I've been working away with those lovely yarns I bought a couple of weeks ago and finally finished my rose motif cushion cover today. Here it is, out in the sun and looking pretty gorgeous IMHO!! I made one side in the rose motif squares, 9 squares in total, each with 5 rounds. And t...

To celebrate the launch of our newest products at CHA, we're going to host a big giveaway! One lucky winner will receive an assortment of beautiful new Melissa Frances products (package will not ship until the end of March). All you have to do is leave a comment below. We will keep this givea...

I love simple recipes...the sort that are a little old fashioned...no fancy ingredients, just stuff that we always have on hand. This is one of our family favorites. Grace requests this for breakfast on Sunday mornings. It tops her list of of breakfast foods. Give it a try...I hope you like it a...

Today I finally have my first layout featuring December's Studio AE Stamp Set + Ali's Sweet Baby Stamp Set. I wanted to use some recent photos of my new nephew and my two older kids holding him. They are in love with this little guy and I wanted to make sure and record this memory. I used a litt...

Running way behind today. Sorry for the super late post. Today's layout features elements from Kerri Bradford's This & That: Gratitude kit. Now, you may be thinking, "wait a minute...doesn't that kit work for the 7Gypsies Tray?" And, yes, it does. However.... in addition to those files, the ki...

The very first chapter in this book starts out with the quote - "Blessed are the children of scrapbookers for they shall inherit the scrapbooks" - Author Unknown And that made me laugh, smile and nod my head all at once. I occasionally look at the mass of pages I've accumulated over the years ...

It's day 3 of the Fall Tutorial Event here on my blog and I *think* today's project was my favorite to create. I do love to color! I am a sucker for any cute little kid image that looks like it will be fun to color. I purchased these C.C. Designs Halloween Kid stamps a few weeks back from Simon ...

We have a great giveaway today from SCRAPBOOK CIRCLE. They have such CUTE stuff. Check them out. One winner will receive their September kit, filled with goodness from Crate Restoration, Cosmo Cricket Togetherness, Sassafras Mix & Mend and so much more!! Plus, each kit comes with a custom downl...

Happy Monday crafty friends! Because last week was so much fun I thought we'd have just one more day, a bonus day if you will, of Blog Reader Appreciation Week! Today I have a simple stamped Fall Leaves Thank You card to share! Enjoy! I called the Staz-on ink in the video "bronze". It's Copper...

It's Day 7 of my Blog Reader Appreciation Week. Today I have a quick tutorial on using the Stamp-a-ma-jig. It is my go-to tool for all rubber stamps, whether they be unmounted or wood mounted. Nothing beats the Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect stamp placement. Every time. Here is a stamped bookmark I...

It's Day 6 of my Blog Reader Appreciation Week and I have an expansion on yesterday's post to share with you. I love the PTI Friendship Jar & Filler Stamp Sets so much I wanted to create something Fall-ish. I made this adorable little treat/gift box using the Fall Fillers set. I made the gift ...

Welcome to Day 3 of my Blog Reader Appreciation Week. Today I want to share with you how I find and use the great free and for purchase Digi Die Cutting Downloads from the one and only Miss Kerri Bradford! I know if you're like me, you adore Kerri's designs. Her style just speaks to me. Her desi...

Welcome into day 5 of Blog Reader Appreciation Week! Today I have a friendly little PTI Friendship Jar & Fillers Card to share with you. The inspiration was this print I saw on Etsy (there are actually tons of different ones available HERE.) I loved how the text peeks through the colorful im...

This is something that I have been working on for a while now. For those of you who don't know, I have had a special relationship with Melissa Frances (a Canadian Scrapbooking company) ever since the beginning of their company. I started out on their design team when their company was first c...