Eleven--January 2010--Scrapbook Circle kit

This was absolutely so fun to create! Pictures don't do justice to how shiny and lovely this is. I used perfect pearls on the outside edges of this. It REALLY shines. I also flipped it and sewed on the pattern paper, then flipped it and straight stitched the front.

I really wanted to use the cupcake paper on this layout, loved how easy it was to cut out and embellish with my stickles...again hard to show how shiny this really is....

These little butterflies are from a punch that I borrowed from my mommy, thanks mommy! I added stickles, pom ribbon, and pearls from my stash. The rest are from the kit.

Last night went and saw Avatar, it was alright. I think DH liked it better than I did, but I was still entertained. It was just nice to go out and have adult conversation. Do you have any plans for tonight? We are just taking it easy, should be nice and quiet. And I'm perfectly okay with quiet....

Thanks for stopping by today--make it a good one!

scrapbook Circle January 2010 kit!

Can you believe how fast this year has flown by? I must be getting older.....I've been creating with the FANTASTIC January kit from Scrapbook Circle. Here's a picture:

here's what I came up with:

I loved this picture I took of my daughter last year and was saving it for just the right paper. The brads I found as I was cleaning my stash, the pink pearlish on the letters is a combo of distressing ink (worn lipstick) and perfect pearl (by ranger) Here's a closeup:

I also added some bling and stickles, from my stash too:

I did see someone use this same paper and copied a little but made it my own. (it was in the February issue of Scrapbooks Etc.) I do have a couple more projects to share but I need to get back to organizing the house. this is my new beautiful ikea shelf--it took the place of some plastic--VERY tired--rolling carts.

Never fear one of my boys thought the rolling cart was neat and now it's in his room for his crafty stuff. Thanks for stopping by! Make this Wednesday a GREAT one!

Christmas Eve!

Can you believe it?! I'm all wrapped up and ready to go, my kids have pretty much been outta control for like a week and a half...ANYWAY!! I love Christmas! I wanted to share one thing I did for my wrapping this morning:

Super simple, super easy. I bought my bags at Target, and need to get some more, I'm out! I don't know if you can tell but the ornaments have stickles on them.

One last thing I wanted to share:

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Treat bags

This is my version of the treat bags for Christmas. I even pulled out my dusty sizzix to emboss the paper! I know..I'm amazed! With the peace on earth one, I have absolutely NO paper left from the December kit from Scrapbook Circle. That's saying something as there was a TON! It was also the last of the gold ball thingies.

The chipboard is also from the December kit, but the tulle & stickles are from my stash.

I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit me! Have a MERRY Christmas! :)

Busy Elf

Okay, so my family albums are all wrapped up without me taking pictures of them....but I can share these other little fun things that I've been making:

This frame I made for a friend I got the idea from my friend Melanie:

I painted crackle paint on the $5 frame I bought at Walmart. I then sprayed clear spray paint on it so that the paint wouldn't flake off. I also spritz some glimmer mist on the paper glued down this cheery chipboard--glittered it a bit. I tied the tulle on before placing the back on....

I made three of these snowmen, this one happens to be mine:

The most time consuming part was his face. But it was just so fun! I also liked the opportunity to use up some Christmas paper I wouldn't use other wise.... (and yes he looks better in person...)

I needed one more quick gift, I dug in my closet and found another clear paint can (I'm trying to use from my stash instead of running out to the store.... the rub on is something I've had for 4 years. Yeah! The shapes were cut from my Cricut. I was so excited to discover I had a scalloped edged circle!

Lastly, I made these coasters:

sorry, for the quality of the picture it was over cast all day yesterday. They really turned out great! I got the idea from Becky Higgins blog (scroll down to the November 3 post for the supply list.). The wooden coasters I bought at Joann's but you can also find them at Michaels. The paper I already had....

I'm just finishing off some little treat bags today (will share those tomorrow) and the kiddos and I will be working on cookie plates to deliver! Woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your Christmas preparations go well and hope that it is Merry for you!

Monday, Monday--Christmas isn't that far away....

REALLY, SUPER QUICK! I wanted to share with you some of the things I've been working on the past few days.

These are for some ladies that I visit:
What's fun is that I have had these little Christmas balls for a couple of years--they were hand me downs from my mommy--Thanks mommy!--They are to decorate little trees. I thought they would make fun additions to this gift. Tulle I bought at Joann's for cheap.....

