'Kiss ME' again.......

Even though I am in the middle of Halloween craziness here I thought I would share another 'Kiss Me' layout with you.....

This is the newest collection by Bella Blvd. and it starts shipping to LSS November 1st.......

The colors are fantastic - i love the navy and pink with a bit of brown and grey.....

.....and it was a sweet little break for me to dig out some old (very old ..... like 14 yrs old) wedding pics of Scott & I ...... that's a whole lotta dress ;)))

I've been crafting like crazy these past few weeks and have LOTS of craft projects that you'll see soon so keep checking back......

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

Featured on Bella Blvd.

I've got a couple of projects featured over on the Bella Blog today !!  Head over to see what else they've got goin' on .......

Fall Altered Wooden Owl

I found this cute little wooden owl in a clearance bin shortly after Thanksgiving and as cute as I thought he was, I knew I could make him cuter :)

I took the bottom banner off and got out my tracing paper. I traced every piece on him (yes this one took some time) and then chose my patterns. Once I had all the pieces cut and the edges sanded, I started putting him back together with some of my faves from the Thankful collection.

I loved the chip icons and alpha stickers for my title and thought the chip house fit in perfectly.

I added some wooden buttons for his eyes and folded some designer tape to create some funky eyebrows too. I am so happy that I brought hime home and really made him mine.

Supplies:
Thankful: Turkey Tracks, Homey, Burlap, Our Spot, Alpha + Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Chipboard Icons; Designer Tape: Pony Dot; Wood Buttons: Checkers

Halloween Altered Tray

My kids absolutely LOVE Halloween. It is only 2nd to Christmas in our house. Okay, maybe their birthday's too. Nonetheless, they LOVE Halloween. It is always a big production and the costumes choosingis HUGE, especially for Alexander.

He was adamant that he got to be something scary this year (2010). I had a hard time with it as he was only 5 but Dracula was my compromise and he LOVED it. Emma wanted to be a rider – thanks goodness we had most of her costume so I got a toddler pony costume, did a little cutting and stitching and she was good to go.

Documenting this particular Halloween in a special way was important to me as it was the only year that Emma & Alex would be in the same school together. This tray was the perfect way to capture these memories for me as I can have it out in my office all year and then add it to our Halloween décor each October too.

The stickers and cute cuts worked beautifully to embellish (I love the bats in the corner) and I even got some designer tape in there as the spiders web.

Supplies:
Too Cute To Spook: Itsy Bitsy Spider, Quadrants, Cute Cuts, Jacks-A-Glow, Spooky Night, Cob Webs, The Boo Crew, Alpha + Bits Stickers, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Flags: Summer; Designer Tape: Jail Bird

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

Bella Blvd. & Becky's Sketch

Check out the Bella Blvd. Blog for .....

Becky Fleck has designed another fabulous sketch for the team to use for inspiration and I decided to play along........

I am buried in Halloween at our house right now.....costumes and cupcakes and craft projects too !!

So I thought it was the perfect time to try and 'catch up' with some of my older Halloween pics before I take a whole bunch more in a few days :)))

I loved this sketch and found it very easy to create this layout..... 

I am off to work on a Holiday Layout Workshop now.....Check back soon for more inspiration :))

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

a baby gift.....

Today I thought I'd share a gift bag and card that I made for a friends new baby girl.....

I used 'Baby Girl' by Bella Blvd. to cover a white paper lunch bag.....

..... i added patterned paper to the front AND back.  I made the back piece a little longer than the bag so that it could fold over the front when it was closed.....

....a few die cut shapes and a ribbon to close - perfect !!

For the card base I used pieces from the David Tutera Celebrate collection with lots of paper and stickers from Bella to embellish......

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

a new 'Kiss Me' layout.....

I've been playing with 'Kiss Me' ..... the newest collection from Bella Blvd. and have a few projects to share with you.....

......I mixed the high five alphas with chip alphas to create my title.....

The picture of Scott and I was quite dark so I punched out lots of plain and scalloped circles and created this colorful section underneath the photo..... 

......a few buttons and some fun folded designer tape too.....

.......and to finish it off i cut out a journal card and put it in my typewriter to add some special thoughts about my amazing husband......

Check back for more projects ..... 'cause I've been workin' on LOTS :))))

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo

a Halloween Mini....

This was a project that I started a long time ago and it got tucked aside until just a few days ago.....i thought with Halloween around the corner it was the perfect time to get it finished :))

I used Fancy Pants 'Oct 31st' collection to create this fun Mini Flip Album.

I used a 'drippy' border punch along the border at the bottom and added a title sticker, created a custom flag with the haunted sticker and tied it to close with natural coloured twine......

I love that when you open this mini the pages 'flip' into 2 directions.....I added photos to both sides and then filled in with bits of patterned paper and stickers too.....

To create spots to journal, I stamped onto coordinating papers and cardstock as well as directly onto the album......

......by the time all was said and done, I've got a perfect reminder of how much fun Halloween 2011 was around our house !!!

TFL ..... Talk soon.

j. xo