Three years

This year we celebrated three years of marriage. I can't believe it has been that long already! We went out for dinner at a roll your own sushi place in Austin, Maki and then followed that up with some delicious Amy's ice cream.

Details: The patterned paper is Citrus from Crate Paper's Lemon Grass Collection. The ric rac strip is by Bazzill in Rio De Janero. The cute couple was cut out from the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge that my husband got me for my birthday. The title was cut out using Lyrical Letters.

Japanese Garden

During our Dallas/Ft. Worth trip in the spring, we stopped at the Ft. Worth botanical gardens. Within the garden they have a beautiful Japanese garden. It is so peaceful.

Details: The patterned paper is Myrrh from SEI's Dill Blossom line. The leaves are from Making Memories' Autumn Splendor line that is only at Michaels. thanks Noey for the leaves!

Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of my Christmas cards. The dot paper is Flurry Kisses from SEI's Winter Song line. The stamp is by Hero Arts. Stay tuned for a full view of all 5 designs!

Halloween cards

Here is the assortment of cards I made this year for Halloween. I think everyone has received theirs. They are truly random!

Card for Stephanie. Paper is from the Martha Stewart Halloween collection. Punch is the infamous Drippy Goo punch my Marta Stewart. Ghost and buttons are from the Making Memories Spook Alley collection.

Card for Noey. The punched edge is the Drippy Goo punch. Paper strip is from Martha Stewart. Bat and circle are from the Making Memories Spook alley collection.

Card for my sister. Circle and Monster title are from the Spook Alley collection. Stamp is by Hero Arts. Brads are from Bo Bunny I think.

Card to my parents. The Drippy goo punch. All other products are from the spook alley collection.

Card to my husband's parents. Line is by Reminisce.

Card to B.

Card to Jenny. Made from vinyl stickers I got from a friend.

Card for GQ. Made with vinyl stickers.

Dinner Party

We hosted a formal dinner party this year for our Halloween party. It was so much fun getting dressed up and eating off the china! We had a blast.

Details Everything is from the Making Memories Spook Alley collection!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to our favorite pumpkin place again this year in Marble Falls. The pumpkin ice cream was the best it has ever been this year. The place was packed though, I guess I should stop recommending that place to people. Then there wouldn't be such a crowd ;)

Details: Background paper is from the Spook Alley collection by Making Memories. The green pattern paper is by Bo Bunny. Title embellishment is by Jollee's. The drippy strip was made using the Martha Stewart "drippy goo" punch.

Crane Hill Beach

When we were visiting family in Ipswich we went to the Crane Hill beach. The sand was soft and we hiked on some of the sand dune trails. The water was freezing though and we didn't spend much time in it.

Details: Paper is Pina Colada Popsicle by BoBunny. The title is by Basic Grey. The fish embellishments are by Jollee's.

Halloween Dinner Party Invites

The invites! The felt ghost and the looking glass pumpkin are both from the Making Memories' Spook Alley Collection. The eerie ribbon is from the Spook Alley collection as well.

The inside of the box mailers. Paper is from Making Memories' Spook Alley collection. The spider webs are flocked!

Ashley's invite. I thought the skull was so her!

Noey's invite. I thought the lollipop might go with some paper she has. ;)

The box mailer ready to go off to the post office. I bought the boxes (size A2) from www.paper-source.com

Kings Canyon

One of the many layouts from our visit to the Sequoia National Forest.

Details: Background paper is Orange Ledger by Little Yellow Bicycle. Ribbon is from the Traveler line by Little Yellow Bicycle. Title was cut out using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge.

A day with Max Man

We recently went to Massachusetts to visit with Chris' sister and her husband and our adorable nephew. We had a blast the first morning we watched him. This layout shows just a few of the photos I took. :)

Details: Background paper is Sparkle by Fancy Pants Designs. The title was cut out using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge (Jack Sprat feature). The felt buttons are from Making Memories' Animal Crackers line.

As part of our labor day weekend trip, Chris and I went to the Red Mango that had just opened in San Antonio. We first had Red Mango on our recent trip to San Jose. They have the tastiest pomegranate frozen yogurt!

Details: Background paper is Mango Luau Lime by Bo Bunny. The black paper is Blackbird by Bazzill. The ice cream cones are by Jollee's.

Cupcake Crew

Every couple of weeks a bunch of us get together for cupcakes. Sugar Mama's has some of the best cupcakes in Austin.

Details: Background paper is Saloon by Jenni Bowlin. The cork letters are from the dollar spot at Target. I won the cupcake tree stamp from the Hero Arts blog.

Just Married

I was recently asked to make a sign for a bride. My friend Jessica is the bride's coordinator for the big day. I love the way it turned out. I used SCAL and cut the words out of Cricut white vinyl.

Here is a picture from their big day! To see more from their day, check out Something to Celebrate's blog.

Wicked

My fabulous friend, Jess, took me to see Wicked. I had heard the musical was AMAZING, but I wasn't sure a musical could be that great. It was beyond amazing!! We had a great time. It kept us sitting on the edge of our non remodeled seats. :)

Details: The background paper is from the NEW Bazzill glazed papers, Wallpaper: Raven. I fell in love the second I saw it and KNEW it had to be used for this layout! Wicked was cut out using the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge. The green swirl paper was a Halloween paper scrap I have had for some time, not sure who it is by. Last, but not least, The "dot" of the I is from the NEW Spook Alley collection by Making Memories. Love it!!

Engaged

I had the joy of not only being the photographer for my sister's engagement photos, but I also made their Save the Dates. Now that the wedding has passed I decided to scrap their save the date and their announcement from our hometown paper.

Details: The background paper is from the DCWV Green Stack. The blue paper is Bluegrass by Bazzill and the yellow paper is Sunbeam by Bazzill. The ring is by Soft Spoken. The title was cut using Bluegrass paper and the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge.

Thanks

My sister gave me two really cute cards to thank me for my hard work on her wedding and being her maid (matron) of honor.

Details: Pattern paper is Foliage: Ginko Tonal by Autumn Leaves. The felt branch is by Prima. The green flowers are by Prima also. I believe they pink rhinestones are Hero Arts, I borrowed them from Jess.

Anniversary Card from Stephanie

I have had this beautiful Celtic paper for over two years, but nothing to use it for. We stopped going to my in-laws St. Patrick's day party when we moved 900+ miles away. So when I got this wonderful card from my friend Stephanie, I just knew I had to use this paper!!

Details: Brown paper is Java by Bazzill Basics. Celtic paper is Luck of the Draw by Reminisce. I used my white Uni-Ball pen to draw the lines. The title was cut out using the Black Chancery font and SCAL.

Giveaway!

Check out my friend Noey's blog. She has a great giveaway going on for any reader who gives input on her Etsy shop. Click here to head on over!

Just one of many layouts to come from our trip to the Sequoia National Forest. The trees were spectacular and there is nothing like tons of snow with warm air!

Details: Background paper is Time to Travel - Postmarks by TPC Studio. The blue paper is Lagoon by Bazzill Basics. The ribbon is by American Crafts (also part of the 10 spools I got from Archivers for free). I also want to note that is is my first time using an 8x12 photo. I love it!

Fort Worth Botanical Gardens

Earlier this year hubby and I went to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. It was a wonderful warm spring day.

Details: Background paper is woodland whimsy - green leaves by TPC Studio. Other patterned paper is by Doodlebug Designs. The strip of raise dot paper is by Bazzill, color is sandbox. The letters are by Making Memories. The ribbon is by American Crafts and was part of my free fabulous gift from Archiver's. :)