1. Happy weekend!, 2. ribbons1, 3. banner4, 4. Untitled, 5. Sophie Necklace, 6. birthday wishes, 7. Crochet Embellishments, 8. 07/11/10 - Day 192 of 365, 9. Paper Garlands, 10. Untitled, 11. Stella's necklaces, 12. Pearly-Plastic Pins

Finest Finds

Etsy Finds has been turned into Etsy treasuries lately. *Laugh*

I love making treasuries on etsy. I also love looking through them as well. So many enchanting treasures waiting to be found. Mmmmmmm This one is called "Charmed, I'm Sure".

It's based on the beautiful soft tones of the color Coral which has me highly inspired and undoubtley smitten.

1. Coral Goose Feathers

2. Satin Bow

3. Cattails Pouch

4. Vintage Wing Eyeglasses

5. Pink Mushrooms

6. Tiny Bloomers

7. Coral Cabonchon

8. Marylin Necklace

9. Sealed With A Kiss Print

10. Vintage Buttons Print

11. Crocheted Lace

12. La Fleur Headband

13. Pink Teddy

14. Memory Lane Paris

15. Vintage Doily Pillow Cover

16. Rose Chignon Clips

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Maybe even buy a thing or two. ;)

Flickr Friday YUM

Today's Flickr Faves is brought to you by the word

YUM (yum)

interjection

excellent; delicious: used to indicate pleasure or enjoyment

also yum-yum- yum′·-yum′

1. Two is better than one, 2. Untitled, 3. sweet little cake table, 4. Postcard from Sweden: week 28, 5. cookies, 6. The Sleeping Death Sessions (2), 7. Untitled, 8. happy weekend! ♥, 9. For my hungry flickr fambly, 10. Happy spring day!, 11. more raspberries n' cream, 12. strawberries...

Pretty sure I'm gonna make it a point to have desert.

Mmmmmmm.

~Have a great weekend~

Inspo Monday with Mission 24

Hello Monday!

Wow this last week went by faster then I could blog. I wasn't feeling well at all last week. Thank goodness I am back and ready to play. It's allergy season here in the valley and they sure snuck up on me. Blech. I hate allergies. Sneezing and runny noses, itchy eyes and basically feeling like you got hit by a train is no fun. Happy to be on my feet again. :)

About a month ago I received an email from Nicole asking me if I'd Guest on their blog. So I went and had a look and really liked what this group of ladies were doing to challenge our creative minds. They have new challenges bi-weekly with fabulous guest designers and terrific monthly prizes. They have a great layout crew and even an amazing card team! They really are a fantastic group that's definitely worth checking out. Their challenge blog is called Mission To Create. And they are definitely on a mission. HaHa They've only been up and running since October of 09 and I believe they are doing a great job so I'm here to recruit some of you. Head on over there and bookmark them, start playing along, and have fun, cause that's what this hobby is all about right? Having fun and meeting new wonderful people through blogs and playing with paper. :)

Here's my layout for Mission 24. I used 3 of the 5 concepts.

1. Stitching

2. Make A Banner

3. Pop Dot your Photos (since I used a photo strip I used foam tape behind it)

the two concepts I didn't use were...

4. Use Gingham Paper

5. Use the Color Purple

Also just wanted to say how much fun I had completing this Mission. This is my first banner. I know they're super popular right now and now I know why. Oh my gosh! I am in love with banners on layouts now. HaHa See what happens when you are challenged, you find things you love that you never knew you would. **Smile

And remember when I told you about the Ormolu tags I had purchased a month or so back? I told you I would share once I received them... Well, I never did. Shipping was super fast too! I got them like 2 days after ordering. That was awesome. But you know what was more awesome than that?These tags are INCREDIBLE! Seriously thee most beautiful tags I've ever ever purchased ever. Did I say ever? I mean they are so superb. The quality is second to none. They are the epitome of professional quality. You know the fancy tags you get on some clothing? Well these are like that. They're sturdy and smooth and beautiful. I actually want all of her tags now. HaHaHa I'm swooning can you tell? HeeHee Ok Ok I'm done. But you really need to buy some to see what I'm talking about. ;) I used two tags on my Mission. The "Soft Petal"packaging tag and the "today" tag.

Alright moving on...

Here's another layout I just created as well. It's about Ayden and his love for money (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters). Seriously this kid is obsessed with holding change. **Laugh And even though I know how many germs are covering money I can't help but let him hold some once in a great awhile.

