I LOVE Getting Mail...................

Got the above flowers and necklace from Prima! Wow- what a wonderful surprise!! I love Prima flowers....so I already have lots of plans for these......




My lovely friend Tonya sent me the above. Isn't she sweet? Don't you want to be friends with her too? Well, if you play along in the Twilight Tuesday Challenge....you might have a chance to win these.

Supplies.............

Just getting my supplies together for the Stories in hand class that I mentioned yesterday.
I got the Martha pen, the white card stock, and the 6 x 6 Junkitz naked album covers. Now I just need to find the 3 inch rings to bind it all together!

Stories In Hand.............

A BIG thank you to Kinsey from GT for letting me know about this class.
The best part about it - it is FREE!
Click here for all the details- and to join in on the fun!

Twilight Tuesday Inspiration Challenge #4........

Okay here it is....................you are gonna LOVE this week.............


Alice.............
Who does not LOVE Alice?????






I feel Alice is all about two things: Family & Fashion. So here is my submissions for Alice:
I just happen to come across this laser cut ribbon......it is from a kit a bought years ago!

Eyelet & ribbon "ties" in the corner......

So of course for Alice I had to make a purse. I found this adorable pattern for this purse at Mel's wonderful blog. And if you REALLY like purses click here she has 144!!! (and counting!!!!) purse templates & tutorials. WOW!
Now I have to give a shout out to my friend Denise- who I finally got to read these books. You see, I was a little worried- as Denise tends to be a bit of a book-snob. (She is the first to admit that!) Anyhow, I kept thinking "what if she does not like it", etc. Well maybe a day later I get a frantic call from her (she might have even been panting!) "I need the next book, I am on my way to your house, you have it right?, I need it, just give me all 4, okay I am on my way, I will be there in 4 minutes". So I rushed to put them all in a bag- she pulls into my drive, jumps out grabs the bag, promises to not start the second while she is driving, and off she goes!
Craziness I tell you!
So the real reason I am telling you all this- is when I started this challenge I called Denise frantic! She belongs to Club Scrap and has the most beautiful paper kits. I totally remembered this kit. (Red Velvet and all!) I did not even finish my sentence before she said "oh I know the perfect paper for that". She put a bunch of yummy- delicious paper together for me and this is just some of it! I wish you could feel it. It has the best texture. The red on the handle of the purse is soft and smooth like no other paper you have felt.
Anyways if you want to go check the club out more click here.
The name of the kit is: A study in red

I stitched the handle even......
Totally FASHION like Alice..............
Of course I could not stop with just ONE purse. Oh-no Alice would have at least two to choose from right?
Don't you just adore this "Sweet Little Purse"? This one is from a tutorial from my friend Tonya at Stamp Happens. Check it out here!
Tonya gives the BEST directions. It actually is easier than it looks- and did not take me much time to put together!
Of course it had to have an APPLE.
And of course that apple had to have STICKLES!
Are they not the cutest purses? Don't you wish they really made these?

Okay Favorite Alice Quotes:

"He's just the tiniest bit prone to overreaction." -Alice Cullen

"How opposed are you to grand theft auto?"-Alice Cullen

"...and speaking of Italy and the sports cars I stole there, you still owe me a yellow Porsche." -Alice Cullen

Okay- I could go on and on with Alice. I just love her witty little sense of humor.

And BTW if you want to play along with this awesome challenge click here for all the details!
Here is ALL the details.
Make sure to check out the rest of the design team:
Beth
Tonya
Fantastic ladies with fantastic creations!

2 Sketches 4 You........

Thought I would give Laura's sketch a try..................
If you would like to play along- click here.

These little shimmery drops are so much fun. I like how I was able to make a little flower out of them even!
I got them at JoAnn's in the 1.00 isle- if you want to rush out and get yourself some!

Pumpkins................

We took the kids to the local pumpkin patch. We go every year- and they know all the fun things to look forward to....

Large pumpkin patch...............
Train ride.................
Coyote mountain & mining for marbles..............
I know which three I would pick!
We got some awesome butternut squash- yum!
Picking our pumpkins in the patch.............
Waiting for the tractor to come back and get us..............
Still waiting...............
Riding back............
Going home..............
It was another great day!!!!

Thank You Goodies From Book Fair............

So those of you that know me- know that the last few weeks I have been busy running the Book Fair at my kids school. I wanted to show you some of the thank you gifts I made.

These are book marks that we put in a goodie bag with a bag of tea and some chocolate for the volunteers that came in to help at the Book Fair.



These are the stationary holders that I made and personalized for my two co-chairs and our librarian.
I do have to be honest and admit- I was a little disappointed in how they turned out. I used the Martha Stewart 16x16 colossal paper from Michael's. I needed this purple to match the purple stationary. So I had to buy the last four sheets of this. One was extremely faded on the bottom. (However I knew you would never be able to tell because how I was folding up the bottom half.)
After making them- I was so upset that really the quality, feel and look of the paper was really not much better than construction paper. I felt it looked as though I had went out and bought a Mead folder- when in fact I took the time to make these by hand. I don't complain often about product- unless I really hate it. I have always been so happy with Martha product- this paper is not the case. I do have to say the purple patterned paper above is also the 16x16- and it was fine to work with. It is just the solid paper that I am talking about.
So with all that said- what product do you LOVE right now?
And what product do you HATE right now?
Come on share......I did!