Beautiful Borders - Outlines Challenge 15

With somewhat cooler weather approaching next week, I decided with the Beautiful Borders challenge this week to create my border using one of Outlines pumpkins rubber stamps. The small pumpkin used to create my border is paired with another outlines stamp, a set of three pumpkins.

Spellbinders were used to create the pumpkin shapes, paper from the DCVW retro mat stack and ribbon which was cut down to size and given some effect using my pinking shears!

The pumpkins were colored with a variety of Copic markers, along with Stickles and Dew Drops for some added sparkle and texture!
The cooler weather coming, along with these pumpkins, has me ready for pumpkin pickin' and hay rides! C'mon fall!

Outlines - 4 Legged Friends

My entry for this weeks Outlines Challenge - 4 Legged Friends. I would friend a reindeer anytime, but especially if it brought me some cooler weather!
Rather hard to tell from the picture, but this is colored with Copics and then diamond glaze put over the reindeer. Smooch colors used for the greens on the antlers and green dots from Michael's craft store.

Sumertime - Outlines Challenge 13

My Summertime Flowers card for this weeks Outlines Challenge 13 - Summer!

The stamp is Outlines, colors with Prismacolor pencils and blended with Gamsol.
Nestabilities were used to create the scalloped circles and a cuttlebug folder for the embossed floral background.

The ribbon is a glimmer sheer orange and yellow, which reminded me of the sun. Pebbles chalk used to enhance the embossing and around the edges of scallops.

I wish my flower garden looked like that this year, but alas, the heat has taken its toll...

Thank you Very Much!

My card for this week's Outlines Challenge 12: Lovely with Lace!!!

This one started off with some lace, stamped with an Outlines image and sparkled up just a little bit for some added texture. A few stickles, dew drops, liquid pearls and a flower from the stash bin make up this simple Thank you!

Thinking Cool in all this Heat! Outlines Weekly Challenge 11

Now that we've had nearly 45 days of 100 degree heat this summer, I'm ready to start thinking COOL! Thinking snow, which always reminds me of Christmas.

Beginning with Christmas trees and words from Outlines Rubber Stamps, I colored with Copics, in different shades of our inspiration greens. I used paper from a DCWV stacks and layerd with some cuttlebug embossing. Green tinsel ribbon was from my ribbon stash! A little glimmer mist and stickles for some shimmery effect and wa-lah!

My Reason...

The title of this post says it all for me now!
She is my reason, in many ways!

But in the sense of relating to crafting, my reason for falling behind :)
I began to craft just a little bit back in February, however, that didn't last long as being a mommy was just too important. All of my time has been dedicated to playing, snuggling, and caring for my beautiful daughter! I want to soak up every moment of her young childhood, as we know all too well, how fast the time goes...

What brings me back to my blog is an upcoming Copic certification class that my mom brougt to my attention (Thank you, Mom!) I am going to attend this class with her next month, and look forward to learning how to properly use my stash of Copic markers!

With every new milestone, page layouts pop up in my head! I think its high time to get some of these ideas down onto paper! Longer naptimes now make for perfect scrapping time! "Sorry dear, the kitchen is a wreck but look at this layout I got done today!" 8-)

Time flies!

So I had a little girl, just shy of 3 months ago and I haven't crafted much since my awful morning sickness kicked my rump! So much of my time is spent playing and just holding my baby girl that my crafting has taken a back seat. I did lots of crafts over the holidays, but never took pics to post :( But, it's time to get back into the swing of things! Luckily I have kept up with all the newest cricut carts and new goodies. Time to put all these new carts to good use and scrap this baby girl before time gets away from me again!

Hope everyone has been doing well and can't wait to visit some blogs to get some fresh new ideas for crafting!