The Wait

I love this school line collection by Crate Paper, so

you can imagine my excitment when it was featured

in one of the October's add-on kits for Studio Calico.

For your viewing pleasuer I've added some close-up

shots of the stitch work on this layout. Often the stitching

will not come through in the pictures, it's too bad

because it adds so much texture to a layout.

The countdown to Christmas and the holidays

is on! We are busy making Gingerbread houses,

purchasing gifts, going to partied, the joy of the

Holidays. Also both Dan and I just

recently celebrated our birthdays, so

more partying went on! Woot! Woot!

Thanks for the visit!

M

Elle's Studio and Bella Blvd Team Up

Last week Elle's Studio and Bella Blvd teamed up and shared products.
The DT created some wonderful projects with these fabulous
products. I was asked to create a 2 page layout, what a challenge
but I am truly happy with the way it turned out. Hope you like!










Thanks for the visit! M

November Elle's Projects

The DT's projects went up on the Elle's Studio website

on the 20th of this month. The inspiration is

unbelivable! The girls have totally rocked it, like

they do every month. These are my projects, the

close up are on the site. Hope you like...

Snowflakes Cheer Card:

Sweet Summer Mini Papers

Vintage Winter Flashcards

Sweet Summer Candy Shop

Heart You:

Candy Cane Journaling Tags

Christmas Tiny Tags

Vintage Month Flashcards

Fun '09:

Vintage Santa Flashcards

Christmas Tiny Tags

Christmas Scallops

Cheer! Mel

More Jillibean Soup Love...

Yep, here I go again praising my love for all things

Jillibean Soup. What can I say I'm a diehard fan. :)

I created these layouts for the

Jillibean blog and I just love how they turned out. I used

the Pasta Fagioli collection on the layout of Brianna,

isn't she adorable with those cute glasses? On the layout

featuring Danika I used the Atomic Soup collection,

it's not only for boyish layouts!!! ;)

I hope you like what you see!

Don't worry about leaving a comment,

my blog no longer permits comments

from anyone, one less thing to review.

It's all about keeping it simple. :)

M

Jillibean Soup - Christmas Projects

Do you realize that Christmas is only 5

weeks away!!! Before we know it, Christmas

morning will have arrived, so now is the perfect time to work

on those Christmas cards and layouts. These 2 projects

were created for Jillibean Soup and have been featured

on the blog. I mostly used the Christmas Chestnut Soup

collection for these projects. The card is created using the

cardstock stickers from this collection, aren't they just the best?!

This layout is full of Jillibean Soup goodness, notice the sugar

picks at the top left, those are divine!!! For this

layout I used a mix of Christmas Chestnut Soup,

Soup Staples in Olive and Old World Cabbage Stew.

I am yet again proclaiming my love for all things

Jillibean Soup! ;) I really just can't get enough. LOL!

I really am one lucky girl to be working with such

a fabulous team, I'm still pinching myself. LOL!

Thanks for the visit! M

Six - Elle's Studio DT Feature

Today was Designer spotlight day on Elle's Studio

and it was my turn to be featured!!! I created this layout

especially for the feature. If you are curious to

check my scrap area (it's a tiny cozy space)

you can check out Elle's Studio for all the scoop, Elle's Studio Blog

I used the following Elle's Studio products;

Birthday Journaling Tags

Vintage Number Flash Cards

Candy Cane Journaling Tag

Granny's Doily Circles

Birthday Tags

Sweet Summer Mini Papers.

M

Hello Friend!

It's been a while, yep life is busy, like

everyone else I know there's always something

else to do, so of course my blog is neglected,

but you forgive me, right!? ;)

I have a couple of projects to share tonight...

First up, this card I created for my DT work

for Jillibean Soup. I used lots of Pasta

Fagioli goodness and Maya Mist. Did you know

that Jillibean Soup has Kraft card bases?

I used one for this card, they are the perfect

size and come with envelopes. Like it!

This is a "just for fun" layout I created

this weekend, I used a sketch provided on the

Studio Calico blog and the Studio C October kit.

