Home Sweet Home Mixable Fancy

Hi everyone!  Hope your day is off to a great start.  Today I wanted to share with you a Mixable Fancy mini album from Clear Scraps featuring the lovely Now and Then collection from My Minds Eye.  I was lucky to receive a number of goodies and couldn't wait to create.

 Of course I had to add a few flowers from my stash on the cover.

But, as with most My Minds Eye collection there is a fabulous collection of coordinating embellishments available.

 Lots of foam dots were also used to add extra dimension and interest to the pages.

 And I love the clear bits peaking out from behind the papers.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs.

You are So Special - My Minds Eye

Good morning everyone!  How is your week going?  Mine seems to be a bit hectic....Brighton turned 19 yesterday.  Eeek!!!!  Where did the time go?  And how can I be old enough to have a 19 year old son?

Anyway, today I wanted to share with you a layout I made using some older My Minds Eye papers.  I think that the box containing them must be the closest to me when I sit down to scrap because I keep grabbing them.  lol

Love these photos of my girls...and am pretty happyt with the layout, that I swear is straight IRL...I think it is because I took the photo with is standing on end.  Definitely need to invest in a flower frog.  lol

Anyway, bits of Prima and some mists highlight these photos of my girls.  Love how close they are...oh, and see those stips of bling...you will never guess how old they are.  The are from Glitz Designs and I would guess it is around 8 years old.  lol....Use it or lose it.

Well, hope you have a great day.

Hugs.

You are loved - My Minds Eye - Scrapbooking

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a scrapbook page I made using more of my old My Minds Eye stash.   I have really been enjoying making my way through some of the supplies I bought...feels so good to make a dent.    I even managed to use a few of the brads and stick pins I bought to match the paper...which I promise, is straight in real life.  lol

I really am finding as time goes by, I am buying less and less...just some basic cardstock and adhesive.  Every now and then I grab something to inspire....something for a mini or other project.  What about you?  Are you buying as much these days?

Wonderful - My Minds Eye

Hi everyone!  Wow....a whole week of three posts and I am back to post again on Monday.  Maybe I am getting better at blogging.  lol

Today I wanted to share with you another scrapbook layout I made using some older My Minds Eye papers.  This time featurning photos of Mackenzie.  She just cracks me up with her fake glasses.

This page was based on a sketch, but I can't remember from whom.  I guess just another sign I have been being a bad blogger.  lol...That's what happens when you make projects and don't blog them for months?  

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Instax Scrapbooking- Clear Scraps & My Minds Eye

Hi everyone!  I am trying so hard to get back on the blogging waggon....after a few false starts I am hoping that I am back to the routine of sharing with you.  Now if I can just get back into the routine of linking to challenges....sigh.

Today I wanted to share with you a scrapbook layout I made using some older My Minds Eye papers and a super fun Border from Clear Scraps.

Not really sure I like the way this came out.  I love my little Fuji Instax camera, and the fun prints it makes, but I am struggling a bit I guess in how to get them onto a page.  sigh

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Scrapbook -Sweet 16

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Things here were busy.  We are doing a bit of redecorating and with hockey playoffs, Brighton decided to come home for the night.  (funny how Hockey is worth coming home for).

Anyway, Today I would like to share with you a scrapbook layout I made with some My Minds Eye papers.

Hard to believe that Mackenzie is already 16.  She just got her driver's license so we are looking at cars and with her finishing her sophmore year in highschool, we are also looking a colleges.  eeek

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Tower Bridge

Totally slacking yet again, nothing much getting posted here on my blog.  I have been just crazy busy.  I know...excuses, excuses.  lol

I have been busy creating.  But I have also decided to try and step up my designer status.  I recently became a Designer Member of CHA.  I had business cards made, registered for winter CHA, and have been working hard to make sure all my other commitments are met.  That, and I am trying to diet and exercise...all the weight I lost a couple of years ago is starting to creep back on.  sigh

Anyway, as usual, I have a million excuses.  I promise I am creating and now that things are a bit more under control I am hoping to post here more.

Today I want to share with you a project I made a few weeks ago, one of the ones that is on my business card....

Some My Minds Eye papers that have been sitting in my stash for like evah!  lol  A few buttons as well.  I find I don't use many buttons and I have a ton of them, so I need to start.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs.

Nancy

Here Kitty - MMD and Hydrangea Hippo

Hi everyone!  Well, another week has just flown by and I have one last project I can share with you.

This one is based on sketch 34 from Heather.  Be sure and check out all the other designer's work over on her blog.

The sketch....

and of course my take...

I used a bunch of the new My Minds Eye Remarkable goodies I picked up after CHA as well as some gorgeous trims from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy shop.  I don't often take photos of my pets or find the time to scrap them, but....

Well, hope you have a great day.

Hugs.

Nancy

Day in the Life - MMD and MME Layout

Hi everyone!  Well, it is that time again.  Time for another gorgeous sketch from Heather Landry over at Miracle Mommas Designs.  As usual, Heather created a gorgeous sketch for us to play with.

