Simply Lovely

I'm glad it's the weekend!  Lots to do in a couple of days that always see to fly by, but I appreciate the weekends now that I am back working again.  I've got a layout to share that I created using the November kit and layout sketch from Artful Delight, along with the November #4 challenge board at 1 2 3 Get Scrappy.  I went diagonal with their board and incorporated a stencil/mask, circles and leaves.  I created this layout for my dear friend and best hairdresser ever.  A sweet picture of her and her husband.  

For more details on the Artful Delight November scrapbook kit you can check out the details here.

I'm working on another project, a canvas which I will share with you later on this week.  Seems like I've gotten my mojo back and am excited to be back into my hobby!

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

I Love Your Smile

I decided to go through a box of old pictures of my kids, as it seems like ages since I used any of them on my layouts and came across one of my son.  He was so little and so darn cute.  He still has the sweetest smile and dimples that I am sure will melt the heart of any girl and has grown into a  handsome young man.  I used my September kit from Artful Delight along with their September Layout sketch.

You can find all the details of the kit contents here as well as the sketch layout challenge.  We also are having a detail call.  All the details can be found in the link above.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Life Is Good

Hope everyone had a good weekend!  

Today I have a layout to share using the August kit from Artful Delight.  

There are still a few kits left.  If you would like to purchase one you can find them here.

I've been on a outline kick lately with my black zig writer pen.  Love the clean and crisp look!

Wish me luck today.  I've got a job interview and am really hoping for the best.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Summer Fun

Surprise, surprise I'm here with a layout to share!!! 

 Didn't think so much time would have passed since my last one, but here I am and here it is!

I had a lot of fun working with the August kit from Artful Delight along with their layout sketch.

You can check out the contents of the Summery August kit here.  Still some left if you would like to purchase one.

Play along with our layout sketch and card sketch for a chance to win your choice of the September Scrapbook Kit or Card Kit. 

I'll be back tomorrow with another project to share with you.  

Can you believe I'm posting two days in a row.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Days Like This Make Me So Happy

As I was typing this post I  realized that I haven't posted anything in almost two weeks . . . yikes!  Between being sick and dealing with day to day issues, time passes by too quickly.  I broke into my July kit from Artful Delight and created this layout using their July sketch.  I love the challenge #19, Patchwork Effect at Scrap Africa which I incorporated into my layout along with Bird Is The Word's newest word challenge - Celebrate.

I love the bright vibrant colors in the papers!

Here are a few closeups:

Believe it or not I will be back tomorrow to share another layout with you!

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

I Could Kiss Every Freckle On Your Face!

Well,  I'm sure I got your attention with my title!  I snag a lot of pictures from my friend's  FB page and usually use her comment as the title.  The picture is of her cute, freckled face son.

I love how this layout turned out!  I used my June kit from Artful Delight along with the June layout sketch and combined it with the current Polka Dot challenge at Frosted Designs.  I created the heart background from a heart image from the Silhouette Online Store which  you can find here. I right clicked the heart image and chose the offset option which create the outlined heart.

A few closeups:

I cut the bee from an image in the Silhouette online store, which you can find here.

If you are interested in purchasing the June scrapbook kit from Artful Delight there are still a few left along with the June card kit.  Check out the details and place your order here.

Frosted Designs Polka Dot Challenge runs through Thursday 6/27.  Create a project containing polka dots and link it up on the blog here for a chance to win $25.00 gift certificate from Oh My Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Supplies:
Artful Delight June Scrapbook Kit
Purple Pumpkin Enbellishments
EK Success large flower punch
Sizzix Vine Die
Studio Calico grid stamp

You Sparkle

Wishing all you mothers out there a Happy Mothers Day today!  Hope your day is as special as you are!

It's been a while since I've shared a layout with you, let alone paying you a visit,  but you know . . . life gets in the way. I'm happy to report that I am on the up and  up and working very hard to get my life back into some sort of order.  It's a slow process, one day at a time.  It took me several days to get this layout completed and I had fun working with my May kit from Artful Delight along with their May layout sketch.

