The Pink Room

New Collection from Nikki Sivils!!!!

That is right...CHA is around the corner and I have a brand new collection from Nikki Sivils to share with you!!! 

Check out all the fabulous papers and what is SO AWESOME is all the new items Nikki has added to her collections!!!  What you will find that is new with these collection are 

1. Collection Kits

2. Punch-outs

3. 6 different Alpha Stickers on one sheet of stickers

4. A sheet of stickers that are all elements that coordinate with the collection

 

Stay tuned for more releases from Nikki very soon!  And for all my local gals that attend my class at The Little Blue House, we will using this and many of the new CHA collections for my classes in the fall!!!

And speaking of Nikki Sivils...I wanted to share my layout that we will be creating for the month of June at The Little Blue House!!!  For the summer I will be teaching evening class, so if you aren't able to make the morning classes this is a perfect time to try it out and see how much fun we have!!!

Thursday, June 23rd

 6:30pm - 9pm

Call (817) 431-7930 to reserve your spot!!!

We will be creating a two page layout from Nikki Sivils "It's Your Day" Collection...and the layout is titled just that!!!  

***IT"S YOUR DAY***

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And I wanted give a little recap of the last week.  We were so busy with my dad and stepmom visiting from Indiana, dance recitals and celebrating Maren's 4th birthday!  Here are some pics from the fun week and weekend...It was all about the little girl!

Dance Recital Day!

Birthday Lunch at The Cheesecake Factory!

Birthday Party at "Let's Pretend Tea Parties!!!"

OH! And on a sad note...while taking photos of Maren's party my ole' Canon Rebel pooped out on me!  I got a the infamous ERR99 message on the camera, took it too a local camera shop here and decided to forgo the repair and buy new...I"m looking at the Canon 60D body only!  I've heard good things about this camera and for what I use it for I think it will be perfect!  We shall see!

That is all for today!  Have a great weekend everyone!

 

 

Elmer's Craft and Tell Challenge...

I am so excited to represent Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker in the Elmer's/X-Acto Craft and Tell Event!!! Elmer's sent Nikki's design team some of their fabulous products to work with and when I saw the PINK items, as you can see below I was HOOKED!!!  Check out what I got...

Craft Bond Fabric & Paper Glue

Craft Bond All Purpose Glue Stick

Bi-Fold Foam Board

X-ACTO Stainless Steel Scissors

X-ACTO Gripster

X-ACTO Circle Cutter

X-ACTO Self-Healing 12 x 12 Cutting Mat

And here is what I created using these fabulous products...

***RAY OF LIGHT***

I love using pop dots BUT the Elmer's Mini Bi-fold Foam Board was PERFECT for my sun rays! I created the sun by using the X-ACTO Gripper, Circle Cutter and the Foam Board.  It added awesome dimension on the layout and I also used it on smaller pieces in place of my pop dots!

 

Sooooooo...I bet you are wondering what YOU need to do to win some fun Elmer's products?  Well, just visit EACH of the Diva's projects on their blogs and leave a comment!  

Here are the other Diva's to visit:

Delaina Burns

Linda Beeson

Sarah Eclavea

Katrina Hunt

You will have until June 12th at midnight CST to leave comments.  Winners will be announced on the evening of June 13th!

Also...Here are some fun links for you!

Go to their Facebook pages and tell them that the Divas from Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker sent you over!!!

Elmer's Website 

www.elmers.com


Elmer's on Facebook

www.facebook.com/elmers


Elmer's on Twitter

www.twitter.com/elmers


X-ACTO Facebook Page

www.facebook.com/xacto

 

That is all for today!!! Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Pebbles Product Parade...

It is all about ribbon today over at the Pebbles blog today! We are showcasing all the fun ways to use the fabulous ribbon from Pebbles. They come in a variety of colors, patterns and textures!  For this project I created two cards using the orange ribbon spool and the sparkle paper from the Ever After collection.  To give it a pop of color I also accented with the Hot Air Balloons embellishments. (Can you tell I was channeling my inner Susuan Weinroth for inspiration? :))

Go HERE and check out all the creations from the design team!!!

That's all for today! I'll be back tomorrow with a Nikki Sivils creations for the Elmer's Craft and Tell Challenge held this weekend on the Nikki Sivils Blog!  There are many many crafters participating in this event and will be bring you LOADS of inspiration!!!  So stay tuned!!!