On to other things! Thanks for the visit. :)

M xo

Elle's October Projects

This past Wednesday Elle's revealed out October projects,

the DT created some wonderful projects! You can see the

reveal here - Elle's Studio Gallery. These are my projects,

the Halloween lo and card both feature Elle's Studio

latest release, the new products are listed here.

Elle's Studio

Vintage Mix & Match Numbers

Sweet Summer Note Tags

Large Month Tags

Chic Note & Date Stamp

Elle's Studio:

Vintage Mix & Match Numbers

Vintage Label Cut Outs

Vintage Halloween Flashcards

Elle's Studio: Vintage Halloween Flash Cards

Vintage Label Cut Outs.

Thanks for the visit. M

Some recent projects

I've been meaning to share these projects on my blog...

First up, cards created for Jillibean Soup

Also a couple of layouts created with Studio Calico kits.

Sisterly Love -
Created with the Summer Camp kit.



Social Butterfly -
Created with the Continental kit.



Thanks for the visit!!!!

Elle's Studio September Reveal

Again this month I had a wonderful

time working with Elle's awesome products.

I also used my Studio Calico kits to

create the layouts! Hope you enjoy!

Birthday Girl Card

Elle's Studio:

Sweet Summer Large Circles

Birthday Tags

Sisterly Love (Studio Calico - September)

Elle's Studio:

Vintage Mix and Match Numbers

Granny's Doily Circles

Moments to Remember Tags

xoxo Journaling Tag Stamps

Sugar Rush (Studio Calico Kit)

Elle's Studio:

Chic Note Tags

Date & Place Strips

Pieces of Life Note Tags

Canadian Scrapbooker Cover Contest

I had the honor of being asked by Jackie,

the editor of Canadian Scrapbooker magazine,

to try out for the Fall cover contest. I love

Halloween layouts and a fun challenge

so of course I accepted. I had a blast creating

this fun lo, the picture is totally adorable. I

didn't get the cover but it was still very

fun experience. Thank you again Jackie

for asking me to participate!!!

Thanks for the visit. M

New Jillibean Soup Projects

Hello friends. I am back to world of blogging.

Things have been busy with the long

weekend, back to school, assignments, I have

neglected my blog but here I am and ready

to share some projects.

All projects were created with Jillibean Soup prodcuts.

How I love Jillibean Soup!!!

Bug Bug Bug Collector - Atomic Soup

You Make Me Smile Card - Pasta Fagioli

Secrets - Pasta Fagioli

Litte side note, the banner was created using

journaling sprouts and cutting them in half.

Make sure to check out the Jillbean Soup

site for the current contest featuring

the Journaling Sprouts!

That's all friends. Thanks for the visit.

Mel

August Projects - Elle's Studio

I created these projects using Elle's fabulous

products, which are available here

Elle's Studio.

The Great Escape:

- Piece of Life Note Tags

- Chic Note Tags

- Date and Place Strips

Blooming Friendship;

- The County fair Journaling Tags

- Vintage Summer Flash Cards

- Scalloped Journaling Tags

- Birthday Journaling Tags

Thanks Card;

- Sweet Summer Mini Papers

- Sweet Summer Journaling Tags

- Sweet Summer Candy Shop Tags

Thanks for stopping by my friends.

You will notice that you can no longer

leave comment on my blog.

I have been debating keeping my

blog public, so for now the comments

have been disabled as I style want

to share my work, especially for my

DT commitments.

One for thing to share,

I will have to projects in the March/Feb

2011 issue of Simply Handmade.

I'm so excited!!!!! Woot!

Mel

Some Jillibean Soup Cards!

Yep it's a Christmas card!

It's never too early to start making

Christmas cards, especially with the

new Jillibean Soup line. I added

the glitter leaves which I bought at

Michaels last winter. I knew they would

come handy!!! All supplies are Jillibean Soup

except for the pins and leaves.

This card was for the Jillibean Soup at CHA.

I used the Summer Squash Soup collection.

