Friendship Makes Life Colorful

Happy Wednesday friends! Today I wanted to share a project that I made based on something very important in my life, friends.

Some of you may have seen this little mini album over the past week... I entered it in a little contest over at American Crafts... and I WON!!! Without the help of all of my crafty friends, I wouldn't have won, so thank you all so much! I've gained so many friends in the online world over the past year and I'm so very thankful for each and every one of you!

So I'm sure you all want to see the fabulous goodies that I won, right?

Yep, I won an awesome Amy Tangerine prize pack full of daybooks & embellishments! I cannot wait to play with these!!! Thanks everyone who voted & a big thanks to American Crafts! :-)

Make sure you stop by the American Crafts facebook page and say hello! They do contests like this quite often and you could be a winner too!

Products Used:
American Crafts: Amy Tangerine papers, Thickers, Diamond Brads, Glitter Buttons
Pink by Design: Friends to the End stamp set
Really Reasonable Ribbon:Glitz Assortment,Curly Sparkling Fuchsia and Light Blue ribbons
The Twinery: Lemondrop & Honeydew bakers twine

Tis The Season to HOP!

Welcome to our blog hop, Tis the Season to Hop. I have joined a bunch of talented ladies to share with you some awesome Christmas themed projects.
We will be hopping for three days from the 2nd through the 4th of Dec. Some of the ladies in the hop will offering Candy so look out for those neat gifts...also make sure you become my follower and comment all 3 days of the hop on all the participating blogs in order to win the Candy that Elsa will be giving away on her blog.

We hope to inspire you to create and give homemade gifts and cards this year.
If you arrived here by chance please go back to the beginning HERE, if you hopped from Yolanda's blog, you're on the right track!

This year I have become all about recycling. The easiest item to recycle into a craft project for me has been toilet paper rolls. I LOVE LOVE LOVE making mini toilet paper roll albums! Here's one that I made to share today:

For this little album I used Basic Grey's new Nordic Holiday collection. The little snowman bear is a pattern from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. And the sentiment is from the Snowflakes stamps set by Pink by Design.

I love to make these albums because it's really simple to tuck away hidden photos or journaling in the little side pockets.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed the hop and come back tomorrow for Day 2

Lineup:
Elsa- http://JustaFewDesigns.blogspot.com/
Krystal- http://krystalsnight.blogspot.com/
Jules- http://www.thejulebox.com
Kimi- http://uniquescrappiness.blogspot.com/
Linda- http://simpleandsassycreations.blogspot.com/
Margaret- http://www.auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/
Stacie- http://creativyou.blogspot.com
Michelle- http://creativeoperation.blogspot.com/
Tmika - http://scrapdaworld.blogspot.com/
Sue - http://scrappingsuzieqtt.blogspot.com/
Yolanda - http://socrafty3.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://www.createserendipity.net/

Who loves Pink by Design?

Well, it's obvious that I LOVE Pink by Design stamps! Who else out there does? I've been given $50 in gift certificates to hand out so I decided to split it into 2 $25 gift certificates! I already gave away one over the weekend, and I'm giving the last one away tonight! be sure to check out my facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CreateSerendipity07 to be entered for your chance to win!

Stamptastic Tuesday

Happy Tuesday! I'm so excited that I FINALLY got to participate and make a project for Pink by Design's Stamptastic Tuesday! Since October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the sets featured today are Save The Tatas and Breast Wishes. I have both of these sets and LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! Make sure you stop by the Pink By Design store and pick yours up on sale right now for $14.99!

I made a little mini 3x3 paper bag album album using the "Breast Wishes" set.

Cute, right? The little bear on the front is the Think Pink pattern by Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

Here's a peek of the inside.... I used the Sweet Threads paper by Basic Grey.... it goes GREAT for the occasion, lots of pretty pinks!

Thanks for stopping by today! If you are looking for more great projects made with these fabulous stamp sets, make sure you check out what Sarah, Meriah, Paula, and Momo have made today!

Pink by Design Halloween Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Pink by Design Halloween Blog Hop! If you came here from Candace's blog, you're on the right track! If you're just stopping by my blog today and want to hop along with us, please start at Sarah's blog! Oh, another cool thing about this hop? Sarah will be choosing a winner, using random.org, from each and every blog stop- to win a Pink by Design Stamp set--so be sure to comment and/or follow on each blog!

Now on to my little project for today:

I made this Halloween mini paper bag album out of little tiny paper bags that I found at Hobby Lobby. They are soooo cute! This album measures a little larger than 3 inches in size. Really cute for storing wallet photos! I used Pink by Design's "Ghostly Greetings" for the sentiment on the front of the album.

And this album just so happens to be the Kit of the Month in my etsy shop this month! If you would like to make your own, please CLICK HERE to order your kit! There are only 2 available this month, so get yours while you can! :-)

Now I don't have any blog candy today, but I AM doing a little giveaway on my facebook page, so make sure you CLICK HERE and become a fan and get in on the weekend giveaway! :-)

Next, hop along and see what Candace P has in store for you today!

Full Lineup:
Sarah: http://www.pinkcricut.com/
Jenny: http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Tanya: http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/
Paula: http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/
Bryan: http://scrapguy.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth: http://217creations.blogspot.com/
Meriah: http://tatteredtime.com/
Michelle: http://scrappinwithmybug-scrappinwithmybug.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
Candace: http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/
Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net
Candace P: http://www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/

The Best Thing...

Happy Friday everyone! Can you believe it's already September? Where did summer go? Before I take the weekend off to spend some much needed quality time with my family, I wanted to share a new album with you all! I am just in love with all of this Authentique paper and I think I feel like I am still in a dream and haven't let it sink in that I am on their Design Team! Here is my Authentique DT project for today, it's a toilet paper roll album featuring the beautiful & elegant Uncommon paper line.

*Hint Hint* There is also a little Pink by Design Sneak Peak in this album ;-) .... and I simply adore this new set!

To see the full album, make sure you check out my post on the Authentique Blog today!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a fabulous holiday weekend!

School is Cool!

Happy Wednesday everyone! I thought I would share my Pink by Design DT project for today... it even has a few sneaks from the next PBD stamp release!

This is a cascading paper bag album that I made using Basic Grey's Oxford collection. The schoolhouse is from the Back 2 School collection by Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.
I also used one of Pink by Designs very new sets coming out this Friday! I used a total of 5 stamps from this new set... can you tell which ones they are?

I just LOVE this little crayon box!

Make sure you check out my post on the Pink by Design blog today for a little fun tutorial! And also be sure to stop by the Pink by Design USTREAM this Friday to see all of the fabulous new releases!

Ok... so now I can Spill the Beans!

I'm so sorry for being such a tease yesterday on my facebook page... I said I had a HUGE announcement... well, I do! I just couldn't tell you... until NOW!

In case you didn't see yet... I am now officially a design team member for Authentique Paper! In case you missed it, you can see their official DT Announcement HERE.

Authentique is a new paper company and their lines are absolutely FABULOUS! So of coarse I'm completely thrilled to work with them! If you missed my post on the cascading mini album using the Blissful line, CLICK HERE.

Here's a quick little tag that I threw together also using Blissful.

I also used Pink by Design's Shop-a-holic stamp set for the sentiment.

Ahoy Me Hearties!

Happy Saturday everyone! Are you looking for something fun to do today? Why not join in on the Little Scraps of Heaven weekly challenge! You can find more details HERE.

This weeks challenge was "About A Boy" and since I was blessed with a beautiful step-son just last year, I haven't had a whole lot of time to adapt to having a little boy around, so this was a bit of a challenge for me! I don't really know what boys like, so I figured, eh, Pirates is a PERFECT choice! I've been holding on to my Pirate's Life stamp set by Pink by Design for a while, so I figured I would pair it with the Pirate Bears Collection from LSHD. What a great combo, right?