Here is the sketch.

And my take...

I used the new Collectable/Notable papers from My Minds Eye.  I picked these up at my Local Scrapbook Store and they are just gorgeous.  This project just came together so quickly.  Ainsley is growing way too fast.  sigh

A Monday Sketch

Hi everyone!  Yep, it is Monday...and after a too short, yet productive, weekend I am here to share a project I made for Heather using her latest sketch.

Such a great sketch this time and I had so much fun with it.

Brighton and Mackenzie doing their "studies" out on the table in the back yard.  It was such a beautiful morning to be spent cooped up in doors.  So they grabbed their laptops and headed for the patio.

Lots of My Mind Eye products here with a Thickers alpha thrown in.  And no...that is not Mackenzie's hair...that is a bear hat.  It even has little ears.

Well, lots to do today.  Thanks for dropping by.

Hugs.

Nancy

Monday, Monday

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a great day.  Me....crazy busy.  Mackenzie being at the Junior college and me having to drive has become quite the adventure and can really suck up my morning.  Anyway.....

Today I wanted to share with you a project that I made featuring my wonderful husband using Miracles Momma Designs sketch #25.

Here is the sketch...

 and my take...

I used some super cute goodies from My Minds Eye to complete this project featuring photos of Phil's birthday celebration.

Love my new chevron die from Die-namics.  Super fun.

Well, still lots to do around here today.

Hugs.

Nancy

I Love....Orange?

Yep, orange....Didn't used to be one of my favorite colors in scrapbooking.  Can't even begin to tell you how many orange things I have that have just been lying around forever.  But recently, I have really found a new appreciation for this color.  Maybe because it is more tangerine?  or nectarine...but whatever it is....LOVE.

For this photo of my not so little darlings I used the new The Sweetest Thing collection from My Minds Eye.  I was just so drawn to the colors in this line.

 Lots of lovely pennants, and a bit of washi (another new love?) mixed with some mist and a few gems and epoxies helped fill the white space (still something I struggle with).

All in all, a great document of their closeness.

Well, gotta get to work. 

Hugs.

Nancy

Lucky - The Sampler

Hi everyone!  Look at me...last week of swim season and I am here two days in a row.  Yesterday was spent in a haze of making laminated "all access passes", name badges, meal tickets, and other assorted items for our big cabana meet this weekend.  I did manage to sneak in a little "me" time though and create this....

For Ainsley's birthday we took a trip to the spa.  She and five girlfriends were treated to manicures and pedicures while sipping sparkling cider.  Yep....spoiled.  But, this was her birthday party so......

 I love the colors in the July kit, Summer Camp.  The colors and the patterns are so fun and whimsical.  I think this may be becoming my new style?

 Lots and lots of pop dots used here to give the stickers, die cuts, and fussy cut elements more dimension.

Don't you just love that look on her face.  I think she and her friends decided this was the best birthday party ever!

Well, be sure and check out all the other fun things the Sampler design team has made with this kit as well as the sketch and card challenges (still time to play).

Hugs.

Nancy

A Gift to Give - The Sampler & Bind it All

Hi everyone.  I wanted to pop in really quick and say "hi" and share a quick project I made using my Two Scoops from the Sampler and my Bind it All.

The colors and patterns in the May kit are super cute.  My favorite though has to be the Be Amazing paper from My Minds Eye.  The hexagons are just so fun to play with.

The kit came with a cute little gift bag that was just begging for embellishment.  Hexagons, glitter paper and my Bind it All to the rescue.

After folding the top of the bag, I punched with my Bind it All allowing me the holes I needed to thread my ribbon.

So quick and so easy.

Hope you have a great weekend.  Back to looking for paint colors.

Hugs.

Nancy

Fun Friday!

Hooray for Fridays!  And this one is extra special because I am headed out to a scrap book class at my lss.  I can't even remember the last time I took a class at the store.  The last time I took any class what at CHA over a year ago.  And this class is taught by Marion Smith, whose work I love and adore!  I am totally excited.

Of course, before I head out, I wanted to share a few projects with you...and also show you a kit I just got from Catch the Moments.  I hope to play with it this weekend.

Isn't this kit adorable?  This is the Bouquet Kit from Catch the Moments Kits.  And it is just gorgeous.   You know I had to get the kit with all the add ons.  hee hee 

And here are a few layouts I have been working on.  Ainsley, when she was 3, playing dress up.  We have her as Harry Potter and a magician.  You wouldn't believe the box of dress up clothes my children had. 

Echo Park- Walk in the Park patterned papers and stickers, American Crafts rosette and alphabet.

And here is Ainsley, learning to sew.  She really enjoys using the machine and is getting quite good at it.  

My Minds Eye-Quite Contrary patterned papers, Cosmo Cricket - Material Girl cut outs, Prima flowers, American Crafts Alphabet

Well, off to the ballet, and then my class.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Hugs.

Nancy