Had fun on this one too. I've actually had lots of fun getting back into the groove of scrapping. Especially with all the mouth watering product thats been coming out. I still seem to be buying more that what I can use. HaHaHa It's a disease. ;)

So on this page I used of scourse another Ormolu tag and lots of American craft goodies stickers, thickers, a few buttons, chipboard, and brads. I love their new dimensional stickers they're so fun and bring a nice touch to a page. I love my textures though so these were a no-brainer. Well I'm off to pick up the big brother from school. He started 5th grade a few weeks ago and when we went school shopping it was all about getting the "brands" and "styles" this time around. Gosh, I can't believe kids worry about this stuff so young.

He's definitely lookin fly in his new duds. Momma can't deny it. HeeHee

Well I'm off. See you back here on Wednesday for some new Etsy Faves.

Smooches~

Flickr Faves- Double Fave

Todays flickr is brought to you by the color Aqua.

It is without a doubt my all time favorite color in the world. I could live in shades of this color forever and never drown. I do hope you will enjoy....

And thank you to our photographers please leave some love...

1. Turquoise Seam Binding, 2. thrifted treasure, 3. Rain...And Lots Of It ♥, 4. Classic, 5. Tulip in bottle #2, 6. Aqua door - Trinidad, Cuba, 7. Two Ball Perfect Mason Aqua Quart Jars, 1910-1923, 8. Day 47: Oh, Diana., 9. Classic, 10. Shades of Aqua, 11. Rock the Vespa, 12. Turquoise china

More Paper Please

I missed yesterday's "Etsy Finds" so I'm doing it a little different today. I'm sharing a TREASURY I made recently with things I love. :)

1. You and Me Print

2. My Little Book

3. Manilla Tags

4. Envelope Seals

5. Sweet Milk Print

6. Blue Ribbon

7. Notecards

8. Bonjour Greeting Card

9. It's Your Day Card

10. Personalized Cupcake Toppers

11. Marie Antoinette Digital Sheet

12. Fresh Picked Flowers

13. Printable Stationary

14. Dragonfly Wall Art

15. Vintage Flash Cards

16. Real Love Stories Print

Pretty Things

Hello Monday! :)

We started out our Monday with swimming and fresh picked grapes. We LOVE grapes. ur summer vacation is coming to a quick end. Boooo. HeeHeeHee No more sleeping in and no more late nights trying to pass the castle level on Mario Bros WII. Laugh** We sure had fun though. And winter break will be anxiously awaited after the first month of school. Ha.

Today I have a little bit of stuff I've worked on lately. Stuff that's now for sale in my Sweet Things Etsy. Just some small projects I found a little bit of time to work on. A good reason to dig into my stash and use some of it up. This little book was actually really fun to make. I used a lot of little bits of goodies. Minis are definitely the best way to use up some scraps and make you feel productive when your done... I finished this in the same amount of time it would take me to complete a layout.

And I'd like to ask why no one has told me how much fun glitter mists are? Laugh** I just purchased a few from the local scrapbook store and also from two peas. Pretty sure I'm in heaven and want to spray everything I touch. They give such a gorgeous glimmer and sparkle. I adore sparkle! If you have any suggestions which sprays to buy please let me know. Suddenly I feel the need to have an overabundance of them. :)

Here's a Party Hat I made a few days ago using Crate Papers Pink Plum collection which I absolutely love. It's my go to lately. And I was in a party hat making mood.

I busted out three of these bad boys in one night. So much fun. I am smitten by these hats. They're so much fun to make and really keep my creative juices flowing, plus I always LOVE the way they turn out. And here's a little secret.... When they're completed I always try them on and go have a peek in the mirror. I know, I'm silly. But hey, I like my hats. HaHaHa

So I wanted to share a blog that inspires me usually on the daily. This blog is very dear to my heart. It's a pick me up every read and she's a wonderful soul. I really wish I could know her personally. She's such an uplifting and inspiring spirit. She is seriously magical. I love her stuff and you will too.

Vanessa Valencia- Her blog: A Fanciful Twist

And one of my favorite photos of hers

Hope everyone is having a delightful Monday and with that I bid you good night my loves.

Lots of smooches~

Incredibly Beautiful

1. bunny fun, 2. he loves me not, 3. when i fall into pieces, 4. Untitled, 5. how was your day, darling?, 6. feather, 7. Untitled, 8. Untitled, 9. alice, 10. Untitled, 11. Untitled, 12. so she dances, 13. Untitled, 14. lilly's dream, 15. Dreamcatcher, please catch my dreams, 16. .