Merry Christmas!

Okay, so I'm a little late (11 years late).  Each year, though, Christmas is in full swing in Winterhaven, Arizona.  The large North Pole sign is a Miss Kate Cuttables file I purchased.  I decided to the the Antler Christmas word from Miss Kate Cuttables instead of a title.

Power Hour with Meggan and Tessa

It's getting harder and harder for me to keep up with all of the events and challenges I want to participate in.  Been working hard to fit them all in.  Tuesday, I participated in Meggan and Tessa's Power Hour.  I started out with Touch of Teal and Mosaic Background from We Are 3.  I added some striped paper from Digital Scrapbooking Experts (Oh, So Pretty).  It's a simple layout with just the addition of a title and journaling box.

Let's go Golf!

As you might have noticed, I've been playing along with the sketches of the Creative Memories Virtual Crop - every month there's a virtual crop with six new sketches that are always fun and exciting.   

I used the adorable Touch of Teal and Enchanted collections by We Are 3.

Sketch Inspired for Creative Memories

Still sharing the fun I had last week at the Creative Memories Virtual Crop....finished all the layouts in time, but just now finding time to post.  The first is a layout of a visit to the Titan Missile Museum using papers from the Enchanted and Touch of Teal collections.  I added white embossed cacti and popped them up on the layout.  The title is computer generated. 

The next is a quickie for a single-page layout.  I used some very old Martha Stewart border punches.  I added a title from Miss Kate Cuttables and called it done.  This was an extremely simple layout.

That's all for now!

Layout for Stick It Down Single-Page Challenge

Every month Stick It Down adds new sketches for a challenge.  For the single-page layout this month, I added digital washi tape as a border to my background.  I cut out three tags with my Eclips.  The tags and background are from We Are 3.

You can join the challenge here, on the Stick It Down challenge blog.  Visit the page and join the fun.

Virtual Crop with Creative Memories

I made this cute layout for one of the Creative Memories Virtual Crop sketches.  There are always six sketches to choose from each month.  The adorable papers are Touch of Teal and Enchanted by We Are 3.   I used some borders from my stash that integrate well with the papers.  The gorgeous stained-glass train photo was taken during one of our anniversary trips to Albuquerque.   I also added a train sticker from Jo-lee - popped up.

Train trips are dear to my heart - I've had this fascination since I was small and my father brought home a Lionel train for Christmas.

A Quickie for the Creative Memories Virtual Crop

I played with the Creative Memories Virtual Crop last weekend, and this is one of my layouts from a sketch.  Papers are digital.  The Touch of Teal and Enchanted collections are from We Are 3, and the title is computer generated. 

Life

I don't even remember my sisters at my college graduation.  I'm honored to have them as sisters - we've just become closer throughout the years.  They are strong women, wonderful mothers, generous ladies, and true and loyal friends.  They make me laugh...often, and I always look forward to their calls. 

The beautiful papers are Touch of Teal and Enchanted.  There was no question in my mind which papers I wanted to use.  The "journaling" is from the Life set.

Happy Birthday, Gene!

My personal challenge this week was to make a birthday card for my hubby that says, "I hope you like this card, because your birthday gift is not too exciting." You see, he's getting - or should I say WE'RE getting - new pillows for his birthday. Ours are older than the hills - and repeated attempts to find the perfect pillows over the past give years have left us always returning to our pillows we received free with our mattress 12 years ago. I finally got smart, though - and ripped off the tag (Ignoring "penalty of law" - lol), and made trips to stores until I found one with the exact same tag! Yes, admittedly, it took me six years to figure that one out! I think my fun card will soften the blow, though. Our look-alikes are snuggled in bedding made from a Touch of Teal from We Are 3. The fun svg file is Get Well Bear Card in a Box from My Casual Whimsys.

We Are 3 Starburst Bear and a Touch of Teal

For this card, I wanted something clean and simple. We Are 3's new Touch of Teal collection has beautiful paper patterns, and the new Starburst Bear is just the cutest. This card went together really quickly...with the help of a pre-colored image. I added a plastic sticker from my stash - and there you go.