SWAP CARD

Hey all!!

So the week is almost over (yippee) and that means A LONG WEEKEND is ahead!!! I am sooooo excited let me tell you. I need it!!!

SO my upline Heather (see her blog to the side >>>>> ) organized a swap. The only catch was that everything you used had to be current and not retired SU stuff. SO, this is MY swap. My only complaint TOO MUCH CUTTING!!! Never again I vow to myself. We are doing a Christmas swap soon and I already know I will have ZERO cutting involved. I learned my lesson on this one.

Anyhow, I hope you like it and thanks for checkin' in today. Enjoy your LOOOOOONG weekend. I know I will.

Paula :)

Love Sparkles Layout!

Hey all and Happy Monday???
No Monday is ever happy is it? KIDDING.

OK so I'm hard core into scrapbooking. I have a club that meets monthly (thank goodness because I would be so behind if it wern't for them) and this was a layout we did this month. It uses the Love Sparkles Kit from SU and I just loved the kit. Ummmm, maybe that's because it has pink and brown in it???!!! My favourite combo!
These Simply Scrappin' Kits are a great way to scrapbook because EVERYTHING matches. You just can't go wrong. I love them!!!

I thank you for popping by today and enjoy your day what ever you may be doing.
Paula :o)

BABY SHOWER FAVOURS!!

Hello all and HAPPY FRIDAY. Well not really for me. I am home sick with strep throat and man is it brutal. I feel like I have swollowed a bunch of knives. Horrible.
Ok, enough about me. I am hosting a baby shower on Sunday...YES, this Sunday. I'll be better by then I swear!! :) Of course I had to make the favours so this is what I came up with. I wanted something easy that I could recreate 25 times. This was my solution. I used the Top Note die and scored it in half. I used SU's Beautiful Butterfly die and SU's Riveting stamp set (now retired--Booooo) and voila! EASY EASY EASY!! A friend from work (HEY LINDA!!!!) gave me the bags. YUP, just like that. Her daughter was just married and had them left over so that was that. She dropped them off to my place (so nice because as you know I'm a little fragile at the moment) and so convenient. I hope you like them....I hope Jen does too.

Jen had baby Lauren about 6 weeks early. Mom and baby are great. We can't wait to celebrate on Sunday!!

Take care all.
Paula

Favourite colour......

HI all and so sorry for not posting for so long. I swear I am going to promise to post more often. Life is just so busy!!

So I titled this "favourite colour" because BASIC GRAY is my current favourite paper right now. I know Kiwi Kiss is no longer (weep weep) but I LOVE it with Basic Gray. Don't you???? I am using this gray in a swap I am doing so stay tuned to see what NEW colours I have mixed with that. SO versatile!!

I finally got to use my SU Beautiful Butterflies die. I LOVE that thing!! Quick butterflies in only minutes. Doesn't get any better than that!!

Well thanks to you all for stopping buy. Take care and have a great weekend!!
Paula

Ladybug Birthday!

Hey there everyone!!

So, as soon as I saw this card on DAWN'S blog (see to the right at my blog roll) I knew I had to make one of my own. My little cousin is turning 3 so I thought a ladybug card was perfect for her. Is this not so sweet? Wish I thought of it!! It's super easy to make and Dawn even has a handy video on her blog so you can recreate it. SUPER EASY!I just added some grass from the Inspired By Nature set to give it a bit of a scenic look to it. Hope you like it.

Anyhow, short post today but I do appreciate you stopping by.
Enjoy your Monday :)
Paula

Love Sparkles Scrappin Kit

Hey all!!

So as most of you are aware Stampin' Up's new catalogue release date is July 1st. I am loving the new catty and can't wait to place my first order on July 1st!!! YIPPEE. This scrappin' kit was in the "old" catty and has made it to the new one. It's soooooo nice plus the fact that it has pink and brown helps. My favourite! This layout is one I did for my scrapbook club. We will meet in July and I can hardly wait. Anyhow, I thought I'd share it with you.

Take care and happy stamping.
Paula :)

I'm back with flowers!

Oh my GOODNESS!!! HELLOOOOOOOOO!!!
I have missed you!!
I am so sorry I haven't posted in a while. You know how life gets. BUSY BUSY BUSY. We went to Mexico and after that life has just flown by. I won't bore you with the details and no we did not get that nasty swine flu literally we've just been pluggin' away. With the nice weather here we have been outside all the time playing and gardening. Just plain having fun!

So on to some stamping. I have seen these flower pot cards EVERYWHERE and there is a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers. It's much smaller than I thought it would be...never can tell by a photo but OMG I loved making it. The "pot" part was easy it's the flowers and the leaves that need a bit of attention. Placement of those is key when making the card. When you slide your "greeting" part back in the pot, you want to be sure your flowers hang OVER the pot. Looks better that way. SO make sure you don't just stick everything down. It's a science I tell ya.
I used a few different sets for this card if I recall I used Doodle This for the flower and for the leaf I used the set we got free at Regionals, Best Wishes and More. I had to cut both the leaves and the flowers out. A pain but so worth it....right?

Anyhow, please let me know what you think. I'd LOVE to hear from you.
Thanks for stopping by. I do appreciate it!
Paula