Paper Creations Website. 

Thanks for sharing in my excitement and Good Luck with the contest!

Scrapbooking and Beyond - Gadget Girls - Chip Art Giveaway

The new Scrapbooking and Beyond Magazine is on the shelves!  The Gadget Girls Series continues with another terrific giveaway!  This time the designers got the chance to create with the GCD Studios Chip Art Tools!  You can win a set of the tool, too!  Just go to Scrapbooking and Beyond or, better yet, pick up a magazine! Don't forget that Scrapbooking and Beyond has a Facebook page, too!

 Here is a link to the site:  Scrapbooking and Beyond Gadget Girls

Being a Texas girl, when I saw this tool, it immediately reminded me of leather working tools.  When I was a girl, most everyone I knew had a leather belt with their name on the back.  Leather working was also a craft that most of us gave a whirl at one point or another.   I decided to give my chipboard a leather belt  look and this tool worked perfectly for that!  Naturally, I wanted to use a picture that was 'Texas' in style, too.

Here is what I came up with:

Back to Your Roots

I used the Gabrielle Collection from Bo Bunny for this page.  I also couldn't resist adding a little Texas shaped charm. 

For tips and more ideas, be sure to pick up the latest edition of Scrapbooking and Beyond.  In addition to this layout using the Chip Art tool, you will also find layouts by

 Liz Qualman, Pam Callaghan and Tanisha Long. 

Scrapbooking and Beyond

It's just about time for Scrapbooking and Beyond to hit the news stands!  Yeah!!  I always get such a kick out of seeing my work in print!!

In addition to the Gadget Girls series, you can find 2 of my layouts in a Krafty Friends feature!  This is a fun one, too! It is a feature that Liz Qualman and I contributed.  Since Scrapbooking and Beyond has already shown this layout as a sneak, I couldn't resist showing it on my blog, too! 

This is a picture of my husband, brother and mom making candy.  Aunt Bill's Brown Candy is a must at all of our family gatherings and I wanted to document it for our scrapbooks.  

  If you want to see more sneaks go take a peek at the Scrapbooking and Beyond website.

Scrapbooking and Beyond

AND... don't forget to look for Scrapbooking and Beyond in a few days on the news stand!! 

Scrapbooking and Beyond - Gadget Girls

It's the start of a NEW series at Scrapbooking and Beyond!  Follow the Gadget Girls this year as we try out new tools.  We'll show you how we used them and also what we loved about them.  The first tool that we gave a test drive was the Imaginisce Irock Tool.  This is one fantastic!!  In addition to adding those special little touches, it is so EASY to use!  This one is a Must Have for sure!

For my layout, I decide to add some subtle touches.  I used the pearl colored Glamrocks to outline part of my design.  I also used the blue Glamrocks to add some dimension and extra detail to the patterened paper.  I really like how, although they are small, the metal 'studs' add so much impact to my page!

Here is my layout:

Oh Happy Day!

In addition to having my layout in the magazine, I was WAY EXCITED to see it on the cover of the magazine!!! I don't think that I will ever get used to having my layouts published! It is so exciting every single time!!
Here is a picture of the Magazine cover.

I can't forget to mention the three other designers that are participating in this series.  Liz Qualman, Pam Callaghan and Tanisha Long.  I've included links to their blogs.  If you're in the market for inspiration, you'll want to stop by their blogs.  These ladies are Talented!!

SO.... want to hear something really cool?  YOU could WIN an Imaginisce Irock tool and lots of the embellishments to go with it!!  All you have to do to have the opportunity is go HERE to enter!  Be sure to take a moment to enter.  You WANT this tool!  Did I mention that it also comes with crystals?  Well, it does!

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for dropping by!

Scrapbooking and Beyond

Hi everyone! Scrapbooking and Beyond's new magazine is out! The Kit Kraze series is continued with a fabulous summer kit. It features Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker Papers and Embellishments! So CUTE!! The best part is that you can win the same kit that we used for the layouts, too! Just pop over to Scrapbooking and Beyond and sign up for your chance to win.

Here is the layout that I made with the kit.



You will find 4 layouts from some of my bestie scrappy friends while you are there, too! Liz Qualman, Susan Dupre and Julie Howard all have layouts in the magazine again. What is really cool... Liz's layout is on the cover this quarter! Congrats Liz!



Susan Dupre put this fun kit together for us to work with and I have to say thanks Nikki for providing us with such great things to work with for this series! You will want to pop over to Nikki Silvils' site to check out more of her fabulous products.

Thanks for dropping by!

Scrapbooking and Beyond and a Drawing!

I am so excited to see this!! This is my layout on the cover of Scrapbooking and Beyond. What a wonderful surprise!! Scrapbooking and Beyond is doing a new series this year called Kit Kraze. It is all about kits! There are 4 designers using the exact same supplies to make a page. Each designer has put together a kit for the other designers to use. All are featured in the magazine as examples of the different looks you can get with one kit. Such fun!!



