Dabbling in Photography...

Last week, our dear friend Anthony loaned me his older model Canon DSLR to "try out"....

You see, I have been debating on whether or not I need to upgrade from my point & shot (hmmm...) after very little practice I can say that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the DSLR...

I'm still on the basic functions of the camera; however, I can see us becoming fast friends!!!

Here are a few pics that I have taken over the last week.

Each day I learn something new and cannot wait to explore all the functions.

Now, I need to start saving for my upgrade, so PC please stop coming out with new carts!!!!

Son

With my Daddy's Hand- ds getting his hair cut by his daddy...

Flower from the front garden

I have a long way to go but I am having soooo much fun practicing...

A Dream Come True

This week over at Platinum Scraps, the designers were asked to create a LO using this super cute Pencillines sketch

Right away, I had the perfect LO in mind... While on vacation in April, my 5 year old neice stated that we had made all her dreams come true by allowing her to meet Princess Tiana... She was truely overjoyed and speechless (which is no small feat for this little lady)!

Supplies Used:

Bazzil CS

Storybook Cricut Cart

Sweethearts

Plantin School Book

SCAL

Felt Fusion

PS- Prince Frog has not been drinking, he is just loopy in love with Princess Tiana!!!

Naughty Coupon Book

Yep, you read the title correctly... Every now and then I like to explore my naughty side (okay, just joking but I thought this idea was too cute not to duplicate, thanks LauraH)... So for our 9th. anniversary I decided to throw in this oooh so naughty coupon book as one of my husband's gifts!!!

A couple coupons didn't make the blog b/c they were a bit too racey!!! Oh, the wonderful things you can do with SCAL...

Supplies Used:

Chipboard for front & Back Cover

Gypsy for all the cuts

Cricut carts:

TBBM

Sweethearts

New Arrivals

From My Kitchen

Everyday Paper Dolls

Indie Art

SCAL

Wording was computer generated

A gift your guest won't forget...

Told you that I've been creating, just haven't had time to post:-).
Last week over on Platinum Scraps we were asked to create a project for Mother's Day;

but what do you give to the person that has it all??? hmm, give me a minute... I say tile tissue paper coasters, the coasters are super easy to create, yet have that WOW factor that you look for in a gift!!!

who can forget this face, especially when your glass is sitting on it...

Thanks to Shimmy Bean Creations for the awesome tutorial on printing on tissue paper

&

SplitCoast Stampers  for the how-to tutorial.

Supplies Used:

Modge Podge

4x 4 Tumbled Granite tile

Dollar Tree tissue paper

Storybook- scallop circle

Sentiment is computer generated

FYI- I found that if I allow my ink to dry on the tissue paper before using the sealer I got more of the actual picture color... Also, allow extra time for drying.. You will need to let the sealer completly dry before stacking and wrapping with ribbon ( I learned this the hard way)

Sock Cupcakes: So yummy without the guilt!!!

Life has been sooo busy for our family... We recently returned from a wonderful Disney vacation and a quick weekend trip to DC... top that off with multiple family member birthdays, Mother's Day and end of school year testing... whew, I'm exhausted!!! School is about to end and the kids are getting a tab bit antsy... summer sports are starting and my days are running into my nights ( oh, what a life!!!); but I've managed to find some ME time... time to create and just be free ( if only for a few minutes:-). Okay, now to the good stuff... Every year for Mother's Day, we give all the Mother's in our lives a small token of appreciation, this year thanks to Greenbean I created 15 of the cutest sock cupcakes with matching Jr. Legal Pads!!! I think they turned out perfect and everyone loved them!!!

Supplies Used:

Sweet Treats- Cupcake Holder

Plantin Schoolbook- Circle

Storybook- Scallop circle

Stamp Sentiment- Paper Trey Ink

Various ribbon and PP

I Hope U Dance...

This week over on PlatinumScraps, we were asked to use the below sketch by Robin to create a one page lay-out...

Using elements from the dress that my daughter wore to the 2010 Father-Daughter dance ... I created a Paris themed lay-out based on the sketch... I hope that you enjoy my interpretation of the sketch!!!

Carts used:

Everyday Paper Dolls- grass

From My Kitchen- cheese wedge

Forever Young- perfume bottle

Gypsy Font- title

Gypsy Wandering- music note

Pooh and Friends- clouds

SCAL- Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, wine bottle and glasses, doves

* I used various cardstock and printed paper

Forever Young Clock Canvas

This week over on Platinum Scraps we were asked to use the Forever Young cartridge to create any altered item... I decided to create a clock using stretched canvas and the wonderful ladies from Forever Young!!! This cart was so much fun to work with and offers a ton of possiblites...