Resolutions to Focus on Me

Here it is!!! My submission for the very first S.W.A.T Drill!  This was definitely out of my comfort zone...The focusing on myself thing is not my strong suit for sure, but here it is!! The color combo is so soothing.

This layout was also created for the Lasting Memories LO Challenge for Resolutions!

Lots of blessings to be thankful for in my life!

Love this cute little felt arrow!

 Really...34!! I do not feel like that is possible!!

Come play along with us at the brand new challenge site: S.W.A.T.!

Or play along at Lasting Memories! 

SMILE MORE!

I recently looked at myself in the mirror and realized for the first time how much better I feel about myself and the world around me when I smile!  I feel better, I look better, and I want to pay it forward!  This year is going to be about putting a smile on my face, and spreading the joy!

I am completely committed to this!!! I hope you will join me!

Sketchabilities Layout Sketch Challenge

Sketchabilities has an amazing sketch this week and I wanted to share my layout for the challenge!  You may recognize the color scheme from the CSI challenge, I decided to make a sister page because I loved the colors so much with these photos!

With this amazing sketch to work with, this layout came together so easily!

I used sandpaper to create my journaling spot.  I was a bit nervous trying this out as the page was almost complete when I decided to try it out, but it came out great!

Thanks Sketchabilities for the great sketch!!

CSI: Color Stories Inspiration Case 57

I have been out of the Scrapbook Challenge front for a while and I am working on getting involved again! It is such a great way to motivate and inspire me to get those pages scrapped!  One of my favorite challenge sites is CSI:Colorstoriesinspiration.  They give you a new case file each week.  Basically a recipe and a color scheme and you get to go to town creating!  This layout is my creation for the 57th Case file!  Why not come play along!

I absolutely fell in love with this color palette and the products I used...Be on the look out next week for some cards inspired by this color scheme!

Again, CSI: Colorstoriesinspiration, New Inspiration and challenge each week!

Berry Sweet Valentine!

Super quick idea for Valentine's for the little one's to take to their classrooms!  I made the card on Print Shop and put the note and candy into Cello card bags I had left over.  You could just use Zippy bags too!  The note says "You are Berry Sweet, Happy Valentine's Day!"

Other message ideas: "You are a Berry Good Friend", "To the Berry Best Teacher", "Have a Berry Happy Valentine's Day".

Have fun with it!

Cardabilities Sketch Challenge

I finished up my design team work super early this month and have decided to play along on some new challenges!  This challenge is from Cardabilities. They provided this sketch

And I created this:

I have never been a very confident card maker, but sketches have helped me to get the creative juices flowing!  Some close ups:

Why not play along with me!

Masculine Mustache Valentine

This year was a first for us.  My 5 year old got a male kindergarten teacher.  We were not sure what to expect at first but he has been amazing and we could not be happier with him as her teacher.  It is not that we were afraid that he would not be a good teacher or anything like that, we were concerned with how my very girly daughter would adapt to spending most of her day with a man other than Daddy.  She has blossomed into this smart, funny, kind little girl and we are more than impressed with her transformation....Let's just say she was a HANDFUL as a 3 and 4 year old:)

So we wanted to create an extra special Valentine for him but I was not sure what to do that was not too girly.  My daughter went to a birthday party and one of the favors was a sparkly mustache...It WAS PERFECT! 

I have heard lots of puns about mustache as of late and I started playing with the word in my mind to come up with an appropriate saying.  Here is what I came up with!

The postcard is hand drawn on the back and my daughter cannot wait to fill it out and give in to him on Valentine's Day!

Please share your Valentine's creations in the comments!  I would love to see your creations!