I used my Silhoutte for a lot of the cuts:

If you would like a chance to win a June Scrapbook or Card kit from Artful Delight please join our sketch challenges:

There are still a few May kits left if you would like to order one.  You can check out the contents of both the Scrapbook Kit and Card Kit here.

Any special plans for today?  

I am having my sister over for a small family cookout and then the both of us will be going to visit my Mom.

Thanks for stopping by!

 . . . Debbie

Silhouette Cuts:

Doodle Border

Hearts

Flower

Flower

Today

Sisters

Love This Moment

I know I've been a bad blogger . . .  just been busy and all.  I won't rattle on with the details as most of you know what's going on in my life.  I did have a little free time and used it wisely creating this layout using my April kit  from Artful Delight along with the April sketch
and the new word "Moment" challenge at Bird is the Word.

There are still a couple of days left to enter the sketch challenge at Artful Delight. Create a project using the layout sketch, card sketch or both for a chance to win your choice of the May Scrapbook kit or Card Kit. Check out all of the details here.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Together Forever

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  It's cold and cloudy here.  Wondering where the warm weather went.  I managed to work on a layout and it felt good to get it finished.  Life is still hectic and so little "me" time. I used my March kit from Artful Delight packed with papers from Teresa Collins collections Memories, He Said She Said and Stationary along with the March sketch from Artful Delight and the Up, Up & Away Challenge at Frosted Designs.

Here I did a little stamping using the Teresa Collins He Said She Said stamp set included in my month kit:

Here I've added a little cluster. I used some Tattered Angels Candy Apple Red
Glimmer Mist on the pink flowers from the kit.

A little fussy cut work, inking and stamping:

Hope you have some free time to enter the March sketch challenge 

at Artful Delight.  You can check out the details here.

And while you at it, check out the Up, Up & Away Challenge at

Frosted Designs here.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Little Girls Are Precious Gifts . . .

If you are here for the Berry71Bleu Blog Hop please click here.

I have a layout to share with you today that I created using the February kit from Artful Delight which I combined with a couple of challenges.  The first challenge is the February Sketch Challenge at 

Once Upon A Sketch with the theme of "love" and the second challenge is Challenge No. 14 "hearts" from Scrap Africa.

Here are a few closeups:

 Tucked beneath my punched border is a journaling tag with a personal note from a mom to her precious daughter.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Supplies Used:

Artful Delight February Kit

Dienamics Vintage Flourish Die

Martha Stewart Lattice Heart Punch

Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch

Martha Stewart Vintage Doily Punch

Bo Sunny Stamps

Sizzix Flourish Die

Love You

I'm just way too busy lately.  Life as usual is hectic and stressful and so little time for myself.  I am still spending the majority of my time caring for my mom.  She continues to spiral downwards ever so quickly.  So many tear filled days.  I treasure every moment I spend with her regardless if it's a bad day as I feel her days are numbered.  We are getting ready to move her into Assisted Living where she will be cared for.  I'm sad over all of this, but relieved that she will have people caring for her.  To actually have some free time to craft is not that often, hard to focus on, but a joy.  I've got a layout to share with you today that I made using the February kit and sketch from Artful Delight and one which I am entering in a couple of challenges,  Zeus and Zoe February Love Challenge and Inkido's Black and White Photo Challenge.

I really enjoyed working with the Authentique Renew Papers in the February kit and pumped them up a little throwing in some pink.

 Love this cluster!  Lots of fussy cut work and some Purple Pumpkin embellishments.

You still have plenty of time to enter the February sketch challenge at Artful Delight.  One lucky winner will receive their choice of a March scrapbook kit or card kit.  I can guarantee that you will love the March kit!

