Easy Ornament Gifts!

I LOVE ornaments just a little I mean ALOT! I put these on the outside of my MOPS Leadership bags. I got these from the Target $1 bin, inexpensive gifts is the name of the game!! I wish you could see the awesome sparkle they have!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, FRAME Decor!

I hope you are blessed today as we celebrate our Lord and Savior! We are have our little Christmas together as a family for the third year. We are missing our family this holiday season, but it is fun to create memories with our immediate family! Here is a framed art that is on my fireplace mantel I threw together this year. This is a pic of my boys from last Christmas!

Christmas FUN!!

I did it again, got WAY behind! My photography business has been such a blessing and very busy these last two months, so my extra time has gone there. I am starting to finally slow down before this baby comes in just under 4 weeks, CRAZY!! Anyhow, I wanted to share some of the Christmas projects I have worked on. I LOVE giving homemade gifts!! I must admit I did not get as many done as I would have liked, but I still accomplished a few. First up, I made these magnetic boards for my MOPS Leadership team. I had purchased these at a local dollar store, and was able to use some of the HUGE stock of DSP (designer series paper) I have. ENJOY!!

Father's Day 2011- Belated

I am sooooooooo behind with getting these things posted, but I am determined to catch you all up, so I can share the NEWer goodies I have! Here is what I made for Father's Day this year. I actually made 4 (slightly different) frames for the 3 sets of grandparents and of course daddy. For some reason I only have pictures of 2, boo! Enjoy these fun things!!

FRAMED ART- ROCKS!!

I can not post enough of these!! They truly are one of my favorite gifts to give as you can tell!! I also made this one for my hubby's Mom to match her Americana themed home. We were blessed to get all the kiddos together a year ago, so I seized the opportunity to get pics of all the grandkids and big kids! I need to make one of these for myself, we often forget ourselves don't we?!

Simple Gift Idea- Framed Art

I LOVE giving framed arts as gifts. You will find a lot of things like this throughout my home because I can decorate them to match my house. I made this one for my hubby's Mom! The frame was from the Dollar Store, and I used simple supplies! You will see I do a lot of simple things, but they are just as special!!

DSP Birthday Card- SIMPLE ROCKS!!

I love nothing more than to give handmade cards, but with my schedule it is not always possible to make the most elaborate cards (which I love doing by the way). So, here is a quick and cute card I made for my son's 3rd birthday last fall. I used a DSP (Designer Series Paper) set for most of this card!! I LOVE our DSP!!

Fun Birthday Invite "Hawaiian Party"

We just finished a HUGE Fundraiser Garage Sale for our MOPS (Mother's of Preschoolers) Group, which was fantastic, but not I am back to my creative stuff!! Check out this EASY invitation I made for my friend's little Maci. She had a Hawaiian themed birthday, how fun are these?

A Fun TREAT!!

I like FAST and simple projects because frankly as the Mom of two little boys and a third on the way, my brain just doesn't function fast or focus on one thing to long. So, at the end of our MOPS (Mother's of Preschoolers) year last May, I made these quick and easy candy tins for my table. I literally used DSP (designer series paper) scraps, and some old accents I had. The container I found in the Target dollar bins (love them)!!

Evan's 1st Birthday Card

As I was pondering a theme for Evan's first birthday this past April, I really couldn't come up with anything since, well, he was turning "1" and REALLY not in to anything. So, I thought polka dots could be fun! This card was sooo simple to make!

I used varying circle punches and lots of fun colors! I could use our Stampin Up! punches EVERY day, they make projects simple and fast!

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Scrapbook Retreat #11

Here is the final spread I from my spring scrapbook retreat! As you are viewing this, know I am scrapbooking away AGAIN!! This time I plan to get WAY more done! It feels so good to begin the process of getting caught up with memories!! Enjoy our Christmas 2009 spread!!

Scrapbook Retreat #10

Here is one of my favorites! I have been around pageants my whole life, and I was honored to serve on a few execultive boards over the years! Here is our "All The Jazz" year. Enjoy!!

Scrapbook Retreat #9

Somehow, as usual I got behind with posting! So, enjoy some more scrapbook spreads from my last retreat!! I leave Thursday of this week for my fall retreat, and I am sooo excited! I have my pictures organized, designer paper organized, now onto solids and tools! I plan to get TONS done! Here is a simple but sweet spread of my family!

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Special Gift for Special Lady...

I love making special gifts for people, and these two frames were a BELATED Christmas gift to our good friend Barb in Missouri! Her and her whole family love on our kids like their family, so I really enjoyed making something special for her!!

This was another project I completed at our scrapbook retreat! I can't wait in just a few weeks I will be at the fall retreat!! WHOO HOO!!

Just Because Gift...for Renee!

I meant to post this one sooner, but I just realized that obviously didn't happen. So, better late than NEVER!! Here is a little wedding planner I sent to my friend Renee as she was planning her wedding. This is made from a regular Manila folder... there is such magic in the simple things!!

Cool huh? I wish I could totally claim this idea, but the original idea came from my downline Keri! She is AMAZING!! I just tweaked it a bit!! Thanks Keri for sharing!

Scrapbook Retreat #8

Here is a fun & wild spread for you! This is from my oldest brother's wedding...

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Scrapbook Retreat #7

Here we go AGAIN!! Are you getting sick of these yet? I'm not, but I may be a little bias...lol! Enjoy this spread from Drew's 3rd Birthday!

Scrapbook Retreat #6

And.... I am a back with more fun scrapbook spreads. You didn't think I forgot did you? Enjoy this cute spread from Halloween 2010!

Wedding Card- Remake!!

Okay, I loved the shower invitations I made for my friend Renee sooo much, that I decided to doll it up a little more for my cousin Jaime's wedding (using her wedding colors)! I am including the new one and the original one I made!

NEW

Original

My Mom's 11th Anniversary "Old Heifer" Invitation

I went bright and fun with my Mom's invitation this year! I can't believe this is the 11th invitation I have made her! CRAZY!! Enjoy!

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Scrapbooking Retreat #5

Maybe, just maybe I will get back in the saddle with updating this blog more often! I sure have enough content!! Enjoy this next scrapbook spread from my retreat! This is one of my favorites and as I was scrapbooking it I thought to myself, I sure am glad I took these pictures. Just priceless!!

Scrapbooking Spring Retreat #4

I am back home from a LONG two weeks away! Now, to continue on with the scrapbook spreads from my spring retreat. This spread went back to old school crafting. I thought I had some Easter embellisments and well..NOPE! So, I had made the eggs and basket! Enjoy!