NSD layout #2

Here's the second page I made yesterday. These are photos of my nephew and niece on Christmas Eve.
The papers are by K & Co., they are Yuletide. I love them. They are really gorgeous to look at. My mom bought them at Christmas time and I inherited them.... **wink, wink**! The little elves were cut from the Jolly Holly Cricut Cart that I won from Theresa at The Scrapbooking Queen back in December!! Yeah Theresa, I love this cart!! I stamped them using Peachy Keen Stamps Princess Face Assortment and Boy Mates! Two of my faves!!

National Scrapbooking Day layout #1

I was thrilled to complete 5 pages yesterday. I have to admit, I do not scrap as much as I should and I feel lately like getting back to scrapping as much as I did back in '05 and '06! So, I was happy to take advantage of yesterday's NSD!!

Here is my first page. I used Making Memories Je t'Adore papers and Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids Faces! We caught my niece being silly while we were taking her photo on Valentines Day!!

A Birthday Princess Layout

I'm on a Princess roll....actually, I realized that my niece is turning four at the end of the month and I have not scrapped her third birthday party photos. So, I decided to scrap them now.

Since she had a Princess cake, I made six little princesses to go on the layout.

When I make the princesses this tiny I do not cut all the layers. Instead of cutting the teeny tiny eyes, mouths and jewelery, I use my white opaque gel pen to color them in. I colored in the mouths with a white gel pen, then I let them dry and lastly I went over the mouths again with a red gel pen. I used a Sakura Souffle pen to color in the jewelery on Belle and Jasmine. I added Stickles to the princesses for some sparkle.

Behind this panel is another photo from the day along with all the journaling. I decided to hide it using this folded photo mat. It is kept closed with a paper clip that I attached Snow White to.

I hope you like my Princess Catherine Birthday Layout!!
Thanks for stopping by!
xo

New Peachy Keen Stamps Die

Hi Everyone,
I wanted to post a couple of cards that I made showcasing the New Peachy Keen Stamps Spring Release Duck and Egg Die!! This is the cutest little duck! When all cut out and assembled he stands approximately 3 and 1/2 inches tall. These PKS/Cottage Cutz dies cut like butter! I used my blue Cuttlebug but you can use them in most manual die cutting machines. Putting him together was super simple, just a little glue on his feather wings and little legs.

For both cards I used the American Crafts Confetti Collection which can also be found at the Peachy Keen Stamps website!

I made this first card for my dad. I just love the little sentiment from PK-266 Duck Dolls! It was perfect for my dad, "Get Well Ducky!" The AC Confetti paper is so cute along with their matching buttons and ribbon!


For this second card I also used the PKS-266 Duck Dolls for the sentiment and the sweet flower which I painted with my Twinkling H2O's.


I'm in love with this little Duck Die and you will be seeing more creations made with it here on my blog. If you would like a Duck Die of your own or would like to see any of the other PKS Spring Release dies, head over to their website at Peachy Keen Stamps and take a peek!

Mwahhh-Quack!!!
xoxo

Royal Wedding Blog Hop winners!!

Hi Ladies and Gents!!
I was able to get 2 copies of the Royal Wedding Edition of the People magazine today! Yippee! It came out yesterday on the news stands. It is full of awesome photos and info!

Yesterday I spent the whole day at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. My dad had a catheterization and 4 stents placed in his heart.
The surgeon told us that they were not sure what they would find when they went in. He said they would either find nothing (meaning a false positive on the stress test/EKG) or a blockage. He also said if they found more than one blockage they might decide to do a bi-pass.
Well, they found four blockages (two of them were extremely tight) and ended up putting in 4 stents.
We were shocked. My dad has always been so healthy, no smoking etc. So, he then had to lay on his back for 6 hours because the incision site needed time to heal a bit before he could get up and walk around.
My mom made sure he was comfy, he ate his dinner and had a magazine and a box of cookies (my brother brought him). Then we left at 6pm.
Well, we stopped for gas on the way home and by the time we got home my dad had called from the hospital. He said they might release him that night...OMGosh!
So, at 10pm last night, my brother and I went back to the hospital and brought my dad home. Boy was he a happy camper!! He did NOT want to spend the night in the hospital! We are all very happy that he is home and on the mend!!