To the teacher's gifts:

I'm so glad I FINALLY used these cans, they are GREAT! I've had them in my closet for who knows how long, I guess I was waiting for something special? I don't know....

I used scraps of paper, I was so proud of myself.....the chipboard shapes are from the December kit at Scrapbook Circle. I just jazzed them up with some stickles....The cans can be bought at Michael's for like $2.99...I just saw them the other day and was tempted to buy more....I didn't....I used my Cricut to cut out the circle and the star like shape. Ohh, and have you tried Bob's candies? You must find some and try them! I got mine at Walmart, you can also get a LARGE tub at Sam's club. They melt in your mouth....

products used:

punch: fiskars

chipboard shapes: Crate North Pole Chipboard Accents

stickles: Ranger

sewing

cans: stampendous

buttons: American Crafts Flair

die cut shapes: Cricut

Last night was our concert at the Mesa Arizona Temple. It was chilly but the music was great! I have a movie of our concert at St. Anne's Catholic Church:

HERE

They had other groups perform as well, it sure was a great time. If you want to skip ahead we are the last group that performed......

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to make bread, do laundry, wrap presents, and hopefully finish up another Christmas gift! :)

Where in the world have I been up to?

My modem has been acting up so I haven't been able to really get on my computer when I've wanted to and post. I've been a busy little elf working on gifts, my December daily, concerts, cooking, baking, canning......well ya know how the month of December goes!

I woke up to this sky this morning: (6:45 am)(7:15 am):

Makes me feel grateful for this BEAUTIFUL world we live in, and there IS beauty in the desert. I know there is a God with creations like this.

December has been busy like I said. Pictures like this one makes me smile:

he was THAT excited for candy canes. I finally bought them that day. And my boys took turns putting them up on the tree. SO fun!

Saturday we went to a cotton candy party, this year they made HUGE cotton candy! We have friends that do this every year. REALLY fun!

Today my kids and I went to Walmart to get yarn for my DD who has been a busy little elf herself making hats for all of her friends on the hat looms. I decided just to relax, people get crazy shopping....I just wanted to take it slow..... ANYWAY, as we came out of the store we noticed some elderly ladies with VERY full baskets, like 3. I stopped and offered to help them unload. They said yes, and the kids' and I got to it. They were so appreciative, they thanked us and thanked us. I told them Merry Christmas and one of them came over and gave me a hug. It just felt good to help someone, and I KNOW if I would've been in a hurry I wouldn't have stopped. This morning the kids and I were talking about giving service, I didn't put the lesson this morning with this until we were in the car driving away. I told them acts of service sometimes are easy just like that, we just need to stop and give it. The same woman that gave me a squeeze told me, you've taught me a lesson today. I thought, "I have?" Then she went on and said we've been coming to this store for years and no one has ever stopped to offer help. How sad, I was probably one of those people.... So, with that being said, I want you to think outside yourself, possibly give someone else a service. It's not always hard! You can do it!

Thanks for stopping today and "visiting" me!

Some more pages of December Daily

It's finally done and I have a few more pages to share! But first off I wanted to say that Melanie Jorgensen was the winner of my RAK from the blog hop yesterday!! Congrats!! Please contact me at dpbwaite@hotmail.com and give me your addy so I can send it out to you!

So here are the last pages:

The only two pages I'm absolutely sure of are the last two, they will be for Christmas day. Sure was a fun project to work on. To view the majority of my project click HERE. I'm off to make dinner AND yes I have another 3 projects going! Thanks for stopping by today!

Scrapbook Circle Blog Hop!

Welcome to Scrapbook Circle's first ever blog hop! If you have hopped from Melanie's blog you are in the right place. If not, you want to make sure you start at the Scrapbook Circle blog.

I wanted to share a card I made using leftovers from this WONDERFUL December kit--Reindeer Games:

The idea gallery also has many ideas using this sweet kit!

Okay, so here are the rules to play:

The rules:

1. To be eligible to win the December Scrapbook Circle kit, you need to leave a comment on each of the Scrapbook Circle team member's blogs.

2. Once you have visited all of the blog hop blogs (5 + the SC blog), leave a comment on the Scrapbook Circle blog letting us know that you visited each of the blogs in the blog hop.

3. Each design team member will be giving away a RAK. Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments left on their blog.

4. The blog hop prize (a Scrapbook Circle December kit) winner will be chosen randomly from the comments left on the Scrapbook Circle blog.

