Tiny Dancers 2 - Your Memories Here

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a companion page to the Tiny Dancers page I made last week.  I am really loving the Hope Chest collection from Pink Paislee.

Hard to believe my daughter has grown so much since these early ballet recital days.

 Lots of gorgeous Prima flowers...

 as well as the fabulous burlap flowers from the Pink Paislee collection, Cottage Farms and a sweet little butterfly from the Hope Chest collection.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.
Nancy

Tiny Dancers - Your Memories Here

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a project I made with the beautiful Hope Chest collection from Pink Paislee.

I love the beautiful, soft colors of this collection and couldn't resist mixing it with a few gorgeous Prima flowers as well as one of the burlap flowers from the Cottage Farms collection.

 The glittered burplap butterflies in this collection are just gorgeous

And of course, everything deserved a quick swipe of Distress Ink to add interest and definition.

Thanks for dropping by today, and be sure to check out all the gorgeous goodies in the Your Memories Here store.

Hugs.

Nancy

Ready to Fly - Prim a Lyric

Hi everyone!  Today to share with you another project I made with the gorgeous Lyric collection from Prima.  I am loving the soft, beautiful colors in this collection and couldn't resist pairing them with this photo from one of my daughter's ballet recitals.

 I added in some of the gorgeous flowers from the winter CHA grab bag available at Your Memories Here...

 a few of the beautiful resin and wood pieces....

and finally finished up with a few bits of inked writer's tape.

Thanks for dropping by.

Hugs.

Nancy

Ballet - Prima Lyric

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a project I made using the new Lyric collection from Prima as well as lots of goodies from my Prima Flower grab bag I purchased at Your Memories Here.

I am so in love with the little wood icons from this release.

Be sure and check out the new flower grab bags that Kristina has put into the store.

Hugs.

Nancy

A Box Full of Ballerinas and A Winner

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday.  I hope you have great plans for the weekend.  For me?  Celebrating one of my favorite holidays....National Scrapbook Day!  hee hee

First, let's pick a winner from The Sampler blog hop.....

Number 1 is Cheryl!  Cheryl...send me your mailing info and I will get your package out.


Today I want to share an exploding box I made with some gorgeous goodies from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy store.  I knew as soon as I saw these cute little ballerinas in the store I just had to have them, especially after all the years of ballet the girls have taken.

And I love the little sprays, and the beads, and the roses, and the.....oh goodness, this was such a fun project to make.

I know Mackenzie will enjoy looking at the little photos from her years of dance.

Well...hope you have a great weekend.

Hugs.

Nancy

Peace and Quiet

It is late at night and I finally have a little peace and quiet here.  The last few days have been a blur, with the swim meet, the overnighter (didn't bother actually sleeping) and Father's Day.

I did a blog today over at Your Memories Here using lots of their yummy products and a sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches.

I have been having a great time blogging for them these past few weeks.  Who knew a guest DT job would be so fun.  If you haven't had a chance, you should definitely check out their store.

Well, today we are off to Great America, a little pre-celebration of Ainsley's birthday.

Hugs.

Nancy

And...once again....

As promised...here I am with a more thorough update of what has been happening these last few days (ok, last week.  lol)  This is gonna be pretty photo heavy...so strap yourselves in.

As you know, my in-laws were in town for the long weekend.  It was super fun having them here.  My MIL taught the girls to sew.

Each girl made two pairs of pants to wear to the pool.

We had time trials with the cabana swim team....no photos....too busy.  Need to get on that this week.  hee hee

Mackenzie had her dance performance with the Ballet San Jose.  No photos allowed to be taken in the theatre, but I do have these of her after....

And yes, that is stage makeup.  My 12 yo is not allowed to wear makeup yet.  I know, mean mom.  lol

With the beautiful weather we broke out the hammock, and the girls had to play in it.

We found a baby hummingbird in the backyard.

Those are Phil's icky hands.  He had been smoking a ham for dinner.

And went to the California Academy of Sciences.

Where we ran into ...

OK, we didn't actually "run into"  we planned on meeting...but any chance to see them.  hee hee

And that, was my Memorial Day Weekend.  

Told ya it would be a lot of photos.

I will be back tomorrow to share some of the scrappiness I have been up to.  

Hugs.

Nancy

It is Easy Being Green

While I am actually a transplant to Northern California, I think at heart I have always been a California girl.  Years of being a vegetarian, PETA member, recycling, environmentalist.  lol

So, how thrilled am I to find that many of my favorite scrapbooking companies are going green as well.

I posted a few projects today over on the Ideas for Scrapbookers blog on how to use packaging.

I did want to share this with you all tho.

I made this for one of Ainsley's ballet instructors.  She is always amazed at the little projects and cards Ainsley and I make so I thought what a great end of year, Teacher's gift.  A little mini album.  I really love making little projects for friends and family.  I can only fit so much in my house.  lol

I made it totally out of scraps and packaging.  The flower on the front is a rolled flower I made from tulle, with some gems glued in the center.  

There is even a little pocket in the back, where Ainsley put a note she wrote.  Needless to say, her teacher loved it.  And it will be a great reminder of Ainsley's time in her class.

Well, the in laws will be here soon.  So, I may not be around much the next few days.  My desktop computer sits in the guest room/office/scrap space, and we have tons of things planned for the weekend with ballet, swim meet, and Memorial Day.

Don't forget to become a follower for a chance to win an altered frame kit.

Hope you have a fabulous long weekend.

Hugs.

Nancy