Our Little Girl♥

Good Monday morning! Eeaak I slept in this morning and missed the gym, so I am off this afternoon to go for a run! I hope you all had a great weekend. Ours was filled with golf and parties with friends! 

I have a new card to share this one is for the BBTB DT. The challenge is to use the flower frame cut from the Pooh Bear and Friends cartridge from Cricut. The DT out did themselves this week, with such beautiful creations!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Laura

{Pink Paislee}

MCS

September Kit

MCS 

Album Kit

Yes that is right Pink Paislee is at My Creative Scrapbook! These two kits are awesome and so different. I had tons of fun working with them.

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Laura

Join Us & Give Thanks

I love shape cards, so this week I thought I would make one for the latest challenge over at BBTB.

The challenge was to use the basket cut from the Doodlecharms cartridge. The weather is turning a little chilly and the leaves starting to change to the most beautiful colors, this being my inspiration for my Invite! 

The inside of the Invite reads:  

Before the frost hits the ground 

While the autumn sun still lights the sky

Please join us for 

Thanksgiving Dinner

To give thanks for the years gone by

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

 Laura

Life

 Good Wednesday morning! Today is sleep in day, no gym at 5 am and Claudia starts school late today. Being well rested, I have my new card for Sketch This: Cards! to share with you all.

This is sketch #66, another goodie! I decided to use up some of my scrap for this one. :)

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Just a little toot!

I was picked up for Layout Of The Day 

today at Create My Keepsake.

I love this place♥

Thanks Ladies!

Laura

Working For a Living

After a great weekend of relaxing, golfing and spending time with friends, it's back to the office!

This weeks challenge at Caardvarks is all about your office supplies, yes that's right make a card using your office supplies. Caardvarks has a great sponsor this week with a great gift certificate to the lucky card winner. Here is my take on this fun theme.

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Laura

I {LOVE} Your Blog!

I recently received this darling award from the ever so talented and gorgeous, 

Nancy at Scrap This! Thank you Nancy:) I thought I would do a little blog hopping and nominate a couple of bloggers that I do not know, but their blogs popped out at me and that I loved!

Thanks again Nancy!

The rules for the award are:

• 1  The winner can put the logo on their blog. 

• 2  Link the person you received your award from. 

• 3  Nominate at least 7 other blogs.  I only did 4! 

• 4  Put links of those on yours. 

• 5  Leave a message on the blogs of the girls or boys you’ve nominated.

My nominee's are...

Donna @ Simply Me

Trudee @ Follow your Bliss

Jen Balcer

Joanne @ Just a Little Something

Love, Love, Love your blogs ladies! Thanks for the inspiration:)

Laura

Adore

Here is my latest card for Sketch This: Cards! I'm so loving being on this DT! Janelle's sketches are truly a kick start for getting me in the creative mood. If you are feeling the mood go check out her sketch and play along:)

Thanks for all the sweet comments!

Laura

Toot, Toot!!

Woohoo, I just got an email from Scrapbook Trends magazine 

I have been picked up for their

 "Babies Idea Book" I am sooo excited:) Toot, toot!

 Thank you Scrapbook Trends!
Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Laura

You Inspire Me!

I received this beautiful award from the ever so talented DeeDee Campbell! Thank you DeeDee:)

The award is new and was created by Curt at Curt's World. Curt is an amazing photographer and a not to shabby card maker! The award is to be awarded to those who inspire you...

I would have to say my 2008 Fall Design Team at 2 Sketches 4 You is most inspiring to me! These 6 ladies are just oozing with creativity, I am so blessed to have them on my team!

Thanks ladies:)

Ashild Ruud : is the most amazing artist! Her attention to detail is amazing, thanks for the inspiration Ashild!

Carla Peicheff : has the best sense of humor she cracks me up!! I always joke, I would love to adopt her:) Not only is Carla witty her work is jaw dropping! Thanks for the inspiration Carla!

Christine Penaflor: is genuinely a warm soul. I feel like I have known Christine for years. Christine's motherly aura translates to her work. Her work is stunningly beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration Christine!

Ingrid Danvers: is such a sweet person, her work is gorgeous! I am always inspired by her work. Thanks Ingrid!

Joke Bach Kolling: I love this woman!! Joke is such a sweetheart, she always thinking of others.

Joke's work is exquisite, bright, and colorful! Thanks for the inspiration! 

Lisette Gibbons: is so talented her work is simply elegant! She is such an inspiration to me! Thanks Lizette:)

You All Are So Sweet!

Thank you all for my birthday wishes, really you all are so sweet! I had a wonderful day. My daughter and husband took me out for breakfast, where I indulged in blueberry pancakes! {Yum}.

My hubby & I spent the day together, we drove around in his sports car and looked at houses, did a little shopping, went to the gym then went out for an amazing dinner at a quant little italian restaurant with our daughter. It was a perfect day!

Thanks again everyone for my birthday wishes:)

This card I made for the latest sketch #64 for Sketch This: Cards!

I was feeling a little vintage when I made this card. I ended up rummaging through a box of old pictures of my husbands family. I came across this picture of this beautiful little girl who some how is related. I love this classic look.

Thanks for al your sweet comments!

Laura

Cake Anyone?

Yes, today is the day... I am 33! Eeeeaak! I am getting old! I guess it's all in how you look and feel, right:) My family is taking me out for breakfast, then I think I will get my tush to the gym, ROTFL! Lets celebrate with some cake shall we? I made this Cake Box from the Tags, Bags, & More cartridge for the recent BBTB challenge. Wow, did all the designers knock my socks off with all of their jaw dropping creations!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Laura

Wooohooo!

Today is the first day of school!!! Claudia's first day of 8th grade. I love my daughter to death, but seriously mama needs a break from all the golf tournaments, sleep overs, etc... Awwww, I finally have time to actually clean my house, get some laundry done and go grocery shopping! 

Today I am going to meet Kazan for coffee! I haven't seen Kazan in months this will be twice in one week:) 

I love when school starts!

Here are some recent self portraits of my crazy teenager!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Laura

Stamp Expo

Me, Nami & Kazan

This weekend Kazan and I visited the rubber stamping expo in Colorado Springs. It was an extra special trip because we had the pleasure of meeting one of our new sponsors at 

2 Sketches 4 You,  DeNami Design Stamps! If you have never seen Nami's stamps you have to go check them out, they are fabulous! 

DeNami Designs is a successful family owned and operated  business. 

Nami designs all of her stamps her self, she is an awe-inspiring artist. Her enthusiasm and talent shines through to her beautiful work and her accomplished business. DeNami Designs will be a sponsor at 2 Sketches 4 You in the very near future, be sure you keep an eye out so you can play along to win some incredible products from DeNami Designs!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Laura

My Dreams

Caardvarks is hosting a fun challenge right now complete with a fabulous prize from Scrapbook Express. The theme this time is "Music". The Design Team and our Guest Designers really outdid them selves with this one!  Here is my card.

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

 Laura