Now, on to the winners....

For the winner of the Peachy Keen Boy Mates assortment, random dot org picked

#21 Stephanie

and for the second set "My One and Only" from EMMA,

#86 Kimberly

Congratulations Ladies.
Please send me your address so I can get your sets right out to you!!

The Royal Wedding Blog Hop Drawing

Hi Everyone,

One of the ladies who was hopping in the Royal Wedding blog hop yesterday was kind enough to email me to let me know that Blogger was having some issues with there comments.

So, I'm extending the drawing. I will be picking the winners on Sunday night. So, that gives everyone the weekend to leave their comment.

Here is a direct link to the Royal Wedding Blog Hop.

I also wanted to share some of the photos I took yesterday of my Royal Wedding Viewing Party!
We had a pajama party with my niece and then we woke up early, early, early to watch the Princess marry her Prince!! It was spectacular!!

Peachy Keen Stamps Let's Face It Friday Challenge #14

If you're looking for the Royal Blog Hop **click here**

Hi Ladies and Gents,
It's time for another Let's Face It Friday Challenge from Peachy Keen Stamps!!

Here's the challenge:

Create a project for using Peachy Keen Faces either in a banner or on a project that contains pennants. This can be a card with a small banner running across, or a scrapbook layout with pennants strewn with twine. Or, get crazy and make an ENTIRE life sized banner with your Peachy Keen Stamps!

-Design must be new
-Project must include Peachy Keen Faces
-Link up before May 12th

The Fabulous Giveaway!
We will choose one random winner to receive:
A PKS/Cottage Cutz "Faceless Bug" Die Set!

I was inspired by this patterned paper from Crate Paper.




In case you are new to our Peachy Keen Stamps challenges

**Note** We have two separate challenges our Original PKS DT challenge every other Tuesday and the LFIF challenge every other Friday. When you are posting your creation, please make sure to post it to the correct challenge!! Thanks!

A Day of Royal FUN!

It's here, the day we've been waiting to arrive for months!!
The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton!
The wedding ceremony is beginning over in England and our Royal Wedding Blog hop is underway with lots of beautiful creations to look at and some Royal Treats along the way!!

So, let me start if off with a card that I made for the Royal Couple.



Next is a scrapbook page that I made. This layout will hold a photo of the Royal Couple on their wedding day! I can't wait to see that DRESS!



Here are some closeups of the details...





Here's another whimsical card I made for the couple highlighting Catherine's Prince Charming!



And lastly, here is a layout of my family's Princess Catherine Elizabeth!

The Royal Treats!!

I'll be giving away two stamp sets. The first set is Peachy Keen Stamps Boy Mates Face Assortment. I used them on both of my cards.



The second set is from Emma at My Creative Time! She is letting me give away one of her "My One and Only" stamps sets. It is gorgeous and perfect for this hop! Thank you so much EMMA!!



Now, all you have to do is leave me a comment letting me know your favorite part of Will and Kate's wedding or your favorite memory of any Royal Wedding and you'll be eligible for both random drawings! Then check back on Saturday, April 30th when I announce the winners!!

Now on to the HOP!! You next stop will be over the pond to my good friend Viv!! Straighten your tiara, make sure your cup of tea is hot and prepare yourself for some beautiful creations!!

you're here, Heidi
Viv
Lorie
Janice
Samantha
Kim
Ruthie
Joanna
Kathy
Angelica
Gloria
Theresa
Erin

Congratulations William and Catherine!!

The Royal Wedding Blog Hop

Hi Friends,
I'm hosting a Royal Wedding Blog Hop on Friday morning. I'm so excited about this blog hop and I think it will be the perfect way to add to the celebration of the day. This Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton is such a joyous and happy event that it seems to have spilled out of England and touched the hearts of people throughout the world. I am thrilled to be able to witness it thousands of miles away on my own television. I can only imagine the excitement it is causing in London.

I hope you will join us starting at 6:00 am on Friday the 29th of April and continuing throughout the day for hop of Royal Creations!!!