The ice cream cone template is from

Scrapbook Etc, I got it from the magazine

but I think you can find it online too!

All supplies on this card are Jillibean Soup!

The green corrugated flower is part

of the new Jillibean Soup carboard

embelishements. They are divine!!!

Easy to alter, ink, glitter. Love it!

C'est tout pour ce soir mes amies!!!!!

Merci pour la visite!!!!

M xo

Strike a Pose - Jillibean Soup Style!

I created this lo for the Jillibean Soup

booth at CHA. I used the Old World Cabbage Stew

collection, which I love love love!

It was very exciting to know that my

lo would be representing this fabulous collection

and that lots of Jillibean Soup fans would

see it. I was also thrilled to use the new

cardboard shapes (see flower and bird).

I'm so grateful to be part of this awesome DT,

it is a thrill for me to be working with such

awesome products and fabulous gals!

I know I've said it before but I'll say it

again...thanks a million Jill, you are the best!

Oh yeah, my girl is always striking a pose when

I try to take a picture!!! I guess the Diva in her

is just bursting to come out! ;)

Peace out! M xo

Boom Wow Pow

This layout was posted todayon the Jillibean Soup blog.

I used the Atomic Soup collection. What a fun

assortment of papers, colors and sprouts.

I love working with yellow so this was right up

my alley!!! I used some Maya Mist on here, I love that stuff!

I know what supplies I have used you can check

out the Jillibean Soup blog, a full list is

available here. I also used DMC floss to create

the octagon shape.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mel

Monster Stew

I created this layout for Jillibean Soup, it

features the brand new Monster Stew

collection and Sprouts! This line is extremelly

versatile, the color combo is awesome!

These picutres of Danika are hilarious!

One day just told us she thought that she looked

like a vampire with her 2 missing front

teeth. Oh boy did we ever laugh at this comment!!!

Of course she doesn't, but it's funny

that she thought of this on her own.

Thanks for the visit!!

Mel

Pasta Fagioli - New Jillibean Soup

This is another new line released at CHA -

Pasta Fagioli. It's totally fabulous! The combo

of colors is divine and the patterns are oh so

adorable and funky. I created this frame which

was inspired by a previous frame I had created.

Hope you like this line as much as I do!!!

Thanks for the visit!

Mel

Atomic Soup!!!

I just love the name of this collection!!!

The science theme is so much fun and versatile.

Some might say it is more boyish but

I've used it on a girlie layout and it works just

as great!!! I especially love the yellow beehive

pattern that I used on the tag below which

I created for CHA. You can actually see

some pictures of the Jillibean Soup booth

at CHA by checking the blog here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mel

Yep, more Jillibean Soup!

I created this altered frame project

for the Jillibean Soup blog. I've had this

frame for the longest time and had the

same pictures from 5 years ago in it,

so I thought it was time to alter it and

give it a new life. LOL! Hope you like!

Here are 2 more Jillibean Soup lines

that are released at CHA this week. I'm sad

that I'm missing out on all the fun but

it's great to see all the updates on all the blog.

Aren't these lines fun?!

I totally love the Monsters and the Snowmen!!!

The colors are so fun, yellow and purple,

LOVE IT!!!!!!

Thanks again for the visit friends,

especially for those that leave

NICE comments. I've had

some bad comments left on

my blog and all I have to say

to those people is that Karma is

a b**tch!!! What comes around

goes around. Ok enough rant,

that's all they'll get from me!

Peace out friends! M xo

Elle's Studio First Reveal

Eeeek! So excited that my first projects

for Elle's Studio went up on the 20th!

You can see them here.

I would have shared before but we

were out in the woods for some

family R&R!!! If you are not familiar

with Elle's products you can check

them out here: Elle's Studio. Elle's

products are so trendy and fun! I'm

really having a blast creating with them.

To make things even sweeter Elle's

is offering in August a FREE journaling

class which will feature some very

talented ladies!!! All the details

are here, we hope to see you there!

Thanks again for the visit friends! XO

Mel