You + Me Fall Layout

 I am not sure if I am loving this layout but oh well! I decided to post it anyways. I used Bella Blvd.'s Fall line from last year. I pop dotted the cozy cuddle sticker. It was a pretty basic layout to make using the stickers from this line to embellish. Hopefully I will have some cute fall pictures with my son this year! I was pregnant at this time last year and feeling awful with all the nausea etc. This year I am sleep deprived but madly head over heals crazy about my little man! What a difference a year makes.....

Bella Blvd. Cards

 I made these five cards and submitted them to try out for Bella Blvd's Design Team but I don't think I got picked. Now I am sharing them on my blog! I used all Bella Products and combined new and old lines.

 I am in love with the five new lines that came out. They are VERY cute with the bright colours and lots of awesome embellishments.

 Can you believe it is basically 3 months until Christmas.......time to start planning those handmade cards!!!!

 The Play Date collection is not just good for kids! Aren't cards great- I love making them because I can do it pretty quickly and I don't spend hours agonizing over where to place things.

 

I made a Halloween card but I have never given one away. Do people send Halloween cards??? Oh well, maybe my son will be the lucky recipient when he is older!

Bella Thank You

I made this card for my mom to say Thank You for a wonderful dinner/babyshower she held for us last night. I used Bella's Thanksgiving/Fall line from last year and the line Finally Fall. The twine is American Crafts. The Washi tape is all Bella too. I love cloud paper and I have been hoarding it so I am glad I finally used a cloud paper from my stash!!!

You Are Boo-tiful!

 I am getting excited for my favortite time of year....FALL!!! I love the feel of the cool air, the falling leaves, the smell of September, and of course my favorite holidays! I love decorating and dressing up for Halloween and this year will be even better because I get to dress up my son for his first Halloween!!!! This is me last year- I love anything zombie- so naturally I dressed up as a zombie scientist. My husband bought this crazy skeleton at Menards one year for really cheap and the kids enjoy making it talk.

I am loving the new Bella Blvd. collections and for this layout I used old and new Halloween papers and embellishments from Bella. I put my circle punches to good use for this layout!

Bella Today = Halloween

 I have been working on a Halloween album for some time now and every year I add to it when all the awesome Halloween lines come out. I love Bella's new line this year- soooooo cute!
The embellishments are very cute with the tabs and quotes.

Remember when you made your own Halloween costume using this and that from around home??? Kids don't really do that anymore which is too bad because it was all part of the fun I think. My sister and I are dressed up as a witch and a princess here. We had this ugly rubber nose with a wart on it which I am wearing and I am also wearing a wig! The makeup was the best- we loved putting it on our whole face and then it would stain, even after scrubbing it forever with Noxema!!!

In case you haven't read before on this blog- I am a Halloween nut! I love decorating the yard and I especially love zombies. Maybe Callum will be a baby zombie this year!!! You can guarentee I will be using Bella and Doodlebug to document my son's first Halloween!

Baby Fabric Toy

 I made this for my son before he was born. He loves it and it was so easy to make. They sell them in the store but you can easily make one yourself with some leftover ribbons pieces and leftover fabric.
I used flannel dinnosaurs on one side and cotton on the other. Cut two pieces roughly the same size and place design side facing each other. Pin to hold together while sewing.

 Add ribbons to the inside, folding them in half to form a loop, and pin. Make sure they face into the center on the inside of the two pieces of material. This ribbon is just for show- it should be inside!

 Once you have placed ribbons around all sides, sew around your material but leave an opening on one side. You will pull the material through this opening to get the fabric on the right side.

 Once you have turned the material the right way, sew around the edges to close the opening.

 Now you have a ribbon toy that your child will love to pull and chew on! Well, at least my son loves to! Remember to wash it first!

Take A Hike!!!

 I made a layout at 5 am. For some reason I could not sleep on Thursday night....it could have been the Mocha from Starbucks that was supposed to be decaf and wasn't!!!!! GRRRRR....
But I guess at least I got something accomplished!

I used the new Imaginisce camping line to make this layout. Some of the stickers are from Echo Park's camping line. A camping album is on my "to-do" list of scrapbooking. One day......

Hello Sunshine Card

Can you see my cat Taz trying to bite my card? He is such a little monkey!!! Just a simple little card using the Doodlebug line Fruit Stand. I pop dotted the stickers. I cut the flags myself and I used a binder punch from EK Success on the plaid paper. The lime green scallop is a fancy frill sticker and I also added bling to the flowers.

Baby Boy

 I have finally begun my son's baby album. I am pretty impressed with myself since he is just 3 months old today and I am already on page 5! It has been really hard to find the time to scrap, especially since he does not like to sleep during the day and I am not energized enough to stay up past 9:00!!! But I am able to sneak in a few moments here and there.

I used Bella Blvd. for both layouts. This is the baby boy line they came out with a few years ago.
I am using a Doodlebug album with the divided page protectors so hopefully it will help me to put it together faster!

I love that I used a feather in my layout! I bought them thinking that I was not really sure where or how I would use them and voila! I think it looks pretty cute!

Cow Birthday Cards

 I have rediscovered my Cricut machine! I think it is the easiest way for me to make cards right now. I used the cartridge Create a Critter for this first cow. That cartridge has to be one of my fav's since the animals are just so cute and versatile! I also pulled out my cuttlebug and embossed the background. I used a wobble on the cow so he bounces around when the card moves.

 Here is the sentiment inside which is actually from the cartridge Birthday Bash.

 This cow is also from the cartridge Birthday Bash and I added a Bella Blvd. flag. The woodgrain paper is WeRMemory Keepers from the Happy Camper line.
I used the same sentiment as above in this card too!