Hope to get by to visit you . . . will try my best.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Celebrate The Holiday

Good morning all!  It's cold and windy here today.  We've had our second snowfall in less then a week, both of which only gave us a few inches thankfully!  Love to look at it, but hate to drive in it!  The Christmas holiday has come and gone much too quickly.  I've still got decorations to take down but that won't happen for a few more days.  I managed to squeeze in some scrappy time yesterday to complete this layout using the December kit from Artful Delight and the Workout Sketch #82 from ScrapFIT.  I always enjoy working with the sketches Diana creates.  Here is my take on it:

 and here is Diana's sketch:

I cut the background using my Silhoutte Cameo and then punched 

the circles from the Tis The Season paper by Simple Stories. Included in the December kit is the chipboard word "holiday" by Fabscraps which I painted with some Jenny Bowlin Malted Milk paint and them stamped with the Tim Holtz Merry Christmas stamp.

Love this cluster which includes some Maya Road ruffle blossoms from the kit along with some Purple Pumpkin embellishments.  I couldn't resist adding a badge of santa's belt that I got this holiday season from shopping at JCP.

For those of you that are interested in purchasing a December scrapbook or card kit from Artful Delight, you can check out the contents here and place your order.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Tis The Season To Be Jolly

Four days and Christmas is here!!! I'm sure everyone is busy, busy, busy! Today my sister is coming over and we will be baking Christmas cookies! Yesterday I made chocolate chip, almond brickle and oatmeal raisin dipped in white chocolate. I still have a few presents to wrap and I hope to get them done tonight.. It's hard this time of the year to squeeze in some scrappy time, but  I do have a layout to share with you that I created using the December kit from Artful Delight. 

I love the big cluster of embellishments:

I added a few Purple Pumpkin Embellishments:

 a paper doily and

a heart wooden button and Christmas fabric button.

There are still a few kits left at Artful Delight.  

You can see the contents of both the scrapbook and card kit here in the store.

Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Girly Girl

Life seems to get so busy and hectic this time of the year.  Thanksgiving has come and gone and now it's on to preparing for Christmas.  Where has this year gone?  It's hard to believe that it is December. Counting the days to Christmas. It's hard to squeeze in time to get projects done, let alone visit all of your blogs. I have a lot going on with my mom and her deteriorating health.  Trying my best to keep up with all of you and I appreciate those of you that pay me a visit.  The December sketch challenge is up over at Purple Pumpkin.   I designed the sketch this month and I hope that all of your have time to play along. Enter for a chance to win a Purple Pumpkin prize package.

  

 Here is the December sketch which I flipped:

I used up some more of my stash, the Random Collection by Crate Paper.    

It's amazing what you find when you take a little time to go through things.

Lots of Purple Pumpkin embellishemnts:

pink bow, crochet flowers, Vintage girl button

and two wooden buttons and a ticket:

I had purchased a Silhoutte Cameo several months ago and just got around to unpacking it and giving it a try!  I was impressed with how well it cuts intricate shapes. 

 If you need more inspiration, the December kits and sketches are on the Artful Delight blog.
Check out the post here.  Two great kits to choose from.
Scrapbook Kit:

and the card kit:

Head on over, check it out and create a card and/or layout using one or both of the sketches for a chance to win a January kit of your choice.

Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

Happiness Is A Delightful Autumn Day

Have you all recovered from your Thanksgiving dinner?  I cooked lots and lots for my family and we ate and ate and then watched the football game.  It was nice to have everyone together.  I'm sure a lot of you are out and about shopping those Black Friday Deals . . . not me!
 I'll be spending my day starting to put up my Christmas decorations. 
Now on the some craftiness . . .
I have another layout to share with you today.  I used my November kit from 

Artful Delight.  I love this kit!  I created my layout for the Happiness Challenge at Frosted Designs and the November Challenge at Get Creative, use 3 or more  different pictures.  This was a hard one for me as I usually only have one picture on my layout, but I'm happy with the result.  

Another layout completed for my friend Julina.

The pictures are from a family photo shoot taken in October.  Love them!!

I took the lined Maya Road heart from the November kit and cut out a smaller heart from pattern paper in the kit and out lined it with rick rack, also from the kit. I used an Amy Tangerine date stamp above the heart.

Below is the title which I printed on the computer.

Some leaves cut from a small punch and a Quickutz die.

For those of you out there braving the crowds to find your holiday bargains . . . have fun!
Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie