30th Birthday card

This card isn't very exciting, but I wanted to share a great little find that I wasn't expecting. A couple of years ago I purchased a ton of my favorite candle from Victoria's Secret (of course they were discontinuing my favorite scent). They are the mood candles (very yummy, I highly recommend any of the ones that are still available). They come in a cute black box with a faux croc design. Anyway, inside each of these boxes is a small sheet of that same faux crocodile acetate. I used it to die cut some fun letters for the card & voila!

I love awards! Is there a red carpet in my future?

Debby, I am so touched that you would give me this. Let me pay it forward. :)

So here are the rules:

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.

2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.

3. Nominate 5 blogs.

4. Put links to their blogs

5. Leave a message for your nominees.

Most of these ladies have been my Bella sistahs at some point. Each has given me so much inspiration. Some are blogs that I love to visit! These ladies are all super talented & I learn from each of them every day! :)

Sparkle

Terri

Katie

Jillabella

Mel

Here are a few of the professional photos from the wedding!

Can we go back???? :)

So, I dusted off my supplies today

and I actually crafted for a couple of hours. It was a relaxing way to spend my Sunday afternoon. I didn't get too much accomplished, beacuse the kitties were also seeing all the fun stuff for the first time & they, too, wanted to play. :)

This one was an image that I received in a swap.

And this one if for my friend Julie's upcoming birthday.

Hopefully it won't be another 3 months before I get the chance to do this again. :)

New Birthday card for my friend

So, during my wedding there was an inside joke about my bestfriend always needing to go to Starbucks to have her green tea fix everyday. My friend, Krista, got stuck indulging her, because they were rooming together. You had to be there, but Krista loved this card when I gave it to her yesterday!

no new crafting, but a wedding photo!

I (obviously) haven't been stamping or scrapbooking lately. Here's what I was busy doing. :)

Bridal Shower Thank Yous

My girls threw me an awesome Hawaiian themed bridal shower this past weekend. I spend my nights last week creating all of their cards & here they are:

One more!

This one is for my wedding planner!

Busy Sunday!

Very productive day for me. Go to the gym. Check. Clean the house. Check. Make some cards. Check. Now all that's left to do is watch LOST. :)I made this one for a friend that recently got engaged. You can't really tell from the scan, but there is some bling dotting the "i"s in "exciting!"

This I made just because I wanted to play with sposabella. :)

And this one, I made for my fiance. :)

Bella Sketch Challenge

Ah, some of these Bella challenges have "forced" me to play with my bellas after a crazy first couple of months of the year. Here's my challenge for this weekend.

Bella Babe Time!

It's Bella Babe weekend over at Bellaholics Anonymous & I figured I'd join in the fun (although after looking at all the entries already submitted....wow! there are some talented Bellas out there). He's my meager contribution:

I'm going to go put some diamond glaze on her ball. :) If you're going to have a "ball & chain" it might as well look pretty, right? :)

Winobella

Everyone loves a gal with a bottle of wine, right? Here is one card I made awhile ago, but never posted. :) I love how the card even looks a bit "drunk" (a little off kilter)

Kinibella

A big thank you to Terri, my bella sistah, for getting me Kinibella. She was on my wish list & I have finally gotten the opportunity to play with her. There's nothing more frustrating than having a new bella & can't bust her open, because I have work to do. Here are 3 cards I made tonight using her:

And this next one.....I haven't quite decided which sentiment to add to the white box on the right. :)

Bun in the Oven

no, not me...... :) But I did just send a card to my dear friend who's becoming a mommy for the first time. I need to wait a day or so to post, because she pops in here from time to time, and I don't want her getting a sneak peek. Will publish the pic soon!

Ok, here it is:

Bella Sistah Terri

Ok, so I have been really bad about posting all the goodies that my bella sistah, Terri, has sent to me. She is so talented & I am learning alot from seeing her work. Here's what she sent me at Christmas:

Love the snowman stamp! Terri, who makes that cute little guy?

And here is the package I received from her this month:

KINIBELLA! I was just about ready to place an order for her when, voila, she landed on my doorstep. Too bad I haven't been able to play with her yet. I need to.....but I guess I should finish my save the dates first, huh? :)

Anyway, thank you Terri. Your emails & gifts have really brightened my day these past 2 months (when I really needed it). I hope to be able to return the favor & will remain your sistah long after our "official" time is up. :)

Check out Terri's blog guys, it's great. She's listed under my favs!

Tinkerbella

I've had some of these images for awile now & haven't really known what to do with her. So I made this card. :) You can't tell, but I used dimensional glaze on her wings to make them pop.

Resolutions

So everyone has the New Year's Resolution to lose weight. Well, I have some added motivation this year....my beach wedding is in less than 8 months!!!! So, I created this last night to give to my coworker who is my motivation buddy to work out, eat right, etc.

Oh, and another resolution for me this year is to try to use more of my existing stash of craft supplies before going out & buying more. We'll see how long that lasts. :)