Isn't She Lovely???

Isn't she loooooovely? Isn't she won-der-ful??!?? Ok ... Now that I have all of you singing along with Stevie Wonder in your heads (or out loud, whatever the case may be!) ... I have been wanting to scrapbook some of my daughter's bridal photos from last spring. Can I say that there were SOOOO many to choose from that were FABULOUS that I had a VERY hard time choosing??? We had an A-MAZ-ING photographer that took so many PERFECT photos!!! I really need to make an entire album just of my daughter's bridal photos ... and engagements photos ... and wedding photos. Maybe this layout will get me started!

When I saw Stampin' Up's Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies in Las Vegas this past March I KNEW that they would be coming to live with me!! Just as surely as I KNEW that I would be creating some scrapbook pages from my daughter's wedding ... if you look closely at the beading on Amelia's dress you will see that it is a PERFECT match with this beautiful corner border die ... I mean, SERIOUSLY??? I had fun using the die as a stencil as well. I made kind of a "boho" pattern in the upper-left corner to tie the page together. It's my new favorite die, I think!! (And we all know how quickly that can change, depending on what we are using and how much we like the finished product, right???)

Here's a close-up of some of the detail. The little cross-stitching from the thinlits die??? The fraying on the edges of twine ... and, of course, the "messy" stenciling from the beautiful flower corner die ...

Supplies: Stitched All Around
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Accessories: Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies, Stitched Labels Framelits Dies, Crumb Cake Nature's Twine, 5/8" Burlap Ribbon, Pearl Basics Accents

I struggle with trying to keep my creations "simple" ... I know I have mentioned that before! I want to use #allthethings #allthetime!!! I'm glad I was able to restrain myself on this particular layout ... the pictures are so "lovely" that I didn't want to detract too much from them. This was FUN!!! Now to make the other 547 pages I need to make Amelia's wedding memories COMPLETE!! Hahaha!! Perhaps she can just look at the photos in our GoogleDrive!

Fab Friday #138

Two dang days ... two WHOLE dang days!! That is how long I have been wiped out with whatever nasty thing that has camped itself in my head/sinuses!!! Isn't it AMAZING how quickly we forget how it feels to feel NOT sick??? Urrrggghh!!! Happily, I seem to be on the upswing. SUPER happy I was feeling well enough to stamp ... you KNOW you are sick when you can't even STAMP, right??? Glad to have the Fab Friday Stampin' Challenge to motivate me to get going!

Pretty in Pink!!! Anyone else remember this movie??? Oh man ... I DO!!! (Which, I am sure, ages me!) That's how this color combo makes me feel ... Pretty in Pink!!! I snuck a little Lovely Lipstick into this card, via the new grosgrain ribbon I just got. It's close enough to the Melon Mambo in the DSP that I used ... so I just slipped it in there!!

Stamps: Stitched All Around
Paper: Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, Powder Pink, Garden Impressions DSP
Ink: Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories: Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies, Stitched Labels Framelits Dies, Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Lovely Lipstick Grosgrain Ribbon, Detailed Trio Punch

Pretty, pretty PINKS!









Here's a link to the Fab Friday Challenge Blog so you can play along:

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Check out the Fab blogs of my fellow Fab Friends:

Mindy Backes
Cindy Beach
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Amy Koenders
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Jan Tinklenberg

I plan to be TOTALLY WELL this weekend!!! BECAUSE ... I have NO training runs, no out-of-town plans, and NO big family get-togethers happening at my house!!! How AMAZING will that be???

Monday Montage #116

Hello, my lovelies!! It's Monday Montage time again!!! Ya know how HARD it is to decide WHICH of your new lovely things you are going to play with??? Well, I DO!!! I feel like my last several creations have taken so much longer for me to create ... I just sit and STARE at all the beautiful things and my brain just SWIMS!!! SO MUCH FUN!! #firstworldproblems

You know ... when I was at OnStage in Las Vegas in April this set just DID ME IN!! Actually, the very first thing I saw from it on the display boards was the net ... just the diecut of it ... and I KNEW it WOULD be MINE!!! I mean, seriously???? What is NOT to LOVE about it??!!??