Please leave a comment here to win a fun RAK. Good luck! And thanks for stopping by!

**one last thing Lisa is extended her black Friday sale until check it out HERE there are some TERRIFIC deals you don't want to miss!**

Now "hop" on over to Lisa's blog!

well, Hello!

Man, what a BUSY past couple of days! Hope your Thanksgiving was great. Ours was full of adventures, and fun. I did create something on my pages that I wanted to share. Did I mention how much I LOVE this December kit?!

Fun thing about this cardboard, it's from the box my new water heater came in. My kids made it into a fort, and it was one of the cut out windows. I cut it down to 8 x 8 and tore the outside off. Pretty fun! I left some paper so that whatever I decide to put on there will have something to hold on to.

I only have two more pages to do and I am finished! Woohoo! (I think I mentioned that last time but with the lack of time and not being home, well...they didn't get finished!)

Okay, real quick I want to plug two things. I posted a money saving tip at The Everyday Scrapper blog. Check it out!

Next, tomorrow there will be a BLOG hop at Scrapbook Circle! Up for grabs is a December kit There will be RAKS too! Stay tuned! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Make this Monday a GREAT one!

Me & Jacob--more pages from My December daily

so I've been up since like 6:15am why? We walk our neighbors dog, usually it's dh and whichever kid wants to earn some $$. But DH had to run to Home Depot at that time, BECAUSE our hot water heater went out yesterday. UGH! I was trying to take a shower RIGHT before I was leaving for the movie and it was C-O-L-D!! I am grateful for a VERY handy husband, and hot water!

So, New Moon was great! I think it was better than Twilight! Our theatre was PACKED, my friend Jennie also helped me with trivia and I won the soundtrack! Thanks again Jennie! I also bought a souvenir cup of Jacob--heck I NEVER do that AND I get a free refill next time I go in! :)

yeah, that's me and Jacob! :) It totally looks like I'm holding his hand! (I was actually making sure he didn't fall over!)--As one of the only men in the theatre pointed out during the movie. He's only 16!! That made the whole crowd of women laugh!

They did take more pictures outside with both Edward and Jacob. I had a REALLY fun time! I ran home only to leave to go to our exhibition soccer game between my DD and DS! They are 2 years apart in age so the skill levels were different. I've NEVER seen the boys play so w

ell. The girls won 3-1. It was fun to yell for both sides...Today are our last games...YIPEE!! I'm ready for a breather....

Okay, thanks for reading this far! Here are more pages of my December daily:

This actually an envelope that I cut down and sewed up to fit my 8" top.

I used a trading card holder that I cut down, this is the front and back:

And the winners are......

in no particular order:

Annelise

Vijaya

Sarah Weber

Please send me your addy:

dpbwaite (at) hotmail (dot) com

Congrats ladies looking forward to hearing from you!

December daily, reminder, and NEW MOON!

So I've been plugging away at my December Daily. So far I have 13 pages done, woohoo! I've decided not to put numbers on my pages or punch holes until I put my stuff in. I read on Ali Edwards blog that she moves her numbers around, I don't want to worry about tearing my pages so I'll just wait!

This first page I cut down an 8 x 8 sheet protector and then sewed it back up. The page inside measures roughly 7 1/4" x 8" :

I decided to that I will make a few pocket pages for concert information. I made the pocket big enough to place a picture on the outside....
I just LOVE this tree paper-and the little tree--CUTENESS!! As you can tell I really like that Martha Stewart Punch as well! (I bought it at Michaels)
I really wanted to use the other side of the tree paper and this WONDERFUL lace paper. I came up with this:

As you can tell I like to keep myself at a few products when I do my albums, for me it seems to keep me focused on using up the stash & I like it a little more uniform--things matching a bit.

Other than the December kit by Scrapbook Circle I've used:

Distress ink, my punch, swiss dots Bazzill paper & stickles. Pretty sweet! I'm telling you that December kit is just YUMMY! Way to go Lisa!

**Reminder tomorrow I will be drawing names for my stamp giveaway. Make sure you've got your comment in and become a follower!**

Tomorrow is the day for New Moon! I'm so excited!! Last year a group of girls bought out a theatre and we watched Twilight. There were prizes and trivia and just a bunch of giggling women and girls. It was SO MUCH FUN! I'm looking forward to the "girl" time! :)

Well, I need to get back to laundry and maybe completing a few more pages for my album. Thanks for stopping by- and make it a Terrific Thursday!