Guest Designer Spot...

Leeanne over at Artful Delight's blog is featuring another card I made using her super cute stamp set that she just released.  I had so much fun working with these stamps - they're adorable for birthday, thank you or just sending someone a little sweetness.  Please check it out and do a little shopping while you're there.

An Unforgettable Event...

Paul and I just returned from Calistoga where we joined with some of the most amazing people to help celebrate my younger brother's birthday.  The setting was incredible and Kathleen, the party coordinator, did such an amazing job at creating the most beautiful setting for the event.  Martha Stewart...eat your heart out!

It was such a treat for us to be a part of this celebration of my brother.  Looking around at all the guests - people from all over the country, people from all walks of life, people whose lives he had touched in such a way and who had touched his life in such a way that we were all connected somehow through the love we all share for him.  I am still feeling so incredibly moved by the whole event and the outpouring of love from family and friends.  So little brother...Happy Birthday once again, to an incredible man...I love you!

I'm So Excited!!!

So I was thrilled and surprised when Leeanne over at Artful Delight asked if I would be a guest designer for a new stamp set they are getting ready to release. Who could say no to that? Of course I did it, had a great time and created some fun cards with the gorgeous stamps that Leeanne sent me. Check out their blog this week as she plans to feature my cards along with showcasing their new stamp set.

A touch of inspiration...

This is my take on this week's sketch over at Sketch Inspiration.  The sketch is by one of my favorite sketchers...Liz Chidester.  You can check out more of her stuff at her blog, The Scrappiest.  She does a weekly sketch and I love them all - so easy to work with.  So my creation - a card instead of a layout - was done as part of a guest designer spot that I have coming up.  Check back on Sunday to see where you can catch more of my work for this project.

How Sweet She is...

This is my friend's darling little girl...I had so much fun getting to know her better and snapping some photos of her.  I used the Queen Scraps October kit - Free Spirit by Little Yellow Bicycle to put together this fun layout that I sent to her to hang in her room.  I hope she loved it...I know I loved the time I got to spend with her.

The cold weather is attempting to settle in around here but I heard a rumor that it's heading back into the 70's by this weekend...we'll see.  After all, it's Colorado and those weather predictions can change rather quickly around here.  Either way, I think I'm ready for the cold.  We took what I believe is our last camping trip this past weekend.  It was chilly but the trees were gorgeous in all their golden splendor and the crisp air felt wonderful.  Are you ready for the cold weather? 

Old World Charm...

I'm a sucker for cool architectural photos and I'm trying desperately to improve my skills in this area.  Back in February my hubby and I took a trip to Georgetown with our new digital SLR camera in tow.  I took tons of photos of the architecture while we were there...they aren't bad, but not nearly as wonderful as I'd like them to be.  All in good time I suppose.  I really think I need to take a photography class because despite my efforts to teach myself via books I've checked out from the library, I'm finding that I am a hands-on type learner and I need to be doing while I'm learning.  Regardless, I scrapped these photos using the Pebbles L'il Miss collection that I got from Crop Chocolate a while back and I love how the colors work with the colors on the buildings.  My inspiration for the layout came from Liz over at The Scrappiest and is based on her Sketch #84.

Enjoy!!!

Beautiful Vegas???

I know many would not consider Las Vegas beautiful, I certainly didn't until my most recent visit there.  It's certainly not the place you'd expect to find a lovely garden in the middle of a hotel.  A friend actually lives there (not by choice but because it's where her husband's job has landed them) and she showed me some of the prettier things that I didn't even realize were there.  This layout highlights the botanical gardens inside the Bellagio Hotel...can you say amazing!  Apparently they change out the plants and larger than life sculptures to go with the seasons.  It was so cool, this little oasis in the midst of all that insanity they call Vegas.  The papers in the Queen Scraps October kit were the perfect colors to bring out the best in my photos.  The line featured in the kit is Little Yellow Bicycle Free Spirit which has lots of peace signs and very retro looking images but when you cut it into strips, all you see is the great color scheme.

I have lots more to share with you from my design team creations this month but for now, this will have to do as my calendar is full and I've got to get moving!