Stamps: Sea of Textures
Paper: Crumb Cake, Tranquil Tide, Mint Macaron, Balmy Blue, Soft Sea Foam, Whisper White, Tranquil Textures DSP
Ink:  Balmy Blue, Tranquil Tide
Accessories: Stitched Shapes Thinlits Dies, Under the Sea Framelits, Crumb Cake Natures Twine

We are home from our adventures in southern Utah ... it seems that the entire weekend was over in a BLINK!! WHY IS THAT??? I could spend WEEKS there and it would never seem long enough!

Here's a blog roll just in case you get "stuck" trying to hop around ...

Monday Montage Hoppers
Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts
Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma
Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs
Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner
Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots
Julie Warnick - Julie Warnick Stampin' Up! Blog
Kaitlyn Zumbach - Create with Kaitlyn - Not participating this week!
Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc - Not participating this week!
Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations - YOU'RE ALREADY HERE!!

Click "Back" for Julie Warnick and "Next" for Amy O'Neill ... they are just SOOOOO good!

Sneakin' Into the New Catty - Freak Style!

New catalog GOODNESS!!! Seriously, you guys!! This is the BESTEST catalog EVER!! You are all gonna need to rob a bank with me! If you've been hopping around, you just came from the lovely stylings and color combos of Dawn Olchefske. I need to buy some of the same things she has!!

I wanted to create something with sort of a "watercolor" vibe. I played with the Abstract Impressions bundle, and I had fun spritzing the roses with a little alcohol ... the effect is SO much fun ... ESPECIALLY when used with some of the GORGEOUS new colors available!!

Stamps: Abstract Impressions
Paper: Whisper White, Granny Apple Green
Ink: Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick
Accessories: Layering Circles Framelits, Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Lovely Lipstick Grosgrain Ribbon, Detailed Trio Punch

EEEEeeeep!!! I am SOOOO in love with the Stitched All Around Bundle as well!!! The shapes!!! The sentiments ... OH MAN OH MAN OH MAN!!!! I'm going to be LOVING this set a LOT!!

Stamps: Stitched All Around
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Accessories: Stitched Labels Framelits, Faceted Dots, 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon



Spending the weekend with my family down in Zion National Park. We have been doing some INCREDIBLE hiking and eating ... and just all around enjoying our time together! I don't wanna go back home ...

Next up??? My super-talented friend, Melissa Davies! She and I BOTH played with Abstract Impressions!

Fab Friday #137

Hooooooly COW!!! I can't tell you how EXCITED I am!!! I finally placed my Stampin' Up catalog preview order this week! I don't want to fess up to how much I spent, but let's just say I "bought the farm"!! I can't WAIT for my box to arrive (it will be coming TODAY, actually!)! In the mean time, I got to play with the new "Apron of Love" bundle for this week's Fab Friday challenge.

What is NOT to love about teeny-tiny little aprons??? I mean ... SERIOUSLY?? I have a feeling that this set is going to get used a LOT in the next year or so by ME!! I totally LOVE it!! And I'm happy that I was able to make a fun little Mother's Day card for my own sweet mama. I am so grateful to have her in my life ... many blessing have come her way in the past couple of years as far as her health is concerned. YAY!

Stamps: Apron of Love
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Powder Pink, Pool Party, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Powder Pink
Accessories: Apron Builder Framelits, Basketweave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Rhinestone Basics

caaaaYOOOOT!!! Right???!!??









Here's a link to the Fab Friday Challenge Blog so you can play along:

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Check out the Fab blogs of my fellow Fab Friends:

Mindy Backes
Cindy Beach
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Amy Koenders
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Jan Tinklenberg

I am looking forward to a weekend filled with sunshine, good food and time spent with family. These are the BEST kinds of weekends, don't you think???