 

Happy Birthday to Our Sweet Girl...

Little Maren is 4 years old today!!!! So hard to believe...it has been a FAST four years!  She is the light of our lives and brings us soooo much joy and many many smiles.  Excited about her birthday is an understatement! We are celebrating this weekend at "Let's Pretend Tea Parties" and the name says it all!  Very girly, very sassy and very PINK!!!  What could be cuter than a bunch of little girls playing tea party and dressing up!  I'm sure I will have lots of photos to share!!!  

Today we will celebrate with a little Toys R Us shopping to pick out her favorite toy and a mani pedi, which she LOVES already at four! Crazy Silly!!!

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Before I go I wanted to let you know that The Front Porch Kits has a BRAND NEW BLOG!!!  Go HERE and become a follower!!! And there are just a few kits left from this month...check out all of the fabulous goodies in this one!

That's all for today!  Have a good one!

 

Front Porch Kits REVEAL day!!!!

Today is the day for...

 Yes the kit is HERE!!!  Full of gorgeous, rich colors and textures galore!!! You will love this kit!!!  Now you have to go see all the gorgeous creations from the Design Team...Check them out HERE!!!!

I created three layouts with my kit and had plenty left over for more!!!

***POUT***

some closeups...

***Hide & Seek***

some closeups...

This next layout I used photos from a little photoshoot I did with my nephew Colby! I still can't believe he is a graduate!  I still remember him as this little guy...a 2 year old ring bearer in our wedding back in 1995!

***SENIOR 2011***

I hope you enjoy your kit as much as I do!!!

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I also wanted to make you aware of a wonderful outreach program for the victims of the Joplin Tornado by Nikki Sivils.  See below for all the details...

I will be sending out a package next week so if you have any extra supplies or new items you want to donate please send them to Nikki at the address above!  Thank you for your support!!!

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And lastly I have to share a few photos I took of my nephew Jackson...he is turning ONE on Saturday so did a little photoshoot for my sister in celebration of his birthday!!! I have been taking his photos since he was a newborn and how fast they grow!!!

newborn

3 months

6 months

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9 months

ONE YEAR!!!

 

  
and of course you can't have a birthday pics without a little cupcake thrown in there...

Busy weekend ahead...My dad and stepmom are visiting from Indiana for the week, Maren's dance recital and Jackson's first birthday on Saturday! Whew I'm tired already!  I am also going to try to make it out the the Scrapbook Convention in Arlington tomorrow if I can.  No promises though.  The Little Blue House Gals will be there and I really want to check out there booth!!! So if you are local come on out and see them!!!  

Back soon!!!

 

Front Porch Kits Sneak Peak Time...

The clock is ticking for...

 How cute is that???

The Little Blue House is proud to bring you the Front Porch Kit for June..."One Sunny Day!" You can preorder this kit this Wednesday, June 1st and the full reveal will be on Thursday, June 2nd!!! 

All I can say is you will LOVE LOVE LOVE this kit!!! I will talk more about it on reveal day but here are a few sneaks just to tease you a little! :)))

 

And before I go I wanted to let all the local ladies know that my layout class at The Little Blue House for June will be held in the in the evening!  We will be using the It's Your Day! Collection from Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker!!!  It is perfect for all upcoming birthday parties you may be celebrating!  I will post the layout that we will be creating soon! So stay tuned!

Here is the info:

Scrap With Style

Thursday, June 23rd

6:30pm-9pm

Call 817-431-7930 to reserve your spot!!!

That is all for today! Have a safe and relaxing Memorial Day!!!

Pebbles Favorite Things Reveal...

Hi everyone!!!  Is it a little dusty around here...or is it just me??? I haven't posted in a while.  These kiddos of mine are keeping me busy this week...Maren's dance recital is in two weeks so we had pictures taken at her dance studio...courtesy of the fabulous Natalie K !!!.  You should see her walk around like a little diva in her costume...very cute!  I'm sure I will have many photos to share come recital day! Only two days of school left for Mason and our summer officially will begin!!!

Speaking of walking around like a diva...I created a layout for the Pebbles blog today for the week of favorite things! I found these photos are Maren when she was just 13 months old walking around like a little prissy girl in her baby bikini.  Go to the Pebbles blog HERE to see my "favorite things" used on this layout!!! And while you are there don't forget to check out all the other design team members favorites as well!!!

***LOVE that baby BIKINI***

That is all for today! My first Brazilian Blowout is in the works for me tomorrow...I will try to get some before and after pics!  Hopefully it will help my frizzy head! LOL!

Sketch Reveal at Inspired Blueprints...

Hi Everyone! Happy Monday to you all!  I wanted to start off the week with another sketch reveal from Inspired Blueprints!  It is sketch #74 this week!

Here is the sketch...

And here is my take on it.  I took this photo of Mark with his mom, brother and sister on Mother's Day. It has been many years since they all had their picture taken together. So it was nice to capture the moment!

***always TOGETHER***

 
 some closeups...

I love every bit of paper from Studio Calico!  Yum!

Yes, I actually used a STAMP!!! :)

Busy this week...Mason has been under the weather so we are trying to get him well...we are counting down the days till the end of school and the start of summer...their last day May 27th! Yikes, it's coming up fast!

Little Blue House Class and The Color Room Reveal...

Hi everyone!  I wanted to pop in real quick and let you know that my layout class is coming up NEXT WEEK on Thursday, May 19th at The Little Blue House!  We will be creating a double page layout from Nikki Sivils "Summer" Collection!  This layout is perfect for all your upcoming summer activities!  We are doing it NOW in May so that come June and July you will already have layout completed for all those photos!

***SWEET SUMMER FUN***

 Class Details:  Thursday, May 19th 10:00am-1:00pm  Call 817-431-7930 to reserve your spot!!! We would love to see you there!!!

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Up next is another gorgeous color palette from The Color Room!!! It is palette #58!!!  We also were fortunate to be able to work with the beautiful chipboard pieces from Imaginarium Designs. 

Imaginarium Designs in a new Chipboard Company formed in 2010. It is the collaboration of a Mother and Son who both design and work in the papercraft industry.  In the short time the company has been manufacturing it’s chipboard, it has gain a reputation for its lovely designs and fine detail. All design work is done by people who use the product, whether for their own designs work or for teaching. This gives Imaginarium Designs its uniqueness and sets it apart of the rest.  

Here is my creation using these gorgeous colors and awesome chipboard pieces...

and a closeup...

Stop by The Color Room and check out all the beautiful creations from the Design Team and talented members!!!

That is all for today! Have a great weekend everyone!!

Seclusion and Reveals Galore!

Yes...and when I say seclusion I REALLY mean it!!!  Take a look at this beauty! 

We spent last weekend with our neighbors and their kiddos outside of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.  The kids did everything from fishing, riding four wheelers,to skipping rocks.  It was so nice to getaway for a few days with no WIFI and enjoy the great outdoors!

Here are just a few of the many photos I took from the trip...

Sun setting from the balcony...

Posing for a picture in the rain!!!! 

 

The Kiddos...Mason, Beau, Sam and little Maren

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Now onto some scrappin' reveals!!! I am sooooooooooooo behind in posting...I apologize for that!  

I have two reveals from Pebbles...last week it was all about Layered Embellishments! I worked with all the little bugs for my layout!  You can check out all the supplies used plus see the creations from the other design team members HERE! 

***BLOOM & GROW***

a closeup...

And for this week's reveal over at the Pebbles blog we have been swappin' products with American Crafts our parent compan!  AC/Pebbles products go hand and hand and the creations from the design team members are just exquisited!!!  Check them out HERE!!!

This is my sweet little nephew at almost ten months...I can't believe we will be celebrating his 1st birthday in less than a month!  Crazy!

***FACES of YOU***

 
 

(To find all the products from Pebbles and American Crafts used on this layout go HERE!)

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Now let's head on over to Inspired Blueprints for Sketch #72 reveal this week...

Here is this week's sketch...

And my take on it... 

***BABY DOLLS*** (Studio Calico April Kit) Lovin' all the Crate Paper goodies in this one!!!

some closeups...

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Creative Charms Farewell Blog Hop!  It was a great success and a big thank you for all the nice comments and all the new followers to my blog!!!  I really appreciate you stopping by and kind words you send my way!

Well... I think that is all for today!  I hope all the Mommy's out there have a safe, quiet and peaceful Mother's Day!  Isn't that what we all want??? Maybe a little spa day thrown in there would be nice too!!! :))  Enjoy!