I altered this mini band-aid tin that I got several years ago at Archivers, and now I'm all out of them... so I'm off to search for more tins today.

And lastly, I just wanted to add what a fun night I had last night with my hubby! We don't get out much and do stuff together, but I heard about this fabulous Seafood Festival going on downtown... so we ate some awesome seafood (it was so awesome that my husband ate 2 whole lobsters!) and enjoyed this view:

I hope you all enjoy your weekend! :-)

Love is the thread that binds us

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you all are enjoying this first week of August! Wow, how time flies! I wanted to share a little mini album with you today and also wanted to show off this FABULOUS new paper line! I was shopping in Archivers a few weeks ago and saw this paper and had to have it! I just LOVE the colors in this collection! I picked up the 6x6 pad and the cardstock elements. I would have got the 12x12 paper, but my Archivers didn't have it yet. This line is called Blissful by Authentique.

I made this cascading mini album and added this sentiment by Pink by Design to the front. Doesn't it fit perfectly with this album? The sentiment comes from the PBD Material Girl stamp set.

I love this paper line so much that I will show you the full album :-) The black lace ribbon is some of the ribbon that I recently won from May Arts, LOVE IT! And also, twine is quite popular nowadays, so I stocked up on some of the Lime Twist twine by My Minds Eye.

The flowers and flourishes in this album are made from patterns by Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

I've had a lot of comments on my handmade flowers recently, so if you are interested in learning how to make your own, I did post a tutorial HERE on the Pink by Design blog today!

Feelin' Beachy!

As I was sitting here trying to plan a trip to the Outer Banks, NC for my 1st wedding anniversary next month, I realized that I hadn't blogged about some of my newest beachy projects! I always try to share my newest creations on my blog, but sometimes I get sidetracked and forget to blog about them. And if you haven't seen my album that I made from my vacation to the Outer Banks, please check out THIS POST :-)

Here are a couple of projects that I made recently using the Sandy Toes stamp set from Pink by Design.

This is a cascading paper bag mini album that I made with the Margarita line by American Crafts. I just love this paper, maybe because it's so summery and makes me want to go to the beach right away!

Here's a view of the whole album.

And here is a little project that I made for myself. I made this little box out of a hamburger helper cardboard box. I was in need of something to store some of my stamps, so I altered this little box. I used the Lauderdale line of paper from Basic Grey. Another one of my Summer favorites!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all are enjoying your summer!

Paradise!

Hello everyone! So sorry for the lack of participation here lately! I've been busy still unpacking/trying to organize after moving a few weeks ago! It's been a real pain!

Anyways, last week I met up with some lovely ladies at Archivers to crop and decided to start make a layout! I usually stick to mini albums because I like working on a smaller canvas, so maybe that explains why this one took me a week to finish!

I decided to scrap one of my favorite wedding photos from my beach wedding this past September. I ended up using the Margarita line of paper that I recently won from American Crafts. This paper is just so lovely and I thought it went perfect with my photo!

I also used my new FAVORITE stamp set from Pink by Design, it's called "Sandy Toes" Cute, right?

And I made these adorable little matching flowers using Little Scraps of Heaven Designs "My Paper Garden" collection. I also got the leaves from this collection too.

I know it's rare for me to share a layout that I have made for myself, so I hope you all enjoyed it! I know I did, look for lots more layouts from me in the near future! :-)

LSHD Splash of Summer Blog hop

Hello, Welcome to the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Blog Hop. If you are visiting from Margaret's Blog you are in the right place. If you just happened to visit my blog please start the hop on Tricia's Blog.
This is a ONE day blog hop that will last all day today, from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm. So sit back, relax, and enjoy viewing all the wonderful projects these talented artists have created.

