Love Prima Layout and Swirly Mini

I am SO happy and overjoyed that my grandson has finally graced us with his presence. I know his mom never thought he'd get here, but he came into the world on March 9th and has changed all of our lives for the better! He is the most adorable, love bug and we all love him so very much!

So of course, as soon as his mom texted me his first outfit pic in the hospital, I just had to scrap it!

I used new Prima paper and goodies from the Reflections Collection for this layout. My favorite LSS Scrap Trap just got this line in!! I got the idea to paint the Prima felt piece/fence idea from Ingvild Bolme Sweet Little Angel LO.  I dabbed the brown piece with Snow White Dabber Paint before cutting it in half. Look at her example HERE. It is truly beautiful!!

I added a little Tim Holtz Prince Crown, Prima Flowers, and some Tim Holtz Grungeboard hinges, and a Dusty Attic fence which I cut in half and dabbed with the white paint.

I also have been working on a Kaisercraft mini album for the little guy! When my son was little, his favorite thing to do was to dance with me to some Frank Sinatra or Harry Connick Jr, so I wanted to incorporate a song in this album somewhere for my son's new baby boy. I won't add them all because they're still a few pages I want to add some finishing touches on..but here it is.

The cool thing about this album is that all the paper and some other goodies are from left over kits from Swirlydoos! Awesome that I could use left over paper from different kits and it still blended so well!


Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend and get creative!! Happy Scrappin!

~Beautiful Life LO and the Loss of the Mojo~

I have just a few more pictures of my niece's wedding that I'm trying to finish up. I actually wasn't feeling very inspired to scrap today, but as with most, when you're feeling that you've lost your mojo, you go browsing around your favorite galleries and blogs. So as I was browsing, I saw this layout by one of my fave scrappers, Ingvild Bolme called "Magnificent Spring"..so beautiful!! You can find it HERE.

Of course I had to use my new Swirlydoos Kit "Caberet"!! I love the Moulin Rouge line from Prima. Most of the other goodies on the page are from my stash tho.

I painted my Dusty Attic lamppost with Snow White Dabber Paint..embossed my postal stamp and used different colored inks for the rest of the stamping.

I know mine is not as pretty and detailed as Ingvild's, but I just think it's so nice that we scrappers can go browsing and get inspired by some of our faves. If you want some good blogs to check out, look at my sidebar..they're all great, inspiring, and talented scrappers that will get your mojo flowing!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Till next time, Happy Scrappin!

Swirlydoos "Cabaret" Kit

I know I say this all the time..but this new kit "Cabaret" from Swirlydoos is my favorite so far!! (until the next one comes I'm sure) It's filled with new Prima's Moulin Rouge papers!! I am totally loving this line! It's perfect for some of my Roaring 20's pics from a party I went to for work.

 I used the stamp that came with the kit on some background paper underneath where I stitched. I had a vine from a previous Swirly kit that I cut up and used, along with a few flowers from my stash.

For my next LO I did a photo of my daughter. I hand stitched around the design on the paper, and used Chipped Sapphire distress ink around the edges for softness.

Here are some close ups:

I also got the project kit and made a cute little chest of drawers by Kaisercraft

Thanks for stopping by!! I'm planning on having a give away sometime this month to celebrate Spring!! So keep your eyes open! Till next time..Happy scrappin!