birthday cards & Feb OLW

time to share what i've created....

some birthday cards for some special Zumba ladieZ....and my friend Vernita (one of the bday galZ) held a Zumba Bday party at her class this past Monday...

and for the deetz...

and now for my Feb OLW layouts....

 a full scrap layout for the prompt: practice.  my goal was to document my original Zumba choreo for February.  i did pretty good even missing about 4-5 days.

 an extra collage photo i created using my project life app...love that app!

 journal cards are from ali edwards' february prompt downloads and the one on the right is from the story kit heart download. the "dance" card, re-colored in Word (it's original b&w).

that heart is also from the same story kit. and the journal card on the left i created from a quote i found in pinterest and wrote in " + scrapbook" in a sharpie gold metallic marker. i then stapled punched stars to it to add a little vibe plus i love stars which is part of my theme for my OLW album.

for the march OLW prompt, it's more of a hands on project, looking, cutting, and glueing.  can hardly wait to share it.  right now i'm in the cutting stage.  i think i'm having too much fun.  LOL.

V-Day cards

here are the remaining cards....

used the ali edwards "heart" story kit & stamp set on these and embossing were the main attractions on them too.

i'll have to post my layout a bit later.  forgot to upload/edit the photos.  ooopsies.

HAWT + A + Zumba

a few things to share....

"HAWT!" layout...

 used a stamp from the ali edwards story stamp set "old & new".  did i already say how much i love her story kit/stamp set?

 went for the gold look here, ranger crackle paint, small punched star using a Fiskars star punch and those lines are done with a gold sharpie marker.

and another stamp "Then|Now" from the same ali edwards story stamp set.  and currently my obsession are the new clear letter stamps from christine herrin i used for my title "HAWT!"  i love her style and recently purchased the Wander Edition Project Life Core Kit she designed.  can hardly wait to use them.  definitely planning to use it for when we travel this summer.  woot woot!

and now for a V-day card i made for one of my daughters and has already been mailed out to her....

those hearts and the "hello heart" stamp are from the ali edwards story stamp set "heart."  i embossed the hearts with pink Zing. i'm getting back into embossing now.  I have so neglected them for so long.  thank you ali edwards for the inspo!

created a border with that "hello heart" stamp...just love how it completed this card.  when i first saw the size of these tiny stamps in the set...i thought, shit, these are tiny, how am i gonna use these?  wtf!  well came up with this idea for this card and did the same on a layout i shared here.  i'll be using this technique a lot more especially with these tiny cuties.  lol.

and lastly, some cards i created as a thank you attached to Zumba prizes for a Zumba Pre-Valentine's Party i'll be teaching this coming Saturday...

 used a bunch of project life cards in colors of pink, red & white (blush edition & cherry edition, which are no longer available), stamped them, punched holes and wrapped them with twine around each prize.  it just made these goodies more special as prizes for my students.  nice cute touch. they are gonna love them.

can hardly wait to give these out and see their expressions on their faces.  this party is gonna be FUN!

on another note, i am currently doing the one little word prompt for this month.  so far i've been doing good, missed a couple of days and that's ok.  i've accepted that.  "strive for progress not perfection." loving this process.

and have been doing the 52 lists by moorea seal too.  i'm actually not doing it on a weekly basis.  i have been doing it randomly when i can.  luckily i found a journal i bought a LONG time ago.  it's a journal i could never figure out what to use for and put it away and forgot about it.  it just so happened i was looking for something to use for the 52 lists and found it on my scrap table in one of my caddies.  not sure why i never noticed it before until recently.  it now has a purpose in my life. YES!  if i remember, i'll share one or more of my lists here.  or i may not and keep it to myself.  hmmm.  stay tuned.

it's already been a busy week!  well gotta get off this and get my butt off this couch! scrapping? sweeping the floors? more laundry?  hmmm...i may multi-task.  LOL. until next time...xoxo.

i have been on a roll peeps!

...oh yes i have... i guess you could say i got my scrapbook groove back...i guess that year break was needed huh?

well here's more...layouts and sneak peeks of cards...

"heart" layout...

used the aliedwards story kit & story stamp for this plus scraps i had around...

...and another one..."5.23.2010"

used old cocoa daisy kits & scraps i've had stashed...  i think my fave on this one is the white embossed pentagon stamps...so fun.

 and finally the peek-a-booz on cards i just did....

i have been in the mood to emboss with those american crafts zing powders...oh my goodness! and oh i so love ali edwards' story/stamp kits!!!!  i'll be sticking with them for awhile.  so not overwhelming and definitely something i can travel with on the go.  now i just gotta figure where i'm gonna store them....hmmm...time to come up with or buy a nice storage box for them....hmmm...

gotta go...breakfast and get ready and teach my zumba class this morning...it's on!