Tricia's Blog http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com​/
Leann's Blog http://www.scrapbookingbyleann​.blogspot.com/
Karel's Blog http://artandscraps.blogspot.c​om/
Deborah's Blog http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
Patricia's Blog http://pattyandcharlie.blogspo​t.com/
Tammy's Blog http://tammyjennings.blogspot.​com/
Julie's Blog http://designs-by-julie.blogsp​ot.com/
Margaret's Blog http://www.auntmargaretdesigns​.blogspot.com/
Emily's Blog http://www.createserendipity.n​et/
Roberta's Blog http://www.txscrappermom.blogs​pot.com/
Charlotte's Blog http://charlottes-creations.bl​ogspot.com/
Nancie's Blog http://alittlepieceofmebynanci​e.blogspot.com/
Corrine's Blog http://celebratingordinarymome​nts.blogspot.com/
Dawn's Blog http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight​.blogspot.com/
Jeana's Blog http://www.scraptoday.blogspot​.com/
Janet's Blog http://www.createatdreamscrapb​ooks.blogspot.com/
Nancy's Blog http://brujahrose.blogspot.com​/
Lisa's Blog http://honeybearzdesigns2011.b​logspot.com/
LSHD DT Blog http://littlescrapsofheavendt.​blogspot.com/

Now for my project for today! I want to apologize for not having more, but we have been packing and moving over the past couple of weeks and all of my craft stuff is boxed up still. I made this little digi page to share with you all. I just love the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Hula Girl Collection! Whenever Tricia came out with these I instantly wanted to go somewhere tropical! I ended up doing this digi layout with photos of a cruise that I went on a few years ago to the Bahamas.

Since I didn't have many projects to share, I will offer DOUBLE blog candy today for you all!!! How does that sound?

Did you all see all of the new fabulous Pink by Design stamps released this month? If not, here's a few of my favorites that I had a little hand in helping Sarah design :-) And by the way, these stamps go AWESOME with Little Scraps of heaven Designs paper piecings! I make all kinds of projects using them both and they go hand in hand!

Today for blog candy I have 2 $10 gift certificates to the Pink by Design store for 2 lucky readers to win!

All you have to do to win is:
1. Follow Pink by Design on Facebook
2. Become a member of the Pink by Design Community and make a post there
3. leave a comment here on my blog letting me know you did both!

Thanks so much for joining us today. To be eligible to win the Grand Prize Giveaway you MUST visit each blog and leave a comment.

Your next stop is Roberta's blog, so hop right along and see what she has in store for you today!

Flair & Frills Birthday Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Flair & Frills Blog hop! We are having this 3 day hop in honor of Brynn's 30th Birthday! Happy Birthday Miss Brynn! If you were just browsing and stopped by my blog today, please start at the beginning of the hop at Brynn's Blog and check out all of the fabulous projects using Brynn's favorite colors, pink,black, white, and silver!

For my project today, I made this cute little birthday card:

For the background, I used the Zebra Background stamp from Pink by Design and for the sentiment I used Pink by Design's new stamp set Flirty Girl. I thought these stamps would go perfect for this card! For the flourish by the flowers, I use the Fancy Flourish collection from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

I had a lot of fun making this card, it was my first time using background stamps, so I did have a little trouble, but I think I like how it turned out! Pink & girly is always a fun theme to work with! :-)

Now keep hopping and see what fabulous birthday surprise Cheryl has in store for you today!

And here is the full lineup for the hop:
Brynn http://flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com
Elizabeth http://www.217creations.com
Nicolette http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com
Lisa http://scrapaholic22.blogspot.com
Theresa http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Michelle http://michellegranger.typepad.com
Emily http://www.createserendipity.net
Cheryl http://www.capturingamomentintime.com
Alyssa http://www.mythoughtsexactly.com
Sylvia http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
Sandra http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
Rachel http://dillybelle.blogspot.com