Peachy Keen Stamps Let's Face It Friday Challenge #13

Hi Ladies and Gents,

It's time for PKS Let's Face It Friday Challenge #13!!! I had so much fun with this challenge. It's a subject is near and dear to my heart, my little Godson (who just turned 7). I'm lucky to have him in my life and when I heard the topic of the challenge I knew that I wanted to create page about him. So, here's the challenge...

The Challenge:
Mother's Day using Peachy Keen Stamp Faces. Projects can be altered items, cards, scrapbook layouts, the sky's the limit!

-Design must be new
-Project must include Peachy Keen Faces
-Link up before April 28th

Click here to link up

*Giveaway*
We will choose one random winner to receive:
Princess Face Assortment. This is one of my favorite stamp sets, so GooD LucK!!!

Here's my page....



For the bunnie faces I used PK-757 Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed Face Assortment.

In case you are new to our Peachy Keen Stamps challenges

**Note** We have two separate challenges our Original PKS DT challenge every other Tuesday and the LFIF challenge every other Friday. When you are posting your creation, please make sure to post it to the correct challenge!! Thanks!

A Few Scrapbook Pages

Hi Everyone,
I haven't posted any scrapbook pages in such a long time. I thought I'd post some tonight. I did make a New Year's Resolution to scrapbook more. Unfortunately, I have not lived up to that but It is only April...so I can still make good on my resolution. And I know when the brand new Cricut Expression 2 comes out this month, I'll be scrapping like crazy!!

Any-hoo, here are a few pages that I've done this year!

This first layout is my favorite layout that I've done in a while. The top baby is my niece Catherine (2007) and the bottom baby is my nephew Colin(2004). I love how the Peachy Keen Stamps look on the little bunny rabbits. Sooooo sweet! The paper is from JoAnn's Nursery Rhyme Stack from a year or two ago.


I created the chess pieces using my Gypsy and watercolors. This was such a fun layout to create.

My little kitties from 2008 when they were babies. I love this Pink Paislee Sweetness paper! It's gorgeous! The kitty silhouettes are from A Child's Year and the font is the Gypsy Font.
This little snow angel girl is from Winter Frolic. I LOVE that cartridge. I think it's one of the most under rated Cricut Cartridge. I never really noticed it until last Christmas and I'm in love with it. These winter vintage papers are super old, I'm not even sure who made them.

This layout was super fun! I had just bought glimmer mist for the first time. So...I misted everything, the papers, the flowers, the ribbon, the lace...everything! FUN!!


Thanks so much for stopping by! See you next time! <3

Peachy Keen Stamps Spring Release!!!

It's Time, It's Time!!
It's time for the PKS Spring Release unveiling!!
I absolutely fell in love with this set. It's so perfect for masculine pages and cards. It would be perfect for vintage scrapbook pages and Father's day cards.

Not only does this set include a variety of mustaches and a goatee but it also has a variety of eyeglasses. It would be perfect for creating teachers, students, Grandparents and your favorite kid character such as Harry Potter, Arthur or Simon the Chipmunk. These eyeglasses would also look cute on a secretary for Secretary's Day.

The very first thing I thought of when I saw this set was the photos I took of my nephew watching a Laurel and Hardy movie. I knew that this moustache would make the perfect Oliver Hardy!



I had this idea for a vintage card using all the mustaches, a set of the eyeglasses and a monocle. I made the monocle by inking only half of the eyeglass stamp.





Now on with the HOP!!!
You may have hopped here from Lorie's blog, in that case you can keep going on to Janice. If you just stumbled upon us, here is the complete list so you can start back at the beginning. And don't forget to comment on all the gals blog posts to win!!

Peachy Keen Blog - http://www.peachykeenstamps.blogspot.com
Viv - http://craftinghaven.blogspot.com/
Kim - http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/
Lorie - http://www.thethinkinspot.blogspot.com/
Me - http://gotscraps.blogspot.com/
Janice - http://stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/
Joanna - http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/
Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Ruthie - http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Samantha - http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/

Leave a comment on this blog post for me and Happy Hopping!!