Liz Qualman put together the first kit. It features Pebbles Inc. Lil' Miss papers and embellishments! So CUTE!!!

Wanna know the best part??? YOU COULD WIN THE KIT!!! Just go over to Scrapbooking and Beyond and follow the instructions. You can also see all the layouts and all the directions to the 4 layouts by going here. You will also want to check out Julie Howard's and Susan Dupre's layouts. They are terrific!!

Here is a picture of my actual layout.



Thanks for sharing my excitement!! Good Luck with the contest!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Isn't Christmas just the best Holiday? The ONLY thing that I don't love about Christmas is the cooking! BUT... I'll even do that to have everyone I love best surrounding me. This year was especially wonderful being in our new home and having my brother here for a week! An entire week!!! Because he is in the military, it is very rare for us to get to spend that much time with him. I'm so thankful for what he and our other service men and women do for this country. I just wish that we had him here more. Anyone who knows me, knows that I always want more time with my family. It might sound a bit selfish, but I'm ok with that! lol For me, there is nothing better than having those I love with me as much as possible. Perfection would have been having Kelly's family here, too.

Here are a few pictures of our family at Christmas. I'm even in one of them! VERY unusual as I'm usually the one holding the camera. I'm actually going to share it even though I really need to fix my hair! lol Oh well... Would you believe that we actually took pictures of the whole family but they are ALL on my brother's camera. Not a single one on mine? Judging from the one my mom posted on her facebook, that might be a blessing in disguise... I never like pictures of myself!


The kids


Kelly


My brother, Jamie


The parents


The kids and I.

I also got my copies of Scrapbooking and Beyond recently. This is the final issue of the Flourish series. This month we all used cardstock flourishes. I cut mine with my Wishblade. To give them some stability and dimension, I glued 3 flourishes directly on top of each other. I really like to do this to achieve the look of chipboard. Simple. This is me when I was a little girl with Santa...



Thanks for stopping by and sharing my memories with me!

My First Cover!!!

Let me tell you... I was bouncing around in excitement when I saw this!!

I had no idea that my layout was going to be on the cover of Scrapbooking and Beyond. What a FANTASTIC surprise!!! I must say that this was a big thing for me... yep, I admit that it probably made my year! LOL!! Poor Kelly was on the phone with a client and for the first time in 22 years, I interupted him. I just couldn't wait a single minute to tell someone and he happened to be the only one home!! Poor guy! Hopefully, he was able to convince his client that he didn't live with a nutcase!

I have gotten such a kick out of seing one of my layouts staring back at me from the newsstand. It is everything I can do not to point it out to random strangers in the store! I'm leaving that to my dad!! My mom tells me that when he sees it, he shows everyone and tells them that it's his grandkids on the cover. I'm afraid to ask if he tells them that his daughter made the layout. The answer just might give me a complex!! LOL!

My kids have enjoyed it, too. They have both had friends call them or text them to ask them what in the world they are doing on the cover of a magazine. Jade doesn't like the picture of her but I'm pretty sure that she will live! It's been a lot of fun and I just hope that I might get this opportunity again someday!

Be sure to check it out! There are so many wonderful layouts in it!! Some of your favorite scrappers are also in the magazine. The flourish series is featuring rub-on flourishes this time. You just have to see what Gabrielle Pollaco, Liz Qualman and Debbie Danielson did with their layouts!

Thanks for dropping by my blog!

Robbie

So Excited!!

Well, I know that ya'll will find this a shocker! I'm actually posting again quickly! I just had to share with my friends. I have had my very first publication!!! Yipee!!! I'm so very excited about this! The best part is that I'm being published along with some wonderful ladies who are such talented artists!! Liz Qualmann, Gabrielle Pollaco, Debbie Danielson and I are all taking part in this! Thanks Liz for including me in this fantastic opportunity! We have a 4 part series in Scrapbooking and Beyond. Be sure to check it out. It's called "A flourish for every season".

I also want to say that this wonderful picture of my great niece Maddi was taken by my sister in law Terri Bauer. Thanks Terri for sharing your pictures with me!!!

Here is my layout...

More ZVA, too! I can't get enough of these! I have a couple of new layouts that I've done for Zva Creative recently, too. If you haven't had the chance yet, you really need to get your hands on some of these beautiful products. Scrapbook.com is carrying them now! How cool is that? Very cool!This is one of Alex's senior portraits. I love how much interest the crystals add to this very simple design. This photo is by Amy Weison. She is fabulous! She did both of my kid's senior portraits. If you live in the Austin area, be sure to look her up.

Here is another layout of Maddi. Surprise... I actually took these pictures myself at Christmas! LOL!

I've been scrapping away and am determined to get better about my blogging, so I'll be back with more soon!

Thanks for stopping by!